National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Robinson • BRO 9.7
2. Musial • STL 8.8
3. Roberts • PHI 8.7
4. Kiner • PIT 8.0
5. Spahn • BSN 7.9
6. Irvin • NYG 6.9
7. Campanella • BRO 6.9
8. Ashburn • PHI 6.7
9. Dark • NYG 6.3
10. Maglie • NYG 5.9
WAR for Pitchers
1. Roberts • PHI 8.0
2. Spahn • BSN 7.7
3. Maglie • NYG 6.6
4. Jansen • NYG 5.5
5. Raffensberger • CIN 5.2
6. Roe • BRO 5.1
7. Fox • CIN 4.2
8. Church • PHI 4.0
9. Blackwell • CIN 3.9
10. Newcombe • BRO 3.7
Earned Run Average
1. Nichols • BSN 2.88
2. Maglie • NYG 2.93
3. Spahn • BSN 2.98
4. Roberts • PHI 3.03
5. Jansen • NYG 3.04
6. Roe • BRO 3.04
7. Brazle • STL 3.09
8. Bickford • BSN 3.12
9. Lanier • STL 3.26
10. Branca • BRO 3.26
Wins
1. Maglie • NYG 23
Jansen • NYG 23
3. Roe • BRO 22
Spahn • BSN 22
5. Roberts • PHI 21
6. Newcombe • BRO 20
Dickson • PIT 20
8. Staley • STL 19
9. Hearn • NYG 17
10. Blackwell • CIN 16
Erskine • BRO 16
Raffensberger • CIN 16
Win-Loss %
1. Roe • BRO .880
2. Maglie • NYG .793
3. Newcombe • BRO .690
4. Jansen • NYG .676
5. King • BRO .667
6. Hearn • NYG .654
7. Leonard • CHC .625
8. Spahn • BSN .611
9. Staley • STL .594
10. Roberts • PHI .583
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Raffensberger • CIN 1.086
2. Roberts • PHI 1.105
3. Jansen • NYG 1.112
4. Maglie • NYG 1.141
5. Newcombe • BRO 1.199
6. Roe • BRO 1.207
7. Lanier • STL 1.244
8. Spahn • BSN 1.246
9. Brazle • STL 1.289
10. Blackwell • CIN 1.294
Hits per 9 IP
1. Maglie • NYG 7.671
2. Newcombe • BRO 7.776
3. Blackwell • CIN 7.891
4. Branca • BRO 7.941
5. Queen • PIT 7.966
6. Bickford • BSN 7.980
7. Spahn • BSN 8.054
8. Brazle • STL 8.106
9. Roberts • PHI 8.114
10. Wehmeier • CIN 8.139
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Raffensberger • CIN 1.375
2. Jansen • NYG 1.809
3. Roberts • PHI 1.829
4. Roe • BRO 2.235
5. Sain • BSN 2.526
6. Maglie • NYG 2.597
7. Fox • CIN 2.724
8. Lanier • STL 2.813
9. Minner • CHC 2.856
10. Rush • CHC 2.896
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Queen • PIT 6.576
2. Rush • CHC 5.494
3. Newcombe • BRO 5.426
4. Branca • BRO 5.206
5. Spahn • BSN 4.751
6. Jansen • NYG 4.683
7. Blackwell • CIN 4.642
8. Wehmeier • CIN 4.532
9. Erskine • BRO 4.508
10. Maglie • NYG 4.409
Games Played
1. Wilks • 2TM 65
2. Werle • PIT 59
3. Konstanty • PHI 58
4. Spencer • NYG 57
5. Brazle • STL 56
6. Smith • CIN 50
7. King • BRO 48
8. Erskine • BRO 46
9. Dickson • PIT 45
10. Roberts • PHI 44
Saves
1. Wilks • 2TM 13
2. Smith • CIN 11
3. Konstanty • PHI 9
4. Werle • PIT 6
Brazle • STL 6
Spencer • NYG 6
King • BRO 6
8. Raffensberger • CIN 5
9. Chipman • BSN 4
Maglie • NYG 4
Erskine • BRO 4
Jones • NYG 4
Innings Pitched
1. Roberts • PHI 315.0
2. Spahn • BSN 310.2
3. Maglie • NYG 298.0
4. Dickson • PIT 288.2
5. Jansen • NYG 278.2
6. Newcombe • BRO 272.0
7. Roe • BRO 257.2
8. Raffensberger • CIN 248.2
9. Church • PHI 247.0
10. Surkont • BSN 237.0
Strikeouts
1. Newcombe • BRO 164
Spahn • BSN 164
3. Maglie • NYG 146
4. Jansen • NYG 145
5. Rush • CHC 129
6. Roberts • PHI 127
7. Queen • PIT 123
8. Blackwell • CIN 120
9. Branca • BRO 118
10. Roe • BRO 113
Games Started
1. Roberts • PHI 39
2. Maglie • NYG 37
3. Newcombe • BRO 36
Spahn • BSN 36
5. Dickson • PIT 35
6. Jansen • NYG 34
Hearn • NYG 34
8. Raffensberger • CIN 33
Church • PHI 33
Surkont • BSN 33
Roe • BRO 33
Complete Games
1. Spahn • BSN 26
2. Roberts • PHI 22
Maglie • NYG 22
4. Roe • BRO 19
Dickson • PIT 19
6. Jansen • NYG 18
Newcombe • BRO 18
8. Church • PHI 15
9. Raffensberger • CIN 14
Minner • CHC 14
Shutouts
1. Spahn • BSN 7
2. Roberts • PHI 6
3. Raffensberger • CIN 5
4. Church • PHI 4
Fox • CIN 4
Staley • STL 4
7. Johnson • PHI 3
Minner • CHC 3
Maglie • NYG 3
Newcombe • BRO 3
Nichols • BSN 3
Jansen • NYG 3
Dickson • PIT 3
Branca • BRO 3
Bickford • BSN 3
Home Runs
1. Dickson • PIT 32
2. Roe • BRO 30
3. Raffensberger • CIN 29
4. Maglie • NYG 27
5. Jansen • NYG 26
6. Pollet • 2TM 25
7. Erskine • BRO 23
8. Hearn • NYG 21
Spencer • NYG 21
Surkont • BSN 21
Queen • PIT 21
Bases on Balls
1. Spahn • BSN 109
2. Dickson • PIT 101
3. Queen • PIT 99
4. Blackwell • CIN 97
5. Newcombe • BRO 91
6. Church • PHI 90
Lown • CHC 90
8. Surkont • BSN 89
Wehmeier • CIN 89
10. Chambers • 2TM 87
Hits
1. Dickson • PIT 294
2. Roberts • PHI 284
3. Spahn • BSN 278
4. Jansen • NYG 254
Maglie • NYG 254
6. Roe • BRO 247
7. Church • PHI 246
8. Staley • STL 244
9. Fox • CIN 239
10. Newcombe • BRO 235
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Jansen • NYG 2.589
2. Raffensberger • CIN 2.132
3. Roberts • PHI 1.984
4. Rush • CHC 1.897
5. Newcombe • BRO 1.802
6. Roe • BRO 1.766
7. Maglie • NYG 1.698
8. Spahn • BSN 1.505
9. Sain • BSN 1.400
10. Branca • BRO 1.388
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Nichols • BSN 0.231
2. Bickford • BSN 0.383
3. Staley • STL 0.555
4. Roberts • PHI 0.571
5. Spahn • BSN 0.579
6. Blackwell • CIN 0.619
7. Church • PHI 0.619
8. Newcombe • BRO 0.629
9. Fox • CIN 0.632
10. Rush • CHC 0.681
Losses
1. Ramsdell • CIN 17
Minner • CHC 17
Raffensberger • CIN 17
4. Dickson • PIT 16
Surkont • BSN 16
6. Roberts • PHI 15
Blackwell • CIN 15
8. Spahn • BSN 14
Fox • CIN 14
10. Pollet • 2TM 13
Sain • BSN 13
Poholsky • STL 13
Staley • STL 13
Earned Runs
1. Dickson • PIT 129
2. Roberts • PHI 106
3. Surkont • BSN 105
4. Spahn • BSN 103
5. Newcombe • BRO 99
6. Church • PHI 97
Fox • CIN 97
Maglie • NYG 97
9. Poholsky • STL 96
Staley • STL 96
Wild Pitches
1. Meyer • PHI 9
Ramsdell • CIN 9
3. Jones • NYG 8
Nichols • BSN 8
5. Kelly • CHC 7
Lown • CHC 7
Spahn • BSN 7
Rush • CHC 7
Newcombe • BRO 7
10. Queen • PIT 6
Hearn • NYG 6
King • BRO 6
Branca • BRO 6
Hatten • 2TM 6
Hit By Pitch
1. Blackwell • CIN 9
Hiller • CHC 9
3. Staley • STL 8
Ramsdell • CIN 8
5. Surkont • BSN 7
6. Law • PIT 6
Werle • PIT 6
Raffensberger • CIN 6
Newcombe • BRO 6
Maglie • NYG 6
Bickford • BSN 6
Klippstein • CHC 6
Dickson • PIT 6
Batters Faced
1. Spahn • BSN 1,289
2. Roberts • PHI 1,274
3. Dickson • PIT 1,241
4. Maglie • NYG 1,210
5. Jansen • NYG 1,133
6. Newcombe • BRO 1,125
7. Church • PHI 1,046
8. Roe • BRO 1,031
9. Surkont • BSN 1,022
10. Raffensberger • CIN 1,008
Games Finished
1. Konstanty • PHI 45
2. Wilks • 2TM 40
3. Smith • CIN 35
4. King • BRO 31
5. Brazle • STL 28
Leonard • CHC 28
7. Werle • PIT 24
8. Chipman • BSN 22
9. Spencer • NYG 20
10. Erskine • BRO 18
Adjusted ERA+
1. Maglie • NYG 134
2. Jansen • NYG 129
3. Roe • BRO 129
4. Brazle • STL 128
5. Nichols • BSN 128
6. Roberts • PHI 127
7. Spahn • BSN 124
8. Lanier • STL 122
9. Branca • BRO 120
10. Newcombe • BRO 120
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Roberts • PHI 3.14
2. Nichols • BSN 3.25
3. Rush • CHC 3.25
4. Newcombe • BRO 3.25
5. Jansen • NYG 3.29
6. Spahn • BSN 3.32
7. Bickford • BSN 3.60
8. Maglie • NYG 3.60
9. Church • PHI 3.64
10. Blackwell • CIN 3.71
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Maglie • NYG 33
2. Roberts • PHI 32
3. Jansen • NYG 30
4. Roe • BRO 29
5. Spahn • BSN 29
6. Newcombe • BRO 18
7. Raffensberger • CIN 17
8. Branca • BRO 16
9. Lanier • STL 15
10. Brazle • STL 15
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Maglie • NYG 3.5
2. Roberts • PHI 3.3
3. Jansen • NYG 3.1
4. Roe • BRO 3.1
5. Spahn • BSN 3.0
6. Newcombe • BRO 1.9
7. Raffensberger • CIN 1.8
8. Branca • BRO 1.7
9. Lanier • STL 1.6
10. Brazle • STL 1.5
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Maglie • NYG 41.13
2. Spahn • BSN 38.39
3. Roe • BRO 35.19
4. Roberts • PHI 31.76
5. Jansen • NYG 29.24
6. Newcombe • BRO 23.99
7. Branca • BRO 20.90
8. Meyer • PHI 16.63
9. Labine • BRO 15.70
10. Raffensberger • CIN 14.27
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Maglie • NYG 5.4
2. Spahn • BSN 4.4
3. Roberts • PHI 4.4
4. Roe • BRO 3.5
5. Newcombe • BRO 3.3
6. Raffensberger • CIN 2.6
7. Lanier • STL 2.4
8. Jansen • NYG 1.9
9. Branca • BRO 1.9
10. Meyer • PHI 1.7
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Maglie • NYG 4.4
2. Roberts • PHI 3.6
3. Spahn • BSN 3.5
4. Newcombe • BRO 3.1
5. Jansen • NYG 3.0
6. Raffensberger • CIN 2.6
7. Roe • BRO 2.1
8. Branca • BRO 2.1
9. Labine • BRO 1.4
10. Perkowski • CIN 1.3
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Newcombe • BRO 19.3
2. Hearn • NYG 12.9
3. Labine • BRO 8.5
4. Jansen • NYG 7.2
5. Roe • BRO 7.0
6. Maglie • NYG 5.6
7. Spahn • BSN 3.7
8. Podbielan • BRO 3.6
9. Smith • CIN 2.0
10. Roberts • PHI 1.9
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Maglie • NYG 4.4
2. Spahn • BSN 4.2
3. Roe • BRO 3.8
4. Roberts • PHI 3.4
5. Jansen • NYG 3.1
6. Newcombe • BRO 2.5
7. Branca • BRO 2.2
8. Meyer • PHI 1.8
9. Labine • BRO 1.7
10. Brecheen • STL 1.5

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