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JasonYou can't really go wrong with either Johnson or Mathewson.
Both were two of the best pitchers to ever play the game, but a SABR guy is likely more inclined to go with Johnson since he has the second most wins on a general worse teams, and he had such high strikeout totals. In fact wasn't he #1 until Nolan Ryan passed him?
19th century pitchers would be an interesting debate. I'm becoming more interested in the early era of baseball. I remember Radbourne put up some sick win totals for a couple of years if I remember correctly from my old Total Baseball book.