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2009 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers Rankings & Projections (#1-100)

(By Mike Inglett of Sport Fanatics - Developer of the Sport Fanatics Projections)

 

The rankings are based on projected statistics for the 2009 season. The player rankings were determined for a typical 5 X 5 rotisserie league by using wins, saves, ERA, WHIP and strikeouts for pitchers.  Final Spring Training update April 4, 2009

 

Catcher   First Base   Second Base   Shortstop   Third Base   OF (1-90)   OF (91-180)   DH

Starting Pitcher (1-100)    Starting Pitcher (101-200)   Relief Pitchers (1-100)   Relief Pitchers (101-200)

 

SP Rank PLAYER TEAM AGE POS FP W  L  S  IP  HA ER  BB  K  ERA  WHIP  CMD  K/9 
1 C.C. Sabathia NYY 28.7 SP 326.0 18 9 0 227.3 214 79 47 208 3.13 1.15 4.4 8.2
2 Johan Santana NYM 30.1 SP 322.1 18 7 0 213.0 189 69 55 203 2.92 1.15 3.7 8.6
3 Tim Lincecum SF 24.8 SP 321.0 16 7 0 211.0 173 69 80 239 2.94 1.20 3.0 10.2
4 Brandon Webb ARI 29.9 SP 313.3 18 8 0 229.3 208 80 63 184 3.14 1.18 2.9 7.2
5 Roy Halladay TOR 31.9 SP 298.1 17 8 0 218.7 207 78 38 169 3.21 1.12 4.4 7.0
6 Jake Peavy SD 27.9 SP 297.1 15 9 0 207.7 178 71 67 207 3.08 1.18 3.1 9.0
7 Dan Haren ARI 28.6 SP 291.5 16 9 0 216.7 210 82 46 196 3.41 1.18 4.3 8.1
8 Roy Oswalt HOU 31.6 SP 279.2 16 9 0 216.0 212 79 50 166 3.29 1.21 3.3 6.9
9 Cole Hamels PHI 25.3 SP 277.4 15 7 0 200.0 173 74 47 177 3.33 1.10 3.8 8.0
10 James Shields TB 27.3 SP 267.5 15 8 0 216.3 210 88 43 171 3.66 1.17 4.0 7.1
11 Felix Hernandez SEA 23.0 SP 263.8 14 11 0 207.0 199 78 68 188 3.39 1.29 2.8 8.2
12 Chad Billingsley LAD 24.7 SP 262.3 15 8 0 200.0 187 76 83 195 3.42 1.35 2.3 8.8
13 Josh Beckett BOS 28.9 SP 262.3 16 10 0 196.3 187 83 47 187 3.81 1.19 4.0 8.6
14 Javier Vazquez ATL 32.7 SP 258.3 14 11 0 204.3 193 88 54 200 3.88 1.21 3.7 8.8
15 A.J. Burnett NYY 32.3 SP 255.3 15 9 0 198.3 183 85 73 202 3.86 1.29 2.8 9.2
16 Edinson Volquez CIN 25.8 SP 255.2 15 9 0 198.7 181 81 89 200 3.67 1.36 2.2 9.1
17 Daisuke Matsuzaka BOS 28.5 SP 254.5 16 9 0 191.3 166 76 86 181 3.58 1.32 2.1 8.5
18 Cliff Lee CLE 30.6 SP 254.0 16 8 0 203.7 204 82 47 153 3.62 1.23 3.3 6.8
19 Zack Greinke KC 25.5 SP 252.1 14 9 0 201.7 198 82 54 180 3.66 1.25 3.3 8.0
20 Francisco Liriano MIN 25.4 SP 252.1 14 8 0 182.7 175 67 55 180 3.30 1.26 3.3 8.9
21 Scott Kazmir TB 25.2 SP 247.5 13 8 0 183.7 163 72 77 203 3.53 1.31 2.6 9.9
22 Ricky Nolasco FLA 26.3 SP 245.8 15 10 0 197.7 197 84 47 168 3.82 1.23 3.6 7.6
23 Adam Wainwright STL 27.6 SP 241.0 15 8 0 196.3 193 76 59 143 3.48 1.28 2.4 6.6
24 Ryan Dempster CHC 31.9 SP 240.1 14 10 0 194.7 175 79 81 172 3.65 1.31 2.1 8.0
25 Ted Lilly CHC 33.3 SP 239.4 15 10 0 201.7 190 92 67 177 4.11 1.27 2.6 7.9
26 Derek Lowe ATL 35.9 SP 238.9 14 11 0 203.7 199 81 52 138 3.58 1.23 2.7 6.1
27 Matt Cain SF 24.5 SP 235.3 11 12 0 206.7 184 85 84 182 3.70 1.30 2.2 7.9
28 John Lackey LAA 30.5 SP 234.8 14 8 0 188.0 182 77 47 153 3.69 1.22 3.3 7.3
29 Brett Myers PHI 28.6 SP 232.0 13 10 0 195.3 191 86 62 183 3.96 1.30 3.0 8.4
30 Jon Lester BOS 25.2 SP 230.2 14 7 0 199.3 195 81 71 148 3.66 1.33 2.1 6.7
31 Justin Verlander DET 26.1 SP 230.1 14 11 0 204.0 196 91 77 170 4.01 1.34 2.2 7.5
32 Kevin Slowey MIN 24.9 SP 230.0 14 8 0 181.0 186 72 31 140 3.58 1.20 4.5 7.0
33 Scott Baker MIN 27.5 SP 229.8 13 8 0 194.3 195 81 45 153 3.75 1.24 3.4 7.1
34 Joba Chamberlain NYY 23.5 SP 229.0 11 6 0 166.7 140 62 62 178 3.35 1.21 2.9 9.6
35 Matt Garza TB 25.4 SP 226.4 14 10 0 196.7 195 83 64 149 3.80 1.32 2.3 6.8
36 Aaron Harang CIN 30.9 SP 223.6 12 12 0 204.0 209 94 53 178 4.15 1.28 3.4 7.9
37 Yovani Gallardo MIL 23.1 SP 223.5 12 6 0 170.0 157 64 60 162 3.39 1.28 2.7 8.6
38 Chien-Ming Wang NYY 29.0 SP 222.6 17 7 0 194.0 193 81 56 100 3.76 1.28 1.8 4.6
39 Gil Meche KC 30.6 SP 221.7 12 10 0 207.0 209 91 73 171 3.96 1.36 2.3 7.4
40 Ervin Santana LAA 26.2 SP 219.5 12 8 0 170.0 159 70 43 159 3.71 1.19 3.7 8.4
41 Jered Weaver LAA 26.5 SP 218.5 13 8 0 182.3 179 78 53 154 3.85 1.27 2.9 7.6
42 Carlos Zambrano CHC 27.8 SP 216.9 14 9 0 191.7 174 85 88 155 3.99 1.37 1.8 7.3
43 John Danks CHW 24.0 SP 216.3 13 10 0 187.7 188 82 59 156 3.93 1.32 2.6 7.5
44 Jair Jurrjens ATL 23.2 SP 215.6 13 10 0 194.0 195 82 68 146 3.80 1.36 2.1 6.8
45 Josh Johnson FLA 25.2 SP 215.3 14 7 0 163.3 157 62 62 140 3.42 1.34 2.3 7.7
46 Erik Bedard SEA 30.1 SP 215.0 12 9 0 162.0 144 64 60 160 3.56 1.26 2.7 8.9
47 Max Scherzer ARI 24.7 SP 212.4 11 8 0 158.3 137 63 65 174 3.58 1.28 2.7 9.9
48 Mark Buehrle CHW 30.0 SP 209.9 13 11 0 211.0 233 93 51 126 3.97 1.35 2.5 5.4
49 Mike Pelfrey NYM 25.2 SP 207.9 14 10 0 194.3 201 83 63 120 3.84 1.36 1.9 5.6
50 Gavin Floyd CHW 26.2 SP 207.6 14 9 0 200.0 203 94 70 143 4.23 1.37 2.0 6.4
51 Bronson Arroyo CIN 32.1 SP 207.6 13 11 0 206.0 220 99 65 160 4.33 1.38 2.5 7.0
52 Oliver Perez NYM 27.6 SP 206.9 12 10 0 183.3 165 84 91 177 4.12 1.40 1.9 8.7
53 Chris Young SD 29.9 SP 205.2 10 10 0 176.7 152 75 73 162 3.82 1.27 2.2 8.3
54 Wandy Rodriguez HOU 30.2 SP 203.2 12 10 0 177.3 176 80 61 160 4.06 1.34 2.6 8.1
55 Joe Saunders LAA 27.8 SP 201.5 14 9 0 196.0 201 88 57 110 4.04 1.32 1.9 5.1
56 Clayton Kershaw LAD 21.0 SP 201.4 11 8 0 174.3 163 76 76 167 3.92 1.37 2.2 8.6
57 Ubaldo Jimenez COL 25.2 SP 201.0 12 11 0 193.3 181 90 95 165 4.19 1.43 1.7 7.7
58 Andy Sonnanstine TB 26.1 SP 198.0 12 11 0 193.7 203 92 39 132 4.27 1.25 3.4 6.1
59 Hiroki Kuroda LAD 34.2 SP 197.2 11 9 0 192.3 195 84 49 122 3.93 1.27 2.5 5.7
60 John Maine NYM 27.9 SP 197.1 12 9 0 166.0 149 74 70 151 4.01 1.32 2.2 8.2
61 Andy Pettitte NYY 36.8 SP 197.0 13 11 0 194.0 213 93 58 147 4.31 1.40 2.5 6.8
62 Rich Harden CHC 27.4 SP 196.2 10 4 0 135.0 104 47 60 146 3.13 1.21 2.4 9.7
63 Fausto Carmona CLE 25.3 SP 195.2 14 10 0 184.3 184 82 70 115 4.00 1.38 1.6 5.6
64 Johnny Cueto CIN 23.1 SP 193.7 10 11 0 184.3 180 90 61 172 4.40 1.31 2.8 8.4
65 Manny Parra MIL 26.4 SP 192.2 11 8 0 178.7 183 81 71 160 4.08 1.42 2.3 8.1
66 Paul Maholm PIT 26.8 SP 191.6 10 10 0 195.3 200 86 60 131 3.96 1.33 2.2 6.0
67 Joe Blanton PHI 28.3 SP 189.0 13 11 0 203.7 222 99 58 121 4.37 1.37 2.1 5.3
68 Jesse Litsch TOR 24.1 SP 187.5 12 12 0 190.3 200 84 51 102 3.97 1.32 2.0 4.8
69 Jeremy Guthrie BAL 30.0 SP 186.6 10 12 0 189.0 185 83 60 119 3.95 1.30 2.0 5.7
70 Armando Galarraga DET 27.2 SP 185.8 12 10 0 187.7 189 90 70 135 4.32 1.38 1.9 6.5
71 Kyle Lohse STL 30.5 SP 180.4 12 9 0 193.9 209 95 54 120 4.41 1.36 2.2 5.6
72 Ian Snell PIT 27.4 SP 179.8 9 11 0 187.3 195 89 73 162 4.28 1.43 2.2 7.8
73 Aaron Cook COL 31.6 SP 176.7 12 9 0 196.7 218 89 49 85 4.07 1.36 1.7 3.9
74 Todd Wellemeyer STL 30.6 SP 176.6 10 10 0 187.7 186 88 75 132 4.22 1.39 1.8 6.3
75 Braden Looper MIL 34.4 SP 176.3 12 13 0