POLL Randy Johnson or Clayton Kershaw

[da55bums]

I never said he was a big game pitcher. But Verlander has had much more playoff success than Kershaw. Not even close.

agree, after 30 yr old. before Verlander was 6-5, Kershaw 9-9 and Verlander had Miggy.

 

[NEPatsfan]

Randy "I kill doves" Johnson, every day of the week, and doubleheader on Sunday.

 

[thunderc]

This can’t be a serious question. Blasphemous to be honest.

 

[thunderc]

Here is the real question, how many strikeouts would RNdy Johnson average against these all or nothing hitters now days? 15 minimum.

 

[jon2tanman]

Ask John Kruk who was better.

 

[wazzu31]

Easily Big Unit. And he did his damage in a hitters era pitching in hitters parks (Kingdome, Chase Field or whatever AZs stadium was called).

You forgot arguably his greatest and most dominant stretch when he played in the Astrodome.

 

[StanMarsh51]

You forgot arguably his greatest and most dominant stretch when he played in the Astrodome.

It's a good side-topic since he had many dominant stretches....

In that Houston stretch, he had a 1.28 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 4.5 K/BB in 84 innings...

Other comparable stretches:
1994 - 77 IP stretch with a 1.16 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 4.5 K/BB
1997 - 71 IP stretch with a 1.14 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 4.2 K/BB
2000 - 82 IP stretch with a 1.31 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 7.1 K/BB
2001 - 74 IP stretch with a 1.33 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 6.9 K/BB
2002 - 103 IP stretch with a 1.31 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 5.7 K/BB

 

[wazzu31]

It's a good side-topic since he had many dominant stretches....

In that Houston stretch, he had a 1.28 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 4.5 K/BB in 84 innings...

Other comparable stretches:
1994 - 77 IP stretch with a 1.16 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 4.5 K/BB
1997 - 71 IP stretch with a 1.14 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 4.2 K/BB
2000 - 82 IP stretch with a 1.31 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 7.1 K/BB
2001 - 74 IP stretch with a 1.33 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 6.9 K/BB
2002 - 103 IP stretch with a 1.31 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 5.7 K/BB

True, but I’m more talking about the situation where he intentionally pitched like trash to get traded then snapped his finger turning into the most dominant pitcher of 98 season.

 

[The Derski]

Obligatory bird video.

 

[flyerhawk]

Randy Johnson was a league average pitcher until his age 30 season. He had arguably the greatest 30s of any modern pitcher though.