Who is the best starting pitcher in baseball 2000-2007?

Question

Randy Johnson: 124-62 3.18ERA 1923Ks
Johan Santana: 90-40 3.17ERA 1316Ks
Roger Clemens: 105-49 3.31ERA 1119Ks
C.C. Sabathia: 95-62 3.90ERA 1087Ks
Roy Oswalt: 110-53 3.09ERA 1139Ks
Barry Zito: 110-73 3.69ERA 1184Ks
Roy Halladay: 99-46 3.66ERA 950Ks

…or somebody else?

Answer 1

it's gotta be randy. he's been unbelievable, and especially given that he didn't always get great run support in arizona. while its true he's fallen off recently, a lot of that has to do with small nagging injuries that throw him off just enough for him to not be as effective, but don't send him to the dl. while he was healthy, he was as good as anyone has ever been. from 2000-2002 he went 64-18, with a 2.49 ERA, and 1053 Ks. santana can't come even close to that. no one else had a stretch like that. even pedro had his struggles, although for best single years he is about even with randy. oswalt doesn't have the same name recognition, but he's been very good on mediocre teams. clemens isn't as dominant as he once was, and nobody else belongs in the argument

Answer 2

Pedro Martinez, he absolutely dominated from 2000-2003. 2004 was decent, 2005 was dominate, and last year he had an off year. He still had an ERA in the 2's 4 of those years, one in the 3's, one in the 4's, and in 2000 his ERA was 1.74 with a .74 WHIP.

Answer 3

well, with the list that you put up, i am going with Randy Johnson, followed by Roy Oswalt...i will add to your list, besides Pedro Martinez, Barry Zito: 110-73 3.69 1184K's and Mike Mussina: 110-75 3.65 1314K's...

Answer 4

During that span, you could make a case for Pedro Martinez.

99-42, 3.01 ERA, 1464 Ks, and a WHIP (walks plus hits per inning pitched) of approximately .9 (no one else has a WHIP under 1.05 or so in that time frame).

Answer 5

believe it or not El Duke on his games of meaning.

Answer 6

has to be johan santana, no contest

Answer 7

curt schilling