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. Robinson • BRO 9.3
2. Musial • STL 9.0
3. Kiner • PIT 8.0
4. Reese • BRO 7.4
5. Pollet • STL 6.6
6. Thomson • NYG 6.4
7. Koslo • NYG 6.1
8. Heintzelman • PHI 6.1
9. Slaughter • STL 5.9
10. Newcombe • BRO 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. Pollet • STL 6.5
2. Heintzelman • PHI 6.3
3. Koslo • NYG 6.1
4. Roe • BRO 5.8
5. Spahn • BSN 5.6
6. Newcombe • BRO 5.5
7. Raffensberger • CIN 5.3
8. Dickson • PIT 4.8
9. Staley • STL 4.4
10. Meyer • PHI 4.3

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. Koslo • NYG 2.50
2. Staley • STL 2.73
3. Pollet • STL 2.77
4. Roe • BRO 2.79
5. Heintzelman • PHI 3.02
6. Spahn • BSN 3.07
7. Meyer • PHI 3.08
8. Newcombe • BRO 3.17
9. Brazle • STL 3.18
10. Dickson • PIT 3.29

Wins

Wins

1. Spahn • BSN 21
2. Pollet • STL 20
3. Raffensberger • CIN 18
4. Meyer • PHI 17
Newcombe • BRO 17
Heintzelman • PHI 17
7. Bickford • BSN 16
8. Roe • BRO 15
Roberts • PHI 15
Jansen • NYG 15
Jones • NYG 15
Munger • STL 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. Branca • BRO .722
2. Roe • BRO .714
3. Pollet • STL .690
4. Newcombe • BRO .680
Meyer • PHI .680
6. Munger • STL .652
7. Chambers • PIT .650
8. Brazle • STL .636
9. Heintzelman • PHI .630
10. Banta • BRO .625

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Koslo • NYG 1.113
2. Staley • STL 1.138
3. Roe • BRO 1.152
4. Newcombe • BRO 1.211
5. Spahn • BSN 1.221
6. Pollet • STL 1.244
7. Meyer • PHI 1.263
8. Brecheen • STL 1.267
9. Jansen • NYG 1.282
10. Borowy • PHI 1.298

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Staley • STL 8.089
2. Koslo • NYG 8.193
3. Newcombe • BRO 8.214
4. Kennedy • NYG 8.382
5. Meyer • PHI 8.408
6. Spahn • BSN 8.424
7. Roe • BRO 8.506
8. Wehmeier • CIN 8.522
9. Munger • STL 8.554
10. Jones • NYG 8.595

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. Koslo • NYG 1.825
2. Roe • BRO 1.862
3. Werle • PIT 2.077
4. Jansen • NYG 2.149
5. Leonard • CHC 2.150
6. Staley • STL 2.154
7. Pollet • STL 2.302
8. Raffensberger • CIN 2.535
9. Spahn • BSN 2.560
10. Brazle • STL 2.661

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Newcombe • BRO 5.488
2. Branca • BRO 5.255
3. Chambers • PIT 4.720
4. Roe • BRO 4.613
5. Spahn • BSN 4.495
6. Werle • PIT 4.317
7. Vander Meer • CIN 4.284
8. Pollet • STL 4.214
9. Leonard • CHC 4.150
10. Bickford • BSN 3.941

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Wilks • STL 59
2. Konstanty • PHI 53
3. Palica • BRO 49
4. Banta • BRO 48
5. Muncrief • 2TM 47
6. Staley • STL 45
Gumbert • 2TM 45
8. Dickson • PIT 44
Higbe • 2TM 44
10. Behrman • NYG 43
Roberts • PHI 43

Saves

Saves

1. Wilks • STL 9
2. Potter • BSN 7
Konstanty • PHI 7
4. Palica • BRO 6
Staley • STL 6
6. Muncrief • 2TM 5
Casey • PIT 5
Gumbert • 2TM 5
9. Roberts • PHI 4
Rush • CHC 4
Koslo • NYG 4
Dubiel • CHC 4

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Spahn • BSN 302.1
2. Raffensberger • CIN 284.0
3. Jansen • NYG 259.2
4. Heintzelman • PHI 250.0
5. Newcombe • BRO 244.1
6. Sain • BSN 243.0
7. Bickford • BSN 230.2
Pollet • STL 230.2
9. Roberts • PHI 226.2
10. Dickson • PIT 224.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Spahn • BSN 151
2. Newcombe • BRO 149
3. Jansen • NYG 113
4. Roe • BRO 109
Branca • BRO 109
6. Pollet • STL 108
7. Werle • PIT 106
8. Raffensberger • CIN 103
9. Bickford • BSN 101
10. Banta • BRO 97

Games Started

Games Started

1. Raffensberger • CIN 38
Spahn • BSN 38
3. Bickford • BSN 36
Sain • BSN 36
5. Jansen • NYG 35
6. Kennedy • NYG 32
Heintzelman • PHI 32
8. Newcombe • BRO 31
Roberts • PHI 31
Schmitz • CHC 31
Brecheen • STL 31

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Spahn • BSN 25
2. Raffensberger • CIN 20
3. Newcombe • BRO 19
4. Jansen • NYG 17
Pollet • STL 17
6. Sain • BSN 16
7. Koslo • NYG 15
Heintzelman • PHI 15
Bickford • BSN 15
10. Brecheen • STL 14
Kennedy • NYG 14
Meyer • PHI 14

Shutouts

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

1. Raffensberger • CIN 5
Pollet • STL 5
Newcombe • BRO 5
Heintzelman • PHI 5
5. Kennedy • NYG 4
Voiselle • BSN 4
Spahn • BSN 4
8. Roe • BRO 3
Roberts • PHI 3
Schmitz • CHC 3
Jansen • NYG 3
Vander Meer • CIN 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Jansen • NYG 36
2. Spahn • BSN 27
3. Roe • BRO 25
4. Raffensberger • CIN 23
Werle • PIT 23
6. Branca • BRO 21
7. Wehmeier • CIN 20
Bickford • BSN 20
9. Jones • NYG 19
Borowy • PHI 19
Heintzelman • PHI 19

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Wehmeier • CIN 117
2. Bickford • BSN 106
3. Kennedy • NYG 100
4. Heintzelman • PHI 93
5. Schmitz • CHC 92
6. Branca • BRO 91
7. Barney • BRO 89
8. Jones • NYG 88
9. Munger • STL 87
10. Hartung • NYG 86
Spahn • BSN 86

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Raffensberger • CIN 289
2. Sain • BSN 285
3. Spahn • BSN 283
4. Jansen • NYG 271
5. Bickford • BSN 246
6. Werle • PIT 243
7. Heintzelman • PHI 239
8. Roberts • PHI 229
9. Pollet • STL 228
10. Schmitz • CHC 227

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. Roe • BRO 2.477
2. Werle • PIT 2.078
3. Newcombe • BRO 2.041
4. Leonard • CHC 1.930
5. Pollet • STL 1.831
6. Jansen • NYG 1.823
7. Spahn • BSN 1.756
8. Chambers • PIT 1.603
9. Koslo • NYG 1.488
10. Brecheen • STL 1.354

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. Leonard • CHC 0.200
2. Staley • STL 0.315
3. Pollet • STL 0.351
4. Rush • CHC 0.403
5. Schmitz • CHC 0.478
6. Kennedy • NYG 0.524
7. Fox • CIN 0.544
8. Koslo • NYG 0.552
9. Sain • BSN 0.556
10. Meyer • PHI 0.592

Losses

Losses

1. Fox • CIN 19
2. Rush • CHC 18
3. Raffensberger • CIN 17
Sain • BSN 17
5. Leonard • CHC 16
Jansen • NYG 16
7. Roberts • PHI 15
8. Spahn • BSN 14
Koslo • NYG 14
Kennedy • NYG 14
Dickson • PIT 14

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Sain • BSN 130
2. Jansen • NYG 111
Wehmeier • CIN 111
4. Bickford • BSN 109
5. Raffensberger • CIN 107
6. Werle • PIT 104
7. Spahn • BSN 103
8. Schmitz • CHC 100
9. Fox • CIN 95
Chesnes • PIT 95

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Leonard • CHC 7
Wehmeier • CIN 7
3. Rush • CHC 6
Hansen • NYG 6
Voiselle • BSN 6
6. Behrman • NYG 5
Gumbert • 2TM 5
Vander Meer • CIN 5
Schmitz • CHC 5
Higbe • 2TM 5
Chesnes • PIT 5

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Jones • NYG 10
2. Werle • PIT 8
3. Leonard • CHC 7
Wehmeier • CIN 7
Brecheen • STL 7
6. Banta • BRO 6
Bickford • BSN 6
Brazle • STL 6
Dickson • PIT 6
10. Roberts • PHI 5
Chambers • PIT 5
Chesnes • PIT 5

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Spahn • BSN 1,258
2. Raffensberger • CIN 1,190
3. Jansen • NYG 1,101
4. Sain • BSN 1,072
5. Heintzelman • PHI 1,041
6. Bickford • BSN 1,026
7. Newcombe • BRO 1,005
8. Kennedy • NYG 969
9. Pollet • STL 964
10. Dickson • PIT 948

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. Gumbert • 2TM 33
2. Wilks • STL 30
3. Potter • BSN 29
4. Palica • BRO 27
Konstanty • PHI 27
6. Casey • PIT 23
7. Muncrief • 2TM 22
8. Behrman • NYG 17
Blackwell • CIN 17
Kush • CHC 17

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Koslo • NYG 160
2. Staley • STL 151
3. Pollet • STL 149
4. Roe • BRO 148
5. Newcombe • BRO 130
6. Heintzelman • PHI 130
7. Brazle • STL 130
8. Dickson • PIT 128
9. Meyer • PHI 127
10. Raffensberger • CIN 124

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. Leonard • CHC 2.71
2. Pollet • STL 2.88
3. Staley • STL 3.09
4. Newcombe • BRO 3.13
5. Koslo • NYG 3.31
6. Rush • CHC 3.48
7. Spahn • BSN 3.56
8. Roberts • PHI 3.59
9. Chambers • PIT 3.63
10. Meyer • PHI 3.63

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. Pollet • STL 34
2. Koslo • NYG 33
3. Roe • BRO 33
4. Newcombe • BRO 29
5. Heintzelman • PHI 25
6. Staley • STL 23
7. Spahn • BSN 22
8. Raffensberger • CIN 21
9. Dickson • PIT 20
10. Brazle • STL 20

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. Pollet • STL 3.6
2. Roe • BRO 3.5
3. Koslo • NYG 3.5
4. Newcombe • BRO 3.0
5. Heintzelman • PHI 2.6
6. Staley • STL 2.4
7. Spahn • BSN 2.3
8. Raffensberger • CIN 2.2
9. Brazle • STL 2.1
Dickson • 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. Pollet • STL 45.18
2. Roe • BRO 38.97
3. Newcombe • BRO 36.37
4. Koslo • NYG 33.31
5. Heintzelman • PHI 30.02
6. Staley • STL 29.23
7. Spahn • BSN 24.14
8. Jones • NYG 18.31
9. Meyer • PHI 17.74
10. Raffensberger • CIN 16.21

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. Pollet • STL 5.4
2. Heintzelman • PHI 4.6
3. Koslo • NYG 3.6
4. Raffensberger • CIN 3.4
5. Roe • BRO 3.1
6. Newcombe • BRO 3.1
7. Jones • NYG 2.6
8. Meyer • PHI 2.6
9. Staley • STL 2.3
10. Spahn • 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. Pollet • STL 4.4
2. Newcombe • BRO 3.6
3. Roe • BRO 3.1
4. Koslo • NYG 2.5
5. Staley • STL 2.4
6. Spahn • BSN 2.0
7. Jansen • NYG 2.0
8. Heintzelman • PHI 1.8
9. Meyer • PHI 1.7
10. Munger • STL 1.6

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. Newcombe • BRO 15.3
2. Pollet • STL 13.5
3. Roe • BRO 12.5
4. Martin • STL 8.9
5. Lanier • STL 5.6
6. Heintzelman • PHI 5.6
7. Brazle • STL 5.2
8. Staley • STL 4.8
9. Koslo • NYG 4.7
10. Brecheen • STL 4.3

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. Pollet • STL 4.7
2. Roe • BRO 4.1
3. Newcombe • BRO 3.8
4. Koslo • NYG 3.5
5. Heintzelman • PHI 3.2
6. Staley • STL 3.0
7. Spahn • BSN 2.6
8. Jones • NYG 1.9
9. Meyer • PHI 1.8
10. Raffensberger • CIN 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