Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Robinson • BRO 9.7
2. Musial • STL 8.8
3. Roberts • PHI 8.7
4. Kiner • PIT 8.0
5. Spahn • BSN 7.9
6. Williams • BOS 7.1
7. Irvin • NYG 6.9
8. Campanella • BRO 6.9
9. Ashburn • PHI 6.7
10. Garver • SLB 6.6
WAR for Pitchers
1. Roberts • PHI 8.0
2. Spahn • BSN 7.7
3. Maglie • NYG 6.6
4. Jansen • NYG 5.5
5. Wynn • CLE 5.5
6. Garver • SLB 5.5
7. Raffensberger • CIN 5.2
8. Roe • BRO 5.1
9. Kinder • BOS 5.1
10. Rogovin • 2TM 4.8
Earned Run Average
1. Rogovin • 2TM 2.78
2. Nichols • BSN 2.88
3. Lopat • NYY 2.91
4. Maglie • NYG 2.93
5. Spahn • BSN 2.98
6. Wynn • CLE 3.02
7. Roberts • PHI 3.03
8. Pierce • CHW 3.03
9. Jansen • NYG 3.04
10. Roe • BRO 3.04
Wins
1. Jansen • NYG 23
Maglie • NYG 23
3. Feller • CLE 22
Roe • BRO 22
Spahn • BSN 22
6. Lopat • NYY 21
Raschi • NYY 21
Roberts • PHI 21
9. Garcia • CLE 20
Garver • SLB 20
Wynn • CLE 20
Dickson • PIT 20
Newcombe • BRO 20
Win-Loss %
1. Roe • BRO .880
2. Maglie • NYG .793
3. Feller • CLE .733
4. Lopat • NYY .700
5. Newcombe • BRO .690
6. Reynolds • NYY .680
7. Raschi • NYY .677
8. Jansen • NYG .676
9. King • BRO .667
10. Hearn • NYG .654
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Raffensberger • CIN 1.086
2. Roberts • PHI 1.105
3. Jansen • NYG 1.112
4. Maglie • NYG 1.141
5. Lopat • NYY 1.193
6. Newcombe • BRO 1.199
7. Roe • BRO 1.207
8. Rogovin • 2TM 1.214
9. Wynn • CLE 1.217
10. Reynolds • NYY 1.226
Hits per 9 IP
1. Reynolds • NYY 6.964
2. McDermott • BOS 7.378
3. Wynn • CLE 7.447
4. Maglie • NYG 7.671
5. Newcombe • BRO 7.776
6. Rogovin • 2TM 7.851
7. Blackwell • CIN 7.891
8. Branca • BRO 7.941
9. Queen • PIT 7.966
10. Bickford • BSN 7.980
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Hutchinson • DET 1.290
2. Raffensberger • CIN 1.375
3. Jansen • NYG 1.809
4. Roberts • PHI 1.829
5. Roe • BRO 2.235
6. Maglie • NYG 2.597
7. Lopat • NYY 2.723
8. Fox • CIN 2.724
9. Pierce • CHW 2.734
10. Lanier • STL 2.813
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. McDermott • BOS 6.645
2. Queen • PIT 6.576
3. Gray • DET 5.975
4. Raschi • NYY 5.714
5. Rush • CHC 5.494
6. Newcombe • BRO 5.426
7. Branca • BRO 5.206
8. Reynolds • NYY 5.131
9. Spahn • BSN 4.751
10. Jansen • NYG 4.683
Games Played
1. Wilks • 2TM 65
2. Kinder • BOS 63
3. Werle • PIT 59
4. Konstanty • PHI 58
5. Spencer • NYG 57
6. Brazle • STL 56
Brissie • 2TM 56
8. Smith • CIN 50
9. King • BRO 48
10. Garcia • CLE 47
Saves
1. Kinder • BOS 16
2. Wilks • 2TM 13
3. Smith • CIN 11
Scheib • PHA 11
5. Konstanty • PHI 9
Brissie • 2TM 9
7. Trout • DET 8
8. Reynolds • NYY 6
Brazle • STL 6
Spencer • NYG 6
King • BRO 6
Garcia • CLE 6
Ostrowski • NYY 6
Werle • PIT 6
Paige • SLB 6
Innings Pitched
1. Roberts • PHI 315.0
2. Spahn • BSN 310.2
3. Maglie • NYG 298.0
4. Dickson • PIT 288.2
5. Jansen • NYG 278.2
6. Wynn • CLE 274.1
7. Newcombe • BRO 272.0
8. Lemon • CLE 263.1
9. Raschi • NYY 258.1
10. Roe • BRO 257.2
Strikeouts
1. Raschi • NYY 164
Newcombe • BRO 164
Spahn • BSN 164
4. Maglie • NYG 146
5. Jansen • NYG 145
6. Wynn • CLE 133
7. Lemon • CLE 132
8. Gray • DET 131
9. Rush • CHC 129
10. McDermott • BOS 127
Roberts • PHI 127
Games Started
1. Roberts • PHI 39
2. Maglie • NYG 37
3. Newcombe • BRO 36
Spahn • BSN 36
5. Dickson • PIT 35
6. Lemon • CLE 34
Raschi • NYY 34
Wynn • CLE 34
Hearn • NYG 34
Jansen • NYG 34
Complete Games
1. Spahn • BSN 26
2. Garver • SLB 24
3. Maglie • NYG 22
Roberts • PHI 22
5. Wynn • CLE 21
6. Lopat • NYY 20
7. Dickson • PIT 19
Roe • BRO 19
9. Pierce • CHW 18
Jansen • NYG 18
Newcombe • BRO 18
Shutouts
1. Reynolds • NYY 7
Spahn • BSN 7
3. Roberts • PHI 6
4. Raffensberger • CIN 5
5. Raschi • NYY 4
Feller • CLE 4
Staley • STL 4
Fox • CIN 4
Church • PHI 4
Lopat • NYY 4
Home Runs
1. Dickson • PIT 32
2. Roe • BRO 30
3. Raffensberger • CIN 29
4. Maglie • NYG 27
5. Jansen • NYG 26
6. Pollet • 2TM 25
7. Erskine • BRO 23
8. Feller • CLE 22
Starr • 2TM 22
10. Scarborough • BOS 21
Hearn • NYG 21
Queen • PIT 21
Spencer • NYG 21
Surkont • BSN 21
Sain • 2TM 21
Bases on Balls
1. Byrne • 2TM 150
2. Lemon • CLE 124
3. Pillette • SLB 115
4. Spahn • BSN 109
5. Wynn • CLE 107
6. Raschi • NYY 103
7. Dickson • PIT 101
8. Reynolds • NYY 100
9. Queen • PIT 99
10. Blackwell • CIN 97
Hits
1. Dickson • PIT 294
2. Roberts • PHI 284
3. Spahn • BSN 278
4. Jansen • NYG 254
Maglie • NYG 254
6. Roe • BRO 247
7. Church • PHI 246
8. Lemon • CLE 244
Staley • STL 244
10. Feller • CLE 239
Garcia • CLE 239
Fox • CIN 239
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Jansen • NYG 2.589
2. Raffensberger • CIN 2.132
3. Roberts • PHI 1.984
4. Hutchinson • DET 1.963
5. Rush • CHC 1.897
6. Newcombe • BRO 1.802
7. Roe • BRO 1.766
8. Maglie • NYG 1.698
9. Raschi • NYY 1.592
10. Pierce • CHW 1.548
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Nichols • BSN 0.231
2. Garcia • CLE 0.354
3. Bickford • BSN 0.383
4. Marrero • WSH 0.385
5. Parnell • BOS 0.448
6. Lopat • NYY 0.460
7. McDermott • BOS 0.471
8. Reynolds • NYY 0.489
9. Holcombe • CHW 0.508
10. Pierce • CHW 0.524
Losses
1. Minner • CHC 17
Raffensberger • CIN 17
Ramsdell • CIN 17
4. Dickson • PIT 16
Surkont • BSN 16
6. Blackwell • CIN 15
Roberts • PHI 15
8. Gray • DET 14
Kellner • PHA 14
Lemon • CLE 14
Pierce • CHW 14
Pillette • SLB 14
Trout • DET 14
Fox • CIN 14
Spahn • BSN 14
Sain • 2TM 14
Earned Runs
1. Dickson • PIT 129
2. Pillette • SLB 106
Roberts • PHI 106
4. Surkont • BSN 105
5. Kellner • PHA 104
Scarborough • BOS 104
7. Lemon • CLE 103
Spahn • BSN 103
9. Garver • SLB 102
10. Newcombe • BRO 99
Wild Pitches
1. Kellner • PHA 9
Meyer • PHI 9
Ramsdell • CIN 9
4. Raschi • NYY 8
Jones • NYG 8
Nichols • BSN 8
7. Kelly • CHC 7
Lown • CHC 7
Newcombe • BRO 7
Rush • CHC 7
Spahn • BSN 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Byrne • 2TM 15
2. Scarborough • BOS 14
Cain • 2TM 14
4. Blackwell • CIN 9
Hiller • CHC 9
6. Scheib • PHA 8
Ramsdell • CIN 8
Staley • STL 8
9. Feller • CLE 7
Nixon • BOS 7
Stuart • DET 7
Surkont • BSN 7
Batters Faced
1. Spahn • BSN 1,289
2. Roberts • PHI 1,274
3. Dickson • PIT 1,241
4. Maglie • NYG 1,210
5. Lemon • CLE 1,139
6. Wynn • CLE 1,138
7. Jansen • NYG 1,133
8. Newcombe • BRO 1,125
9. Raschi • NYY 1,081
10. Garcia • CLE 1,066
Games Finished
1. Konstanty • PHI 45
2. Kinder • BOS 41
3. Wilks • 2TM 40
4. Smith • CIN 35
5. Scheib • PHA 34
6. King • BRO 31
7. Harris • WSH 29
8. Brazle • STL 28
Leonard • CHC 28
10. Brissie • 2TM 26
Adjusted ERA+
1. Rogovin • 2TM 145
2. Parnell • BOS 137
3. Maglie • NYG 134
4. McDermott • BOS 133
5. Pierce • CHW 132
6. Lopat • NYY 132
7. Jansen • NYG 129
8. Roe • BRO 129
9. Brazle • STL 128
10. Nichols • BSN 128
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Garcia • CLE 3.07
2. Roberts • PHI 3.14
3. Hutchinson • DET 3.21
4. Pierce • CHW 3.22
5. Nichols • BSN 3.25
6. Rush • CHC 3.25
7. Newcombe • BRO 3.25
8. Jansen • NYG 3.29
9. Lopat • NYY 3.30
10. Spahn • BSN 3.32
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Maglie • NYG 33
2. Roberts • PHI 32
3. Jansen • NYG 30
4. Rogovin • 2TM 30
5. Roe • BRO 29
6. Spahn • BSN 29
7. Wynn • CLE 27
8. Pierce • CHW 26
9. Lopat • NYY 26
10. Kinder • BOS 24
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Maglie • NYG 3.5
2. Roberts • PHI 3.3
3. Rogovin • 2TM 3.2
4. Jansen • NYG 3.1
5. Roe • BRO 3.1
6. Spahn • BSN 3.0
7. Wynn • CLE 2.7
8. Pierce • CHW 2.7
Lopat • NYY 2.7
10. Kinder • BOS 2.5
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Maglie • NYG 41.13
2. Spahn • BSN 38.39
3. Wynn • CLE 36.03
4. Roe • BRO 35.19
5. Lopat • NYY 31.87
6. Roberts • PHI 31.76
7. Rogovin • 2TM 31.67
8. Jansen • NYG 29.24
9. Kinder • BOS 27.98
10. Reynolds • NYY 27.49
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Maglie • NYG 5.4
2. Spahn • BSN 4.4
3. Pierce • CHW 4.4
4. Roberts • PHI 4.4
5. Lopat • NYY 4.1
6. Kinder • BOS 4.0
7. Wynn • CLE 3.6
8. Roe • BRO 3.5
9. Garcia • CLE 3.5
10. Newcombe • BRO 3.3
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Maglie • NYG 4.4
2. Reynolds • NYY 3.6
3. Roberts • PHI 3.6
4. Spahn • BSN 3.5
5. Wynn • CLE 3.5
6. Garcia • CLE 3.4
7. Newcombe • BRO 3.1
8. Lopat • NYY 3.1
9. Jansen • NYG 3.0
10. Raffensberger • CIN 2.6
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Wynn • CLE 21.5
2. Newcombe • BRO 19.3
3. Lopat • NYY 19.0
4. Hearn • NYG 12.9
5. Kinder • BOS 10.3
6. Raschi • NYY 9.6
7. Lemon • CLE 9.1
8. Kuzava • 2TM 9.0
9. McDermott • BOS 8.6
10. Labine • BRO 8.5
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Maglie • NYG 4.4
2. Spahn • BSN 4.2
3. Wynn • CLE 3.9
4. Roe • BRO 3.8
5. Lopat • NYY 3.5
6. Rogovin • 2TM 3.4
7. Roberts • PHI 3.4
8. Jansen • NYG 3.1
9. Reynolds • NYY 2.9
10. Kinder • BOS 2.7

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