National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Niekro • ATL 10.4
2. Parker • PIT 7.0
3. Blue • SFG 6.2
Schmidt • PHI 6.2
5. Clark • SFG 5.9
6. Carter • MON 5.8
7. Bowa • PHI 5.8
Knepper • SFG 5.8
9. Denny • STL 5.6
10. Valentine • MON 5.6
WAR for Pitchers
1. Niekro • ATL 10.0
2. Knepper • SFG 6.3
3. Blue • SFG 5.8
4. Swan • NYM 5.6
5. Reuschel • CHC 5.5
6. Denny • STL 5.2
7. Hooton • LAD 5.1
8. Blyleven • PIT 5.1
9. Rogers • MON 4.9
10. Seaver • CIN 4.7
Earned Run Average
1. Swan • NYM 2.43
2. Rogers • MON 2.47
3. Vuckovich • STL 2.54
4. Knepper • SFG 2.63
5. Hooton • LAD 2.71
6. Perry • SDP 2.73
7. Blue • SFG 2.79
8. Carlton • PHI 2.84
9. Halicki • SFG 2.85
10. Seaver • CIN 2.88
Wins
1. Perry • SDP 21
2. Grimsley • MON 20
3. Hooton • LAD 19
Niekro • ATL 19
5. Blue • SFG 18
Richard • HOU 18
7. John • LAD 17
Knepper • SFG 17
9. Carlton • PHI 16
Seaver • CIN 16
Win-Loss %
1. Perry • SDP .778
2. Robinson • PIT .700
3. Bonham • CIN .688
4. Hooton • LAD .655
5. Grimsley • MON .645
6. Blue • SFG .643
7. John • LAD .630
8. Zachry • NYM .625
Rau • LAD .625
Forsch • HOU .625
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Halicki • SFG 1.060
2. Swan • NYM 1.071
3. Hooton • LAD 1.089
4. Christenson • PHI 1.123
5. Robinson • PIT 1.139
6. Rogers • MON 1.142
7. Grimsley • MON 1.156
8. Blyleven • PIT 1.161
9. Knepper • SFG 1.165
10. Ruthven • 2TM 1.165
Hits per 9 IP
1. Richard • HOU 6.276
2. Swan • NYM 7.119
3. Hooton • LAD 7.475
4. Halicki • SFG 7.508
5. Knepper • SFG 7.546
6. Seaver • CIN 7.556
7. Rogers • MON 7.644
8. Denny • STL 7.692
9. Forsch • STL 7.896
10. Niekro • ATL 7.941
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Christenson • PHI 1.855
2. Barr • SFG 1.933
3. Reuschel • CHC 2.003
4. Halicki • SFG 2.035
5. Sutton • LAD 2.039
6. Ruthven • 2TM 2.176
7. John • LAD 2.239
8. Robinson • PIT 2.247
9. Lamp • CHC 2.253
10. Jones • SDP 2.277
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Richard • HOU 9.904
2. Seaver • CIN 7.833
3. Vuckovich • STL 6.761
4. Blyleven • PIT 6.722
5. Niekro • ATL 6.676
6. Montefusco • SFG 6.675
7. Koosman • NYM 6.119
8. Blue • SFG 5.965
9. Carlton • PHI 5.858
10. Sutton • LAD 5.815
Games Played
1. Tekulve • PIT 91
2. Littell • STL 72
3. Moore • CHC 71
4. Bair • CIN 70
Moffitt • SFG 70
6. Murray • 2TM 68
7. Fingers • SDP 67
Lavelle • SFG 67
9. Reed • PHI 66
10. Garber • 2TM 65
Saves
1. Fingers • SDP 37
2. Tekulve • PIT 31
3. Bair • CIN 28
4. Sutter • CHC 27
5. Garber • 2TM 25
6. Forster • LAD 22
7. Reed • PHI 17
8. Lockwood • NYM 15
9. Lavelle • SFG 14
10. Garman • 2TM 13
Innings Pitched
1. Niekro • ATL 334.1
2. Richard • HOU 275.1
3. Grimsley • MON 263.0
4. Perry • SDP 260.2
5. Knepper • SFG 260.0
6. Seaver • CIN 259.2
7. Blue • SFG 258.0
8. Jones • SDP 253.0
9. Carlton • PHI 247.1
10. Blyleven • PIT 243.2
Strikeouts
1. Richard • HOU 303
2. Niekro • ATL 248
3. Seaver • CIN 226
4. Blyleven • PIT 182
5. Montefusco • SFG 177
6. Blue • SFG 171
7. Carlton • PHI 161
8. Koosman • NYM 160
9. Perry • SDP 154
Sutton • LAD 154
Games Started
1. Niekro • ATL 42
2. Perry • SDP 37
3. Grimsley • MON 36
Jones • SDP 36
Lamp • CHC 36
Montefusco • SFG 36
Richard • HOU 36
Seaver • CIN 36
9. Blue • SFG 35
Knepper • SFG 35
Reuschel • CHC 35
Complete Games
1. Niekro • ATL 22
2. Grimsley • MON 19
3. Richard • HOU 16
Knepper • SFG 16
5. Sutton • LAD 12
Carlton • PHI 12
7. Rogers • MON 11
Denny • STL 11
Ruthven • 2TM 11
Blyleven • PIT 11
Shutouts
1. Knepper • SFG 6
2. Niekro • ATL 4
Blue • SFG 4
Blyleven • PIT 4
Halicki • SFG 4
6. Ruthven • 2TM 3
Lamp • CHC 3
Hooton • LAD 3
Grimsley • MON 3
Rhoden • LAD 3
Forsch • STL 3
Richard • HOU 3
Christenson • PHI 3
Carlton • PHI 3
Welch • LAD 3
Fryman • 2TM 3
Rasmussen • 2TM 3
Home Runs
1. Carlton • PHI 30
2. Sutton • LAD 29
3. Seaver • CIN 26
4. Montefusco • SFG 25
5. Espinosa • NYM 24
6. Ruthven • 2TM 21
7. Lemongello • HOU 20
Robinson • PIT 20
Rasmussen • 2TM 20
10. Norman • CIN 19
Bases on Balls
1. Richard • HOU 141
2. Niekro • ATL 102
3. Forsch • STL 97
4. Hanna • ATL 93
5. Seaver • CIN 89
6. Knepper • SFG 85
7. Koosman • NYM 84
8. Norman • CIN 82
9. Rooker • PIT 81
10. Burris • CHC 79
Hits
1. Niekro • ATL 295
2. Jones • SDP 263
3. Perry • SDP 241
4. Grimsley • MON 237
5. Reuschel • CHC 235
6. Blue • SFG 233
Montefusco • SFG 233
8. Espinosa • NYM 230
John • LAD 230
10. Carlton • PHI 228
Sutton • LAD 228
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Sutton • LAD 2.852
2. Christenson • PHI 2.787
3. Blyleven • PIT 2.758
4. Montefusco • SFG 2.603
5. Carlton • PHI 2.556
6. Seaver • CIN 2.539
7. Vuckovich • STL 2.525
8. Blue • SFG 2.443
9. Niekro • ATL 2.431
10. Robinson • PIT 2.368
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Jones • SDP 0.213
2. Perry • SDP 0.311
3. Knepper • SFG 0.346
4. Barr • SFG 0.387
5. Richard • HOU 0.392
6. Vuckovich • STL 0.408
7. Blue • SFG 0.419
8. Niekro • ATL 0.431
9. John • LAD 0.465
10. Rogers • MON 0.493
Losses
1. Niekro • ATL 18
2. Forsch • STL 17
3. Espinosa • NYM 15
Koosman • NYM 15
Lamp • CHC 15
Reuschel • CHC 15
Rasmussen • 2TM 15
8. Christenson • PHI 14
Jones • SDP 14
Lemongello • HOU 14
Niekro • HOU 14
Seaver • CIN 14
Earned Runs
1. Espinosa • NYM 107
Niekro • ATL 107
3. Burris • CHC 105
4. Montefusco • SFG 101
5. Koosman • NYM 98
6. Forsch • STL 96
7. Richard • HOU 95
8. Sutton • LAD 94
Rasmussen • 2TM 94
10. Lemongello • HOU 92
Reuschel • CHC 92
Wild Pitches
1. Richard • HOU 16
2. Reuschel • CHC 13
3. Mahler • ATL 12
4. Hanna • ATL 11
Niekro • ATL 11
Twitchell • MON 11
7. Bruhert • NYM 10
8. Littell • STL 9
Niekro • HOU 9
Robinson • PIT 9
Hit By Pitch
1. Niekro • ATL 13
2. Burris • CHC 10
3. Lemongello • HOU 9
Niekro • HOU 9
5. Koosman • NYM 8
6. Halicki • SFG 7
Mahler • ATL 7
Urrea • STL 7
9. Blyleven • PIT 6
Denny • STL 6
May • MON 6
Batters Faced
1. Niekro • ATL 1,389
2. Richard • HOU 1,139
3. Seaver • CIN 1,075
4. Grimsley • MON 1,068
5. Knepper • SFG 1,062
6. Jones • SDP 1,058
7. Perry • SDP 1,055
8. Blue • SFG 1,042
9. Blyleven • PIT 1,011
10. Reuschel • CHC 1,007
Games Finished
1. Tekulve • PIT 65
2. Fingers • SDP 62
3. Bair • CIN 56
4. Littell • STL 51
5. Garber • 2TM 50
6. Sutter • CHC 47
7. Sambito • HOU 45
8. Murray • 2TM 43
9. Forster • LAD 40
Lockwood • NYM 40
Reed • PHI 40
Adjusted ERA+
1. Swan • NYM 143
2. Rogers • MON 143
3. Niekro • ATL 142
4. Vuckovich • STL 140
5. Knepper • SFG 131
6. Hooton • LAD 130
7. Carlton • PHI 126
8. Seaver • CIN 123
9. Blue • SFG 123
10. Blyleven • PIT 123
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Richard • HOU 2.51
2. Vuckovich • STL 2.60
3. Perry • SDP 2.63
4. Blue • SFG 2.68
5. Niekro • ATL 2.76
6. Blyleven • PIT 2.88
7. John • LAD 2.91
8. Christenson • PHI 2.98
9. Knepper • SFG 2.98
10. Swan • NYM 3.00
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Niekro • ATL 36
2. Rogers • MON 28
3. Swan • NYM 25
4. Knepper • SFG 25
5. Hooton • LAD 24
6. Vuckovich • STL 22
7. Garber • 2TM 21
8. Blue • SFG 21
9. Carlton • PHI 19
10. Welch • LAD 19
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Niekro • ATL 4.0
2. Rogers • MON 3.1
3. Swan • NYM 2.8
4. Knepper • SFG 2.7
5. Hooton • LAD 2.7
6. Vuckovich • STL 2.4
7. Garber • 2TM 2.3
8. Blue • SFG 2.3
9. Welch • LAD 2.1
10. Carlton • PHI 2.1
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Rogers • MON 32.53
2. Swan • NYM 30.86
3. Niekro • ATL 29.37
4. Knepper • SFG 29.12
5. Hooton • LAD 27.69
6. Blue • SFG 24.31
7. Denny • STL 24.01
8. Welch • LAD 23.76
9. Garber • 2TM 22.94
10. Bair • CIN 20.57
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Knepper • SFG 4.1
2. Swan • NYM 3.9
3. Bair • CIN 3.6
4. Hooton • LAD 3.4
5. Garber • 2TM 3.4
6. Rogers • MON 3.2
7. Perry • SDP 3.0
8. Blue • SFG 2.9
9. Welch • LAD 2.6
10. Forster • LAD 2.6
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Knepper • SFG 3.8
2. Niekro • ATL 3.6
3. Swan • NYM 3.2
4. Rogers • MON 3.2
5. Hooton • LAD 2.8
6. Blue • SFG 2.8
7. Halicki • SFG 2.4
8. Richard • HOU 2.2
9. Grimsley • MON 2.0
10. Robinson • PIT 2.0
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Hooton • LAD 7.0
2. Ruthven • 2TM 5.3
3. Forster • LAD 5.0
4. Christenson • PHI 4.8
5. Blue • SFG 4.7
6. Knepper • SFG 4.4
7. Bair • CIN 4.0
8. Reed • PHI 3.4
9. Rogers • MON 3.0
10. Welch • LAD 2.8
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Rogers • MON 3.7
2. Swan • NYM 3.6
3. Knepper • SFG 3.3
4. Hooton • LAD 3.1
5. Niekro • ATL 3.0
6. Blue • SFG 2.8
7. Welch • LAD 2.7
8. Denny • STL 2.7
9. Garber • 2TM 2.4
10. Bair • CIN 2.2

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