National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Mays • SFG 10.6
2. Ellsworth • CHC 9.9
3. Koufax • LAD 9.9
4. Aaron • MLN 9.1
5. Marichal • SFG 8.1
6. Callison • PHI 8.1
7. Mathews • MLN 8.0
8. Groat • STL 7.1
9. Santo • CHC 6.6
10. McCovey • SFG 6.5
WAR for Pitchers
1. Koufax • LAD 10.7
2. Ellsworth • CHC 10.2
3. Marichal • SFG 7.8
4. Friend • PIT 5.8
5. Jackson • CHC 5.1
6. Maloney • CIN 5.0
7. Nuxhall • CIN 4.9
8. Simmons • STL 4.8
9. Woodeshick • HOU 4.6
10. Perranoski • LAD 4.5
Earned Run Average
1. Koufax • LAD 1.88
2. Ellsworth • CHC 2.11
3. Friend • PIT 2.34
4. Marichal • SFG 2.41
5. Simmons • STL 2.48
6. Jackson • CHC 2.55
7. Spahn • MLN 2.60
8. Nuxhall • CIN 2.61
9. Drysdale • LAD 2.63
10. Johnson • HOU 2.65
Wins
1. Koufax • LAD 25
Marichal • SFG 25
3. Maloney • CIN 23
Spahn • MLN 23
5. Ellsworth • CHC 22
6. Drysdale • LAD 19
7. Broglio • STL 18
Gibson • STL 18
9. Friend • PIT 17
O'Toole • CIN 17
Win-Loss %
1. Perranoski • LAD .842
2. Koufax • LAD .833
3. McBean • PIT .813
4. Maloney • CIN .767
Spahn • MLN .767
6. Marichal • SFG .758
7. Broglio • STL .692
8. Ellsworth • CHC .688
9. Gibson • STL .667
10. Nuxhall • CIN .652
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Koufax • LAD 0.875
2. Farrell • HOU 0.969
3. Marichal • SFG 0.996
4. Ellsworth • CHC 1.025
5. Friend • PIT 1.042
6. Nuxhall • CIN 1.072
7. Tsitouris • CIN 1.073
8. Maloney • CIN 1.083
9. Nottebart • HOU 1.083
10. Drysdale • LAD 1.091
Hits per 9 IP
1. Koufax • LAD 6.193
2. Culp • PHI 6.551
3. Maloney • CIN 6.579
4. Ellsworth • CHC 6.905
5. Farrell • HOU 7.161
6. Marichal • SFG 7.254
7. Broglio • STL 7.272
8. Willey • NYM 7.328
9. Lemaster • MLN 7.557
10. Tsitouris • CIN 7.869
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Friend • PIT 1.474
2. Farrell • HOU 1.557
3. Nuxhall • CIN 1.615
4. Drysdale • LAD 1.627
5. Koufax • LAD 1.678
6. Spahn • MLN 1.698
7. Marichal • SFG 1.709
8. Jackson • CHC 1.767
9. Tsitouris • CIN 1.791
10. Nottebart • HOU 1.819
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Maloney • CIN 9.527
2. Koufax • LAD 8.855
3. Culp • PHI 7.790
4. Short • PHI 7.273
5. Lemaster • MLN 7.215
6. Gibson • STL 7.209
7. Drysdale • LAD 7.164
8. Nuxhall • CIN 6.998
9. Marichal • SFG 6.946
10. Bruce • HOU 6.499
Games Played
1. Perranoski • LAD 69
2. Baldschun • PHI 65
3. Bearnarth • NYM 58
4. McDaniel • CHC 57
Sisk • PIT 57
6. Face • PIT 56
7. McBean • PIT 55
Shantz • STL 55
Woodeshick • HOU 55
10. Taylor • STL 54
Saves
1. McDaniel • CHC 22
2. Perranoski • LAD 21
3. Baldschun • PHI 16
Face • PIT 16
5. Henry • CIN 14
6. Shaw • MLN 13
7. McBean • PIT 11
Taylor • STL 11
Shantz • STL 11
10. Worthington • CIN 10
Woodeshick • HOU 10
Innings Pitched
1. Marichal • SFG 321.1
2. Drysdale • LAD 315.1
3. Koufax • LAD 311.0
4. Ellsworth • CHC 290.2
5. Sanford • SFG 284.1
6. Jackson • CHC 275.0
7. Friend • PIT 268.2
8. Spahn • MLN 259.2
9. Gibson • STL 254.2
10. Maloney • CIN 250.1
Strikeouts
1. Koufax • LAD 306
2. Maloney • CIN 265
3. Drysdale • LAD 251
4. Marichal • SFG 248
5. Gibson • STL 204
6. Lemaster • MLN 190
7. Ellsworth • CHC 185
8. Culp • PHI 176
9. Nuxhall • CIN 169
10. Short • PHI 160
Games Started
1. Sanford • SFG 42
Drysdale • LAD 42
3. Marichal • SFG 40
Koufax • LAD 40
5. Friend • PIT 38
6. Ellsworth • CHC 37
Jackson • CHC 37
8. Broglio • STL 35
9. Podres • LAD 34
Buhl • CHC 34
Jackson • NYM 34
Complete Games
1. Spahn • MLN 22
2. Koufax • LAD 20
3. Ellsworth • CHC 19
4. Marichal • SFG 18
5. Drysdale • LAD 17
6. Gibson • STL 14
Nuxhall • CIN 14
Craig • NYM 14
9. Jackson • CHC 13
Maloney • CIN 13
Shutouts
1. Koufax • LAD 11
2. Spahn • MLN 7
3. Simmons • STL 6
Maloney • CIN 6
5. Broglio • STL 5
Podres • LAD 5
O'Toole • CIN 5
Marichal • SFG 5
Culp • PHI 5
10. Ellsworth • CHC 4
Friend • PIT 4
Willey • NYM 4
Jackson • CHC 4
Home Runs
1. Lemaster • MLN 30
2. Craig • NYM 28
3. Marichal • SFG 27
4. Drysdale • LAD 25
Jackson • NYM 25
Sadecki • STL 25
7. Broglio • STL 24
Buhl • CHC 24
Willey • NYM 24
10. Spahn • MLN 23
Stallard • NYM 23
Bases on Balls
1. Culp • PHI 102
2. Gibson • STL 96
3. Broglio • STL 90
4. Maloney • CIN 88
5. Lemaster • MLN 85
6. Jackson • NYM 84
7. Sadecki • STL 78
8. Stallard • NYM 77
9. Sanford • SFG 76
10. Ellsworth • CHC 75
Hits
1. Drysdale • LAD 287
2. Sanford • SFG 273
3. Marichal • SFG 259
4. Jackson • CHC 256
5. Craig • NYM 249
6. Spahn • MLN 241
7. Jackson • NYM 237
8. Friend • PIT 236
9. Gibson • STL 224
10. Ellsworth • CHC 223
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Koufax • LAD 5.276
2. Drysdale • LAD 4.404
3. Nuxhall • CIN 4.333
4. Marichal • SFG 4.066
5. Farrell • HOU 4.029
6. Friend • PIT 3.273
7. Nottebart • HOU 3.026
8. Maloney • CIN 3.011
9. Tsitouris • CIN 2.974
10. Johnson • HOU 2.960
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Miller • LAD 0.337
2. Jackson • CHC 0.360
3. Bruce • HOU 0.370
4. Ellsworth • CHC 0.433
5. Friend • PIT 0.435
6. Nottebart • HOU 0.466
7. Johnson • HOU 0.482
8. O'Toole • CIN 0.499
9. Simmons • STL 0.503
10. Koufax • LAD 0.521
Losses
1. Craig • NYM 22
2. Jackson • CHC 18
Jay • CIN 18
4. Drysdale • LAD 17
Jackson • NYM 17
Johnson • HOU 17
Stallard • NYM 17
8. Friend • PIT 16
9. Cardwell • PIT 15
Cisco • NYM 15
Earned Runs
1. Sanford • SFG 111
2. Jackson • NYM 100
3. Craig • NYM 99
4. Gibson • STL 96
5. Hook • NYM 93
6. Drysdale • LAD 92
7. Sadecki • STL 88
8. Marichal • SFG 86
9. Buhl • CHC 85
10. Broglio • STL 83
Wild Pitches
1. Maloney • CIN 19
2. Broglio • STL 13
Lemaster • MLN 13
4. Miller • LAD 12
Sadecki • STL 12
6. Cloninger • MLN 11
7. Cisco • NYM 10
Tsitouris • CIN 10
9. Bruce • HOU 9
Hobbie • CHC 9
Jackson • NYM 9
McDaniel • CHC 9
Powell • NYM 9
Hit By Pitch
1. Cardwell • PIT 16
2. Gibson • STL 13
3. Jackson • NYM 12
4. Tsitouris • CIN 11
5. Drysdale • LAD 10
6. Hook • NYM 9
7. Johnson • HOU 8
Bruce • HOU 8
Burdette • 2TM 8
10. Bolin • SFG 7
Cisco • NYM 7
O'Dell • SFG 7
Batters Faced
1. Marichal • SFG 1,270
2. Drysdale • LAD 1,266
3. Koufax • LAD 1,210
4. Sanford • SFG 1,184
5. Ellsworth • CHC 1,160
6. Jackson • CHC 1,126
7. Gibson • STL 1,088
8. Friend • PIT 1,080
9. Broglio • STL 1,041
10. Spahn • MLN 1,037
Games Finished
1. McDaniel • CHC 48
2. Perranoski • LAD 47
3. Baldschun • PHI 44
4. Woodeshick • HOU 39
5. Face • PIT 38
6. Bearnarth • NYM 34
7. Henry • CIN 33
8. Shantz • STL 32
Worthington • CIN 32
10. McBean • PIT 30
Adjusted ERA+
1. Ellsworth • CHC 167
2. Koufax • LAD 159
3. Simmons • STL 144
4. Friend • PIT 140
5. Jackson • CHC 138
6. Marichal • SFG 133
7. Nuxhall • CIN 128
8. Spahn • MLN 124
9. Maloney • CIN 120
10. Johnson • HOU 119
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Koufax • LAD 1.85
2. Maloney • CIN 2.37
3. Nuxhall • CIN 2.38
4. Farrell • HOU 2.40
5. Jackson • CHC 2.54
6. Nottebart • HOU 2.55
7. Drysdale • LAD 2.56
8. Friend • PIT 2.58
9. Marichal • SFG 2.62
10. Ellsworth • CHC 2.63
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Koufax • LAD 46
2. Ellsworth • CHC 44
3. Marichal • SFG 28
4. Friend • PIT 26
5. Jackson • CHC 23
6. Simmons • STL 23
7. Perranoski • LAD 20
8. Spahn • MLN 19
9. Maloney • CIN 18
10. Veale • PIT 18
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Koufax • LAD 5.4
2. Ellsworth • CHC 5.3
3. Marichal • SFG 3.2
4. Friend • PIT 2.9
5. Jackson • CHC 2.6
6. Simmons • STL 2.6
7. Perranoski • LAD 2.2
8. Spahn • MLN 2.2
9. Maloney • CIN 2.0
10. Veale • PIT 2.0
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Koufax • LAD 60.48
2. Ellsworth • CHC 53.39
3. Marichal • SFG 31.59
4. Spahn • MLN 27.99
5. Friend • PIT 27.39
6. Taylor • STL 25.60
7. Maloney • CIN 23.10
8. Klippstein • PHI 22.01
9. Perranoski • LAD 21.58
10. Simmons • STL 21.53
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Koufax • LAD 7.8
2. Spahn • MLN 6.6
3. Ellsworth • CHC 5.9
4. Marichal • SFG 5.5
5. Perranoski • LAD 4.3
6. McBean • PIT 4.2
7. Maloney • CIN 3.8
8. McDaniel • CHC 3.1
9. Nuxhall • CIN 2.7
10. Friend • PIT 2.3
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Koufax • LAD 7.2
2. Ellsworth • CHC 5.1
3. Marichal • SFG 4.0
4. Maloney • CIN 2.9
5. Friend • PIT 2.7
6. Jackson • CHC 2.4
7. Farrell • HOU 2.3
8. Simmons • STL 2.3
9. Spahn • MLN 2.2
10. Nuxhall • CIN 2.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Koufax • LAD 24.7
2. Perranoski • LAD 14.4
3. Marichal • SFG 9.6
4. Simmons • STL 6.4
5. Ellsworth • CHC 5.6
6. Podres • LAD 5.6
7. Taylor • STL 5.2
8. Broglio • STL 3.5
9. McDaniel • CHC 3.3
10. Spahn • MLN 3.2
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Koufax • LAD 7.8
2. Ellsworth • CHC 6.2
3. Marichal • SFG 3.7
4. Spahn • MLN 3.3
5. Friend • PIT 3.1
6. Taylor • STL 2.8
7. Maloney • CIN 2.6
8. Perranoski • LAD 2.5
9. Klippstein • PHI 2.5
10. Simmons • STL 2.3

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