Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Schmidt • PHI 7.7
2. Dawson • MON 7.5
3. Evans • BOS 6.7
4. Henderson • OAK 6.7
5. Bell • TEX 6.2
6. Blyleven • CLE 5.6
7. Carlton • PHI 5.5
8. Grich • CAL 5.5
9. Valenzuela • LAD 5.3
10. Ryan • HOU 5.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Blyleven • CLE 5.6
2. Carlton • PHI 5.5
3. Valenzuela • LAD 4.8
4. Ryan • HOU 4.7
5. McCatty • OAK 4.5
6. Stieb • TOR 4.4
7. Fingers • MIL 4.2
8. Reuss • LAD 4.1
9. Seaver • CIN 4.0
10. Burns • CHW 3.9
Earned Run Average
1. Ryan • HOU 1.69
2. Righetti • NYY 2.05
3. Knepper • HOU 2.18
4. Hooton • LAD 2.28
5. Reuss • LAD 2.30
6. Stewart • BAL 2.32
7. McCatty • OAK 2.33
8. Lamp • CHW 2.41
9. Carlton • PHI 2.42
10. Blue • SFG 2.45
Wins
1. Martínez • BAL 14
McCatty • OAK 14
Morris • DET 14
Vuckovich • MIL 14
Seaver • CIN 14
6. Leonard • KCR 13
McGregor • BAL 13
Carlton • PHI 13
Valenzuela • LAD 13
10. Langford • OAK 12
Norris • OAK 12
Wilcox • DET 12
Rogers • MON 12
Ruthven • PHI 12
Soto • CIN 12
Win-Loss %
1. Seaver • CIN .875
2. Vuckovich • MIL .778
3. Torrez • BOS .769
4. Carlton • PHI .765
5. Hoyt • CHW .750
Camp • ATL .750
7. Martínez • BAL .737
8. Clear • BOS .727
9. McGregor • BAL .722
10. Reuss • LAD .714
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Guidry • NYY 0.992
2. Gura • KCR 1.010
3. Sutton • HOU 1.015
4. Valenzuela • LAD 1.045
5. Knepper • HOU 1.060
6. Righetti • NYY 1.073
7. Honeycutt • TEX 1.073
8. Reuss • LAD 1.081
9. McCatty • OAK 1.083
10. Forsch • STL 1.086
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ryan • HOU 5.980
2. Righetti • NYY 6.408
3. Seaver • CIN 6.493
4. Valenzuela • LAD 6.551
5. McCatty • OAK 6.786
6. Berenyi • CIN 6.929
7. Morris • DET 6.955
8. Blue • SFG 7.003
9. Guidry • NYY 7.087
10. Darwin • TEX 7.089
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Honeycutt • TEX 1.198
2. Perry • ATL 1.434
3. Forsch • CAL 1.588
4. Reuss • LAD 1.592
5. Sutton • HOU 1.645
6. Sorensen • STL 1.667
7. Gura • KCR 1.828
8. Leonard • KCR 1.830
9. Guidry • NYY 1.843
10. Solomon • PIT 1.913
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Carlton • PHI 8.479
2. Ryan • HOU 8.456
3. Valenzuela • LAD 8.423
4. Soto • CIN 7.766
5. Righetti • NYY 7.604
6. Berenyi • CIN 7.571
7. Barker • CLE 7.406
8. Guidry • NYY 7.370
9. Gullickson • MON 6.578
10. Bannister • SEA 6.305
Games Played
1. Lucas • SDP 57
2. Minton • SFG 55
3. Corbett • MIN 54
4. Hume • CIN 51
Tidrow • CHC 51
6. Sambito • HOU 49
7. Camp • ATL 48
Lyle • PHI 48
Sutter • STL 48
10. Fingers • MIL 47
Holland • SFG 47
Saves
1. Fingers • MIL 28
2. Sutter • STL 25
3. Minton • SFG 21
4. Gossage • NYY 20
5. Quisenberry • KCR 18
Allen • NYM 18
7. Corbett • MIN 17
Camp • ATL 17
9. Saucier • DET 13
Hume • CIN 13
Lucas • SDP 13
Innings Pitched
1. Leonard • KCR 201.2
2. Morris • DET 198.0
3. Langford • OAK 195.1
4. Valenzuela • LAD 192.1
5. Carlton • PHI 190.0
6. McCatty • OAK 185.2
7. Stieb • TOR 183.2
8. Martínez • BAL 179.0
9. Soto • CIN 175.0
10. Norris • OAK 172.2
Strikeouts
1. Valenzuela • LAD 180
2. Carlton • PHI 179
3. Soto • CIN 151
4. Ryan • HOU 140
5. Barker • CLE 127
6. Gullickson • MON 115
7. Burns • CHW 108
8. Blyleven • CLE 107
Leonard • KCR 107
10. Berenyi • CIN 106
Games Started
1. Leonard • KCR 26
2. Morris • DET 25
Stieb • TOR 25
Zahn • CAL 25
Krukow • CHC 25
Soto • CIN 25
Valenzuela • LAD 25
8. Dotson • CHW 24
Langford • OAK 24
Martínez • BAL 24
Wilcox • DET 24
Alexander • SFG 24
Boggs • ATL 24
Carlton • PHI 24
Eichelberger • SDP 24
Niekro • HOU 24
Zachry • NYM 24
Reuschel • 2TM 24
Complete Games
1. Langford • OAK 18
2. McCatty • OAK 16
3. Morris • DET 15
4. Gura • KCR 12
Norris • OAK 12
6. Stieb • TOR 11
Valenzuela • LAD 11
8. Forsch • CAL 10
Keough • OAK 10
Carlton • PHI 10
Soto • CIN 10
Shutouts
1. Valenzuela • LAD 8
2. Knepper • HOU 5
3. Hooton • LAD 4
Medich • TEX 4
Dotson • CHW 4
McCatty • OAK 4
Forsch • CAL 4
8. Barker • CLE 3
Niekro • ATL 3
Berenyi • CIN 3
Rogers • MON 3
Ryan • HOU 3
McGregor • BAL 3
Soto • CIN 3
Sutton • HOU 3
Denny • CLE 3
Home Runs
1. Caldwell • MIL 18
Zahn • CAL 18
3. Norris • OAK 17
Tanana • BOS 17
5. Leonard • KCR 15
6. Abbott • SEA 14
Bannister • SEA 14
Burns • CHW 14
Gale • KCR 14
Jenkins • TEX 14
Langford • OAK 14
Morris • DET 14
Palmer • BAL 14
Bases on Balls
1. Morris • DET 78
2. Berenyi • CIN 77
3. Eichelberger • SDP 74
4. Ryan • HOU 68
5. Denny • CLE 66
Seaver • CIN 66
7. Clancy • TOR 64
8. Norris • OAK 63
9. Martínez • BAL 62
Carlton • PHI 62
Hits
1. Leonard • KCR 202
2. Langford • OAK 190
3. Perry • ATL 182
4. Zahn • CAL 181
5. Martínez • BAL 173
Waits • CLE 173
7. McGregor • BAL 167
8. Ruthven • PHI 162
Reuschel • 2TM 162
10. Eckersley • BOS 160
Williams • MIN 160
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Guidry • NYY 4.000
2. Sutton • HOU 3.586
3. Gullickson • MON 3.382
4. Valenzuela • LAD 2.951
5. Carlton • PHI 2.887
6. Barker • CLE 2.761
7. Blyleven • CLE 2.675
8. Leonard • KCR 2.610
9. Perry • ATL 2.500
10. Sanderson • MON 2.484
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Righetti • NYY 0.085
2. Ryan • HOU 0.121
3. Gullickson • MON 0.172
4. Hooton • LAD 0.190
5. Sorensen • STL 0.192
6. Berenyi • CIN 0.214
7. Lamp • CHW 0.283
8. Knepper • HOU 0.287
9. Eichelberger • SDP 0.318
10. Sutton • HOU 0.340
Losses
1. Mura • SDP 14
Zachry • NYM 14
3. Leal • TOR 13
Boggs • ATL 13
Berenguer • 2TM 13
Koosman • 2TM 13
7. Clancy • TOR 12
8. Leonard • KCR 11
May • NYY 11
Zahn • CAL 11
Reuschel • 2TM 11
Earned Runs
1. Ruthven • PHI 84
2. Zahn • CAL 79
3. Eckersley • BOS 73
4. Norris • OAK 72
5. Waits • CLE 69
6. Clancy • TOR 68
Haas • MIL 68
May • NYY 68
Williams • MIN 68
10. Barker • CLE 67
Leonard • KCR 67
Morris • DET 67
Wild Pitches
1. Ryan • HOU 16
2. Norris • OAK 14
3. Clancy • TOR 12
4. Denny • CLE 10
5. Carlton • PHI 9
6. Leal • TOR 8
Rawley • SEA 8
Krukow • CHC 8
9. Bannister • SEA 7
Clark • SEA 7
Berenyi • CIN 7
Blue • SFG 7
Lollar • SDP 7
Niekro • HOU 7
Smith • CHC 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Stieb • TOR 11
Witt • CAL 11
3. Norris • OAK 10
4. Griffin • SFG 7
5. Burns • CHW 6
Darwin • TEX 6
Stanley • BOS 6
Wilcox • DET 6
9. Arroyo • MIN 5
Blyleven • CLE 5
Clancy • TOR 5
Leal • TOR 5
Saucier • DET 5
Berenguer • 2TM 5
Reuschel • 2TM 5
Batters Faced
1. Leonard • KCR 837
2. Langford • OAK 823
3. Morris • DET 798
4. Carlton • PHI 763
5. Valenzuela • LAD 758
6. Martínez • BAL 753
7. Stieb • TOR 748
8. McCatty • OAK 741
9. Norris • OAK 721
10. Soto • CIN 717
Games Finished
1. Corbett • MIN 45
2. Minton • SFG 44
3. Fingers • MIL 41
4. Hume • CIN 40
Lucas • SDP 40
6. Sutter • STL 36
7. Quisenberry • KCR 35
Allen • NYM 35
9. Camp • ATL 33
Reardon • 2TM 33
Adjusted ERA+
1. Ryan • HOU 195
2. Righetti • NYY 174
3. Stewart • BAL 157
4. Knepper • HOU 151
5. Carlton • PHI 151
6. McCatty • OAK 148
7. Lamp • CHW 148
8. Hooton • LAD 148
9. Reuss • LAD 146
10. Seaver • CIN 140
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Gullickson • MON 2.11
2. Righetti • NYY 2.12
3. Ryan • HOU 2.28
4. Carlton • PHI 2.33
5. Sutton • HOU 2.35
6. Valenzuela • LAD 2.44
7. Barker • CLE 2.46
8. Hooton • LAD 2.57
9. Sorensen • STL 2.71
10. Guidry • NYY 2.83
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Ryan • HOU 27
2. McCatty • OAK 26
3. Carlton • PHI 24
4. Fingers • MIL 23
5. Valenzuela • LAD 22
6. Knepper • HOU 21
7. Seaver • CIN 19
8. Righetti • NYY 19
9. Reuss • LAD 19
10. Morris • DET 18
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Ryan • HOU 3.2
2. McCatty • OAK 3.0
3. Carlton • PHI 2.8
4. Fingers • MIL 2.5
5. Valenzuela • LAD 2.5
6. Knepper • HOU 2.4
7. Seaver • CIN 2.2
8. Righetti • NYY 2.2
9. Reuss • LAD 2.1
10. Morris • DET 2.0
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. McCatty • OAK 32.78
2. Valenzuela • LAD 30.29
3. Ryan • HOU 29.72
4. Carlton • PHI 25.17
5. Fingers • MIL 24.20
6. Reuss • LAD 23.80
7. Seaver • CIN 22.50
8. Morris • DET 22.14
9. Knepper • HOU 21.97
10. Righetti • NYY 21.88
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Valenzuela • LAD 4.3
2. McCatty • OAK 3.8
3. Fingers • MIL 3.4
4. Ryan • HOU 3.3
5. Knepper • HOU 3.1
6. Carlton • PHI 3.0
7. Stieb • TOR 2.7
8. Hooton • LAD 2.5
9. Gura • KCR 2.4
10. Martínez • BAL 2.4
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Carlton • PHI 3.2
2. Valenzuela • LAD 3.2
3. Ryan • HOU 3.0
4. McCatty • OAK 2.8
5. Sutton • HOU 2.5
6. Gullickson • MON 2.5
7. Reuss • LAD 2.4
8. Knepper • HOU 2.3
9. Gura • KCR 2.3
10. Righetti • NYY 2.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Leonard • KCR 5.0
2. Ryan • HOU 4.9
3. McCatty • OAK 3.8
4. Fingers • MIL 3.4
5. Valenzuela • LAD 3.1
6. Splittorff • KCR 2.8
7. Reardon • 2TM 2.8
8. Petry • DET 2.5
9. Beard • OAK 2.4
10. Rogers • MON 2.3
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. McCatty • OAK 4.0
2. Ryan • HOU 3.7
3. Valenzuela • LAD 3.6
4. Carlton • PHI 2.8
5. Reuss • LAD 2.8
6. Fingers • MIL 2.7
7. Knepper • HOU 2.6
8. Righetti • NYY 2.6
9. Seaver • CIN 2.6
10. Morris • DET 2.4

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