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. Spahn • BSN 9.4
2. Blackwell • CIN 8.7
3. Kiner • PIT 8.1
4. Mize • NYG 7.5
5. Leonard • PHI 6.6
6. Walker • 2TM 6.5
7. Elliott • BSN 6.5
8. Branca • BRO 6.4
9. Kurowski • STL 6.1
10. Reese • BRO 5.8

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. Spahn • BSN 9.5
2. Blackwell • CIN 9.4
3. Branca • BRO 6.9
4. Leonard • PHI 6.7
5. Jansen • NYG 5.1
6. Munger • STL 4.5
7. Brecheen • STL 4.5
8. Dickson • STL 4.4
9. Sain • BSN 4.1
10. Higbe • 2TM 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. Spahn • BSN 2.33
2. Blackwell • CIN 2.47
3. Branca • BRO 2.67
4. Leonard • PHI 2.68
5. Brazle • STL 2.84
6. Lombardi • BRO 2.99
7. Dickson • STL 3.07
8. Taylor • BRO 3.11
9. Jansen • NYG 3.16
10. Schmitz • CHC 3.22

Wins

Wins

1. Blackwell • CIN 22
2. Sain • BSN 21
Jansen • NYG 21
Spahn • BSN 21
Branca • BRO 21
6. Hatten • BRO 17
Leonard • PHI 17
8. Munger • STL 16
Brecheen • STL 16
10. Koslo • NYG 15

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. Jansen • NYG .808
2. Munger • STL .762
3. Blackwell • CIN .733
4. Hatten • BRO .680
5. Spahn • BSN .677
6. Branca • BRO .636
Brazle • STL .636
Sain • BSN .636
9. Hearn • STL .632
10. Koslo • NYG .600

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Spahn • BSN 1.136
2. Blackwell • CIN 1.179
3. Leonard • PHI 1.196
4. Barrett • BSN 1.201
5. Jansen • NYG 1.202
6. Branca • BRO 1.246
7. Lombardi • BRO 1.265
8. Brecheen • STL 1.281
9. Dickson • STL 1.291
10. Sain • BSN 1.293

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Taylor • BRO 7.222
2. Blackwell • CIN 7.484
3. Spahn • BSN 7.612
4. Lombardi • BRO 8.038
5. Branca • BRO 8.068
6. Dickson • STL 8.197
7. Higbe • 2TM 8.302
8. Hearn • STL 8.389
9. Hatten • BRO 8.428
10. Barrett • BSN 8.544

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. Jansen • NYG 2.069
2. Rowe • PHI 2.070
3. Leonard • PHI 2.183
4. Barrett • BSN 2.264
5. Brazle • STL 2.571
6. Spahn • BSN 2.610
7. Brecheen • STL 2.660
8. Sain • BSN 2.673
9. Munger • STL 3.049
10. Borowy • CHC 3.098

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Blackwell • CIN 6.363
2. Munger • STL 4.935
3. Branca • BRO 4.757
4. Brazle • STL 4.554
5. Sain • BSN 4.466
6. Dickson • STL 4.312
7. Erickson • CHC 4.241
8. Schmitz • CHC 4.217
9. Voiselle • 2TM 4.086
10. Higbe • 2TM 4.076

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Trinkle • NYG 62
2. Behrman • 2TM 50
Higbe • 2TM 50
4. Dickson • STL 47
Kush • CHC 47
6. Casey • BRO 46
Gumbert • CIN 46
8. Brazle • STL 44
9. Branca • BRO 43
Beggs • 2TM 43

Saves

Saves

1. Casey • BRO 18
2. Gumbert • CIN 10
Trinkle • NYG 10
4. Behrman • 2TM 8
5. Kush • CHC 5
Higbe • 2TM 5
Wilks • STL 5
Donnelly • PHI 5
9. Schmitz • CHC 4
Brazle • STL 4

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Spahn • BSN 289.2
2. Branca • BRO 280.0
3. Blackwell • CIN 273.0
4. Sain • BSN 266.0
5. Jansen • NYG 248.0
6. Higbe • 2TM 240.2
7. Leonard • PHI 235.0
8. Dickson • STL 231.2
9. Hatten • BRO 225.1
10. Munger • STL 224.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Blackwell • CIN 193
2. Branca • BRO 148
3. Sain • BSN 132
4. Munger • STL 123
Spahn • BSN 123
6. Dickson • STL 111
7. Higbe • 2TM 109
8. Jansen • NYG 104
9. Leonard • PHI 103
10. Schmitz • CHC 97

Games Started

Games Started

1. Branca • BRO 36
2. Spahn • BSN 35
Sain • BSN 35
4. Higbe • 2TM 33
Blackwell • CIN 33
6. Hatten • BRO 32
7. Munger • STL 31
Koslo • NYG 31
9. Barrett • BSN 30
Jansen • NYG 30

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Blackwell • CIN 23
2. Spahn • BSN 22
Sain • BSN 22
4. Jansen • NYG 20
5. Leonard • PHI 19
6. Brecheen • STL 18
7. Branca • BRO 15
Rowe • PHI 15
9. Munger • STL 13
10. Ostermueller • PIT 12
Barrett • BSN 12

Shutouts

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

1. Spahn • BSN 7
2. Blackwell • CIN 6
Munger • STL 6
4. Branca • BRO 4
Dickson • STL 4
6. Leonard • PHI 3
Vander Meer • CIN 3
Schmitz • CHC 3
Sain • BSN 3
Ostermueller • PIT 3
Lombardi • BRO 3
Barrett • BSN 3
Koslo • NYG 3
Hatten • BRO 3
Bonham • PIT 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Koslo • NYG 23
2. Branca • BRO 22
Jansen • NYG 22
Rowe • PHI 22
Higbe • 2TM 22
6. Borowy • CHC 19
Brecheen • STL 19
Roe • PIT 19
9. Erickson • CHC 18
Ostermueller • PIT 18
Sain • BSN 18

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Higbe • 2TM 122
2. Hatten • BRO 105
3. Branca • BRO 98
4. Blackwell • CIN 95
5. Erickson • CHC 93
6. Dickson • STL 88
Kennedy • NYG 88
8. Pollet • STL 87
Vander Meer • CIN 87
10. Spahn • BSN 84

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Sain • BSN 265
2. Branca • BRO 251
3. Spahn • BSN 245
4. Jansen • NYG 241
5. Rowe • PHI 232
6. Blackwell • CIN 227
7. Leonard • PHI 224
8. Koslo • NYG 223
9. Higbe • 2TM 222
10. Brecheen • STL 220

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. Blackwell • CIN 2.032
2. Jansen • NYG 1.825
3. Leonard • PHI 1.807
4. Brazle • STL 1.771
5. Sain • BSN 1.671
6. Rowe • PHI 1.644
7. Munger • STL 1.618
8. Branca • BRO 1.510
9. Spahn • BSN 1.464
10. Brecheen • STL 1.348

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. Blackwell • CIN 0.330
2. Schmitz • CHC 0.348
3. Hatten • BRO 0.359
4. Brazle • STL 0.375
5. Spahn • BSN 0.466
6. Munger • STL 0.481
7. Hearn • STL 0.500
8. Vander Meer • CIN 0.532
9. Leonard • PHI 0.536
10. Taylor • BRO 0.556

Losses

Losses

1. Schmitz • CHC 18
2. Higbe • 2TM 17
3. Dickson • STL 16
4. Roe • PIT 15
Judd • PHI 15
6. Vander Meer • CIN 14
7. Peterson • CIN 13
8. Branca • BRO 12
Erickson • CHC 12
Kennedy • NYG 12
Leonard • PHI 12
Borowy • CHC 12
Barrett • BSN 12
Sain • BSN 12

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Koslo • NYG 106
2. Sain • BSN 104
3. Higbe • 2TM 102
4. Rowe • PHI 94
5. Hatten • BRO 91
Vander Meer • CIN 91
7. Borowy • CHC 89
8. Jansen • NYG 87
9. Pollet • STL 85
Voiselle • 2TM 85

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Judd • PHI 8
2. Higbe • 2TM 7
Branca • BRO 7
Kennedy • NYG 7
Erautt • CIN 7
6. Hatten • BRO 6
Schmitz • CHC 6
8. Singleton • PIT 5
Spahn • BSN 5
Taylor • BRO 5
Ostermueller • PIT 5
Koslo • NYG 5
Lade • CHC 5
Barney • BRO 5
Bahr • PIT 5
Voiselle • 2TM 5

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Branca • BRO 6
2. Bagby • PIT 5
Hatten • BRO 5
Taylor • BRO 5
Erickson • CHC 5
6. Gregg • BRO 4
Kennedy • NYG 4
Sain • BSN 4
Burkhart • STL 4
Schmidt • 3TM 4
Blackwell • CIN 4
Higbe • 2TM 4

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Spahn • BSN 1,174
2. Branca • BRO 1,158
3. Sain • BSN 1,131
4. Blackwell • CIN 1,086
5. Higbe • 2TM 1,051
6. Jansen • NYG 985
7. Dickson • STL 970
8. Hatten • BRO 968
9. Koslo • NYG 958
10. Leonard • PHI 943

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. Trinkle • NYG 38
2. Casey • BRO 37
3. Gumbert • CIN 34
4. Kush • CHC 23
5. Wilks • STL 19
Behrman • 2TM 19
7. Bagby • PIT 18
8. Karl • BSN 17
Shoun • 2TM 17
10. Donnelly • PHI 16
Meers • CHC 16

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Spahn • BSN 170
2. Blackwell • CIN 168
3. Branca • BRO 154
4. Leonard • PHI 149
5. Brazle • STL 145
6. Lombardi • BRO 138
7. Dickson • STL 134
8. Taylor • BRO 132
9. Jansen • NYG 129
10. Hearn • STL 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. Blackwell • CIN 2.83
2. Brazle • STL 3.10
3. Munger • STL 3.32
4. Leonard • PHI 3.33
5. Spahn • BSN 3.38
6. Schmitz • CHC 3.43
7. Sain • BSN 3.50
8. Jansen • NYG 3.69
9. Branca • BRO 3.75
10. Dickson • STL 3.78

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. Spahn • BSN 53
2. Blackwell • CIN 48
3. Branca • BRO 42
4. Leonard • PHI 32
5. Jansen • NYG 24
6. Dickson • STL 22
7. Brazle • STL 22
8. Brecheen • STL 21
9. Munger • STL 19
10. Lombardi • BRO 19

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. Spahn • BSN 5.7
2. Blackwell • CIN 5.1
3. Branca • BRO 4.4
4. Leonard • PHI 3.4
5. Jansen • NYG 2.5
6. Dickson • STL 2.2
7. Brazle • STL 2.2
8. Brecheen • STL 2.1
9. Munger • STL 1.9
10. Lombardi • BRO 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. Spahn • BSN 62.70
2. Blackwell • CIN 50.94
3. Branca • BRO 44.43
4. Dickson • STL 29.30
5. Leonard • PHI 27.80
6. Taylor • BRO 24.31
7. Donnelly • PHI 22.47
8. Munger • STL 21.09
9. Schmitz • CHC 20.31
10. Hatten • BRO 20.02

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. Blackwell • CIN 7.1
2. Spahn • BSN 6.9
3. Dickson • STL 3.6
4. Branca • BRO 3.3
5. Donnelly • PHI 3.2
6. Hatten • BRO 3.0
7. Leonard • PHI 2.8
8. Taylor • BRO 2.7
9. Munger • STL 2.4
10. Jansen • NYG 2.4

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. Spahn • BSN 5.7
2. Blackwell • CIN 4.7
3. Dickson • STL 3.4
4. Branca • BRO 3.3
5. Jansen • NYG 2.6
6. Sain • BSN 2.4
7. Hatten • BRO 2.2
8. Leonard • PHI 2.2
9. Lombardi • BRO 2.2
10. Barrett • BSN 1.8

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. Branca • BRO 9.7
2. Spahn • BSN 7.3
3. Hatten • BRO 7.2
4. Taylor • BRO 6.9
5. Blackwell • CIN 5.7
6. Lombardi • BRO 5.6
7. Dickson • STL 5.1
8. Borowy • CHC 3.3
9. Lade • CHC 2.8
10. Bonham • PIT 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. Spahn • BSN 6.9
2. Blackwell • CIN 5.4
3. Branca • BRO 4.6
4. Dickson • STL 3.0
5. Leonard • PHI 2.9
6. Taylor • BRO 2.5
7. Donnelly • PHI 2.3
8. Munger • STL 2.1
9. Schmitz • CHC 2.1
10. Hatten • BRO 2.0

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