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The Top Ranked Starting Pitchers of the 1950s

 

Notes: Players are only ranked in the position they played the most during this decade.

Ranking Explanation

 

Rnk Athlete Overall Decade Rank
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Early Wynn 7
3 Billy Pierce 8
4 Bob Turley 10
5 Whitey Ford 11
6 Robin Roberts 14
7 Sam Jones 16
8 Johnny Antonelli 17
9 Don Newcombe 21
10 Sal Maglie 26
11 Allie Reynolds 28
12 Jack Harshman 29
13 Mike Garcia 30
14 Curt Simmons 32
15 Bob Lemon 33
16 Harvey Haddix 35
17 Vic Raschi 37
18 Bob Buhl 43
19 Bob Rush 48
20 Frank Sullivan 51
21 Bobby Shantz 53
22 Eddie Lopat 54
23 Vinegar Bend Mizell 55
24 Frank Lary 58
25 Carl Erskine 60
26 Jim Bunning 62
27 Virgil Trucks 66
28 Lew Burdette 67
29 Mickey McDermott 69
30 Herb Score 70
31 Billy Loes 73
32 Preacher Roe 75
33 Bob Friend 76
34 Dick Donovan 77
35 Mel Parnell 78
36 Bob Feller 79
37 Larry Jansen 80
38 Johnny Podres 82
39 Gene Conley 89
40 Billy O'Dell 91
41 Billy Hoeft 92
42 Don Drysdale 93
43 Paul Foytack 94
44 Ewell Blackwell 99
45 Camilo Pascual 103
46 Jim Hearn 104
47 Johnny Sain 106
48 Bob Grim 107
49 Ray Narleski 108
50 Don Mossi 109
51 Steve Gromek 112
52 Tom Sturdivant 113
53 Tom Brewer 114
54 Connie Johnson 115
55 Ruben Gomez 117
56 Jack Sanford 121
57 Tommy Byrne 125
58 Warren Hacker 127
59 Roger Craig 128
60 Art Ditmar 129
61 Ken Raffensberger 131
62 Don Larsen 135
63 Sandy Koufax 136
64 Saul Rogovin 138
65 Joe Dobson 139
66 Vern Bickford 140
67 Jim Perry 141
68 Stu Miller 142
69 Gary Bell 143
70 Carl Willey 144
71 Willard Schmidt 146
72 Ralph Branca 150
73 Max Lanier 151
74 Ray Crone 152
75 Howie Pollet 155
76 Milt Pappas 158
77 Moe Drabowsky 162
78 Erv Palica 163
79 Dick Drott 164
80 Chet Nichols Jr. 166
81 Juan Pizarro 168
82 Karl Drews 169
83 Cloyd Boyer 171
84 Ned Garver 174
85 Bubba Church 177
86 Arnie Portocarrero 178
87 Bud Daley 180
88 Bob Porterfield 181
89 Art Houtteman 184
90 Cal McLish 185
91 Bob Shaw 186
92 Murry Dickson 187
93 Bill Wight 189
94 Walt Masterson 190
95 Ben Wade 192
96 Connie Marrero 197
97 Vern Law 199
98 Ted Gray 202
99 Joe Nuxhall 203
100 Gerry Staley 204
101 Brooks Lawrence 209
102 Ike Delock 218
103 Chuck Stobbs 219
104 Bob Kuzava 220
105 Jerry Walker 223
106 Dean Stone 226
107 George Susce 227
108 Jim Wilson 228
109 Max Surkont 229
110 Dizzy Trout 232
111 Jim Owens 233
112 Don Liddle 234
113 Larry Jackson 237
114 Sandy Consuegra 238
115 Ray Herbert 240
116 Glen Hobbie 241
117 Harry Byrd 246
118 Harry Brecheen 247
119 Duke Maas 248
120 Don R. Johnson 249
121 Johnny Klippstein 254
122 Don Elston 256
123 Jim Brosnan 257
124 Frank Hiller 264
125 Mel Queen Sr. 266
126 Russ Meyer 271
127 Ron Kline 272
128 Willie Ramsdell 275
129 Curt Raydon 291
130 Fred Baczewski 293
131 Duane Pillette 304
132 Wally Burnette 307
133 Ray Moore 308
134 Ralph Terry 313
135 Jim Davis 314
136 Mike F. McCormick 316
137 Dave Koslo 325
138 Dick Littlefield 327
139 Bob Cain 329
140 Mudcat Grant 331
141 Danny McDevitt 333
142 Mike Fornieles 336
143 Bob Keegan 341
144 Herm Wehmeier 342
145 Art Fowler 344
146 Hal Newhouser 345
147 Dave Sisler 348
148 Sheldon Jones 349
149 Bob Trowbridge 350
150 Alex Kellner 361
151 Johnny Schmitz 364
152 Don Cardwell 367
153 Al Worthington 374
154 Barry Latman 375
155 Fred Hutchinson 376
156 Willard Nixon 381
157 Tom Poholsky 383
158 Stan Williams 386
159 Lou Kretlow 388
160 Hal Brown 394
161 Sid Hudson 401
162 Johnny Kucks 403
163 Dave Hillman 408
164 Jack Urban 417
165 Jackie Collum 419
166 Paul Minner 420
167 Ken Holcombe 429
168 Dan Bankhead 433
169 Don Kaiser 434
170 Ray Semproch 446
171 Lefty Chambers 450
172 Bob Purkey 451
173 Jerry Casale 452
174 Marion Fricano 453
175 Pedro Ramos 463
176 Red Munger 465
177 Joey Jay 469
178 Luis Arroyo 482
179 Ernie Broglio 486
180 Bill Macdonald 492
181 Johnny Lindell 496
182 Bob Anderson 500
183 Joe Presko 501
184 Ray Scarborough 504
185 Bill Monbouquette 506
186 Jake Thies 508
187 Howie Fox 509
188 Julio Moreno 511
189 Ramon Monzant 518
190 Curt Barclay 541
191 Randy Gumpert 551
192 Corky Valentine 557
193 Al Widmar 569
194 Bob Wiesler 578
195 Hal Griggs 584
196 Art Ceccarelli 596
197 Gary Blaylock 599
198 Jim O'Toole 613
199 Dick Starr 626
200 Dick Fowler 627
201 Charlie Bishop 633
202 Hank Wyse 634

 

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