Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Carlton • PHI 10.1
2. Brett • KCR 9.4
3. Schmidt • PHI 8.9
4. Henderson • OAK 8.8
5. Wilson • KCR 8.5
6. Yount • MIL 7.1
7. Burns • CHW 7.0
8. Murphy • OAK 6.9
9. Dawson • MON 6.9
10. Cooper • MIL 6.8
WAR for Pitchers
1. Carlton • PHI 10.2
2. Burns • CHW 7.0
3. Sutton • LAD 6.3
4. Gura • KCR 6.0
5. Rogers • MON 5.9
6. Norris • OAK 5.9
7. Corbett • MIN 5.7
8. Reuschel • CHC 5.7
9. Clancy • TOR 5.5
10. Reuss • LAD 5.2
Earned Run Average
1. Sutton • LAD 2.20
2. Carlton • PHI 2.34
3. May • NYY 2.46
4. Reuss • LAD 2.51
5. Norris • OAK 2.53
6. Burns • CHW 2.84
7. Keough • OAK 2.92
8. Gura • KCR 2.95
9. Blue • SFG 2.97
10. Rogers • MON 2.98
Wins
1. Stone • BAL 25
2. Carlton • PHI 24
3. John • NYY 22
Norris • OAK 22
5. Leonard • KCR 20
McGregor • BAL 20
Niekro • HOU 20
8. Barker • CLE 19
Langford • OAK 19
Bibby • PIT 19
Win-Loss %
1. Stone • BAL .781
2. Darwin • TEX .765
3. Bibby • PIT .760
4. May • NYY .750
Reuss • LAD .750
Ruhle • HOU .750
7. Carlton • PHI .727
8. Sutton • LAD .722
9. McGregor • BAL .714
10. John • NYY .710
Norris • OAK .710
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Sutton • LAD 0.989
2. Reuss • LAD 1.016
3. May • NYY 1.044
4. Norris • OAK 1.048
5. Carlton • PHI 1.095
6. Pastore • CIN 1.099
7. Soto • CIN 1.103
8. Burns • CHW 1.160
9. Langford • OAK 1.172
10. Eckersley • BOS 1.174
Hits per 9 IP
1. Soto • CIN 5.958
2. Norris • OAK 6.805
3. Sutton • LAD 6.909
4. Carlton • PHI 7.194
5. May • NYY 7.392
6. Seaver • CIN 7.500
7. Reuss • LAD 7.574
8. Clancy • TOR 7.791
9. Underwood • NYY 7.845
10. Pastore • CIN 7.847
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Forsch • STL 1.384
2. Reuss • LAD 1.570
3. Forsch • HOU 1.660
4. Matlack • TEX 1.841
5. Splittorff • KCR 1.897
6. John • NYY 1.899
7. Candelaria • PIT 1.929
8. Tanana • CAL 1.985
9. Langford • OAK 1.986
10. Sutton • LAD 1.992
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Soto • CIN 8.606
2. Carlton • PHI 8.467
3. Ryan • HOU 7.703
4. Blyleven • PIT 6.978
5. Barker • CLE 6.832
6. May • NYY 6.827
7. Guidry • NYY 6.801
8. Bannister • SEA 6.409
9. Welch • LAD 5.939
10. Perry • 2TM 5.908
Games Played
1. Tidrow • CHC 84
2. Hume • CIN 78
Tekulve • PIT 78
4. Camp • ATL 77
5. Quisenberry • KCR 75
6. Romo • PIT 74
7. Corbett • MIN 73
8. Caudill • CHC 72
9. Garber • ATL 68
Minton • SFG 68
Saves
1. Gossage • NYY 33
Quisenberry • KCR 33
3. Farmer • CHW 30
4. Sutter • CHC 28
5. Stoddard • BAL 26
6. Hume • CIN 25
7. Burgmeier • BOS 24
8. Corbett • MIN 23
Fingers • SDP 23
10. Allen • NYM 22
Camp • ATL 22
Innings Pitched
1. Carlton • PHI 304.0
2. Langford • OAK 290.0
3. Norris • OAK 284.1
4. Gura • KCR 283.1
5. Rogers • MON 281.0
6. Leonard • KCR 280.1
7. Niekro • ATL 275.0
8. John • NYY 265.1
9. Reuschel • CHC 257.0
10. Niekro • HOU 256.0
Strikeouts
1. Carlton • PHI 286
2. Ryan • HOU 200
3. Barker • CLE 187
4. Soto • CIN 182
5. Norris • OAK 180
6. Niekro • ATL 176
7. Blyleven • PIT 168
8. Guidry • NYY 166
9. Bannister • SEA 155
Leonard • KCR 155
Games Started
1. Leonard • KCR 38
Carlton • PHI 38
Niekro • ATL 38
Reuschel • CHC 38
5. Flanagan • BAL 37
Stone • BAL 37
Lamp • CHC 37
Rogers • MON 37
9. Barker • CLE 36
Gura • KCR 36
John • NYY 36
McGregor • BAL 36
Morris • DET 36
Niekro • HOU 36
Complete Games
1. Langford • OAK 28
2. Norris • OAK 24
3. Keough • OAK 20
4. Gura • KCR 16
John • NYY 16
6. Clancy • TOR 15
7. Haas • MIL 14
Stieb • TOR 14
Rogers • MON 14
10. Wilcox • DET 13
Zahn • MIN 13
Carlton • PHI 13
Shutouts
1. John • NYY 6
Reuss • LAD 6
3. Zahn • MIN 5
4. Gura • KCR 4
McGregor • BAL 4
Stieb • TOR 4
Richard • HOU 4
Rogers • MON 4
9. Guidry • NYY 3
Haas • MIL 3
Leonard • KCR 3
Petry • DET 3
Blue • SFG 3
Boggs • ATL 3
Carlton • PHI 3
Forsch • HOU 3
Jones • SDP 3
Niekro • ATL 3
Sanderson • MON 3
Sykes • STL 3
Vuckovich • STL 3
Zachry • NYM 3
Home Runs
1. Leonard • KCR 30
Niekro • ATL 30
3. Caldwell • MIL 29
Langford • OAK 29
5. Abbott • SEA 27
Flanagan • BAL 27
McCatty • OAK 27
McWilliams • ATL 27
9. Palmer • BAL 26
10. Eckersley • BOS 25
Haas • MIL 25
Bases on Balls
1. Clancy • TOR 128
2. Stone • BAL 101
3. McCatty • OAK 99
4. Beattie • SEA 98
Ryan • HOU 98
6. Keough • OAK 94
7. Barker • CLE 92
8. Carlton • PHI 90
9. Bibby • PIT 88
10. Dotson • CHW 87
Morris • DET 87
Hits
1. Reuschel • CHC 281
2. Flanagan • BAL 278
3. Langford • OAK 276
4. Zahn • MIN 273
5. Gura • KCR 272
6. Leonard • KCR 271
7. John • NYY 270
8. Niekro • HOU 268
9. Matlack • TEX 265
10. Lamp • CHC 259
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. May • NYY 3.410
2. Carlton • PHI 3.178
3. Matlack • TEX 2.958
4. Blyleven • PIT 2.847
5. Reuss • LAD 2.775
6. Eckersley • BOS 2.750
7. Sutton • LAD 2.723
8. Forsch • STL 2.636
9. Pastore • CIN 2.619
10. Haas • MIL 2.607
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Whitson • SFG 0.298
2. Ruthven • PHI 0.363
3. Ryan • HOU 0.385
4. Niekro • HOU 0.422
5. Curtis • SDP 0.433
6. John • NYY 0.441
7. Carlton • PHI 0.444
8. Stieb • TOR 0.445
9. Reuschel • CHC 0.455
10. Reuss • LAD 0.471
Losses
1. Kingman • OAK 20
2. Zahn • MIN 18
Niekro • ATL 18
4. Honeycutt • SEA 17
5. Clancy • TOR 16
Parrott • SEA 16
Torrez • BOS 16
Trout • CHW 16
Knepper • SFG 16
10. Beattie • SEA 15
Haas • MIL 15
Morris • DET 15
Stieb • TOR 15
Krukow • CHC 15
Earned Runs
1. Leonard • KCR 118
2. Torrez • BOS 117
Lamp • CHC 117
4. Morris • DET 116
5. Flanagan • BAL 115
6. Barker • CLE 114
Spillner • CLE 114
Zahn • MIN 114
9. Waits • CLE 111
Niekro • ATL 111
Wild Pitches
1. Carlton • PHI 17
2. Barker • CLE 14
3. Keough • OAK 13
4. Flanagan • BAL 12
Leonard • KCR 12
Niekro • HOU 12
7. Hough • 2TM 11
8. Clancy • TOR 10
Spillner • CLE 10
Curtis • SDP 10
Lamp • CHC 10
Ryan • HOU 10
Hit By Pitch
1. Trout • CHW 9
2. Knapp • CAL 8
McCatty • OAK 8
Tanana • CAL 8
Griffin • SFG 8
Knepper • SFG 8
Krukow • CHC 8
Perry • 2TM 8
9. Stanley • BOS 7
Forsch • HOU 7
McWilliams • ATL 7
Batters Faced
1. Carlton • PHI 1,228
2. Gura • KCR 1,175
3. Leonard • KCR 1,172
4. Langford • OAK 1,166
5. Rogers • MON 1,151
6. Niekro • ATL 1,137
7. Norris • OAK 1,135
8. Niekro • HOU 1,096
9. Reuschel • CHC 1,094
10. John • NYY 1,089
Games Finished
1. Quisenberry • KCR 68
2. Corbett • MIN 63
3. Hume • CIN 62
4. López • DET 59
5. Gossage • NYY 58
6. Tekulve • PIT 57
7. Farmer • CHW 55
8. Stoddard • BAL 52
9. McGraw • PHI 48
10. Allen • NYM 47
Adjusted ERA+
1. Carlton • PHI 162
2. Sutton • LAD 161
3. May • NYY 160
4. Norris • OAK 149
5. Burns • CHW 143
6. Reuss • LAD 141
7. Gura • KCR 136
8. Erickson • MIN 135
9. Clancy • TOR 131
10. Keough • OAK 129
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Carlton • PHI 2.42
2. Ryan • HOU 2.89
3. May • NYY 2.94
4. Soto • CIN 2.95
5. Reuss • LAD 2.99
6. Matlack • TEX 3.10
7. Pastore • CIN 3.16
8. Whitson • SFG 3.18
9. Forsch • STL 3.19
10. Blyleven • PIT 3.22
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Carlton • PHI 47
2. Norris • OAK 43
3. Corbett • MIN 35
4. Sutton • LAD 33
5. Burns • CHW 32
6. Gura • KCR 32
7. May • NYY 28
8. Reuss • LAD 26
9. Clancy • TOR 25
10. Keough • OAK 24
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Carlton • PHI 5.4
2. Norris • OAK 4.6
3. Sutton • LAD 3.8
4. Corbett • MIN 3.6
5. Burns • CHW 3.4
6. Gura • KCR 3.4
7. May • NYY 2.9
8. Reuss • LAD 2.8
9. Clancy • TOR 2.6
10. McGraw • PHI 2.5
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Carlton • PHI 51.75
2. Norris • OAK 49.43
3. Corbett • MIN 45.48
4. Sutton • LAD 38.88
5. Burns • CHW 35.08
6. Gura • KCR 31.91
7. May • NYY 31.77
8. McGregor • BAL 28.79
9. McGraw • PHI 28.67
10. Haas • MIL 28.54
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Corbett • MIN 7.8
2. Quisenberry • KCR 7.0
3. Norris • OAK 6.7
4. Carlton • PHI 5.6
5. Burgmeier • BOS 5.4
6. Gossage • NYY 5.0
7. Sutton • LAD 4.3
8. Burns • CHW 4.1
9. McGraw • PHI 4.1
10. John • NYY 3.4
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Norris • OAK 5.3
2. Carlton • PHI 4.6
3. Sutton • LAD 3.6
4. Corbett • MIN 3.5
5. May • NYY 3.4
6. Reuss • LAD 3.3
7. Burns • CHW 2.8
8. Rogers • MON 2.8
9. Langford • OAK 2.7
10. John • NYY 2.6
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. McGraw • PHI 16.6
2. Sutton • LAD 10.3
3. Gossage • NYY 8.8
4. Ruhle • HOU 8.2
5. Carlton • PHI 7.8
6. Reuss • LAD 7.4
7. Quisenberry • KCR 6.1
8. Sanderson • MON 5.8
9. May • NYY 5.1
10. Niekro • HOU 4.9
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Carlton • PHI 5.8
2. Norris • OAK 5.6
3. Corbett • MIN 4.5
4. Sutton • LAD 4.5
5. Burns • CHW 3.7
6. Gura • KCR 3.4
May • NYY 3.4
8. Haas • MIL 3.1
9. McGraw • PHI 3.0
10. McGregor • BAL 3.0

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