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. Alexander • CHC 12.7
2. Hornsby • STL 9.7
3. Grimes • BRO 8.4
4. Bancroft • 2TM 7.0
5. Youngs • NYG 6.6
6. Cooper • PIT 6.3
7. Roush • CIN 6.0
8. Williams • PHI 5.9
9. Vaughn • CHC 5.8
10. Adams • PIT 5.4

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. Alexander • CHC 12.0
2. Grimes • BRO 7.1
3. Cooper • PIT 6.1
4. Adams • PIT 5.9
5. Vaughn • CHC 5.2
6. Doak • STL 5.1
7. Ruether • CIN 4.7
8. Cadore • BRO 4.3
9. Luque • CIN 4.0
10. Meadows • PHI 3.6

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. Alexander • CHC 1.91
2. Adams • PIT 2.16
3. Grimes • BRO 2.22
4. Cooper • PIT 2.39
5. Ruether • CIN 2.47
6. Luque • CIN 2.51
7. Doak • STL 2.53
8. Vaughn • CHC 2.54
9. Ponder • PIT 2.62
10. Cadore • BRO 2.62

Wins

Wins

1. Alexander • CHC 27
2. Cooper • PIT 24
3. Grimes • BRO 23
4. Nehf • NYG 21
Toney • NYG 21
6. Barnes • NYG 20
Doak • STL 20
8. Vaughn • CHC 19
9. Adams • PIT 17
Ring • CIN 17

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. Grimes • BRO .676
2. Alexander • CHC .659
3. Toney • NYG .656
4. Pfeffer • BRO .640
5. Nehf • NYG .636
6. Doak • STL .625
7. Cooper • PIT .615
8. Mamaux • BRO .600
9. Luque • CIN .591
10. Marquard • BRO .588

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Adams • PIT 0.981
2. Cooper • PIT 1.098
3. Luque • CIN 1.098
4. Alexander • CHC 1.112
5. Grimes • BRO 1.113
6. Barnes • NYG 1.117
7. Ponder • PIT 1.133
8. Nehf • NYG 1.133
9. Marquard • BRO 1.139
10. Toney • NYG 1.160

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Luque • CIN 7.281
2. Ruether • CIN 7.961
3. Grimes • BRO 8.032
4. Mamaux • BRO 8.119
5. Adams • PIT 8.213
6. Alexander • CHC 8.298
7. Barnes • NYG 8.334
8. Ponder • PIT 8.357
9. Cooper • PIT 8.450
10. Fisher • CIN 8.463

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. Adams • PIT 0.616
2. Cooper • PIT 1.431
3. Nehf • NYG 1.443
4. Benton • NYG 1.443
5. Marquard • BRO 1.661
6. Alexander • CHC 1.709
7. Barnes • NYG 1.722
8. Smith • PHI 1.831
9. Ponder • PIT 1.837
10. Toney • NYG 1.843

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Mamaux • BRO 4.767
2. Alexander • CHC 4.285
3. Schupp • STL 4.273
4. Marquard • BRO 4.223
5. Sherdel • STL 3.918
6. Vaughn • CHC 3.917
7. Grimes • BRO 3.883
8. Haines • STL 3.580
9. Meadows • PHI 3.462
10. Rixey • PHI 3.450

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Haines • STL 47
2. Alexander • CHC 46
Douglas • NYG 46
4. Cooper • PIT 44
Scott • BSN 44
6. Smith • PHI 43
Sherdel • STL 43
Barnes • NYG 43
9. Toney • NYG 42
Ring • CIN 42

Saves

Saves

1. Sherdel • STL 6
2. Alexander • CHC 5
McQuillan • BSN 5
4. Hubbell • 2TM 4
5. Carlson • PIT 3
Smith • BRO 3
Causey • PHI 3
Ruether • CIN 3
Mamaux • BRO 3
Hamilton • PIT 3

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Alexander • CHC 363.1
2. Cooper • PIT 327.0
3. Grimes • BRO 303.2
4. Haines • STL 301.2
5. Vaughn • CHC 301.0
6. Oeschger • BSN 299.0
7. Barnes • NYG 292.2
8. Scott • BSN 291.0
9. Rixey • PHI 284.1
10. Nehf • NYG 280.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Alexander • CHC 173
2. Vaughn • CHC 131
Grimes • BRO 131
4. Haines • STL 120
5. Schupp • STL 119
6. Cooper • PIT 114
7. Rixey • PHI 109
8. Mamaux • BRO 101
9. Ruether • CIN 99
10. Meadows • PHI 95

Games Started

Games Started

1. Alexander • CHC 40
2. Vaughn • CHC 38
3. Haines • STL 37
Doak • STL 37
Toney • NYG 37
Cooper • PIT 37
Schupp • STL 37
8. Rixey • PHI 34
Barnes • NYG 34
10. Scott • BSN 33
Ruether • CIN 33
Grimes • BRO 33
Ring • CIN 33
Adams • PIT 33
Meadows • PHI 33
Nehf • NYG 33

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Alexander • CHC 33
2. Cooper • PIT 28
3. Rixey • PHI 25
Grimes • BRO 25
5. Vaughn • CHC 24
6. Barnes • NYG 23
Ruether • CIN 23
8. Nehf • NYG 22
Scott • BSN 22
Fillingim • BSN 22

Shutouts

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

1. Adams • PIT 8
2. Alexander • CHC 7
3. Oeschger • BSN 5
Ruether • CIN 5
Grimes • BRO 5
Doak • STL 5
7. Nehf • NYG 4
Haines • STL 4
Toney • NYG 4
Cadore • BRO 4
Vaughn • CHC 4
Benton • NYG 4

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Oeschger • BSN 10
Smith • PHI 10
3. Haines • STL 9
Barnes • NYG 9
5. Alexander • CHC 8
Fillingim • BSN 8
Nehf • NYG 8
Toney • NYG 8
Benton • NYG 8
Vaughn • CHC 8

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Schupp • STL 127
2. Oeschger • BSN 99
3. Ruether • CIN 96
4. Ring • CIN 92
5. Meadows • PHI 90
6. Scott • BSN 85
7. Vaughn • CHC 81
8. Haines • STL 80
Doak • STL 80
10. Fillingim • BSN 79
Causey • PHI 79

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Alexander • CHC 335
2. Scott • BSN 308
3. Cooper • PIT 307
4. Haines • STL 303
5. Vaughn • CHC 301
6. Oeschger • BSN 294
7. Fillingim • BSN 292
8. Rixey • PHI 288
9. Nehf • NYG 273
10. Grimes • BRO 271
Barnes • NYG 271

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. Adams • PIT 4.667
2. Marquard • BRO 2.543
3. Alexander • CHC 2.507
4. Cooper • PIT 2.192
5. Grimes • BRO 1.955
6. Sherdel • STL 1.850
7. Pfeffer • BRO 1.778
8. Nehf • NYG 1.756
9. Benton • NYG 1.677
10. Vaughn • CHC 1.617

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. Sherdel • STL 0.053
2. Ruether • CIN 0.068
3. Hamilton • PIT 0.078
4. Mamaux • BRO 0.094
5. Cooper • PIT 0.110
6. McQuillan • BSN 0.120
7. Ring • CIN 0.135
8. Ponder • PIT 0.138
9. Cadore • BRO 0.142
10. Carlson • PIT 0.146

Losses

Losses

1. Rixey • PHI 22
2. Fillingim • BSN 21
Scott • BSN 21
4. Haines • STL 20
5. Smith • PHI 18
6. Vaughn • CHC 16
Benton • NYG 16
Ring • CIN 16
9. McQuillan • BSN 15
Barnes • NYG 15
Martin • CHC 15
Ponder • PIT 15
Cooper • PIT 15

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Oeschger • BSN 115
2. Scott • BSN 114
3. Rixey • PHI 110
4. Ring • CIN 105
5. Haines • STL 100
6. Schupp • STL 98
7. Nehf • NYG 96
Smith • PHI 96
9. Fillingim • BSN 94
10. Carlson • PIT 92

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Ponder • PIT 10
2. Grimes • BRO 9
Scott • BSN 9
4. Rixey • PHI 8
Ring • CIN 8
6. Oeschger • BSN 7
7. Toney • NYG 6
Ruether • CIN 6
9. Adams • PIT 5
Martin • CHC 5
Haines • STL 5
Marquard • BRO 5
Schupp • STL 5
Pfeffer • BRO 5
Benton • NYG 5

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Scott • BSN 13
2. Sherdel • STL 11
Cooper • PIT 11
4. Schupp • STL 9
Ruether • CIN 9
Haines • STL 9
7. Oeschger • BSN 8
Meadows • PHI 8
Carlson • PIT 8
Vaughn • CHC 8
Fisher • CIN 8

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Alexander • CHC 1,447
2. Cooper • PIT 1,312
3. Haines • STL 1,258
4. Vaughn • CHC 1,255
5. Oeschger • BSN 1,250
6. Grimes • BRO 1,246
7. Scott • BSN 1,243
8. Barnes • NYG 1,186
9. Rixey • PHI 1,175
10. Fillingim • BSN 1,145

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. Sherdel • STL 30
2. Betts • PHI 18
3. Mamaux • BRO 16
Smith • BRO 16
5. Douglas • NYG 15
6. Carter • CHC 14
7. Smith • PHI 13
Hamilton • PIT 13
Winters • NYG 13
10. Bailey • CHC 12

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Alexander • CHC 166
2. Adams • PIT 150
3. Grimes • BRO 144
4. Cooper • PIT 135
5. Vaughn • CHC 125
6. Ponder • PIT 124
7. Ruether • CIN 123
8. Cadore • BRO 122
9. Doak • STL 121
10. Luque • CIN 121

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. Adams • PIT 2.68
2. Alexander • CHC 2.71
3. Marquard • BRO 2.78
4. Cooper • PIT 2.84
5. Grimes • BRO 2.86
6. Sherdel • STL 2.91
7. Mamaux • BRO 2.93
8. Ponder • PIT 3.01
9. Rixey • PHI 3.04
10. Pfeffer • BRO 3.06

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. Alexander • CHC 51
2. Grimes • BRO 30
3. Adams • PIT 29
4. Cooper • PIT 28
5. Ruether • CIN 19
6. Vaughn • CHC 18
7. Smith • BRO 17
8. Doak • STL 17
9. Cadore • BRO 17
10. Luque • CIN 16

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. Alexander • CHC 5.8
2. Grimes • BRO 3.3
3. Adams • PIT 3.3
4. Cooper • PIT 3.1
5. Ruether • CIN 2.1
6. Vaughn • CHC 2.0
7. Smith • BRO 1.9
8. Doak • STL 1.9
9. Cadore • BRO 1.9
10. Luque • CIN 1.7

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

<strong>Base-Out Runs Saved</strong><br>Given the bases occupied/out situation, how many runs did the pitcher<br>save in the resulting play. Compared to average, so 0 is average, and<br>above 0 is better than average

1. Alexander • CHC 62.54
2. Grimes • BRO 33.78
3. Adams • PIT 30.97
4. Cooper • PIT 30.24
5. Ruether • CIN 28.09
6. Doak • STL 27.44
7. Luque • CIN 23.69
8. Cadore • BRO 18.48
9. Barnes • NYG 18.32
10. Douglas • NYG 18.27

Win Probability Added (WPA)

<strong>Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability.<br>See <a href='https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/wpa.shtml'>Win Expectancy explainer</a> for details.

1. Alexander • CHC 8.6
2. Cooper • PIT 4.7
3. Grimes • BRO 4.1
4. Adams • PIT 4.0
5. Smith • BRO 3.9
6. Doak • STL 3.6
7. Ruether • CIN 3.6
8. Oeschger • BSN 3.5
9. Cadore • BRO 2.8
10. Vaughn • CHC 2.3

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

<strong>Situational Wins (WPA/LI)</strong><br>It is the sum of WPA divided by the leverage index for each play.<br>WPA depends greatly on the context of the at bats.<br>This stat does not.

1. Alexander • CHC 5.9
2. Grimes • BRO 4.1
3. Cooper • PIT 4.0
4. Adams • PIT 4.0
5. Luque • CIN 2.8
6. Nehf • NYG 2.4
7. Barnes • NYG 2.2
8. Doak • STL 2.2
9. Ruether • CIN 2.1
10. Douglas • NYG 2.1

Championship WPA (cWPA)

<strong>Championship Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability of winning the World Series, displayed in percentage points.<br>See <a href='https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/wpa.shtml'>Win Expectancy explainer</a> for details.

1. Grimes • BRO 14.6
2. Smith • BRO 9.8
3. Alexander • CHC 6.9
4. Ruether • CIN 6.8
5. Cooper • PIT 6.8
6. Luque • CIN 6.3
7. Cadore • BRO 6.2
8. Pfeffer • BRO 5.6
9. Oeschger • BSN 5.3
10. Adams • PIT 4.4

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

<strong>Base-Out Wins Saved</strong><br>This is the number of wins above average the player was worth by their performance<br>measured by the 24 base-out situations.

1. Alexander • CHC 7.3
2. Grimes • BRO 3.8
3. Adams • PIT 3.5
4. Cooper • PIT 3.3
5. Ruether • CIN 3.2
6. Doak • STL 3.1
7. Luque • CIN 2.7
8. Barnes • NYG 2.1
9. Douglas • NYG 2.1
10. Cadore • BRO 2.0

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