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. Adams • PIT 9.3
2. Mathewson • NYG 7.2
3. Sallee • STL 6.4
4. Alexander • PHI 6.0
5. Cravath • PHI 5.7
6. Marquard • NYG 5.6
7. Tesreau • NYG 5.6
8. Seaton • PHI 5.3
9. Konetchy • STL 5.3
10. Rucker • BRO 4.9

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. Adams • PIT 8.4
2. Mathewson • NYG 7.1
3. Alexander • PHI 6.6
4. Seaton • PHI 6.1
5. Sallee • STL 6.1
6. Marquard • NYG 5.4
7. Tesreau • NYG 5.4
8. Rucker • BRO 4.6
9. Cheney • CHC 4.3
10. Demaree • NYG 4.2

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. Mathewson • NYG 2.06
2. Adams • PIT 2.15
3. Tesreau • NYG 2.17
4. Demaree • NYG 2.21
5. Pierce • CHC 2.30
6. Robinson • PIT 2.38
7. Brennan • PHI 2.39
8. Marquard • NYG 2.50
9. Cheney • CHC 2.57
10. Seaton • PHI 2.60

Wins

Wins

1. Seaton • PHI 27
2. Mathewson • NYG 25
3. Marquard • NYG 23
4. Alexander • PHI 22
Tesreau • NYG 22
6. Adams • PIT 21
Cheney • CHC 21
8. Sallee • STL 19
9. Humphries • CHC 16
Tyler • BSN 16
Perdue • BSN 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. Humphries • CHC .800
2. Demaree • NYG .765
3. Alexander • PHI .733
4. Pierce • CHC .722
5. Marquard • NYG .697
6. Mathewson • NYG .694
7. Seaton • PHI .692
8. Adams • PIT .677
9. Tesreau • NYG .629
10. Benton • CIN .611

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Mathewson • NYG 1.020
2. Adams • PIT 1.020
3. Marquard • NYG 1.031
4. Humphries • CHC 1.066
5. Demaree • NYG 1.072
6. Perdue • BSN 1.130
7. Robinson • PIT 1.146
8. Sallee • STL 1.149
9. Rucker • BRO 1.165
10. Alexander • PHI 1.185

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 7.085
2. Seaton • PHI 7.315
3. Allen • BRO 7.420
4. Pierce • CHC 7.518
5. Tyler • BSN 7.595
6. Marquard • NYG 7.750
7. Adams • PIT 7.776
8. Demaree • NYG 7.933
9. Cheney • CHC 7.997
10. Hendrix • PIT 8.066

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 0.618
2. Humphries • CHC 1.193
3. Adams • PIT 1.406
4. Marquard • NYG 1.531
5. Suggs • CIN 1.583
6. Perdue • BSN 1.653
7. Demaree • NYG 1.713
8. Robinson • PIT 1.879
9. Sallee • STL 1.957
10. Brennan • PHI 2.000

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Tesreau • NYG 5.330
2. Hendrix • PIT 5.154
3. Marquard • NYG 4.719
4. Seaton • PHI 4.691
5. Alexander • PHI 4.671
6. Tyler • BSN 4.433
7. Rixey • PHI 4.336
8. Ames • 2TM 4.323
9. Allen • BRO 4.225
10. Adams • PIT 4.132

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Cheney • CHC 54
2. Seaton • PHI 52
3. Sallee • STL 50
4. Alexander • PHI 47
5. Camnitz • 2TM 45
6. Johnson • CIN 44
Ragan • BRO 44
8. Adams • PIT 43
Robinson • PIT 43
10. Harmon • STL 42
Hendrix • PIT 42
Marquard • NYG 42

Saves

Saves

1. Cheney • CHC 11
2. Crandall • 2TM 6
Brown • CIN 6
4. Sallee • STL 5
5. Camnitz • 2TM 3
Ames • 2TM 3
Wiltse • NYG 3
Rucker • BRO 3
Hendrix • PIT 3
Marquard • NYG 3

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Seaton • PHI 322.1
2. Adams • PIT 313.2
3. Alexander • PHI 306.1
4. Mathewson • NYG 306.0
5. Cheney • CHC 305.0
6. Tyler • BSN 290.1
7. Marquard • NYG 288.0
8. Tesreau • NYG 282.0
9. Sallee • STL 276.0
10. Harmon • STL 273.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Seaton • PHI 168
2. Tesreau • NYG 167
3. Alexander • PHI 159
4. Marquard • NYG 151
5. Adams • PIT 144
6. Tyler • BSN 143
7. Hendrix • PIT 138
8. Cheney • CHC 136
9. Rucker • BRO 111
10. Ames • 2TM 110

Games Started

Games Started

1. Tesreau • NYG 38
2. Adams • PIT 37
3. Alexander • PHI 36
Cheney • CHC 36
5. Mathewson • NYG 35
Seaton • PHI 35
7. Tyler • BSN 34
Griner • STL 34
9. Marquard • NYG 33
Rucker • BRO 33

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Tyler • BSN 28
2. Mathewson • NYG 25
Cheney • CHC 25
4. Adams • PIT 24
5. Alexander • PHI 23
6. Seaton • PHI 21
7. Marquard • NYG 20
8. Hess • BSN 19
9. Griner • STL 18
Sallee • STL 18

Shutouts

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

1. Alexander • PHI 9
2. Seaton • PHI 5
3. Mathewson • NYG 4
Marquard • NYG 4
Rucker • BRO 4
Tyler • BSN 4
Adams • PIT 4
8. Sallee • STL 3
Perdue • BSN 3
Pierce • CHC 3
Johnson • CIN 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Hess • BSN 13
2. Griner • STL 12
3. Sallee • STL 11
4. Ragan • BRO 10
Marquard • NYG 10
Humphries • CHC 10
7. Alexander • PHI 9
Perritt • STL 9
9. Mathewson • NYG 8
Camnitz • 2TM 8
Johnson • CIN 8

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Seaton • PHI 136
2. Tesreau • NYG 119
3. Tyler • BSN 108
4. Camnitz • 2TM 107
5. Harmon • STL 99
6. Cheney • CHC 98
Lavender • CHC 98
8. Hendrix • PIT 89
9. Johnson • CIN 86
10. Allen • BRO 81

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Harmon • STL 291
Mathewson • NYG 291
3. Alexander • PHI 288
4. Ragan • BRO 284
5. Griner • STL 279
6. Adams • PIT 271
Cheney • CHC 271
8. Seaton • PHI 262
9. Rudolph • BSN 258
10. Sallee • STL 257

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 4.429
2. Marquard • NYG 3.082
3. Adams • PIT 2.939
4. Humphries • CHC 2.542
5. Perdue • BSN 2.333
6. Alexander • PHI 2.120
7. Suggs • CIN 2.086
8. Brennan • PHI 2.043
9. Demaree • NYG 2.000
10. Rudolph • BSN 1.847

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. Tyler • BSN 0.062
2. Robinson • PIT 0.092
3. Packard • CIN 0.094
4. Rucker • BRO 0.104
5. Hendrix • PIT 0.112
6. Rudolph • BSN 0.144
7. Seaton • PHI 0.168
8. Demaree • NYG 0.180
9. Harmon • STL 0.198
10. Adams • PIT 0.201

Losses

Losses

1. Griner • STL 22
2. Harmon • STL 21
3. Camnitz • 2TM 20
4. Ragan • BRO 18
Allen • BRO 18
6. Tyler • BSN 17
Hess • BSN 17
8. Johnson • CIN 16
9. Rucker • BRO 15
Hendrix • PIT 15
Suggs • CIN 15
Sallee • STL 15

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Griner • STL 127
2. Harmon • STL 119
3. Ragan • BRO 111
4. Perritt • STL 102
5. Camnitz • 2TM 100
6. Alexander • PHI 95
7. Hess • BSN 93
Seaton • PHI 93
9. Johnson • CIN 90
Tyler • BSN 90

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Cheney • CHC 19
2. Ames • 2TM 12
Tyler • BSN 12
4. Seaton • PHI 9
5. James • BSN 8
6. Chalmers • PHI 7
7. Benton • CIN 6
Johnson • CIN 6
Lavender • CHC 6
Camnitz • 2TM 6

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Lavender • CHC 13
2. Tyler • BSN 11
3. Allen • BRO 10
Seaton • PHI 10
Camnitz • 2TM 10
Griner • STL 10
7. Benton • CIN 9
Mayer • PHI 9
9. Packard • CIN 8
Perritt • STL 8
Cheney • CHC 8

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Seaton • PHI 1,324
2. Cheney • CHC 1,255
3. Alexander • PHI 1,234
4. Adams • PIT 1,227
5. Mathewson • NYG 1,195
6. Tyler • BSN 1,189
7. Tesreau • NYG 1,158
8. Harmon • STL 1,150
9. Marquard • NYG 1,122
10. Ragan • BRO 1,114

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 • 2TM 27
2. Brown • CIN 21
3. Geyer • STL 20
4. Cheney • CHC 18
5. Packard • CIN 16
Stack • 2TM 16
7. Hendrix • PIT 15
Cooper • PIT 15
Lavender • CHC 15
Sallee • STL 15
Robinson • PIT 15

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Mathewson • NYG 153
2. Tesreau • NYG 145
3. Demaree • NYG 142
4. Adams • PIT 140
5. Brennan • PHI 138
6. Pierce • CHC 136
7. Seaton • PHI 127
8. Robinson • PIT 126
9. Marquard • NYG 126
10. Cheney • CHC 122

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. Adams • PIT 2.40
2. Mathewson • NYG 2.49
3. Marquard • NYG 2.50
4. Rudolph • BSN 2.63
5. Alexander • PHI 2.66
6. Demaree • NYG 2.70
7. Rucker • BRO 2.71
8. Brennan • PHI 2.72
9. Perdue • BSN 2.74
10. Hendrix • PIT 2.74

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 36
2. Adams • PIT 33
3. Tesreau • NYG 27
4. Seaton • PHI 26
5. Alexander • PHI 23
6. Marquard • NYG 22
7. Demaree • NYG 21
8. Sallee • STL 19
9. Brennan • PHI 19
10. Cheney • CHC 18

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 4.0
2. Adams • PIT 3.6
3. Tesreau • NYG 3.0
4. Seaton • PHI 2.8
5. Alexander • PHI 2.5
6. Marquard • NYG 2.4
7. Demaree • NYG 2.2
8. Sallee • STL 2.0
9. Brennan • PHI 2.0
10. Cheney • CHC 1.9

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. Adams • PIT 43.39
2. Mathewson • NYG 42.28
3. Demaree • NYG 35.42
4. Marquard • NYG 32.79
5. Sallee • STL 29.68
6. Tesreau • NYG 26.50
7. Cheney • CHC 24.66
8. Rucker • BRO 18.91
9. Alexander • PHI 18.13
10. Rudolph • BSN 16.94

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 6.8
2. Rucker • BRO 5.0
3. Demaree • NYG 4.9
4. Marquard • NYG 4.8
5. Cheney • CHC 4.1
6. Adams • PIT 4.1
7. Sallee • STL 3.9
8. Alexander • PHI 3.3
9. Seaton • PHI 2.6
10. Brennan • PHI 2.5

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. Mathewson • NYG 5.0
2. Adams • PIT 4.6
3. Marquard • NYG 4.3
4. Demaree • NYG 3.1
5. Rucker • BRO 2.7
6. Sallee • STL 2.6
7. Cheney • CHC 2.5
8. Seaton • PHI 2.3
9. Tesreau • NYG 2.3
10. Robinson • PIT 2.3

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. Mathewson • NYG 12.1
2. Marquard • NYG 8.6
3. Demaree • NYG 7.5
4. Rucker • BRO 6.9
5. Alexander • PHI 6.7
6. Brennan • PHI 4.5
7. Cheney • CHC 3.6
8. Fromme • 2TM 2.9
9. Seaton • PHI 2.7
10. Harmon • STL 2.4

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. Adams • PIT 5.0
2. Mathewson • NYG 4.8
3. Demaree • NYG 4.0
4. Marquard • NYG 3.6
5. Sallee • STL 3.2
6. Tesreau • NYG 2.9
7. Cheney • CHC 2.7
8. Rucker • BRO 2.0
9. Alexander • PHI 1.9
10. Hendrix • PIT 1.9

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