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A list of all players who have ever played Starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, with photos of the players when available. These Cleveland Indians Starting pitchers are listed by popularity, so the top of this list features only the best Cleveland Indians Starting pitchers of all time. The Cleveland Indians have a rich history with the MLB, and they owe a lot of their success to their talented Starting pitchers. This list answers the question, "Who are the greatest Cleveland Indians Starting pitchers of all time?" Items include everything from Randy Johnson to CC Sabathia.

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A list of all players who have ever played Starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers, with photos of the players when available. These Texas Rangers Starting pitchers are listed by popularity, so the top of this list features only the best Texas Rangers Starting pitchers of all time. The Texas Rangers have a rich history with the MLB, and they owe a lot of their success to their talented Starting pitchers. This list answers the question, "Who are the greatest Texas Rangers Starting pitchers of all time?" The list you're viewing has a variety of items, like Alex Rodriguez and Nolan Ryan, in it.

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A list of all players who have ever played Starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, with photos of the players when available. These San Francisco Giants Starting pitchers are listed by popularity, so the top of this list features only the best San Francisco Giants Starting pitchers of all time. The San Francisco Giants have a rich history with the MLB, and they owe a lot of their success to their talented Starting pitchers. This list answers the question, "Who are the greatest San Francisco Giants Starting pitchers of all time?" This list has a variety of items, like Barry Bonds and Deion Sanders, in it.

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A list of all players who have ever played Starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, with photos of the players when available. These Minnesota Twins Starting pitchers are listed by popularity, so the top of this list features only the best Minnesota Twins Starting pitchers of all time. The Minnesota Twins have a rich history with the MLB, and they owe a lot of their success to their talented Starting pitchers. This list answers the question, "Who are the greatest Minnesota Twins Starting pitchers of all time?" This list below has everything from Randy Johnson to CC Sabathia.

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A list of all players who have ever played Starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, with photos of the players when available. These New York Yankees Starting pitchers are listed by popularity, so the top of this list features only the best New York Yankees Starting pitchers of all time. The New York Yankees have a rich history with the MLB, and they owe a lot of their success to their talented Starting pitchers. This list answers the question, "Who are the greatest New York Yankees Starting pitchers of all time?" Examples include Randy Johnson and Rickey Henderson.

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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 best starting pitchers of all time?" and "Who are the greatest <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-starting-pitchers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">MLB starting pitchers</a>?"

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Jake Peavy

Jacob Edward Peavy (born May 31, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants. He bats and throws right-handed.
While with the Padres, he won the 2007 NL Cy Young Award after recording the Pitching Triple Crown that year. He was traded from the White Sox to the Red Sox in 2013 and helped them to a World Series title later that season. One year later, he was traded to the San Francisco Giants, where he also helped them win a World Series title later in the season. He became the first starting pitcher in Major League history to win two consecutive World Series with two teams in two leagues, including being traded by his former team at the trade deadline. He is one of seven players in MLB history to have won back-to back World Series championships on different teams, the other six being Ben Zobrist, Jack Morris, Bill Skowron, Clem Labine, Don Gullett, and Ryan Theriot.
Peavy wore the number 44 throughout his career. When he was traded to the San Francisco Giants, he took number 43, as 44 was retired in honor of Willie McCovey. After struggling in the middle of the 2014 season, he changed to 22.

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are one of the most famous and most popular teams in Major League Baseball history, whether&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-boston-red-sox-pitchers-ever/ranker-baseball" target="_blank">top Red Sox pitchers</a>&nbsp;or top hitters. The number of all-time greats to play for the Red Sox is only comparable to their longtime hated rivals the New York Yankees. The names on this list are impressive, and you&#39;ll find many of them on the list for the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-baseball-players-of-all-time" target="_blank">greatest baseball players of all time.</a> Among the best Boston Red Sox of all time&nbsp;are all-stars, MVPs, batting champs, hall of famers and World Series winners. After an 86-year wait, the Red Sox broke the Curse of the Bambino when they won the World Series in 2004. The Curse of the Bambino&#39;s central figure, Babe Ruth, widely considered one of the best hitters to ever play the game, was originally on the Red Sox before they traded him to New York in 1918. The trade flipped history as the Red Sox gave their best player to the rival Yankees and baseball history was forever changed.

Ted Williams is widely considered to be one of the greatest Red Sox of all time. In his 19 years, Williams won the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/2020-al-mvp-predictions/pedro-cerrano?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">American League MVP</a> twice, batting champion six times (a career average of .344), a two-time Triple Crown winner and All-Star seventeen times. Williams could have had an even better career numbers wise had he not served in the U.S. military during World War II. He is also the last player to hit over .400 in a season, which was in 1941.&nbsp;

During the latter years, players like Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, Jonathan Papelbon and Dustin Pedroia are a handful of Red Sox who are considered some of the best players in franchise history. These players played critical roles in the team&#39;s recent championships.

These are the greatest Boston Red Sox of all time. If there&#39;s a name missing from this list, feel free to add him. Here&#39;s your chance to select who should be named the greatest Red Sox player of all time.

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The best starting pitchers in baseball history have one vital quality in common: their ability to win. There are so many different ways to define a great pitcher: pitch velocity, outstanding command of their pitch locations and can have ridiculous movement on their breaking stuff. The best starting pitchers have a special quality that makes them more dominant than their contemporaries. They have the rare ability to reach back and get a key out when it's absolutely necessary. Many baseball fans love a starting pitcher who can throw in the high-90s and even low-100s. Throughout his 27-year career, Nolan Ryan hit those high-water marks. The pitcher nicknamed the Ryan Express is widely considered one of the best power pitchers of all time alongside Bob Gibson, Pedro Martinez and a few others. On the opposite side sits pitchers like Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine from the successful Atlanta Braves teams from the '90s. These pitchers were able to make up for their lack of pitch power by having arguably the best pitch placement in baseball history.Here is your opportunity to vote on which starting pitcher can be considered the best in baseball history.This Ultimate List will determine by your vote who can be considered the best starting pitcher of all time.

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This is a list of the greatest San Francisco Giants players ever, whether&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-san-francisco-giants-pitchers-ever/ranker-baseball" target="_blank">top Giants pitchers</a>&nbsp;or top hitters. With 23 Hall of Famers and the most wins in Major League Baseball history, the San Francisco Giants can stake claim to being the most successful franchise in baseball this side of the New York Yankees. Known for many years as the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-york-giants-kickers-ever/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">New York Giants</a>, the club has 7 World Series championships to its name. The first 5 came while the team was in New York, while the last two have come in the past few years (2010, 2012). Many of the biggest names and brightest stars have played for the Giants franchise through the years.&nbsp;

Willie Mays is one of the most popular players to ever play the game. The &quot;Say Hey Kid&quot; made one of the most famous plays in baseball history. In the 1954 World Series versus Cleveland, Mays made an improbable basket catch that saved the game and helped the Giants on the way to the championship.Mays won two MVP awards and holds the All-Star record of most All-Star Games played, a whopping 24, which ties him with Hank Aaron &amp; Stan Musial. He considered the best player of the New York Giants era and one of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-baseball-players-of-all-time">the greatest baseball players of all time</a>.

On the other end of the popularity spectrum is one of baseball&#39;s surliest and most controversial sluggers, Barry Bonds. Leaving Pittsburgh for San Francisco in 1993, Bonds won 7 MVP Awards, 5 with the Giants, and made the All Star game 14 times. Bonds is currently the all time leader in home runs with 762 and has the most in a single season with 73. While his career will be forever debated because of his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs, no one can doubt that Barry Bands is one of the greatest Giants ever.

This is a list of the Greatest San Francisco Giants of All Time. If you see someone who should be on this list, feel free to add him. Vote and rerank this list as you deem fit.

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This is a list of the greatest San Diego Padres players in team history, whether the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-san-diego-padres-pitchers-ever/ranker-baseball" target="_blank">top Padres pitchers</a> or top hitters. Besides beautiful weather and a ballpark that&#39;s considered one of the best in all of baseball, the San Diego Padres haven&#39;t had a lot going for them in the club&#39;s history. But when the team has had success, it usually means either a division title or a deep playoff run. The Padres have won the NL West five times and have played in two World Series. Unfortunately for the Padres, they ran into buzzsaws in the form of the Detroit Tigers in 1984 and one of the greatest New York Yankees teams of all time in 1998. That being said, a lot of great players have spent their best years in San Diego, despite their lack of winning history.

The Padres can count one of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-hitters-in-baseball-history?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best hitters of all time</a> as their own. For 20 years, Tony Gwynn was one of the steadiest hitters in all of baseball, which cemented him as one of the greatest Padres ever. While he didn&#39;t swing the most powerful bat, Gwynn could be counted on to hit well over .300 for most of his career. He won eight NL batting titles in his career and had a chance to reach baseball immortality in 1994 when he was knocking on the door of hitting .400 before the player&#39;s strike ruined that. Gwynn was a 15-time All Star and was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2007, receiving an eyeopening 97.6 percent of the vote, one of the highest in Hall of Fame history.

This is a list of the Greatest San Diego Padres of All Time. If you see someone who should be on this list, feel free to add him. Vote and rerank this list as you deem fit.

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This is a list of the greatest Chicago White Sox players in team history. Established in 1894, the Chicago White Sox are one of the classic major league franchises. Known as the the Pale Hose, the ChiSox or in some quarters, the Black Sox, the White Sox featured some of the best players ever during the formative years of professional baseball. During the early twentieth century, the White Sox had one of the best teams in baseball. The team won several World Series with the likes of Eddie Cicotte, Red Faber and Reb Russell on the hill, while the acquisition of Shoeless Joe Jackson from Cleveland helped catapult the squad to the 1917 World Series title. After the Black Sox scandal saw many of the White Sox's best players banned from baseball, they had moderate success.In the early '90s, behind the strength of slugger Frank Thomas, the White Sox were always competing for the American League's Central Division title. Nicknamed the Big Hurt, Thomas was one of baseball's biggest stars during his playing days. Thomas is a four-time Silver Slugger Award winner (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000), and two-time AL MVP (1993, 1994). He won the AL batting title in 1997, was named AL Comeback Player of the Year in 2000. The White Sox retired his trademark number 35 in 2010 and a statue of Thomas was erected in front of U.S. Cellular Field in 2011. With a team that has as rich of a history as the White Sox, there are going to be many players who should be on the list of the greatest White Sox players of all time. If there's a player who should be on this list and isn't, feel free to add him. Here's your chance to support who you think is the greatest Chicago White Sox player in the team's illustrious history. Vote up or down whomever you think deserves the honor!

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How many celebrities named Jake can you think of? The famous Jakes and Jacobs below have many different professions, including notable actors named Jake, famous musicians named Jacob, and even athletes named Jake.

Jake Gyllenhaal is certainly one of the most famous Jakes on this list. After making his film debut at the age of 10 in City Slickers, Gyllenhaal went on to star in Donnie Darko, Zodiac, and Prisoners. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in Brokeback Mountain.

Another of the famous people with the first name Jake is Jake LaMotta. The famous boxer had 30 wins by KO in his career. He was portrayed by Robert De DeNiro in the 1980 film Raging Bull.

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The best pitchers in San Diego Padres&nbsp;history are all part of a long legacy of stellar pitching that stretches back to the beginnings of the franchise. 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 Padres becoming a successful franchise.

Former stars like starting pitchers Kevin Brown and Jake Peavy appear below, as well as Hall of Fame pitchers like Goose Gossage and Gaylord Perry. Of course, there is Trevor Hoffman, who played nearly his entire&nbsp;lengthy career as part of the Padres roster.

So vote up the top pitchers in <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-san-diego-padres-of-all-time/ranker-baseball?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">San Diego Padres history</a>. 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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Ranking the greatest athletes from every sport to ever don those magic jersey numbers.

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The best players to wear number 22 on their jersey include a wide variety of&nbsp;top names from different sports. It has become one of the most respected numbers in all of sports due to the legacies established by players representing it proudly. NFL stars like the Dallas Cowboys'&nbsp;Emmitt Smith, Bob Hayes,&nbsp;and Paul Krause created some amazing career highlights as&nbsp;football players who wore 22.Some of the basketball legends to sport the number include NBA stars Clyde Drexler, Moses Malone, and Larry Nance. Baseball players like Rickey Henderson, Roger Clemens, and Clayton Kershaw have all worn 22 in MLB at some point as well. Hockey is also strongly represented with Brett Hull and Mike Bossy among others to sport the number in the NHL.So check out the list of famous athletes who wore 22 and help decide who deserves to rank the highest for wearing this iconic jersey number. Vote up your favorite athletes to wear the number 22, then head over and check out some other iconic jersey numbers, including the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-athletes-who-wore-23/ranker-sports" target="_blank">best players to wear No. 23</a>.

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Just because an MLB player retires does not mean his legacy won&rsquo;t live on. The average career length for MLB players is 5.6 years, based on a recent study. Many of the players on this list have played for much longer than the average. In this time they have played through countless injuries and made the most out of their careers. Look to the retired numbers on each team to get an idea of the most memorable players to walk onto the diamond.

While Jake Peavy was a Cy Young winner in his career and Koji Uehara won a World Series, the most prominent MLB player to retire in 2019 was Ichiro Suzuki. One of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-hitters-in-baseball-history?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">greatest hitters of all time</a>, Ichiro Suzuki retired after playing a final professional series in Japan, leaving <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-memorable-ichiro-suzuki-moments/ranker-baseball" target="_blank">one last incredible moment</a> in a career full of them.

Look to this list for a running record of baseball players retiring in 2019. Check back regularly to see if older players like Peter Moylan retire this year. Vote up the players who declared their retirement in 2019 and had the biggest impact on the game during their career.

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