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

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canary elastic band
  04/05/26
Underrated by whom? He’s revered
effete rehab mad-dog skullcap
  04/05/26
how does he rank all time, is he a top 3?
canary elastic band
  04/05/26
He's undoubtedly top 3
Henna dysfunction
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan? Randy Johnson?
canary elastic band
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan has to be up there. Randy Johnson came to mind to...
effete rehab mad-dog skullcap
  04/05/26
honestly probably the hardest position in any sport to name ...
canary elastic band
  04/05/26
Top 3 of the modern era in no particular order: Maddux Joh...
Henna dysfunction
  04/05/26
cr but does Clemons, Verlander or Kershaw have a shot or ...
canary elastic band
  04/05/26
Well outside, but definitely in top 10, even above nolan IMO
Henna dysfunction
  04/05/26
all 3 above above ryan?
canary elastic band
  04/05/26
pedro's peak is hard to beat but clemens had a more complete...
Garnet Den
  04/05/26
Clemens had the best career of anyone in that era if we igno...
dun organic girlfriend casino
  06/04/26
Hard to say but he’s up there for sure
effete rehab mad-dog skullcap
  04/05/26
he's def most high iq though, no?
canary elastic band
  04/05/26
Not sure, don’t really follow players’ personal ...
effete rehab mad-dog skullcap
  04/05/26
the latter obv i dont give a fuck if he's foaming at the ...
canary elastic band
  04/05/26
Surely the catcher and pitching coach get some credit too. N...
effete rehab mad-dog skullcap
  04/05/26
cr but he made all the calls for the catcher(s) and told bob...
canary elastic band
  04/05/26
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fragrant poppy trailer park incel
  06/04/26
he's appropriately rated
mind-boggling peach messiness
  04/05/26
lol no; Roger Clemens is easily the most underrated pitcher ...
silver titillating business firm
  04/05/26
Seaver, Carlton, Scherzer, no?
canary elastic band
  04/05/26
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cracking national boiling water
  04/06/26
Pedro was better (than anyone).
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Light Center Famous Landscape Painting
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He would get wrecked by the "juiced" ball and guys...
Abnormal location
  04/05/26
Don't drop those BW3s Flamin' Dorito(TM) Hot wings on your c...
Deranged Provocative Locus Stain
  06/04/26
Pretty sure most agree he was the greatest SP of his generat...
Passionate pearl mother
  04/05/26
he's appropriately rated. great competitor. mentally smart...
boyish disrespectful range depressive
  04/06/26
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canary elastic band
  04/06/26
He threw a 92 mph fastball and everyone remembers him incorr...
cracking national boiling water
  04/06/26
yeah, is that fast to you? the only starting pitcher post 1...
boyish disrespectful range depressive
  04/06/26
Yes, 92 mph is fast. Most xo Poasters couldn't competently h...
cracking national boiling water
  04/07/26
Oh yeah that is the relevant metric when discussing GOAT vs....
Deranged Provocative Locus Stain
  06/04/26
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canary elastic band
  06/04/26
do not google. there at 10 pitchers with WAR of 100 or gr...
Beady-eyed underhanded heaven
  06/04/26
Randy Johnson Clemmons Pedro Ryan Glavine Bab...
canary elastic band
  06/04/26
this career WAR. you got these right. 1. Cy Young+ (22)...
Beady-eyed underhanded heaven
  06/04/26
No Goog
dashing old irish cottage
  06/04/26
Rivera would have had to pitch for ~40 years to get 100 WAR....
dun organic girlfriend casino
  06/04/26
cr. he's in 80th place for career WAR.
Beady-eyed underhanded heaven
  06/04/26
Walter Johnson Christy Mathewson Steve Carlton
mahogany irradiated cuckold idea he suggested
  06/04/26
Rank Player (yrs, age) WAR for Pitchers IP Throws 1. Cy You...
Beady-eyed underhanded heaven
  06/04/26
Tom Seaver and Phil Niekro have more war than Carlton? Would...
mahogany irradiated cuckold idea he suggested
  06/04/26
old timer with most of his appearances in the 1800s. still, ...
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  06/04/26
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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: canary elastic band



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:38 PM
Author: effete rehab mad-dog skullcap

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: canary elastic band

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

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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:40 PM
Author: Henna dysfunction

He's undoubtedly top 3

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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:42 PM
Author: canary elastic band

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: effete rehab mad-dog skullcap

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: canary elastic band

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: Henna dysfunction

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: canary elastic band

cr

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

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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:55 PM
Author: Henna dysfunction

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: canary elastic band

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: Garnet Den

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: dun organic girlfriend casino

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: effete rehab mad-dog skullcap

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: canary elastic band

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: effete rehab mad-dog skullcap

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: canary elastic band

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: effete rehab mad-dog skullcap

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: canary elastic band

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: fragrant poppy trailer park incel



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:57 PM
Author: mind-boggling peach messiness

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: silver titillating business firm

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: canary elastic band

Seaver, Carlton, Scherzer, no?

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Date: April 6th, 2026 1:04 PM
Author: cracking national boiling water



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Date: April 5th, 2026 9:27 PM
Author: Pea-brained crackhouse gaming laptop

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: mind-boggling peach messiness



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Date: April 7th, 2026 7:54 AM
Author: Light Center Famous Landscape Painting



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Date: April 5th, 2026 9:51 PM
Author: Abnormal location

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: Deranged Provocative Locus Stain

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: Passionate pearl mother

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: boyish disrespectful range depressive

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: canary elastic band



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Date: April 6th, 2026 2:11 PM
Author: cracking national boiling water

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: boyish disrespectful range depressive

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: cracking national boiling water

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: Deranged Provocative Locus Stain

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: canary elastic band



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Date: June 4th, 2026 12:31 AM
Author: Beady-eyed underhanded heaven

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: canary elastic band

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: Beady-eyed underhanded heaven

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: dashing old irish cottage
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: dun organic girlfriend casino

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: Beady-eyed underhanded heaven

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: mahogany irradiated cuckold idea he suggested

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: Beady-eyed underhanded heaven

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: mahogany irradiated cuckold idea he suggested

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: Beady-eyed underhanded heaven

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: canary elastic band



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