Pitcher PIV Leaders

About Pitcher PIV

Pitcher PIV measures pitching dominance by combining FIP-based performance with workload. The formula is:

Pitcher PIV = (lgFIP - FIP) × IP × 25 × [1.0 + (IP/TeamIP) × 0.3]

This captures both quality (FIP vs league average) and quantity (innings pitched with an availability bonus). Positive values indicate above-average pitching, while negative values indicate below-average performance. Learn more about Pitcher PIV

Career Pitcher PIV Leaders

Top 100 pitchers by total career Pitcher PIV - the most dominant pitching careers in baseball history.

Rank Player Total Pitcher PIV Seasons Avg Pitcher PIV/Season Total IP
1 Roger Clemens 146187 24 6091 4916.6
2 Cy Young 141581 23 6156 7356.1
3 Greg Maddux 133484 25 5339 5008.3
4 Walter Johnson 128888 21 6138 5914.7
5 Randy Johnson 122353 24 5098 4135.4
6 Pedro Martinez 113262 18 6292 2827.5
7 Nolan Ryan 111119 27 4116 5386.0
8 Curt Schilling 98242 21 4678 3261.0
9 John Smoltz 91869 22 4176 3473.2
10 Clayton Kershaw 91708 17 5395 2742.6
11 Lefty Grove 88824 17 5225 3940.6
12 Christy Mathewson 83420 18 4634 4788.8
13 Kevin Brown 82036 19 4318 3256.3
14 Pete Alexander 81277 21 3870 5189.9
15 Tom Seaver 78997 22 3591 4782.6
16 Gaylord Perry 78181 25 3127 5350.5
17 Dazzy Vance 76950 18 4275 2966.6
18 Mike Mussina 76572 18 4254 3562.8
19 Steve Carlton 76356 27 2828 5217.3
20 Bert Blyleven 74513 24 3105 4969.9
21 Paul Derringer 74474 16 4655 3645.1
22 Max Scherzer 70204 19 3695 2877.9
23 Rube Waddell 69526 14 4966 2961.5
24 Bob Gibson 69512 17 4089 3884.4
25 Justin Verlander 66914 21 3186 3415.5
26 Roy Halladay 66319 16 4145 2749.3
27 Warren Spahn 65375 22 2972 5243.9
28 Kid Nichols 64315 16 4020 5067.3
29 Ed Walsh 63349 14 4525 2964.4
30 Don Sutton 63002 25 2520 5282.3
31 Sandy Koufax 62911 12 5243 2324.4
32 Carl Hubbell 61852 16 3866 3590.4
33 Chris Sale 61048 14 4361 1958.4
34 Zack Greinke 58069 22 2640 3389.3
35 Tim Keefe 57937 15 3862 5049.6
36 Don Drysdale 57449 14 4104 3432.0
37 Andy Pettitte 57293 18 3183 3315.9
38 Jacob deGrom 56360 11 5124 1366.9
39 Dwight Gooden 55346 18 3075 2800.7
40 Roy Oswalt 55092 14 3935 2245.4
41 Bob Feller 54668 18 3037 3827.1
42 Bret Saberhagen 53051 17 3121 2562.6
43 Eddie Plank 52771 17 3104 4495.8
44 Rick Reuschel 52645 21 2507 3548.5
45 Eppa Rixey 52571 21 2503 4494.6
46 Mariano Rivera 52555 19 2766 1283.7
47 Dizzy Dean 51833 12 4319 1967.3
48 Dutch Leonard 51021 20 2551 3218.5
49 Gerrit Cole 50909 12 4242 1953.9
50 Robin Roberts 50042 21 2383 4688.7
51 Juan Marichal 48737 16 3046 3507.2
52 Johan Santana 48704 12 4059 2025.7
53 Hal Newhouser 48577 17 2857 2993.0
54 Whitey Ford 47863 16 2991 3170.4
55 David Cone 47001 19 2474 2898.8
56 Toad Ramsey 45720 7 6531 2100.7
57 Bob Friend 45574 17 2681 3611.1
58 Mike Garcia 45500 14 3250 2174.8
59 Claude Passeau 45244 14 3232 2719.5
60 Jim Bunning 44731 18 2485 3760.2
61 Adam Wainwright 44529 18 2474 2668.4
62 Felix Hernandez 44283 15 2952 2729.8
63 Steve Rogers 44186 13 3399 2837.8
64 Babe Adams 44183 19 2325 2995.3
65 Jack Quinn 43996 24 1833 3920.5
66 Charles Bender 43799 16 2737 3017.0
67 Amos Rusie 43508 10 4351 3778.6
68 CC Sabathia 42945 20 2147 3577.4
69 Jerry Koosman 42851 20 2143 3839.3
70 Jim Whitney 42655 10 4266 3496.3
71 Cliff Lee 41546 15 2770 2156.7
72 Stephen Strasburg 41360 13 3182 1470.0
73 Dennis Eckersley 40959 25 1638 3285.6
74 Hoyt Wilhelm 40849 26 1571 2254.2
75 Tim Hudson 40340 17 2373 3126.5
76 Fergie Jenkins 40266 20 2013 4500.4
77 Tom Glavine 40103 22 1823 4413.0
78 Tommy John 39636 28 1416 4710.1
79 Billy Pierce 39595 18 2200 3306.5
80 J. R. Richard 38918 10 3892 1606.0
81 Jon Matlack 38780 13 2983 2363.0
82 Billy Wagner 38465 17 2263 903.0
83 Ron Guidry 37872 14 2705 2392.1
84 Shane Reynolds 37722 13 2902 1791.6
85 Larry French 37457 15 2497 3152.0
86 Orel Hershiser 37082 18 2060 3130.4
87 Trevor Hoffman 37047 19 1950 1089.1
88 David Price 36973 16 2311 2143.7
89 Bob Veale 36597 14 2614 1926.0
90 John Clarkson 36359 13 2797 4536.4
91 Bob Rush 36182 14 2584 2410.5
92 Corey Kluber 36000 13 2769 1641.7
93 Deacon Phillippe 35988 13 2768 2607.1
94 Javier Vazquez 35874 14 2562 2840.1
95 Jose Rijo 35716 14 2551 1879.9
96 Noodles Hahn 35498 8 4437 2029.3
97 Herb Pennock 35346 23 1537 3571.6
98 Derek Lowe 35068 19 1846 2671.4
99 Jason Schmidt 34861 16 2179 1996.4
100 Zack Wheeler 34766 10 3477 1578.5

Single-Season Pitcher PIV Leaders

Top 100 individual seasons by Pitcher PIV - the most dominant pitching seasons in baseball history.

Rank Player Year Team Pitcher PIV Games GS IP FIP
1 Pedro Martinez 1999 BOS 18448 31 29 213.3 1.46
2 Scott Stratton 1890 LS2 15710 50 49 431.0 2.85
3 Toad Ramsey 1887 LS2 15487 65 64 561.0 3.12
4 Randy Johnson 2001 ARI 15025 35 34 249.7 2.28
5 Roger Clemens 1997 TOR 14892 34 34 264.0 2.34
6 Kevin Brown 1998 SDN 14876 36 35 257.0 2.29
7 Pedro Martinez 2000 BOS 14726 29 29 217.0 2.24
8 Randy Johnson 2000 ARI 14602 35 35 248.7 2.60
9 Sandy Koufax 1965 LAN 14098 43 41 335.7 2.61
10 Hugh Daily 1884 CHU 13992 56 56 484.7 2.00
11 Walter Johnson 1910 WS1 13988 45 42 370.0 2.26
12 Randy Johnson 2004 ARI 13965 35 35 245.7 2.45
13 Randy Johnson 1999 ARI 13957 35 35 271.7 2.83
14 J. R. Richard 1979 HOU 13920 38 38 292.3 2.67
15 Walter Johnson 1912 WS1 13457 50 37 369.0 2.38
16 Jim Whitney 1883 BSN 13334 62 56 514.0 2.24
17 Sandy Koufax 1963 LAN 13293 40 40 311.0 2.57
18 Lefty Grove 1930 PHA 13287 50 32 291.0 2.79
19 Randy Johnson 1995 SEA 13257 30 30 214.3 2.18
20 Mike Scott 1986 HOU 13203 37 37 275.3 2.59
21 John Smoltz 1996 ATL 13129 35 35 253.7 2.67
22 Toad Ramsey 1886 LS2 13120 67 67 588.7 2.69
23 Bob Feller 1946 CLE 13056 48 42 371.3 2.97
24 Dwight Gooden 1985 NYN 12909 35 35 276.7 2.64
25 Curt Schilling 2002 ARI 12858 36 35 259.3 2.63
26 Matt Kilroy 1886 BL2 12805 68 68 583.0 2.70
27 Pedro Martinez 1997 MON 12674 31 31 241.3 2.48
28 Tim Keefe 1888 NY1 12585 51 51 434.3 2.51
29 Sandy Koufax 1966 LAN 12478 41 41 323.0 2.72
30 Bob Gibson 1970 SLN 12454 34 34 294.0 2.85
31 Bert Blyleven 1973 MIN 12365 40 40 325.0 2.95
32 Jacob deGrom 2018 NYN 12260 32 32 217.0 2.02
33 Ed Walsh 1908 CHA 12214 66 49 464.0 2.52
34 Dwight Gooden 1984 NYN 12103 31 31 218.0 2.12
35 Greg Maddux 1996 ATL 12097 35 35 245.0 2.76
36 Clayton Kershaw 2015 LAN 12014 33 33 232.7 2.06
37 Ed Walsh 1911 CHA 12000 56 37 368.7 2.60
38 Greg Maddux 1995 ATL 11985 28 28 209.7 2.36
39 Greg Maddux 1997 ATL 11969 33 33 232.7 2.52
40 Zack Greinke 2009 KCA 11960 33 33 229.3 2.43
41 Dupee Shaw 1884 BSU 11874 39 38 315.7 1.64
42 Curt Schilling 1997 PHI 11828 35 35 254.3 2.71
43 Curt Schilling 1998 PHI 11799 35 35 268.7 2.83
44 Tim Lincecum 2009 SFN 11666 32 32 225.3 2.45
45 Tom Seaver 1971 NYN 11658 36 35 286.3 2.68
46 Steve Carlton 1972 PHI 11639 41 41 346.3 2.81
47 Hal Newhouser 1946 DET 11617 37 34 292.7 2.78
48 Bill Hutchison 1892 CHN 11606 75 70 622.0 3.40
49 Dazzy Vance 1924 BRO 11556 35 34 308.3 2.80
50 Ed Walsh 1910 CHA 11535 45 36 369.7 2.51
51 Christy Mathewson 1908 NY1 11518 56 44 390.7 2.39
52 Steve Carlton 1980 PHI 11481 38 38 304.0 2.87
53 Dazzy Vance 1925 BRO 11460 31 31 265.3 2.79
54 Corbin Burnes 2021 MIL 11377 28 28 167.0 1.66
55 Steve Carlton 1982 PHI 11376 38 38 295.7 2.90
56 Guy Hecker 1884 LS2 11336 75 73 670.7 2.45
57 Cy Young 1896 CL4 11305 51 46 414.3 3.27
58 Ben Sheets 2004 MIL 11286 34 34 237.0 2.80
59 Rube Waddell 1904 PHA 11205 46 46 383.0 2.37
60 Greg Maddux 1994 ATL 11142 25 25 202.0 2.46
61 John Clarkson 1887 CHN 11117 60 59 523.0 3.34
62 Pete Alexander 1915 PHI 11068 49 42 376.3 2.61
63 Randy Johnson 2002 ARI 11066 35 35 260.0 2.90
64 Bob Gibson 1969 SLN 11012 35 35 314.0 2.99
65 Roger Clemens 1998 TOR 10936 33 33 234.7 2.71
66 Nolan Ryan 1973 CAL 10932 41 39 326.0 3.12
67 Walter Johnson 1913 WS1 10927 48 36 346.0 2.54
68 Roger Clemens 1988 BOS 10851 35 35 264.0 2.61
69 Rube Waddell 1903 PHA 10833 39 38 324.0 2.32
70 Ron Guidry 1978 NYA 10817 35 35 273.7 2.81
71 Harry Brecheen 1948 SLN 10717 33 30 233.3 2.91
72 Greg Maddux 1998 ATL 10711 34 34 251.0 2.87
73 Van Mungo 1936 BRO 10706 45 37 311.7 3.17
74 Roy Halladay 2011 PHI 10672 32 32 233.7 2.37
75 Chris Sale 2017 BOS 10657 32 32 214.3 2.50
76 Mark Prior 2003 CHN 10621 30 30 211.3 2.64
77 Pedro Martinez 2003 BOS 10602 29 29 186.7 2.38
78 Toad Ramsey 1890 SL4 10594 44 40 348.7 3.05
79 Pedro Martinez 2002 BOS 10575 30 30 199.3 2.48
80 Vida Blue 1971 OAK 10548 39 39 312.0 2.95
81 Carl Hubbell 1933 NY1 10544 45 33 308.7 2.93
82 Kevin Brown 1996 FLO 10541 32 32 233.0 2.91
83 Bob Feller 1940 CLE 10509 43 37 320.3 3.25
84 Kid Nichols 1890 BSN 10490 48 47 424.0 3.27
85 Tom Seaver 1970 NYN 10455 37 36 290.7 3.09
86 Smoky Joe Wood 1912 BOS 10437 43 38 344.0 2.60
87 Kevin Brown 1999 LAN 10369 35 35 252.3 3.21
88 Gerrit Cole 2019 HOU 10336 33 33 212.3 2.63
89 Roger Clemens 1987 BOS 10306 36 36 281.7 3.24
90 Ed Morris 1886 PT1 10228 64 63 555.3 2.82
91 Sam McDowell 1965 CLE 10218 42 35 273.0 2.76
92 Tim Lincecum 2008 SFN 10141 34 33 227.0 2.68
93 Greg Maddux 2000 ATL 10112 35 35 249.3 3.29
94 Tom Seaver 1975 NYN 10100 36 36 280.3 2.96
95 Nolan Ryan 1987 HOU 10073 34 34 211.7 2.80
96 Bobby Mathews 1885 PH4 10066 48 48 422.3 2.48
97 Roger Clemens 1990 BOS 10062 31 31 228.3 2.57
98 Old Hoss Radbourn 1883 PRO 10007 76 68 632.3 2.61
99 Sam McDowell 1969 CLE 9970 39 38 285.0 2.98
100 Clayton Kershaw 2014 LAN 9957 27 27 198.3 1.88