National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Carlton • PHI 10.1
2. Schmidt • PHI 8.9
3. Dawson • MON 6.9
4. Hernandez • STL 6.6
5. Murphy • ATL 6.6
6. Carter • MON 6.5
7. Puhl • HOU 6.2
8. Rogers • MON 6.2
9. Sutton • LAD 5.5
10. Reuschel • CHC 5.5
WAR for Pitchers
1. Carlton • PHI 10.2
2. Sutton • LAD 6.3
3. Rogers • MON 5.9
4. Reuschel • CHC 5.7
5. Reuss • LAD 5.2
6. Blue • SFG 5.0
7. McGraw • PHI 4.6
8. Caudill • CHC 4.4
9. Sanderson • MON 4.3
10. Bibby • PIT 3.5
Earned Run Average
1. Sutton • LAD 2.20
2. Carlton • PHI 2.34
3. Reuss • LAD 2.51
4. Blue • SFG 2.97
5. Rogers • MON 2.98
6. Zachry • NYM 3.01
7. Soto • CIN 3.07
8. Whitson • SFG 3.10
9. Sanderson • MON 3.11
10. Forsch • HOU 3.20
Wins
1. Carlton • PHI 24
2. Niekro • HOU 20
3. Bibby • PIT 19
4. Reuss • LAD 18
5. Ruthven • PHI 17
6. Rogers • MON 16
Sanderson • MON 16
8. Niekro • ATL 15
9. Alexander • ATL 14
Blue • SFG 14
Hooton • LAD 14
Welch • LAD 14
Win-Loss %
1. Bibby • PIT .760
2. Reuss • LAD .750
Ruhle • HOU .750
4. Carlton • PHI .727
5. Sutton • LAD .722
6. Pastore • CIN .650
7. Hooton • LAD .636
8. Ruthven • PHI .630
9. Niekro • HOU .625
10. Walk • PHI .611
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Sutton • LAD 0.989
2. Reuss • LAD 1.016
3. Carlton • PHI 1.095
4. Pastore • CIN 1.099
5. Soto • CIN 1.103
6. Blue • SFG 1.174
7. Boggs • ATL 1.175
8. Rogers • MON 1.181
9. Seaver • CIN 1.185
10. Forsch • STL 1.202
Hits per 9 IP
1. Soto • CIN 5.958
2. Sutton • LAD 6.909
3. Carlton • PHI 7.194
4. Seaver • CIN 7.500
5. Reuss • LAD 7.574
6. Pastore • CIN 7.847
7. Ryan • HOU 7.896
8. Rogers • MON 7.911
9. Zachry • NYM 7.925
10. Bibby • PIT 7.930
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Forsch • STL 1.384
2. Reuss • LAD 1.570
3. Forsch • HOU 1.660
4. Candelaria • PIT 1.929
5. Sutton • LAD 1.992
6. Pastore • CIN 2.047
7. McWilliams • ATL 2.145
8. Boggs • ATL 2.153
9. Whitson • SFG 2.381
10. Sanderson • MON 2.385
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Soto • CIN 8.606
2. Carlton • PHI 8.467
3. Ryan • HOU 7.703
4. Blyleven • PIT 6.978
5. Welch • LAD 5.939
6. McGlothen • CHC 5.874
7. Mura • SDP 5.816
8. Niekro • ATL 5.760
9. Krukow • CHC 5.707
10. Bibby • PIT 5.438
Games Played
1. Tidrow • CHC 84
2. Hume • CIN 78
Tekulve • PIT 78
4. Camp • ATL 77
5. Romo • PIT 74
6. Caudill • CHC 72
7. Garber • ATL 68
Minton • SFG 68
9. Sosa • MON 67
10. Fingers • SDP 66
Saves
1. Sutter • CHC 28
2. Hume • CIN 25
3. Fingers • SDP 23
4. Allen • NYM 22
Camp • ATL 22
6. Tekulve • PIT 21
7. McGraw • PHI 20
8. Minton • SFG 19
9. Sambito • HOU 17
Howe • LAD 17
Fryman • MON 17
Innings Pitched
1. Carlton • PHI 304.0
2. Rogers • MON 281.0
3. Niekro • ATL 275.0
4. Reuschel • CHC 257.0
5. Niekro • HOU 256.0
6. Bibby • PIT 238.1
7. Ryan • HOU 233.2
8. Candelaria • PIT 233.1
9. Alexander • ATL 231.2
10. Reuss • LAD 229.1
Strikeouts
1. Carlton • PHI 286
2. Ryan • HOU 200
3. Soto • CIN 182
4. Niekro • ATL 176
5. Blyleven • PIT 168
6. Rogers • MON 147
7. Bibby • PIT 144
8. Welch • LAD 141
9. Reuschel • CHC 140
10. Vuckovich • STL 132
Games Started
1. Carlton • PHI 38
Niekro • ATL 38
Reuschel • CHC 38
4. Lamp • CHC 37
Rogers • MON 37
6. Niekro • HOU 36
7. Alexander • ATL 35
Ryan • HOU 35
9. Bibby • PIT 34
Candelaria • PIT 34
Krukow • CHC 34
Whitson • SFG 34
Complete Games
1. Rogers • MON 14
2. Carlton • PHI 13
3. Niekro • HOU 11
Niekro • ATL 11
5. Blue • SFG 10
Reuss • LAD 10
7. Pastore • CIN 9
8. Knepper • SFG 8
Forsch • STL 8
10. Alexander • ATL 7
Zachry • NYM 7
Vuckovich • STL 7
Sanderson • MON 7
Candelaria • PIT 7
Shutouts
1. Reuss • LAD 6
2. Rogers • MON 4
Richard • HOU 4
4. Zachry • NYM 3
Niekro • ATL 3
Sanderson • MON 3
Sykes • STL 3
Jones • SDP 3
Vuckovich • STL 3
Forsch • HOU 3
Carlton • PHI 3
Boggs • ATL 3
Blue • SFG 3
Home Runs
1. Niekro • ATL 30
2. McWilliams • ATL 27
3. McGlothen • CHC 24
Seaver • CIN 24
5. Hooton • LAD 22
6. Alexander • ATL 20
Bibby • PIT 20
Blyleven • PIT 20
Burris • NYM 20
Sutton • LAD 20
Swan • NYM 20
Bases on Balls
1. Ryan • HOU 98
2. Carlton • PHI 90
3. Bibby • PIT 88
4. Mura • SDP 86
5. Niekro • ATL 85
Rogers • MON 85
7. Soto • CIN 84
8. Lamp • CHC 82
9. Krukow • CHC 80
10. Niekro • HOU 79
Welch • LAD 79
Hits
1. Reuschel • CHC 281
2. Niekro • HOU 268
3. Lamp • CHC 259
4. Niekro • ATL 256
5. Rogers • MON 247
6. Candelaria • PIT 246
7. Carlton • PHI 243
8. Knepper • SFG 242
9. Ruthven • PHI 241
10. Forsch • HOU 230
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Carlton • PHI 3.178
2. Blyleven • PIT 2.847
3. Reuss • LAD 2.775
4. Sutton • LAD 2.723
5. Forsch • STL 2.636
6. Pastore • CIN 2.619
7. Sanderson • MON 2.232
8. Soto • CIN 2.167
9. Blue • SFG 2.115
10. Niekro • ATL 2.071
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Whitson • SFG 0.298
2. Ruthven • PHI 0.363
3. Ryan • HOU 0.385
4. Niekro • HOU 0.422
5. Curtis • SDP 0.433
6. Carlton • PHI 0.444
7. Reuschel • CHC 0.455
8. Reuss • LAD 0.471
9. LaCoss • CIN 0.478
10. Mura • SDP 0.480
Losses
1. Niekro • ATL 18
2. Knepper • SFG 16
3. Krukow • CHC 15
4. Candelaria • PIT 14
Lamp • CHC 14
Lerch • PHI 14
McGlothen • CHC 14
McWilliams • ATL 14
9. Blyleven • PIT 13
Burris • NYM 13
Forsch • HOU 13
Jones • SDP 13
Matula • ATL 13
Reuschel • CHC 13
Whitson • SFG 13
Earned Runs
1. Lamp • CHC 117
2. Niekro • ATL 111
3. Alexander • ATL 108
4. Candelaria • PIT 104
5. Niekro • HOU 101
6. Krukow • CHC 100
7. Knepper • SFG 98
8. McGlothen • CHC 97
Reuschel • CHC 97
10. Rogers • MON 93
Wild Pitches
1. Carlton • PHI 17
2. Niekro • HOU 12
3. Curtis • SDP 10
Lamp • CHC 10
Ryan • HOU 10
6. Falcone • NYM 9
Niekro • ATL 9
D'Acquisto • 2TM 9
9. Moskau • CIN 8
10. Forsch • STL 7
Minton • SFG 7
Robinson • PIT 7
Rogers • MON 7
Welch • LAD 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Griffin • SFG 8
Knepper • SFG 8
Krukow • CHC 8
4. Forsch • HOU 7
McWilliams • ATL 7
6. Bibby • PIT 6
7. Robinson • PIT 5
Tidrow • CHC 5
Zachry • NYM 5
10. Alexander • ATL 4
Boggs • ATL 4
Bomback • NYM 4
Burris • NYM 4
Camp • ATL 4
Forsch • STL 4
Niekro • HOU 4
Reuschel • CHC 4
Ripley • SFG 4
Saucier • PHI 4
Smith • HOU 4
Solomon • PIT 4
Whitson • SFG 4
Batters Faced
1. Carlton • PHI 1,228
2. Rogers • MON 1,151
3. Niekro • ATL 1,137
4. Niekro • HOU 1,096
5. Reuschel • CHC 1,094
6. Bibby • PIT 985
7. Ryan • HOU 982
8. Alexander • ATL 981
9. Candelaria • PIT 969
10. Ruthven • PHI 944
Games Finished
1. Hume • CIN 62
2. Tekulve • PIT 57
3. McGraw • PHI 48
4. Allen • NYM 47
5. Fingers • SDP 46
6. Camp • ATL 44
LaCorte • HOU 44
8. Sosa • MON 43
Sutter • CHC 43
10. Fryman • MON 40
Sambito • HOU 40
Adjusted ERA+
1. Carlton • PHI 162
2. Sutton • LAD 161
3. Reuss • LAD 141
4. Rogers • MON 120
5. Blue • SFG 119
6. Zachry • NYM 118
7. Soto • CIN 118
8. Reuschel • CHC 116
9. Sanderson • MON 115
10. Whitson • SFG 114
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Carlton • PHI 2.42
2. Ryan • HOU 2.89
3. Soto • CIN 2.95
4. Reuss • LAD 2.99
5. Pastore • CIN 3.16
6. Whitson • SFG 3.18
7. Forsch • STL 3.19
8. Blyleven • PIT 3.22
9. Blue • SFG 3.23
10. Reuschel • CHC 3.25
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Carlton • PHI 47
2. Sutton • LAD 33
3. Reuss • LAD 26
4. McGraw • PHI 23
5. Caudill • CHC 22
6. Camp • ATL 21
7. Rogers • MON 20
8. Smith • HOU 17
9. Richard • HOU 17
10. Blue • SFG 16
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Carlton • PHI 5.4
2. Sutton • LAD 3.8
3. Reuss • LAD 2.8
4. McGraw • PHI 2.5
5. Caudill • CHC 2.4
6. Camp • ATL 2.3
7. Rogers • MON 2.2
8. Richard • HOU 2.0
9. Smith • HOU 1.9
10. Blue • SFG 1.8
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Carlton • PHI 51.75
2. Sutton • LAD 38.88
3. McGraw • PHI 28.67
4. Rogers • MON 26.18
5. Caudill • CHC 25.78
6. Reuss • LAD 25.35
7. Minton • SFG 22.00
8. Blue • SFG 20.02
9. Sanderson • MON 19.65
10. Richard • HOU 19.12
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Carlton • PHI 5.6
2. Sutton • LAD 4.3
3. McGraw • PHI 4.1
4. Sutter • CHC 3.1
5. Reuss • LAD 3.1
6. Minton • SFG 3.1
7. Blue • SFG 2.9
8. Ruhle • HOU 2.9
9. Fryman • MON 2.8
10. Camp • ATL 2.8
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Carlton • PHI 4.6
2. Sutton • LAD 3.6
3. Reuss • LAD 3.3
4. Rogers • MON 2.8
5. Richard • HOU 2.6
6. McGraw • PHI 2.1
7. Soto • CIN 2.0
8. Hume • CIN 1.8
9. Bibby • PIT 1.8
10. Blue • SFG 1.7
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. McGraw • PHI 16.6
2. Sutton • LAD 10.3
3. Ruhle • HOU 8.2
4. Carlton • PHI 7.8
5. Reuss • LAD 7.4
6. Sanderson • MON 5.8
7. Niekro • HOU 4.9
8. Ruthven • PHI 4.6
9. Fryman • MON 4.0
10. Castillo • LAD 3.8
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Carlton • PHI 5.8
2. Sutton • LAD 4.5
3. McGraw • PHI 3.0
4. Rogers • MON 2.9
5. Reuss • LAD 2.8
6. Caudill • CHC 2.7
7. Minton • SFG 2.4
8. Richard • HOU 2.3
9. Blue • SFG 2.2
10. Ruhle • HOU 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