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List of the most famous starting pitchers, with pictures of the players when available. This list of greatest starting pitchers is listed by popularity, so the most recognizable starting pitchers are at the top of the list. People often debate over who the best starting pitcher of all time is, so use this list to see who you might want to put in the running for that title. The historic starting pitchers below may be currently active, while others have long retired from the game. Some of these players may be utility players, meaning they didn't always play starting pitcher during their time in the MLB.List items include Randy Johnson, CC Sabathia and many more. This list answers the questions, "Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-starting-pitchers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best starting pitchers</a> of all time?" and "Who are the greatest MLB starting pitchers?"

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Patrick Corbin

Patrick Alan Corbin (born July 19, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Arizona Diamondbacks. At Cicero – North Syracuse High School, Corbin did not pitch for his high school's baseball team until his junior season. He played college baseball at Mohawk Valley Community College and Chipola College. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim drafted Corbin in the second round of the 2009 MLB draft. The Angels traded Corbin to the Diamondbacks in 2010 as part of a package for Dan Haren. Corbin made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks in 2012, and was named an All-Star in 2013. Corbin missed the 2014 season due to an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. He returned to the Diamondbacks in 2015, but struggled, and was removed from the starting rotation in 2016. After returning to the rotation in 2017, Corbin started for the Diamondbacks on Opening Day in 2018.

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Who are the best baseball players right now?&nbsp;&nbsp;From rookies to veterans, the best MLB players&nbsp;consistently prove their talent on the field. From expert pitchers to top short stops to highlight reel catching outfielders&nbsp;these great current&nbsp;Major League Baseball players&nbsp;have made names for themselves by being better than the rest. There's sure to be plenty of debate around the&nbsp;best current MLB players. Who are the best baseball players right now? Which of the best Major League Baseball&nbsp;players right now do you love?When it comes to the&nbsp;best current player in the MLB today,&nbsp;Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-baseball-players-of-all-time" target="_blank">two of the most iconic and celebrated players to ever compete</a>, deserve to be high up in the&nbsp;rankings, but a number of other challengers for the title—such as the defending champion Freddie Freeman who moved to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason&nbsp;and the reigning NL MVP Shohei Ohtani. Not to mention other MLB stars like Mookie Betts, Jose Altuve,&nbsp;Cody Bellinger, and Jose Abreu.Vote up the best current baseball players right now in order to move them up the list, or click "rerank" to customize an order of your own.

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Who are the best current MLB pitchers? Who's&nbsp;the most dominant <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-pitchers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">pitcher of</a> the 2021 season? That remains to be seen, but for now, these pitchers are among the best. They are also among the <a href="/crowdranked-list/top-50-current-best-baseball-players" target="_blank">best current baseball players</a>. Vote for the current MLB&nbsp;pitchers you believe are the best, vote down any who aren't performing well and feel free to add new potential breakout stars, too. You can also re-rank this list in any order you choose.Any list of the best current MLB pitchers should include one of the highest paid pitchers in the MLB, Justin Verlander. Other great starters on the list include Clayton Kershaw (one of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-mlb-left-handed-pitchers/ranker-baseball" target="_blank">best left-handed pitchers</a>), Zack Greinke, and the Cubs'' Jake Arrieta. But this list is not limited to the best starting pitchers. Closers like Aroldis Chapman&nbsp;and Trevor Rosenthal deserve as much credit to their teams’s success as anyone on the starting rotation.&nbsp;That's what this list is about: The MLB pitchers that you think are worth the big bucks, because they are, quite simply, the best. Will any of the current good MLB pitchers on this list ultimately wind up on a list of the <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-baseball-players-of-all-time" target="_blank">greatest baseball players of all time</a>? For now, cast your votes for who you think are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-time-best-hitting-pitchers/ranker-baseball?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best pitchers in baseball</a> right now.

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Sports stars are one part celebrity, one part athlete. Like so many celebrities, some sports stars are prone to scandal. These sports stars were involved some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/biggest-boxing-controversies/dannyrichman?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">biggest controversies</a> of all time, and many remain controversial figures to this day despite being retired.O.J Simpson is perhaps the biggest controversial athlete of all time, for &quot;not killing his ex-wife&quot; in 1994. Remember when one of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-top-nba-players-of-all-time">best NBA players</a>&nbsp;of all time, LeBron James, took his talents to South Beach? That was definitely a case of a sports star who caused controversy. And then, of course, there's Anna Kournikova, who has caused controversy simply for <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/songs-about-beauty/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">being beautiful</a>.Which athletes do you think are the most controversial of all time? What is your definition of controversy? Is it off-the-field antics like the domestic drama surrounding Tiger Woods, or is it on-the-court antics like John McEnroe's famous profane meltdowns?Which is worse, steroids or biting off someone's ear? The choice is yours! Vote up the stars who've caused the most controversy and if we missed any scandalous athletes, add them to the controversial sport stars list!

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This is a list of the greatest Arizona Diamondbacks ever. Along with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Arizona Diamondbacks are baseball's youngest franchise. However, this doesn't mean that the franchise is devoid of talent or Hall of Fame players. In 2001, the club made history when it defeated the New York Yankees in seven games to win its first World Series after only three years of existence. Many of the best players in Diamondbacks history were on that championship team including two of the best Diamondbacks ever in pitchers Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling. The Diamondbacks dynamic duo almost singlehandedly mowed down hitters en route to the franchise's only championship. They are considered two of the greatest pitchers of their generation and the city was fortunate to have them as members of the Arizona Diamondbacks roster for years.Luis Gonzalez is considered the greatest hitter to don Diamondbacks colors. Like the rest of the franchise, Gonzalez's best season came in 2001 when he had an eye-opening 57 home runs, 142 RBIs along with 100 walks. Looking to follow in Gonzalez's footsteps is Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Already one of baseball's feared hitters, Goldschmidt's breakout 2013 campaign landed him a berth in the All Star game in only his third season. He is already considered one of the greatest Diamondbacks to play the game.&nbsp;This list of the greatest Arizona Diamondbacks players of all time encompasses the club's greatest players in its short history. If you see someone missing from this list, free to add him. Vote the Arizona Diamondbacks player who you consider to be the best in its history.

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Opening Day 2019 is around the corner, and while MLB managers focus on&nbsp;setting their roster and choosing an opening day starter, fantasy baseball managers have their eyes set on crafting the perfect team dominate all summer long. Now that fans have had a chance to see how teams like the Bryce Harper-enhanced Philadelphia Phillies and the reigning champion Boston Red Sox look in spring training, they have a clearer idea of which players are primed for a breakout year.

For fantasy managers, the difference between a championship trophy and a last-place tattoo can come down to the guys they draft at the start of the season. There are plenty of players that experts and sabermetricians think are sure things in 2019, but there will inevitably be some busts in <a href="http://www.espn.com/fantasy/baseball/story/_/id/25825509/fantasy-baseball-rankings-head-head-categories-league-top-300-positional-ranks" target="_blank">ESPN&#39;s top 50 fantasy baseball players</a>. These players have a lot more work to do if they want to be considered amongst the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-baseball-players-of-all-time" target="_blank">best baseball players of all time</a>, but one elite season is all it takes to live on in personal fantasy baseball infamy.&nbsp;

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This is a list of the greatest Washington Nationals ever, whether&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-washington-nationals-pitchers-ever/ranker-baseball" target="_blank">top Nationals pitchers</a>&nbsp;or top hitters. Before moving to Washington after the 2004 season, the Montreal Expos were known as one of the most star-crossed franchises in baseball history. Despite the team&#39;s amazing talent and some of the best players ever, the Expos were never able to win a championship. The Expos of the early &#39;80s featured two of the top players in Expos/Washington Nationals history in Gary Carter and Andre Dawson. Both of these players are in the Baseball Hall of Fame and are the only players to wear Expos caps on their Hall of Fame plaques. The 1994 Expos team was broken up due to the player&#39;s strike and economics. At the time of the strike, the Expos had the best record in baseball and appeared to be on a collision course with the New York Yankees or Chicago White Sox in that year&#39;s World Series. That team featured some of the best players in team history including Pedro Martinez, Larry Walker, Marquis Grissom, John Wetteland and Moises Alou. After the strike, the team never recovered and moved to Washington and became the Nationals.

The Nationals early years in Washington D.C. were not successful. The team finished in the National League East&#39;s basement from 2005 through 2010 before the Nationals&#39; young talent finally flourished. The franchise&#39;s mainstay has been third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. At this early stage in Nationals history, Zimmerman is considered one of the best players to play in Washington D.C. The Nationals have their hopes pinned to youngsters Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper, both of whom were a part of the team&#39;s first National League East Division title in 2012, the franchise&#39;s first since 1981 in Montreal.

This is the list of the best Washington Nationals of all time. It also includes the greatest Montreal Expos players in history. If you see someone missing from this list, fee free to add him. Vote or rerank this list according to the way you deem fit. &nbsp;

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Left-handed pitchers have long been the downfall of a many a batter in baseball. Whether batters struggle to locate the ball before it leaves the pitcher's hand&nbsp;or those curveballs coming from the opposite side are just too tough to hit, lefties often dominate from the mound. Moreover, the best left-handed pitchers in baseball right now are some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-mlb-pitchers/ranker-baseball" target="_blank">top pitchers in the game</a>, period. From starting aces to lights-out closers, these southpaws are serious forces to be reckoned with–and they prove it pitch after pitch.When you think of the best current left-handed pitchers, you think Clayton Kershaw, Chris Sale, and Arodlis Chapman. Sure, there are plenty of other dominate lefties on the mound right now, but these three have been running things for years. Nevertheless, fellow left handers like David Price, Madison Bumgarner, and Hyun-jin Ryu&nbsp;are all equally as feared by batters—and many of these guys could go down as the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-left-handed-pitchers-of-all-time/ranker-baseball" target="_blank">greatest left-handed&nbsp;pitchers ever</a>. Of all these aces, however, who do you think is the best lefty pitcher currently playing in the MLB? Could they join the ranks of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-pitchers-of-all-time" target="_blank">best pitchers of all time</a>?Check out the list of current left-handed MLB pitchers below and vote up the hurlers you think are at the top of their class. You can also add other lefties to the list if you think they deserve it.

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Who are the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-time-best-hitting-pitchers/ranker-baseball?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best hitting pitchers</a> currently in the MLB? Also referred to as&nbsp;pitchers who rake, these are the guys who can put the ball in play and get on base—and they're rare cases. There's no denying the fact that the vast majority of MLB pitchers, both old and new, have never been the best at hitting. In fact, pitchers have always been known to be terrible hitters. They only get at-bats every five days or so, and the American League guys don't even have to step up to the plate. So&nbsp;while they may not be the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-mlb-batters/ranker-baseball" target="_blank">best hitters currently in the MLB</a>, these are the best hitting pitchers in baseball today.With the exception of Shohei Ohtani (who gets additional at-bats as a DH), Madison Bumgarner is easily one of the best hitting pitchers of his time, not to mention one of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-mlb-pitchers/ranker-baseball" target="_blank">best pitchers out right now</a>. He leads active pitchers in career home runs, and he belts them as hard as top batters in the league. Home runs aside, however, Zack Greinke and Adam Wainwright know how to put the ball in play—and they do if fairly often. Then you have the aforementioned sensation Shohei&nbsp;Ohtani, who may very well be the next Babe Ruth. Of all the pitchers who rake right now, he's certainly at the top of his class.&nbsp;Who do you think are the best current hitting pitchers in baseball? Whether you rank 'em by batting average or home runs, cast your votes below.

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Washington Nationals

The best pitchers in Washington Nationals&nbsp;history are all part of a long legacy of stellar pitching that stretches back to the beginnings of the franchise, when the team began as the Montreal Expos. Whether they were starters who became a key part of a winning pitching rotation or relievers who filled out the back end of the pitching staff, all of these players have been integral to the Nationals becoming a successful franchise.

Former stars like Steve Rogers and Dennis Martinez&nbsp;appear below, as well as&nbsp;Hall of Fame&nbsp;starting pitcher like Pedro Martinez and multiple <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-cy-young-award-winners/pedro-cerrano?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Cy Young winner</a> Max Scherzer. Of course, there is Stephen Strasburg, who began his career as part of the Nationals&nbsp;roster.

So vote up the top pitchers in Expos and Nationals history. Help choose the players who contributed the most to the franchise over the years and those who helped the team win games when it mattered.

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Who are the highest paid MLB players in 2022? The baseball players who make the most money are typically the best players in the game. To get to the level of earning millions of dollars, athletes must train relentlessly, compete at the highest level to win games, and generally possess freakish athletic ability. MLB stars&nbsp;who earn the most money are true international superstars who live impossibly luxurious lives on and off the diamond. Who is the highest paid baseball player in the world right now? Who are the&nbsp;richest MLB stars?The highest paid MLB pitchers&nbsp;Max Scherzer and Gerrit Cole&nbsp;earn the most money in the MLB, putting&nbsp;them&nbsp;among&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/highest-paid-athletes-2022/patrick-alexander">the highest paid athletes</a>&nbsp;of all time. Los Angeles Angels' outfielder&nbsp;Mike Trout is&nbsp;not far behind on the&nbsp;highest paid baseball players list, as are two of the best paid MLB pitchers&nbsp;Zack Greinke and Stephen Strasburg.Check out all the highest paid MLB players below, and come back when new MLB&nbsp;stars&nbsp;sign fat contracts to see how their salaries stack up!

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