National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Aaron • MLN 9.4
2. Mays • SFG 8.7
3. Boyer • STL 8.0
4. Robinson • CIN 7.7
5. Pinson • CIN 7.5
6. Mathews • MLN 7.3
7. Clemente • PIT 6.4
8. Drysdale • LAD 5.9
9. Cardwell • CHC 5.8
10. Cepeda • SFG 5.7
WAR for Pitchers
1. Cardwell • CHC 6.1
2. Koufax • LAD 5.7
3. Drysdale • LAD 5.4
4. O'Toole • CIN 5.1
5. Williams • LAD 4.7
6. Jay • CIN 4.5
7. Gibson • STL 4.4
8. McCormick • SFG 4.3
9. Podres • LAD 4.3
10. Sadecki • STL 4.0
Earned Run Average
1. Spahn • MLN 3.02
2. O'Toole • CIN 3.10
3. Simmons • STL 3.13
4. McCormick • SFG 3.20
5. Gibson • STL 3.24
6. Gibbon • PIT 3.32
7. Koufax • LAD 3.52
8. Jay • CIN 3.53
9. Drysdale • LAD 3.69
10. Sadecki • STL 3.72
Wins
1. Spahn • MLN 21
Jay • CIN 21
3. O'Toole • CIN 19
4. Podres • LAD 18
Koufax • LAD 18
Burdette • MLN 18
7. Purkey • CIN 16
8. Williams • LAD 15
Cardwell • CHC 15
10. Miller • SFG 14
Friend • PIT 14
Sadecki • STL 14
Jackson • STL 14
Win-Loss %
1. Podres • LAD .783
2. Miller • SFG .737
3. O'Toole • CIN .679
4. Jay • CIN .677
5. McDaniel • STL .625
Haddix • PIT .625
7. Burdette • MLN .621
8. Spahn • MLN .618
9. Sanford • SFG .591
10. Sadecki • STL .583
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Spahn • MLN 1.142
2. Purkey • CIN 1.202
3. Burdette • MLN 1.204
4. Koufax • LAD 1.205
5. Jackson • STL 1.227
6. Gibbon • PIT 1.239
7. McCormick • SFG 1.240
8. Marichal • SFG 1.249
9. Jay • CIN 1.249
10. Mahaffey • PHI 1.254
Hits per 9 IP
1. Koufax • LAD 7.463
2. Jay • CIN 7.896
3. Gibson • STL 7.921
4. Sadecki • STL 7.922
5. Spahn • MLN 8.086
6. Williams • LAD 8.146
7. O'Toole • CIN 8.157
8. Willey • MLN 8.286
9. Sanford • SFG 8.406
10. Mahaffey • PHI 8.412
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Burdette • MLN 1.091
2. Friend • PIT 1.716
3. Purkey • CIN 1.863
4. Spahn • MLN 2.193
5. Ellsworth • CHC 2.314
6. Marichal • SFG 2.335
7. Haddix • PIT 2.365
8. Jackson • STL 2.389
9. Hobbie • CHC 2.446
10. Podres • LAD 2.513
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Koufax • LAD 9.469
2. Williams • LAD 7.840
3. Gibson • STL 7.069
4. Drysdale • LAD 6.713
5. Gibbon • PIT 6.681
6. Mahaffey • PHI 6.483
7. Sullivan • PHI 6.439
8. O'Toole • CIN 6.340
9. Podres • LAD 6.109
10. Marichal • SFG 6.032
Games Played
1. Baldschun • PHI 65
2. Miller • SFG 63
3. Face • PIT 62
4. Elston • CHC 58
5. Anderson • CHC 57
6. Labine • PIT 56
7. McDaniel • STL 55
Farrell • 2TM 55
9. Brosnan • CIN 53
McMahon • MLN 53
Perranoski • LAD 53
Sherry • LAD 53
Saves
1. Miller • SFG 17
Face • PIT 17
3. Henry • CIN 16
Brosnan • CIN 16
5. Sherry • LAD 15
6. Farrell • 2TM 10
7. McDaniel • STL 9
8. Elston • CHC 8
McMahon • MLN 8
Anderson • CHC 8
Labine • PIT 8
Innings Pitched
1. Burdette • MLN 272.1
2. Spahn • MLN 262.2
3. Cardwell • CHC 259.1
4. Koufax • LAD 255.2
5. O'Toole • CIN 252.2
6. McCormick • SFG 250.0
7. Jay • CIN 247.1
8. Purkey • CIN 246.1
9. Drysdale • LAD 244.0
10. Friend • PIT 236.0
Strikeouts
1. Koufax • LAD 269
2. Williams • LAD 205
3. Drysdale • LAD 182
4. O'Toole • CIN 178
5. Gibson • STL 166
6. McCormick • SFG 163
7. Mahaffey • PHI 158
8. Jay • CIN 157
9. Cardwell • CHC 156
10. Gibbon • PIT 145
Games Started
1. Cardwell • CHC 38
2. Drysdale • LAD 37
3. Burdette • MLN 36
4. O'Toole • CIN 35
Friend • PIT 35
Koufax • LAD 35
McCormick • SFG 35
Williams • LAD 35
9. Purkey • CIN 34
Jay • CIN 34
Spahn • MLN 34
Complete Games
1. Spahn • MLN 21
2. Koufax • LAD 15
3. Jay • CIN 14
Burdette • MLN 14
5. Purkey • CIN 13
McCormick • SFG 13
Sadecki • STL 13
Cardwell • CHC 13
9. Jackson • STL 12
Mahaffey • PHI 12
Shutouts
1. Spahn • MLN 4
Jay • CIN 4
3. O'Toole • CIN 3
Burdette • MLN 3
McCormick • SFG 3
Cardwell • CHC 3
Drysdale • LAD 3
Marichal • SFG 3
Mahaffey • PHI 3
Gibbon • PIT 3
Jackson • STL 3
Home Runs
1. McCormick • SFG 33
2. Burdette • MLN 31
3. Drysdale • LAD 29
4. Buzhardt • PHI 28
Sadecki • STL 28
6. Koufax • LAD 27
Mahaffey • PHI 27
Podres • LAD 27
Purkey • CIN 27
10. Hobbie • CHC 26
Bases on Balls
1. Gibson • STL 119
2. Williams • LAD 108
3. Sadecki • STL 102
4. Buhl • MLN 98
5. Koufax • LAD 96
6. O'Toole • CIN 93
7. Jay • CIN 92
8. Cardwell • CHC 88
9. Sanford • SFG 87
10. Drysdale • LAD 83
Hits
1. Burdette • MLN 295
2. Friend • PIT 271
3. Purkey • CIN 245
4. Cardwell • CHC 243
5. Drysdale • LAD 236
Spahn • MLN 236
7. McCormick • SFG 235
8. O'Toole • CIN 229
9. Curtis • CHC 220
10. Jay • CIN 217
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Koufax • LAD 2.802
2. Burdette • MLN 2.788
3. Marichal • SFG 2.583
4. Gibbon • PIT 2.544
5. Podres • LAD 2.431
6. Haddix • PIT 2.415
7. Friend • PIT 2.400
8. Purkey • CIN 2.275
9. Mahaffey • PHI 2.257
10. Drysdale • LAD 2.193
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Gibson • STL 0.554
2. O'Toole • CIN 0.570
3. Friend • PIT 0.610
4. Simmons • STL 0.644
5. Gibbon • PIT 0.737
6. Cardwell • CHC 0.763
7. Williams • LAD 0.803
8. Spahn • MLN 0.822
9. Jackson • STL 0.853
10. Haddix • PIT 0.865
Losses
1. Mahaffey • PHI 19
Friend • PIT 19
3. Buzhardt • PHI 18
4. McCormick • SFG 16
Sullivan • PHI 16
6. Cardwell • CHC 14
7. Koufax • LAD 13
Hobbie • CHC 13
Curtis • CHC 13
Spahn • MLN 13
Earned Runs
1. Burdette • MLN 121
2. Cardwell • CHC 110
3. Purkey • CIN 102
Sanford • SFG 102
Williams • LAD 102
6. Buzhardt • PHI 101
Friend • PIT 101
8. Drysdale • LAD 100
Koufax • LAD 100
Mahaffey • PHI 100
Wild Pitches
1. Short • PHI 14
2. Koufax • LAD 12
3. Baldschun • PHI 11
4. Farrell • 2TM 10
McBean • PIT 10
6. Williams • LAD 9
Ellsworth • CHC 9
Jay • CIN 9
Mahaffey • PHI 9
10. McDaniel • STL 8
Gibson • STL 8
Podres • LAD 8
Sadecki • STL 8
Hit By Pitch
1. Drysdale • LAD 20
2. Cardwell • CHC 10
3. Jones • SFG 8
4. Mahaffey • PHI 7
5. Elston • CHC 6
Hobbie • CHC 6
Williams • LAD 6
Purkey • CIN 6
Buzhardt • PHI 6
Hunt • CIN 6
Gibson • STL 6
Batters Faced
1. Burdette • MLN 1,126
2. Cardwell • CHC 1,106
3. Koufax • LAD 1,068
4. Spahn • MLN 1,064
5. O'Toole • CIN 1,061
6. Drysdale • LAD 1,047
7. McCormick • SFG 1,033
8. Jay • CIN 1,032
9. Purkey • CIN 1,031
10. Williams • LAD 1,008
Games Finished
1. Face • PIT 47
2. Miller • SFG 46
3. Baldschun • PHI 39
McDaniel • STL 39
5. Sherry • LAD 34
Brosnan • CIN 34
7. McMahon • MLN 32
Henry • CIN 32
Elston • CHC 32
10. Farrell • 2TM 31
Adjusted ERA+
1. Simmons • STL 141
2. Gibson • STL 136
3. O'Toole • CIN 130
4. Spahn • MLN 122
5. Koufax • LAD 122
6. Gibbon • PIT 119
7. McCormick • SFG 118
8. Sadecki • STL 118
9. Jackson • STL 117
10. Drysdale • LAD 116
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Koufax • LAD 3.00
2. Gibbon • PIT 3.09
3. O'Toole • CIN 3.13
4. Friend • PIT 3.15
5. Haddix • PIT 3.38
6. Williams • LAD 3.45
7. Simmons • STL 3.53
8. Gibson • STL 3.58
9. Jackson • STL 3.59
10. Cardwell • CHC 3.61
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. O'Toole • CIN 25
2. Gibson • STL 23
3. Spahn • MLN 23
4. Simmons • STL 20
5. Koufax • LAD 19
6. McCormick • SFG 18
7. Jay • CIN 17
8. Sadecki • STL 17
9. Miller • SFG 16
10. Drysdale • LAD 16
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. O'Toole • CIN 2.6
2. Gibson • STL 2.4
3. Spahn • MLN 2.4
4. Simmons • STL 2.0
5. Koufax • LAD 1.9
6. McCormick • SFG 1.9
7. Jay • CIN 1.8
8. Sadecki • STL 1.8
9. Miller • SFG 1.7
10. Drysdale • LAD 1.6
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Miller • SFG 33.20
2. Spahn • MLN 32.46
3. O'Toole • CIN 26.11
4. Perranoski • LAD 23.85
5. Jay • CIN 22.34
6. McCormick • SFG 20.98
7. Koufax • LAD 18.83
8. Jackson • STL 17.07
9. Gibson • STL 16.31
10. Simmons • STL 16.16
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Miller • SFG 4.1
2. Jay • CIN 3.6
3. O'Toole • CIN 3.0
4. Spahn • MLN 2.6
5. Brosnan • CIN 2.5
6. Sturdivant • PIT 2.1
7. Gibson • STL 2.0
8. Henry • CIN 2.0
9. Perranoski • LAD 1.8
10. Koufax • LAD 1.7
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Miller • SFG 2.8
2. Spahn • MLN 2.4
3. Jackson • STL 1.9
4. Koufax • LAD 1.7
5. Cardwell • CHC 1.7
6. O'Toole • CIN 1.6
7. Gibbon • PIT 1.6
8. McCormick • SFG 1.5
9. Perranoski • LAD 1.2
10. Jay • CIN 1.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. O'Toole • CIN 11.1
2. Brosnan • CIN 10.4
3. Jay • CIN 10.1
4. Henry • CIN 6.1
5. Miller • SFG 6.1
6. Johnson • CIN 4.5
7. Podres • LAD 3.6
8. Purkey • CIN 2.3
9. Williams • LAD 2.2
10. Shantz • PIT 1.9
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Spahn • MLN 3.6
2. Miller • SFG 3.5
3. O'Toole • CIN 2.7
4. Perranoski • LAD 2.4
5. Jay • CIN 2.3
6. McCormick • SFG 2.2
7. Koufax • LAD 1.9
8. Jackson • STL 1.7
9. Gibson • STL 1.6
10. Simmons • STL 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 batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements