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. Aaron • MLN 9.5
2. Mays • SFG 8.7
3. Boyer • STL 8.0
4. Robinson • CIN 7.7
5. Pinson • CIN 7.5
6. Mathews • MLN 7.3
7. Clemente • PIT 6.4
8. Drysdale • LAD 5.9
9. Cardwell • CHC 5.8
10. Cepeda • SFG 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. Cardwell • CHC 6.1
2. Koufax • LAD 5.7
3. Drysdale • LAD 5.4
4. O'Toole • CIN 5.1
5. Williams • LAD 4.7
6. Jay • CIN 4.5
7. Gibson • STL 4.4
8. McCormick • SFG 4.3
9. Podres • LAD 4.3
10. Sadecki • STL 4.0

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 • MLN 3.02
2. O'Toole • CIN 3.10
3. Simmons • STL 3.13
4. McCormick • SFG 3.20
5. Gibson • STL 3.24
6. Gibbon • PIT 3.32
7. Koufax • LAD 3.52
8. Jay • CIN 3.53
9. Drysdale • LAD 3.69
10. Sadecki • STL 3.72

Wins

Wins

1. Spahn • MLN 21
Jay • CIN 21
3. O'Toole • CIN 19
4. Podres • LAD 18
Koufax • LAD 18
Burdette • MLN 18
7. Purkey • CIN 16
8. Williams • LAD 15
Cardwell • CHC 15
10. Miller • SFG 14
Friend • PIT 14
Sadecki • STL 14
Jackson • STL 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. Podres • LAD .783
2. Miller • SFG .737
3. O'Toole • CIN .679
4. Jay • CIN .677
5. McDaniel • STL .625
Haddix • PIT .625
7. Burdette • MLN .621
8. Spahn • MLN .618
9. Sanford • SFG .591
10. Sadecki • STL .583

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Spahn • MLN 1.142
2. Purkey • CIN 1.202
3. Burdette • MLN 1.204
4. Koufax • LAD 1.205
5. Jackson • STL 1.227
6. Gibbon • PIT 1.239
7. McCormick • SFG 1.240
8. Marichal • SFG 1.249
9. Jay • CIN 1.249
10. Mahaffey • PHI 1.254

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Koufax • LAD 7.463
2. Jay • CIN 7.896
3. Gibson • STL 7.921
4. Sadecki • STL 7.922
5. Spahn • MLN 8.086
6. Williams • LAD 8.146
7. O'Toole • CIN 8.157
8. Willey • MLN 8.286
9. Sanford • SFG 8.406
10. Mahaffey • PHI 8.412

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. Burdette • MLN 1.091
2. Friend • PIT 1.716
3. Purkey • CIN 1.863
4. Spahn • MLN 2.193
5. Ellsworth • CHC 2.314
6. Marichal • SFG 2.335
7. Haddix • PIT 2.365
8. Jackson • STL 2.389
9. Hobbie • CHC 2.446
10. Podres • LAD 2.513

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Koufax • LAD 9.469
2. Williams • LAD 7.840
3. Gibson • STL 7.069
4. Drysdale • LAD 6.713
5. Gibbon • PIT 6.681
6. Mahaffey • PHI 6.483
7. Sullivan • PHI 6.439
8. O'Toole • CIN 6.340
9. Podres • LAD 6.109
10. Marichal • SFG 6.032

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Baldschun • PHI 65
2. Miller • SFG 63
3. Face • PIT 62
4. Elston • CHC 58
5. Anderson • CHC 57
6. Labine • PIT 56
7. McDaniel • STL 55
Farrell • 2TM 55
9. Brosnan • CIN 53
McMahon • MLN 53
Perranoski • LAD 53
Sherry • LAD 53

Saves

Saves

1. Miller • SFG 17
Face • PIT 17
3. Henry • CIN 16
Brosnan • CIN 16
5. Sherry • LAD 15
6. Farrell • 2TM 10
7. McDaniel • STL 9
8. Elston • CHC 8
McMahon • MLN 8
Anderson • CHC 8
Labine • PIT 8

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Burdette • MLN 272.1
2. Spahn • MLN 262.2
3. Cardwell • CHC 259.1
4. Koufax • LAD 255.2
5. O'Toole • CIN 252.2
6. McCormick • SFG 250.0
7. Jay • CIN 247.1
8. Purkey • CIN 246.1
9. Drysdale • LAD 244.0
10. Friend • PIT 236.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Koufax • LAD 269
2. Williams • LAD 205
3. Drysdale • LAD 182
4. O'Toole • CIN 178
5. Gibson • STL 166
6. McCormick • SFG 163
7. Mahaffey • PHI 158
8. Jay • CIN 157
9. Cardwell • CHC 156
10. Gibbon • PIT 145

Games Started

Games Started

1. Cardwell • CHC 38
2. Drysdale • LAD 37
3. Burdette • MLN 36
4. O'Toole • CIN 35
Friend • PIT 35
Koufax • LAD 35
McCormick • SFG 35
Williams • LAD 35
9. Purkey • CIN 34
Jay • CIN 34
Spahn • MLN 34

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Spahn • MLN 21
2. Koufax • LAD 15
3. Jay • CIN 14
Burdette • MLN 14
5. Purkey • CIN 13
McCormick • SFG 13
Sadecki • STL 13
Cardwell • CHC 13
9. Jackson • STL 12
Mahaffey • PHI 12

Shutouts

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

1. Spahn • MLN 4
Jay • CIN 4
3. O'Toole • CIN 3
Burdette • MLN 3
McCormick • SFG 3
Cardwell • CHC 3
Drysdale • LAD 3
Marichal • SFG 3
Mahaffey • PHI 3
Gibbon • PIT 3
Jackson • STL 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. McCormick • SFG 33
2. Burdette • MLN 31
3. Drysdale • LAD 29
4. Buzhardt • PHI 28
Sadecki • STL 28
6. Koufax • LAD 27
Mahaffey • PHI 27
Podres • LAD 27
Purkey • CIN 27
10. Hobbie • CHC 26

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Gibson • STL 119
2. Williams • LAD 108
3. Sadecki • STL 102
4. Buhl • MLN 98
5. Koufax • LAD 96
6. O'Toole • CIN 93
7. Jay • CIN 92
8. Cardwell • CHC 88
9. Sanford • SFG 87
10. Drysdale • LAD 83

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Burdette • MLN 295
2. Friend • PIT 271
3. Purkey • CIN 245
4. Cardwell • CHC 243
5. Drysdale • LAD 236
Spahn • MLN 236
7. McCormick • SFG 235
8. O'Toole • CIN 229
9. Curtis • CHC 220
10. Jay • CIN 217

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. Koufax • LAD 2.802
2. Burdette • MLN 2.788
3. Marichal • SFG 2.583
4. Gibbon • PIT 2.544
5. Podres • LAD 2.431
6. Haddix • PIT 2.415
7. Friend • PIT 2.400
8. Purkey • CIN 2.275
9. Mahaffey • PHI 2.257
10. Drysdale • LAD 2.193

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. Gibson • STL 0.554
2. O'Toole • CIN 0.570
3. Friend • PIT 0.610
4. Simmons • STL 0.644
5. Gibbon • PIT 0.737
6. Cardwell • CHC 0.763
7. Williams • LAD 0.803
8. Spahn • MLN 0.822
9. Jackson • STL 0.853
10. Haddix • PIT 0.865

Losses

Losses

1. Mahaffey • PHI 19
Friend • PIT 19
3. Buzhardt • PHI 18
4. McCormick • SFG 16
Sullivan • PHI 16
6. Cardwell • CHC 14
7. Koufax • LAD 13
Hobbie • CHC 13
Curtis • CHC 13
Spahn • MLN 13

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Burdette • MLN 121
2. Cardwell • CHC 110
3. Purkey • CIN 102
Sanford • SFG 102
Williams • LAD 102
6. Buzhardt • PHI 101
Friend • PIT 101
8. Drysdale • LAD 100
Koufax • LAD 100
Mahaffey • PHI 100

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Short • PHI 14
2. Koufax • LAD 12
3. Baldschun • PHI 11
4. Farrell • 2TM 10
McBean • PIT 10
6. Williams • LAD 9
Ellsworth • CHC 9
Jay • CIN 9
Mahaffey • PHI 9
10. McDaniel • STL 8
Gibson • STL 8
Podres • LAD 8
Sadecki • STL 8

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Drysdale • LAD 20
2. Cardwell • CHC 10
3. Jones • SFG 8
4. Mahaffey • PHI 7
5. Elston • CHC 6
Hobbie • CHC 6
Williams • LAD 6
Purkey • CIN 6
Buzhardt • PHI 6
Hunt • CIN 6
Gibson • STL 6

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Burdette • MLN 1,126
2. Cardwell • CHC 1,106
3. Koufax • LAD 1,068
4. Spahn • MLN 1,064
5. O'Toole • CIN 1,061
6. Drysdale • LAD 1,047
7. McCormick • SFG 1,033
8. Jay • CIN 1,032
9. Purkey • CIN 1,031
10. Williams • LAD 1,008

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. Face • PIT 47
2. Miller • SFG 46
3. Baldschun • PHI 39
McDaniel • STL 39
5. Sherry • LAD 34
Brosnan • CIN 34
7. McMahon • MLN 32
Henry • CIN 32
Elston • CHC 32
10. Farrell • 2TM 31

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Simmons • STL 141
2. Gibson • STL 136
3. O'Toole • CIN 130
4. Spahn • MLN 122
5. Koufax • LAD 122
6. Gibbon • PIT 119
7. McCormick • SFG 118
8. Sadecki • STL 118
9. Jackson • STL 117
10. Drysdale • LAD 116

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. Koufax • LAD 3.00
2. Gibbon • PIT 3.09
3. O'Toole • CIN 3.13
4. Friend • PIT 3.15
5. Haddix • PIT 3.38
6. Williams • LAD 3.45
7. Simmons • STL 3.53
8. Gibson • STL 3.58
9. Jackson • STL 3.59
10. Cardwell • CHC 3.61

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. O'Toole • CIN 25
2. Gibson • STL 23
3. Spahn • MLN 23
4. Simmons • STL 20
5. Koufax • LAD 19
6. McCormick • SFG 18
7. Jay • CIN 17
8. Sadecki • STL 17
9. Miller • SFG 16
10. Drysdale • LAD 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. O'Toole • CIN 2.6
2. Gibson • STL 2.4
3. Spahn • MLN 2.4
4. Simmons • STL 2.0
5. Koufax • LAD 1.9
6. McCormick • SFG 1.9
7. Jay • CIN 1.8
8. Sadecki • STL 1.8
9. Miller • SFG 1.7
10. Drysdale • LAD 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. Miller • SFG 33.20
2. Spahn • MLN 32.46
3. O'Toole • CIN 26.11
4. Perranoski • LAD 23.85
5. Jay • CIN 22.34
6. McCormick • SFG 20.98
7. Koufax • LAD 18.83
8. Jackson • STL 17.07
9. Gibson • STL 16.31
10. Simmons • STL 16.16

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. Miller • SFG 4.1
2. Jay • CIN 3.6
3. O'Toole • CIN 3.0
4. Spahn • MLN 2.6
5. Brosnan • CIN 2.5
6. Sturdivant • PIT 2.1
7. Gibson • STL 2.0
8. Henry • CIN 2.0
9. Perranoski • LAD 1.8
10. Koufax • LAD 1.7

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. Miller • SFG 2.8
2. Spahn • MLN 2.4
3. Jackson • STL 1.9
4. Cardwell • CHC 1.7
5. Koufax • LAD 1.7
6. Gibbon • PIT 1.6
7. O'Toole • CIN 1.5
8. McCormick • SFG 1.5
9. Perranoski • LAD 1.2
10. Jay • CIN 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. O'Toole • CIN 11.1
2. Brosnan • CIN 10.4
3. Jay • CIN 10.1
4. Henry • CIN 6.1
5. Miller • SFG 6.1
6. Johnson • CIN 4.5
7. Podres • LAD 3.6
8. Purkey • CIN 2.3
9. Williams • LAD 2.2
10. Shantz • PIT 1.9

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 3.6
2. Miller • SFG 3.5
3. O'Toole • CIN 2.7
4. Perranoski • LAD 2.4
5. Jay • CIN 2.3
6. McCormick • SFG 2.2
7. Koufax • LAD 1.9
8. Jackson • STL 1.7
9. Gibson • STL 1.6
10. Simmons • STL 1.6

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