THE BASEBALL FILES

WAR Sort Table : Pitchers

Matching Players: 11,679
# Player Debut WAR ▼ WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS BEST WAR/SN 5WARS 8WARS
John Franco 1984 23.6 15.3 12.1 8.5 19.4 3.0 1.1 0 0
Dave Goltz 1972 23.5 25.5 21.8 16.2 24.5 6.6 2.0 2 0
Dutch Ruether 1917 23.4 21.3 16.6 13.3 22.3 4.7 2.1 0 0
Dick Ellsworth 1958 23.3 23.1 17.9 16.2 23.2 10.2 1.8 1 1
Jonathan Papelbon 2005 23.3 19.5 14.6 11.6 21.4 5.0 1.9 1 0
Matt Kilroy 1886 23.2 26.6 23.7 24.6 24.9 11.0 2.3 3 1
Jack Coombs 1906 23.1 24.2 17.7 15.5 23.7 9.5 1.7 1 1
Orlando Hernandez 1998 23.1 21.5 16.2 11.5 22.3 4.2 2.6 0 0
Nels Potter 1936 23.1 25.2 19.5 16.8 24.1 7.2 1.9 2 0
Larry Jansen 1947 23.1 24.3 22.0 16.1 23.7 5.5 2.6 3 0
R.A. Dickey 2001 23.1 21.8 17.0 12.9 22.4 5.7 1.5 1 0
Tom Henke 1982 23.0 17.5 13.0 9.7 20.2 3.4 1.6 0 0
Frank Sullivan 1953 23.0 23.7 21.5 15.8 23.3 6.4 2.1 1 0
Esteban Loaiza 1995 22.9 22.4 14.3 14.8 22.7 7.2 1.6 1 0
Spud Chandler 1937 22.9 22.7 14.4 14.5 22.8 6.4 2.1 2 0
Dan Casey 1884 22.9 22.9 22.9 19.8 22.9 10.4 3.3 2 1
Ted Trent 1927 22.9 18.5 12.4 11.7 20.7 5.6 2.1 1 0
Cy Falkenberg 1903 22.9 24.4 20.5 18.1 23.6 8.7 1.9 2 1
Jesse Orosco 1979 22.9 17.0 12.4 9.3 19.9 3.8 1.0 0 0
Sparky Lyle 1967 22.8 18.8 11.5 14.1 20.8 3.7 1.4 0 0
Scott Kazmir 2004 22.8 23.2 17.8 13.9 23.0 5.8 1.8 1 0
Bill Monbouquette 1958 22.7 24.0 18.4 12.6 23.4 4.9 2.1 0 0
George Weidman 1880 22.7 24.9 19.4 18.3 23.8 10.2 2.5 1 1
Ed Whitson 1977 22.7 23.8 13.9 16.9 23.3 7.0 1.5 2 0
Dave Foutz 1884 22.7 22.9 20.7 16.9 22.8 9.7 2.1 1 1
Ken Hill 1988 22.6 22.8 17.1 13.6 22.7 6.6 1.6 1 0
Reb Russell 1913 22.6 22.6 20.6 17.1 22.6 9.3 3.2 1 1
Billy O'Dell 1954 22.6 21.9 15.2 11.2 22.2 4.1 1.7 0 0
Don McMahon 1957 22.6 18.4 10.1 9.8 20.5 3.8 1.3 0 0
Don Mossi 1954 22.6 20.4 13.5 11.4 21.5 4.1 1.9 0 0
Steve Gromek 1941 22.6 20.5 10.9 14.1 21.5 5.7 1.3 2 0
Craig Kimbrel 2010 22.5 19.4 12.6 9.9 20.9 3.6 1.3 0 0
Denny Neagle 1991 22.5 23.3 18.8 15.2 22.9 6.0 1.7 1 0
Al Downing 1961 22.5 20.1 14.3 12.1 21.3 4.5 1.3 0 0
Jeff Tesreau 1912 22.4 22.4 21.7 15.9 22.4 5.4 3.2 3 0
Paul Splittorff 1970 22.4 18.4 11.9 9.4 20.4 3.6 1.5 0 0
Jon Garland 2000 22.4 19.1 15.8 12.2 20.7 4.6 1.7 0 0
Pedro Ramos 1955 22.4 20.3 14.8 11.2 21.3 4.5 1.5 0 0
Carlos Rodon 2015 22.4 22.2 16.1 14.9 22.3 5.2 1.9 2 0
Michael Wacha 2013 22.3 19.1 14.2 9.6 20.7 3.4 1.6 0 0
Gary Peters 1959 22.3 22.5 19.5 15.4 22.4 5.9 1.6 2 0
Erik Hanson 1988 22.3 20.8 15.9 12.5 21.5 5.0 2.0 1 0
Ryan Dempster 1998 22.2 24.8 17.8 15.1 23.5 6.9 1.4 1 0
Dave Brown 1919 22.2 22.2 21.7 15.9 22.2 5.9 3.7 2 0
Dave Roberts 1969 22.2 23.6 17.9 15.9 22.9 7.5 1.7 2 0
Henry Boyle 1884 22.1 22.1 20.9 14.9 22.1 5.9 3.7 2 0
Whit Wyatt 1929 22.1 24.8 21.5 15.6 23.5 6.7 1.4 1 0
Lefty Tyler 1910 22.0 19.6 14.8 12.4 20.8 6.9 1.8 1 0
Guy Bush 1923 22.0 19.6 12.0 10.2 20.8 3.5 1.3 0 0
Jack Taylor 1891 21.9 21.8 18.2 14.2 21.8 5.6 2.4 1 0
Frank Kitson 1898 21.9 22.1 20.8 15.7 22.0 8.4 2.2 1 1
David Robertson 2008 21.9 16.7 9.7 9.3 19.3 3.7 1.3 0 0
Orval Overall 1905 21.8 21.8 19.3 17.3 21.8 7.3 3.1 2 0
Rats Henderson 1921 21.8 22.6 18.2 13.1 22.2 5.1 2.7 1 0
Hideo Nomo 1995 21.8 23.6 14.2 12.9 22.7 4.7 1.8 0 0
John Burkett 1987 21.8 17.2 10.2 9.8 19.5 4.8 1.5 0 0
Barney Pelty 1903 21.6 20.4 14.5 12.2 21.0 4.8 2.2 0 0
Mike Witt 1981 21.6 21.3 17.8 14.0 21.5 6.1 1.8 1 0
George Bradley 1875 21.6 22.3 18.5 15.1 22.0 8.8 2.4 1 1
John Montefusco 1974 21.6 21.1 18.2 15.8 21.3 6.9 1.7 2 0
Hiroki Kuroda 2008 21.6 21.6 18.3 12.8 21.6 5.3 3.1 1 0
Marcus Stroman 2014 21.6 19.9 15.3 12.6 20.7 5.1 2.0 1 0
Larry Gura 1970 21.5 20.7 16.5 14.2 21.1 6.0 1.3 1 0
Gerry Staley 1947 21.5 19.8 13.2 10.3 20.6 4.4 1.4 0 0
Andy Ashby 1991 21.5 24.0 19.6 13.7 22.7 4.9 1.5 0 0
J. A. Happ 2007 21.5 20.9 15.1 11.9 21.2 4.5 1.4 0 0
J.R. Richard 1971 21.5 21.6 21.0 14.6 21.5 5.6 2.1 1 0
Doug Davis 1999 21.5 21.2 14.5 11.8 21.3 4.9 1.7 0 0
Trevor Bauer 2012 21.5 20.6 16.4 12.1 21.0 6.0 2.1 1 0
Al Brazle 1943 21.4 19.2 14.4 10.3 20.3 4.0 2.1 0 0
Johnny Morrison 1920 21.4 21.0 17.7 14.5 21.2 6.3 2.1 1 0
Bill Lee 1969 21.4 21.1 15.8 12.3 21.2 6.2 1.5 1 0
Doug Jones 1982 21.4 18.9 10.8 9.0 20.1 3.2 1.3 0 0
Mike Krukow 1976 21.4 18.4 11.3 9.6 19.9 3.4 1.5 0 0
Jordan Zimmermann 2009 21.4 21.4 19.0 13.1 21.4 4.9 1.6 0 0
Jesse Barnes 1915 21.4 20.8 16.0 12.6 21.1 5.5 1.6 1 0
Oral Hildebrand 1931 21.3 18.7 13.9 9.1 20.0 3.5 2.1 0 0
Dave Righetti 1979 21.3 21.0 16.1 10.8 21.2 3.8 1.3 0 0
Ray Fisher 1910 21.3 21.6 15.2 12.8 21.4 4.8 2.1 0 0
Lefty Leifield 1905 21.3 20.0 15.5 12.4 20.6 5.7 1.8 1 0
Rick Honeycutt 1977 21.3 18.0 11.5 10.3 19.6 4.0 1.0 0 0
Marty Pattin 1968 21.2 19.5 14.6 12.1 20.4 5.1 1.6 1 0
Bob Tewksbury 1986 21.2 20.7 11.8 12.9 20.9 6.4 1.6 1 0
Dick Rudolph 1910 21.2 22.8 17.7 14.2 22.0 6.3 1.6 1 0
Sandy Alcantara 2017 21.2 21.2 20.1 16.0 21.2 8.0 2.4 1 1
Logan Webb 2019 21.2 21.2 21.5 14.0 21.2 5.6 3.0 1 0
Darren Oliver 1993 21.2 16.2 9.0 9.0 18.7 3.3 1.1 0 0
Jim O'Toole 1958 21.2 23.4 21.2 19.2 22.3 5.4 2.1 2 0
Jake Arrieta 2010 21.1 23.2 21.6 17.4 22.2 8.3 1.8 2 1
Buddy Black 1981 21.1 20.2 12.7 12.0 20.7 4.5 1.4 0 0
Roy Face 1953 21.1 18.1 12.4 9.8 19.6 4.0 1.3 0 0
Toad Ramsey 1885 21.0 26.6 19.5 25.1 23.8 12.6 3.5 2 2
Johnny Rigney 1937 21.0 21.5 19.5 15.8 21.3 6.7 2.6 1 0
Tug McGraw 1965 21.0 19.5 12.2 13.1 20.2 4.6 1.1 0 0
Todd Stottlemyre 1988 21.0 19.1 13.2 10.7 20.0 3.9 1.5 0 0
Ubaldo Jimenez 2006 21.0 23.4 18.6 16.9 22.2 7.5 1.7 2 0
Shane Rawley 1978 21.0 18.9 13.0 10.0 19.9 4.0 1.7 0 0
Bob Knepper 1976 21.0 22.4 13.9 13.4 21.7 6.3 1.4 1 0
Rick Helling 1994 21.0 18.4 15.1 11.3 19.7 4.2 1.7 0 0
Hank Aguirre 1955 21.0 18.8 14.7 13.2 19.9 7.4 1.3 1 0
Ed Seward 1885 20.9 20.9 20.7 18.8 20.9 10.1 3.5 2 1
Dick Donovan 1950 20.9 22.2 14.5 11.9 21.6 4.3 1.4 0 0
Steve Renko 1969 20.9 15.4 10.3 8.5 18.1 4.3 1.4 0 0
Webster McDonald 1925 20.8 19.0 12.7 10.0 19.9 3.4 1.6 0 0
Ben McDonald 1989 20.8 21.0 16.1 13.1 20.9 5.4 2.3 1 0
Jim Clancy 1977 20.8 25.0 12.4 15.4 22.9 5.5 1.4 2 0
Keith Foulke 1997 20.8 20.7 16.5 11.7 20.7 4.5 1.9 0 0
Zane Smith 1984 20.8 18.3 12.1 10.0 19.5 4.1 1.6 0 0
George Earnshaw 1928 20.8 22.4 17.6 14.9 21.6 5.7 2.3 1 0
Zac Gallen 2019 20.7 20.7 17.0 12.3 20.7 5.3 3.0 1 0
Fred Hutchinson 1939 20.7 20.4 16.6 11.8 20.5 4.0 2.1 0 0
Rube Curry 1920 20.7 20.3 12.3 11.6 20.5 4.2 2.3 0 0
Mike Hampton 1993 20.7 21.3 17.7 14.8 21.0 6.7 1.3 1 0
Rick Aguilera 1985 20.6 15.4 9.5 7.7 18.0 3.0 1.3 0 0
Rudy May 1965 20.6 17.8 8.9 10.5 19.2 4.9 1.3 0 0
Darryl Kile 1991 20.6 21.0 18.1 14.0 20.8 5.4 1.7 1 0
Sam Streeter 1921 20.6 21.5 11.1 12.9 21.0 5.6 1.6 1 0
Denny McLain 1963 20.5 22.9 22.0 20.1 21.7 8.1 2.1 2 1
Jeff Montgomery 1987 20.5 18.9 16.4 12.1 19.7 4.6 1.6 0 0
Robbie Ray 2014 20.5 21.0 14.3 14.4 20.7 6.9 1.6 1 0
Eduardo Rodriguez 2015 20.5 19.3 13.2 11.3 19.9 5.5 1.9 1 0
Geoff Zahn 1973 20.5 21.0 11.1 12.7 20.8 4.6 1.6 0 0
Ed Siever 1901 20.5 20.5 17.1 15.4 20.5 5.9 2.9 2 0
Dick Drago 1969 20.5 18.5 14.3 10.0 19.5 4.1 1.6 0 0
George Suggs 1908 20.4 21.2 19.9 15.9 20.8 6.0 2.6 2 0
Clarence Mitchell 1911 20.4 18.2 13.0 10.7 19.3 3.8 1.1 0 0
John Danks 2007 20.4 21.3 19.8 16.7 20.8 6.4 2.0 3 0
Nelson Briles 1965 20.4 18.0 10.0 10.3 19.2 3.7 1.5 0 0
Babe Ruth 1914 20.4 21.0 20.8 17.7 20.7 8.8 2.0 2 1
Earl Wilson 1959 20.4 19.3 14.9 11.3 19.8 5.9 1.9 1 0
Vic Sorrell 1928 20.3 20.3 18.7 14.5 20.3 5.9 2.0 1 0
Ron Kline 1952 20.2 17.7 11.4 10.2 19.0 4.9 1.2 0 0
Ken Johnson 1958 20.2 19.2 15.8 10.8 19.7 4.1 1.6 0 0
Scott McGregor 1976 20.2 20.3 15.7 12.4 20.3 5.3 1.6 1 0
Danny Duffy 2011 20.2 18.5 14.4 11.3 19.4 4.0 1.8 0 0
Rick Reed 1988 20.1 20.7 16.3 11.7 20.4 4.5 1.3 0 0
George McQuillan 1907 20.1 22.3 16.9 16.1 21.2 9.1 2.0 1 1
Clint Brown 1928 20.1 18.8 12.5 11.2 19.4 4.9 1.3 0 0
Doc Medich 1972 20.0 18.4 13.4 11.2 19.2 4.8 1.8 0 0
Aaron Sele 1993 20.0 19.0 11.8 10.2 19.5 3.6 1.3 0 0
Tim Lincecum 2007 19.9 24.2 24.4 18.9 22.1 7.8 2.0 2 0
Pat Malone 1928 19.9 22.0 17.2 13.2 20.9 4.8 2.0 0 0
Moe Drabowsky 1956 19.9 20.0 10.2 12.3 19.9 4.6 1.2 0 0
Togie Pittinger 1900 19.9 21.0 20.7 16.6 20.4 7.3 2.5 1 0
John Smiley 1986 19.8 22.1 13.4 13.0 21.0 5.1 1.7 1 0
Larry Benton 1923 19.8 20.1 17.1 13.3 19.9 7.0 1.5 1 0
Sam Jones 1947 19.8 22.0 19.9 15.2 20.9 6.3 1.4 2 0
Johnny Niggeling 1938 19.8 20.6 19.6 14.2 20.2 5.0 2.2 1 0
Gary Lavelle 1974 19.7 18.0 12.5 9.7 18.9 4.0 1.5 0 0
Jim Abbott 1989 19.7 22.5 20.6 17.2 21.1 7.6 2.0 2 0
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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.