1968 National League Pitching Leaders

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Other Leagues: Major Leagues, AL

Pennant Winner: St. Louis Cardinals

NL Most Valuable Player: Bob Gibson

NL Cy Young: Bob Gibson

NL Rookie of the Year: Johnny Bench

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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. Gibson • STL 11.9

2. Clemente • PIT 8.1

3. Seaver • NYM 7.0

4. McCovey • SFG 7.0

5. Aaron • ATL 6.8

6. Jenkins • CHC 6.6

7. Alou • ATL 6.5

8. Santo • CHC 6.4

9. Mays • SFG 6.2

10. Koosman • NYM 6.0

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. Gibson • STL 11.2

2. Seaver • NYM 6.8

3. Koosman • NYM 6.3

4. Jenkins • CHC 6.2

5. Perry • SFG 5.3

6. Marichal • SFG 5.0

7. Bolin • SFG 4.8

8. Lemaster • HOU 4.5

9. Drysdale • LAD 4.4

10. Giusti • HOU 4.2

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. Gibson • STL 1.12

2. Bolin • SFG 1.99

3. Veale • PIT 2.05

4. Koosman • NYM 2.08

5. Blass • PIT 2.12

6. Drysdale • LAD 2.15

7. Seaver • NYM 2.20

8. Washburn • STL 2.26

9. Marichal • SFG 2.43

10. Perry • SFG 2.45

Wins

1. Marichal • SFG 26

2. Gibson • STL 22

3. Jenkins • CHC 20

4. Briles • STL 19

Koosman • NYM 19

Short • PHI 19

7. Blass • PIT 18

8. Hands • CHC 16

Jarvis • ATL 16

Maloney • CIN 16

Perry • SFG 16

Seaver • NYM 16

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. Blass • PIT .750

2. Marichal • SFG .743

3. Gibson • STL .710

4. Regan • 2TM .706

Kline • PIT .706

6. Washburn • STL .636

7. Briles • STL .633

8. Hands • CHC .615

Maloney • CIN .615

10. Koosman • NYM .613

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Gibson • STL 0.853

2. Seaver • NYM 0.978

3. Jarvis • ATL 0.984

4. Bolin • SFG 0.985

5. Hands • CHC 0.994

6. Perry • SFG 1.029

7. Moose • PIT 1.037

8. Jenkins • CHC 1.039

9. Marichal • SFG 1.047

10. Niekro • ATL 1.064

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Gibson • STL 5.849

2. Bolin • SFG 6.521

3. Veale • PIT 6.860

4. Jarvis • ATL 7.102

5. Moose • PIT 7.172

6. Seaver • NYM 7.252

7. Perry • SFG 7.431

8. Jenkins • CHC 7.451

9. Koosman • NYM 7.544

10. Drysdale • LAD 7.569

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

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

1. Hands • CHC 1.253

2. Marichal • SFG 1.271

3. Seaver • NYM 1.554

4. Pappas • 2TM 1.565

5. Niekro • ATL 1.578

6. Jarvis • ATL 1.758

7. Wise • PHI 1.826

8. Perry • SFG 1.827

9. Gibson • STL 1.832

10. Jenkins • CHC 1.899

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Singer • LAD 7.970

2. Gibson • STL 7.917

3. Maloney • CIN 7.870

4. Jenkins • CHC 7.597

5. Wilson • HOU 7.548

6. Sadecki • SFG 7.309

7. Sutton • LAD 7.021

8. Cuellar • HOU 7.014

9. Short • PHI 6.742

10. Giusti • HOU 6.669

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Abernathy • CIN 78

2. Regan • 2TM 73

3. Carroll • 2TM 68

4. Taylor • NYM 58

5. Linzy • SFG 57

6. Kline • PIT 56

7. Koonce • NYM 55

8. Brewer • LAD 54

Farrell • PHI 54

10. Upshaw • ATL 52

Saves

1. Regan • 2TM 25

2. Carroll • 2TM 17

Hoerner • STL 17

4. Brewer • LAD 15

5. Taylor • NYM 14

6. Upshaw • ATL 13

Abernathy • CIN 13

Face • PIT 13

9. Linzy • SFG 12

Farrell • PHI 12

Innings Pitched

1. Marichal • SFG 325.2

2. Jenkins • CHC 308.0

3. Gibson • STL 304.2

4. Perry • SFG 290.2

5. Seaver • NYM 278.0

6. Short • PHI 269.2

7. Koosman • NYM 263.2

8. Hands • CHC 258.2

9. Niekro • ATL 256.2

10. Singer • LAD 256.1

Strikeouts

1. Gibson • STL 268

2. Jenkins • CHC 260

3. Singer • LAD 227

4. Marichal • SFG 218

5. Sadecki • SFG 206

6. Seaver • NYM 205

7. Short • PHI 202

8. Giusti • HOU 186

9. Maloney • CIN 181

10. Koosman • NYM 178

Games Started

1. Jenkins • CHC 40

2. Marichal • SFG 38

Perry • SFG 38

4. Osteen • LAD 36

Singer • LAD 36

Short • PHI 36

Sadecki • SFG 36

8. Culver • CIN 35

Seaver • NYM 35

10. Hands • CHC 34

Giusti • HOU 34

Gibson • STL 34

Niekro • ATL 34

Koosman • NYM 34

Jarvis • ATL 34

Jackson • PHI 34

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Marichal • SFG 30

2. Gibson • STL 28

3. Jenkins • CHC 20

4. Perry • SFG 19

5. Koosman • NYM 17

6. Niekro • ATL 15

7. Jarvis • ATL 14

Seaver • NYM 14

9. Briles • STL 13

Veale • PIT 13

Sadecki • SFG 13

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Gibson • STL 13

2. Drysdale • LAD 8

3. Blass • PIT 7

Koosman • NYM 7

5. Sadecki • SFG 6

Singer • LAD 6

7. Marichal • SFG 5

Maloney • CIN 5

Niekro • ATL 5

Carlton • STL 5

Seaver • NYM 5

Fryman • PHI 5

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Hands • CHC 26

Jenkins • CHC 26

3. Short • PHI 25

4. Marichal • SFG 21

5. Briles • STL 18

Niekro • CHC 18

7. Holtzman • CHC 17

Maloney • CIN 17

McCormick • SFG 17

Pappas • 2TM 17

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Veale • PIT 94

2. Dierker • HOU 89

3. Culver • CIN 84

4. Short • PHI 81

5. Maloney • CIN 80

6. Singer • LAD 78

7. Arrigo • CIN 77

8. Holtzman • CHC 76

9. Ryan • NYM 75

10. Lemaster • HOU 72

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Marichal • SFG 295

2. Osteen • LAD 267

3. Jenkins • CHC 255

4. Briles • STL 251

5. Perry • SFG 240

6. Short • PHI 236

7. Lemaster • HOU 231

8. Culver • CIN 229

Jackson • PHI 229

10. Niekro • ATL 228

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. Marichal • SFG 4.739

2. Gibson • STL 4.323

3. Seaver • NYM 4.271

4. Hands • CHC 4.111

5. Jenkins • CHC 4.000

6. Pappas • 2TM 3.688

7. Jarvis • ATL 3.140

8. Niekro • ATL 3.111

9. Moose • PIT 3.073

10. Cuellar • HOU 2.956

Home Runs per 9 IP

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

1. Sutton • LAD 0.260

2. Moose • PIT 0.264

3. Perry • SFG 0.310

4. Culver • CIN 0.319

5. Gibson • STL 0.325

6. Jackson • PHI 0.332

7. Washburn • STL 0.376

8. Wilson • HOU 0.388

9. Drysdale • LAD 0.414

10. Cuellar • HOU 0.422

Losses

1. Osteen • LAD 18

Sadecki • SFG 18

3. Jackson • PHI 17

Singer • LAD 17

5. Culver • CIN 16

Wilson • HOU 16

7. Dierker • HOU 15

Jenkins • CHC 15

Lemaster • HOU 15

Perry • SFG 15

Sutton • LAD 15

Wise • PHI 15

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Wise • PHI 92

2. Jenkins • CHC 90

3. Giusti • HOU 89

4. Marichal • SFG 88

Short • PHI 88

6. Osteen • LAD 87

7. Dierker • HOU 86

8. Niekro • CHC 85

9. Hands • CHC 83

Maloney • CIN 83

Wild Pitches

1. Dierker • HOU 20

2. Niekro • ATL 16

3. Maloney • CIN 12

Singer • LAD 12

5. Giusti • HOU 11

6. Arrigo • CIN 10

7. Bolin • SFG 9

Holtzman • CHC 9

McCormick • SFG 9

Reed • ATL 9

Sadecki • SFG 9

Veale • PIT 9

Wilson • HOU 9

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Culver • CIN 14

2. Drysdale • LAD 12

3. Cardwell • NYM 10

4. Johnson • ATL 9

Short • PHI 9

6. Bunning • PIT 8

Dierker • HOU 8

Koosman • NYM 8

Seaver • NYM 8

10. Briles • STL 7

Gibson • STL 7

Batters Faced

1. Marichal • SFG 1,307

2. Jenkins • CHC 1,231

3. Gibson • STL 1,161

4. Perry • SFG 1,159

5. Short • PHI 1,103

6. Seaver • NYM 1,088

7. Singer • LAD 1,061

8. Koosman • NYM 1,058

9. Osteen • LAD 1,053

10. Sadecki • SFG 1,040

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. Regan • 2TM 62

2. Abernathy • CIN 53

3. Linzy • SFG 45

4. Taylor • NYM 44

Carroll • 2TM 44

6. Brewer • LAD 39

7. Farrell • PHI 36

8. Upshaw • ATL 35

9. Face • PIT 33

Hoerner • STL 33

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Gibson • STL 258

2. Bolin • SFG 151

3. Koosman • NYM 145

4. Veale • PIT 141

5. Seaver • NYM 137

6. Blass • PIT 137

7. Washburn • STL 129

8. Drysdale • LAD 128

9. Marichal • SFG 123

10. Perry • SFG 122

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. Gibson • STL 1.77

2. Moose • PIT 2.06

3. Sutton • LAD 2.08

4. Seaver • NYM 2.22

5. Cuellar • HOU 2.24

6. Perry • SFG 2.29

7. Singer • LAD 2.30

8. Wilson • HOU 2.33

9. Sadecki • SFG 2.34

10. Marichal • SFG 2.36

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. Gibson • STL 60

2. Seaver • NYM 27

3. Koosman • NYM 26

4. Veale • PIT 23

5. Jenkins • CHC 20

6. Bolin • SFG 20

7. Marichal • SFG 18

8. Blass • PIT 18

9. Perry • SFG 16

10. Drysdale • LAD 16

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. Gibson • STL 7.9

2. Seaver • NYM 3.3

3. Koosman • NYM 3.2

4. Veale • PIT 2.7

5. Jenkins • CHC 2.4

6. Bolin • SFG 2.4

7. Marichal • SFG 2.1

8. Blass • PIT 2.1

9. Perry • SFG 2.0

10. Drysdale • LAD 1.9

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. Gibson • STL 65.80

2. Seaver • NYM 29.80

3. Koosman • NYM 28.83

4. Jenkins • CHC 25.56

5. Veale • PIT 23.31

6. Drysdale • LAD 22.20

7. Jarvis • ATL 21.88

8. Bolin • SFG 18.87

9. Perry • SFG 18.60

10. Marichal • SFG 16.33

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. Gibson • STL 8.0

2. Seaver • NYM 5.1

3. Drysdale • LAD 4.1

4. Koosman • NYM 4.0

5. Jenkins • CHC 3.5

6. Brewer • LAD 3.4

7. Bolin • SFG 2.8

8. Blass • PIT 2.5

9. Hands • CHC 2.1

10. Jarvis • ATL 2.1

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. Gibson • STL 7.2

2. Seaver • NYM 3.6

3. Perry • SFG 3.5

4. Jenkins • CHC 3.2

5. Bolin • SFG 2.8

6. Drysdale • LAD 2.6

7. Marichal • SFG 2.4

8. Hands • CHC 2.2

9. Moose • PIT 1.9

10. Carroll • 2TM 1.8

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. Gibson • STL 15.4

2. Willis • STL 4.3

3. Marichal • SFG 4.1

4. Briles • STL 3.8

5. Drysdale • LAD 3.7

6. Seaver • NYM 2.7

7. Jarvis • ATL 2.2

8. Hands • CHC 2.2

9. Hoerner • STL 2.1

10. Koosman • NYM 2.0

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. Gibson • STL 9.1

2. Seaver • NYM 3.6

3. Koosman • NYM 3.5

4. Jenkins • CHC 3.0

5. Veale • PIT 2.9

6. Drysdale • LAD 2.8

7. Jarvis • ATL 2.6

8. Bolin • SFG 2.3

9. Perry • SFG 2.2

10. Marichal • SFG 1.9

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