So you have your all time team... Now

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by conor912

Maddux, to me, was more of a "body of work" guy. He was so good for so long that he put together a stellar career, but never for a second would he cross my mind as my go-to guy for one game. But again, maybe if I was from Atlanta I'd feel differently.

The OP was asking about a pitcher at his best. In 1995 Maddux was 19-2 with a WHIP of 0.811. Those were my gambling days and you had to lay 380 to win 100 in a baseball game. If you had an umpire with a wide strikezone, it was game over.

[71buc]

Mr. Bob Gibson even if my life depended on it.

[billyb]

On his best days, Ryan.

[glynparson]

If he were unavailable Koufax

[Hankphenom]

I don't have to look very far, do I? I'll take Johnson, and no need for any seven-inning limitation. If he's the greatest of all time, he's OK for one game, too. One out of six starts were shutout wins. If we're going with pitchers in their prime, his lasted 10 years, 1910-1919, during which he won 35% of his team's games. Of those I actually saw, I'd be very happy with Sandy.

[howard38]

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[CW]

at his absolute peak, I'd have to go with Maddux (actually a bit surprised I'm not the first, but the 5th person to mention him in this thread).

honorable mention goes to Verlander (at his peak).