100 Greatest Pitchers of All-Time

Explanation of Rankings
CAREER = Career Wins Above Replacement (WAR).
We use bWAR.
LONG PEAK = WAR in best seven seasons.
SHORT PEAK = WAR in best three seasons.
PRIME = WAR in best five consecutive seasons.
TOTAL = (2x Career)+(1.75x Long Peak)+(Short Peak)+(2x Prime) adjusted for era, timeline, and other factors.
1Walter Johnson
1907—1927		165.2
CAREER		83.1
LONG PEAK		40.0
SHORT PEAK		61.3
PRIME		477.6
TOTAL
2Greg Maddux
1986—2008		106.7
CAREER		55.5
LONG PEAK		27.4
SHORT PEAK		43.8
PRIME		431.7
TOTAL
3Randy Johnson
1988—2009		101.1
CAREER		63.3
LONG PEAK		30.1
SHORT PEAK		43.8
PRIME		422.1
TOTAL
4Tom Seaver
1967—1986		110.1
CAREER		56.7
LONG PEAK		28.8
SHORT PEAK		40.9
PRIME		403.9
TOTAL
5Lefty Grove
1925—1941		106.1
CAREER		66.5
LONG PEAK		30.8
SHORT PEAK		46.0
PRIME		396.1
TOTAL
6Pedro Martinez
1992—2009		84.0
CAREER		59.1
LONG PEAK		30.4
SHORT PEAK		42.8
PRIME		376.7
TOTAL
7Roger Clemens
1984—2007		139.6
CAREER		65.7
LONG PEAK		31.9
SHORT PEAK		41.4
PRIME		373.8
TOTAL
8Bob Gibson
1959—1975		89.4
CAREER		55.9
LONG PEAK		30.5
SHORT PEAK		42.5
PRIME		371.4
TOTAL
9Phil Niekro
1964—1987		96.2
CAREER		53.6
LONG PEAK		26.7
SHORT PEAK		40.1
PRIME		370.4
TOTAL
10Bob Feller
1936—1956		63.9
CAREER		51.4
LONG PEAK		29.1
SHORT PEAK		39.3
PRIME		365.3
TOTAL
11Pete Alexander
1911—1930		120.2
CAREER		67.2
LONG PEAK		33.6
SHORT PEAK		46.2
PRIME		364.2
TOTAL
12Warren Spahn
1942—1965		99.9
CAREER		49.7
LONG PEAK		26.2
SHORT PEAK		34.0
PRIME		361.2
TOTAL
13Bert Blyleven
1970—1992		95.0
CAREER		50.7
LONG PEAK		25.0
SHORT PEAK		35.0
PRIME		359.0
TOTAL
14Steve Carlton
1965—1988		90.5
CAREER		51.6
LONG PEAK		29.2
SHORT PEAK		31.8
PRIME		355.5
TOTAL
15Gaylord Perry
1962—1983		90.4
CAREER		53.2
LONG PEAK		27.5
SHORT PEAK		37.0
PRIME		350.1
TOTAL
16Cy Young
1890—1911		168.0
CAREER		79.7
LONG PEAK		38.9
SHORT PEAK		56.6
PRIME		341.9
TOTAL
17Robin Roberts
1948—1966		86.0
CAREER		53.0
LONG PEAK		27.1
SHORT PEAK		42.6
PRIME		338.8
TOTAL
18Christy Mathewson
1900—1916		104.0
CAREER		63.4
LONG PEAK		30.2
SHORT PEAK		45.2
PRIME		336.4
TOTAL
19Curt Schilling
1988—2007		79.6
CAREER		49.8
LONG PEAK		25.4
SHORT PEAK		36.3
PRIME		334.4
TOTAL
20Fergie Jenkins
1965—1983		84.4
CAREER		50.1
LONG PEAK		25.3
SHORT PEAK		36.5
PRIME		333.6
TOTAL
21Mike Mussina
1991—2008		83.0
CAREER		44.5
LONG PEAK		21.9
SHORT PEAK		28.2
PRIME		324.6
TOTAL
22Clayton Kershaw
2008—2021		71.9
CAREER		47.7
LONG PEAK		23.2
SHORT PEAK		36.3
PRIME		319.0
TOTAL
23Justin Verlander
2005—2020		71.8
CAREER		48.4
LONG PEAK		24.1
SHORT PEAK		31.0
PRIME		311.1
TOTAL
24Max Scherzer
2008—2021		67.1
CAREER		47.4
LONG PEAK		22.8
SHORT PEAK		34.9
PRIME		305.6
TOTAL
25Roy Halladay
1998—2013		64.3
CAREER		51.3
LONG PEAK		25.3
SHORT PEAK		34.0
PRIME		302.7
TOTAL
26Satchel Paige
1927—1965		46.3
CAREER		27.0
LONG PEAK		14.6
SHORT PEAK		35.0
PRIME		301.6
TOTAL
27Nolan Ryan
1966—1993		81.8
CAREER		43.4
LONG PEAK		21.8
SHORT PEAK		27.5
PRIME		300.9
TOTAL
28Zack Greinke
2004—2021		73.1
CAREER		45.2
LONG PEAK		25.2
SHORT PEAK		26.8
PRIME		297.6
TOTAL
29Juan Marichal
1960—1975		63.0
CAREER		49.8
LONG PEAK		27.2
SHORT PEAK		37.1
PRIME		295.0
TOTAL
30Jim Palmer
1965—1984		68.9
CAREER		47.0
LONG PEAK		22.6
SHORT PEAK		30.7
PRIME		292.7
TOTAL
31Kid Nichols
1890—1906		116.7
CAREER		74.9
LONG PEAK		35.7
SHORT PEAK		51.5
PRIME		291.6
TOTAL
32David Cone
1986—2003		62.4
CAREER		43.7
LONG PEAK		21.0
SHORT PEAK		30.7
PRIME		291.5
TOTAL
33Tom Glavine
1987—2008		80.8
CAREER		36.6
LONG PEAK		18.6
SHORT PEAK		25.2
PRIME		288.2
TOTAL
34Carl Hubbell
1928—1943		68.4
CAREER		45.6
LONG PEAK		25.6
SHORT PEAK		37.3
PRIME		286.8
TOTAL
35Sandy Koufax
1955—1966		49.0
CAREER		48.7
LONG PEAK		29.1
SHORT PEAK		40.8
PRIME		286.6
TOTAL
36Hal Newhouser
1939—1955		63.3
CAREER		50.5
LONG PEAK		28.7
SHORT PEAK		40.9
PRIME		286.3
TOTAL
37Bret Saberhagen
1984—2001		59.0
CAREER		43.1
LONG PEAK		25.0
SHORT PEAK		30.5
PRIME		278.4
TOTAL
38Dave Stieb
1979—1998		56.7
CAREER		44.7
LONG PEAK		22.6
SHORT PEAK		35.9
PRIME		277.7
TOTAL
39Johan Santana
2000—2012		51.6
CAREER		44.2
LONG PEAK		23.3
SHORT PEAK		35.6
PRIME		277.4
TOTAL
40Luis Tiant
1964—1982		66.5
CAREER		44.7
LONG PEAK		22.8
SHORT PEAK		28.2
PRIME		272.9
TOTAL
41Don Drysdale
1956—1969		67.2
CAREER		42.1
LONG PEAK		21.0
SHORT PEAK		29.9
PRIME		267.7
TOTAL
42CC Sabathia
2001—2019		62.5
CAREER		38.8
LONG PEAK		19.5
SHORT PEAK		30.4
PRIME		266.9
TOTAL
43Jim Bunning
1955—1971		59.6
CAREER		47.9
LONG PEAK		24.8
SHORT PEAK		31.7
PRIME		266.1
TOTAL
44Ed Walsh
1904—1917		66.0
CAREER		59.9
LONG PEAK		32.4
SHORT PEAK		48.1
PRIME		265.5
TOTAL
45John Smoltz
1988—2009		69.1
CAREER		37.3
LONG PEAK		18.6
SHORT PEAK		24.0
PRIME		264.4
TOTAL
46Joe Williams
1905—1932		6.6
CAREER		6.6
LONG PEAK		6.6
SHORT PEAK		46.0
PRIME		262.3
TOTAL
47Dennis Eckersley
1975—1998		62.4
CAREER		38.3
LONG PEAK		19.9
SHORT PEAK		27.7
PRIME		252.5
TOTAL
48Ted Lyons
1923—1946		71.5
CAREER		38.6
LONG PEAK		18.6
SHORT PEAK		23.8
PRIME		252.0
TOTAL
49Wilbur Wood
1961—1978		50.3
CAREER		47.2
LONG PEAK		29.9
SHORT PEAK		39.1
PRIME		251.9
TOTAL
50Eddie Plank
1901—1917		91.5
CAREER		48.2
LONG PEAK		22.8
SHORT PEAK		33.3
PRIME		250.7
TOTAL
51Frank Tanana
1973—1993		57.6
CAREER		38.4
LONG PEAK		23.2
SHORT PEAK		30.7
PRIME		250.6
TOTAL
52Stan Coveleski
1916—1928		60.3
CAREER		52.9
LONG PEAK		26.5
SHORT PEAK		40.3
PRIME		248.0
TOTAL
53Wes Ferrell
1927—1941		61.2
CAREER		46.2
LONG PEAK		23.3
SHORT PEAK		30.2
PRIME		247.5
TOTAL
54Kevin Appier
1989—2004		54.7
CAREER		43.3
LONG PEAK		23.3
SHORT PEAK		32.3
PRIME		245.0
TOTAL
55Don Sutton
1966—1988		67.0
CAREER		34.5
LONG PEAK		18.3
SHORT PEAK		22.6
PRIME		243.5
TOTAL
56Dwight Gooden
1984—2000		53.0
CAREER		36.1
LONG PEAK		22.1
SHORT PEAK		29.2
PRIME		243.3
TOTAL
57Rick Reuschel
1972—1991		69.7
CAREER		43.0
LONG PEAK		21.4
SHORT PEAK		31.1
PRIME		242.8
TOTAL
58Orel Hershiser
1983—2000		56.3
CAREER		37.3
LONG PEAK		20.6
SHORT PEAK		28.7
PRIME		239.1
TOTAL
59Mark Buehrle
2000—2015		59.3
CAREER		35.7
LONG PEAK		17.3
SHORT PEAK		23.5
PRIME		239.0
TOTAL
60Willie Foster
1923—1937		47.1
CAREER		35.0
LONG PEAK		21.0
SHORT PEAK		35.2
PRIME		239.0
TOTAL
61Felix Hernandez
2005—2019		50.2
CAREER		38.6
LONG PEAK		19.5
SHORT PEAK		27.6
PRIME		237.6
TOTAL
62Dizzy Dean
1930—1947		45.6
CAREER		40.7
LONG PEAK		22.1
SHORT PEAK		34.6
PRIME		237.2
TOTAL
63Tim Hudson
1999—2015		58.2
CAREER		37.5
LONG PEAK		20.1
SHORT PEAK		27.1
PRIME		237.0
TOTAL
64Ron Guidry
1975—1988		48.1
CAREER		38.0
LONG PEAK		21.4
SHORT PEAK		28.7
PRIME		235.9
TOTAL
65Frank Viola
1982—1996		47.2
CAREER		41.3
LONG PEAK		22.2
SHORT PEAK		28.9
PRIME		235.6
TOTAL
66Mickey Lolich
1963—1979		48.3
CAREER		38.6
LONG PEAK		21.6
SHORT PEAK		30.3
PRIME		235.5
TOTAL
67Chuck Finley
1986—2002		58.1
CAREER		39.7
LONG PEAK		22.0
SHORT PEAK		25.9
PRIME		235.5
TOTAL
68Cliff Lee
2002—2014		43.5
CAREER		40.0
LONG PEAK		22.8
SHORT PEAK		30.1
PRIME		235.3
TOTAL
69Cole Hamels
2006—2020		59.3
CAREER		36.6
LONG PEAK		18.5
SHORT PEAK		27.7
PRIME		235.2
TOTAL
70Dazzy Vance
1915—1935		60.1
CAREER		51.2
LONG PEAK		28.3
SHORT PEAK		36.6
PRIME		235.2
TOTAL
71Early Wynn
1939—1963		61.1
CAREER		35.0
LONG PEAK		19.3
SHORT PEAK		23.9
PRIME		232.8
TOTAL
72Roy Oswalt
2001—2013		50.1
CAREER		38.0
LONG PEAK		19.6
SHORT PEAK		25.5
PRIME		231.6
TOTAL
73Bullet Rogan
1918—1938		61.5
CAREER		35.7
LONG PEAK		18.7
SHORT PEAK		30.7
PRIME		231.6
TOTAL
74Vida Blue
1969—1986		45.4
CAREER		38.7
LONG PEAK		22.5
SHORT PEAK		21.0
PRIME		231.0
TOTAL
75Rube Waddell
1897—1910		58.3
CAREER		51.2
LONG PEAK		29.4
SHORT PEAK		43.6
PRIME		228.8
TOTAL
76Tommy John
1963—1989		62.0
CAREER		34.4
LONG PEAK		16.6
SHORT PEAK		20.9
PRIME		228.5
TOTAL
77Mark Langston
1984—1999		50.3
CAREER		41.7
LONG PEAK		22.4
SHORT PEAK		26.9
PRIME		227.2
TOTAL
78John Clarkson
1882—1894		85.0
CAREER		74.4
LONG PEAK		44.5
SHORT PEAK		56.1
PRIME		227.1
TOTAL
79Martin Dihigo
1923—1945		22.7
CAREER		22.7
LONG PEAK		14.0
SHORT PEAK		26.5
PRIME		226.5
TOTAL
80Whitey Ford
1950—1967		56.9
CAREER		33.3
LONG PEAK		17.1
SHORT PEAK		23.7
PRIME		226.2
TOTAL
81Kevin Brown
1986—2005		68.0
CAREER		46.3
LONG PEAK		23.8
SHORT PEAK		36.7
PRIME		220.4
TOTAL
82Dick Redding
1911—1932		2.9
CAREER		2.9
LONG PEAK		2.9
SHORT PEAK		36.0
PRIME		223.5
TOTAL
83Billy Pierce
1945—1964		53.2
CAREER		38.6
LONG PEAK		20.3
SHORT PEAK		26.4
PRIME		220.5
TOTAL
84Brad Radke
1995—2006		45.4
CAREER		36.4
LONG PEAK		18.7
SHORT PEAK		27.0
PRIME		219.6
TOTAL
85Kenny Rogers
1989—2008		50.7
CAREER		35.2
LONG PEAK		18.3
SHORT PEAK		19.7
PRIME		218.2
TOTAL
86Mordecai Brown
1903—1916		58.3
CAREER		40.8
LONG PEAK		24.0
SHORT PEAK		35.7
PRIME		217.1
TOTAL
87Sam McDowell
1961—1975		41.9
CAREER		42.0
LONG PEAK		23.0
SHORT PEAK		26.7
PRIME		216.6
TOTAL
88Joe McGinnity
1899—1908		57.9
CAREER		51.9
LONG PEAK		30.0
SHORT PEAK		43.6
PRIME		216.6
TOTAL
89Chris Sale
2010—2021		46.6
CAREER		39.6
LONG PEAK		19.5
SHORT PEAK		27.3
PRIME		216.0
TOTAL
90Jacob deGrom
2014—2021		43.4
CAREER		38.1
LONG PEAK		22.1
SHORT PEAK		29.1
PRIME		215.9
TOTAL
91Jimmy Key
1984—1998		49.1
CAREER		36.9
LONG PEAK		18.7
SHORT PEAK		22.0
PRIME		215.8
TOTAL
92Jerry Koosman
1967—1985		53.9
CAREER		37.9
LONG PEAK		19.4
SHORT PEAK		18.4
PRIME		215.1
TOTAL
93Curt Davis
1934—1946		38.6
CAREER		30.7
LONG PEAK		18.7
SHORT PEAK		30.2
PRIME		214.6
TOTAL
94Adam Wainwright
2005—2021		44.5
CAREER		33.7
LONG PEAK		18.7
SHORT PEAK		25.6
PRIME		214.1
TOTAL
95Mariano Rivera
1995—2013		56.2
CAREER		28.7
LONG PEAK		13.5
SHORT PEAK		18.4
PRIME		213.6
TOTAL
96Red Ruffing
1924—1947		68.7
CAREER		33.8
LONG PEAK		18.2
SHORT PEAK		23.5
PRIME		213.5
TOTAL
97Bucky Walters
1934—1950		53.3
CAREER		37.5
LONG PEAK		21.2
SHORT PEAK		25.5
PRIME		212.6
TOTAL
98Red Faber
1914—1933		65.0
CAREER		41.5
LONG PEAK		26.7
SHORT PEAK		32.4
PRIME		212.5
TOTAL
99Corey Kluber
2011—2021		33.6
CAREER		34.1
LONG PEAK		22.4
SHORT PEAK		32.4
PRIME		212.5
TOTAL
100Larry Jackson
1955—1968		52.1
CAREER		35.1
LONG PEAK		18.5
SHORT PEAK		24.1
PRIME		212.4
TOTAL