Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Niekro • ATL 10.4
2. Guidry • NYY 9.6
3. Caldwell • MIL 8.2
4. Rice • BOS 7.6
5. Otis • KCR 7.4
6. Eckersley • BOS 7.3
7. Parker • PIT 7.0
8. DeCinces • BAL 6.8
9. Goltz • MIN 6.6
10. Palmer • BAL 6.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. Niekro • ATL 10.0
2. Guidry • NYY 9.6
3. Caldwell • MIL 8.2
4. Eckersley • BOS 7.3
5. Goltz • MIN 6.6
6. Palmer • BAL 6.4
7. Knepper • SFG 6.3
8. Matlack • TEX 6.2
9. Blue • SFG 5.8
10. Swan • NYM 5.6
Earned Run Average
1. Guidry • NYY 1.74
2. Matlack • TEX 2.27
3. Caldwell • MIL 2.36
4. Swan • NYM 2.43
5. Palmer • BAL 2.46
6. Rogers • MON 2.47
7. Goltz • MIN 2.49
8. Vuckovich • STL 2.54
9. Knepper • SFG 2.63
10. Hooton • LAD 2.71
Wins
1. Guidry • NYY 25
2. Caldwell • MIL 22
3. Leonard • KCR 21
Palmer • BAL 21
Perry • SDP 21
6. Eckersley • BOS 20
Figueroa • NYY 20
Grimsley • MON 20
9. Flanagan • BAL 19
Splittorff • KCR 19
Hooton • LAD 19
Niekro • ATL 19
Win-Loss %
1. Guidry • NYY .893
2. Stanley • BOS .882
3. Gura • KCR .800
4. Perry • SDP .778
5. Eckersley • BOS .714
6. Caldwell • MIL .710
7. Robinson • PIT .700
8. Jenkins • TEX .692
9. Figueroa • NYY .690
10. Comer • TEX .688
Bonham • CIN .688
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Guidry • NYY 0.946
2. Halicki • SFG 1.060
3. Caldwell • MIL 1.064
4. Swan • NYM 1.071
5. Jenkins • TEX 1.080
6. Hooton • LAD 1.089
7. Gura • KCR 1.096
8. Matlack • TEX 1.122
9. Christenson • PHI 1.123
10. McGregor • BAL 1.133
Hits per 9 IP
1. Guidry • NYY 6.150
2. Richard • HOU 6.276
3. Ryan • CAL 7.018
4. Swan • NYM 7.119
5. Gura • KCR 7.430
6. Hooton • LAD 7.475
7. Palmer • BAL 7.480
8. Halicki • SFG 7.508
9. Knepper • SFG 7.546
10. Seaver • CIN 7.556
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Jenkins • TEX 1.482
2. Sorensen • MIL 1.603
3. Caldwell • MIL 1.657
4. Matlack • TEX 1.700
5. Rozema • DET 1.763
6. McGregor • BAL 1.815
7. Christenson • PHI 1.855
8. Barr • SFG 1.933
9. Reuschel • CHC 2.003
10. Halicki • SFG 2.035
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 9.972
2. Richard • HOU 9.904
3. Guidry • NYY 8.156
4. Seaver • CIN 7.833
5. Kravec • CHW 6.828
6. Vuckovich • STL 6.761
7. Blyleven • PIT 6.722
8. Niekro • ATL 6.676
9. Montefusco • SFG 6.675
10. Underwood • TOR 6.329
Games Played
1. Tekulve • PIT 91
2. Lacey • OAK 74
3. Littell • STL 72
4. Moore • CHC 71
5. Bair • CIN 70
Moffitt • SFG 70
7. Heaverlo • OAK 69
8. Sosa • OAK 68
Murray • 2TM 68
10. Fingers • SDP 67
Lavelle • SFG 67
Saves
1. Fingers • SDP 37
2. Tekulve • PIT 31
3. Bair • CIN 28
4. Gossage • NYY 27
Sutter • CHC 27
6. LaRoche • CAL 25
Garber • 2TM 25
8. Stanhouse • BAL 24
9. Forster • LAD 22
10. Marshall • MIN 21
Innings Pitched
1. Niekro • ATL 334.1
2. Palmer • BAL 296.0
3. Leonard • KCR 294.2
4. Caldwell • MIL 293.1
5. Flanagan • BAL 281.1
6. Sorensen • MIL 280.2
7. Martínez • BAL 276.1
8. Richard • HOU 275.1
9. Guidry • NYY 273.2
10. Matlack • TEX 270.0
Strikeouts
1. Richard • HOU 303
2. Ryan • CAL 260
3. Guidry • NYY 248
Niekro • ATL 248
5. Seaver • CIN 226
6. Leonard • KCR 183
7. Blyleven • PIT 182
8. Montefusco • SFG 177
9. Blue • SFG 171
10. Flanagan • BAL 167
Games Started
1. Niekro • ATL 42
2. Flanagan • BAL 40
Leonard • KCR 40
4. Martínez • BAL 38
Palmer • BAL 38
Splittorff • KCR 38
7. Erickson • MIN 37
Perry • SDP 37
9. Sorensen • MIL 36
Torrez • BOS 36
Grimsley • MON 36
Jones • SDP 36
Lamp • CHC 36
Montefusco • SFG 36
Richard • HOU 36
Seaver • CIN 36
Complete Games
1. Caldwell • MIL 23
2. Niekro • ATL 22
3. Leonard • KCR 20
4. Palmer • BAL 19
Grimsley • MON 19
6. Matlack • TEX 18
7. Flanagan • BAL 17
Sorensen • MIL 17
9. Eckersley • BOS 16
Guidry • NYY 16
Jenkins • TEX 16
Wilcox • DET 16
Knepper • SFG 16
Richard • HOU 16
Shutouts
1. Guidry • NYY 9
2. Caldwell • MIL 6
Palmer • BAL 6
Knepper • SFG 6
5. Tiant • BOS 5
6. Billingham • DET 4
Jenkins • TEX 4
Leonard • KCR 4
McGregor • BAL 4
Tanana • CAL 4
Blue • SFG 4
Blyleven • PIT 4
Halicki • SFG 4
Niekro • ATL 4
Home Runs
1. Eckersley • BOS 30
Carlton • PHI 30
3. Sutton • LAD 29
4. Jefferson • TOR 28
5. Leonard • KCR 27
Slaton • DET 27
7. Tanana • CAL 26
Tiant • BOS 26
Seaver • CIN 26
10. Knapp • CAL 25
Montefusco • SFG 25
Colborn • 2TM 25
Bases on Balls
1. Ryan • CAL 148
2. Richard • HOU 141
3. Niekro • ATL 102
4. Gale • KCR 100
5. Torrez • BOS 99
6. Palmer • BAL 97
Forsch • STL 97
8. Kravec • CHW 95
9. Martínez • BAL 93
Hanna • ATL 93
Hits
1. Niekro • ATL 295
2. Leonard • KCR 283
3. Sorensen • MIL 277
4. Torrez • BOS 272
5. Flanagan • BAL 271
6. Erickson • MIN 268
7. Jones • SDP 263
8. Zahn • MIN 260
9. Caldwell • MIL 258
Eckersley • BOS 258
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Jenkins • TEX 3.829
2. Guidry • NYY 3.444
3. Matlack • TEX 3.078
4. Sutton • LAD 2.852
5. Christenson • PHI 2.787
6. Blyleven • PIT 2.758
7. Montefusco • SFG 2.603
8. Carlton • PHI 2.556
9. Seaver • CIN 2.539
10. Vuckovich • STL 2.525
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Jones • SDP 0.213
2. Perry • SDP 0.311
3. Knepper • SFG 0.346
4. Barr • SFG 0.387
5. Richard • HOU 0.392
6. Vuckovich • STL 0.408
7. Keough • OAK 0.410
8. Blue • SFG 0.419
9. Guidry • NYY 0.428
10. Caldwell • MIL 0.430
Losses
1. Wise • CLE 19
2. Niekro • ATL 18
3. Leonard • KCR 17
Forsch • STL 17
5. Jefferson • TOR 16
Kravec • CHW 16
7. Abbott • SEA 15
Barrios • CHW 15
Flanagan • BAL 15
Keough • OAK 15
Waits • CLE 15
Espinosa • NYM 15
Koosman • NYM 15
Lamp • CHC 15
Reuschel • CHC 15
Rasmussen • 2TM 15
Earned Runs
1. Flanagan • BAL 126
2. Erickson • MIN 117
3. Torrez • BOS 110
4. Leonard • KCR 109
5. Martínez • BAL 108
6. Slaton • DET 107
Espinosa • NYM 107
Niekro • ATL 107
9. Burris • CHC 105
10. Jefferson • TOR 103
Stone • CHW 103
Wild Pitches
1. Richard • HOU 16
2. Ryan • CAL 13
Reuschel • CHC 13
4. Keough • OAK 12
Leonard • KCR 12
Mahler • ATL 12
7. Clyde • CLE 11
Hanna • ATL 11
Niekro • ATL 11
Twitchell • MON 11
Hit By Pitch
1. Niekro • ATL 13
2. Kravec • CHW 10
Burris • CHC 10
4. Leonard • KCR 9
Tanana • CAL 9
Lemongello • HOU 9
Niekro • HOU 9
8. Beattie • NYY 8
Billingham • DET 8
Erickson • MIN 8
Paxton • CLE 8
Slaton • DET 8
Wilcox • DET 8
Koosman • NYM 8
Colborn • 2TM 8
Batters Faced
1. Niekro • ATL 1,389
2. Leonard • KCR 1,218
3. Palmer • BAL 1,197
4. Caldwell • MIL 1,176
5. Flanagan • BAL 1,160
6. Sorensen • MIL 1,150
7. Martínez • BAL 1,140
8. Richard • HOU 1,139
9. Eckersley • BOS 1,121
10. Erickson • MIN 1,120
Games Finished
1. Tekulve • PIT 65
2. Fingers • SDP 62
3. Bair • CIN 56
4. Gossage • NYY 55
5. Marshall • MIN 51
Littell • STL 51
7. Garber • 2TM 50
8. Hrabosky • KCR 47
Stanhouse • BAL 47
Willoughby • CHW 47
Sutter • CHC 47
Adjusted ERA+
1. Guidry • NYY 208
2. Matlack • TEX 165
3. Caldwell • MIL 160
4. Goltz • MIN 155
5. Swan • NYM 143
6. Palmer • BAL 143
7. Rogers • MON 143
8. Niekro • ATL 142
9. Gura • KCR 141
10. Vuckovich • STL 140
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Guidry • NYY 2.19
2. Richard • HOU 2.51
3. Vuckovich • STL 2.60
4. Perry • SDP 2.63
5. Blue • SFG 2.68
6. Matlack • TEX 2.71
7. Niekro • ATL 2.76
8. Blyleven • PIT 2.88
9. John • LAD 2.91
10. Caldwell • MIL 2.94
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Guidry • NYY 59
2. Caldwell • MIL 45
3. Matlack • TEX 37
4. Palmer • BAL 36
5. Niekro • ATL 36
6. Eckersley • BOS 32
7. Goltz • MIN 31
8. Gura • KCR 28
9. Rogers • MON 28
10. Swan • NYM 25
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Guidry • NYY 6.8
2. Caldwell • MIL 5.0
3. Matlack • TEX 4.1
4. Niekro • ATL 4.0
5. Palmer • BAL 3.9
6. Eckersley • BOS 3.5
7. Goltz • MIN 3.5
8. Rogers • MON 3.1
9. Gura • KCR 3.0
10. Swan • NYM 2.8
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Guidry • NYY 64.05
2. Caldwell • MIL 46.35
3. Palmer • BAL 38.90
4. Matlack • TEX 33.47
5. Eckersley • BOS 32.67
6. Rogers • MON 32.53
7. Swan • NYM 30.86
8. Goltz • MIN 30.12
9. Gossage • NYY 29.76
10. Niekro • ATL 29.37
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Caldwell • MIL 6.1
2. Guidry • NYY 5.2
3. Knepper • SFG 4.1
4. Palmer • BAL 4.0
5. Swan • NYM 3.9
6. Gossage • NYY 3.9
7. Hiller • DET 3.8
8. Matlack • TEX 3.7
9. Bair • CIN 3.6
10. Jenkins • TEX 3.6
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Guidry • NYY 6.4
2. Caldwell • MIL 4.9
3. Palmer • BAL 4.3
4. Knepper • SFG 3.8
5. Matlack • TEX 3.6
6. Niekro • ATL 3.6
7. Jenkins • TEX 3.4
8. Swan • NYM 3.2
9. Rogers • MON 3.2
10. Sorensen • MIL 3.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Gossage • NYY 10.3
2. Guidry • NYY 9.8
3. Tiant • BOS 8.0
4. Hooton • LAD 7.0
5. Eckersley • BOS 5.6
6. Drago • BOS 5.4
7. Ruthven • 2TM 5.3
8. Forster • LAD 5.0
9. Christenson • PHI 4.8
10. Blue • SFG 4.7
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Guidry • NYY 7.6
2. Caldwell • MIL 5.2
3. Palmer • BAL 4.5
4. Rogers • MON 3.7
5. Matlack • TEX 3.7
6. Swan • NYM 3.6
7. Eckersley • BOS 3.4
8. Knepper • SFG 3.3
9. Goltz • MIN 3.3
10. Gossage • NYY 3.2

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