Best Pitcher

In my opinion, the most important stat relating to pitching dominance is WHIP. The lower the WHIP, the more the pitcher has completely shut down his opponents. And while Tim Lincecum is not first in WHIP, he trails by such a small amount that I find the difference completely negligable. What puts him over the top for me is that he pitched 30 more innings than the other WHIP leaders, meaning he kept up his dominance for a longer period of time and proved to be more durable. This durability is also shown with his four complete games, which is quite a feat now days. Lastly, I believe that as a Giants fan Lincecum has overcome some of the worst offensive production on his side that baseball has ever seen. Lincecum gets comically little run support, whereas Carpenter enjoys several prominent bats behind him.