2007-09-27 05:03:26 · 18 answers · asked by Mr. Basketnutz 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Sandy Koufax.
2007-09-27 05:06:49 · answer #1 · answered by smartypants909 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol..."when it's all said and done" Clemens might pass Nolan Ryan? First of all, what more do you think a 44 year old pitcher is going to do to add to his legacy? Second of all, just how little do you actually know about baseball if you think Nolan Ryan is anywhere close to the pitcher Roger Clemens is? Clemens passed Ryan in any such discussion about 8 or 10 years ago.
Ryan isn't even the best pitcher of his era. Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton, Jim Palmer, Ferguson Jenkins, Bob Gibson, and Gaylord Perry were all better all around pitchers than Ryan was.
2007-09-27 14:48:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cy Young, hae has the most wins in history, with 511 wins. To put that into perspective, a pitcher will have to win 20 games for 25 seasons and still be 11 victories short.
2007-09-27 12:52:10 · answer #3 · answered by vmehra_ny 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nolan Ryan, Sandy Koufax, Roger Clemens, Cy Young....
No one actually knows because baseball's been around for such a llong time. Through 3 generations of humans, we still can't single a pitcher out.
2007-09-27 16:52:51 · answer #4 · answered by Mr.Triple-Crown 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's anecdotal, but I'll go with Saitchel Paige.
Great heat and so much control that he proved his worth to the Indians by repeatedly throwing the ball over a pack of cigarettes. He used to drive a nail into a board by pitching at it. That's amazing control; and he kept it up year after year.
Most of the best white players of his day who faced him said he was the best.
And even making the majors as a 40-something rookie, he was still very good.
2007-09-27 16:41:58 · answer #5 · answered by Bucky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christy Mathewson, Cy Young, or Satchel Paige.
2007-09-27 12:06:58 · answer #6 · answered by Indy Yankee Fan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walter Johnson
2007-09-27 12:06:02 · answer #7 · answered by halfwaytoeverywhere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about "Rapid" Robert (Bob) Feller. He had great career stats...
3.25 career ERA
led the league (MLB) in K's 7 times.
led MLB in innings pitched 4 times
led MLB in wins 3 times
pitched 3 no hitters
279 complete games
record of 266-162.
ALL OF THIS ACOMPLISHED WHILE TAKING OF 4 YEARS AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS CAREER TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE ARMY IN WWII. Average his stats for those 4 years...add 80 wins, ? no-hitters...another 1000 K's. I think this makes him the best.
2007-09-27 12:57:19 · answer #8 · answered by Doug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roger Clemens. His stats in the middle of his career speaks for themselves. Nolan Ryan is the scariest guy to face his stuff was amazing.
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2007-09-27 13:15:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walter Johnson, Lefty Grove, or Roger Clemens, depending on what you want to wring from "best".
For one season, Pedro Martinez in 2000.
"Nolan Ryan" is never the right answer to this question, not without some constrictive qualifiers, but you'll see his name pop up in sincere context anyway.
2007-09-27 12:11:25 · answer #10 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋