National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. NicholsBSN 11.1
2. RusieNYG 8.3
3. BreitensteinCIN 7.9
4. JenningsBLN 7.3
5. KeelerBLN 7.1
6. DavisNYG 6.9
7. YoungCLV 6.7
8. ClarkeLOU 6.6
9. DelahantyPHI 5.7
10. PowellCLV 5.5
WAR for Pitchers
1. NicholsBSN 10.7
2. RusieNYG 8.0
3. BreitensteinCIN 7.6
4. YoungCLV 7.4
5. PowellCLV 5.9
6. RhinesCIN 4.9
DwyerCIN 4.9
8. CorbettBLN 4.8
9. NopsBLN 4.7
10. GriffithCHC 4.6
Earned Run Average
1. RusieNYG 2.54
2. NicholsBSN 2.64
3. NopsBLN 2.81
4. CorbettBLN 3.11
5. PowellCLV 3.16
6. MercerWHS 3.18
7. CuppyCLV 3.20
8. SeymourNYG 3.27
9. PondBLN 3.52
10. McJamesWHS 3.61
Wins
1. NicholsBSN 31
2. RusieNYG 28
3. KlobedanzBSN 26
4. CorbettBLN 24
5. BreitensteinCIN 23
6. HofferBLN 22
7. GriffithCHC 21
MercerWHS 21
YoungCLV 21
RhinesCIN 21
LewisBSN 21
Win-Loss %
1. KlobedanzBSN .788
2. NopsBLN .769
3. CorbettBLN .750
4. NicholsBSN .738
5. RusieNYG .737
6. StivettsBSN .733
7. HofferBLN .667
PondBLN .667
9. BreitensteinCIN .657
10. MeekinNYG .645
Walks & Hits per IP
1. NicholsBSN 1.168
2. RusieNYG 1.244
3. CuppyCLV 1.275
4. NopsBLN 1.301
5. YoungCLV 1.311
6. BreitensteinCIN 1.361
7. PowellCLV 1.364
8. PondBLN 1.367
9. RhinesCIN 1.375
10. TannehillPIT 1.380
Hits per 9 IP
1. SeymourNYG 8.069
2. RusieNYG 8.767
3. NicholsBSN 8.853
4. HillLOU 9.452
5. CorbettBLN 9.489
6. NopsBLN 9.585
7. PondBLN 9.690
8. BreitensteinCIN 9.693
9. RhinesCIN 9.696
10. KennedyBRO 9.699
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. YoungCLV 1.314
2. TannehillPIT 1.521
3. NicholsBSN 1.663
4. CuppyCLV 1.696
5. KillenPIT 2.028
6. DwyerCIN 2.038
7. NopsBLN 2.121
8. TaylorPHI 2.155
9. GriffithCHC 2.252
10. PayneBRO 2.282
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. SeymourNYG 4.898
2. McJamesWHS 4.338
3. CorbettBLN 4.284
4. RusieNYG 3.769
5. NicholsBSN 3.106
6. BriggsCHC 2.893
7. NopsBLN 2.814
8. PayneBRO 2.764
9. BreitensteinCIN 2.753
10. KlobedanzBSN 2.677
Games Played
1. MercerWHS 47
2. DonahueSTL 46
YoungCLV 46
NicholsBSN 46
5. KennedyBRO 44
McJamesWHS 44
7. KillenPIT 42
8. RhinesCIN 41
GriffithCHC 41
10. TaylorPHI 40
BreitensteinCIN 40
HawleyPIT 40
PayneBRO 40
Saves
1. MercerWHS 3
NicholsBSN 3
3. EhretCIN 2
TaylorPHI 2
SullivanNYG 2
SullivanBSN 2
McJamesWHS 2
8. DonahueSTL 1
TannehillPIT 1
FisherBRO 1
GriffithCHC 1
SeymourNYG 1
HickmanBSN 1
HugheyPIT 1
KennedyBRO 1
LewisBSN 1
KingWHS 1
Innings Pitched
1. NicholsBSN 368.0
2. DonahueSTL 348.0
3. GriffithCHC 343.2
4. KennedyBRO 343.1
5. MercerWHS 342.0
6. KillenPIT 337.1
7. YoungCLV 335.2
8. McJamesWHS 323.2
9. RusieNYG 322.1
10. BreitensteinCIN 320.1
Strikeouts
1. SeymourNYG 156
McJamesWHS 156
3. CorbettBLN 149
4. RusieNYG 135
5. NicholsBSN 127
6. GriffithCHC 102
7. KillenPIT 99
8. BreitensteinCIN 98
9. KlobedanzBSN 92
10. MercerWHS 91
Games Started
1. MercerWHS 43
2. DonahueSTL 42
3. KillenPIT 41
4. NicholsBSN 40
KennedyBRO 40
6. McJamesWHS 39
HawleyPIT 39
BreitensteinCIN 39
9. GriffithCHC 38
HartSTL 38
PayneBRO 38
YoungCLV 38
Complete Games
1. DonahueSTL 38
KillenPIT 38
GriffithCHC 38
4. NicholsBSN 37
5. KennedyBRO 36
6. RusieNYG 35
MercerWHS 35
TaylorPHI 35
YoungCLV 35
10. CorbettBLN 34
Shutouts
1. MercerWHS 3
McJamesWHS 3
3. YoungCLV 2
BreitensteinCIN 2
TaylorPHI 2
SeymourNYG 2
RusieNYG 2
PowellCLV 2
OrthPHI 2
NicholsBSN 2
MeekinNYG 2
LewisBSN 2
KlobedanzBSN 2
KennedyBRO 2
Home Runs
1. DonahueSTL 16
2. KlobedanzBSN 13
3. OrthPHI 12
4. FraserLOU 11
LewisBSN 11
6. HartSTL 10
7. MeekinNYG 9
WilsonCLV 9
NicholsBSN 9
10. FifieldPHI 8
SudhoffSTL 8
DaubBRO 8
PayneBRO 8
Bases on Balls
1. SeymourNYG 168
2. KennedyBRO 149
3. HartSTL 148
4. FraserLOU 139
5. McJamesWHS 137
6. LewisBSN 125
KlobedanzBSN 125
8. CorbettBLN 115
9. DonahueSTL 106
10. MercerWHS 104
HofferBLN 104
Hits
1. DonahueSTL 485
2. KillenPIT 417
3. GriffithCHC 410
4. MercerWHS 403
5. HartSTL 395
6. YoungCLV 391
7. TaylorPHI 376
8. KennedyBRO 370
9. HawleyPIT 362
NicholsBSN 362
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. NicholsBSN 1.868
2. YoungCLV 1.796
3. TannehillPIT 1.667
4. RusieNYG 1.552
5. NopsBLN 1.327
6. KillenPIT 1.303
7. CorbettBLN 1.296
8. PayneBRO 1.211
9. GriffithCHC 1.186
10. TaylorPHI 1.158
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. CorbettBLN 0.058
2. TannehillPIT 0.063
3. GriffithCHC 0.079
4. PowellCLV 0.080
5. BreitensteinCIN 0.084
6. KillenPIT 0.107
7. CunninghamLOU 0.111
8. RhinesCIN 0.125
9. SeymourNYG 0.126
10. MercerWHS 0.132
Losses
1. DonahueSTL 35
2. HartSTL 27
3. KillenPIT 23
McJamesWHS 23
5. MercerWHS 20
KennedyBRO 20
TaylorPHI 20
8. YoungCLV 19
OrthPHI 19
FraserLOU 19
Earned Runs
1. DonahueSTL 237
2. HartSTL 205
3. KillenPIT 167
4. HawleyPIT 166
5. KlobedanzBSN 158
6. KennedyBRO 149
TaylorPHI 149
8. OrthPHI 145
HofferBLN 145
10. PayneBRO 144
Wild Pitches
1. FraserLOU 22
2. McJamesWHS 21
3. TaylorPHI 16
4. MeekinNYG 15
HartSTL 15
6. YoungCLV 14
7. SullivanNYG 13
CorbettBLN 13
9. SeymourNYG 12
10. GriffithCHC 11
Hit By Pitch
1. MercerWHS 28
TaylorPHI 28
3. HawleyPIT 26
4. KlobedanzBSN 23
5. DonahueSTL 22
FraserLOU 22
7. SeymourNYG 21
CorbettBLN 21
McJamesWHS 21
10. HofferBLN 17
HillLOU 17
PayneBRO 17
GriffithCHC 17
FriendCHC 17
RhinesCIN 17
Batters Faced
1. DonahueSTL 1,612
2. MercerWHS 1,517
3. KennedyBRO 1,513
4. GriffithCHC 1,500
5. NicholsBSN 1,490
6. KillenPIT 1,469
7. McJamesWHS 1,448
8. YoungCLV 1,413
9. HartSTL 1,405
10. TaylorPHI 1,391
Games Finished
1. EhretCIN 11
2. GermanWHS 9
RhinesCIN 9
4. SullivanNYG 7
FisherBRO 7
ColemanSTL 7
HugheyPIT 7
YoungCLV 7
9. MageeLOU 6
NicholsBSN 6
SwaimWHS 6
DwyerCIN 6
WheelerPHI 6
Adjusted ERA+
1. NicholsBSN 168
2. RusieNYG 163
3. NopsBLN 149
4. PowellCLV 147
5. CuppyCLV 146
6. MercerWHS 135
7. CorbettBLN 135
8. SeymourNYG 127
9. BreitensteinCIN 125
10. YoungCLV 123
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. TannehillPIT 3.52
2. NicholsBSN 3.53
3. YoungCLV 3.58
4. RusieNYG 3.63
5. KillenPIT 3.63
6. GriffithCHC 3.74
7. CorbettBLN 3.75
8. BreitensteinCIN 3.77
9. NopsBLN 3.82
10. PowellCLV 3.84
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. NicholsBSN 72
2. RusieNYG 55
3. BreitensteinCIN 34
4. YoungCLV 34
5. PowellCLV 33
6. CorbettBLN 32
7. NopsBLN 31
8. MercerWHS 26
9. SeymourNYG 24
10. DwyerCIN 21
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. NicholsBSN 6.6
2. RusieNYG 5.0
3. BreitensteinCIN 3.1
4. YoungCLV 3.0
5. PowellCLV 3.0
6. NopsBLN 2.8
7. CorbettBLN 2.8
8. MercerWHS 2.3
9. SeymourNYG 2.1
10. CuppyCLV 1.9

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