Who's is the best pitcher of the following...
1.Best four-seam fastball picther?
2.Best two-seam fastball (Sinker) pitcher?
3.Best Change-up pitcher?
4.Best Curve ball pitcher?
5.Best Slider pitcher?
6.Best Split-finger pitcher?
7.Best Knuckleball pitcher?
Best answer 10 pts rewarded.
2006-08-02 17:00:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
1. Christy Mathewson; 1900-1916; New York Giants/Cincinnati Reds; Elected to HOF in the inaugural class of 1936, 4th player overall
2. Christy Mathewson
3. Babe Ruth; pitched with Boston Red Sox 1914-1919; New York Yankees briefly in 1920,'21,'30, & '33; Elected to HOF in the inaugural class of 1936, 2nd player overall
4. Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown; St. Louis Cardinals 1903; Chicago Cubs 1904-1912, 1916; Cincinnati Reds 1913; Federal League's St. Louis Terriers 1914/FL's Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1914; FL's Chicago Whales 1915; Elected to HOF in 1949
5. Rollie Fingers; Oakland Athletics 1968-1976, San Diego Padres 1977-1980, Milwaukee Brewers 1981-1985; Elected to HOF in 1992
6. Roger Clemens; Boston Red Sox 1984-1996, Toronto Blue Jays 1997-1998, New York Yankees 1999-2003, Houston Astros 2004-present; 7 Cy Young Awards, future Hall of Famer
7. Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown
2006-08-02 17:38:09 · answer #1 · answered by chicagoflip33 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1. Joel Zumaya - tops 100 mph
2. A 2-seam fastball is not a sinker so I'll pick sinker. Derek Lowe
3. Johan Santana
4. Barry Zito (Mussina's Knuckle Curve is close)
5. Justin Verlander
6. Roger Clemens (Jon Papelbon close 2nd)
7. Tim Wakefield
BTW - 2 seam fastball breaks opposite of a "cutter" right handed pitchers breaks toward righy's batter box, lefty's toward the lefty's box.
Best 2-seamer. Roy Oswalt
Best Cutter: Mariano Rivera
2006-08-03 00:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by GPC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-02 17:03:55 · answer #3 · answered by pradeep 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Johan Santana
2. Pedro Martinez (with an asterisk for Rivera's cutter)
3. Jamie Moyer
4. Barry Zito
5. Randy Johnson (still)
6. Roger Clemens
7. Tim Wakefield (unless you count Mussina's knuckle curve)
2006-08-02 19:04:34 · answer #4 · answered by gregarioso 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roy Halladay, Mike Mussina, Johan Santana, Liriano, and of course Chien-Mien Wang
2006-08-02 18:34:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's 7 questions.
Bob Gibson was the best. He was the fastest, too. Could pitch a game in under 2 hours. Nolan Ryan, just for sheer longevity.
I know most don't know who Bob Gibson is, but I remember him as being the most feared competitor in the 60's.
2006-08-02 17:03:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to fangraphs, Stephen Strasburg has the highest average fastball velocity (among starting pitchers) at 95.5 mph.
2016-03-26 21:10:55 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nolan Ryan owned everyone. Best fastball ever!
2006-08-02 17:04:43 · answer #8 · answered by gabriel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Nolan Ryan
2006-08-02 17:05:26 · answer #9 · answered by nolan m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gagne
2006-08-02 17:05:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋