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After publishing my Top 100 Hitters for 2014 on Christmas Day, I decided it would make sense to publish my Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2014 on New Years Day. So, while you are watching some college football or recovering from a few too many adult beverages last night, take some time to review my rankings, and offer your thoughts in the comments section below. I welcome all opinions as a way for every one to learn from one another.
I have ranked Masahiro Tanaka for the first time in my Top 100 rankings, and have ranked him at #34 overall for 2014. At this point, we don't know where he will sign this offseason, but we are about 24 days from learning where he will sign. He could sign with the Yankees, Dodgers, Cubs, Mariners or a "mystery team".
I have placed a focus on starting pitching this offseason, since there are so many different ways to analyze starting pitchers. I wanted to conduct more research on starting pitchers this offseason after my first full season of providing daily streaming selections.
Here are a few of the other research pieces i published earlier this offseason, with a few starting pitcher strategy articles as well:
Trends in 5 x 5 pitching categories
Trends in 5 x 5 hitting categories
Starting Pitcher draft strategy: K/100 pitches
Starting Pitcher draft strategy: Target Ground Ball pitchers part 1
Starting Pitcher draft strategy: Target Ground Ball pitchers part 2
Here is my Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2014, updated for a few guys I missed in my original Top 100:
Rank |
Name |
W |
L |
K/9 |
BB/9 |
GB% |
ERA |
FIP |
1 |
Clayton Kershaw |
16 |
9 |
8.9 |
2.0 |
46.00% |
1.83 |
2.39 |
2 |
Yu Darvish |
13 |
9 |
11.9 |
3.4 |
41.00% |
2.83 |
3.28 |
3 |
Adam Wainwright |
19 |
9 |
8.2 |
1.3 |
49.10% |
2.94 |
2.55 |
4 |
Felix Hernandez |
12 |
10 |
9.5 |
2.0 |
51.40% |
3.04 |
2.61 |
5 |
Cliff Lee |
14 |
8 |
9.0 |
1.3 |
44.30% |
2.87 |
2.82 |
6 |
Max Scherzer |
21 |
3 |
10.1 |
2.4 |
36.30% |
2.90 |
2.74 |
7 |
David Price |
10 |
8 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
44.90% |
3.33 |
3.03 |
8 |
Stephen Strasburg |
8 |
9 |
9.4 |
2.8 |
51.50% |
3.00 |
3.21 |
9 |
Cole Hamels |
8 |
14 |
8.3 |
2.1 |
42.70% |
3.60 |
3.26 |
10 |
Jose Fernandez |
12 |
6 |
9.8 |
3.0 |
45.10% |
2.19 |
2.73 |
11 |
Chris Sale |
11 |
14 |
9.5 |
1.9 |
46.60% |
3.07 |
3.17 |
12 |
Justin Verlander |
13 |
12 |
9.0 |
3.1 |
38.40% |
3.46 |
3.28 |
13 |
Zack Greinke |
15 |
4 |
7.5 |
2.3 |
45.60% |
2.63 |
3.23 |
14 |
Madison Bumgarner |
13 |
9 |
8.9 |
2.8 |
46.80% |
2.77 |
3.05 |
15 |
Anibal Sanchez |
14 |
8 |
10.0 |
2.7 |
45.40% |
2.57 |
2.39 |
16 |
Jordan Zimmermann |
19 |
9 |
6.8 |
1.7 |
47.60% |
3.25 |
3.36 |
17 |
Hisashi Iwakuma |
14 |
6 |
7.6 |
1.7 |
48.70% |
2.66 |
3.44 |
18 |
Mike Minor |
13 |
9 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
35.00% |
3.21 |
3.37 |
19 |
Mat Latos |
14 |
7 |
8.0 |
2.5 |
45.10% |
3.16 |
3.10 |
20 |
Matt Cain |
8 |
10 |
7.7 |
2.7 |
37.70% |
4.00 |
3.93 |
21 |
James Shields |
13 |
9 |
7.7 |
2.7 |
41.60% |
3.15 |
3.47 |
22 |
Gerrit Cole |
10 |
7 |
7.7 |
2.2 |
49.10% |
3.22 |
2.91 |
23 |
Homer Bailey |
11 |
12 |
8.6 |
2.3 |
46.10% |
3.49 |
3.31 |
24 |
Alex Cobb |
11 |
3 |
8.4 |
2.8 |
55.80% |
2.76 |
3.36 |
25 |
Doug Fister |
14 |
9 |
6.9 |
1.9 |
54.60% |
3.68 |
3.27 |
26 |
Francisco Liriano |
16 |
8 |
9.1 |
3.5 |
50.50% |
3.02 |
2.92 |
27 |
Matt Moore |
17 |
4 |
8.6 |
4.6 |
39.40% |
3.29 |
3.95 |
28 |
Jered Weaver |
11 |
8 |
6.8 |
2.2 |
30.80% |
3.27 |
3.82 |
29 |
Andrew Cashner |
10 |
9 |
6.5 |
2.2 |
52.80% |
3.04 |
3.29 |
30 |
Hyun-Jin Ryu |
14 |
8 |
7.2 |
2.3 |
50.60% |
3.00 |
3.24 |
31 |
Gio Gonzalez |
11 |
8 |
8.8 |
3.5 |
43.90% |
3.36 |
3.41 |
32 |
Johnny Cueto |
5 |
2 |
7.6 |
2.7 |
50.90% |
2.82 |
3.81 |
33 |
C.J. Wilson |
17 |
7 |
8.0 |
3.6 |
44.40% |
3.39 |
3.51 |
34 |
Masahiro Tanaka |
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35 |
Jon Lester |
15 |
8 |
7.5 |
2.8 |
45.00% |
3.75 |
3.59 |
36 |
Kris Medlen |
15 |
11 |
7.2 |
2.1 |
45.00% |
3.11 |
3.42 |
37 |
Clay Buchholz |
12 |
1 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
47.70% |
1.74 |
2.78 |
38 |
Sonny Gray |
5 |
3 |
9.2 |
2.9 |
53.60% |
2.85 |
2.83 |
39 |
A.J. Burnett |
10 |
11 |
9.9 |
3.2 |
56.50% |
3.30 |
2.80 |
40 |
Patrick Corbin |
14 |
8 |
7.7 |
2.3 |
46.70% |
3.41 |
3.43 |
41 |
Jeff Samardzija |
8 |
13 |
9.0 |
3.3 |
48.20% |
4.34 |
3.77 |
42 |
CC Sabathia |
14 |
13 |
7.5 |
2.8 |
44.70% |
4.78 |
4.10 |
43 |
Shelby Miller |
15 |
9 |
8.8 |
3.0 |
38.40% |
3.06 |
3.67 |
44 |
Julio Teheran |
14 |
8 |
8.2 |
2.2 |
37.80% |
3.20 |
3.69 |
45 |
Derek Holland |
10 |
9 |
8.0 |
2.7 |
40.80% |
3.42 |
3.44 |
46 |
R.A. Dickey |
14 |
13 |
7.1 |
2.8 |
40.30% |
4.21 |
4.58 |
47 |
Tyson Ross |
3 |
5 |
9.3 |
3.2 |
55.60% |
3.06 |
2.92 |
48 |
Danny Salazar |
2 |
3 |
11.3 |
2.6 |
34.40% |
3.12 |
3.16 |
49 |
Justin Masterson |
14 |
10 |
8.9 |
3.6 |
58.00% |
3.52 |
3.40 |
50 |
Chris Archer |
9 |
7 |
7.1 |
2.7 |
46.80% |
3.22 |
4.07 |
51 |
Michael Wacha |
3 |
1 |
7.7 |
2.8 |
44.20% |
2.83 |
3.25 |
52 |
Ubaldo Jimenez |
13 |
9 |
9.6 |
3.9 |
43.90% |
3.30 |
3.43 |
53 |
Corey Kluber |
10 |
5 |
8.3 |
2.1 |
44.90% |
3.92 |
3.36 |
54 |
John Lackey |
10 |
13 |
7.7 |
1.9 |
46.80% |
3.52 |
3.86 |
55 |
Hiroki Kuroda |
11 |
13 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
46.60% |
3.31 |
3.56 |
56 |
Zack Wheeler |
7 |
5 |
7.6 |
4.1 |
43.20% |
3.42 |
4.17 |
57 |
Jarrod Parker |
12 |
8 |
6.1 |
2.9 |
41.20% |
3.97 |
4.40 |
58 |
Bartolo Colon |
18 |
6 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
41.50% |
2.65 |
3.23 |
59 |
Martin Perez |
10 |
6 |
6.1 |
2.7 |
48.10% |
3.62 |
4.23 |
60 |
Ervin Santana |
9 |
10 |
6.9 |
2.2 |
46.20% |
3.24 |
3.93 |
61 |
Kyle Lohse |
11 |
10 |
5.7 |
1.6 |
40.20% |
3.35 |
4.08 |
62 |
Tony Cingrani |
7 |
4 |
10.1 |
3.3 |
33.80% |
2.77 |
3.85 |
63 |
Jhoulys Chacin |
14 |
10 |
5.8 |
2.8 |
46.80% |
3.47 |
3.47 |
64 |
Lance Lynn |
15 |
10 |
8.8 |
3.4 |
43.10% |
3.97 |
3.28 |
65 |
Matt Garza |
10 |
6 |
7.9 |
2.4 |
38.60% |
3.82 |
3.88 |
66 |
Tim Lincecum |
10 |
14 |
8.8 |
3.5 |
45.30% |
4.37 |
3.74 |
67 |
Nathan Eovaldi |
4 |
6 |
6.6 |
3.4 |
43.80% |
3.39 |
3.59 |
68 |
Scott Kazmir |
10 |
9 |
9.2 |
2.7 |
40.90% |
4.04 |
3.51 |
69 |
Jon Niese |
8 |
8 |
6.6 |
3.0 |
51.50% |
3.71 |
3.58 |
70 |
Dan Straily |
10 |
8 |
7.3 |
3.4 |
36.40% |
3.96 |
4.05 |
71 |
Alexi Ogando |
6 |
4 |
6.2 |
3.5 |
40.10% |
3.23 |
4.46 |
72 |
Kevin Gausman |
3 |
5 |
9.3 |
2.5 |
42.00% |
6.66 |
3.99 |
73 |
Ivan Nova |
8 |
6 |
7.3 |
3.0 |
54.00% |
3.17 |
3.55 |
74 |
Drew Smyly |
6 |
0 |
9.6 |
2.0 |
43.40% |
2.37 |
2.31 |
75 |
Taijuan Walker |
1 |
0 |
7.2 |
2.4 |
38.10% |
3.60 |
2.25 |
76 |
Marco Estrada |
7 |
4 |
8.3 |
2.0 |
37.60% |
3.87 |
3.86 |
77 |
Wade Miley |
10 |
10 |
6.5 |
2.9 |
52.00% |
3.55 |
3.98 |
78 |
Mike Leake |
14 |
7 |
5.7 |
2.3 |
48.70% |
3.37 |
4.04 |
79 |
Chris Tillman |
16 |
7 |
7.8 |
3.0 |
38.60% |
3.71 |
4.42 |
80 |
Yovani Gallardo |
12 |
10 |
7.2 |
3.3 |
49.20% |
4.18 |
3.89 |
81 |
Rick Porcello |
13 |
8 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
55.10% |
4.43 |
3.57 |
82 |
Ricky Nolasco |
13 |
11 |
7.4 |
2.1 |
42.80% |
3.72 |
3.36 |
83 |
Jose Quintana |
9 |
7 |
7.4 |
2.5 |
42.50% |
3.51 |
3.82 |
84 |
A.J. Griffin |
14 |
10 |
7.7 |
2.4 |
32.10% |
3.83 |
4.55 |
85 |
Bronson Arroyo |
14 |
12 |
5.5 |
1.5 |
44.40% |
3.79 |
4.49 |
86 |
Trevor Cahill |
7 |
10 |
6.3 |
4.0 |
56.80% |
4.10 |
4.30 |
87 |
Dillon Gee |
12 |
11 |
6.4 |
2.1 |
42.60% |
3.62 |
4.00 |
88 |
Brandon Beachy |
2 |
1 |
6.9 |
1.2 |
41.60% |
4.50 |
4.08 |
89 |
Jeremy Hellickson |
11 |
10 |
7.0 |
2.6 |
39.70% |
5.24 |
4.26 |
90 |
Joe Kelly |
9 |
3 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
53.20% |
2.28 |
3.98 |
91 |
Dan Haren |
10 |
14 |
8.0 |
1.7 |
36.10% |
4.70 |
4.12 |
92 |
Jorge de la Rosa |
16 |
6 |
6.0 |
3.3 |
47.30% |
3.49 |
3.76 |
93 |
Travis Wood |
9 |
12 |
6.5 |
3.0 |
33.20% |
3.11 |
3.89 |
94 |
Alex Wood |
3 |
2 |
8.7 |
3.5 |
46.30% |
3.54 |
3.05 |
95 |
Felix Doubront |
11 |
6 |
7.7 |
3.8 |
45.00% |
3.87 |
3.79 |
96 |
Jake Peavy |
12 |
5 |
7.5 |
2.2 |
32.70% |
4.17 |
3.96 |
97 |
Henderson Alvarez |
5 |
6 |
5.0 |
2.4 |
53.50% |
3.59 |
3.18 |
98 |
Tim Hudson |
8 |
7 |
6.5 |
2.5 |
55.80% |
3.97 |
3.46 |
99 |
Phil Hughes |
4 |
14 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
30.50% |
4.95 |
4.48 |
100 |
Charlie Morton |
7 |
4 |
6.6 |
2.8 |
62.90% |
3.26 |
3.60 |
Did I miss anyone? Let me know in the comments section below, and vote in the poll below as well.
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