2006-11-02 16:20:39 · 15 answers · asked by toughguy2 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Whitey Ford - "The Yankees won 11 pennants in Ford's years with them. He ranks first all-time in WS wins (10), losses (8), games and games started (22), innings pitched, hits, bases on balls, and strikeouts. In the 1960, '61, and '62 Series, he pitched 33 consecutive scorelesss innings, breaking Babe Ruth's WS record of 29-2/3."
I would also vote for (in no particular order): Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Christy Mathewson, and Mariano Riveria.
2006-11-03 07:59:34 · answer #1 · answered by kjbopp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mariano Rivera and Orlando Hernandez are probably both worthy for their incredible postseason numbers that really stand out in the recent Yankee dynasty. Rivera is probably the greatest clutch pitcher of all time.
Christy Mathewson is probably second best all time, after Rivera - he pitched three shutouts in the 1905 series and had a 0.97 ERA in 101 2/3 postseason innings.
Curt Schilling is also a good candidate, with a 2.06 postseason ERA, with an 8-2 record in 109 1/3 postseason innings. So much is made of the 'bloody sock' that people forget that he's among the most dominant playoff performers all-time. Randy Johnson, who shared the WS MVP with Schilling, is not a top clutch pitcher--he has been mediocre in the playoffs other years.
Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax are right there with El Duque and Schilling. In my opinion, the top five clutch pitchers are Rivera and Mathewson, followed by three of gibson, koufax, hernandez and schilling...those four are very close in my opinion.
2006-11-02 18:56:21 · answer #2 · answered by Rory J 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No doubt Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax. In my opinion can't really put Cy Young in that group - That's a "gimmie". How about Luis Tiant - Dennis Eckersley - The "Bird" (Feiderich spelling?) Schilling and the most current one - "El Duque" last year for the White Sox against Boston!!! Come on!!! To enter the game in the 5th inning with bases loaded and NO OUTS and Boston DOES NOT (and I repeat) DOES NOT score a single run!!! And I do believe that 2 out of the three batters he faced struck out swinging on full counts. Granted I AM A WHITE SOX (life long) fan so I may be partial but I am also a fan a GREAT baseball and I cannot recall within the last 5 years or so a pitcher that came through in the "proverbial" clutch situation than Hernandez.
2006-11-02 21:04:45 · answer #3 · answered by FTBLCHIK 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure that I can name five, but two would have to be Mariano Rivera and John Smotz. Both have a record of phenomenal performances in the post season.
Jack Morris deserves to be somewhere on the list for game 7 of the '91 series alone (pitched 10 scoreless innings), not to mention the rest of the '91 playoffs, and '92 with Toronto.
2006-11-03 05:41:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Schilling/Johnson combo from the 01 D-backs.
Fernando Valenzuela from the 81 Dodgers
Orel Hershiser from the 88 Dodgers
Dwight Gooden from the 86 Mets
and Nolan Ryan.
2006-11-03 05:15:18 · answer #5 · answered by Chicken Jones 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, Bob Feller, Bob Gibson, Roger Clemens
2006-11-03 00:18:35 · answer #6 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Starting Pitchers Retired
Bob Gibson, Sandy Koufax ,Don Drysdale, Cy Young, Warren Spahn
Starting Pitchers Active
Clemens, Carpenter, Petite,Buehrle,and as much as it pains me Kenny Rodgers (as long as his hand is clean)
Closers Active/ Retired
Hoffman, Rivera, Lidge, Wagner,
Bruce Sutter
2006-11-02 18:22:55 · answer #7 · answered by mpdavis10844 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Walter Johnson, Sandy Koufax, Cy Young, Christy Mathewson, and Clemens
2006-11-02 16:57:44 · answer #8 · answered by jared L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CyYoung
Bob Gibson
Sandy Kofax
Roger Clements
Bruce Sutter
2006-11-03 06:17:16 · answer #9 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cy Young, Bob Gibson, Nolan Ryan, mariano rivera, and clemebs
2006-11-02 18:02:35 · answer #10 · answered by BASEBALL 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋