National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Mays • SFG 9.5
2. Aaron • MLN 8.0
3. Banks • CHC 7.9
4. Broglio • STL 7.6
5. Mathews • MLN 7.3
6. Drysdale • LAD 7.2
7. Boyer • STL 6.8
8. Robinson • CIN 6.2
9. Groat • PIT 6.1
10. McDaniel • STL 6.0
WAR for Pitchers
1. Broglio • STL 7.1
2. Drysdale • LAD 7.0
3. McDaniel • STL 5.9
4. Friend • PIT 5.6
5. Jackson • STL 5.3
6. McCormick • SFG 5.1
7. Podres • LAD 4.8
8. Buhl • MLN 4.3
9. Simmons • 2TM 4.2
10. Law • PIT 4.2
Earned Run Average
1. McCormick • SFG 2.70
2. Broglio • STL 2.74
3. Drysdale • LAD 2.84
4. Williams • LAD 3.00
5. Friend • PIT 3.00
6. Simmons • 2TM 3.06
7. Law • PIT 3.08
8. Podres • LAD 3.08
9. Buhl • MLN 3.09
10. Jones • SFG 3.19
Wins
1. Broglio • STL 21
Spahn • MLN 21
3. Law • PIT 20
4. Burdette • MLN 19
5. Jones • SFG 18
Friend • PIT 18
Jackson • STL 18
8. Purkey • CIN 17
9. Hobbie • CHC 16
Buhl • MLN 16
Win-Loss %
1. McDaniel • STL .750
2. Broglio • STL .700
3. Law • PIT .690
4. Spahn • MLN .677
5. Buhl • MLN .640
6. Mizell • 2TM .636
7. Farrell • PHI .625
8. Purkey • CIN .607
9. Friend • PIT .600
10. Burdette • MLN .594
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Drysdale • LAD 1.063
2. Law • PIT 1.126
3. Friend • PIT 1.128
4. Williams • LAD 1.129
5. Burdette • MLN 1.132
6. McCormick • SFG 1.158
7. Broglio • STL 1.202
8. Roberts • PHI 1.222
9. Spahn • MLN 1.225
10. Jackson • STL 1.230
Hits per 9 IP
1. Broglio • STL 6.839
2. Koufax • LAD 6.840
3. Williams • LAD 7.032
4. Drysdale • LAD 7.160
5. Buhl • MLN 7.617
6. Jones • SFG 7.692
7. McCormick • SFG 8.111
8. Sanford • SFG 8.178
9. Sadecki • STL 8.466
10. Cardwell • 2TM 8.503
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Burdette • MLN 1.143
2. Roberts • PHI 1.289
3. Law • PIT 1.325
4. Friend • PIT 1.469
5. Haddix • PIT 1.985
6. Conley • PHI 2.062
7. Purkey • CIN 2.102
8. Simmons • 2TM 2.135
9. Jackson • STL 2.234
10. McCormick • SFG 2.312
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Koufax • LAD 10.131
2. Drysdale • LAD 8.230
3. Williams • LAD 7.596
4. Broglio • STL 7.476
5. Jones • SFG 7.308
6. Cardwell • 2TM 6.575
7. O'Dell • SFG 6.439
8. Podres • LAD 6.286
9. Friend • PIT 5.975
10. Conley • PHI 5.744
Games Played
1. Face • PIT 68
2. McDaniel • STL 65
3. Elston • CHC 60
4. Farrell • PHI 59
5. Roebuck • LAD 58
6. Brosnan • CIN 57
Sherry • LAD 57
8. Broglio • STL 52
9. Henry • CIN 51
10. McMahon • MLN 48
Saves
1. McDaniel • STL 27
2. Face • PIT 24
3. Henry • CIN 17
4. Brosnan • CIN 12
5. Antonelli • SFG 11
Farrell • PHI 11
7. McMahon • MLN 10
Elston • CHC 10
9. Piché • MLN 9
10. Roebuck • LAD 8
Innings Pitched
1. Jackson • STL 282.0
2. Burdette • MLN 275.2
Friend • PIT 275.2
4. Law • PIT 271.2
5. Drysdale • LAD 269.0
6. Spahn • MLN 267.2
7. Hobbie • CHC 258.2
8. McCormick • SFG 253.0
9. Purkey • CIN 252.2
10. Buhl • MLN 238.2
Strikeouts
1. Drysdale • LAD 246
2. Koufax • LAD 197
3. Jones • SFG 190
4. Broglio • STL 188
5. Friend • PIT 183
6. Williams • LAD 175
7. Jackson • STL 171
8. Podres • LAD 159
9. McCormick • SFG 154
Spahn • MLN 154
Games Started
1. Jackson • STL 38
2. Friend • PIT 37
3. Hobbie • CHC 36
Drysdale • LAD 36
5. Law • PIT 35
Jones • SFG 35
7. McCormick • SFG 34
Sanford • SFG 34
9. Podres • LAD 33
Hook • CIN 33
Purkey • CIN 33
Roberts • PHI 33
Spahn • MLN 33
Buhl • MLN 33
Complete Games
1. Law • PIT 18
Burdette • MLN 18
Spahn • MLN 18
4. Hobbie • CHC 16
Friend • PIT 16
6. Drysdale • LAD 15
McCormick • SFG 15
8. Jackson • STL 14
9. Jones • SFG 13
Roberts • PHI 13
Shutouts
1. Sanford • SFG 6
2. Drysdale • LAD 5
3. McCormick • SFG 4
Burdette • MLN 4
Spahn • MLN 4
Friend • PIT 4
Hobbie • CHC 4
8. Broglio • STL 3
Law • PIT 3
Jones • SFG 3
Jackson • STL 3
Mizell • 2TM 3
Home Runs
1. Hook • CIN 31
Roberts • PHI 31
3. Drysdale • LAD 27
Hobbie • CHC 27
5. Anderson • CHC 26
Williams • LAD 26
7. Law • PIT 25
Podres • LAD 25
9. Spahn • MLN 24
10. Buhl • MLN 23
Purkey • CIN 23
Cardwell • 2TM 23
Bases on Balls
1. Buhl • MLN 103
2. Hobbie • CHC 101
3. Broglio • STL 100
Koufax • LAD 100
5. Sanford • SFG 99
6. Jones • SFG 91
7. Sadecki • STL 86
8. Sherry • LAD 82
9. Cardwell • 2TM 79
10. Spahn • MLN 74
Mizell • 2TM 74
Hits
1. Burdette • MLN 277
Jackson • STL 277
3. Friend • PIT 266
Law • PIT 266
5. Purkey • CIN 259
6. Roberts • PHI 256
7. Spahn • MLN 254
8. Hobbie • CHC 253
9. McCormick • SFG 228
10. Hook • CIN 222
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Friend • PIT 4.067
2. Roberts • PHI 3.588
3. Drysdale • LAD 3.417
4. Law • PIT 3.000
5. Conley • PHI 2.786
6. Haddix • PIT 2.658
7. Jackson • STL 2.443
8. Williams • LAD 2.431
9. Burdette • MLN 2.371
10. McCormick • SFG 2.369
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Sanford • SFG 0.452
2. Conley • PHI 0.491
3. McCormick • SFG 0.534
4. Friend • PIT 0.588
5. Mizell • 2TM 0.597
6. Ellsworth • CHC 0.611
7. Burdette • MLN 0.620
8. Buzhardt • PHI 0.629
9. O'Toole • CIN 0.642
10. Haddix • PIT 0.679
Losses
1. Hobbie • CHC 20
2. Hook • CIN 18
3. Roberts • PHI 16
Cardwell • 2TM 16
Buzhardt • PHI 16
6. Conley • PHI 14
Sanford • SFG 14
McLish • CIN 14
Drysdale • LAD 14
Jones • SFG 14
Owens • PHI 14
Earned Runs
1. Hobbie • CHC 114
2. Hook • CIN 111
3. Jackson • STL 109
4. Roberts • PHI 106
5. Spahn • MLN 104
6. Burdette • MLN 103
7. Purkey • CIN 101
8. Cardwell • 2TM 100
9. Anderson • CHC 93
Law • PIT 93
Sanford • SFG 93
Wild Pitches
1. Sanford • SFG 15
2. McCormick • SFG 12
3. Buhl • MLN 11
4. Anderson • CHC 9
Owens • PHI 9
Koufax • LAD 9
7. Jones • SFG 8
Sadecki • STL 8
Hobbie • CHC 8
Jay • MLN 8
Hit By Pitch
1. Drysdale • LAD 10
2. Hobbie • CHC 9
Purkey • CIN 9
4. Anderson • CHC 7
McLish • CIN 7
Willey • MLN 7
7. McDevitt • LAD 6
Jay • MLN 6
Sherry • LAD 6
Cardwell • 2TM 6
Batters Faced
1. Jackson • STL 1,173
2. Friend • PIT 1,118
Hobbie • CHC 1,118
4. Burdette • MLN 1,117
5. Spahn • MLN 1,110
6. Law • PIT 1,091
7. Drysdale • LAD 1,083
8. Purkey • CIN 1,064
9. McCormick • SFG 1,033
10. Buhl • MLN 1,008
Games Finished
1. Face • PIT 61
2. Farrell • PHI 50
3. McDaniel • STL 47
4. Sherry • LAD 38
Henry • CIN 38
6. Elston • CHC 33
7. Roebuck • LAD 29
8. Piché • MLN 27
Brosnan • CIN 27
10. McMahon • MLN 26
Adjusted ERA+
1. Broglio • STL 148
2. Drysdale • LAD 139
3. Simmons • 2TM 133
4. Williams • LAD 132
5. McCormick • SFG 130
6. Podres • LAD 128
7. Friend • PIT 125
8. Law • PIT 122
9. Jackson • STL 117
10. Buhl • MLN 111
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Friend • PIT 2.54
2. Conley • PHI 2.68
3. McCormick • SFG 2.86
4. Drysdale • LAD 2.92
5. Haddix • PIT 3.01
6. Jackson • STL 3.11
7. Jones • SFG 3.12
8. O'Dell • SFG 3.22
9. Broglio • STL 3.25
10. Burdette • MLN 3.26
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Drysdale • LAD 33
2. Broglio • STL 32
3. Friend • PIT 26
4. McDaniel • STL 25
5. McCormick • SFG 24
6. Law • PIT 21
7. Podres • LAD 21
8. Williams • LAD 19
9. Jackson • STL 17
10. Simmons • 2TM 17
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Drysdale • LAD 3.6
2. Broglio • STL 3.4
3. Friend • PIT 2.8
4. McDaniel • STL 2.6
5. McCormick • SFG 2.5
6. Law • PIT 2.3
7. Podres • LAD 2.3
8. Williams • LAD 2.0
9. Simmons • 2TM 1.9
10. Jackson • STL 1.8
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Drysdale • LAD 43.46
2. Broglio • STL 39.46
3. Friend • PIT 34.15
4. McDaniel • STL 30.80
5. McCormick • SFG 26.20
6. Law • PIT 25.84
7. Brosnan • CIN 19.03
8. Podres • LAD 17.48
9. Roebuck • LAD 17.39
10. Face • PIT 16.90
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. McDaniel • STL 5.7
2. Drysdale • LAD 5.0
3. Broglio • STL 4.0
4. Spahn • MLN 3.5
5. Law • PIT 3.4
6. McCormick • SFG 3.1
7. Friend • PIT 2.9
8. Brosnan • CIN 2.7
9. Jackson • STL 2.5
10. Face • PIT 2.3
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Friend • PIT 3.7
2. Drysdale • LAD 3.5
3. Broglio • STL 3.0
4. McCormick • SFG 3.0
5. McDaniel • STL 2.9
6. Brosnan • CIN 2.3
7. Podres • LAD 2.1
8. Craig • LAD 2.0
9. Face • PIT 1.8
10. Williams • LAD 1.8
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Law • PIT 9.8
2. Friend • PIT 8.7
3. Face • PIT 6.8
4. McDaniel • STL 5.6
5. Broglio • STL 5.2
6. McCormick • SFG 4.2
7. Spahn • MLN 4.1
8. Drysdale • LAD 2.8
9. Buhl • MLN 2.7
10. Mizell • 2TM 2.7
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Drysdale • LAD 4.7
2. Broglio • STL 4.1
3. Friend • PIT 3.7
4. McDaniel • STL 3.1
5. McCormick • SFG 2.9
6. Law • PIT 2.8
7. Brosnan • CIN 2.0
8. Podres • LAD 1.8
9. Roebuck • LAD 1.8
10. Face • PIT 1.8

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