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. Banks • CHC 10.2
2. Aaron • MLN 8.6
3. Mathews • MLN 8.1
4. Mays • SFG 7.8
5. Boyer • STL 7.4
6. Jackson • STL 6.9
7. Law • PIT 6.6
8. Newcombe • CIN 6.6
9. Pinson • CIN 6.5
10. Drysdale • LAD 6.3

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. Jackson • STL 7.3
2. Law • PIT 6.5
3. Drysdale • LAD 5.9
4. Jones • SFG 5.7
5. Spahn • MLN 5.5
6. Craig • LAD 5.0
7. Antonelli • SFG 4.9
8. Newcombe • CIN 4.9
9. Conley • PHI 4.8
10. Owens • PHI 4.5

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. Jones • SFG 2.83
2. Miller • SFG 2.84
3. Buhl • MLN 2.86
4. Spahn • MLN 2.96
5. Law • PIT 2.98
6. Conley • PHI 3.00
7. Antonelli • SFG 3.10
8. Haddix • PIT 3.13
9. Sanford • SFG 3.16
10. Newcombe • CIN 3.16

Wins

Wins

1. Spahn • MLN 21
Burdette • MLN 21
Jones • SFG 21
4. Antonelli • SFG 19
5. Face • PIT 18
Law • PIT 18
7. Drysdale • LAD 17
8. Hobbie • CHC 16
9. Sanford • SFG 15
Roberts • PHI 15
Buhl • MLN 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. Face • PIT .947
2. Craig • LAD .688
3. Law • PIT .667
4. Antonelli • SFG .655
5. Conley • PHI .632
6. Buhl • MLN .625
7. Newcombe • CIN .619
8. Podres • LAD .609
9. Spahn • MLN .583
Jones • SFG .583
Burdette • MLN .583

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Haddix • PIT 1.061
2. Newcombe • CIN 1.095
3. Conley • PHI 1.117
4. Law • PIT 1.120
5. Antonelli • SFG 1.145
6. Hillman • CHC 1.157
7. Roberts • PHI 1.174
8. Sanford • SFG 1.205
9. Spahn • MLN 1.205
10. Burdette • MLN 1.208

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Haddix • PIT 7.582
2. Jones • SFG 7.714
3. Hobbie • CHC 7.846
4. Drysdale • LAD 7.881
5. Antonelli • SFG 7.883
6. Conley • PHI 7.950
7. Sanford • SFG 8.015
8. Buhl • MLN 8.227
9. Owens • PHI 8.255
10. Law • PIT 8.289

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. Newcombe • CIN 1.095
2. Burdette • MLN 1.181
3. Roberts • PHI 1.224
4. Purkey • CIN 1.775
5. Law • PIT 1.793
6. Haddix • PIT 1.966
7. Friend • PIT 1.994
8. Hillman • CHC 2.026
9. Conley • PHI 2.100
10. Spahn • MLN 2.158

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Drysdale • LAD 8.047
2. Jones • SFG 6.950
3. Podres • LAD 6.692
4. Broglio • STL 6.601
5. McCormick • SFG 6.022
6. Haddix • PIT 5.978
7. Owens • PHI 5.489
8. Sanford • SFG 5.343
9. Hobbie • CHC 5.308
10. Antonelli • SFG 5.266

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Elston • CHC 65
Henry • CHC 65
3. McDaniel • STL 62
4. McMahon • MLN 60
5. Miller • SFG 59
6. Face • PIT 57
7. Labine • LAD 56
8. Jones • SFG 50
9. McCormick • SFG 47
Meyer • PHI 47

Saves

Saves

1. McDaniel • STL 16
2. McMahon • MLN 15
3. Elston • CHC 14
4. Henry • CHC 12
5. Lawrence • CIN 10
Face • PIT 10
7. Miller • SFG 8
Labine • LAD 8
9. Farrell • PHI 6
10. Jones • SFG 5
Peña • CIN 5

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Spahn • MLN 292.0
2. Burdette • MLN 289.2
3. Antonelli • SFG 282.0
4. Drysdale • LAD 270.2
Jones • SFG 270.2
6. Law • PIT 266.0
7. Roberts • PHI 257.1
8. Jackson • STL 256.0
9. Anderson • CHC 235.1
10. Friend • PIT 234.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Drysdale • LAD 242
2. Jones • SFG 209
3. Koufax • LAD 173
4. Antonelli • SFG 165
5. McCormick • SFG 151
6. Haddix • PIT 149
7. Jackson • STL 145
Podres • LAD 145
9. Spahn • MLN 143
10. Hobbie • CHC 138

Games Started

Games Started

1. Burdette • MLN 39
2. Antonelli • SFG 38
3. Jackson • STL 37
4. Spahn • MLN 36
Anderson • CHC 36
Drysdale • LAD 36
7. Roberts • PHI 35
Jones • SFG 35
Friend • PIT 35
10. Law • PIT 33
Purkey • CIN 33
Hobbie • CHC 33

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Spahn • MLN 21
2. Law • PIT 20
Burdette • MLN 20
4. Roberts • PHI 19
5. Antonelli • SFG 17
Newcombe • CIN 17
7. Jones • SFG 16
8. Drysdale • LAD 15
9. Haddix • PIT 14
10. Conley • PHI 12
Buhl • MLN 12
Jackson • STL 12

Shutouts

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

1. Antonelli • SFG 4
Jones • SFG 4
Drysdale • LAD 4
Spahn • MLN 4
Craig • LAD 4
Burdette • MLN 4
Buhl • MLN 4
8. McCormick • SFG 3
Conley • PHI 3
Broglio • STL 3
Jackson • STL 3
Hobbie • CHC 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Burdette • MLN 38
2. Roberts • PHI 34
3. Antonelli • SFG 29
4. Drysdale • LAD 26
Haddix • PIT 26
Peña • CIN 26
7. Law • PIT 25
Newcombe • CIN 25
Purkey • CIN 25
10. McCormick • SFG 24

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Jones • SFG 109
2. Hobbie • CHC 106
3. Drysdale • LAD 93
4. Koufax • LAD 92
5. Broglio • STL 89
Mizell • STL 89
7. McCormick • SFG 86
Williams • LAD 86
9. Anderson • CHC 77
10. Antonelli • SFG 76

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Burdette • MLN 312
2. Spahn • MLN 282
3. Jackson • STL 271
4. Friend • PIT 267
Roberts • PHI 267
6. Antonelli • SFG 247
7. Anderson • CHC 245
Law • PIT 245
9. Purkey • CIN 241
10. Drysdale • LAD 237

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. Roberts • PHI 3.914
2. Newcombe • CIN 3.704
3. Haddix • PIT 3.041
4. Burdette • MLN 2.763
5. Drysdale • LAD 2.602
6. Conley • PHI 2.429
7. Jackson • STL 2.266
8. Antonelli • SFG 2.171
9. Law • PIT 2.075
10. Hillman • CHC 2.047

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. Jackson • STL 0.457
2. Owens • PHI 0.569
3. Hobbie • CHC 0.577
4. Jones • SFG 0.599
5. Spahn • MLN 0.647
6. Conley • PHI 0.650
7. Friend • PIT 0.729
8. Hillman • CHC 0.801
9. Anderson • CHC 0.803
10. Miller • SFG 0.805

Losses

Losses

1. Friend • PIT 19
2. Purkey • CIN 18
3. Roberts • PHI 17
4. McCormick • SFG 16
5. Spahn • MLN 15
Jones • SFG 15
Burdette • MLN 15
8. Anderson • CHC 13
Kline • PIT 13
Jackson • STL 13
Hobbie • CHC 13
Drysdale • LAD 13

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Burdette • MLN 131
2. Roberts • PHI 122
3. Anderson • CHC 108
4. Friend • PIT 105
5. Drysdale • LAD 104
6. Purkey • CIN 103
7. McCormick • SFG 100
8. Antonelli • SFG 97
9. Hobbie • CHC 96
Spahn • MLN 96

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. McDaniel • STL 10
2. Hobbie • CHC 9
McCormick • SFG 9
Kline • PIT 9
5. Broglio • STL 8
Podres • LAD 8
Owens • PHI 8
O'Toole • CIN 8
9. Drabowsky • CHC 7
Williams • LAD 7
Snyder • LAD 7
Sanford • SFG 7
Jackson • STL 7

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Drysdale • LAD 18
2. McDevitt • LAD 14
3. Williams • LAD 9
4. Jones • SFG 8
Pizarro • MLN 8
Mizell • STL 8
7. Friend • PIT 7
Sanford • SFG 7
9. Phillips • 2TM 6
Hobbie • CHC 6
Purkey • CIN 6
Brosnan • 2TM 6

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Spahn • MLN 1,203
2. Burdette • MLN 1,193
3. Antonelli • SFG 1,150
4. Jones • SFG 1,148
5. Drysdale • LAD 1,142
6. Jackson • STL 1,081
7. Law • PIT 1,080
8. Roberts • PHI 1,075
9. Friend • PIT 1,015
10. Anderson • CHC 1,004

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. McMahon • MLN 49
2. Elston • CHC 48
3. Face • PIT 47
McDaniel • STL 47
5. Henry • CHC 36
6. Labine • LAD 33
7. Miller • SFG 29
8. Farrell • PHI 27
9. Lawrence • CIN 22
10. Meyer • PHI 21

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Conley • PHI 136
2. Jones • SFG 134
3. Miller • SFG 134
4. Newcombe • CIN 129
5. Law • PIT 129
6. Jackson • STL 128
7. Owens • PHI 127
8. Buhl • MLN 123
9. Antonelli • SFG 123
10. Haddix • PIT 123

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. Jackson • STL 2.87
2. Conley • PHI 3.08
3. Jones • SFG 3.16
4. Owens • PHI 3.19
5. Spahn • MLN 3.23
6. Drysdale • LAD 3.23
7. Haddix • PIT 3.40
8. Friend • PIT 3.46
9. Hillman • CHC 3.47
10. Newcombe • CIN 3.54

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. Craig • LAD 30
2. Law • PIT 30
3. Jones • SFG 29
4. Jackson • STL 26
5. Antonelli • SFG 24
6. Drysdale • LAD 23
7. Newcombe • CIN 22
8. Spahn • MLN 22
9. Conley • PHI 21
10. Henry • CHC 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. Craig • LAD 3.3
2. Law • PIT 3.2
3. Jones • SFG 3.0
4. Jackson • STL 2.7
5. Antonelli • SFG 2.5
6. Drysdale • LAD 2.4
7. Newcombe • CIN 2.3
8. Spahn • MLN 2.2
9. Conley • PHI 2.2
10. Sherry • LAD 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. Law • PIT 39.77
2. Antonelli • SFG 36.09
3. Jones • SFG 32.92
4. Spahn • MLN 30.41
5. Henry • CHC 28.64
6. Craig • LAD 26.44
7. Drysdale • LAD 25.81
8. Newcombe • CIN 23.49
9. Jackson • STL 21.84
10. Conley • PHI 20.84

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. Law • PIT 4.0
2. Antonelli • SFG 3.7
3. Sherry • LAD 2.8
4. Drysdale • LAD 2.6
5. Spahn • MLN 2.6
6. McMahon • MLN 2.6
7. Craig • LAD 2.4
8. Conley • PHI 2.2
9. Owens • PHI 2.2
10. Jones • SFG 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. Spahn • MLN 3.2
2. Craig • LAD 2.7
3. Drysdale • LAD 2.6
4. Antonelli • SFG 2.6
5. Newcombe • CIN 2.5
6. Conley • PHI 2.4
7. Haddix • PIT 2.3
Jackson • STL 2.3
9. Owens • PHI 2.0
10. Law • PIT 2.0

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. Sherry • LAD 23.9
2. Craig • LAD 15.8
3. Antonelli • SFG 10.6
4. Sanford • SFG 10.1
5. Williams • LAD 8.5
6. Podres • LAD 6.7
7. Spahn • MLN 6.5
8. Buhl • MLN 5.2
9. Jones • SFG 5.0
10. Law • PIT 3.9

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. Law • PIT 4.4
2. Antonelli • SFG 3.9
3. Jones • SFG 3.5
4. Spahn • MLN 3.4
5. Henry • CHC 3.0
6. Craig • LAD 2.7
7. Drysdale • LAD 2.6
8. Newcombe • CIN 2.4
9. Jackson • STL 2.2
10. Conley • PHI 2.2

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