National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Morgan • CIN 11.0
2. Seaver • NYM 8.2
3. Schmidt • PHI 7.7
4. Jones • SDP 7.6
5. Messersmith • LAD 6.8
6. Cey • LAD 6.7
7. Forsch • STL 6.7
8. Bench • CIN 6.6
9. Niekro • ATL 6.6
10. Montefusco • SFG 6.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. Seaver • NYM 7.8
2. Jones • SDP 7.5
3. Montefusco • SFG 6.8
4. Niekro • ATL 6.7
5. Messersmith • LAD 6.5
6. Morton • ATL 6.1
7. Barr • SFG 6.0
8. Forsch • STL 5.5
9. Reuss • PIT 5.4
10. Rogers • MON 4.5
Earned Run Average
1. Jones • SDP 2.24
2. Messersmith • LAD 2.29
3. Seaver • NYM 2.38
4. Reuss • PIT 2.54
5. Forsch • STL 2.86
6. Sutton • LAD 2.87
7. Montefusco • SFG 2.88
8. Rooker • PIT 2.97
9. Barr • SFG 3.06
10. Hooton • 2TM 3.07
Wins
1. Seaver • NYM 22
2. Jones • SDP 20
3. Messersmith • LAD 19
4. Reuss • PIT 18
Hooton • 2TM 18
6. Morton • ATL 17
7. Matlack • NYM 16
Sutton • LAD 16
9. Billingham • CIN 15
Burris • CHC 15
Carlton • PHI 15
Forsch • STL 15
Gullett • CIN 15
McGlothen • STL 15
Montefusco • SFG 15
Murray • MON 15
Niekro • ATL 15
Nolan • CIN 15
Rau • LAD 15
Win-Loss %
1. Hrabosky • STL .813
2. Gullett • CIN .789
3. Norman • CIN .750
4. Seaver • NYM .710
5. Darcy • CIN .688
6. Hooton • 2TM .667
7. Murray • MON .652
8. Christenson • PHI .647
9. Montefusco • SFG .625
Nolan • CIN .625
Kirby • CIN .625
Jones • SDP .625
Rau • LAD .625
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Sutton • LAD 1.038
2. Jones • SDP 1.046
3. Messersmith • LAD 1.057
4. Seaver • NYM 1.088
5. Nolan • CIN 1.097
6. Hooton • 2TM 1.099
7. Rau • LAD 1.118
8. Christenson • PHI 1.130
9. Montefusco • SFG 1.215
10. Forsch • STL 1.230
Hits per 9 IP
1. Messersmith • LAD 6.827
2. Seaver • NYM 6.967
3. Warthen • MON 6.978
4. Sutton • LAD 7.148
5. Hooton • 2TM 7.287
6. Kison • PIT 7.500
7. Jones • SDP 7.642
8. Carlton • PHI 7.649
9. Montefusco • SFG 7.756
10. Norman • CIN 7.803
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Nolan • CIN 1.239
2. Jones • SDP 1.768
3. Reed • 2TM 1.905
4. Rau • LAD 2.131
5. Barr • SFG 2.139
6. Sutton • LAD 2.194
7. Matlack • NYM 2.283
8. Niekro • ATL 2.351
9. Christenson • PHI 2.359
10. Reuschel • CHC 2.577
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Montefusco • SFG 7.941
2. Richard • HOU 7.803
3. Seaver • NYM 7.801
4. Warthen • MON 6.871
5. Carlton • PHI 6.768
6. Koosman • NYM 6.497
7. Bonham • CHC 6.475
8. Falcone • SFG 6.205
9. Sutton • LAD 6.193
10. Matlack • NYM 6.061
Games Played
1. Garber • PHI 71
2. McEnaney • CIN 70
3. Borbón • CIN 67
Tomlin • SDP 67
5. Garman • STL 66
6. Frisella • SDP 65
Hrabosky • STL 65
Lavelle • SFG 65
9. Murray • MON 63
10. Giusti • PIT 61
Saves
1. Hrabosky • STL 22
Eastwick • CIN 22
3. Giusti • PIT 17
4. McEnaney • CIN 15
Knowles • CHC 15
6. McGraw • PHI 14
Garber • PHI 14
8. Apodaca • NYM 13
Marshall • LAD 13
10. House • ATL 11
Moffitt • SFG 11
Innings Pitched
1. Messersmith • LAD 321.2
2. Jones • SDP 285.0
3. Seaver • NYM 280.1
4. Morton • ATL 277.2
5. Niekro • ATL 275.2
6. Rau • LAD 257.2
7. Carlton • PHI 255.1
8. Sutton • LAD 254.1
9. Rogers • MON 251.2
10. Reed • 2TM 250.1
Strikeouts
1. Seaver • NYM 243
2. Montefusco • SFG 215
3. Messersmith • LAD 213
4. Carlton • PHI 192
5. Richard • HOU 176
6. Sutton • LAD 175
7. Koosman • NYM 173
8. Bonham • CHC 165
9. Reuschel • CHC 155
10. Matlack • NYM 154
Games Started
1. Messersmith • LAD 40
2. Morton • ATL 39
3. Rau • LAD 38
4. Carlton • PHI 37
Niekro • ATL 37
Reuschel • CHC 37
7. Bonham • CHC 36
Jones • SDP 36
Seaver • NYM 36
10. Burris • CHC 35
Rogers • MON 35
Sutton • LAD 35
Underwood • PHI 35
Complete Games
1. Messersmith • LAD 19
2. Jones • SDP 18
3. Seaver • NYM 15
Reuss • PIT 15
5. Dierker • HOU 14
Carlton • PHI 14
7. Niekro • ATL 13
8. Barr • SFG 12
Rogers • MON 12
Hooton • 2TM 12
Shutouts
1. Messersmith • LAD 7
2. Jones • SDP 6
Reuss • PIT 6
4. Seaver • NYM 5
5. Koosman • NYM 4
Hooton • 2TM 4
Sutton • LAD 4
Forsch • STL 4
Montefusco • SFG 4
10. Matlack • NYM 3
Carlton • PHI 3
Rogers • MON 3
Gullett • CIN 3
Fryman • MON 3
Home Runs
1. Niekro • ATL 29
2. Burris • CHC 25
3. Carlton • PHI 24
Dierker • HOU 24
Stone • CHC 24
6. Norman • CIN 23
7. Billingham • CIN 22
Messersmith • LAD 22
9. McGlothen • STL 21
10. Renko • MON 20
Bases on Balls
1. Richard • HOU 138
2. Falcone • SFG 111
3. Bonham • CHC 109
4. Blair • MON 106
5. Carlton • PHI 104
6. Koosman • NYM 98
7. McGlothen • STL 97
8. Messersmith • LAD 96
9. Kison • PIT 92
10. Dierker • HOU 91
Hits
1. Morton • ATL 302
2. Niekro • ATL 285
3. Reed • 2TM 274
4. Burris • CHC 259
5. Bonham • CHC 254
6. Rogers • MON 248
7. Barr • SFG 244
Messersmith • LAD 244
Reuschel • CHC 244
10. Jones • SDP 242
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Sutton • LAD 2.823
2. Seaver • NYM 2.761
3. Matlack • NYM 2.655
4. Reed • 2TM 2.623
5. Nolan • CIN 2.552
6. Montefusco • SFG 2.500
7. Rau • LAD 2.475
8. Reuschel • CHC 2.313
9. Hooton • 2TM 2.250
10. Messersmith • LAD 2.219
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Reed • 2TM 0.180
2. Seaver • NYM 0.353
3. Richard • HOU 0.355
4. Reuss • PIT 0.379
5. Montefusco • SFG 0.406
6. Warthen • MON 0.429
7. Rogers • MON 0.465
8. Kison • PIT 0.469
9. Underwood • PHI 0.492
10. Jones • SDP 0.537
Losses
1. Reuschel • CHC 17
2. Dierker • HOU 16
Morton • ATL 16
4. Blair • MON 15
Bonham • CHC 15
McIntosh • SDP 15
Niekro • ATL 15
8. Barr • SFG 14
Carlton • PHI 14
Freisleben • SDP 14
Marshall • LAD 14
Messersmith • LAD 14
Roberts • HOU 14
Earned Runs
1. Bonham • CHC 120
2. Burris • CHC 109
3. Morton • ATL 108
4. McGlothen • STL 104
5. Dierker • HOU 103
6. Carlton • PHI 101
Underwood • PHI 101
8. Richard • HOU 99
9. Niekro • ATL 98
Reed • 2TM 98
Wild Pitches
1. Richard • HOU 20
2. Niekro • ATL 15
3. Dierker • HOU 13
Rogers • MON 13
5. Blair • MON 12
Bonham • CHC 12
Kirby • CIN 12
8. Forsch • STL 10
Twitchell • PHI 10
10. Falcone • SFG 9
Folkers • SDP 9
Kison • PIT 9
Norman • CIN 9
Underwood • PHI 9
Williams • SFG 9
Hit By Pitch
1. Niekro • ATL 11
2. Billingham • CIN 9
Dettore • CHC 9
4. Hough • LAD 8
Montefusco • SFG 8
6. Dierker • HOU 7
Freisleben • SDP 7
León • ATL 7
Reuschel • CHC 7
10. Dal Canton • ATL 6
Underwood • PHI 6
Scherman • 2TM 6
Batters Faced
1. Messersmith • LAD 1,276
2. Morton • ATL 1,199
3. Niekro • ATL 1,160
4. Jones • SDP 1,124
5. Seaver • NYM 1,115
6. Rogers • MON 1,068
7. Reed • 2TM 1,067
8. Carlton • PHI 1,063
9. Rau • LAD 1,046
10. Bonham • CHC 1,035
Games Finished
1. Garber • PHI 47
2. Marshall • LAD 46
3. House • ATL 45
4. Giusti • PIT 43
5. Hrabosky • STL 41
6. Eastwick • CIN 40
Murray • MON 40
8. Frisella • SDP 39
9. McEnaney • CIN 38
10. McGraw • PHI 37
Adjusted ERA+
1. Jones • SDP 156
2. Messersmith • LAD 149
3. Seaver • NYM 146
4. Reuss • PIT 139
5. Montefusco • SFG 133
6. Forsch • STL 133
7. Barr • SFG 125
8. Warthen • MON 124
9. Sutton • LAD 119
10. Rooker • PIT 119
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Seaver • NYM 2.35
2. Reed • 2TM 2.42
3. Montefusco • SFG 2.57
4. Sutton • LAD 2.85
5. Matlack • NYM 2.87
6. Reuss • PIT 3.02
7. Rau • LAD 3.07
8. Messersmith • LAD 3.09
9. Hooton • 2TM 3.15
10. Reuschel • CHC 3.16
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Messersmith • LAD 43
2. Seaver • NYM 37
3. Jones • SDP 35
4. Reuss • PIT 28
5. Montefusco • SFG 26
6. Gullett • CIN 21
7. Forsch • STL 20
8. Barr • SFG 20
9. Hrabosky • STL 19
10. Sutton • LAD 19
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Messersmith • LAD 4.8
2. Seaver • NYM 4.1
3. Jones • SDP 3.9
4. Reuss • PIT 3.1
5. Montefusco • SFG 2.8
6. Gullett • CIN 2.4
7. Forsch • STL 2.2
8. Barr • SFG 2.1
9. Sutton • LAD 2.1
Hrabosky • STL 2.1
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Messersmith • LAD 52.03
2. Seaver • NYM 44.02
3. Montefusco • SFG 33.01
4. Reuss • PIT 31.81
5. Jones • SDP 30.75
6. Gullett • CIN 25.82
7. Sutton • LAD 25.65
8. Warthen • MON 23.16
9. Barr • SFG 22.75
10. Eastwick • CIN 21.19
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Seaver • NYM 5.7
2. Hrabosky • STL 4.6
3. Montefusco • SFG 4.5
4. Messersmith • LAD 4.1
5. Sutton • LAD 3.9
6. Jones • SDP 3.5
7. McGraw • PHI 3.2
8. Reuss • PIT 3.1
9. Eastwick • CIN 3.0
10. Gullett • CIN 2.8
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Messersmith • LAD 5.0
2. Seaver • NYM 4.5
3. Jones • SDP 3.7
4. Sutton • LAD 3.6
5. Gullett • CIN 2.7
6. Hooton • 2TM 2.4
7. Rau • LAD 2.3
8. Montefusco • SFG 2.1
9. Christenson • PHI 2.1
10. Nolan • CIN 2.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Reuss • PIT 5.1
2. Seaver • NYM 4.9
3. Messersmith • LAD 4.1
4. Sutton • LAD 3.6
5. McGraw • PHI 3.2
6. Giusti • PIT 2.7
7. Borbón • CIN 2.4
8. Gullett • CIN 2.4
9. McEnaney • CIN 2.3
10. Hilgendorf • PHI 2.1
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Messersmith • LAD 6.1
2. Seaver • NYM 5.1
3. Reuss • PIT 3.6
4. Montefusco • SFG 3.6
5. Jones • SDP 3.5
6. Gullett • CIN 2.9
7. Sutton • LAD 2.9
8. Warthen • MON 2.4
9. Barr • SFG 2.4
10. Hooton • 2TM 2.4

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