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. Mays • NYG 10.5
2. Roberts • PHI 8.7
3. Snider • BRO 8.2
4. Kluszewski • CIN 7.8
5. Mathews • MLN 7.7
6. Antonelli • NYG 7.6
7. Ashburn • PHI 7.1
8. Musial • STL 6.5
9. Hodges • BRO 6.2
10. Reese • BRO 6.2

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. Roberts • PHI 9.0
2. Antonelli • NYG 7.5
3. Rush • CHC 5.2
4. Spahn • MLN 5.1
5. Burdette • MLN 4.8
6. Simmons • PHI 4.6
7. Maglie • NYG 4.5
8. Conley • MLN 4.3
9. Gómez • NYG 4.2
10. Grissom • 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. Antonelli • NYG 2.30
2. Burdette • MLN 2.76
3. Simmons • PHI 2.81
4. Gómez • NYG 2.88
5. Conley • MLN 2.96
6. Roberts • PHI 2.97
7. Spahn • MLN 3.14
8. Maglie • NYG 3.26
9. Haddix • STL 3.57
10. Littlefield • PIT 3.60

Wins

Wins

1. Roberts • PHI 23
2. Antonelli • NYG 21
Spahn • MLN 21
4. Erskine • BRO 18
Haddix • STL 18
6. Gómez • NYG 17
7. Burdette • MLN 15
Lawrence • STL 15
9. Maglie • NYG 14
Conley • MLN 14
Simmons • PHI 14

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. Antonelli • NYG .750
Wilhelm • NYG .750
3. Loes • BRO .722
4. Lawrence • STL .714
5. Nuxhall • CIN .706
6. Maglie • NYG .700
7. Gómez • NYG .654
8. Meyer • BRO .647
Jolly • MLN .647
10. Spahn • MLN .636

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Roberts • PHI 1.025
2. Antonelli • NYG 1.171
3. Burdette • MLN 1.202
4. Hacker • CHC 1.223
5. Spahn • MLN 1.228
6. Haddix • STL 1.248
7. Erskine • BRO 1.271
8. Simmons • PHI 1.281
9. Conley • MLN 1.286
10. Wehmeier • 2TM 1.311

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Antonelli • NYG 7.272
2. Roberts • PHI 7.726
3. Conley • MLN 7.919
4. Lawrence • STL 7.998
5. Wehmeier • 2TM 8.021
6. Simmons • PHI 8.040
7. Rush • CHC 8.111
8. Littlefield • PIT 8.129
9. Gómez • NYG 8.202
10. Erskine • BRO 8.262

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. Roberts • PHI 1.497
2. Minner • CHC 2.064
3. Hacker • CHC 2.099
4. Burdette • MLN 2.345
5. Meyer • BRO 2.445
6. Haddix • STL 2.669
7. Staley • STL 2.717
8. Spahn • MLN 2.732
9. Valentine • CIN 2.779
10. Maglie • NYG 2.885

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Haddix • STL 6.377
2. Erskine • BRO 5.739
3. Littlefield • PIT 5.342
4. Antonelli • NYG 5.289
5. Conley • MLN 5.233
6. Roberts • PHI 4.946
7. Maglie • NYG 4.823
8. Rush • CHC 4.722
9. Nuxhall • CIN 4.590
10. Hacker • CHC 4.538

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Hughes • BRO 60
2. Brazle • STL 58
Hetki • PIT 58
4. Wilhelm • NYG 57
5. Grissom • NYG 56
6. Smith • CIN 50
7. Staley • STL 48
8. Jolly • MLN 47
Labine • BRO 47
10. Davis • CHC 46

Saves

Saves

1. Hughes • BRO 24
2. Smith • CIN 20
3. Grissom • NYG 17
4. Jolly • MLN 10
5. Brazle • STL 8
Hetki • PIT 8
7. Wilhelm • NYG 7
Jeffcoat • CHC 7
9. Labine • BRO 4
Tremel • CHC 4
Roberts • PHI 4
Davis • CHC 4
Haddix • STL 4

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Roberts • PHI 336.2
2. Spahn • MLN 283.1
3. Erskine • BRO 260.1
4. Haddix • STL 259.2
5. Antonelli • NYG 258.2
6. Simmons • PHI 253.0
7. Burdette • MLN 238.0
8. Rush • CHC 236.1
9. Fowler • CIN 227.2
10. Dickson • PHI 226.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Roberts • PHI 185
2. Haddix • STL 184
3. Erskine • BRO 166
4. Antonelli • NYG 152
5. Spahn • MLN 136
6. Simmons • PHI 125
7. Rush • CHC 124
8. Maglie • NYG 117
9. Conley • MLN 113
10. Gómez • NYG 106

Games Started

Games Started

1. Roberts • PHI 38
2. Antonelli • NYG 37
Erskine • BRO 37
4. Haddix • STL 35
5. Spahn • MLN 34
6. Simmons • PHI 33
7. Rush • CHC 32
Gómez • NYG 32
Burdette • MLN 32
Maglie • NYG 32

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Roberts • PHI 29
2. Spahn • MLN 23
3. Simmons • PHI 21
4. Antonelli • NYG 18
5. Burdette • MLN 13
Haddix • STL 13
7. Conley • MLN 12
Minner • CHC 12
Dickson • PHI 12
Erskine • BRO 12

Shutouts

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

1. Antonelli • NYG 6
2. Burdette • MLN 4
Wilson • MLN 4
Roberts • PHI 4
Dickson • PHI 4
Gómez • NYG 4
7. Simmons • PHI 3
Valentine • CIN 3
Haddix • STL 3
Liddle • NYG 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Roberts • PHI 35
2. Dickson • PHI 31
Erskine • BRO 31
4. Hacker • CHC 28
5. Haddix • STL 26
6. Surkont • PIT 25
7. Newcombe • BRO 24
Raschi • STL 24
Spahn • MLN 24
Valentine • CIN 24

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Gómez • NYG 109
2. Rush • CHC 103
3. Simmons • PHI 98
4. Klippstein • CHC 96
5. Antonelli • NYG 94
6. Erskine • BRO 92
7. Spahn • MLN 86
8. Fowler • CIN 85
Littlefield • PIT 85
10. Conley • MLN 79

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Roberts • PHI 289
2. Spahn • MLN 262
3. Dickson • PHI 256
Fowler • CIN 256
5. Haddix • STL 247
6. Erskine • BRO 239
7. Minner • CHC 236
8. Simmons • PHI 226
9. Burdette • MLN 224
10. Maglie • NYG 222

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. Roberts • PHI 3.304
2. Haddix • STL 2.390
3. Hacker • CHC 2.162
4. Erskine • BRO 1.804
5. Maglie • NYG 1.671
6. Antonelli • NYG 1.617
7. Spahn • MLN 1.581
8. Minner • CHC 1.580
9. Nuxhall • CIN 1.441
10. Conley • MLN 1.430

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. Rush • CHC 0.457
2. Simmons • PHI 0.498
3. Littlefield • PIT 0.581
4. Nuxhall • CIN 0.594
5. Burdette • MLN 0.643
6. Spahn • MLN 0.762
7. Antonelli • NYG 0.765
8. Minner • CHC 0.784
9. Conley • MLN 0.787
10. Fowler • CIN 0.791

Losses

Losses

1. Dickson • PHI 20
2. Surkont • PIT 18
3. Roberts • PHI 15
Rush • CHC 15
Simmons • PHI 15
Erskine • BRO 15
7. Burdette • MLN 14
8. Haddix • STL 13
Staley • STL 13
Hacker • CHC 13
Law • PIT 13

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Erskine • BRO 120
2. Roberts • PHI 111
3. Haddix • STL 103
4. Surkont • PIT 102
5. Law • PIT 99
Rush • CHC 99
Spahn • MLN 99
8. Fowler • CIN 97
9. Friend • PIT 96
Minner • CHC 96
Valentine • CIN 96

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Rush • CHC 8
LaPalme • PIT 8
3. Haddix • STL 7
4. Wehmeier • 2TM 6
Law • PIT 6
Erskine • BRO 6
7. Lown • CHC 5
Yochim • PIT 5
Raschi • STL 5
Lint • STL 5
Klippstein • CHC 5
Gómez • NYG 5
Cole • CHC 5
Buhl • MLN 5

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Lawrence • STL 8
2. Purkey • PIT 7
Conley • MLN 7
Grissom • NYG 7
Gómez • NYG 7
6. Nuxhall • CIN 6
Staley • STL 6
8. Antonelli • NYG 5
Newcombe • BRO 5
Presko • STL 5
Roberts • PHI 5
Rush • CHC 5
Simmons • PHI 5
Wilhelm • NYG 5
Collum • CIN 5
Wilson • MLN 5

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Roberts • PHI 1,331
2. Spahn • MLN 1,175
3. Erskine • BRO 1,098
4. Haddix • STL 1,087
5. Simmons • PHI 1,074
6. Antonelli • NYG 1,071
7. Rush • CHC 1,007
8. Fowler • CIN 998
9. Dickson • PHI 986
10. Burdette • MLN 974

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. Hetki • PIT 46
2. Smith • CIN 43
3. Hughes • BRO 41
4. Grissom • NYG 36
5. Jolly • MLN 31
6. Wilhelm • NYG 30
7. Brazle • STL 28
8. Tremel • CHC 22
9. Jeffcoat • CHC 21
10. Konstanty • PHI 19
Labine • BRO 19

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Antonelli • NYG 178
2. Simmons • PHI 144
3. Gómez • NYG 142
4. Roberts • PHI 136
5. Burdette • MLN 136
6. Conley • MLN 127
7. Maglie • NYG 125
8. Spahn • MLN 119
9. Littlefield • PIT 116
10. Haddix • STL 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. Roberts • PHI 3.19
2. Haddix • STL 3.21
3. Simmons • PHI 3.35
4. Rush • CHC 3.38
5. Nuxhall • CIN 3.41
6. Spahn • MLN 3.46
7. Antonelli • NYG 3.48
8. Burdette • MLN 3.49
9. Minner • CHC 3.51
10. Maglie • NYG 3.58

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. Antonelli • NYG 50
2. Roberts • PHI 44
3. Simmons • PHI 30
4. Gómez • NYG 27
5. Burdette • MLN 26
6. Wilhelm • NYG 23
7. Grissom • NYG 23
8. Spahn • MLN 23
9. Maglie • NYG 23
10. Conley • MLN 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. Antonelli • NYG 5.3
2. Roberts • PHI 4.7
3. Simmons • PHI 3.1
4. Gómez • NYG 2.8
5. Burdette • MLN 2.7
6. Wilhelm • NYG 2.4
7. Spahn • MLN 2.4
8. Grissom • NYG 2.3
9. Maglie • NYG 2.3
10. Conley • MLN 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. Roberts • PHI 55.66
2. Antonelli • NYG 53.21
3. Burdette • MLN 34.17
4. Spahn • MLN 33.46
5. Grissom • NYG 31.13
6. Gómez • NYG 30.72
7. Conley • MLN 25.78
8. Wilhelm • NYG 24.66
9. Maglie • NYG 20.44
10. Simmons • PHI 18.58

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. Roberts • PHI 6.6
2. Antonelli • NYG 6.3
3. Burdette • MLN 4.0
4. Spahn • MLN 3.7
5. Hughes • BRO 3.4
6. Grissom • NYG 3.3
7. Maglie • NYG 2.9
8. Gómez • NYG 2.9
9. Wilhelm • NYG 2.6
10. Conley • MLN 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. Roberts • PHI 5.9
2. Antonelli • NYG 4.1
3. Spahn • MLN 3.0
4. Burdette • MLN 2.9
5. Wilhelm • NYG 2.1
6. Simmons • PHI 1.9
7. Liddle • NYG 1.8
8. Conley • MLN 1.6
9. Jolly • MLN 1.6
10. Gómez • NYG 1.6

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. Antonelli • NYG 20.0
2. Wilhelm • NYG 12.0
3. Hughes • BRO 9.0
4. Gómez • NYG 8.4
5. Maglie • NYG 7.7
6. Grissom • NYG 6.4
7. Spahn • MLN 5.3
8. Roberts • PHI 4.6
9. Liddle • NYG 4.2
10. Burdette • MLN 4.1

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. Roberts • PHI 6.0
2. Antonelli • NYG 5.7
3. Burdette • MLN 3.7
4. Spahn • MLN 3.6
5. Gómez • NYG 3.2
6. Grissom • NYG 3.2
7. Conley • MLN 2.8
8. Wilhelm • NYG 2.5
9. Maglie • NYG 2.1
10. Simmons • PHI 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