The Top 40 Pitchers of the 20th Century
Title:
BASEBALL’S BEST: The TRUE Hall of Famers
Author:
Michael Hoban, Ph.D.
Formats:
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Pages:
223
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| The Best Pitchers of the 20th Century |
Here is a list of the top 40 starting pitchers of the century according to the NEWS Hall of Fame Gauge.
There are only 49 pitchers who have definite Hall of Fame numbers according to NEWS (see below).
All numbers include the 2007 season.
Bold=Hall of Famer
Italic=Active Player in 2007
CWS=Career Win Shares
CV=Core Value (sum of win shares for 10 best seasons)
NEWS=Career Value(Non-traditional Evaluative Win Shares)
=CV+.25(CWS – CV)
| Player | CWS | CV | NEWS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1.
|
Walter Johnson | 560 | 380 | 425 |
|
2.
|
Pete Alexander
|
476
|
331
|
367
|
|
3.
|
Christy Mathewson | 426 | 335 | 358 |
|
4.
|
Lefty Grove | 391 | 301 | 324 |
|
5.
|
Roger Clemens
|
437
|
260
|
304
|
|
6.
|
Warren Spahn | 412 | 259 | 297 |
|
7.
|
Tom Seaver | 388 | 255 | 288 |
|
8.
|
Eddie Plank | 361 | 259 | 285 |
|
9.
|
Greg Maddux
|
392
|
246
|
283
|
|
10.
|
Gaylord Perry | 369 | 243 | 275 |
|
11.
|
Bob Gibson | 317 | 258 | 273 |
|
12.
|
Mordecai Brown | 296 | 264 | 272 |
|
13.
|
Steve Carlton | 366 | 240 | 272 |
|
14.
|
Phil Niekro | 374 | 235 | 270 |
|
15.
|
Joe McGinnity | 269 | 269 | 269 |
|
16.
|
Robin Roberts | 339 | 246 | 269 |
|
17.
|
Jim Palmer | 312 | 252 | 267 |
|
18.
|
Vic Willis | 293 | 257 | 266 |
|
19.
|
Carl Hubbell
|
305
|
248
|
262
|
|
20.
|
Ed Walsh
|
265
|
259
|
261
|
|
21.
|
Fergie Jenkins | 323 | 233 | 256 |
|
22.
|
Bob Feller | 292 | 239 | 252 |
|
23.
|
Randy Johnson
|
309 | 230
|
250
|
|
24.
|
Bert Blyleven | 339 | 218 | 248 |
|
25.
|
Wilbur Cooper | 266 | 239 | 246 |
|
26.
|
Burleigh Grimes | 286 | 231 | 245 |
|
27.
|
Hal Newhouser | 264 | 234 | 242 |
|
28.
|
Jack Powell | 287 | 227 | 242 |
|
29.
|
Eppa Rixey | 315 | 217 | 242 |
|
30.
|
Red Ruffing | 322 | 212 | 240 |
|
31.
|
Early Wynn | 309 | 217 | 240 |
|
32.
|
Juan Marichal | 263 | 229 | 238 |
|
33.
|
Carl Mays | 256 | 230 | 237 |
|
34.
|
Ted Lyons | 312 | 210 | 236 |
|
35.
|
Stan Coveleski | 245 | 231 | 235 |
|
36.
|
Rube Waddell | 240 | 231 | 233 |
|
37.
|
George Mullin | 255 | 224 | 232 |
|
38.
|
Tom Glavine | 314 | 203 | 231 |
|
39.
|
Jim Bunning | 257 | 221 | 230 |
|
40.
|
Don Drysdale | 258 | 221 | 230 |
The NEWS HOF Gauge has established a benchmark of 235 for a starting pitcher to have definite
Other Pitchers with Hall of Fame Numbers
The following three groups of pitchers also have
| Player | CWS | CV | NEWS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nolan Ryan
|
334 | 191 | 227 |
|
Don Sutton
|
319 | 187 | 220 |
|
Dennis Eckersley
|
301 | 183 | 213 |
| Player | CWS | CV | NEWS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Addie Joss
|
191 | 191 | 191 |
|
Sandy Koufax
|
194 | 190 | 191 |
|
Hoyt Wilhelm
|
256 | 168 | 190 |
|
Goose Gossage
|
223 | 173 | 186 |
|
Dizzy Dean
|
181 | 180 | 180 |
| Player | CWS | CV | NEWS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mariano Rivera
|
190 | 170 | 175 |
|
Lee Smith
|
198 | 152 | 164 |
|
Bruce Sutter
|
168 | 163 | 164 |
|
Dan Quisenberry
|
157 | 155 | 156 |
|
Rollie Fingers
|
188 | 144 | 155 |
As noted above, only forty-nine (49) 20 th
century pitchers have definite Hall of Fame numbers according to the NEWS
The Other Hall of Fame Pitchers – Do Not Have HOF Numbers
| Player | CWS | CV | NEWS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Red Faber
|
292 | 206 | 228 |
|
Bob Lemon
|
232 | 223 | 225 |
|
Dazzy Vance
|
241 | 216 | 222 |
|
Whitey Ford
|
261 | 202 | 217 |
|
Jack Chesbro
|
209 | 209 | 209 |
|
Waite Hoyt
|
262 | 189 | 207 |
|
Herb Pennock
|
240 | 188 | 201 |
|
Chief Bender
|
231 | 186 | 197 |
|
Catfish Hunter
|
206 | 184 | 190 |
|
Rube Marquard
|
208 | 180 | 187 |
|
Lefty Gomez
|
185 | 182 | 183 |
|
Jesse Haines
|
207 | 155 | 168 |
