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. Rucker • BRO 8.7
2. Mathewson • NYG 8.5
3. Wagner • PIT 8.4
4. Zimmerman • CHC 7.2
5. Alexander • PHI 6.3
6. Marquard • NYG 6.2
7. Hendrix • PIT 6.1
8. Evers • CHC 6.0
9. Sallee • STL 5.6
10. Sweeney • BSN 5.3

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. Rucker • BRO 8.4
2. Mathewson • NYG 7.9
3. Alexander • PHI 6.3
4. Sallee • STL 6.1
5. Marquard • NYG 6.1
6. Fromme • CIN 5.5
7. Suggs • CIN 5.3
8. Tesreau • NYG 5.2
9. Rixey • PHI 4.7
10. Hendrix • PIT 4.7

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. Tesreau • NYG 1.96
2. Mathewson • NYG 2.12
3. Rucker • BRO 2.21
4. Robinson • PIT 2.26
5. Ames • NYG 2.46
6. Rixey • PHI 2.50
7. Marquard • NYG 2.57
8. Hendrix • PIT 2.59
9. Sallee • STL 2.60
10. O'Toole • PIT 2.71

Wins

Wins

1. Marquard • NYG 26
Cheney • CHC 26
3. Hendrix • PIT 24
4. Mathewson • NYG 23
5. Camnitz • PIT 22
6. Alexander • PHI 19
Suggs • CIN 19
8. Benton • CIN 18
Harmon • STL 18
Rucker • BRO 18

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. Hendrix • PIT .727
2. Cheney • CHC .722
3. Tesreau • NYG .708
4. Marquard • NYG .703
5. Ames • NYG .688
6. Richie • CHC .667
7. Mathewson • NYG .657
8. Crandall • NYG .650
9. Camnitz • PIT .647
10. Robinson • PIT .632

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Robinson • PIT 1.006
2. Mathewson • NYG 1.113
3. Rucker • BRO 1.156
4. Tesreau • NYG 1.165
5. Adams • PIT 1.198
6. Camnitz • PIT 1.222
7. Sallee • STL 1.228
8. Cheney • CHC 1.230
9. Rixey • PHI 1.241
10. Suggs • CIN 1.241

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Tesreau • NYG 6.556
2. Robinson • PIT 7.509
3. O'Toole • PIT 7.747
4. Cheney • CHC 7.774
5. Brown • BSN 7.806
6. Hendrix • PIT 7.982
7. Rixey • PHI 8.167
8. Rucker • BRO 8.224
9. Camnitz • PIT 8.328
10. Alexander • PHI 8.381

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. Mathewson • NYG 0.987
2. Robinson • PIT 1.543
3. Suggs • CIN 1.663
4. Ames • NYG 1.760
5. Adams • PIT 1.849
6. Crandall • NYG 1.944
7. Perdue • BSN 1.952
8. Humphries • CIN 2.042
9. Rucker • BRO 2.177
10. Sallee • STL 2.204

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Alexander • PHI 5.655
2. Hendrix • PIT 5.487
3. Marquard • NYG 5.345
4. Tyler • BSN 5.056
5. O'Toole • PIT 4.903
6. Benton • CIN 4.828
7. Rucker • BRO 4.566
8. Tesreau • NYG 4.407
9. Ragan • BRO 4.370
10. Ames • NYG 4.173

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Benton • CIN 50
2. Sallee • STL 48
3. Alexander • PHI 46
4. Rucker • BRO 45
5. Seaton • PHI 44
6. Fromme • CIN 43
Harmon • STL 43
Marquard • NYG 43
Mathewson • NYG 43
10. Cheney • CHC 42
Lavender • CHC 42
Suggs • CIN 42
Tyler • BSN 42

Saves

Saves

1. Sallee • STL 6
2. Mathewson • NYG 5
3. Rucker • BRO 4
Reulbach • CHC 4
5. Alexander • PHI 3
Wiltse • NYG 3
Suggs • CIN 3
Perdue • BSN 3
Lavender • CHC 3
10. Ames • NYG 2
Willis • STL 2
Steele • STL 2
Seaton • PHI 2
Robinson • PIT 2
Humphries • CIN 2
Benton • CIN 2
Brennan • PHI 2
Camnitz • PIT 2
Crandall • NYG 2
Keefe • CIN 2

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Alexander • PHI 310.1
2. Mathewson • NYG 310.0
3. Cheney • CHC 303.1
4. Suggs • CIN 303.0
5. Benton • CIN 302.0
6. Rucker • BRO 297.2
7. Fromme • CIN 296.0
8. Marquard • NYG 294.2
9. Sallee • STL 294.0
10. Hendrix • PIT 288.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Alexander • PHI 195
2. Hendrix • PIT 176
3. Marquard • NYG 175
4. Benton • CIN 162
5. Rucker • BRO 151
6. O'Toole • PIT 150
7. Tyler • BSN 144
8. Cheney • CHC 140
9. Mathewson • NYG 134
10. Camnitz • PIT 121

Games Started

Games Started

1. Benton • CIN 39
2. Marquard • NYG 38
3. Fromme • CIN 37
Cheney • CHC 37
5. O'Toole • PIT 36
Suggs • CIN 36
7. Alexander • PHI 34
Mathewson • NYG 34
Harmon • STL 34
Rucker • BRO 34

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Cheney • CHC 28
2. Mathewson • NYG 27
3. Alexander • PHI 25
Suggs • CIN 25
Hendrix • PIT 25
6. Rucker • BRO 23
Fromme • CIN 23
8. Marquard • NYG 22
Camnitz • PIT 22
Benton • CIN 22

Shutouts

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

1. O'Toole • PIT 6
Rucker • BRO 6
3. Suggs • CIN 5
4. Richie • CHC 4
Cheney • CHC 4
Hendrix • PIT 4
7. Fromme • CIN 3
Alexander • PHI 3
Lavender • CHC 3
Rixey • PHI 3
Sallee • STL 3
Harmon • STL 3
Tesreau • NYG 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Alexander • PHI 11
Perdue • BSN 11
3. Yingling • BRO 10
Donnelly • BSN 10
5. Marquard • NYG 9
6. Tyler • BSN 8
Seaton • PHI 8
Camnitz • PIT 8
Lavender • CHC 8
10. Curtis • 2TM 7
Wiltse • NYG 7
Reulbach • CHC 7
Ragan • BRO 7
Fromme • CIN 7
Crandall • NYG 7
Brown • BSN 7

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. O'Toole • PIT 159
2. Tyler • BSN 126
3. Benton • CIN 118
4. Harmon • STL 116
5. Cheney • CHC 111
6. Seaton • PHI 106
Tesreau • NYG 106
8. Alexander • PHI 105
Hendrix • PIT 105
10. Hess • BSN 90

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Suggs • CIN 320
2. Benton • CIN 316
3. Mathewson • NYG 311
4. Perdue • BSN 295
5. Alexander • PHI 289
Sallee • STL 289
7. Marquard • NYG 286
8. Fromme • CIN 285
9. Harmon • STL 284
10. Rucker • BRO 272

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. Mathewson • NYG 3.941
2. Robinson • PIT 2.633
3. Ames • NYG 2.371
4. Marquard • NYG 2.188
5. Rucker • BRO 2.097
6. Perdue • BSN 1.870
7. Alexander • PHI 1.857
Suggs • CIN 1.857
9. Adams • PIT 1.800
10. Crandall • NYG 1.714

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. Benton • CIN 0.060
2. Tesreau • NYG 0.074
3. Dickson • BSN 0.095
4. Hess • BSN 0.106
5. Rixey • PHI 0.111
6. O'Toole • PIT 0.131
7. Harmon • STL 0.134
8. Mathewson • NYG 0.145
9. Moore • PHI 0.148
10. Cheney • CHC 0.148

Losses

Losses

1. Tyler • BSN 22
2. Rucker • BRO 21
3. Benton • CIN 20
4. Dickson • BSN 19
5. Fromme • CIN 18
Ragan • BRO 18
Harmon • STL 18
8. Alexander • PHI 17
Sallee • STL 17
Hess • BSN 17
O'Toole • PIT 17

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Tyler • BSN 119
2. Harmon • STL 117
3. Hess • BSN 106
4. Perdue • BSN 105
5. Benton • CIN 104
6. Steele • STL 101
7. Suggs • CIN 99
8. Alexander • PHI 97
9. Cheney • CHC 96
10. Seaton • PHI 93

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Cheney • CHC 18
2. Tyler • BSN 13
3. Benton • CIN 12
4. Donnelly • BSN 10
5. Ames • NYG 9
Seaton • PHI 9
7. Marquard • NYG 8
Rixey • PHI 8
9. Hendrix • PIT 7
10. Rucker • BRO 6
Brown • BSN 6
Harmon • STL 6
Tesreau • NYG 6
Steele • STL 6

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Benton • CIN 18
2. Hess • BSN 15
3. Camnitz • PIT 13
4. Fromme • CIN 11
Suggs • CIN 11
6. Curtis • 2TM 10
Tyler • BSN 10
Tesreau • NYG 10
Lavender • CHC 10
Robinson • PIT 10

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Benton • CIN 1,302
2. Alexander • PHI 1,290
3. Cheney • CHC 1,267
4. Mathewson • NYG 1,263
5. Suggs • CIN 1,256
6. Fromme • CIN 1,233
7. Marquard • NYG 1,230
8. Sallee • STL 1,203
9. Rucker • BRO 1,201
10. Hendrix • PIT 1,183

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. Crandall • NYG 25
2. Geyer • STL 18
3. Robinson • PIT 15
4. Reulbach • CHC 14
Seaton • PHI 14
6. Donnelly • BSN 13
Sallee • STL 13
Shultz • PHI 13
9. Dickson • BSN 12
Humphries • CIN 12
Smith • CHC 12

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Tesreau • NYG 173
2. Mathewson • NYG 161
3. Rucker • BRO 151
4. Robinson • PIT 146
5. Rixey • PHI 144
6. Ames • NYG 138
7. Marquard • NYG 133
8. Sallee • STL 131
9. Alexander • PHI 128
10. Hendrix • PIT 128

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. Mathewson • NYG 2.54
2. Ames • NYG 2.80
3. Rucker • BRO 2.85
4. Robinson • PIT 2.86
5. Marquard • NYG 2.91
6. Suggs • CIN 3.09
7. Adams • PIT 3.09
8. Hendrix • PIT 3.09
9. Alexander • PHI 3.13
10. Brennan • PHI 3.15

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. Mathewson • NYG 42
2. Rucker • BRO 38
3. Tesreau • NYG 33
4. Marquard • NYG 29
5. Alexander • PHI 26
6. Hendrix • PIT 25
7. Sallee • STL 24
8. Robinson • PIT 23
9. Camnitz • PIT 21
10. Rixey • PHI 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. Mathewson • NYG 4.3
2. Rucker • BRO 3.9
3. Tesreau • NYG 3.4
4. Marquard • NYG 2.9
5. Alexander • PHI 2.6
6. Hendrix • PIT 2.5
7. Sallee • STL 2.4
8. Robinson • PIT 2.4
9. Rixey • PHI 2.1
10. Camnitz • PIT 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. Mathewson • NYG 57.88
2. Rucker • BRO 48.72
3. Camnitz • PIT 40.85
4. Tesreau • NYG 40.73
5. Hendrix • PIT 39.71
6. Marquard • NYG 38.49
7. Robinson • PIT 37.67
8. Alexander • PHI 35.63
9. Cheney • CHC 35.31
10. O'Toole • PIT 31.52

Win Probability Added (WPA)

<strong>Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability.<br>A change of +/- 1 would indicate one win added or lost.

1. Mathewson • NYG 5.8
2. Marquard • NYG 5.4
3. Robinson • PIT 5.0
4. Camnitz • PIT 4.9
5. Hendrix • PIT 4.7
6. Tesreau • NYG 4.4
7. Rixey • PHI 4.0
8. Rucker • BRO 3.5
9. O'Toole • PIT 3.5
10. Cheney • CHC 3.2

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. Mathewson • NYG 5.2
2. Cheney • CHC 4.0
3. Robinson • PIT 3.9
4. Alexander • PHI 3.9
5. Rucker • BRO 3.7
6. Hendrix • PIT 3.4
7. Tesreau • NYG 3.3
8. Camnitz • PIT 3.2
9. Marquard • NYG 3.1
10. Sallee • STL 2.9

Championship WPA (cWPA)

<strong>Championship Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability, displayed in percentage points.<br>A change of +/- 100% would indicate one world series win added or lost.

1. Marquard • NYG 12.0
2. Mathewson • NYG 7.5
3. Benton • CIN 4.8
4. Cheney • CHC 4.2
5. Richie • CHC 3.9
6. Tesreau • NYG 3.6
7. Ames • NYG 2.7
8. Camnitz • PIT 2.0
9. Wiltse • NYG 2.0
10. Perdue • BSN 1.1

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. Mathewson • NYG 6.2
2. Rucker • BRO 5.2
3. Camnitz • PIT 4.3
4. Tesreau • NYG 4.3
5. Hendrix • PIT 4.2
6. Robinson • PIT 4.0
7. Marquard • NYG 4.0
8. Cheney • CHC 3.7
9. Alexander • PHI 3.5
10. O'Toole • PIT 3.3

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 1898, so all leaders are since 1898. Explanation of min. requirements