National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Alexander • CHC 12.6
2. Hornsby • STL 9.6
3. Grimes • BRO 8.4
4. Bancroft • 2TM 6.9
5. Youngs • NYG 6.5
6. Cooper • PIT 6.3
7. Roush • CIN 6.0
8. Williams • PHI 5.8
9. Vaughn • CHC 5.8
10. Adams • PIT 5.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. Alexander • CHC 11.9
2. Grimes • BRO 7.1
3. Cooper • PIT 6.1
4. Adams • PIT 5.9
5. Vaughn • CHC 5.2
6. Doak • STL 5.1
7. Ruether • CIN 4.6
8. Cadore • BRO 4.3
9. Luque • CIN 3.9
10. Meadows • PHI 3.6
Earned Run Average
1. Alexander • CHC 1.91
2. Adams • PIT 2.16
3. Grimes • BRO 2.22
4. Cooper • PIT 2.39
5. Ruether • CIN 2.47
6. Luque • CIN 2.51
7. Doak • STL 2.53
8. Vaughn • CHC 2.54
9. Ponder • PIT 2.62
10. Cadore • BRO 2.62
Wins
1. Alexander • CHC 27
2. Cooper • PIT 24
3. Grimes • BRO 23
4. Nehf • NYG 21
Toney • NYG 21
6. Barnes • NYG 20
Doak • STL 20
8. Vaughn • CHC 19
9. Adams • PIT 17
Ring • CIN 17
Win-Loss %
1. Grimes • BRO .676
2. Alexander • CHC .659
3. Toney • NYG .656
4. Pfeffer • BRO .640
5. Nehf • NYG .636
6. Doak • STL .625
7. Cooper • PIT .615
8. Mamaux • BRO .600
9. Luque • CIN .591
10. Marquard • BRO .588
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Adams • PIT 0.981
2. Cooper • PIT 1.098
3. Luque • CIN 1.098
4. Alexander • CHC 1.112
5. Grimes • BRO 1.113
6. Barnes • NYG 1.117
7. Ponder • PIT 1.133
8. Nehf • NYG 1.133
9. Marquard • BRO 1.139
10. Toney • NYG 1.160
Hits per 9 IP
1. Luque • CIN 7.281
2. Ruether • CIN 7.961
3. Grimes • BRO 8.032
4. Mamaux • BRO 8.119
5. Adams • PIT 8.213
6. Alexander • CHC 8.298
7. Barnes • NYG 8.334
8. Ponder • PIT 8.357
9. Cooper • PIT 8.450
10. Fisher • CIN 8.463
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Adams • PIT 0.616
2. Cooper • PIT 1.431
3. Nehf • NYG 1.443
4. Benton • NYG 1.443
5. Marquard • BRO 1.661
6. Alexander • CHC 1.709
7. Barnes • NYG 1.722
8. Smith • PHI 1.831
9. Ponder • PIT 1.837
10. Toney • NYG 1.843
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Mamaux • BRO 4.767
2. Alexander • CHC 4.285
3. Schupp • STL 4.273
4. Marquard • BRO 4.223
5. Sherdel • STL 3.918
6. Vaughn • CHC 3.917
7. Grimes • BRO 3.883
8. Haines • STL 3.580
9. Meadows • PHI 3.462
10. Rixey • PHI 3.450
Games Played
1. Haines • STL 47
2. Alexander • CHC 46
Douglas • NYG 46
4. Cooper • PIT 44
Scott • BSN 44
6. Smith • PHI 43
Sherdel • STL 43
Barnes • NYG 43
9. Toney • NYG 42
Ring • CIN 42
Saves
1. Sherdel • STL 6
2. Alexander • CHC 5
McQuillan • BSN 5
4. Hubbell • 2TM 4
5. Carlson • PIT 3
Smith • BRO 3
Causey • PHI 3
Ruether • CIN 3
Mamaux • BRO 3
Hamilton • PIT 3
Innings Pitched
1. Alexander • CHC 363.1
2. Cooper • PIT 327.0
3. Grimes • BRO 303.2
4. Haines • STL 301.2
5. Vaughn • CHC 301.0
6. Oeschger • BSN 299.0
7. Barnes • NYG 292.2
8. Scott • BSN 291.0
9. Rixey • PHI 284.1
10. Nehf • NYG 280.2
Strikeouts
1. Alexander • CHC 173
2. Vaughn • CHC 131
Grimes • BRO 131
4. Haines • STL 120
5. Schupp • STL 119
6. Cooper • PIT 114
7. Rixey • PHI 109
8. Mamaux • BRO 101
9. Ruether • CIN 99
10. Meadows • PHI 95
Games Started
1. Alexander • CHC 40
2. Vaughn • CHC 38
3. Haines • STL 37
Doak • STL 37
Toney • NYG 37
Cooper • PIT 37
Schupp • STL 37
8. Rixey • PHI 34
Barnes • NYG 34
10. Scott • BSN 33
Ruether • CIN 33
Grimes • BRO 33
Ring • CIN 33
Adams • PIT 33
Meadows • PHI 33
Nehf • NYG 33
Complete Games
1. Alexander • CHC 33
2. Cooper • PIT 28
3. Rixey • PHI 25
Grimes • BRO 25
5. Vaughn • CHC 24
6. Barnes • NYG 23
Ruether • CIN 23
8. Nehf • NYG 22
Scott • BSN 22
Fillingim • BSN 22
Shutouts
1. Adams • PIT 8
2. Alexander • CHC 7
3. Oeschger • BSN 5
Ruether • CIN 5
Grimes • BRO 5
Doak • STL 5
7. Nehf • NYG 4
Haines • STL 4
Toney • NYG 4
Cadore • BRO 4
Vaughn • CHC 4
Benton • NYG 4
Home Runs
1. Oeschger • BSN 10
Smith • PHI 10
3. Haines • STL 9
Barnes • NYG 9
5. Alexander • CHC 8
Fillingim • BSN 8
Nehf • NYG 8
Toney • NYG 8
Benton • NYG 8
Vaughn • CHC 8
Bases on Balls
1. Schupp • STL 127
2. Oeschger • BSN 99
3. Ruether • CIN 96
4. Ring • CIN 92
5. Meadows • PHI 90
6. Scott • BSN 85
7. Vaughn • CHC 81
8. Haines • STL 80
Doak • STL 80
10. Fillingim • BSN 79
Causey • PHI 79
Hits
1. Alexander • CHC 335
2. Scott • BSN 308
3. Cooper • PIT 307
4. Haines • STL 303
5. Vaughn • CHC 301
6. Oeschger • BSN 294
7. Fillingim • BSN 292
8. Rixey • PHI 288
9. Nehf • NYG 273
10. Grimes • BRO 271
Barnes • NYG 271
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Adams • PIT 4.667
2. Marquard • BRO 2.543
3. Alexander • CHC 2.507
4. Cooper • PIT 2.192
5. Grimes • BRO 1.955
6. Sherdel • STL 1.850
7. Pfeffer • BRO 1.778
8. Nehf • NYG 1.756
9. Benton • NYG 1.677
10. Vaughn • CHC 1.617
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Sherdel • STL 0.053
2. Ruether • CIN 0.068
3. Hamilton • PIT 0.078
4. Mamaux • BRO 0.094
5. Cooper • PIT 0.110
6. McQuillan • BSN 0.120
7. Ring • CIN 0.135
8. Ponder • PIT 0.138
9. Cadore • BRO 0.142
10. Carlson • PIT 0.146
Losses
1. Rixey • PHI 22
2. Fillingim • BSN 21
Scott • BSN 21
4. Haines • STL 20
5. Smith • PHI 18
6. Vaughn • CHC 16
Benton • NYG 16
Ring • CIN 16
9. McQuillan • BSN 15
Barnes • NYG 15
Martin • CHC 15
Ponder • PIT 15
Cooper • PIT 15
Earned Runs
1. Oeschger • BSN 115
2. Scott • BSN 114
3. Rixey • PHI 110
4. Ring • CIN 105
5. Haines • STL 100
6. Schupp • STL 98
7. Nehf • NYG 96
Smith • PHI 96
9. Fillingim • BSN 94
10. Carlson • PIT 92
Wild Pitches
1. Ponder • PIT 10
2. Grimes • BRO 9
Scott • BSN 9
4. Rixey • PHI 8
Ring • CIN 8
6. Oeschger • BSN 7
7. Toney • NYG 6
Ruether • CIN 6
9. Adams • PIT 5
Martin • CHC 5
Haines • STL 5
Marquard • BRO 5
Schupp • STL 5
Pfeffer • BRO 5
Benton • NYG 5
Hit By Pitch
1. Scott • BSN 13
2. Sherdel • STL 11
Cooper • PIT 11
4. Schupp • STL 9
Ruether • CIN 9
Haines • STL 9
7. Oeschger • BSN 8
Meadows • PHI 8
Carlson • PIT 8
Vaughn • CHC 8
Fisher • CIN 8
Batters Faced
1. Alexander • CHC 1,447
2. Cooper • PIT 1,312
3. Haines • STL 1,258
4. Vaughn • CHC 1,255
5. Oeschger • BSN 1,250
6. Grimes • BRO 1,246
7. Scott • BSN 1,243
8. Barnes • NYG 1,186
9. Rixey • PHI 1,175
10. Fillingim • BSN 1,145
Games Finished
1. Sherdel • STL 30
2. Betts • PHI 18
3. Mamaux • BRO 16
Smith • BRO 16
5. Douglas • NYG 15
6. Carter • CHC 14
7. Smith • PHI 13
Hamilton • PIT 13
Winters • NYG 13
10. Bailey • CHC 12
Adjusted ERA+
1. Alexander • CHC 166
2. Adams • PIT 150
3. Grimes • BRO 144
4. Cooper • PIT 135
5. Vaughn • CHC 125
6. Ponder • PIT 124
7. Ruether • CIN 123
8. Cadore • BRO 122
9. Doak • STL 121
10. Luque • CIN 121
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Adams • PIT 2.68
2. Alexander • CHC 2.71
3. Marquard • BRO 2.78
4. Cooper • PIT 2.84
5. Grimes • BRO 2.85
6. Sherdel • STL 2.91
7. Mamaux • BRO 2.93
8. Ponder • PIT 3.01
9. Rixey • PHI 3.03
10. Pfeffer • BRO 3.06
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Alexander • CHC 51
2. Grimes • BRO 30
3. Adams • PIT 29
4. Cooper • PIT 28
5. Ruether • CIN 19
6. Vaughn • CHC 18
7. Smith • BRO 17
8. Doak • STL 17
9. Cadore • BRO 17
10. Luque • CIN 16
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Alexander • CHC 5.8
2. Grimes • BRO 3.3
3. Adams • PIT 3.3
4. Cooper • PIT 3.1
5. Ruether • CIN 2.1
6. Vaughn • CHC 2.0
7. Smith • BRO 1.9
8. Doak • STL 1.9
9. Cadore • BRO 1.9
10. Luque • CIN 1.7
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Alexander • CHC 35.93
2. Adams • PIT 30.97
3. Cooper • PIT 30.24
4. Ruether • CIN 27.71
5. Grimes • BRO 25.87
6. Luque • CIN 22.03
7. Doak • STL 21.98
8. Toney • NYG 18.19
9. Barnes • NYG 17.68
10. Cadore • BRO 15.50
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Alexander • CHC 5.7
2. Cooper • PIT 4.7
3. Adams • PIT 4.0
4. Grimes • BRO 3.5
5. Oeschger • BSN 3.5
6. Ruether • CIN 3.0
7. Doak • STL 3.0
8. Smith • BRO 2.7
9. Nehf • NYG 2.6
10. Cadore • BRO 2.2
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Cooper • PIT 4.0
2. Adams • PIT 4.0
3. Grimes • BRO 3.6
4. Alexander • CHC 3.5
5. Luque • CIN 3.0
6. Ruether • CIN 2.3
7. Barnes • NYG 2.3
8. Nehf • NYG 2.2
9. Douglas • NYG 2.0
10. Doak • STL 1.8
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Grimes • BRO 13.4
2. Cooper • PIT 6.8
3. Smith • BRO 6.3
4. Ruether • CIN 5.8
5. Cadore • BRO 5.1
6. Luque • CIN 4.7
7. Oeschger • BSN 4.5
Alexander • CHC 4.5
9. Adams • PIT 4.4
10. Nehf • NYG 4.0
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Alexander • CHC 4.0
2. Adams • PIT 3.5
3. Cooper • PIT 3.3
4. Ruether • CIN 3.2
5. Grimes • BRO 2.9
6. Luque • CIN 2.5
7. Doak • STL 2.5
8. Toney • NYG 2.0
9. Barnes • NYG 2.0
10. Cadore • BRO 1.7

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