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Glen VHow can people compare pitchers from different teams and come to conclusions that similar pitchers are so different. I think Ryan, Clemens, and R. Johnson are all great. Yet many people rip on Ryan, put Clemens on a pedestal, and ignore R. Johnson. A complaint about Ryan from above: "Very respectable but not spectacular 3.19 ERA." Clemen's ERA is 3.18 - but apparently that is spectacular? Johnson's is 3.07, good enough for the HOF? One season Clemens was 13-6 with a 4.35 ERA for the Yankees. Four different seasons his ERA has been over 4.00. Without the run support from the Red Sox and Yankees what would his record be? How about if Ryan or Johnson pitched for the Yankees? All three are great pitchers and should be in the HOF. Can't we give them the credit they deserve?