Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Mays • SFG 11.0
2. Santo • CHC 8.9
3. Allen • PHI 8.8
4. Chance • LAA 8.7
5. Davis • LAD 8.3
6. Drysdale • LAD 8.3
7. Robinson • BAL 8.1
8. Fregosi • LAA 7.9
Robinson • CIN 7.9
10. Hansen • CHW 7.7
WAR for Pitchers
1. Chance • LAA 9.4
2. Drysdale • LAD 7.8
3. Koufax • LAD 7.3
4. Ford • NYY 6.7
5. Marichal • SFG 6.3
6. Short • PHI 6.2
7. Radatz • BOS 6.1
8. Gibson • STL 6.0
9. Jackson • CHC 6.0
10. Veale • PIT 5.8
Earned Run Average
1. Chance • LAA 1.65
2. Koufax • LAD 1.74
3. Horlen • CHW 1.88
4. Ford • NYY 2.13
5. Drysdale • LAD 2.18
6. Short • PHI 2.20
7. Marichal • SFG 2.48
8. Peters • CHW 2.50
9. Pizarro • CHW 2.56
10. Bunning • PHI 2.63
Wins
1. Jackson • CHC 24
2. Marichal • SFG 21
3. Chance • LAA 20
Peters • CHW 20
Sadecki • STL 20
6. Bunker • BAL 19
Pizarro • CHW 19
Wickersham • DET 19
Bunning • PHI 19
Cloninger • MLN 19
Gibson • STL 19
Koufax • LAD 19
Win-Loss %
1. Bunker • BAL .792
Koufax • LAD .792
3. Ford • NYY .739
4. Marichal • SFG .724
5. Peters • CHW .714
6. O'Toole • CIN .708
7. Bunning • PHI .704
8. Pappas • BAL .696
9. Chance • LAA .690
10. Jackson • CHC .686
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Koufax • LAD 0.928
2. Horlen • CHW 0.935
3. Drysdale • LAD 0.965
4. Chance • LAA 1.006
5. Short • PHI 1.020
6. Bunning • PHI 1.034
7. Pizarro • CHW 1.038
8. Bunker • BAL 1.042
9. Bouton • NYY 1.058
10. Perry • SFG 1.076
Hits per 9 IP
1. Horlen • CHW 6.066
2. Koufax • LAD 6.215
3. Chance • LAA 6.273
4. Bunker • BAL 6.771
5. Drysdale • LAD 6.778
6. Short • PHI 7.097
7. Peters • CHW 7.136
8. Veale • PIT 7.144
9. Pizarro • CHW 7.268
10. Maloney • CIN 7.292
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Bunning • PHI 1.456
2. Bruce • HOU 1.468
3. Law • PIT 1.500
4. Monbouquette • BOS 1.538
5. Pappas • BAL 1.717
6. Marichal • SFG 1.740
7. Jackson • CHC 1.754
8. Jay • CIN 1.770
9. Simmons • STL 1.807
10. Johnson • HOU 1.817
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. McDowell • CLE 9.190
2. Koufax • LAD 9.000
3. Maloney • CIN 8.917
4. Veale • PIT 8.045
5. Downing • NYY 8.004
6. Gibson • STL 7.674
7. Peña • KCA 7.550
8. Lemaster • MLN 7.534
9. Stigman • MIN 7.532
10. Bolin • SFG 7.523
Games Played
1. Wyatt • KCA 81
2. Radatz • BOS 79
3. Miller • LAD 74
4. Wilhelm • CHW 73
5. Perranoski • LAD 72
6. Baldschun • PHI 71
7. McMahon • CLE 70
8. Miller • BAL 66
9. Lee • LAA 64
Stock • 2TM 64
Saves
1. Radatz • BOS 29
2. Wilhelm • CHW 27
3. Woodeshick • HOU 23
4. Miller • BAL 22
5. Baldschun • PHI 21
McBean • PIT 21
7. Wyatt • KCA 20
8. Lee • LAA 19
9. McMahon • CLE 16
McDaniel • CHC 16
Innings Pitched
1. Drysdale • LAD 321.1
2. Jackson • CHC 297.2
3. Gibson • STL 287.1
4. Bunning • PHI 284.1
5. Veale • PIT 279.2
6. Chance • LAA 278.1
7. Peters • CHW 273.2
8. Bouton • NYY 271.1
9. Marichal • SFG 269.0
10. Pascual • MIN 267.1
Strikeouts
1. Veale • PIT 250
2. Gibson • STL 245
3. Drysdale • LAD 237
4. Koufax • LAD 223
5. Bunning • PHI 219
6. Downing • NYY 217
7. Maloney • CIN 214
8. Pascual • MIN 213
9. Chance • LAA 207
10. Marichal • SFG 206
Games Started
1. Drysdale • LAD 40
2. Bunning • PHI 39
3. Jackson • CHC 38
Veale • PIT 38
5. Bouton • NYY 37
6. Ford • NYY 36
Osteen • WSA 36
Pappas • BAL 36
Pascual • MIN 36
Peters • CHW 36
Wickersham • DET 36
Ellsworth • CHC 36
Gibson • STL 36
Complete Games
1. Marichal • SFG 22
2. Drysdale • LAD 21
3. Jackson • CHC 19
4. Gibson • STL 17
5. Ellsworth • CHC 16
6. Chance • LAA 15
Cloninger • MLN 15
Koufax • LAD 15
9. Pascual • MIN 14
Veale • PIT 14
Shutouts
1. Chance • LAA 11
2. Ford • NYY 8
3. Pappas • BAL 7
Koufax • LAD 7
5. Lolich • DET 6
6. Fischer • MLN 5
Drysdale • LAD 5
Law • PIT 5
Monbouquette • BOS 5
Bunning • PHI 5
Home Runs
1. Peña • KCA 40
2. Wilson • BOS 37
3. Monbouquette • BOS 34
Ellsworth • CHC 34
5. Bouton • NYY 32
Grant • 2TM 32
7. Narum • WSA 31
Stigman • MIN 31
9. Pascual • MIN 30
Seguí • KCA 30
Bases on Balls
1. Veale • PIT 124
2. Downing • NYY 120
3. Morehead • BOS 112
4. Peters • CHW 104
5. McDowell • CLE 100
6. Pascual • MIN 98
7. Seguí • KCA 94
8. Chance • LAA 86
Gibson • STL 86
10. Maloney • CIN 83
Hits
1. Ellsworth • CHC 267
2. Jackson • CHC 265
3. Monbouquette • BOS 258
4. Osteen • WSA 256
Fisher • NYM 256
6. Friend • PIT 253
7. Gibson • STL 250
8. Bunning • PHI 248
9. Pascual • MIN 245
10. Grant • 2TM 244
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Bunning • PHI 4.761
2. Koufax • LAD 4.208
3. Bruce • HOU 4.091
4. Marichal • SFG 3.962
5. Jay • CIN 3.722
6. Perry • SFG 3.605
7. Short • PHI 3.549
8. Drysdale • LAD 3.485
9. Pappas • BAL 3.271
10. Ford • NYY 3.018
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Chance • LAA 0.226
2. Veale • PIT 0.257
3. O'Toole • CIN 0.327
4. Bruce • HOU 0.356
5. Ford • NYY 0.368
6. Friend • PIT 0.374
7. Short • PHI 0.408
8. McDowell • CLE 0.415
9. Drysdale • LAD 0.420
10. Newman • LAA 0.426
Losses
1. Stallard • NYM 20
2. Cisco • NYM 19
3. Ellsworth • CHC 18
Friend • PIT 18
5. Seguí • KCA 17
Fisher • NYM 17
7. Drysdale • LAD 16
Jackson • NYM 16
Johnson • HOU 16
10. Morehead • BOS 15
Narum • WSA 15
Stigman • MIN 15
Brown • HOU 15
Earned Runs
1. Lamabe • BOS 116
2. Seguí • KCA 110
3. Peña • KCA 108
4. Ellsworth • CHC 107
Fisher • NYM 107
6. Monbouquette • BOS 105
7. Jackson • CHC 104
8. Lemaster • MLN 102
Spahn • MLN 102
10. Wilson • BOS 101
Jackson • NYM 101
Wild Pitches
1. Lemaster • MLN 20
2. Veale • PIT 18
3. Maloney • CIN 16
4. Peters • CHW 15
5. Downing • NYY 14
6. Kaat • MIN 13
Cloninger • MLN 13
8. McMahon • CLE 12
Stallard • NYM 12
10. Connolly • BOS 11
McDowell • CLE 11
Drysdale • LAD 11
Tsitouris • CIN 11
Hit By Pitch
1. McBride • LAA 16
2. Bunning • PHI 14
3. Wickersham • DET 12
4. Bolin • SFG 10
Drysdale • LAD 10
Fisher • NYM 10
7. Kaat • MIN 9
Kralick • CLE 9
McNally • BAL 9
Gibson • STL 9
Wakefield • NYM 9
Batters Faced
1. Drysdale • LAD 1,264
2. Jackson • CHC 1,200
3. Gibson • STL 1,191
4. Veale • PIT 1,161
5. Bunning • PHI 1,145
6. Pascual • MIN 1,136
7. Peters • CHW 1,117
8. Chance • LAA 1,093
Ellsworth • CHC 1,093
10. Marichal • SFG 1,089
Games Finished
1. Radatz • BOS 67
2. Wyatt • KCA 57
3. Wilhelm • CHW 55
4. Kline • WSA 52
Perranoski • LAD 52
6. Baldschun • PHI 51
7. McBean • PIT 49
8. Woodeshick • HOU 48
9. Miller • BAL 46
10. McDaniel • CHC 40
Adjusted ERA+
1. Chance • LAA 200
2. Koufax • LAD 186
3. Horlen • CHW 184
4. Ford • NYY 170
5. Short • PHI 158
6. Drysdale • LAD 147
7. Marichal • SFG 143
8. Peters • CHW 138
9. O'Toole • CIN 136
10. Pizarro • CHW 135
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Koufax • LAD 2.08
2. Short • PHI 2.30
3. Bruce • HOU 2.32
4. Chance • LAA 2.39
5. Ford • NYY 2.45
6. O'Toole • CIN 2.46
7. Drysdale • LAD 2.46
8. Marichal • SFG 2.53
9. Veale • PIT 2.55
10. Bunning • PHI 2.75
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Chance • LAA 57
2. Koufax • LAD 41
3. Ford • NYY 40
4. Drysdale • LAD 40
5. Horlen • CHW 37
6. Short • PHI 31
7. Marichal • SFG 30
8. Peters • CHW 29
9. Lee • LAA 28
10. Radatz • BOS 26
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Chance • LAA 6.5
2. Koufax • LAD 4.7
3. Drysdale • LAD 4.5
4. Ford • NYY 4.5
5. Horlen • CHW 4.2
6. Short • PHI 3.5
7. Marichal • SFG 3.4
8. Peters • CHW 3.2
9. Lee • LAA 3.0
10. Radatz • BOS 2.8
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Chance • LAA 65.10
2. Drysdale • LAD 50.78
3. Koufax • LAD 45.72
4. Ford • NYY 44.63
5. Horlen • CHW 36.05
6. O'Toole • CIN 34.21
7. Short • PHI 34.01
8. Bunning • PHI 33.69
9. Marichal • SFG 32.37
10. Peters • CHW 29.77
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Chance • LAA 8.4
2. Koufax • LAD 5.7
3. O'Toole • CIN 5.4
4. Ford • NYY 5.0
5. Perry • SFG 4.6
6. Drysdale • LAD 4.4
7. Marichal • SFG 4.3
8. Horlen • CHW 4.0
9. Radatz • BOS 3.8
10. Jackson • CHC 3.7
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Drysdale • LAD 6.5
2. Chance • LAA 6.2
3. Koufax • LAD 5.6
4. Horlen • CHW 4.8
5. O'Toole • CIN 4.3
6. Ford • NYY 4.3
7. Short • PHI 4.0
8. Jackson • CHC 4.0
9. Marichal • SFG 3.9
10. Bouton • NYY 3.4
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Maloney • CIN 16.5
2. O'Toole • CIN 15.9
3. Horlen • CHW 14.2
4. Ford • NYY 13.6
5. Gibson • STL 13.4
6. Hall • BAL 12.6
7. Ellis • CIN 12.1
8. Fisher • CHW 11.9
9. Peters • CHW 10.7
10. Pappas • BAL 9.4
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Chance • LAA 8.0
2. Drysdale • LAD 6.2
3. Koufax • LAD 5.7
4. Ford • NYY 5.1
5. Horlen • CHW 4.2
6. O'Toole • CIN 3.9
7. Short • PHI 3.8
8. Bunning • PHI 3.8
9. Marichal • SFG 3.6
10. Peters • CHW 3.4

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