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. Snider • BRO 7.6
2. Mays • NYG 7.6
3. Aaron • MLN 7.2
4. Robinson • CIN 6.6
5. Boyer • STL 6.4
6. Antonelli • NYG 6.4
7. Gilliam • BRO 6.2
8. Spahn • MLN 6.0
9. Mathews • MLN 5.7
10. Ashburn • PHI 5.7

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. Antonelli • NYG 6.4
2. Friend • PIT 5.6
3. Spahn • MLN 5.5
4. Maglie • BRO 4.9
5. Kline • PIT 4.9
6. Newcombe • BRO 4.5
7. Burdette • MLN 4.2
8. Grissom • NYG 3.9
9. Rush • CHC 3.8
10. Dickson • 2TM 3.8

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. Burdette • MLN 2.70
2. Spahn • MLN 2.78
3. Antonelli • NYG 2.86
4. Maglie • BRO 2.87
5. Newcombe • BRO 3.06
6. Conley • MLN 3.13
7. Rush • CHC 3.19
8. Dickson • 2TM 3.28
9. Buhl • MLN 3.32
10. Simmons • PHI 3.36

Wins

Wins

1. Newcombe • BRO 27
2. Antonelli • NYG 20
Spahn • MLN 20
4. Burdette • MLN 19
Lawrence • CIN 19
Roberts • PHI 19
7. Buhl • MLN 18
8. Friend • PIT 17
9. Simmons • PHI 15
10. Mizell • STL 14
Kline • PIT 14
Freeman • CIN 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. Newcombe • BRO .794
2. Freeman • CIN .737
3. Maglie • BRO .722
4. Buhl • MLN .692
5. Burdette • MLN .655
Lawrence • CIN .655
7. Spahn • MLN .645
8. Labine • BRO .625
9. Haddix • 2TM .619
10. Antonelli • NYG .606

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Newcombe • BRO 0.989
2. Spahn • MLN 1.070
3. Maglie • BRO 1.079
4. Burdette • MLN 1.116
5. Rush • CHC 1.122
6. Antonelli • NYG 1.161
7. Dickson • 2TM 1.204
8. Roberts • PHI 1.238
9. Poholsky • STL 1.251
10. Haddix • 2TM 1.255

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Maglie • BRO 7.257
2. Newcombe • BRO 7.354
3. Jones • CHC 7.394
4. Mizell • STL 7.419
5. Craig • BRO 7.643
6. Antonelli • NYG 7.839
7. Rush • CHC 7.886
8. Buhl • MLN 7.892
9. Wehmeier • 2TM 7.930
10. Spahn • MLN 7.966

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 1.211
2. Newcombe • BRO 1.545
3. Spahn • MLN 1.664
4. Fowler • CIN 1.773
5. Burdette • MLN 1.826
6. Poholsky • STL 1.951
7. Rush • CHC 2.216
8. Law • PIT 2.254
9. Crone • MLN 2.334
10. Hacker • CHC 2.357

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Jones • CHC 8.396
2. Haddix • 2TM 6.643
3. Mizell • STL 6.599
4. Nuxhall • CIN 5.382
5. Worthington • NYG 5.161
6. Maglie • BRO 5.089
7. Antonelli • NYG 5.052
8. Craig • BRO 4.930
9. Friend • PIT 4.753
10. Roberts • PHI 4.752

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Face • PIT 68
2. Freeman • CIN 64
Wilhelm • NYG 64
4. Labine • BRO 62
5. Lown • CHC 61
6. Jackson • STL 51
7. Friend • PIT 49
Lawrence • CIN 49
Miller • PHI 49
10. Davis • CHC 46
McCall • NYG 46

Saves

Saves

1. Labine • BRO 19
2. Freeman • CIN 17
3. Lown • CHC 13
4. Jackson • STL 10
5. Bessent • BRO 9
6. Wilhelm • NYG 8
7. Collum • STL 7
Grissom • NYG 7
McCall • NYG 7
10. Kinder • STL 6
Jolly • MLN 6

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Friend • PIT 314.1
2. Roberts • PHI 297.1
3. Spahn • MLN 281.1
4. Newcombe • BRO 268.0
5. Kline • PIT 264.0
6. Antonelli • NYG 258.1
7. Burdette • MLN 256.1
8. Rush • CHC 239.2
9. Haddix • 2TM 230.1
10. Dickson • 2TM 219.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Jones • CHC 176
2. Haddix • 2TM 170
3. Friend • PIT 166
4. Roberts • PHI 157
5. Mizell • STL 153
6. Antonelli • NYG 145
7. Newcombe • BRO 139
8. Spahn • MLN 128
9. Kline • PIT 125
10. Nuxhall • CIN 120

Games Started

Games Started

1. Friend • PIT 42
2. Kline • PIT 39
3. Roberts • PHI 37
4. Antonelli • NYG 36
Newcombe • BRO 36
6. Burdette • MLN 35
Spahn • MLN 35
8. Buhl • MLN 33
Mizell • STL 33
10. Rush • CHC 32
Law • PIT 32
Nuxhall • CIN 32
Craig • BRO 32

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Roberts • PHI 22
2. Spahn • MLN 20
3. Friend • PIT 19
4. Newcombe • BRO 18
5. Burdette • MLN 16
6. Antonelli • NYG 15
7. Simmons • PHI 14
8. Rush • CHC 13
Buhl • MLN 13
10. Dickson • 2TM 12
Haddix • 2TM 12

Shutouts

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

1. Burdette • MLN 6
2. Antonelli • NYG 5
Newcombe • BRO 5
4. Friend • PIT 4
5. Haddix • 2TM 3
Dickson • 2TM 3
Spahn • MLN 3
Mizell • STL 3
Maglie • BRO 3
10. Wehmeier • 2TM 2
Poholsky • STL 2
Nuxhall • CIN 2
Kline • PIT 2
Jones • CHC 2
Gómez • NYG 2
Craig • BRO 2
Buhl • MLN 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Roberts • PHI 46
2. Newcombe • BRO 33
3. Rush • CHC 30
4. Hacker • CHC 28
5. Poholsky • STL 27
6. Kline • PIT 26
Klippstein • CIN 26
Lawrence • CIN 26
Haddix • 2TM 26
10. Craig • BRO 25
Erskine • BRO 25
Friend • PIT 25
Spahn • MLN 25

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Jones • CHC 115
2. Buhl • MLN 105
3. Mizell • STL 92
4. Craig • BRO 87
Nuxhall • CIN 87
6. Friend • PIT 85
7. Klippstein • CIN 82
Wehmeier • 2TM 82
9. Kline • PIT 81
10. Lown • CHC 78
Schmidt • STL 78

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Roberts • PHI 328
2. Friend • PIT 310
3. Kline • PIT 263
4. Spahn • MLN 249
5. Burdette • MLN 234
6. Antonelli • NYG 225
7. Haddix • 2TM 224
8. Klippstein • CIN 219
Newcombe • BRO 219
10. Law • PIT 218

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 3.925
2. Newcombe • BRO 3.022
3. Haddix • 2TM 2.615
4. Spahn • MLN 2.462
5. Fowler • CIN 2.457
6. Poholsky • STL 2.159
7. Burdette • MLN 2.115
8. Maglie • BRO 2.077
9. Friend • PIT 1.953
10. Antonelli • NYG 1.933

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. Jeffcoat • CIN 0.632
2. Antonelli • NYG 0.697
3. Friend • PIT 0.716
4. Conley • MLN 0.739
5. Buhl • MLN 0.748
6. Fowler • CIN 0.760
7. Burdette • MLN 0.772
8. Simmons • PHI 0.773
9. Spahn • MLN 0.800
10. Nuxhall • CIN 0.807

Losses

Losses

1. Roberts • PHI 18
Kline • PIT 18
3. Friend • PIT 17
Gómez • NYG 17
5. Law • PIT 16
6. Worthington • NYG 14
Poholsky • STL 14
Mizell • STL 14
Jones • CHC 14
10. Antonelli • NYG 13
Face • PIT 13
Hacker • CHC 13

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Roberts • PHI 147
2. Friend • PIT 121
3. Gómez • NYG 100
4. Kline • PIT 99
5. Lawrence • CIN 97
6. Klippstein • CIN 96
7. Law • PIT 94
Haddix • 2TM 94
9. Newcombe • BRO 91
10. Erskine • BRO 88

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Roebuck • BRO 10
Kline • PIT 10
3. McDaniel • STL 8
Law • PIT 8
5. Jeffcoat • CIN 7
Dickson • 2TM 7
Craig • BRO 7
Spahn • MLN 7
9. Antonelli • NYG 6
Poholsky • STL 6
Rush • CHC 6
Wilhelm • NYG 6
Erskine • BRO 6
Schmidt • STL 6

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Klippstein • CIN 10
2. Gómez • NYG 9
3. Jones • CHC 8
4. Phillips • MLN 7
Mizell • STL 7
6. Nuxhall • CIN 6
Haddix • 2TM 6
Davis • CHC 6
Law • PIT 6
10. Maglie • BRO 5
Jeffcoat • CIN 5
Kline • PIT 5
Poholsky • STL 5
Ridzik • NYG 5

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Friend • PIT 1,315
2. Roberts • PHI 1,228
3. Spahn • MLN 1,113
4. Kline • PIT 1,102
5. Antonelli • NYG 1,061
6. Newcombe • BRO 1,052
7. Burdette • MLN 1,035
8. Rush • CHC 977
9. Haddix • 2TM 976
10. Buhl • MLN 924

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. Freeman • CIN 47
Labine • BRO 47
Lown • CHC 47
4. Wilhelm • NYG 38
5. Face • PIT 34
6. Jackson • STL 26
7. Johnson • MLN 23
8. Bessent • BRO 21
King • PIT 21
10. Collum • STL 20
Grissom • NYG 20
McCall • NYG 20

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Maglie • BRO 139
2. Antonelli • NYG 132
3. Newcombe • BRO 131
4. Burdette • MLN 129
5. Spahn • MLN 125
6. Rush • CHC 120
7. Dickson • 2TM 114
8. Conley • MLN 111
9. Kline • PIT 111
10. Simmons • PHI 110

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. Fowler • CIN 3.09
2. Antonelli • NYG 3.16
3. Friend • PIT 3.18
4. Spahn • MLN 3.20
5. Burdette • MLN 3.27
6. Haddix • 2TM 3.29
7. Newcombe • BRO 3.48
8. Maglie • BRO 3.56
9. Dickson • 2TM 3.57
10. Mizell • STL 3.57

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. Newcombe • BRO 28
2. Spahn • MLN 27
3. Antonelli • NYG 27
4. Maglie • BRO 24
5. Burdette • MLN 22
6. Grissom • NYG 20
7. Acker • CIN 15
8. Rush • CHC 15
9. Bessent • BRO 13
10. Drysdale • 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. Newcombe • BRO 3.0
2. Spahn • MLN 2.9
3. Antonelli • NYG 2.8
4. Maglie • BRO 2.7
5. Burdette • MLN 2.3
6. Grissom • NYG 2.2
7. Acker • CIN 1.6
8. Rush • CHC 1.5
9. Drysdale • BRO 1.4
10. Bessent • BRO 1.4

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 • MLN 34.16
2. Newcombe • BRO 29.91
3. Maglie • BRO 28.07
4. Antonelli • NYG 22.96
5. Rush • CHC 21.28
6. Friend • PIT 19.88
7. Burdette • MLN 18.43
8. Phillips • MLN 17.10
9. Bessent • BRO 16.73
10. Acker • CIN 16.52

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. Newcombe • BRO 4.0
2. Spahn • MLN 3.6
3. Maglie • BRO 2.8
4. Antonelli • NYG 2.8
5. Phillips • MLN 2.3
6. Rush • CHC 1.9
7. Bessent • BRO 1.9
8. Burdette • MLN 1.8
9. Davis • CHC 1.7
10. Friend • PIT 1.6

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. Newcombe • BRO 4.1
2. Spahn • MLN 3.3
3. Maglie • BRO 2.8
4. Antonelli • NYG 2.2
5. Burdette • MLN 1.9
6. Mizell • STL 1.7
7. Rush • CHC 1.6
8. Friend • PIT 1.3
9. Acker • CIN 1.3
10. Grissom • NYG 1.2

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. Spahn • MLN 25.7
2. Maglie • BRO 24.2
3. Phillips • MLN 12.1
4. Newcombe • BRO 11.2
5. Labine • BRO 7.2
6. Bessent • BRO 6.5
7. Burdette • MLN 4.1
8. Friend • PIT 3.6
9. Acker • CIN 3.1
10. Drysdale • BRO 2.6

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 • MLN 3.9
2. Newcombe • BRO 3.1
3. Maglie • BRO 3.0
4. Antonelli • NYG 2.4
5. Rush • CHC 2.3
6. Friend • PIT 2.1
7. Burdette • MLN 2.0
8. Phillips • MLN 1.9
9. Acker • CIN 1.7
10. Bessent • BRO 1.7

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