Greatest pitcher of all time

[GNG]

Walter Johnson

 

[GNG]

 

[richig07]

There's a few who you could argue and I wouldn't put up a fight against it. He's definitely one of those.

My dad raised/coached me constantly telling me that Walter Johnson was the GOAT pitcher. There's not much in the way of indicating that he was wrong. Cy Young accumulated certain stats a bit better. He also started out his pitching career underhanded in the 19th century. Not that Johnson came all that much later - but it was different.

Obviously, things became different as different eras came about and it becomes difficult/arbitrary to do straight line comparisons to guys who pitched closer to modern day.

The way I look at it is "How dominant were you in your era?" and Johnson aces that test with flying colors. He was all but unhittable in his prime.

 

[broncosmitty]

Hot take!

 

[Mebert]

Ubaldo Jimenez

 

[broncosmitty]

Lefty Grove is my choice for top Lefty.



And Pedro Martinez is without question the greatest Pedro.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Roger Clemens.

Fight me.

Never was a fan, still think Mike Piazza is a bitch for not charging the mound when Clemens slung the piece of broken bat at him.

 

[broncosmitty]

There's a few who you could argue and I wouldn't put up a fight against it. He's definitely one of those.

My dad raised/coached me constantly telling me that Walter Johnson was the GOAT pitcher. There's not much in the way of indicating that he was wrong. Cy Young accumulated certain stats a bit better. He also started out his pitching career underhanded in the 19th century. Not that Johnson came all that much later - but it was different.

Obviously, things became different as different eras came about and it becomes difficult/arbitrary to do straight line comparisons to guys who pitched closer to modern day.

The way I look at it is "How dominant were you in your era?" and Johnson aces that test with flying colors. He was all but unhittable in his prime.

Guys like Rube Waddell and Walter put up modern K numbers before there were radios.


It's amazing.

 

[broncosmitty]

Roger Clemens.

Fight me.

Never was a fan, still think Mike Piazza is a bitch for not charging the mound when Clemens slung the piece of broken bat at him.

Jason's Deli parking lot?

 

[GNG]

Lefty Grove is my choice for top Lefty.



And Pedro Martinez is without question the greatest Pedro.

Warren Spahn was a great left handed pitcher.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Jason's Deli parking lot?

I don't think we have Jason's Deli around here.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I've always leaned towards Bob Gibson. Guy was clutch as hell when it mattered.

And he swung a pretty decent bat. I remember him clouting HRs in the World Series.

Mean too.

2 Cy Youngs, one NL MVP.

And 2 World Series MVPs.

 

[broncosmitty]

Warren Spahn was a great left handed pitcher.

He sure was.


And missed three seasons on account of serving his country.

 

[broncosmitty]

I don't think we have Jason's Deli around here.

None here either.

 

[Mebert]

I would take Randy Johnson as best left hander of all time.

 

[broncosmitty]

I would take Randy Johnson as best left hander of all time.

He's my #2.

And shoulda been a Mariner in his HOF induction.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

He's my #2.

And shoulda been a Mariner in his HOF induction.

Expo....

 

[Cedrique]

I would take Randy Johnson as best left hander of all time.

Yeah that's a good call. He might have killed somebody if he pitched in the early 1900's . 6 foot 10 is scary

 

[Center Ice]

Walter Johnson

Not even close.......

 

[obxyankeefan]

Greg Maddux

Look at how dominant his 1992 through 1995 stats are vs the rest of the Majors.