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. Luque • CIN 10.9
2. Frisch • NYG 7.1
3. Hornsby • STL 6.8
4. Ring • PHI 6.8
5. Fournier • BRO 5.7
6. Rixey • CIN 5.4
7. Alexander • CHC 5.2
8. Hargrave • CIN 5.1
9. Carey • PIT 5.0
10. O'Farrell • CHC 4.7

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. Luque • CIN 10.7
2. Ring • PHI 8.1
3. Rixey • CIN 5.9
4. Alexander • CHC 5.2
5. Vance • BRO 4.6
6. Morrison • PIT 4.5
7. Haines • STL 3.9
8. Genewich • BSN 3.8
9. Cooper • PIT 3.8
10. Grimes • BRO 3.6

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. Luque • CIN 1.93
2. Rixey • CIN 2.80
3. Keen • CHC 3.00
4. Kaufmann • CHC 3.10
5. Haines • STL 3.11
6. Alexander • CHC 3.19
7. Doak • STL 3.26
8. Barnes • 2TM 3.31
9. Donohue • CIN 3.38
10. McQuillan • NYG 3.41

Wins

Wins

1. Luque • CIN 27
2. Morrison • PIT 25
3. Alexander • CHC 22
4. Grimes • BRO 21
Donohue • CIN 21
6. Haines • STL 20
Rixey • CIN 20
8. Vance • BRO 18
Ring • PHI 18
10. Meadows • 2TM 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. Luque • CIN .771
2. Ryan • NYG .762
3. Scott • NYG .696
4. Morrison • PIT .658
5. Adams • PIT .650
6. Alexander • CHC .647
7. Aldridge • CHC .640
8. Bentley • NYG .619
9. Haines • STL .606
10. Keen • CHC .600

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Alexander • CHC 1.108
2. Luque • CIN 1.140
3. Ryan • NYG 1.245
4. McQuillan • NYG 1.263
5. Aldridge • CHC 1.272
6. Keen • CHC 1.277
7. Rixey • CIN 1.291
8. Vance • BRO 1.295
9. Scott • NYG 1.309
10. Morrison • PIT 1.316

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Luque • CIN 7.798
2. Vance • BRO 8.444
3. Morrison • PIT 8.562
4. Keen • CHC 8.593
5. Aldridge • CHC 8.668
6. Osborne • CHC 8.716
7. McQuillan • NYG 8.778
8. Ryan • NYG 8.809
9. Alexander • CHC 9.089
10. Kaufmann • CHC 9.116

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 • CHC 0.885
2. Adams • PIT 1.418
3. Genewich • BSN 1.821
4. Rixey • CIN 1.893
5. Meadows • 2TM 2.153
6. Cooper • PIT 2.169
7. Barnes • 2TM 2.179
8. Donohue • CIN 2.231
9. Nehf • NYG 2.250
10. Benton • CIN 2.342

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Vance • BRO 6.325
2. Luque • CIN 4.220
3. Bentley • NYG 3.934
4. Osborne • CHC 3.456
5. Morrison • PIT 3.401
6. Ring • PHI 3.312
7. Grimes • BRO 3.275
8. Dickerman • BRO 3.269
9. Scott • NYG 3.232
10. Kaufmann • CHC 3.141

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Jonnard • NYG 45
Ryan • NYG 45
3. Oeschger • BSN 44
4. Genewich • BSN 43
Barnes • 2TM 43
6. Donohue • CIN 42
Morrison • PIT 42
Rixey • CIN 42
9. Luque • CIN 41
10. Scott • NYG 40

Saves

Saves

1. Jonnard • NYG 7
2. Ryan • NYG 5
3. Bagby • PIT 3
Barnes • 2TM 3
Kaufmann • CHC 3
Decatur • BRO 3
Donohue • CIN 3
Fussell • CHC 3
Stuart • STL 3
10. Oeschger • BSN 2
Nehf • NYG 2
Morrison • PIT 2
Luque • CIN 2
Sherdel • STL 2
Keck • CIN 2
Glazner • 2TM 2
Bentley • NYG 2
Behan • PHI 2
Alexander • CHC 2

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Grimes • BRO 327.0
2. Luque • CIN 322.0
3. Rixey • CIN 309.0
4. Alexander • CHC 305.0
5. Ring • PHI 304.1
6. Morrison • PIT 301.2
7. Cooper • PIT 294.2
8. Vance • BRO 280.1
9. Ruether • BRO 275.0
10. Donohue • CIN 274.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Vance • BRO 197
2. Luque • CIN 151
3. Grimes • BRO 119
4. Morrison • PIT 114
5. Ring • PHI 112
6. Rixey • CIN 97
7. Ruether • BRO 87
8. Donohue • CIN 84
9. Bentley • NYG 80
10. Scott • NYG 79

Games Started

Games Started

1. Grimes • BRO 38
Cooper • PIT 38
3. Luque • CIN 37
Morrison • PIT 37
Rixey • CIN 37
6. Alexander • CHC 36
Haines • STL 36
Donohue • CIN 36
Ring • PHI 36
10. Vance • BRO 35

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Grimes • BRO 33
2. Luque • CIN 28
3. Morrison • PIT 27
4. Alexander • CHC 26
Cooper • PIT 26
6. Rixey • CIN 23
Ring • PHI 23
Haines • STL 23
9. Vance • BRO 21
10. Ruether • BRO 20

Shutouts

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

1. Luque • CIN 6
2. Barnes • 2TM 5
McQuillan • NYG 5
4. Alexander • CHC 3
Glazner • 2TM 3
Vance • BRO 3
Scott • NYG 3
Rixey • CIN 3
Marquard • BSN 3
10. Grimes • BRO 2
Aldridge • CHC 2
Henry • BRO 2
Kaufmann • CHC 2
Donohue • CIN 2
Doak • STL 2
Morrison • PIT 2
Cooney • BSN 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Aldridge • CHC 17
Alexander • CHC 17
3. Glazner • 2TM 16
Sherdel • STL 16
5. Scott • NYG 15
Genewich • BSN 15
7. Kaufmann • CHC 14
Osborne • CHC 14
Nehf • NYG 14
10. Ring • PHI 13
Hubbell • PHI 13
Head • PHI 13

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Ring • PHI 115
2. Morrison • PIT 110
3. Vance • BRO 100
Grimes • BRO 100
5. Osborne • CHC 89
6. Luque • CIN 88
7. Ruether • BRO 86
8. Weinert • PHI 81
9. Haines • STL 75
10. Glazner • 2TM 74

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Grimes • BRO 356
2. Ring • PHI 336
3. Rixey • CIN 334
4. Cooper • PIT 331
5. Alexander • CHC 308
Ruether • BRO 308
7. Donohue • CIN 304
8. Meadows • 2TM 290
9. Morrison • PIT 287
10. Haines • STL 283

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 • CHC 2.400
2. Vance • BRO 1.970
3. Luque • CIN 1.716
4. Adams • PIT 1.520
5. Rixey • CIN 1.492
6. Sherdel • STL 1.322
7. Meadows • 2TM 1.288
8. Ryan • NYG 1.261
9. Donohue • CIN 1.235
10. Scott • NYG 1.215

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. Luque • CIN 0.056
2. Rixey • CIN 0.087
3. Donohue • CIN 0.098
4. Meadows • 2TM 0.109
5. Morrison • PIT 0.179
6. Doak • STL 0.195
7. Oeschger • BSN 0.216
8. Dickerman • BRO 0.225
9. Haines • STL 0.237
10. Grimes • BRO 0.248

Losses

Losses

1. Cooper • PIT 19
2. Grimes • BRO 18
3. Weinert • PHI 17
4. Ring • PHI 16
5. Oeschger • BSN 15
Osborne • CHC 15
Rixey • CIN 15
Donohue • CIN 15
Vance • BRO 15
Barnes • 2TM 15
Glazner • 2TM 15

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Ring • PHI 131
2. Grimes • BRO 130
3. Ruether • BRO 129
4. Morrison • PIT 117
Cooper • PIT 117
6. Vance • BRO 109
7. Alexander • CHC 108
Sherdel • STL 108
9. Oeschger • BSN 105
Meadows • 2TM 105

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Ring • PHI 14
2. Morrison • PIT 9
Dickerman • BRO 9
4. Weinert • PHI 8
5. Rixey • CIN 6
Grimes • BRO 6
7. Haines • STL 5
Hamilton • PIT 5
Vance • BRO 5
10. Jonnard • NYG 4
Sherdel • STL 4
Toney • STL 4
Luque • CIN 4
Head • PHI 4
Nehf • NYG 4
Ryan • NYG 4
Ruether • BRO 4

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Kaufmann • CHC 11
Grimes • BRO 11
Cooper • PIT 11
Vance • BRO 11
5. Donohue • CIN 10
6. Pfeffer • STL 9
Stuart • STL 9
8. Weinert • PHI 8
9. Genewich • BSN 7
10. Ruether • BRO 6
Sherdel • STL 6
Toney • STL 6
Glazner • 2TM 6

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Grimes • BRO 1,418
2. Ring • PHI 1,333
3. Luque • CIN 1,301
4. Rixey • CIN 1,294
5. Morrison • PIT 1,270
6. Cooper • PIT 1,259
7. Alexander • CHC 1,246
8. Donohue • CIN 1,203
9. Ruether • BRO 1,191
10. Vance • BRO 1,187

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. Jonnard • NYG 25
2. Barfoot • STL 22
3. Fussell • CHC 21
4. Ryan • NYG 18
Oeschger • BSN 18
Keck • CIN 18
Decatur • BRO 18
8. Stuart • STL 17
Fillingim • BSN 17
North • STL 17

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Luque • CIN 201
2. Rixey • CIN 139
3. Keen • CHC 133
4. Kaufmann • CHC 129
5. Alexander • CHC 125
6. Haines • STL 125
7. Barnes • 2TM 119
8. Doak • STL 119
9. Ring • PHI 119
10. Aldridge • CHC 115

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. Luque • CIN 3.05
2. Rixey • CIN 3.21
3. Vance • BRO 3.28
4. Meadows • 2TM 3.31
5. Donohue • CIN 3.42
6. Alexander • CHC 3.58
7. Morrison • PIT 3.68
8. Grimes • BRO 3.69
9. Adams • PIT 3.71
10. Haines • STL 3.73

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. Luque • CIN 69
2. Rixey • CIN 35
3. Alexander • CHC 29
4. Ring • PHI 24
5. Keen • CHC 21
6. Morrison • PIT 20
7. Haines • STL 18
8. Cooper • PIT 17
9. Kaufmann • CHC 16
10. McQuillan • NYG 16

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. Luque • CIN 7.4
2. Rixey • CIN 3.6
3. Alexander • CHC 2.9
4. Ring • PHI 2.4
5. Keen • CHC 2.0
6. Morrison • PIT 2.0
7. Haines • STL 1.8
8. Cooper • PIT 1.6
9. Kaufmann • CHC 1.6
10. McQuillan • NYG 1.6

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. Luque • CIN 81.54
2. Rixey • CIN 43.08
3. Alexander • CHC 32.90
4. Morrison • PIT 31.76
5. Keen • CHC 25.61
6. Cooper • PIT 24.28
7. McQuillan • NYG 24.13
8. Ryan • NYG 21.26
9. Scott • NYG 18.11
10. Haines • STL 17.85

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. Luque • CIN 10.2
2. Rixey • CIN 5.2
3. Morrison • PIT 4.0
4. Haines • STL 3.8
5. Keen • CHC 3.0
6. Genewich • BSN 2.8
7. Donohue • CIN 2.8
8. Ring • PHI 2.5
9. McQuillan • NYG 2.3
10. Scott • NYG 2.3

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. Luque • CIN 6.8
2. Alexander • CHC 4.2
3. Morrison • PIT 3.7
4. Rixey • CIN 3.6
5. Ryan • NYG 2.0
6. McQuillan • NYG 2.0
7. Scott • NYG 2.0
8. Aldridge • CHC 2.0
9. Meadows • 2TM 1.9
10. Cooper • PIT 1.9

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. Luque • CIN 18.7
2. Rixey • CIN 12.4
3. Scott • NYG 10.5
4. Ryan • NYG 9.5
5. Morrison • PIT 7.8
6. Watson • 2TM 6.8
7. Meadows • 2TM 6.2
8. McQuillan • NYG 5.2
9. Donohue • CIN 4.7
10. Cooper • PIT 4.3

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. Luque • CIN 9.0
2. Rixey • CIN 4.5
3. Alexander • CHC 3.3
4. Morrison • PIT 3.2
5. Keen • CHC 2.6
6. McQuillan • NYG 2.5
7. Cooper • PIT 2.4
8. Ryan • NYG 2.1
9. Scott • NYG 1.8
10. Haines • STL 1.8

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