O/T Best Starting pitcher of all time.

[GrayGhost]

Ok, a poll for everyone. who do you think is the best starting pitcher of all time in MLB? I have eight choices, covering mainly the old days, but one notable recent dominant pitcher.

Thanks. should be fun Feel free to discuss, esp if you vote "someone else"

For me, its Matty. I read his stats, and of course what a big game pitcher he was at times, not to mention the "golden boy" of his time.

[joeadcock]

The Train

[sflayank]

depends on whether youre talking long career short time or 1 year
the best longtime would be johnson over 100 shutouts
for 4 years koufax was the best 97-27 era under 2
for 1 season ron guidry 1978 25-3

[sando69]

altho koufax was the best that i ever witnessed...
i think there's a very good reason it's called the "cy young award!"

[rainier2004]

I was always partial to Mr Nolan Ryan. He had a look...

[FrankWakefield]

Mr. Koufax was dominant the last half of his career. Mr. Gibson, not on the list, was truly dominant in 1968.

One of those choices happens to be the one pitcher with the most wins among those who never won the Cy Young award...

The first half of my life I would have thought it would be Christy Mathewson.

Having read the book about Walter Johnson that was well written by his grandson, I'm satisfied that The Big Train would be the man to start that Field of Dreams game for me, if I were allowed to manage.

[jcmtiger]

For one season 1968, has to be Denny Mclain - 31-6, Cy Young and MVP , and Bob Gibson certainly should be on the list. He also won the Cy Young and MVP for the NL in 1968.

Joe

[sbfinley]

I have to give the vote to the best pitcher I have ever watched in person - Greg Maddux.

You could place him in any era and he would still win 18-20 games. He probably had the best knowledge of the physics game of anyone in the history of the sport.

[SteveMitchell]

Great pitcher - better than Matty - with so-so support. Lots of personal difficulties and missed time to WWI.

[Leon]

'Twas my vote and the Poll doesn't lie- The Big Train.

110 shutouts while playing for a fairly crappy team

Baseball-reference.com rates him as the #1 pitcher (black ink) of all time. Stats don't lie either.....

[bobbyw8469]

Casey Stengel held Whitey back and only let him pitch against the cream of the crop. He never pitched against cream puffs. If he had, his win/loss record would have been through the roof.....