National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Clarkson • CHC 12.8
2. Welch • NYG 10.6
3. Radbourn • PRO 8.5
4. Connor • NYG 8.2
5. Ferguson • PHI 8.1
6. Keefe • NYG 6.6
7. Daily • PHI 6.6
8. Buffinton • BSN 6.1
9. Brouthers • BUF 5.2
10. Glasscock • SLM 5.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Clarkson • CHC 12.9
2. Welch • NYG 10.4
3. Radbourn • PRO 7.4
4. Keefe • NYG 6.9
5. Daily • PHI 6.6
6. Buffinton • BSN 6.0
7. Ferguson • PHI 6.0
8. Shaw • PRO 4.4
9. Baldwin • DTN 3.9
10. Boyle • SLM 2.9
Earned Run Average
1. Keefe • NYG 1.58
2. Welch • NYG 1.66
3. Clarkson • CHC 1.85
4. Baldwin • DTN 1.86
5. Radbourn • PRO 2.20
6. Daily • PHI 2.21
7. Ferguson • PHI 2.22
8. McCormick • 2TM 2.43
9. Shaw • PRO 2.57
10. Boyle • SLM 2.75
Wins
1. Clarkson • CHC 53
2. Welch • NYG 44
3. Keefe • NYG 32
4. Radbourn • PRO 28
5. Daily • PHI 26
Ferguson • PHI 26
7. Shaw • PRO 23
8. Buffinton • BSN 22
9. McCormick • 2TM 21
10. Whitney • BSN 18
Win-Loss %
1. Welch • NYG .800
2. Clarkson • CHC .768
3. McCormick • 2TM .750
4. Keefe • NYG .711
5. Radbourn • PRO .571
6. Ferguson • PHI .565
7. Baldwin • DTN .550
8. Daily • PHI .531
9. Shaw • PRO .469
10. Davis • BSN .455
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Baldwin • DTN 0.920
2. Clarkson • CHC 0.953
3. Keefe • NYG 1.005
4. Welch • NYG 1.022
5. Daily • PHI 1.045
6. Ferguson • PHI 1.052
7. Shaw • PRO 1.106
8. McCormick • 2TM 1.115
9. Radbourn • PRO 1.135
10. Sweeney • SLM 1.185
Hits per 9 IP
1. Keefe • NYG 6.750
2. Welch • NYG 6.805
3. Baldwin • DTN 6.875
4. Clarkson • CHC 7.180
5. Daily • PHI 7.568
6. Ferguson • PHI 7.667
7. Shaw • PRO 7.724
8. McCormick • 2TM 7.893
9. Kirby • SLM 8.211
10. Boyle • SLM 8.493
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Whitney • BSN 0.755
2. Galvin • BUF 1.173
3. Clarkson • CHC 1.401
4. Baldwin • DTN 1.405
5. Sweeney • SLM 1.636
6. Radbourn • PRO 1.676
7. Weidman • DTN 1.718
8. Ferguson • PHI 1.800
9. Daily • PHI 1.841
10. Conway • BUF 1.886
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Baldwin • DTN 6.775
2. Keefe • NYG 5.108
3. Buffinton • BSN 5.015
4. Welch • NYG 4.720
5. Clarkson • CHC 4.449
6. Ferguson • PHI 4.378
7. Shaw • PRO 4.369
8. Whitney • BSN 4.079
9. Weidman • DTN 4.064
10. Conway • BUF 4.029
Games Played
1. Clarkson • CHC 70
2. Welch • NYG 56
3. Buffinton • BSN 51
Whitney • BSN 51
5. Daily • PHI 50
6. Shaw • PRO 49
Radbourn • PRO 49
8. Ferguson • PHI 48
9. Keefe • NYG 46
10. Boyle • SLM 42
Saves
1. Pfeffer • CHC 2
Williamson • CHC 2
3. Baldwin • DTN 1
Galvin • BUF 1
Welch • NYG 1
Innings Pitched
1. Clarkson • CHC 623.0
2. Welch • NYG 492.0
3. Radbourn • PRO 445.2
4. Whitney • BSN 441.1
5. Daily • PHI 440.0
6. Buffinton • BSN 434.1
7. Ferguson • PHI 405.0
8. Keefe • NYG 400.0
9. Shaw • PRO 399.2
10. Boyle • SLM 366.2
Strikeouts
1. Clarkson • CHC 308
2. Welch • NYG 258
3. Buffinton • BSN 242
4. Keefe • NYG 227
5. Whitney • BSN 200
6. Ferguson • PHI 197
7. Shaw • PRO 194
8. Radbourn • PRO 154
9. Weidman • DTN 149
10. Daily • PHI 140
Games Started
1. Clarkson • CHC 70
2. Welch • NYG 55
3. Buffinton • BSN 50
Whitney • BSN 50
Daily • PHI 50
6. Shaw • PRO 49
Radbourn • PRO 49
8. Keefe • NYG 46
9. Ferguson • PHI 45
10. Boyle • SLM 39
Complete Games
1. Clarkson • CHC 68
2. Welch • NYG 55
3. Whitney • BSN 50
4. Buffinton • BSN 49
Daily • PHI 49
Radbourn • PRO 49
7. Shaw • PRO 47
8. Ferguson • PHI 45
Keefe • NYG 45
10. Boyle • SLM 39
Shutouts
1. Clarkson • CHC 10
2. Welch • NYG 7
Keefe • NYG 7
4. Buffinton • BSN 6
Shaw • PRO 6
6. Ferguson • PHI 5
7. Daily • PHI 4
8. McCormick • 2TM 3
Weidman • DTN 3
Galvin • BUF 3
Home Runs
1. Clarkson • CHC 21
2. Whitney • BSN 14
3. Daily • PHI 12
4. Buffinton • BSN 10
Conway • BUF 10
6. McCormick • 2TM 9
7. Getzien • DTN 8
Galvin • BUF 8
Wood • BUF 8
10. Weidman • DTN 7
Shaw • PRO 7
Bases on Balls
1. Welch • NYG 131
2. Buffinton • BSN 112
3. Keefe • NYG 102
4. Boyle • SLM 100
5. Shaw • PRO 99
6. Clarkson • CHC 97
7. Getzien • DTN 92
8. Daily • PHI 90
9. Radbourn • PRO 83
10. Ferguson • PHI 81
Hits
1. Whitney • BSN 503
2. Clarkson • CHC 497
3. Buffinton • BSN 425
4. Radbourn • PRO 423
5. Welch • NYG 372
6. Daily • PHI 370
7. Getzien • DTN 360
8. Galvin • BUF 356
9. Boyle • SLM 346
10. Ferguson • PHI 345
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Whitney • BSN 5.405
2. Baldwin • DTN 4.821
3. Clarkson • CHC 3.175
4. Galvin • BUF 2.514
5. Ferguson • PHI 2.432
6. Weidman • DTN 2.365
7. Keefe • NYG 2.225
8. Buffinton • BSN 2.161
9. Conway • BUF 2.136
10. Welch • NYG 1.969
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Kirby • SLM 0.000
2. Boyle • SLM 0.049
3. Welch • NYG 0.073
4. Radbourn • PRO 0.081
5. Baldwin • DTN 0.100
6. Ferguson • PHI 0.111
7. Keefe • NYG 0.135
8. Shaw • PRO 0.158
9. Serad • BUF 0.186
10. Weidman • DTN 0.191
Losses
1. Whitney • BSN 32
2. Buffinton • BSN 27
3. Shaw • PRO 26
4. Getzien • DTN 25
5. Boyle • SLM 24
Weidman • DTN 24
7. Daily • PHI 23
8. Radbourn • PRO 21
Sweeney • SLM 21
Serad • BUF 21
Earned Runs
1. Whitney • BSN 146
2. Buffinton • BSN 139
3. Galvin • BUF 129
4. Clarkson • CHC 128
5. Sweeney • SLM 120
6. Weidman • DTN 115
7. Shaw • PRO 114
8. Boyle • SLM 112
9. Getzien • DTN 111
10. Serad • BUF 110
Wild Pitches
1. Daily • PHI 40
2. Welch • NYG 39
3. Serad • BUF 38
4. Keefe • NYG 35
5. Radbourn • PRO 34
6. Whitney • BSN 32
Shaw • PRO 32
8. Buffinton • BSN 28
9. Boyle • SLM 24
10. Wood • BUF 21
Conway • BUF 21
Batters Faced
1. Clarkson • CHC 2,487
2. Welch • NYG 1,963
3. Whitney • BSN 1,887
4. Radbourn • PRO 1,841
5. Buffinton • BSN 1,838
6. Daily • PHI 1,797
7. Shaw • PRO 1,740
8. Ferguson • PHI 1,657
9. Keefe • NYG 1,577
10. Boyle • SLM 1,547
Games Finished
1. Pfeffer • CHC 3
Ferguson • PHI 3
Boyle • SLM 3
4. Williamson • CHC 2
Wood • BUF 2
6. Wood • DTN 1
Whitney • BSN 1
Welch • NYG 1
Seward • PRO 1
Serad • BUF 1
Richardson • BUF 1
Richardson • NYG 1
Baldwin • DTN 1
Moriarty • DTN 1
Knight • PRO 1
Galvin • BUF 1
Buffinton • BSN 1
Ewing • NYG 1
Burns • SLM 1
Adjusted ERA+
1. Keefe • NYG 174
2. Welch • NYG 164
3. Clarkson • CHC 163
4. Baldwin • DTN 154
5. Daily • PHI 126
6. Ferguson • PHI 126
7. Radbourn • PRO 123
8. McCormick • 2TM 123
9. Shaw • PRO 105
10. Boyle • SLM 101
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Baldwin • DTN 1.99
2. Whitney • BSN 2.64
3. Ferguson • PHI 2.67
4. Keefe • NYG 2.71
5. Welch • NYG 2.74
6. Clarkson • CHC 2.80
7. Weidman • DTN 2.83
8. Buffinton • BSN 2.84
9. Radbourn • PRO 2.87
10. Shaw • PRO 2.88
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Clarkson • CHC 69
2. Welch • NYG 59
3. Keefe • NYG 45
4. Daily • PHI 24
5. Radbourn • PRO 23
6. Ferguson • PHI 21
7. Baldwin • DTN 15
8. McCormick • 2TM 13
9. Shaw • PRO 6
10. Richardson • NYG 5
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Clarkson • CHC 6.9
2. Welch • NYG 5.8
3. Keefe • NYG 4.5
4. Daily • PHI 2.3
5. Radbourn • PRO 2.2
6. Ferguson • PHI 2.1
7. Baldwin • DTN 1.5
8. McCormick • 2TM 1.2
9. Shaw • PRO 0.5
10. Richardson • NYG 0.5

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

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