National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Spahn • BSN 9.4
2. Blackwell • CIN 8.7
3. Kiner • PIT 8.1
4. Mize • NYG 7.5
5. Leonard • PHI 6.6
6. Elliott • BSN 6.5
Walker • 2TM 6.5
8. Branca • BRO 6.4
9. Kurowski • STL 6.1
10. Reese • BRO 5.8
WAR for Pitchers
1. Spahn • BSN 9.5
2. Blackwell • CIN 9.4
3. Branca • BRO 6.9
4. Leonard • PHI 6.7
5. Jansen • NYG 5.1
6. Munger • STL 4.5
7. Brecheen • STL 4.5
8. Dickson • STL 4.4
9. Sain • BSN 4.1
10. Higbe • 2TM 3.9
Earned Run Average
1. Spahn • BSN 2.33
2. Blackwell • CIN 2.47
3. Branca • BRO 2.67
4. Leonard • PHI 2.68
5. Brazle • STL 2.84
6. Lombardi • BRO 2.99
7. Dickson • STL 3.07
8. Taylor • BRO 3.11
9. Jansen • NYG 3.16
10. Schmitz • CHC 3.22
Wins
1. Blackwell • CIN 22
2. Sain • BSN 21
Jansen • NYG 21
Spahn • BSN 21
Branca • BRO 21
6. Hatten • BRO 17
Leonard • PHI 17
8. Munger • STL 16
Brecheen • STL 16
10. Koslo • NYG 15
Win-Loss %
1. Jansen • NYG .808
2. Munger • STL .762
3. Blackwell • CIN .733
4. Hatten • BRO .680
5. Spahn • BSN .677
6. Branca • BRO .636
Brazle • STL .636
Sain • BSN .636
9. Hearn • STL .632
10. Koslo • NYG .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Spahn • BSN 1.136
2. Blackwell • CIN 1.179
3. Leonard • PHI 1.196
4. Barrett • BSN 1.201
5. Jansen • NYG 1.202
6. Branca • BRO 1.246
7. Lombardi • BRO 1.265
8. Brecheen • STL 1.281
9. Dickson • STL 1.291
10. Sain • BSN 1.293
Hits per 9 IP
1. Taylor • BRO 7.222
2. Blackwell • CIN 7.484
3. Spahn • BSN 7.612
4. Lombardi • BRO 8.038
5. Branca • BRO 8.068
6. Dickson • STL 8.197
7. Higbe • 2TM 8.302
8. Hearn • STL 8.389
9. Hatten • BRO 8.428
10. Barrett • BSN 8.544
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Jansen • NYG 2.069
2. Rowe • PHI 2.070
3. Leonard • PHI 2.183
4. Barrett • BSN 2.264
5. Brazle • STL 2.571
6. Spahn • BSN 2.610
7. Brecheen • STL 2.660
8. Sain • BSN 2.673
9. Munger • STL 3.049
10. Borowy • CHC 3.098
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Blackwell • CIN 6.363
2. Munger • STL 4.935
3. Branca • BRO 4.757
4. Brazle • STL 4.554
5. Sain • BSN 4.466
6. Dickson • STL 4.312
7. Erickson • CHC 4.241
8. Schmitz • CHC 4.217
9. Voiselle • 2TM 4.086
10. Higbe • 2TM 4.076
Games Played
1. Trinkle • NYG 62
2. Behrman • 2TM 50
Higbe • 2TM 50
4. Dickson • STL 47
Kush • CHC 47
6. Casey • BRO 46
Gumbert • CIN 46
8. Brazle • STL 44
9. Branca • BRO 43
Beggs • 2TM 43
Saves
1. Casey • BRO 18
2. Gumbert • CIN 10
Trinkle • NYG 10
4. Behrman • 2TM 8
5. Kush • CHC 5
Higbe • 2TM 5
Wilks • STL 5
Donnelly • PHI 5
9. Schmitz • CHC 4
Brazle • STL 4
Innings Pitched
1. Spahn • BSN 289.2
2. Branca • BRO 280.0
3. Blackwell • CIN 273.0
4. Sain • BSN 266.0
5. Jansen • NYG 248.0
6. Higbe • 2TM 240.2
7. Leonard • PHI 235.0
8. Dickson • STL 231.2
9. Hatten • BRO 225.1
10. Munger • STL 224.1
Strikeouts
1. Blackwell • CIN 193
2. Branca • BRO 148
3. Sain • BSN 132
4. Munger • STL 123
Spahn • BSN 123
6. Dickson • STL 111
7. Higbe • 2TM 109
8. Jansen • NYG 104
9. Leonard • PHI 103
10. Schmitz • CHC 97
Games Started
1. Branca • BRO 36
2. Spahn • BSN 35
Sain • BSN 35
4. Higbe • 2TM 33
Blackwell • CIN 33
6. Hatten • BRO 32
7. Munger • STL 31
Koslo • NYG 31
9. Barrett • BSN 30
Jansen • NYG 30
Complete Games
1. Blackwell • CIN 23
2. Spahn • BSN 22
Sain • BSN 22
4. Jansen • NYG 20
5. Leonard • PHI 19
6. Brecheen • STL 18
7. Branca • BRO 15
Rowe • PHI 15
9. Munger • STL 13
10. Ostermueller • PIT 12
Barrett • BSN 12
Shutouts
1. Spahn • BSN 7
2. Blackwell • CIN 6
Munger • STL 6
4. Branca • BRO 4
Dickson • STL 4
6. Leonard • PHI 3
Vander Meer • CIN 3
Schmitz • CHC 3
Sain • BSN 3
Ostermueller • PIT 3
Lombardi • BRO 3
Barrett • BSN 3
Koslo • NYG 3
Hatten • BRO 3
Bonham • PIT 3
Home Runs
1. Koslo • NYG 23
2. Branca • BRO 22
Jansen • NYG 22
Rowe • PHI 22
Higbe • 2TM 22
6. Borowy • CHC 19
Brecheen • STL 19
Roe • PIT 19
9. Erickson • CHC 18
Ostermueller • PIT 18
Sain • BSN 18
Bases on Balls
1. Higbe • 2TM 122
2. Hatten • BRO 105
3. Branca • BRO 98
4. Blackwell • CIN 95
5. Erickson • CHC 93
6. Dickson • STL 88
Kennedy • NYG 88
8. Pollet • STL 87
Vander Meer • CIN 87
10. Spahn • BSN 84
Hits
1. Sain • BSN 265
2. Branca • BRO 251
3. Spahn • BSN 245
4. Jansen • NYG 241
5. Rowe • PHI 232
6. Blackwell • CIN 227
7. Leonard • PHI 224
8. Koslo • NYG 223
9. Higbe • 2TM 222
10. Brecheen • STL 220
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Blackwell • CIN 2.032
2. Jansen • NYG 1.825
3. Leonard • PHI 1.807
4. Brazle • STL 1.771
5. Sain • BSN 1.671
6. Rowe • PHI 1.644
7. Munger • STL 1.618
8. Branca • BRO 1.510
9. Spahn • BSN 1.464
10. Brecheen • STL 1.348
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Blackwell • CIN 0.330
2. Schmitz • CHC 0.348
3. Hatten • BRO 0.359
4. Brazle • STL 0.375
5. Spahn • BSN 0.466
6. Munger • STL 0.481
7. Hearn • STL 0.500
8. Vander Meer • CIN 0.532
9. Leonard • PHI 0.536
10. Taylor • BRO 0.556
Losses
1. Schmitz • CHC 18
2. Higbe • 2TM 17
3. Dickson • STL 16
4. Roe • PIT 15
Judd • PHI 15
6. Vander Meer • CIN 14
7. Peterson • CIN 13
8. Branca • BRO 12
Erickson • CHC 12
Kennedy • NYG 12
Leonard • PHI 12
Borowy • CHC 12
Barrett • BSN 12
Sain • BSN 12
Earned Runs
1. Koslo • NYG 106
2. Sain • BSN 104
3. Higbe • 2TM 102
4. Rowe • PHI 94
5. Hatten • BRO 91
Vander Meer • CIN 91
7. Borowy • CHC 89
8. Jansen • NYG 87
9. Pollet • STL 85
Voiselle • 2TM 85
Wild Pitches
1. Judd • PHI 8
2. Higbe • 2TM 7
Branca • BRO 7
Kennedy • NYG 7
Erautt • CIN 7
6. Hatten • BRO 6
Schmitz • CHC 6
8. Singleton • PIT 5
Spahn • BSN 5
Taylor • BRO 5
Ostermueller • PIT 5
Koslo • NYG 5
Lade • CHC 5
Barney • BRO 5
Bahr • PIT 5
Voiselle • 2TM 5
Hit By Pitch
1. Branca • BRO 6
2. Bagby • PIT 5
Hatten • BRO 5
Taylor • BRO 5
Erickson • CHC 5
6. Gregg • BRO 4
Kennedy • NYG 4
Sain • BSN 4
Burkhart • STL 4
Schmidt • 3TM 4
Blackwell • CIN 4
Higbe • 2TM 4
Batters Faced
1. Spahn • BSN 1,174
2. Branca • BRO 1,158
3. Sain • BSN 1,131
4. Blackwell • CIN 1,086
5. Higbe • 2TM 1,051
6. Jansen • NYG 985
7. Dickson • STL 970
8. Hatten • BRO 968
9. Koslo • NYG 958
10. Leonard • PHI 943
Games Finished
1. Trinkle • NYG 38
2. Casey • BRO 37
3. Gumbert • CIN 34
4. Kush • CHC 23
5. Wilks • STL 19
Behrman • 2TM 19
7. Bagby • PIT 18
8. Karl • BSN 17
Shoun • 2TM 17
10. Donnelly • PHI 16
Meers • CHC 16
Adjusted ERA+
1. Spahn • BSN 170
2. Blackwell • CIN 168
3. Branca • BRO 154
4. Leonard • PHI 149
5. Brazle • STL 145
6. Lombardi • BRO 138
7. Dickson • STL 134
8. Taylor • BRO 132
9. Jansen • NYG 129
10. Hearn • STL 128
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Blackwell • CIN 2.83
2. Brazle • STL 3.10
3. Munger • STL 3.32
4. Leonard • PHI 3.33
5. Spahn • BSN 3.38
6. Schmitz • CHC 3.43
7. Sain • BSN 3.50
8. Jansen • NYG 3.69
9. Branca • BRO 3.75
10. Dickson • STL 3.78
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Spahn • BSN 53
2. Blackwell • CIN 48
3. Branca • BRO 42
4. Leonard • PHI 32
5. Jansen • NYG 24
6. Dickson • STL 22
7. Brazle • STL 22
8. Brecheen • STL 21
9. Munger • STL 19
10. Lombardi • BRO 19
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Spahn • BSN 5.7
2. Blackwell • CIN 5.1
3. Branca • BRO 4.4
4. Leonard • PHI 3.4
5. Jansen • NYG 2.5
6. Dickson • STL 2.2
7. Brazle • STL 2.2
8. Brecheen • STL 2.1
9. Munger • STL 1.9
10. Lombardi • BRO 1.9
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Spahn • BSN 62.70
2. Blackwell • CIN 50.94
3. Branca • BRO 44.43
4. Dickson • STL 29.30
5. Leonard • PHI 27.80
6. Taylor • BRO 24.31
7. Donnelly • PHI 22.47
8. Munger • STL 21.09
9. Schmitz • CHC 20.31
10. Hatten • BRO 20.02
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Blackwell • CIN 7.1
2. Spahn • BSN 6.9
3. Dickson • STL 3.6
4. Branca • BRO 3.3
5. Donnelly • PHI 3.2
6. Hatten • BRO 3.0
7. Leonard • PHI 2.8
8. Taylor • BRO 2.7
9. Munger • STL 2.4
10. Jansen • NYG 2.4
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Spahn • BSN 5.6
2. Blackwell • CIN 4.7
3. Dickson • STL 3.5
4. Branca • BRO 3.3
5. Jansen • NYG 2.6
6. Sain • BSN 2.4
7. Hatten • BRO 2.2
8. Leonard • PHI 2.2
9. Lombardi • BRO 2.1
10. Barrett • BSN 1.7
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Branca • BRO 9.7
2. Spahn • BSN 7.3
3. Hatten • BRO 7.2
4. Taylor • BRO 6.9
5. Blackwell • CIN 5.7
6. Lombardi • BRO 5.6
7. Dickson • STL 5.1
8. Borowy • CHC 3.3
9. Lade • CHC 2.8
10. Bonham • PIT 2.4
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Spahn • BSN 6.9
2. Blackwell • CIN 5.4
3. Branca • BRO 4.6
4. Dickson • STL 3.0
5. Leonard • PHI 2.9
6. Taylor • BRO 2.5
7. Donnelly • PHI 2.3
8. Munger • STL 2.1
9. Schmitz • CHC 2.1
10. Hatten • BRO 2.0

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