Top 5 Pitchers of all time

[Sureal]

Seeing that certain pitchers are getting jacked up by Congress and the media. I think it would be interesting to see who people would place in the Top 5 of all-time....


1. Sandy Koufax
2. Walter Johnson
3. Bob Gibson
4. Roger Clemens
5. Greg Maddux

 

[Newc]

1. Walter Johnson
2. Cy Young
3. Lefty Grove
4. Greg Maddux
5. Warren Spahn

 

[ALLND62]

I will go with the ones I have seen.

Jim Palmer
Tom Seaver
Nolan Ryan
Mark ( The Bird ) Fidrych
Greg Maddox

These are not in any particular order; but if Bird would have stayed healthy he would have been #1 in my opinion

 

[Sureal]

Newc,

No Koufax? Early to mid 60's he had one of if not the best run of all-time as a pitcher. The guy was unhittable...

 

[The Polish Irishman]

1. Cy Young
2. Greg Maddux
3. Walter "Big Train" Johnson
4. Sandy
5. Babe Ruth

 

[KAPLAN]

1. Cy Young (They named the award for him)
2. Walter Johnson
3. Randy Johnson (Was unhittable for 5 years)
4. Nolan Ryan (K King and 8 No Hitters)
5. Roger Clemens/Greg Maddux/Johan Santana

 

[Sureal]

You put Johan up there? Not disagreeing that he is a good pitcher but of all time? I say let's wait some more years...

 

[Epitome]

1 Cy
2 Lefty Grove
3 Walter Johnson
4 Bob Gibson
5 Clemens
6 Babe Ruth

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

How about Christy Mattewson?

 

[BDIrish4ever]

Thank you ND=NC,
I didn't think anyone was going to give Bob Gibson any love!

My list (from my lifetime)

1. Bob Gibson
2. Roger Clemens
3. Randy Johnson
4. Greg Maddox
5. Mario Rivera

 

[KamaraPolice]

about time randy johnson got some love. this guy was absolutely untouchable for years, had 20 k's in a game (only pitched 9 innings in the extra inning game, so the asterix is moot) and has a perfect game. no other pitcher with 20 k's in 9 innings even has a no-hitter, much less perfect game. Those are the 2 big categories in my eyes - k's and obp.

edit: let me add, he did all this in the steroids era and im just as certain he didnt cheat as i am clemens did.

 

[ACamp1900]

1. Sandy Koufax
2. Christy Mathewson
3. Bob Gibson
4. How bout some love for "Sach" as well
5. Big Train Johnson

 

[ACamp1900]

To me Koufax at number one is a no brainer

 

[stonebreakerwasgod]

Tom Seaver
Nolan Ryan
Koufax