1976 National League Pitching Leaders

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Other Leagues: Major Leagues, AL

Pennant Winner: Cincinnati Reds

NL Most Valuable Player: Joe Morgan

NL Cy Young: Randy Jones

NL Rookie of the Year: Butch Metzger

NL Rookie of the Year: Pat Zachry

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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. Morgan • CIN 9.6

2. Schmidt • PHI 8.0

3. Rose • CIN 7.0

4. Niekro • ATL 6.9

5. Montefusco • SFG 6.4

6. Maddox • PHI 6.4

7. Cey • LAD 6.0

8. Foster • CIN 5.9

9. Cedeño • HOU 5.9

10. Barr • SFG 5.7

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. Montefusco • SFG 6.9

2. Niekro • ATL 6.7

3. Barr • SFG 5.6

4. Messersmith • ATL 5.5

5. Seaver • NYM 5.4

6. Burris • CHC 5.2

7. Denny • STL 4.9

8. Jones • SDP 4.7

Reuschel • CHC 4.7

Rogers • MON 4.7

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. Denny • STL 2.52

2. Rau • LAD 2.57

3. Seaver • NYM 2.59

4. Koosman • NYM 2.69

5. Zachry • CIN 2.74

6. Jones • SDP 2.74

7. Richard • HOU 2.75

8. Montefusco • SFG 2.84

9. Barr • SFG 2.89

10. Matlack • NYM 2.95

Wins

1. Jones • SDP 22

2. Koosman • NYM 21

Sutton • LAD 21

4. Carlton • PHI 20

Richard • HOU 20

6. Lonborg • PHI 18

7. Matlack • NYM 17

Niekro • ATL 17

9. Candelaria • PIT 16

Montefusco • SFG 16

Rau • LAD 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. Carlton • PHI .741

2. Candelaria • PIT .696

3. Eastwick • CIN .688

4. Sutton • LAD .677

Koosman • NYM .677

6. Zachry • CIN .667

7. Rooker • PIT .652

8. Lonborg • PHI .643

9. Norman • CIN .632

10. Matlack • NYM .630

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Jones • SDP 1.027

2. Candelaria • PIT 1.059

3. Seaver • NYM 1.063

4. Nolan • CIN 1.082

5. Koosman • NYM 1.096

6. Matlack • NYM 1.118

7. Messersmith • ATL 1.158

8. Hooton • LAD 1.160

9. Sutton • LAD 1.169

10. Lonborg • PHI 1.171

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Richard • HOU 6.835

2. Seaver • NYM 7.007

3. Candelaria • PIT 7.077

4. Messersmith • ATL 7.206

5. Falcone • STL 7.344

6. Koosman • NYM 7.460

7. Zachry • CIN 7.500

8. Norman • CIN 7.636

9. Sutton • LAD 7.767

10. Jones • SDP 7.820

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

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

1. Nolan • CIN 1.015

2. Kaat • PHI 1.265

3. Jones • SDP 1.427

4. Matlack • NYM 1.958

5. Lonborg • PHI 2.027

6. Barr • SFG 2.140

7. Reuss • PIT 2.193

8. Reuschel • CHC 2.215

9. Christenson • PHI 2.241

10. Renko • 2TM 2.348

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Seaver • NYM 7.804

2. Koosman • NYM 7.278

3. Carlton • PHI 6.946

4. Richard • HOU 6.619

5. Zachry • CIN 6.309

6. Norman • CIN 6.288

7. Halicki • SFG 6.279

8. Montefusco • SFG 6.111

9. Renko • 2TM 5.921

10. Rogers • MON 5.870

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Murray • MON 81

2. Hough • LAD 77

Metzger • SDP 77

4. Eastwick • CIN 71

5. Borbón • CIN 69

6. Hrabosky • STL 68

7. Lavelle • SFG 65

8. Tekulve • PIT 64

9. Heaverlo • SFG 61

10. Garber • PHI 59

Reed • PHI 59

Saves

1. Eastwick • CIN 26

2. Lockwood • NYM 19

Forsch • HOU 19

4. Hough • LAD 18

5. Metzger • SDP 16

6. Reed • PHI 14

Marshall • 2TM 14

Moffitt • SFG 14

9. Murray • MON 13

Hrabosky • STL 13

Innings Pitched

1. Jones • SDP 315.1

2. Richard • HOU 291.0

3. Seaver • NYM 271.0

4. Niekro • ATL 270.2

5. Sutton • LAD 267.2

6. Matlack • NYM 262.0

7. Reuschel • CHC 260.0

8. Montefusco • SFG 253.1

9. Carlton • PHI 252.2

10. Barr • SFG 252.1

Strikeouts

1. Seaver • NYM 235

2. Richard • HOU 214

3. Koosman • NYM 200

4. Carlton • PHI 195

5. Niekro • ATL 173

6. Montefusco • SFG 172

7. Sutton • LAD 161

8. Matlack • NYM 153

9. Rogers • MON 150

10. Reuschel • CHC 146

Games Started

1. Jones • SDP 40

2. Richard • HOU 39

3. Barr • SFG 37

Niekro • ATL 37

Reuschel • CHC 37

6. Burris • CHC 36

Montefusco • SFG 36

Ruthven • ATL 36

9. Carlton • PHI 35

Kaat • PHI 35

Matlack • NYM 35

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Jones • SDP 25

2. Koosman • NYM 17

3. Matlack • NYM 16

4. Sutton • LAD 15

5. Richard • HOU 14

6. Seaver • NYM 13

Carlton • PHI 13

8. Messersmith • ATL 12

9. Candelaria • PIT 11

Montefusco • SFG 11

Reuss • PIT 11

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Montefusco • SFG 6

Matlack • NYM 6

3. Jones • SDP 5

Seaver • NYM 5

5. Rogers • MON 4

Hooton • LAD 4

Halicki • SFG 4

Dierker • HOU 4

Ruthven • ATL 4

McGlothen • STL 4

Candelaria • PIT 4

Burris • CHC 4

Sutton • LAD 4

Andújar • HOU 4

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Nolan • CIN 28

2. Burris • CHC 22

Candelaria • PIT 22

Sutton • LAD 22

5. Kaat • PHI 21

6. Carlton • PHI 19

Koosman • NYM 19

8. Lonborg • PHI 18

Matlack • NYM 18

Niekro • ATL 18

Rau • LAD 18

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Richard • HOU 151

2. D'Acquisto • SFG 102

3. Niekro • ATL 101

4. Bonham • CHC 96

5. Falcone • STL 93

6. Stanhouse • MON 92

7. Ruthven • ATL 90

8. Zachry • CIN 83

9. Sutton • LAD 82

10. Griffin • 2TM 79

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Jones • SDP 274

2. Barr • SFG 260

Reuschel • CHC 260

4. Ruthven • ATL 255

5. Burris • CHC 251

6. Niekro • ATL 249

7. Kaat • PHI 241

8. Matlack • NYM 236

9. Nolan • CIN 232

10. Sutton • LAD 231

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. Nolan • CIN 4.185

2. Seaver • NYM 3.052

3. Koosman • NYM 3.030

4. Carlton • PHI 2.708

5. Matlack • NYM 2.684

6. Kaat • PHI 2.594

7. Renko • 2TM 2.522

8. Lonborg • PHI 2.360

9. Montefusco • SFG 2.324

10. Lolich • NYM 2.308

Home Runs per 9 IP

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

1. John • LAD 0.304

2. Barr • SFG 0.321

3. Stanhouse • MON 0.342

4. Zachry • CIN 0.353

5. Montefusco • SFG 0.391

6. Rogers • MON 0.391

7. Andújar • HOU 0.418

8. Christenson • PHI 0.427

9. Jones • SDP 0.428

10. Dierker • HOU 0.432

Losses

1. Rogers • MON 17

Ruthven • ATL 17

3. Falcone • STL 16

Strom • SDP 16

5. Hooton • LAD 15

McGlothen • STL 15

Richard • HOU 15

8. Dierker • HOU 14

Halicki • SFG 14

Jones • SDP 14

Kaat • PHI 14

Montefusco • SFG 14

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Ruthven • ATL 112

2. Reuschel • CHC 100

3. Niekro • ATL 99

4. Jones • SDP 96

5. Bonham • CHC 93

6. Nolan • CIN 92

7. Sutton • LAD 91

8. McGlothen • STL 89

Richard • HOU 89

10. Carlton • PHI 88

Kaat • PHI 88

Wild Pitches

1. Niekro • ATL 14

2. Matlack • NYM 13

Richard • HOU 13

Strom • SDP 13

5. Dierker • HOU 12

Seaver • NYM 12

7. Lolich • NYM 11

8. Bonham • CHC 10

D'Acquisto • SFG 10

Messersmith • ATL 10

Rogers • MON 10

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Fryman • MON 9

2. Denny • STL 8

Hough • LAD 8

Niekro • ATL 8

Reuschel • CHC 8

Ruthven • ATL 8

7. Carrithers • MON 7

Rau • LAD 7

9. Dierker • HOU 6

LaCorte • ATL 6

Batters Faced

1. Jones • SDP 1,251

2. Richard • HOU 1,218

3. Niekro • ATL 1,157

4. Sutton • LAD 1,093

5. Seaver • NYM 1,079

6. Reuschel • CHC 1,078

7. Barr • SFG 1,056

8. Matlack • NYM 1,054

9. Burris • CHC 1,053

10. Montefusco • SFG 1,045

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. Metzger • SDP 62

2. Eastwick • CIN 59

3. Hough • LAD 55

Murray • MON 55

5. Forsch • HOU 46

6. Hrabosky • STL 45

7. Lockwood • NYM 44

Marshall • 2TM 44

9. Lavelle • SFG 40

10. McGraw • PHI 39

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Denny • STL 141

2. Rau • LAD 131

3. Zachry • CIN 128

4. Montefusco • SFG 127

5. Seaver • NYM 126

6. Barr • SFG 125

7. Messersmith • ATL 125

8. Burris • CHC 123

9. Koosman • NYM 121

10. Jones • SDP 119

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. Seaver • NYM 2.47

2. Montefusco • SFG 2.76

3. Koosman • NYM 2.83

4. Rogers • MON 2.85

5. Carlton • PHI 2.93

6. Halicki • SFG 2.95

7. Zachry • CIN 2.99

8. Matlack • NYM 3.05

9. John • LAD 3.08

10. Renko • 2TM 3.13

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. Seaver • NYM 25

2. Rau • LAD 23

3. Montefusco • SFG 22

4. Denny • STL 21

5. Jones • SDP 20

6. Koosman • NYM 18

7. Zachry • CIN 18

8. Hough • LAD 18

9. Burris • CHC 17

10. Eastwick • CIN 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. Seaver • NYM 2.7

2. Rau • LAD 2.6

3. Montefusco • SFG 2.4

4. Denny • STL 2.4

5. Jones • SDP 2.2

6. Koosman • NYM 2.0

7. Zachry • CIN 2.0

8. Hough • LAD 1.9

9. Burris • CHC 1.8

10. Eastwick • CIN 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. Seaver • NYM 28.23

2. Rau • LAD 27.86

3. Jones • SDP 26.47

4. Montefusco • SFG 23.74

5. Denny • STL 23.66

6. Reed • PHI 22.70

7. Carlton • PHI 20.93

8. Koosman • NYM 20.52

9. Zachry • CIN 20.04

10. Hough • LAD 20.02

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. Jones • SDP 4.0

2. Sutton • LAD 3.7

3. Sutter • CHC 3.5

4. Koosman • NYM 3.3

5. Hough • LAD 3.1

6. Seaver • NYM 2.9

7. Rau • LAD 2.8

8. Matlack • NYM 2.7

9. Richard • HOU 2.6

10. Carlton • PHI 2.4

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. Jones • SDP 4.3

2. Seaver • NYM 3.9

3. Koosman • NYM 2.6

4. Matlack • NYM 2.5

5. Rogers • MON 2.4

6. Reed • PHI 2.4

7. Montefusco • SFG 2.3

8. Candelaria • PIT 2.3

9. Sutton • LAD 2.2

10. Richard • HOU 2.2

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. Norman • CIN 3.5

2. Jones • SDP 3.1

3. Zachry • CIN 2.8

4. Lonborg • PHI 2.5

5. Hough • LAD 2.4

6. Carlton • PHI 2.0

7. Rhoden • LAD 1.9

8. Rau • LAD 1.9

9. Garber • PHI 1.6

10. Matlack • NYM 1.6

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. Seaver • NYM 3.3

2. Rau • LAD 3.2

3. Jones • SDP 3.1

4. Denny • STL 2.6

5. Montefusco • SFG 2.6

6. Reed • PHI 2.5

7. Koosman • NYM 2.4

8. Carlton • PHI 2.3

9. Hough • LAD 2.2

10. Zachry • CIN 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