National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

<strong>Wins Above Replacement</strong><br>A single number that presents the number of wins the player added<br>to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add.<br>Scale for a single-season: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter,<br>0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level <br>Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Crow-Armstrong • CHC 9.8
2. Sánchez • PHI 8.1
3. Turang • MIL 7.3
4. Moreno • ARI 6.7
5. Luzardo • PHI 6.5
6. Misiorowski • MIL 6.5
7. Ohtani • LAD 6.5
8. Lopez • MIA 6.1
9. Wheeler • PHI 6.0
10. Pages • LAD 6.0

WAR for Pitchers

<strong>Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers</strong><br>A single number that presents the number of wins the player added<br>to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. This value includes defensive support and includes additional value for high leverage situations.<br>Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter,<br>0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level <br> Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Sánchez • PHI 8.1
2. Luzardo • PHI 6.5
3. Misiorowski • MIL 6.5
4. Wheeler • PHI 6.0
5. Yamamoto • LAD 5.9
6. Sale • ATL 5.5
7. Rodríguez • ARI 4.8
8. Burns • CIN 4.7
9. King • SDP 4.3
10. Cavalli • WSN 3.7

Earned Run Average

<strong>9 * ER / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played.<br>Bold indicates lowest ERA using current stats<br><span class=glimmer>Gold</span> means awarded ERA title at end of year.

1. Misiorowski • MIL 1.80
2. Sale • ATL 2.16
3. Yamamoto • LAD 2.53
4. Luzardo • PHI 2.86
5. Rodríguez • ARI 2.89
6. Sánchez • PHI 2.91
7. Wheeler • PHI 3.00
8. Cavalli • WSN 3.02
9. McLean • NYM 3.16
10. King • SDP 3.21

Wins

Wins

1. Sánchez • PHI 18
2. Misiorowski • MIL 16
Rodríguez • ARI 16
4. Burns • CIN 15
5. Ashcraft • PIT 14
Luzardo • PHI 14
Sale • ATL 14
Wheeler • PHI 14
Yamamoto • LAD 14
10. Alcantara • MIA 13
Ashby • MIL 13
Cavalli • WSN 13
Ray • 2TM 13

Win-Loss %

<strong>Win-Loss Percentage</strong><br>W / (W + L)<br>For players, leaders need one decision for every ten team games.<br>For managers, minimum to qualify for leading is 320 games.

1. Burns • CIN .833
2. Ashby • MIL .813
3. Misiorowski • MIL .762
4. Wheeler • PHI .737
Luzardo • PHI .737
6. Cavalli • WSN .722
7. Sánchez • PHI .720
8. Wrobleski • LAD .706
9. Ashcraft • PIT .700
10. Rodríguez • ARI .696

Walks & Hits per IP

<strong>(BB + H)/IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Misiorowski • MIL 0.802
2. Yamamoto • LAD 0.870
3. Sale • ATL 0.984
4. Wheeler • PHI 1.049
5. Luzardo • PHI 1.074
6. Ashcraft • PIT 1.089
7. Imanaga • CHC 1.096
8. Skenes • PIT 1.119
9. Cavalli • WSN 1.155
10. McLean • NYM 1.169

Hits per 9 IP

<strong>9 x H / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Misiorowski • MIL 4.947
2. Yamamoto • LAD 5.789
3. Wheeler • PHI 6.833
4. McLean • NYM 7.013
5. Luzardo • PHI 7.063
6. Sale • ATL 7.137
7. King • SDP 7.200
8. Skenes • PIT 7.537
9. Ray • 2TM 7.606
10. Cavalli • WSN 7.851

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

<strong>9 x BB / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Sale • ATL 1.715
2. Ashcraft • PIT 1.905
3. Imanaga • CHC 1.910
4. Sánchez • PHI 1.957
5. Yamamoto • LAD 2.043
6. Misiorowski • MIL 2.267
7. Alcantara • MIA 2.481
8. Skenes • PIT 2.530
9. Cavalli • WSN 2.546
10. McGreevy • STL 2.561

Strikeouts per 9 IP

<strong>9 x SO / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Misiorowski • MIL 12.985
2. Luzardo • PHI 11.071
3. Sale • ATL 11.066
4. Wheeler • PHI 10.722
5. Cavalli • WSN 10.609
6. Skenes • PIT 10.325
7. Sánchez • PHI 10.043
8. McLean • NYM 9.718
9. Ashcraft • PIT 9.417
10. Nola • PHI 9.086

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Burke • CIN 77
2. Morejón • SDP 76
3. Ashby • MIL 75
4. Bernardino • COL 74
Ginkel • ARI 74
6. Bruihl • STL 73
7. Vesia • LAD 72
8. Clarke • ARI 71
Lee • ATL 71
10. Montgomery • PIT 70
Morillo • ARI 70
Soriano • STL 70
Stanek • STL 70

Saves

Saves

1. Miller • SDP 38
O'Brien • STL 38
3. Iglesias • ATL 34
4. Duran • PHI 33
5. Megill • MIL 30
6. Pagán • CIN 25
Scott • LAD 25
8. Sewald • ARI 24
9. Fairbanks • MIA 19
10. Montgomery • PIT 18

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Alcantara • MIA 214.0
2. Sánchez • PHI 207.0
3. Rodríguez • ARI 189.2
4. King • SDP 185.0
Yamamoto • LAD 185.0
6. Luzardo • PHI 179.2
McLean • NYM 179.2
8. Nola • PHI 175.1
9. Misiorowski • MIL 174.2
10. Imanaga • CHC 174.1
Skenes • PIT 174.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Misiorowski • MIL 252
2. Sánchez • PHI 231
3. Luzardo • PHI 221
4. Cavalli • WSN 200
Sale • ATL 200
Skenes • PIT 200
7. McLean • NYM 194
8. Wheeler • PHI 193
9. Burns • CIN 185
10. Yamamoto • LAD 182

Games Started

Games Started

1. Alcantara • MIA 33
Nola • PHI 33
Sánchez • PHI 33
4. Abbott • CIN 32
Buehler • SDP 32
Cavalli • WSN 32
Imanaga • CHC 32
King • SDP 32
Rodríguez • ARI 32
Skenes • PIT 32

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Alcantara • MIA 1
Ashcraft • PIT 1
Freeland • COL 1
Kelly • ARI 1
Luzardo • PHI 1
Misiorowski • MIL 1
Pérez • MIA 1
Sale • ATL 1
Sánchez • PHI 1
Webb • SFG 1
Yamamoto • LAD 1
May • 2TM 1

Shutouts

Shutouts<br>No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Alcantara • MIA 1
Luzardo • PHI 1
Misiorowski • MIL 1
Pérez • MIA 1
Sale • ATL 1
Sánchez • PHI 1
May • 2TM 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Nola • PHI 37
2. Imanaga • CHC 35
3. Sugano • COL 33
4. Singer • CIN 32
5. Littell • 2TM 30
6. Freeland • COL 29
7. Kelly • ARI 28
Liberatore • STL 28
9. Mikolas • WSN 27
10. Abbott • CIN 26

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Ray • 2TM 84
2. Chandler • PIT 80
3. Abbott • CIN 76
4. Roupp • SFG 75
5. Kelly • ARI 70
King • SDP 70
McLean • NYM 70
8. Pérez • MIA 68
9. Peterson • 2TM 65
10. Holmes • ATL 62
Pérez • ATL 62
Rodríguez • ARI 62
Singer • CIN 62

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Alcantara • MIA 204
Sánchez • PHI 204
3. Singer • CIN 188
4. Freeland • COL 177
Nola • PHI 177
6. Liberatore • STL 173
Rodríguez • ARI 173
8. Lorenzen • COL 168
McGreevy • STL 168
10. Sugano • COL 167

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

<strong>SO/W or SO/BB</strong><br>For recent years, pitching leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played.<br>No batting leaders computed.

1. Sale • ATL 6.452
2. Misiorowski • MIL 5.727
3. Sánchez • PHI 5.133
4. Ashcraft • PIT 4.943
5. Imanaga • CHC 4.703
6. Yamamoto • LAD 4.333
7. Luzardo • PHI 4.250
8. Cavalli • WSN 4.167
9. Wheeler • PHI 4.106
10. Skenes • PIT 4.082

Home Runs per 9 IP

<strong>9 x HR / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Sale • ATL 0.553
2. Pallante • STL 0.667
3. Misiorowski • MIL 0.721
4. Luzardo • PHI 0.751
5. Sánchez • PHI 0.826
6. McLean • NYM 0.852
7. Rodríguez • ARI 0.902
8. Cavalli • WSN 0.955
9. Yamamoto • LAD 0.973
King • SDP 0.973

Losses

Losses

1. Singer • CIN 15
2. Kelly • ARI 14
Liberatore • STL 14
Roupp • SFG 14
5. Freeland • COL 12
Lowder • CIN 12
Nola • PHI 12
Sugano • COL 12
9. Abbott • CIN 11
Alcantara • MIA 11
Lorenzen • COL 11
Pérez • MIA 11
Skenes • PIT 11

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Singer • CIN 102
2. Freeland • COL 100
3. Alcantara • MIA 92
Sugano • COL 92
5. Lorenzen • COL 91
Nola • PHI 91
7. Liberatore • STL 90
8. Kelly • ARI 89
9. Abbott • CIN 85
Lowder • CIN 85

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Beeter • WSN 12
2. Sproat • MIL 10
3. Ashby • MIL 9
4. Luzardo • PHI 8
Ramírez • PIT 8
Sasaki • LAD 8
Soto • PIT 8
8. Liberatore • STL 7
Mey • CIN 7
O'Brien • STL 7
Peralta • NYM 7
Phillips • MIA 7
May • 2TM 7

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Lodolo • CIN 17
2. Cavalli • WSN 16
Manaea • NYM 16
4. McLean • NYM 15
Sale • ATL 15
Singer • CIN 15
7. Ramírez • PIT 14
8. King • SDP 13
9. Bruihl • STL 12
McDonald • SFG 12

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Alcantara • MIA 894
2. Sánchez • PHI 857
3. Rodríguez • ARI 788
4. King • SDP 757
5. McLean • NYM 747
6. Nola • PHI 744
7. Luzardo • PHI 730
8. Abbott • CIN 729
9. Singer • CIN 725
10. Skenes • PIT 712

Games Finished

Games Finished<br>Credited to the last pitcher to appear for a team in a game.<br>Complete Games are not counted as Games Finished.

1. Miller • SDP 57
2. Duran • PHI 55
3. O'Brien • STL 54
4. Iglesias • ATL 49
5. Megill • MIL 41
Pagán • CIN 41
7. Fairbanks • MIA 37
8. Scott • LAD 35
Sewald • ARI 35
10. Montgomery • PIT 31

Adjusted ERA+

<strong>ERA+</strong><br>100*[lgERA/ERA]<br>Adjusted to the player&#x2019;s ballpark(s).

1. Misiorowski • MIL 232
2. Sale • ATL 196
3. Yamamoto • LAD 167
4. Luzardo • PHI 158
5. Sánchez • PHI 155
6. Wheeler • PHI 150
7. Rodríguez • ARI 143
8. Cavalli • WSN 142
9. McLean • NYM 128
10. King • SDP 127

Fielding Independent Pitching

<strong>Fielding Independent Pitching</strong><br>this stat measures a pitcher's effectiveness at preventing HR, BB, HBP and causing SO<br><tt>(13*HR + 3*(BB+HBP) - 2*SO)/IP + Constant<sub>lg</sub></tt><br>The constant is set so that each season major-league average FIP is the same as the major-league avg ERA

1. Misiorowski • MIL 2.17
2. Sale • ATL 2.29
3. Luzardo • PHI 2.78
4. Sánchez • PHI 2.80
5. Cavalli • WSN 3.25
6. Skenes • PIT 3.33
7. Yamamoto • LAD 3.33
8. Wheeler • PHI 3.35
9. Ashcraft • PIT 3.50
10. McLean • NYM 3.59

Adj. Pitching Runs

<strong>Adjusted Pitching Runs</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a pitcher&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s runs total via linear weights.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Misiorowski • MIL 44
2. Sale • ATL 36
3. Yamamoto • LAD 35
4. Sánchez • PHI 34
5. Luzardo • PHI 30
6. Wheeler • PHI 27
7. Rodríguez • ARI 26
8. Burns • CIN 22
9. Ohtani • LAD 22
10. Cavalli • WSN 21

Adj. Pitching Wins

<strong>Adjusted Pitching Wins</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a pitcher&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s wins with his arm.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Misiorowski • MIL 4.8
2. Sale • ATL 3.9
3. Yamamoto • LAD 3.8
4. Sánchez • PHI 3.6
5. Luzardo • PHI 3.1
6. Wheeler • PHI 2.8
7. Rodríguez • ARI 2.7
8. Ohtani • LAD 2.4
9. Burns • CIN 2.3
10. Cavalli • WSN 2.2

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

<strong>Base-Out Runs Saved</strong><br>Given the bases occupied/out situation, how many runs did the pitcher<br>save in the resulting play. Compared to average, so 0 is average, and<br>above 0 is better than average

1. Misiorowski • MIL 47.96
2. Sánchez • PHI 38.67
3. Sale • ATL 37.29
4. Yamamoto • LAD 36.97
5. Rodríguez • ARI 31.46
6. Wheeler • PHI 29.94
7. Luzardo • PHI 28.91
8. King • SDP 27.16
9. Burns • CIN 24.75
10. Matsui • SDP 24.30

Win Probability Added (WPA)

<strong>Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability.<br>See <a href='https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/wpa.shtml'>Win Expectancy explainer</a> for details.

1. Miller • SDP 4.8
2. Misiorowski • MIL 4.4
3. Sánchez • PHI 4.2
4. Luzardo • PHI 3.7
5. Uribe • MIL 3.6
6. Morejón • SDP 3.5
7. Wheeler • PHI 3.4
8. Sale • ATL 3.2
9. Montgomery • PIT 3.1
10. Yamamoto • LAD 2.9

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

<strong>Situational Wins (WPA/LI)</strong><br>It is the sum of WPA divided by the leverage index for each play.<br>WPA depends greatly on the context of the at bats.<br>This stat does not.

1. Misiorowski • MIL 5.3
2. Yamamoto • LAD 4.5
3. Sale • ATL 3.9
4. Luzardo • PHI 3.2
5. Wheeler • PHI 2.9
6. Sánchez • PHI 2.9
7. McLean • NYM 2.4
8. Rodríguez • ARI 2.1
9. King • SDP 2.1
10. Ohtani • LAD 2.1

Championship WPA (cWPA)

<strong>Championship Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability of winning the World Series, displayed in percentage points.<br>See <a href='https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/wpa.shtml'>Win Expectancy explainer</a> for details.

1. Misiorowski • MIL 2.6
2. Miller • SDP 2.6
3. Megill • MIL 2.5
4. Sale • ATL 2.4
5. Morejón • SDP 2.3
6. Luzardo • PHI 2.1
7. Uribe • MIL 2.0
8. Sánchez • PHI 2.0
9. Wheeler • PHI 1.9
10. King • SDP 1.9

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

<strong>Base-Out Wins Saved</strong><br>This is the number of wins above average the player was worth by their performance<br>measured by the 24 base-out situations.

1. Misiorowski • MIL 5.3
2. Sale • ATL 4.0
3. Yamamoto • LAD 4.0
4. Sánchez • PHI 4.0
5. Rodríguez • ARI 3.3
6. Wheeler • PHI 3.0
7. Luzardo • PHI 2.9
8. King • SDP 2.9
9. Burns • CIN 2.6
10. Ohtani • LAD 2.6

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 rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/Team Game (batting), 1.0 IP/Team Game (pitching), 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/Team Game (W-L%) is needed for single-season leaderboards. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1898, so all leaders are since 1898. Explanation of min. requirements