The 13 Greatest Boston Red Sox Pitchers of All Time

Three Cy Young Awards, a bloody sock and a 0.96 ERA are all on this list, and none of them walks away with it.

1

Babe Ruth

Before the bat took over, he won 89 games in Boston with a 2.19 ERA and three World Series rings.

2

Pedro Martinez

From 1998 to 2004 the most dominant pitcher in baseball, and the best any Red Sox fan has seen.

3

Cy Young

Joined at 34 and immediately went 33-10 with a 1.62 ERA; the award carries his name.

4

Lefty Grove

Finished his career in Boston with an ERA title in four of his eight seasons there.

5

Smoky Joe Wood

Went 34-5 in 1912, one of the great single seasons any pitcher has had.

6

Luis Tiant

The spinning delivery and the heart of the 1975 pennant winners.

7

Jon Lester

A no-hitter, a cancer recovery and two championship rings.

8

Curt Schilling

The bloody sock in the 2004 ALCS, and the postseason nerve behind it.

9

Dutch Leonard

His 0.96 ERA in 1914 is still the modern single-season record.

10

Mel Parnell

The winningest left-hander in franchise history before Lester.

11

Tim Wakefield

Seventeen seasons of knuckleballs and whatever role the team needed that week.

12

Jonathan Papelbon

The franchise saves leader and the closer of the 2007 title team.

13

Chris Sale

Struck out the final batter of the 2018 World Series.