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. Bonds • PIT 9.7
2. Dykstra • PHI 8.9
3. Sandberg • CHC 7.1
4. Whitson • SDP 7.0
5. Viola • NYM 6.3
6. Strawberry • NYM 6.3
7. Rijo • CIN 5.8
8. Roberts • SDP 5.8
9. Larkin • CIN 5.7
10. Gant • ATL 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. Whitson • SDP 7.0
2. Viola • NYM 6.4
3. Rijo • CIN 5.7
4. Darwin • HOU 5.3
5. Hurst • SDP 5.0
6. Martínez • MON 4.7
7. Harkey • CHC 4.6
8. Boyd • MON 4.3
9. Drabek • PIT 4.2
10. Smith • 2TM 4.1

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. Darwin • HOU 2.21
2. Smith • 2TM 2.55
3. Whitson • SDP 2.60
4. Viola • NYM 2.67
5. Rijo • CIN 2.70
6. Drabek • PIT 2.76
7. Martínez • LAD 2.92
8. Boyd • MON 2.93
9. Martínez • MON 2.95
10. Hurst • SDP 3.14

Wins

Wins

1. Drabek • PIT 22
2. Martínez • LAD 20
Viola • NYM 20
4. Gooden • NYM 19
5. Browning • CIN 15
Maddux • CHC 15
7. Burkett • SFG 14
Cone • NYM 14
Rijo • CIN 14
Smoltz • ATL 14
Whitson • SDP 14

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. Drabek • PIT .786
2. Martínez • LAD .769
3. Tudor • STL .750
4. Gooden • NYM .731
5. Burkett • SFG .667
Harkey • CHC .667
7. Rijo • CIN .636
8. Sampen • MON .632
9. Viola • NYM .625
Boyd • MON .625
Browning • CIN .625

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Darwin • HOU 1.027
2. Martínez • MON 1.062
3. Drabek • PIT 1.063
4. Fernandez • NYM 1.099
5. Martínez • LAD 1.101
6. Hurst • SDP 1.122
7. Boyd • MON 1.133
8. Smith • 2TM 1.142
9. Cone • NYM 1.143
10. Whitson • SDP 1.146

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Fernandez • NYM 6.524
2. Rijo • CIN 6.898
3. Martínez • LAD 7.336
4. Drabek • PIT 7.392
5. Darwin • HOU 7.525
6. Cone • NYM 7.526
7. Hurst • SDP 7.565
8. Martínez • MON 7.606
9. Boyd • MON 7.741
10. Harkey • CHC 7.929

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. Darwin • HOU 1.715
2. Whitson • SDP 1.850
3. Leibrandt • ATL 1.940
4. Martínez • MON 1.951
5. Browning • CIN 2.056
6. Smith • 2TM 2.090
7. Mulholland • PHI 2.092
8. Viola • NYM 2.163
9. Drabek • PIT 2.179
10. Boyd • MON 2.455

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Cone • NYM 9.907
2. Fernandez • NYM 9.084
3. Gooden • NYM 8.626
4. Martínez • LAD 8.565
5. DeLeón • STL 8.080
6. Rijo • CIN 6.944
7. Smoltz • ATL 6.614
8. Viola • NYM 6.561
9. Benes • SDP 6.551
10. Hurst • SDP 6.519

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Agosto • HOU 82
2. Assenmacher • CHC 74
3. Harris • SDP 73
4. McDowell • PHI 72
5. Akerfelds • PHI 71
6. Bedrosian • SFG 68
Dibble • CIN 68
8. Boever • 2TM 67
Parrett • 2TM 67
Ruskin • 2TM 67

Saves

Saves

1. Franco • NYM 33
2. Myers • CIN 31
3. Smith • STL 27
4. Smith • HOU 23
Lefferts • SDP 23
6. McDowell • PHI 22
7. Burke • MON 20
8. Brantley • SFG 19
9. Bedrosian • SFG 17
10. Howell • LAD 16
Williams • CHC 16

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Viola • NYM 249.2
2. Maddux • CHC 237.0
3. Martínez • LAD 234.1
4. Gooden • NYM 232.2
5. Drabek • PIT 231.1
Smoltz • ATL 231.1
7. Whitson • SDP 228.2
8. Browning • CIN 227.2
9. Martínez • MON 226.0
10. Hurst • SDP 223.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Cone • NYM 233
2. Gooden • NYM 223
Martínez • LAD 223
4. Viola • NYM 182
5. Fernandez • NYM 181
6. Smoltz • ATL 170
7. DeLeón • STL 164
8. Hurst • SDP 162
9. Martínez • MON 156
10. Rijo • CIN 152

Games Started

Games Started

1. Browning • CIN 35
Maddux • CHC 35
Viola • NYM 35
4. Deshaies • HOU 34
Gooden • NYM 34
Smoltz • ATL 34
7. Drabek • PIT 33
Glavine • ATL 33
Hurst • SDP 33
Martínez • LAD 33
Morgan • LAD 33
Valenzuela • LAD 33

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Martínez • LAD 12
2. Hurst • SDP 9
Drabek • PIT 9
4. Maddux • CHC 8
5. Viola • NYM 7
Martínez • MON 7
Rijo • CIN 7
8. Whitson • SDP 6
Cone • NYM 6
Morgan • LAD 6
Mulholland • PHI 6
Smoltz • ATL 6

Shutouts

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

1. Morgan • LAD 4
Hurst • SDP 4
3. Martínez • LAD 3
Boyd • MON 3
Drabek • PIT 3
Whitson • SDP 3
Gardner • MON 3
Viola • NYM 3
9. Smith • 2TM 2
Martínez • MON 2
Scott • HOU 2
Magrane • STL 2
Maddux • CHC 2
Leibrandt • ATL 2
Smoltz • ATL 2
Tewksbury • STL 2
Valenzuela • LAD 2
Garrelts • SFG 2
Wilson • SFG 2
Cone • NYM 2
Combs • PHI 2
Belcher • LAD 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Rasmussen • SDP 28
2. Scott • HOU 27
3. Browning • CIN 24
4. Martínez • LAD 22
5. Cone • NYM 21
Deshaies • HOU 21
Gullickson • HOU 21
Hurst • SDP 21
Portugal • HOU 21
10. Darling • NYM 20
Smoltz • ATL 20
Cook • 2TM 20

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Smoltz • ATL 90
2. Combs • PHI 86
DeLeón • STL 86
4. Deshaies • HOU 84
5. Glavine • ATL 78
Rijo • CIN 78
7. Valenzuela • LAD 77
8. de Jesús • PHI 73
9. Maddux • CHC 71
10. Bielecki • CHC 70
Charlton • CIN 70
Garrelts • SFG 70
Gooden • NYM 70

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Maddux • CHC 242
2. Browning • CIN 235
3. Glavine • ATL 232
4. Gooden • NYM 229
5. Viola • NYM 227
6. Valenzuela • LAD 223
7. Gullickson • HOU 221
8. Rasmussen • SDP 217
9. Morgan • LAD 216
10. Whitson • SDP 215

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. Cone • NYM 3.585
2. Darwin • HOU 3.516
3. Martínez • LAD 3.328
4. Gooden • NYM 3.186
5. Martínez • MON 3.184
6. Viola • NYM 3.033
7. Whitson • SDP 2.702
8. Fernandez • NYM 2.701
9. Smith • 2TM 2.600
10. Hurst • SDP 2.571

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. Gooden • NYM 0.387
2. Maddux • CHC 0.418
3. Magrane • STL 0.443
4. Rijo • CIN 0.457
5. Armstrong • CIN 0.488
6. Gross • MON 0.496
7. Leibrandt • ATL 0.499
8. Whitson • SDP 0.512
9. Viola • NYM 0.541
10. Drabek • PIT 0.584

Losses

Losses

1. DeLeón • STL 19
2. Magrane • STL 17
3. Maddux • CHC 15
Morgan • LAD 15
Rasmussen • SDP 15
6. Fernandez • NYM 14
Gullickson • HOU 14
8. Ruffin • PHI 13
Scott • HOU 13
Valenzuela • LAD 13

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Valenzuela • LAD 104
2. Glavine • ATL 102
3. Gooden • NYM 99
Smoltz • ATL 99
5. Browning • CIN 96
6. Rasmussen • SDP 94
7. Bielecki • CHC 92
8. Maddux • CHC 91
9. DeLeón • STL 90
10. Ruffin • PHI 89

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Smoltz • ATL 14
2. Valenzuela • LAD 13
3. Bielecki • CHC 11
Magrane • STL 11
Viola • NYM 11
6. Cone • NYM 10
7. Charlton • CIN 9
Combs • PHI 9
Rasmussen • SDP 9
10. Glavine • ATL 8
Harkey • CHC 8
Howell • PHI 8
Wetteland • LAD 8

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Gardner • MON 9
2. Deshaies • HOU 8
Magrane • STL 8
4. Agosto • HOU 7
Gooden • NYM 7
Harkey • CHC 7
7. Armstrong • CIN 6
Howell • LAD 6
Martínez • MON 6
10. Bielecki • CHC 5
Browning • CIN 5
Darling • NYM 5
DeLeón • STL 5
Fernandez • NYM 5
Morgan • LAD 5
Freeman • 2TM 5

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Viola • NYM 1,016
2. Maddux • CHC 1,011
3. Gooden • NYM 983
4. Smoltz • ATL 966
5. Browning • CIN 957
6. Martínez • LAD 950
7. Glavine • ATL 929
8. Drabek • PIT 918
Whitson • SDP 918
10. Martínez • MON 908

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. McDowell • PHI 60
2. Myers • CIN 59
3. Bedrosian • SFG 53
4. Franco • NYM 48
5. Smith • STL 45
6. Lefferts • SDP 44
7. Smith • HOU 42
8. Landrum • PIT 41
9. Williams • CHC 39
10. Burke • MON 35
Howell • LAD 35

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Darwin • HOU 169
2. Rijo • CIN 148
3. Whitson • SDP 148
4. Smith • 2TM 143
5. Viola • NYM 141
6. Drabek • PIT 131
7. Leibrandt • ATL 128
8. Martínez • LAD 126
9. Harkey • CHC 126
10. Boyd • MON 125

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. Gooden • NYM 2.44
2. Cone • NYM 2.83
3. Viola • NYM 2.88
4. Darwin • HOU 2.99
5. Martínez • LAD 3.03
6. Whitson • SDP 3.07
7. Martínez • MON 3.08
8. Rijo • CIN 3.14
9. Maddux • CHC 3.15
10. Smith • 2TM 3.24

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. Whitson • SDP 32
2. Viola • NYM 31
3. Darwin • HOU 29
4. Rijo • CIN 27
5. Drabek • PIT 24
6. Smith • 2TM 23
7. Dibble • CIN 23
8. Tudor • STL 21
9. Brantley • SFG 21
10. Charlton • CIN 20

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. Whitson • SDP 3.5
2. Viola • NYM 3.3
3. Darwin • HOU 3.1
4. Rijo • CIN 3.0
5. Smith • 2TM 2.6
6. Drabek • PIT 2.5
7. Dibble • CIN 2.4
8. Tudor • STL 2.3
9. Brantley • SFG 2.2
10. Charlton • CIN 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. Viola • NYM 38.76
2. Whitson • SDP 33.04
3. Darwin • HOU 32.32
4. Rijo • CIN 29.89
5. Drabek • PIT 28.59
6. Martínez • MON 23.60
7. Tudor • STL 23.40
8. Boyd • MON 23.31
9. Myers • CIN 22.92
10. Brantley • SFG 22.14

Win Probability Added (WPA)

<strong>Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability.<br>See <a href='https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/wpa.shtml'>Win Expectancy explainer</a> for details.

1. Darwin • HOU 3.7
2. Myers • CIN 3.3
3. Frey • MON 3.3
4. Smith • 2TM 3.3
5. Viola • NYM 3.3
6. Whitson • SDP 3.0
7. Drabek • PIT 3.0
8. Martínez • LAD 2.8
9. Brantley • SFG 2.5
10. Smith • STL 2.4

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. Drabek • PIT 3.5
2. Viola • NYM 3.5
3. Rijo • CIN 3.2
4. Whitson • SDP 2.9
5. Darwin • HOU 2.8
6. Martínez • MON 2.8
7. Smith • 2TM 2.8
8. Tudor • STL 2.3
9. Fernandez • NYM 2.2
10. Myers • CIN 2.2

Championship WPA (cWPA)

<strong>Championship Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability of winning the World Series, displayed in percentage points.<br>See <a href='https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/wpa.shtml'>Win Expectancy explainer</a> for details.

1. Smith • 2TM 7.5
2. Viola • NYM 5.3
3. Myers • CIN 4.1
4. Drabek • PIT 3.8
5. Cone • NYM 3.3
6. Browning • CIN 3.0
7. Gooden • NYM 2.7
8. Tomlin • PIT 2.7
9. Charlton • CIN 2.4
10. Kipper • PIT 2.3

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. Viola • NYM 4.3
2. Whitson • SDP 3.6
3. Darwin • HOU 3.5
4. Drabek • PIT 3.2
5. Rijo • CIN 3.2
6. Martínez • MON 2.6
7. Boyd • MON 2.6
8. Tudor • STL 2.6
9. Smith • 2TM 2.5
10. Brantley • SFG 2.4

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