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. Johnson • ARI 8.6
2. Hampton • HOU 7.9
3. Bagwell • HOU 7.4
4. Jones • ATL 7.1
5. Jones • ATL 6.9
6. Ventura • NYM 6.7
7. Giles • PIT 6.6
8. Gonzalez • ARI 6.4
9. Abreu • PHI 6.1
10. Millwood • ATL 6.1

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. Johnson • ARI 9.1
2. Hampton • HOU 6.7
3. Brown • LAD 6.2
4. Millwood • ATL 6.2
5. Astacio • COL 5.9
6. Schilling • PHI 4.9
7. Daal • ARI 4.6
8. Lima • HOU 4.5
9. Smoltz • ATL 4.4
10. Wagner • HOU 3.8

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. Johnson • ARI 2.48
2. Millwood • ATL 2.68
3. Hampton • HOU 2.90
4. Brown • LAD 3.00
5. Smoltz • ATL 3.19
6. Ritchie • PIT 3.49
7. Schilling • PHI 3.54
8. Maddux • ATL 3.57
9. Lima • HOU 3.58
10. Daal • ARI 3.65

Wins

Wins

1. Hampton • HOU 22
2. Lima • HOU 21
3. Maddux • ATL 19
4. Bottenfield • STL 18
Brown • LAD 18
Millwood • ATL 18
Ortiz • SFG 18
8. Astacio • COL 17
Johnson • ARI 17
10. Daal • ARI 16
Harnisch • CIN 16
Reynolds • HOU 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. Hampton • HOU .846
2. Bottenfield • STL .720
Millwood • ATL .720
4. Schilling • PHI .714
5. Reed • NYM .688
6. Maddux • ATL .679
7. Lima • HOU .677
8. Brown • LAD .667
Ortiz • SFG .667
10. Johnson • ARI .654

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Millwood • ATL 0.996
2. Johnson • ARI 1.020
3. Brown • LAD 1.066
4. Smoltz • ATL 1.116
5. Schilling • PHI 1.126
6. Lima • HOU 1.218
7. Reynolds • HOU 1.239
8. Daal • ARI 1.244
9. Harnisch • CIN 1.245
10. Ashby • SDP 1.252

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Millwood • ATL 6.632
2. Johnson • ARI 6.858
3. Brown • LAD 7.490
4. Hampton • HOU 7.757
5. Daal • ARI 7.882
6. Schilling • PHI 7.935
7. Smoltz • ATL 8.114
8. Ortiz • SFG 8.191
9. Benson • PIT 8.420
10. Harnisch • CIN 8.622

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. Reynolds • HOU 1.437
2. Maddux • ATL 1.518
3. Lima • HOU 1.608
4. Woodard • MIL 1.751
5. Smoltz • ATL 1.932
6. Lieber • CHC 2.036
7. Brown • LAD 2.104
8. Schilling • PHI 2.196
9. Johnson • ARI 2.319
10. Millwood • ATL 2.329

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Johnson • ARI 12.059
2. Hitchcock • SDP 8.489
3. Lieber • CHC 8.233
4. Nomo • MIL 8.217
5. Astacio • COL 8.147
6. Millwood • ATL 8.092
7. Park • LAD 8.058
8. Brown • LAD 7.882
9. Reynolds • HOU 7.653
10. Schilling • PHI 7.586

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Kline • MON 82
2. Wendell • NYM 80
3. Sullivan • CIN 79
Telford • MON 79
5. Benítez • NYM 77
6. Graves • CIN 75
7. Rocker • ATL 74
8. Alfonseca • FLA 73
Gomes • PHI 73
Remlinger • ATL 73
Veres • COL 73

Saves

Saves

1. Urbina • MON 41
2. Hoffman • SDP 40
3. Wagner • HOU 39
4. Rocker • ATL 38
5. Nen • SFG 37
Wickman • MIL 37
7. Shaw • LAD 34
8. Mantei • 2TM 32
9. Veres • COL 31
10. Graves • CIN 27

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Johnson • ARI 271.2
2. Brown • LAD 252.1
3. Lima • HOU 246.1
4. Hampton • HOU 239.0
5. Glavine • ATL 234.0
6. Astacio • COL 232.0
7. Reynolds • HOU 231.2
8. Millwood • ATL 228.0
9. Maddux • ATL 219.1
10. Hermanson • MON 216.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Johnson • ARI 364
2. Brown • LAD 221
3. Astacio • COL 210
4. Millwood • ATL 205
5. Reynolds • HOU 197
6. Hitchcock • SDP 194
7. Lima • HOU 187
8. Lieber • CHC 186
9. Hampton • HOU 177
10. Park • LAD 174

Games Started

Games Started

1. Brown • LAD 35
Glavine • ATL 35
Johnson • ARI 35
Lima • HOU 35
Reynolds • HOU 35
6. Astacio • COL 34
Hampton • HOU 34
Hermanson • MON 34
Trachsel • CHC 34
10. Bohanon • COL 33
Harnisch • CIN 33
Hitchcock • SDP 33
Karl • MIL 33
Maddux • ATL 33
Millwood • ATL 33
Ortiz • SFG 33
Park • LAD 33
Rueter • SFG 33
Schmidt • PIT 33
Williams • SDP 33

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Johnson • ARI 12
2. Schilling • PHI 8
3. Astacio • COL 7
4. Brown • LAD 5
5. Ashby • SDP 4
Maddux • ATL 4
Reynolds • HOU 4
Trachsel • CHC 4
9. Vázquez • MON 3
Lima • HOU 3
Springer • FLA 3
Lieber • CHC 3
Bohanon • COL 3
Hampton • HOU 3
Ortiz • SFG 3

Shutouts

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

1. Ashby • SDP 3
2. Springer • FLA 2
Reynolds • HOU 2
Johnson • ARI 2
Jiménez • STL 2
Hampton • HOU 2
Harnisch • CIN 2
8. Lorraine • CHC 1
Batista • MON 1
Loewer • PHI 1
Lieber • CHC 1
Leiter • NYM 1
Farnsworth • CHC 1
Estes • SFG 1
Dreifort • LAD 1
Daal • ARI 1
Brown • LAD 1
Bohanon • COL 1
Oliver • STL 1
Anderson • ARI 1
Vázquez • MON 1
Valdez • LAD 1
Smoltz • ATL 1
Schilling • PHI 1
Rogers • NYM 1
Reed • NYM 1
Pavano • MON 1
Bergman • 2TM 1
Parris • CIN 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Astacio • COL 38
2. Ogea • PHI 36
3. Benes • ARI 34
Byrd • PHI 34
5. Kile • COL 33
Williams • SDP 33
7. Trachsel • CHC 32
Valdez • LAD 32
9. Meadows • FLA 31
Park • LAD 31
Tomko • CIN 31

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Ortiz • SFG 125
2. Estes • SFG 112
3. Kile • COL 109
4. Hampton • HOU 101
5. Park • LAD 100
6. Dempster • FLA 93
Leiter • NYM 93
8. Bohanon • COL 92
9. Bottenfield • STL 89
10. Clement • SDP 86

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Glavine • ATL 259
2. Astacio • COL 258
Maddux • ATL 258
4. Lima • HOU 256
5. Reynolds • HOU 250
6. Karl • MIL 246
7. Bohanon • COL 236
8. Springer • FLA 231
9. Hernández • 2TM 227
10. Lieber • CHC 226
Trachsel • CHC 226

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. Reynolds • HOU 5.324
2. Johnson • ARI 5.200
3. Lima • HOU 4.250
4. Lieber • CHC 4.043
5. Smoltz • ATL 3.900
6. Brown • LAD 3.746
7. Maddux • ATL 3.676
8. Millwood • ATL 3.475
9. Schilling • PHI 3.455
10. Woodard • MIL 3.306

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. Hampton • HOU 0.452
2. Maddux • ATL 0.657
3. Holt • HOU 0.659
4. Smoltz • ATL 0.676
5. Brown • LAD 0.678
6. Glavine • ATL 0.692
7. Hershiser • NYM 0.704
8. Benson • PIT 0.732
9. Oliver • STL 0.733
10. Leiter • NYM 0.803

Losses

Losses

1. Trachsel • CHC 18
2. Springer • FLA 16
3. Meadows • FLA 15
4. Benson • PIT 14
Hermanson • MON 14
Hitchcock • SDP 14
Jiménez • STL 14
Reynolds • HOU 14
Valdez • LAD 14
10. Dreifort • LAD 13
Holt • HOU 13
Kile • COL 13

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Kile • COL 140
2. Bohanon • COL 136
3. Astacio • COL 130
4. Trachsel • CHC 127
5. Park • LAD 113
6. Estes • SFG 111
Meadows • FLA 111
Rueter • SFG 111
9. Glavine • ATL 107
10. Benes • ARI 106
Jiménez • STL 106
Springer • FLA 106

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Estes • SFG 15
Hitchcock • SDP 15
3. Kile • COL 13
Ortiz • SFG 13
Williamson • CIN 13
6. Byrd • PHI 11
Clement • SDP 11
Park • LAD 11
9. Benes • ARI 10
Jiménez • STL 10
Nomo • MIL 10

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Byrd • PHI 17
2. Bohanon • COL 14
Park • LAD 14
4. Astacio • COL 11
Hershiser • NYM 11
Jiménez • STL 11
Oliver • STL 11
8. Spradlin • SFG 10
9. Clement • SDP 9
Johnson • ARI 9
Leiter • NYM 9

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Johnson • ARI 1,079
2. Lima • HOU 1,024
3. Glavine • ATL 1,023
4. Brown • LAD 1,018
5. Astacio • COL 1,008
6. Hampton • HOU 979
7. Reynolds • HOU 963
8. Maddux • ATL 940
9. Schmidt • PIT 937
10. Hermanson • MON 928

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. Nen • SFG 64
2. Veres • COL 63
Wickman • MIL 63
4. Urbina • MON 62
5. Rocker • ATL 61
6. Mantei • 2TM 60
7. Gomes • PHI 58
8. Graves • CIN 56
Shaw • LAD 56
10. Wagner • HOU 55

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Johnson • ARI 184
2. Millwood • ATL 167
3. Hampton • HOU 155
4. Brown • LAD 143
5. Smoltz • ATL 141
6. Schilling • PHI 136
7. Ritchie • PIT 132
8. Harnisch • CIN 127
9. Maddux • ATL 126
10. Daal • ARI 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. Johnson • ARI 2.76
2. Smoltz • ATL 3.14
3. Brown • LAD 3.15
4. Reynolds • HOU 3.22
5. Maddux • ATL 3.40
6. Millwood • ATL 3.53
7. Hampton • HOU 3.64
8. Lima • HOU 3.76
9. Lieber • CHC 3.79
10. Holt • HOU 3.87

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. Johnson • ARI 61
2. Millwood • ATL 44
3. Hampton • HOU 42
4. Brown • LAD 35
5. Smoltz • ATL 28
6. Schilling • PHI 26
7. Wagner • HOU 25
8. Lima • HOU 25
9. Daal • ARI 24
10. Benítez • NYM 24

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. Johnson • ARI 6.4
2. Millwood • ATL 4.5
3. Hampton • HOU 4.3
4. Brown • LAD 3.5
5. Smoltz • ATL 2.8
6. Schilling • PHI 2.6
7. Lima • HOU 2.4
8. Wagner • HOU 2.4
9. Daal • ARI 2.3
10. Benítez • NYM 2.3

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. Johnson • ARI 65.56
2. Hampton • HOU 47.55
3. Millwood • ATL 44.37
4. Brown • LAD 38.08
5. Smoltz • ATL 32.41
6. Graves • CIN 30.81
7. Schilling • PHI 29.57
8. Daal • ARI 29.32
9. Wagner • HOU 28.44
10. Benítez • NYM 28.17

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. Wagner • HOU 5.9
2. Johnson • ARI 5.7
3. Hampton • HOU 4.8
4. Millwood • ATL 4.4
5. Hoffman • SDP 4.2
6. Brown • LAD 4.1
7. Remlinger • ATL 3.4
8. Benítez • NYM 3.2
9. Schilling • PHI 3.0
10. Daal • ARI 2.8

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. Johnson • ARI 5.2
2. Millwood • ATL 4.8
3. Brown • LAD 4.8
4. Hampton • HOU 4.2
5. Smoltz • ATL 3.2
6. Wagner • HOU 2.8
7. Schilling • PHI 2.7
8. Daal • ARI 2.5
9. Lima • HOU 2.4
10. Williamson • CIN 2.0

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. Wagner • HOU 5.7
2. Hampton • HOU 4.9
3. Leiter • NYM 4.4
4. Johnson • ARI 3.5
5. Benítez • NYM 3.3
6. Wendell • NYM 3.2
7. Lima • HOU 3.0
8. Millwood • ATL 2.6
9. Graves • CIN 2.6
10. Mahomes • NYM 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. Johnson • ARI 6.9
2. Hampton • HOU 4.9
3. Millwood • ATL 4.6
4. Brown • LAD 4.0
5. Smoltz • ATL 3.3
6. Graves • CIN 3.0
7. Daal • ARI 2.9
8. Schilling • PHI 2.9
9. Wagner • HOU 2.8
10. Benítez • NYM 2.8

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