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. Alexander • CHC 7.5
2. Adams • PIT 7.5
3. Vaughn • CHC 7.4
4. Hornsby • STL 6.5
5. Roush • CIN 5.4
6. Cadore • BRO 5.4
7. Cooper • PIT 5.3
8. Groh • CIN 5.2
9. Fletcher • NYG 5.2
10. Stock • STL 5.1

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 • CHC 7.4
2. Adams • PIT 7.4
3. Vaughn • CHC 7.3
4. Cadore • BRO 5.7
5. Pfeffer • BRO 4.5
6. Cooper • PIT 4.3
7. Nehf • 2TM 4.3
8. Toney • NYG 4.0
9. Sallee • CIN 3.9
Ruether • CIN 3.9

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. Alexander • CHC 1.72
2. Vaughn • CHC 1.79
3. Ruether • CIN 1.82
4. Toney • NYG 1.84
5. Adams • PIT 1.98
6. Douglas • 2TM 2.03
7. Sallee • CIN 2.06
8. Fisher • CIN 2.17
9. Rudolph • BSN 2.17
10. Carlson • PIT 2.23

Wins

Wins

1. Barnes • NYG 25
2. Sallee • CIN 21
Vaughn • CHC 21
4. Ruether • CIN 19
Eller • CIN 19
Cooper • PIT 19
7. Pfeffer • BRO 17
Adams • PIT 17
Benton • NYG 17
Nehf • 2TM 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. Ruether • CIN .760
2. Sallee • CIN .750
3. Fisher • CIN .737
4. Barnes • NYG .735
5. Toney • NYG .684
6. Eller • CIN .679
7. Adams • PIT .630
8. Causey • 2TM .619
9. Benton • NYG .607
Nehf • 2TM .607

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Adams • PIT 0.896
2. Alexander • CHC 0.928
3. Barnes • NYG 1.008
4. Miller • PIT 1.012
5. Fisher • CIN 1.027
6. Nehf • 2TM 1.034
7. Cooper • PIT 1.057
8. Sallee • CIN 1.059
9. Toney • NYG 1.061
10. Douglas • 2TM 1.061

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Alexander • CHC 6.894
2. Cooper • PIT 7.190
3. Ruether • CIN 7.232
4. Carlson • PIT 7.277
5. Fisher • CIN 7.279
6. Adams • PIT 7.280
7. Nehf • 2TM 7.349
8. Ring • CIN 7.377
9. Miller • PIT 7.587
10. Vaughn • CHC 7.748

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. Adams • PIT 0.786
2. Sallee • CIN 0.791
3. Barnes • NYG 1.065
4. Cadore • BRO 1.400
5. Alexander • CHC 1.455
6. Smith • BRO 1.509
7. Miller • PIT 1.517
8. Pfeffer • BRO 1.652
9. Goodwin • STL 1.659
10. Douglas • 2TM 1.690

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Eller • CIN 4.965
2. Alexander • CHC 4.634
3. Meadows • 2TM 4.170
4. Vaughn • CHC 4.138
5. Grimes • BRO 4.070
6. Rixey • PHI 3.682
7. Mamaux • BRO 3.612
8. Douglas • 2TM 3.549
9. Cadore • BRO 3.375
10. Cooper • PIT 3.328

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Tuero • STL 45
2. Meadows • 2TM 40
3. Barnes • NYG 38
Eller • CIN 38
Vaughn • CHC 38
6. Rudolph • BSN 37
7. Sherdel • STL 36
Dubuc • NYG 36
9. Martin • CHC 35
Benton • NYG 35
Nehf • 2TM 35
Cadore • BRO 35
Cooper • PIT 35

Saves

Saves

1. Tuero • STL 4
2. Ring • CIN 3
Luque • CIN 3
Winters • NYG 3
Demaree • BSN 3
Dubuc • NYG 3
7. Rudolph • BSN 2
Martin • CHC 2
Fillingim • BSN 2
Eller • CIN 2
Ames • 2TM 2
Benton • NYG 2

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Vaughn • CHC 306.2
2. Barnes • NYG 295.2
3. Cooper • PIT 286.2
4. Rudolph • BSN 273.2
5. Nehf • 2TM 270.2
6. Pfeffer • BRO 267.0
7. Adams • PIT 263.1
8. Cadore • BRO 250.2
9. Meadows • 2TM 250.1
10. Eller • CIN 248.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Vaughn • CHC 141
2. Eller • CIN 137
3. Alexander • CHC 121
4. Meadows • 2TM 116
5. Cooper • PIT 106
6. Cadore • BRO 94
7. Adams • PIT 92
Barnes • NYG 92
Pfeffer • BRO 92
10. Douglas • 2TM 84

Games Started

Games Started

1. Vaughn • CHC 37
2. Barnes • NYG 34
3. Rudolph • BSN 32
Cooper • PIT 32
5. Nehf • 2TM 31
6. Pfeffer • BRO 30
Eller • CIN 30
8. Adams • PIT 29
Ruether • CIN 29
Meadows • 2TM 29
Doak • STL 29

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Cooper • PIT 27
2. Pfeffer • BRO 26
3. Vaughn • CHC 25
4. Rudolph • BSN 24
5. Barnes • NYG 23
Adams • PIT 23
7. Nehf • 2TM 22
Sallee • CIN 22
9. Alexander • CHC 20
Ruether • CIN 20

Shutouts

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

1. Alexander • CHC 9
2. Eller • CIN 7
3. Adams • PIT 6
4. Fisher • CIN 5
5. Vaughn • CHC 4
Douglas • 2TM 4
Pfeffer • BRO 4
Toney • NYG 4
Meadows • 2TM 4
Cooper • PIT 4
Sallee • CIN 4
Barnes • NYG 4

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Cooper • PIT 10
2. Smith • 2TM 8
Barnes • NYG 8
Nehf • 2TM 8
Demaree • BSN 8
6. Pfeffer • BRO 7
Hogg • PHI 7
Jacobs • 2TM 7
Eller • CIN 7
10. Woodward • 2TM 6
Miller • PIT 6
Toney • NYG 6
Causey • 2TM 6
Meadows • 2TM 6

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. May • STL 87
2. Ruether • CIN 83
3. Meadows • 2TM 79
4. Cooper • PIT 74
5. Jacobs • 2TM 69
6. Mamaux • BRO 66
7. Woodward • 2TM 63
8. Vaughn • CHC 62
9. Grimes • BRO 60
10. Nehf • 2TM 59

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Rudolph • BSN 282
2. Pfeffer • BRO 270
3. Vaughn • CHC 264
4. Barnes • NYG 263
5. Jacobs • 2TM 231
6. Cooper • PIT 229
7. Meadows • 2TM 228
Cadore • BRO 228
9. Nehf • 2TM 221
Sallee • CIN 221

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. Adams • PIT 4.000
2. Alexander • CHC 3.184
3. Eller • CIN 2.740
4. Barnes • NYG 2.629
5. Cadore • BRO 2.410
6. Vaughn • CHC 2.274
7. Douglas • 2TM 2.100
8. Pfeffer • BRO 1.878
9. Miller • PIT 1.735
10. Hendrix • CHC 1.643

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. Douglas • 2TM 0.000
Carlson • PIT 0.000
3. Adams • PIT 0.034
4. Ruether • CIN 0.037
5. Rudolph • BSN 0.066
6. Vaughn • CHC 0.088
7. Mamaux • BRO 0.090
8. Fillingim • BSN 0.097
9. Ring • CIN 0.098
10. Grimes • BRO 0.099

Losses

Losses

1. Meadows • 2TM 20
2. Rudolph • BSN 18
3. Jacobs • 2TM 16
4. Woodward • 2TM 14
Hendrix • CHC 14
Doak • STL 14
Vaughn • CHC 14
8. Cooper • PIT 13
Pfeffer • BRO 13
Smith • 2TM 13
Fillingim • BSN 13

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Cooper • PIT 85
2. Barnes • NYG 79
Jacobs • 2TM 79
Pfeffer • BRO 79
5. Causey • 2TM 78
6. Nehf • 2TM 75
7. Woodward • 2TM 74
Hogg • PHI 74
9. Smith • 2TM 73
10. Meadows • 2TM 72

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Woodward • 2TM 11
Rudolph • BSN 11
3. Cheney • 3TM 8
4. Grimes • BRO 7
Meadows • 2TM 7
6. Martin • CHC 6
Keating • BSN 6
8. Ring • CIN 5
Rixey • PHI 5
Ruether • CIN 5
Tuero • STL 5
Vaughn • CHC 5
Schupp • 2TM 5
Doak • STL 5
Cooper • PIT 5

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Cooper • PIT 15
2. May • STL 14
3. Pfeffer • BRO 12
4. Jacobs • 2TM 11
5. Tuero • STL 10
6. Hendrix • CHC 9
Meadows • 2TM 9
8. Nehf • 2TM 8
Goodwin • STL 8
10. Grimes • BRO 7
Ruether • CIN 7

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Vaughn • CHC 1,224
2. Barnes • NYG 1,178
3. Cooper • PIT 1,147
4. Rudolph • BSN 1,121
5. Pfeffer • BRO 1,099
6. Nehf • 2TM 1,075
7. Meadows • 2TM 1,021
8. Adams • PIT 1,017
9. Cadore • BRO 996
10. Eller • CIN 987

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. Dubuc • NYG 22
2. Tuero • STL 20
Carter • CHC 20
4. Sherdel • STL 16
Martin • CHC 16
6. Luque • CIN 15
7. Ames • 2TM 11
Fillingim • BSN 11
Demaree • BSN 11
Winters • NYG 11
Mitchell • BRO 11

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Alexander • CHC 166
2. Vaughn • CHC 160
3. Ruether • CIN 154
4. Toney • NYG 154
5. Adams • PIT 153
6. Douglas • 2TM 141
7. Sallee • CIN 136
8. Carlson • PIT 136
9. Smith • BRO 133
10. Fisher • CIN 129

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 • CHC 2.11
2. Adams • PIT 2.13
3. Douglas • 2TM 2.30
4. Vaughn • CHC 2.36
5. Eller • CIN 2.40
6. Cadore • BRO 2.54
7. Barnes • NYG 2.59
8. Rudolph • BSN 2.65
9. Carlson • PIT 2.67
10. Hendrix • CHC 2.75

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. Vaughn • CHC 34
2. Alexander • CHC 32
3. Adams • PIT 32
4. Ruether • CIN 24
5. Sallee • CIN 20
6. Toney • NYG 20
7. Cadore • BRO 18
8. Rudolph • BSN 15
9. Cooper • PIT 15
10. Barnes • NYG 15

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. Vaughn • CHC 4.1
2. Alexander • CHC 3.9
3. Adams • PIT 3.8
4. Ruether • CIN 2.9
5. Toney • NYG 2.4
Sallee • CIN 2.4
7. Cadore • BRO 2.0
8. Cooper • PIT 1.7
Rudolph • BSN 1.7
10. Barnes • NYG 1.7

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 41.58
2. Vaughn • CHC 41.05
3. Alexander • CHC 40.55
4. Sallee • CIN 29.37
5. Toney • NYG 25.48
6. Ruether • CIN 23.17
7. Barnes • NYG 22.22
8. Cadore • BRO 22.03
9. Cooper • PIT 21.53
10. Eller • CIN 18.31

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. Vaughn • CHC 6.2
2. Ruether • CIN 5.0
3. Adams • PIT 4.8
4. Alexander • CHC 4.4
5. Cooper • PIT 4.0
6. Barnes • NYG 3.5
7. Toney • NYG 3.4
8. Ring • CIN 3.3
9. Sallee • CIN 3.0
10. Eller • CIN 2.2

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. Alexander • CHC 5.0
2. Adams • PIT 5.0
3. Vaughn • CHC 3.7
4. Sallee • CIN 3.4
5. Barnes • NYG 3.4
6. Cooper • PIT 2.9
7. Cadore • BRO 2.9
8. Ring • CIN 2.7
9. Ruether • CIN 2.6
10. Eller • CIN 2.6

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. Ruether • CIN 13.8
2. Barnes • NYG 10.3
3. Ring • CIN 9.7
4. Toney • NYG 8.9
5. Sallee • CIN 7.9
6. Vaughn • CHC 5.5
7. Eller • CIN 4.9
8. Benton • NYG 3.5
9. Adams • PIT 3.1
10. Luque • CIN 2.8

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 • CHC 5.1
2. Vaughn • CHC 5.0
3. Adams • PIT 5.0
4. Sallee • CIN 3.6
5. Toney • NYG 3.1
6. Ruether • CIN 2.8
7. Barnes • NYG 2.6
8. Cadore • BRO 2.5
9. Cooper • PIT 2.4
10. Ring • CIN 2.2

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