National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Schmidt • PHI 7.7
2. Dawson • MON 7.5
3. Carlton • PHI 5.5
4. Valenzuela • LAD 5.3
5. Ryan • HOU 5.1
6. Seaver • CIN 4.4
7. Reuss • LAD 4.3
8. Hernandez • STL 4.2
9. Carter • MON 3.8
10. Concepción • CIN 3.7
WAR for Pitchers
1. Carlton • PHI 5.5
2. Valenzuela • LAD 4.8
3. Ryan • HOU 4.7
4. Reuss • LAD 4.1
5. Seaver • CIN 4.0
6. Knepper • HOU 3.5
7. Alexander • SFG 3.3
8. Hooton • LAD 3.3
9. Blue • SFG 2.9
10. Camp • ATL 2.8
Solomon • PIT 2.8
Earned Run Average
1. Ryan • HOU 1.69
2. Knepper • HOU 2.18
3. Hooton • LAD 2.28
4. Reuss • LAD 2.30
5. Carlton • PHI 2.42
6. Blue • SFG 2.45
7. Valenzuela • LAD 2.48
8. Seaver • CIN 2.54
9. Sutton • HOU 2.61
10. Gullickson • MON 2.80
Wins
1. Seaver • CIN 14
2. Carlton • PHI 13
Valenzuela • LAD 13
4. Rogers • MON 12
Ruthven • PHI 12
Soto • CIN 12
7. Alexander • SFG 11
Hooton • LAD 11
Ryan • HOU 11
Sutton • HOU 11
Win-Loss %
1. Seaver • CIN .875
2. Carlton • PHI .765
3. Camp • ATL .750
4. Reuss • LAD .714
5. Rhoden • PIT .692
Hume • CIN .692
7. Ryan • HOU .688
8. Andújar • 2TM .667
Forsch • STL .667
10. Valenzuela • LAD .650
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Sutton • HOU 1.015
2. Valenzuela • LAD 1.045
3. Knepper • HOU 1.060
4. Reuss • LAD 1.081
5. Forsch • STL 1.086
6. Hooton • LAD 1.103
7. Sanderson • MON 1.114
8. Seaver • CIN 1.118
9. Gullickson • MON 1.119
10. Ryan • HOU 1.121
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ryan • HOU 5.980
2. Seaver • CIN 6.493
3. Valenzuela • LAD 6.551
4. Berenyi • CIN 6.929
5. Blue • SFG 7.003
6. Carlton • PHI 7.200
7. Soto • CIN 7.303
8. Knepper • HOU 7.353
9. Sutton • HOU 7.487
10. Forsch • STL 7.673
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Perry • ATL 1.434
2. Reuss • LAD 1.592
3. Sutton • HOU 1.645
4. Sorensen • STL 1.667
5. Solomon • PIT 1.913
6. Gullickson • MON 1.945
7. Sanderson • MON 2.032
8. Hooton • LAD 2.087
9. Forsch • STL 2.099
10. Knepper • HOU 2.183
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. Berenyi • CIN 7.571
6. Gullickson • MON 6.578
7. Krukow • CHC 6.298
8. Christenson • PHI 5.906
9. Sutton • HOU 5.899
10. Griffin • SFG 5.776
Games Played
1. Lucas • SDP 57
2. Minton • SFG 55
3. Hume • CIN 51
Tidrow • CHC 51
5. Sambito • HOU 49
6. Camp • ATL 48
Lyle • PHI 48
Sutter • STL 48
9. Holland • SFG 47
10. Breining • SFG 45
Tekulve • PIT 45
Jackson • 2TM 45
Saves
1. Sutter • STL 25
2. Minton • SFG 21
3. Allen • NYM 18
4. Camp • ATL 17
5. Lucas • SDP 13
Hume • CIN 13
7. McGraw • PHI 10
Sambito • HOU 10
9. Tidrow • CHC 9
Romo • PIT 9
Innings Pitched
1. Valenzuela • LAD 192.1
2. Carlton • PHI 190.0
3. Soto • CIN 175.0
4. Seaver • CIN 166.1
5. Niekro • HOU 166.0
6. Rogers • MON 160.2
7. Sutton • HOU 158.2
8. Gullickson • MON 157.1
9. Knepper • HOU 156.2
10. Reuss • LAD 152.2
Strikeouts
1. Valenzuela • LAD 180
2. Carlton • PHI 179
3. Soto • CIN 151
4. Ryan • HOU 140
5. Gullickson • MON 115
6. Berenyi • CIN 106
7. Sutton • HOU 104
8. Krukow • CHC 101
9. Welch • LAD 88
10. Rogers • MON 87
Seaver • CIN 87
Games Started
1. Krukow • CHC 25
Soto • CIN 25
Valenzuela • LAD 25
4. Alexander • SFG 24
Boggs • ATL 24
Carlton • PHI 24
Eichelberger • SDP 24
Niekro • HOU 24
Zachry • NYM 24
10. Hooton • LAD 23
Perry • ATL 23
Scott • NYM 23
Seaver • CIN 23
Sorensen • STL 23
Sutton • HOU 23
Welch • LAD 23
Complete Games
1. Valenzuela • LAD 11
2. Soto • CIN 10
Carlton • PHI 10
4. Reuss • LAD 8
5. Rogers • MON 7
6. Sutton • HOU 6
Knepper • HOU 6
Seaver • CIN 6
9. Berenyi • CIN 5
Niekro • HOU 5
Hooton • LAD 5
Ryan • HOU 5
Ruthven • PHI 5
Shutouts
1. Valenzuela • LAD 8
2. Knepper • HOU 5
3. Hooton • LAD 4
4. Berenyi • CIN 3
Sutton • HOU 3
Soto • CIN 3
Ryan • HOU 3
Rogers • MON 3
Niekro • ATL 3
10. Niekro • HOU 2
Welsh • SDP 2
Rhoden • PIT 2
Reuss • LAD 2
Bibby • PIT 2
Gullickson • MON 2
Lea • MON 2
Home Runs
1. Soto • CIN 13
Zachry • NYM 13
3. Alexander • SFG 11
Boggs • ATL 11
Curtis • SDP 11
Espinosa • PHI 11
Krukow • CHC 11
Pastore • CIN 11
Scott • NYM 11
Valenzuela • LAD 11
Welch • LAD 11
Bases on Balls
1. Berenyi • CIN 77
2. Eichelberger • SDP 74
3. Ryan • HOU 68
4. Seaver • CIN 66
5. Carlton • PHI 62
6. Soto • CIN 61
Valenzuela • LAD 61
8. Griffin • SFG 57
9. Niekro • ATL 56
Zachry • NYM 56
Hits
1. Perry • ATL 182
2. Ruthven • PHI 162
3. Alexander • SFG 156
Mura • SDP 156
5. Carlton • PHI 152
6. Zachry • NYM 151
7. Niekro • HOU 150
8. Rogers • MON 149
Sorensen • STL 149
10. Rhoden • PIT 147
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Sutton • HOU 3.586
2. Gullickson • MON 3.382
3. Valenzuela • LAD 2.951
4. Carlton • PHI 2.887
5. Perry • ATL 2.500
6. Sanderson • MON 2.484
7. Soto • CIN 2.475
8. Christenson • PHI 2.333
9. Pastore • CIN 2.314
10. Hooton • LAD 2.242
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Ryan • HOU 0.121
2. Gullickson • MON 0.172
3. Hooton • LAD 0.190
4. Sorensen • STL 0.192
5. Berenyi • CIN 0.214
6. Knepper • HOU 0.287
7. Eichelberger • SDP 0.318
8. Sutton • HOU 0.340
9. Reuss • LAD 0.354
10. Niekro • ATL 0.388
Losses
1. Mura • SDP 14
Zachry • NYM 14
3. Boggs • ATL 13
4. Scott • NYM 10
Tidrow • CHC 10
6. Gullickson • MON 9
Krukow • CHC 9
Niekro • HOU 9
Pastore • CIN 9
Perry • ATL 9
Soto • CIN 9
Sutton • HOU 9
Whitson • SFG 9
Earned Runs
1. Ruthven • PHI 84
2. Mura • SDP 66
Perry • ATL 66
4. Boggs • ATL 65
5. Soto • CIN 64
Zachry • NYM 64
7. Rogers • MON 61
8. Krukow • CHC 59
Pastore • CIN 59
Rhoden • PIT 59
Scott • NYM 59
Wild Pitches
1. Ryan • HOU 16
2. Carlton • PHI 9
3. Krukow • CHC 8
4. Berenyi • CIN 7
Blue • SFG 7
Lollar • SDP 7
Niekro • HOU 7
Smith • CHC 7
9. Burris • MON 6
Capilla • CHC 6
Hanna • ATL 6
LaCorte • HOU 6
Rhoden • PIT 6
Ripley • SFG 6
Ruthven • PHI 6
Hit By Pitch
1. Griffin • SFG 7
2. Forsch • STL 4
Gullickson • MON 4
Knepper • HOU 4
Kravec • CHC 4
Perry • ATL 4
Reuschel • CHC 4
Reuss • LAD 4
Zachry • NYM 4
10. Boggs • ATL 3
Burris • MON 3
Eichelberger • SDP 3
Lollar • SDP 3
Lucas • SDP 3
Noles • PHI 3
Pastore • CIN 3
Pérez • PIT 3
Ripley • SFG 3
Ruthven • PHI 3
Scurry • PIT 3
Seaver • CIN 3
Solomon • PIT 3
Soto • CIN 3
Urrea • SDP 3
Welch • LAD 3
Batters Faced
1. Carlton • PHI 763
2. Valenzuela • LAD 758
3. Soto • CIN 717
4. Niekro • HOU 676
5. Seaver • CIN 671
6. Rogers • MON 652
7. Ruthven • PHI 648
8. Alexander • SFG 646
9. Perry • ATL 644
10. Gullickson • MON 640
Games Finished
1. Minton • SFG 44
2. Hume • CIN 40
Lucas • SDP 40
4. Sutter • STL 36
5. Allen • NYM 35
6. Camp • ATL 33
Reardon • 2TM 33
8. Sambito • HOU 32
9. McGraw • PHI 31
10. Tidrow • CHC 30
Adjusted ERA+
1. Ryan • HOU 195
2. Knepper • HOU 151
3. Carlton • PHI 151
4. Hooton • LAD 148
5. Reuss • LAD 146
6. Seaver • CIN 140
7. Blue • SFG 140
8. Valenzuela • LAD 135
9. Mahler • ATL 129
10. Sutton • HOU 126
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Gullickson • MON 2.11
2. Ryan • HOU 2.28
3. Carlton • PHI 2.33
4. Sutton • HOU 2.35
5. Valenzuela • LAD 2.44
6. Hooton • LAD 2.57
7. Sorensen • STL 2.71
8. Knepper • HOU 2.86
9. Rogers • MON 2.89
10. Soto • CIN 2.94
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Ryan • HOU 27
2. Carlton • PHI 24
3. Valenzuela • LAD 22
4. Knepper • HOU 21
5. Seaver • CIN 19
6. Reuss • LAD 19
7. Hooton • LAD 17
8. Camp • ATL 15
9. Sutton • HOU 13
10. Blue • SFG 13
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Ryan • HOU 3.2
2. Carlton • PHI 2.8
3. Valenzuela • LAD 2.5
4. Knepper • HOU 2.4
5. Seaver • CIN 2.2
6. Reuss • LAD 2.1
7. Hooton • LAD 1.9
8. Camp • ATL 1.6
9. Blue • SFG 1.5
10. Sutton • HOU 1.5
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Valenzuela • LAD 30.29
2. Ryan • HOU 29.72
3. Carlton • PHI 25.17
4. Reuss • LAD 23.80
5. Seaver • CIN 22.50
6. Knepper • HOU 21.97
7. Gullickson • MON 19.71
8. Sambito • HOU 17.62
9. Hooton • LAD 17.11
10. Camp • ATL 16.98
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Valenzuela • LAD 4.3
2. Ryan • HOU 3.3
3. Knepper • HOU 3.1
4. Carlton • PHI 3.0
5. Hooton • LAD 2.5
6. Reardon • 2TM 2.4
7. Seaver • CIN 2.1
8. Reuss • LAD 2.0
9. Sutton • HOU 1.7
10. Holland • SFG 1.7
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Carlton • PHI 3.2
2. Valenzuela • LAD 3.2
3. Ryan • HOU 3.0
4. Sutton • HOU 2.5
5. Gullickson • MON 2.5
6. Reuss • LAD 2.4
7. Knepper • HOU 2.3
8. Seaver • CIN 2.1
9. Hooton • LAD 1.8
10. Soto • CIN 1.8
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Ryan • HOU 4.9
2. Valenzuela • LAD 3.1
3. Reardon • 2TM 2.8
4. Rogers • MON 2.3
5. Gullickson • MON 2.0
6. Sutton • HOU 2.0
7. Fryman • MON 1.9
8. Knepper • HOU 1.7
9. Carlton • PHI 1.7
10. Hume • CIN 1.6
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Ryan • HOU 3.7
2. Valenzuela • LAD 3.6
3. Carlton • PHI 2.8
4. Reuss • LAD 2.8
5. Knepper • HOU 2.6
6. Seaver • CIN 2.6
7. Gullickson • MON 2.3
8. Sambito • HOU 2.0
9. Hooton • LAD 2.0
10. Sutton • HOU 2.0

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