Red Sox Big 3 (Price, Porcello, Wright) vs rest of MLB teams Big 3's

Here is a look at how the Red Sox Big 3 (Price, Porcello, Wright) stack up vs the rest of MLB since the season began.

It shows the Red Sox Big 3 are good enough to keep the Red Sox in the playoff hunt. The flip side is the Sox 4th and 5th starters are beyond disastrous.

First here is a look at where the Red Sox Big 3 rank in 7 key categories.

TEAM	AL Rank	MLB Rank
ERA	3	8
WHIP	2	6
Innings	1	2
Pitches	2	3
K/9	4	9
HR/9	3	7
Wins	1	2

Are you shocked? I was on the HR/9. The rest of the numbers, no.

Here are the team numbers sorted by ERA. Each team's Big 3 was determined by games started.

TEAM	LG	GS	W	L	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	HR	PIT	ERA	WHIP	K/9	HR/9
SFG	NL	55	32	10	378.33	312	115	83	351	33	5,771	2.74	1.04	8.35	0.79
WSN	NL	53	30	11	351	270	113	100	397	39	5,528	2.90	1.05	10.18	1.00
LAD	NL	52	26	11	322.34	251	107	79	358	31	5,060	2.99	1.02	10.00	0.87
CHC	NL	54	28	13	341.67	267	119	107	349	37	5,367	3.13	1.09	9.19	0.97
CLE	AL	51	28	13	326.67	275	120	84	308	40	5,009	3.31	1.10	8.49	1.10
TEX	AL	51	22	8	317.67	290	121	112	222	40	4,981	3.43	1.27	6.29	1.13
NYM	NL	51	20	18	297	310	116	60	269	27	4,556	3.52	1.25	8.15	0.82
BOS	AL	54	30	13	351.33	327	140	91	331	37	5,632	3.59	1.19	8.48	0.95
CHW	AL	52	23	18	334.67	316	135	86	319	44	5,341	3.63	1.20	8.58	1.18
MIA	NL	52	22	14	302	282	131	102	308	32	4,895	3.90	1.27	9.18	0.95
OAK	AL	46	17	17	261.34	258	117	93	223	26	4,300	4.03	1.34	7.68	0.90
SDP	NL	46	16	17	251	224	113	105	229	28	4,324	4.05	1.31	8.21	1.00
TOR	AL	55	26	16	345	335	156	105	255	44	5,290	4.07	1.28	6.65	1.15
NYY	AL	50	14	16	300.66	297	136	82	278	31	4,798	4.07	1.26	8.32	0.93
PHI	NL	53	17	24	310.67	308	142	79	293	40	4,968	4.11	1.25	8.49	1.16
DET	AL	50	19	18	311.33	331	145	89	226	37	5,085	4.19	1.35	6.53	1.07
HOU	AL	54	19	21	328.33	342	157	103	264	43	5,383	4.30	1.36	7.24	1.18
STL	NL	54	19	19	326.66	344	157	82	255	32	5,062	4.33	1.30	7.03	0.88
MIL	NL	50	15	21	278.67	273	134	105	214	42	4,600	4.33	1.36	6.91	1.36
ARI	NL	53	18	18	312.33	333	154	102	281	43	5,116	4.44	1.39	8.10	1.24
SEA	AL	50	19	19	293	312	145	73	228	51	4,643	4.45	1.31	7.00	1.57
ATL	NL	46	7	21	276	257	137	84	218	39	4,380	4.47	1.24	7.11	1.27
TBR	AL	56	12	23	323.67	321	163	115	325	53	5,722	4.53	1.35	9.04	1.47
COL	NL	49	20	15	286.34	290	145	90	232	31	4,576	4.56	1.33	7.29	0.97
KCR	AL	53	20	22	305.33	295	158	114	257	45	5,097	4.66	1.34	7.58	1.33
CIN	NL	47	9	19	270.66	244	143	127	208	43	4,606	4.76	1.37	6.92	1.43
LAA	AL	52	17	20	296	309	157	93	242	51	4,882	4.77	1.36	7.36	1.55
BAL	AL	51	18	17	281.67	301	150	112	252	39	4,957	4.79	1.47	8.05	1.25
MIN	AL	48	12	20	281.34	313	151	66	221	40	4,620	4.83	1.35	7.07	1.28
PIT	NL	52	20	19	295.34	327	170	126	212	48	4,895	5.18	1.53	6.46	1.46

Here are the players that make up each team's Big 3.

PLAYER	TM	GS	LG	W	L	W-L%	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	PIT
Patrick Corbin	ARI	18	NL	4	7	0.364	105.67	115	58	41	75	18	4.94	1.48	1,674
Robbie Ray	ARI	18	NL	4	8	0.333	97.33	112	52	40	115	13	4.81	1.56	1,797
Zack Greinke	ARI	17	NL	10	3	0.769	109.33	106	44	21	91	12	3.62	1.16	1,645
Julio Teheran	ATL	18	NL	3	8	0.273	118.67	90	39	25	107	16	2.96	0.97	1,846
Matt Wisler	ATL	17	NL	4	8	0.333	106.67	107	53	30	82	15	4.47	1.28	1,638
Aaron Blair	ATL	11	NL	0	5	0.000	50.67	60	45	29	29	8	7.99	1.76	896
Chris Tillman	BAL	19	AL	12	2	0.857	113.33	96	43	43	98	14	3.41	1.23	1,885
Ubaldo Jimenez	BAL	17	AL	5	9	0.357	81.67	111	67	50	72	10	7.38	1.97	1,552
Kevin Gausman	BAL	15	AL	1	6	0.143	86.67	94	40	19	82	15	4.15	1.30	1,520
David Price	BOS	19	AL	9	6	0.600	124.33	121	60	27	140	16	4.34	1.19	1,973
Rick Porcello	BOS	18	AL	11	2	0.846	113	111	46	21	97	14	3.66	1.17	1,829
Steven Wright	BOS	17	AL	10	5	0.667	114	95	34	43	94	7	2.68	1.21	1,830
Jon Lester	CHC	18	NL	9	4	0.692	110.67	92	37	28	108	16	3.01	1.08	1,741
John Lackey	CHC	18	NL	7	5	0.583	116.67	93	48	36	120	14	3.70	1.11	1,789
Jake Arrieta	CHC	18	NL	12	4	0.750	114.33	82	34	43	121	7	2.68	1.09	1,837
Jose Quintana	CHW	18	AL	7	8	0.467	117.67	103	42	28	105	12	3.21	1.11	1,855
Chris Sale	CHW	18	AL	14	3	0.824	125	104	47	26	123	17	3.38	1.04	1,916
Carlos Rodon	CHW	16	AL	2	7	0.222	92	109	46	32	91	15	4.50	1.53	1,570
Brandon Finnegan	CIN	18	NL	4	7	0.364	101.33	90	53	53	73	18	4.71	1.41	1,723
Dan Straily	CIN	16	NL	4	6	0.400	101.33	79	49	45	80	13	4.35	1.22	1,687
John Lamb	CIN	13	NL	1	6	0.143	68	75	41	29	55	12	5.43	1.53	1,196
Corey Kluber	CLE	18	AL	9	8	0.529	122	97	49	27	122	10	3.61	1.02	1,767
Danny Salazar	CLE	17	AL	10	3	0.769	104.67	77	32	46	118	9	2.75	1.18	1,769
Josh Tomlin	CLE	16	AL	9	2	0.818	100	101	39	11	68	21	3.51	1.12	1,473
Chad Bettis	COL	18	NL	7	6	0.538	102	128	64	25	78	13	5.65	1.50	1,688
Tyler Chatwood	COL	16	NL	8	5	0.615	95.67	87	35	36	59	6	3.29	1.29	1,484
Jon Gray	COL	15	NL	5	4	0.556	88.67	75	46	29	95	12	4.67	1.17	1,404
Justin Verlander	DET	18	AL	8	6	0.571	117.33	100	53	33	120	16	4.07	1.13	1,906
Mike Pelfrey	DET	17	AL	2	8	0.200	98.33	130	50	38	46	13	4.58	1.71	1,669
Jordan Zimmermann	DET	15	AL	9	4	0.692	95.67	101	42	18	60	8	3.95	1.24	1,510
Dallas Keuchel	HOU	19	AL	6	9	0.400	120	127	64	37	104	15	4.80	1.37	1,950
Collin McHugh	HOU	18	AL	5	6	0.455	102	119	51	30	94	13	4.50	1.46	1,752
Doug Fister	HOU	17	AL	8	6	0.571	106.33	96	42	36	66	15	3.55	1.24	1,681
Edinson Volquez	KCR	19	AL	8	8	0.500	111.33	115	60	41	85	11	4.85	1.40	1,853
Yordano Ventura	KCR	17	AL	6	7	0.462	94.33	94	54	40	69	13	5.15	1.42	1,543
Ian Kennedy	KCR	17	AL	6	7	0.462	99.67	86	44	33	103	21	3.97	1.19	1,701
Hector Santiago	LAA	18	AL	6	4	0.600	98.33	85	50	44	86	17	4.58	1.31	1,710
Jered Weaver	LAA	17	AL	7	7	0.500	100.67	118	59	27	59	21	5.27	1.44	1,588
Matt Shoemaker	LAA	17	AL	4	9	0.308	97	106	48	22	97	13	4.45	1.32	1,584
Scott Kazmir	LAD	18	NL	7	3	0.700	97.67	90	49	39	106	15	4.52	1.32	1,716
Kenta Maeda	LAD	18	NL	8	6	0.571	103.67	82	34	31	107	10	2.95	1.09	1,673
Clayton Kershaw	LAD	16	NL	11	2	0.846	121	79	24	9	145	6	1.79	0.73	1,671
Tom Koehler	MIA	18	NL	6	7	0.462	96	101	48	49	75	8	4.50	1.56	1,675
Wei-Yin Chen	MIA	17	NL	5	3	0.625	98.67	103	53	22	79	17	4.83	1.27	1,519
Jose Fernandez	MIA	17	NL	11	4	0.733	107.33	78	30	31	154	7	2.52	1.02	1,701
Jimmy Nelson	MIL	18	NL	5	7	0.417	107	100	43	48	76	12	3.62	1.38	1,685
Chase Anderson	MIL	17	NL	4	10	0.286	86	89	52	33	67	18	5.44	1.42	1,529
Zach Davies	MIL	15	NL	6	4	0.600	85.67	84	39	24	71	12	4.10	1.26	1,386
Ricky Nolasco	MIN	18	AL	4	7	0.364	108.67	127	63	22	85	15	5.22	1.37	1,772
Ervin Santana	MIN	16	AL	3	7	0.300	93	94	42	26	68	11	4.06	1.29	1,507
Tyler Duffey	MIN	14	AL	5	6	0.455	79.67	92	46	18	68	14	5.20	1.38	1,341
Bartolo Colon	NYM	17	NL	7	4	0.636	98.67	103	36	17	65	13	3.28	1.22	1,456
Matt Harvey	NYM	17	NL	4	10	0.286	92.67	111	50	25	76	8	4.86	1.47	1,513
Noah Syndergaard	NYM	17	NL	9	4	0.692	105.67	96	30	18	128	6	2.56	1.08	1,587
Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	18	AL	6	2	0.750	117	108	42	22	93	10	3.23	1.11	1,722
Michael Pineda	NYY	17	AL	3	8	0.273	95.33	105	57	26	113	15	5.38	1.37	1,649
CC Sabathia	NYY	15	AL	5	6	0.455	88.33	84	37	34	72	6	3.77	1.34	1,427
Kendall Graveman	OAK	17	AL	5	6	0.455	94.67	104	46	31	61	12	4.37	1.43	1,503
Sonny Gray	OAK	16	AL	3	8	0.273	90.67	99	52	34	72	12	5.16	1.47	1,497
Rich Hill	OAK	13	AL	9	3	0.750	76	55	19	28	90	2	2.25	1.09	1,300
Jeremy Hellickson	PHI	18	NL	6	6	0.500	105.67	100	46	27	93	16	3.92	1.20	1,672
Jerad Eickhoff	PHI	18	NL	6	10	0.375	109	108	46	29	94	14	3.80	1.26	1,743
Aaron Nola	PHI	17	NL	5	8	0.385	96	100	50	23	106	10	4.69	1.28	1,553
Jon Niese	PIT	18	NL	7	6	0.538	101.67	124	58	36	71	20	5.13	1.57	1,677
Jeff Locke	PIT	17	NL	8	5	0.615	101	111	59	32	53	14	5.26	1.42	1,582
Francisco Liriano	PIT	17	NL	5	8	0.385	92.67	92	53	58	88	14	5.15	1.62	1,636
Drew Pomeranz	SDP	17	NL	8	7	0.533	102	67	28	41	115	8	2.47	1.06	1,698
Colin Rea	SDP	16	NL	5	3	0.625	87.33	88	48	37	70	9	4.95	1.43	1,508
Andrew Cashner	SDP	13	NL	3	7	0.300	61.67	69	37	27	44	11	5.40	1.56	1,118
Hisashi Iwakuma	SEA	18	AL	9	6	0.600	114.33	126	54	27	83	18	4.25	1.34	1,671
Wade Miley	SEA	16	AL	6	6	0.500	92.67	106	56	28	65	15	5.44	1.45	1,495
Taijuan Walker	SEA	16	AL	4	7	0.364	86	80	35	18	80	18	3.66	1.14	1,477
Madison Bumgarner	SFG	19	NL	10	4	0.714	129.67	93	28	32	146	12	1.94	0.96	2,027
Jeff Samardzija	SFG	18	NL	9	5	0.643	117.33	112	51	27	90	15	3.91	1.18	1,825
Johnny Cueto	SFG	18	NL	13	1	0.929	131.33	107	36	24	115	6	2.47	1.00	1,919
Mike Leake	STL	18	NL	6	7	0.462	111	117	51	17	76	14	4.14	1.21	1,624
Adam Wainwright	STL	18	NL	8	5	0.615	110.33	117	55	29	86	8	4.49	1.32	1,707
Michael Wacha	STL	18	NL	5	7	0.417	105.33	110	51	36	93	10	4.36	1.39	1,731
Jake Odorizzi	TBR	19	AL	3	5	0.375	104.67	99	52	34	98	17	4.47	1.27	1,930
Chris Archer	TBR	19	AL	4	12	0.250	110	110	57	48	130	18	4.66	1.44	1,960
Matt Moore	TBR	18	AL	5	6	0.455	109	112	54	33	97	18	4.46	1.33	1,832
Martin Perez	TEX	18	AL	7	5	0.583	107.67	107	46	46	52	11	3.85	1.42	1,730
Cole Hamels	TEX	18	AL	9	2	0.818	112	102	40	47	109	16	3.21	1.33	1,832
Colby Lewis	TEX	15	AL	6	1	0.857	98	81	35	19	61	13	3.21	1.02	1,419
R.A. Dickey	TOR	19	AL	7	9	0.438	116.67	111	51	40	83	20	3.93	1.29	1,855
Marcus Stroman	TOR	18	AL	7	4	0.636	116	121	63	33	83	11	4.89	1.33	1,727
J.A. Happ	TOR	18	AL	12	3	0.800	112.33	103	42	32	89	13	3.36	1.20	1,708
Max Scherzer	WSN	19	NL	10	6	0.625	127.67	88	43	34	164	21	3.03	0.96	2,013
Stephen Strasburg	WSN	16	NL	12	0	1.000	106.67	77	31	31	132	11	2.62	1.01	1,664
Tanner Roark	WSN	18	NL	8	5	0.615	116.67	105	39	35	101	7	3.01	1.20	1,851