1945 National League Pitching Leaders

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NL Most Valuable Player: Phil Cavarretta

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National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

Wins Above Replacement A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. Scale for a single-season: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Holmes • BSN 8.3

2. Roe • PIT 6.6

3. Hack • CHC 6.5

4. Cavarretta • CHC 6.0

5. Galan • BRO 5.9

6. Rosen • BRO 5.5

7. Walker • BRO 5.2

8. Stanky • BRO 5.1

9. Passeau • CHC 5.0

10. Kurowski • STL 4.7

WAR for Pitchers

Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers A single number that presents the number of wins the player added 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. Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Roe • PIT 7.3

2. Barrett • 2TM 5.3

3. Passeau • CHC 5.0

4. Wyse • CHC 4.9

5. Burkhart • STL 4.6

6. Brecheen • STL 4.5

7. Strincevich • PIT 4.4

8. Walters • CIN 4.1

9. Borowy • CHC 3.7

10. Karl • PHI 3.6

Earned Run Average

9 * ER / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played. Bold indicates lowest ERA using current stats Gold means awarded ERA title at end of year.

1. Prim • CHC 2.40

2. Passeau • CHC 2.46

3. Brecheen • STL 2.52

4. Walters • CIN 2.68

5. Wyse • CHC 2.68

6. Roe • PIT 2.87

7. Burkhart • STL 2.90

8. Karl • PHI 2.99

9. Barrett • 2TM 3.00

10. Butcher • PIT 3.03

Wins

1. Barrett • 2TM 23

2. Wyse • CHC 22

3. Burkhart • STL 18

Gregg • BRO 18

5. Passeau • CHC 17

6. Strincevich • PIT 16

Derringer • CHC 16

8. Brecheen • STL 15

9. Roe • PIT 14

Voiselle • NYG 14

Mungo • NYG 14

Win-Loss %

Win-Loss Percentage W / (W + L) For players, leaders need one decision for every ten team games. For managers, minimum to qualify for leading is 320 games.

1. Brecheen • STL .789

2. Burkhart • STL .692

3. Wyse • CHC .688

4. Mungo • NYG .667

5. Barrett • 2TM .657

6. Passeau • CHC .654

7. Prim • CHC .619

8. Strincevich • PIT .615

9. Gables • PIT .611

10. Derringer • CHC .593

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Prim • CHC 0.998

2. Brecheen • STL 1.144

3. Passeau • CHC 1.163

4. Roe • PIT 1.166

5. Wyse • CHC 1.175

6. Barrett • 2TM 1.198

7. Strincevich • PIT 1.244

8. Karl • PHI 1.245

9. Burkhart • STL 1.252

10. Mungo • NYG 1.268

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Prim • CHC 7.730

2. Brecheen • STL 7.780

3. Gregg • BRO 7.820

4. Mungo • NYG 7.918

5. Passeau • CHC 8.128

6. Hutchings • BSN 8.416

7. Donnelly • STL 8.495

8. Burkhart • STL 8.531

9. Lombardi • BRO 8.617

10. Karl • PHI 8.718

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

9 x BB / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Prim • CHC 1.252

2. Barrett • 2TM 1.707

3. Roe • PIT 1.762

4. Wyse • CHC 1.778

5. Strincevich • PIT 1.931

6. Derringer • CHC 2.148

7. Passeau • CHC 2.339

8. Heusser • CIN 2.422

9. Butcher • PIT 2.445

10. Karl • PHI 2.491

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Roe • PIT 5.668

2. Mungo • NYG 4.967

3. Gregg • BRO 4.919

4. Hutchings • BSN 4.816

5. Prim • CHC 4.790

6. Voiselle • NYG 4.455

7. Donnelly • STL 4.112

8. Passeau • CHC 3.885

9. Derringer • CHC 3.622

10. Brecheen • STL 3.604

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Karl • PHI 67

2. Adams • NYG 65

3. Hutchings • BSN 57

4. Fox • CIN 45

Barrett • 2TM 45

6. Rescigno • PIT 44

7. Buker • BRO 42

Burkhart • STL 42

Gregg • BRO 42

King • BRO 42

Saves

1. Adams • NYG 15

Karl • PHI 15

3. Rescigno • PIT 9

4. Hendrickson • BSN 5

Buker • BRO 5

Schanz • PHI 5

7. Lombardi • BRO 4

Derringer • CHC 4

9. Erickson • CHC 3

Hansen • NYG 3

Hutchings • BSN 3

King • BRO 3

Burkhart • STL 3

Innings Pitched

1. Barrett • 2TM 284.2

2. Wyse • CHC 278.1

3. Gregg • BRO 254.1

4. Roe • PIT 235.0

5. Voiselle • NYG 232.1

6. Strincevich • PIT 228.1

7. Passeau • CHC 227.0

8. Heusser • CIN 223.0

9. Feldman • NYG 217.2

10. Burkhart • STL 217.1

Strikeouts

1. Roe • PIT 148

2. Gregg • BRO 139

3. Voiselle • NYG 115

4. Mungo • NYG 101

5. Hutchings • BSN 99

6. Passeau • CHC 98

7. Prim • CHC 88

8. Derringer • CHC 86

9. Wyse • CHC 77

10. Donnelly • STL 76

Barrett • 2TM 76

Games Started

1. Voiselle • NYG 35

2. Gregg • BRO 34

Wyse • CHC 34

Barrett • 2TM 34

5. Roe • PIT 31

6. Barrett • PHI 30

Derringer • CHC 30

Feldman • NYG 30

Heusser • CIN 30

10. Strincevich • PIT 29

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Barrett • 2TM 24

2. Wyse • CHC 23

3. Passeau • CHC 19

4. Heusser • CIN 18

Strincevich • PIT 18

6. Tobin • BSN 16

7. Bowman • CIN 15

Roe • PIT 15

Derringer • CHC 15

10. Voiselle • NYG 14

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Passeau • CHC 5

2. Burkhart • STL 4

Donnelly • STL 4

Voiselle • NYG 4

Heusser • CIN 4

6. Roe • PIT 3

Brecheen • STL 3

Barrett • 2TM 3

Feldman • NYG 3

Maglie • NYG 3

Walters • CIN 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Hutchings • BSN 21

2. Barrett • 2TM 18

3. Wyse • CHC 17

4. Voiselle • NYG 15

5. Brewer • NYG 14

Feldman • NYG 14

7. Lisenbee • CIN 12

Kennedy • 2TM 12

9. Barrett • PHI 11

Herring • BRO 11

Lombardi • BRO 11

Roe • PIT 11

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Gregg • BRO 120

2. Voiselle • NYG 97

3. Barrett • PHI 92

4. Sewell • PIT 91

5. Donnelly • STL 87

Schanz • PHI 87

7. Lombardi • BRO 86

8. Kennedy • 2TM 83

9. Sproull • PHI 80

10. Branca • BRO 79

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Barrett • 2TM 287

2. Wyse • CHC 272

3. Voiselle • NYG 249

4. Heusser • CIN 248

5. Strincevich • PIT 235

6. Roe • PIT 228

7. Derringer • CHC 223

8. Gregg • BRO 221

9. Tobin • BSN 220

10. Lee • 2TM 219

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

SO/W or SO/BB For recent years, pitching leaders need 1 IP per team game played. No batting leaders computed.

1. Prim • CHC 3.826

2. Roe • PIT 3.217

3. Derringer • CHC 1.686

4. Passeau • CHC 1.661

5. Strincevich • PIT 1.510

6. Brecheen • STL 1.432

7. Mungo • NYG 1.423

8. Barrett • 2TM 1.407

9. Wyse • CHC 1.400

10. Hutchings • BSN 1.320

Home Runs per 9 IP

9 x HR / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Passeau • CHC 0.159

2. Gregg • BRO 0.177

3. Mungo • NYG 0.197

4. Strincevich • PIT 0.276

5. Brecheen • STL 0.286

6. Lee • 2TM 0.294

7. Walters • CIN 0.321

8. Fox • CIN 0.329

9. Derringer • CHC 0.337

10. Karl • PHI 0.349

Losses

1. Barrett • PHI 20

2. Heusser • CIN 16

3. Schanz • PHI 15

Kennedy • 2TM 15

5. Tobin • BSN 14

Voiselle • NYG 14

7. Bowman • CIN 13

Feldman • NYG 13

Fox • CIN 13

Gregg • BRO 13

Roe • PIT 13

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Voiselle • NYG 116

2. Barrett • PHI 114

3. Gregg • BRO 98

4. Barrett • 2TM 95

5. Heusser • CIN 92

Kennedy • 2TM 92

7. Fox • CIN 90

8. Sproull • PHI 86

9. Sewell • PIT 85

10. Strincevich • PIT 84

Tobin • BSN 84

Wild Pitches

1. Barrett • PHI 8

2. Judd • PHI 7

Gregg • BRO 7

4. Andrews • BSN 6

Kennedy • 2TM 6

Branca • BRO 6

7. Sewell • PIT 5

Lombardi • BRO 5

9. Lee • 2TM 4

Gerheauser • PIT 4

Fox • CIN 4

Dasso • CIN 4

Brewer • NYG 4

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Schanz • PHI 9

2. Gregg • BRO 8

3. Barrett • PHI 7

Bowman • CIN 7

Erickson • CHC 7

6. Fox • CIN 6

Creel • STL 6

Donnelly • STL 6

9. Tobin • BSN 5

Wyse • CHC 5

Seats • BRO 5

Brecheen • STL 5

Pfund • BRO 5

Lombardi • BRO 5

Batters Faced

1. Barrett • 2TM 1,175

2. Wyse • CHC 1,139

3. Gregg • BRO 1,092

4. Voiselle • NYG 1,034

5. Strincevich • PIT 966

6. Heusser • CIN 965

7. Roe • PIT 936

8. Passeau • CHC 934

9. Feldman • NYG 933

10. Burkhart • STL 901

Derringer • CHC 901

Games Finished

Games Finished Credited to the last pitcher to appear for a team in a game. Complete Games are not counted as Games Finished.

1. Adams • NYG 50

2. Karl • PHI 41

3. Hendrickson • BSN 27

Rescigno • PIT 27

5. King • BRO 25

6. Buker • BRO 22

Hutchings • BSN 22

8. Fox • CIN 17

Lisenbee • CIN 17

10. Gerheauser • PIT 14

Adjusted ERA+

ERA+ 100*[lgERA/ERA] Adjusted to the player’s ballpark(s).

1. Prim • CHC 153

2. Brecheen • STL 150

3. Passeau • CHC 149

4. Walters • CIN 141

5. Roe • PIT 138

6. Wyse • CHC 136

7. Butcher • PIT 131

8. Burkhart • STL 130

9. Karl • PHI 127

10. Barrett • 2TM 126

Fielding Independent Pitching

Fielding Independent Pitching this stat measures a pitcher's effectiveness at preventing HR, BB, HBP and causing SO <tt>(13*HR + 3*(BB+HBP) - 2*SO)/IP + Constantlg</tt> The constant is set so that each season major-league average FIP is the same as the major-league avg ERA

1. Roe • PIT 2.67

2. Prim • CHC 2.80

3. Passeau • CHC 2.89

4. Mungo • NYG 3.13

5. Derringer • CHC 3.13

6. Strincevich • PIT 3.16

7. Brecheen • STL 3.27

8. Gregg • BRO 3.39

9. Karl • PHI 3.54

10. Burkhart • STL 3.60

Adj. Pitching Runs

Adjusted Pitching Runs A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a pitcher’s total contributions to a team’s runs total via linear weights. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Passeau • CHC 33

2. Wyse • CHC 33

3. Roe • PIT 32

4. Barrett • 2TM 28

5. Burkhart • STL 24

6. Brecheen • STL 24

7. Borowy • CHC 22

8. Prim • CHC 21

9. Walters • CIN 19

10. Strincevich • PIT 18

Adj. Pitching Wins

Adjusted Pitching Wins A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a pitcher’s total contributions to a team’s wins with his arm. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Passeau • CHC 3.5

2. Wyse • CHC 3.4

3. Roe • PIT 3.4

4. Barrett • 2TM 2.9

5. Brecheen • STL 2.5

6. Burkhart • STL 2.5

7. Borowy • CHC 2.4

8. Prim • CHC 2.2

9. Walters • CIN 2.0

10. Strincevich • PIT 1.8

Wright • BSN 1.8

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

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

1. Passeau • CHC 38.28

2. Wyse • CHC 33.37

3. Roe • PIT 30.95

4. Burkhart • STL 29.17

5. Brecheen • STL 25.98

6. Walters • CIN 21.07

7. Borowy • CHC 19.81

8. Barrett • 2TM 19.54

9. Karl • PHI 17.09

10. Erickson • CHC 16.68

Win Probability Added (WPA)

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

1. Wyse • CHC 4.9

2. Brecheen • STL 4.7

3. Passeau • CHC 3.1

4. Burkhart • STL 3.0

5. Barrett • 2TM 2.9

6. Gregg • BRO 2.9

7. Walters • CIN 2.8

8. Roe • PIT 2.7

9. Karl • PHI 2.5

10. Strincevich • PIT 2.3

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

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

1. Passeau • CHC 3.6

2. Prim • CHC 2.6

3. Roe • PIT 2.6

4. Brecheen • STL 2.5

5. Barrett • 2TM 2.4

6. Mungo • NYG 2.3

7. Wyse • CHC 2.2

8. Gregg • BRO 2.1

9. Burkhart • STL 2.1

10. Borowy • CHC 2.1

Championship WPA (cWPA)

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

1. Wyse • CHC 14.7

2. Brecheen • STL 14.6

3. Prim • CHC 10.8

4. Burkhart • STL 10.0

5. Barrett • 2TM 9.7

6. Gregg • BRO 8.0

7. Borowy • CHC 7.6

8. Passeau • CHC 6.1

9. Erickson • CHC 5.6

10. Mungo • NYG 3.2

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

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

1. Passeau • CHC 4.2

2. Wyse • CHC 3.6

3. Roe • PIT 3.2

4. Burkhart • STL 3.1

5. Brecheen • STL 2.8

6. Walters • CIN 2.2

7. Borowy • CHC 2.2

8. Barrett • 2TM 2.1

9. Erickson • CHC 1.8

10. Karl • PHI 1.7

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