In the history of baseball who would you say is the best "power" pitcher?

Question

We settled who we thought could be the best Control pitcher but in all of baseball (at least what we have seen) who has been the best "power" pitcher. My nod has to be for Nolan Ryan. 7 no-hitters, strike-out king and a bunch of other records and most on teams that didnt do a lot.

Answer 1

i would have to say between clemons, & ryan.
i will go with nolan ryan, considering he has the most strike outs in the history of the game & their really isnt any one clost or ever will be that is in second !
alos, he constanly reached over the 100 mph even in the 9 th innings of games & he did have 7 no hitters, the most by far in baseball as well !
others that can hit the 100's like zuma& verlander ( det), rob dibble( old reliever for the big red machine & best damn sports show ), wagner (closer ),page(cle., never got a chance hardly till carrer was almost over), the big unit, but still very far behind clemons
can hit the 10's but no one has done it for a long period of time, struck out more, or has more no hitters, or threw harder all game & whole career as the nolan ryan express has !
( and he signs all autograph requests that is delivered to his home in texas as well, unlike most players today, your lucky if you can even get a look, let alone an autograph !)
so, defintly would say NOLAN " THE RYAN EXPRESS!) over 5,700 strikeouts & the 7 no hitters, & tireless longetivy as well !

Answer 2

Sandy Koufax


There is no greater example in baseball history of a player making a lasting impression in a short span than the Dodgers’ brilliant lefty made from 1962-66. His fastball exploded up in the strike zone while his “nose-to-toes” curve was a marvel. In those five seasons, Koufax was 111-34, won a record five consecutive ERA titles, set a single-season strikeout record with 382 in 1966 -- one of three 300-plus whiff seasons -- and pitched four no-hitters.
Those five seasons, plus his 1961 campaign that featured 18 victories and a league-high 269 strikeouts, were enough to get Koufax elected to the Hall of Fame despite winning only 165 career. He retired after the 1966 season, at age 30, rather than risk a crippling injury to his painfully arthritic pitching elbow. There was no arthroscopic surgery available in those days, otherwise Koufax undoubtedly would have continued pitching. He posted a 0.95 ERA in World Series play, still the record for any pitcher with more than 50 innings, and he set a then-Series record by fanning 15 Yankees in the opener of the first bicoastal Yankees-Dodgers Fall Classic.

Answer 3

Wlalter Johnson, Walter Johnson was a strike out king in
the non homer era where everybody try to make contact

He was the only man with over 3000 strike out for over 40 years. It was not until the 1960 when somebody finally pass him

Dean

Answer 4

If you look at sheer numbers, the nod has to go to Nolan Ryan. Somebody noone has mentioned yet who could be there if you look at dominance during their prime is Randy Johnson. Hitters were flat scared of "The Big Unit" when he was dealing.

Answer 5

I'd say a tie between Nolan Ryan and Bob Gibson

Answer 6

Roger Clemens

Answer 7

Roger Clemens

Answer 8

No doubt its Nolan Ryan with his 7 no hitters and 5714 strikeouts ec.

Answer 9

Nolan "the express" Ryan.

Answer 10

Clemens.

Pitching is about preventing runners and, therefore, preventing runs. Power pitching is not just about strikeouts; it's about preventing runners/runs through expert use of the fastball.

Ryan walked way too many batters in the first half of his career. If he'd mastered his control earlier, he'd rate higher. But he didn't, and Clemens did.