50 Best MLB Pitchers of All Time

Based on a Bleacher Report Article made in 2012 so things may have changed since then. Also they are all starting pitchers
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Player
Years Played
1
Walter Johnson
1907-1927
2
Christy Mathewson
1900-1916
3
Grover Cleveland 'Pete' Alexander
1911-1930
4
Cy Young
1890-1911
5
Sandy Koufax
1955-1966
6
Greg Maddux
1986-2008
7
Tom Seaver
1967-1986
8
Randy Johnson
1988-2009
9
Lefty Grove
1925-1941
10
Bob Gibson
1959-1975
11
Warren Spahn
1942-1965
12
Steve Carlton
1965-1988
13
Roger Clemens
1984-2007
14
Eddie Plank
1901-1917
15
Mordecai 'Three Finger' Brown
1903-1916
16
Pedro Martinez
1992-2009
17
Whitey Ford
1950-1967
18
Carl Hubbell
1928-1943
19
Nolan Ryan
1966-1993
20
Juan Marichal
1960-1975
21
Bob Feller
1936-1956
22
Jim Palmer
1965-1984
23
Ed Walsh
1904-1917
24
Gaylord Perry
1962-1983
25
Fergie Jenkins
1965-1983
26
Bert Blyleven
1970-1992
27
Addie Joss
1902-1910
28
Roy Halladay
1998-2013
29
Don Sutton
1966-1988
30
Don Drysdale
1956-1969
31
Phil Niekro
1964-1987
32
Tom Glavine
1987-2008
33
Robin Roberts
1948-1966
34
John Smoltz
1988-2009
35
Mike Mussina
1991-2008
36
Luis Tiant
1964-1982
37
Early Wynn
1939-1963
38
Rube Waddell
1897-1910
39
Curt Schilling
1988-2007
40
Dizzy Dean
1930; 1932-1941; 1947
41
Justin Verlander
2005-Present
42
Joe McGinnity
1899-1908
43
Jim Bunning
1955-1971
44
CC Sabathia
2001-Present
45
Dazzy Vance
1915-1935
46
Hal Newhouser
1939-1955
47
Felix Hernandez
2005-Present
48
Orel Hershiser
1983-2000
49
Ted Lyons
1923-1942; 1946
50
Kevin Brown
1986-2005
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8 Comments
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Level 77
Jul 4, 2017
Interesting quiz. Niekro is misspelled. Alexander and Grover Cleveland Alexander are not accepted.
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Level 21
Jul 6, 2017
Thanks for letting me know, I fixed the issues and everything should be good now
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Level 28
Jul 17, 2017
still not working
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Level 21
Jul 30, 2017
Okay I fixed it again apparently the first time I tried t fix it I didn't find the actual issue so now this should finally be good
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Level 62
Apr 23, 2019
No relief pitchers? Mariano Rivera? Eckersley?
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Level 53
Aug 4, 2019
I think Eddie Cicotte should be on the list. Though one of the 1919 "Black Sox", he like Shoeless Joe Jackson, had an outstanding career record. Cicotte was 209-148 (.585 winning %), pitched 35 shutouts, career WHIP of 1.15, and career ERA of 2.38.
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Level 51
Dec 31, 2021
Stan Coveleski pitched 14 years in the bigs with a lifetime ERA of 2.89. Definitely top 100 on any list... I also agree that Cicotte should be on the list. The other omission, which may not be so obvious, is David Cone --- such a money pitcher, he was 8-3 in the post season, and from '88 thru '97, he was as dominate as any pitcher at the height of the PED era.
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Level 39
Oct 19, 2025
three finger brown above nolan ryan and pedro martinez is crazy