Top 20 Highest Career WAR in MLB History (Pitchers)

Sabermetrics changed the way we look at baseball. Name the top 20 pitchers with the highest Wins Above Replacement totals for their careers.
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WAR
Career
Pitcher
165.6
1890–2011
Cy Young
152.4
1907–1927
Walter Johnson
138.7
1984–2007
Roger Clemens
116.7
1890–1906
Kid Nichols
116.2
1911–1930
Grover Alexander
113.3
1925–1941
Lefty Grove
106.1
1967–1986
Tom Seaver
104.8
1986–2006
Greg Maddux
103.5
1988–2009
Randy Johnson
100.3
1900–1916
Christy Mathewson
97.0
1964–1987
Phil Niekro
96.1
1970–1992
Bert Blyleven
93.0
1962–1983
Gaylord Perry
92.4
1942, 1946–1965
Warren Spahn
89.1
1880–1893
Tim Keefe
87.5
1901–1917
Eddie Plank
86.1
1992–2009
Pedro Martinez
85.0
1882, 1884–1894
John Clarkson
84.1
1965–1988
Steve Carlton
83.6
1966, 1968–1993
Nolan Ryan
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I got 19/20 once I started thinking about the pitchers from 100 years ago!