Based on the length of his greatness, seasons of dominance, career stats. I think he is, based on the criteria I used. Please give your reason you think Young is the best ever, or your reason for another pitcher. Thanks.
2007-10-29 02:14:07 · 11 answers · asked by PearApple 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
No, but he'd rank somewhere between #7 and #15.
He certainly had phenomenal endurance. No problems there.
The pitcher's job is to prevent runs from scoring, and the best approach to that is to keep runners off base -- don't give up hits or walks. Young was very, very good at that, but there have been a few pitchers who were better, and who did it for roughly the same span of seasons as he did, and had better peak seasons. Walter Johnson is the most obvious example, but there are a handful more.
2007-10-29 02:20:26 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Not even close. Cy Young was a work horse that played on winning teams with great run support that contributed to his 511 career wins. Cy Young was never really dominate. He was simply fortunate to be in the right place at the right time.
The best pitcher of all time is none other than Walter Johnson who won 417 game playing for a losing Washington Senators team. I'm not exactly sure as to what criteria you actually used but if you could go back and compare Cy Young's stats to Walter Johnson's you may have a difference in opinion.
Walter Johnson
21 years
3,509 K's
417 wins
Life time era of 2.17
Keep in mind he played on a very poor Senators team and still put up stellar hall of fame numbers.
Cy Young
22 years
2,803 K's
511 wins
Life time era 2.63
He played on winners like the Spiders and Red Sox for most of his career.
Had Walter Johnson played on a winning team for 5 years of
his career there's no doubt the best pitcher award would be named after him instead of Cy Young.
The best pitcher we never saw was Satchel Paige of the ***** Leagues.
2007-10-29 10:44:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
He pitched in a different era. Less teams, a smaller pool of players to pick from. It is really hard to compare him with present day pitchers and pitchers for other eras. He was the best pitcher of his era, no doubt. I think Nolan Ryan was one of the greatest because of the no hitters and the strikeouts. Ryan did it with mediocre teams. He would have had far more wins if he played for better teams.
2007-10-29 10:08:15 · answer #3 · answered by PADRES FAN 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do you really believe the guy with the all time record for losses in a career is the best pitcher of all time
2007-10-29 10:00:12 · answer #4 · answered by jfbroc 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
On records yes.
But modern day pitchers are so much stronger and more developed.
If they played back in the day they would be dominant.
That is what makes bb so great the chatter.
2007-10-29 09:51:09 · answer #5 · answered by Michael M 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's really impossible to say. Sure, he might be, but baseball has evolved way past those days and he DID pitch in the dinosaur days of the game.
He certainly was the best of his era, and that's about all you can do, to judge a large block of time and its best players. One single 'best' just has too many variables. He has those records and the award named after him, so he was truly great. That's as far as I am willing to go.
2007-10-29 10:51:07 · answer #6 · answered by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Preacher Rowe
2007-10-29 09:29:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, it was a different game back then, thats why he so many wins. He started every 3rd day, not every 5th, and had tremendous ruin support. Today, he wouldnt even hit 300 w's.
2007-10-29 11:43:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's easy to say yes, but it's debatable. It would have to be between him and Walter Johnson.
2007-10-29 09:20:25 · answer #9 · answered by Crusader 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Theres no comparsion to other pitchers,his 511 wins says it all.that record will,I repeat will never,ever,ever be broken.
2007-10-29 09:39:34 · answer #10 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋