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

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ruby regret
  04/05/26
Underrated by whom? He’s revered
Black doobsian point boiling water
  04/05/26
how does he rank all time, is he a top 3?
ruby regret
  04/05/26
He's undoubtedly top 3
adventurous brass yarmulke
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan? Randy Johnson?
ruby regret
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan has to be up there. Randy Johnson came to mind to...
Black doobsian point boiling water
  04/05/26
honestly probably the hardest position in any sport to name ...
ruby regret
  04/05/26
Top 3 of the modern era in no particular order: Maddux Joh...
adventurous brass yarmulke
  04/05/26
cr but does Clemons, Verlander or Kershaw have a shot or ...
ruby regret
  04/05/26
Well outside, but definitely in top 10, even above nolan IMO
adventurous brass yarmulke
  04/05/26
all 3 above above ryan?
ruby regret
  04/05/26
pedro's peak is hard to beat but clemens had a more complete...
arousing school goyim
  04/05/26
Clemens had the best career of anyone in that era if we igno...
yellow fanboi mad cow disease
  06/04/26
Hard to say but he’s up there for sure
Black doobsian point boiling water
  04/05/26
he's def most high iq though, no?
ruby regret
  04/05/26
Not sure, don’t really follow players’ personal ...
Black doobsian point boiling water
  04/05/26
the latter obv i dont give a fuck if he's foaming at the ...
ruby regret
  04/05/26
Surely the catcher and pitching coach get some credit too. N...
Black doobsian point boiling water
  04/05/26
cr but he made all the calls for the catcher(s) and told bob...
ruby regret
  04/05/26
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vigorous immigrant
  06/04/26
he's appropriately rated
exciting lay stock car
  04/05/26
lol no; Roger Clemens is easily the most underrated pitcher ...
chestnut library pisswyrm
  04/05/26
Seaver, Carlton, Scherzer, no?
ruby regret
  04/05/26
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umber juggernaut
  04/06/26
Pedro was better (than anyone).
frisky becky
  04/05/26
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exciting lay stock car
  04/05/26
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mewling clear preventive strike
  04/07/26
He would get wrecked by the "juiced" ball and guys...
Wild cordovan property
  04/05/26
Don't drop those BW3s Flamin' Dorito(TM) Hot wings on your c...
mauve confused trump supporter step-uncle's house
  06/04/26
Pretty sure most agree he was the greatest SP of his generat...
fluffy cruel-hearted goal in life idea he suggested
  04/05/26
he's appropriately rated. great competitor. mentally smart...
ivory messiness
  04/06/26
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ruby regret
  04/06/26
He threw a 92 mph fastball and everyone remembers him incorr...
umber juggernaut
  04/06/26
yeah, is that fast to you? the only starting pitcher post 1...
ivory messiness
  04/06/26
Yes, 92 mph is fast. Most xo Poasters couldn't competently h...
umber juggernaut
  04/07/26
Oh yeah that is the relevant metric when discussing GOAT vs....
mauve confused trump supporter step-uncle's house
  06/04/26
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ruby regret
  06/04/26
do not google. there at 10 pitchers with WAR of 100 or gr...
Contagious Wagecucks Stage
  06/04/26
Randy Johnson Clemmons Pedro Ryan Glavine Bab...
ruby regret
  06/04/26
this career WAR. you got these right. 1. Cy Young+ (22)...
Contagious Wagecucks Stage
  06/04/26
No Goog
Razzmatazz burgundy dragon quadroon
  06/04/26
Rivera would have had to pitch for ~40 years to get 100 WAR....
yellow fanboi mad cow disease
  06/04/26
cr. he's in 80th place for career WAR.
Contagious Wagecucks Stage
  06/04/26
Walter Johnson Christy Mathewson Steve Carlton
gold soul-stirring keepsake machete potus
  06/04/26
Rank Player (yrs, age) WAR for Pitchers IP Throws 1. Cy You...
Contagious Wagecucks Stage
  06/04/26
Tom Seaver and Phil Niekro have more war than Carlton? Would...
gold soul-stirring keepsake machete potus
  06/04/26
old timer with most of his appearances in the 1800s. still, ...
Contagious Wagecucks Stage
  06/04/26
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ruby regret
  06/04/26


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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: ruby regret



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49796394)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:38 PM
Author: Black doobsian point boiling water

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: ruby regret

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: adventurous brass yarmulke

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: ruby regret

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: Black doobsian point boiling water

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: ruby regret

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: adventurous brass yarmulke

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: ruby regret

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: adventurous brass yarmulke

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: ruby regret

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: arousing school goyim

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: yellow fanboi mad cow disease

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: Black doobsian point boiling water

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: ruby regret

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: Black doobsian point boiling water

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: ruby regret

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: Black doobsian point boiling water

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: ruby regret

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: vigorous immigrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853955&forum_id=2)#49914293)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:57 PM
Author: exciting lay stock car

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: chestnut library pisswyrm

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: ruby regret

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: umber juggernaut



(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: frisky becky

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: exciting lay stock car



(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: mewling clear preventive strike



(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: Wild cordovan property

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: mauve confused trump supporter step-uncle's house

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: fluffy cruel-hearted goal in life idea he suggested

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: ivory messiness

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: ruby regret



(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: umber juggernaut

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: ivory messiness

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: umber juggernaut

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: mauve confused trump supporter step-uncle's house

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: ruby regret



(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: Contagious Wagecucks 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: ruby regret

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: Contagious Wagecucks 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: Razzmatazz burgundy dragon quadroon
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: yellow fanboi mad cow disease

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: Contagious Wagecucks 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: gold soul-stirring keepsake machete potus

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: Contagious Wagecucks 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: gold soul-stirring keepsake machete potus

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: Contagious Wagecucks 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: ruby regret



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