Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Mathews • NYU 9.6
2. Spalding • BOS 9.2
3. Cummings • BAL 8.0
4. Zettlein • PHI 7.8
5. McBride • ATH 6.3
6. Barnes • BOS 4.9
7. Wright • BOS 3.3
8. White • BOS 2.7
9. Force • BAL 2.1
10. Anson • ATH 2.0
WAR for Pitchers
1. Mathews • NYU 10.0
2. Zettlein • PHI 8.5
3. Spalding • BOS 7.9
4. Cummings • BAL 7.8
5. McBride • ATH 6.1
6. Fisher • ATH 1.3
7. McMullin • ATH 0.3
8. Campbell • RES 0.2
9. Martin • NYU 0.1
10. Fulmer • PHI 0.1
Earned Run Average
1. Fisher • ATH 1.81
2. Mathews • NYU 2.58
3. Cummings • BAL 2.80
4. Zettlein • PHI 2.86
5. Campbell • RES 2.95
6. Spalding • BOS 2.99
7. McBride • ATH 3.34
8. Britt • BRA 4.08
9. Brainard • BAL 4.14
10. Stearns • WAS 4.61
Wins
1. Spalding • BOS 41
2. Zettlein • PHI 36
3. Mathews • NYU 29
4. Cummings • BAL 28
5. McBride • ATH 24
6. Britt • BRA 17
7. Stearns • WAS 7
8. Brainard • BAL 5
9. Fisher • ATH 3
10. Wright • BOS 2
Campbell • RES 2
Win-Loss %
1. Spalding • BOS .745
2. Zettlein • PHI .706
3. Cummings • BAL .667
4. McBride • ATH .558
5. Mathews • NYU .558
6. Fisher • ATH .429
7. Brainard • BAL .417
8. Britt • BRA .321
9. Stearns • WAS .219
10. Greason • WAS .143
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Fisher • ATH 1.186
2. Mathews • NYU 1.244
3. McBride • ATH 1.307
4. Cummings • BAL 1.330
5. Spalding • BOS 1.367
6. Zettlein • PHI 1.380
7. Britt • BRA 1.533
8. Campbell • RES 1.570
9. Stearns • WAS 1.756
10. Brainard • BAL 1.758
Hits per 9 IP
1. Fisher • ATH 9.605
2. Mathews • NYU 9.935
3. McBride • ATH 10.654
4. Cummings • BAL 11.191
5. Zettlein • PHI 11.622
6. Spalding • BOS 11.652
7. Britt • BRA 13.032
8. Campbell • RES 13.691
9. Brainard • BAL 15.074
10. Stearns • WAS 15.297
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Campbell • RES 0.436
2. Stearns • WAS 0.509
3. Spalding • BOS 0.652
4. Brainard • BAL 0.745
5. Britt • BRA 0.768
6. Cummings • BAL 0.777
7. Zettlein • PHI 0.802
8. Fisher • ATH 1.067
9. McBride • ATH 1.105
10. Mathews • NYU 1.260
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Mathews • NYU 1.605
2. Fisher • ATH 1.494
3. Spalding • BOS 0.906
4. Cummings • BAL 0.801
5. Greason • WAS 0.714
6. McBride • ATH 0.588
7. Zettlein • PHI 0.567
8. Campbell • RES 0.382
9. Britt • BRA 0.300
10. Brainard • BAL 0.248
Games Played
1. Spalding • BOS 60
2. Britt • BRA 54
3. Mathews • NYU 52
4. Zettlein • PHI 51
5. McBride • ATH 46
6. Cummings • BAL 42
7. Stearns • WAS 32
8. Campbell • RES 19
9. Wright • BOS 14
Brainard • BAL 14
Saves
1. Wright • BOS 4
2. Spalding • BOS 3
3. Fisher • ATH 2
Innings Pitched
1. Spalding • BOS 496.2
2. Britt • BRA 480.2
3. Zettlein • PHI 460.0
4. Mathews • NYU 443.0
5. McBride • ATH 382.2
6. Cummings • BAL 382.0
7. Stearns • WAS 283.0
8. Campbell • RES 165.0
9. Brainard • BAL 108.2
10. Fisher • ATH 84.1
Strikeouts
1. Mathews • NYU 79
2. Spalding • BOS 50
3. Cummings • BAL 34
4. Zettlein • PHI 29
5. McBride • ATH 25
6. Britt • BRA 16
7. Fisher • ATH 14
8. Campbell • RES 7
9. Stearns • WAS 5
Greason • WAS 5
Wright • BOS 5
Games Started
1. Britt • BRA 54
Spalding • BOS 54
3. Mathews • NYU 52
4. Zettlein • PHI 51
5. McBride • ATH 46
6. Cummings • BAL 42
7. Stearns • WAS 32
8. Campbell • RES 18
9. Brainard • BAL 14
10. Greason • WAS 7
Complete Games
1. Britt • BRA 51
2. Zettlein • PHI 49
3. Mathews • NYU 47
4. Spalding • BOS 46
5. Cummings • BAL 42
6. McBride • ATH 38
7. Stearns • WAS 32
8. Campbell • RES 18
9. Brainard • BAL 12
10. Greason • WAS 7
Shutouts
1. McBride • ATH 3
2. Mathews • NYU 2
3. Cummings • BAL 1
Spalding • BOS 1
Britt • BRA 1
Home Runs
1. Stearns • WAS 8
2. Britt • BRA 6
Campbell • RES 6
4. Spalding • BOS 5
Mathews • NYU 5
6. Cummings • BAL 4
7. McBride • ATH 3
Zettlein • PHI 3
Greason • WAS 3
10. Ferguson • BRA 2
Bases on Balls
1. Mathews • NYU 62
2. McBride • ATH 47
3. Zettlein • PHI 41
Britt • BRA 41
5. Spalding • BOS 36
6. Cummings • BAL 33
7. Stearns • WAS 16
8. Greason • WAS 10
Fisher • ATH 10
10. Brainard • BAL 9
Hits
1. Britt • BRA 696
2. Spalding • BOS 643
3. Zettlein • PHI 594
4. Mathews • NYU 489
5. Stearns • WAS 481
6. Cummings • BAL 475
7. McBride • ATH 453
8. Campbell • RES 251
9. Brainard • BAL 182
10. Greason • WAS 113
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Fisher • ATH 1.400
2. Spalding • BOS 1.389
3. Mathews • NYU 1.274
4. Cummings • BAL 1.030
5. Campbell • RES 0.875
6. Zettlein • PHI 0.707
7. McBride • ATH 0.532
8. Greason • WAS 0.500
9. Britt • BRA 0.390
10. Brainard • BAL 0.333
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Brainard • BAL 0.000
2. Zettlein • PHI 0.059
3. McBride • ATH 0.071
4. Spalding • BOS 0.091
5. Cummings • BAL 0.094
6. Mathews • NYU 0.102
7. Fisher • ATH 0.107
8. Britt • BRA 0.112
9. Stearns • WAS 0.254
10. Campbell • RES 0.327
Losses
1. Britt • BRA 36
2. Stearns • WAS 25
3. Mathews • NYU 23
4. McBride • ATH 19
5. Campbell • RES 16
6. Zettlein • PHI 15
7. Spalding • BOS 14
Cummings • BAL 14
9. Brainard • BAL 7
10. Greason • WAS 6
Earned Runs
1. Britt • BRA 218
2. Spalding • BOS 165
3. Zettlein • PHI 146
4. Stearns • WAS 145
5. McBride • ATH 142
6. Mathews • NYU 127
7. Cummings • BAL 119
8. Campbell • RES 54
9. Brainard • BAL 50
10. Greason • WAS 41
Wild Pitches
1. Mathews • NYU 23
2. Britt • BRA 19
3. Spalding • BOS 18
4. Zettlein • PHI 13
5. Cummings • BAL 10
6. McBride • ATH 9
7. Greason • WAS 8
Stearns • WAS 8
9. Fisher • ATH 6
10. Brainard • BAL 3
Campbell • RES 3
Batters Faced
1. Britt • BRA 2,353
2. Spalding • BOS 2,297
3. Zettlein • PHI 2,133
4. Mathews • NYU 2,008
5. McBride • ATH 1,778
6. Cummings • BAL 1,768
7. Stearns • WAS 1,463
8. Campbell • RES 852
9. Brainard • BAL 568
10. Fisher • ATH 400
Games Finished
1. Spalding • BOS 9
2. Fisher • ATH 8
3. Wright • BOS 5
Martin • NYU 5
5. Ferguson • BRA 3
6. Force • BAL 2
Fulmer • PHI 2
8. Bechtel • PHI 1
Campbell • RES 1
Adjusted ERA+
1. Fisher • ATH 196
2. Mathews • NYU 127
3. Cummings • BAL 124
4. Zettlein • PHI 120
5. Campbell • RES 119
6. Spalding • BOS 115
7. McBride • ATH 106
8. Brainard • BAL 84
9. Britt • BRA 77
10. Stearns • WAS 75
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Spalding • BOS 3.25
2. Fisher • ATH 3.28
3. Brainard • BAL 3.29
4. Mathews • NYU 3.31
5. Cummings • BAL 3.32
6. Zettlein • PHI 3.33
7. McBride • ATH 3.44
8. Britt • BRA 3.45
9. Stearns • WAS 3.60
10. Campbell • RES 3.63
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Mathews • NYU 33
2. Zettlein • PHI 33
3. Cummings • BAL 32
4. Spalding • BOS 29
5. McBride • ATH 17
6. Fisher • ATH 11
7. McMullin • ATH 1
8. Force • BAL 1
9. Fulmer • PHI 0
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Mathews • NYU 2.4
2. Zettlein • PHI 2.4
3. Cummings • BAL 2.3
4. Spalding • BOS 2.1
5. McBride • ATH 1.2
6. Fisher • ATH 0.8
7. McMullin • ATH 0.1
8. Force • BAL 0.1
9. Fulmer • PHI 0.0

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

More 1873 Major League Pages

1873 Major League Season

Standings

Schedule

Fielding

Batting

Pitching

Managers

Fielding

Batting

Pitching

  • Standard Pitching
  • Value
  • Advanced Pitching
  • Win Probability
  • Spring Training
  • Pitching Ratios
  • Baserunning/Situ
  • Starting Pitching
  • Relief Pitching
  • Pitching Pitches
  • Batting Against
  • Cumulative Pitching
  • Neutralized Pitching
  • League Splits
  • Minors Pitching

Leaders & Awards

Other