Did any body see randy Johnsons 4,500th strikeout?
2006-08-15 07:20:52 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Nolan Ryan. If you pitch 7 no hitters and have 6 others broken in the 9th inning, you are greatest pitcher in MLB history
2006-08-15 10:38:26 · answer #1 · answered by Yankfan580 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question is easy. Yes, I did see the 4'500th strikeout. And if you add 1,000 to that, you will still be over 200 strikeouts short of Nolan Ryans 5,714, a record that can never be broken. Nolan would easily be the best pitcher ever if he did not want to do other things. He was a rancher, and needed to live in Texas, therefore he played for some terrible Houston and Texas teams. He one one World series with the mets, but they were terrible too the other years. Nolan had 7 no-hitters, and no one even has 5. He could throw over 100mph at will. None of the other pitchers had the longevity the Nolan had. If Nolan was on the Yankees for 20 years, there would be no other pitcher in this discussion. I am from St. louis and know how special Bob Gibson was, but he was not even as dominant as Nolan for as long.
2006-08-15 09:27:04 · answer #2 · answered by greencaddyman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone who thinks Nolan Ryan was among the top ten pitchers is out of his f'en mind. Seriously. What stats support that? Strikeouts? That's just one method of getting an out.
Ryan's career ERA was only .38 runs per game better than the average during his career. Compared with Clemens(1.34 runs better), Maddux(1.14), or Randy Johnson(1.32), it isn't that impressive. Also, each of those guys lead the league in ERA more time than Ryan, and lead the league more times in innings pitched than Ryan. Aside from strikeouts and 7 really good days, Ryan was just a very good pitcher. He certainly isn't in the class of Maddux, Clemens, or Johnson.
The best all-time pitcher, though, is Walter Johnson. Best combination of dominance and durability.
2006-08-15 10:50:18 · answer #3 · answered by desotobrave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did see The Big Unit's 4,500th K last night, and I'm very happy for him to have reached that "plateau", and look forward to seeing him in the Hall of Fame someday.
However, your question is who is the best major league pitcher of all time, and I believe in giving credit where credit is due and say that Nolan Ryan is the best major league pitcher of all time.
His over 5,000 K's, more than 300 wins, and 7 no - hitters - plus the number of years he pitched - how could anyone not mention Nolan Ryan when talking about the greatest pitchers of all time?
My only "complaint" about Nolan is that he wasn't a Yankee. He would've looked great in pinstripes, but that's just my opinion.
2006-08-15 07:59:41 · answer #4 · answered by GottaGo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally think the best is still Cy Young. I don't think anyone will reach 511 Wins with 749 CGs all while having having over 2800+ K's and an ERA of around 2.60. Truely an amazing feat for a career. There are some great pitchers out there and I'm sure there are plenty to come, but I don't think you'll see someone like Cy Young again.
2006-08-15 07:28:33 · answer #5 · answered by C_Ras 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best Major League Pitcher of all-time? That guy who they named the trophy after, the guy with the most wins and most losses:Cy Young! Oh, and, yes, I did see Randy's 4,500th career strikeout!
2006-08-15 07:46:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, This is a really tough question. There are several that come to mind. Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Nolan Ryan, Bob Feller, Warren Spahn (the greatest leftie of all time) Sandy Koufax, Roger Clemens just to name a few. If you go by number of victories, Cy Young wins, hands down.
2006-08-15 07:39:15 · answer #7 · answered by brainstorm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All pitchers peak at some point of their career .... the best at their peak was Pedro Martinez. Also, among the best are Walter Johnson, Randy Johnson, Tom Seaver and Bob Gibson
2006-08-15 07:38:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cy Young. Over 500 wins and that's why the award for best pitcher in MLB is named after him.
Big Unit has a long way to go before he's even in Sandy Koufax's or Nolan Ryan's class let alone Cy Young's.
2006-08-15 07:25:54 · answer #9 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think many former major leaguers would tell you that either Bob Gibson or Sandy Koufax were the best pitchers.
Statistics only tell part of the story and are unable to totally predict other factors of the time period (smaller number of teams, or games, number of starts in a season, ERA as compared to other years).
The answer doesn't have undeniable empirical evidence, just opinions.
2006-08-15 07:30:31 · answer #10 · answered by kokomo_joe_77 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋