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

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racy goal in life
  04/05/26
Underrated by whom? He’s revered
ultramarine hominid
  04/05/26
how does he rank all time, is he a top 3?
racy goal in life
  04/05/26
He's undoubtedly top 3
thriller senate depressive
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan? Randy Johnson?
racy goal in life
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan has to be up there. Randy Johnson came to mind to...
ultramarine hominid
  04/05/26
honestly probably the hardest position in any sport to name ...
racy goal in life
  04/05/26
Top 3 of the modern era in no particular order: Maddux Joh...
thriller senate depressive
  04/05/26
cr but does Clemons, Verlander or Kershaw have a shot or ...
racy goal in life
  04/05/26
Well outside, but definitely in top 10, even above nolan IMO
thriller senate depressive
  04/05/26
all 3 above above ryan?
racy goal in life
  04/05/26
pedro's peak is hard to beat but clemens had a more complete...
tripping diverse patrolman
  04/05/26
Clemens had the best career of anyone in that era if we igno...
Glassy Motley Organic Girlfriend Sanctuary
  06/04/26
Hard to say but he’s up there for sure
ultramarine hominid
  04/05/26
he's def most high iq though, no?
racy goal in life
  04/05/26
Not sure, don’t really follow players’ personal ...
ultramarine hominid
  04/05/26
the latter obv i dont give a fuck if he's foaming at the ...
racy goal in life
  04/05/26
Surely the catcher and pitching coach get some credit too. N...
ultramarine hominid
  04/05/26
cr but he made all the calls for the catcher(s) and told bob...
racy goal in life
  04/05/26
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Mildly autistic multi-colored kitchen
  06/04/26
he's appropriately rated
peach mentally impaired degenerate state
  04/05/26
lol no; Roger Clemens is easily the most underrated pitcher ...
Opaque jap church
  04/05/26
Seaver, Carlton, Scherzer, no?
racy goal in life
  04/05/26
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Electric rehab puppy
  04/06/26
Pedro was better (than anyone).
grizzly appetizing brunch
  04/05/26
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peach mentally impaired degenerate state
  04/05/26
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spruce ceo
  04/07/26
He would get wrecked by the "juiced" ball and guys...
comical spot sound barrier
  04/05/26
Don't drop those BW3s Flamin' Dorito(TM) Hot wings on your c...
Useless corn cake step-uncle's house
  06/04/26
Pretty sure most agree he was the greatest SP of his generat...
Disgusting Out-of-control Ladyboy Prole
  04/05/26
he's appropriately rated. great competitor. mentally smart...
Citrine odious locus immigrant
  04/06/26
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racy goal in life
  04/06/26
He threw a 92 mph fastball and everyone remembers him incorr...
Electric rehab puppy
  04/06/26
yeah, is that fast to you? the only starting pitcher post 1...
Citrine odious locus immigrant
  04/06/26
Yes, 92 mph is fast. Most xo Poasters couldn't competently h...
Electric rehab puppy
  04/07/26
Oh yeah that is the relevant metric when discussing GOAT vs....
Useless corn cake step-uncle's house
  06/04/26
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racy goal in life
  06/04/26
do not google. there at 10 pitchers with WAR of 100 or gr...
Medicated Flushed Heaven
  06/04/26
Randy Johnson Clemmons Pedro Ryan Glavine Bab...
racy goal in life
  06/04/26
this career WAR. you got these right. 1. Cy Young+ (22)...
Medicated Flushed Heaven
  06/04/26
No Goog
passionate clear parlor
  06/04/26
Rivera would have had to pitch for ~40 years to get 100 WAR....
Glassy Motley Organic Girlfriend Sanctuary
  06/04/26
cr. he's in 80th place for career WAR.
Medicated Flushed Heaven
  06/04/26
Walter Johnson Christy Mathewson Steve Carlton
Amethyst razzmatazz quadroon
  06/04/26
Rank Player (yrs, age) WAR for Pitchers IP Throws 1. Cy You...
Medicated Flushed Heaven
  06/04/26
Tom Seaver and Phil Niekro have more war than Carlton? Would...
Amethyst razzmatazz quadroon
  06/04/26
old timer with most of his appearances in the 1800s. still, ...
Medicated Flushed Heaven
  06/04/26
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racy goal in life
  06/04/26


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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: racy goal in life



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:38 PM
Author: ultramarine hominid

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: racy goal in life

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: thriller senate depressive

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: racy goal in life

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: ultramarine hominid

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: racy goal in life

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: thriller senate depressive

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: racy goal in life

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: thriller senate depressive

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: racy goal in life

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: tripping diverse patrolman

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: Glassy Motley Organic Girlfriend Sanctuary

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: ultramarine hominid

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: racy goal in life

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: ultramarine hominid

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: racy goal in life

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: ultramarine hominid

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: racy goal in life

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: Mildly autistic multi-colored kitchen



(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: peach mentally impaired degenerate 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: Opaque jap church

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: racy goal in life

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: Electric rehab puppy



(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: grizzly appetizing brunch

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: peach mentally impaired degenerate 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: spruce ceo



(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: comical spot sound barrier

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: Useless corn cake 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: Disgusting Out-of-control Ladyboy Prole

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: Citrine odious locus immigrant

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: racy goal in life



(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: Electric rehab puppy

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: Citrine odious locus immigrant

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: Electric rehab puppy

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: Useless corn cake 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: racy goal in life



(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: Medicated Flushed 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: racy goal in life

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: Medicated Flushed 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: passionate clear parlor
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: Glassy Motley Organic Girlfriend Sanctuary

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: Medicated Flushed 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: Amethyst razzmatazz quadroon

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: Medicated Flushed 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: Amethyst razzmatazz quadroon

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: Medicated Flushed 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: racy goal in life



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