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The greatest starting pitchers in MLB history, by their honors. Pit all-time MLB starting pitchers against each other row by row, one on one or in twos and threes, and keep score.

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0–00 even

100 not in a matchup · drag one onto either side of a row (up to 4 a side)

Sandy Koufax

P · LAD

Babe Ruth

P/OF · NYY

Roger Clemens

P · BOS

Warren Spahn

P/SP · ATL

Lefty Grove

P · ATH

Nolan Ryan

P · HOU

Rollie Fingers

P · ATH

Randy Johnson

P · SEA

Cy Young

P · BOS

Dennis Eckersley

P · ATH

Roy Halladay

P · TOR

Christy Mathewson

P · SF

Walter Johnson

P · MIN

Shohei Ohtani

P/DH · LAA

Pedro Martinez

SP · BOS

Greg Maddux

P · ATL

Tom Glavine

P · ATL

Clayton Kershaw

SP · LAD

Whitey Ford

SP · NYY

Jim Palmer

SP · BAL

John Smoltz

P/SP · ATL

Tom Seaver

SP · NYM

Steve Carlton

P · PHI

Gaylord Perry

SP · SF

CC Sabathia

P · NYY

Ferguson Jenkins

SP · CHC

Justin Verlander

SP · DET

Dizzy Dean

P · STL

Hal Newhouser

P · DET

Carl Hubbell

SP · SF

Catfish Hunter

SP · ATH

Bruce Sutter

P · CHC

Albert Pujols

P/1B · STL

Early Wynn

SP · CLE

Jim Bunning

P · DET

Max Scherzer

SP · WSH

Phil Niekro

SP/P · ATL

Satchel Paige

P · BAL

Jacob deGrom

P/SS · NYM

Zack Greinke

SP · KC

Vida Blue

SP · ATH

Jack Morris

SP · DET

Don Newcombe

P · LAD

Mike Mussina

SP · BAL

Don Drysdale

P · LAD

Lefty Gomez

P · NYY

Jim Kaat

P · MIN

Bert Blyleven

P · MIN

Fernando Valenzuela

SP · LAD

Ted Lyons

P · CHW

Bob Feller

SP · CLE

Orel Hershiser

P · CLE

Trevor Hoffman

P/RP · SD

Billy Wagner

P/RP · HOU

Don Sutton

SP · LAD

Robin Roberts

SP · PHI

Juan Marichal

SP · SF

Red Ruffing

P · NYY

Bob Lemon

P · CLE

Chris Sale

SP · CHW

Johan Santana

P · MIN

Grover Cleveland Alexander

P · CHC

Stan Coveleski

P · CLE

Denny McLain

P · DET

Corey Kluber

SP · CLE

Gerrit Cole

SP · NYY

Burleigh Grimes

P · NYY

Chief Bender

P · CHW

Tim Keefe

SP · SF

Felix Hernandez

P · SEA

Herb Pennock

P · BOS

Dallas Keuchel

P · HOU

Waite Hoyt

P · NYY

Dazzy Vance

P · LAD

Red Faber

P · CHW

Mickey Welch

P · SF

Bartolo Colón

P · CLE

Jake Peavy

SP · SD

Bret Saberhagen

SP · KC

Eppa Rixey

P · CIN

Tim Lincecum

P · SF

Eddie Plank

P · ATH

Jack Chesbro

P · NYY

Jesse Haines

P · CIN

Trevor Bauer

SP · CLE

Tommy Lasorda

P · LAD

Clark Calvin Griffith

P · CIN

Frank Viola

SP · MIN

Amos Rusie

P · SF

R.A. Dickey

P · TEX

David Cone

SP · NYM

David Price

SP · TB

Cliff Lee

P · CLE

Ron Guidry

SP · NYY

Blake Snell

P · TB

Cole Hamels

P · PHI

Curt Schilling

P · PHI

Bobby Shantz

P · ATH

Shane Bieber

P · CLE

Dwight Gooden

P · NYM

Top all-time MLB starting pitchers — November 2026

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The greatest starting pitchers in MLB history, by their honors.

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