National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Alexander • CHC 7.5
2. Adams • PIT 7.5
3. Vaughn • CHC 7.3
4. Hornsby • STL 6.7
5. Cadore • BRO 5.4
6. Groh • CIN 5.4
7. Fletcher • NYG 5.3
8. Cooper • PIT 5.2
9. Burns • NYG 5.1
10. Roush • CIN 5.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Alexander • CHC 7.4
2. Adams • PIT 7.4
3. Vaughn • CHC 7.3
4. Cadore • BRO 5.7
5. Pfeffer • BRO 4.5
6. Cooper • PIT 4.3
7. Nehf • 2TM 4.3
8. Toney • NYG 4.0
9. Sallee • CIN 3.9
Ruether • CIN 3.9
Earned Run Average
1. Alexander • CHC 1.72
2. Vaughn • CHC 1.79
3. Ruether • CIN 1.82
4. Toney • NYG 1.84
5. Adams • PIT 1.98
6. Douglas • 2TM 2.03
7. Sallee • CIN 2.06
8. Fisher • CIN 2.17
9. Rudolph • BSN 2.17
10. Carlson • PIT 2.23
Wins
1. Barnes • NYG 25
2. Sallee • CIN 21
Vaughn • CHC 21
4. Ruether • CIN 19
Eller • CIN 19
Cooper • PIT 19
7. Pfeffer • BRO 17
Adams • PIT 17
Benton • NYG 17
Nehf • 2TM 17
Win-Loss %
1. Ruether • CIN .760
2. Sallee • CIN .750
3. Fisher • CIN .737
4. Barnes • NYG .735
5. Toney • NYG .684
6. Eller • CIN .679
7. Adams • PIT .630
8. Causey • 2TM .619
9. Benton • NYG .607
Nehf • 2TM .607
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Adams • PIT 0.896
2. Alexander • CHC 0.928
3. Barnes • NYG 1.008
4. Miller • PIT 1.012
5. Fisher • CIN 1.027
6. Nehf • 2TM 1.034
7. Cooper • PIT 1.057
8. Sallee • CIN 1.059
9. Toney • NYG 1.061
10. Douglas • 2TM 1.061
Hits per 9 IP
1. Alexander • CHC 6.894
2. Cooper • PIT 7.190
3. Ruether • CIN 7.232
4. Carlson • PIT 7.277
5. Fisher • CIN 7.279
6. Adams • PIT 7.280
7. Nehf • 2TM 7.349
8. Ring • CIN 7.377
9. Miller • PIT 7.587
10. Vaughn • CHC 7.748
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Adams • PIT 0.786
2. Sallee • CIN 0.791
3. Barnes • NYG 1.065
4. Cadore • BRO 1.400
5. Alexander • CHC 1.455
6. Smith • BRO 1.509
7. Miller • PIT 1.517
8. Pfeffer • BRO 1.652
9. Goodwin • STL 1.659
10. Douglas • 2TM 1.690
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Eller • CIN 4.965
2. Alexander • CHC 4.634
3. Meadows • 2TM 4.170
4. Vaughn • CHC 4.138
5. Grimes • BRO 4.070
6. Rixey • PHI 3.682
7. Mamaux • BRO 3.612
8. Douglas • 2TM 3.549
9. Cadore • BRO 3.375
10. Cooper • PIT 3.328
Games Played
1. Tuero • STL 45
2. Meadows • 2TM 40
3. Barnes • NYG 38
Eller • CIN 38
Vaughn • CHC 38
6. Rudolph • BSN 37
7. Sherdel • STL 36
Dubuc • NYG 36
9. Martin • CHC 35
Benton • NYG 35
Nehf • 2TM 35
Cadore • BRO 35
Cooper • PIT 35
Saves
1. Tuero • STL 4
2. Ring • CIN 3
Luque • CIN 3
Winters • NYG 3
Demaree • BSN 3
Dubuc • NYG 3
7. Rudolph • BSN 2
Martin • CHC 2
Fillingim • BSN 2
Eller • CIN 2
Ames • 2TM 2
Benton • NYG 2
Innings Pitched
1. Vaughn • CHC 306.2
2. Barnes • NYG 295.2
3. Cooper • PIT 286.2
4. Rudolph • BSN 273.2
5. Nehf • 2TM 270.2
6. Pfeffer • BRO 267.0
7. Adams • PIT 263.1
8. Cadore • BRO 250.2
9. Meadows • 2TM 250.1
10. Eller • CIN 248.1
Strikeouts
1. Vaughn • CHC 141
2. Eller • CIN 137
3. Alexander • CHC 121
4. Meadows • 2TM 116
5. Cooper • PIT 106
6. Cadore • BRO 94
7. Adams • PIT 92
Barnes • NYG 92
Pfeffer • BRO 92
10. Douglas • 2TM 84
Games Started
1. Vaughn • CHC 37
2. Barnes • NYG 34
3. Rudolph • BSN 32
Cooper • PIT 32
5. Nehf • 2TM 31
6. Pfeffer • BRO 30
Eller • CIN 30
8. Adams • PIT 29
Ruether • CIN 29
Meadows • 2TM 29
Doak • STL 29
Complete Games
1. Cooper • PIT 27
2. Pfeffer • BRO 26
3. Vaughn • CHC 25
4. Rudolph • BSN 24
5. Barnes • NYG 23
Adams • PIT 23
7. Nehf • 2TM 22
Sallee • CIN 22
9. Alexander • CHC 20
Ruether • CIN 20
Shutouts
1. Alexander • CHC 9
2. Eller • CIN 7
3. Adams • PIT 6
4. Fisher • CIN 5
5. Vaughn • CHC 4
Douglas • 2TM 4
Pfeffer • BRO 4
Toney • NYG 4
Meadows • 2TM 4
Cooper • PIT 4
Sallee • CIN 4
Barnes • NYG 4
Home Runs
1. Cooper • PIT 10
2. Smith • 2TM 8
Barnes • NYG 8
Nehf • 2TM 8
Demaree • BSN 8
6. Pfeffer • BRO 7
Hogg • PHI 7
Jacobs • 2TM 7
Eller • CIN 7
10. Woodward • 2TM 6
Miller • PIT 6
Toney • NYG 6
Causey • 2TM 6
Meadows • 2TM 6
Bases on Balls
1. May • STL 87
2. Ruether • CIN 83
3. Meadows • 2TM 79
4. Cooper • PIT 74
5. Jacobs • 2TM 69
6. Mamaux • BRO 66
7. Woodward • 2TM 63
8. Vaughn • CHC 62
9. Grimes • BRO 60
10. Nehf • 2TM 59
Hits
1. Rudolph • BSN 282
2. Pfeffer • BRO 270
3. Vaughn • CHC 264
4. Barnes • NYG 263
5. Jacobs • 2TM 231
6. Cooper • PIT 229
7. Meadows • 2TM 228
Cadore • BRO 228
9. Nehf • 2TM 221
Sallee • CIN 221
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Adams • PIT 4.000
2. Alexander • CHC 3.184
3. Eller • CIN 2.740
4. Barnes • NYG 2.629
5. Cadore • BRO 2.410
6. Vaughn • CHC 2.274
7. Douglas • 2TM 2.100
8. Pfeffer • BRO 1.878
9. Miller • PIT 1.735
10. Hendrix • CHC 1.643
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Douglas • 2TM 0.000
Carlson • PIT 0.000
3. Adams • PIT 0.034
4. Ruether • CIN 0.037
5. Rudolph • BSN 0.066
6. Vaughn • CHC 0.088
7. Mamaux • BRO 0.090
8. Fillingim • BSN 0.097
9. Ring • CIN 0.098
10. Grimes • BRO 0.099
Losses
1. Meadows • 2TM 20
2. Rudolph • BSN 18
3. Jacobs • 2TM 16
4. Woodward • 2TM 14
Hendrix • CHC 14
Doak • STL 14
Vaughn • CHC 14
8. Cooper • PIT 13
Pfeffer • BRO 13
Smith • 2TM 13
Fillingim • BSN 13
Earned Runs
1. Cooper • PIT 85
2. Barnes • NYG 79
Jacobs • 2TM 79
Pfeffer • BRO 79
5. Causey • 2TM 78
6. Nehf • 2TM 75
7. Woodward • 2TM 74
Hogg • PHI 74
9. Smith • 2TM 73
10. Meadows • 2TM 72
Wild Pitches
1. Woodward • 2TM 11
Rudolph • BSN 11
3. Cheney • 3TM 8
4. Grimes • BRO 7
Meadows • 2TM 7
6. Martin • CHC 6
Keating • BSN 6
8. Ring • CIN 5
Rixey • PHI 5
Ruether • CIN 5
Tuero • STL 5
Vaughn • CHC 5
Schupp • 2TM 5
Doak • STL 5
Cooper • PIT 5
Hit By Pitch
1. Cooper • PIT 15
2. May • STL 14
3. Pfeffer • BRO 12
4. Jacobs • 2TM 11
5. Tuero • STL 10
6. Hendrix • CHC 9
Meadows • 2TM 9
8. Nehf • 2TM 8
Goodwin • STL 8
10. Grimes • BRO 7
Ruether • CIN 7
Batters Faced
1. Vaughn • CHC 1,224
2. Barnes • NYG 1,178
3. Cooper • PIT 1,147
4. Rudolph • BSN 1,121
5. Pfeffer • BRO 1,099
6. Nehf • 2TM 1,075
7. Meadows • 2TM 1,021
8. Adams • PIT 1,017
9. Cadore • BRO 996
10. Eller • CIN 987
Games Finished
1. Dubuc • NYG 22
2. Tuero • STL 20
Carter • CHC 20
4. Sherdel • STL 16
Martin • CHC 16
6. Luque • CIN 15
7. Ames • 2TM 11
Fillingim • BSN 11
Demaree • BSN 11
Winters • NYG 11
Mitchell • BRO 11
Adjusted ERA+
1. Alexander • CHC 166
2. Vaughn • CHC 160
3. Ruether • CIN 154
4. Toney • NYG 154
5. Adams • PIT 153
6. Douglas • 2TM 141
7. Sallee • CIN 136
8. Carlson • PIT 136
9. Smith • BRO 133
10. Fisher • CIN 129
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Alexander • CHC 2.11
2. Adams • PIT 2.13
3. Douglas • 2TM 2.30
4. Vaughn • CHC 2.36
5. Eller • CIN 2.40
6. Cadore • BRO 2.54
7. Barnes • NYG 2.59
8. Rudolph • BSN 2.65
9. Carlson • PIT 2.67
10. Hendrix • CHC 2.75
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Vaughn • CHC 34
2. Alexander • CHC 32
3. Adams • PIT 32
4. Ruether • CIN 24
5. Sallee • CIN 20
6. Toney • NYG 20
7. Cadore • BRO 18
8. Rudolph • BSN 15
9. Cooper • PIT 15
10. Barnes • NYG 15
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Vaughn • CHC 4.1
2. Alexander • CHC 3.9
3. Adams • PIT 3.8
4. Ruether • CIN 2.9
5. Toney • NYG 2.4
Sallee • CIN 2.4
7. Cadore • BRO 2.0
8. Cooper • PIT 1.7
Rudolph • BSN 1.7
10. Barnes • NYG 1.7
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Adams • PIT 41.58
2. Sallee • CIN 30.29
3. Cadore • BRO 28.12
4. Vaughn • CHC 26.33
5. Ruether • CIN 26.24
6. Cooper • PIT 21.53
7. Toney • NYG 20.47
8. Ring • CIN 20.10
9. Eller • CIN 20.05
10. Alexander • CHC 19.41
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Ruether • CIN 5.4
2. Adams • PIT 4.8
3. Vaughn • CHC 4.4
4. Cooper • PIT 4.0
5. Barnes • NYG 3.7
6. Sallee • CIN 3.4
7. Ring • CIN 3.3
8. Toney • NYG 3.0
9. Mamaux • BRO 2.9
10. Eller • CIN 2.9
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Adams • PIT 5.0
2. Cadore • BRO 3.5
3. Sallee • CIN 3.4
4. Barnes • NYG 3.2
5. Cooper • PIT 2.9
6. Ring • CIN 2.8
7. Ruether • CIN 2.8
8. Eller • CIN 2.7
9. Alexander • CHC 2.6
10. Vaughn • CHC 2.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Ruether • CIN 14.6
2. Barnes • NYG 11.1
3. Ring • CIN 9.8
4. Sallee • CIN 8.9
5. Toney • NYG 8.1
6. Eller • CIN 6.4
7. Benton • NYG 3.8
8. Vaughn • CHC 3.8
9. Adams • PIT 3.1
10. Luque • CIN 2.8
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Adams • PIT 5.0
2. Sallee • CIN 3.7
3. Cadore • BRO 3.3
4. Ruether • CIN 3.2
5. Vaughn • CHC 3.1
6. Toney • NYG 2.5
7. Cooper • PIT 2.4
8. Ring • CIN 2.4
9. Eller • CIN 2.4
10. Alexander • CHC 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 batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements