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. Young • CLV 11.6
2. Hawley • PIT 11.0
3. Nichols • BSN 9.5
4. Griffith • CHC 9.3
5. Cuppy • CLV 8.5
6. Hoffer • BLN 7.9
7. Breitenstein • STL 7.5
8. Jennings • BLN 7.5
9. Delahanty • PHI 6.9
10. Hamilton • PHI 6.1

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. Young • CLV 12.0
2. Hawley • PIT 10.0
3. Nichols • BSN 9.9
4. Breitenstein • STL 8.8
5. Griffith • CHC 8.6
6. Hoffer • BLN 8.2
7. Cuppy • CLV 7.8
8. Rusie • NYG 6.7
9. Terry • CHC 5.3
10. Clarke • NYG 5.1

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. Maul • WHS 2.45
2. Hawley • PIT 3.18
3. Hoffer • BLN 3.21
4. Foreman • PIT 3.22
5. Young • CLV 3.26
6. Clarke • NYG 3.39
7. Nichols • BSN 3.41
8. Cuppy • CLV 3.54
9. Rusie • NYG 3.73
10. Esper • BLN 3.92

Wins

Wins

1. Young • CLV 35
2. Hawley • PIT 31
Hoffer • BLN 31
4. Nichols • BSN 27
5. Taylor • PHI 26
Griffith • CHC 26
Cuppy • CLV 26
8. Carsey • PHI 24
9. Rusie • NYG 23
10. Terry • CHC 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. Hoffer • BLN .838
2. Young • CLV .778
3. McMahon • BLN .714
4. Maul • WHS .667
5. Rhines • CIN .655
6. Taylor • PHI .650
Cuppy • CLV .650
Griffith • CHC .650
9. Nichols • BSN .628
10. Lucid • 2TM .615

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Young • CLV 1.185
2. Maul • WHS 1.275
3. Hawley • PIT 1.285
4. Hoffer • BLN 1.338
5. Nichols • BSN 1.341
6. Cuppy • CLV 1.357
7. Rusie • NYG 1.381
8. Foreman • PIT 1.396
9. Clarke • NYG 1.406
10. Dolan • BSN 1.422

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Foreman • PIT 8.442
2. Hoffer • BLN 8.484
3. Rusie • NYG 8.786
4. Young • CLV 8.838
5. Maul • WHS 9.022
6. Hawley • PIT 9.095
7. Breitenstein • STL 9.602
8. Dolan • BSN 9.756
9. Cuppy • CLV 9.790
10. Hemming • BLN 9.881

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 1.826
2. Clarke • NYG 1.917
3. Nichols • BSN 2.073
4. Staley • STL 2.212
5. Taylor • PHI 2.230
6. Griffith • CHC 2.320
7. Dwyer • CIN 2.376
8. Cuppy • CLV 2.422
9. Maul • WHS 2.455
10. Hawley • PIT 2.471

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 4.599
2. McGill • PHI 4.315
3. Foreman • PIT 3.480
4. Stivetts • BSN 3.433
5. Nichols • BSN 3.410
6. Meekin • NYG 3.031
7. Young • CLV 2.946
8. Hart • PIT 2.924
9. Hawley • PIT 2.876
10. Breitenstein • STL 2.688

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Hawley • PIT 56
2. Breitenstein • STL 55
3. Rusie • NYG 49
4. Nichols • BSN 48
5. Cuppy • CLV 47
Young • CLV 47
7. Carsey • PHI 44
Mercer • WHS 44
9. Griffith • CHC 42
10. Hoffer • BLN 41
Parrott • CIN 41
Taylor • PHI 41

Saves

Saves

1. Beam • PHI 3
Parrott • CIN 3
3. Mercer • WHS 2
Nichols • BSN 2
Malarkey • WHS 2
Cronin • BRO 2
Cuppy • CLV 2
Hewitt • PIT 2
Foreman • PIT 2
Pond • BLN 2
Phillips • CIN 2

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Hawley • PIT 444.1
2. Breitenstein • STL 438.2
3. Rusie • NYG 393.1
4. Nichols • BSN 390.2
5. Young • CLV 369.2
6. Cuppy • CLV 353.0
Griffith • CHC 353.0
8. Carsey • PHI 342.1
9. Taylor • PHI 335.0
10. Hoffer • BLN 314.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Rusie • NYG 201
2. Nichols • BSN 148
3. Hawley • PIT 142
4. Breitenstein • STL 131
5. Young • CLV 121
6. Stivetts • BSN 111
7. Taylor • PHI 93
8. Cuppy • CLV 91
9. Terry • CHC 88
10. Hutchison • CHC 85
Hart • PIT 85
Mercer • WHS 85

Games Started

Games Started

1. Breitenstein • STL 51
2. Hawley • PIT 50
3. Rusie • NYG 47
4. Nichols • BSN 43
5. Griffith • CHC 41
6. Cuppy • CLV 40
Carsey • PHI 40
Young • CLV 40
9. Hoffer • BLN 38
Mercer • WHS 38

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Breitenstein • STL 47
2. Hawley • PIT 44
3. Nichols • BSN 43
4. Rusie • NYG 42
5. Griffith • CHC 39
6. Young • CLV 36
Cuppy • CLV 36
8. Carsey • PHI 35
9. Taylor • PHI 33
10. Hoffer • BLN 32
Mercer • WHS 32

Shutouts

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

1. Young • CLV 4
Hawley • PIT 4
Hoffer • BLN 4
McMahon • BLN 4
Rusie • NYG 4
6. Lucid • 2TM 3
Dolan • BSN 3
8. Dwyer • CIN 2
Hutchison • CHC 2
Kennedy • BRO 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Mercer • WHS 17
2. Breitenstein • STL 16
3. Nichols • BSN 15
Stivetts • BSN 15
5. Carsey • PHI 14
Kennedy • BRO 14
7. Hutchison • CHC 13
Anderson • WHS 13
9. Clarkson • 2TM 12
10. Ehret • STL 11
Foreman • CIN 11
Dolan • BSN 11
McDougal • STL 11
Griffith • CHC 11
Gumbert • BRO 11

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Breitenstein • STL 182
2. Rusie • NYG 159
3. Hart • PIT 135
4. Terry • CHC 131
5. Hutchison • CHC 129
6. Hoffer • BLN 124
7. Hawley • PIT 122
8. Carsey • PHI 118
9. Lucid • 2TM 107
10. Cunningham • LOU 104

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Breitenstein • STL 468
2. Carsey • PHI 460
3. Hawley • PIT 449
4. Griffith • CHC 434
Nichols • BSN 434
6. Mercer • WHS 432
7. Taylor • PHI 403
8. Cuppy • CLV 384
Rusie • NYG 384
10. Parrott • CIN 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 1.644
2. Young • CLV 1.613
3. Rusie • NYG 1.264
4. Stivetts • BSN 1.247
5. Hawley • PIT 1.164
6. Taylor • PHI 1.120
7. Clarke • NYG 1.117
8. Meekin • NYG 1.041
9. Cuppy • CLV 0.958
10. Rhines • CIN 0.947

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. Foreman • PIT 0.000
2. Esper • BLN 0.082
3. Terry • CHC 0.116
4. Wallace • CLV 0.118
5. McGill • PHI 0.123
6. Inks • LOU 0.131
7. Rhines • CIN 0.134
8. Hart • PIT 0.138
9. Hawley • PIT 0.142
10. Clarke • NYG 0.160

Losses

Losses

1. Breitenstein • STL 30
2. Mercer • WHS 23
Rusie • NYG 23
4. Hawley • PIT 22
5. Weyhing • 3TM 21
Hutchison • CHC 21
7. Inks • LOU 20
8. McDermott • LOU 19
Ehret • STL 19
10. Parrott • CIN 18

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Breitenstein • STL 213
2. Carsey • PHI 187
3. Taylor • PHI 167
4. Terry • CHC 166
5. Rusie • NYG 163
6. Kennedy • BRO 162
7. Parrott • CIN 160
8. Hawley • PIT 157
9. Ehret • STL 155
10. Griffith • CHC 154
Mercer • WHS 154

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. McDermott • LOU 16
2. Stein • BRO 15
3. Hutchison • CHC 14
4. Carsey • PHI 13
5. Nichols • BSN 11
6. Rusie • NYG 10
Hawley • PIT 10
Knell • 2TM 10
9. Hart • PIT 9
Rhines • CIN 9
Clarkson • 2TM 9
Wallace • CLV 9

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Hawley • PIT 33
2. Griffith • CHC 22
3. Carsey • PHI 21
Rhines • CIN 21
5. Foreman • PIT 19
Hoffer • BLN 19
7. Mercer • WHS 18
8. Terry • CHC 17
9. Sullivan • BSN 16
Lucid • 2TM 16

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Breitenstein • STL 1,936
2. Hawley • PIT 1,892
3. Rusie • NYG 1,690
4. Nichols • BSN 1,661
5. Carsey • PHI 1,591
6. Griffith • CHC 1,570
7. Young • CLV 1,518
8. Cuppy • CLV 1,510
9. Taylor • PHI 1,472
10. Mercer • WHS 1,454

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. Malarkey • WHS 12
2. Parrott • CIN 10
Kissinger • 2TM 10
4. Knell • 2TM 9
Phillips • CIN 9
Esper • BLN 9
7. Beam • PHI 8
8. Young • CLV 7
Staley • STL 7
Hart • PIT 7
Gumbert • BRO 7
German • NYG 7

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Maul • WHS 197
2. Young • CLV 152
3. Hoffer • BLN 149
4. Nichols • BSN 146
5. Hawley • PIT 143
6. Foreman • PIT 141
7. Cuppy • CLV 140
8. Clarke • NYG 137
9. Griffith • CHC 130
10. Rusie • NYG 124

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. Young • CLV 3.95
2. Nichols • BSN 4.05
3. Clarke • NYG 4.09
4. Rusie • NYG 4.12
5. Taylor • PHI 4.18
6. Hawley • PIT 4.19
7. Cuppy • CLV 4.27
8. Rhines • CIN 4.32
9. Esper • BLN 4.43
10. Maul • WHS 4.44

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. Young • CLV 73
2. Hawley • PIT 64
3. Nichols • BSN 62
4. Hoffer • BLN 60
5. Cuppy • CLV 50
6. Griffith • CHC 41
7. Rusie • NYG 36
8. Clarke • NYG 32
9. Maul • WHS 31
10. Hemming • BLN 26

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. Young • CLV 6.2
2. Hawley • PIT 5.5
3. Nichols • BSN 5.3
4. Hoffer • BLN 5.1
5. Cuppy • CLV 4.2
6. Griffith • CHC 3.5
7. Rusie • NYG 3.0
8. Clarke • NYG 2.7
9. Maul • WHS 2.7
10. McMahon • BLN 2.3

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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