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 9.9
2. Hutchison • CHC 9.4
3. Nichols • BSN 9.3
4. Rusie • NYG 8.7
5. Staley • 2TM 7.8
6. Gleason • PHI 6.9
7. Hamilton • PHI 6.5
8. Young • CLV 6.1
9. Connor • NYG 5.7
10. Ewing • NYG 5.6

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. Hutchison • CHC 10.1
2. Clarkson • BSN 9.7
3. Nichols • BSN 9.6
4. Rusie • NYG 8.4
5. Staley • 2TM 7.9
6. Young • CLV 6.6
7. Gleason • PHI 6.3
8. Ewing • NYG 5.8
9. Mullane • CIN 5.2
10. Rhines • CIN 4.0

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. Ewing • NYG 2.27
2. Nichols • BSN 2.39
3. Rusie • NYG 2.55
4. Staley • 2TM 2.58
5. Baldwin • PIT 2.76
6. Clarkson • BSN 2.79
7. Hutchison • CHC 2.81
8. Young • CLV 2.85
9. Rhines • CIN 2.87
10. Galvin • PIT 2.88

Wins

Wins

1. Hutchison • CHC 44
2. Clarkson • BSN 33
Rusie • NYG 33
4. Nichols • BSN 30
5. Young • CLV 27
6. Staley • 2TM 24
Gleason • PHI 24
8. Mullane • CIN 23
Lovett • BRO 23
10. Baldwin • PIT 21
Ewing • NYG 21

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. Ewing • NYG .724
2. Hutchison • CHC .698
3. Staley • 2TM .649
4. Nichols • BSN .638
5. Clarkson • BSN .635
6. Rusie • NYG .623
7. Gumbert • CHC .607
8. Esper • PHI .571
9. Caruthers • BRO .563
10. Young • CLV .551

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Staley • 2TM 1.213
2. Nichols • BSN 1.213
3. Hutchison • CHC 1.223
4. Ewing • NYG 1.270
5. Clarkson • BSN 1.279
6. Galvin • PIT 1.289
7. Rusie • NYG 1.305
8. Rhines • CIN 1.309
9. Lovett • BRO 1.340
10. Young • CLV 1.348

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Rusie • NYG 7.033
2. Baldwin • PIT 7.917
3. Ewing • NYG 7.920
4. Hutchison • CHC 8.150
5. Mullane • CIN 8.233
6. Clarkson • BSN 8.499
7. Staley • 2TM 8.694
8. Nichols • BSN 8.739
9. Rhines • CIN 8.791
10. Lovett • BRO 8.885

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. Nichols • BSN 2.179
2. Staley • 2TM 2.222
3. Galvin • PIT 2.262
4. Radbourn • CIN 2.560
5. Hutchison • CHC 2.856
6. Young • CLV 2.974
7. Rhines • CIN 2.995
8. Clarkson • BSN 3.009
9. Gruber • CLV 3.072
10. Gumbert • CHC 3.160

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Rusie • NYG 6.062
2. Nichols • BSN 5.078
3. Ewing • NYG 4.611
4. Hutchison • CHC 4.187
5. Baldwin • PIT 4.051
6. Staley • 2TM 3.861
7. King • PIT 3.747
8. Hemming • BRO 3.741
9. Viau • CLV 3.404
10. Rhines • CIN 3.333

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Hutchison • CHC 66
2. Rusie • NYG 61
3. Young • CLV 55
Clarkson • BSN 55
5. Gleason • PHI 53
Baldwin • PIT 53
7. Nichols • BSN 52
8. Mullane • CIN 51
9. Rhines • CIN 48
King • PIT 48

Saves

Saves

1. Nichols • BSN 3
Clarkson • BSN 3
3. Young • CLV 2
Thornton • PHI 2
5. Caruthers • BRO 1
Davis • CLV 1
Esper • PHI 1
Gleason • PHI 1
Hemming • BRO 1
Hutchison • CHC 1
King • PIT 1
Luby • CHC 1
Baldwin • PIT 1
Rhines • CIN 1
Rusie • NYG 1
Ryan • CHC 1
Terry • BRO 1
Welch • NYG 1
Keefe • 2TM 1
Maul • PIT 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Hutchison • CHC 561.0
2. Rusie • NYG 500.1
3. Clarkson • BSN 460.2
4. Baldwin • PIT 437.2
5. Mullane • CIN 426.1
6. Nichols • BSN 425.1
7. Young • CLV 423.2
8. Gleason • PHI 418.0
9. King • PIT 384.1
10. Rhines • CIN 372.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Rusie • NYG 337
2. Hutchison • CHC 261
3. Nichols • BSN 240
4. Baldwin • PIT 197
5. King • PIT 160
6. Young • CLV 147
7. Clarkson • BSN 141
8. Staley • 2TM 139
9. Rhines • CIN 138
Ewing • NYG 138

Games Started

Games Started

1. Hutchison • CHC 58
2. Rusie • NYG 57
3. Baldwin • PIT 51
Clarkson • BSN 51
5. Nichols • BSN 48
6. Mullane • CIN 47
7. Young • CLV 46
8. King • PIT 44
Gleason • PHI 44
10. Lovett • BRO 43
Rhines • CIN 43

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Hutchison • CHC 56
2. Rusie • NYG 52
3. Baldwin • PIT 48
4. Clarkson • BSN 47
5. Nichols • BSN 45
6. Young • CLV 43
7. Mullane • CIN 42
8. Gleason • PHI 40
King • PIT 40
Rhines • CIN 40

Shutouts

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

1. Rusie • NYG 6
2. Ewing • NYG 5
Nichols • BSN 5
4. Hutchison • CHC 4
5. Clarkson • BSN 3
King • PIT 3
Lovett • BRO 3
8. Caruthers • BRO 2
Baldwin • PIT 2
Galvin • PIT 2
Radbourn • CIN 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Hutchison • CHC 26
2. Clarkson • BSN 18
3. Staley • 2TM 16
4. Mullane • CIN 15
Nichols • BSN 15
6. Lovett • BRO 14
7. Radbourn • CIN 13
8. Luby • CHC 11
Gleason • PHI 11
Hemming • BRO 11

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Rusie • NYG 262
2. Baldwin • PIT 227
3. Mullane • CIN 187
4. Hutchison • CHC 178
5. Gleason • PHI 165
6. Clarkson • BSN 154
7. King • PIT 144
8. Young • CLV 140
9. Viau • CLV 138
10. Lovett • BRO 129

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Hutchison • CHC 508
2. Clarkson • BSN 435
3. Young • CLV 431
Gleason • PHI 431
5. Nichols • BSN 413
6. Gruber • CLV 407
7. Rusie • NYG 391
8. Mullane • CIN 390
9. Baldwin • PIT 385
10. King • PIT 382

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. Nichols • BSN 2.330
2. Staley • 2TM 1.738
3. Hutchison • CHC 1.466
4. Ewing • NYG 1.314
5. Rusie • NYG 1.286
6. Rhines • CIN 1.113
7. King • PIT 1.111
8. Young • CLV 1.050
9. Lovett • BRO 1.000
10. Hemming • BRO 0.988

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. Ewing • NYG 0.067
2. Viau • CLV 0.079
3. Young • CLV 0.085
4. Rhines • CIN 0.097
5. Thornton • PHI 0.100
6. Rusie • NYG 0.108
7. King • PIT 0.164
8. Gumbert • CHC 0.176
9. Baldwin • PIT 0.206
10. Caruthers • BRO 0.212

Losses

Losses

1. King • PIT 29
2. Baldwin • PIT 28
3. Mullane • CIN 26
4. Rhines • CIN 24
5. Young • CLV 22
Gruber • CLV 22
Gleason • PHI 22
8. Rusie • NYG 20
9. Lovett • BRO 19
Clarkson • BSN 19
Hutchison • CHC 19

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Hutchison • CHC 175
2. Gleason • PHI 163
3. Gruber • CLV 160
4. Mullane • CIN 153
5. Lovett • BRO 150
6. Clarkson • BSN 143
7. Rusie • NYG 142
8. Baldwin • PIT 134
Young • CLV 134
10. King • PIT 133

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Hutchison • CHC 25
2. Baldwin • PIT 24
3. King • PIT 22
4. Lovett • BRO 21
Viau • CLV 21
6. Gruber • CLV 20
7. Mullane • CIN 18
Rhines • CIN 18
9. Rusie • NYG 17
Gleason • PHI 17

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Baldwin • PIT 23
2. Rhines • CIN 22
3. Lovett • BRO 20
4. Luby • CHC 19
5. Rusie • NYG 18
Mullane • CIN 18
King • PIT 18
8. Nichols • BSN 17
9. Clarkson • BSN 15
Viau • CLV 15

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Hutchison • CHC 2,371
2. Rusie • NYG 2,167
3. Clarkson • BSN 1,982
4. Baldwin • PIT 1,944
5. Mullane • CIN 1,870
6. Gleason • PHI 1,859
7. Young • CLV 1,848
8. Nichols • BSN 1,805
9. King • PIT 1,693
10. Rhines • CIN 1,625

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. Gleason • PHI 9
2. Young • CLV 8
Hutchison • CHC 8
4. Luby • CHC 6
Viau • CLV 6
Welch • NYG 6
Caruthers • BRO 6
8. Kling • PHI 5
Thornton • PHI 5
Maul • PIT 5
Schultz • PHI 5
Rhines • CIN 5
Hemming • BRO 5

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Nichols • BSN 151
2. Ewing • NYG 139
3. Staley • 2TM 137
4. Clarkson • BSN 129
5. Rusie • NYG 123
6. Hutchison • CHC 123
7. Young • CLV 120
8. Baldwin • PIT 117
9. Rhines • CIN 115
10. Viau • CLV 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. Nichols • BSN 2.71
2. Ewing • NYG 2.89
3. Rusie • NYG 3.02
4. Young • CLV 3.02
5. Rhines • CIN 3.10
6. Staley • 2TM 3.11
7. Hutchison • CHC 3.19
8. King • PIT 3.20
9. Viau • CLV 3.22
10. Gumbert • CHC 3.38

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. Nichols • BSN 46
2. Hutchison • CHC 42
3. Clarkson • BSN 38
4. Rusie • NYG 34
5. Staley • 2TM 31
6. Ewing • NYG 27
7. Young • CLV 21
8. Rhines • CIN 11
9. Baldwin • PIT 7
10. Galvin • PIT 7

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. Nichols • BSN 4.3
2. Hutchison • CHC 3.9
3. Clarkson • BSN 3.5
4. Rusie • NYG 3.1
5. Staley • 2TM 2.9
6. Ewing • NYG 2.5
7. Young • CLV 1.9
8. Rhines • CIN 1.0
9. Baldwin • PIT 0.6
10. Galvin • PIT 0.6

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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