Which pitchers listed below do u think is Baseball's greatest pitchers?

Question

1)Warren Spahn 2)Jim Abott 3)Ed Walsh 4) Nolan Ryan
5)Bob Feller 6)Dutch Leonard 7) Vic Willis 8)Pete Alexander
9) Carl Hubell 10)Joel Schoer 11) Tom Seaver 12)Kerry Wood
13)Honus Wagner 14)Christy Mattheson 15) Lee Smith 16) Walter Johnson 17) Cy Young 18) Randy Johnson 19) Roger Clemens 20)Greg Maddux 21) John Smoltz 22) Whitey Ford

Answer 1

Walter Johnson
Christy Matthewson
Warren Spahn
Greg Maddux
Randy Johnson
Nolan Ryan
Roger Clemens
Cy Young

Answer 2

Well you can count Wagner out because he was a short stop most of his career and before that he was a 3rd baseman. But of the other ones mentioned i would have to say 1) Nolan Ryan, 2) Walter Johnson, 3) Randy Johnson, 4) Warren Spahn, 5) Bob Feller, 6) Tom Seaver, 7) Roger Clemens, 8) Christy Mathewson, 9) Cy Young, 10) Greg Maddux, 11) Whitey Frod, 12) Carl Hubell, 13) John Zmoltz, 15) Dutch Leonard, and 16) Kerry Wood. The last few I wont comment on.

Answer 3

There are some great and some not so greats in that list. But what one said about Steve Carlton being a greater left hander than Spahnie? No way. Spahn started with the Braves when they were in Boston. They were given no chance against the yanks in the series except by one sports writer who speculated that since they had the best two pitchers in baseball, at that time, all they needed was to pitch Spahn then Sain in Boston then 'pray for rain' when they moved down to NY. The saying 'Spahn and Sain then pray for rain then Spahn and Sain again', is exactly what happened and the Braves won in four straight. Spahn picthed the Braves to a world series championship again in Milwaukee. He is the only pitcher ever to have three or more 20+ win seasons in three different decades. He had 3 straight in the 40's a stretch of 6 straight in the 50's and three straight in the 60's. No, he wasn't overpowering like Carlton or Koufax. He finessed the batters and came up with new pitches over the years to extend his career and keep on winning. He is the winningest left hander of all times and most of the managers of his time have stated that if they had to pick one pitcher they would want in a crucial game it would be Spahnie. Hands down THE greatest left hander of all times.

Answer 4

It would be impossible for us to rate pitchers of different eras simply because the game changes all the time and a lot of these pitchers were pitching before we were born so we only have records to rely on. From the list I can say with certainty of the ones I've seen that Bob Gibson was the most feared. Certainly Johnson, Clemens and Ryan scared batters but for intimidation factor nobody worried hitters like Gibson. There are a number of pitchers not mentioned (others noted some of them) but how about Babe Ruth. He did win 93 games and he likely would have won 300 to 400 games if he hadnt been such a dominant hitter. As for pitchers I would pay to see...I never missed a game that Nolan Ryan pitched at Tiger stadium (obviously I am a Tiger fan but some guys one other teams are must see players). And for pure art of pitching I dont know that we will ever see anyone quite like Greg Maddox again, he is the best "pitcher" I have ever seen.

Answer 5

Honus Wagner wasn't a pitcher. He played short. He did have two relief appearances. He gave up no runs in 8.333 innings. I'd have to say Christy Mathewson followed closely by Nolan Ryan are the best in that list. Wood, Lee Smith, Randy Johnson, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz don't belong anywhere near that list. You could have put Babe Ruth on that list. He still holds some World Series pitching records.

Answer 6

First of all what is Kerry Wood doing there?! and Honus Wagner? Of those guys, Roger Clemens and Walter Johnson, or maybe Tom Seaver.

Answer 7

Clearly it's Roger Clemens. Why in the world would you put Jim Abbott on this list? He wasn't even a .500 pitcher for his career.
Kerry Wood is the king of the DL. Lee Smith was a relief pitcher with over 400 saves but had a below win-loss record.

This list is a poor list. Honus Wagner wasn't even a pitcher. If you had researched in more detail you could have come up with a real list. Not a very impressive job on your part.

Answer 8

Out of that list my rotation would be Sandy Koufax, Walter Johnson, CY Young, Tom Seaver, Bob Feller. Smith would close.

Answer 9

It is between Whitey For, walter Johnson, cy young, and christy matheson.

By the way, Honus Wagner isn't a pitcher, he was a shortstop

Answer 10

Dude Honus Wagner wasnt a pitcher he was a shortshopt. As for that it has to be Cy Young. I know he pitched in a different era, but he still knew how to win games. I mean he still won 500 something games, which is way ahead of anybody else.