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WAR Sort Table : Pitchers

Matching Players: 11,679
# Player Debut WAR ▼ WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS BEST WAR/SN 5WARS 8WARS
Claude Passeau 1935 43.5 35.4 23.4 18.1 39.4 6.9 3.3 4 0
Javier Vazquez 1998 43.4 35.0 22.1 18.4 39.2 6.2 3.1 4 0
Bob Welch 1978 43.4 30.0 21.7 16.0 36.7 7.1 2.6 1 0
Lefty Gomez HOF 1930 43.2 39.2 27.7 23.5 41.2 9.2 3.1 3 2
Sam McDowell 1961 43.1 42.3 26.7 23.1 42.7 8.3 2.9 4 2
Gerrit Cole 2013 43.0 34.5 24.5 19.8 38.8 7.4 3.3 4 0
Murry Dickson 1939 43.0 30.2 22.0 14.7 36.6 5.0 2.4 1 0
Curt Simmons 1947 42.7 29.3 17.4 13.9 36.0 4.8 2.1 0 0
Chief Bender HOF 1903 42.6 31.8 23.4 16.0 37.2 5.9 2.7 3 0
Cliff Lee 2002 42.5 39.1 30.1 21.9 40.8 8.5 3.3 5 1
Al Leiter 1987 42.5 34.2 21.7 17.9 38.3 6.7 2.2 3 0
Jack Chesbro HOF 1899 42.5 40.3 31.4 21.5 41.4 10.6 3.9 5 1
Virgil Trucks 1941 42.3 33.0 16.9 17.8 37.7 6.9 2.5 2 0
Ed Morris 1884 42.3 42.3 41.0 32.9 42.3 13.3 6.0 4 3
Tom Candiotti 1983 42.3 34.4 24.6 17.7 38.3 7.1 2.6 2 0
Lon Warneke 1930 42.1 33.3 25.9 18.6 37.7 6.9 2.8 3 0
Frank Dwyer 1888 42.1 36.9 27.6 18.8 39.5 7.2 3.5 2 0
Rich Gossage HOF 1972 41.6 31.6 22.0 18.7 36.6 8.2 1.9 2 1
Zack Wheeler 2013 41.6 34.4 27.6 18.7 38.0 7.5 3.5 3 0
Harry Brecheen 1940 41.3 32.2 26.2 18.8 36.8 8.7 3.4 2 1
Bill Hutchison 1884 41.2 41.6 34.3 27.6 41.4 10.1 4.6 3 3
Adam Wainwright 2005 41.0 33.8 25.7 18.7 37.4 6.3 2.3 4 0
Sam Leever 1898 41.0 32.8 21.6 17.6 36.9 6.4 3.2 2 0
Mel Stottlemyre 1964 40.7 33.2 23.5 18.0 36.9 6.8 3.7 3 0
Jesse Tannehill 1894 40.4 36.1 25.8 19.6 38.3 7.7 2.7 4 0
David Price 2008 40.4 31.9 23.3 17.6 36.1 6.6 2.9 2 0
Jack Stivetts 1889 40.3 36.7 28.7 19.4 38.5 7.7 3.7 5 0
Danny Darwin 1978 40.3 27.3 16.2 14.7 33.8 5.7 1.9 2 0
Bill Dinneen 1898 40.2 36.1 30.8 20.2 38.2 6.9 3.3 5 0
Howard Ehmke 1915 40.0 33.6 26.6 19.9 36.8 8.3 2.7 3 1
John Candelaria 1975 39.9 29.3 18.9 19.9 34.6 7.4 2.1 1 0
Sad Sam Jones 1914 39.6 26.2 16.0 15.9 32.9 6.7 1.8 2 0
Will White 1877 39.5 39.8 31.4 26.5 39.7 11.1 4.0 4 2
George Cuppy 1892 39.2 37.0 29.3 24.3 38.1 9.7 3.9 3 1
Charlie Hough 1970 39.0 28.2 21.6 15.5 33.6 6.3 1.6 1 0
Paul Derringer 1931 39.0 28.7 19.8 13.9 33.8 5.5 2.6 1 0
Rube Walberg 1923 38.9 28.4 21.3 15.8 33.7 6.3 2.6 2 0
Jon Matlack 1971 38.9 36.3 25.4 21.3 37.6 9.1 3.0 3 1
Jeff Pfeffer 1911 38.8 37.3 26.1 20.4 38.0 7.9 3.0 4 0
Ned Garver 1948 38.8 31.1 24.0 17.6 34.9 7.3 2.8 2 0
Pink Hawley 1892 38.7 37.7 32.9 24.4 38.2 10.0 3.9 4 2
Candy Cummings HOF 1872 38.6 40.0 40.0 29.0 39.3 12.3 6.4 4 2
Jim Perry 1959 38.5 28.3 20.3 14.6 33.4 6.3 2.3 1 0
Johnny Cueto 2008 38.4 30.7 22.5 17.2 34.5 6.6 2.3 3 0
Carlos Zambrano 2001 38.3 33.6 26.3 17.7 35.9 6.6 3.2 4 0
Ed Reulbach 1905 38.0 33.6 26.6 19.3 35.8 9.1 2.9 2 1
John Lackey 2002 38.0 29.8 20.6 16.6 33.9 6.3 2.5 2 0
Curt Davis 1934 37.9 31.3 22.3 19.3 34.6 8.6 2.9 2 1
Bullet Rogan HOF 1920 37.8 33.4 25.8 18.7 35.6 7.4 3.2 3 0
Dutch Leonard 1913 37.8 35.2 28.1 20.1 36.5 9.7 3.4 3 1
Andy Messersmith 1968 37.6 31.8 23.6 17.3 34.7 6.5 3.1 4 0
Bob Lemon HOF 1946 37.5 30.4 20.5 15.5 33.9 5.4 2.9 2 0
Tom Zachary 1918 37.5 26.9 15.7 13.6 32.2 4.8 2.0 0 0
Charlie Root 1923 37.5 26.8 17.8 13.7 32.2 5.2 2.2 1 0
Camilo Pascual 1954 37.4 35.8 27.4 19.2 36.6 7.8 2.1 4 0
Mark Gubicza 1984 37.4 31.7 24.5 19.0 34.5 7.8 2.7 3 0
Fernando Valenzuela 1980 37.3 31.3 22.3 15.9 34.3 5.4 2.2 3 0
Jake Peavy 2002 37.2 28.5 21.7 16.1 32.8 6.2 2.5 2 0
Claude Osteen 1957 36.8 27.8 16.1 15.0 32.3 5.8 2.0 2 0
Hooks Dauss 1912 36.7 25.6 16.5 14.3 31.2 5.5 2.4 1 0
Bob Rush 1948 36.5 28.9 21.9 15.9 32.7 5.5 2.8 3 0
Burt Hooton 1971 36.4 29.2 19.0 15.6 32.8 5.5 2.4 3 0
Catfish Hunter HOF 1965 36.3 32.1 25.1 20.6 34.2 8.1 2.4 3 1
Earl Whitehill 1923 36.1 26.1 18.0 13.9 31.1 4.9 2.1 0 0
Deacon Phillippe 1899 36.0 32.1 23.6 15.7 34.0 5.5 2.8 4 0
Jesse Haines HOF 1918 35.7 23.1 14.9 14.0 29.4 5.4 1.9 1 0
Aaron Nola 2015 35.5 31.8 23.6 19.8 33.6 9.7 3.0 2 1
Slim Sallee 1908 35.5 30.8 23.8 17.9 33.1 6.1 2.5 3 0
Josh Beckett 2001 35.3 30.7 21.1 17.3 33.0 6.5 2.5 3 0
Bump Hadley 1926 35.2 31.3 20.9 17.0 33.3 7.4 2.2 2 0
Chris Carpenter 1997 35.2 30.3 17.9 17.4 32.8 6.5 2.3 3 0
Tom Gordon 1988 35.0 23.3 14.0 11.3 29.2 4.0 1.7 0 0
Thornton Lee 1933 35.0 33.2 26.4 18.5 34.1 8.6 2.2 2 1
Dean Chance 1961 35.0 32.7 26.8 21.4 33.8 9.4 3.2 3 1
Jose Rijo 1984 35.0 35.6 29.0 20.4 35.3 9.2 2.5 4 1
Jered Weaver 2006 34.9 31.1 23.6 16.8 33.0 6.9 2.9 2 0
Doyle Alexander 1971 34.8 29.4 21.6 17.4 32.1 6.5 1.8 2 0
Rube Marquard HOF 1908 34.7 31.3 18.2 17.9 33.0 6.4 1.9 3 0
Preacher Roe 1938 34.6 34.0 23.7 18.4 34.3 7.3 2.9 4 0
Tim Wakefield 1992 34.5 24.9 15.9 13.4 29.7 5.0 1.8 1 0
Bruce Hurst 1980 34.5 30.7 23.2 16.1 32.6 6.5 2.3 2 0
Freddy Garcia 1999 34.4 27.7 16.8 14.3 31.0 5.4 2.3 1 0
Fritz Ostermueller 1934 34.4 28.3 15.5 16.4 31.3 5.5 2.3 3 0
George Mullin 1902 34.3 29.2 19.1 14.9 31.8 5.5 2.5 1 0
Schoolboy Rowe 1933 34.3 29.0 15.3 14.9 31.6 5.7 2.3 2 0
Larry Dierker 1964 34.3 29.8 22.1 17.3 32.0 8.6 2.5 1 1
Sal Maglie 1945 34.2 30.6 21.9 16.4 32.4 6.6 3.4 2 0
John Tudor 1979 34.1 30.3 21.7 17.1 32.2 8.1 2.8 2 1
Jim Maloney 1960 34.1 34.8 29.2 20.3 34.4 8.2 2.8 3 1
Charlie Leibrandt 1979 34.1 30.8 22.6 17.8 32.4 6.6 2.4 3 0
Corey Kluber 2011 34.0 34.9 31.9 22.0 34.5 8.1 2.6 4 1
Ken Raffensberger 1939 34.0 30.5 22.9 16.7 32.3 6.2 2.3 4 0
Howie Pollet 1941 33.8 28.6 20.4 17.9 31.2 6.8 2.4 2 0
Sonny Gray 2013 33.8 28.5 18.1 17.1 31.1 6.2 2.6 3 0
Freddie Fitzsimmons 1925 33.6 22.5 12.5 12.2 28.0 4.5 1.8 0 0
Yu Darvish 2012 33.6 26.9 19.1 14.2 30.3 5.6 2.6 1 0
Russ Ford 1909 33.1 33.1 34.6 26.0 33.1 11.4 4.7 3 1
Derek Lowe 1997 33.1 28.7 19.2 16.4 30.9 7.2 1.9 1 0
Barry Zito 2000 33.1 31.0 23.2 17.0 32.0 7.2 2.2 2 0
Pat Hentgen 1991 33.0 30.8 24.9 19.7 31.9 8.6 2.4 3 1
Harry Howell 1898 33.0 29.7 23.3 16.3 31.4 6.0 2.5 2 0
Brandon Webb 2003 33.0 33.0 27.6 19.5 33.0 7.0 4.7 4 0
Kid Gleason 1888 33.0 33.7 32.8 24.1 33.4 12.3 4.1 3 1
Dan Haren 2003 32.9 31.2 24.4 17.1 32.1 6.5 2.5 2 0
Jose Quintana 2012 32.9 26.2 20.2 14.5 29.6 5.3 2.3 2 0
Jerry Reuss 1969 32.9 27.9 16.8 14.7 30.4 5.4 1.5 2 0
Red Lucas 1923 32.7 25.3 16.2 14.0 29.0 5.2 2.2 1 0
Bill Lee 1934 32.5 30.2 24.1 17.3 31.4 8.0 2.3 2 1
Madison Bumgarner 2009 32.4 26.2 20.5 13.8 29.3 5.0 2.2 1 0
Brickyard Kennedy 1892 32.2 28.1 19.3 15.2 30.1 5.8 2.7 2 0
William Bell 1923 32.1 28.2 21.8 14.3 30.2 5.6 2.3 1 0
Bobby Shantz 1949 32.1 23.0 17.5 14.3 27.6 8.8 2.0 1 1
Mort Cooper 1938 31.9 31.3 24.5 19.3 31.6 8.2 2.9 3 1
Rick Wise 1964 31.9 24.4 16.9 12.5 28.2 5.0 1.8 1 0
Jason Schmidt 1995 31.7 28.8 21.6 17.4 30.2 6.8 2.3 2 0
Firpo Marberry 1923 31.7 27.7 21.1 16.5 29.7 6.8 2.3 2 0
Ray Brown HOF 1931 31.7 24.1 16.5 14.6 27.9 6.8 2.3 1 0
Jack Taylor 1898 31.5 31.8 28.0 21.2 31.6 9.4 3.1 3 1
Chris Short 1959 31.4 30.1 25.4 19.2 30.8 6.8 2.1 3 0
Sid Fernandez 1983 31.4 24.2 15.8 13.2 27.8 6.1 2.1 1 0
Mike Boddicker 1980 31.3 28.3 19.0 15.2 29.8 5.9 2.2 2 0
Earl Moore 1901 31.3 32.1 19.4 17.3 31.7 5.9 2.2 3 0
Andy Benes 1989 31.2 25.6 18.4 13.3 28.4 4.8 2.2 0 0
Johnny Antonelli 1948 31.2 32.0 25.2 18.9 31.6 7.5 2.6 2 0
Rick Sutcliffe 1976 31.2 28.7 18.3 15.5 30.0 6.0 1.7 2 0
John Denny 1974 31.1 28.6 18.0 17.5 29.8 7.4 2.4 2 0
John Hiller 1965 31.1 26.7 20.8 16.0 28.9 7.9 2.1 1 0
George Zettlein 1871 31.0 31.9 31.9 23.3 31.5 8.5 5.2 4 2
Ray Caldwell 1910 31.0 26.7 22.4 16.9 28.9 7.0 2.6 2 0
Bullet Joe Bush 1912 31.0 28.9 19.6 14.9 30.0 5.4 1.8 1 0
Stephen Strasburg 2010 31.0 27.1 19.7 15.4 29.0 6.3 2.4 2 0
Ellis Kinder 1946 30.9 25.4 21.1 14.4 28.2 5.1 2.6 2 0
Lance Lynn 2011 30.8 27.7 19.0 16.8 29.3 7.7 2.4 2 0
Jim Barr 1971 30.8 28.2 23.6 17.9 29.5 6.3 2.6 3 0
Van Mungo 1931 30.8 27.8 23.4 16.5 29.3 6.6 2.2 2 0
Kevin Millwood 1997 30.7 25.4 14.6 14.9 28.0 6.2 1.9 1 0
Mike Garcia 1948 30.7 28.0 21.2 14.8 29.4 5.4 2.2 1 0
Lee Meadows 1915 30.6 26.0 16.4 13.7 28.3 5.4 2.0 1 0
Willis Hudlin 1926 30.6 27.5 20.3 17.1 29.1 7.5 1.9 2 0
Frank Killen 1891 30.5 29.7 21.8 18.4 30.1 7.6 3.1 2 0
Ice Box Chamberlain 1886 30.4 30.2 23.5 18.2 30.3 9.2 3.0 1 1
Max Lanier 1938 30.4 25.3 17.2 13.5 27.8 4.8 2.2 0 0
James Shields 2006 30.4 28.0 18.6 15.9 29.2 5.8 2.3 2 0
Teddy Higuera 1985 30.3 31.8 28.9 23.1 31.0 9.4 3.4 3 1
Jim Devlin 1875 30.2 30.8 30.8 30.2 30.5 17.7 9.9 2 2
Greg Swindell 1986 30.2 26.0 20.8 15.5 28.1 5.9 1.8 2 0
Don Newcombe 1944 30.1 28.1 16.4 14.9 29.1 5.5 2.5 1 0
Red Donahue 1893 30.1 28.6 20.6 16.5 29.4 6.3 2.3 2 0
Rick Rhoden 1974 30.1 25.8 20.2 16.7 27.9 6.6 1.9 2 0
Bill Hands 1965 30.0 28.4 24.0 17.2 29.2 8.4 2.7 2 1
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Glossary of Metrics & Abbreviations

WAR (Wins Above Replacement)
A comprehensive sabermetric value quantifying a player's total contribution (in terms of wins) relative to a freely available replacement-level talent. WAR measures offense, defense, and base running. We use bWAR, the figure available from BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM
JAWS (Jaffe WAR Score system)
Developed by Jay Jaffe, this metric balances career total value with peak dominance by averaging career WAR and 7-year peak WAR (WAR7).
WAR/SN
Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season. This figure is based on WAR divided by season at the major league level.
WAR7 (Best 7 Seasons)
The cumulative WAR amassed across a player's seven most productive seasons, whether consecutive or non-consecutive.
WAR5C (5-Year Consecutive Peak)
The highest cumulative WAR total recorded over any uninterrupted five-season window in a player's career.
WAR3 (Best 3 Seasons)
The combined WAR across a player's top three seasons, whether consecutive or non-consecutive.
BEST
The best Wins Above Replacement (WAR) total in a single season during the player's career. This would be his best season, according to WAR.
5WARS
Count of seasons in which the player had 5+ Wins Above Replacement. A 5-WAR season is indicative of an All-Star caliber player.
8WARS
Count of seasons in which the player had 8+ Wins Above Replacement. An 8-WAR season is indicative of an MVP candidate.