National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Mays • SFG 10.5
2. Robinson • CIN 8.7
3. Aaron • MLN 8.6
4. Farrell • HOU 7.3
5. Purkey • CIN 7.0
6. Gibson • STL 6.3
7. Broglio • STL 6.0
8. Wills • LAD 6.0
9. Callison • PHI 6.0
10. Davis • LAD 5.9
Drysdale • LAD 5.9
WAR for Pitchers
1. Purkey • CIN 7.3
2. Farrell • HOU 7.0
3. Broglio • STL 6.1
4. Friend • PIT 5.8
5. Gibson • STL 5.6
Spahn • MLN 5.6
7. Drysdale • LAD 5.4
8. Shaw • MLN 4.9
9. Jay • CIN 4.6
10. Koufax • LAD 4.5
Earned Run Average
1. Koufax • LAD 2.54
2. Shaw • MLN 2.80
3. Purkey • CIN 2.81
4. Drysdale • LAD 2.83
5. Gibson • STL 2.85
6. Broglio • STL 3.00
7. Farrell • HOU 3.02
8. Spahn • MLN 3.04
9. Friend • PIT 3.06
10. Francis • PIT 3.07
Wins
1. Drysdale • LAD 25
2. Sanford • SFG 24
3. Purkey • CIN 23
4. Jay • CIN 21
5. Mahaffey • PHI 19
O'Dell • SFG 19
7. Friend • PIT 18
Marichal • SFG 18
Spahn • MLN 18
10. Jackson • STL 16
O'Toole • CIN 16
Pierce • SFG 16
Win-Loss %
1. Purkey • CIN .821
2. Sanford • SFG .774
3. Drysdale • LAD .735
4. Pierce • SFG .727
5. McLish • PHI .688
6. Koufax • LAD .667
7. Baldschun • PHI .632
8. Shaw • MLN .625
9. Marichal • SFG .621
10. McBean • PIT .600
Jay • CIN .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Koufax • LAD 1.036
2. Farrell • HOU 1.097
3. Drysdale • LAD 1.113
4. Pierce • SFG 1.121
5. Purkey • CIN 1.124
6. Spahn • MLN 1.125
7. Gibson • STL 1.151
8. Shaw • MLN 1.187
9. Bennett • PHI 1.214
10. Mahaffey • PHI 1.219
Hits per 9 IP
1. Koufax • LAD 6.542
2. Gibson • STL 6.702
3. Bennett • PHI 7.420
4. Drysdale • LAD 7.788
5. Broglio • STL 7.813
6. Farrell • HOU 7.821
7. Francis • PIT 7.824
8. Sanford • SFG 7.903
9. O'Toole • CIN 7.939
10. Marichal • SFG 7.984
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Shaw • MLN 1.760
2. Friend • PIT 1.823
3. Spahn • MLN 1.838
4. Pierce • SFG 1.940
5. Purkey • CIN 1.998
6. Farrell • HOU 2.048
7. Johnson • HOU 2.102
8. O'Dell • SFG 2.116
9. Drysdale • LAD 2.233
10. Jackson • STL 2.283
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Koufax • LAD 10.546
2. Johnson • HOU 8.132
3. Gibson • STL 8.011
4. Bennett • PHI 7.677
5. Farrell • HOU 7.560
6. Bruce • HOU 6.943
7. Drysdale • LAD 6.643
8. Podres • LAD 6.282
9. O'Dell • SFG 6.253
10. Francis • PIT 6.188
Games Played
1. Perranoski • LAD 70
2. Baldschun • PHI 67
3. Roebuck • LAD 64
4. Face • PIT 63
5. Olivo • PIT 62
6. Miller • SFG 59
7. Sherry • LAD 58
8. Anderson • CHC 57
Elston • CHC 57
10. McDaniel • STL 55
Saves
1. Face • PIT 28
2. Perranoski • LAD 19
Miller • SFG 19
4. McDaniel • STL 14
5. Baldschun • PHI 13
Brosnan • CIN 13
7. Henry • CIN 11
Sherry • LAD 11
9. Larsen • SFG 10
Raymond • MLN 10
Innings Pitched
1. Drysdale • LAD 314.1
2. Purkey • CIN 288.1
3. O'Dell • SFG 280.2
4. Mahaffey • PHI 274.0
5. Jay • CIN 273.0
6. Spahn • MLN 269.1
7. Sanford • SFG 265.1
8. Marichal • SFG 262.2
9. Friend • PIT 261.2
10. Podres • LAD 255.0
Strikeouts
1. Drysdale • LAD 232
2. Koufax • LAD 216
3. Gibson • STL 208
4. Farrell • HOU 203
5. O'Dell • SFG 195
6. Johnson • HOU 178
Podres • LAD 178
8. Mahaffey • PHI 177
9. O'Toole • CIN 170
10. Jay • CIN 155
Games Started
1. Drysdale • LAD 41
2. Podres • LAD 40
3. Mahaffey • PHI 39
O'Dell • SFG 39
5. Sanford • SFG 38
6. Purkey • CIN 37
Jay • CIN 37
8. Marichal • SFG 36
Friend • PIT 36
10. Jackson • STL 35
Complete Games
1. Spahn • MLN 22
2. Mahaffey • PHI 20
O'Dell • SFG 20
4. Drysdale • LAD 19
5. Purkey • CIN 18
Marichal • SFG 18
7. Jay • CIN 16
8. Gibson • STL 15
9. Craig • NYM 13
Hook • NYM 13
Friend • PIT 13
Sanford • SFG 13
Shutouts
1. Gibson • STL 5
Friend • PIT 5
3. Broglio • STL 4
Jay • CIN 4
Jackson • NYM 4
Simmons • STL 4
7. O'Toole • CIN 3
Shaw • MLN 3
Marichal • SFG 3
10. Sanford • SFG 2
Purkey • CIN 2
Pierce • SFG 2
O'Dell • SFG 2
McBean • PIT 2
Stone • HOU 2
Mahaffey • PHI 2
Law • PIT 2
Bennett • PHI 2
Koufax • LAD 2
Jackson • STL 2
Hendley • MLN 2
Golden • HOU 2
Farrell • HOU 2
Drysdale • LAD 2
Home Runs
1. Mahaffey • PHI 36
2. Craig • NYM 35
3. Marichal • SFG 34
4. Hook • NYM 31
5. Purkey • CIN 28
6. Cardwell • CHC 27
7. Burdette • MLN 26
Jay • CIN 26
9. Jackson • STL 25
Spahn • MLN 25
Washburn • STL 25
Bases on Balls
1. Hamilton • PHI 107
2. Jay • CIN 100
3. Williams • LAD 98
Buhl • 2TM 98
5. Gibson • STL 95
6. Broglio • STL 93
7. Sanford • SFG 92
8. Marichal • SFG 90
9. O'Toole • CIN 87
10. Koonce • CHC 86
Hits
1. O'Dell • SFG 282
2. Friend • PIT 280
3. Drysdale • LAD 272
4. Podres • LAD 270
5. Jay • CIN 269
6. Jackson • STL 267
7. Craig • NYM 261
8. Purkey • CIN 260
9. Mahaffey • PHI 253
10. Spahn • MLN 248
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Johnson • HOU 3.870
2. Koufax • LAD 3.789
3. Farrell • HOU 3.691
4. Drysdale • LAD 2.974
5. O'Dell • SFG 2.955
6. Shaw • MLN 2.818
7. Friend • PIT 2.717
8. Podres • LAD 2.507
9. Purkey • CIN 2.203
10. Bennett • PHI 2.191
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Francis • PIT 0.409
2. McBean • PIT 0.522
3. O'Dell • SFG 0.577
4. Gibson • STL 0.578
5. Drysdale • LAD 0.601
6. Jackson • NYM 0.622
7. Koufax • LAD 0.635
8. Podres • LAD 0.706
9. O'Toole • CIN 0.715
10. Hendley • MLN 0.765
Losses
1. Craig • NYM 24
2. Ellsworth • CHC 20
Farrell • HOU 20
Jackson • NYM 20
5. Hook • NYM 19
6. Anderson • NYM 17
7. Cardwell • CHC 16
Johnson • HOU 16
Woodeshick • HOU 16
10. Friend • PIT 14
Hobbie • CHC 14
Jay • CIN 14
Mahaffey • PHI 14
O'Dell • SFG 14
Spahn • MLN 14
Buhl • 2TM 14
Earned Runs
1. Mahaffey • PHI 120
2. Ellsworth • CHC 118
3. Craig • NYM 117
4. Hook • NYM 115
5. Jay • CIN 114
6. Jackson • NYM 113
7. O'Dell • SFG 110
8. Podres • LAD 108
9. Cardwell • CHC 107
10. Jackson • STL 105
Wild Pitches
1. Hamilton • PHI 22
2. Ellsworth • CHC 15
3. Giusti • HOU 13
Woodeshick • HOU 13
5. Miller • NYM 12
6. Gibson • STL 11
7. Maloney • CIN 10
8. Baldschun • PHI 9
Cardwell • CHC 9
Farrell • HOU 9
Hook • NYM 9
Jackson • NYM 9
Moeller • LAD 9
Hit By Pitch
1. Purkey • CIN 14
2. Bruce • HOU 12
Mahaffey • PHI 12
Shaw • MLN 12
5. Drysdale • LAD 11
6. Gibson • STL 10
7. Cardwell • CHC 9
8. Hook • NYM 8
Short • PHI 8
10. Craig • NYM 7
Johnson • HOU 7
Koonce • CHC 7
McBean • PIT 7
O'Dell • SFG 7
Batters Faced
1. Drysdale • LAD 1,289
2. Purkey • CIN 1,181
3. O'Dell • SFG 1,178
4. Jay • CIN 1,165
5. Mahaffey • PHI 1,138
6. Marichal • SFG 1,101
7. Sanford • SFG 1,100
8. Friend • PIT 1,096
9. Spahn • MLN 1,088
10. Podres • LAD 1,083
Games Finished
1. Face • PIT 57
2. Baldschun • PHI 49
3. McMahon • 2TM 42
4. Miller • SFG 41
5. Perranoski • LAD 39
6. McDaniel • STL 36
Sherry • LAD 36
8. Brosnan • CIN 34
9. Elston • CHC 32
10. Larsen • SFG 25
Adjusted ERA+
1. Gibson • STL 151
2. Broglio • STL 144
3. Purkey • CIN 143
4. Koufax • LAD 143
5. Shaw • MLN 135
6. Friend • PIT 129
7. Francis • PIT 129
8. Drysdale • LAD 128
9. Spahn • MLN 125
10. Farrell • HOU 124
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Koufax • LAD 2.15
2. Johnson • HOU 2.80
3. Farrell • HOU 2.81
4. O'Dell • SFG 2.84
5. Drysdale • LAD 2.86
6. Gibson • STL 3.02
7. Podres • LAD 3.11
8. McBean • PIT 3.25
9. Francis • PIT 3.28
10. Friend • PIT 3.29
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Purkey • CIN 36
2. Gibson • STL 35
3. Broglio • STL 32
4. Friend • PIT 27
5. Spahn • MLN 27
6. Drysdale • LAD 26
7. Shaw • MLN 26
8. Koufax • LAD 24
9. Farrell • HOU 22
10. Face • PIT 20
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Purkey • CIN 3.8
2. Gibson • STL 3.7
3. Broglio • STL 3.3
4. Friend • PIT 2.8
5. Spahn • MLN 2.8
6. Drysdale • LAD 2.7
7. Shaw • MLN 2.7
8. Koufax • LAD 2.5
9. Farrell • HOU 2.2
10. Face • PIT 2.1
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Gibson • STL 39.32
2. Purkey • CIN 38.95
3. Drysdale • LAD 34.87
4. Spahn • MLN 34.77
5. Broglio • STL 33.73
6. Shaw • MLN 31.07
7. Friend • PIT 30.62
8. Farrell • HOU 28.41
9. Koufax • LAD 27.70
10. Jay • CIN 23.27
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Purkey • CIN 5.7
2. Gibson • STL 4.3
3. Koufax • LAD 3.5
4. Shaw • MLN 3.1
5. Farrell • HOU 3.1
6. Face • PIT 2.9
7. Jay • CIN 2.9
8. Drysdale • LAD 2.8
9. Spahn • MLN 2.7
10. Friend • PIT 2.5
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Drysdale • LAD 4.1
2. Purkey • CIN 3.9
3. Koufax • LAD 3.8
4. Gibson • STL 3.7
5. Spahn • MLN 3.0
6. O'Dell • SFG 3.0
7. Broglio • STL 2.8
8. Farrell • HOU 2.2
9. Shaw • MLN 2.1
10. Face • PIT 1.9
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Pierce • SFG 22.2
2. Sanford • SFG 11.4
3. Roebuck • LAD 11.1
4. Drysdale • LAD 7.4
5. Face • PIT 6.6
6. Gibson • STL 5.6
7. Miller • SFG 4.7
8. Purkey • CIN 4.4
9. Larsen • SFG 2.4
10. Simmons • STL 2.4
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Purkey • CIN 4.1
2. Gibson • STL 4.0
3. Drysdale • LAD 3.8
4. Spahn • MLN 3.8
5. Broglio • STL 3.4
6. Shaw • MLN 3.3
7. Friend • PIT 3.2
8. Koufax • LAD 3.1
9. Farrell • HOU 3.0
10. Sanford • SFG 2.4

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