If you could go throughout history and name 5 pitcher to man your starting rotation, who would they be and why? Back-up your answers. Also, you gotta have a bullpen! Make sure to include your LRP's, MRP's, SU, and CP.
2007-02-07 01:43:47 · 7 answers · asked by lighthouse_38 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
3 finger brown from 08 cubs. era was under 2.00
bob gibson 1968 1.12 era.
koufaxk any year
nolan ryan the year he struck out 383
dennis eckerseley reliever era under 1.00 walked like 2 people that year
jack chesboro won 41 games still a record.
2007-02-07 04:08:36 · answer #1 · answered by niteman12c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roger Clemens, strike outs, ERA, and wins are near the top all time, and he is always great in the post season.
Walter Johnson, he was great pitching every third day, think about how good he could be with some rest between starts.
Greg Maddux, rarely walks batters giving him an edge from the beginning. As many wins as he has accumulated, he could have had many more with more run support from his teams.
Nolan Ryan, seven no-hitters, and quite a few one-hitters as well. Strike out king, but he did walk too many batters. Still one of the greatest of all time.
Babe Ruth, he was actually a great pitcher at the start of his career. Put him in the rotation and set him at first base in between starts.
Middle relief pitchers would be difficult to say who I would want. hough the Astros Brad Lidge was better when he was in middle relief than he is now that he is a closer, so I guess he would be ok. I think middle relievers are only where they are because they are not good enough to be closers and don't have the stamina to be starters, so on to the closers.
Mariano Rivera would have to be on top because he has been almost untouchable in his career.
John Smoltz was a really good starter, but was great as a closer.
Eric Gagne when he was healthy could go out there in the ninth and the other team already had it in their minds that the game was over.
There are so many other names that can be thrown out there as great starting pitchers, it is difficult to limit it to five, I will be interested to look back at this question and see who others are choosing.
2007-02-07 02:32:25 · answer #2 · answered by London Hatchet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RHP Walter Johnson - The Big Train. He was the greatest starting pitcher of all time. Period
RHP Roger Clemens - good argument for him being the best of all time. 160 more wins than loses.
LHP Sandy Koufax - Lights out. Most outstanding 5 year stretch in history.
LHP Steve Carlton - He won 27 games on a team that only won 54. When there are hundreds of left-handed players but everyone knew who you meant when you refered to "Lefty", you know he's got to be special.
RHP Bob Gibson - Toughest mother to stand on a mound. He'd throw at guys for smiling at him. 1.17 ERA in a season i which he never got knocked out of a game. Pitched 9 complete games over 3 world series.
Relief pitching? What you mean relief pitching? We don't need no stinkin' relief pitching.
2007-02-07 13:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are so many good pitcher in hostory its hard to choose just 5. Instead i will point out the best 5 man rotation in baseball right now and that belongs to the San Diego Padres
1. Jake Peavy - Firey attitude
2. Greg Maddux - Control, baseball genius
3. Chris Young - 6' 10"
4. Clay Hensley - Dirty sinker
5. David "Boomer" Wells - One of the best "big game" pitchers ever
2007-02-07 09:58:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christy Mathewson, RHP - smart, great control, perennial winner
Walter Johnson, RHP - speed, control, endurance
Lefty Grove, LHP - greatest lefty ever
Sandy Koufax, LHP - blazing speed
Satchel Paige, RHP - greatest of all time?
Hoyt Wilhelm, set up - personal favorite, contrast from speedballers will throw off batters
Goose Gossage, closer - another personal favorite, dominant closer
2007-02-07 02:28:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
-clemens- 43 and still able to put up sub 3 era's
-nolan ryan-strikeout king
-babe ruth- dominate pitcher, not to mention he could hit if you needed him to
-cy young- it is the cy young award for a reason
-johan santana- whos better than him right now
-mo. rivera- can't beat the sandman as closer
-smolts, eckersly, maddux, walter johnson, lidge, and krod can fill out the bullpen b/c you got maddux and johnson who can go the long haul, krod smolts lidge and eckersly are/were dominate closers
2007-02-07 06:16:19 · answer #6 · answered by champion1337 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JOHN SMOLTZ in his Prime as SP
Seven-time All-Star (1989, 1992-93, 1996, 2002-03, 2005)
National League Championship Series MVP (1992)
Led the National League in Strikeouts (1992, with 215)
National League Cy Young Award winner (1996)
Holds Braves record for most wins in a season (1996, with 24)
Led the National League in wins (1996, with 24)
Holds Braves record for most strikeouts in a season (1996, with 276)
Led the Major Leagues in strikeouts (1996, with 276)
Led the National League in win percentage (1996)
Silver Slugger Award Winner for Pitcher (1997)
Finished 4th in National League Cy Young Award voting (1998)
Led the Major Leagues in Win Percentage (1998)
National League Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award winner (2002)
Finished 8th in National League MVP voting (2002)
Finished 3rd in National League Cy Young Award voting (2002)
Holds Braves record for most saves in a career (154)
Holds Braves record for most saves in a season (2002, with 55)
Led the Major Leagues in saves (2002, with 55)
Tied for the lead in National League lead in wins (2006, with 16)
GREG MADDUX in his Prime as SP
Ranks tenth all time in number of wins, second among active pitchers, and third among pitchers who played their entire careers in the live-ball era (333 wins)
Twelfth all time in number of career strikeouts, third among active pitchers (3169 SO's)
8-time All-Star (1988, 1992, 1994-1998, 2000)
Lowest ERA single season record among active pitchers at 1.56 ERA (1994)
Led National League in ERA four times (1993-95, 1998)
Led National League in wins three times (1992, 1994-95)
Led National League in shutouts 5 times (1994-95, 1998, 2000-01)
Third among active pitchers in shutouts (35)
Finished 3rd in National League Most Valuable Player voting (1995)
Finished 5th in National League Most Valuable Player voting (1994)
Tied for first among Rawlings Gold Glove Awards with 16 (1990-2002, 2004-2006)
Holds record for most consecutive seasons with 15 wins or more, with 17 (1988-2004)
Second in Innings Pitched among all active pitchers
In 1999, he ranked Number 39 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, the highest-ranking pitcher then active, and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. However, when TSN updated their list in 2005, Maddux fell to number 51 despite his having since reached the 300-win and 3,000-strikeout plateaus.
In 2006, Maddux broke Warren Spahn's record (17) of seasons among the league's top 10 pitchers in games won. Maddux has now finished 18 seasons among the top 10 in the league in wins.
Holds record for times leading the league in games started (7 times).
As of the end of the 2006 season, is 120-0, with 2 no decisions, when given a lead of 5 or more runs
TOM GLAVINE in his Prime as SP
10-time All-Star (1991-93, 1996-98, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Twice National League Cy Young Award winner (1991, 1998)
Finished 10th in National League MVP voting (1992)
Finished 2nd in National League Cy Young award voting (1992, 2000)
Finished 3rd in National League Cy Young award voting (1993, 1995)
World Series MVP Award (1995)
5-time National League leader in wins (1991-93, 1998, 2000)
4-time Silver Slugger winner (1991, 1995-96, 1998)
Replaced Pedro Martínez as the starting pitcher for the Mets on Opening Day 2006 at Shea Stadium in which he pitched a 6 inning 1 run game to beat the Nationals 3-2, outpitching fellow World Series MVP Liván Hernández, giving him his 276th career victory.
WARREN SPAHN in his Prime as SP
National League All-Star: 1947, 1949-1954, 1956-1959, 1961-1963
1953 National League The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
1957 Cy Young Award
1957 National League The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
1958 National League The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
1961 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1961 National League The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
6th on the all-time list for career wins
44th on the all-time list for career games pitched
8th on the all-time list for career innings pitched
22nd on the all-time list for career strikeouts
21st on the all-time list for career complete games
6th on the all-time list for career shutouts
Pitched two no-hitters in his career
PHIL NIEKRO in his Prime as SP
Niekro is the most successful knuckleball pitcher of all time
BRUCE SUTTER in his Prime as MRP
the first pitcher to make effective use of the split-finger fastball
JAMES HOYT WILHELM in his Prime as LRP
he won 124 games, still the record for relief pitchers
Mike Gonzalez as SU
Rafeal Soriano as SU
Bob Wickman as CP
GO BRAVES!
2007-02-08 01:57:49 · answer #7 · answered by tdub2991 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋