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. Alcantara • MIA 8.0
2. Arenado • STL 7.9
3. Goldschmidt • STL 7.7
4. Machado • SDP 6.8
5. Betts • LAD 6.7
6. Realmuto • PHI 6.5
7. Riley • ATL 6.4
8. Freeman • LAD 6.2
9. Edman • STL 6.2
10. Fried • ATL 6.0

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. Alcantara • MIA 8.0
2. Fried • ATL 6.0
3. Nola • PHI 5.7
4. Gallen • ARI 5.3
5. Scherzer • NYM 5.3
6. Rodón • SFG 5.2
7. Wheeler • PHI 4.8
8. Urías • LAD 4.6
9. Webb • SFG 4.6
10. Darvish • SDP 4.5

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. Urías • LAD 2.16
2. Alcantara • MIA 2.28
3. Fried • ATL 2.48
4. Gallen • ARI 2.54
5. Anderson • LAD 2.57
6. Rodón • SFG 2.88
7. Webb • SFG 2.90
8. Quintana • 2TM 2.93
9. Musgrove • SDP 2.93
10. Burnes • MIL 2.94

Wins

Wins

1. Wright • ATL 21
2. Urías • LAD 17
3. Darvish • SDP 16
Gonsolin • LAD 16
5. Anderson • LAD 15
Bassitt • NYM 15
Carrasco • NYM 15
Webb • SFG 15
9. Alcantara • MIA 14
Fried • ATL 14
Rodón • SFG 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. Gonsolin • LAD .941
2. Wright • ATL .808
3. Woodruff • MIL .765
4. Anderson • LAD .750
Gallen • ARI .750
6. Urías • LAD .708
7. Walker • NYM .706
8. Strider • ATL .688
Scherzer • NYM .688
10. Carrasco • NYM .682

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Gallen • ARI 0.913
2. Darvish • SDP 0.950
3. Urías • LAD 0.960
4. Nola • PHI 0.961
5. Burnes • MIL 0.965
6. Alcantara • MIA 0.980
7. Anderson • LAD 1.002
8. Fried • ATL 1.014
9. Rodón • SFG 1.028
10. Mikolas • STL 1.033

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Gallen • ARI 5.918
2. Burnes • MIL 6.416
3. Urías • LAD 6.531
4. Rodón • SFG 6.624
5. Darvish • SDP 6.842
6. Alcantara • MIA 6.848
7. Anderson • LAD 7.304
8. Nola • PHI 7.376
9. Kelly • ARI 7.502
10. Mikolas • STL 7.562

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. Nola • PHI 1.273
2. Fried • ATL 1.554
3. Darvish • SDP 1.711
4. Anderson • LAD 1.713
5. Mikolas • STL 1.735
6. Alcantara • MIA 1.968
7. Musgrove • SDP 2.088
8. Urías • LAD 2.109
9. Burnes • MIL 2.272
10. Webb • SFG 2.293

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Rodón • SFG 11.983
2. Burnes • MIL 10.827
3. Morton • ATL 10.727
4. Nola • PHI 10.317
5. Gallen • ARI 9.391
6. Musgrove • SDP 9.149
7. Darvish • SDP 9.108
8. López • MIA 8.700
9. Wright • ATL 8.684
10. Urías • LAD 8.537

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Brebbia • SFG 76
2. Minter • ATL 75
3. Boxberger • MIL 70
4. Cishek • WSN 69
Mantiply • ARI 69
6. Doval • SFG 68
Rogers • SFG 68
8. Milner • MIL 67
Scott • MIA 67
10. Finnegan • WSN 66
Ottavino • NYM 66
Strickland • CIN 66
Rogers • 2TM 66

Saves

Saves

1. Jansen • ATL 41
2. Hader • 2TM 36
3. Bard • COL 34
4. Díaz • NYM 32
5. Rogers • 2TM 31
6. Doval • SFG 27
7. Kimbrel • LAD 22
8. Scott • MIA 20
Robertson • 2TM 20
10. Bednar • PIT 19
Helsley • STL 19

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Alcantara • MIA 228.2
2. Nola • PHI 205.0
3. Mikolas • STL 202.1
4. Burnes • MIL 202.0
5. Kelly • ARI 200.1
6. Darvish • SDP 194.2
7. Webb • SFG 192.1
8. Wainwright • STL 191.2
9. Fried • ATL 185.1
10. Gallen • ARI 184.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Burnes • MIL 243
2. Rodón • SFG 237
3. Nola • PHI 235
4. Alcantara • MIA 207
5. Morton • ATL 205
6. Strider • ATL 202
7. Darvish • SDP 197
8. Gallen • ARI 192
9. Woodruff • MIL 190
10. Musgrove • SDP 184

Games Started

Games Started

1. Burnes • MIL 33
Kelly • ARI 33
3. Alcantara • MIA 32
López • MIA 32
Mikolas • STL 32
Nola • PHI 32
Wainwright • STL 32
Webb • SFG 32
Quintana • 2TM 32
10. Corbin • WSN 31
Freeland • COL 31
Gallen • ARI 31
Gibson • PHI 31
Márquez • COL 31
Morton • ATL 31
Rodón • SFG 31
Urías • LAD 31

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Alcantara • MIA 6
2. Nola • PHI 2
3. Buehler • LAD 1
Corbin • WSN 1
Elder • ATL 1
Espino • WSN 1
Greene • CIN 1
Kuhl • COL 1
Mikolas • STL 1
Montgomery • STL 1
Rodón • SFG 1
Syndergaard • PHI 1
Wainwright • STL 1

Shutouts

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

1. Alcantara • MIA 1
Buehler • LAD 1
Elder • ATL 1
Greene • CIN 1
Kuhl • COL 1
Montgomery • STL 1
Nola • PHI 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Gray • WSN 38
2. Márquez • COL 30
3. Manaea • SDP 29
4. Morton • ATL 28
5. Corbin • WSN 27
Lauer • MIL 27
7. Bumgarner • ARI 25
Kuhl • COL 25
Mikolas • STL 25
10. Espino • WSN 24
Gibson • PHI 24
Greene • CIN 24
Minor • CIN 24

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Gray • WSN 66
2. Márquez • COL 63
Morton • ATL 63
4. Hudson • STL 61
Kelly • ARI 61
6. Keller • PIT 60
7. Lauer • MIL 59
8. Fedde • WSN 58
Kuhl • COL 58
Suarez • PHI 58

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Corbin • WSN 210
2. Freeland • COL 193
3. Wainwright • STL 192
4. Márquez • COL 185
5. Bumgarner • ARI 179
6. Gibson • PHI 176
7. Alcantara • MIA 174
Webb • SFG 174
9. Mikolas • STL 170
10. Nola • PHI 168

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. Nola • PHI 8.103
2. Darvish • SDP 5.324
3. Fried • ATL 5.313
4. Burnes • MIL 4.765
5. Rodón • SFG 4.558
6. Musgrove • SDP 4.381
7. Alcantara • MIA 4.140
8. Gallen • ARI 4.085
9. Anderson • LAD 4.059
10. Urías • LAD 4.049

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. Quintana • 2TM 0.435
2. Webb • SFG 0.515
3. Fried • ATL 0.583
4. Rodón • SFG 0.607
5. Alcantara • MIA 0.630
6. Anderson • LAD 0.705
7. Gallen • ARI 0.734
8. Wainwright • STL 0.751
9. Nola • PHI 0.834
10. Bassitt • NYM 0.941

Losses

Losses

1. Corbin • WSN 19
2. Bumgarner • ARI 15
3. Fedde • WSN 13
Greene • CIN 13
Márquez • COL 13
Mikolas • STL 13
Nola • PHI 13
8. Adon • WSN 12
Brubaker • PIT 12
Keller • PIT 12
Minor • CIN 12
Wainwright • STL 12
Wood • SFG 12

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Corbin • WSN 107
2. Márquez • COL 100
3. Gibson • PHI 94
4. Freeland • COL 88
5. Kuhl • COL 87
Manaea • SDP 87
7. Bumgarner • ARI 86
8. Gray • WSN 83
Morton • ATL 83
10. Fedde • WSN 82

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Nelson • PHI 13
2. Contreras • PIT 11
3. Burnes • MIL 10
Rodón • SFG 10
5. Ashcraft • CIN 9
Fried • ATL 9
7. Márquez • COL 8
Moronta • 2TM 8
9. Adon • WSN 7
Ashby • MIL 7
Brazobán • MIA 7
Díaz • CIN 7
Garcia • SDP 7
Gray • WSN 7
Kimbrel • LAD 7
Matzek • ATL 7
Ottavino • NYM 7
Wright • ATL 7
Martin • 2TM 7

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Lodolo • CIN 19
2. Morton • ATL 18
3. Freeland • COL 16
4. Musgrove • SDP 14
5. Bassitt • NYM 13
Burnes • MIL 13
Cishek • WSN 13
8. Darvish • SDP 12
Gallen • ARI 12
Keller • PIT 12
Wood • SFG 12

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Alcantara • MIA 886
2. Nola • PHI 807
3. Mikolas • STL 805
4. Kelly • ARI 804
5. Wainwright • STL 803
6. Burnes • MIL 797
7. Webb • SFG 787
8. Márquez • COL 779
9. Darvish • SDP 771
10. Freeland • COL 766

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. Jansen • ATL 54
2. Doval • SFG 51
3. Díaz • NYM 49
4. Bard • COL 48
Melancon • ARI 48
6. Kimbrel • LAD 47
7. Hader • 2TM 45
8. Rogers • 2TM 40
9. Scott • MIA 35
Strickland • CIN 35

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Urías • LAD 186
2. Alcantara • MIA 180
3. Fried • ATL 166
4. Gallen • ARI 158
5. Anderson • LAD 157
6. Rodón • SFG 137
7. Burnes • MIL 137
8. Quintana • 2TM 137
9. Webb • SFG 136
10. Musgrove • SDP 129

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. Rodón • SFG 2.25
2. Nola • PHI 2.58
3. Fried • ATL 2.70
4. Alcantara • MIA 2.99
5. Quintana • 2TM 2.99
6. Webb • SFG 3.03
7. Gallen • ARI 3.05
8. Burnes • MIL 3.14
9. Anderson • LAD 3.31
10. Darvish • SDP 3.31

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. Alcantara • MIA 44
2. Urías • LAD 34
3. Fried • ATL 34
4. Gallen • ARI 31
5. Anderson • LAD 29
6. Gonsolin • LAD 28
7. Scherzer • NYM 27
8. Kershaw • LAD 24
9. Burnes • MIL 24
10. Rodón • SFG 23

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. Alcantara • MIA 4.8
2. Urías • LAD 3.7
3. Fried • ATL 3.6
4. Gallen • ARI 3.3
5. Gonsolin • LAD 3.1
6. Anderson • LAD 3.1
7. Scherzer • NYM 3.0
8. Kershaw • LAD 2.6
9. Burnes • MIL 2.5
10. Rodón • SFG 2.4

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. Alcantara • MIA 45.66
2. Fried • ATL 39.90
3. Gallen • ARI 35.75
4. Gonsolin • LAD 33.13
5. Urías • LAD 32.50
6. Scherzer • NYM 32.34
7. Darvish • SDP 30.41
8. Anderson • LAD 30.41
9. Rodón • SFG 28.59
10. Burnes • MIL 27.62

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. Alcantara • MIA 5.5
2. Bard • COL 4.3
3. Fried • ATL 4.3
4. Gallen • ARI 4.0
5. Díaz • NYM 3.9
6. Helsley • STL 3.8
7. Darvish • SDP 3.8
8. Gonsolin • LAD 3.6
9. Urías • LAD 3.5
10. Williams • MIL 3.5

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. Alcantara • MIA 4.4
2. Fried • ATL 4.0
3. Gallen • ARI 3.7
4. Gonsolin • LAD 3.4
5. Nola • PHI 3.3
6. Kershaw • LAD 3.3
7. Strider • ATL 3.2
8. Scherzer • NYM 3.1
9. Kelly • ARI 3.0
10. Darvish • SDP 2.9

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. Fried • ATL 2.6
2. Burnes • MIL 2.5
3. Díaz • NYM 2.5
4. Darvish • SDP 2.2
5. Williams • MIL 2.2
6. Helsley • STL 2.0
7. Gonsolin • LAD 2.0
8. Scherzer • NYM 1.8
9. Wright • ATL 1.7
10. Wheeler • PHI 1.6

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. Alcantara • MIA 5.0
2. Fried • ATL 4.3
3. Gallen • ARI 3.9
4. Scherzer • NYM 3.7
5. Gonsolin • LAD 3.7
6. Urías • LAD 3.5
7. Darvish • SDP 3.4
8. Anderson • LAD 3.3
9. Rodón • SFG 3.1
10. Kershaw • LAD 3.0

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