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. Rusie • NYG 13.7
2. Meekin • NYG 11.1
3. Breitenstein • STL 9.1
4. Young • CLV 8.5
5. Nichols • BSN 8.2
6. Hamilton • PHI 8.2
7. Duffy • BSN 6.8
8. Kelley • BLN 6.5
9. Hemming • 2TM 6.5
10. Hawley • STL 6.4

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. Rusie • NYG 13.7
2. Meekin • NYG 10.8
3. Young • CLV 9.5
4. Breitenstein • STL 9.3
5. Nichols • BSN 8.0
6. Hemming • 2TM 6.5
7. Hawley • STL 6.2
8. Griffith • CHC 6.2
9. McMahon • BLN 6.1
10. Taylor • PHI 5.6

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. Rusie • NYG 2.78
2. Meekin • NYG 3.70
3. Mercer • WHS 3.85
4. Young • CLV 3.94
5. Taylor • PHI 4.08
6. McMahon • BLN 4.21
7. Hemming • 2TM 4.27
8. Clarkson • CLV 4.42
9. Killen • PIT 4.50
10. Cuppy • CLV 4.56

Wins

Wins

1. Rusie • NYG 36
2. Meekin • NYG 33
3. Nichols • BSN 32
4. Breitenstein • STL 27
5. Stein • BRO 26
Stivetts • BSN 26
Young • CLV 26
8. McMahon • BLN 25
9. Kennedy • BRO 24
Cuppy • CLV 24

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. Meekin • NYG .786
2. McMahon • BLN .758
3. Rusie • NYG .735
4. Nichols • BSN .711
5. Stivetts • BSN .650
Stein • BRO .650
7. Hawke • BLN .640
8. Taylor • PHI .639
9. Colcolough • PIT .615
Cuppy • CLV .615

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Rusie • NYG 1.410
2. Meekin • NYG 1.411
3. Young • CLV 1.454
4. Clarkson • CLV 1.454
5. Taylor • PHI 1.487
6. Nichols • BSN 1.496
7. Breitenstein • STL 1.538
8. McMahon • BLN 1.553
9. Menefee • 2TM 1.565
10. Griffith • CHC 1.580

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 8.635
2. Meekin • NYG 8.914
3. Stein • BRO 9.977
4. Breitenstein • STL 9.999
5. Clarkson • CLV 10.334
6. McMahon • BLN 10.349
7. Taylor • PHI 10.480
8. Young • CLV 10.747
9. Hemming • 2TM 10.758
10. Nichols • BSN 10.791

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. Young • CLV 2.334
2. Menefee • 2TM 2.477
3. Gleason • 2TM 2.543
4. Staley • BSN 2.631
5. Nichols • BSN 2.676
6. Dwyer • CIN 2.741
7. Clarkson • CLV 2.748
8. Gumbert • PIT 2.823
9. Stratton • 2TM 2.889
10. Taylor • PHI 2.899

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 3.953
2. Hawke • BLN 2.971
3. Wadsworth • LOU 2.965
4. Meekin • NYG 2.950
5. Chamberlain • CIN 2.887
6. Breitenstein • STL 2.817
7. Hawley • STL 2.750
8. Killen • PIT 2.735
9. Weyhing • PHI 2.677
10. Kennedy • BRO 2.670

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Breitenstein • STL 56
2. Rusie • NYG 54
3. Hawley • STL 53
Meekin • NYG 53
5. Young • CLV 52
6. Mercer • WHS 50
Nichols • BSN 50
8. Kennedy • BRO 48
9. Ehret • PIT 46
10. Dwyer • CIN 45
Stivetts • BSN 45

Saves

Saves

1. Mullane • 2TM 4
2. Hawke • BLN 3
Mercer • WHS 3
4. Gastright • BRO 2
Kennedy • BRO 2
Meekin • NYG 2
Esper • 2TM 2
Callahan • PHI 2
9. Clarke • NYG 1
Dwyer • CIN 1
German • NYG 1
Horner • BLN 1
Parrott • CIN 1
Rusie • NYG 1
Staley • BSN 1
Stein • BRO 1
Tannehill • CIN 1
Taylor • PHI 1
Thomas • CLV 1
Weyhing • PHI 1
Young • CLV 1
Hemming • 2TM 1
Inks • 2TM 1
Sullivan • 2TM 1
Smith • BSN 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Breitenstein • STL 447.1
2. Rusie • NYG 444.0
3. Meekin • NYG 418.0
4. Young • CLV 408.2
5. Nichols • BSN 407.0
6. Hawley • STL 392.2
7. Kennedy • BRO 360.2
8. Stein • BRO 350.0
9. Dwyer • CIN 348.0
10. Ehret • PIT 346.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Rusie • NYG 195
2. Breitenstein • STL 140
3. Meekin • NYG 137
4. Hawley • STL 120
5. Nichols • BSN 113
6. Young • CLV 108
7. Kennedy • BRO 107
8. Ehret • PIT 102
9. Stein • BRO 84
10. Weyhing • PHI 83

Games Started

Games Started

1. Breitenstein • STL 50
Rusie • NYG 50
3. Meekin • NYG 49
4. Young • CLV 47
5. Nichols • BSN 46
6. Hawley • STL 41
Kennedy • BRO 41
8. Stein • BRO 40
9. Dwyer • CIN 39
Stivetts • BSN 39
Mercer • WHS 39

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Breitenstein • STL 46
2. Rusie • NYG 45
3. Young • CLV 44
4. Meekin • NYG 41
5. Nichols • BSN 40
6. Stein • BRO 37
7. Hawley • STL 36
Hemming • 2TM 36
9. Kennedy • BRO 34
Dwyer • CIN 34

Shutouts

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

1. Rusie • NYG 3
Nichols • BSN 3
Cuppy • CLV 3
4. Young • CLV 2
Weyhing • PHI 2
Stein • BRO 2
7. Chamberlain • CIN 1
Clarkson • STL 1
Clarkson • CLV 1
Dwyer • CIN 1
Ehret • PIT 1
Gastright • BRO 1
Killen • PIT 1
Meekin • NYG 1
Parrott • CIN 1
Taylor • PHI 1
Westervelt • NYG 1
Hemming • 2TM 1
Breitenstein • STL 1
Menefee • 2TM 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Stivetts • BSN 27
2. Dwyer • CIN 26
3. Nichols • BSN 23
4. Carsey • PHI 22
5. Breitenstein • STL 21
6. Young • CLV 19
Parrott • CIN 19
8. Staley • BSN 15
Kennedy • BRO 15
10. Sullivan • 2TM 14
Gumbert • PIT 14
Hawley • STL 14

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Rusie • NYG 200
2. Breitenstein • STL 191
3. Meekin • NYG 176
4. Stein • BRO 170
5. Hemming • 2TM 159
6. Hawley • STL 149
Kennedy • BRO 149
8. Hutchison • CHC 140
9. Cuppy • CLV 128
Ehret • PIT 128

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Breitenstein • STL 497
2. Nichols • BSN 488
Young • CLV 488
4. Hawley • STL 481
5. Dwyer • CIN 471
6. Kennedy • BRO 445
Mercer • WHS 445
8. Ehret • PIT 441
9. Stivetts • BSN 429
10. Rusie • NYG 426

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. Young • CLV 1.019
2. Rusie • NYG 0.975
3. Nichols • BSN 0.934
4. Hawke • BLN 0.872
5. Menefee • 2TM 0.854
6. Griffith • CHC 0.835
7. Hawley • STL 0.805
8. Ehret • PIT 0.797
9. Taylor • PHI 0.792
10. Gumbert • PIT 0.788

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. McGill • CHC 0.087
2. Killen • PIT 0.132
3. Hemming • 2TM 0.185
4. Menefee • 2TM 0.195
5. Gleason • 2TM 0.196
6. Rusie • NYG 0.203
7. McMahon • BLN 0.229
8. Mercer • WHS 0.239
9. Westervelt • NYG 0.255
10. Stein • BRO 0.257

Losses

Losses

1. Hawley • STL 27
2. Menefee • 2TM 25
3. Breitenstein • STL 23
Mercer • WHS 23
5. Knell • 2TM 21
Ehret • PIT 21
Dwyer • CIN 21
Young • CLV 21
9. Kennedy • BRO 20
10. Parrott • CIN 19
Hemming • 2TM 19
McGill • CHC 19

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Breitenstein • STL 238
2. Nichols • BSN 215
3. Hawley • STL 214
4. Ehret • PIT 198
5. Kennedy • BRO 197
6. Dwyer • CIN 196
7. Parrott • CIN 192
8. Hutchison • CHC 187
9. Stivetts • BSN 184
10. Gumbert • PIT 182

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Meekin • NYG 22
2. Hawley • STL 21
Kennedy • BRO 21
4. Daub • BRO 17
Stein • BRO 17
6. Sullivan • 2TM 15
Carsey • PHI 15
8. Terry • 2TM 14
Knell • 2TM 14
Nichols • BSN 14

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Hawley • STL 21
2. Daub • BRO 18
3. Hutchison • CHC 17
Carsey • PHI 17
Taylor • PHI 17
6. Terry • 2TM 16
7. Knell • 2TM 15
Dwyer • CIN 15
Weyhing • PHI 15
10. Stocksdale • WHS 14
Mercer • WHS 14
Griffith • CHC 14
Stein • BRO 14

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Breitenstein • STL 1,987
2. Rusie • NYG 1,910
3. Meekin • NYG 1,805
4. Nichols • BSN 1,790
5. Hawley • STL 1,782
6. Young • CLV 1,777
7. Kennedy • BRO 1,644
8. Dwyer • CIN 1,594
9. Stein • BRO 1,580
10. Ehret • PIT 1,577

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. Mercer • WHS 10
Hawley • STL 10
Esper • 2TM 10
Cuppy • CLV 10
5. Clarke • NYG 9
6. Sullivan • 2TM 8
Colcolough • PIT 8
Ehret • PIT 8
9. Hawke • BLN 7
Gastright • BRO 7
Kennedy • BRO 7
Inks • 2TM 7
Daub • BRO 7

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Rusie • NYG 188
2. Meekin • NYG 141
3. Young • CLV 138
4. Mercer • WHS 137
5. McMahon • BLN 129
6. Nichols • BSN 124
7. Clarkson • CLV 123
8. Taylor • PHI 123
9. Stivetts • BSN 121
10. Hemming • 2TM 120

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. Menefee • 2TM 4.55
2. Rusie • NYG 4.61
3. Gleason • 2TM 4.64
4. Young • CLV 4.71
5. Killen • PIT 4.74
6. Ehret • PIT 4.87
7. Clarkson • CLV 4.88
8. Meekin • NYG 4.90
9. Nichols • BSN 4.95
10. Hawley • STL 4.97

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. Rusie • NYG 112
2. Meekin • NYG 75
3. Young • CLV 64
4. Nichols • BSN 48
5. McMahon • BLN 41
6. Breitenstein • STL 37
7. Hemming • 2TM 32
8. Taylor • PHI 31
9. Stivetts • BSN 30
10. Mercer • WHS 28

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. Rusie • NYG 9.3
2. Meekin • NYG 6.0
3. Young • CLV 5.1
4. Nichols • BSN 3.8
5. McMahon • BLN 3.2
6. Breitenstein • STL 2.9
7. Hemming • 2TM 2.5
8. Taylor • PHI 2.4
9. Stivetts • BSN 2.4
10. Mercer • WHS 2.2

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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