Who Do You Think Is The Best Pitcher Of All Time????

Question

I personally Think It is Nolan Ryan

Answer 1

nolan RYAN

Answer 2

Bob Gibson

He was a horse who finished what he started, and also a K-machine with an elite K/9 ratio.

Answer 3

mike pelfrey

Answer 4

THERE ARE TOO MANY TO MAKE THAT JUDGEMENT! nolan ryan, tom seaver, bob gibson, koufax, to name a few!

Answer 5

Walter Johnson is the best of all time. Honorable mention to Lefty Grove, Christy Mathewson, Grover Cleveland "Pete" Alexander, Cy Young, Bob Gibson, Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson. Koufax's career was just a little too short unfortunately.

Nolan Ryan is the most overrated pitcher in history. The guy barely won half his decisions. Most exciting to watch? Maybe. Best fight ever? Absolutely. But he's not even close the to the best pitcher. What matters is winning, not how many you strike out. Ryan is one of the all-time leaders in losses, and the leader in walks.

Answer 6

Satchel Paige deserves some notice, obviously as do Koufax, Cy Young, Clemens, Maddux, and even the Babe for awhile there.

For my money, I'm going off of the normal train of thought. Mariano Rivera has dominated the Major Leagues as not too many others have ever dominated over the past 13 or 14 yrs now and his impact has made the Yankees what they've been for most of that time. The difference between contenders and wannabes these days isn't so much their starters as their closers and he makes no secrets about what he's going to throw to you (that vicious cutter) yet every time Mo steps in against a new victim, they just look like little leaguers.

Answer 7

Best Starter i would have to say Cy Young.

Best Reliever i would have to say Mariano Rivera.

Answer 8

Cat Osterman and Jenny Finch could strike everybody out that they can

Answer 9

Lefty Grove, though I may change my mind next week, because there are two others I group with Grove for this distinction.

It's not Ryan, and I really don't understand the fascination with him. (And yes, I saw him pitch, live.)

Answer 10

You want a winner.  Whitey Ford set the record for winning percentage, .690, and that's well above the Yankees who were hitting behind him.  He also has the most wins in World Series play: 10.

Answer 11

Christy Mathewson

Answer 12

When you name an award for someone, there's usually something behind it; like 511 wins.  Cy Young.

Answer 13

You can't beat Cy Youngs numbers. Babe Ruth would have gotten into the hall of fame as a pitcher if he never played the outfield.

Answer 14

that's a huge debate but i'd say Walter Johnson

417-279

2.17 career ERA

3,509 strikeouts

#2 career wins

his fastball was rumored to be over 100 mph

12 20-win seasons, 10 in a row

2 30 wins seasons

won 3 pitching triple crowns

won 2 MVP awards

also keep in mind he has a decent hitter for a pitcher

Answer 15

my d**k because baseball is g*y

Answer 16

Sandy Koufax

Answer 17

This question gets asked literally six times a day in here and a bunch of uninformed buffoons always say either Sandy Koufax or Nolan Ryan, NEITHER of whom is remotely the greatest pitcher of all time. Not close.

Answer 18

Walter Johnson he kicked *** for a bad team also i dont think cy young is the best. yes he had 511 wins but he also had 300+ Losses

Answer 19

1-dimensional choice

Nolan Ryan was great but not the best

Cy Yound is hands down the best pitcher to ever step on a baseball field

Some of his records

511 career wins

7,354 2/3 innings pitched

815 career games started

749 career complete games

he did it in a time where pitchers threw til they couldnt anymore, and were back out a few days later no complaints.....there was no DL back then there was tough ballplayers......no juiced up balls and bats, just the game and he was the best

Ryan could throw hard and K guys but thats it. he didnt have anything close to the career of Denton True Young (Cy's real name)

Answer 20

the best pitcher of all time is rollie fingers 17 seasons 2.90 era.and 1129 strike outs.

Answer 21

It was Walter Johnson, no question about it.  Just look at these stats, they prove it.

He had a 21 year career.

417 Wins

531 Complete Games

5,914.7 Innings Pitched

2.17 ERA

3,509 Strikeouts

97 Home Runs given up in 21 years

AL MVP in 1913 and 1924

Led the league in ERA 5 times, Wins 6 times, Strikeouts 12 times, Complete Games 6 times, Shutouts 7 times

He had 12 years with 20+ Wins and 2 years with 30+ Wins and won 3 Triple Crowns(1913, 1918 and 1924).

He's #2 on the career wins list, #9 in career strikeouts and #1 on the career shutout list. He only gave up double digithome runs in 2 of his 21 seasons.

Answer 22

Cy Young

Nolan Ryan

Answer 23

Walter Johnson.

He was just amazing

Win-Loss record     417-279

Earned run average     2.17

Strikeouts                     3,509

Answer 24

there is a lot...but i think more is coming......

the best pitcher of all time is not yet born.

Answer 25

Sandy Koufax

no doubt

Answer 26

Bob Gibson hands down

Answer 27

Nolan Ryan isn't even close

Walter Johnson or Cy Young

Sandy Koufax had an amazing stretch in the early 60's but the years before that you wouldn't have wanted him near your team...

Answer 28

Christy Mathewson. He did not mark up the ball at all in the dead ball era. The problem with Ryan is that he walked 200 batters in a season a couple of times. Strikeouts are not everything. Though Nolan Ryan was great.

Answer 29

Cy young

Answer 30

Sandy Koufax in 11 years he put up the numbers that would take some pitcher 20 years to accomplish. and what Cy Young did he did during the dead ball era

Answer 31

walter johnson