​​​​​​​​​​LEFTHANDED BASEBALL

The Best Lefthanded Batters and Lefthanded Pitchers in Baseball

 ​Other Greats (played mostly prior to 1930) 

Eppa Rixey, Babe Ruth, Herb Pennock, Hooks Wiltse,
​Hippo Vaughn, Jesse Tannehill, and Wilbur Cooper​​​​​

Lefty Grove        Carl Hubbell        Lefty Gomez        Warren Spahn

Whitey Ford        Sandy Koufax        Steve Carlton

​​All-Time Greatest Lefthanded Pitchers

All-Time Pitching Stats - Lefthanders in the Top 20

Warren Spahn ranks #6 with 363 wins and #8 with 5243 innings pitched
Randy Johnson ranks # 1 with 4875 strikeouts, Steve Carlton #6 with 709 games started

​Other Greats (played mostly 1930 to 1960)

Hal Newhouser, Billy Pierce, Herb Score, and Curt Simmons

You can read more about lefthanders on our affiliated websites

Lefthanders in Sports        Lefthanders Newsletter        Lefthanders Place        Products for Lefthanders


Other Greats (played mostly from 1960 to 1990)

Jim Kaat, Tommy John, Wilbur Wood, Mickey Lolich,
Vida Blue, Frank Tanana, and Fernando Valenzuela

​​Other Greats (played mostly since 1990)

Jamie Moyer, David Wells, Cliff Lee, Johan Santana, 
Andy Pettitte, Barry Zito, and Mark Buerhle