National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

<strong>Wins Above Replacement</strong><br>A single number that presents the number of wins the player added<br>to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add.<br>Scale for a single-season: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter,<br>0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level <br>Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Clarkson • BSN 16.2
2. Buffinton • PHI 11.1
3. Sanders • PHI 7.4
4. Glasscock • IND 6.6
5. Anson • CHC 6.4
6. Boyle • IND 6.3
7. Brouthers • BSN 6.2
8. Welch • NYG 6.2
9. Connor • NYG 5.6
10. Bakley • CLV 5.2

WAR for Pitchers

<strong>Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers</strong><br>A single number that presents the number of wins the player added<br>to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. This value includes defensive support and includes additional value for high leverage situations.<br>Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter,<br>0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level <br> Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Clarkson • BSN 16.7
2. Buffinton • PHI 11.3
3. Sanders • PHI 6.9
4. Welch • NYG 6.7
5. Boyle • IND 5.9
6. Beatin • CLV 5.7
7. Bakley • CLV 5.7
8. Radbourn • BSN 4.9
9. O'Brien • CLV 4.3
10. Keefe • NYG 4.2

Earned Run Average

<strong>9 * ER / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played.<br>Bold indicates lowest ERA using current stats<br><span class=glimmer>Gold</span> means awarded ERA title at end of year.

1. Clarkson • BSN 2.73
2. Bakley • CLV 2.96
3. Welch • NYG 3.02
4. Buffinton • PHI 3.24
5. Keefe • NYG 3.36
6. Staley • PIT 3.51
7. Hutchison • CHC 3.54
8. Sanders • PHI 3.55
9. Beatin • CLV 3.57
10. Dwyer • CHC 3.59

Wins

Wins

1. Clarkson • BSN 49
2. Keefe • NYG 28
Buffinton • PHI 28
4. Welch • NYG 27
5. Galvin • PIT 23
6. O'Brien • CLV 22
7. Boyle • IND 21
Staley • PIT 21
9. Radbourn • BSN 20
Beatin • CLV 20

Win-Loss %

<strong>Win-Loss Percentage</strong><br>W / (W + L)<br>For players, leaders need one decision for every ten team games.<br>For managers, minimum to qualify for leading is 320 games.

1. Clarkson • BSN .721
2. Welch • NYG .692
3. Keefe • NYG .683
4. Radbourn • BSN .645
5. Buffinton • PHI .636
6. Galvin • PIT .590
7. Beatin • CLV .571
8. O'Brien • CLV .564
9. Crane • NYG .560
10. Dwyer • CHC .552
Gumbert • CHC .552

Walks & Hits per IP

<strong>(BB + H)/IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Clarkson • BSN 1.277
2. Radbourn • BSN 1.278
3. Keefe • NYG 1.291
4. Welch • NYG 1.304
5. Staley • PIT 1.307
6. Bakley • CLV 1.321
7. Hutchison • CHC 1.330
8. Buffinton • PHI 1.345
9. Gumbert • CHC 1.356
10. Boyle • IND 1.365

Hits per 9 IP

<strong>9 x H / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Keefe • NYG 7.887
2. Welch • NYG 8.160
3. Clarkson • BSN 8.550
4. Crane • NYG 8.623
5. Hutchison • CHC 8.660
6. Gruber • CLV 8.693
7. Bakley • CLV 8.754
8. Beatin • CLV 8.953
9. O'Brien • CLV 8.957
10. Radbourn • BSN 9.162

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

<strong>9 x BB / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Galvin • PIT 2.059
2. Boyle • IND 2.258
3. Radbourn • BSN 2.339
4. Dwyer • CHC 2.348
5. Sanders • PHI 2.471
6. Staley • PIT 2.486
7. Morris • PIT 2.541
8. Getzien • IND 2.579
9. Gumbert • CHC 2.777
10. Buffinton • PHI 2.866

Strikeouts per 9 IP

<strong>9 x SO / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Keefe • NYG 5.563
2. Crane • NYG 5.072
3. Rusie • IND 4.360
4. Healy • 2TM 4.347
5. Clarkson • BSN 4.123
6. Hutchison • CHC 3.849
7. Casey • PHI 3.832
8. Buffinton • PHI 3.624
9. Getzien • IND 3.585
10. Beatin • CLV 3.570

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Clarkson • BSN 73
2. Staley • PIT 49
3. Keefe • NYG 47
Buffinton • PHI 47
5. Boyle • IND 46
6. Getzien • IND 45
Welch • NYG 45
8. Sanders • PHI 44
9. Galvin • PIT 41
O'Brien • CLV 41

Saves

Saves

1. Sowders • 2TM 3
2. Bishop • CHC 2
Welch • NYG 2
4. Burdick • IND 1
Clarkson • BSN 1
Getzien • IND 1
Gleason • PHI 1
Gruber • CLV 1
Keefe • NYG 1
Madden • BSN 1
Sanders • PHI 1
Staley • PIT 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Clarkson • BSN 620.0
2. Staley • PIT 420.0
3. Buffinton • PHI 380.0
4. Boyle • IND 378.2
5. Welch • NYG 375.0
6. Keefe • NYG 364.0
7. Sanders • PHI 349.2
8. Getzien • IND 349.0
9. O'Brien • CLV 346.2
10. Galvin • PIT 341.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Clarkson • BSN 284
2. Keefe • NYG 225
3. Staley • PIT 159
4. Buffinton • PHI 153
5. Getzien • IND 139
6. Hutchison • CHC 136
7. Crane • NYG 130
8. Beatin • CLV 126
9. Welch • NYG 125
10. Sanders • PHI 123

Games Started

Games Started

1. Clarkson • BSN 72
2. Staley • PIT 47
3. Boyle • IND 45
Keefe • NYG 45
5. Getzien • IND 44
6. Buffinton • PHI 43
7. O'Brien • CLV 41
Welch • NYG 41
9. Galvin • PIT 40
10. Sanders • PHI 39

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Clarkson • BSN 68
2. Staley • PIT 46
3. Keefe • NYG 39
O'Brien • CLV 39
Welch • NYG 39
6. Galvin • PIT 38
Boyle • IND 38
8. Buffinton • PHI 37
9. Getzien • IND 36
10. Beatin • CLV 35

Shutouts

Shutouts<br>No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Clarkson • BSN 8
2. Galvin • PIT 4
3. Hutchison • CHC 3
Welch • NYG 3
Keefe • NYG 3
Beatin • CLV 3
7. Buffinton • PHI 2
Gumbert • CHC 2
Bakley • CLV 2
Boyle • IND 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Getzien • IND 27
2. Galvin • PIT 19
3. Gumbert • CHC 16
Tener • CHC 16
Clarkson • BSN 16
6. Radbourn • BSN 14
Welch • NYG 14
Dwyer • CHC 14
Boyle • IND 14
10. Krock • 3TM 13

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Clarkson • BSN 203
2. O'Brien • CLV 167
3. Keefe • NYG 151
4. Welch • NYG 149
5. Keefe • WHS 143
6. Beatin • CLV 141
7. Crane • NYG 136
8. Haddock • WHS 123
9. Buffinton • PHI 121
10. Hutchison • CHC 117

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Clarkson • BSN 589
2. Staley • PIT 433
3. Boyle • IND 422
4. Sanders • PHI 406
5. Getzien • IND 395
6. Galvin • PIT 392
7. Buffinton • PHI 390
8. O'Brien • CLV 345
9. Welch • NYG 340
10. Keefe • NYG 319
Ferson • WHS 319

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

<strong>SO/W or SO/BB</strong><br>For recent years, pitching leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played.<br>No batting leaders computed.

1. Keefe • NYG 1.490
2. Clarkson • BSN 1.399
3. Getzien • IND 1.390
4. Radbourn • BSN 1.375
5. Staley • PIT 1.371
6. Sanders • PHI 1.281
7. Healy • 2TM 1.268
8. Buffinton • PHI 1.264
9. Gumbert • CHC 1.197
10. Hutchison • CHC 1.162

Home Runs per 9 IP

<strong>9 x HR / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Morris • PIT 0.212
2. Keefe • NYG 0.223
3. Sanders • PHI 0.232
4. Clarkson • BSN 0.232
5. O'Brien • CLV 0.234
6. Keefe • WHS 0.235
7. Staley • PIT 0.236
8. Casey • PHI 0.236
9. Buffinton • PHI 0.237
10. Gruber • CLV 0.263

Losses

Losses

1. Staley • PIT 26
2. Boyle • IND 23
3. Getzien • IND 22
Bakley • CLV 22
5. Haddock • WHS 19
Clarkson • BSN 19
7. Sanders • PHI 18
Keefe • WHS 18
9. O'Brien • CLV 17
Ferson • WHS 17
Hutchison • CHC 17

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Clarkson • BSN 188
2. Getzien • IND 176
3. Boyle • IND 165
4. Staley • PIT 164
5. O'Brien • CLV 160
6. Galvin • PIT 158
7. Sanders • PHI 138
8. Buffinton • PHI 137
9. Keefe • NYG 136
10. Rusie • IND 133

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Staley • PIT 30
2. O'Brien • CLV 27
3. Bakley • CLV 24
4. Gruber • CLV 18
Welch • NYG 18
Crane • NYG 18
7. Haddock • WHS 16
Hutchison • CHC 16
Clarkson • BSN 16
10. Buffinton • PHI 15
Dwyer • CHC 15

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. O'Brien • CLV 24
2. Keefe • NYG 18
3. Clarkson • BSN 17
4. Madden • BSN 16
5. Boyle • IND 14
Gumbert • CHC 14
7. O'Day • 2TM 13
8. Ferson • WHS 12
9. Galvin • PIT 10
Welch • NYG 10
Crane • NYG 10

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Clarkson • BSN 2,641
2. Staley • PIT 1,798
3. Boyle • IND 1,650
4. Buffinton • PHI 1,640
5. Welch • NYG 1,607
6. Keefe • NYG 1,563
7. O'Brien • CLV 1,560
8. Sanders • PHI 1,539
9. Getzien • IND 1,535
10. Galvin • PIT 1,487

Games Finished

Games Finished<br>Credited to the last pitcher to appear for a team in a game.<br>Complete Games are not counted as Games Finished.

1. Rusie • IND 11
2. Gleason • PHI 7
3. Sullivan • WHS 6
4. Sowders • 2TM 5
Burdick • IND 5
6. Gumbert • CHC 4
Welch • NYG 4
Tener • CHC 4
Sanders • PHI 4
Fee • IND 4
Buffinton • PHI 4

Adjusted ERA+

<strong>ERA+</strong><br>100*[lgERA/ERA]<br>Adjusted to the player&#x2019;s ballpark(s).

1. Clarkson • BSN 150
2. Bakley • CLV 140
3. Welch • NYG 132
4. Buffinton • PHI 132
5. Sanders • PHI 120
6. Keefe • NYG 119
7. Beatin • CLV 116
8. Hutchison • CHC 115
9. Gruber • CLV 114
10. Dwyer • CHC 113

Fielding Independent Pitching

<strong>Fielding Independent Pitching</strong><br>this stat measures a pitcher's effectiveness at preventing HR, BB, HBP and causing SO<br><tt>(13*HR + 3*(BB+HBP) - 2*SO)/IP + Constant<sub>lg</sub></tt><br>The constant is set so that each season major-league average FIP is the same as the major-league avg ERA

1. Staley • PIT 3.47
2. Keefe • NYG 3.48
3. Clarkson • BSN 3.49
4. Sanders • PHI 3.49
5. Buffinton • PHI 3.54
6. Hutchison • CHC 3.78
7. Morris • PIT 3.79
8. Radbourn • BSN 3.81
9. Bakley • CLV 3.82
10. Boyle • IND 3.84

Adj. Pitching Runs

<strong>Adjusted Pitching Runs</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a pitcher&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s runs total via linear weights.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Clarkson • BSN 93
2. Buffinton • PHI 43
3. Welch • NYG 38
4. Bakley • CLV 33
5. Beatin • CLV 23
Sanders • PHI 23
7. Keefe • NYG 21
8. Radbourn • BSN 19
9. Boyle • IND 15
10. Gumbert • CHC 12

Adj. Pitching Wins

<strong>Adjusted Pitching Wins</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a pitcher&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s wins with his arm.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Clarkson • BSN 8.5
2. Buffinton • PHI 3.9
3. Welch • NYG 3.4
4. Bakley • CLV 2.9
5. Beatin • CLV 2.0
6. Sanders • PHI 2.0
7. Keefe • NYG 1.9
8. Radbourn • BSN 1.7
9. Boyle • IND 1.3
10. Gumbert • CHC 1.1

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/Team Game (batting), 1.0 IP/Team Game (pitching), 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/Team Game (W-L%) is needed for single-season leaderboards. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1898, so all leaders are since 1898. Explanation of min. requirements

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