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Do you want big names? Big numbers? Big personalities? Welcome to All-Time #MLBRank, our ranking of the top 100 players in baseball history.To create our list, an ESPN expert panel voted on thousands of head-to-head matchups of 162 players, based on both peak performance and career value.The top 100 will roll out next week. This week, we bring you the top 10 at each position. Thursday brings the top 10 infielders by position of all time, followed by pitchers and catchers on Friday.Have fun!TOP 10 LEFT-HANDED PITCHERSJoin the discussion by using the #MLBRank hashtag, and follow along?@BBTN?and on Facebook.10. Madison BumgarnerTeams San Francisco Giants (2009-present)Honors Four-time All-Star (2013-16), World Series MVP (14), two Silver Sluggers (14-15)Championships 3 - San Francisco (2010, 12, 14)Career stats* W-L: 95-62, 6 shutouts, 1,300.2 innings pitched, 2.93 ERA, 1,276 strikeouts, 1.096 WHIP*Stats as of July 10, 2016The playerHes having his best season yet and he has the legendary 2014 postseason that will live forever, but he has pitched in a low-scoring era (until this season) in a pitchers park, so he really shouldnt be a serious candidate for the top 100 just yet. If his first half of 2016 is a new level and he can pitch close to this level for five more years, then well start talking. -- David Schoenfield, ESPN senior writerBumgarners regular-season numbers dont suggest hes going to be good enough for the Hall of Fame when his career is over. His 24.3 WAR is far off pace for typical HOF standards. That being said, his postseason accolades will at least get him a foot in the door for the discussion. It could be argued that his 2014 was the best postseason put up by any athlete in any major professional sport. -- Kenneth Woolums, ESPN Stats & InformationBumgarners 2014 Game 7 performance was just par for the course for one of the most intense pitchers in the game. As a 21-year-old rookie in 2010, he threw eight shutout innings on the road in the World Series. Bumgarner doesnt have a Cy Young award or a no-hitter yet, but both seem inevitable for a pitcher who has a chance at something historic every time he pitches. -- Sarah Langs, ESPN Stats & Infomation9. Tom GlavineTeams Atlanta Braves (1987-2002, 08), New York Mets (2003-07)Honors 10-time All-Star (1991-93, 96-98, 2000, 02, 04, 06), two Cy Youngs (91, 98), four Silver Sluggers (91, 95-96, 98), World Series MVP (95), Hall of Fame (14)Championships 1 -- Atlanta (1995)Career stats W-L: 305-203, 25 shutouts, 4,413.1 innings pitched,?3.54 ERA,?2,607 strikeouts, 1.314 WHIPThe playerGlavine pitched 22 seasons and made 25 starts in all but two of them -- his first and his last. He wasnt just durable, he was the fifth lefty to reach 300 wins, a two-time Cy Young winner. Glavine was calm on the mound, the quiet villain. The 1995 World Series MVP, he pitched eight one-hit innings in the deciding game. -- Langs8. Carl HubbellTeams New York Giants (1928-43)Honors Two-time MVP (1933, 36), nine-time All-Star (33-38, 40-42), Hall of Fame (47)Championships 1 -- New York (1933)Career stats W-L: 253-154, 36 shutouts, 3,590.1 innings pitched,?2.98 ERA,?1,677 strikeouts, 1.166 WHIPThe playerFirst off, he had one of the best nicknames ever: The Meal Ticket. He threw the best screwball in the games history -- sorry, Fernando! -- and during 1933-1937 went 115-50 with a 2.52 ERA, including 10 shutouts in 1933 when he won the first of his two MVP awards and helped the Giants win the World Series with two complete game wins. Not bad for a guy the Tigers gave up on as a minor leaguer because Ty Cobb told him not to throw the screwball. -- Schoenfield7. Whitey FordTeams New York Yankees (1950, 1953-67)Honors 10-time All-Star (1954-56, 58-61*, 64), Cy Young (61), World Series MVP (61), Hall of Fame (74)*Named to two All-Star teams in 60 and 61Championships 6 -- New York (1950, 53, 56, 58, 61-62)Career stats W-L: 236-106, 45 shutouts, 3,170.1 innings pitched,?2.75 ERA,?1,956 strikeouts, 1.215 WHIPThe playerHe was 5-foot-10, 175 pounds, and was famous for his curveball more than his fastball -- and for scuffing the ball, throwing a spitball and even a mudball he said he learned from Lew Burdette. His .690 career winning percentage is the best ever for a pitcher with 200 wins, even though Casey Stengel, in the days before a rigid rotation, often saved him for the Yankees toughest opponents. He was a superlative World Series pitcher, with a 2.71 ERA in 22 starts, and in the 1960 and 1961 World Series started four games without giving up a run. -- Schoenfield6. Lefty GroveTeams Philadelphia As (1925-33), Boston Red Sox (34-41)?Honors MVP (1931), six-time All-Star (33, 35-39), Hall of Fame (47)Championships 2 -- Philadelphia (1929, 30)Career stats W-L: 300-141, 35 shutouts, 3,940.2 innings pitched, 3.06 ERA, 2,266 strikeouts, 1.278 WHIPThe playerRobert Moses Grove should be on the short list for greatest left-hander of all time, or greatest pitcher of either hand for that matter. He won nine ERA titles, the most ever, and his .680 career winning percentage trails only Whitey Ford and Pedro Martinez among pitchers who won 200 games since 1900. He threw hard and was known as one mean S-O-B. He once went 31-4. Look him up. -- Schoenfield5. Steve CarltonTeams St. Louis Cardinals (1965-71), Philadelphia Phillies (72-86), San Francisco Giants (86), Chicago White Sox (86), Cleveland Indians (87), Minnesota Twins (87-88)Honors 10-time NL All-Star (1968-69, 71-72, 74, 77, 79-82), four NL Cy Youngs (72, 77, 80, 82), NL Gold Glove (81), Hall of Fame (94)Championships 2 -- St. Louis (1967), Philadelphia (80)Career stats W-L: 329-244, 55 shutouts, 5,217.2 innings pitched, 3.22 ERA, 4,136 strikeouts, 1.247 WHIPThe playerThe most inconsistent great pitcher ever. He went 27-10 with an awful Phillies team in 1972, on the short list of best individual seasons ever, then lost the feel for his slider the next three seasons. He then had a late-career peak in his mid-30s, winning two more Cy Young Awards at ages 35 and 37. He was an iconoclast in many ways, the best-conditioned pitcher of his era and notorious for not speaking to the media. He hung on too long. But when the slider was crackling, few were better. -- Schoenfield4. Warren SpahnTeams Boston Braves (1942, 46-52), Milwaukee Braves (53-64), New York Mets (65), San Francisco Giants (65)Honors 17-time All-Star (1947, 49-54, 56-59*, 61-63*), Cy Young (57), Hall of Fame (75)*Played in two All-Star Games in 59, 61 and 62Championships 1 -- Milwaukee (1957)Career stats W-L: 363-245, 63 shutouts, 5,243.2 innings pitched, 3.09 ERA, 2,583 strikeouts, 1.195 WHIP?The playerIts almost impossible to be underrated and on this list, but somehow I think we collectively dont give Warren Spahn his due. Lets start with ?*13*? 20-win seasons. I mean, yes, the pitcher win is out of fashion as a descriptor of value, but Spahn threw 382 complete games, so yes, he really did deliver wins in the sense that he reliably delivered winnable games thanks to his remarkable durability. Hes still the all-time record holder for innings pitched from a lefty, and second only to deadballer Eddie Plank for southpaw shutouts. Doing all of that during the high-offense Golden Era without breaking down, he doesnt just belong in this conversation, he might even belong on top. -- Kahrl3. Clayton KershawTeams Los Angeles Dodgers (2008-present)Honors Six-time All-Star (2011-16), Gold Glove (11), three Cy Youngs (2011, 13-14), MVP (14)Championships NoneCareer stats* W-L: 125-58, 15 shutouts, 1,732 innings pitched, 2.39 ERA, 1,891 strikeouts, 1.012 WHIP*Stats through July 10, 2016The playerPerhaps its too early in his career to consider him in the discussion for best left-handed pitcher ever. However, he is without a doubt the best pitcher in the game today. Consider this: his ERA since 2013 is 1.90. Thats lower than any other qualified pitchers ERA from the first half this season. -- WoolumsWhen I first heard of this project, Kershaw was the pitcher I was most interested to see where he landed. You are probably surprised hes here. I am a bit, too. But we have to take the long view on him. Hes the Sandy Koufax of our time, the Greg Maddux or Pedro Martinez of right now. When Clayton Kershaw is pitching, Im staying up to see it happen. When I see him give up a run, Im surprised every time. He is that good. Its rare that someone who works every fifth day could even be considered in the best player in baseball conversation, but Kershaw has forced his way to the top of the list. -- Dan Mullen, ESPN.com senior MLB editor2. Randy JohnsonTeams Montreal Expos (1988-89) Seattle Mariners (89-98), Houston Astros (98), Arizona Diamondbacks (99-2004, 07-08), New York Yankees (05-06), San Francisco Giants (09)Honors Five-time AL All-Star (90, 93-95, 97), five-time NL All-Star (99-2002, 04), AL Cy Young (95), four NL Cy Youngs (99-02), World Series MVP (01), Hall of Fame (15)Championships 1 - Arizona (2001)Career stats W-L: 303-166, 37 shutouts, 4,135.1 innings pitched, 3.29 ERA, 4,875 strikeouts, 1.171 WHIP, 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings (all-time leader)The playerThe lanky left-handed pitcher, nicknamed The Big Unit was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015, his first year eligible, by a resounding 97.3 voting percentage. Johnson is a five-time Cy Young Award winner who amassed 303 wins and 4,875 throughout the span of his career. -- Katie Strang, ESPN.com Tigers reporterRandy Johnson might be the most unique physical specimen the game has ever seen. A 6-foot-10 lefty who could touch triple digits. Once he figured out how to control his ridiculous stuff, it was game over for opposing hitters. -- WoolumsIm always going to love Randy Johnson, mostly because of what his career taught us about possibility. For the longest time, he was too wild to be taken seriously as a great pitcher. Then he was too tall to be able to be durable enough to win 300 or go to Cooperstown. Yet at almost every point you might have said, thats as good as hell get, hed blow you away, like with that late career kick with the Snakes, going 103-49 with a 2.65 ERA, all after his 35th birthday. The next time you hear any of us experts saying a guy is too this or too that, that hes built different from most or unlike anybody else ever, embrace the possibilities and enjoy the ride. The Big Unit is, bar none, the best pitcher Ive ever seen, and Im willing to bet hes the best youve probably seen too. --?Christina Kahrl, ESPN MLB writer1. Sandy KoufaxTeams Brooklyn Dodgers (1955-57), Los Angeles Dodgers (57-66)Honors Seven-time All-Star (1961-66*), MVP (63), three Cy Youngs (63, 65-66), two-time World Series MVP (63, 65), Hall of Fame (72)*Played in two All-Star Games in 61Championships 4 -- Brooklyn/Los Angeles (1955, 59, 63, 65)Career stats W-L: 165-87, 40 shutouts, 2,324.1 innings pitched, 2.76 ERA, 2,396 strikeouts, 1.106 WHIPThe playerSandy Koufax went 97-27 in his final four years, then retired. In 1965, he struck out 311 more batters than he walked, the only pitcher to ever strike out 300 more than he walked in a season. -- Tim Kurkjian, ESPN senior writerThere is no greater peak value argument than Koufax. He didnt pitch well in Brooklyn, and before 1962 hed led the league in strikeouts and wild pitches once apiece. Nice pitcher, but not OMG THATS SANDY FRICKIN KOUFAX! Thats because from 1962 through 1966 he gives us five incredible years, going 111-34 with a 1.95 ERA, striking out 27 percent of opposing hitters when that simply wasnt done, not like that, not to that extent. And then, he went away, unable to continue because of arthritis in his elbow, leaving on his terms, unblemished, unchallengeable, impossibly awesome, done at 30. No grubby comeback, no gritty rebound story, just an effortless ascension out of any understanding, having delivered a string of performances almost beyond explanation. The park helped, as did the high-mound era and a mid-career decision to get serious about conditioning, but other people had those things going for them, and they werent Sandy Koufax. In essence, it was his rising fastball paired with the best overhand curve maybe ever thrown, but that sounds way too easy, and nothing about Koufax should be easy, not for the rest of us. 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