Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Gibson • STL 11.3
2. Petrocelli • BOS 10.0
3. Jackson • OAK 9.2
4. Dierker • HOU 8.4
5. Bando • OAK 8.3
6. McCovey • SFG 8.1
7. Aaron • ATL 8.0
8. Hands • CHC 7.9
9. McLain • DET 7.8
10. Marichal • SFG 7.6
WAR for Pitchers
1. Gibson • STL 10.4
2. Dierker • HOU 8.7
3. Hands • CHC 8.4
4. McLain • DET 8.1
5. Marichal • SFG 7.8
6. Seaver • NYM 7.2
7. Jenkins • CHC 7.2
8. Carlton • STL 6.9
9. McDowell • CLE 6.6
10. Perry • SFG 6.5
Earned Run Average
1. Marichal • SFG 2.10
2. Carlton • STL 2.17
3. Gibson • STL 2.18
4. Bosman • WSA 2.19
5. Seaver • NYM 2.21
6. Koosman • NYM 2.28
7. Dierker • HOU 2.33
8. Palmer • BAL 2.34
9. Singer • LAD 2.34
10. Cuellar • BAL 2.38
Wins
1. Seaver • NYM 25
2. McLain • DET 24
3. Cuellar • BAL 23
Niekro • ATL 23
5. Jenkins • CHC 21
Marichal • SFG 21
7. Boswell • MIN 20
McNally • BAL 20
Perry • MIN 20
Stottlemyre • NYY 20
Dierker • HOU 20
Gibson • STL 20
Hands • CHC 20
Osteen • LAD 20
Singer • LAD 20
Win-Loss %
1. Moose • PIT .824
2. Palmer • BAL .800
3. Seaver • NYM .781
4. Perry • MIN .769
5. McNally • BAL .741
6. Bosman • WSA .737
7. McLain • DET .727
8. Odom • OAK .714
9. Maloney • CIN .706
10. Culp • BOS .680
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Marichal • SFG 0.994
2. Peterson • NYY 0.996
3. Cuellar • BAL 1.005
4. Singer • LAD 1.007
5. Bosman • WSA 1.010
6. Dierker • HOU 1.022
7. Niekro • ATL 1.027
8. Seaver • NYM 1.039
9. Koosman • NYM 1.058
10. Messersmith • CAL 1.076
Hits per 9 IP
1. Messersmith • CAL 6.084
2. Palmer • BAL 6.514
3. Cuellar • BAL 6.595
4. Seaver • NYM 6.651
5. Maloney • CIN 6.800
6. Lolich • DET 6.862
7. Singer • LAD 6.957
8. Odom • OAK 6.964
9. Koosman • NYM 6.983
10. McDowell • CLE 7.011
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Peterson • NYY 1.423
2. Marichal • SFG 1.622
3. Niekro • ATL 1.804
4. Bosman • WSA 1.819
5. McLain • DET 1.855
6. Jenkins • CHC 2.052
7. Niekro • 2TM 2.074
8. Osteen • LAD 2.075
9. Reed • ATL 2.088
10. Singer • LAD 2.110
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Griffin • HOU 9.558
2. Wilson • HOU 9.400
3. McDowell • CLE 8.811
4. Moose • PIT 8.735
5. Lolich • DET 8.690
6. Selma • 2TM 8.544
7. Veale • PIT 8.495
8. Carlton • STL 7.997
9. Jenkins • CHC 7.892
10. Gibson • STL 7.710
Games Played
1. Granger • CIN 90
2. Wood • CHW 76
3. Perranoski • MIN 75
4. McGinn • MON 74
5. Bouton • 2TM 73
6. Lyle • BOS 71
Carroll • CIN 71
Regan • CHC 71
9. Locker • 2TM 68
10. Reberger • SDP 67
Saves
1. Perranoski • MIN 31
2. Gladding • HOU 29
3. Granger • CIN 27
Upshaw • ATL 27
5. Tatum • CAL 22
6. Brewer • LAD 20
7. Lyle • BOS 17
Regan • CHC 17
9. Higgins • WSA 16
Watt • BAL 16
Innings Pitched
1. Perry • SFG 325.1
2. McLain • DET 325.0
3. Osteen • LAD 321.0
4. Singer • LAD 315.2
5. Gibson • STL 314.0
6. Jenkins • CHC 311.1
7. Dierker • HOU 305.1
8. Stottlemyre • NYY 303.0
9. Hands • CHC 300.0
10. Marichal • SFG 299.2
Strikeouts
1. McDowell • CLE 279
2. Jenkins • CHC 273
3. Lolich • DET 271
4. Gibson • STL 269
5. Singer • LAD 247
6. Wilson • HOU 235
7. Perry • SFG 233
8. Dierker • HOU 232
9. Sutton • LAD 217
10. Veale • PIT 213
Games Started
1. Jenkins • CHC 42
2. McLain • DET 41
Hands • CHC 41
Osteen • LAD 41
Sutton • LAD 41
6. McNally • BAL 40
Singer • LAD 40
8. Cuellar • BAL 39
Stottlemyre • NYY 39
Holtzman • CHC 39
Perry • SFG 39
Complete Games
1. Gibson • STL 28
2. Marichal • SFG 27
3. Perry • SFG 26
4. Stottlemyre • NYY 24
5. McLain • DET 23
Jenkins • CHC 23
7. Niekro • ATL 21
8. Dierker • HOU 20
9. Cuellar • BAL 18
McDowell • CLE 18
Hands • CHC 18
Seaver • NYM 18
Shutouts
1. McLain • DET 9
2. Marichal • SFG 8
3. Jenkins • CHC 7
Osteen • LAD 7
5. Palmer • BAL 6
Holtzman • CHC 6
Koosman • NYM 6
8. Cuellar • BAL 5
Seaver • NYM 5
Stoneman • MON 5
Home Runs
1. Tiant • CLE 37
2. Hunter • OAK 34
3. Merritt • CIN 33
4. Bunker • KCR 29
Pattin • SEP 29
6. Bahnsen • NYY 28
7. Jenkins • CHC 27
8. Brabender • SEP 26
Coleman • WSA 26
Stoneman • MON 26
Brunet • 2TM 26
Bases on Balls
1. Tiant • CLE 129
2. Stoneman • MON 123
3. Lolich • DET 122
4. Odom • OAK 112
5. Nagy • BOS 106
6. Brabender • SEP 103
Cloninger • CIN 103
8. Burbach • NYY 102
McDowell • CLE 102
10. Coleman • WSA 100
Messersmith • CAL 100
Kirby • SDP 100
Hits
1. Osteen • LAD 293
2. Perry • SFG 290
3. McLain • DET 288
4. Jenkins • CHC 284
5. Merritt • CIN 269
Sutton • LAD 269
7. Hands • CHC 268
8. Stottlemyre • NYY 267
9. Kaat • MIN 252
10. Gibson • STL 251
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Jenkins • CHC 3.845
2. Marichal • SFG 3.796
3. Peterson • NYY 3.488
4. Niekro • ATL 3.386
5. Singer • LAD 3.338
6. Dierker • HOU 3.222
7. Reed • ATL 2.857
8. Gibson • STL 2.832
9. McDowell • CLE 2.735
10. McLain • DET 2.701
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Veale • PIT 0.319
2. Gibson • STL 0.344
3. McDowell • CLE 0.411
4. Marichal • SFG 0.451
5. Nagy • BOS 0.458
6. Moose • PIT 0.476
7. Osteen • LAD 0.477
8. Peterson • NYY 0.496
9. Murphy • CAL 0.501
10. Bosman • WSA 0.513
Losses
1. Tiant • CLE 20
Kirby • SDP 20
3. Stoneman • MON 19
4. Jackson • PHI 18
Sutton • LAD 18
Niekro • 2TM 18
7. Cloninger • CIN 17
Ellis • PIT 17
Lemaster • HOU 17
10. Bahnsen • NYY 16
Horlen • CHW 16
McGlothlin • CAL 16
Murphy • CAL 16
Peterson • NYY 16
Rooker • KCR 16
Robertson • MON 16
Earned Runs
1. Merritt • CIN 122
2. Stoneman • MON 115
3. Sutton • LAD 113
4. Fryman • PHI 112
5. Jenkins • CHC 111
6. Peters • CHW 110
7. Jarvis • ATL 107
8. Cloninger • CIN 106
9. Blass • PIT 104
Holtzman • CHC 104
Wild Pitches
1. Messersmith • CAL 16
Murphy • CAL 16
Maloney • CIN 16
Wilson • HOU 16
5. Higgins • WSA 15
John • CHW 15
Niekro • ATL 15
8. Lolich • DET 14
McDowell • CLE 14
Cloninger • CIN 14
Hit By Pitch
1. Murphy • CAL 21
2. Lolich • DET 14
3. Brabender • SEP 13
4. Williams • CLE 12
Stoneman • MON 12
6. Nagy • BOS 11
Fryman • PHI 11
Perry • SFG 11
9. Gibson • STL 10
Singer • LAD 10
Batters Faced
1. Perry • SFG 1,345
2. McLain • DET 1,304
3. Osteen • LAD 1,291
4. Jenkins • CHC 1,275
5. Gibson • STL 1,270
6. Singer • LAD 1,263
7. Stottlemyre • NYY 1,244
8. Sutton • LAD 1,226
9. Hands • CHC 1,220
10. Dierker • HOU 1,207
Games Finished
1. Granger • CIN 55
2. Perranoski • MIN 52
3. Wood • CHW 50
4. Regan • CHC 49
5. Upshaw • ATL 47
6. Lyle • BOS 44
Taylor • NYM 44
8. Brewer • LAD 43
Gladding • HOU 43
10. Wilhelm • 2TM 42
Adjusted ERA+
1. Marichal • SFG 168
2. Seaver • NYM 165
3. Carlton • STL 164
4. Gibson • STL 164
5. Hands • CHC 162
6. Koosman • NYM 160
7. Bosman • WSA 158
8. Palmer • BAL 152
9. Dierker • HOU 152
10. Cuellar • BAL 149
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. McDowell • CLE 2.29
2. Gibson • STL 2.30
3. Veale • PIT 2.33
4. Marichal • SFG 2.39
5. Moose • PIT 2.44
6. Dierker • HOU 2.47
7. Peterson • NYY 2.63
8. Jenkins • CHC 2.64
9. Singer • LAD 2.65
10. Koosman • NYM 2.67
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Gibson • STL 50
2. Marichal • SFG 44
3. Seaver • NYM 44
4. Hands • CHC 43
5. Dierker • HOU 38
6. Koosman • NYM 38
7. McLain • DET 37
8. Carlton • STL 37
9. Singer • LAD 36
10. Cuellar • BAL 36
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Gibson • STL 5.8
2. Marichal • SFG 5.0
3. Seaver • NYM 5.0
4. Hands • CHC 4.8
5. Dierker • HOU 4.3
6. Koosman • NYM 4.3
7. Carlton • STL 4.1
8. McLain • DET 4.1
9. Singer • LAD 4.0
10. Cuellar • BAL 4.0
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Gibson • STL 56.72
2. McLain • DET 51.73
3. Seaver • NYM 51.15
4. Koosman • NYM 46.99
5. Dierker • HOU 46.06
6. Marichal • SFG 45.10
7. Cuellar • BAL 43.28
8. Hands • CHC 42.09
9. Carlton • STL 41.51
10. Singer • LAD 41.16
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Gibson • STL 7.7
2. McLain • DET 7.2
3. Seaver • NYM 6.7
4. Koosman • NYM 6.4
5. Marichal • SFG 6.4
6. Dierker • HOU 6.3
7. McGraw • NYM 5.6
8. Tatum • CAL 4.6
9. Jenkins • CHC 4.4
10. Carlton • STL 4.4
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Gibson • STL 5.9
2. Dierker • HOU 5.8
3. Marichal • SFG 5.4
4. Cuellar • BAL 5.3
5. McLain • DET 4.9
6. Singer • LAD 4.4
7. Niekro • ATL 4.4
8. Peterson • NYY 4.3
9. McDowell • CLE 4.2
10. Hands • CHC 4.0
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Marichal • SFG 11.7
2. Koosman • NYM 7.4
3. Granger • CIN 7.3
4. Singer • LAD 7.0
5. Seaver • NYM 6.9
6. Perranoski • MIN 6.6
7. Perry • SFG 6.3
8. Hands • CHC 6.0
9. Niekro • ATL 5.7
10. McGraw • NYM 4.5
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Gibson • STL 6.7
2. Seaver • NYM 5.9
3. McLain • DET 5.8
4. Koosman • NYM 5.4
5. Dierker • HOU 5.3
6. Marichal • SFG 5.2
7. Cuellar • BAL 4.9
8. Singer • LAD 4.8
9. Carlton • STL 4.8
10. Osteen • LAD 4.4

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