National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Gibson • STL 11.3
2. Dierker • HOU 8.4
3. McCovey • SFG 8.1
4. Aaron • ATL 8.0
5. Hands • CHC 7.9
6. Marichal • SFG 7.6
7. Clemente • PIT 7.5
8. Carlton • STL 7.3
9. Seaver • NYM 7.2
10. Wynn • HOU 7.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Gibson • STL 10.4
2. Dierker • HOU 8.7
3. Hands • CHC 8.4
4. Marichal • SFG 7.8
5. Seaver • NYM 7.2
6. Jenkins • CHC 7.2
7. Carlton • STL 6.9
8. Perry • SFG 6.5
9. Singer • LAD 6.5
10. Niekro • ATL 6.0
Earned Run Average
1. Marichal • SFG 2.10
2. Carlton • STL 2.17
3. Gibson • STL 2.18
4. Seaver • NYM 2.21
5. Koosman • NYM 2.28
6. Dierker • HOU 2.33
7. Singer • LAD 2.34
8. Perry • SFG 2.49
9. Hands • CHC 2.49
10. Niekro • ATL 2.56
Wins
1. Seaver • NYM 25
2. Niekro • ATL 23
3. Jenkins • CHC 21
Marichal • SFG 21
5. Dierker • HOU 20
Gibson • STL 20
Hands • CHC 20
Osteen • LAD 20
Singer • LAD 20
10. Perry • SFG 19
Win-Loss %
1. Moose • PIT .824
2. Seaver • NYM .781
3. Maloney • CIN .706
4. Carroll • CIN .667
Regan • CHC .667
6. Marichal • SFG .656
7. Merritt • CIN .654
Koosman • NYM .654
9. Reed • ATL .643
10. Niekro • ATL .639
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Marichal • SFG 0.994
2. Singer • LAD 1.007
3. Dierker • HOU 1.022
4. Niekro • ATL 1.027
5. Seaver • NYM 1.039
6. Koosman • NYM 1.058
7. Gibson • STL 1.102
8. Hands • CHC 1.137
9. Jenkins • CHC 1.140
10. Osteen • LAD 1.143
Hits per 9 IP
1. Seaver • NYM 6.651
2. Maloney • CIN 6.800
3. Singer • LAD 6.957
4. Koosman • NYM 6.983
5. Carlton • STL 7.045
6. Dierker • HOU 7.074
7. Gibson • STL 7.194
8. Marichal • SFG 7.328
9. Selma • 2TM 7.364
10. Gentry • NYM 7.395
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Marichal • SFG 1.622
2. Niekro • ATL 1.804
3. Jenkins • CHC 2.052
4. Niekro • 2TM 2.074
5. Osteen • LAD 2.075
6. Reed • ATL 2.088
7. Singer • LAD 2.110
8. Dierker • HOU 2.122
9. Merritt • CIN 2.187
10. Hands • CHC 2.190
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Griffin • HOU 9.558
2. Wilson • HOU 9.400
3. Moose • PIT 8.735
4. Selma • 2TM 8.544
5. Veale • PIT 8.495
6. Carlton • STL 7.997
7. Jenkins • CHC 7.892
8. Gibson • STL 7.710
9. Ellis • PIT 7.120
10. Stoneman • MON 7.065
Games Played
1. Granger • CIN 90
2. McGinn • MON 74
3. Carroll • CIN 71
Regan • CHC 71
5. Reberger • SDP 67
6. Upshaw • ATL 62
7. Baldschun • SDP 61
8. Brewer • LAD 59
Taylor • NYM 59
10. Linzy • SFG 58
Saves
1. Gladding • HOU 29
2. Upshaw • ATL 27
Granger • CIN 27
4. Brewer • LAD 20
5. Regan • CHC 17
6. Hoerner • STL 15
7. Taylor • NYM 13
8. McGraw • NYM 12
9. Linzy • SFG 11
Gibbon • 2TM 11
Innings Pitched
1. Perry • SFG 325.1
2. Osteen • LAD 321.0
3. Singer • LAD 315.2
4. Gibson • STL 314.0
5. Jenkins • CHC 311.1
6. Dierker • HOU 305.1
7. Hands • CHC 300.0
8. Marichal • SFG 299.2
9. Sutton • LAD 293.1
10. Niekro • ATL 284.1
Strikeouts
1. Jenkins • CHC 273
2. Gibson • STL 269
3. Singer • LAD 247
4. Wilson • HOU 235
5. Perry • SFG 233
6. Dierker • HOU 232
7. Sutton • LAD 217
8. Veale • PIT 213
9. Carlton • STL 210
10. Seaver • NYM 208
Games Started
1. Jenkins • CHC 42
2. Hands • CHC 41
Osteen • LAD 41
Sutton • LAD 41
5. Singer • LAD 40
6. Holtzman • CHC 39
Perry • SFG 39
8. Dierker • HOU 37
Lemaster • HOU 37
10. Marichal • SFG 36
Merritt • CIN 36
Stoneman • MON 36
Complete Games
1. Gibson • STL 28
2. Marichal • SFG 27
3. Perry • SFG 26
4. Jenkins • CHC 23
5. Niekro • ATL 21
6. Dierker • HOU 20
7. Seaver • NYM 18
Hands • CHC 18
9. Singer • LAD 16
Koosman • NYM 16
Osteen • LAD 16
Shutouts
1. Marichal • SFG 8
2. Osteen • LAD 7
Jenkins • CHC 7
4. Koosman • NYM 6
Holtzman • CHC 6
6. Seaver • NYM 5
Stoneman • MON 5
8. Dierker • HOU 4
Sutton • LAD 4
Niekro • ATL 4
Gibson • STL 4
Wise • PHI 4
Jackson • PHI 4
Home Runs
1. Merritt • CIN 33
2. Jenkins • CHC 27
3. Stoneman • MON 26
4. Jarvis • ATL 25
Sutton • LAD 25
6. Cloninger • CIN 24
Gentry • NYM 24
Reed • ATL 24
Seaver • NYM 24
10. Perry • SFG 23
Bases on Balls
1. Stoneman • MON 123
2. Cloninger • CIN 103
3. Kirby • SDP 100
4. Wilson • HOU 97
5. Wegener • MON 96
6. Gibson • STL 95
7. Carlton • STL 93
Griffin • HOU 93
Holtzman • CHC 93
10. Jackson • PHI 92
Hits
1. Osteen • LAD 293
2. Perry • SFG 290
3. Jenkins • CHC 284
4. Merritt • CIN 269
Sutton • LAD 269
6. Hands • CHC 268
7. Gibson • STL 251
8. Holtzman • CHC 248
9. Marichal • SFG 244
Singer • LAD 244
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Jenkins • CHC 3.845
2. Marichal • SFG 3.796
3. Niekro • ATL 3.386
4. Singer • LAD 3.338
5. Dierker • HOU 3.222
6. Reed • ATL 2.857
7. Gibson • STL 2.832
8. Moose • PIT 2.661
9. Bunning • 2TM 2.661
10. Koosman • NYM 2.647
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Veale • PIT 0.319
2. Gibson • STL 0.344
3. Marichal • SFG 0.451
4. Moose • PIT 0.476
5. Osteen • LAD 0.477
6. Koosman • NYM 0.523
7. Dierker • HOU 0.531
8. Santorini • SDP 0.536
9. Wegener • MON 0.543
10. Maloney • CIN 0.554
Losses
1. Kirby • SDP 20
2. Stoneman • MON 19
3. Jackson • PHI 18
Sutton • LAD 18
Niekro • 2TM 18
6. Cloninger • CIN 17
Ellis • PIT 17
Lemaster • HOU 17
9. Robertson • MON 16
10. Fryman • PHI 15
Jenkins • CHC 15
Osteen • LAD 15
Earned Runs
1. Merritt • CIN 122
2. Stoneman • MON 115
3. Sutton • LAD 113
4. Fryman • PHI 112
5. Jenkins • CHC 111
6. Jarvis • ATL 107
7. Cloninger • CIN 106
8. Blass • PIT 104
Holtzman • CHC 104
10. Wilson • HOU 100
Wild Pitches
1. Maloney • CIN 16
Wilson • HOU 16
3. Niekro • ATL 15
4. Cloninger • CIN 14
5. Wegener • MON 13
6. Fryman • PHI 12
Perry • SFG 12
Santorini • SDP 12
9. Arrigo • CIN 11
Stoneman • MON 11
Hit By Pitch
1. Stoneman • MON 12
2. Fryman • PHI 11
Perry • SFG 11
4. Gibson • STL 10
Singer • LAD 10
6. Culver • CIN 9
Wilson • HOU 9
Waslewski • 2TM 9
9. Arrigo • CIN 8
Jenkins • CHC 8
Batters Faced
1. Perry • SFG 1,345
2. Osteen • LAD 1,291
3. Jenkins • CHC 1,275
4. Gibson • STL 1,270
5. Singer • LAD 1,263
6. Sutton • LAD 1,226
7. Hands • CHC 1,220
8. Dierker • HOU 1,207
9. Marichal • SFG 1,176
10. Niekro • ATL 1,143
Games Finished
1. Granger • CIN 55
2. Regan • CHC 49
3. Upshaw • ATL 47
4. Taylor • NYM 44
5. Brewer • LAD 43
Gladding • HOU 43
7. Linzy • SFG 39
8. Carroll • CIN 37
9. McCool • SDP 35
Reberger • SDP 35
Adjusted ERA+
1. Marichal • SFG 168
2. Seaver • NYM 165
3. Carlton • STL 164
4. Gibson • STL 164
5. Hands • CHC 162
6. Koosman • NYM 160
7. Dierker • HOU 152
8. Niekro • ATL 142
9. Perry • SFG 142
10. Singer • LAD 142
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Gibson • STL 2.30
2. Veale • PIT 2.33
3. Marichal • SFG 2.39
4. Moose • PIT 2.44
5. Dierker • HOU 2.47
6. Jenkins • CHC 2.64
7. Singer • LAD 2.65
8. Koosman • NYM 2.67
9. Wilson • HOU 2.76
10. Niekro • ATL 2.77
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Gibson • STL 50
2. Marichal • SFG 44
3. Seaver • NYM 44
4. Hands • CHC 43
5. Dierker • HOU 38
6. Koosman • NYM 38
7. Carlton • STL 37
8. Singer • LAD 36
9. Niekro • ATL 33
10. Perry • SFG 33
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Gibson • STL 5.8
2. Marichal • SFG 5.0
3. Seaver • NYM 5.0
4. Hands • CHC 4.8
5. Dierker • HOU 4.3
6. Koosman • NYM 4.3
7. Carlton • STL 4.1
8. Singer • LAD 4.0
9. Niekro • ATL 3.7
10. Perry • SFG 3.6
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Gibson • STL 56.72
2. Seaver • NYM 51.15
3. Koosman • NYM 46.99
4. Dierker • HOU 46.06
5. Marichal • SFG 45.10
6. Hands • CHC 42.09
7. Carlton • STL 41.51
8. Singer • LAD 41.16
9. Osteen • LAD 37.92
10. Niekro • ATL 33.97
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Gibson • STL 7.7
2. Seaver • NYM 6.7
3. Koosman • NYM 6.4
4. Marichal • SFG 6.4
5. Dierker • HOU 6.3
6. McGraw • NYM 5.6
7. Jenkins • CHC 4.4
8. Carlton • STL 4.4
9. Hands • CHC 4.2
10. Singer • LAD 4.0
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Gibson • STL 5.9
2. Dierker • HOU 5.8
3. Marichal • SFG 5.4
4. Singer • LAD 4.4
5. Niekro • ATL 4.4
6. Hands • CHC 4.0
7. Jenkins • CHC 3.7
8. Carlton • STL 3.7
9. Koosman • NYM 3.7
10. Seaver • NYM 3.6
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Marichal • SFG 11.7
2. Koosman • NYM 7.4
3. Granger • CIN 7.3
4. Singer • LAD 7.0
5. Seaver • NYM 6.9
6. Perry • SFG 6.3
7. Hands • CHC 6.0
8. Niekro • ATL 5.7
9. McGraw • NYM 4.5
10. Jenkins • CHC 3.9
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Gibson • STL 6.7
2. Seaver • NYM 5.9
3. Koosman • NYM 5.4
4. Dierker • HOU 5.3
5. Marichal • SFG 5.2
6. Singer • LAD 4.8
7. Carlton • STL 4.8
8. Osteen • LAD 4.4
9. Hands • CHC 4.4
10. Niekro • ATL 3.7

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