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Don Sutton

1966 Los Angeles Dodgers

71.87

Tom Glavine

1988 Atlanta Braves

70.47

Red Ruffing

1925 Boston Red Sox

68.87

Frank Tanana

1974 California Angels

67.93

Ted Lyons

1924 Chicago White Sox

66.15

Early Wynn

1942 Washington Senators

65.90

Phil Niekro

1967 Atlanta Braves

65.64

Tommy John

1965 Chicago White Sox

65.54

Greg Maddux

1988 Chicago Cubs

64.83

Gaylord Perry

1964 San Francisco Giants

63.53

Livan Hernandez

1998 Florida Marlins

62.89

Nolan Ryan

1972 California Angels

62.14

Jamie Moyer

1987 Chicago Cubs

62.09

Sad Sam Jones

1918 Boston Red Sox

61.55

Earl Whitehill

1924 Detroit Tigers

60.24

Steve Carlton

1967 St. Louis Cardinals

59.96

Warren Spahn

1947 Boston Braves

59.69

Roger Clemens

1986 Boston Red Sox

59.04

Mike Mussina

1992 Baltimore Orioles

58.60

Bert Blyleven

1970 Minnesota Twins

58.03

Jack Morris

1979 Detroit Tigers

57.86

Jerry Koosman

1968 New York Mets

57.53

Fergie Jenkins

1966 Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs

57.25

Mark Buehrle

2001 Chicago White Sox

57.21

CC Sabathia

2001 Cleveland Indians

55.98

Andy Pettitte

1995 New York Yankees

55.31

Bobo Newsom

1934 St. Louis Browns

55.07

Cy Young

1890 Cleveland Spiders

54.83

Kenny Rogers

1993 Texas Rangers

54.70

Tom Seaver

1967 New York Mets

54.40

Eppa Rixey

1912 Philadelphia Phillies

53.92

Bump Hadley

1927 Washington Senators

53.63

Robin Roberts

1949 Philadelphia Phillies

53.17

Chuck Finley

1988 California Angels

53.11

Burleigh Grimes

1917 Pittsburgh Pirates

52.47

Paul Derringer

1931 St. Louis Cardinals

52.34

David Wells

1990 Toronto Blue Jays

52.12

Mike Torrez

1970 St. Louis Cardinals

51.83

Urban 'Red' Faber

1914 Chicago White Sox

51.54

Steve Trachsel

1994 Chicago Cubs

51.30

Randy Johnson

1990 Seattle Mariners

51.10

Waite Hoyt

1921 New York Yankees

50.83

John Burkett

1990 San Francisco Giants

50.59

Bob Friend

1952 Pittsburgh Pirates

50.38

Jim Kaat

1961 Minnesota Twins

50.27

Javier Vazquez

1998 Montreal Expos

49.81

Adonis Terry

1884 Brooklyn Atlantics

49.74

John Lackey

2003 Anaheim Angels

49.33

Bartolo Colon

1998 Cleveland Indians

49.24

Mel Harder

1930 Cleveland Indians

49.15

Orel Hershiser

1984 Los Angeles Dodgers

48.79

Rick Porcello

2009 Detroit Tigers

48.49

Dennis Martinez

1977 Baltimore Orioles

48.11

Bob Knepper

1977 San Francisco Giants

47.98

A. J. Burnett

2001 Florida Marlins

47.65

Zack Greinke

2005 Kansas City Royals

47.44

Jon Lester

2008 Boston Red Sox

47.42

Milt Pappas

1959 Baltimore Orioles

47.33

Brad Radke

1995 Minnesota Twins

46.42

Herb Pennock

1919 Boston Red Sox

46.37

Jack Quinn

1910 New York Highlanders

46.29

Rick Reuschel

1973 Chicago Cubs

46.20

Mike Moore

1984 Seattle Mariners

46.20

Bobby Witt

1988 Texas Rangers

46.18

John Smoltz

1989 Atlanta Braves

46.09

Guy Bush

1925 Chicago Cubs

46.00

Charlie Hough

1982 Texas Rangers

45.73

Tim Wakefield

1995 Boston Red Sox

45.64

Billy Pierce

1949 Chicago White Sox

45.43

Kevin Millwood

1998 Atlanta Braves

45.04

Mickey Lolich

1964 Detroit Tigers

45.03

Bob Welch

1980 Los Angeles Dodgers

44.80

Jeff Suppan

1999 Kansas City Royals

44.78

Dennis Eckersley

1975 Cleveland Indians

44.68

Jack Powell

1897 Cleveland Spiders

44.55

Joe Niekro

1967 Chicago Cubs

44.52

Larry Jackson

1955 St. Louis Cardinals

44.47

Curt Simmons

1948 Philadelphia Phillies

44.47

Grover Cleveland "Pete" Alexander

1911 Philadelphia Phillies

44.36

Doyle Alexander

1973 Baltimore Orioles

44.32

Tom Zachary

1920 Washington Senators

44.23

Gus Weyhing

1887 Philadelphia Athletics

44.22

Lee Meadows

1915 St. Louis Cardinals

44.14

Chick Fraser

1896 Louisville Colonels

43.96

Barry Zito

2001 Oakland Athletics

43.72

James Shields

2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

43.71

Jerry Reuss

1971 St. Louis Cardinals

43.59

Justin Verlander

2006 Detroit Tigers

43.51

Bill Gullickson

1981 Montreal Expos

43.50

Pud Galvin

1875 St. Louis Brown Stockings

43.31

Kevin Appier

1990 Kansas City Royals

43.13

Andy Benes

1990 San Diego Padres

42.97

Danny MacFayden

1927 Boston Red Sox

42.94

Tommy Bridges

1931 Detroit Tigers

42.89

Bobby Mathews

1871 Fort Wayne Kekiongas

42.57

Carl Hubbell

1929 New York Giants

42.44

Jim Perry

1960 Cleveland Indians

41.89

Pedro Astacio

1993 Los Angeles Dodgers

41.88

Max Scherzer

2009 Arizona Diamondbacks

41.75

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Mark Langston

1984 Seattle Mariners

41.71

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Larry Wayne Scofield says:

February 28, 2022 at 6:43 am

I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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