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WAR Sort Table : Pitchers

Matching Players: 11,679
# Player Debut WAR ▼ WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS BEST WAR/SN 5WARS 8WARS
Darold Knowles 1965 12.2 14.5 10.3 8.1 13.4 3.3 0.8 0 0
Emmanuel Clase 2019 12.2 12.2 11.6 10.0 12.2 4.4 2.0 0 0
Cy Morgan 1903 12.2 15.0 15.2 12.5 13.6 6.6 1.2 1 0
Garrett Crochet 2020 12.2 12.2 12.2 11.7 12.2 6.3 2.4 1 0
Buster Brown 1905 12.2 12.8 9.4 9.5 12.5 4.0 1.4 0 0
Matt Boyd 2015 12.2 13.8 8.7 8.8 13.0 3.8 1.1 0 0
Scot Shields 2001 12.2 12.8 11.0 7.8 12.5 3.1 1.2 0 0
Trevor Cahill 2009 12.2 13.6 11.3 8.9 12.9 3.9 0.9 0 0
John Whitehead 1935 12.2 12.2 12.0 9.9 12.2 4.9 1.7 0 0
Reynaldo Lopez 2016 12.2 13.0 9.5 10.2 12.6 5.1 1.2 1 0
Sandy Consuegra 1950 12.2 12.2 11.3 8.2 12.2 2.9 1.5 0 0
Walker Buehler 2017 12.2 13.4 13.7 13.0 12.8 7.1 1.5 1 0
Pat Ragan 1909 12.2 12.8 9.4 9.1 12.5 4.3 1.1 0 0
Bob Harmon 1909 12.1 13.1 11.8 9.5 12.6 3.8 1.3 0 0
Brady Singer 2020 12.1 12.1 11.0 10.7 12.1 4.5 2.0 0 0
Chuck Taylor 1969 12.1 12.1 8.3 9.9 12.1 3.5 1.5 0 0
Mace Brown 1935 12.1 11.5 9.3 8.0 11.8 3.0 1.2 0 0
Si Johnson 1928 12.1 12.9 7.0 7.6 12.5 3.2 0.7 0 0
Al Holland 1977 12.1 13.0 10.9 8.2 12.5 3.3 1.2 0 0
Cliff Bell 1921 12.1 11.1 8.9 6.7 11.6 2.9 1.1 0 0
Tom Ferrick 1941 12.1 11.4 8.1 7.0 11.8 2.9 1.3 0 0
Paul Dean 1934 12.0 12.5 11.4 11.6 12.2 5.7 1.3 2 0
Diego Segui 1962 12.0 13.5 8.4 7.5 12.7 2.9 0.8 0 0
Vicente Padilla 1999 12.0 12.9 8.9 7.9 12.4 3.0 0.9 0 0
Tomo Ohka 1999 12.0 13.0 10.3 8.9 12.5 4.0 1.2 0 0
Vern Ruhle 1974 12.0 13.1 7.6 7.6 12.5 3.1 0.9 0 0
Hollis Thurston 1923 12.0 14.1 8.2 11.5 13.0 5.0 1.3 1 0
Jack Knott 1933 12.0 14.9 11.3 8.3 13.4 2.9 1.1 0 0
George Winter 1901 11.9 12.2 8.4 8.3 12.1 3.2 1.5 0 0
Dave Smith 1980 11.9 12.4 7.5 7.2 12.2 2.9 0.9 0 0
Elmer Riddle 1939 11.9 13.5 10.0 12.3 12.7 5.9 1.2 1 0
Tom Williams 1917 11.9 11.9 11.9 10.2 11.9 4.0 3.0 0 0
Blake Treinen 2014 11.9 12.7 8.8 8.8 12.3 4.4 1.1 0 0
Curt Leskanic 1993 11.9 12.0 7.9 8.0 11.9 3.8 1.1 0 0
Pat Zachry 1976 11.8 11.6 9.4 8.4 11.7 3.6 1.2 0 0
Jack Wilson 1934 11.8 13.1 13.3 10.9 12.5 5.7 1.3 1 0
Bernie Boland 1915 11.8 11.8 13.3 11.8 11.8 5.0 1.7 1 0
Frank Miller 1913 11.8 11.8 12.6 8.8 11.8 3.6 1.7 0 0
Hugh Daily 1882 11.8 14.2 10.8 13.2 13.0 6.9 2.0 1 0
John Buzhardt 1958 11.8 13.4 10.4 7.6 12.6 3.2 1.1 0 0
Terris McDuffie 1932 11.8 12.7 9.4 7.2 12.2 3.3 1.1 0 0
Marco Estrada 2008 11.8 12.9 11.1 9.1 12.4 3.8 1.0 0 0
Larry McWilliams 1978 11.8 14.1 9.6 11.0 12.9 4.1 0.9 0 0
Jim Konstanty 1944 11.8 11.4 8.6 8.0 11.6 4.7 1.1 0 0
Ramiro Mendoza 1996 11.8 12.6 10.4 7.4 12.2 2.9 1.2 0 0
Phil Regan 1960 11.7 13.6 11.1 9.9 12.7 4.9 0.9 0 0
Roger Wolff 1941 11.7 11.7 12.2 12.7 11.7 6.0 1.7 1 0
Logan Gilbert 2021 11.7 11.7 11.7 8.7 11.7 3.2 2.3 0 0
Sheriff Blake 1920 11.7 12.6 11.9 10.0 12.2 5.5 1.2 1 0
Andrew Abbott 2023 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 5.6 3.9 1 0
Bob McClure 1920 11.7 11.6 9.2 8.9 11.7 4.0 1.3 0 0
Eric Gagne 1999 11.7 11.8 9.5 8.9 11.7 3.7 1.2 0 0
Roy Partlow 1937 11.7 11.7 8.9 8.7 11.7 3.5 1.2 0 0
Jack Scott 1916 11.7 12.5 10.5 9.2 12.1 5.4 1.0 1 0
Irv Young 1905 11.7 14.6 12.3 14.6 13.1 9.9 1.9 1 1
Tyler Mahle 2017 11.7 11.4 9.6 9.0 11.5 4.9 1.3 0 0
Steve Hargan 1965 11.7 16.5 11.8 13.6 14.1 4.9 1.0 0 0
Ed Halicki 1974 11.6 11.6 13.1 11.5 11.6 5.3 1.7 1 0
Leroy Matlock 1929 11.6 12.2 11.7 9.7 11.9 4.0 1.2 0 0
Dave Barnhill 1941 11.6 11.5 8.8 9.0 11.6 4.1 1.5 0 0
Ed Summers 1908 11.6 11.7 11.6 10.7 11.7 4.0 2.3 0 0
Jeff Brantley 1988 11.6 13.8 8.9 8.6 12.7 3.6 0.8 0 0
John Thomson 1997 11.6 12.2 7.3 7.7 11.9 2.8 1.2 0 0
Lee Viau 1888 11.6 11.6 11.6 10.8 11.6 5.0 2.3 1 0
Ryan Franklin 1999 11.6 11.1 7.8 7.1 11.3 3.3 1.0 0 0
Darltie Cooper 1923 11.6 11.9 9.5 8.5 11.7 4.5 1.3 0 0
Tom Hughes 1906 11.6 11.9 9.9 9.8 11.7 5.2 1.3 1 0
Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1997 11.6 11.8 6.8 8.0 11.7 3.2 1.3 0 0
Ted Blankenship 1922 11.5 12.3 11.9 10.1 11.9 5.2 1.3 1 0
Ernie Shore 1912 11.5 11.5 12.4 10.6 11.5 5.4 1.6 1 0
B.J. Ryan 1999 11.5 12.7 11.1 9.4 12.1 3.6 1.0 0 0
Andy McGaffigan 1981 11.5 11.6 10.4 8.1 11.5 3.5 1.0 0 0
Bob Rhoads 1902 11.5 12.8 13.9 10.9 12.2 4.5 1.4 0 0
Ed Willett 1906 11.5 13.6 11.8 9.2 12.5 3.3 1.1 0 0
Joe Magrane 1987 11.4 12.3 12.4 9.9 11.8 3.7 1.4 0 0
Jesse Crain 2004 11.4 11.2 7.3 6.3 11.3 2.3 1.1 0 0
Carmen Hill 1915 11.4 12.3 9.7 9.8 11.9 4.8 1.1 0 0
Doc Scanlan 1903 11.4 11.7 10.5 9.5 11.5 4.9 1.4 0 0
Brandon Morrow 2007 11.4 10.7 7.4 6.2 11.0 3.1 1.0 0 0
Jose Valverde 2003 11.4 11.9 8.3 6.3 11.7 2.2 0.9 0 0
Jose Mesa 1987 11.4 12.8 10.0 7.7 12.1 3.9 0.6 0 0
Clyde Wright 1966 11.4 12.5 11.3 9.7 11.9 3.7 1.1 0 0
Dick Bosman 1966 11.4 14.7 12.8 10.4 13.0 4.5 1.0 0 0
Al Demaree 1912 11.4 12.2 10.9 9.7 11.8 4.2 1.4 0 0
Mike Remlinger 1991 11.3 10.8 8.6 6.2 11.1 2.4 0.8 0 0
Al Maul 1884 11.3 15.6 12.9 13.7 13.5 7.4 0.8 1 0
Jesus Luzardo 2019 11.3 11.3 11.4 10.6 11.3 4.7 1.6 0 0
Mark Fidrych 1976 11.3 12.7 11.3 12.7 12.0 9.6 2.3 1 1
Jack Harshman 1952 11.3 11.8 12.5 11.3 11.6 4.3 1.4 0 0
Lee Richmond 1879 11.3 12.6 11.9 12.6 12.0 8.2 1.9 1 1
Elmer Dessens 1996 11.3 13.4 11.7 10.1 12.4 4.3 0.8 0 0
Rod Beck 1991 11.3 11.3 6.3 6.9 11.3 2.9 0.9 0 0
Scott Bankhead 1986 11.3 11.9 8.9 9.1 11.6 4.5 1.1 0 0
Art Houtteman 1945 11.3 14.2 11.6 10.0 12.7 6.0 0.9 1 0
Bill Caudill 1979 11.3 12.5 11.0 11.5 11.9 4.4 1.3 0 0
Steve Hamilton 1961 11.3 9.4 7.1 5.5 10.3 2.6 0.9 0 0
Sidney Ponson 1998 11.2 14.4 12.1 9.7 12.8 4.5 0.9 0 0
Phil Hughes 2007 11.2 13.6 7.1 9.3 12.4 4.6 0.9 0 0
Ken Sanders 1964 11.2 11.9 9.8 9.7 11.6 4.6 1.1 0 0
Scott Downs 2000 11.2 11.4 9.3 6.7 11.3 2.8 0.9 0 0
Laymon Yokely 1926 11.2 14.7 12.8 13.3 13.0 6.2 0.9 1 0
Andy Coakley 1902 11.2 12.3 12.3 11.0 11.8 4.1 1.2 0 0
Jim Wilson 1945 11.2 12.2 9.4 7.7 11.7 3.5 0.9 0 0
Rube Foster 1913 11.2 11.2 11.2 9.6 11.2 4.6 2.2 0 0
Melido Perez 1987 11.2 12.0 10.5 10.8 11.6 5.9 1.2 1 0
Nick Martinez 2014 11.2 11.1 9.5 8.0 11.2 4.0 1.4 0 0
Russ Christopher 1942 11.2 11.2 8.5 7.5 11.2 2.9 1.6 0 0
Tom Seaton 1912 11.2 13.4 10.5 12.2 12.3 6.1 1.9 1 0
Bert Cunningham 1887 11.1 15.7 15.2 13.6 13.4 7.0 0.9 1 0
Todd Worrell 1985 11.1 12.5 9.1 7.9 11.8 3.2 1.0 0 0
Al Hollingsworth 1935 11.1 12.5 6.0 8.2 11.8 3.9 1.0 0 0
Willis Flournoy 1919 11.1 11.1 7.6 7.5 11.1 3.1 1.6 0 0
Dellin Betances 2011 11.1 11.6 11.6 9.0 11.4 3.9 1.1 0 0
Mark Redman 1999 11.1 12.9 12.2 10.0 12.0 3.9 1.1 0 0
Byung-Hyun Kim 1999 11.1 12.3 11.2 9.9 11.7 4.0 1.2 0 0
Jordan Montgomery 2017 11.1 12.5 9.2 10.1 11.8 3.9 1.4 0 0
Steve Karsay 1993 11.1 11.4 9.0 7.1 11.2 2.5 1.0 0 0
Brett Anderson 2009 11.1 11.6 5.6 7.1 11.3 2.9 0.9 0 0
Joe Ryan 2021 11.0 11.0 11.0 9.2 11.0 4.5 2.2 0 0
Drew Rasmussen 2020 11.0 11.1 11.1 9.2 11.1 4.4 1.8 0 0
Lee Stange 1961 11.0 13.6 12.5 10.2 12.3 3.7 1.1 0 0
Jeremy Hellickson 2010 11.0 12.3 7.1 10.2 11.7 4.3 1.1 0 0
Art Fowler 1954 11.0 12.9 6.1 8.7 12.0 3.5 1.2 0 0
Jack Pfiester 1903 11.0 11.0 12.8 9.5 11.0 4.4 1.4 0 0
Jack Kramer 1939 10.9 14.0 11.8 10.6 12.5 5.2 0.9 1 0
David Palmer 1978 10.9 10.9 7.9 7.6 10.9 3.4 1.1 0 0
Tommy Hunter 2008 10.9 10.3 6.5 6.3 10.6 2.7 0.7 0 0
Brett Tomko 1997 10.9 12.5 6.0 7.4 11.7 3.0 0.8 0 0
Tom Bradley 1969 10.9 10.9 13.0 13.8 10.9 6.2 1.6 2 0
Matt Strahm 2016 10.9 10.9 6.9 6.6 10.9 2.5 1.1 0 0
Phil Knell 1888 10.9 12.0 11.6 12.0 11.5 7.2 1.8 1 0
Willie McGill 1890 10.9 10.9 10.2 9.6 10.9 5.4 1.6 1 0
Walt Masterson 1939 10.9 14.5 10.9 9.8 12.7 5.3 0.8 1 0
Walt Terrell 1982 10.9 12.0 10.0 7.2 11.5 2.6 1.0 0 0
David Weathers 1991 10.9 12.6 8.1 6.6 11.7 2.6 0.6 0 0
Sam Zoldak 1944 10.9 11.3 16.2 7.9 11.1 3.1 1.2 0 0
Jerry Nops 1896 10.9 10.9 10.7 9.1 10.9 4.7 1.8 0 0
Brian Anderson 1993 10.9 11.8 7.9 7.5 11.3 4.1 0.8 0 0
Garland Braxton 1921 10.8 12.7 12.1 11.5 11.8 6.0 1.1 1 0
Hal White 1941 10.8 12.1 6.2 9.4 11.5 5.5 0.9 1 0
John Wyatt 1961 10.8 10.8 9.5 7.0 10.8 2.7 1.2 0 0
Mike King 2019 10.8 10.8 11.4 9.3 10.8 4.1 1.5 0 0
Tyler Glasnow 2016 10.8 12.2 8.6 7.0 11.5 2.5 1.1 0 0
Bruce Chen 1998 10.8 14.7 7.5 9.0 12.7 3.1 0.6 0 0
Rick Langford 1976 10.8 14.7 12.6 9.3 12.7 4.0 1.0 0 0
Zach Duke 2005 10.8 12.3 7.9 8.2 11.6 3.4 0.7 0 0
Tom Underwood 1974 10.8 12.5 9.1 7.7 11.6 3.5 1.0 0 0
Bob Bruce 1959 10.7 12.4 11.7 9.9 11.6 5.0 1.2 1 0
Doc Newton 1900 10.7 10.7 10.4 7.6 10.7 4.3 1.3 0 0
Hal Woodeshick 1956 10.7 12.6 11.8 9.8 11.6 4.6 1.0 0 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.