Who Is The Best Pitcher In Baseball?

There’s no clear answer to this question, as it depends on a variety of factors. However, we can take a look at some of the top pitchers in baseball and see who stands out.

Clayton Kershaw

Clayton Kershaw, a left-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is widely considered to be the best pitcher in baseball. Kershaw has won the National League Cy Young Award three times, and he is a five-time All-Star. He has also led the league in ERA five times and in strikeouts six times. In 2011, Kershaw won the NL Triple Crown.

Three-time NL Cy Young Award winner

Clayton Kershaw is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed starting pitcher, Kershaw has played in the major leagues since 2008, and his career earned run average (ERA) and wins above replacement (WAR) are currently the lowest among active major league pitchers. He has been described throughout his career as a “power pitcher”, owing to his 90–95 mph fastball velocity, features a hard slider and an occasional curveball.

Kershaw was drafted seventh overall in the 2006 MLB draft. He worked his way through the Dodgers’ farm system in just one full season, and reached the majors at age 20. In 2009, he was named the National League (NL) Rookie of the Year. Kershaw pitched a no-hitter on June 18, 2014, becoming only the 22nd Dodger to do so, and is also one of 14 pitchers to have multiple no-hitters in their career. Since 2011, Kershaw has been a two-time NL Cy Young Award winner.

2014 NL MVP

Kershaw became the first pitcher to win the NL MVP and Cy Young in the same season since Bob Gibson in 1968. In Kershaw’s final start of the regular season, he pitched a no-hitter, striking out 15 batters in a 4-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The no-hitter was the 22nd in Dodgers franchise history and the first since Hideo Nomo’s in 1996. It was also the first at Dodger Stadium since Bill Singer’s on July 20, 1970, and Kershaw’s third of the season. With his no-hitter, Kershaw also set a new franchise record with 27 consecutive scoreless innings pitched at Dodger Stadium, surpassing Orel Hershiser’s previous mark of 26.

Seven-time All-Star

Clayton Kershaw is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed starting pitcher, Kershaw has played in the major leagues since 2008. He has been a member of the Dodgers organization since 2006, when he was drafted by them out of high school.

Kershaw was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 2006 MLB Draft, but he opted to not sign and instead attended college. He played collegiate baseball for one season with the Texas A&M Aggies, and then was selected seventh overall in the 2007 MLB Draft by the Dodgers. In his minor league career, he pitched for the Ogden Raptors, Jacksonville Suns, Chattanooga Lookouts and Albuquerque Isotopes. He made his major league debut on May 25th, 2008 against the St. Louis Cardinals; in that game, he pitched ​7 innings and gave up just ​one run on ​three hits while striking out ​seven batters.

Kershaw has been selected for seven All-Star teams (2011–2017) and is a three-time National League Cy Young Award winner (2011, 2013, 2014). He has also won four Silver Slugger Awards (2011–2014), as well as three NL Pitcher of the Month awards (July 2009; September 2011; April 2014).

Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer is one of the best pitchers in baseball. He has a career ERA of 3.03 and has won three Cy Young Awards. Scherzer is also a two-time World Series champion.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner

Max Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, is considered by many to be the best pitcher in baseball. He has led the National League in strikeouts in each of the last three seasons, and his 2.53 ERA over that span is the best among all qualified pitchers. Scherzer has also been extremely durable, averaging more than 200 innings pitched per season since 2013.

Seven-time All-Star

Max Scherzer is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers. A seven-time All-Star, he has won three Cy Young Awards, four ERA titles, and a World Series championship with the Nationals in 2019.

2015 World Series champion

Max Scherzer is a right-handed pitcher who plays for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. He has won three Cy Young Awards, two World Series, and was the National League championship series Most Valuable Player in 2019.

Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is currently the best pitcher in baseball.

Six-time All-Star

Verlander is a six-time All-Star and won the AL Cy Young Award in 2011. He is one of only four pitchers in Major League history to win the Cy Young Award and the MVP Award in the same season. He was also the AL Rookie of the Year in 2006.

2011 AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner

Justin Verlander is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played 14 seasons for the Detroit Tigers, with whom he was a member of the 2006 World Series championship team.

Verlander was born in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia and played college baseball for Old Dominion University. He was drafted by the Tigers with the second overall pick of the 2004 MLB draft.

Verlander made his major league debut on July 4, 2005. In 2006, he was named to the American League (AL) All-Star Team and led the major leagues in strikeouts. On June 12, 2007, Verlander pitched a no-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers; he struck out 12 batters and allowed four base runners.

In 2009, Verlander won both the Cy Young Award and AL MVP Award after leading MLB in wins (24), earned run average (2.40), strikeouts (269), and starts (34).

In 2010, Verlander led MLB in strikeouts for a second consecutive season; he was also runner-up for both awards that year. He became only one of six pitchers to record multiple 20-strikeout games in a season when he accomplished the feat on May 7 against the Toronto Blue Jays; he also did so on September 27 against Minnesota Twins setting an MLB record by striking out 11 batters in a row at one point during that game.[1][2] On August 31, 2011, Verlander was traded to Houston Astros.

2017 World Series champion

Justin Verlander is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers, with whom he spent all but two weeks of his major league career, from 2005 to 2017. A right-handed thrower and batter, Verlander stands 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighs 225 pounds (102 kg).