2021 National League Pitching Leaders

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Pennant Winner: Atlanta Braves

NL Most Valuable Player: Bryce Harper

NL Cy Young: Corbin Burnes

NL Rookie of the Year: Jonathan India

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National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

Wins Above Replacement A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. Scale for a single-season: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Wheeler • PHI 7.7

2. Soto • WSN 7.3

3. Buehler • LAD 7.1

4. Tatís • SDP 6.6

5. Turner • 2TM 6.5

6. O'Neill • STL 6.4

7. Riley • ATL 6.3

8. Crawford • SFG 6.1

9. Reynolds • PIT 6.0

10. Goldschmidt • STL 5.9

WAR for Pitchers

Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers A single number that presents the number of wins the player added 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. Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Wheeler • PHI 7.5

2. Buehler • LAD 7.1

3. Scherzer • 2TM 6.1

4. Suarez • PHI 5.6

5. Miley • CIN 5.3

Woodruff • MIL 5.3

7. Burnes • MIL 5.3

8. Gausman • SFG 5.2

9. Mahle • CIN 4.9

10. Urías • LAD 4.8

Earned Run Average

9 * ER / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played. Bold indicates lowest ERA using current stats Gold means awarded ERA title at end of year.

1. Burnes • MIL 2.43

2. Scherzer • 2TM 2.46

3. Buehler • LAD 2.47

4. Woodruff • MIL 2.56

5. Wheeler • PHI 2.78

6. Gausman • SFG 2.81

7. Urías • LAD 2.96

8. Stroman • NYM 3.02

9. Fried • ATL 3.04

10. Wainwright • STL 3.05

Wins

1. Urías • LAD 20

2. Wainwright • STL 17

3. Buehler • LAD 16

4. Scherzer • 2TM 15

5. Fried • ATL 14

Gausman • SFG 14

Hendricks • CHC 14

Morton • ATL 14

Wheeler • PHI 14

10. DeSclafani • SFG 13

Mahle • CIN 13

Win-Loss %

Win-Loss Percentage W / (W + L) For players, leaders need one decision for every ten team games. For managers, minimum to qualify for leading is 320 games.

1. Urías • LAD .870

2. Buehler • LAD .800

3. Scherzer • 2TM .789

4. Wainwright • STL .708

5. Suter • MIL .706

6. Morton • ATL .700

Gausman • SFG .700

8. Burnes • MIL .688

9. Mahle • CIN .684

10. Hendricks • CHC .667

Fried • ATL .667

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Scherzer • 2TM 0.864

2. Burnes • MIL 0.940

3. Woodruff • MIL 0.965

4. Buehler • LAD 0.968

5. Wheeler • PHI 1.008

6. Urías • LAD 1.018

7. Gausman • SFG 1.042

8. Morton • ATL 1.045

9. Wainwright • STL 1.057

10. Alcantara • MIA 1.075

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Scherzer • 2TM 5.972

2. Buehler • LAD 6.457

3. Woodruff • MIL 6.524

4. Morton • ATL 6.592

5. Burnes • MIL 6.629

6. Gausman • SFG 7.031

7. Musgrove • SDP 7.048

8. Wheeler • PHI 7.130

9. Urías • LAD 7.320

10. Wainwright • STL 7.328

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

9 x BB / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Scherzer • 2TM 1.807

2. Burnes • MIL 1.832

3. Urías • LAD 1.842

4. Wheeler • PHI 1.941

5. Nola • PHI 1.943

6. Woodruff • MIL 2.158

7. Wainwright • STL 2.181

8. Hendricks • CHC 2.188

9. Alcantara • MIA 2.188

10. Stroman • NYM 2.212

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Burnes • MIL 12.611

2. Scherzer • 2TM 11.844

3. Nola • PHI 11.109

4. Darvish • SDP 10.768

5. Gausman • SFG 10.641

6. Woodruff • MIL 10.589

7. Mahle • CIN 10.500

8. Morton • ATL 10.470

9. Wheeler • PHI 10.420

10. Musgrove • SDP 10.075

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Rogers • SFG 80

2. Hill • SDP 78

3. Neris • PHI 74

4. Gallegos • STL 73

5. Treinen • LAD 72

6. Boxberger • MIL 71

Cabrera • STL 71

Jackson • ATL 71

Smith • ATL 71

10. Bass • MIA 70

Kinley • COL 70

Saves

1. Melancon • SDP 39

2. Jansen • LAD 38

3. Smith • ATL 37

4. Hader • MIL 34

5. Díaz • NYM 32

6. McGee • SFG 31

7. Reyes • STL 29

8. Kimbrel • CHC 23

9. Hand • 2TM 21

10. Bard • COL 20

Innings Pitched

1. Wheeler • PHI 213.1

2. Buehler • LAD 207.2

3. Wainwright • STL 206.1

4. Alcantara • MIA 205.2

5. Gausman • SFG 192.0

6. Castillo • CIN 187.2

7. Morton • ATL 185.2

Urías • LAD 185.2

9. Musgrove • SDP 181.1

10. Hendricks • CHC 181.0

Strikeouts

1. Wheeler • PHI 247

2. Scherzer • 2TM 236

3. Burnes • MIL 234

4. Gausman • SFG 227

5. Nola • PHI 223

6. Morton • ATL 216

7. Buehler • LAD 212

8. Woodruff • MIL 211

9. Mahle • CIN 210

10. Musgrove • SDP 203

Games Started

1. Alcantara • MIA 33

Buehler • LAD 33

Castillo • CIN 33

Gausman • SFG 33

Mahle • CIN 33

Morton • ATL 33

Stroman • NYM 33

8. Davies • CHC 32

Hendricks • CHC 32

Márquez • COL 32

Nola • PHI 32

Urías • LAD 32

Wainwright • STL 32

Wheeler • PHI 32

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Wainwright • STL 3

Márquez • COL 3

Wheeler • PHI 3

4. DeSclafani • SFG 2

Fried • ATL 2

Musgrove • SDP 2

7. Bauer • LAD 1

Bumgarner • ARI 1

deGrom • NYM 1

Gallen • ARI 1

Gilbert • ARI 1

Hendricks • CHC 1

Houser • MIL 1

Megill • NYM 1

Miley • CIN 1

Nola • PHI 1

Peralta • MIL 1

Suarez • PHI 1

Alcantara • MIA 1

Scherzer • 2TM 1

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. DeSclafani • SFG 2

Fried • ATL 2

Musgrove • SDP 2

Wheeler • PHI 2

5. Bumgarner • ARI 1

deGrom • NYM 1

Gallen • ARI 1

Gilbert • ARI 1

Houser • MIL 1

Márquez • COL 1

Miley • CIN 1

Nola • PHI 1

Suarez • PHI 1

Wainwright • STL 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Corbin • WSN 37

2. Hendricks • CHC 31

3. Brubaker • PIT 28

Darvish • SDP 28

5. Smyly • ATL 27

6. Nola • PHI 26

Walker • NYM 26

8. Alzolay • CHC 25

Crowe • PIT 25

Davies • CHC 25

Lester • 2TM 25

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Castillo • CIN 75

Davies • CHC 75

3. Snell • SDP 69

4. Houser • MIL 64

Mahle • CIN 64

Márquez • COL 64

7. Smith • ARI 63

8. Corbin • WSN 60

9. Gray • COL 58

Morton • ATL 58

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Hendricks • CHC 200

2. Corbin • WSN 192

3. Castillo • CIN 181

4. Senzatela • COL 178

5. Alcantara • MIA 171

6. Wheeler • PHI 169

7. Wainwright • STL 168

8. Miley • CIN 166

9. Márquez • COL 165

Nola • PHI 165

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

SO/W or SO/BB For recent years, pitching leaders need 1 IP per team game played. No batting leaders computed.

1. Burnes • MIL 6.882

2. Scherzer • 2TM 6.556

3. Nola • PHI 5.718

4. Wheeler • PHI 5.370

5. Urías • LAD 5.132

6. Woodruff • MIL 4.907

7. Gausman • SFG 4.540

8. Darvish • SDP 4.523

9. Buehler • LAD 4.077

10. Alcantara • MIA 4.020

Home Runs per 9 IP

9 x HR / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Burnes • MIL 0.377

2. Wheeler • PHI 0.675

3. Morton • ATL 0.776

4. Fried • ATL 0.815

5. Buehler • LAD 0.823

6. Stroman • NYM 0.855

7. Woodruff • MIL 0.903

8. Castillo • CIN 0.911

9. Wainwright • STL 0.916

10. Alcantara • MIA 0.919

Losses

1. Castillo • CIN 16

Corbin • WSN 16

3. Alcantara • MIA 15

4. Arrieta • 2TM 14

5. Alzolay • CHC 13

Brubaker • PIT 13

Stroman • NYM 13

8. Davies • CHC 12

Gray • COL 12

10. Darvish • SDP 11

Keller • PIT 11

Kelly • ARI 11

Márquez • COL 11

Walker • NYM 11

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Corbin • WSN 111

2. Hendricks • CHC 96

3. Davies • CHC 95

4. Nola • PHI 93

5. Márquez • COL 88

6. Castillo • CIN 83

7. Fedde • WSN 81

Arrieta • 2TM 81

9. Walker • NYM 79

10. Darvish • SDP 78

Kelly • ARI 78

Wild Pitches

1. Márquez • COL 15

2. Reyes • STL 10

3. Alvarado • PHI 9

Cabrera • STL 9

Darvish • SDP 9

Gray • CIN 9

Hoffman • CIN 9

Houser • MIL 9

Kuhl • PIT 9

Muller • ATL 9

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Adams • SDP 24

2. Musgrove • SDP 18

3. Morton • ATL 17

4. Wood • SFG 16

5. Hendricks • CHC 13

6. Bumgarner • ARI 11

Martínez • STL 11

Peralta • MIL 11

9. Alcantara • MIA 10

Mahle • CIN 10

Scherzer • 2TM 10

Batters Faced

1. Wheeler • PHI 849

2. Alcantara • MIA 837

3. Wainwright • STL 828

4. Buehler • LAD 815

5. Castillo • CIN 803

6. Hendricks • CHC 785

7. Gausman • SFG 775

8. Mahle • CIN 759

9. Márquez • COL 756

Morton • ATL 756

Games Finished

Games Finished Credited to the last pitcher to appear for a team in a game. Complete Games are not counted as Games Finished.

1. Smith • ATL 60

2. Reyes • STL 54

3. Melancon • SDP 53

4. Jansen • LAD 52

5. Díaz • NYM 51

6. Bard • COL 44

7. Hader • MIL 42

McGee • SFG 42

9. Hand • 2TM 40

10. Rodríguez • 2TM 36

Adjusted ERA+

ERA+ 100*[lgERA/ERA] Adjusted to the player’s ballpark(s).

1. Buehler • LAD 171

2. Burnes • MIL 170

3. Scherzer • 2TM 167

4. Woodruff • MIL 161

5. Wheeler • PHI 150

6. Gausman • SFG 147

7. Fried • ATL 143

8. Urías • LAD 143

9. Miley • CIN 139

10. Stroman • NYM 133

Fielding Independent Pitching

Fielding Independent Pitching this stat measures a pitcher's effectiveness at preventing HR, BB, HBP and causing SO <tt>(13*HR + 3*(BB+HBP) - 2*SO)/IP + Constantlg</tt> The constant is set so that each season major-league average FIP is the same as the major-league avg ERA

1. Burnes • MIL 1.63

2. Wheeler • PHI 2.59

3. Woodruff • MIL 2.96

4. Scherzer • 2TM 2.97

5. Gausman • SFG 3.00

6. Urías • LAD 3.13

7. Buehler • LAD 3.16

8. Morton • ATL 3.18

9. Fried • ATL 3.31

10. Nola • PHI 3.37

Adj. Pitching Runs

Adjusted Pitching Runs A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a pitcher’s total contributions to a team’s runs total via linear weights. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Buehler • LAD 41

2. Scherzer • 2TM 34

3. Burnes • MIL 33

4. Wheeler • PHI 33

5. Woodruff • MIL 33

6. Suarez • PHI 32

7. deGrom • NYM 31

8. Gausman • SFG 28

9. Urías • LAD 26

10. Wainwright • STL 24

Adj. Pitching Wins

Adjusted Pitching Wins A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a pitcher’s total contributions to a team’s wins with his arm. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Buehler • LAD 4.3

2. Scherzer • 2TM 3.6

3. Burnes • MIL 3.5

4. Wheeler • PHI 3.5

5. Woodruff • MIL 3.5

6. deGrom • NYM 3.4

7. Suarez • PHI 3.4

8. Gausman • SFG 3.0

9. Urías • LAD 2.7

10. Wainwright • STL 2.4

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

Base-Out Runs Saved Given the bases occupied/out situation, how many runs did the pitcher save in the resulting play. Compared to average, so 0 is average, and above 0 is better than average

1. Buehler • LAD 48.84

2. Wheeler • PHI 37.96

3. Scherzer • 2TM 37.77

4. Woodruff • MIL 37.71

5. Suarez • PHI 36.83

6. Burnes • MIL 33.77

7. deGrom • NYM 32.01

8. Gausman • SFG 31.04

9. Urías • LAD 28.83

10. Wainwright • STL 28.81

Win Probability Added (WPA)

Win Probability Added by Pitcher Given average teams, this is the change in probability. A change of +/- 1 would indicate one win added or lost.

1. Hader • MIL 4.8

2. Scherzer • 2TM 4.3

3. Buehler • LAD 4.3

4. Woodruff • MIL 3.7

5. Suarez • PHI 3.6

6. Wheeler • PHI 3.5

7. Burnes • MIL 3.2

8. Rogers • SFG 3.2

9. Wainwright • STL 3.2

10. Jansen • LAD 3.1

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

Situational Wins (WPA/LI) It is the sum of WPA divided by the leverage index for each play. WPA depends greatly on the context of the at bats. This stat does not.

1. Burnes • MIL 4.4

2. Wheeler • PHI 4.2

3. Scherzer • 2TM 4.1

4. Buehler • LAD 4.0

5. Morton • ATL 3.9

6. deGrom • NYM 3.7

7. Wainwright • STL 3.7

8. Woodruff • MIL 3.7

9. Suarez • PHI 3.1

10. Alcantara • MIA 3.0

Championship WPA (cWPA)

Championship Win Probability Added by Pitcher Given average teams, this is the change in probability, displayed in percentage points. A change of +/- 100% would indicate one world series win added or lost.

1. Buehler • LAD 3.0

2. Woodruff • MIL 2.9

3. Suarez • PHI 2.8

4. Wheeler • PHI 2.8

5. Hader • MIL 2.6

6. deGrom • NYM 2.4

7. Scherzer • 2TM 2.3

8. Treinen • LAD 2.2

9. Morton • ATL 2.1

10. DeSclafani • SFG 2.1

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

Base-Out Wins Saved This is the number of wins above average the player was worth by their performance measured by the 24 base-out situations.

1. Buehler • LAD 5.3

2. Scherzer • 2TM 4.1

3. Woodruff • MIL 4.1

4. Wheeler • PHI 4.0

5. Suarez • PHI 3.9

6. deGrom • NYM 3.7

7. Burnes • MIL 3.6

8. Gausman • SFG 3.3

9. Wainwright • STL 3.1

10. Urías • LAD 3.0

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