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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RANK	NAME	FROM	TO	ARM	CAREER	LONG PEAK	SHORT PEAK	PRIME	PLAYER SCORE
1	Walter Johnson	1907	1927	R	167.8	83.1	40.0	61.3	507.4
2	Greg Maddux	1986	2008	R	106.7	55.5	27.4	43.8	431.7
3	Randy Johnson	1988	2009	L	101.1	63.3	30.1	43.8	422.1
4	Tom Seaver	1967	1986	R	110.1	56.7	28.8	40.9	403.9
5	Lefty Grove	1925	1941	L	106.1	66.5	30.8	46.0	396.1
6	Pedro Martinez	1992	2009	R	84.0	59.1	30.4	42.8	376.7
7	Bob Gibson	1959	1975	R	89.4	55.9	30.5	42.5	371.4
8	Phil Niekro	1964	1987	R	96.2	53.6	26.7	40.1	370.4
9	Bob Feller	1936	1956	R	63.9	51.4	29.1	39.3	365.3
10	Pete Alexander	1911	1930	R	120.2	67.2	33.6	46.2	365.2
11	Warren Spahn	1942	1965	L	99.9	49.7	26.2	34.0	361.2
12	Bert Blyleven	1970	1992	R	95.0	50.7	25.0	35.0	359.0
13	Steve Carlton	1965	1988	L	90.5	51.6	29.2	31.8	355.5
14	Roger Clemens	1984	2007	R	139.6	65.7	31.9	41.4	354.5
15	Gaylord Perry	1962	1983	R	90.4	53.2	27.5	37.0	350.1
16	Cy Young	1890	1911	R	168.0	79.7	38.9	56.6	341.9
17	Robin Roberts	1948	1966	R	86.2	53.0	27.1	42.6	339.1
18	Clayton Kershaw	2008	2025	L	80.5	47.2	23.0	36.3	337.8
19	Christy Mathewson	1900	1916	R	104.0	63.4	30.2	45.2	336.4
20	Justin Verlander	2005	2025	R	82.1	50.3	24.1	31.0	335.2
21	Curt Schilling	1988	2007	R	79.6	49.8	25.4	36.3	334.4
22	Fergie Jenkins	1965	1983	R	84.4	50.1	25.3	36.5	333.6
23	Max Scherzer	2008	2025	R	76.5	46.7	22.0	34.9	326.5
24	Mike Mussina	1991	2008	R	83.0	44.5	21.9	28.2	324.6
25	Zack Greinke	2004	2023	R	77.5	45.2	25.2	26.8	308.3
26	Roy Halladay	1998	2013	R	64.3	51.3	25.3	34.0	302.7
27	Satchel Paige	1927	1965	R	46.3	27.0	14.6	35.0	301.6
28	Nolan Ryan	1966	1993	R	81.8	43.4	21.8	27.5	300.9
29	Juan Marichal	1960	1975	R	63.0	49.8	27.2	37.1	295.0
30	Jim Palmer	1965	1984	R	68.9	47.0	22.6	30.7	292.7
31	David Cone	1986	2003	R	62.4	43.7	21.0	30.7	291.5
32	Tom Glavine	1987	2008	L	80.8	36.6	18.6	25.2	288.2
33	Carl Hubbell	1928	1943	L	68.4	45.6	25.6	37.3	286.8
34	Sandy Koufax	1955	1966	L	49.0	48.7	29.1	40.8	286.6
35	Hal Newhouser	1939	1955	L	63.3	50.5	28.7	40.9	286.3
36	Bret Saberhagen	1984	2001	R	59.0	43.1	25.0	30.5	278.4
37	Dave Stieb	1979	1998	R	56.7	44.7	22.6	35.9	277.7
38	Johan Santana	2000	2012	L	51.6	44.2	23.3	35.6	277.4
39	Luis Tiant	1964	1982	R	66.5	44.7	22.8	28.2	272.9
40	Don Drysdale	1956	1969	R	67.2	42.1	21.0	29.9	267.7
41	CC Sabathia	2001	2019	L	62.5	38.8	19.5	30.4	266.9
42	Jim Bunning	1955	1971	R	59.6	47.9	24.8	31.7	266.1
43	Ed Walsh	1904	1917	R	66.0	59.9	32.4	48.1	265.5
44	John Smoltz	1988	2009	R	69.1	37.3	18.6	24.0	264.4
45	Joe Williams	1905	1932	R	6.6	6.6	6.6	46.0	262.3
46	Dennis Eckersley	1975	1998	R	62.4	38.3	19.9	27.7	252.5
47	Ted Lyons	1923	1946	R	71.5	38.6	18.6	23.8	252.0
48	Wilbur Wood	1961	1978	L	50.3	47.2	29.9	39.1	251.9
49	Eddie Plank	1901	1917	L	91.5	48.2	22.8	33.3	250.7
50	Jacob deGrom	2014	2025	R	47.9	38.1	22.1	29.1	250.7
51	Frank Tanana	1973	1993	L	57.6	38.4	23.2	30.7	250.6
52	Stan Coveleski	1916	1928	R	60.3	52.9	26.5	40.3	248.0
53	Wes Ferrell	1927	1941	R	61.2	46.2	23.3	30.2	247.5
54	Kevin Appier	1989	2004	R	54.7	43.3	23.3	32.3	245.0
55	Don Sutton	1966	1988	R	67.0	34.5	18.3	22.6	243.5
56	Dwight Gooden	1984	2000	R	53.0	36.1	22.1	29.2	243.3
57	Rick Reuschel	1972	1991	R	69.7	43.0	21.4	31.1	242.8
58	Orel Hershiser	1983	2000	R	56.3	37.3	20.6	28.7	239.1
59	Mark Buehrle	2000	2015	R	59.3	35.7	17.3	23.5	239.0
60	Willie Foster	1923	1937	L	47.1	35.0	21.0	35.2	239.0
61	Felix Hernandez	2005	2019	R	50.2	38.6	19.5	27.6	237.6
62	Dizzy Dean	1930	1947	R	45.6	40.7	22.1	34.6	237.2
63	Tim Hudson	1999	2015	R	58.2	37.5	20.1	27.1	237.0
64	Ron Guidry	1975	1988	L	48.1	38.0	21.4	28.7	235.9
65	Frank Viola	1982	1996	L	47.2	41.3	22.2	28.9	235.6
66	Mickey Lolich	1963	1979	L	48.3	38.6	21.6	30.3	235.5
67	Chuck Finley	1986	2002	L	58.1	39.7	22.0	25.9	235.5
68	Cole Hamels	2006	2020	L	59.3	36.6	18.5	27.7	235.4
69	Cliff Lee	2002	2014	L	43.5	40.0	22.8	30.1	235.3
70	Dazzy Vance	1915	1935	R	60.1	51.2	28.3	36.6	235.2
71	Early Wynn	1939	1963	R	61.1	35.0	19.3	23.9	232.8
72	Chris Sale	2010	2025	L	57.1	41.8	19.2	26.9	232.4
73	Roy Oswalt	2001	2013	R	50.1	38.0	19.6	25.5	231.6
74	Bullet Rogan	1918	1938	R	61.5	35.7	18.7	30.7	231.6
75	Vida Blue	1969	1986	L	45.4	38.7	22.5	21.0	231.0
76	Rube Waddell	1897	1910	L	58.3	51.2	29.4	43.6	228.8
77	Tommy John	1963	1989	L	62.0	34.4	16.6	20.9	228.5
78	Mark Langston	1984	1999	L	50.3	41.7	22.4	26.9	227.2
79	Martin Dihigo	1923	1945	R	22.7	22.7	14.0	26.5	226.5
80	Whitey Ford	1950	1967	L	56.9	33.3	17.1	23.7	226.2
81	Zack Wheeler	2013	2025	R	40.2	34.5	18.7	27.7	223.6
82	Dick Redding	1911	1932	R	2.9	2.9	2.9	36.0	223.5
83	Gerrit Cole	2013	2025	R	43.2	34.4	19.8	24.5	221.5
84	Billy Pierce	1945	1964	L	53.2	38.6	20.3	26.4	220.5
85	Brad Radke	1995	2006	R	45.3	36.4	18.7	27.0	219.4
86	Kenny Rogers	1989	2008	L	50.7	35.2	18.3	19.7	218.2
87	Mordecai Brown	1903	1916	R	58.3	40.8	24.0	35.7	217.1
88	Sam McDowell	1961	1975	L	41.9	42.0	23.0	26.7	216.6
89	Joe McGinnity	1899	1908	R	57.9	51.9	30.0	43.6	216.6
90	Adam Wainwright	2005	2023	R	44.9	33.8	18.8	25.6	216.1
91	Jimmy Key	1984	1998	L	49.1	36.9	18.7	22.0	215.8
92	Jerry Koosman	1967	1985	L	53.9	37.9	19.4	18.4	215.1
93	Curt Davis	1934	1946	R	38.6	30.7	18.7	30.2	214.6
94	Kevin Brown	1986	2005	R	68.0	46.3	23.8	36.7	214.1
95	Mariano Rivera	1995	2013	R	56.2	28.7	13.5	18.4	213.6
96	Red Ruffing	1924	1947	R	68.7	33.8	18.2	23.5	213.5
97	Bucky Walters	1934	1950	R	53.3	37.5	21.2	25.5	212.6
98	Red Faber	1914	1933	R	65.0	41.5	26.7	32.4	212.5
99	Larry Jackson	1955	1968	R	52.1	35.1	18.5	24.1	212.4
100	David Wells	1987	2007	L	53.6	30.8	14.1	19.8	211.1
101	Don Newcombe	1949	1960	R	38.6	28.4	14.9	21.2	210.8
102	Vic Willis	1898	1910	R	63.7	51.5	27.7	34.7	210.4
103	Fernando Valenzuela	1980	1997	L	42.1	33.2	16.5	24.0	210.3
104	Jose Rijo	1984	2002	R	36.5	35.7	20.5	29.0	209.7
105	Jamie Moyer	1986	2012	L	49.9	33.2	17.9	20.9	209.6
106	Steve Rogers	1973	1985	R	44.9	37.6	18.7	24.2	209.5
107	Urban Shocker	1916	1928	R	58.9	42.7	21.5	31.4	209.3
108	Jim Kaat	1959	1983	L	50.7	36.5	20.3	20.0	208.5
109	Dennis Martinez	1976	1998	R	49.0	34.0	16.2	22.8	207.5
110	Hippo Vaughn	1908	1921	L	46.4	41.7	21.9	33.7	206.6
111	Bobo Newsom	1929	1953	R	47.9	38.4	21.8	26.6	204.6
112	Teddy Higuera	1985	1994	L	30.7	32.1	23.3	28.9	203.8
113	Carlos Zambrano	2001	2012	R	44.6	33.7	17.8	26.3	203.8
114	Jon Lester	2006	2021	L	44.4	35.6	17.9	22.7	203.7
115	Jack Morris	1977	1994	R	43.9	32.6	16.0	21.6	202.8
116	Eddie Rommel	1920	1932	R	49.7	39.2	18.9	28.4	202.8
117	Dizzy Trout	1939	1957	R	50.6	35.7	22.2	27.7	202.4
118	David Price	2008	2022	L	40.1	32.5	17.5	23.2	202.0
119	Jon Matlack	1971	1983	L	39.7	36.5	21.5	25.4	201.3
120	Tom Candiotti	1983	1999	R	41.5	34.5	17.7	24.6	201.2
121	Wilbur Cooper	1912	1926	L	53.7	38.3	19.3	27.5	200.9
122	Camilo Pascual	1954	1971	R	41.3	36.2	19.5	27.4	200.7
123	Eddie Cicotte	1905	1920	R	58.7	44.0	28.2	32.9	200.3
124	Ray Brown	1931	1945	R	39.5	25.0	15.1	34.6	200.3
125	Javier Vazquez	1998	2011	R	45.9	35.0	18.5	22.1	200.2
126	Catfish Hunter	1965	1979	R	41.2	32.2	20.6	25.1	200.1
127	Mel Harder	1928	1947	R	43.8	39.7	20.6	28.7	200.0
128	Aaron Nola	2015	2025	R	34.7	31.6	20.0	23.9	199.8
129	Hoyt Wilhelm	1952	1972	R	47.1	28.1	15.2	17.6	199.8
130	Jim Maloney	1960	1971	R	37.8	35.0	20.3	29.2	199.3

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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