Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Mantle • NYY 11.3
2. Williams • BOS 9.7
3. Mays • NYG 8.3
4. Aaron • MLN 8.0
5. Fox • CHW 7.9
6. Mathews • MLN 7.4
7. Bunning • DET 7.0
8. Robinson • CIN 6.9
9. Banks • CHC 6.7
10. Musial • STL 6.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Sullivan • BOS 6.4
2. Bunning • DET 6.3
3. Drysdale • BRO 6.0
4. Podres • BRO 5.8
5. Spahn • MLN 4.8
6. Sanford • PHI 4.6
7. Drabowsky • CHC 4.6
8. Lawrence • CIN 4.0
9. Donovan • CHW 3.9
10. Jackson • STL 3.8
Earned Run Average
1. Shantz • NYY 2.45
2. Sturdivant • NYY 2.54
3. Podres • BRO 2.66
4. Drysdale • BRO 2.69
5. Spahn • MLN 2.69
6. Bunning • DET 2.69
7. Turley • NYY 2.71
8. Sullivan • BOS 2.73
9. Buhl • MLN 2.74
10. Donovan • CHW 2.77
Wins
1. Spahn • MLN 21
2. Bunning • DET 20
Pierce • CHW 20
4. Sanford • PHI 19
5. Buhl • MLN 18
6. Burdette • MLN 17
Drysdale • BRO 17
8. Brewer • BOS 16
Donovan • CHW 16
Sturdivant • NYY 16
Lawrence • CIN 16
Win-Loss %
1. Sturdivant • NYY .727
Donovan • CHW .727
3. Buhl • MLN .720
4. Bunning • DET .714
5. Sanford • PHI .704
6. Narleski • CLE .688
Ford • NYY .688
Shantz • NYY .688
9. Turley • NYY .684
10. Spahn • MLN .656
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Sullivan • BOS 1.055
2. Bunning • DET 1.070
3. Podres • BRO 1.082
4. Donovan • CHW 1.124
5. Shantz • NYY 1.139
6. Johnson • BAL 1.149
7. Loes • BAL 1.152
8. Roberts • PHI 1.158
9. Turley • NYY 1.163
10. Pierce • CHW 1.163
Hits per 9 IP
1. Turley • NYY 6.125
2. Bunning • DET 7.204
3. Sanford • PHI 7.377
4. Foytack • DET 7.429
5. Sturdivant • NYY 7.587
6. Sullivan • BOS 7.704
7. Podres • BRO 7.714
8. Moore • BAL 7.760
9. Drott • CHC 7.860
10. Johnson • BAL 7.884
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Newcombe • BRO 1.495
2. Roberts • PHI 1.550
3. Law • PIT 1.668
4. Sullivan • BOS 1.795
5. Donovan • CHW 1.835
6. Purkey • PIT 1.904
7. Jeffcoat • CIN 2.000
8. Podres • BRO 2.020
9. Haddix • PHI 2.057
10. Burdette • MLN 2.069
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Turley • NYY 7.758
2. Jones • STL 7.588
3. Haddix • PHI 7.172
4. Sanford • PHI 7.149
5. Drott • CHC 6.681
6. Johnson • BAL 6.583
7. Drabowsky • CHC 6.384
8. Wynn • CLE 6.297
9. Bunning • DET 6.127
10. Drysdale • BRO 6.027
Games Played
1. Lown • CHC 67
2. Face • PIT 59
3. Labine • BRO 58
4. Zuverink • BAL 56
5. Grissom • NYG 55
Worthington • NYG 55
7. Arroyo • PIT 54
8. Clevenger • WSH 52
Hyde • WSH 52
Farrell • PHI 52
Freeman • CIN 52
Saves
1. Grim • NYY 19
2. Labine • BRO 17
3. Narleski • CLE 16
4. Grissom • NYG 14
5. Lown • CHC 12
Wilhelm • 2TM 12
7. Delock • BOS 11
8. Face • PIT 10
Farrell • PHI 10
10. Zuverink • BAL 9
Innings Pitched
1. Friend • PIT 277.0
2. Spahn • MLN 271.0
3. Bunning • DET 267.1
4. Wynn • CLE 263.0
5. Pierce • CHW 257.0
6. Burdette • MLN 256.2
7. Lawrence • CIN 250.1
8. Roberts • PHI 249.2
9. Johnson • BAL 242.0
10. Sullivan • BOS 240.2
Strikeouts
1. Sanford • PHI 188
2. Wynn • CLE 184
3. Bunning • DET 182
4. Johnson • BAL 177
5. Pierce • CHW 171
6. Drabowsky • CHC 170
Drott • CHC 170
8. Jones • STL 154
9. Turley • NYY 152
10. Drysdale • BRO 148
Games Started
1. Friend • PIT 38
2. Wynn • CLE 37
3. Gómez • NYG 36
4. Lary • DET 35
Spahn • MLN 35
6. Pierce • CHW 34
7. Burdette • MLN 33
Drabowsky • CHC 33
Sanford • PHI 33
10. Brewer • BOS 32
Moore • BAL 32
Drott • CHC 32
Lawrence • CIN 32
Roberts • PHI 32
Complete Games
1. Spahn • MLN 18
2. Friend • PIT 17
3. Donovan • CHW 16
Pierce • CHW 16
Gómez • NYG 16
6. Brewer • BOS 15
Sanford • PHI 15
8. Bunning • DET 14
Johnson • BAL 14
Sullivan • BOS 14
Buhl • MLN 14
Burdette • MLN 14
Roberts • PHI 14
Shutouts
1. Podres • BRO 6
2. Wilson • CHW 5
3. Turley • NYY 4
Spahn • MLN 4
Pierce • CHW 4
Drysdale • BRO 4
Newcombe • BRO 4
8. Law • PIT 3
Sullivan • BOS 3
Antonelli • NYG 3
Drott • CHC 3
Friend • PIT 3
Loes • BAL 3
Johnson • BAL 3
Sanford • PHI 3
Home Runs
1. Ramos • WSH 43
2. Roberts • PHI 40
3. Bunning • DET 33
4. Wynn • CLE 32
5. Jeffcoat • CIN 29
6. Stobbs • WSH 28
Friend • PIT 28
Gómez • NYG 28
Newcombe • BRO 28
10. Kline • PIT 27
Bases on Balls
1. Drott • CHC 129
2. Buhl • MLN 121
3. Moore • BAL 112
4. Foytack • DET 104
Wynn • CLE 104
6. Drabowsky • CHC 94
Sanford • PHI 94
8. Brewer • BOS 93
9. Larsen • NYY 87
10. Turley • NYY 85
Hits
1. Friend • PIT 273
2. Wynn • CLE 270
3. Burdette • MLN 260
4. Ramos • WSH 251
5. Lary • DET 250
6. Roberts • PHI 246
7. Spahn • MLN 241
8. Jeffcoat • CIN 236
9. Stobbs • WSH 235
10. Lawrence • CIN 234
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Haddix • PHI 3.487
2. Roberts • PHI 2.977
3. Newcombe • BRO 2.727
4. Johnson • BAL 2.682
5. Sullivan • BOS 2.646
6. Bunning • DET 2.528
7. Podres • BRO 2.477
8. Drysdale • BRO 2.426
9. Pierce • CHW 2.408
10. Loes • BAL 2.324
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Loes • BAL 0.464
2. Simmons • PHI 0.467
3. Nixon • BOS 0.471
4. Purkey • PIT 0.501
5. Fornieles • 2TM 0.543
6. Pascual • WSH 0.564
7. Garcia • CLE 0.596
8. Sullivan • BOS 0.598
9. McDaniel • STL 0.613
10. Buhl • MLN 0.623
Losses
1. Roberts • PHI 22
2. Stobbs • WSH 20
3. Antonelli • NYG 18
Friend • PIT 18
5. Pascual • WSH 17
Wynn • CLE 17
7. Lary • DET 16
Ramos • WSH 16
Kline • PIT 16
Rush • CHC 16
Earned Runs
1. Stobbs • WSH 126
Wynn • CLE 126
3. Ramos • WSH 123
4. Roberts • PHI 113
5. Burdette • MLN 106
6. Lary • DET 105
7. Friend • PIT 104
Jeffcoat • CIN 104
9. Brewer • BOS 102
10. Gómez • NYG 100
Rush • CHC 100
Wild Pitches
1. Sanford • PHI 12
2. McDaniel • STL 9
3. McLish • CLE 8
4. Brewer • BOS 7
Moore • BAL 7
Trucks • KCA 7
Drott • CHC 7
McDevitt • BRO 7
Schmidt • STL 7
10. Johnson • BAL 6
Larsen • NYY 6
Arroyo • PIT 6
Conley • MLN 6
Haddix • PHI 6
Kemmerer • 2TM 6
Hit By Pitch
1. Lary • DET 12
2. Bunning • DET 11
3. Daley • CLE 10
Drabowsky • CHC 10
5. Turley • NYY 9
6. Donovan • CHW 8
Kucks • NYY 8
Acker • CIN 8
Lawrence • CIN 8
10. Brewer • BOS 7
Byrne • NYY 7
Hyde • WSH 7
Lemon • CLE 7
Nixon • BOS 7
Ramos • WSH 7
Sullivan • BOS 7
Arroyo • PIT 7
Drott • CHC 7
Drysdale • BRO 7
Jeffcoat • CIN 7
Nuxhall • CIN 7
Purkey • PIT 7
Batters Faced
1. Friend • PIT 1,148
2. Wynn • CLE 1,146
3. Spahn • MLN 1,111
4. Bunning • DET 1,081
5. Burdette • MLN 1,067
6. Pierce • CHW 1,062
7. Lawrence • CIN 1,045
8. Roberts • PHI 1,033
9. Brewer • BOS 1,013
10. Lary • DET 1,012
Games Finished
1. Lown • CHC 47
2. Grissom • NYG 38
3. Zuverink • BAL 37
Labine • BRO 37
5. Grim • NYY 36
6. Byerly • WSH 33
Delock • BOS 33
8. Face • PIT 32
Farrell • PHI 32
Wilhelm • 2TM 32
Adjusted ERA+
1. Podres • BRO 155
2. Drysdale • BRO 153
3. Shantz • NYY 148
4. Sullivan • BOS 146
5. Bunning • DET 144
6. Sturdivant • NYY 142
7. Donovan • CHW 135
8. Turley • NYY 133
9. Law • PIT 133
10. Spahn • MLN 130
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Johnson • BAL 2.76
2. Loes • BAL 2.81
3. Pierce • CHW 2.88
4. Haddix • PHI 2.94
5. Sullivan • BOS 2.95
6. Simmons • PHI 3.00
7. Fornieles • 2TM 3.02
8. Podres • BRO 3.03
9. Drysdale • BRO 3.04
10. Nixon • BOS 3.12
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Sullivan • BOS 34
2. Bunning • DET 33
3. Drysdale • BRO 32
4. Podres • BRO 30
5. Spahn • MLN 25
6. Sturdivant • NYY 24
7. Donovan • CHW 24
8. Shantz • NYY 21
9. Staley • CHW 20
10. Buhl • MLN 19
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Sullivan • BOS 3.8
2. Bunning • DET 3.6
3. Drysdale • BRO 3.5
4. Podres • BRO 3.3
5. Spahn • MLN 2.7
6. Sturdivant • NYY 2.7
7. Donovan • CHW 2.6
8. Shantz • NYY 2.2
9. Staley • CHW 2.1
10. Turley • NYY 2.0
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Podres • BRO 37.43
2. Sullivan • BOS 36.52
3. Bunning • DET 34.41
4. Drysdale • BRO 34.16
5. Spahn • MLN 34.02
6. Donovan • CHW 29.72
7. Sturdivant • NYY 29.66
8. Jackson • STL 23.99
9. Pierce • CHW 22.91
10. Turley • NYY 22.87
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Narleski • CLE 4.6
2. Podres • BRO 4.3
3. Bunning • DET 3.8
4. Sullivan • BOS 3.5
5. Pierce • CHW 3.4
6. Sanford • PHI 3.3
7. Maas • DET 3.3
8. Jackson • STL 3.3
9. Donovan • CHW 3.2
10. Farrell • PHI 3.1
Drysdale • BRO 3.1
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Sullivan • BOS 3.8
2. Pierce • CHW 3.5
3. Podres • BRO 3.0
4. Johnson • BAL 2.8
5. Donovan • CHW 2.6
6. Spahn • MLN 2.6
7. Drysdale • BRO 2.6
8. Sturdivant • NYY 2.5
9. Bunning • DET 2.3
10. Turley • NYY 2.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Pierce • CHW 12.1
2. Donovan • CHW 10.1
3. Buhl • MLN 9.2
4. Podres • BRO 9.1
5. Turley • NYY 7.8
6. Jones • STL 7.4
7. Conley • MLN 6.1
8. Narleski • CLE 6.1
9. Shantz • NYY 5.9
10. Spahn • MLN 5.5
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Podres • BRO 4.0
2. Sullivan • BOS 4.0
3. Spahn • MLN 3.9
4. Bunning • DET 3.7
5. Drysdale • BRO 3.6
6. Sturdivant • NYY 3.4
7. Donovan • CHW 3.3
8. Turley • NYY 2.5
9. Jackson • STL 2.5
10. Buhl • MLN 2.5

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