Best Starting Pitcher

Bob Feller (1918-2010) was an American right-handed pitcher who spent his Major League Baseball career with the Cleveland Indians, now the Cleveland Guardians. He reached the majors as a teenager, missed most of the 1942-1944 seasons while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and returned t...

Fergie Jenkins is a Canadian-born former Major League Baseball pitcher who worked primarily as a right-handed starter. He won 284 games, recorded 3,192 strikeouts, and received the 1971 National League Cy Young Award while with the Chicago Cubs. Jenkins also pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies, Te...

Robin Roberts was an American right-handed starting pitcher who spent most of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies. From 1948 to 1961, he won 286 major league games, led the National League in complete games five times, and became a central member of Philadelphia's 1950 pennant-winning Whiz Kid...

Mordecai Brown was an American right-handed pitcher who played primarily for the Chicago Cubs in the early twentieth century. Known as Three Finger Brown after a childhood accident damaged his hand, he won 239 major league games and helped the Cubs win the 1907 and 1908 World Series. Brown was elect...

Dizzy Dean, born Jay Hanna Dean, was an American right-handed pitcher who played chiefly for the St. Louis Cardinals and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. In 1934 he went 30-7, led the National League in wins, won the league's Most Valuable Player Award, and helped the Cardi...

Madison Bumgarner is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who spent most of his career with the San Francisco Giants. He helped the Giants win the World Series in 2010, 2012, and 2014, and he was named the 2014 World Series Most Valuable Player. Bumgarner was also a productive hitter for...

Bret Saberhagen is a former American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who spent most of his career with the Kansas City Royals. He won the American League Cy Young Award in 1985 and 1989, and in 1985 he was named World Series Most Valuable Player after helping Kansas City defeat the St. Lo...

Fernando Valenzuela was a Mexican left-handed pitcher whose Major League Baseball career was closely associated with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In his 1981 rookie season, he won the National League Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year Award, helped the Dodgers win the World Series, and became the foc...

Dave Stieb is a former American right-handed starting pitcher whose career was centered on the Toronto Blue Jays. He became a seven-time All-Star and won 175 games for Toronto, establishing him as one of the defining pitchers of the franchise's early history. On September 2, 1990, he threw the only...

Jack Morris is a former American right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher whose career included the Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Cleveland Indians. He won 254 regular-season games, made five All-Star teams, and was the winning pitcher in four World Series games. Morris w...

Shane Bieber is an American right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who established his career with the Cleveland Guardians, formerly known as the Indians. In the shortened 2020 season, he led the American League in wins, earned-run average, and strikeouts, winning the league’s Cy Young Award and...

Kevin Appier is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher who worked primarily as a starting pitcher and spent most of his career with the Kansas City Royals. His strongest season came in 1993, when he went 18-8, led the American League with a 2.56 earned-run average, and finished third in the...

Randy Jones is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his years with the San Diego Padres. In 1976 he won the National League Cy Young Award after leading the league with 22 victories, and he was selected for the All-Star Game in both 1975 and 1976. Jones was a left-handed st...