The leaders on MLB’s all-time pitching lists will likely never change again.Cy Young has the most wins of all time with 511.
Verlander, who leads active players by a wide margin, has 266.On the all-time wins list, Verlander is tied for 37th with Bob Feller and Eppa Rixey.Verlander, who pitched for 21 seasons, won’t be reaching the esteemed 300-win threshold.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
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(David Rodriguez-Munoz / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)In fact, no pitcher may ever reach 300 wins again.Today, bullpens are more prevalent, starters are pulled from games earlier than ever, and pitchers are getting injured as they chase velocity, shortening their careers.
The 300-win pitcher may be a thing of the past.The active players who trail Verlander on the list? Max Scherzer has 224 wins and is 42 years old, while Gerrit Cole has 162 and is 35.Cole would have to average 20 wins a year for the next seven seasons to reach 300, meaning he would have to pitch at an elite level through his age-42 season to even have a shot.While it’s hard to bet against Cole, it’s improbable at best.
Reaching 300 wins would require remarkable longevity and production.Just behind Cole is Chris Sale, who is 37 years old with 159 wins.He will not be eclipsing 300 wins either.In today’s day and age of baseball, 200 wins may be the new 300 wins.While Verlander and Scherzer won’t reach 300 wins, they are both part of the exclusive 3,000-strikeout club.
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