National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Carter • MON 8.6
2. Dawson • MON 7.9
3. Rogers • MON 7.7
4. Soto • CIN 7.6
5. Schmidt • PHI 7.4
6. Guerrero • LAD 6.8
7. Madlock • PIT 6.2
8. Smith • STL 6.2
9. Carlton • PHI 6.1
Murphy • ATL 6.1
Thon • HOU 6.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Rogers • MON 7.6
2. Soto • CIN 7.5
3. Niekro • HOU 6.8
4. Andújar • STL 5.8
5. Carlton • PHI 5.5
6. Minton • SFG 5.4
7. Valenzuela • LAD 5.0
8. Berenyi • CIN 4.9
9. Bedrosian • ATL 4.2
10. Laskey • SFG 4.2
Earned Run Average
1. Rogers • MON 2.40
2. Niekro • HOU 2.47
3. Andújar • STL 2.47
4. Soto • CIN 2.79
5. Valenzuela • LAD 2.87
6. Candelaria • PIT 2.94
7. Sutton • HOU 3.00
8. Carlton • PHI 3.10
9. Reuss • LAD 3.11
10. Krukow • PHI 3.12
Wins
1. Carlton • PHI 23
2. Rogers • MON 19
Valenzuela • LAD 19
4. Reuss • LAD 18
5. Niekro • HOU 17
Niekro • ATL 17
7. Lollar • SDP 16
Ryan • HOU 16
Welch • LAD 16
10. Andújar • STL 15
Forsch • STL 15
Robinson • PIT 15
Win-Loss %
1. Niekro • ATL .810
2. Rogers • MON .704
3. Carlton • PHI .676
4. Breining • SFG .647
5. Lollar • SDP .640
6. Candelaria • PIT .632
7. Show • SDP .625
Forsch • STL .625
9. Reuss • LAD .621
10. Sutton • HOU .619
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Soto • CIN 1.060
2. Niekro • HOU 1.067
3. Andújar • STL 1.080
4. Sutton • HOU 1.103
5. Reuss • LAD 1.107
6. Rogers • MON 1.119
7. Lea • MON 1.131
8. Carlton • PHI 1.147
9. Valenzuela • LAD 1.158
10. Candelaria • PIT 1.162
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ryan • HOU 7.047
2. Soto • CIN 7.056
3. Lea • MON 7.345
4. Lollar • SDP 7.427
5. Niekro • HOU 7.467
6. Welch • LAD 7.600
7. Carlton • PHI 7.701
8. Valenzuela • LAD 7.800
Sutton • HOU 7.800
10. Rogers • MON 7.960
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Bird • CHC 1.414
2. Hammaker • SFG 1.440
3. Andújar • STL 1.694
4. Reuss • LAD 1.767
5. Candelaria • PIT 1.906
6. Montefusco • SDP 2.002
7. Swan • NYM 2.002
8. Laskey • SFG 2.044
9. Forsch • STL 2.086
10. Rogers • MON 2.112
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Soto • CIN 9.571
2. Ryan • HOU 8.808
3. Carlton • PHI 8.706
4. Candelaria • PIT 6.853
5. Welch • LAD 6.721
6. Robinson • PIT 6.542
7. Sutton • HOU 6.415
8. Berenyi • CIN 6.355
9. Sanderson • MON 6.348
10. Valenzuela • LAD 6.284
Games Played
1. Tekulve • PIT 85
2. Minton • SFG 78
3. Scurry • PIT 76
4. Hernández • CHC 75
Reardon • MON 75
6. Smith • CHC 72
7. Sutter • STL 70
8. Garber • ATL 69
9. Lavelle • SFG 68
10. Howe • LAD 66
Saves
1. Sutter • STL 36
2. Garber • ATL 30
Minton • SFG 30
4. Reardon • MON 26
5. Tekulve • PIT 20
6. Allen • NYM 19
7. Smith • CHC 17
Hume • CIN 17
9. Lucas • SDP 16
10. DeLeón • SDP 15
Innings Pitched
1. Carlton • PHI 295.2
2. Valenzuela • LAD 285.0
3. Rogers • MON 277.0
4. Niekro • HOU 270.0
5. Andújar • STL 265.2
6. Soto • CIN 257.2
7. Reuss • LAD 254.2
8. Ryan • HOU 250.1
9. Gullickson • MON 236.2
10. Welch • LAD 235.2
Strikeouts
1. Carlton • PHI 286
2. Soto • CIN 274
3. Ryan • HOU 245
4. Valenzuela • LAD 199
5. Rogers • MON 179
6. Welch • LAD 176
7. Robinson • PIT 165
8. Sanderson • MON 158
9. Berenyi • CIN 157
10. Gullickson • MON 155
Games Started
1. Carlton • PHI 38
2. Andújar • STL 37
Reuss • LAD 37
Valenzuela • LAD 37
5. Welch • LAD 36
6. Niekro • HOU 35
Niekro • ATL 35
Rhoden • PIT 35
Rogers • MON 35
Ryan • HOU 35
Complete Games
1. Carlton • PHI 19
2. Valenzuela • LAD 18
3. Niekro • HOU 16
4. Rogers • MON 14
5. Soto • CIN 13
6. Ryan • HOU 10
7. Andújar • STL 9
Welch • LAD 9
9. Ruthven • PHI 8
Reuss • LAD 8
Eichelberger • SDP 8
Shutouts
1. Carlton • PHI 6
2. Niekro • HOU 5
Andújar • STL 5
4. Reuss • LAD 4
Rogers • MON 4
Valenzuela • LAD 4
7. Welch • LAD 3
Ryan • HOU 3
9. Krukow • PHI 2
Pastore • CIN 2
Noles • CHC 2
Niekro • ATL 2
Mahler • ATL 2
Lollar • SDP 2
Ruhle • HOU 2
Lea • MON 2
Ruthven • PHI 2
Show • SDP 2
Hooton • LAD 2
Soto • CIN 2
Forsch • STL 2
McWilliams • 2TM 2
Home Runs
1. Bird • CHC 26
Robinson • PIT 26
3. Gullickson • MON 25
4. Falcone • NYM 24
Sanderson • MON 24
6. Eichelberger • SDP 23
Niekro • ATL 23
8. Lollar • SDP 20
Ryan • HOU 20
10. Jenkins • CHC 19
Soto • CIN 19
Walk • ATL 19
Welch • LAD 19
Bases on Balls
1. Ryan • HOU 109
2. Robinson • PIT 103
3. Berenyi • CIN 96
4. Puleo • NYM 90
5. Lollar • SDP 87
6. Carlton • PHI 86
7. Valenzuela • LAD 83
8. Krukow • PHI 82
9. Gale • SFG 81
Welch • LAD 81
Hits
1. Carlton • PHI 253
2. Valenzuela • LAD 247
3. Rogers • MON 245
4. Rhoden • PIT 239
5. Forsch • STL 238
6. Andújar • STL 237
7. Reuss • LAD 232
8. Gullickson • MON 231
9. Bird • CHC 230
10. Niekro • ATL 225
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Soto • CIN 3.859
2. Hammaker • SFG 3.643
3. Candelaria • PIT 3.595
4. Carlton • PHI 3.326
5. Sutton • HOU 3.022
6. Reuss • LAD 2.760
7. Rogers • MON 2.754
8. Andújar • STL 2.740
9. Christenson • PHI 2.736
10. Sanderson • MON 2.724
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Berenyi • CIN 0.324
2. Krukow • PHI 0.346
3. Andújar • STL 0.373
4. Sarmiento • PIT 0.383
5. Reuss • LAD 0.389
6. Rogers • MON 0.390
7. Niekro • HOU 0.400
8. Valenzuela • LAD 0.411
9. Sutton • HOU 0.462
10. Gale • SFG 0.476
Losses
1. Berenyi • CIN 18
2. Jenkins • CHC 15
Knepper • HOU 15
4. Bird • CHC 14
Burris • MON 14
Eichelberger • SDP 14
Gale • SFG 14
Gullickson • MON 14
Rhoden • PIT 14
10. Camp • ATL 13
Noles • CHC 13
Pastore • CIN 13
Robinson • PIT 13
Ruhle • HOU 13
Scott • NYM 13
Seaver • CIN 13
Shirley • CIN 13
Soto • CIN 13
Valenzuela • LAD 13
Earned Runs
1. Bird • CHC 109
2. Robinson • PIT 108
3. Rhoden • PIT 106
4. Carlton • PHI 102
5. Mahler • ATL 96
6. Gullickson • MON 94
Niekro • ATL 94
8. Valenzuela • LAD 91
9. Forsch • STL 90
10. Knepper • HOU 89
Walk • ATL 89
Wild Pitches
1. Niekro • HOU 19
2. Ryan • HOU 18
3. Robinson • PIT 17
4. Berenyi • CIN 16
5. Krukow • PHI 13
6. Scurry • PIT 12
7. Gullickson • MON 11
8. Falcone • NYM 10
9. Carlton • PHI 9
Kern • CIN 9
Mura • STL 9
Rhoden • PIT 9
Hit By Pitch
1. Ryan • HOU 8
2. Andújar • STL 7
3. Rogers • MON 6
Ruthven • PHI 6
Walk • ATL 6
McWilliams • 2TM 6
7. Bystrom • PHI 5
Fowlkes • SFG 5
Gale • SFG 5
Jenkins • CHC 5
Moffitt • HOU 5
Niekro • HOU 5
Noles • CHC 5
Show • SDP 5
Welch • LAD 5
Batters Faced
1. Carlton • PHI 1,193
2. Valenzuela • LAD 1,156
3. Rogers • MON 1,122
4. Niekro • HOU 1,067
5. Andújar • STL 1,056
6. Ryan • HOU 1,050
7. Reuss • LAD 1,036
8. Soto • CIN 1,033
9. Gullickson • MON 990
10. Rhoden • PIT 983
Games Finished
1. Minton • SFG 66
2. Tekulve • PIT 64
3. Sutter • STL 58
4. Garber • ATL 56
5. Reardon • MON 53
6. Allen • NYM 42
7. DeLeón • SDP 41
Howe • LAD 41
9. Campbell • CHC 39
Lucas • SDP 39
Adjusted ERA+
1. Rogers • MON 152
2. Andújar • STL 148
3. Niekro • HOU 135
4. Soto • CIN 132
5. Candelaria • PIT 128
6. Valenzuela • LAD 122
7. Carlton • PHI 119
8. Krukow • PHI 118
9. Jenkins • CHC 118
10. Laskey • SFG 114
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Carlton • PHI 2.41
2. Soto • CIN 2.42
3. Sutton • HOU 2.68
4. Rogers • MON 2.76
5. Reuss • LAD 2.81
6. Valenzuela • LAD 2.81
7. Candelaria • PIT 2.87
8. Andújar • STL 2.87
9. Christenson • PHI 3.04
10. Berenyi • CIN 3.09
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Rogers • MON 38
2. Andújar • STL 33
3. Niekro • HOU 30
4. Soto • CIN 26
5. Minton • SFG 24
6. Scurry • PIT 21
7. Bedrosian • ATL 21
8. Valenzuela • LAD 20
9. Carlton • PHI 19
10. Reardon • MON 19
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Rogers • MON 4.3
2. Andújar • STL 3.7
3. Niekro • HOU 3.4
4. Soto • CIN 2.9
5. Minton • SFG 2.6
6. Scurry • PIT 2.3
Bedrosian • ATL 2.3
8. Valenzuela • LAD 2.1
9. Carlton • PHI 2.1
10. Reardon • MON 2.1
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Rogers • MON 41.14
2. Niekro • HOU 40.68
3. Andújar • STL 35.93
4. Soto • CIN 30.76
5. Bedrosian • ATL 25.07
6. Minton • SFG 23.34
7. Valenzuela • LAD 23.26
8. Lollar • SDP 22.17
9. Carlton • PHI 21.94
10. Candelaria • PIT 19.91
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Niekro • HOU 5.2
2. Minton • SFG 5.2
3. Rogers • MON 4.8
4. Carlton • PHI 4.3
5. Bedrosian • ATL 4.1
6. Valenzuela • LAD 3.7
7. Soto • CIN 3.3
8. Reed • PHI 3.0
9. Tekulve • PIT 2.9
10. Candelaria • PIT 2.3
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Andújar • STL 4.4
2. Rogers • MON 4.3
3. Niekro • HOU 4.3
4. Valenzuela • LAD 3.4
5. Carlton • PHI 3.2
6. Soto • CIN 3.1
7. Reuss • LAD 2.7
8. Bedrosian • ATL 2.5
9. Welch • LAD 2.5
10. Sutton • HOU 2.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Garber • ATL 7.7
2. Carlton • PHI 7.2
3. Bedrosian • ATL 7.1
4. Andújar • STL 5.3
5. Niedenfuer • LAD 5.1
6. Sutter • STL 5.1
7. Reed • PHI 4.2
8. Forsch • STL 3.9
9. Rogers • MON 3.8
10. Pérez • ATL 3.6
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Niekro • HOU 4.8
2. Rogers • MON 4.6
3. Andújar • STL 4.0
4. Soto • CIN 3.4
5. Bedrosian • ATL 2.6
6. Valenzuela • LAD 2.6
7. Minton • SFG 2.5
8. Lollar • SDP 2.5
9. Carlton • PHI 2.4
10. Candelaria • PIT 2.1

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