National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Clarkson • BSN 16.2
2. Buffinton • PHI 11.1
3. Sanders • PHI 7.5
4. Glasscock • IND 6.6
5. Anson • CHC 6.4
6. Boyle • IND 6.3
7. Brouthers • BSN 6.2
8. Welch • NYG 6.2
9. Connor • NYG 5.6
10. Bakley • CLV 5.2
WAR for Pitchers
1. Clarkson • BSN 16.7
2. Buffinton • PHI 11.3
3. Sanders • PHI 6.9
4. Welch • NYG 6.7
5. Boyle • IND 5.9
6. Beatin • CLV 5.7
7. Bakley • CLV 5.7
8. Radbourn • BSN 4.9
9. O'Brien • CLV 4.3
10. Keefe • NYG 4.2
Earned Run Average
1. Clarkson • BSN 2.73
2. Bakley • CLV 2.96
3. Welch • NYG 3.02
4. Buffinton • PHI 3.24
5. Keefe • NYG 3.36
6. Staley • PIT 3.51
7. Hutchison • CHC 3.54
8. Sanders • PHI 3.55
9. Beatin • CLV 3.57
10. Dwyer • CHC 3.59
Wins
1. Clarkson • BSN 49
2. Keefe • NYG 28
Buffinton • PHI 28
4. Welch • NYG 27
5. Galvin • PIT 23
6. O'Brien • CLV 22
7. Boyle • IND 21
Staley • PIT 21
9. Radbourn • BSN 20
Beatin • CLV 20
Win-Loss %
1. Clarkson • BSN .721
2. Welch • NYG .692
3. Keefe • NYG .683
4. Radbourn • BSN .645
5. Buffinton • PHI .636
6. Galvin • PIT .590
7. Beatin • CLV .571
8. O'Brien • CLV .564
9. Crane • NYG .560
10. Dwyer • CHC .552
Gumbert • CHC .552
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Clarkson • BSN 1.277
2. Radbourn • BSN 1.278
3. Keefe • NYG 1.291
4. Welch • NYG 1.304
5. Staley • PIT 1.307
6. Bakley • CLV 1.321
7. Hutchison • CHC 1.330
8. Buffinton • PHI 1.345
9. Gumbert • CHC 1.356
10. Boyle • IND 1.365
Hits per 9 IP
1. Keefe • NYG 7.887
2. Welch • NYG 8.160
3. Clarkson • BSN 8.550
4. Crane • NYG 8.623
5. Hutchison • CHC 8.660
6. Gruber • CLV 8.693
7. Bakley • CLV 8.754
8. Beatin • CLV 8.953
9. O'Brien • CLV 8.957
10. Radbourn • BSN 9.162
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Galvin • PIT 2.059
2. Boyle • IND 2.258
3. Radbourn • BSN 2.339
4. Dwyer • CHC 2.348
5. Sanders • PHI 2.471
6. Staley • PIT 2.486
7. Morris • PIT 2.541
8. Getzien • IND 2.579
9. Gumbert • CHC 2.777
10. Buffinton • PHI 2.866
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Keefe • NYG 5.563
2. Crane • NYG 5.072
3. Rusie • IND 4.360
4. Healy • 2TM 4.347
5. Clarkson • BSN 4.123
6. Hutchison • CHC 3.849
7. Casey • PHI 3.832
8. Buffinton • PHI 3.624
9. Getzien • IND 3.585
10. Beatin • CLV 3.570
Games Played
1. Clarkson • BSN 73
2. Staley • PIT 49
3. Keefe • NYG 47
Buffinton • PHI 47
5. Boyle • IND 46
6. Getzien • IND 45
Welch • NYG 45
8. Sanders • PHI 44
9. Galvin • PIT 41
O'Brien • CLV 41
Saves
1. Sowders • 2TM 3
2. Bishop • CHC 2
Welch • NYG 2
4. Burdick • IND 1
Clarkson • BSN 1
Getzien • IND 1
Gleason • PHI 1
Gruber • CLV 1
Keefe • NYG 1
Madden • BSN 1
Sanders • PHI 1
Staley • PIT 1
Innings Pitched
1. Clarkson • BSN 620.0
2. Staley • PIT 420.0
3. Buffinton • PHI 380.0
4. Boyle • IND 378.2
5. Welch • NYG 375.0
6. Keefe • NYG 364.0
7. Sanders • PHI 349.2
8. Getzien • IND 349.0
9. O'Brien • CLV 346.2
10. Galvin • PIT 341.0
Strikeouts
1. Clarkson • BSN 284
2. Keefe • NYG 225
3. Staley • PIT 159
4. Buffinton • PHI 153
5. Getzien • IND 139
6. Hutchison • CHC 136
7. Crane • NYG 130
8. Beatin • CLV 126
9. Welch • NYG 125
10. Sanders • PHI 123
Games Started
1. Clarkson • BSN 72
2. Staley • PIT 47
3. Boyle • IND 45
Keefe • NYG 45
5. Getzien • IND 44
6. Buffinton • PHI 43
7. O'Brien • CLV 41
Welch • NYG 41
9. Galvin • PIT 40
10. Sanders • PHI 39
Complete Games
1. Clarkson • BSN 68
2. Staley • PIT 46
3. Keefe • NYG 39
O'Brien • CLV 39
Welch • NYG 39
6. Galvin • PIT 38
Boyle • IND 38
8. Buffinton • PHI 37
9. Getzien • IND 36
10. Beatin • CLV 35
Shutouts
1. Clarkson • BSN 8
2. Galvin • PIT 4
3. Hutchison • CHC 3
Welch • NYG 3
Keefe • NYG 3
Beatin • CLV 3
7. Buffinton • PHI 2
Gumbert • CHC 2
Bakley • CLV 2
Boyle • IND 2
Home Runs
1. Getzien • IND 27
2. Galvin • PIT 19
3. Gumbert • CHC 16
Tener • CHC 16
Clarkson • BSN 16
6. Radbourn • BSN 14
Welch • NYG 14
Dwyer • CHC 14
Boyle • IND 14
10. Krock • 3TM 13
Bases on Balls
1. Clarkson • BSN 203
2. O'Brien • CLV 167
3. Keefe • NYG 151
4. Welch • NYG 149
5. Keefe • WHS 143
6. Beatin • CLV 141
7. Crane • NYG 136
8. Haddock • WHS 123
9. Buffinton • PHI 121
10. Hutchison • CHC 117
Hits
1. Clarkson • BSN 589
2. Staley • PIT 433
3. Boyle • IND 422
4. Sanders • PHI 406
5. Getzien • IND 395
6. Galvin • PIT 392
7. Buffinton • PHI 390
8. O'Brien • CLV 345
9. Welch • NYG 340
10. Keefe • NYG 319
Ferson • WHS 319
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Keefe • NYG 1.490
2. Clarkson • BSN 1.399
3. Getzien • IND 1.390
4. Radbourn • BSN 1.375
5. Staley • PIT 1.371
6. Sanders • PHI 1.281
7. Healy • 2TM 1.268
8. Buffinton • PHI 1.264
9. Gumbert • CHC 1.197
10. Hutchison • CHC 1.162
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Morris • PIT 0.212
2. Keefe • NYG 0.223
3. Sanders • PHI 0.232
4. Clarkson • BSN 0.232
5. O'Brien • CLV 0.234
6. Keefe • WHS 0.235
7. Staley • PIT 0.236
8. Casey • PHI 0.236
9. Buffinton • PHI 0.237
10. Gruber • CLV 0.263
Losses
1. Staley • PIT 26
2. Boyle • IND 23
3. Getzien • IND 22
Bakley • CLV 22
5. Haddock • WHS 19
Clarkson • BSN 19
7. Sanders • PHI 18
Keefe • WHS 18
9. O'Brien • CLV 17
Ferson • WHS 17
Hutchison • CHC 17
Earned Runs
1. Clarkson • BSN 188
2. Getzien • IND 176
3. Boyle • IND 165
4. Staley • PIT 164
5. O'Brien • CLV 160
6. Galvin • PIT 158
7. Sanders • PHI 138
8. Buffinton • PHI 137
9. Keefe • NYG 136
10. Rusie • IND 133
Wild Pitches
1. Staley • PIT 30
2. O'Brien • CLV 27
3. Bakley • CLV 24
4. Gruber • CLV 18
Welch • NYG 18
Crane • NYG 18
7. Haddock • WHS 16
Hutchison • CHC 16
Clarkson • BSN 16
10. Buffinton • PHI 15
Dwyer • CHC 15
Hit By Pitch
1. O'Brien • CLV 24
2. Keefe • NYG 18
3. Clarkson • BSN 17
4. Madden • BSN 16
5. Boyle • IND 14
Gumbert • CHC 14
7. O'Day • 2TM 13
8. Ferson • WHS 12
9. Galvin • PIT 10
Welch • NYG 10
Crane • NYG 10
Batters Faced
1. Clarkson • BSN 2,641
2. Staley • PIT 1,798
3. Boyle • IND 1,650
4. Buffinton • PHI 1,640
5. Welch • NYG 1,607
6. Keefe • NYG 1,563
7. O'Brien • CLV 1,560
8. Sanders • PHI 1,539
9. Getzien • IND 1,535
10. Galvin • PIT 1,487
Games Finished
1. Rusie • IND 11
2. Gleason • PHI 7
3. Sullivan • WHS 6
4. Sowders • 2TM 5
Burdick • IND 5
6. Gumbert • CHC 4
Welch • NYG 4
Tener • CHC 4
Sanders • PHI 4
Fee • IND 4
Buffinton • PHI 4
Adjusted ERA+
1. Clarkson • BSN 150
2. Bakley • CLV 140
3. Welch • NYG 132
4. Buffinton • PHI 132
5. Sanders • PHI 120
6. Keefe • NYG 119
7. Beatin • CLV 116
8. Hutchison • CHC 115
9. Gruber • CLV 114
10. Dwyer • CHC 113
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Staley • PIT 3.47
2. Keefe • NYG 3.48
3. Clarkson • BSN 3.49
4. Sanders • PHI 3.49
5. Buffinton • PHI 3.54
6. Hutchison • CHC 3.78
7. Morris • PIT 3.79
8. Radbourn • BSN 3.81
9. Bakley • CLV 3.82
10. Boyle • IND 3.84
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Clarkson • BSN 93
2. Buffinton • PHI 43
3. Welch • NYG 38
4. Bakley • CLV 33
5. Beatin • CLV 23
Sanders • PHI 23
7. Keefe • NYG 21
8. Radbourn • BSN 19
9. Boyle • IND 15
10. Gumbert • CHC 12
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Clarkson • BSN 8.5
2. Buffinton • PHI 3.9
3. Welch • NYG 3.4
4. Bakley • CLV 2.9
5. Beatin • CLV 2.0
6. Sanders • PHI 2.0
7. Keefe • NYG 1.9
8. Radbourn • BSN 1.7
9. Boyle • IND 1.3
10. Gumbert • CHC 1.1

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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