Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Mays • SFG 10.2
2. Banks • CHC 9.3
3. Mantle • NYY 8.7
4. Aaron • MLN 7.3
5. Ashburn • PHI 7.0
6. Lary • DET 6.7
7. Roberts • PHI 6.6
8. Kaline • DET 6.5
9. Mathews • MLN 6.5
10. Cerv • KCA 6.3
WAR for Pitchers
1. Lary • DET 6.7
2. Jones • STL 6.3
Roberts • PHI 6.3
4. Miller • SFG 4.9
5. Purkey • CIN 4.9
6. Hyde • WSH 4.8
7. Pierce • CHW 4.8
8. Pascual • WSH 4.5
9. Ford • NYY 4.3
10. O'Dell • BAL 4.1
Spahn • MLN 4.1
Earned Run Average
1. Ford • NYY 2.01
2. Miller • SFG 2.47
3. Pierce • CHW 2.68
4. Jones • STL 2.88
5. Harshman • BAL 2.89
6. Lary • DET 2.90
7. Burdette • MLN 2.91
8. O'Dell • BAL 2.97
9. Turley • NYY 2.97
10. McLish • CLE 2.99
Wins
1. Friend • PIT 22
Spahn • MLN 22
3. Turley • NYY 21
4. Burdette • MLN 20
5. Pierce • CHW 17
Purkey • CIN 17
Roberts • PHI 17
8. Lary • DET 16
McLish • CLE 16
Antonelli • SFG 16
Win-Loss %
1. Turley • NYY .750
2. Spahn • MLN .667
Burdette • MLN .667
McLish • CLE .667
Ford • NYY .667
6. Delock • BOS .636
7. Hobbie • CHC .625
Rush • MLN .625
9. Friend • PIT .611
Worthington • SFG .611
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Ford • NYY 1.076
2. Pierce • CHW 1.102
3. Portocarrero • BAL 1.124
4. O'Dell • BAL 1.139
5. Spahn • MLN 1.148
6. Miller • SFG 1.148
7. Bell • CLE 1.176
8. Harshman • BAL 1.181
9. Donovan • CHW 1.181
10. Roberts • PHI 1.190
Hits per 9 IP
1. Turley • NYY 6.530
2. Bell • CLE 6.973
3. Ford • NYY 7.140
4. Jones • STL 7.344
5. Koufax • LAD 7.487
6. Pierce • CHW 7.494
7. Portocarrero • BAL 7.607
8. Grant • CLE 7.632
9. Bunning • DET 7.703
10. Foytack • DET 7.748
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Burdette • MLN 1.634
2. Roberts • PHI 1.702
3. Law • PIT 1.735
4. Purkey • CIN 1.764
5. Donovan • CHW 1.923
6. Newcombe • 2TM 1.932
7. Friend • PIT 2.004
8. O'Dell • BAL 2.074
9. Haddix • CIN 2.103
10. Simmons • PHI 2.139
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Jones • STL 8.100
2. Koufax • LAD 7.431
3. Pascual • WSH 7.410
4. Bunning • DET 7.252
5. Drott • CHC 6.831
6. Wynn • CHW 6.722
7. Turley • NYY 6.163
8. Harshman • BAL 6.131
9. Podres • LAD 6.119
10. Ford • NYY 5.950
Games Played
1. Elston • CHC 69
2. Face • PIT 57
Klippstein • 2TM 57
4. Clevenger • WSH 55
Hobbie • CHC 55
6. Farrell • PHI 54
Worthington • SFG 54
Tomanek • 2TM 54
9. Hyde • WSH 53
10. Wall • BOS 52
Labine • LAD 52
Saves
1. Face • PIT 20
2. Duren • NYY 19
Hyde • WSH 19
4. Labine • LAD 14
5. Kiely • BOS 12
6. Elston • CHC 11
Farrell • PHI 11
Grissom • SFG 11
9. Klippstein • 2TM 10
10. Gorman • KCA 9
Wall • BOS 9
Jeffcoat • CIN 9
Innings Pitched
1. Spahn • MLN 290.0
2. Burdette • MLN 275.1
3. Friend • PIT 274.0
4. Roberts • PHI 269.2
5. Lary • DET 260.1
6. Ramos • WSH 259.1
7. Jones • STL 250.0
Purkey • CIN 250.0
9. Donovan • CHW 248.0
10. Turley • NYY 245.1
Strikeouts
1. Jones • STL 225
2. Wynn • CHW 179
3. Bunning • DET 177
4. Turley • NYY 168
5. Harshman • BAL 161
6. Spahn • MLN 150
7. Pascual • WSH 146
8. Ford • NYY 145
9. Pierce • CHW 144
10. Antonelli • SFG 143
Podres • LAD 143
Games Started
1. Friend • PIT 38
2. Ramos • WSH 37
3. Burdette • MLN 36
Spahn • MLN 36
5. Jones • STL 35
6. Bunning • DET 34
Donovan • CHW 34
Lary • DET 34
Wynn • CHW 34
Antonelli • SFG 34
Purkey • CIN 34
Roberts • PHI 34
Complete Games
1. Spahn • MLN 23
2. Roberts • PHI 21
3. Lary • DET 19
Pierce • CHW 19
Turley • NYY 19
Burdette • MLN 19
7. Harshman • BAL 17
Purkey • CIN 17
9. Donovan • CHW 16
Foytack • DET 16
Friend • PIT 16
Shutouts
1. Ford • NYY 7
2. Turley • NYY 6
3. Wynn • CHW 4
Willey • MLN 4
Donovan • CHW 4
Ramos • WSH 4
7. Purkey • CIN 3
Burdette • MLN 3
Terry • KCA 3
Witt • PIT 3
Portocarrero • BAL 3
Pierce • CHW 3
O'Dell • BAL 3
Lary • DET 3
Larsen • NYY 3
Jay • MLN 3
Harshman • BAL 3
Garver • KCA 3
Bunning • DET 3
Home Runs
1. Ramos • WSH 38
2. Pierce • CHW 33
3. Antonelli • SFG 31
Newcombe • 2TM 31
5. Roberts • PHI 30
6. Terry • KCA 29
Spahn • MLN 29
8. Bunning • DET 28
Haddix • CIN 28
10. Wynn • CHW 27
Podres • LAD 27
Bases on Balls
1. Turley • NYY 128
2. Jones • STL 107
3. Koufax • LAD 105
4. Grant • CLE 104
Wynn • CHW 104
6. Drott • CHC 99
7. Brewer • BOS 93
Hobbie • CHC 93
9. Kline • PIT 92
10. Narleski • CLE 91
Mizell • STL 91
Hits
1. Friend • PIT 299
2. Burdette • MLN 279
3. Ramos • WSH 277
4. Roberts • PHI 270
5. Purkey • CIN 259
6. Spahn • MLN 257
7. Lary • DET 249
8. Donovan • CHW 240
9. Law • PIT 235
10. Kemmerer • WSH 234
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. O'Dell • BAL 2.686
2. Haddix • CIN 2.558
3. Roberts • PHI 2.549
4. Pascual • WSH 2.433
5. Jackson • STL 2.431
6. Miller • SFG 2.429
7. Donovan • CHW 2.396
8. Ford • NYY 2.339
9. Burdette • MLN 2.260
10. Bunning • DET 2.241
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. O'Dell • BAL 0.529
2. Sullivan • BOS 0.542
3. Ford • NYY 0.574
4. Simmons • PHI 0.588
5. Burdette • MLN 0.588
6. Lawrence • CIN 0.597
7. Maas • 2TM 0.689
8. Lary • DET 0.691
9. Hobbie • CHC 0.695
10. Brosnan • 2TM 0.702
Losses
1. Ramos • WSH 18
2. Wynn • CHW 16
Kline • PIT 16
4. Harshman • BAL 15
Kemmerer • WSH 15
Lary • DET 15
Podres • LAD 15
8. Donovan • CHW 14
Friend • PIT 14
Mizell • STL 14
Roberts • PHI 14
Simmons • PHI 14
Earned Runs
1. Ramos • WSH 122
2. Kemmerer • WSH 115
3. Friend • PIT 112
4. Wynn • CHW 110
5. Terry • KCA 102
6. Drott • CHC 101
Gómez • SFG 101
8. Purkey • CIN 100
9. Spahn • MLN 99
10. Drysdale • LAD 98
Wild Pitches
1. Koufax • LAD 17
2. Drott • CHC 9
Klippstein • 2TM 9
Tomanek • 2TM 9
5. Griggs • WSH 8
Harshman • BAL 8
Drysdale • LAD 8
Phillips • CHC 8
9. Kemmerer • WSH 7
Hobbie • CHC 7
Jackson • STL 7
Jones • STL 7
Mabe • STL 7
McDevitt • LAD 7
Meyer • PHI 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Drysdale • LAD 14
2. Lary • DET 12
3. Bunning • DET 10
Jackson • STL 10
5. Moford • DET 9
6. Brewer • BOS 8
Loes • BAL 8
Turley • NYY 8
Gómez • SFG 8
10. Donovan • CHW 7
Duren • NYY 7
Haddix • CIN 7
Hobbie • CHC 7
Williams • LAD 7
Batters Faced
1. Spahn • MLN 1,176
2. Friend • PIT 1,146
3. Burdette • MLN 1,122
4. Roberts • PHI 1,116
5. Ramos • WSH 1,112
6. Lary • DET 1,085
7. Jones • STL 1,041
8. Purkey • CIN 1,040
9. Donovan • CHW 1,030
10. Wynn • CHW 1,016
Games Finished
1. Hyde • WSH 44
2. Face • PIT 40
3. Elston • CHC 39
4. Kiely • BOS 35
Farrell • PHI 35
Grissom • SFG 35
Labine • LAD 35
8. Jeffcoat • CIN 34
9. Duren • NYY 33
10. Clevenger • WSH 29
Wall • BOS 29
Adjusted ERA+
1. Ford • NYY 177
2. Miller • SFG 155
3. Jones • STL 144
4. Lary • DET 139
5. Pierce • CHW 137
6. Harshman • BAL 124
7. McLish • CLE 124
8. Roberts • PHI 123
9. Brosnan • 2TM 123
10. Burdette • MLN 122
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. O'Dell • BAL 2.75
2. Ford • NYY 2.87
3. Pascual • WSH 2.92
4. Sullivan • BOS 3.01
5. Burdette • MLN 3.10
6. Miller • SFG 3.15
7. Simmons • PHI 3.16
8. Harshman • BAL 3.20
9. Jones • STL 3.23
10. Donovan • CHW 3.38
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Ford • NYY 36
2. Lary • DET 32
3. Jones • STL 31
4. Witt • PIT 27
5. Pierce • CHW 27
6. Miller • SFG 27
7. Hyde • WSH 22
8. Roberts • PHI 21
9. Burdette • MLN 21
10. Turley • NYY 21
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Ford • NYY 4.1
2. Lary • DET 3.5
3. Jones • STL 3.3
4. Witt • PIT 3.0
5. Pierce • CHW 2.9
6. Miller • SFG 2.8
7. Hyde • WSH 2.3
8. Turley • NYY 2.2
9. Roberts • PHI 2.2
10. Burdette • MLN 2.2
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Ford • NYY 37.44
2. Lary • DET 32.55
3. Spahn • MLN 30.62
4. Pierce • CHW 28.40
5. Turley • NYY 28.27
6. Jones • STL 27.26
7. Brosnan • 2TM 26.61
8. Burdette • MLN 25.56
9. Witt • PIT 24.42
10. Miller • SFG 23.81
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Witt • PIT 4.1
2. Turley • NYY 3.5
3. Hyde • WSH 3.3
4. Brosnan • 2TM 3.3
5. Ford • NYY 3.3
6. Spahn • MLN 2.8
7. Pierce • CHW 2.8
8. McMahon • MLN 2.7
9. Roberts • PHI 2.5
10. Henry • CHC 2.5
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Spahn • MLN 3.4
2. Ford • NYY 3.3
3. Lary • DET 2.3
4. Wilhelm • 2TM 2.2
5. Pierce • CHW 2.2
6. Hyde • WSH 2.2
7. Portocarrero • BAL 2.1
8. Witt • PIT 2.1
9. O'Dell • BAL 2.1
10. Donovan • CHW 2.0
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Willey • MLN 9.8
2. Jay • MLN 9.2
3. Turley • NYY 8.5
4. Ford • NYY 7.8
5. Duren • NYY 7.4
6. McMahon • MLN 6.6
7. Witt • PIT 6.2
8. Spahn • MLN 5.6
9. Burdette • MLN 4.8
10. Antonelli • SFG 4.2
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Ford • NYY 4.4
2. Spahn • MLN 3.4
3. Lary • DET 3.4
4. Turley • NYY 3.2
5. Pierce • CHW 3.1
6. Burdette • MLN 2.8
7. Jones • STL 2.8
8. Brosnan • 2TM 2.7
9. Witt • PIT 2.7
10. Miller • SFG 2.5

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