2012 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Starting Pitcher (SP) Tier Rankings are based on a standard single season redraft mixed AL/NL fantasy baseball league for the 2012 season. Scoring settings include: wins, losses, saves, strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP – (W, L, SV, K, ERA, WHIP). IP = innings pitched. ( ) = players age.
Updated: February 25, 2012
Starting Pitcher (SP) Tier Rankings
Tier 1
1. Clayton Kershaw – LAD – SP (24)
2. Justin Verlander – Det – SP (29)
3. Roy Halladay – Phi – SP (34)
Tier 2
4. Tim Lincecum – SF – SP (27)
5. Felix Hernandez – Sea – SP (25)
6. Cliff Lee – Phi – SP (33)
7. Jered Weaver – LAA – SP (29)
Tier 3
8. Cole Hamels – Phi – SP (28)
9. Zack Greinke – Mil – SP (28)
10. David Price – TB – SP (26)
11. CC Sabathia – NYY – SP (31)
Tier 4
13. Yovani Gallardo – Mil – SP (26)
12. Jon Lester – Bos – SP (28)
14. Matt Cain – SF – SP (27)
15. Dan Haren – LAA – SP (31)
Tier 5
22. Stephen Strasburg – Was – SP (23)
17. CJ Wilson – LAA – SP (31)
16. Madison Bumgarner – SF – SP (22)
21. Michael Pineda – NYY – SP (23)
18. Tommy Hanson – Atl – SP (25)
Tier 6
28. Josh Johnson – Mia – SP (28)
19. Ian Kennedy – Ari – SP (27)
20. James Shields – TB – SP (30)
Tier 7
26. Daniel Hudson – Ari – SP (25)
23. Ricky Romero – Tor – SP (27)
24. Jeremy Hellickson – TB – SP (24)
27. Mat Latos – Cin – SP (24)
30. Shaun Marcum – Mil – SP (30)
29. Josh Beckett – Bos – SP (31)
Tier 8
34. Adam Wainwright – StL – SP (30)
25. Jordan Zimmermann – Was – SP (25)
31. Gio Gonzalez – Was – SP (26)
32. Ubaldo Jimenez – Cle – SP (28)
33. Johnny Cueto – Cin – SP (26)
35. Yu Darvish – Tex – SP (25)
Tier 9
43. Derek Holland – Tex – SP (25)
44. Matt Garza – ChC – SP (28)
36. Jaime Garcia – StL – SP (25)
37. Max Scherzer – Det – SP (27)
38. Brandon Beachy – Atl – SP (25)
39. Anibal Sanchez – Mia – SP (28)
40. Ervin Santana – LAA – SP (29)
41. Tim Hudson – Atl – SP (36)
42. Chris Carpenter – StL – SP (36)
Tier 10
45. Jhoulys Chacin – Col – SP (24)
50. Jair Jurrjens – Atl – SP (26)
48. Cory Luebke – SD – SP (27)
52. Brandon Morrow – Tor – SP (27)
47. Trevor Cahill – Ari – SP (24)
49. John Danks – CWS – SP (26)
51. Chad Billingsley – LAD – SP (27)
Tier 11
46. Wandy Rodriguez – Hou – SP (33)
54. Ryan Vogelsong – SF – SP (34)
53. Vance Worley – Phi – SP (24)
55. Clay Buchholz – Bos – SP (27)
58. Ivan Nova – NYY – SP (25)
61. Colby Lewis – Tex – SP (32)
57. Ricky Nolasco – Mia – SP (29)
64. Hiroki Kuroda – NYY – SP (37)
66. Ryan Dempster – ChC – SP (34)
Tier 12
59. Edwin Jackson – Was – SP (28)
56. Jeff Niemann – TB – SP (29)
60. Edinson Volquez – SD – SP (28)
62. Justin Masterson – Cle – SP (27)
63. Doug Fister – Det – SP (28)
65. Mark Buehrle – Mia – SP (33)
67. Brandon McCarthy – Oak – SP (28)
Tier 13
68. Alexi Ogando – Tex – SP (28)
71. Scott Baker – Min – SP (30)
72. Bud Norris – Hou – SP (27)
70. Gavin Floyd – CWS – SP (29)
69. Phil Hughes – NYY – SP (25)
Tier 14
73. Roy Oswalt – FA – SP (34)
74. Johan Santana – NYM – SP (33)
75. Ted Lilly – LAD – SP (36)
78. Tim Stauffer – SD – SP (29)
80. Erik Bedard – Pit – SP (33)
Tier 15
79. Mike Minor – Atl – SP (24)
76. Zach Britton – Bal – SP (24)
77. Julio Teheran – Atl – SP (21)