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. Niekro • ATL 10.4
2. Parker • PIT 7.0
3. Blue • SFG 6.2
Schmidt • PHI 6.2
5. Clark • SFG 5.9
6. Carter • MON 5.8
7. Knepper • SFG 5.8
8. Bowa • PHI 5.7
9. Denny • STL 5.6
10. Valentine • MON 5.6

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. Niekro • ATL 10.0
2. Knepper • SFG 6.3
3. Blue • SFG 5.8
4. Swan • NYM 5.6
5. Reuschel • CHC 5.5
6. Denny • STL 5.2
7. Hooton • LAD 5.1
8. Blyleven • PIT 5.1
9. Rogers • MON 4.9
10. Seaver • CIN 4.7

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. Swan • NYM 2.43
2. Rogers • MON 2.47
3. Vuckovich • STL 2.54
4. Knepper • SFG 2.63
5. Hooton • LAD 2.71
6. Perry • SDP 2.73
7. Blue • SFG 2.79
8. Carlton • PHI 2.84
9. Halicki • SFG 2.85
10. Seaver • CIN 2.88

Wins

Wins

1. Perry • SDP 21
2. Grimsley • MON 20
3. Hooton • LAD 19
Niekro • ATL 19
5. Blue • SFG 18
Richard • HOU 18
7. John • LAD 17
Knepper • SFG 17
9. Carlton • PHI 16
Seaver • CIN 16

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. Perry • SDP .778
2. Robinson • PIT .700
3. Bonham • CIN .688
4. Hooton • LAD .655
5. Grimsley • MON .645
6. Blue • SFG .643
7. John • LAD .630
8. Zachry • NYM .625
Rau • LAD .625
Forsch • HOU .625

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Halicki • SFG 1.060
2. Swan • NYM 1.071
3. Hooton • LAD 1.089
4. Christenson • PHI 1.123
5. Robinson • PIT 1.139
6. Rogers • MON 1.142
7. Grimsley • MON 1.156
8. Blyleven • PIT 1.161
9. Knepper • SFG 1.165
10. Ruthven • 2TM 1.165

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Richard • HOU 6.276
2. Swan • NYM 7.119
3. Hooton • LAD 7.475
4. Halicki • SFG 7.508
5. Knepper • SFG 7.546
6. Seaver • CIN 7.556
7. Rogers • MON 7.644
8. Denny • STL 7.692
9. Forsch • STL 7.896
10. Niekro • ATL 7.941

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. Christenson • PHI 1.855
2. Barr • SFG 1.933
3. Reuschel • CHC 2.003
4. Halicki • SFG 2.035
5. Sutton • LAD 2.039
6. Ruthven • 2TM 2.176
7. John • LAD 2.239
8. Robinson • PIT 2.247
9. Lamp • CHC 2.253
10. Jones • SDP 2.277

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Richard • HOU 9.904
2. Seaver • CIN 7.833
3. Vuckovich • STL 6.761
4. Blyleven • PIT 6.722
5. Niekro • ATL 6.676
6. Montefusco • SFG 6.675
7. Koosman • NYM 6.119
8. Blue • SFG 5.965
9. Carlton • PHI 5.858
10. Sutton • LAD 5.815

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Tekulve • PIT 91
2. Littell • STL 72
3. Moore • CHC 71
4. Bair • CIN 70
Moffitt • SFG 70
6. Murray • 2TM 68
7. Fingers • SDP 67
Lavelle • SFG 67
9. Reed • PHI 66
10. Garber • 2TM 65

Saves

Saves

1. Fingers • SDP 37
2. Tekulve • PIT 31
3. Bair • CIN 28
4. Sutter • CHC 27
5. Garber • 2TM 25
6. Forster • LAD 22
7. Reed • PHI 17
8. Lockwood • NYM 15
9. Lavelle • SFG 14
10. Garman • 2TM 13

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Niekro • ATL 334.1
2. Richard • HOU 275.1
3. Grimsley • MON 263.0
4. Perry • SDP 260.2
5. Knepper • SFG 260.0
6. Seaver • CIN 259.2
7. Blue • SFG 258.0
8. Jones • SDP 253.0
9. Carlton • PHI 247.1
10. Blyleven • PIT 243.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Richard • HOU 303
2. Niekro • ATL 248
3. Seaver • CIN 226
4. Blyleven • PIT 182
5. Montefusco • SFG 177
6. Blue • SFG 171
7. Carlton • PHI 161
8. Koosman • NYM 160
9. Perry • SDP 154
Sutton • LAD 154

Games Started

Games Started

1. Niekro • ATL 42
2. Perry • SDP 37
3. Grimsley • MON 36
Jones • SDP 36
Lamp • CHC 36
Montefusco • SFG 36
Richard • HOU 36
Seaver • CIN 36
9. Blue • SFG 35
Knepper • SFG 35
Reuschel • CHC 35

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Niekro • ATL 22
2. Grimsley • MON 19
3. Richard • HOU 16
Knepper • SFG 16
5. Sutton • LAD 12
Carlton • PHI 12
7. Rogers • MON 11
Denny • STL 11
Ruthven • 2TM 11
Blyleven • PIT 11

Shutouts

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

1. Knepper • SFG 6
2. Niekro • ATL 4
Blue • SFG 4
Blyleven • PIT 4
Halicki • SFG 4
6. Ruthven • 2TM 3
Lamp • CHC 3
Hooton • LAD 3
Grimsley • MON 3
Rhoden • LAD 3
Forsch • STL 3
Richard • HOU 3
Christenson • PHI 3
Carlton • PHI 3
Welch • LAD 3
Fryman • 2TM 3
Rasmussen • 2TM 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Carlton • PHI 30
2. Sutton • LAD 29
3. Seaver • CIN 26
4. Montefusco • SFG 25
5. Espinosa • NYM 24
6. Ruthven • 2TM 21
7. Lemongello • HOU 20
Robinson • PIT 20
Rasmussen • 2TM 20
10. Norman • CIN 19

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Richard • HOU 141
2. Niekro • ATL 102
3. Forsch • STL 97
4. Hanna • ATL 93
5. Seaver • CIN 89
6. Knepper • SFG 85
7. Koosman • NYM 84
8. Norman • CIN 82
9. Rooker • PIT 81
10. Burris • CHC 79

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Niekro • ATL 295
2. Jones • SDP 263
3. Perry • SDP 241
4. Grimsley • MON 237
5. Reuschel • CHC 235
6. Blue • SFG 233
Montefusco • SFG 233
8. Espinosa • NYM 230
John • LAD 230
10. Carlton • PHI 228
Sutton • LAD 228

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. Sutton • LAD 2.852
2. Christenson • PHI 2.787
3. Blyleven • PIT 2.758
4. Montefusco • SFG 2.603
5. Carlton • PHI 2.556
6. Seaver • CIN 2.539
7. Vuckovich • STL 2.525
8. Blue • SFG 2.443
9. Niekro • ATL 2.431
10. Robinson • PIT 2.368

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. Jones • SDP 0.213
2. Perry • SDP 0.311
3. Knepper • SFG 0.346
4. Barr • SFG 0.387
5. Richard • HOU 0.392
6. Vuckovich • STL 0.408
7. Blue • SFG 0.419
8. Niekro • ATL 0.431
9. John • LAD 0.465
10. Rogers • MON 0.493

Losses

Losses

1. Niekro • ATL 18
2. Forsch • STL 17
3. Espinosa • NYM 15
Koosman • NYM 15
Lamp • CHC 15
Reuschel • CHC 15
Rasmussen • 2TM 15
8. Christenson • PHI 14
Jones • SDP 14
Lemongello • HOU 14
Niekro • HOU 14
Seaver • CIN 14

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Espinosa • NYM 107
Niekro • ATL 107
3. Burris • CHC 105
4. Montefusco • SFG 101
5. Koosman • NYM 98
6. Forsch • STL 96
7. Richard • HOU 95
8. Sutton • LAD 94
Rasmussen • 2TM 94
10. Lemongello • HOU 92
Reuschel • CHC 92

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Richard • HOU 16
2. Reuschel • CHC 13
3. Mahler • ATL 12
4. Hanna • ATL 11
Niekro • ATL 11
Twitchell • MON 11
7. Bruhert • NYM 10
8. Littell • STL 9
Niekro • HOU 9
Robinson • PIT 9

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Niekro • ATL 13
2. Burris • CHC 10
3. Lemongello • HOU 9
Niekro • HOU 9
5. Koosman • NYM 8
6. Halicki • SFG 7
Mahler • ATL 7
Urrea • STL 7
9. Blyleven • PIT 6
Denny • STL 6
May • MON 6

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Niekro • ATL 1,389
2. Richard • HOU 1,139
3. Seaver • CIN 1,075
4. Grimsley • MON 1,068
5. Knepper • SFG 1,062
6. Jones • SDP 1,058
7. Perry • SDP 1,055
8. Blue • SFG 1,042
9. Blyleven • PIT 1,011
10. Reuschel • CHC 1,007

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. Tekulve • PIT 65
2. Fingers • SDP 62
3. Bair • CIN 56
4. Littell • STL 51
5. Garber • 2TM 50
6. Sutter • CHC 47
7. Sambito • HOU 45
8. Murray • 2TM 43
9. Forster • LAD 40
Lockwood • NYM 40
Reed • PHI 40

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Swan • NYM 143
2. Rogers • MON 143
3. Niekro • ATL 142
4. Vuckovich • STL 140
5. Knepper • SFG 131
6. Hooton • LAD 130
7. Carlton • PHI 126
8. Seaver • CIN 123
9. Blue • SFG 123
10. Blyleven • 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. Richard • HOU 2.51
2. Vuckovich • STL 2.60
3. Perry • SDP 2.63
4. Blue • SFG 2.68
5. Niekro • ATL 2.76
6. Blyleven • PIT 2.88
7. John • LAD 2.91
8. Christenson • PHI 2.98
9. Knepper • SFG 2.98
10. Swan • NYM 3.00

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. Niekro • ATL 36
2. Rogers • MON 28
3. Swan • NYM 25
4. Knepper • SFG 25
5. Hooton • LAD 24
6. Vuckovich • STL 22
7. Garber • 2TM 21
8. Blue • SFG 21
9. Carlton • PHI 19
10. Welch • LAD 19

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. Niekro • ATL 4.0
2. Rogers • MON 3.1
3. Swan • NYM 2.8
4. Knepper • SFG 2.7
5. Hooton • LAD 2.7
6. Vuckovich • STL 2.4
7. Garber • 2TM 2.3
8. Blue • SFG 2.3
9. Welch • LAD 2.1
10. Carlton • PHI 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. Rogers • MON 32.53
2. Swan • NYM 30.86
3. Niekro • ATL 29.37
4. Knepper • SFG 29.12
5. Hooton • LAD 27.69
6. Blue • SFG 24.31
7. Denny • STL 24.01
8. Welch • LAD 23.76
9. Garber • 2TM 22.94
10. Bair • CIN 20.57

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. Knepper • SFG 4.1
2. Swan • NYM 3.9
3. Bair • CIN 3.6
4. Hooton • LAD 3.4
5. Garber • 2TM 3.4
6. Rogers • MON 3.2
7. Perry • SDP 3.0
8. Blue • SFG 2.9
9. Welch • LAD 2.6
10. Forster • LAD 2.6

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. Knepper • SFG 3.8
2. Niekro • ATL 3.6
3. Swan • NYM 3.3
4. Rogers • MON 3.2
5. Hooton • LAD 2.9
6. Blue • SFG 2.8
7. Halicki • SFG 2.4
8. Richard • HOU 2.2
9. Grimsley • MON 2.0
10. Robinson • PIT 1.9

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. Hooton • LAD 7.0
2. Ruthven • 2TM 5.3
3. Forster • LAD 5.0
4. Christenson • PHI 4.8
5. Blue • SFG 4.7
6. Knepper • SFG 4.4
7. Bair • CIN 4.0
8. Reed • PHI 3.4
9. Rogers • MON 3.0
10. Welch • LAD 2.8

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. Rogers • MON 3.7
2. Swan • NYM 3.6
3. Knepper • SFG 3.3
4. Hooton • LAD 3.1
5. Niekro • ATL 3.0
6. Blue • SFG 2.8
7. Welch • LAD 2.7
8. Denny • STL 2.7
9. Garber • 2TM 2.4
10. Bair • 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