National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Winfield • SDP 8.3
2. Schmidt • PHI 7.9
3. Niekro • ATL 7.7
4. Hernandez • STL 7.6
5. Parker • PIT 6.7
6. Carter • MON 6.0
7. Tenace • SDP 6.0
8. Reuschel • CHC 5.9
9. Bench • CIN 5.6
10. Richard • HOU 5.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. Niekro • ATL 7.4
2. Reuschel • CHC 5.7
3. Richard • HOU 5.6
4. Sutter • CHC 4.9
5. Swan • NYM 4.6
6. Hume • CIN 3.9
7. McGlothen • CHC 3.8
8. Rogers • MON 3.8
9. Lamp • CHC 3.7
10. Hooton • LAD 3.6
Earned Run Average
1. Richard • HOU 2.71
2. Hume • CIN 2.76
3. Schatzeder • MON 2.83
4. Hooton • LAD 2.97
5. Niekro • HOU 3.00
6. Rogers • MON 3.00
7. Forsch • HOU 3.04
8. Lee • MON 3.04
9. Perry • SDP 3.06
10. Seaver • CIN 3.14
Wins
1. Niekro • HOU 21
Niekro • ATL 21
3. Carlton • PHI 18
Reuschel • CHC 18
Richard • HOU 18
6. Sutcliffe • LAD 17
7. Lee • MON 16
Seaver • CIN 16
9. Martínez • STL 15
Vuckovich • STL 15
Win-Loss %
1. Bibby • PIT .750
2. Seaver • CIN .727
3. Blyleven • PIT .706
4. Tidrow • CHC .688
5. Niekro • HOU .656
6. Martínez • STL .652
7. Kison • PIT .650
8. Forsch • HOU .647
9. LaCoss • CIN .636
10. Sutcliffe • LAD .630
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Forsch • HOU 1.069
2. Richard • HOU 1.088
3. Seaver • CIN 1.153
4. Sutton • LAD 1.159
5. Carlton • PHI 1.159
6. Candelaria • PIT 1.169
7. Kison • PIT 1.172
8. Swan • NYM 1.186
9. Hume • CIN 1.196
10. Hooton • LAD 1.198
Hits per 9 IP
1. Richard • HOU 6.773
2. Carlton • PHI 7.243
3. Niekro • HOU 7.544
4. Schatzeder • MON 7.556
5. Andújar • HOU 7.794
6. Seaver • CIN 7.828
7. Forsch • HOU 7.852
8. Sanderson • MON 7.929
9. Sutton • LAD 8.004
10. Sutcliffe • LAD 8.070
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Forsch • HOU 1.773
2. Candelaria • PIT 1.783
3. Hume • CIN 1.822
4. Lee • MON 1.865
5. Swan • NYM 2.041
6. Lamp • CHC 2.067
7. Forsch • STL 2.140
8. Jones • SDP 2.190
9. McGlothen • CHC 2.335
10. Kison • PIT 2.350
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Richard • HOU 9.636
2. Carlton • PHI 7.637
3. Sanderson • MON 7.393
4. Blyleven • PIT 6.522
5. Krukow • CHC 6.504
6. McGlothen • CHC 6.241
7. Schatzeder • MON 5.889
8. Sutton • LAD 5.814
9. Vuckovich • STL 5.601
10. Falcone • NYM 5.527
Games Played
1. Tekulve • PIT 94
2. Romo • PIT 84
3. Jackson • PIT 72
4. Lavelle • SFG 70
5. Garber • ATL 68
6. Murray • 2TM 67
7. Bair • CIN 65
McGraw • PHI 65
9. Littell • STL 63
Sambito • HOU 63
Tidrow • CHC 63
Saves
1. Sutter • CHC 37
2. Tekulve • PIT 31
3. Garber • ATL 25
4. Sambito • HOU 22
5. Lavelle • SFG 20
6. Sosa • MON 18
7. Hume • CIN 17
8. McGraw • PHI 16
Bair • CIN 16
10. Jackson • PIT 14
Innings Pitched
1. Niekro • ATL 342.0
2. Richard • HOU 292.1
3. Niekro • HOU 263.2
4. Jones • SDP 263.0
5. Swan • NYM 251.1
6. Carlton • PHI 251.0
7. Rogers • MON 248.2
8. Sutcliffe • LAD 242.0
9. Reuschel • CHC 239.0
10. Blyleven • PIT 237.1
Strikeouts
1. Richard • HOU 313
2. Carlton • PHI 213
3. Niekro • ATL 208
4. Blyleven • PIT 172
5. McGlothen • CHC 147
6. Sutton • LAD 146
7. Swan • NYM 145
Vuckovich • STL 145
9. Rogers • MON 143
10. Perry • SDP 140
Games Started
1. Niekro • ATL 44
2. Jones • SDP 39
3. Niekro • HOU 38
Richard • HOU 38
5. Blyleven • PIT 37
Rogers • MON 37
7. Reuschel • CHC 36
8. Carlton • PHI 35
Lerch • PHI 35
Swan • NYM 35
Complete Games
1. Niekro • ATL 23
2. Richard • HOU 19
3. Rogers • MON 13
Carlton • PHI 13
5. Hooton • LAD 12
6. Niekro • HOU 11
7. Perry • SDP 10
Fulgham • STL 10
Forsch • HOU 10
Swan • NYM 10
Blue • SFG 10
Shutouts
1. Seaver • CIN 5
Rogers • MON 5
Niekro • HOU 5
4. Carlton • PHI 4
Richard • HOU 4
6. Swan • NYM 3
Sanderson • MON 3
Espinosa • PHI 3
Rasmussen • SDP 3
Lee • MON 3
Home Runs
1. Niekro • ATL 41
2. Knepper • SFG 30
3. McGlothen • CHC 27
4. Candelaria • PIT 25
Carlton • PHI 25
6. Denny • STL 24
Falcone • NYM 24
8. Blue • SFG 23
9. Vuckovich • STL 22
10. Blyleven • PIT 21
Sutton • LAD 21
Bases on Balls
1. Niekro • ATL 113
2. Blue • SFG 111
3. Niekro • HOU 107
4. Denny • STL 100
5. Richard • HOU 98
6. Sutcliffe • LAD 97
7. Blyleven • PIT 92
8. Carlton • PHI 89
9. Andújar • HOU 88
10. D'Acquisto • SDP 86
Hits
1. Niekro • ATL 311
2. Jones • SDP 257
3. Reuschel • CHC 251
4. Blue • SFG 246
5. Knepper • SFG 241
Swan • NYM 241
7. Blyleven • PIT 238
8. McGlothen • CHC 236
9. Rogers • MON 232
10. Lee • MON 230
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Richard • HOU 3.194
2. McGlothen • CHC 2.673
3. Sanderson • MON 2.556
4. Swan • NYM 2.544
5. Candelaria • PIT 2.463
6. Hume • CIN 2.424
7. Sutton • LAD 2.393
8. Carlton • PHI 2.393
9. Kison • PIT 2.333
10. Vuckovich • STL 2.266
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Andújar • HOU 0.325
2. Richard • HOU 0.400
3. Perry • SDP 0.464
4. Hooton • LAD 0.467
5. Rogers • MON 0.507
6. LaCoss • CIN 0.569
7. Niekro • HOU 0.580
8. Jones • SDP 0.582
9. Sutcliffe • LAD 0.595
10. Reuschel • CHC 0.603
Losses
1. Niekro • ATL 20
2. Garber • ATL 16
Shirley • SDP 16
4. Sutton • LAD 15
5. Blue • SFG 14
Falcone • NYM 14
McGlothen • CHC 14
Reuss • LAD 14
Solomon • ATL 14
10. D'Acquisto • SDP 13
Lerch • PHI 13
Norman • CIN 13
Richard • HOU 13
Swan • NYM 13
Earned Runs
1. Blue • SFG 132
2. Niekro • ATL 129
3. Denny • STL 111
4. Knepper • SFG 107
5. Jones • SDP 106
6. Carlton • PHI 101
7. McGlothen • CHC 97
8. Reuschel • CHC 96
Sutton • LAD 96
10. Blyleven • PIT 95
Wild Pitches
1. Niekro • HOU 19
Richard • HOU 19
3. Niekro • ATL 18
4. Carlton • PHI 10
Falcone • NYM 10
Rogers • MON 10
7. Blyleven • PIT 9
Hough • LAD 9
Sutter • CHC 9
10. Blue • SFG 8
Curtis • SFG 8
Minton • SFG 8
Sutcliffe • LAD 8
Hit By Pitch
1. Niekro • ATL 11
2. Reuschel • CHC 10
3. Bonham • CIN 8
Hough • LAD 8
5. Niekro • HOU 7
6. Blyleven • PIT 6
Holtzman • CHC 6
Shirley • SDP 6
Solomon • ATL 6
10. Carlton • PHI 5
Garber • ATL 5
Lamp • CHC 5
Whitson • 2TM 5
Batters Faced
1. Niekro • ATL 1,436
2. Richard • HOU 1,175
3. Niekro • HOU 1,095
4. Jones • SDP 1,088
5. Blue • SFG 1,041
6. Rogers • MON 1,032
7. Carlton • PHI 1,029
8. Swan • NYM 1,027
9. Reuschel • CHC 1,021
10. Blyleven • PIT 1,018
Games Finished
1. Tekulve • PIT 67
2. Sutter • CHC 56
3. Garber • ATL 55
Lavelle • SFG 55
5. Sambito • HOU 51
6. McGraw • PHI 43
7. Bair • CIN 42
8. Fingers • SDP 41
Sosa • MON 41
10. Littell • STL 40
Adjusted ERA+
1. Hume • CIN 137
2. Richard • HOU 130
3. Schatzeder • MON 130
4. Kison • PIT 122
5. Hooton • LAD 122
6. Rogers • MON 122
7. Candelaria • PIT 121
8. Lee • MON 121
9. Seaver • CIN 121
10. Niekro • ATL 119
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Richard • HOU 2.21
2. Hooton • LAD 3.11
3. Perry • SDP 3.11
4. Rogers • MON 3.30
5. Hume • CIN 3.31
6. Swan • NYM 3.32
7. Seaver • CIN 3.33
8. Sanderson • MON 3.35
9. Kison • PIT 3.35
10. Carlton • PHI 3.45
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Richard • HOU 29
2. Fulgham • STL 20
3. Hume • CIN 20
4. Sutter • CHC 19
5. Sambito • HOU 19
6. Sosa • MON 19
7. Rogers • MON 17
8. Niekro • ATL 17
9. Tekulve • PIT 17
10. Schatzeder • MON 16
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Richard • HOU 3.1
2. Fulgham • STL 2.2
3. Hume • CIN 2.1
Sutter • CHC 2.1
5. Sambito • HOU 2.0
6. Sosa • MON 2.0
7. Rogers • MON 1.9
8. Niekro • ATL 1.8
9. Tekulve • PIT 1.7
10. Schatzeder • MON 1.7
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Richard • HOU 34.46
2. Hume • CIN 26.53
3. Tekulve • PIT 24.41
4. Fulgham • STL 22.79
5. Sutter • CHC 21.56
6. Rogers • MON 20.93
7. Sambito • HOU 20.36
8. Niekro • HOU 19.15
9. Forsch • HOU 18.61
10. Schatzeder • MON 18.39
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Tekulve • PIT 5.7
2. Richard • HOU 4.0
3. Sutter • CHC 4.0
4. Niekro • HOU 3.2
5. Sambito • HOU 3.1
6. Sosa • MON 2.8
7. Perry • SDP 2.6
8. Fulgham • STL 2.6
9. Lee • MON 2.5
10. Littell • STL 2.5
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Richard • HOU 3.9
2. Hooton • LAD 2.7
3. Sutcliffe • LAD 2.7
4. Sutter • CHC 2.3
5. Fulgham • STL 2.3
6. Seaver • CIN 2.2
7. Perry • SDP 2.1
8. Forsch • HOU 2.1
9. Carlton • PHI 2.1
10. Tekulve • PIT 2.0
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Tekulve • PIT 10.1
2. Richard • HOU 8.0
3. Kison • PIT 7.9
4. Palmer • MON 7.7
5. Sosa • MON 5.1
6. Lee • MON 5.0
7. Hume • CIN 4.4
8. Niekro • HOU 3.8
9. Schatzeder • MON 3.5
Sutter • CHC 3.5
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Richard • HOU 3.9
2. Hume • CIN 2.8
3. Tekulve • PIT 2.5
4. Fulgham • STL 2.5
5. Rogers • MON 2.3
6. Sambito • HOU 2.2
7. Sutter • CHC 2.2
8. Niekro • HOU 2.1
9. Forsch • HOU 2.1
10. Schatzeder • MON 2.0

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