Top 25 Starting Pitchers for 2014

Zack Greinke 

The following list is composed of the top 25 starting pitchers for the 2014 season. After each player's name is their current team and their ERA+ for the 2013 season. ERA+ is a statistic that compares a player's ERA to league average and is adjusted to home ball park. Previous seasons and consistency are considered in the ranking. There are several players that deserve to be on the list statistically but will need to prove themselves in the upcoming seasons.

1. Clayton Kershaw - Los Angeles Dodgers         194 ERA+
2. Felix Hernandez - Seattle Mariners                   121 ERA+
3. David Price - Tampa Bay Rays                        114 ERA+
4. Madison Bumgarner - San Francisco Giants      120 ERA+
5. Zack Greinke - Los Angeles Dodgers               135 ERA+
6. Yu Darvish - Texas Rangers                            145 ERA+
7. Justin Verlander - Detroit Tigers                      121 ERA+
8. Adam Wainwright - St. Louis Cardinals            123 ERA+
9. Jered Weaver - Los Angeles Angels                  115 ERA+
10. Stephan Strasburg - Washington Nationals      126 ERA+
11. James Shields - Kansas City Royals                131 ERA+
12. Chris Sale - Chicago White Sox                      140 ERA+
13. Cole Hamels - Philadelphia Phillies                   106 ERA+
14. Max Scherzer -   Detroit Tigers                      145 ERA+
15. Shelby Miller - St. Louis Cardinals                   119 ERA+
16. Jose Fernandez - Miami Marlins                      176 ERA+
17. Hisashi Iwakuma - Seattle Mariners                 138 ERA+
18. Gio Gonzalez - Washington Nationals              113 ERA+
19. Anibal Sanchez - Detroit Tigers                       163 ERA+
20. CC Sabathia - New York Yankees                   85 ERA+
21. Mike Minor - Atlanta Braves                           120 ERA+
22. Matt Latos - Cincinnati Reds                           121 ERA+
23. Jordan Zimmerman - Washington Nationals       116 ERA+
24. Hiroki Kuroda - New York Yankees                  122 ERA+
25. Garret Cole - Pittsburgh Pirates                        109 ERA+