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. Hornsby • STL 10.0
2. Alexander • PHI 9.8
3. Cooper • PIT 7.5
4. Fletcher • NYG 7.2
5. Vaughn • CHC 6.6
6. Groh • CIN 6.6
7. Burns • NYG 6.2
8. Carey • PIT 5.6
9. Cadore • BRO 5.5
10. Zimmerman • NYG 5.2

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. Alexander • PHI 9.2
2. Cooper • PIT 7.2
3. Vaughn • CHC 6.7
4. Pfeffer • BRO 5.3
5. Schupp • NYG 5.1
6. Cadore • BRO 4.8
7. Toney • CIN 4.3
8. Jacobs • PIT 3.7
9. Bender • PHI 3.6
10. Rixey • PHI 3.5

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. Anderson • NYG 1.44
2. Alexander • PHI 1.83
3. Perritt • NYG 1.88
4. Schupp • NYG 1.95
5. Vaughn • CHC 2.01
6. Schneider • CIN 2.10
7. Nehf • BSN 2.16
8. Sallee • NYG 2.17
9. Toney • CIN 2.20
10. Pfeffer • BRO 2.23

Wins

Wins

1. Alexander • PHI 30
2. Toney • CIN 24
3. Vaughn • CHC 23
4. Schupp • NYG 21
5. Schneider • CIN 20
6. Marquard • BRO 19
7. Sallee • NYG 18
8. Nehf • BSN 17
Perritt • NYG 17
Cooper • PIT 17

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. Schupp • NYG .750
2. Sallee • NYG .720
3. Perritt • NYG .708
4. Alexander • PHI .698
5. Nehf • BSN .680
6. Mayer • PHI .647
7. Vaughn • CHC .639
8. Benton • NYG .625
Meadows • STL .625
10. Tesreau • NYG .619

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Anderson • NYG 0.963
2. Schupp • NYG 1.000
3. Alexander • PHI 1.010
4. Nehf • BSN 1.011
5. Barnes • BSN 1.054
6. Packard • 2TM 1.071
7. Benton • NYG 1.074
Perritt • NYG 1.074
9. Sallee • NYG 1.080
10. Douglas • CHC 1.088

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Schupp • NYG 6.684
2. Anderson • NYG 6.778
3. Nehf • BSN 7.599
4. Pfeffer • BRO 7.613
5. Tyler • BSN 7.644
6. Marquard • BRO 7.736
7. Steele • 2TM 7.755
8. Vaughn • CHC 7.762
9. Perritt • NYG 7.786
10. Alexander • PHI 7.794

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. Alexander • PHI 1.299
2. Sallee • NYG 1.419
3. Packard • 2TM 1.452
4. Nehf • BSN 1.504
5. Barnes • BSN 1.525
6. Douglas • CHC 1.534
7. Cooper • PIT 1.633
8. Regan • CIN 1.708
9. Benton • NYG 1.716
10. Mayer • PHI 1.856

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Vaughn • CHC 5.936
2. Schupp • NYG 4.864
3. Alexander • PHI 4.639
4. Douglas • CHC 4.633
5. Marquard • BRO 4.526
6. Cheney • BRO 4.365
7. Steele • 2TM 4.263
8. Oeschger • PHI 4.225
9. Tesreau • NYG 4.165
10. Cadore • BRO 3.920

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Douglas • CHC 51
2. Barnes • BSN 50
3. Schneider • CIN 46
4. Alexander • PHI 45
5. Doak • STL 44
6. Ames • STL 43
Toney • CIN 43
Meadows • STL 43
9. Oeschger • PHI 42
10. Watson • STL 41
Vaughn • CHC 41

Saves

Saves

1. Sallee • NYG 4
2. Ames • STL 3
Anderson • NYG 3
Benton • NYG 3
Cadore • BRO 3
Smith • BRO 3
7. Doak • STL 2
Ring • CIN 2
Meadows • STL 2
Jacobs • PIT 2
Tesreau • NYG 2
Cheney • BRO 2
Carter • CHC 2
Packard • 2TM 2
Bender • PHI 2
Aldridge • CHC 2

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Alexander • PHI 388.0
2. Toney • CIN 339.2
3. Schneider • CIN 333.2
4. Cooper • PIT 297.2
5. Vaughn • CHC 295.2
6. Barnes • BSN 295.0
7. Douglas • CHC 293.1
8. Rixey • PHI 281.1
Doak • STL 281.1
10. Schupp • NYG 272.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Alexander • PHI 200
2. Vaughn • CHC 195
3. Douglas • CHC 151
4. Schupp • NYG 147
5. Schneider • CIN 138
6. Toney • CIN 123
Oeschger • PHI 123
8. Rixey • PHI 121
9. Marquard • BRO 117
10. Pfeffer • BRO 115
Cadore • BRO 115

Games Started

Games Started

1. Alexander • PHI 44
2. Toney • CIN 42
Schneider • CIN 42
4. Vaughn • CHC 38
5. Meadows • STL 37
Douglas • CHC 37
Doak • STL 37
8. Rixey • PHI 36
9. Cooper • PIT 34
10. Barnes • BSN 33

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Alexander • PHI 34
2. Toney • CIN 31
3. Vaughn • CHC 27
4. Barnes • BSN 26
5. Schupp • NYG 25
6. Pfeffer • BRO 24
Schneider • CIN 24
8. Rixey • PHI 23
Cooper • PIT 23
10. Rudolph • BSN 22
Tyler • BSN 22

Shutouts

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

1. Alexander • PHI 8
2. Toney • CIN 7
Cooper • PIT 7
4. Schupp • NYG 6
5. Miller • PIT 5
Vaughn • CHC 5
Rudolph • BSN 5
Perritt • NYG 5
Oeschger • PHI 5
Douglas • CHC 5

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Douglas • CHC 13
2. Schupp • NYG 7
Oeschger • PHI 7
Coombs • BRO 7
5. Demaree • 2TM 6
Mayer • PHI 6
Tesreau • NYG 6
Ragan • BSN 6
Prendergast • CHC 6
Doak • STL 6

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Schneider • CIN 117
2. Vaughn • CHC 91
3. Meadows • STL 90
4. Tyler • BSN 86
5. Doak • STL 85
6. Toney • CIN 77
7. Jacobs • PIT 76
8. Cheney • BRO 73
9. Steele • 2TM 72
Hendrix • CHC 72
Oeschger • PHI 72

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Alexander • PHI 336
2. Schneider • CIN 311
3. Toney • CIN 300
4. Cooper • PIT 276
5. Douglas • CHC 269
6. Barnes • BSN 261
7. Doak • STL 257
8. Vaughn • CHC 255
9. Meadows • STL 253
10. Rudolph • BSN 252

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. Alexander • PHI 3.571
2. Douglas • CHC 3.020
3. Nehf • BSN 2.590
4. Vaughn • CHC 2.143
5. Barnes • BSN 2.140
6. Schupp • NYG 2.100
7. Anderson • NYG 2.029
8. Marquard • BRO 1.950
9. Mayer • PHI 1.939
10. Cooper • PIT 1.833

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. Carlson • PIT 0.000
2. Rixey • PHI 0.032
3. Rudolph • BSN 0.037
4. Tyler • BSN 0.038
5. Miller • PIT 0.040
6. Steele • 2TM 0.041
7. Anderson • NYG 0.056
8. Ames • STL 0.086
9. Vaughn • CHC 0.091
10. Barnes • BSN 0.092

Losses

Losses

1. Barnes • BSN 21
Rixey • PHI 21
3. Douglas • CHC 20
Doak • STL 20
5. Schneider • CIN 19
Miller • PIT 19
Jacobs • PIT 19
8. Toney • CIN 16
Grimes • PIT 16
10. Pfeffer • BRO 15
Mitchell • CIN 15

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Doak • STL 97
2. Rudolph • BSN 92
3. Meadows • STL 91
4. Barnes • BSN 88
5. Toney • CIN 83
Douglas • CHC 83
7. Oeschger • PHI 80
8. Alexander • PHI 79
9. Miller • PIT 78
Schneider • CIN 78
Cooper • PIT 78
Smith • BRO 78

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Douglas • CHC 11
Cheney • BRO 11
3. Steele • 2TM 8
Hendrix • CHC 8
Tesreau • NYG 8
6. Tyler • BSN 7
7. Miller • PIT 6
Rixey • PHI 6
9. Aldridge • CHC 5
Grimes • PIT 5
Nehf • BSN 5
Ames • STL 5
Anderson • NYG 5
Schneider • CIN 5

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Pfeffer • BRO 16
2. Schneider • CIN 11
3. Watson • STL 9
Vaughn • CHC 9
Doak • STL 9
6. Coombs • BRO 8
7. Perritt • NYG 7
Bender • PHI 7
Benton • NYG 7
Cadore • BRO 7

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Alexander • PHI 1,529
2. Schneider • CIN 1,387
3. Toney • CIN 1,374
4. Vaughn • CHC 1,216
5. Barnes • BSN 1,166
6. Douglas • CHC 1,161
7. Cooper • PIT 1,159
8. Doak • STL 1,152
9. Rixey • PHI 1,140
10. Meadows • STL 1,085

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. Eller • CIN 21
2. Grimes • PIT 18
3. Ames • STL 17
4. Prendergast • CHC 16
5. Anderson • NYG 15
Fittery • PHI 15
Coombs • BRO 15
Hendrix • CHC 15
9. Carlson • PIT 14
Smith • BRO 14

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Anderson • NYG 177
2. Alexander • PHI 154
3. Vaughn • CHC 143
4. Perritt • NYG 135
5. Schupp • NYG 130
6. Pfeffer • BRO 125
7. Schneider • CIN 125
8. Rixey • PHI 124
9. Cooper • PIT 121
10. Toney • CIN 119

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. Alexander • PHI 1.84
2. Vaughn • CHC 2.09
3. Anderson • NYG 2.16
4. Nehf • BSN 2.17
5. Barnes • BSN 2.21
6. Rixey • PHI 2.22
7. Rudolph • BSN 2.24
8. Marquard • BRO 2.31
9. Schupp • NYG 2.33
10. Cadore • BRO 2.33

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. Alexander • PHI 39
2. Vaughn • CHC 23
3. Schupp • NYG 22
4. Anderson • NYG 19
5. Cooper • PIT 17
6. Pfeffer • BRO 17
7. Perritt • NYG 16
8. Bender • PHI 15
9. Rixey • PHI 13
10. Cadore • BRO 13

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. Alexander • PHI 4.7
2. Vaughn • CHC 2.7
3. Schupp • NYG 2.6
4. Anderson • NYG 2.2
5. Cooper • PIT 2.0
6. Pfeffer • BRO 2.0
7. Perritt • NYG 1.9
8. Bender • PHI 1.8
9. Rixey • PHI 1.5
10. Cadore • BRO 1.5

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. Alexander • PHI 42.80
2. Schupp • NYG 34.92
3. Perritt • NYG 28.18
4. Cooper • PIT 24.08
5. Anderson • NYG 20.48
6. Pfeffer • BRO 19.48
7. Cadore • BRO 19.45
8. Bender • PHI 19.42
9. Vaughn • CHC 18.79
10. Sallee • NYG 15.55

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. Alexander • PHI 6.4
2. Cooper • PIT 4.4
3. Nehf • BSN 3.6
4. Perritt • NYG 3.3
5. Vaughn • CHC 3.3
6. Schupp • NYG 3.2
7. Oeschger • PHI 2.2
8. Bender • PHI 2.1
9. Cadore • BRO 2.1
10. Meadows • STL 2.0

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. Alexander • PHI 4.8
2. Schupp • NYG 3.2
3. Cooper • PIT 2.5
4. Sallee • NYG 2.4
5. Anderson • NYG 2.3
6. Rixey • PHI 2.3
7. Perritt • NYG 2.3
8. Pfeffer • BRO 2.3
9. Toney • CIN 2.2
10. Bender • PHI 2.2

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. Alexander • PHI 7.0
2. Perritt • NYG 5.9
3. Sallee • NYG 5.1
4. Schupp • NYG 4.0
5. Tesreau • NYG 3.4
6. Rixey • PHI 3.0
7. Benton • NYG 2.6
8. Anderson • NYG 1.9
9. Oeschger • PHI 1.8
10. Vaughn • CHC 1.8

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. Alexander • PHI 5.1
2. Schupp • NYG 4.4
3. Perritt • NYG 3.5
4. Cooper • PIT 2.8
5. Anderson • NYG 2.5
6. Bender • PHI 2.3
7. Pfeffer • BRO 2.3
8. Cadore • BRO 2.2
9. Vaughn • CHC 2.1
10. Sallee • NYG 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