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. Ott • NYG 8.3
2. Terry • NYG 7.7
3. Klein • PHI 7.5
4. Hubbell • NYG 7.4
5. Warneke • CHC 7.0
6. Dean • STL 6.5
7. Herman • CIN 6.3
8. O'Doul • BRO 6.2
9. Lucas • CIN 6.0
10. Waner • PIT 5.7

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. Warneke • CHC 6.9
2. Hubbell • NYG 6.8
3. Dean • STL 6.0
4. Rhem • 2TM 4.9
5. Lucas • CIN 4.5
6. Betts • BSN 4.4
7. Swetonic • PIT 3.8
8. Holley • PHI 3.7
9. Zachary • BSN 3.7
10. Benge • PHI 3.4

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. Warneke • CHC 2.37
2. Hubbell • NYG 2.50
3. Betts • BSN 2.80
4. Swetonic • PIT 2.82
5. Lucas • CIN 2.94
6. French • PIT 3.02
7. Zachary • BSN 3.10
8. Hallahan • STL 3.11
9. Bush • CHC 3.21
10. Johnson • CIN 3.27

Wins

Wins

1. Warneke • CHC 22
2. Clark • BRO 20
3. Bush • CHC 19
4. Dean • STL 18
French • PIT 18
Hubbell • NYG 18
7. Brandt • BSN 16
8. Malone • CHC 15
Root • CHC 15
Rhem • 2TM 15

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. Warneke • CHC .786
2. Brown • BSN .667
3. Swetonic • PIT .647
4. Bush • CHC .633
5. Hallahan • STL .632
6. Rhem • 2TM .625
Clark • BRO .625
8. Hubbell • NYG .621
9. Root • CHC .600
Thurston • BRO .600

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Hubbell • NYG 1.056
2. Swift • PIT 1.078
3. Lucas • CIN 1.099
4. Warneke • CHC 1.123
5. Swetonic • PIT 1.162
6. Betts • BSN 1.191
7. Clark • BRO 1.212
8. Root • CHC 1.230
9. Johnson • CIN 1.237
10. Malone • CHC 1.266

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Swetonic • PIT 7.414
2. Brown • BSN 7.901
3. Warneke • CHC 8.025
4. Hubbell • NYG 8.239
5. Malone • CHC 8.430
6. Swift • PIT 8.608
7. Hallahan • STL 8.626
8. Lucas • CIN 8.722
9. Vance • BRO 8.761
10. Root • CHC 8.778

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. Swift • PIT 1.092
2. Lucas • CIN 1.170
3. Hubbell • NYG 1.268
4. Benton • CIN 1.353
5. Betts • BSN 1.421
6. Heimach • BRO 1.503
7. Kolp • CIN 1.522
8. Clark • BRO 1.615
9. Carroll • CIN 1.886
10. Johnson • STL 1.913

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Dean • STL 6.010
2. Hallahan • STL 5.512
3. Vance • BRO 5.277
4. Carleton • STL 5.180
5. Brown • BSN 4.648
6. Malone • CHC 4.557
7. Hubbell • NYG 4.342
8. Mungo • BRO 4.312
9. Walker • NYG 4.086
10. Root • CHC 3.994

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. French • PIT 47
2. Dean • STL 46
3. Carleton • STL 44
4. Collins • PHI 43
5. Quinn • BRO 42
Johnson • CIN 42
7. Benge • PHI 41
Gibson • NYG 41
9. Bush • CHC 40
Clark • BRO 40
Hubbell • NYG 40

Saves

Saves

1. Quinn • BRO 9
2. Benge • PHI 6
3. Luque • NYG 5
Cantwell • BSN 5
5. Swift • PIT 4
French • PIT 4
Lindsey • STL 4
Shaute • BRO 4
9. Collins • PHI 3
Root • CHC 3
Gibson • NYG 3

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Dean • STL 286.0
2. Hubbell • NYG 284.0
3. Warneke • CHC 277.0
4. French • PIT 274.1
5. Clark • BRO 273.0
6. Lucas • CIN 269.1
7. Brandt • BSN 254.0
8. Johnson • CIN 245.0
9. Bush • CHC 238.2
10. Fitzsimmons • NYG 237.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Dean • STL 191
2. Hubbell • NYG 137
3. Malone • CHC 120
4. Carleton • STL 113
5. Brown • BSN 110
6. Hallahan • STL 108
7. Mungo • BRO 107
8. Warneke • CHC 106
9. Vance • BRO 103
10. Clark • BRO 99

Games Started

Games Started

1. Clark • BRO 36
2. Dean • STL 33
Mungo • BRO 33
French • PIT 33
5. Warneke • CHC 32
Malone • CHC 32
Hubbell • NYG 32
8. Fitzsimmons • NYG 31
Brandt • BSN 31
Lucas • CIN 31

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Lucas • CIN 28
2. Warneke • CHC 25
3. Hubbell • NYG 22
4. French • PIT 20
5. Brandt • BSN 19
Clark • BRO 19
7. Malone • CHC 17
8. Dean • STL 16
Betts • BSN 16
Holley • PHI 16

Shutouts

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

1. Swetonic • PIT 4
Dean • STL 4
Warneke • CHC 4
4. Betts • BSN 3
French • PIT 3
Carleton • STL 3
7. Rixey • CIN 2
Clark • BRO 2
Benge • PHI 2
Brandt • BSN 2
Thurston • BRO 2
Holley • PHI 2
Johnson • CIN 2
Kolp • CIN 2
Malone • CHC 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Walker • NYG 23
2. Collins • PHI 21
3. Hubbell • NYG 20
4. Fitzsimmons • NYG 19
5. Mooney • NYG 18
6. French • PIT 17
7. Rhem • 2TM 16
8. Benge • PHI 15
Swift • PIT 15
Holley • PHI 15

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Mungo • BRO 115
2. Brown • BSN 104
3. Dean • STL 102
4. Fitzsimmons • NYG 83
5. Malone • CHC 78
6. Bush • CHC 70
Carleton • STL 70
8. Hallahan • STL 69
9. Derringer • STL 67
10. Collins • PHI 65

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. French • PIT 301
2. Derringer • STL 296
3. Fitzsimmons • NYG 287
4. Clark • BRO 282
5. Dean • STL 280
6. Brandt • BSN 271
7. Bush • CHC 262
8. Lucas • CIN 261
9. Hubbell • NYG 260
10. Warneke • CHC 247
Holley • PHI 247
Benge • PHI 247

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. Hubbell • NYG 3.425
2. Swift • PIT 2.462
3. Clark • BRO 2.020
4. Johnson • STL 2.000
5. Dean • STL 1.873
6. Vance • BRO 1.807
7. Lucas • CIN 1.800
8. Root • CHC 1.745
9. Harris • PIT 1.658
10. Warneke • CHC 1.656

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. Zachary • BSN 0.212
2. Derringer • STL 0.231
3. Brown • BSN 0.254
4. Johnson • CIN 0.294
5. Carroll • CIN 0.300
6. Meine • PIT 0.313
7. Harris • PIT 0.321
8. Clark • BRO 0.330
9. Lucas • CIN 0.334
10. Mungo • BRO 0.363

Losses

Losses

1. Carroll • CIN 19
2. Lucas • CIN 17
Malone • CHC 17
4. Brandt • BSN 16
French • PIT 16
6. Johnson • CIN 15
Dean • STL 15
8. Holley • PHI 14
Johnson • STL 14
Derringer • STL 14

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Fitzsimmons • NYG 117
2. Brandt • BSN 112
3. Mungo • BRO 110
4. Collins • PHI 108
5. Clark • BRO 106
6. Derringer • STL 105
Dean • STL 105
Carroll • CIN 105
9. Holley • PHI 100
Benge • PHI 100
Elliott • PHI 100

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Derringer • STL 9
2. Malone • CHC 8
3. Hallahan • STL 7
Fitzsimmons • NYG 7
Quinn • BRO 7
6. Stout • STL 6
7. Warneke • CHC 5
Spencer • PIT 5
Bush • CHC 5
Mungo • BRO 5
Carroll • CIN 5

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Carroll • CIN 9
2. Bush • CHC 7
3. Mungo • BRO 6
Hansen • PHI 6
Harris • PIT 6
Heimach • BRO 6
Holley • PHI 6
Collins • PHI 6
Malone • CHC 6
Pruett • BSN 6

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Dean • STL 1,203
2. French • PIT 1,167
3. Hubbell • NYG 1,151
4. Clark • BRO 1,136
5. Warneke • CHC 1,117
6. Lucas • CIN 1,104
7. Brandt • BSN 1,064
8. Fitzsimmons • NYG 1,060
9. Derringer • STL 1,043
10. Bush • CHC 1,032

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. Quinn • BRO 32
2. Cantwell • BSN 27
3. Gibson • NYG 23
4. Luque • NYG 22
5. Stout • STL 20
Collins • PHI 20
7. May • CHC 19
8. Frankhouse • BSN 16
Carleton • STL 16
10. Shaute • BRO 15
Heimach • BRO 15
Harris • PIT 15

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Warneke • CHC 160
2. Hubbell • NYG 149
3. Betts • BSN 135
4. Swetonic • PIT 134
5. Lucas • CIN 131
6. Hallahan • STL 127
7. French • PIT 125
8. Zachary • BSN 122
9. Rhem • 2TM 121
10. Dean • STL 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. Clark • BRO 3.45
2. Johnson • CIN 3.50
3. Hubbell • NYG 3.54
4. Lucas • CIN 3.54
5. Dean • STL 3.54
6. Zachary • BSN 3.60
7. Harris • PIT 3.62
8. Warneke • CHC 3.63
9. Root • CHC 3.67
10. Derringer • STL 3.67

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. Warneke • CHC 46
2. Hubbell • NYG 39
3. Lucas • CIN 25
4. Betts • BSN 24
5. Dean • STL 21
6. Swetonic • PIT 19
7. Rhem • 2TM 18
8. Zachary • BSN 18
9. French • PIT 16
10. Johnson • CIN 14

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. Warneke • CHC 4.9
2. Hubbell • NYG 4.1
3. Lucas • CIN 2.6
4. Betts • BSN 2.4
5. Dean • STL 2.2
6. Swetonic • PIT 2.0
7. Rhem • 2TM 1.9
8. Zachary • BSN 1.8
9. French • PIT 1.6
10. Johnson • CIN 1.5

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. Warneke • CHC 53.32
2. Hubbell • NYG 39.79
3. Betts • BSN 23.38
4. Dean • STL 22.12
5. Swetonic • PIT 21.33
6. Lucas • CIN 19.02
7. Zachary • BSN 17.65
8. Tinning • CHC 16.39
9. Rhem • 2TM 16.37
10. Swift • PIT 15.45

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. Warneke • CHC 5.5
2. Swetonic • PIT 3.1
3. French • PIT 2.9
4. Dean • STL 2.9
5. Root • CHC 2.8
6. Hubbell • NYG 2.8
7. Clark • BRO 2.4
8. Hallahan • STL 2.3
9. Brown • BSN 2.2
10. Brandt • BSN 2.2

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. Warneke • CHC 4.4
2. Hubbell • NYG 3.6
3. Johnson • CIN 2.7
4. Lucas • CIN 2.4
5. Malone • CHC 2.2
6. Swift • PIT 2.2
7. Root • CHC 2.0
8. Swetonic • PIT 2.0
9. Brandt • BSN 1.9
10. Betts • BSN 1.9

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. Warneke • CHC 15.6
2. Swetonic • PIT 8.2
3. Tinning • CHC 8.0
4. Brandt • BSN 5.3
5. Root • CHC 4.4
6. Betts • BSN 3.9
7. Brown • BSN 3.8
8. Cantwell • BSN 3.2
9. Hallahan • STL 2.7
10. Johnson • CIN 1.8

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. Warneke • CHC 5.8
2. Hubbell • NYG 4.3
3. Betts • BSN 2.5
4. Swetonic • PIT 2.3
5. Dean • STL 2.2
6. Lucas • CIN 2.0
7. Zachary • BSN 1.8
8. Tinning • CHC 1.7
9. Rhem • 2TM 1.6
10. Swift • PIT 1.6

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