Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Gibson • STL 10.1
2. Yastrzemski • BOS 9.5
3. McDowell • CLE 7.9
4. Fregosi • CAL 7.7
5. Bench • CIN 7.4
6. Harper • MIL 7.4
7. Pérez • CIN 7.2
8. Perry • SFG 7.1
9. Oliva • MIN 7.0
10. Jenkins • CHC 6.9
WAR for Pitchers
1. Gibson • STL 8.9
2. McDowell • CLE 8.3
3. Perry • SFG 7.6
4. Jenkins • CHC 7.3
5. Holtzman • CHC 6.4
Palmer • BAL 6.4
7. Seaver • NYM 5.8
8. John • CHW 5.5
9. Hands • CHC 5.2
10. Selma • PHI 5.2
Earned Run Average
1. Seguí • OAK 2.56
2. Palmer • BAL 2.71
3. Seaver • NYM 2.82
4. Wright • CAL 2.83
5. Peterson • NYY 2.90
6. McDowell • CLE 2.92
7. Bosman • WSA 3.00
8. Messersmith • CAL 3.01
9. Simpson • CIN 3.02
10. Perry • MIN 3.04
Wins
1. Cuellar • BAL 24
McNally • BAL 24
Perry • MIN 24
4. Gibson • STL 23
Perry • SFG 23
6. Wright • CAL 22
Jenkins • CHC 22
8. McDowell • CLE 20
Palmer • BAL 20
Peterson • NYY 20
Merritt • CIN 20
Win-Loss %
1. Simpson • CIN .824
2. Gibson • STL .767
3. Cuellar • BAL .750
4. McNally • BAL .727
5. Nolan • CIN .720
6. Walker • PIT .714
7. Perry • MIN .667
Palmer • BAL .667
9. Siebert • BOS .652
10. Wright • CAL .647
Wilson • HOU .647
Hall • MIN .647
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Jenkins • CHC 1.038
2. Seaver • NYM 1.077
3. Peterson • NYY 1.102
4. McAndrew • NYM 1.107
5. Perry • MIN 1.130
6. Messersmith • CAL 1.140
7. Perry • SFG 1.144
8. Cuellar • BAL 1.149
9. Blyleven • MIN 1.159
10. Simpson • CIN 1.170
Hits per 9 IP
1. Simpson • CIN 6.392
2. Messersmith • CAL 6.658
3. McDowell • CLE 6.964
4. Seaver • NYM 7.122
5. Walker • PIT 7.123
6. Seguí • OAK 7.222
7. Gentry • NYM 7.407
8. Johnson • KCR 7.486
9. Culp • BOS 7.556
10. Jenkins • CHC 7.620
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Peterson • NYY 1.383
2. Jenkins • CHC 1.725
3. Marichal • SFG 1.780
4. Osteen • LAD 1.809
5. Perry • MIN 1.841
6. McAndrew • NYM 1.855
7. Merritt • CIN 2.038
8. Cox • WSA 2.059
9. Cuellar • BAL 2.086
10. Roberts • SDP 2.130
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. McDowell • CLE 8.970
2. Seaver • NYM 8.763
3. Johnson • KCR 8.664
4. Gibson • STL 8.388
5. Veale • PIT 7.931
6. Jenkins • CHC 7.879
7. Cain • DET 7.771
8. Stoneman • MON 7.628
9. Lolich • DET 7.592
10. Messersmith • CAL 7.490
Games Played
1. Grant • 2TM 80
2. Wood • CHW 77
3. Herbel • 2TM 76
4. Selma • PHI 73
5. Knowles • WSA 71
6. Williams • MIN 68
7. Fisher • CAL 67
Perranoski • MIN 67
Granger • CIN 67
Linzy • 2TM 67
Saves
1. Granger • CIN 35
2. Perranoski • MIN 34
3. McDaniel • NYY 29
4. Knowles • WSA 27
Timmermann • DET 27
6. Giusti • PIT 26
7. Brewer • LAD 24
Grant • 2TM 24
9. Raymond • MON 23
10. Selma • PHI 22
Innings Pitched
1. Perry • SFG 328.2
2. Jenkins • CHC 313.0
3. McDowell • CLE 305.0
Palmer • BAL 305.0
5. Cuellar • BAL 297.2
6. McNally • BAL 296.0
7. Gibson • STL 294.0
8. Seaver • NYM 290.2
9. Holtzman • CHC 287.2
10. Morton • MON 284.2
Strikeouts
1. McDowell • CLE 304
2. Seaver • NYM 283
3. Gibson • STL 274
Jenkins • CHC 274
5. Lolich • DET 230
6. Perry • SFG 214
7. Johnson • KCR 206
8. Holtzman • CHC 202
9. Sutton • LAD 201
10. Palmer • BAL 199
Games Started
1. Perry • SFG 41
2. Cuellar • BAL 40
Dobson • OAK 40
Hunter • OAK 40
McNally • BAL 40
Perry • MIN 40
7. Lolich • DET 39
McDowell • CLE 39
Palmer • BAL 39
Wright • CAL 39
Jenkins • CHC 39
Complete Games
1. Jenkins • CHC 24
2. Gibson • STL 23
Perry • SFG 23
4. Cuellar • BAL 21
5. McDowell • CLE 19
Seaver • NYM 19
7. Palmer • BAL 17
Dierker • HOU 17
9. McNally • BAL 16
10. Culp • BOS 15
Holtzman • CHC 15
Shutouts
1. Dobson • OAK 5
Palmer • BAL 5
Perry • SFG 5
4. Cuellar • BAL 4
Perry • MIN 4
Peters • BOS 4
Ellis • PIT 4
Morton • MON 4
Osteen • LAD 4
Sutton • LAD 4
Home Runs
1. Niekro • ATL 40
2. Sutton • LAD 38
3. Cuellar • BAL 34
4. Krausse • MIL 33
5. Dobson • OAK 32
Hunter • OAK 32
Murphy • CAL 32
8. Dierker • HOU 31
9. Holtzman • CHC 30
Jenkins • CHC 30
Bases on Balls
1. McDowell • CLE 131
2. Morton • MON 125
3. Kirby • SDP 120
4. Lolich • DET 109
Carlton • STL 109
Stoneman • MON 109
7. Renko • MON 104
8. Torrez • STL 103
9. Rooker • KCR 102
10. John • CHW 101
Hits
1. Perry • SFG 292
2. Morton • MON 281
3. Osteen • LAD 280
4. Hands • CHC 278
5. McNally • BAL 277
6. Cuellar • BAL 273
7. Lolich • DET 272
8. Holtzman • CHC 271
9. Marichal • SFG 269
10. Jenkins • CHC 265
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Jenkins • CHC 4.567
2. Seaver • NYM 3.410
3. Peterson • NYY 3.175
4. Gibson • STL 3.114
5. Perry • MIN 2.947
6. McAndrew • NYM 2.921
7. Blyleven • MIN 2.872
8. Cuellar • BAL 2.754
9. Bunning • PHI 2.625
10. Stone • ATL 2.620
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Walker • PIT 0.331
2. Gibson • STL 0.398
3. Ellis • PIT 0.402
4. Billingham • HOU 0.480
5. Rooker • KCR 0.486
6. Seguí • OAK 0.500
7. Coombs • SDP 0.573
8. Short • PHI 0.588
9. Torrez • STL 0.602
10. Wise • PHI 0.613
Losses
1. Lolich • DET 19
Carlton • STL 19
3. Krausse • MIL 18
Niekro • ATL 18
5. Janeski • CHW 17
John • CHW 17
7. Horlen • CHW 16
Jarvis • ATL 16
Jenkins • CHC 16
Kirby • SDP 16
Short • PHI 16
Earned Runs
1. Jenkins • CHC 118
Sutton • LAD 118
3. Perry • SFG 117
4. Dierker • HOU 116
5. Cuellar • BAL 115
Lolich • DET 115
7. Krausse • MIL 114
Morton • MON 114
9. Dobson • OAK 111
Hunter • OAK 111
Marichal • SFG 111
Wild Pitches
1. Robertson • SFG 18
2. John • CHW 17
McDowell • CLE 17
4. Peters • BOS 16
5. Reberger • SFG 15
Wilson • HOU 15
7. Coleman • WSA 14
Lolich • DET 14
Odom • OAK 14
Carlton • STL 14
Palmer • PHI 14
Hit By Pitch
1. Stoneman • MON 14
2. Culp • BOS 11
Johnson • KCR 11
4. Billingham • HOU 10
Ellis • PIT 10
Sutton • LAD 10
7. Hunter • OAK 9
John • CHW 9
Perry • MIN 9
Zepp • MIN 9
Gentry • NYM 9
Kirby • SDP 9
Simpson • CIN 9
Moore • 2TM 9
Batters Faced
1. Perry • SFG 1,336
2. Jenkins • CHC 1,265
3. McDowell • CLE 1,257
Palmer • BAL 1,257
5. McNally • BAL 1,218
Morton • MON 1,218
7. Cuellar • BAL 1,214
8. Gibson • STL 1,213
9. Holtzman • CHC 1,208
10. Lolich • DET 1,181
Games Finished
1. Wood • CHW 62
2. Granger • CIN 59
3. Grant • 2TM 54
4. Perranoski • MIN 52
5. McDaniel • NYY 51
6. Knowles • WSA 49
7. Giusti • PIT 47
Selma • PHI 47
9. Gladding • HOU 44
McMahon • SFG 44
Adjusted ERA+
1. Seaver • NYM 143
2. Simpson • CIN 139
3. Seguí • OAK 139
4. Palmer • BAL 134
5. McDowell • CLE 134
6. Pappas • 2TM 133
7. Gibson • STL 133
8. Holtzman • CHC 132
9. Jenkins • CHC 132
10. Culp • BOS 131
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Gibson • STL 2.29
2. Seaver • NYM 2.53
3. Jenkins • CHC 2.78
4. McDowell • CLE 3.07
5. Billingham • HOU 3.07
6. Perry • MIN 3.08
7. Johnson • KCR 3.11
8. Jarvis • ATL 3.20
9. Palmer • BAL 3.22
10. Blyleven • MIN 3.24
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Seaver • NYM 39
2. Jenkins • CHC 35
3. Palmer • BAL 35
4. Gibson • STL 34
5. McDowell • CLE 33
6. Holtzman • CHC 30
7. Grant • 2TM 28
8. Perry • SFG 27
9. Nolan • CIN 25
10. Hall • MIN 23
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Seaver • NYM 4.1
2. Palmer • BAL 3.8
3. Jenkins • CHC 3.7
4. McDowell • CLE 3.7
5. Gibson • STL 3.6
6. Holtzman • CHC 3.1
7. Grant • 2TM 3.0
8. Perry • SFG 2.8
9. Nolan • CIN 2.6
10. Hall • MIN 2.4
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Palmer • BAL 43.88
2. McDowell • CLE 41.69
3. Seaver • NYM 41.63
4. Grant • 2TM 39.41
5. Gibson • STL 38.61
6. Jenkins • CHC 36.67
7. Hall • MIN 34.42
8. Holtzman • CHC 29.54
9. Perry • SFG 29.16
10. Selma • PHI 28.61
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. McDaniel • NYY 5.7
2. Grant • 2TM 5.4
3. Gibson • STL 4.6
4. Selma • PHI 4.2
5. Palmer • BAL 4.1
6. McDowell • CLE 4.1
7. Hall • MIN 4.0
8. Jenkins • CHC 3.6
9. Brewer • LAD 3.3
10. McNally • BAL 3.3
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Jenkins • CHC 5.2
2. Gibson • STL 4.9
3. Seaver • NYM 4.6
4. Perry • MIN 3.7
5. Palmer • BAL 3.6
6. Perry • SFG 3.5
7. McDowell • CLE 3.5
8. Hall • MIN 3.3
9. Grant • 2TM 3.2
10. McDaniel • NYY 3.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Grant • 2TM 6.8
2. Williams • MIN 5.8
3. Walker • PIT 5.0
4. Hall • MIN 5.0
5. Moose • PIT 4.8
6. Messersmith • CAL 4.0
7. Palmer • BAL 4.0
8. McAndrew • NYM 3.9
9. Perry • MIN 3.6
10. McGraw • NYM 3.4
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Palmer • BAL 4.9
2. McDowell • CLE 4.5
3. Seaver • NYM 4.5
4. Grant • 2TM 4.3
5. Gibson • STL 4.1
6. Hall • MIN 3.7
7. Jenkins • CHC 3.7
8. Perry • SFG 3.0
9. McNally • BAL 3.0
10. Selma • PHI 2.9

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