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. Musial • STL 9.4
2. Nicholson • CHC 6.7
3. Klein • STL 6.5
4. Galan • BRO 6.0
5. Rowe • PHI 5.9
6. Sewell • PIT 5.8
7. Bithorn • CHC 5.5
8. Cooper • STL 5.5
9. Vaughan • BRO 5.4
10. Frey • CIN 5.3

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. Cooper • STL 5.7
2. Bithorn • CHC 5.5
3. Andrews • BSN 5.1
4. Sewell • PIT 5.0
5. Lanier • STL 4.8
6. Wyatt • BRO 4.3
7. Barrett • 2TM 4.1
8. Passeau • CHC 4.1
9. Rowe • PHI 4.0
10. Butcher • PIT 3.9

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. Lanier • STL 1.90
2. Cooper • STL 2.30
3. Wyatt • BRO 2.49
4. Sewell • PIT 2.54
5. Andrews • BSN 2.57
6. Bithorn • CHC 2.60
7. Butcher • PIT 2.60
8. Riddle • CIN 2.63
9. Tobin • BSN 2.66
10. Klinger • PIT 2.72

Wins

Wins

1. Cooper • STL 21
Riddle • CIN 21
Sewell • PIT 21
4. Bithorn • CHC 18
5. Javery • BSN 17
6. Lanier • STL 15
Passeau • CHC 15
Walters • CIN 15
Vander Meer • CIN 15
10. Andrews • BSN 14
Rowe • PHI 14
Shoun • CIN 14
Tobin • BSN 14
Wyatt • BRO 14

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. Shoun • CIN .737
Wyatt • BRO .737
3. Cooper • STL .724
4. Sewell • PIT .700
5. Krist • STL .688
6. Lanier • STL .682
7. Riddle • CIN .656
8. Rowe • PHI .636
9. Adams • NYG .611
10. Bithorn • CHC .600

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Wyatt • BRO 1.007
2. Cooper • STL 1.120
3. Rowe • PHI 1.131
4. Andrews • BSN 1.156
5. Bithorn • CHC 1.170
6. Barrett • BSN 1.188
7. Passeau • CHC 1.210
8. Krist • STL 1.235
9. Wyse • CHC 1.237
10. Tobin • BSN 1.240

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Wyatt • BRO 6.924
2. Vander Meer • CIN 7.100
3. Cooper • STL 7.489
4. Krist • STL 7.722
5. Barrett • 2TM 7.936
6. Andrews • BSN 8.027
7. Riddle • CIN 8.124
8. Mungo • NYG 8.164
9. Bithorn • CHC 8.183
10. Lanier • STL 8.227

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. Rowe • PHI 1.312
2. Wyse • CHC 1.962
3. Derringer • CHC 2.017
4. Davis • BRO 2.136
5. Wyatt • BRO 2.142
6. Hebert • PIT 2.201
7. Barrett • BSN 2.224
8. Passeau • CHC 2.311
9. Bithorn • CHC 2.343
10. Andrews • BSN 2.380

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Vander Meer • CIN 5.419
2. Higbe • BRO 5.254
3. Lanier • STL 5.189
4. Mungo • NYG 4.840
5. Cooper • STL 4.631
6. Head • BRO 4.403
7. Wyatt • BRO 3.985
8. Javery • BSN 3.980
9. Derringer • CHC 3.879
10. Gerheauser • PHI 3.851

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Adams • NYG 70
2. Webber • BRO 54
3. Head • BRO 47
4. Mungo • NYG 45
Shoun • CIN 45
6. Gornicki • PIT 42
7. Javery • BSN 41
8. Wittig • NYG 40
9. Beggs • CIN 39
Bithorn • CHC 39
Kimball • 2TM 39

Saves

Saves

1. Webber • BRO 10
2. Adams • NYG 9
3. Shoun • CIN 7
4. Beggs • CIN 6
Head • BRO 6
6. Wyse • CHC 5
7. Wittig • NYG 4
Gornicki • PIT 4
Brecheen • STL 4
10. Davis • BRO 3
Derringer • CHC 3
Cooper • STL 3
Allen • 2TM 3
Kimball • 2TM 3
Krist • STL 3
Lanier • STL 3
Sewell • PIT 3
Riddle • CIN 3
Lee • 2TM 3

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Javery • BSN 303.0
2. Vander Meer • CIN 289.0
3. Andrews • BSN 283.2
4. Cooper • STL 274.0
5. Sewell • PIT 265.1
6. Riddle • CIN 260.1
7. Passeau • CHC 257.0
8. Barrett • BSN 255.0
9. Tobin • BSN 250.0
10. Bithorn • CHC 249.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Vander Meer • CIN 174
2. Cooper • STL 141
3. Javery • BSN 134
4. Lanier • STL 123
5. Higbe • BRO 108
6. Passeau • CHC 93
7. Gerheauser • PHI 92
8. Bithorn • CHC 86
Chase • NYG 86
10. Barrett • 2TM 85

Games Started

Games Started

1. Vander Meer • CIN 36
2. Javery • BSN 35
3. Andrews • BSN 34
Walters • CIN 34
5. Starr • CIN 33
Riddle • CIN 33
7. Cooper • STL 32
8. Gerheauser • PHI 31
Passeau • CHC 31
Barrett • BSN 31
Sewell • PIT 31

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Sewell • PIT 25
2. Cooper • STL 24
Tobin • BSN 24
4. Andrews • BSN 23
5. Walters • CIN 21
Vander Meer • CIN 21
7. Bithorn • CHC 19
Javery • BSN 19
Riddle • CIN 19
10. Passeau • CHC 18

Shutouts

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

1. Bithorn • CHC 7
2. Cooper • STL 6
3. Pollet • STL 5
Riddle • CIN 5
Javery • BSN 5
Walters • CIN 5
7. Head • BRO 3
Rowe • PHI 3
Klinger • PIT 3
Vander Meer • CIN 3
Wyatt • BRO 3
Barrett • BSN 3
Andrews • BSN 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Wittig • NYG 14
2. Javery • BSN 13
3. Tobin • BSN 12
4. Andrews • BSN 11
Barrett • BSN 11
6. Gornicki • PIT 10
Gerheauser • PHI 10
Lohrman • 2TM 10
Passeau • CHC 10
10. Starr • CIN 9

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Vander Meer • CIN 162
2. Walters • CIN 109
3. Riddle • CIN 107
4. Javery • BSN 99
5. Higbe • BRO 95
6. Starr • CIN 91
7. Cooper • STL 79
Melton • BRO 79
Mungo • NYG 79
Barrett • 2TM 79

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Javery • BSN 288
2. Sewell • PIT 267
3. Andrews • BSN 253
4. Passeau • CHC 245
5. Walters • CIN 244
6. Tobin • BSN 241
7. Barrett • BSN 240
8. Riddle • CIN 235
9. Cooper • STL 228
Vander Meer • CIN 228

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. Derringer • CHC 1.923
2. Wyatt • BRO 1.860
3. Rowe • PHI 1.793
4. Cooper • STL 1.785
5. Lanier • STL 1.640
6. Passeau • CHC 1.409
7. Javery • BSN 1.354
8. Wyse • CHC 1.324
9. Bithorn • CHC 1.323
10. Gerheauser • PHI 1.314

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. Lanier • STL 0.127
2. Hebert • PIT 0.147
3. Vander Meer • CIN 0.156
4. Cooper • STL 0.164
5. Butcher • PIT 0.186
6. Higbe • BRO 0.195
7. Sewell • PIT 0.204
8. Riddle • CIN 0.207
9. Wyse • CHC 0.231
10. Wyatt • BRO 0.249

Losses

Losses

1. Andrews • BSN 20
2. Gerheauser • PHI 19
3. Barrett • BSN 18
4. Vander Meer • CIN 16
Javery • BSN 16
6. Kraus • PHI 15
Walters • CIN 15
Wittig • NYG 15
9. Tobin • BSN 14
Derringer • CHC 14

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Javery • BSN 108
2. Walters • CIN 97
3. Vander Meer • CIN 92
4. Barrett • BSN 90
5. Starr • CIN 88
6. Gerheauser • PHI 86
7. Passeau • CHC 83
8. Andrews • BSN 81
9. Wittig • NYG 77
10. Higbe • BRO 76
Riddle • CIN 76

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Walters • CIN 8
2. Gerheauser • PHI 6
Allen • 2TM 6
Chase • NYG 6
Vander Meer • CIN 6
6. Andrews • BSN 4
Higbe • BRO 4
Hubbell • NYG 4
Klinger • PIT 4
Cooper • STL 4
Webber • BRO 4
Barrett • 2TM 4
Lee • 2TM 4

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Andrews • BSN 6
Mungo • NYG 6
3. Webber • BRO 5
Starr • CIN 5
Melton • BRO 5
Higbe • BRO 5
Conger • PHI 5
Cooper • STL 5
9. Krist • STL 4
Passeau • CHC 4
Odom • BSN 4
Macon • BRO 4
Javery • BSN 4
Feldman • NYG 4

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Javery • BSN 1,286
2. Vander Meer • CIN 1,204
3. Andrews • BSN 1,167
4. Sewell • PIT 1,112
5. Cooper • STL 1,109
6. Riddle • CIN 1,086
7. Passeau • CHC 1,075
8. Walters • CIN 1,054
9. Barrett • BSN 1,053
10. Tobin • BSN 1,049

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. Adams • NYG 52
2. Shoun • CIN 29
3. Webber • BRO 27
4. Beggs • CIN 26
5. Kimball • 2TM 21
6. Head • BRO 17
7. Dietz • 2TM 16
8. Prim • CHC 14
Munger • STL 14
Wyse • CHC 14
Allen • 2TM 14

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Lanier • STL 178
2. Cooper • STL 147
3. Sewell • PIT 137
4. Wyatt • BRO 134
5. Butcher • PIT 134
6. Andrews • BSN 131
7. Klinger • PIT 128
8. Bithorn • CHC 128
9. Riddle • CIN 127
10. Tobin • BSN 127

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. Lanier • STL 2.76
2. Cooper • STL 2.78
3. Wyatt • BRO 2.84
4. Derringer • CHC 2.98
5. Rowe • PHI 3.07
6. Wyse • CHC 3.10
7. Hebert • PIT 3.18
8. Bithorn • CHC 3.18
9. Passeau • CHC 3.25
10. Klinger • PIT 3.28

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. Cooper • STL 33
2. Lanier • STL 31
3. Sewell • PIT 24
4. Andrews • BSN 23
5. Bithorn • CHC 22
6. Pollet • STL 22
7. Riddle • CIN 22
8. Wyatt • BRO 19
9. Butcher • PIT 18
10. Brazle • STL 18

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. Cooper • STL 3.8
2. Lanier • STL 3.5
3. Sewell • PIT 2.7
4. Andrews • BSN 2.6
Pollet • STL 2.6
6. Bithorn • CHC 2.5
7. Riddle • CIN 2.4
8. Brazle • STL 2.1
9. Wyatt • BRO 2.1
10. Butcher • PIT 2.1

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. Cooper • STL 44.58
2. Lanier • STL 31.60
3. Riddle • CIN 26.93
4. Andrews • BSN 25.32
5. Wyatt • BRO 25.19
6. Pollet • STL 24.96
7. Butcher • PIT 24.16
8. Sewell • PIT 24.05
9. Vander Meer • CIN 21.95
10. Brecheen • STL 20.71

Win Probability Added (WPA)

<strong>Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability.<br>A change of +/- 1 would indicate one win added or lost.

1. Cooper • STL 5.2
2. Lanier • STL 4.4
3. Riddle • CIN 3.9
4. Wyatt • BRO 3.1
5. Pollet • STL 3.0
6. Brecheen • STL 2.8
7. Shoun • CIN 2.8
8. Sewell • PIT 2.6
9. Andrews • BSN 2.4
10. Barrett • 2TM 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. Cooper • STL 5.4
2. Lanier • STL 3.3
3. Wyatt • BRO 3.2
4. Pollet • STL 2.9
5. Andrews • BSN 2.6
6. Vander Meer • CIN 2.6
7. Brecheen • STL 2.6
8. Klinger • PIT 2.3
9. Riddle • CIN 2.3
10. Gumbert • STL 2.1

Championship WPA (cWPA)

<strong>Championship Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability, displayed in percentage points.<br>A change of +/- 100% would indicate one world series win added or lost.

1. Pollet • STL 8.6
2. Cooper • STL 8.2
3. Brecheen • STL 5.5
4. Gumbert • STL 5.2
5. Lanier • STL 5.1
6. Starr • CIN 3.7
7. Andrews • BSN 3.2
8. Sewell • PIT 2.9
9. Davis • BRO 2.4
10. Klinger • PIT 2.2

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. Cooper • STL 5.2
2. Lanier • STL 3.6
3. Riddle • CIN 3.0
4. Pollet • STL 3.0
5. Wyatt • BRO 2.9
6. Andrews • BSN 2.8
7. Butcher • PIT 2.7
8. Sewell • PIT 2.7
9. Vander Meer • CIN 2.5
10. Brecheen • STL 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