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Title: <\/font> BASEBALL’S BEST: The TRUE Hall of Famers<\/strong> <\/font>
\nAuthor: <\/font> Michael Hoban, Ph.D. <\/font>
\n Formats: <\/font> PDF (ebook) | Paperback <\/font>
\n<\/font> Pages: <\/font> 223<\/font><\/p>\n

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The Best Pitchers of the 20th Century<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Here is a list of the top 40 starting pitchers of the century according to the NEWS Hall of Fame Gauge.<\/o><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/o>There are only 49 pitchers who have definite Hall of Fame numbers according to NEWS (see below).<\/o><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

All numbers include the 2007 season.<\/p>\n

Bold<\/strong> <\/span>= <\/span>Hall of Famer<\/o><\/span><\/p>\n

Italic <\/span>= <\/span>Active Player in 2007<\/o><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

CWS <\/span>= <\/span>Career Win Shares<\/o><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

CV <\/span>= <\/span>Core Value (sum of win shares for 10 best seasons)<\/o><\/span><\/p>\n

NEWS <\/span>= <\/span>Career Value <\/span>(Non-traditional Evaluative Win Shares) <\/o><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>= <\/span>CV <\/span>+ <\/span>.25(CWS \u00e2\u20ac\u201c CV)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nPlayer<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nCWS<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nCV<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nNEWS<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/strong><\/td>\nWalter Johnson <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>560<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n380<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>425<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/strong><\/td>\nPete Alexander<\/font>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/font>476<\/font>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/font>331<\/font>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/font>367<\/font>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/strong><\/td>\nChristy Mathewson<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>426<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>335<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>358<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/strong><\/td>\nLefty Grove<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>391<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>301<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>324<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/em><\/td>\nRoger Clemens<\/font>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		<\/font>437<\/font>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		<\/font>260<\/font>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		<\/font>304<\/font>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/strong><\/td>\nWarren Spahn<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>412<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>259<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>297<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/strong><\/td>\nTom Seaver<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>388<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>255<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>288<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/strong><\/td>\nEddie Plank<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>361<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>259<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>285<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/em><\/td>\nGreg Maddux<\/font>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		<\/font>392<\/font>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		<\/font>246<\/font>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		<\/font>283<\/font>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/strong><\/td>\nGaylord Perry<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>369<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>243<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>275<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/strong><\/td>\nBob Gibson<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>317<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>258<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>273<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/strong><\/td>\nMordecai Brown<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>296<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>264<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>272<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/strong><\/td>\nSteve Carlton<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>366<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>240<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>272<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/strong><\/td>\nPhil Niekro<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>374<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>235<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>270<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/strong><\/td>\nJoe McGinnity<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>269<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>269<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>269<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/strong><\/td>\nRobin Roberts<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>339<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>246<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>269<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/strong><\/td>\nJim Palmer<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>312<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>252<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>267<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/strong><\/td>\nVic Willis<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>293<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>257<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>266<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/strong><\/td>\nCarl Hubbell<\/font>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/font>305<\/font>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/font>248<\/font>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/font>262<\/font>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/strong><\/td>\nEd Walsh<\/font>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/font>265<\/font>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/font>259<\/font>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		<\/font>261<\/font>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.<\/strong><\/td>\nFergie Jenkins<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>323<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>233<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>256<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22.<\/strong><\/td>\nBob Feller<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>292<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>239<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>252<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23.<\/em><\/td>\nRandy Johnson<\/font>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		<\/font>309<\/font><\/em><\/td>\n<\/font>230<\/font>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		<\/font>250<\/font>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24.<\/td>\nBert Blyleven<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>339<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>218<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>248<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25.<\/td>\nWilbur Cooper<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>266<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>239<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>246<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26.<\/strong><\/td>\nBurleigh Grimes<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>286<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>231<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>245<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27.<\/strong><\/td>\nHal Newhouser<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>264<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>234<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>242<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28.<\/td>\nJack Powell <\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>287<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>227<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>242<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29.<\/strong><\/td>\nEppa Rixey<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>315<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>217<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>242<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30.<\/strong><\/td>\nRed Ruffing<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>322<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>212<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>240<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31.<\/strong><\/td>\nEarly Wynn<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>309<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>217<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>240<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32.<\/strong><\/td>\nJuan Marichal<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>263<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>229<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>238<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33.<\/td>\nCarl Mays <\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>256<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>230<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>237<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34.<\/strong><\/td>\nTed Lyons<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>312<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>210<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>236<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35.<\/strong><\/td>\nStan Coveleski<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>245<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>231<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>235<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36.<\/strong><\/td>\nRube Waddell <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>240<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>231<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>233<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37.<\/td>\nGeorge Mullin <\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>255<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>224<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>232<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38.<\/em><\/td>\nTom Glavine<\/font><\/em><\/td>\n<\/font>314<\/em><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>203<\/font><\/em><\/td>\n<\/font>231<\/font><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39.<\/strong><\/td>\nJim Bunning <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>257<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>221<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>230<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40.<\/strong><\/td>\nDon Drysdale <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>258<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>221<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>230<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

The NEWS HOF Gauge has established a benchmark of 235 for a starting pitcher to have definite <\/st1>HOF<\/st1> numbers. <\/span>So, the last five pitchers on this list did not reach that mark. <\/span>This does not mean that Don Drysdale, for example, does not belong in the Hall of Fame. <\/span>It simply means that his numbers are not as conclusive as others.<\/o><\/span><\/p>\n

Other Pitchers with Hall of Fame Numbers<\/o><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The following three groups of pitchers also have <\/st1>HOF<\/st1> numbers according to the NEWS HOF Gauge.<\/o><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n
300 Career Win Shares<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Player<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nCWS<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nCV<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nNEWS<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nolan Ryan <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>334<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>191<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>227<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Don Sutton <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>319<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>187<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>220<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dennis Eckersley <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>301<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>183<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>213<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
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180 NEWS in fewer than 2400 Innings – Starters\/Relievers<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Player<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nCWS<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nCV<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nNEWS<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Addie Joss<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>191<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>191<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>191<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sandy Koufax<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>194<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>190<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>191<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hoyt Wilhelm<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>256<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>168<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>190<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goose Gossage <\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>223<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>173<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>186<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dizzy Dean <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>181<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>180<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>180<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
150 NEWS in fewer than 1700 Innings – Relievers<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Player<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nCWS<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nCV<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nNEWS<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mariano Rivera<\/font><\/em><\/td>\n<\/font>190<\/font><\/em><\/td>\n<\/font>170<\/font><\/em><\/td>\n<\/font>175<\/font><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lee Smith <\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>198<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>152<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>164<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bruce Sutter <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>168<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>163<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>164<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dan Quisenberry <\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>157<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>155<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>156<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/strong><\/font>Rollie Fingers<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>188<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>144<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>155<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

As noted above, only forty-nine (49) 20th<\/sup> century pitchers have definite Hall of Fame numbers according to the NEWS <\/st1>HOF<\/st1> Gauge.<\/o><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/o><\/span><\/strong>The Other Hall of Fame Pitchers – Do Not Have HOF Numbers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Player<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nCWS<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nCV<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nNEWS<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red Faber <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>292<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>206<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>228<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bob Lemon <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>232<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>223<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>225<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dazzy Vance <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>241<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>216<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>222<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitey Ford<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/font>261<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/font>202<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>217<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jack Chesbro<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>209<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>209<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>209<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waite Hoyt <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>262<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>189<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>207<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Herb Pennock <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>240<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>188<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>201<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chief Bender <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>231<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>186<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>197<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Catfish Hunter<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/font>206<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/font>184<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/font>190<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rube Marquard<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>208<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>180<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>187<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lefty Gomez<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/font>185<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>182<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/font>183<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jesse Haines<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>207<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>155<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/font>168<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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