National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Rucker • BRO 8.6
2. Mathewson • NYG 8.4
3. Wagner • PIT 8.0
4. Zimmerman • CHC 7.1
5. Alexander • PHI 6.3
6. Marquard • NYG 6.1
7. Hendrix • PIT 6.1
8. Evers • CHC 6.0
9. Sallee • STL 5.6
10. Sweeney • BSN 5.3
WAR for Pitchers
1. Rucker • BRO 8.4
2. Mathewson • NYG 7.9
3. Alexander • PHI 6.3
4. Sallee • STL 6.1
5. Marquard • NYG 6.1
6. Fromme • CIN 5.5
7. Suggs • CIN 5.3
8. Tesreau • NYG 5.2
9. Rixey • PHI 4.7
10. Hendrix • PIT 4.7
Earned Run Average
1. Tesreau • NYG 1.96
2. Mathewson • NYG 2.12
3. Rucker • BRO 2.21
4. Robinson • PIT 2.26
5. Ames • NYG 2.46
6. Rixey • PHI 2.50
7. Marquard • NYG 2.57
8. Hendrix • PIT 2.59
9. Sallee • STL 2.60
10. O'Toole • PIT 2.71
Wins
1. Marquard • NYG 26
Cheney • CHC 26
3. Hendrix • PIT 24
4. Mathewson • NYG 23
5. Camnitz • PIT 22
6. Alexander • PHI 19
Suggs • CIN 19
8. Benton • CIN 18
Harmon • STL 18
Rucker • BRO 18
Win-Loss %
1. Hendrix • PIT .727
2. Cheney • CHC .722
3. Tesreau • NYG .708
4. Marquard • NYG .703
5. Ames • NYG .688
6. Richie • CHC .667
7. Mathewson • NYG .657
8. Crandall • NYG .650
9. Camnitz • PIT .647
10. Robinson • PIT .632
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Robinson • PIT 1.006
2. Mathewson • NYG 1.113
3. Rucker • BRO 1.156
4. Tesreau • NYG 1.165
5. Adams • PIT 1.198
6. Camnitz • PIT 1.222
7. Sallee • STL 1.228
8. Cheney • CHC 1.230
9. Rixey • PHI 1.241
10. Suggs • CIN 1.241
Hits per 9 IP
1. Tesreau • NYG 6.556
2. Robinson • PIT 7.509
3. O'Toole • PIT 7.747
4. Cheney • CHC 7.774
5. Brown • BSN 7.806
6. Hendrix • PIT 7.982
7. Rixey • PHI 8.167
8. Rucker • BRO 8.224
9. Camnitz • PIT 8.328
10. Alexander • PHI 8.381
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Mathewson • NYG 0.987
2. Robinson • PIT 1.543
3. Suggs • CIN 1.663
4. Ames • NYG 1.760
5. Adams • PIT 1.849
6. Crandall • NYG 1.944
7. Perdue • BSN 1.952
8. Humphries • CIN 2.042
9. Rucker • BRO 2.177
10. Sallee • STL 2.204
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Alexander • PHI 5.655
2. Hendrix • PIT 5.487
3. Marquard • NYG 5.345
4. Tyler • BSN 5.056
5. O'Toole • PIT 4.903
6. Benton • CIN 4.828
7. Rucker • BRO 4.566
8. Tesreau • NYG 4.407
9. Ragan • BRO 4.370
10. Ames • NYG 4.173
Games Played
1. Benton • CIN 50
2. Sallee • STL 48
3. Alexander • PHI 46
4. Rucker • BRO 45
5. Seaton • PHI 44
6. Fromme • CIN 43
Harmon • STL 43
Marquard • NYG 43
Mathewson • NYG 43
10. Cheney • CHC 42
Lavender • CHC 42
Suggs • CIN 42
Tyler • BSN 42
Saves
1. Sallee • STL 6
2. Mathewson • NYG 5
3. Rucker • BRO 4
Reulbach • CHC 4
5. Alexander • PHI 3
Wiltse • NYG 3
Suggs • CIN 3
Perdue • BSN 3
Lavender • CHC 3
10. Ames • NYG 2
Willis • STL 2
Steele • STL 2
Seaton • PHI 2
Robinson • PIT 2
Humphries • CIN 2
Benton • CIN 2
Brennan • PHI 2
Camnitz • PIT 2
Crandall • NYG 2
Keefe • CIN 2
Innings Pitched
1. Alexander • PHI 310.1
2. Mathewson • NYG 310.0
3. Cheney • CHC 303.1
4. Suggs • CIN 303.0
5. Benton • CIN 302.0
6. Rucker • BRO 297.2
7. Fromme • CIN 296.0
8. Marquard • NYG 294.2
9. Sallee • STL 294.0
10. Hendrix • PIT 288.2
Strikeouts
1. Alexander • PHI 195
2. Hendrix • PIT 176
3. Marquard • NYG 175
4. Benton • CIN 162
5. Rucker • BRO 151
6. O'Toole • PIT 150
7. Tyler • BSN 144
8. Cheney • CHC 140
9. Mathewson • NYG 134
10. Camnitz • PIT 121
Games Started
1. Benton • CIN 39
2. Marquard • NYG 38
3. Fromme • CIN 37
Cheney • CHC 37
5. O'Toole • PIT 36
Suggs • CIN 36
7. Alexander • PHI 34
Mathewson • NYG 34
Harmon • STL 34
Rucker • BRO 34
Complete Games
1. Cheney • CHC 28
2. Mathewson • NYG 27
3. Alexander • PHI 25
Suggs • CIN 25
Hendrix • PIT 25
6. Rucker • BRO 23
Fromme • CIN 23
8. Marquard • NYG 22
Camnitz • PIT 22
Benton • CIN 22
Shutouts
1. O'Toole • PIT 6
Rucker • BRO 6
3. Suggs • CIN 5
4. Richie • CHC 4
Cheney • CHC 4
Hendrix • PIT 4
7. Fromme • CIN 3
Alexander • PHI 3
Lavender • CHC 3
Rixey • PHI 3
Sallee • STL 3
Harmon • STL 3
Tesreau • NYG 3
Home Runs
1. Alexander • PHI 11
Perdue • BSN 11
3. Yingling • BRO 10
Donnelly • BSN 10
5. Marquard • NYG 9
6. Tyler • BSN 8
Seaton • PHI 8
Camnitz • PIT 8
Lavender • CHC 8
10. Curtis • 2TM 7
Wiltse • NYG 7
Reulbach • CHC 7
Ragan • BRO 7
Fromme • CIN 7
Crandall • NYG 7
Brown • BSN 7
Bases on Balls
1. O'Toole • PIT 159
2. Tyler • BSN 126
3. Benton • CIN 118
4. Harmon • STL 116
5. Cheney • CHC 111
6. Seaton • PHI 106
Tesreau • NYG 106
8. Alexander • PHI 105
Hendrix • PIT 105
10. Hess • BSN 90
Hits
1. Suggs • CIN 320
2. Benton • CIN 316
3. Mathewson • NYG 311
4. Perdue • BSN 295
5. Alexander • PHI 289
Sallee • STL 289
7. Marquard • NYG 286
8. Fromme • CIN 285
9. Harmon • STL 284
10. Rucker • BRO 272
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Mathewson • NYG 3.941
2. Robinson • PIT 2.633
3. Ames • NYG 2.371
4. Marquard • NYG 2.188
5. Rucker • BRO 2.097
6. Perdue • BSN 1.870
7. Alexander • PHI 1.857
Suggs • CIN 1.857
9. Adams • PIT 1.800
10. Crandall • NYG 1.714
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Benton • CIN 0.060
2. Tesreau • NYG 0.074
3. Dickson • BSN 0.095
4. Hess • BSN 0.106
5. Rixey • PHI 0.111
6. O'Toole • PIT 0.131
7. Harmon • STL 0.134
8. Mathewson • NYG 0.145
9. Moore • PHI 0.148
10. Cheney • CHC 0.148
Losses
1. Tyler • BSN 22
2. Rucker • BRO 21
3. Benton • CIN 20
4. Dickson • BSN 19
5. Fromme • CIN 18
Ragan • BRO 18
Harmon • STL 18
8. Alexander • PHI 17
Sallee • STL 17
Hess • BSN 17
O'Toole • PIT 17
Earned Runs
1. Tyler • BSN 119
2. Harmon • STL 117
3. Hess • BSN 106
4. Perdue • BSN 105
5. Benton • CIN 104
6. Steele • STL 101
7. Suggs • CIN 99
8. Alexander • PHI 97
9. Cheney • CHC 96
10. Seaton • PHI 93
Wild Pitches
1. Cheney • CHC 18
2. Tyler • BSN 13
3. Benton • CIN 12
4. Donnelly • BSN 10
5. Ames • NYG 9
Seaton • PHI 9
7. Marquard • NYG 8
Rixey • PHI 8
9. Hendrix • PIT 7
10. Rucker • BRO 6
Brown • BSN 6
Harmon • STL 6
Tesreau • NYG 6
Steele • STL 6
Hit By Pitch
1. Benton • CIN 18
2. Hess • BSN 15
3. Camnitz • PIT 13
4. Fromme • CIN 11
Suggs • CIN 11
6. Curtis • 2TM 10
Tyler • BSN 10
Tesreau • NYG 10
Lavender • CHC 10
Robinson • PIT 10
Batters Faced
1. Benton • CIN 1,302
2. Alexander • PHI 1,290
3. Cheney • CHC 1,267
4. Mathewson • NYG 1,263
5. Suggs • CIN 1,256
6. Fromme • CIN 1,233
7. Marquard • NYG 1,230
8. Sallee • STL 1,203
9. Rucker • BRO 1,201
10. Hendrix • PIT 1,183
Games Finished
1. Crandall • NYG 25
2. Geyer • STL 18
3. Robinson • PIT 15
4. Reulbach • CHC 14
Seaton • PHI 14
6. Donnelly • BSN 13
Sallee • STL 13
Shultz • PHI 13
9. Dickson • BSN 12
Humphries • CIN 12
Smith • CHC 12
Adjusted ERA+
1. Tesreau • NYG 173
2. Mathewson • NYG 161
3. Rucker • BRO 151
4. Robinson • PIT 146
5. Rixey • PHI 144
6. Ames • NYG 138
7. Marquard • NYG 133
8. Sallee • STL 131
9. Alexander • PHI 128
10. Hendrix • PIT 128
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Mathewson • NYG 2.54
2. Ames • NYG 2.80
3. Rucker • BRO 2.85
4. Robinson • PIT 2.86
5. Marquard • NYG 2.91
6. Suggs • CIN 3.09
7. Adams • PIT 3.09
8. Hendrix • PIT 3.09
9. Alexander • PHI 3.13
10. Brennan • PHI 3.15
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Mathewson • NYG 42
2. Rucker • BRO 38
3. Tesreau • NYG 33
4. Marquard • NYG 29
5. Alexander • PHI 26
6. Hendrix • PIT 25
7. Sallee • STL 24
8. Robinson • PIT 23
9. Camnitz • PIT 21
10. Rixey • PHI 20
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Mathewson • NYG 4.3
2. Rucker • BRO 3.9
3. Tesreau • NYG 3.4
4. Marquard • NYG 2.9
5. Alexander • PHI 2.6
6. Hendrix • PIT 2.5
7. Sallee • STL 2.4
8. Robinson • PIT 2.4
9. Rixey • PHI 2.1
10. Camnitz • PIT 2.1
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Mathewson • NYG 57.88
2. Rucker • BRO 48.72
3. Camnitz • PIT 40.85
4. Tesreau • NYG 40.73
5. Hendrix • PIT 39.71
6. Marquard • NYG 38.49
7. Robinson • PIT 37.67
8. Alexander • PHI 35.63
9. Cheney • CHC 35.31
10. O'Toole • PIT 31.52
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Mathewson • NYG 5.8
2. Marquard • NYG 5.4
3. Robinson • PIT 5.0
4. Camnitz • PIT 4.9
5. Hendrix • PIT 4.7
6. Tesreau • NYG 4.4
7. Rixey • PHI 4.0
8. Rucker • BRO 3.5
9. O'Toole • PIT 3.5
10. Cheney • CHC 3.2
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Mathewson • NYG 5.2
2. Cheney • CHC 4.0
3. Robinson • PIT 3.9
4. Alexander • PHI 3.8
5. Rucker • BRO 3.7
6. Hendrix • PIT 3.4
7. Tesreau • NYG 3.3
8. Camnitz • PIT 3.2
9. Marquard • NYG 3.1
10. Sallee • STL 2.9
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Marquard • NYG 12.0
2. Mathewson • NYG 7.5
3. Benton • CIN 4.8
4. Cheney • CHC 4.2
5. Richie • CHC 3.9
6. Tesreau • NYG 3.6
7. Ames • NYG 2.7
8. Camnitz • PIT 2.0
9. Wiltse • NYG 2.0
10. Perdue • BSN 1.1
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Mathewson • NYG 6.2
2. Rucker • BRO 5.2
3. Camnitz • PIT 4.3
4. Tesreau • NYG 4.3
5. Hendrix • PIT 4.2
6. Robinson • PIT 4.0
7. Marquard • NYG 4.0
8. Cheney • CHC 3.7
9. Alexander • PHI 3.5
10. O'Toole • PIT 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