Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Morgan • CIN 9.6
2. Fidrych • DET 9.6
3. Schmidt • PHI 8.0
4. Nettles • NYY 8.0
5. Blue • OAK 7.6
6. Brett • KCR 7.5
7. Tanana • CAL 7.5
8. Rose • CIN 7.0
9. Niekro • ATL 6.9
10. Carew • MIN 6.8
WAR for Pitchers
1. Fidrych • DET 9.6
2. Blue • OAK 7.6
3. Tanana • CAL 7.5
4. Montefusco • SFG 6.9
5. Niekro • ATL 6.7
6. Blyleven • 2TM 6.5
7. Palmer • BAL 6.5
8. Tiant • BOS 6.3
9. Perry • TEX 5.8
10. Barr • SFG 5.6
Earned Run Average
1. Fidrych • DET 2.34
2. Blue • OAK 2.35
3. Tanana • CAL 2.43
4. Torrez • OAK 2.50
5. Palmer • BAL 2.51
6. Denny • STL 2.52
7. Rau • LAD 2.57
8. Seaver • NYM 2.59
9. Garland • BAL 2.67
10. Koosman • NYM 2.69
Wins
1. Palmer • BAL 22
Jones • SDP 22
3. Tiant • BOS 21
Koosman • NYM 21
Sutton • LAD 21
6. Garland • BAL 20
Carlton • PHI 20
Richard • HOU 20
9. Fidrych • DET 19
Figueroa • NYY 19
Tanana • CAL 19
Win-Loss %
1. Campbell • MIN .773
2. Garland • BAL .741
Carlton • PHI .741
4. Candelaria • PIT .696
5. Eastwick • CIN .688
6. Ellis • NYY .680
7. Fidrych • DET .679
8. Koosman • NYM .677
Sutton • LAD .677
10. Zachry • CIN .667
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Tanana • CAL 0.988
2. Jones • SDP 1.027
3. Candelaria • PIT 1.059
4. Seaver • NYM 1.063
5. Palmer • BAL 1.076
6. Fidrych • DET 1.079
7. Nolan • CIN 1.082
8. Koosman • NYM 1.096
9. Blue • OAK 1.109
10. Matlack • NYM 1.118
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 6.109
2. Tanana • CAL 6.617
3. Richard • HOU 6.835
4. Eckersley • CLE 6.998
5. Seaver • NYM 7.007
6. Candelaria • PIT 7.077
7. Messersmith • ATL 7.206
8. Palmer • BAL 7.286
9. Falcone • STL 7.344
10. Koosman • NYM 7.460
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Nolan • CIN 1.015
2. Kaat • PHI 1.265
3. Bird • KCR 1.411
4. Jones • SDP 1.427
5. Jenkins • BOS 1.852
6. Perry • TEX 1.870
7. Blue • OAK 1.901
8. Fidrych • DET 1.905
9. Wise • BOS 1.926
10. Matlack • NYM 1.958
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 10.351
2. Eckersley • CLE 9.030
3. Tanana • CAL 8.147
4. Seaver • NYM 7.804
5. Koosman • NYM 7.278
6. Carlton • PHI 6.946
7. Blyleven • 2TM 6.622
8. Richard • HOU 6.619
9. Zachry • CIN 6.309
10. Norman • CIN 6.288
Games Played
1. Murray • MON 81
2. Campbell • MIN 78
3. Hough • LAD 77
Metzger • SDP 77
5. Eastwick • CIN 71
6. Fingers • OAK 70
7. Borbón • CIN 69
8. Hrabosky • STL 68
9. Lindblad • OAK 65
Lavelle • SFG 65
Saves
1. Eastwick • CIN 26
2. Lyle • NYY 23
3. LaRoche • CLE 21
4. Campbell • MIN 20
Fingers • OAK 20
6. Forsch • HOU 19
Lockwood • NYM 19
8. Hough • LAD 18
9. Littell • KCR 16
Metzger • SDP 16
Innings Pitched
1. Jones • SDP 315.1
2. Palmer • BAL 315.0
3. Hunter • NYY 298.2
4. Blue • OAK 298.1
5. Blyleven • 2TM 297.2
6. Slaton • MIL 292.2
7. Richard • HOU 291.0
8. Tanana • CAL 288.1
9. Ryan • CAL 284.1
10. Tiant • BOS 279.0
Strikeouts
1. Ryan • CAL 327
2. Tanana • CAL 261
3. Seaver • NYM 235
4. Blyleven • 2TM 219
5. Richard • HOU 214
6. Eckersley • CLE 200
Koosman • NYM 200
8. Carlton • PHI 195
9. Hunter • NYY 173
Niekro • ATL 173
Games Started
1. Palmer • BAL 40
Jones • SDP 40
3. Ryan • CAL 39
Torrez • OAK 39
Richard • HOU 39
6. Slaton • MIL 38
Tiant • BOS 38
8. Blue • OAK 37
Barr • SFG 37
Niekro • ATL 37
Reuschel • CHC 37
Complete Games
1. Jones • SDP 25
2. Fidrych • DET 24
3. Palmer • BAL 23
Tanana • CAL 23
5. Hunter • NYY 21
Perry • TEX 21
Ryan • CAL 21
8. Blue • OAK 20
9. Tiant • BOS 19
10. Roberts • DET 18
Blyleven • 2TM 18
Shutouts
1. Ryan • CAL 7
2. Blue • OAK 6
Palmer • BAL 6
Matlack • NYM 6
Montefusco • SFG 6
Blyleven • 2TM 6
7. Jones • SDP 5
Seaver • NYM 5
9. Fidrych • DET 4
Figueroa • NYY 4
Garland • BAL 4
Goltz • MIN 4
Roberts • DET 4
Torrez • OAK 4
Wise • BOS 4
Andújar • HOU 4
Burris • CHC 4
Candelaria • PIT 4
Dierker • HOU 4
Halicki • SFG 4
Hooton • LAD 4
McGlothen • STL 4
Rogers • MON 4
Ruthven • ATL 4
Sutton • LAD 4
Singer • 2TM 4
Home Runs
1. Hunter • NYY 28
Nolan • CIN 28
3. Tiant • BOS 25
4. Tanana • CAL 24
5. Burris • CHC 22
Candelaria • PIT 22
Sutton • LAD 22
8. Travers • MIL 21
Kaat • PHI 21
10. Colborn • MIL 20
Jenkins • BOS 20
Palmer • BAL 20
Bases on Balls
1. Ryan • CAL 183
2. Richard • HOU 151
3. D'Acquisto • SFG 102
4. Niekro • ATL 101
5. Bonham • CHC 96
Singer • 2TM 96
7. Travers • MIL 95
8. Figueroa • NYY 94
Slaton • MIL 94
10. Falcone • STL 93
Hits
1. Slaton • MIL 287
2. Blyleven • 2TM 283
3. Tiant • BOS 274
Jones • SDP 274
5. Blue • OAK 268
Hunter • NYY 268
7. Holtzman • 2TM 265
8. Barr • SFG 260
Reuschel • CHC 260
10. Palmer • BAL 255
Ruthven • ATL 255
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Nolan • CIN 4.185
2. Tanana • CAL 3.575
3. Bird • KCR 3.452
4. Jenkins • BOS 3.302
5. Seaver • NYM 3.052
6. Koosman • NYM 3.030
7. Perry • TEX 2.750
8. Carlton • PHI 2.708
9. Blyleven • 2TM 2.704
10. Matlack • NYM 2.684
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Cleveland • BOS 0.159
2. Brett • 2TM 0.222
3. Fitzmorris • KCR 0.245
4. Blue • OAK 0.272
5. John • LAD 0.304
6. Barr • SFG 0.321
7. Hartzell • CAL 0.325
8. Bibby • CLE 0.331
9. Stanhouse • MON 0.342
10. Zachry • CIN 0.353
Losses
1. Ryan • CAL 18
2. Gossage • CHW 17
Roberts • DET 17
Rogers • MON 17
Ruthven • ATL 17
6. Johnson • CHW 16
Ross • CAL 16
Travers • MIL 16
Falcone • STL 16
Strom • SDP 16
Blyleven • 2TM 16
Earned Runs
1. Hunter • NYY 117
2. Roberts • DET 112
Slaton • MIL 112
Ruthven • ATL 112
5. Johnson • CHW 111
6. Ryan • CAL 106
7. Leonard • KCR 101
8. Reuschel • CHC 100
Holtzman • 2TM 100
10. Niekro • ATL 99
Wild Pitches
1. Goltz • MIN 15
2. Niekro • ATL 14
3. Matlack • NYM 13
Richard • HOU 13
Strom • SDP 13
6. Dierker • HOU 12
Seaver • NYM 12
8. Slaton • MIL 11
Lolich • NYM 11
10. Bonham • CHC 10
D'Acquisto • SFG 10
Messersmith • ATL 10
Rogers • MON 10
Holtzman • 2TM 10
Hit By Pitch
1. Blyleven • 2TM 12
2. Leonard • KCR 11
Singer • 2TM 11
4. Hartzell • CAL 10
5. Gossage • CHW 9
Tanana • CAL 9
Fryman • MON 9
8. Hughes • MIN 8
Palmer • BAL 8
Travers • MIL 8
Willoughby • BOS 8
Denny • STL 8
Hough • LAD 8
Niekro • ATL 8
Reuschel • CHC 8
Ruthven • ATL 8
Batters Faced
1. Palmer • BAL 1,256
2. Jones • SDP 1,251
3. Slaton • MIL 1,235
4. Blyleven • 2TM 1,225
5. Richard • HOU 1,218
6. Hunter • NYY 1,210
7. Blue • OAK 1,205
8. Ryan • CAL 1,196
9. Niekro • ATL 1,157
10. Tanana • CAL 1,142
Games Finished
1. Campbell • MIN 68
2. Fingers • OAK 62
Metzger • SDP 62
4. Eastwick • CIN 59
5. Lyle • NYY 58
6. Hough • LAD 55
Murray • MON 55
8. Hiller • DET 46
Forsch • HOU 46
10. Hrabosky • STL 45
Adjusted ERA+
1. Fidrych • DET 159
2. Blue • OAK 142
3. Denny • STL 141
4. Tanana • CAL 136
5. Torrez • OAK 134
6. Rau • LAD 131
7. Palmer • BAL 130
8. Tiant • BOS 129
9. Cleveland • BOS 129
10. Zachry • CIN 128
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Seaver • NYM 2.47
2. Blue • OAK 2.56
3. Blyleven • 2TM 2.71
4. Eckersley • CLE 2.72
5. Tanana • CAL 2.76
6. Montefusco • SFG 2.76
7. Koosman • NYM 2.83
8. Perry • TEX 2.84
9. Rogers • MON 2.85
10. Ryan • CAL 2.91
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Fidrych • DET 35
2. Blue • OAK 34
3. Tanana • CAL 30
4. Palmer • BAL 28
5. Tiant • BOS 25
6. Seaver • NYM 25
7. Blyleven • 2TM 24
8. Rau • LAD 23
9. Torrez • OAK 22
10. Montefusco • SFG 22
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Fidrych • DET 4.0
2. Blue • OAK 3.9
3. Tanana • CAL 3.4
4. Palmer • BAL 3.1
5. Tiant • BOS 2.8
6. Seaver • NYM 2.7
7. Blyleven • 2TM 2.7
8. Rau • LAD 2.6
9. Torrez • OAK 2.5
10. Montefusco • SFG 2.4
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Blue • OAK 43.08
2. Tanana • CAL 35.13
3. Fidrych • DET 34.65
4. Palmer • BAL 32.17
5. Blyleven • 2TM 30.54
6. Seaver • NYM 28.23
7. Rau • LAD 27.86
8. Jones • SDP 26.47
9. Montefusco • SFG 23.74
10. Denny • STL 23.66
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Blue • OAK 5.7
2. Tanana • CAL 5.5
3. Palmer • BAL 4.7
4. Fidrych • DET 4.4
5. LaRoche • CLE 4.2
6. Blyleven • 2TM 4.1
7. Jones • SDP 4.0
8. Sutton • LAD 3.7
9. Sutter • CHC 3.5
10. Martinez • 2TM 3.3
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Tanana • CAL 4.9
2. Jones • SDP 4.3
3. Blue • OAK 4.2
4. Fidrych • DET 4.0
5. Seaver • NYM 3.9
6. Palmer • BAL 3.8
7. Perry • TEX 2.8
8. Tiant • BOS 2.7
9. Koosman • NYM 2.6
10. Matlack • NYM 2.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Norman • CIN 3.5
2. Blue • OAK 3.3
3. Jones • SDP 3.1
4. Mingori • KCR 3.0
5. Zachry • CIN 2.8
6. Lonborg • PHI 2.5
7. Hough • LAD 2.4
8. Ellis • NYY 2.4
9. Torrez • OAK 2.3
10. Lyle • NYY 2.0
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Blue • OAK 5.1
2. Tanana • CAL 4.1
3. Fidrych • DET 3.9
4. Palmer • BAL 3.7
5. Blyleven • 2TM 3.4
6. Seaver • NYM 3.3
7. Rau • LAD 3.2
8. Jones • SDP 3.1
9. Denny • STL 2.6
10. Montefusco • SFG 2.6

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