The Top 100 Pitchers in MLB History

The Top 100 Pitchers In MLB History

Ranking and stats updated through 2007 Season

Created by: STLCards2

 

1. Walter Johnson

417-279 W/L       147 ERA+          5195 Adj. IP

2. Cy Young

      511 - 316 W/L          138 ERA+            5378 Adj. IP

3. Lefty Grove

      300 - 141 W/L            148 ERA+             3886 Adj. IP

4. Greg Maddux

347 - 214 W/L            134 ERA+              5570 Adj. IP

5. Pete Alexander

      373 - 208 W/L             135 ERA+                4641 Adj. IP

6. Christy Mathewson

373 - 188 W/L               135 ERA+                  4641 Adj. IP

7. Tom Seaver

  311 - 205 W/L            127 ERA+                   4706 Adj. IP

8. Randy Johnson

       284 - 150 W/L             139 ERA+                   4450 Adj. IP

9. Roger Clemens

         354 - 184 W/L              143 ERA+               5548 Adj. IP                 * w est. /PED reduction

10. Warren Spahn

       363 - 245 W/L                   118 ERA+                     5194 Adj. IP

11. Kid Nichols

         361 - 208 W/L        140 ERA+           3447 Adj. IP

12. Pedro Martinez

 209 - 93 W/L           160 ERA+              3224 Adj. IP

13. Bob Gibson

  251 - 174 W/L                127 ERA+                   3628 Adj. IP

14. Steve Carlton

329 - 244 W/L                 115 ERA+                 5158 Adj.IP

15. Bob Feller

         266 - 162 W/L          122 ERA+           3851 Adj. IP

16. Carl Hubbell

          253 - 154  W/L                  130 ERA+                   3495 Adj. IP

17. Phil Niekro

         318 - 274   W/L          115 ERA+            5297 Adj. IP

18. Gaylord Perry

          314 - 265 W/L              117 ERA+              5157 Adj. IP

19. Bert Blyleven

287 - 250  W/L             118 ERA+              4852 Adj. IP

20. Eddie Plank

 326 - 194 W/L            122 ERA+               3678 Adj. IP

21. Nolan Ryan

          324 - 292 W/L           111 ERA+                5337 Adj. IP

22. John Clarkson

328 - 178 W/L              134 ERA+                      2649 Adj. IP

23. Sandy Koufax

         165 - 87  W/L          131 ERA+            2231 Adj. IP

24. Ed Walsh

         195 - 126 W/L           146 ERA+                2420 Adj. IP

25. Tim Keefe

342 - 225 W/L              127 ERA+                     2870 Adj. IP

26. Robin Roberts

         286 - 245 W/L           113 ERA+              4684 Adj. IP

27. Fergie Jenkins

 284 - 226 W/L              115 ERA+             4245 Adj. IP

28. Curt Schilling

          216 - 146  W/L            127 ERA+                      3781 Adj. IP

29. Dazzy Vance

         197 - 140 W/L           125 ERA+              2868 Adj. IP

30. Rube Waddell

193 - 143 W/L     135 ERA+            2359 Adj. IP

31. Three Finger Brown

          239 - 130 W/L             138 ERA+            2634 Adj. IP

32. Mike Mussina

 250 - 144 W/L                 122 ERA+             3950 Adj. IP

33. Jim Palmer

         268 - 152 W/L        126 ERA+         3722 Adj. IP

34. Tom Glavine

          303 - 199 W/L                  119 ERA+             5035 Adj. IP           

35. John Smoltz

 207 - 145 W/ L      126 ERA+            3900 Adj. IP

36. Juan Marichal

243 - 142 W/L              123 ERA+                 3256 Adj. IP

37. Whitey Ford

         236 - 106 W/L                133 ERA+                 3327 Adj. IP

38. Amos Rusie

         245 - 174 W/L             129 ERA+                2375 Adj. IP

39. Stan Coveleski

215 - 142 W/L           127 ERA+             2783 Adj. IP

40. Hal Newhouser

207 - 150   W/L           130 ERA+            2995 Adj. IP

41. Hoyt Wilhelm

         143 - 122 W/L       227 Sv          146 ERA+           2306 Adj. IP

42. Mariano Rivera

         62 - 44  W/L         443 Sv             194 ERA+           1178 Adj. IP

43. Don Drysdale

         209 - 166 W/L               121 ERA+              3287 Adj. IP

44. Kevin Brown

         211 - 144  W/L            127 ERA+              3736 Adj. IP                     * w/ estimated PED reduction

45. Don Sutton

324 - 256 W/L         108 ERA+            5197 Adj. IP

46. Jim Bunning

 224 - 184 W/L           114 ERA+            3717 Adj. IP

47. Red Ruffing

         273 - 225 W/L           109 ERA+              4315 Adj. IP

48. Ted Lyons

          260 - 230 W/L             118 ERA+             4113 Adj. IP

49. Eppa Rixey

         266 - 251 W/L               115 ERA+              4152 Adj IP

50. Wes Ferrell

         193 - 128 W/L          116 ERA+         2569 Adj. IP

51. Dennis Eckersley

 197 - 171 W/L            390 Sv             116 ERA+              3415 Adj. IP

52. Charles Radbourn

         309 - 195 W/L            119 ERA+             2517 Adj. IP

53. Red Faber

254 - 213 W/L           119 ERA+           3739 Adj. IP

54. Tommy Bridges

          194 - 138 W/L            126 ERA+              2825 Adj. IP

55. Luis Tiant

229 - 172 W/L     114 ERA+     3289 Adj. IP

56. Goose Gossage

          124 - 107 W/L            126 ERA+            1817 Adj. IP

57. Joe McGinnity

         246 - 142 W/L         120 ERA+            2721 Adj. IP

58. Early Wynn

300 - 244 W/L     107 ERA+       4743 Adj. IP

59. Tommy John

          288 - 231 W/L       110 ERA+        4697 Adj. IP

60. Pud Galvin

         364 - 310 W/L          107 ERA+           3213 Adj. IP

61. Bob Caruthers

            218-99                  123 ERA+            1,533 Adj. IP      

* also played as a position player, w/ offense ony as a pitcher included in evaluation

62. Addie Joss

         160 - 97 W/L              142 ERA+              1873 Adj. IP

63. Bob Lemon

207 - 128 W/L           119 ERA+            2923 Adj. IP

64. Vic Willis

          249 - 205 W/L           118 ERA+            3183 Adj. IP

65. Clark Griffith

         237 - 146 W/L          121 ERA+           2507 Adj. IP

66. Bret Saberhagen

         167 - 117 W/L          126 ERA+       2878 Adj. IP

67. Eddie Cicotte

208 - 149 W/L          123 ERA+          2785 Adj. IP

68. Urban Shocker

187 - 117 W/L            124 ERA+              2451 Adj. IP

69. Billy Pierce

         211 - 169 W/L          119 ERA+            3428 Adj. IP

70. Tony Mullane

          284 - 220 W/L            118 ERA+           2534 Adj. IP

71. Dizzy Dean

150 - 83 W/L       130 ERA+         1874 Adj. IP

72. Lefty Gomez

         189 - 102 W/L          125 ERA+          2491 Adj. IP

73. Dan Quisenberry

56 - 46 W/L        244 Sv      146 ERA+         1102 Adj. IP

74. Johan Santana

          95 - 46 W/L           141 ERA+           1815 Adj. IP

75. Rick Reuschel

         214 - 191 W/L             114 ERA+              3659 Adj. IP

76. Dave Stieb

 176 - 137 W/L          122 ERA+          3085 Adj. IP

77. Trevor Hoffman

          53 - 62 W/L        525 Sv      145 ERA+          1162 Adj. IP

78. Carl Mays

          207 - 126 W/L          120 ERA+          2723 Adj. IP

79. Jim Kaat

283 - 237 W/L           107 ERA+             4474 Adj. IP

80. Burleigh Grimes

         270 - 212 W/L                107 ERA+          3959 Adj. IP

81. David Cone

194 - 126 W/L        120 ERA+     3061 Adj. IP

82. Jim McCormick

          265 - 214 W/L          118 ERA+              2270 Adj. IP

83. Lee Smith

         71 - 92  W/L      478 Sv         131 ERA+         1437 Adj. IP 

84. Dutch Leonard

         191 - 181 W/L                119 ERA+            3192 Adj. IP

85. Bucky Walters

198 - 160 W/L         115 ERA+        3065 Adj. IP

86. Wilbur Cooper

         216 - 178 W/ L            116 ERA+            3147 Adj. IP

87. Lon Warneke

192 - 121 W/L         119 ERA+           2685 Adj. IP

88. Hippo Vaughn

         178 - 137 W/L            120 ERA+          2379 Adj. IP

89. Rollie Fingers

 114 - 118 W/L      341 Sv       119 ERA+        1614 Adj. IP

90. John Franco

         90 - 87 W/L          424 Sv            137 ERA+       1407 Adj. IP

91. Dolph Luque

         194 - 179 W/L            117 ERA+            3060 Adj. IP

92. Mickey Welch

          307 - 210 W/L        114 ERA+      2609 Adj. IP

93. Jack Quinn

         247 - 219 W/L      114 ERA+     4082 Adj. IP

94. Jerry Koosman

         222 - 209 W/L           110 ERA+           3770 Adj. IP

95. Bruce Sutter

         68 - 71 W/L       300 Sv         136 ERA+            1094 Adj. IP

96. Kevin Appier

         169 - 137 W/L          121 ERA+           3061 Adj. IP

97. Roy Oswalt

112 - 54 W/L          141 ERA+           1859 Adj. IP

98. Dizzy Trout

         170 - 161 W/L            124 ERA+            2748 Adj. IP

99. Babe Adams

         194 - 140 W/L           117 ERA+             2665 Adj. IP

100. Virgil Trucks

177 - 135 W/L           116 ERA+      2751 Adj. IP

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