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Statistic Description: Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. This value includes defensive support and includes additional value for high leverage situations. Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com
This statistic is computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these lists.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | WAR for Pitchers | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 65.4 | R |
| 2. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 58.8 | L |
| 3. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 55.2 | L |
| 4. | Mariano Rivera (19, 43) | 54.9 | R |
| 5. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 54.3 | R |
| 6. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 52.0 | L |
| 7. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 50.7 | L |
| 8. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 40.0 | R |
| 9. | Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 38.2 | R |
| 10. | Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 36.9 | L |
| 11. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 36.4 | R |
| 12. | Barry Zito (14, 35) | 36.2 | L |
| 13. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 35.5 | R |
| 14. | Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 35.4 | R |
| 15. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 35.2 | R |
| 16. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 33.6 | R |
| 17. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 33.1 | R |
| 18. | Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 31.7 | R |
| 19. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 31.4 | R |
| 20. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 30.8 | R |
| 21. | Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 29.9 | R |
| 22. | Cole Hamels (8, 29) | 29.7 | L |
| 23. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 29.2 | L |
| 24. | Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 27.2 | L |
| 25. | Jon Lester (8, 29) | 26.6 | L |
| 26. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 26.3 | R |
| 27. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 25.0 | R |
| Josh Johnson (9, 29) | 25.0 | R | |
| 29. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 24.8 | R |
| John Lackey (11, 34) | 24.8 | R | |
| 31. | Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 23.8 | R |
| 32. | Joe Nathan (13, 38) | 23.5 | R |
| 33. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 23.2 | R |
| 34. | Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 23.1 | R |
| 35. | Jon Garland (13, 33) | 22.7 | R |
| 36. | Adam Wainwright (8, 31) | 22.3 | R |
| 37. | James Shields (8, 31) | 21.1 | R |
| 38. | Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 21.0 | L |
| 39. | Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 20.9 | R |
| 40. | John Danks (6, 28) | 19.6 | L |
| 41. | Francisco Rodriguez (11, 31) | 19.5 | R |
| 42. | Jeremy Guthrie (10, 34) | 19.4 | R |
| 43. | Jonathan Papelbon (9, 32) | 18.7 | R |
| 44. | Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 17.5 | R |
| 45. | Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 17.1 | R |
| 46. | Anibal Sanchez (8, 29) | 17.0 | R |
| 47. | Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 16.9 | R |
| Hiroki Kuroda (6, 38) | 16.9 | R | |
| 49. | Scott Kazmir (9, 29) | 16.7 | L |
| 50. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 16.4 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | WAR for Pitchers | Throws |
| 51. | Scott Baker (7, 31) | 16.0 | R |
| 52. | Octavio Dotel (15, 39) | 15.7 | R |
| LaTroy Hawkins (19, 40) | 15.7 | R | |
| Mark Prior (5, 32) | 15.7 | R | |
| 55. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 15.6 | R |
| 56. | Gavin Floyd (10, 30) | 15.5 | R |
| 57. | David Price (6, 27) | 15.3 | L |
| 58. | Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 15.0 | R |
| 59. | Johnny Cueto (6, 27) | 14.9 | R |
| Brett Myers (12, 32) | 14.9 | R | |
| 61. | Rafael Betancourt (11, 38) | 14.8 | R |
| 62. | Paul Maholm (9, 31) | 14.7 | L |
| 63. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 14.3 | R |
| 64. | Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 14.2 | R |
| 65. | R.A. Dickey (11, 38) | 14.0 | R |
| Chris Young (9, 34) | 14.0 | R | |
| 67. | Wandy Rodriguez (9, 34) | 13.7 | L |
| 68. | Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 13.6 | R |
| 69. | Shaun Marcum (8, 31) | 13.4 | R |
| 70. | Matt Garza (7, 29) | 13.3 | R |
| Chien-Ming Wang (7, 33) | 13.3 | R | |
| 72. | Clay Buchholz (7, 28) | 13.0 | R |
| Yovani Gallardo (7, 27) | 13.0 | R | |
| Rafael Soriano (12, 33) | 13.0 | R | |
| 75. | J.J. Putz (11, 36) | 12.5 | R |
| Joakim Soria (5, 29) | 12.5 | R | |
| Jose Valverde (11, 35) | 12.5 | R | |
| 78. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 12.3 | R |
| Max Scherzer (6, 28) | 12.3 | R | |
| 80. | Trevor Cahill (5, 25) | 12.1 | R |
| 81. | C.J. Wilson (9, 32) | 12.0 | L |
| 82. | Gio Gonzalez (6, 27) | 11.8 | L |
| 83. | Chris Sale (4, 24) | 11.6 | L |
| 84. | Matt Thornton (10, 36) | 11.3 | L |
| 85. | Doug Fister (5, 29) | 11.1 | R |
| Jair Jurrjens (6, 27) | 11.1 | R | |
| 87. | Joaquin Benoit (12, 35) | 11.0 | R |
| 88. | Joe Blanton (10, 32) | 10.9 | R |
| 89. | Jeff Francis (9, 32) | 10.8 | L |
| 90. | Scott Downs (12, 37) | 10.7 | L |
| 91. | Carlos Marmol (8, 30) | 10.6 | R |
| 92. | Jesse Crain (10, 31) | 10.5 | R |
| 93. | Sean Marshall (8, 30) | 10.3 | L |
| 94. | Chris Capuano (9, 34) | 10.2 | L |
| Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 10.2 | L | |
| 96. | Jordan Zimmermann (5, 27) | 10.1 | R |
| 97. | Francisco Liriano (8, 29) | 10.0 | L |
| 98. | Mike Adams (9, 34) | 9.9 | R |
| Ricky Romero (5, 28) | 9.9 | L | |
| Huston Street (9, 29) | 9.9 | R |
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