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is Greg 'The Professor' Maddux the most underrated pitcher of all time?

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fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range
  04/05/26
Underrated by whom? He’s revered
low-t impressive shrine
  04/05/26
how does he rank all time, is he a top 3?
fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range
  04/05/26
He's undoubtedly top 3
apoplectic hospital
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan? Randy Johnson?
fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan has to be up there. Randy Johnson came to mind to...
low-t impressive shrine
  04/05/26
honestly probably the hardest position in any sport to name ...
fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range
  04/05/26
Top 3 of the modern era in no particular order: Maddux Joh...
apoplectic hospital
  04/05/26
cr but does Clemons, Verlander or Kershaw have a shot or ...
fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range
  04/05/26
Well outside, but definitely in top 10, even above nolan IMO
apoplectic hospital
  04/05/26
all 3 above above ryan?
fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range
  04/05/26
pedro's peak is hard to beat but clemens had a more complete...
razzle-dazzle jewess private investor
  04/05/26
Clemens had the best career of anyone in that era if we igno...
Spectacular Organic Girlfriend Parlour
  06/04/26
Hard to say but he’s up there for sure
low-t impressive shrine
  04/05/26
he's def most high iq though, no?
fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range
  04/05/26
Not sure, don’t really follow players’ personal ...
low-t impressive shrine
  04/05/26
the latter obv i dont give a fuck if he's foaming at the ...
fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range
  04/05/26
Surely the catcher and pitching coach get some credit too. N...
low-t impressive shrine
  04/05/26
cr but he made all the calls for the catcher(s) and told bob...
fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range
  04/05/26
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Nudist resort chad
  06/04/26
he's appropriately rated
Amber death wish state
  04/05/26
lol no; Roger Clemens is easily the most underrated pitcher ...
dun 180 multi-billionaire
  04/05/26
Seaver, Carlton, Scherzer, no?
fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range
  04/05/26
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Plum Federal Institution
  04/06/26
Pedro was better (than anyone).
Excitant cowardly incel pocket flask
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Amber death wish state
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pink razzmatazz crackhouse crotch
  04/07/26
He would get wrecked by the "juiced" ball and guys...
Vermilion library
  04/05/26
Don't drop those BW3s Flamin' Dorito(TM) Hot wings on your c...
Beady-eyed olive telephone
  06/04/26
Pretty sure most agree he was the greatest SP of his generat...
drab cruise ship halford
  04/05/26
he's appropriately rated. great competitor. mentally smart...
Tripping Step-uncle's House Party Of The First Part
  04/06/26
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fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range
  04/06/26
He threw a 92 mph fastball and everyone remembers him incorr...
Plum Federal Institution
  04/06/26
yeah, is that fast to you? the only starting pitcher post 1...
Tripping Step-uncle's House Party Of The First Part
  04/06/26
Yes, 92 mph is fast. Most xo Poasters couldn't competently h...
Plum Federal Institution
  04/07/26
Oh yeah that is the relevant metric when discussing GOAT vs....
Beady-eyed olive telephone
  06/04/26
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fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range
  06/04/26
do not google. there at 10 pitchers with WAR of 100 or gr...
Concupiscible rusted patrolman stage
  06/04/26
Randy Johnson Clemmons Pedro Ryan Glavine Bab...
fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range
  06/04/26
this career WAR. you got these right. 1. Cy Young+ (22)...
Concupiscible rusted patrolman stage
  06/04/26
No Goog
Ocher Soul-stirring National Police Squad
  06/04/26
Rivera would have had to pitch for ~40 years to get 100 WAR....
Spectacular Organic Girlfriend Parlour
  06/04/26
cr. he's in 80th place for career WAR.
Concupiscible rusted patrolman stage
  06/04/26
Walter Johnson Christy Mathewson Steve Carlton
obsidian sound barrier
  06/04/26
Rank Player (yrs, age) WAR for Pitchers IP Throws 1. Cy You...
Concupiscible rusted patrolman stage
  06/04/26
Tom Seaver and Phil Niekro have more war than Carlton? Would...
obsidian sound barrier
  06/04/26
old timer with most of his appearances in the 1800s. still, ...
Concupiscible rusted patrolman stage
  06/04/26
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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:38 PM
Author: low-t impressive shrine

Underrated by whom? He’s revered

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796396)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:40 PM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range

how does he rank all time, is he a top 3?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796397)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:40 PM
Author: apoplectic hospital

He's undoubtedly top 3

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796399)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:42 PM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range

Nolan Ryan?

Randy Johnson?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796405)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:44 PM
Author: low-t impressive shrine

Nolan Ryan has to be up there. Randy Johnson came to mind too but idk.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796411)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:46 PM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range

honestly probably the hardest position in any sport to name a top 3-5

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796419)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:50 PM
Author: apoplectic hospital

Top 3 of the modern era in no particular order:

Maddux

Johnson

Martinez

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796426)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:53 PM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range

cr

but does Clemons, Verlander or Kershaw have a shot or are they well outside top 3

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796432)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:55 PM
Author: apoplectic hospital

Well outside, but definitely in top 10, even above nolan IMO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796436)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:55 PM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range

all 3 above above ryan?



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796437)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:59 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle jewess private investor

pedro's peak is hard to beat but clemens had a more complete career. however you rank they are both tier 1.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796451)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 8:28 AM
Author: Spectacular Organic Girlfriend Parlour

Clemens had the best career of anyone in that era if we ignore PEDs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49914410)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:41 PM
Author: low-t impressive shrine

Hard to say but he’s up there for sure

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796401)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:42 PM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range

he's def most high iq though, no?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796407)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:44 PM
Author: low-t impressive shrine

Not sure, don’t really follow players’ personal lives, or do you mean high IQ with respect to how he played?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796409)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:45 PM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range

the latter obv

i dont give a fuck if he's foaming at the mouth level dumb irl in his off time as long as hes throwing fucking gems over the mound

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796413)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:46 PM
Author: low-t impressive shrine

Surely the catcher and pitching coach get some credit too. No man is an island

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796417)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:47 PM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range

cr but he made all the calls for the catcher(s) and told bobby and mazzone to get fucked a bunch

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796421)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 1:01 AM
Author: Nudist resort chad



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:57 PM
Author: Amber death wish state

he's appropriately rated

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796444)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:58 PM
Author: dun 180 multi-billionaire

lol no; Roger Clemens is easily the most underrated pitcher of all time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796446)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:58 PM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range

Seaver, Carlton, Scherzer, no?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796448)



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Date: April 6th, 2026 1:04 PM
Author: Plum Federal Institution



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49797805)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 9:27 PM
Author: Excitant cowardly incel pocket flask

Pedro was better (than anyone).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796514)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 9:47 PM
Author: Amber death wish state



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796561)



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Date: April 7th, 2026 7:54 AM
Author: pink razzmatazz crackhouse crotch



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49799608)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 9:51 PM
Author: Vermilion library

He would get wrecked by the "juiced" ball and guys like Trout and Ohtani

If you swapped some random cy young candidate like Bryan Woo for Maddux, he would crush it in the 90s also

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796569)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 6:42 AM
Author: Beady-eyed olive telephone

Don't drop those BW3s Flamin' Dorito(TM) Hot wings on your crisp new steph curry jersey, cuck.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49914343)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 9:55 PM
Author: drab cruise ship halford

Pretty sure most agree he was the greatest SP of his generation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796577)



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Date: April 6th, 2026 8:49 AM
Author: Tripping Step-uncle's House Party Of The First Part

he's appropriately rated. great competitor. mentally smarter than other players. perennial gold glove fielder. platonic ideal of "the professor" type who doesn't throw super hard but just outthinks the batter. also insanely low walk rate - nobody - absolutely nobody - had better control

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49797104)



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Date: April 6th, 2026 1:07 PM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49797818)



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Date: April 6th, 2026 2:11 PM
Author: Plum Federal Institution

He threw a 92 mph fastball and everyone remembers him incorrectly for not having any velocity.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49797984)



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Date: April 6th, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: Tripping Step-uncle's House Party Of The First Part

yeah, is that fast to you? the only starting pitcher post 1960 in the hall of fame that threw softer is tom glavine. only reliever is trevor hoffman

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49798932)



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Date: April 7th, 2026 7:52 AM
Author: Plum Federal Institution

Yes, 92 mph is fast. Most xo Poasters couldn't competently hit a 92 mph fastball with a year of dedicated training.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49799605)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 6:44 AM
Author: Beady-eyed olive telephone

Oh yeah that is the relevant metric when discussing GOAT vs. mere HOF mlb pitching, thanks chung li.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49914344)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 12:17 AM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49914271)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 12:31 AM
Author: Concupiscible rusted patrolman stage

do not google.

there at 10 pitchers with WAR of 100 or greater. name them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49914284)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 12:36 AM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range

Randy Johnson

Clemmons

Pedro

Ryan

Glavine

Babe Ruth

Scherzer

Seaver

cy Young

Maddux



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49914286)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 12:43 AM
Author: Concupiscible rusted patrolman stage

this career WAR. you got these right.

1. Cy Young+ (22) 165.9 7356.0 R

3. Roger Clemens (24) 138.7 4916.2 R

7. Tom Seaver+ (20) 106.0 4783.0 R

8. Greg Maddux+ (23) 104.8 5008.1 R

9. Randy Johnson+ (22) 103.5 4135.1 L



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49914287)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 12:57 AM
Author: Ocher Soul-stirring National Police Squad
Subject: No Goog

Clayton Kershaw

Curt Schilling

Mariano Rivera

Bob Gibson

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49914292)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 8:33 AM
Author: Spectacular Organic Girlfriend Parlour

Rivera would have had to pitch for ~40 years to get 100 WAR. Relievers just don't get enough innings.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49914413)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 8:34 AM
Author: Concupiscible rusted patrolman stage

cr. he's in 80th place for career WAR.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49914415)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 8:10 AM
Author: obsidian sound barrier

Walter Johnson

Christy Mathewson

Steve Carlton

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49914393)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 8:33 AM
Author: Concupiscible rusted patrolman stage

Rank Player (yrs, age) WAR for Pitchers IP Throws

1. Cy Young+ (22) 165.9 7356.0 R

2. Walter Johnson+ (21) 155.4 5914.1 R

3. Roger Clemens (24) 138.7 4916.2 R

4. Kid Nichols+ (15) 119.0 5067.1 R

5. Grover Alexander+ (20) 116.9 5190.0 R

6. Lefty Grove+ (17) 113.2 3940.2 L

7. Tom Seaver+ (20) 106.0 4783.0 R

8. Greg Maddux+ (23) 104.8 5008.1 R

9. Randy Johnson+ (22) 103.5 4135.1 L

10. Christy Mathewson+ (17) 100.6 4788.2 R

11. Phil Niekro+ (24) 97.0 5404.0 R

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49914414)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 3:12 PM
Author: obsidian sound barrier

Tom Seaver and Phil Niekro have more war than Carlton? Would not have guessed that

Never heard of kid nichols

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49915360)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 5:26 PM
Author: Concupiscible rusted patrolman stage

old timer with most of his appearances in the 1800s. still, "Nichols recorded a 27–19 win–loss record, a 2.23 earned run average (ERA) and 222 strikeouts, beginning a string of 10 consecutive seasons with 20 wins or more. Nichols also had a major league record seven 30-win seasons in this time (1891–1894, 1896–1898) with a career high of 35 in 1892." that'll give you quite a career WAR.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49915788)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 4:10 PM
Author: fantasy-prone offensive hairy legs range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49915541)