National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Snider • BRO 7.6
2. Mays • NYG 7.6
3. Aaron • MLN 7.2
4. Robinson • CIN 6.5
5. Boyer • STL 6.4
6. Antonelli • NYG 6.4
7. Gilliam • BRO 6.2
8. Spahn • MLN 6.0
9. Mathews • MLN 5.7
10. Ashburn • PHI 5.6
WAR for Pitchers
1. Antonelli • NYG 6.4
2. Friend • PIT 5.6
3. Spahn • MLN 5.5
4. Maglie • BRO 4.9
5. Kline • PIT 4.9
6. Newcombe • BRO 4.5
7. Burdette • MLN 4.2
8. Grissom • NYG 3.9
9. Rush • CHC 3.8
10. Dickson • 2TM 3.8
Earned Run Average
1. Burdette • MLN 2.70
2. Spahn • MLN 2.78
3. Antonelli • NYG 2.86
4. Maglie • BRO 2.87
5. Newcombe • BRO 3.06
6. Conley • MLN 3.13
7. Rush • CHC 3.19
8. Dickson • 2TM 3.28
9. Buhl • MLN 3.32
10. Simmons • PHI 3.36
Wins
1. Newcombe • BRO 27
2. Antonelli • NYG 20
Spahn • MLN 20
4. Burdette • MLN 19
Lawrence • CIN 19
Roberts • PHI 19
7. Buhl • MLN 18
8. Friend • PIT 17
9. Simmons • PHI 15
10. Mizell • STL 14
Kline • PIT 14
Freeman • CIN 14
Win-Loss %
1. Newcombe • BRO .794
2. Freeman • CIN .737
3. Maglie • BRO .722
4. Buhl • MLN .692
5. Burdette • MLN .655
Lawrence • CIN .655
7. Spahn • MLN .645
8. Labine • BRO .625
9. Haddix • 2TM .619
10. Antonelli • NYG .606
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Newcombe • BRO 0.989
2. Spahn • MLN 1.070
3. Maglie • BRO 1.079
4. Burdette • MLN 1.116
5. Rush • CHC 1.122
6. Antonelli • NYG 1.161
7. Dickson • 2TM 1.204
8. Roberts • PHI 1.238
9. Poholsky • STL 1.251
10. Haddix • 2TM 1.255
Hits per 9 IP
1. Maglie • BRO 7.257
2. Newcombe • BRO 7.354
3. Jones • CHC 7.394
4. Mizell • STL 7.419
5. Craig • BRO 7.643
6. Antonelli • NYG 7.839
7. Rush • CHC 7.886
8. Buhl • MLN 7.892
9. Wehmeier • 2TM 7.930
10. Spahn • MLN 7.966
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Roberts • PHI 1.211
2. Newcombe • BRO 1.545
3. Spahn • MLN 1.664
4. Fowler • CIN 1.773
5. Burdette • MLN 1.826
6. Poholsky • STL 1.951
7. Rush • CHC 2.216
8. Law • PIT 2.254
9. Crone • MLN 2.334
10. Hacker • CHC 2.357
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Jones • CHC 8.396
2. Haddix • 2TM 6.643
3. Mizell • STL 6.599
4. Nuxhall • CIN 5.382
5. Worthington • NYG 5.161
6. Maglie • BRO 5.089
7. Antonelli • NYG 5.052
8. Craig • BRO 4.930
9. Friend • PIT 4.753
10. Roberts • PHI 4.752
Games Played
1. Face • PIT 68
2. Freeman • CIN 64
Wilhelm • NYG 64
4. Labine • BRO 62
5. Lown • CHC 61
6. Jackson • STL 51
7. Friend • PIT 49
Lawrence • CIN 49
Miller • PHI 49
10. Davis • CHC 46
McCall • NYG 46
Saves
1. Labine • BRO 19
2. Freeman • CIN 17
3. Lown • CHC 13
4. Jackson • STL 10
5. Bessent • BRO 9
6. Wilhelm • NYG 8
7. Collum • STL 7
Grissom • NYG 7
McCall • NYG 7
10. Kinder • STL 6
Jolly • MLN 6
Innings Pitched
1. Friend • PIT 314.1
2. Roberts • PHI 297.1
3. Spahn • MLN 281.1
4. Newcombe • BRO 268.0
5. Kline • PIT 264.0
6. Antonelli • NYG 258.1
7. Burdette • MLN 256.1
8. Rush • CHC 239.2
9. Haddix • 2TM 230.1
10. Dickson • 2TM 219.1
Strikeouts
1. Jones • CHC 176
2. Haddix • 2TM 170
3. Friend • PIT 166
4. Roberts • PHI 157
5. Mizell • STL 153
6. Antonelli • NYG 145
7. Newcombe • BRO 139
8. Spahn • MLN 128
9. Kline • PIT 125
10. Nuxhall • CIN 120
Games Started
1. Friend • PIT 42
2. Kline • PIT 39
3. Roberts • PHI 37
4. Antonelli • NYG 36
Newcombe • BRO 36
6. Burdette • MLN 35
Spahn • MLN 35
8. Buhl • MLN 33
Mizell • STL 33
10. Rush • CHC 32
Law • PIT 32
Nuxhall • CIN 32
Craig • BRO 32
Complete Games
1. Roberts • PHI 22
2. Spahn • MLN 20
3. Friend • PIT 19
4. Newcombe • BRO 18
5. Burdette • MLN 16
6. Antonelli • NYG 15
7. Simmons • PHI 14
8. Rush • CHC 13
Buhl • MLN 13
10. Dickson • 2TM 12
Haddix • 2TM 12
Shutouts
1. Burdette • MLN 6
2. Antonelli • NYG 5
Newcombe • BRO 5
4. Friend • PIT 4
5. Haddix • 2TM 3
Dickson • 2TM 3
Spahn • MLN 3
Mizell • STL 3
Maglie • BRO 3
10. Wehmeier • 2TM 2
Poholsky • STL 2
Nuxhall • CIN 2
Kline • PIT 2
Jones • CHC 2
Gómez • NYG 2
Craig • BRO 2
Buhl • MLN 2
Home Runs
1. Roberts • PHI 46
2. Newcombe • BRO 33
3. Rush • CHC 30
4. Hacker • CHC 28
5. Poholsky • STL 27
6. Kline • PIT 26
Klippstein • CIN 26
Lawrence • CIN 26
Haddix • 2TM 26
10. Craig • BRO 25
Erskine • BRO 25
Friend • PIT 25
Spahn • MLN 25
Bases on Balls
1. Jones • CHC 115
2. Buhl • MLN 105
3. Mizell • STL 92
4. Craig • BRO 87
Nuxhall • CIN 87
6. Friend • PIT 85
7. Klippstein • CIN 82
Wehmeier • 2TM 82
9. Kline • PIT 81
10. Lown • CHC 78
Schmidt • STL 78
Hits
1. Roberts • PHI 328
2. Friend • PIT 310
3. Kline • PIT 263
4. Spahn • MLN 249
5. Burdette • MLN 234
6. Antonelli • NYG 225
7. Haddix • 2TM 224
8. Klippstein • CIN 219
Newcombe • BRO 219
10. Law • PIT 218
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Roberts • PHI 3.925
2. Newcombe • BRO 3.022
3. Haddix • 2TM 2.615
4. Spahn • MLN 2.462
5. Fowler • CIN 2.457
6. Poholsky • STL 2.159
7. Burdette • MLN 2.115
8. Maglie • BRO 2.077
9. Friend • PIT 1.953
10. Antonelli • NYG 1.933
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Jeffcoat • CIN 0.632
2. Antonelli • NYG 0.697
3. Friend • PIT 0.716
4. Conley • MLN 0.739
5. Buhl • MLN 0.748
6. Fowler • CIN 0.760
7. Burdette • MLN 0.772
8. Simmons • PHI 0.773
9. Spahn • MLN 0.800
10. Nuxhall • CIN 0.807
Losses
1. Roberts • PHI 18
Kline • PIT 18
3. Friend • PIT 17
Gómez • NYG 17
5. Law • PIT 16
6. Worthington • NYG 14
Poholsky • STL 14
Mizell • STL 14
Jones • CHC 14
10. Antonelli • NYG 13
Face • PIT 13
Hacker • CHC 13
Earned Runs
1. Roberts • PHI 147
2. Friend • PIT 121
3. Gómez • NYG 100
4. Kline • PIT 99
5. Lawrence • CIN 97
6. Klippstein • CIN 96
7. Law • PIT 94
Haddix • 2TM 94
9. Newcombe • BRO 91
10. Erskine • BRO 88
Wild Pitches
1. Roebuck • BRO 10
Kline • PIT 10
3. McDaniel • STL 8
Law • PIT 8
5. Jeffcoat • CIN 7
Dickson • 2TM 7
Craig • BRO 7
Spahn • MLN 7
9. Antonelli • NYG 6
Poholsky • STL 6
Rush • CHC 6
Wilhelm • NYG 6
Erskine • BRO 6
Schmidt • STL 6
Hit By Pitch
1. Klippstein • CIN 10
2. Gómez • NYG 9
3. Jones • CHC 8
4. Phillips • MLN 7
Mizell • STL 7
6. Nuxhall • CIN 6
Haddix • 2TM 6
Davis • CHC 6
Law • PIT 6
10. Maglie • BRO 5
Jeffcoat • CIN 5
Kline • PIT 5
Poholsky • STL 5
Ridzik • NYG 5
Batters Faced
1. Friend • PIT 1,315
2. Roberts • PHI 1,228
3. Spahn • MLN 1,113
4. Kline • PIT 1,102
5. Antonelli • NYG 1,061
6. Newcombe • BRO 1,052
7. Burdette • MLN 1,035
8. Rush • CHC 977
9. Haddix • 2TM 976
10. Buhl • MLN 924
Games Finished
1. Freeman • CIN 47
Labine • BRO 47
Lown • CHC 47
4. Wilhelm • NYG 38
5. Face • PIT 34
6. Jackson • STL 26
7. Johnson • MLN 23
8. Bessent • BRO 21
King • PIT 21
10. Collum • STL 20
Grissom • NYG 20
McCall • NYG 20
Adjusted ERA+
1. Maglie • BRO 139
2. Antonelli • NYG 132
3. Newcombe • BRO 131
4. Burdette • MLN 129
5. Spahn • MLN 125
6. Rush • CHC 120
7. Dickson • 2TM 114
8. Conley • MLN 111
9. Kline • PIT 111
10. Simmons • PHI 110
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Fowler • CIN 3.09
2. Antonelli • NYG 3.16
3. Friend • PIT 3.18
4. Spahn • MLN 3.20
5. Burdette • MLN 3.27
6. Haddix • 2TM 3.29
7. Newcombe • BRO 3.48
8. Maglie • BRO 3.56
9. Dickson • 2TM 3.57
10. Mizell • STL 3.57
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Newcombe • BRO 28
2. Spahn • MLN 27
3. Antonelli • NYG 27
4. Maglie • BRO 24
5. Burdette • MLN 22
6. Grissom • NYG 20
7. Acker • CIN 15
8. Rush • CHC 15
9. Bessent • BRO 13
10. Drysdale • BRO 13
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Newcombe • BRO 3.0
2. Spahn • MLN 2.9
3. Antonelli • NYG 2.8
4. Maglie • BRO 2.7
5. Burdette • MLN 2.3
6. Grissom • NYG 2.2
7. Acker • CIN 1.6
8. Rush • CHC 1.5
9. Drysdale • BRO 1.4
10. Bessent • BRO 1.4
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Spahn • MLN 34.16
2. Newcombe • BRO 31.05
3. Maglie • BRO 28.07
4. Antonelli • NYG 23.35
5. Rush • CHC 21.28
6. Friend • PIT 19.88
7. Burdette • MLN 18.43
8. Phillips • MLN 17.10
9. Bessent • BRO 16.73
10. Acker • CIN 16.52
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Newcombe • BRO 4.1
2. Spahn • MLN 3.6
3. Antonelli • NYG 2.9
4. Maglie • BRO 2.8
5. Phillips • MLN 2.3
6. Rush • CHC 1.9
7. Bessent • BRO 1.9
8. Burdette • MLN 1.8
9. Davis • CHC 1.7
10. Friend • PIT 1.6
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Newcombe • BRO 4.2
2. Spahn • MLN 3.2
3. Maglie • BRO 2.8
4. Antonelli • NYG 2.2
5. Burdette • MLN 1.9
6. Mizell • STL 1.7
7. Rush • CHC 1.6
8. Acker • CIN 1.3
9. Friend • PIT 1.3
10. Grissom • NYG 1.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Spahn • MLN 25.7
2. Maglie • BRO 24.2
3. Phillips • MLN 12.1
4. Newcombe • BRO 11.5
5. Labine • BRO 7.3
6. Bessent • BRO 6.5
7. Burdette • MLN 4.1
8. Friend • PIT 3.6
9. Acker • CIN 3.1
10. Drysdale • BRO 2.6
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Spahn • MLN 3.9
2. Newcombe • BRO 3.2
3. Maglie • BRO 3.0
4. Antonelli • NYG 2.5
5. Rush • CHC 2.3
6. Friend • PIT 2.1
7. Burdette • MLN 2.0
8. Phillips • MLN 1.9
9. Acker • CIN 1.7
10. Bessent • 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