Best Debut Classes (Pitchers) Post 2047

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16) 26 Points: 2008 (2x HOF)

11x Total: 2x 70+ WAR, 5x 30 WAR, 4x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Michael Mangual	1975	1991	104.66	YES
SP	Bill Max	1975	1989	101.16	YES
SP	Bobby Carey	1975	1985	36.98	NO
SP	Jacob Butler	1975	1983	35.86	NO
SP	Jackie Varela	1975	1985	32.85	NO
RP	James Raya	1975	1986	32.07	NO
SP	Todd Adams	1975	1988	31.41	NO
SP	Mark Catron	1975	1983	25.28	NO
SP	Cesar Tostado	1975	1985	22.11	NO
SP	Sol Hernandez	1975	1987	21.91	NO
SP	Jesus Calabro	1975	1979	20.77	NO

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15) 27 Points: 1983

11x Total: 1x 70+ WAR, 1x 50WAR, 3x 40 WAR, 2x 30 WAR, 4x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Floyd Bannister	1983	1996	70.45	NO
SP	Pete Redfern	1983	1994	53.85	NO
SP	Bill Walters	1983	1996	48.39	NO
SP	Ray Fontenot	1983	1994	44.67	NO
SP	Henry Ellis	1983	1995	43.07	NO
RP	Gil Daniels	1983	1996	37.6	NO
RP	Kevin Saucier	1983	1996	33.93	NO
SP	Pedro Bilbao	1983	1994	28.86	NO
SP	Shelby Palubiak	1983	1990	26.37	NO
SP	Eric Van Leemer	1983	1996	21.53	NO
SP	Bill Swaggerty	1983	1991	20.42	NO

[usnspecialist]

14) 28 Points: 2029

8x Total: 2x 60 WAR, 3x 50WAR, 1x 40 WAR, 1x 30 WAR, 1x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Dave Martin	2029	2045	67.45	NO
SP	Mauro Flores	2029	2043	65.6	NO
SP	Cisco Morales	2029	2044	55.4	NO
SP	Cristobal Hernandez	2029	2042	52.75	NO
SP	Egbert Behner	2029	2043	50.22	NO
SP	Alfredo Contreras	2029	2039	48.78	NO
SP	Jose Trujillo	2029	2041	36.66	NO
SP	Martin Ssempa	2029	2034	20.99	NO
RP	Elwood Blues	2029	2042	12	NO
SP	Germao Traado	2029	2035	11.98	NO

[usnspecialist]

13) 29 Points: 1982 (1x HOF)

7x Total: 4x 70+ WAR, 2x 30 WAR, 1x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Claver Olmeda	1982	1993	81.77	NO
SP	Timothy Regina	1982	1997	73.88	NO
SP	Sam Kirkpatrick	1982	1994	73.21	NO
SP	Isidro Guiterrez	1982	1994	71.13	NO
SP	Phil Longwell	1982	1995	33.16	NO
SP	Floyd Futon	1982	1994	31.92	NO
SP	Tim Bombardier	1982	1994	28.38	NO
RP	Ricardo Barrera	1982	1995	16.75	NO
SP	Clyde Mercedes	1982	1989	15.75	NO
SP	Chuck Schaller	1982	1988	12.5	NO

Despite an absurd 4 pitchers over 70 career WAR (tied for the most of any class of pitchers), the only HOFer from this class is reliever Gunga Oogalagunga, who checks in at 7.37 WAR.

[usnspecialist]

12) 29 Points: 2033

12x Total: 2x 60 WAR, 1x 50 WAR, 2x 40 WAR, 2x 30 WAR, 5x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Feliciano Rafael	2033	2047	60.57	NO
SP	Ken Walter	2033	2047	60.35	NO
SP	Pierre Legrand	2033	2047	52.92	NO
SP	Jaime Mercado	2033	2045	44.58	NO
SP	Chris Kelly	2033	2046	43.39	NO
SP	Bobby Lynch	2033	2045	38.7	NO
SP	Denis Pham	2033	2045	31.63	NO
SP	Chin Kim	2033	2045	26.13	NO
SP	Maxime Manceau	2033	2043	25.06	NO
SP	Gordon Graves	2033	2043	24.19	NO
SP	Josh Brown	2033	2044	23.07	NO
SP	Bob Coleman	2033	2044	22.29	NO

Despite placing 12th overall (and 4th among classes from the modern post 1995 era), this will likely go down as somewhat of a disappointment given the injuries that robbed Chris Kelly and Bobby Lynch of a good portion of their careers.

[usnspecialist]

11) 29 Points: 2032

17x Total: 3x 50 WAR, 1x 40 WAR, 1x 30 WAR, 12x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Kevin Morales	2032	2047	52.5	NO
SP	Julio Alicea	2032	2046	51.1	NO
SP	Hector Amaral	2032	2045	50.49	NO
SP	Jubal Troop	2032	2046	47.57	NO
SP	Juan Nicto	2032	2045	32.63	NO
SP	Cris Ri­os	2032	2044	28.99	NO
SP	Pepe Jaramillo	2032	2044	28.28	NO
SP	Yoshimatsu Yamaguchi	2032	2044	28.28	NO
SP	Heinrich Peithner	2032	2042	25.94	NO
RP	Peter Grady	2032	2043	25	NO
RP	Adam Barnard	2032	2046	24.5	NO
RP	Luis Ortega	2032	2047	24.41	NO
SP	Ernie Kinney	2032	2046	23.53	NO
RP	Fernando Marquez	2032	2047	22.6	NO
SP	Ken Bates	2032	2045	22.31	NO
SP	Stephen Clulow	2032	2044	21.97	NO
RP	Augate Balun	2032	2047	20.1	NO

Not a great class at the top, but an absurdly deep one featuring 17 guys (#2 all time) that hit over 20 WAR. Bad year to bring up an ace, but a great year to find some depth starters.

[usnspecialist]

10) 30 Points: 1993 (1x HOF)

9x Total: 1x 70+ WAR, 2x 60 WAR, 1x 50 WAR, 2x 40 WAR, 1x 30 WAR, 2x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Russell Vanness	1993	2014	74.9	YES
SP	Devon Hyngary	1993	2009	62.9	NO
SP	Phil Leftwich	1993	2004	60.67	NO
SP	Javy Cordero	1993	2008	55.29	NO
SP	Robert Walton	1993	2014	48.38	NO
SP	Lance Dickson	1993	2008	46.2	NO
SP	Nate Minchey	1993	2005	30	NO
SP	Rene Arocha	1993	2005	27.56	NO
SP	Corey Haim	1993	2002	21.35	NO
RP	Andy Nebraska	1993	2008	16.11	NO

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9) 30 Points: 2021

11x Total: 2x 60 WAR, 1x 50 WAR, 3x 40 WAR, 2x 30 WAR, 3x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Juan Jose Ornelas	2021	2035	66.56	NO
SP	Eduardo Lopez	2021	2035	60.77	NO
SP	Mario Gonzalez	2021	2038	50.99	NO
SP	Roberto Ramos	2021	2034	46.83	NO
SP	Atsumori Maeda	2021	2036	43.77	NO
SP	Luis Espinoza	2021	2036	41.28	NO
SP	Domingo Castillo	2021	2033	34.59	NO
SP	Luis Soto	2021	2039	33.16	NO
SP	Salvador Barron	2021	2029	28.97	NO
SP	Gow Cho	2021	2031	24.66	NO
SP	Juan Rodriguez	2021	2035	23.88	NO

[usnspecialist]

8) 31 Points: 1994 (3x HOF)

9x Total: 2x 70+ WAR, 1x 60 WAR, 2x 50 WAR, 1x 40 WAR, 3x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Jay Lee	1994	2009	121.74	YES
SP	Larry Lasalle	1994	2007	82.21	YES
SP	Shane Wookey	1994	2009	69.47	NO
SP	Jake Kestle	1994	2014	54.62	NO
SP	Johnny Madorin	1994	2010	53.6	NO
SP	Rick Cushing	1994	2010	48.8	NO
RP	Brendan Meyer	1994	2016	26.58	YES
SP	William Van Landingham	1994	2005	26.21	NO
SP	Dave Walter	1994	2004	20.81	NO
SP	Steve DiBartolomeo	1994	2005	15.74	NO

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7) 31 Points: 1978

8x Total: 3x 70+ WAR, 2x 50 WAR, 1x 40 WAR, 1x 30 WAR, 1x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Braggo Franco	1978	1994	88.34	NO
SP	Alex Lopez	1978	1991	75.46	NO
SP	Mark Fidrych	1978	1991	72.79	NO
SP	Jose Ramos	1978	1993	53.06	NO
SP	Olen Eoff	1978	1992	52.16	NO
SP	Vernon Meyer	1978	1989	48.49	NO
SP	Alonso Cruz	1978	1986	33.87	NO
RP	Mark Everett	1978	1995	21.51	NO
SP	Wayne Simpson	1978	1985	15.1	NO
SP	John Mahar	1978	1988	14.61	NO

The top class on this list without a HOF representative.

[usnspecialist]

6) 31 Points: 1985 (1x HOF)

9x Total: 2x 70+ WAR, 2x 60 WAR, 1x 50 WAR, 2x 30 WAR, 2x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Hi Brown	1985	2000	73.59	NO
SP	Evander Kilkenny	1985	1997	70.5	NO
RP	Heath Rockefeller	1985	1996	63.24	YES
SP	Hayden Finch	1985	1999	60.61	NO
SP	Allan Bartlett	1985	2001	52.31	NO
SP	Nate Hollins	1985	1998	33.17	NO
SP	Washington Jones	1985	2000	31.38	NO
SP	Dennis Eckersley	1985	1993	27.25	NO
RP	Darius Widowmaker	1985	1998	20.78	NO
RP	Brian Fisher	1985	2000	11.44	NO

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5) 32 Points: 1976 (3x HOF)

11x Total: 3x 70+ WAR, 1x 40 WAR, 4x 30 WAR, 3x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Jerry Syed	1976	1990	110.65	YES
SP	Fernando Huertas	1976	1993	99.95	YES
SP	Justin Alexander	1976	1992	83.03	YES
SP	Mickey Ford	1976	1986	40.94	NO
SP	Andy Messersmith	1976	1983	39.77	NO
SP	Adam Abramowitz	1976	1986	39.72	NO
SP	David Lillis	1976	1987	36.41	NO
SP	Lincoln Hoots	1976	1992	30.96	NO
SP	Francis Szabo	1976	1986	27.88	NO
SP	Terrence Williams	1976	1984	27.64	NO
SP	Larry Trinkle	1976	1989	20.42	NO

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4) 35 Points: 1976 (1x HOF)

11x Total: 2x 70+ WAR, 1x 60 WAR, 1x 50 WAR, 3x 40 WAR, 1x 30 WAR, 3x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
RP	Ken Howell	1984	2005	112.41	YES
SP	Shamus Perfetto	1984	2000	82.74	NO
SP	Hank Daniels	1984	1997	62.79	NO
SP	Guy Corngood	1984	1998	59.8	NO
SP	Luke Nastay	1984	2000	49.8	NO
SP	Robert Grove	1984	2002	45.67	NO
SP	Al Nipper	1984	1995	44.43	NO
RP	Allan Atkins	1984	1998	38.35	NO
SP	Ricky Knutsen	1984	1994	28.33	NO
RP	Marty Powers	1984	2002	20.47	NO
SP	Tenchi Masaki	1984	1993	20.41	NO

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3) 35 Points: 2017 (3x HOF)

13x Total: 2x 70+ WAR, 1x 60 WAR, 4x 40 WAR, 6x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Billy Chapel, Jr.	2017	2034	97.74	YES
SP	Gary Estes	2017	2035	73.72	YES
SP	Manny Bautista	2017	2031	62.65	YES
SP	Chris Lee	2017	2034	49.91	NO
SP	Luis Freitas	2017	2027	47.53	NO
SP	Jorge Jiminez	2017	2033	44.23	NO
SP	Angel Ramirez	2017	2030	41.05	NO
RP	Stuart Pearce	2017	2031	29.22	NO
SP	Tony Suarez	2017	2024	28.77	NO
SP	Carlos Cortez	2017	2031	26.81	NO
SP	Michael Leroy	2017	2028	26.19	NO
SP	Christian Brown	2017	2028	24.81	NO
SP	Pennington Leftwich	2017	2026	20.43	NO

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2) 36 Points: 1992 (1x HOF)

11x Total: 2x 70+ WAR, 2x 50 WAR, 4x 40 WAR, 1x 30 WAR, 2x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Allen Izatt	1992	2010	109.55	YES
SP	Michael Shellenbarger	1992	2006	72.97	NO
SP	Ron Burgundy	1992	2005	56.45	NO
SP	John Doherty	1992	2003	55.84	NO
SP	Bjorn Nepal	1992	2009	47.38	NO
SP	Lee Plemel	1992	2003	47.06	NO
SP	Ben Rivera	1992	2003	45.39	NO
SP	Lee Dedeaux	1992	2008	44.4	NO
SP	Donovan Osborne	1992	2005	38.11	NO
RP	Richard Wasson	1992	2011	23.26	NO
SP	Hipolito Pichardo	1992	2000	20.6	NO

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1) 103 Points: 1973 (9x HOF)

42x Total: 4x70+ WAR, 3x 60 WAR, 3x 50 WAR, 5x 40 WAR, 10x 30 WAR, 17x 20 WAR

POSITION	Name	FROM	TO	WAR	HOF
SP	Steve Nebraska	1973	1991	248.9	YES
SP	Roy Hobbs, Jr.	1973	1982	95.06	YES
SP	Voo Fowler	1973	1983	89.95	NO
SP	Johan Schmatzhagen	1973	1984	82.97	YES
SP	Kurt Stallwith	1973	1984	68.44	YES
SP	Ryan Dunne	1973	1989	61.73	YES
SP	Julio Guillerma	1973	1983	60.35	NO
SP	Kevin Robinson	1973	1990	53.66	NO
SP	Marcellus Conley	1973	1981	52.27	NO
SP	Chuck DeLong	1973	1984	51.34	NO
SP	Billy Chapel	1973	1980	49.64	NO
SP	Narciso Jarilla	1973	1982	48.78	NO
SP	Jim McGraw	1973	1984	44.07	NO
SP	Joaquin Contraveras	1973	1979	43.66	NO
SP	Ron Vivero	1973	1983	40.84	NO
SP	Mike Madorin	1973	1985	38.58	NO
SP	Junior Gomez	1973	1982	38.42	NO
SP	Ace Holder	1973	1982	38.37	NO
SP	Larry Gorton	1973	1982	38.03	NO
SP	Denny Estrada	1973	1980	37.42	NO
SP	Zachary Sumner	1973	1983	36.72	NO
SP	Jamaal Jumboni	1973	1982	35.8	NO
SP	Brock Rutherford	1973	1979	34.32	NO
SP	Ricky Vaughn	1973	1981	32.61	NO
SP	Todd Terry	1973	1981	31.41	NO
SP	Ebby Calvin LaLoosh	1973	1980	28.46	NO
SP	Vernon Simpson	1973	1978	27.4	YES
SP	Paul Millbauer	1973	1981	27.06	NO
SP	Pablo Verlohi	1973	1979	26.01	NO
SP	Thomas Holden	1973	1980	23.63	NO
SP	Nick Sixx	1973	1978	23.36	NO
SP	Rudy Ramirez	1973	1980	23.32	NO
RP	Bryan Canniff	1973	1983	23.03	NO
SP	Aaron Alfonso	1973	1979	22.93	NO
SP	Damon Rutherford	1973	1982	22.55	NO
SP	Bernie Crotchmeyer	1973	1982	22.04	NO
SP	Pete Bucher	1973	1984	21.43	NO
SP	Scott Blundon	1973	1978	21.12	NO
SP	Henry Mitcher	1973	1978	20.52	NO
SP	Jeff Rosenrosen	1973	1979	20.39	NO
SP	Burke Eschette	1973	1978	20.01	NO
SP	Mack LeBlanc	1973	1977	20.01	NO

Start a new league in a pitcher heavy era, and it is no surprise that 1973 comes out on top, even if the margin is staggering. Other HOF guys from this class include relievers Benji Madisson (14.32 WAR), Damon Lombardi (12.97) and Schmidt Meyer (9.6).

[aaronweiner]

If this list doesn't tell you that Dave Martin is a Hall of Famer, it should.

[usnspecialist]

If this list doesn't tell you that Dave Martin is a Hall of Famer, it should.

he was the modern one i saw, but it is truly mind-boggling how many guys from the original era (pre 95) have numbers that today would make them a no brainer but are not in.