Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Carew • MIN 9.7
2. Reuschel • CHC 9.6
3. Schmidt • PHI 8.9
4. Niekro • ATL 8.5
5. Foster • CIN 8.4
6. Seaver • 2TM 8.4
7. Tanana • CAL 8.3
8. Candelaria • PIT 7.9
9. Ryan • CAL 7.8
10. Brett • KCR 7.6
WAR for Pitchers
1. Reuschel • CHC 9.5
2. Niekro • ATL 8.9
3. Tanana • CAL 8.3
4. Seaver • 2TM 7.9
5. Ryan • CAL 7.8
6. Candelaria • PIT 7.4
7. Palmer • BAL 7.3
8. Sutter • CHC 6.5
9. Gossage • PIT 6.0
10. Carlton • PHI 5.9
Earned Run Average
1. Candelaria • PIT 2.34
2. Tanana • CAL 2.54
3. Seaver • 2TM 2.58
4. Hooton • LAD 2.62
5. Carlton • PHI 2.64
6. Blyleven • TEX 2.72
7. Ryan • CAL 2.77
8. John • LAD 2.78
9. Reuschel • CHC 2.79
10. Guidry • NYY 2.82
Wins
1. Carlton • PHI 23
2. Seaver • 2TM 21
3. Goltz • MIN 20
Leonard • KCR 20
Palmer • BAL 20
Candelaria • PIT 20
Forsch • STL 20
John • LAD 20
Reuschel • CHC 20
10. Ryan • CAL 19
Christenson • PHI 19
Win-Loss %
1. Candelaria • PIT .800
2. Gullett • NYY .778
Seaver • 2TM .778
4. Christenson • PHI .760
5. Forsch • STL .741
John • LAD .741
7. Splittorff • KCR .727
8. Lyle • NYY .722
9. Carlton • PHI .697
10. Guidry • NYY .696
Johnson • MIN .696
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Seaver • 2TM 1.014
2. Blyleven • TEX 1.065
3. Candelaria • PIT 1.071
4. Eckersley • CLE 1.084
5. Tanana • CAL 1.086
6. Hooton • LAD 1.093
7. Leonard • KCR 1.110
8. Carlton • PHI 1.124
9. Guidry • NYY 1.134
10. Palmer • BAL 1.135
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 5.960
2. Seaver • 2TM 6.853
3. Blyleven • TEX 6.942
4. Richard • HOU 7.146
5. Carlton • PHI 7.283
6. Hooton • LAD 7.415
7. Palmer • BAL 7.420
8. Guidry • NYY 7.434
9. Tanana • CAL 7.496
10. Leonard • KCR 7.565
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Rozema • DET 1.402
2. Jenkins • BOS 1.679
3. Hartzell • CAL 1.806
4. Candelaria • PIT 1.951
5. Eckersley • CLE 1.965
6. Cleveland • BOS 2.033
7. John • LAD 2.042
8. Rau • LAD 2.077
9. Perry • TEX 2.118
10. Brett • 2TM 2.123
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 10.264
2. Tanana • CAL 7.645
3. Koosman • NYM 7.624
4. Guidry • NYY 7.519
5. Leonard • KCR 7.503
6. Richard • HOU 7.213
7. Niekro • ATL 7.138
8. Blyleven • TEX 6.980
9. Eckersley • CLE 6.950
10. Kravec • CHW 6.750
Seaver • 2TM 6.750
Games Played
1. Fingers • SDP 78
2. Spillner • SDP 76
Tomlin • SDP 76
4. Metzger • 2TM 75
5. Borbón • CIN 73
Lavelle • SFG 73
7. Lyle • NYY 72
Gossage • PIT 72
Tekulve • PIT 72
10. Johnson • MIN 71
Saves
1. Fingers • SDP 35
2. Campbell • BOS 31
Sutter • CHC 31
4. Lyle • NYY 26
Gossage • PIT 26
6. LaGrow • CHW 25
7. Hough • LAD 22
8. Lavelle • SFG 20
Lockwood • NYM 20
10. Garber • PHI 19
Innings Pitched
1. Niekro • ATL 330.1
2. Palmer • BAL 319.0
3. Goltz • MIN 303.0
4. Rogers • MON 301.2
5. Ryan • CAL 299.0
6. Leonard • KCR 292.2
7. Carlton • PHI 283.0
8. Garland • CLE 282.2
9. Blue • OAK 279.2
10. Richard • HOU 267.0
Strikeouts
1. Ryan • CAL 341
2. Niekro • ATL 262
3. Leonard • KCR 244
4. Richard • HOU 214
5. Rogers • MON 206
6. Tanana • CAL 205
7. Carlton • PHI 198
8. Seaver • 2TM 196
9. Palmer • BAL 193
10. Koosman • NYM 192
Games Started
1. Niekro • ATL 43
2. Rogers • MON 40
3. Goltz • MIN 39
Palmer • BAL 39
Burris • CHC 39
6. Blue • OAK 38
Garland • CLE 38
Barr • SFG 38
9. Leonard • KCR 37
May • BAL 37
Ryan • CAL 37
Splittorff • KCR 37
Thormodsgard • MIN 37
Halicki • SFG 37
Reuschel • CHC 37
Complete Games
1. Palmer • BAL 22
Ryan • CAL 22
3. Garland • CLE 21
Leonard • KCR 21
5. Tanana • CAL 20
Niekro • ATL 20
7. Goltz • MIN 19
Seaver • 2TM 19
9. Carlton • PHI 17
Rogers • MON 17
Torrez • 2TM 17
Shutouts
1. Tanana • CAL 7
Seaver • 2TM 7
3. Guidry • NYY 5
Leonard • KCR 5
Blyleven • TEX 5
6. Reuschel • CHC 4
Rogers • MON 4
May • BAL 4
Ryan • CAL 4
Perry • TEX 4
Home Runs
1. Garvin • TOR 33
2. Abbott • SEA 32
3. Eckersley • CLE 31
4. Jenkins • BOS 30
5. Hunter • NYY 29
Burris • CHC 29
Candelaria • PIT 29
8. Capra • ATL 28
Norman • CIN 28
10. Halicki • SFG 27
Bases on Balls
1. Ryan • CAL 204
2. Niekro • ATL 164
3. Richard • HOU 104
4. Shirley • SDP 100
5. Palmer • BAL 99
6. Norman • CIN 98
7. Goltz • MIN 91
8. Carlton • PHI 89
9. Garland • CLE 88
Griffin • SDP 88
Hits
1. Niekro • ATL 315
2. Barr • SFG 286
3. Blue • OAK 284
Goltz • MIN 284
5. Garland • CLE 281
6. Lemanczyk • TOR 278
7. Rogers • MON 272
8. Burris • CHC 270
9. Palmer • BAL 263
10. Brett • 2TM 258
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Eckersley • CLE 3.537
2. Tanana • CAL 3.361
3. Perry • TEX 3.161
4. Leonard • KCR 3.089
5. Seaver • 2TM 2.970
6. Jenkins • BOS 2.917
7. Matlack • NYM 2.860
8. Guidry • NYY 2.708
9. Rozema • DET 2.706
10. Candelaria • PIT 2.660
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 0.361
2. Splittorff • KCR 0.432
3. Reuschel • CHC 0.464
4. Reuss • PIT 0.476
5. Rogers • MON 0.477
6. John • LAD 0.490
7. Guidry • NYY 0.513
8. Martínez • BAL 0.540
9. Leonard • KCR 0.554
10. Hooton • LAD 0.564
Losses
1. Koosman • NYM 20
Niekro • ATL 20
3. Blue • OAK 19
Garland • CLE 19
Langford • OAK 19
6. Arroyo • DET 18
Augustine • MIL 18
Garvin • TOR 18
Shirley • SDP 18
10. Jefferson • TOR 17
Rasmussen • STL 17
Earned Runs
1. Niekro • ATL 148
2. Barr • SFG 124
3. Blue • OAK 119
Lemanczyk • TOR 119
5. Burris • CHC 116
6. Garvin • TOR 114
7. Garland • CLE 113
Goltz • MIN 113
Brett • 2TM 113
10. Thormodsgard • MIN 112
Wild Pitches
1. Ryan • CAL 21
2. Lemanczyk • TOR 20
3. Niekro • ATL 17
4. Leonard • KCR 14
Rogers • MON 14
6. Bibby • CLE 12
Garland • CLE 12
Vuckovich • TOR 12
9. Blue • OAK 11
Travers • MIL 11
Norman • CIN 11
Reuss • PIT 11
Hit By Pitch
1. Colborn • KCR 13
2. Abbott • SEA 12
Tanana • CAL 12
4. Slaton • MIL 11
5. Wood • CHW 10
Billingham • CIN 10
7. Ryan • CAL 9
León • ATL 9
9. Leonard • KCR 8
Martínez • BAL 8
Niekro • ATL 8
Batters Faced
1. Niekro • ATL 1,428
2. Ryan • CAL 1,272
3. Palmer • BAL 1,269
4. Goltz • MIN 1,253
5. Rogers • MON 1,235
6. Leonard • KCR 1,186
7. Blue • OAK 1,184
Garland • CLE 1,184
9. Carlton • PHI 1,135
10. Lemanczyk • TOR 1,092
Richard • HOU 1,092
Games Finished
1. Fingers • SDP 69
2. Campbell • BOS 60
Lyle • NYY 60
4. Gossage • PIT 55
5. Johnson • MIN 54
Borbón • CIN 54
7. Hough • LAD 53
8. Lockwood • NYM 50
LaRoche • 2TM 50
10. LaGrow • CHW 49
Lavelle • SFG 49
Adjusted ERA+
1. Candelaria • PIT 169
2. Reuschel • CHC 158
3. Tanana • CAL 154
4. Carlton • PHI 153
5. Blyleven • TEX 151
6. Seaver • 2TM 149
7. Hooton • LAD 147
8. Ryan • CAL 141
9. Guidry • NYY 140
10. Rozema • DET 139
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Guidry • NYY 2.73
2. Leonard • KCR 2.76
3. Rogers • MON 2.92
4. Seaver • 2TM 2.94
5. Tanana • CAL 2.97
6. Hooton • LAD 3.03
7. Reuschel • CHC 3.03
8. John • LAD 3.05
9. Ryan • CAL 3.12
10. Koosman • NYM 3.14
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Candelaria • PIT 43
2. Reuschel • CHC 42
3. Tanana • CAL 40
4. Carlton • PHI 40
Seaver • 2TM 40
6. Palmer • BAL 38
7. Ryan • CAL 36
8. Blyleven • TEX 35
9. Gossage • PIT 34
10. Sutter • CHC 31
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Candelaria • PIT 4.7
2. Reuschel • CHC 4.5
3. Seaver • 2TM 4.4
4. Carlton • PHI 4.4
5. Tanana • CAL 4.3
6. Palmer • BAL 4.0
7. Ryan • CAL 3.8
8. Blyleven • TEX 3.8
9. Gossage • PIT 3.6
10. Hooton • LAD 3.3
Sutter • CHC 3.3
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Palmer • BAL 51.58
2. Seaver • 2TM 48.78
3. Candelaria • PIT 47.85
4. Reuschel • CHC 47.51
5. Tanana • CAL 47.18
6. Carlton • PHI 41.80
7. Gossage • PIT 41.66
8. Blyleven • TEX 39.95
9. Campbell • BOS 37.70
10. Ryan • CAL 36.33
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Gossage • PIT 5.9
2. Reuschel • CHC 5.5
3. Palmer • BAL 5.2
4. Sutter • CHC 5.1
5. Campbell • BOS 4.9
6. Seaver • 2TM 4.8
7. Candelaria • PIT 4.7
8. LaGrow • CHW 4.6
9. Leonard • KCR 4.2
10. Eckersley • CLE 4.1
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Seaver • 2TM 5.1
2. Palmer • BAL 4.5
3. Leonard • KCR 4.1
4. Reuschel • CHC 4.0
5. Guidry • NYY 4.0
6. Ryan • CAL 4.0
7. Blyleven • TEX 3.8
8. Hooton • LAD 3.5
9. Candelaria • PIT 3.4
10. Tanana • CAL 3.3
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Guidry • NYY 8.2
2. Campbell • BOS 6.3
3. Reuschel • CHC 6.2
4. Palmer • BAL 5.6
5. Sutter • CHC 5.6
6. Lyle • NYY 5.5
7. Figueroa • NYY 5.0
8. LaGrow • CHW 4.9
9. Leonard • KCR 4.4
10. Bird • KCR 4.3
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Palmer • BAL 5.8
2. Seaver • 2TM 5.5
3. Candelaria • PIT 5.3
4. Tanana • CAL 5.3
5. Reuschel • CHC 4.9
6. Carlton • PHI 4.5
7. Gossage • PIT 4.3
8. Blyleven • TEX 4.3
9. Ryan • CAL 3.9
10. Guidry • NYY 3.7

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