Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Carlton • PHI 12.5
2. Perry • CLE 11.0
3. Wood • CHW 10.3
4. Morgan • CIN 9.3
5. Allen • CHW 8.6
6. Bench • CIN 8.6
7. Murcer • NYY 8.2
8. Cedeño • HOU 8.0
9. Gibson • STL 7.8
10. Fisk • BOS 7.3
WAR for Pitchers
1. Carlton • PHI 12.1
2. Perry • CLE 10.8
3. Wood • CHW 10.7
4. Lolich • DET 7.4
5. Gibson • STL 7.1
6. Sutton • LAD 6.6
7. Tiant • BOS 6.5
8. Ryan • CAL 6.2
9. Matlack • NYM 6.1
10. Jenkins • CHC 5.8
Earned Run Average
1. Tiant • BOS 1.91
2. Perry • CLE 1.92
3. Carlton • PHI 1.97
4. Nolan • CIN 1.99
5. Hunter • OAK 2.04
6. Palmer • BAL 2.07
7. Nelson • KCR 2.08
8. Sutton • LAD 2.08
9. Paul • TEX 2.17
10. Ryan • CAL 2.28
Wins
1. Carlton • PHI 27
2. Perry • CLE 24
Wood • CHW 24
4. Lolich • DET 22
5. Bahnsen • CHW 21
Hunter • OAK 21
Palmer • BAL 21
Seaver • NYM 21
9. Jenkins • CHC 20
Osteen • LAD 20
Win-Loss %
1. Hunter • OAK .750
Nolan • CIN .750
3. Carlton • PHI .730
4. Odom • OAK .714
Tiant • BOS .714
6. Pappas • CHC .708
7. Blass • PIT .704
8. John • LAD .688
9. Ellis • PIT .682
10. Sutton • LAD .679
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Nelson • KCR 0.871
2. Sutton • LAD 0.913
3. Hunter • OAK 0.914
4. Perry • CLE 0.978
5. Carlton • PHI 0.993
6. Nolan • CIN 1.006
7. Palmer • BAL 1.053
8. Wood • CHW 1.059
9. McAndrew • NYM 1.064
10. Holtzman • OAK 1.070
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 5.261
2. Hunter • OAK 6.095
3. Sutton • LAD 6.139
4. Nelson • KCR 6.231
5. Tiant • BOS 6.436
6. Messersmith • CAL 6.631
7. Perry • CLE 6.645
8. Carlton • PHI 6.679
9. Woodson • MIN 6.902
10. Coleman • DET 6.943
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Pappas • CHC 1.338
2. Nolan • CIN 1.534
3. Peterson • NYY 1.582
4. Nelson • KCR 1.610
5. Kline • NYY 1.676
6. Niekro • ATL 1.689
7. Holtzman • OAK 1.764
8. Wood • CHW 1.768
9. Ellis • PIT 1.818
10. Moose • PIT 1.872
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 10.426
2. Seaver • NYM 8.553
3. Reuss • HOU 8.156
4. Koosman • NYM 8.117
5. Carlton • PHI 8.056
6. Messersmith • CAL 7.532
7. May • CAL 7.407
8. Bradley • CHW 7.235
9. Blyleven • MIN 7.142
10. Coleman • DET 7.136
Games Played
1. Lindblad • TEX 66
2. Fingers • OAK 65
Carroll • CIN 65
Marshall • MON 65
5. Granger • MIN 63
6. Forster • CHW 62
LaRoche • MIN 62
Sanders • MIL 62
Borbón • CIN 62
10. Seelbach • DET 61
Saves
1. Carroll • CIN 37
2. Lyle • NYY 35
3. Forster • CHW 29
4. McGraw • NYM 27
5. Giusti • PIT 22
6. Fingers • OAK 21
7. Granger • MIN 19
8. Marshall • MON 18
9. Sanders • MIL 17
Brewer • LAD 17
Aker • 2TM 17
Innings Pitched
1. Wood • CHW 376.2
2. Carlton • PHI 346.1
3. Perry • CLE 342.2
4. Lolich • DET 327.1
5. Hunter • OAK 295.1
6. Jenkins • CHC 289.1
7. Blyleven • MIN 287.1
8. Ryan • CAL 284.0
9. Niekro • ATL 282.1
10. Coleman • DET 280.0
Strikeouts
1. Ryan • CAL 329
2. Carlton • PHI 310
3. Lolich • DET 250
4. Seaver • NYM 249
5. Perry • CLE 234
6. Blyleven • MIN 228
7. Coleman • DET 222
8. Bradley • CHW 209
9. Gibson • STL 208
10. Sutton • LAD 207
Games Started
1. Wood • CHW 49
2. Bahnsen • CHW 41
Lolich • DET 41
Carlton • PHI 41
5. Bradley • CHW 40
Perry • CLE 40
7. Coleman • DET 39
Ryan • CAL 39
9. Blyleven • MIN 38
10. Holtzman • OAK 37
Hunter • OAK 37
Arlin • SDP 37
Complete Games
1. Carlton • PHI 30
2. Perry • CLE 29
3. Lolich • DET 23
Gibson • STL 23
Jenkins • CHC 23
6. Ryan • CAL 20
Wood • CHW 20
Wise • STL 20
9. Palmer • BAL 18
Sutton • LAD 18
Shutouts
1. Ryan • CAL 9
Sutton • LAD 9
3. Wood • CHW 8
Carlton • PHI 8
5. Stottlemyre • NYY 7
6. McNally • BAL 6
Nelson • KCR 6
Tiant • BOS 6
Norman • SDP 6
10. Hunter • OAK 5
Perry • CLE 5
Dierker • HOU 5
Jenkins • CHC 5
Home Runs
1. Jenkins • CHC 32
2. Lolich • DET 29
3. Wood • CHW 28
4. Parsons • MIL 27
5. Coleman • DET 23
Holtzman • OAK 23
Seaver • NYM 23
8. Bahnsen • CHW 22
Blyleven • MIN 22
Drago • KCR 22
Niekro • ATL 22
Bases on Balls
1. Ryan • CAL 157
2. Arlin • SDP 122
3. Kirby • SDP 116
4. Coleman • DET 110
5. Hand • TEX 103
Torrez • MON 103
7. Stoneman • MON 102
8. Woodson • MIN 101
9. Gibson • STL 88
Norman • SDP 88
Hits
1. Wood • CHW 325
2. Lolich • DET 282
3. Peterson • NYY 270
4. Bahnsen • CHW 263
5. Carlton • PHI 257
6. Niekro • ATL 254
7. Perry • CLE 253
Jenkins • CHC 253
9. Stottlemyre • NYY 250
Wise • STL 250
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Nelson • KCR 3.871
2. Carlton • PHI 3.563
3. Lolich • DET 3.378
4. Blyleven • MIN 3.304
5. Sutton • LAD 3.286
6. Seaver • NYM 3.234
7. Bradley • CHW 3.215
8. Niekro • ATL 3.094
9. Moose • PIT 3.064
10. Nolan • CIN 3.000
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Paul • TEX 0.223
2. Messersmith • CAL 0.265
3. Ellis • PIT 0.331
4. Tiant • BOS 0.352
5. Kline • NYY 0.419
6. Singer • LAD 0.425
7. Sutton • LAD 0.429
8. Dobson • BAL 0.436
9. Moose • PIT 0.438
10. Carlton • PHI 0.442
Losses
1. Arlin • SDP 21
2. Dobson • BAL 18
Stottlemyre • NYY 18
4. Blyleven • MIN 17
Drago • KCR 17
McNally • BAL 17
Wood • CHW 17
8. Bahnsen • CHW 16
Perry • CLE 16
Perry • MIN 16
Ryan • CAL 16
Greif • SDP 16
Marichal • SFG 16
Singer • LAD 16
Wise • STL 16
Earned Runs
1. Wood • CHW 105
2. Jenkins • CHC 103
3. Bahnsen • CHW 101
Cleveland • STL 101
5. Arlin • SDP 100
6. Niekro • ATL 96
Roberts • HOU 96
8. Parsons • MIL 93
Stottlemyre • NYY 93
Reed • ATL 93
Wise • STL 93
Wild Pitches
1. Ryan • CAL 18
2. Arlin • SDP 15
3. Broberg • TEX 14
4. Norman • SDP 13
5. Perry • CLE 11
Wood • CHW 11
McDowell • SFG 11
Reed • ATL 11
Wilson • HOU 11
10. Gibson • STL 10
John • LAD 10
Niekro • ATL 10
Hit By Pitch
1. Broberg • TEX 13
2. Perry • CLE 12
3. Lolich • DET 11
Lonborg • MIL 11
5. Blyleven • MIN 10
Kline • NYY 10
Ryan • CAL 10
Reuss • HOU 10
9. Coleman • DET 9
Pattin • BOS 9
Arlin • SDP 9
Kison • PIT 9
Fryman • 2TM 9
Batters Faced
1. Wood • CHW 1,490
2. Carlton • PHI 1,351
3. Perry • CLE 1,345
4. Lolich • DET 1,321
5. Jenkins • CHC 1,176
6. Blyleven • MIN 1,158
7. Ryan • CAL 1,154
8. Niekro • ATL 1,150
9. Hunter • OAK 1,148
10. Coleman • DET 1,145
Games Finished
1. Lyle • NYY 56
Marshall • MON 56
3. Carroll • CIN 54
4. Sanders • MIL 51
5. McGraw • NYM 47
6. Forster • CHW 45
7. Giusti • PIT 44
8. LaRoche • MIN 43
Aker • 2TM 43
10. Fingers • OAK 41
Brewer • LAD 41
Adjusted ERA+
1. Carlton • PHI 182
2. Tiant • BOS 169
3. Perry • CLE 168
4. Nolan • CIN 162
5. Sutton • LAD 162
6. Palmer • BAL 149
7. Nelson • KCR 145
8. Matlack • NYM 145
9. Hunter • OAK 140
10. Gibson • STL 139
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Carlton • PHI 2.01
2. Sutton • LAD 2.24
3. Messersmith • CAL 2.35
4. Ellis • PIT 2.36
5. Paul • TEX 2.39
6. Moose • PIT 2.43
7. Ryan • CAL 2.49
8. Perry • CLE 2.50
9. Bradley • CHW 2.51
10. Gibson • STL 2.54
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Carlton • PHI 61
2. Perry • CLE 49
3. Sutton • LAD 37
4. Gibson • STL 31
5. Palmer • BAL 30
6. Hunter • OAK 30
7. Wood • CHW 27
8. Matlack • NYM 25
9. Lolich • DET 25
10. Tiant • BOS 24
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Carlton • PHI 7.3
2. Perry • CLE 6.1
3. Sutton • LAD 4.3
4. Palmer • BAL 3.6
5. Hunter • OAK 3.6
6. Gibson • STL 3.6
7. Wood • CHW 3.2
8. Lolich • DET 3.0
9. Tiant • BOS 2.9
10. Matlack • NYM 2.9
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Carlton • PHI 65.45
2. Perry • CLE 55.98
3. Sutton • LAD 38.28
4. Gibson • STL 37.32
5. Palmer • BAL 35.75
6. Hunter • OAK 34.26
7. Wood • CHW 28.47
8. Lolich • DET 28.24
9. Nelson • KCR 27.94
10. Matlack • NYM 27.58
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Carlton • PHI 8.3
2. Perry • CLE 7.1
3. McGraw • NYM 6.5
4. Gibson • STL 5.2
5. Carroll • CIN 4.8
6. Sutton • LAD 4.7
7. Nelson • KCR 4.5
8. Lyle • NYY 4.4
9. Lolich • DET 3.9
10. Hunter • OAK 3.8
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Carlton • PHI 7.1
2. Sutton • LAD 5.5
3. Perry • CLE 4.8
4. Gibson • STL 4.1
5. Hunter • OAK 3.8
6. Palmer • BAL 2.8
7. Ryan • CAL 2.7
8. Nelson • KCR 2.6
9. Tiant • BOS 2.5
10. Niekro • ATL 2.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Lolich • DET 9.2
2. Tiant • BOS 5.5
3. Palmer • BAL 5.3
4. Hunter • OAK 5.2
5. Fryman • 2TM 5.2
6. Carroll • CIN 4.8
7. Matlack • NYM 4.5
8. McGraw • NYM 4.2
9. Lyle • NYY 3.9
10. Odom • OAK 3.7
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Carlton • PHI 7.7
2. Perry • CLE 6.9
3. Sutton • LAD 4.5
4. Palmer • BAL 4.4
5. Hunter • OAK 4.4
Gibson • STL 4.4
7. Nelson • KCR 3.4
8. Wood • CHW 3.3
Lolich • DET 3.3
10. Nolan • CIN 3.3

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 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements