Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, From 1901 to 2013, (requiring IP≤3500 and At least 3000 Innings Pitched), sorted by greatest WAR for Pitchers: Results
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Rk | Player | WAR | IP | From | To | Age | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | Tm | |||
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1 | Curt Schilling | 80.7 | 3261.0 | 1988 | 2007 | 21-40 | 569 | 436 | 83 | 20 | 81 | 216 | 146 | .597 | 22 | 2998 | 1318 | 1253 | 711 | 3116 | 3.46 | 127 | 347 | 13284 | 43 | 52 | 8 | 72 | BAL-HOU-PHI-TOT-ARI-BOS |
2 | Cy Young | 72.5 | 3312.1 | 1901 | 1911 | 34-44 | 401 | 369 | 331 | 44 | 28 | 225 | 146 | .606 | 9 | 2900 | 1119 | 779 | 413 | 1563 | 2.12 | 137 | 44 | 12717 | 73 | 1 | 54 | BOS-CLE-TOT | |
3 | Kevin Brown | 68.7 | 3256.1 | 1986 | 2005 | 21-40 | 486 | 476 | 72 | 17 | 1 | 211 | 144 | .594 | 0 | 3079 | 1357 | 1185 | 901 | 2397 | 3.28 | 127 | 208 | 13542 | 42 | 139 | 15 | 108 | TEX-BAL-FLA-SDP-LAD-NYY |
4 | John Smoltz | 66.6 | 3473.0 | 1988 | 2009 | 21-42 | 723 | 481 | 53 | 16 | 204 | 213 | 155 | .579 | 154 | 3074 | 1391 | 1284 | 1010 | 3084 | 3.33 | 125 | 288 | 14271 | 84 | 57 | 16 | 145 | ATL-TOT |
5 | Luis Tiant | 65.9 | 3486.1 | 1964 | 1982 | 23-41 | 573 | 484 | 187 | 49 | 51 | 229 | 172 | .571 | 15 | 3075 | 1400 | 1280 | 1104 | 2416 | 3.30 | 114 | 346 | 14365 | 53 | 49 | 4 | 27 | CLE-MIN-BOS-NYY-PIT-CAL |
6 | Stan Coveleski | 65.1 | 3082.0 | 1912 | 1928 | 22-38 | 450 | 385 | 224 | 38 | 52 | 215 | 142 | .602 | 21 | 3055 | 1227 | 990 | 802 | 981 | 2.89 | 127 | 66 | 12729 | 30 | 1 | 35 | PHA-CLE-WSH-NYY | |
7 | Dennis Eckersley | 62.4 | 3285.2 | 1975 | 1998 | 20-43 | 1071 | 361 | 100 | 20 | 577 | 197 | 171 | .535 | 390 | 3076 | 1382 | 1278 | 738 | 2401 | 3.50 | 116 | 347 | 13534 | 91 | 75 | 16 | 28 | CLE-TOT-CHC-OAK-STL-BOS |
8 | Don Drysdale | 61.3 | 3432.0 | 1956 | 1969 | 19-32 | 518 | 465 | 167 | 49 | 34 | 209 | 166 | .557 | 6 | 3084 | 1292 | 1124 | 855 | 2486 | 2.95 | 121 | 280 | 14097 | 123 | 154 | 10 | 82 | BRO-LAD |
9 | Andy Pettitte | 59.2 | 3192.0 | 1995 | 2013 | 23-41 | 511 | 501 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 250 | 145 | .633 | 0 | 3309 | 1515 | 1367 | 1001 | 2368 | 3.85 | 117 | 277 | 13547 | 41 | 54 | 11 | 67 | NYY-HOU |
10 | Chuck Finley | 58.4 | 3197.1 | 1986 | 2002 | 23-39 | 524 | 467 | 63 | 15 | 24 | 200 | 173 | .536 | 0 | 3069 | 1517 | 1366 | 1332 | 2610 | 3.85 | 115 | 304 | 13638 | 36 | 76 | 22 | 130 | CAL-ANA-CLE-TOT |
11 | Eddie Cicotte | 56.9 | 3226.0 | 1905 | 1920 | 21-36 | 502 | 361 | 249 | 35 | 106 | 209 | 148 | .585 | 24 | 2897 | 1161 | 853 | 827 | 1374 | 2.38 | 123 | 32 | 12731 | 52 | 5 | 57 | DET-BOS-TOT-CHW | |
12 | Mordecai Brown | 55.0 | 3172.1 | 1903 | 1916 | 26-39 | 481 | 332 | 271 | 55 | 138 | 239 | 130 | .648 | 49 | 2708 | 1044 | 725 | 673 | 1375 | 2.06 | 139 | 43 | 12422 | 61 | 4 | 61 | STL-CHC-CIN-TOT-CHI | |
13 | Whitey Ford | 53.9 | 3170.1 | 1950 | 1967 | 21-38 | 498 | 438 | 156 | 45 | 35 | 236 | 106 | .690 | 10 | 2766 | 1107 | 967 | 1086 | 1956 | 2.75 | 133 | 228 | 13036 | 44 | 28 | 5 | 75 | NYY |
14 | David Wells | 53.5 | 3439.0 | 1987 | 2007 | 24-44 | 660 | 489 | 54 | 12 | 65 | 239 | 157 | .604 | 13 | 3635 | 1702 | 1578 | 719 | 2201 | 4.13 | 108 | 407 | 14413 | 65 | 83 | 17 | 101 | TOR-DET-TOT-BAL-NYY-CHW-SDP-BOS |
15 | Billy Pierce | 52.9 | 3306.2 | 1945 | 1964 | 18-37 | 585 | 432 | 193 | 38 | 84 | 211 | 169 | .555 | 32 | 2989 | 1325 | 1201 | 1178 | 1999 | 3.27 | 119 | 284 | 13853 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 48 | DET-CHW-SFG |
16 | Larry Jackson | 52.5 | 3262.2 | 1955 | 1968 | 24-37 | 558 | 429 | 149 | 37 | 73 | 194 | 183 | .515 | 20 | 3206 | 1405 | 1233 | 824 | 1709 | 3.40 | 113 | 259 | 13593 | 106 | 68 | 6 | 56 | STL-CHC-TOT-PHI |
17 | Orel Hershiser | 51.7 | 3130.1 | 1983 | 2000 | 24-41 | 510 | 466 | 68 | 25 | 19 | 204 | 150 | .576 | 5 | 2939 | 1366 | 1211 | 1007 | 2014 | 3.48 | 112 | 235 | 13150 | 108 | 117 | 23 | 121 | LAD-CLE-SFG-NYM |
18 | Dutch Leonard | 51.4 | 3218.1 | 1933 | 1953 | 24-44 | 640 | 375 | 192 | 30 | 171 | 191 | 181 | .513 | 44 | 3304 | 1432 | 1162 | 737 | 1170 | 3.25 | 119 | 158 | 13487 | 56 | 6 | 97 | BRO-WSH-PHI-CHC | |
19 | Kenny Rogers | 51.1 | 3302.2 | 1989 | 2008 | 24-43 | 762 | 474 | 36 | 9 | 133 | 219 | 156 | .584 | 28 | 3457 | 1739 | 1568 | 1175 | 1968 | 4.27 | 107 | 339 | 14280 | 53 | 127 | 23 | 79 | TEX-NYY-OAK-TOT-MIN-DET |
20 | Vic Willis | 50.3 | 3106.1 | 1901 | 1910 | 25-34 | 399 | 366 | 302 | 42 | 33 | 187 | 167 | .528 | 9 | 2822 | 1194 | 864 | 841 | 1318 | 2.50 | 113 | 44 | 12483 | 85 | 4 | 65 | BSN-PIT-STL | |
21 | Wilbur Cooper | 49.0 | 3480.0 | 1912 | 1926 | 20-34 | 517 | 406 | 279 | 35 | 83 | 216 | 178 | .548 | 14 | 3415 | 1406 | 1119 | 853 | 1252 | 2.89 | 116 | 103 | 14377 | 100 | 0 | 44 | PIT-CHC-TOT | |
22 | Mel Harder | 48.1 | 3426.1 | 1928 | 1947 | 18-37 | 582 | 433 | 181 | 25 | 95 | 223 | 186 | .545 | 23 | 3706 | 1714 | 1447 | 1118 | 1161 | 3.80 | 113 | 161 | 14861 | 59 | 2 | 33 | CLE | |
23 | Milt Pappas | 47.0 | 3186.0 | 1957 | 1973 | 18-34 | 520 | 465 | 129 | 43 | 33 | 209 | 164 | .560 | 4 | 3046 | 1331 | 1203 | 858 | 1728 | 3.40 | 110 | 298 | 13198 | 89 | 72 | 6 | 97 | BAL-CIN-TOT-ATL-CHC |
24 | Bucky Walters | 46.3 | 3104.2 | 1934 | 1950 | 25-41 | 428 | 398 | 242 | 42 | 18 | 198 | 160 | .553 | 4 | 2990 | 1343 | 1139 | 1121 | 1107 | 3.30 | 116 | 155 | 13140 | 51 | 6 | 63 | PHI-TOT-CIN-BSN | |
25 | Vida Blue | 45.1 | 3343.1 | 1969 | 1986 | 19-36 | 502 | 473 | 143 | 37 | 11 | 209 | 161 | .565 | 2 | 2939 | 1357 | 1213 | 1185 | 2175 | 3.27 | 108 | 263 | 13837 | 61 | 23 | 13 | 103 | OAK-SFG-KCR |
Rk | Player | WAR | IP | From | To | Age | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | Tm | |||
26 | George Uhle | 44.6 | 3119.2 | 1919 | 1936 | 20-37 | 513 | 368 | 232 | 21 | 114 | 200 | 166 | .546 | 25 | 3417 | 1635 | 1384 | 966 | 1135 | 3.99 | 106 | 119 | 13597 | 113 | 5 | 55 | CLE-DET-TOT-NYY | |
27 | Chief Bender | 43.9 | 3017.0 | 1903 | 1925 | 19-41 | 459 | 334 | 255 | 40 | 109 | 212 | 127 | .625 | 34 | 2645 | 1108 | 823 | 712 | 1711 | 2.46 | 112 | 40 | 11895 | 102 | 10 | 79 | PHA-BAL-PHI-CHW | |
28 | Larry French | 43.9 | 3152.0 | 1929 | 1942 | 21-34 | 570 | 383 | 198 | 40 | 109 | 197 | 171 | .535 | 17 | 3375 | 1440 | 1206 | 819 | 1187 | 3.44 | 114 | 164 | 13465 | 42 | 4 | 34 | PIT-CHC-TOT-BRO | |
29 | Murry Dickson | 43.7 | 3052.1 | 1939 | 1959 | 22-42 | 625 | 338 | 149 | 27 | 147 | 172 | 181 | .487 | 23 | 3029 | 1431 | 1240 | 1058 | 1281 | 3.66 | 109 | 302 | 12936 | 18 | 37 | 2 | 34 | STL-PIT-PHI-TOT-KCA |
30 | Bob Welch | 43.6 | 3092.0 | 1978 | 1994 | 21-37 | 506 | 462 | 61 | 28 | 20 | 211 | 146 | .591 | 8 | 2894 | 1310 | 1191 | 1034 | 1969 | 3.47 | 106 | 267 | 12956 | 60 | 79 | 45 | 55 | LAD-OAK |
31 | Dolf Luque | 42.9 | 3220.1 | 1914 | 1935 | 23-44 | 550 | 367 | 206 | 26 | 128 | 194 | 179 | .520 | 28 | 3231 | 1412 | 1161 | 918 | 1130 | 3.24 | 118 | 113 | 13470 | 26 | 5 | 50 | BSN-CIN-BRO-NYG | |
32 | Doc White | 42.7 | 3041.0 | 1901 | 1913 | 22-34 | 427 | 363 | 262 | 45 | 52 | 189 | 156 | .548 | 5 | 2738 | 1118 | 808 | 670 | 1384 | 2.39 | 113 | 33 | 12093 | 120 | 7 | 63 | PHI-CHW | |
33 | Carl Mays | 42.5 | 3021.1 | 1915 | 1929 | 23-37 | 490 | 324 | 231 | 29 | 124 | 208 | 126 | .623 | 31 | 2912 | 1211 | 979 | 734 | 862 | 2.92 | 119 | 73 | 12352 | 89 | 1 | 34 | BOS-TOT-NYY-CIN-NYG | |
34 | Curt Simmons | 42.5 | 3348.1 | 1947 | 1967 | 18-38 | 569 | 462 | 163 | 36 | 54 | 193 | 183 | .513 | 5 | 3313 | 1551 | 1318 | 1063 | 1697 | 3.54 | 111 | 255 | 14144 | 62 | 53 | 4 | 39 | PHI-TOT-STL |
35 | Danny Darwin | 40.6 | 3016.2 | 1978 | 1998 | 22-42 | 716 | 371 | 53 | 9 | 171 | 171 | 182 | .484 | 32 | 2951 | 1431 | 1286 | 874 | 1942 | 3.84 | 106 | 321 | 12716 | 101 | 81 | 17 | 52 | TEX-MIL-TOT-HOU-BOS-SFG |
36 | Jim Perry | 38.6 | 3285.2 | 1959 | 1975 | 23-39 | 630 | 447 | 109 | 32 | 64 | 215 | 174 | .553 | 10 | 3127 | 1407 | 1258 | 998 | 1576 | 3.45 | 106 | 308 | 13732 | 93 | 80 | 3 | 55 | CLE-TOT-MIN-DET |
37 | Tom Zachary | 38.6 | 3126.1 | 1918 | 1936 | 22-40 | 533 | 408 | 186 | 24 | 84 | 186 | 191 | .493 | 22 | 3580 | 1551 | 1295 | 914 | 720 | 3.73 | 107 | 118 | 13467 | 41 | 15 | 38 | PHA-WSH-SLB-TOT-NYY-BSN-BRO | |
38 | Charlie Root | 37.9 | 3197.1 | 1923 | 1941 | 24-42 | 632 | 341 | 177 | 21 | 185 | 201 | 160 | .557 | 40 | 3252 | 1467 | 1274 | 889 | 1459 | 3.59 | 111 | 189 | 13529 | 79 | 3 | 22 | SLB-CHC | |
39 | Jack Powell | 37.3 | 3161.1 | 1901 | 1912 | 26-37 | 423 | 369 | 294 | 33 | 49 | 167 | 194 | .463 | 15 | 2988 | 1329 | 969 | 685 | 1303 | 2.76 | 105 | 76 | 12679 | 77 | 1 | 52 | STL-SLB-NYY-TOT | |
40 | Claude Osteen | 37.0 | 3460.2 | 1957 | 1975 | 17-35 | 541 | 488 | 140 | 40 | 24 | 196 | 195 | .501 | 1 | 3471 | 1435 | 1268 | 940 | 1612 | 3.30 | 104 | 249 | 14433 | 93 | 45 | 6 | 67 | CIN-TOT-WSA-LAD-CHW |
41 | Catfish Hunter | 36.5 | 3449.1 | 1965 | 1979 | 19-33 | 500 | 476 | 181 | 42 | 6 | 224 | 166 | .574 | 1 | 2958 | 1380 | 1248 | 954 | 2012 | 3.26 | 104 | 374 | 14032 | 57 | 49 | 7 | 49 | KCA-OAK-NYY |
42 | Jesse Haines | 35.7 | 3208.2 | 1918 | 1937 | 24-43 | 555 | 386 | 208 | 23 | 95 | 210 | 158 | .571 | 10 | 3460 | 1556 | 1298 | 871 | 981 | 3.64 | 109 | 165 | 13644 | 57 | 6 | 55 | CIN-STL | |
43 | Hooks Dauss | 35.1 | 3390.2 | 1912 | 1926 | 22-36 | 538 | 388 | 245 | 22 | 120 | 223 | 182 | .551 | 39 | 3407 | 1594 | 1245 | 1067 | 1201 | 3.30 | 102 | 87 | 14175 | 121 | 4 | 48 | DET | |
44 | Doyle Alexander | 34.8 | 3367.2 | 1971 | 1989 | 20-38 | 561 | 464 | 98 | 18 | 56 | 194 | 174 | .527 | 3 | 3376 | 1541 | 1406 | 978 | 1528 | 3.76 | 103 | 324 | 14162 | 60 | 53 | 10 | 74 | LAD-BAL-TOT-TEX-ATL-SFG-NYY-TOR-DET |
45 | Rube Marquard | 34.4 | 3306.2 | 1908 | 1925 | 21-38 | 536 | 407 | 197 | 30 | 83 | 201 | 177 | .532 | 19 | 3233 | 1443 | 1130 | 858 | 1593 | 3.08 | 103 | 107 | 13641 | 39 | 5 | 81 | NYG-TOT-BRO-CIN-BSN | |
46 | Tim Wakefield | 34.3 | 3226.1 | 1992 | 2011 | 25-44 | 627 | 463 | 33 | 6 | 78 | 200 | 180 | .526 | 22 | 3152 | 1791 | 1582 | 1205 | 2156 | 4.41 | 105 | 418 | 13939 | 33 | 186 | 8 | 134 | PIT-BOS |
47 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 33.7 | 3223.2 | 1925 | 1943 | 23-41 | 513 | 425 | 186 | 30 | 64 | 217 | 146 | .598 | 13 | 3335 | 1505 | 1257 | 846 | 870 | 3.51 | 112 | 187 | 13570 | 33 | 3 | 58 | NYG-TOT-BRO | |
48 | Rick Wise | 32.0 | 3127.1 | 1964 | 1982 | 18-36 | 506 | 455 | 138 | 30 | 15 | 188 | 181 | .509 | 0 | 3227 | 1455 | 1281 | 804 | 1647 | 3.69 | 101 | 261 | 13157 | 83 | 44 | 9 | 49 | PHI-STL-BOS-CLE-SDP |
49 | Bullet Joe Bush | 31.6 | 3085.1 | 1912 | 1928 | 19-35 | 488 | 370 | 225 | 35 | 93 | 196 | 184 | .516 | 19 | 2990 | 1439 | 1203 | 1263 | 1318 | 3.51 | 100 | 96 | 13053 | 63 | 1 | 87 | PHA-BOS-NYY-SLB-TOT | |
50 | Lee Meadows | 31.1 | 3160.2 | 1915 | 1929 | 20-34 | 490 | 406 | 219 | 25 | 56 | 188 | 180 | .511 | 7 | 3280 | 1491 | 1185 | 956 | 1063 | 3.37 | 106 | 85 | 13371 | 90 | 6 | 60 | STL-TOT-PHI-PIT | |
Rk | Player | WAR | IP | From | To | Age | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | Tm | |||
51 | Red Ames | 28.2 | 3198.0 | 1903 | 1919 | 20-36 | 533 | 371 | 209 | 27 | 118 | 183 | 167 | .523 | 36 | 2896 | 1313 | 934 | 1034 | 1702 | 2.63 | 108 | 41 | 13080 | 64 | 1 | 156 | NYG-TOT-CIN-STL | |
52 | Lew Burdette | 25.9 | 3067.1 | 1950 | 1967 | 23-40 | 626 | 373 | 158 | 33 | 128 | 203 | 144 | .585 | 31 | 3186 | 1400 | 1246 | 628 | 1074 | 3.66 | 99 | 289 | 12745 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 23 | NYY-BSN-MLN-TOT-CAL |
53 | Livan Hernandez | 25.1 | 3189.0 | 1996 | 2012 | 21-37 | 519 | 474 | 50 | 9 | 17 | 178 | 177 | .501 | 1 | 3525 | 1686 | 1572 | 1066 | 1976 | 4.44 | 95 | 362 | 13816 | 86 | 78 | 13 | 41 | FLA-TOT-SFG-MON-WSN-ARI |
54 | Mike Torrez | 24.1 | 3043.2 | 1967 | 1984 | 20-37 | 494 | 458 | 117 | 15 | 13 | 185 | 160 | .536 | 0 | 3043 | 1501 | 1340 | 1371 | 1404 | 3.96 | 98 | 223 | 13179 | 84 | 59 | 11 | 103 | STL-TOT-MON-BAL-OAK-BOS-NYM |
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