National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Mays • SFG 10.2
2. Banks • CHC 9.3
3. Aaron • MLN 7.3
4. Ashburn • PHI 7.0
5. Roberts • PHI 6.6
6. Mathews • MLN 6.5
7. Spahn • MLN 5.9
8. Boyer • STL 5.9
9. Jones • STL 5.3
10. Miller • SFG 5.0
WAR for Pitchers
1. Roberts • PHI 6.3
2. Jones • STL 6.3
3. Miller • SFG 4.9
4. Purkey • CIN 4.9
5. Spahn • MLN 4.0
6. Witt • PIT 4.0
Brosnan • 2TM 4.0
8. Mizell • STL 3.9
9. Podres • LAD 3.9
10. Antonelli • SFG 3.8
Earned Run Average
1. Miller • SFG 2.47
2. Jones • STL 2.88
3. Burdette • MLN 2.91
4. Spahn • MLN 3.07
5. Roberts • PHI 3.24
6. Antonelli • SFG 3.28
7. Brosnan • 2TM 3.35
8. Mizell • STL 3.42
9. Haddix • CIN 3.52
10. Kline • PIT 3.53
Wins
1. Friend • PIT 22
Spahn • MLN 22
3. Burdette • MLN 20
4. Roberts • PHI 17
Purkey • CIN 17
6. Antonelli • SFG 16
7. Law • PIT 14
Jones • STL 14
9. Podres • LAD 13
Kline • PIT 13
Jackson • STL 13
Semproch • PHI 13
Win-Loss %
1. Burdette • MLN .667
Spahn • MLN .667
3. Rush • MLN .625
Hobbie • CHC .625
5. Friend • PIT .611
Worthington • SFG .611
7. Purkey • CIN .607
8. Brosnan • 2TM .579
McCormick • SFG .579
10. Willey • MLN .563
Williams • LAD .563
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Spahn • MLN 1.148
2. Miller • SFG 1.148
3. Roberts • PHI 1.190
4. Burdette • MLN 1.195
5. Purkey • CIN 1.232
6. Jones • STL 1.244
7. Antonelli • SFG 1.254
8. Haddix • CIN 1.272
9. Friend • PIT 1.314
10. Kline • PIT 1.315
Hits per 9 IP
1. Jones • STL 7.344
2. Koufax • LAD 7.487
3. Miller • SFG 7.912
4. Spahn • MLN 7.976
5. Brosnan • 2TM 7.992
6. Antonelli • SFG 8.044
7. Kline • PIT 8.343
8. Drott • CHC 8.390
9. Mizell • STL 8.446
10. Nuxhall • CIN 8.658
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Burdette • MLN 1.634
2. Roberts • PHI 1.702
3. Law • PIT 1.735
4. Purkey • CIN 1.764
5. Newcombe • 2TM 1.932
6. Friend • PIT 2.004
7. Haddix • CIN 2.103
8. Simmons • PHI 2.139
9. Jackson • STL 2.318
10. Spahn • MLN 2.359
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Jones • STL 8.100
2. Koufax • LAD 7.431
3. Drott • CHC 6.831
4. Podres • LAD 6.119
5. Miller • SFG 5.885
6. Nuxhall • CIN 5.687
7. Jackson • STL 5.636
8. Drysdale • LAD 5.570
9. Phillips • CHC 5.389
10. Haddix • CIN 5.380
Games Played
1. Elston • CHC 69
2. Face • PIT 57
Klippstein • 2TM 57
4. Hobbie • CHC 55
5. Farrell • PHI 54
Worthington • SFG 54
7. Labine • LAD 52
8. Grissom • SFG 51
9. Jackson • STL 49
Jeffcoat • CIN 49
Saves
1. Face • PIT 20
2. Labine • LAD 14
3. Grissom • SFG 11
Farrell • PHI 11
Elston • CHC 11
6. Klippstein • 2TM 10
7. Jeffcoat • CIN 9
8. McMahon • MLN 8
Jackson • STL 8
10. Brosnan • 2TM 7
Gross • PIT 7
Innings Pitched
1. Spahn • MLN 290.0
2. Burdette • MLN 275.1
3. Friend • PIT 274.0
4. Roberts • PHI 269.2
5. Jones • STL 250.0
Purkey • CIN 250.0
7. Antonelli • SFG 241.2
8. Kline • PIT 237.1
9. Drysdale • LAD 211.2
10. Podres • LAD 210.1
Strikeouts
1. Jones • STL 225
2. Spahn • MLN 150
3. Antonelli • SFG 143
Podres • LAD 143
5. Friend • PIT 135
6. Drysdale • LAD 131
Koufax • LAD 131
8. Roberts • PHI 130
9. Drott • CHC 127
10. Jackson • STL 124
Games Started
1. Friend • PIT 38
2. Burdette • MLN 36
Spahn • MLN 36
4. Jones • STL 35
5. Antonelli • SFG 34
Purkey • CIN 34
Roberts • PHI 34
8. Kline • PIT 32
9. Podres • LAD 31
Drott • CHC 31
Complete Games
1. Spahn • MLN 23
2. Roberts • PHI 21
3. Burdette • MLN 19
4. Purkey • CIN 17
5. Friend • PIT 16
6. Jones • STL 14
7. Antonelli • SFG 13
8. Semproch • PHI 12
9. Kline • PIT 11
Jackson • STL 11
Shutouts
1. Willey • MLN 4
2. Burdette • MLN 3
Witt • PIT 3
Purkey • CIN 3
Jay • MLN 3
6. Semproch • PHI 2
Podres • LAD 2
Mizell • STL 2
Rush • MLN 2
Sanford • PHI 2
McCormick • SFG 2
Lawrence • CIN 2
Kline • PIT 2
Jones • STL 2
Spahn • MLN 2
Williams • LAD 2
Home Runs
1. Antonelli • SFG 31
Newcombe • 2TM 31
3. Roberts • PHI 30
4. Spahn • MLN 29
5. Haddix • CIN 28
6. Podres • LAD 27
7. Friend • PIT 25
Kline • PIT 25
Purkey • CIN 25
Semproch • PHI 25
Bases on Balls
1. Jones • STL 107
2. Koufax • LAD 105
3. Drott • CHC 99
4. Hobbie • CHC 93
5. Kline • PIT 92
6. Mizell • STL 91
7. Antonelli • SFG 87
8. Sanford • PHI 81
9. Phillips • CHC 79
Brosnan • 2TM 79
Hits
1. Friend • PIT 299
2. Burdette • MLN 279
3. Roberts • PHI 270
4. Purkey • CIN 259
5. Spahn • MLN 257
6. Law • PIT 235
7. Kline • PIT 220
8. Antonelli • SFG 216
9. Drysdale • LAD 214
10. Newcombe • 2TM 212
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Haddix • CIN 2.558
2. Roberts • PHI 2.549
3. Jackson • STL 2.431
4. Miller • SFG 2.429
5. Burdette • MLN 2.260
6. Friend • PIT 2.213
7. Jones • STL 2.103
8. Spahn • MLN 1.974
9. Simmons • PHI 1.950
10. Newcombe • 2TM 1.917
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Simmons • PHI 0.588
2. Burdette • MLN 0.588
3. Lawrence • CIN 0.597
4. Hobbie • CHC 0.695
5. Brosnan • 2TM 0.702
6. Law • PIT 0.712
7. Sanford • PHI 0.725
8. Nuxhall • CIN 0.769
9. Miller • SFG 0.791
10. Mizell • STL 0.807
Losses
1. Kline • PIT 16
2. Podres • LAD 15
3. Friend • PIT 14
Mizell • STL 14
Roberts • PHI 14
Simmons • PHI 14
7. Antonelli • SFG 13
Drysdale • LAD 13
Jackson • STL 13
Jones • STL 13
Lawrence • CIN 13
Sanford • PHI 13
Newcombe • 2TM 13
Earned Runs
1. Friend • PIT 112
2. Drott • CHC 101
Gómez • SFG 101
4. Purkey • CIN 100
5. Spahn • MLN 99
6. Drysdale • LAD 98
7. Roberts • PHI 97
8. Kline • PIT 93
9. Sanford • PHI 92
10. McCormick • SFG 91
Wild Pitches
1. Koufax • LAD 17
2. Klippstein • 2TM 9
Drott • CHC 9
4. Phillips • CHC 8
Drysdale • LAD 8
6. Meyer • PHI 7
McDevitt • LAD 7
Mabe • STL 7
Jones • STL 7
Jackson • STL 7
Hobbie • CHC 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Drysdale • LAD 14
2. Jackson • STL 10
3. Gómez • SFG 8
4. Hobbie • CHC 7
Williams • LAD 7
Haddix • CIN 7
7. Monzant • SFG 6
Semproch • PHI 6
Phillips • CHC 6
Jones • STL 6
Drott • CHC 6
Batters Faced
1. Spahn • MLN 1,176
2. Friend • PIT 1,146
3. Burdette • MLN 1,122
4. Roberts • PHI 1,116
5. Jones • STL 1,041
6. Purkey • CIN 1,040
7. Antonelli • SFG 1,014
8. Kline • PIT 986
9. Drysdale • LAD 913
10. Podres • LAD 890
Games Finished
1. Face • PIT 40
2. Elston • CHC 39
3. Farrell • PHI 35
Grissom • SFG 35
Labine • LAD 35
6. Jeffcoat • CIN 34
7. McMahon • MLN 28
8. Klippstein • 2TM 27
9. Gross • PIT 23
10. Hobbie • CHC 21
Paine • STL 21
Adjusted ERA+
1. Miller • SFG 155
2. Jones • STL 144
3. Roberts • PHI 123
4. Brosnan • 2TM 123
5. Burdette • MLN 122
6. Mizell • STL 122
7. Haddix • CIN 119
8. Antonelli • SFG 117
9. Purkey • CIN 117
10. Spahn • MLN 116
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Burdette • MLN 3.10
2. Miller • SFG 3.15
3. Simmons • PHI 3.16
4. Jones • STL 3.23
5. Friend • PIT 3.39
6. Nuxhall • CIN 3.41
7. Lawrence • CIN 3.50
8. Jackson • STL 3.53
9. Law • PIT 3.54
10. Roberts • PHI 3.55
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Jones • STL 31
2. Witt • PIT 27
3. Miller • SFG 27
4. Roberts • PHI 21
5. Burdette • MLN 21
6. Spahn • MLN 20
7. Purkey • CIN 18
8. Jay • MLN 17
9. Willey • MLN 16
10. Kellner • CIN 16
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Jones • STL 3.3
2. Witt • PIT 3.0
3. Miller • SFG 2.8
4. Roberts • PHI 2.2
5. Burdette • MLN 2.2
6. Spahn • MLN 2.1
7. Purkey • CIN 1.9
8. Jay • MLN 1.9
9. Willey • MLN 1.7
10. Kellner • CIN 1.7
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Spahn • MLN 30.62
2. Jones • STL 27.26
3. Brosnan • 2TM 26.61
4. Burdette • MLN 25.56
5. Witt • PIT 24.42
6. Miller • SFG 23.81
7. Kline • PIT 20.70
8. Jay • MLN 20.28
9. Kellner • CIN 20.20
10. Willey • MLN 19.07
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Witt • PIT 4.1
2. Brosnan • 2TM 3.3
3. Spahn • MLN 2.8
4. McMahon • MLN 2.7
5. Roberts • PHI 2.5
6. Henry • CHC 2.5
7. Jay • MLN 2.4
8. Willey • MLN 2.3
9. Burdette • MLN 2.2
10. Mizell • STL 2.1
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Spahn • MLN 3.4
2. Witt • PIT 2.1
3. Burdette • MLN 1.8
4. Willey • MLN 1.7
5. Henry • CHC 1.7
6. Kline • PIT 1.7
7. Roberts • PHI 1.6
8. Rush • MLN 1.6
9. Jones • STL 1.6
10. Miller • SFG 1.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Willey • MLN 9.8
2. Jay • MLN 9.2
3. McMahon • MLN 6.6
4. Witt • PIT 6.2
5. Spahn • MLN 5.6
6. Burdette • MLN 4.8
7. Antonelli • SFG 4.2
8. Grissom • SFG 3.0
9. Brosnan • 2TM 2.9
10. Mizell • STL 2.8
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Spahn • MLN 3.4
2. Burdette • MLN 2.8
3. Jones • STL 2.8
4. Brosnan • 2TM 2.7
5. Witt • PIT 2.7
6. Miller • SFG 2.5
7. Jay • MLN 2.3
8. Kline • PIT 2.2
9. Willey • MLN 2.1
10. Kellner • CIN 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