National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Hornsby • NYG 10.2
2. Frisch • STL 9.4
3. Vance • BRO 7.5
4. Waner • PIT 7.1
5. Kremer • PIT 6.8
6. Alexander • STL 6.6
7. Wilson • CHC 6.3
8. Lucas • CIN 5.8
9. Petty • BRO 5.6
10. Harper • NYG 5.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. Vance • BRO 7.7
2. Kremer • PIT 7.0
3. Petty • BRO 6.5
4. Alexander • STL 6.2
5. Haines • STL 5.4
6. Meadows • PIT 5.4
7. Hill • PIT 4.8
8. Ulrich • PHI 4.6
9. Lucas • CIN 4.3
10. Elliott • BRO 3.7
Earned Run Average
1. Kremer • PIT 2.47
2. Alexander • STL 2.52
3. Vance • BRO 2.70
4. Haines • STL 2.72
5. Petty • BRO 2.98
6. Bush • CHC 3.03
7. Ulrich • PHI 3.17
8. Luque • CIN 3.20
9. Hill • PIT 3.24
10. Blake • CHC 3.29
Wins
1. Root • CHC 26
2. Haines • STL 24
3. Hill • PIT 22
4. Alexander • STL 21
5. Meadows • PIT 19
Kremer • PIT 19
Grimes • NYG 19
8. Lucas • CIN 18
9. Benton • 2TM 17
Sherdel • STL 17
Fitzsimmons • NYG 17
Win-Loss %
1. Benton • 2TM .708
2. Haines • STL .706
3. Kremer • PIT .704
Grimes • NYG .704
5. Alexander • STL .677
6. Hill • PIT .667
7. Meadows • PIT .655
8. Henry • NYG .647
9. Root • CHC .634
10. Fitzsimmons • NYG .630
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Alexander • STL 1.116
2. Lucas • CIN 1.127
3. Vance • BRO 1.138
4. Kremer • PIT 1.142
5. Petty • BRO 1.163
6. Haines • STL 1.164
7. Luque • CIN 1.218
8. Hill • PIT 1.224
9. Sherdel • STL 1.244
10. Ulrich • PHI 1.247
Hits per 9 IP
1. Vance • BRO 7.968
2. Kremer • PIT 8.164
3. Haines • STL 8.172
4. Bush • CHC 8.240
5. Hill • PIT 8.427
6. Root • CHC 8.621
7. Lucas • CIN 8.675
8. Petty • BRO 8.713
9. Alexander • STL 8.765
10. Luque • CIN 8.779
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Alexander • STL 1.276
2. Lucas • CIN 1.465
3. Donohue • CIN 1.510
4. Carlson • 2TM 1.633
5. Henry • NYG 1.705
6. Petty • BRO 1.756
7. Rixey • CIN 1.762
8. Sherdel • STL 1.859
9. Ulrich • PHI 1.862
10. Meadows • PIT 1.984
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Vance • BRO 6.059
2. Elliott • BRO 4.731
3. May • CIN 4.621
4. Pruett • PHI 4.355
5. Root • CHC 4.223
6. McWeeny • BRO 3.998
7. Grimes • NYG 3.535
8. Benton • 2TM 3.471
9. Petty • BRO 3.346
10. Aldridge • PIT 3.234
Games Played
1. Root • CHC 48
Scott • PHI 48
3. Ehrhardt • BRO 46
4. Henry • NYG 45
5. May • CIN 44
6. Hill • PIT 43
7. Fitzsimmons • NYG 42
Petty • BRO 42
Werts • BSN 42
10. Smith • BSN 41
Saves
1. Sherdel • STL 6
2. Nehf • 2TM 5
Mogridge • BSN 5
4. Henry • NYG 4
5. Alexander • STL 3
Morrison • PIT 3
Elliott • BRO 3
Fitzsimmons • NYG 3
Kolp • CIN 3
Hill • PIT 3
Innings Pitched
1. Root • CHC 309.0
2. Haines • STL 300.2
3. Meadows • PIT 299.1
4. Hill • PIT 277.2
5. Vance • BRO 273.1
6. Petty • BRO 271.2
7. Alexander • STL 268.0
8. Smith • BSN 260.2
9. Grimes • NYG 259.2
10. Carlson • 2TM 248.0
Strikeouts
1. Vance • BRO 184
2. Root • CHC 145
3. May • CIN 121
4. Grimes • NYG 102
5. Petty • BRO 101
6. Elliott • BRO 99
7. Hill • PIT 95
8. Benton • 2TM 90
Pruett • PHI 90
10. Haines • STL 89
Games Started
1. Meadows • PIT 38
2. Haines • STL 36
Root • CHC 36
4. Grimes • NYG 34
Aldridge • PIT 34
6. Benton • 2TM 33
Petty • BRO 33
8. Vance • BRO 32
9. Carlson • 2TM 31
Hill • PIT 31
Smith • BSN 31
Fitzsimmons • NYG 31
Ferguson • PHI 31
Complete Games
1. Haines • STL 25
Meadows • PIT 25
Vance • BRO 25
4. Alexander • STL 22
Hill • PIT 22
6. Root • CHC 21
7. Carlson • 2TM 19
Lucas • CIN 19
Petty • BRO 19
10. Kremer • PIT 18
Sherdel • STL 18
Shutouts
1. Haines • STL 6
2. Root • CHC 4
Lucas • CIN 4
4. Kremer • PIT 3
5. Alexander • STL 2
Carlson • 2TM 2
Vance • BRO 2
Rhem • STL 2
Reinhart • STL 2
Petty • BRO 2
Miljus • PIT 2
Meadows • PIT 2
May • CIN 2
Luque • CIN 2
Hill • PIT 2
Grimes • NYG 2
Elliott • BRO 2
Blake • CHC 2
Barnes • NYG 2
Home Runs
1. Sherdel • STL 17
2. Root • CHC 16
Aldridge • PIT 16
Carlson • 2TM 16
5. Scott • PHI 15
Ferguson • PHI 15
Fitzsimmons • NYG 15
8. Barnes • NYG 14
9. McWeeny • BRO 13
Petty • BRO 13
Bases on Balls
1. Root • CHC 117
2. Pruett • PHI 89
3. Grimes • NYG 87
4. Blake • CHC 82
5. Benton • 2TM 81
6. Hill • PIT 80
7. Bush • CHC 79
8. Haines • STL 77
9. Smith • BSN 75
10. Aldridge • PIT 74
Hits
1. Meadows • PIT 315
2. Scott • PHI 304
3. Smith • BSN 297
4. Root • CHC 296
5. Carlson • 2TM 281
6. Ferguson • PHI 280
7. Grimes • NYG 274
8. Haines • STL 273
9. Petty • BRO 263
10. Alexander • STL 261
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Vance • BRO 2.667
2. Petty • BRO 1.906
3. May • CIN 1.729
4. Elliott • BRO 1.650
5. Donohue • CIN 1.500
6. Luque • CIN 1.357
7. Lucas • CIN 1.308
8. Barnes • NYG 1.294
9. Henry • NYG 1.290
10. Meadows • PIT 1.273
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Robertson • BSN 0.117
2. Blake • CHC 0.120
3. Rixey • CIN 0.123
4. Bush • CHC 0.140
5. Donohue • CIN 0.142
6. May • CIN 0.153
7. Lucas • CIN 0.225
8. Elliott • BRO 0.239
9. Pruett • PHI 0.242
10. Werts • BSN 0.274
Losses
1. Scott • PHI 21
2. Petty • BRO 18
Smith • BSN 18
4. Pruett • PHI 17
Robertson • BSN 17
6. Greenfield • 2TM 16
Ferguson • PHI 16
Donohue • CIN 16
9. Root • CHC 15
Vance • BRO 15
Earned Runs
1. Scott • PHI 132
2. Root • CHC 129
3. Pruett • PHI 125
4. Ferguson • PHI 122
5. Aldridge • PIT 113
Meadows • PIT 113
7. Smith • BSN 109
8. Benton • 2TM 106
9. Grimes • NYG 102
Greenfield • 2TM 102
Carlson • 2TM 102
Wild Pitches
1. May • CIN 8
2. Luque • CIN 6
Rixey • CIN 6
Werts • BSN 6
Cvengros • PIT 6
6. Clarkson • NYG 5
7. Morrison • BSN 4
Grimes • NYG 4
McWeeny • BRO 4
Sweetland • PHI 4
Scott • PHI 4
Petty • BRO 4
Pruett • PHI 4
Brillheart • CHC 4
Blake • CHC 4
Robertson • BSN 4
Hit By Pitch
1. May • CIN 14
2. Pruett • PHI 12
3. Root • CHC 9
4. Meadows • PIT 8
McWeeny • BRO 8
6. Greenfield • 2TM 7
7. Ferguson • PHI 6
Vance • BRO 6
Jones • CHC 6
Bush • CHC 6
Batters Faced
1. Root • CHC 1,316
2. Meadows • PIT 1,263
3. Haines • STL 1,228
4. Hill • PIT 1,165
5. Petty • BRO 1,137
6. Vance • BRO 1,123
7. Smith • BSN 1,110
8. Grimes • NYG 1,103
9. Alexander • STL 1,082
10. Fitzsimmons • NYG 1,043
Scott • PHI 1,043
Carlson • 2TM 1,043
Games Finished
1. Ehrhardt • BRO 26
2. Nehf • 2TM 19
Clark • BRO 19
4. Scott • PHI 18
Willoughby • PHI 18
Werts • BSN 18
7. Henry • NYG 17
8. Mogridge • BSN 16
9. Decatur • PHI 15
10. Genewich • BSN 13
Adjusted ERA+
1. Kremer • PIT 168
2. Alexander • STL 160
3. Haines • STL 148
4. Vance • BRO 147
5. Petty • BRO 133
6. Bush • CHC 130
7. Hill • PIT 128
8. Ulrich • PHI 124
9. Meadows • PIT 122
10. Elliott • BRO 120
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Vance • BRO 2.55
2. Donohue • CIN 2.72
3. May • CIN 2.77
4. Elliott • BRO 2.77
5. Lucas • CIN 2.89
6. Rixey • CIN 2.93
7. Robertson • BSN 3.01
8. Petty • BRO 3.01
9. Henry • NYG 3.06
10. Ulrich • PHI 3.09
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Alexander • STL 42
2. Kremer • PIT 40
3. Haines • STL 40
4. Vance • BRO 37
5. Petty • BRO 29
6. Meadows • PIT 25
7. Hill • PIT 24
8. Bush • CHC 20
9. Miljus • PIT 17
10. Lucas • CIN 17
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Alexander • STL 4.4
2. Kremer • PIT 4.2
3. Haines • STL 4.2
4. Vance • BRO 3.9
5. Petty • BRO 2.9
6. Meadows • PIT 2.5
7. Hill • PIT 2.4
8. Bush • CHC 2.0
9. Miljus • PIT 1.8
10. Lucas • CIN 1.7
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Haines • STL 45.29
2. Kremer • PIT 43.91
3. Alexander • STL 42.39
4. Vance • BRO 36.26
5. Lucas • CIN 31.31
6. Petty • BRO 30.53
7. Meadows • PIT 26.30
8. Hill • PIT 25.25
9. Bush • CHC 22.76
10. Ulrich • PHI 20.62
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Haines • STL 5.8
2. Lucas • CIN 5.0
3. Alexander • STL 4.7
4. Hill • PIT 3.5
5. Luque • CIN 2.8
6. Petty • BRO 2.7
7. Kremer • PIT 2.6
8. Vance • BRO 2.5
9. Grimes • NYG 2.1
10. Meadows • PIT 2.1
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Haines • STL 4.5
2. Kremer • PIT 4.2
3. Lucas • CIN 4.0
4. Alexander • STL 3.4
Vance • BRO 3.4
6. Hill • PIT 3.2
7. Meadows • PIT 2.8
8. Petty • BRO 2.7
9. Root • CHC 2.4
10. Luque • CIN 2.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Kremer • PIT 17.1
2. Alexander • STL 14.3
3. Haines • STL 14.1
4. Aldridge • PIT 8.9
5. Hill • PIT 8.8
6. Meadows • PIT 8.6
7. Miljus • PIT 7.5
8. Sherdel • STL 5.6
9. Root • CHC 5.5
10. Frankhouse • STL 4.8
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Haines • STL 4.7
2. Kremer • PIT 4.5
3. Alexander • STL 4.4
4. Vance • BRO 3.8
5. Lucas • CIN 3.3
6. Petty • BRO 3.1
7. Meadows • PIT 2.6
8. Hill • PIT 2.5
9. Bush • CHC 2.3
10. Ulrich • PHI 2.1

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