One of many latest members of the New York Yankees was the very best lefthanded beginning pitcher of the previous half-decade.
Max Fried, who went 54-25 for the Braves between 2020 and 2024, signed with the Yanks earlier this month. He spent the primary eight years of his profession with Atlanta.
Fried posted the very best earned run common (2.81) amongst all lefty starters over the five-year span. And he positioned second to Houston’s Framber Valdez in wins. Valdez racked up 60 victories within the 2020-2024 interval, adopted by Fried with 54.
However the important thing to at the moment’s rankings was Fried’s preeminence in total base worth (OBV), which matches a given pitcher’s efficiency in opposition to that of a mean main leaguer.
Fried allowed opponents to achieve 1,047 bases throughout the half-decade by means of hits, walks, hit batters, stolen bases, and sacrifices. A typical big-league pitcher would have yielded 1,353 bases beneath the identical workload. Fried’s complete was 306 decrease, translating to an OBV of plus-306.
Valdez completed because the runner-up amongst lefty starters with a five-year OBV of plus-289, adopted by Detroit’s Tarik Skubal at plus-184.
Right this moment’s rankings are confined to lefthanded pitchers who labored a minimum of 500 innings over the previous half-decade. Their OBVs are decided by their complete stats, together with any aid appearances.
Scroll right down to see the half-decade’s 10 finest lefthanded starters. Every is listed with fundamental stats for 2020-2024: innings pitched, wins, losses, earned run common, and total base worth.
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1. Max Fried (IP 659.0, W-L 54-25, ERA 2.81) — OBV +306
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2. Framber Valdez (IP 781.0, W-L 60-33, ERA 3.12) — OBV +289
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3. Tarik Skubal (IP 571.1, W-L 41-31, ERA 3.37) — OBV +184
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4. Julio Urias (IP 533.0, W-L 51-18, ERA 3.09) — OBV +177
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5. Blake Snell (IP 590.2, W-L 38-30, ERA 3.15) — OBV +144
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6. Ranger Suarez (IP 541.0, W-L 34-27, ERA 3.39) — OBV +114
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7. Carlos Rodon (IP 557.2, W-L 46-32, ERA 3.63) — OBV +91
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8. Sean Manaea (IP 690.2, W-L 42-34, ERA 4.17) — OBV +69
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9. Jordan Montgomery (IP 685.1, W-L 35-34, ERA 4.06) — OBV +52
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10. Tyler Anderson (IP 725.2, W-L 42-40, ERA 4.03) — OBV +16
