Among pitchers who threw 400 innings over that span, only four had a better ERA, and he was essentially tied for fourth in Wins Above Replacement. If you want to say “for four seasons, Bieber was a Top-5 starting pitcher,” you wouldn’t have a hard time making that case. But ...
Within a few years, both pitchers were Angels All-Stars. Tanana made three trips to the Midsummer Classic while Ryan made four with California before signing with Houston in free agency. Their last season together, 1979, concluded with the Angels' first division title....
Also ranks #1 on The Best MLB Pitchers Right Now, Ranked Also ranks #3 on The Greatest New York Mets of All Time Also ranks #3 on The Best Hitting Pitchers in the MLB Right Now 55 Jamie Benn Age: 35 56 votes Jamie Randolph Benn (born July 18, 1989) is a Canadian profession...
Christy Mathewson is number 1 on the best pitchers of all-time list. The long-time member of the New York Giants was as dominant as any starter in the history of baseball and played during a time when pitchers pitched nearly every game for their respective teams. Over his career Mathewson...
Often regarded as the greatest right-handed hitter in baseball history, Rogers Hornsby terrorized opposing pitchers with his incredible talent at the plate. Spending the majority of his 23-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Hornsby amassed a remarkable .358 lifetime batting average – the...
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Going all the way back to June 20, 2023 – an arbitrary cut-off, but also about when he really cemented himself as *the* swing-man on staff – Javier Assad sports a razor thin 2.15 ERA over 108.2 innings pitched. Know how many pitchers with at least 100 innings pi...
Over the course of a grueling 162-game season, starting pitchers are bound to encounter their share of struggles, whether it's due to injury, fatigue, or just plain old poor performance. That's where having one of the best bullpens in baseball can prove invaluable, stepping up when called...
In 2016, he averaged more than 100 mph with his fastball, easily the best of any pitcher in an era in which pitchers are throwing harder than ever. Chapman has faced 1,494 batters in the regular season in his career, and of those, he has struck out 43 percent and allowed hits to ...
Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider put any and all concerns to bed. There are few pitchers in the MLB with more raw talent than the Braves ace, Spencer Strider. But recently, Strider had struggled, and this led to many doubters beginning to chalk his success up to being a fluke. Strider...