Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Mays • SFG 9.5
2. Aaron • MLN 8.0
3. Banks • CHC 7.9
4. Broglio • STL 7.6
5. Maris • NYY 7.5
6. Mathews • MLN 7.3
7. Drysdale • LAD 7.2
8. Boyer • STL 6.8
9. Bunning • DET 6.4
10. Mantle • NYY 6.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. Broglio • STL 7.1
2. Drysdale • LAD 7.0
3. Bunning • DET 6.6
4. McDaniel • STL 5.9
5. Herbert • KCA 5.8
6. Friend • PIT 5.6
7. Jackson • STL 5.3
8. McCormick • SFG 5.1
9. Monbouquette • BOS 4.9
10. Podres • LAD 4.8
Earned Run Average
1. Baumann • CHW 2.67
2. McCormick • SFG 2.70
3. Broglio • STL 2.74
4. Bunning • DET 2.79
5. Drysdale • LAD 2.84
6. Williams • LAD 3.00
7. Friend • PIT 3.00
8. Brown • BAL 3.06
9. Simmons • 2TM 3.06
10. Ditmar • NYY 3.06
Wins
1. Broglio • STL 21
Spahn • MLN 21
3. Law • PIT 20
4. Burdette • MLN 19
5. Estrada • BAL 18
Perry • CLE 18
Friend • PIT 18
Jackson • STL 18
Jones • SFG 18
10. Purkey • CIN 17
Win-Loss %
1. Coates • NYY .813
2. McDaniel • STL .750
3. Brown • BAL .706
4. Broglio • STL .700
5. Law • PIT .690
6. Baumann • CHW .684
7. Spahn • MLN .677
8. Pierce • CHW .667
9. Perry • CLE .643
10. Buhl • MLN .640
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Drysdale • LAD 1.063
2. Brown • BAL 1.113
3. Bunning • DET 1.115
4. Law • PIT 1.126
5. Friend • PIT 1.128
6. Williams • LAD 1.129
7. Burdette • MLN 1.132
8. McCormick • SFG 1.158
9. Lary • DET 1.181
10. Baumann • CHW 1.198
Hits per 9 IP
1. Broglio • STL 6.839
2. Koufax • LAD 6.840
3. Estrada • BAL 6.987
4. Williams • LAD 7.032
5. Drysdale • LAD 7.160
6. Turley • NYY 7.165
7. Barber • BAL 7.332
8. Buhl • MLN 7.617
9. Jones • SFG 7.692
10. Bunning • DET 7.750
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Burdette • MLN 1.143
2. Brown • BAL 1.245
3. Roberts • PHI 1.289
4. Law • PIT 1.325
5. Friend • PIT 1.469
6. Mossi • DET 1.819
7. Hall • KCA 1.876
8. Haddix • PIT 1.985
9. Lary • DET 2.034
10. Conley • PHI 2.062
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Koufax • LAD 10.131
2. Drysdale • LAD 8.230
3. Williams • LAD 7.596
4. Broglio • STL 7.476
5. Jones • SFG 7.308
6. Bunning • DET 7.179
7. Cardwell • 2TM 6.575
8. O'Dell • SFG 6.439
9. Bell • CLE 6.343
10. Podres • LAD 6.286
Games Played
1. Fornieles • BOS 70
2. Face • PIT 68
3. McDaniel • STL 65
4. Staley • CHW 64
5. Elston • CHC 60
6. Farrell • PHI 59
7. Roebuck • LAD 58
8. Brosnan • CIN 57
Sherry • LAD 57
10. Clevenger • WSH 53
Saves
1. McDaniel • STL 27
2. Face • PIT 24
3. Henry • CIN 17
4. Klippstein • CLE 14
5. Fornieles • BOS 13
Moore • 2TM 13
7. Brosnan • CIN 12
8. Shantz • NYY 11
Antonelli • SFG 11
Farrell • PHI 11
Innings Pitched
1. Jackson • STL 282.0
2. Burdette • MLN 275.2
Friend • PIT 275.2
4. Lary • DET 274.1
5. Ramos • WSH 274.0
6. Law • PIT 271.2
7. Drysdale • LAD 269.0
8. Spahn • MLN 267.2
9. Perry • CLE 261.1
10. Hobbie • CHC 258.2
Strikeouts
1. Drysdale • LAD 246
2. Bunning • DET 201
3. Koufax • LAD 197
4. Jones • SFG 190
5. Broglio • STL 188
6. Friend • PIT 183
7. Williams • LAD 175
8. Jackson • STL 171
9. Ramos • WSH 160
10. Podres • LAD 159
Games Started
1. Jackson • STL 38
2. Friend • PIT 37
3. Lary • DET 36
Perry • CLE 36
Ramos • WSH 36
Drysdale • LAD 36
Hobbie • CHC 36
8. Daley • KCA 35
Jones • SFG 35
Law • PIT 35
Complete Games
1. Burdette • MLN 18
Law • PIT 18
Spahn • MLN 18
4. Friend • PIT 16
Hobbie • CHC 16
6. Lary • DET 15
Drysdale • LAD 15
McCormick • SFG 15
9. Herbert • KCA 14
Ramos • WSH 14
Jackson • STL 14
Shutouts
1. Sanford • SFG 6
2. Drysdale • LAD 5
3. Wynn • CHW 4
Spahn • MLN 4
Burdette • MLN 4
Perry • CLE 4
McCormick • SFG 4
Ford • NYY 4
Friend • PIT 4
Hobbie • CHC 4
Home Runs
1. Perry • CLE 35
2. Hook • CIN 31
Roberts • PHI 31
4. Hall • KCA 28
5. Daley • KCA 27
Drysdale • LAD 27
Hobbie • CHC 27
8. Grant • CLE 26
Anderson • CHC 26
Williams • LAD 26
Bases on Balls
1. Barber • BAL 113
2. Wynn • CHW 112
3. Buhl • MLN 103
4. Estrada • BAL 101
Hobbie • CHC 101
6. Broglio • STL 100
Koufax • LAD 100
8. Ramos • WSH 99
Sanford • SFG 99
10. Daley • KCA 96
Hits
1. Burdette • MLN 277
Jackson • STL 277
3. Friend • PIT 266
Law • PIT 266
5. Lary • DET 262
6. Purkey • CIN 259
7. Perry • CLE 257
8. Herbert • KCA 256
Roberts • PHI 256
10. Ramos • WSH 254
Spahn • MLN 254
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Friend • PIT 4.067
2. Roberts • PHI 3.588
3. Drysdale • LAD 3.417
4. Bunning • DET 3.141
5. Law • PIT 3.000
Brown • BAL 3.000
7. Conley • PHI 2.786
8. Haddix • PIT 2.658
9. Jackson • STL 2.443
10. Williams • LAD 2.431
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Sanford • SFG 0.452
2. Conley • PHI 0.491
3. Barber • BAL 0.495
4. McCormick • SFG 0.534
5. Baumann • CHW 0.534
6. Friend • PIT 0.588
7. Fisher • BAL 0.592
8. Mizell • 2TM 0.597
9. Herbert • KCA 0.606
10. Ellsworth • CHC 0.611
Losses
1. Hobbie • CHC 20
2. Ramos • WSH 18
Hook • CIN 18
4. Daley • KCA 16
Sullivan • BOS 16
Buzhardt • PHI 16
Roberts • PHI 16
Cardwell • 2TM 16
9. Brewer • BOS 15
Herbert • KCA 15
Lary • DET 15
Earned Runs
1. Daley • KCA 117
2. Hobbie • CHC 114
3. Hook • CIN 111
4. Jackson • STL 109
5. Lary • DET 107
6. Roberts • PHI 106
7. Perry • CLE 105
Ramos • WSH 105
9. Spahn • MLN 104
10. Burdette • MLN 103
Wild Pitches
1. Sanford • SFG 15
2. McCormick • SFG 12
3. Buhl • MLN 11
4. Barber • BAL 10
Pappas • BAL 10
6. Bell • CLE 9
Brewer • BOS 9
Sisler • DET 9
Anderson • CHC 9
Koufax • LAD 9
Owens • PHI 9
Hit By Pitch
1. Lary • DET 19
2. Estrada • BAL 15
3. Bunning • DET 11
4. Daley • KCA 10
Drysdale • LAD 10
6. Hobbie • CHC 9
Purkey • CIN 9
8. Tsitouris • KCA 8
9. Bell • CLE 7
Duren • NYY 7
Herbert • KCA 7
Johnson • KCA 7
Ramos • WSH 7
Anderson • CHC 7
McLish • CIN 7
Willey • MLN 7
Batters Faced
1. Jackson • STL 1,173
2. Ramos • WSH 1,162
3. Lary • DET 1,148
4. Friend • PIT 1,118
Hobbie • CHC 1,118
6. Burdette • MLN 1,117
7. Spahn • MLN 1,110
8. Perry • CLE 1,103
9. Law • PIT 1,091
10. Drysdale • LAD 1,083
Games Finished
1. Face • PIT 61
2. Farrell • PHI 50
3. Fornieles • BOS 48
4. McDaniel • STL 47
5. Staley • CHW 45
6. Henry • CIN 38
Sherry • LAD 38
8. Elston • CHC 33
9. Klippstein • CLE 30
Kutyna • KCA 30
Adjusted ERA+
1. Broglio • STL 148
2. Baumann • CHW 144
3. Bunning • DET 143
4. Drysdale • LAD 139
5. Simmons • 2TM 133
6. Williams • LAD 132
7. McCormick • SFG 130
8. Podres • LAD 128
9. Brown • BAL 126
10. Friend • PIT 125
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Friend • PIT 2.54
2. Conley • PHI 2.68
3. Bunning • DET 2.86
4. McCormick • SFG 2.86
5. Drysdale • LAD 2.92
6. Haddix • PIT 3.01
7. Jackson • STL 3.11
8. Jones • SFG 3.12
9. O'Dell • SFG 3.22
10. Broglio • STL 3.25
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Drysdale • LAD 33
2. Broglio • STL 32
3. Bunning • DET 31
4. Friend • PIT 26
5. McDaniel • STL 25
6. McCormick • SFG 24
7. Baumann • CHW 22
8. Law • PIT 21
9. Podres • LAD 21
10. Herbert • KCA 19
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Drysdale • LAD 3.6
2. Broglio • STL 3.4
3. Bunning • DET 3.3
4. Friend • PIT 2.8
5. McDaniel • STL 2.6
6. McCormick • SFG 2.5
7. Baumann • CHW 2.3
8. Law • PIT 2.3
9. Podres • LAD 2.3
10. Herbert • KCA 2.0
Williams • LAD 2.0
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Drysdale • LAD 43.46
2. Broglio • STL 39.46
3. Friend • PIT 34.15
4. Bunning • DET 31.80
5. McDaniel • STL 30.80
6. Baumann • CHW 29.43
7. McCormick • SFG 26.20
8. Law • PIT 25.84
9. Estrada • BAL 19.88
10. Kralick • WSH 19.13
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. McDaniel • STL 5.7
2. Drysdale • LAD 5.0
3. Baumann • CHW 4.3
4. Broglio • STL 4.0
5. Spahn • MLN 3.5
6. Law • PIT 3.4
7. Sisler • DET 3.3
8. McCormick • SFG 3.1
9. Friend • PIT 2.9
10. Klippstein • CLE 2.8
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Friend • PIT 3.7
2. Bunning • DET 3.7
3. Drysdale • LAD 3.4
4. Broglio • STL 3.0
5. McCormick • SFG 3.0
6. McDaniel • STL 2.9
7. Baumann • CHW 2.5
8. Brosnan • CIN 2.3
9. Podres • LAD 2.1
10. Craig • LAD 2.0
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Law • PIT 9.8
2. Baumann • CHW 8.9
3. Friend • PIT 8.7
4. Ditmar • NYY 7.9
5. Arroyo • NYY 6.9
6. Pappas • BAL 6.9
7. Face • PIT 6.8
8. Ford • NYY 6.8
9. Terry • NYY 6.6
10. Stafford • NYY 6.5
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Drysdale • LAD 4.7
2. Broglio • STL 4.1
3. Friend • PIT 3.7
4. Bunning • DET 3.3
5. McDaniel • STL 3.1
6. Baumann • CHW 3.1
7. McCormick • SFG 2.9
8. Law • PIT 2.8
9. Estrada • BAL 2.1
10. Ford • NYY 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