National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Robinson • BRO 9.3
2. Musial • STL 9.2
3. Kiner • PIT 8.1
4. Reese • BRO 7.4
5. Pollet • STL 6.6
6. Thomson • NYG 6.4
7. Koslo • NYG 6.1
8. Heintzelman • PHI 6.1
9. Slaughter • STL 6.0
10. Newcombe • BRO 5.7
WAR for Pitchers
1. Pollet • STL 6.5
2. Heintzelman • PHI 6.3
3. Koslo • NYG 6.1
4. Roe • BRO 5.8
5. Spahn • BSN 5.6
6. Newcombe • BRO 5.5
7. Raffensberger • CIN 5.3
8. Dickson • PIT 4.8
9. Staley • STL 4.4
10. Meyer • PHI 4.3
Earned Run Average
1. Koslo • NYG 2.50
2. Staley • STL 2.73
3. Pollet • STL 2.77
4. Roe • BRO 2.79
5. Heintzelman • PHI 3.02
6. Spahn • BSN 3.07
7. Meyer • PHI 3.08
8. Newcombe • BRO 3.17
9. Brazle • STL 3.18
10. Dickson • PIT 3.29
Wins
1. Spahn • BSN 21
2. Pollet • STL 20
3. Raffensberger • CIN 18
4. Meyer • PHI 17
Newcombe • BRO 17
Heintzelman • PHI 17
7. Bickford • BSN 16
8. Roe • BRO 15
Roberts • PHI 15
Jansen • NYG 15
Jones • NYG 15
Munger • STL 15
Win-Loss %
1. Branca • BRO .722
2. Roe • BRO .714
3. Pollet • STL .690
4. Newcombe • BRO .680
Meyer • PHI .680
6. Munger • STL .652
7. Chambers • PIT .650
8. Brazle • STL .636
9. Heintzelman • PHI .630
10. Banta • BRO .625
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Koslo • NYG 1.113
2. Staley • STL 1.138
3. Roe • BRO 1.152
4. Newcombe • BRO 1.211
5. Spahn • BSN 1.221
6. Pollet • STL 1.244
7. Meyer • PHI 1.263
8. Brecheen • STL 1.267
9. Jansen • NYG 1.282
10. Borowy • PHI 1.298
Hits per 9 IP
1. Staley • STL 8.089
2. Koslo • NYG 8.193
3. Newcombe • BRO 8.214
4. Kennedy • NYG 8.382
5. Meyer • PHI 8.408
6. Spahn • BSN 8.424
7. Roe • BRO 8.506
8. Wehmeier • CIN 8.522
9. Munger • STL 8.554
10. Jones • NYG 8.595
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Koslo • NYG 1.825
2. Roe • BRO 1.862
3. Werle • PIT 2.077
4. Jansen • NYG 2.149
5. Leonard • CHC 2.150
6. Staley • STL 2.154
7. Pollet • STL 2.302
8. Raffensberger • CIN 2.535
9. Spahn • BSN 2.560
10. Brazle • STL 2.661
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Newcombe • BRO 5.488
2. Branca • BRO 5.255
3. Chambers • PIT 4.720
4. Roe • BRO 4.613
5. Spahn • BSN 4.495
6. Werle • PIT 4.317
7. Vander Meer • CIN 4.284
8. Pollet • STL 4.214
9. Leonard • CHC 4.150
10. Bickford • BSN 3.941
Games Played
1. Wilks • STL 59
2. Konstanty • PHI 53
3. Palica • BRO 49
4. Banta • BRO 48
5. Muncrief • 2TM 47
6. Staley • STL 45
Gumbert • 2TM 45
8. Dickson • PIT 44
Higbe • 2TM 44
10. Behrman • NYG 43
Roberts • PHI 43
Saves
1. Wilks • STL 9
2. Potter • BSN 7
Konstanty • PHI 7
4. Palica • BRO 6
Staley • STL 6
6. Muncrief • 2TM 5
Casey • PIT 5
Gumbert • 2TM 5
9. Roberts • PHI 4
Rush • CHC 4
Koslo • NYG 4
Dubiel • CHC 4
Innings Pitched
1. Spahn • BSN 302.1
2. Raffensberger • CIN 284.0
3. Jansen • NYG 259.2
4. Heintzelman • PHI 250.0
5. Newcombe • BRO 244.1
6. Sain • BSN 243.0
7. Bickford • BSN 230.2
Pollet • STL 230.2
9. Roberts • PHI 226.2
10. Dickson • PIT 224.1
Strikeouts
1. Spahn • BSN 151
2. Newcombe • BRO 149
3. Jansen • NYG 113
4. Roe • BRO 109
Branca • BRO 109
6. Pollet • STL 108
7. Werle • PIT 106
8. Raffensberger • CIN 103
9. Bickford • BSN 101
10. Banta • BRO 97
Games Started
1. Raffensberger • CIN 38
Spahn • BSN 38
3. Bickford • BSN 36
Sain • BSN 36
5. Jansen • NYG 35
6. Kennedy • NYG 32
Heintzelman • PHI 32
8. Newcombe • BRO 31
Roberts • PHI 31
Schmitz • CHC 31
Brecheen • STL 31
Complete Games
1. Spahn • BSN 25
2. Raffensberger • CIN 20
3. Newcombe • BRO 19
4. Jansen • NYG 17
Pollet • STL 17
6. Sain • BSN 16
7. Koslo • NYG 15
Heintzelman • PHI 15
Bickford • BSN 15
10. Brecheen • STL 14
Kennedy • NYG 14
Meyer • PHI 14
Shutouts
1. Raffensberger • CIN 5
Pollet • STL 5
Newcombe • BRO 5
Heintzelman • PHI 5
5. Kennedy • NYG 4
Voiselle • BSN 4
Spahn • BSN 4
8. Roe • BRO 3
Roberts • PHI 3
Schmitz • CHC 3
Jansen • NYG 3
Vander Meer • CIN 3
Home Runs
1. Jansen • NYG 36
2. Spahn • BSN 27
3. Roe • BRO 25
4. Raffensberger • CIN 23
Werle • PIT 23
6. Branca • BRO 21
7. Wehmeier • CIN 20
Bickford • BSN 20
9. Jones • NYG 19
Borowy • PHI 19
Heintzelman • PHI 19
Bases on Balls
1. Wehmeier • CIN 117
2. Bickford • BSN 106
3. Kennedy • NYG 100
4. Heintzelman • PHI 93
5. Schmitz • CHC 92
6. Branca • BRO 91
7. Barney • BRO 89
8. Jones • NYG 88
9. Munger • STL 87
10. Hartung • NYG 86
Spahn • BSN 86
Hits
1. Raffensberger • CIN 289
2. Sain • BSN 285
3. Spahn • BSN 283
4. Jansen • NYG 271
5. Bickford • BSN 246
6. Werle • PIT 243
7. Heintzelman • PHI 239
8. Roberts • PHI 229
9. Pollet • STL 228
10. Schmitz • CHC 227
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Roe • BRO 2.477
2. Werle • PIT 2.078
3. Newcombe • BRO 2.041
4. Leonard • CHC 1.930
5. Pollet • STL 1.831
6. Jansen • NYG 1.823
7. Spahn • BSN 1.756
8. Chambers • PIT 1.603
9. Koslo • NYG 1.488
10. Brecheen • STL 1.354
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Leonard • CHC 0.200
2. Staley • STL 0.315
3. Pollet • STL 0.351
4. Rush • CHC 0.403
5. Schmitz • CHC 0.478
6. Kennedy • NYG 0.524
7. Fox • CIN 0.544
8. Koslo • NYG 0.552
9. Sain • BSN 0.556
10. Meyer • PHI 0.592
Losses
1. Fox • CIN 19
2. Rush • CHC 18
3. Raffensberger • CIN 17
Sain • BSN 17
5. Leonard • CHC 16
Jansen • NYG 16
7. Roberts • PHI 15
8. Spahn • BSN 14
Koslo • NYG 14
Kennedy • NYG 14
Dickson • PIT 14
Earned Runs
1. Sain • BSN 130
2. Jansen • NYG 111
Wehmeier • CIN 111
4. Bickford • BSN 109
5. Raffensberger • CIN 107
6. Werle • PIT 104
7. Spahn • BSN 103
8. Schmitz • CHC 100
9. Fox • CIN 95
Chesnes • PIT 95
Wild Pitches
1. Leonard • CHC 7
Wehmeier • CIN 7
3. Rush • CHC 6
Hansen • NYG 6
Voiselle • BSN 6
6. Behrman • NYG 5
Gumbert • 2TM 5
Vander Meer • CIN 5
Schmitz • CHC 5
Higbe • 2TM 5
Chesnes • PIT 5
Hit By Pitch
1. Jones • NYG 10
2. Werle • PIT 8
3. Leonard • CHC 7
Wehmeier • CIN 7
Brecheen • STL 7
6. Banta • BRO 6
Bickford • BSN 6
Brazle • STL 6
Dickson • PIT 6
10. Roberts • PHI 5
Chambers • PIT 5
Chesnes • PIT 5
Batters Faced
1. Spahn • BSN 1,258
2. Raffensberger • CIN 1,190
3. Jansen • NYG 1,101
4. Sain • BSN 1,072
5. Heintzelman • PHI 1,041
6. Bickford • BSN 1,026
7. Newcombe • BRO 1,005
8. Kennedy • NYG 969
9. Pollet • STL 964
10. Dickson • PIT 948
Games Finished
1. Gumbert • 2TM 33
2. Wilks • STL 30
3. Potter • BSN 29
4. Palica • BRO 27
Konstanty • PHI 27
6. Casey • PIT 23
7. Muncrief • 2TM 22
8. Behrman • NYG 17
Blackwell • CIN 17
Kush • CHC 17
Adjusted ERA+
1. Koslo • NYG 160
2. Staley • STL 151
3. Pollet • STL 149
4. Roe • BRO 148
5. Newcombe • BRO 130
6. Heintzelman • PHI 130
7. Brazle • STL 130
8. Dickson • PIT 128
9. Meyer • PHI 127
10. Raffensberger • CIN 124
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Leonard • CHC 2.71
2. Pollet • STL 2.88
3. Staley • STL 3.09
4. Newcombe • BRO 3.13
5. Koslo • NYG 3.31
6. Rush • CHC 3.48
7. Spahn • BSN 3.56
8. Roberts • PHI 3.59
9. Chambers • PIT 3.63
10. Meyer • PHI 3.63
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Pollet • STL 34
2. Koslo • NYG 33
3. Roe • BRO 33
4. Newcombe • BRO 29
5. Heintzelman • PHI 25
6. Staley • STL 23
7. Spahn • BSN 22
8. Raffensberger • CIN 21
9. Dickson • PIT 20
10. Brazle • STL 20
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Pollet • STL 3.6
2. Roe • BRO 3.5
3. Koslo • NYG 3.5
4. Newcombe • BRO 3.0
5. Heintzelman • PHI 2.6
6. Staley • STL 2.4
7. Spahn • BSN 2.3
8. Raffensberger • CIN 2.2
9. Brazle • STL 2.1
Dickson • PIT 2.1
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Pollet • STL 45.18
2. Roe • BRO 38.97
3. Newcombe • BRO 36.37
4. Koslo • NYG 33.31
5. Heintzelman • PHI 30.02
6. Staley • STL 29.23
7. Spahn • BSN 24.14
8. Meyer • PHI 20.73
9. Raffensberger • CIN 16.21
10. Jones • NYG 15.73
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Pollet • STL 5.4
2. Heintzelman • PHI 4.6
3. Koslo • NYG 3.6
4. Raffensberger • CIN 3.4
5. Roe • BRO 3.1
6. Newcombe • BRO 3.1
7. Meyer • PHI 2.7
8. Jones • NYG 2.4
9. Staley • STL 2.3
10. Spahn • BSN 2.2
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Pollet • STL 4.4
2. Newcombe • BRO 3.6
3. Roe • BRO 3.1
4. Koslo • NYG 2.5
5. Staley • STL 2.4
6. Meyer • PHI 2.1
7. Spahn • BSN 2.0
8. Jansen • NYG 1.9
9. Heintzelman • PHI 1.9
10. Munger • STL 1.7
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Newcombe • BRO 15.3
2. Pollet • STL 13.5
3. Roe • BRO 12.5
4. Martin • STL 8.9
5. Lanier • STL 5.6
6. Heintzelman • PHI 5.6
7. Brazle • STL 5.2
8. Staley • STL 4.8
9. Koslo • NYG 4.7
10. Brecheen • STL 4.2
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Pollet • STL 4.7
2. Roe • BRO 4.1
3. Newcombe • BRO 3.8
4. Koslo • NYG 3.5
5. Heintzelman • PHI 3.2
6. Staley • STL 3.0
7. Spahn • BSN 2.6
8. Meyer • PHI 2.2
9. Raffensberger • CIN 1.6
10. Jones • NYG 1.6

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