Comparisons
- Jacob deGrom (1326 IP, 2.52 ERA, 10.91 K/9, 2.06 BB/9, 2.62 FIP, 1.00 WHIP, 25.0% K-BB)
- Chris Sale (1582 IP, 3.06 ERA, 11.10 K/9, 2.08 BB/9, 2.92 FIP, 1.04 WHIP, 25.2% K-BB)
- Max Scherzer (2663 IP, 3.12 ERA, 10.73 K/9, 2.35 BB/9, 3.10 FIP, 1.07 WHIP, 23.1% K-BB)
According to the stats, Jacob deGrom is the better overall pitcher of the three. Note that Scherzer has over 1,000 more innings pitched however. Between Sale and Scherzer, the edge goes to Sale. However, Scherzer has pitched much more innings.
Let’s now compare the pitchers that took up four spots on the leaderboards.
- Stephen Strasburg (1470 IP, 3.24 ERA, 10.55 K/9, 2.41 BB/9, 3.02 FIP, 1.10 WHIP, 22.3% K-BB)
- Pedro Martinez (2720 IP, 2.95 ERA, 10.04 K/9, 2.42 BB/9, 2.91 FIP, 1.05 WHIP, 21.2% K-BB)
According to the stats, the edge would seemingly go to Pedro Martinez. Note that Martinez has pitched over 1,250 more innings than Strasburg.
Let’s compare the pitchers who took up three spots.
- Clayton Kershaw (2577 IP, 2.48 ERA, 9.79 K/9, 2.19 BB/9, 2.76 FIP, 1.00 WHIP, 21.4% K-BB)
- Gerrit Cole (1650 IP, 3.23 ERA, 10.53 K/9, 2.31 BB/9, 3.13 FIP, 1.10 WHIP, 22.7% K-BB)
According to the stats, it appears that Kershaw would beat out Gerrit Cole.
And lastly, let’s compare the pitchers that took up two spots.
- Greg Maddux (5008 IP, 3.16 ERA, 6.06 K/9, 1.80 BB/9, 3.26 FIP, 11.6% K-BB)
- Yu Darvish (1488 IP, 3.50 ERA, 10.81 K/9, 2.90 BB/9, 3.46 FIP, 21.4% K-BB)
And according to the stats, Maddux, even though he pitched almost 4,000 more innings than Darvish has so far in his career, seems to have the better stats.