100 Greatest Pitchers of All-Time

Baseball's greatest pitchers ranked by career, peak, and prime value. Tom Seaver, Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, Warren Spahn, Walter Johnson, Bob Gibson, Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens and more. Updated through 2025.

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NAME	RNK	HOF	FROM	TO	WAR	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	CHWAR	JAWS	SCORE
Walter Johnson	1	Y	1907	1927	167.8	83.1	61.3	40.0	11.9	125.5	507.4
Greg Maddux	2	Y	1986	2008	106.7	55.5	43.8	27.4	20.0	81.1	431.7
Randy Johnson	3	Y	1988	2009	101.1	63.3	43.8	30.1	10.0	82.2	422.1
Tom Seaver	4	Y	1967	1986	110.1	56.7	40.9	28.8	17.9	83.4	403.9
Lefty Grove	5	Y	1925	1941	106.1	66.5	46.0	30.8	26.6	86.3	396.1
Pedro Martinez	6	Y	1992	2009	84.0	59.1	42.8	30.4	5.5	71.6	376.7
Bob Gibson	7	Y	1959	1975	89.4	55.9	42.5	30.5	19.7	72.7	371.4
Phil Niekro	8	Y	1964	1987	96.2	53.6	40.1	26.7	0.0	74.9	370.4
Bob Feller	9	Y	1936	1956	63.9	51.4	39.3	29.1	3.7	57.7	365.3
Pete Alexander	10	Y	1911	1930	120.2	67.2	46.2	33.6	17.1	93.7	365.2
Warren Spahn	11	Y	1942	1965	99.9	49.7	34.0	26.2	12.1	74.8	361.2
Bert Blyleven	12	Y	1970	1992	95.0	50.7	35.0	25.0	7.8	72.9	359.0
Steve Carlton	13	Y	1965	1988	90.5	51.6	31.8	29.2	15.7	71.1	355.5
Roger Clemens	14		1984	2007	139.6	65.7	41.4	31.9	33.9	102.7	354.5
Gaylord Perry	15	Y	1962	1983	90.4	53.2	37.0	27.5	0.0	71.8	350.1
Cy Young	16	Y	1890	1911	168.0	79.7	56.6	38.9	15.9	123.9	341.9
Robin Roberts	17	Y	1948	1966	86.2	53.0	42.6	27.1	7.3	69.6	339.1
Justin Verlander	18		2005	2025	82.1	50.3	31.0	24.1	27.2	66.2	338.2
Clayton Kershaw	19		2008	2025	80.5	47.2	36.3	23.0	6.8	63.9	337.8
Christy Mathewson	20	Y	1900	1916	104.0	63.4	45.2	30.2	36.2	83.7	336.4
Curt Schilling	21		1988	2007	79.6	49.8	36.3	25.4	23.3	64.7	334.4
Fergie Jenkins	22	Y	1965	1983	84.4	50.1	36.5	25.3	0.0	67.3	333.6
Max Scherzer	23		2008	2025	76.5	46.7	34.9	22.0	11.3	61.6	326.5
Mike Mussina	24	Y	1991	2008	83.0	44.5	28.2	21.9	13.7	63.8	324.6
Zack Greinke	25		2004	2023	77.5	45.2	26.8	25.2	2.3	61.4	308.3
Roy Halladay	26	Y	1998	2013	64.3	51.3	34.0	25.3	0.0	57.8	302.7
Satchel Paige	27	Y	1927	1965	46.3	27.0	35.0	14.6	0.0	36.7	301.6
Nolan Ryan	28	Y	1966	1993	81.8	43.4	27.5	21.8	0.7	62.6	300.9
Juan Marichal	29	Y	1960	1975	63.0	49.8	37.1	27.2	3.5	56.4	295.0
Jim Palmer	30	Y	1965	1984	68.9	47.0	30.7	22.6	19.3	58.0	292.7
David Cone	31		1986	2003	62.4	43.7	30.7	21.0	11.0	53.1	291.5
Tom Glavine	32	Y	1987	2008	80.8	36.6	25.2	18.6	25.7	58.7	288.2
Carl Hubbell	33	Y	1928	1943	68.4	45.6	37.3	25.6	22.4	57.0	286.8
Sandy Koufax	34	Y	1955	1966	49.0	48.7	40.8	29.1	32.2	48.9	286.6
Hal Newhouser	35	Y	1939	1955	63.3	50.5	40.9	28.7	12.5	56.9	286.3
Bret Saberhagen	36		1984	2001	59.0	43.1	30.5	25.0	7.3	51.1	278.4
Dave Stieb	37		1979	1998	56.7	44.7	35.9	22.6	0.0	50.7	277.7
Johan Santana	38		2000	2012	51.6	44.2	35.6	23.3	0.0	47.9	277.4
Luis Tiant	39		1964	1982	66.5	44.7	28.2	22.8	2.6	55.6	272.9
Don Drysdale	40	Y	1956	1969	67.2	42.1	29.9	21.0	17.9	54.7	267.7
CC Sabathia	41		2001	2019	62.5	38.8	30.4	19.5	6.2	50.7	266.9
Jim Bunning	42	Y	1955	1971	59.6	47.9	31.7	24.8	0.0	53.8	266.1
Ed Walsh	43	Y	1904	1917	66.0	59.9	48.1	32.4	4.7	63.0	265.5
John Smoltz	44	Y	1988	2009	69.1	37.3	24.0	18.6	24.9	53.2	264.4
Joe Williams	45	Y	1905	1932	6.6	6.6	46.0	6.6	0.0	6.6	262.3
Dennis Eckersley	46	Y	1975	1998	62.4	38.3	27.7	19.9	8.2	50.4	252.5
Ted Lyons	47	Y	1923	1946	71.5	38.6	23.8	18.6	0.0	55.1	252.0
Wilbur Wood	48		1961	1978	50.3	47.2	39.1	29.9	0.0	48.8	251.9
Eddie Plank	49	Y	1901	1917	91.5	48.2	33.3	22.8	24.1	69.9	250.7
Jacob deGrom	50		2014	2025	47.9	38.1	29.1	22.1	6.1	43.0	250.7
Frank Tanana	51		1973	1993	57.6	38.4	30.7	23.2	0.0	48.0	250.6
Stan Coveleski	52	Y	1916	1928	60.3	52.9	40.3	26.5	15.0	56.6	248.0
Wes Ferrell	53		1927	1941	61.2	46.2	30.2	23.3	0.0	53.7	247.5
Kevin Appier	54		1989	2004	54.7	43.3	32.3	23.3	1.8	49.0	245.0
Don Sutton	55	Y	1966	1988	67.0	34.5	22.6	18.3	12.0	50.8	243.5
Dwight Gooden	56		1984	2000	53.0	36.1	29.2	22.1	7.0	44.6	243.3
Rick Reuschel	57		1972	1991	69.7	43.0	31.1	21.4	4.3	56.4	242.8
Orel Hershiser	58		1983	2000	56.3	37.3	28.7	20.6	13.2	46.8	239.1
Mark Buehrle	59		2000	2015	59.3	35.7	23.5	17.3	4.8	47.5	239.0
Willie Foster	60	Y	1923	1937	47.1	35.0	35.2	21.0	0.0	41.1	239.0
Felix Hernandez	61		2005	2019	50.2	38.6	27.6	19.5	0.0	44.4	237.6
Dizzy Dean	62	Y	1930	1947	45.6	40.7	34.6	22.1	15.2	43.2	237.2
Tim Hudson	63		1999	2015	58.2	37.5	27.1	20.1	1.5	47.9	237.0
Ron Guidry	64		1975	1988	48.1	38.0	28.7	21.4	17.5	43.1	235.9
Frank Viola	65		1982	1996	47.2	41.3	28.9	22.2	8.1	44.3	235.6
Mickey Lolich	66		1963	1979	48.3	38.6	30.3	21.6	0.9	43.5	235.5
Chuck Finley	67		1986	2002	58.1	39.7	25.9	22.0	0.0	48.9	235.5
Cole Hamels	68		2006	2020	59.3	36.6	27.7	18.5	6.3	48.0	235.4
Cliff Lee	69		2002	2014	43.5	40.0	30.1	22.8	2.5	41.8	235.3
Dazzy Vance	70	Y	1915	1935	60.1	51.2	36.6	28.3	1.0	55.7	235.2
Early Wynn	71	Y	1939	1963	61.1	35.0	23.9	19.3	8.0	48.1	232.8
Chris Sale	72		2010	2025	57.1	41.8	26.9	19.2	6.9	49.5	232.4
Roy Oswalt	73		2001	2013	50.1	38.0	25.5	19.6	5.9	44.1	231.6
Bullet Rogan	74	Y	1918	1938	61.5	35.7	30.7	18.7	0.0	48.6	231.6
Vida Blue	75		1969	1986	45.4	38.7	21.0	22.5	4.8	42.1	231.0
Rube Waddell	76	Y	1897	1910	58.3	51.2	43.6	29.4	18.8	54.8	228.8
Tommy John	77		1963	1989	62.0	34.4	20.9	16.6	11.1	48.2	228.5
Mark Langston	78		1984	1999	50.3	41.7	26.9	22.4	0.0	46.0	227.2
Martin Dihigo	79	Y	1923	1945	22.7	22.7	26.5	14.0	0.0	22.7	226.5
Whitey Ford	80	Y	1950	1967	56.9	33.3	23.7	17.1	42.4	45.1	226.2
Zack Wheeler	81		2013	2025	40.2	34.5	27.7	18.7	5.0	37.4	223.6
Dick Redding	82		1911	1932	2.9	2.9	36.0	2.9	0.0	2.9	223.5
Gerrit Cole	83		2013	2025	43.2	34.4	24.5	19.8	6.9	38.8	221.5
Billy Pierce	84		1945	1964	53.2	38.6	26.4	20.3	3.9	45.9	220.5
Brad Radke	85		1995	2006	45.3	36.4	27.0	18.7	0.0	40.9	219.4
Kenny Rogers	86		1989	2008	50.7	35.2	19.7	18.3	6.7	43.0	218.2
Mordecai Brown	87	Y	1903	1916	58.3	40.8	35.7	24.0	25.4	49.6	217.1
Sam McDowell	88		1961	1975	41.9	42.0	26.7	23.0	0.0	42.0	216.6
Joe McGinnity	89	Y	1899	1908	57.9	51.9	43.6	30.0	12.2	54.9	216.6
Adam Wainwright	90		2005	2023	44.9	33.8	25.6	18.8	7.6	39.4	216.1
Jimmy Key	91		1984	1998	49.1	36.9	22.0	18.7	6.8	43.0	215.8
Jerry Koosman	92		1967	1985	53.9	37.9	18.4	19.4	11.7	45.9	215.1
Curt Davis	93		1934	1946	38.6	30.7	30.2	18.7	2.4	34.7	214.6
Kevin Brown	94		1986	2005	68.0	46.3	36.7	23.8	15.6	57.2	214.1
Mariano Rivera	95	Y	1995	2013	56.2	28.7	18.4	13.5	29.4	42.5	213.6
Red Ruffing	96	Y	1924	1947	68.7	33.8	23.5	18.2	29.0	51.3	213.5
Bucky Walters	97		1934	1950	53.3	37.5	25.5	21.2	14.6	45.4	212.6
Red Faber	98	Y	1914	1933	65.0	41.5	32.4	26.7	2.3	53.3	212.5
Larry Jackson	99		1955	1968	52.1	35.1	24.1	18.5	0.0	43.6	212.4
David Wells	100		1987	2007	53.6	30.8	19.8	14.1	7.2	42.2	211.1

Frequently Asked Questions About All-Time Pitcher Rankings

How are Pitcher Rankings for MLB figured?

Pitchers are ranked in four categories: Career (Wins Above Replacement for career); Long Peak (WAR7, or WAR in 7 best seasons); Short Peak (WAR3, or WAR in 3 best seasons); and Prime (WAR in five best consecutive seasons).

We also place some emphasis on post-season success. All of these factors are combined, adjusted for era, and the result is a PLAYER SCORE.

Who is the greatest pitcher of all-time?

According to our formula, Walter Johnson is the greatest pitcher in MLB history.

Who is the greatest modern pitcher in baseball history?

Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, and Pedro Martinez are the highest-ranked pitchers who pitched in the 21st century.

Which relief pitcher ranks highest in the all-time pitcher rankings?

Mariano Rivera is the highest-ranked relief pitcher in our rankings of the 100 Greatest Pitchers of All-Time. He is the only pitcher who was almost exclusively used as a reliever, who makes our list.

Which active pitcher ranks highest in the list of greatest all-time pitchers in MLB history?

As of the end of the 2025 season, Justin Verlander is the highest-ranked active pitcher, at #20 among the 100 greatest hurlers in the history of baseball.

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