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Top Starting Pitchers by Decade

based on Wins Above Replacement

2010's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Clayton Kershaw	4	2010	2013	22.0
Justin Verlander	4	2010	2013	21.7
Cliff Lee	4	2010	2013	20.5
Felix Hernandez	4	2010	2013	18.2
Cole Hamels	4	2010	2013	17.4
Jered Weaver	4	2010	2013	16.8
C.C. Sabathia	4	2010	2013	16.6
Roy Halladay	4	2010	2013	16.3
David Price	4	2010	2013	13.8
R.A. Dickey	4	2010	2013	13.8

2000's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Randy Johnson	10	2000	2009	50.0
Johan Santana	10	2000	2009	46.7
Curt Schilling	8	2000	2007	45.9
Roy Halladay	10	2000	2009	45.3
Pedro Martinez	10	2000	2009	45.0
Javier Vazquez	10	2000	2009	44.2
Roy Oswalt	9	2001	2009	43.6
Mark Buehrle	10	2000	2009	41.1
Mike Mussina	9	2000	2008	40.8
Tim Hudson	10	2000	2009	40.7

1990's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Roger Clemens	10	1990	1999	68.9
Greg Maddux	10	1990	1999	66.8
David Cone	10	1990	1999	53.2
Randy Johnson	10	1990	1999	52.0
Tom Glavine	10	1990	1999	50.2
Kevin Brown	10	1990	1999	48.0
Kevin Appier	10	1990	1999	47.8
Chuck Finley	10	1990	1999	44.8
John Smoltz	10	1990	1999	43.3
Mike Mussina	9	1991	1999	42.2

1980's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Dave Stieb	10	1980	1989	48.7
Bert Blyleven	10	1980	1989	37.7
Fernando Valenzuela	10	1980	1989	36.2
Roger Clemens	6	1984	1989	35.8
Bob Welch	10	1980	1989	35.7
Orel Hershiser	7	1983	1989	35.5
Dwight Gooden	6	1984	1989	32.8
Bret Saberhagen	6	1984	1989	32.3
John Tudor	10	1980	1989	31.5
Charlie Hough	10	1980	1989	30.9

1970's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Tom Seaver	10	1970	1979	69.9
Phil Niekro	10	1970	1979	65.2
Gaylord Perry	10	1970	1979	57.6
Bert Blyleven	10	1970	1979	57.5
Jim Palmer	10	1970	1979	55.9
Fergie Jenkins	10	1970	1979	54.3
Steve Carlton	10	1970	1979	48.6
Wilbur Wood	9	1970	1978	42.2
Rick Reuschel	8	1972	1979	42.0
Nolan Ryan	10	1970	1979	41.8

1960's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bob Gibson	10	1960	1969	59.9
Juan Marichal	10	1960	1969	57.3
Don Drysdale	10	1960	1969	49.4
Sandy Koufax	7	1960	1966	45.3
Jim Bunning	10	1960	1969	44.8
Jim Maloney	10	1960	1969	39.1
Larry Jackson	9	1960	1968	37.1
Sam McDowell	9	1961	1969	29.8
Dean Chance	9	1961	1969	29.1
Whitey Ford	8	1960	1967	27.8

1950's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Robin Roberts	10	1950	1959	62.8
Warren Spahn	10	1950	1959	62.4
Billy Pierce	10	1950	1959	43.7
Early Wynn	10	1950	1959	42.4
Bob Rush	10	1950	1959	33.3
Don Newcombe	8	1950	1959	32.9
Ned Garver	10	1950	1959	31.8
Bob Lemon	9	1950	1958	31.6
Johnny Antonelli	8	1950	1959	31.6
Whitey Ford	8	1950	1959	29.6

1940's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Hal Newhouser	10	1940	1949	56.3
Dizzy Trout	10	1940	1949	41.1
Bob Feller	7	1940	1949	37.6
Bucky Walters	9	1940	1948	32.8
Harry Brecheen	8	1940	1949	32.6
Dutch Leonard	10	1940	1949	29.9
Mort Cooper	9	1940	1949	29.0
Claude Passeau	8	1940	1947	28.8
Rip Sewell	10	1940	1949	26.9
Nels Potter	9	1940	1949	26.8

1930's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Lefty Grove	10	1930	1939	74.4
Carl Hubbell	10	1930	1939	56.6
Wes Ferrell	10	1930	1939	54.6
Red Ruffing	10	1930	1939	48.6
Dizzy Dean	9	1930	1939	45.1
Mel Harder	10	1930	1939	42.0
Lefty Gomez	10	1930	1939	39.2
Tommy Bridges	10	1930	1939	35.1
Lon Warneke	10	1930	1939	34.8
Larry French	10	1930	1939	34.7

1920's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Pete Alexander	10	1920	1929	50.5
Dazzy Vance	8	1922	1929	48.9
Urban Shocker	9	1920	1928	48.3
Red Faber	10	1920	1929	45.0
Burleigh Grimes	10	1920	1929	44.0
Dolf Luque	10	1920	1929	40.9
Herb Pennock	10	1920	1929	39.9
George Uhle	10	1920	1929	39.8
Eppa Rixey	10	1920	1929	38.8
Walter Johnson	8	1920	1927	36.8

1910's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Walter Johnson	10	1910	1919	117.0
Pete Alexander	9	1911	1919	70.0
Eddie Cicotte	10	1910	1919	48.3
Hippo Vaughn	10	1910	1919	41.9
Babe Ruth	6	1914	1919	41.1
Ray Caldwell	10	1910	1919	36.7
Ed Walsh	8	1910	1917	35.4
Babe Adams	9	1910	1919	34.8
Joe Wood	9	1910	1919	33.6
Slim Sallee	10	1910	1919	32.9

1900's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Cy Young	10	1900	1909	79.1
Christy Mathewson	10	1900	1909	71.6
Eddie Plank	9	1901	1909	58.7
Rube Waddell	10	1900	1909	56.8
Joe McGinnity	9	1900	1908	49.8
Vic Willis	10	1900	1909	49.2
Addie Joss	8	1902	1909	41.6
Jack Chesbro	10	1900	1909	41.4
Doc White	9	1901	1909	39.5
Bill Donovan	10	1900	1909	38.4

1890's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Kid Nichols	10	1890	1899	96.9
Cy Young	10	1890	1899	86.7
Amos Rusie	8	1890	1898	71.0
Ted Breitenstein	9	1891	1899	50.7
Jack Stivetts	10	1890	1899	45.2
Clark Griffith	8	1891	1899	42.4
Nig Cuppy	8	1892	1899	39.3
Frank Dwyer	10	1890	1899	38.8
Sadie McMahon	8	1890	1897	38.6
Kid Gleason	10	1890	1899	38.2

1880's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Tim Keefe	10	1880	1889	77.7
Charley Radbourn	10	1880	1889	67.4
Jim McCormick	8	1880	1887	64.2
Pud Galvin	10	1880	1889	60.7
Mickey Welch	10	1880	1889	60.5
John Clarkson	7	1882	1889	56.3
Jim Whitney	9	1881	1889	55.3
Charlie Buffinton	8	1882	1889	51.8
Bob Caruthers	6	1884	1889	50.0
Tony Mullane	8	1881	1889	47.9

1870's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Tommy Bond	6	1874	1879	61.5
Al Spalding	8	1871	1878	59.2
Bobby Mathews	8	1871	1879	40.0
Candy Cummings	6	1872	1877	36.4
Jim Devlin	5	1873	1877	33.9
Dick McBride	6	1871	1876	30.2
George Zettlein	6	1871	1876	27.7
George Bradley	4	1875	1879	16.7
Cherokee Fisher	8	1871	1878	16.0
John Ward	2	1878	1879	14.1

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James