Who is the best pitcher in the modern era.(1920 and on)?

Question

Warren Spahn with 363 wins?
Roger Clemens with 349 wins?
Greg Maddux with 340 wins?
Anybody else?

Answer 1

Great Question... I'd have to say Clemens by a hair. Clemens and Maddux are very close in all these area's... Spahn pitched before the live ball era so he should have far better numbers then Clemens, Maddux or Ryan and he does not. Although Ryan is not close I list him because there are always people that argue he is one of the best. He pitched before steroids and his numbers still are not close...

Wins: Clemens 349 Maddux 340 Spahn 363* Ryan 324
Losses: Clemens 181* Maddux 207 Spahn 245 Ryan 292
ERA: Clemens 3.11 Maddux 3.08* Spahn 3.09 Ryan 3.19
WHIP: Clemens 1.17 Maddux 1.14* Spahn 1.19 Ryan 1.25
K's: Clemens 4626 Maddux 3221 Spahn 2583 Ryan 5714*
BB's: Clemens 1557 Maddux 960* Spahn 1434 Ryan 2795

Maddux is the best in 3 catagories, Ryan and Spahn lead in one each.

Maddux and Clemens have Ryan in every number but K's and really is that important? I know, no one can advance on a K but you have a hard time turning a DP when you get a K also... The only arguement for Spahn is his win total and Clemens and Maddox still have a shot at it-they are still pitching.

I give the edge to Clemens for now unless it is later proven that he took steroids. Maddux gets a lift from 16 Gold Gloves as well. The best fielding pitcher of all time. I think maddux may pitch for 2 or 3 more years and acould end up with the 3rd most wins of all-time and then I'd say he was the best. But for now Clemens by a hair over Maddux (only because he had less losses by a large margin) with Spahn third.

Answer 2

Walter Johnson... On your list Greg Maddux with an era pf 3.08. Next is Warren Spahn with an era of 3.09 and then Roger Clemens with an ERA of 3.11. Anything can change these stats were taken at 11:33am 06/28/07. I am doing this based of ERA. Clemens has the most wins. YANKEES ROX

Answer 3

i think the query I even have for you is what do evaluate the "present day era"? Many baseball historians evaluate the admired era to have started around 1950 so as that looks as sturdy a place to start as any. of course, there is on no account going to be consensus. i'm staring at this in terms of profession fee, no longer height fee. My thoughts: one million) Clemens - do no longer only like the guy yet gotta supply him his due 2) Seaver - the perfect pitching gadget 3) Maddux - unreal consistency 4) Gibson - fully dominant and the biggest of huge pastime pitchers 5) Spahn - tricky to miss a guy with 360+ wins 6) Ryan - puffed up via many, in spite of the incontrovertible fact that a terrific pitcher 7) Carlton - the sheer breadth of his profession is stunning 8) Martinez - in terms of height fee it rather is him or Koufax 9) Koufax - see above 10) R. Johnson - think of if he found out the thank you to pitch faster i'm specific i'm forgetting somebody. i'm additionally specific in case you question me the following day the order on the checklist, different than the precise 3, could exchange. :-)

Answer 4

All time Cy Young is # 1. But in the modern ERA I'd go like this

1. Warren Spahn
2. Roger Clemens
3. Greg Maddux
4. Bob Feller
5. Bob Gibson

Answer 5

Sandy Koufax had the four most dominant years, in succession, since the dead ball era. Between 1963-1966, his won/loss record was 97-27 with 31 shutouts, 89 complete games, an ERA of 1.86, 825 hits allowed, 1228 strikeouts, and only 259 walks in 1192 innings pitched, a WHIP of 0.91, 3 no-hitters including a perfect game, and 3 saves. In the 1964 & 1966 regular season he did not hit a single batter with a pitch. In the 3 World Series he pitched between 1963-1966, he went 4-2 with an ERA of 0.94, 31 hits allowed, 54 strikeouts and 10 walks in 48 innings pitched, and 2 shutouts.

Answer 6

Greg Maddux

Answer 7

Roger, Greg and Warren Spahn were great. But my nod goes to Sandy Koufax.

Answer 8

Roger Clemens... because you factor the 349, with the top 3 in strike outs, and the 3 world series.

And whoever said catfish hunter is a catcher is retarded.

Answer 9

Clemens is, on paper anyway, one of the best pitchers ever but I'd also mention Nolan Ryan, Phil Neikro, Steve Carlton, Tom Seaver, and Randy Johnson as my favorites from the last 20 years.

Answer 10

I like....

Warren Spahn
Nolan Ryan
Roger Clemens
Gaylord Perry
Bob Feller
Walter Johnson(pitched pre and post 1920)
Steve Carlton
Fergie Jenkins

there's a bunch for you