National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Schmidt • PHI 9.8
2. Matlack • NYM 8.7
3. Morgan • CIN 8.6
4. Niekro • ATL 8.0
5. Bench • CIN 7.8
6. Wynn • LAD 7.7
7. Evans • ATL 7.2
8. Barr • SFG 6.8
9. Messersmith • LAD 6.6
10. Rooker • PIT 6.0
WAR for Pitchers
1. Matlack • NYM 9.1
2. Niekro • ATL 7.9
3. Barr • SFG 6.3
4. Seaver • NYM 6.2
5. Capra • ATL 5.4
6. Messersmith • LAD 5.3
7. Koosman • NYM 4.9
8. McGlothen • STL 4.9
9. Carlton • PHI 4.8
10. Rooker • PIT 4.7
Earned Run Average
1. Capra • ATL 2.28
2. Niekro • ATL 2.38
3. Matlack • NYM 2.41
4. Marshall • LAD 2.42
5. Messersmith • LAD 2.59
6. McGlothen • STL 2.69
7. Barr • SFG 2.74
8. Rooker • PIT 2.78
9. Dierker • HOU 2.90
10. Caldwell • SFG 2.95
Wins
1. Messersmith • LAD 20
Niekro • ATL 20
3. Billingham • CIN 19
Sutton • LAD 19
5. Gullett • CIN 17
Lonborg • PHI 17
7. Capra • ATL 16
Carlton • PHI 16
McGlothen • STL 16
Morton • ATL 16
Reuss • PIT 16
Win-Loss %
1. John • LAD .813
2. Messersmith • LAD .769
3. Caldwell • SFG .737
4. Carroll • CIN .706
5. Sutton • LAD .679
6. Capra • ATL .667
7. Torrez • MON .652
8. Billingham • CIN .633
9. Blair • MON .611
10. Gullett • CIN .607
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Messersmith • LAD 1.098
2. Niekro • ATL 1.115
3. Matlack • NYM 1.119
4. Barr • SFG 1.127
5. Capra • ATL 1.138
6. Reed • ATL 1.140
7. Ellis • PIT 1.155
8. Seaver • NYM 1.161
9. Sutton • LAD 1.163
10. Rooker • PIT 1.184
Hits per 9 IP
1. Capra • ATL 6.760
2. Messersmith • LAD 6.989
3. Niekro • ATL 7.412
4. Gullett • CIN 7.444
5. Wilson • HOU 7.476
6. Matlack • NYM 7.496
7. Seaver • NYM 7.589
8. Dierker • HOU 7.605
9. D'Acquisto • SFG 7.619
10. Carlton • PHI 7.701
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Barr • SFG 1.765
2. Reed • ATL 1.984
3. Ellis • PIT 2.089
4. Lonborg • PHI 2.226
5. Marshall • LAD 2.419
6. Brett • PIT 2.450
7. Matlack • NYM 2.578
8. Hooton • CHC 2.603
9. Sutton • LAD 2.609
10. Niekro • ATL 2.620
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Seaver • NYM 7.665
2. Carlton • PHI 7.423
3. Bonham • CHC 7.084
4. D'Acquisto • SFG 6.991
5. Norman • CIN 6.810
6. Messersmith • LAD 6.804
7. Gullett • CIN 6.778
8. Matlack • NYM 6.614
9. Ruthven • PHI 6.475
10. Koosman • NYM 6.385
Games Played
1. Marshall • LAD 106
2. Hardy • SDP 76
3. Borbón • CIN 73
4. Forsch • HOU 70
5. Sosa • SFG 68
6. Hrabosky • STL 65
7. Garman • STL 64
Giusti • PIT 64
9. Moffitt • SFG 61
Taylor • MON 61
Saves
1. Marshall • LAD 21
2. Moffitt • SFG 15
3. Borbón • CIN 14
4. Giusti • PIT 12
5. House • ATL 11
Taylor • MON 11
7. Murray • MON 10
Forsch • HOU 10
Zamora • CHC 10
10. Romo • SDP 9
Hrabosky • STL 9
Innings Pitched
1. Niekro • ATL 302.1
2. Messersmith • LAD 292.1
3. Carlton • PHI 291.0
4. Lonborg • PHI 283.0
5. Sutton • LAD 276.0
6. Morton • ATL 274.2
7. Matlack • NYM 265.1
8. Koosman • NYM 265.0
9. Rooker • PIT 262.2
10. Reuss • PIT 260.0
Strikeouts
1. Carlton • PHI 240
2. Messersmith • LAD 221
3. Seaver • NYM 201
4. Matlack • NYM 195
Niekro • ATL 195
6. Bonham • CHC 191
7. Koosman • NYM 188
8. Gullett • CIN 183
9. Sutton • LAD 179
10. D'Acquisto • SFG 167
Games Started
1. Sutton • LAD 40
2. Carlton • PHI 39
Lonborg • PHI 39
Messersmith • LAD 39
Niekro • ATL 39
6. Morton • ATL 38
Reuschel • CHC 38
Rogers • MON 38
9. Bonham • CHC 36
D'Acquisto • SFG 36
Complete Games
1. Niekro • ATL 18
2. Carlton • PHI 17
3. Lonborg • PHI 16
4. Rooker • PIT 15
5. Reuss • PIT 14
Matlack • NYM 14
7. Messersmith • LAD 13
Koosman • NYM 13
9. Seaver • NYM 12
10. Capra • ATL 11
Rogers • MON 11
Barr • SFG 11
Shutouts
1. Matlack • NYM 7
2. Niekro • ATL 6
3. Barr • SFG 5
Sutton • LAD 5
Seaver • NYM 5
Capra • ATL 5
7. Wilson • HOU 4
8. Billingham • CIN 3
Siebert • STL 3
Messersmith • LAD 3
McGlothen • STL 3
Lonborg • PHI 3
John • LAD 3
Gullett • CIN 3
Griffin • HOU 3
Brett • PIT 3
Dierker • HOU 3
Home Runs
1. Gibson • STL 24
Messersmith • LAD 24
3. Sutton • LAD 23
4. Gullett • CIN 22
Lonborg • PHI 22
6. Carlton • PHI 21
7. Rau • LAD 20
Reuss • PIT 20
9. Niekro • ATL 19
Rogers • MON 19
Seaver • NYM 19
Stone • CHC 19
Bases on Balls
1. Carlton • PHI 136
2. D'Acquisto • SFG 124
3. Ruthven • PHI 116
4. Freisleben • SDP 112
5. Bonham • CHC 109
6. Gibson • STL 104
7. Reuss • PIT 101
8. Wilson • HOU 100
9. Schueler • PHI 98
10. Greif • SDP 95
Hits
1. Morton • ATL 293
2. Lonborg • PHI 280
3. Reuschel • CHC 262
4. Reuss • PIT 259
5. Koosman • NYM 258
6. Rogers • MON 255
7. Carlton • PHI 249
Niekro • ATL 249
9. Bonham • CHC 246
10. Greif • SDP 244
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Seaver • NYM 2.680
2. Matlack • NYM 2.566
3. Marshall • LAD 2.554
4. Messersmith • LAD 2.351
5. Sutton • LAD 2.238
6. Ellis • PIT 2.220
7. Niekro • ATL 2.216
8. Koosman • NYM 2.212
9. Gullett • CIN 2.080
10. Norman • CIN 2.074
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Roberts • HOU 0.265
2. Matlack • NYM 0.271
3. Morton • ATL 0.328
4. Rooker • PIT 0.377
5. Marshall • LAD 0.389
6. Brett • PIT 0.424
7. McGlothen • STL 0.455
8. Ruthven • PHI 0.466
9. Bonham • CHC 0.482
10. Torrez • MON 0.483
Losses
1. Bonham • CHC 22
Jones • SDP 22
Rogers • MON 22
4. Greif • SDP 19
5. Renko • MON 16
Schueler • PHI 16
7. Bryant • SFG 15
Matlack • NYM 15
9. Curtis • STL 14
D'Acquisto • SFG 14
Freisleben • SDP 14
Earned Runs
1. Rogers • MON 126
2. Greif • SDP 117
3. Reuschel • CHC 115
4. Bonham • CHC 104
Carlton • PHI 104
6. Jones • SDP 103
7. Gibson • STL 102
Renko • MON 102
9. Lonborg • PHI 101
Reuss • PIT 101
Wild Pitches
1. Renko • MON 19
2. Kirby • CIN 15
3. Bonham • CHC 13
4. Freisleben • SDP 12
5. Carlton • PHI 11
Griffin • HOU 11
Schueler • PHI 11
8. Burris • CHC 10
Greif • SDP 10
Palmer • SDP 10
Ruthven • PHI 10
Hit By Pitch
1. Greif • SDP 14
2. Kison • PIT 11
3. Ellis • PIT 7
Freisleben • SDP 7
Koosman • NYM 7
Palmer • SDP 7
Scherman • HOU 7
Twitchell • PHI 7
9. Billingham • CIN 6
Bonham • CHC 6
D'Acquisto • SFG 6
Dettore • CHC 6
Dierker • HOU 6
Lonborg • PHI 6
Niekro • ATL 6
Reuschel • CHC 6
Sutton • LAD 6
Batters Faced
1. Carlton • PHI 1,227
2. Niekro • ATL 1,219
3. Messersmith • LAD 1,179
4. Morton • ATL 1,176
5. Lonborg • PHI 1,168
6. Sutton • LAD 1,148
7. Reuss • PIT 1,125
8. Koosman • NYM 1,118
9. Bonham • CHC 1,079
10. Matlack • NYM 1,076
Games Finished
1. Marshall • LAD 83
2. Moffitt • SFG 47
3. Borbón • CIN 44
4. Giusti • PIT 41
5. Forsch • HOU 40
6. Taylor • MON 39
7. House • ATL 38
8. Romo • SDP 35
9. Hernández • PIT 31
Hrabosky • STL 31
Scherman • HOU 31
Zamora • CHC 31
Adjusted ERA+
1. Capra • ATL 166
2. Niekro • ATL 159
3. Matlack • NYM 149
4. Marshall • LAD 141
5. Barr • SFG 139
6. McGlothen • STL 134
7. Messersmith • LAD 132
8. Caldwell • SFG 130
9. Rooker • PIT 124
10. Morton • ATL 120
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Matlack • NYM 2.42
2. Marshall • LAD 2.59
3. Seaver • NYM 2.91
4. Koosman • NYM 2.99
5. Brett • PIT 3.03
6. Niekro • ATL 3.04
7. Rooker • PIT 3.06
8. Bonham • CHC 3.12
9. Messersmith • LAD 3.13
10. McGlothen • STL 3.19
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Niekro • ATL 45
2. Matlack • NYM 35
3. Capra • ATL 33
4. Messersmith • LAD 30
5. Barr • SFG 28
6. McGlothen • STL 25
7. Marshall • LAD 24
8. Rooker • PIT 21
9. Taylor • MON 20
10. House • ATL 20
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Niekro • ATL 5.1
2. Matlack • NYM 3.9
3. Capra • ATL 3.6
4. Messersmith • LAD 3.3
5. Barr • SFG 3.1
6. McGlothen • STL 2.7
7. Marshall • LAD 2.5
8. Rooker • PIT 2.2
9. Taylor • MON 2.1
House • ATL 2.1
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Niekro • ATL 46.35
2. Matlack • NYM 41.03
3. Messersmith • LAD 38.20
4. Capra • ATL 34.82
5. Barr • SFG 32.58
6. McGlothen • STL 31.29
7. Rooker • PIT 27.06
8. Lonborg • PHI 26.17
9. Seaver • NYM 23.38
10. Murray • MON 22.94
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Messersmith • LAD 4.2
2. McGlothen • STL 3.7
3. House • ATL 3.1
4. Matlack • NYM 3.0
5. Barr • SFG 3.0
6. Capra • ATL 2.9
7. Niekro • ATL 2.8
8. Rooker • PIT 2.6
9. Lonborg • PHI 2.6
10. John • LAD 2.5
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Messersmith • LAD 4.3
2. Matlack • NYM 4.2
3. Niekro • ATL 4.0
4. Barr • SFG 3.2
5. Rooker • PIT 3.1
6. McGlothen • STL 3.0
7. Capra • ATL 2.8
8. Gullett • CIN 2.5
9. John • LAD 2.4
10. Seaver • NYM 2.4
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Giusti • PIT 9.3
2. Rooker • PIT 8.0
3. McGlothen • STL 6.1
4. Sutton • LAD 6.0
5. Messersmith • LAD 4.9
6. Hrabosky • STL 4.3
7. Reuss • PIT 2.8
8. John • LAD 2.8
9. Ellis • PIT 2.7
10. Garman • STL 2.6
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Niekro • ATL 5.1
2. Matlack • NYM 4.6
3. Messersmith • LAD 4.4
4. Capra • ATL 3.8
5. McGlothen • STL 3.5
6. Barr • SFG 3.5
7. Rooker • PIT 3.1
8. Lonborg • PHI 2.8
9. Seaver • NYM 2.6
10. Dierker • HOU 2.5

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