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

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saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  04/05/26
Underrated by whom? He’s revered
awkward space
  04/05/26
how does he rank all time, is he a top 3?
saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  04/05/26
He's undoubtedly top 3
Cerebral obsidian athletic conference nowag
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan? Randy Johnson?
saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan has to be up there. Randy Johnson came to mind to...
awkward space
  04/05/26
honestly probably the hardest position in any sport to name ...
saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  04/05/26
Top 3 of the modern era in no particular order: Maddux Joh...
Cerebral obsidian athletic conference nowag
  04/05/26
cr but does Clemons, Verlander or Kershaw have a shot or ...
saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  04/05/26
Well outside, but definitely in top 10, even above nolan IMO
Cerebral obsidian athletic conference nowag
  04/05/26
all 3 above above ryan?
saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  04/05/26
pedro's peak is hard to beat but clemens had a more complete...
Irradiated tan university yarmulke
  04/05/26
Clemens had the best career of anyone in that era if we igno...
brilliant depressive
  06/04/26
Hard to say but he’s up there for sure
awkward space
  04/05/26
he's def most high iq though, no?
saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  04/05/26
Not sure, don’t really follow players’ personal ...
awkward space
  04/05/26
the latter obv i dont give a fuck if he's foaming at the ...
saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  04/05/26
Surely the catcher and pitching coach get some credit too. N...
awkward space
  04/05/26
cr but he made all the calls for the catcher(s) and told bob...
saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  04/05/26
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ruby fear-inspiring school cafeteria
  06/04/26
he's appropriately rated
Mahogany public bath cumskin
  04/05/26
lol no; Roger Clemens is easily the most underrated pitcher ...
Cream rigor
  04/05/26
Seaver, Carlton, Scherzer, no?
saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  04/05/26
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Stimulating maroon windowlicker
  04/06/26
Pedro was better (than anyone).
Irate passionate home
  04/05/26
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Mahogany public bath cumskin
  04/05/26
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flushed boiling water french chef
  04/07/26
He would get wrecked by the "juiced" ball and guys...
Concupiscible Milk Twinkling Uncleanness
  04/05/26
Don't drop those BW3s Flamin' Dorito(TM) Hot wings on your c...
Hairless ebony shitlib sneaky criminal
  06/04/26
Pretty sure most agree he was the greatest SP of his generat...
Bronze Talented Spot Gay Wizard
  04/05/26
he's appropriately rated. great competitor. mentally smart...
Chrome Pit
  04/06/26
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saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  04/06/26
He threw a 92 mph fastball and everyone remembers him incorr...
Stimulating maroon windowlicker
  04/06/26
yeah, is that fast to you? the only starting pitcher post 1...
Chrome Pit
  04/06/26
Yes, 92 mph is fast. Most xo Poasters couldn't competently h...
Stimulating maroon windowlicker
  04/07/26
Oh yeah that is the relevant metric when discussing GOAT vs....
Hairless ebony shitlib sneaky criminal
  06/04/26
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saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  06/04/26
do not google. there at 10 pitchers with WAR of 100 or gr...
Pearl Slippery People Who Are Hurt
  06/04/26
Randy Johnson Clemmons Pedro Ryan Glavine Bab...
saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  06/04/26
this career WAR. you got these right. 1. Cy Young+ (22)...
Pearl Slippery People Who Are Hurt
  06/04/26
No Goog
racy forum
  06/04/26
Rivera would have had to pitch for ~40 years to get 100 WAR....
brilliant depressive
  06/04/26
cr. he's in 80th place for career WAR.
Pearl Slippery People Who Are Hurt
  06/04/26
Walter Johnson Christy Mathewson Steve Carlton
aromatic mischievous station becky
  06/04/26
Rank Player (yrs, age) WAR for Pitchers IP Throws 1. Cy You...
Pearl Slippery People Who Are Hurt
  06/04/26
Tom Seaver and Phil Niekro have more war than Carlton? Would...
aromatic mischievous station becky
  06/04/26
old timer with most of his appearances in the 1800s. still, ...
Pearl Slippery People Who Are Hurt
  06/04/26
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saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode
  06/04/26


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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode



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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:38 PM
Author: awkward space

Underrated by whom? He’s revered

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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:40 PM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode

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

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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:40 PM
Author: Cerebral obsidian athletic conference nowag

He's undoubtedly top 3

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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:42 PM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode

Nolan Ryan?

Randy Johnson?

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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:44 PM
Author: awkward space

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=2Vannesa#49796411)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:46 PM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode

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=2Vannesa#49796419)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:50 PM
Author: Cerebral obsidian athletic conference nowag

Top 3 of the modern era in no particular order:

Maddux

Johnson

Martinez

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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:53 PM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode

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=2Vannesa#49796432)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:55 PM
Author: Cerebral obsidian athletic conference nowag

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

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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:55 PM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode

all 3 above above ryan?



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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:59 PM
Author: Irradiated tan university yarmulke

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=2Vannesa#49796451)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 8:28 AM
Author: brilliant depressive

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=2Vannesa#49914410)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:41 PM
Author: awkward space

Hard to say but he’s up there for sure

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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:42 PM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode

he's def most high iq though, no?

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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:44 PM
Author: awkward space

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=2Vannesa#49796409)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:45 PM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode

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=2Vannesa#49796413)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:46 PM
Author: awkward space

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=2Vannesa#49796417)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:47 PM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode

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=2Vannesa#49796421)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 1:01 AM
Author: ruby fear-inspiring school cafeteria



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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:57 PM
Author: Mahogany public bath cumskin

he's appropriately rated

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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:58 PM
Author: Cream rigor

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

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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:58 PM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode

Seaver, Carlton, Scherzer, no?

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



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Date: April 6th, 2026 1:04 PM
Author: Stimulating maroon windowlicker



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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 9:27 PM
Author: Irate passionate home

Pedro was better (than anyone).

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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 9:47 PM
Author: Mahogany public bath cumskin



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



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Date: April 7th, 2026 7:54 AM
Author: flushed boiling water french chef



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



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Date: April 5th, 2026 9:51 PM
Author: Concupiscible Milk Twinkling Uncleanness

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=2Vannesa#49796569)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 6:42 AM
Author: Hairless ebony shitlib sneaky criminal

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=2Vannesa#49914343)



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Date: April 5th, 2026 9:55 PM
Author: Bronze Talented Spot Gay Wizard

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

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



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Date: April 6th, 2026 8:49 AM
Author: Chrome Pit

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=2Vannesa#49797104)



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Date: April 6th, 2026 1:07 PM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode



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



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Date: April 6th, 2026 2:11 PM
Author: Stimulating maroon windowlicker

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=2Vannesa#49797984)



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Date: April 6th, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: Chrome Pit

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=2Vannesa#49798932)



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Date: April 7th, 2026 7:52 AM
Author: Stimulating maroon windowlicker

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=2Vannesa#49799605)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 6:44 AM
Author: Hairless ebony shitlib sneaky criminal

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=2Vannesa#49914344)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 12:17 AM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode



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



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Date: June 4th, 2026 12:31 AM
Author: Pearl Slippery People Who Are Hurt

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=2Vannesa#49914284)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 12:36 AM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode

Randy Johnson

Clemmons

Pedro

Ryan

Glavine

Babe Ruth

Scherzer

Seaver

cy Young

Maddux



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



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Date: June 4th, 2026 12:43 AM
Author: Pearl Slippery People Who Are Hurt

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=2Vannesa#49914287)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 12:57 AM
Author: racy forum
Subject: No Goog

Clayton Kershaw

Curt Schilling

Mariano Rivera

Bob Gibson

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



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Date: June 4th, 2026 8:33 AM
Author: brilliant depressive

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=2Vannesa#49914413)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 8:34 AM
Author: Pearl Slippery People Who Are Hurt

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

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



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Date: June 4th, 2026 8:10 AM
Author: aromatic mischievous station becky

Walter Johnson

Christy Mathewson

Steve Carlton

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



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Date: June 4th, 2026 8:33 AM
Author: Pearl Slippery People Who Are Hurt

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=2Vannesa#49914414)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 3:12 PM
Author: aromatic mischievous station becky

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=2Vannesa#49915360)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 5:26 PM
Author: Pearl Slippery People Who Are Hurt

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=2Vannesa#49915788)



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Date: June 4th, 2026 4:10 PM
Author: saffron wonderful candlestick maker abode



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