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Posted By: Ben

It's pretty much a consensus that these three pitchers were the greatest of their era, and likely, the greatest of all-time. My question to you is, in general, who the favorite amongst vintage collectors and why?

In my novice opinion, Mathewson is the hobby favorite. I may be wrong, but it seems as though Matty makes the most appearances on vintage cards, and Johnson makes the least. Could that be the reason why it seems that Matty is favored over Johnson? Or do people really think that Matty was the better player? That's a really tough call, strong arguments could be made for all 3 as being the greatest ever. Personally, I'd put Cy young on top simply because of is incredible longevity and astounding win total.

All of this is obviously pure speculation on my part, but this is a subject I've always wondered about, and I thought it may spark some interesting discussion.