Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, From 2003 to 2008, (requiring earned_run_avg_plus≥0 and WAR_pitch≥15), sorted by greatest WAR for Pitchers: Results
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pitcher WAR 2003-2008
Rk | Player | WAR | From | To | Age | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | Tm | SH | SF | 2B | 3B | GDP | SB | CS | PO | |||||||||
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1 | Johan Santana | 39.5 | 156 | 2003 | 2008 | 24-29 | 213 | 186 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 98 | 42 | .700 | 0 | 1305.0 | 1038 | 444 | 413 | 308 | 1358 | 2.85 | 3.21 | 143 | 5200 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 41 | MIN-NYM | .215 | .265 | .359 | .624 | 63 | 30 | 18 | 214 | 24 | 70 | 30 | 29 | 12 |
2 | Brandon Webb | 33.5 | 143 | 2003 | 2008 | 24-29 | 198 | 197 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 87 | 62 | .584 | 0 | 1315.2 | 1194 | 551 | 473 | 433 | 1063 | 3.24 | 3.48 | 90 | 5495 | 34 | 49 | 6 | 56 | ARI | .243 | .308 | .351 | .659 | 71 | 60 | 35 | 213 | 24 | 140 | 142 | 45 | 9 |
3 | Roy Halladay | 30.9 | 140 | 2003 | 2008 | 26-31 | 173 | 172 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 94 | 42 | .691 | 0 | 1232.0 | 1171 | 487 | 443 | 210 | 884 | 3.24 | 3.35 | 102 | 4975 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 21 | TOR | .250 | .286 | .367 | .653 | 70 | 19 | 22 | 200 | 21 | 123 | 101 | 25 | 1 |
4 | Carlos Zambrano | 30.6 | 133 | 2003 | 2008 | 22-27 | 193 | 193 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 51 | .641 | 0 | 1266.0 | 1053 | 525 | 477 | 549 | 1075 | 3.39 | 3.94 | 105 | 5341 | 28 | 67 | 4 | 35 | CHC | .226 | .316 | .350 | .665 | 75 | 52 | 21 | 215 | 22 | 113 | 27 | 33 | 10 |
5 | Roy Oswalt | 29.1 | 136 | 2003 | 2008 | 25-30 | 190 | 187 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 96 | 52 | .649 | 0 | 1247.1 | 1232 | 478 | 443 | 284 | 983 | 3.20 | 3.42 | 105 | 5167 | 20 | 47 | 4 | 14 | HOU | .259 | .306 | .390 | .696 | 84 | 56 | 29 | 260 | 23 | 112 | 21 | 22 | 3 |
6 | CC Sabathia | 26.2 | 127 | 2003 | 2008 | 22-27 | 188 | 188 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 87 | 57 | .604 | 0 | 1269.0 | 1194 | 529 | 484 | 340 | 1073 | 3.43 | 3.49 | 114 | 5242 | 12 | 42 | 5 | 18 | CLE-MIL | .249 | .303 | .379 | .682 | 80 | 42 | 30 | 247 | 15 | 110 | 69 | 40 | 7 |
7 | Mark Buehrle | 24.3 | 119 | 2003 | 2008 | 24-29 | 199 | 199 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 66 | .557 | 0 | 1336.0 | 1442 | 658 | 580 | 297 | 786 | 3.91 | 4.17 | 155 | 5594 | 22 | 33 | 3 | 8 | CHW | .278 | .319 | .426 | .744 | 91 | 33 | 35 | 265 | 20 | 161 | 25 | 32 | 41 |
8 | Tim Hudson | 23.9 | 124 | 2003 | 2008 | 27-32 | 182 | 181 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 51 | .617 | 0 | 1205.1 | 1166 | 514 | 472 | 342 | 738 | 3.52 | 3.81 | 89 | 5034 | 40 | 50 | 4 | 29 | OAK-ATL | .255 | .313 | .372 | .685 | 81 | 51 | 20 | 205 | 31 | 129 | 63 | 29 | 10 |
9 | Curt Schilling | 23.8 | 126 | 2003 | 2007 | 36-40 | 143 | 122 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 61 | 38 | .616 | 9 | 843.0 | 856 | 359 | 351 | 140 | 768 | 3.75 | 3.39 | 101 | 3468 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 9 | ARI-BOS | .262 | .294 | .424 | .718 | 81 | 26 | 17 | 197 | 14 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 6 |
10 | Mike Mussina | 23.5 | 111 | 2003 | 2008 | 34-39 | 182 | 181 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 51 | .633 | 0 | 1108.2 | 1155 | 533 | 492 | 228 | 882 | 3.99 | 3.60 | 119 | 4597 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 19 | NYY | .269 | .309 | .413 | .722 | 88 | 23 | 26 | 239 | 11 | 106 | 85 | 34 | 0 |
11 | Jake Peavy | 23.4 | 125 | 2003 | 2008 | 22-27 | 182 | 182 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 55 | .593 | 0 | 1163.1 | 983 | 430 | 406 | 374 | 1166 | 3.14 | 3.48 | 117 | 4786 | 27 | 41 | 2 | 20 | SDP | .228 | .294 | .369 | .663 | 84 | 33 | 25 | 191 | 33 | 86 | 106 | 24 | 3 |
12 | Javier Vazquez | 22.7 | 107 | 2003 | 2008 | 26-31 | 197 | 196 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 73 | .510 | 0 | 1272.0 | 1233 | 643 | 604 | 330 | 1180 | 4.27 | 3.91 | 173 | 5335 | 18 | 48 | 3 | 44 | MON-NYY-ARI-CHW | .252 | .304 | .422 | .726 | 87 | 34 | 32 | 249 | 32 | 86 | 36 | 20 | 7 |
13 | Ben Sheets | 22.3 | 124 | 2003 | 2008 | 24-29 | 162 | 162 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 57 | .529 | 0 | 1060.0 | 999 | 456 | 411 | 195 | 942 | 3.49 | 3.33 | 116 | 4335 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 37 | MIL | .246 | .282 | .402 | .683 | 80 | 39 | 29 | 230 | 26 | 49 | 87 | 20 | 7 |
14 | Roger Clemens | 22.3 | 146 | 2003 | 2007 | 40-44 | 135 | 134 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 33 | .649 | 0 | 849.2 | 707 | 312 | 282 | 259 | 763 | 2.99 | 3.28 | 66 | 3465 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 23 | NYY-HOU | .225 | .288 | .342 | .630 | 67 | 27 | 20 | 136 | 16 | 57 | 80 | 28 | 4 |
15 | Randy Johnson | 22.1 | 118 | 2003 | 2008 | 39-44 | 160 | 160 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 54 | .568 | 0 | 1031.0 | 939 | 494 | 438 | 235 | 1043 | 3.82 | 3.47 | 125 | 4244 | 16 | 50 | 6 | 13 | ARI-NYY | .241 | .291 | .394 | .685 | 77 | 39 | 26 | 184 | 18 | 49 | 99 | 47 | 11 |
16 | John Lackey | 22.1 | 116 | 2003 | 2008 | 24-29 | 189 | 188 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 59 | .582 | 0 | 1216.1 | 1229 | 566 | 517 | 361 | 993 | 3.83 | 3.84 | 124 | 5158 | 18 | 60 | 3 | 70 | ANA-LAA | .262 | .322 | .400 | .722 | 89 | 26 | 20 | 241 | 17 | 110 | 82 | 36 | 6 |
17 | Mariano Rivera | 21.9 | 236 | 2003 | 2008 | 33-38 | 403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 30 | 22 | .577 | 239 | 444.2 | 346 | 102 | 93 | 77 | 415 | 1.88 | 2.49 | 19 | 1746 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 2 | NYY | .212 | .258 | .281 | .539 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 7 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 1 |
18 | Josh Beckett | 21.7 | 117 | 2003 | 2008 | 23-28 | 169 | 168 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 53 | .604 | 0 | 1057.0 | 975 | 477 | 446 | 316 | 994 | 3.80 | 3.59 | 110 | 4399 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 35 | FLA-BOS | .244 | .304 | .392 | .697 | 82 | 31 | 14 | 220 | 22 | 84 | 52 | 29 | 2 |
19 | Pedro Martinez | 21.7 | 126 | 2003 | 2008 | 31-36 | 141 | 141 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 36 | .633 | 0 | 890.1 | 767 | 373 | 350 | 245 | 897 | 3.54 | 3.35 | 90 | 3666 | 9 | 47 | 2 | 16 | BOS-NYM | .231 | .291 | .375 | .667 | 74 | 32 | 26 | 169 | 19 | 44 | 69 | 15 | 2 |
20 | John Smoltz | 21.7 | 145 | 2003 | 2008 | 36-41 | 241 | 105 | 6 | 2 | 116 | 47 | 29 | .618 | 89 | 841.1 | 775 | 296 | 280 | 184 | 771 | 3.00 | 3.09 | 71 | 3428 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 25 | ATL | .244 | .286 | .369 | .655 | 73 | 28 | 19 | 161 | 12 | 61 | 35 | 16 | 1 |
21 | Jason Schmidt | 18.8 | 127 | 2003 | 2007 | 30-34 | 128 | 128 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 32 | .648 | 0 | 843.2 | 698 | 344 | 321 | 302 | 826 | 3.42 | 3.38 | 73 | 3502 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 34 | SFG-LAD | .223 | .294 | .356 | .649 | 72 | 30 | 21 | 142 | 27 | 39 | 82 | 18 | 2 |
22 | Andy Pettitte | 18.5 | 115 | 2003 | 2008 | 31-36 | 186 | 183 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 57 | .604 | 0 | 1147.1 | 1195 | 544 | 488 | 316 | 907 | 3.83 | 3.61 | 108 | 4843 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 22 | NYY-HOU | .269 | .318 | .405 | .723 | 90 | 43 | 30 | 235 | 23 | 112 | 69 | 26 | 23 |
23 | Aaron Harang | 18.2 | 106 | 2003 | 2008 | 25-30 | 176 | 173 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 62 | .508 | 0 | 1099.1 | 1143 | 543 | 514 | 281 | 917 | 4.21 | 4.08 | 150 | 4659 | 24 | 32 | 3 | 36 | CIN-OAK | .269 | .317 | .449 | .766 | 100 | 65 | 32 | 266 | 24 | 72 | 70 | 36 | 0 |
24 | Dan Haren | 17.7 | 118 | 2003 | 2008 | 22-27 | 163 | 154 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 52 | .556 | 0 | 997.1 | 983 | 454 | 412 | 232 | 812 | 3.72 | 3.76 | 113 | 4158 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 41 | STL-OAK-ARI | .255 | .302 | .409 | .711 | 87 | 23 | 23 | 201 | 26 | 77 | 63 | 18 | 1 |
25 | Barry Zito | 17.7 | 107 | 2003 | 2008 | 25-30 | 204 | 203 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 76 | .500 | 0 | 1270.2 | 1166 | 639 | 585 | 542 | 882 | 4.14 | 4.54 | 140 | 5449 | 24 | 49 | 3 | 24 | OAK-SFG | .245 | .325 | .389 | .714 | 88 | 49 | 47 | 227 | 20 | 108 | 69 | 36 | 13 |
Rk | Player | WAR | From | To | Age | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | Tm | SH | SF | 2B | 3B | GDP | SB | CS | PO | |||||||||
26 | Kelvim Escobar | 17.5 | 121 | 2003 | 2007 | 27-31 | 150 | 126 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 44 | .560 | 5 | 833.1 | 800 | 378 | 347 | 291 | 720 | 3.75 | 3.58 | 68 | 3518 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 38 | TOR-ANA-LAA | .253 | .319 | .379 | .698 | 82 | 21 | 18 | 169 | 13 | 77 | 84 | 22 | 2 |
27 | Bronson Arroyo | 17.4 | 112 | 2003 | 2008 | 26-31 | 176 | 164 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 56 | .525 | 1 | 1052.2 | 1067 | 543 | 480 | 300 | 759 | 4.10 | 4.27 | 127 | 4492 | 23 | 59 | 1 | 26 | BOS-CIN | .262 | .320 | .429 | .749 | 93 | 41 | 23 | 244 | 26 | 71 | 21 | 21 | 4 |
28 | Scott Kazmir | 17.3 | 124 | 2004 | 2008 | 20-24 | 125 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 37 | .560 | 0 | 723.0 | 656 | 323 | 290 | 332 | 783 | 3.61 | 3.74 | 72 | 3108 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 31 | TBD-TBR | .242 | .328 | .391 | .718 | 90 | 16 | 22 | 150 | 19 | 45 | 46 | 26 | 17 |
29 | Joe Nathan | 17.1 | 217 | 2003 | 2008 | 28-33 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 32 | 14 | .696 | 199 | 429.0 | 280 | 102 | 97 | 131 | 512 | 2.03 | 2.51 | 27 | 1681 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 19 | SFG-MIN | .184 | .251 | .280 | .531 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 3 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
30 | Doug Davis | 16.5 | 110 | 2003 | 2008 | 27-32 | 183 | 182 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 62 | .492 | 0 | 1081.1 | 1088 | 536 | 494 | 484 | 851 | 4.11 | 4.26 | 109 | 4733 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 34 | MIL-TOR-TEX-ARI | .263 | .342 | .406 | .748 | 96 | 65 | 23 | 219 | 22 | 108 | 59 | 29 | 23 |
31 | Jon Garland | 16.5 | 105 | 2003 | 2008 | 23-28 | 195 | 193 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 62 | .575 | 0 | 1246.0 | 1326 | 663 | 611 | 354 | 636 | 4.41 | 4.64 | 156 | 5284 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 22 | CHW-LAA | .275 | .327 | .437 | .764 | 96 | 38 | 44 | 255 | 28 | 133 | 31 | 31 | 3 |
32 | Ted Lilly | 16.4 | 107 | 2003 | 2008 | 27-32 | 189 | 188 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 61 | .570 | 0 | 1095.1 | 1032 | 548 | 521 | 405 | 929 | 4.28 | 4.51 | 161 | 4689 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 31 | OAK-TOR-CHC | .246 | .314 | .422 | .737 | 90 | 29 | 26 | 223 | 18 | 61 | 81 | 18 | 11 |
33 | Dontrelle Willis | 16.4 | 107 | 2003 | 2008 | 21-26 | 170 | 169 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 68 | 56 | .548 | 0 | 1046.2 | 1064 | 501 | 455 | 379 | 775 | 3.91 | 4.07 | 98 | 4515 | 22 | 53 | 5 | 31 | FLA-DET | .265 | .335 | .406 | .741 | 100 | 51 | 21 | 208 | 31 | 108 | 28 | 21 | 12 |
34 | Livan Hernandez | 16.2 | 102 | 2003 | 2008 | 28-33 | 201 | 201 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 70 | .527 | 0 | 1335.0 | 1477 | 683 | 643 | 424 | 796 | 4.33 | 4.57 | 166 | 5768 | 37 | 45 | 6 | 17 | MON-WSN-ARI-COL-MIN | .285 | .342 | .442 | .784 | 106 | 70 | 42 | 262 | 29 | 125 | 74 | 39 | 13 |
35 | Tim Wakefield | 16.2 | 106 | 2003 | 2008 | 36-41 | 184 | 180 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 63 | .537 | 1 | 1126.0 | 1080 | 613 | 553 | 377 | 753 | 4.42 | 4.71 | 153 | 4810 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 53 | BOS | .249 | .317 | .416 | .733 | 88 | 10 | 27 | 225 | 18 | 73 | 166 | 45 | 7 |
36 | Rich Harden | 16.0 | 137 | 2003 | 2008 | 21-26 | 109 | 101 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20 | .672 | 0 | 612.2 | 481 | 237 | 220 | 262 | 612 | 3.23 | 3.41 | 47 | 2527 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 19 | OAK-CHC | .216 | .300 | .327 | .627 | 66 | 13 | 16 | 90 | 8 | 49 | 34 | 23 | 3 |
37 | Brad Penny | 15.9 | 108 | 2003 | 2008 | 25-30 | 171 | 168 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 51 | .571 | 0 | 1006.1 | 1027 | 466 | 443 | 311 | 705 | 3.96 | 3.89 | 91 | 4243 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 24 | FLA-LAD | .268 | .325 | .409 | .735 | 95 | 48 | 23 | 228 | 21 | 113 | 84 | 28 | 3 |
38 | Francisco Rodriguez | 15.8 | 187 | 2003 | 2008 | 21-26 | 403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 23 | 17 | .575 | 208 | 446.0 | 302 | 130 | 118 | 196 | 574 | 2.38 | 2.88 | 34 | 1817 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 43 | ANA-LAA | .190 | .280 | .300 | .580 | 53 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 4 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 1 |
39 | Chien-Ming Wang | 15.4 | 117 | 2005 | 2008 | 25-28 | 97 | 95 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 20 | .730 | 1 | 628.2 | 635 | 278 | 265 | 178 | 281 | 3.79 | 3.90 | 34 | 2611 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 18 | NYY | .265 | .320 | .365 | .685 | 80 | 8 | 12 | 118 | 10 | 94 | 40 | 25 | 0 |
40 | Derek Lowe | 15.3 | 111 | 2003 | 2008 | 30-35 | 203 | 201 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 67 | .559 | 0 | 1236.1 | 1272 | 645 | 550 | 357 | 778 | 4.00 | 3.92 | 108 | 5254 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 17 | BOS-LAD | .265 | .319 | .388 | .706 | 85 | 44 | 25 | 223 | 20 | 139 | 121 | 30 | 4 |
41 | Tom Glavine | 15.1 | 105 | 2003 | 2008 | 37-42 | 177 | 177 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 60 | .512 | 0 | 1068.2 | 1124 | 512 | 482 | 360 | 553 | 4.06 | 4.45 | 109 | 4574 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 6 | NYM-ATL | .274 | .333 | .421 | .754 | 101 | 62 | 29 | 221 | 29 | 108 | 35 | 42 | 16 |
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