Re: Who is the greatest pitcher of all time?
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His W/L record is terrible (although he did pitch for very mediocre teams). However, the most telling stat I saw was the comparison of his ERA to the League ERA. On many instances his ERA was higher than the league ERA.
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ERA can be a misleading stat as well so I wouldn't use that as a big stick in bashing Ryan
If there was a pitcher I want to put out there in a game 7 situation it would be Nolan Ryan.
Same thing goes for Jack Morris in the 80s. Everybody judges him on his high ERA now and thats what's keeping him from the HOF. I think that's kinda stupid because he did give up a lot of runs but when the game was on the line you could count on Morris to keep his team in the game.
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You've got a point. I was going to figure out his WHIP, but got caught up in actual work. I'll try to do that tonight, but have a feeling it won't be very good.
IMO, if I had to pick a game 7 starter, it would be a Bob Gibson, Walter Johnson, Satchel Paige etc... I don't know. I guess a lot of the time I tend to favor the older players and feel that they were superior to some of today's more modern stars. I might be right, but I might be wrong. Tough thing judging talent across different era's.
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SportsmanTO said:
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His W/L record is terrible (although he did pitch for very mediocre teams). However, the most telling stat I saw was the comparison of his ERA to the League ERA. On many instances his ERA was higher than the league ERA.
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ERA can be a misleading stat as well so I wouldn't use that as a big stick in bashing Ryan
If there was a pitcher I want to put out there in a game 7 situation it would be Nolan Ryan.Same thing goes for Jack Morris in the 80s. Everybody judges him on his high ERA now and thats what's keeping him from the HOF. I think that's kinda stupid because he did give up a lot of runs but when the game was on the line you could count on Morris to keep his team in the game.
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You've got a point. I was going to figure out his WHIP, but got caught up in actual work. I'll try to do that tonight, but have a feeling it won't be very good.
IMO, if I had to pick a game 7 starter, it would be a Bob Gibson, Walter Johnson, Satchel Paige etc... I don't know. I guess a lot of the time I tend to favor the older players and feel that they were superior to some of today's more modern stars. I might be right, but I might be wrong. Tough thing judging talent across different era's.
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