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

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sienna sickened space round eye
  04/05/26
Underrated by whom? He’s revered
Cream painfully honest plaza doctorate
  04/05/26
how does he rank all time, is he a top 3?
sienna sickened space round eye
  04/05/26
He's undoubtedly top 3
disturbing coral step-uncle's house really tough guy
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan? Randy Johnson?
sienna sickened space round eye
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan has to be up there. Randy Johnson came to mind to...
Cream painfully honest plaza doctorate
  04/05/26
honestly probably the hardest position in any sport to name ...
sienna sickened space round eye
  04/05/26
Top 3 of the modern era in no particular order: Maddux Joh...
disturbing coral step-uncle's house really tough guy
  04/05/26
cr but does Clemons, Verlander or Kershaw have a shot or ...
sienna sickened space round eye
  04/05/26
Well outside, but definitely in top 10, even above nolan IMO
disturbing coral step-uncle's house really tough guy
  04/05/26
all 3 above above ryan?
sienna sickened space round eye
  04/05/26
pedro's peak is hard to beat but clemens had a more complete...
Ultramarine 180 headpube internal respiration
  04/05/26
Clemens had the best career of anyone in that era if we igno...
burgundy boltzmann newt
  06/04/26
Hard to say but he’s up there for sure
Cream painfully honest plaza doctorate
  04/05/26
he's def most high iq though, no?
sienna sickened space round eye
  04/05/26
Not sure, don’t really follow players’ personal ...
Cream painfully honest plaza doctorate
  04/05/26
the latter obv i dont give a fuck if he's foaming at the ...
sienna sickened space round eye
  04/05/26
Surely the catcher and pitching coach get some credit too. N...
Cream painfully honest plaza doctorate
  04/05/26
cr but he made all the calls for the catcher(s) and told bob...
sienna sickened space round eye
  04/05/26
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charcoal hunting ground private investor
  06/04/26
he's appropriately rated
self-absorbed sapphire nursing home
  04/05/26
lol no; Roger Clemens is easily the most underrated pitcher ...
Buff Glittery Gay Wizard Home
  04/05/26
Seaver, Carlton, Scherzer, no?
sienna sickened space round eye
  04/05/26
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Mildly Autistic Tan Idiot
  04/06/26
Pedro was better (than anyone).
odious abode
  04/05/26
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self-absorbed sapphire nursing home
  04/05/26
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pearly base mad cow disease
  04/07/26
He would get wrecked by the "juiced" ball and guys...
spectacular greedy fortuitous meteor national security agency
  04/05/26
Don't drop those BW3s Flamin' Dorito(TM) Hot wings on your c...
aromatic slap-happy chapel
  06/04/26
Pretty sure most agree he was the greatest SP of his generat...
multi-colored depressive stain
  04/05/26
he's appropriately rated. great competitor. mentally smart...
Snowy seedy temple queen of the night
  04/06/26
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sienna sickened space round eye
  04/06/26
He threw a 92 mph fastball and everyone remembers him incorr...
Mildly Autistic Tan Idiot
  04/06/26
yeah, is that fast to you? the only starting pitcher post 1...
Snowy seedy temple queen of the night
  04/06/26
Yes, 92 mph is fast. Most xo Poasters couldn't competently h...
Mildly Autistic Tan Idiot
  04/07/26
Oh yeah that is the relevant metric when discussing GOAT vs....
aromatic slap-happy chapel
  06/04/26
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sienna sickened space round eye
  06/04/26
do not google. there at 10 pitchers with WAR of 100 or gr...
razzle-dazzle piazza
  06/04/26
Randy Johnson Clemmons Pedro Ryan Glavine Bab...
sienna sickened space round eye
  06/04/26
this career WAR. you got these right. 1. Cy Young+ (22)...
razzle-dazzle piazza
  06/04/26
No Goog
comical magical lay
  06/04/26
Rivera would have had to pitch for ~40 years to get 100 WAR....
burgundy boltzmann newt
  06/04/26
cr. he's in 80th place for career WAR.
razzle-dazzle piazza
  06/04/26
Walter Johnson Christy Mathewson Steve Carlton
Honey-headed thriller quadroon stage
  06/04/26
Rank Player (yrs, age) WAR for Pitchers IP Throws 1. Cy You...
razzle-dazzle piazza
  06/04/26
Tom Seaver and Phil Niekro have more war than Carlton? Would...
Honey-headed thriller quadroon stage
  06/04/26
old timer with most of his appearances in the 1800s. still, ...
razzle-dazzle piazza
  06/04/26
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sienna sickened space round eye
  06/04/26


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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: sienna sickened space round eye



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:38 PM
Author: Cream painfully honest plaza doctorate

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: sienna sickened space round eye

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: disturbing coral step-uncle's house really tough guy

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: sienna sickened space round eye

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: Cream painfully honest plaza doctorate

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: sienna sickened space round eye

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: disturbing coral step-uncle's house really tough guy

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: sienna sickened space round eye

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: disturbing coral step-uncle's house really tough guy

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: sienna sickened space round eye

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: Ultramarine 180 headpube internal respiration

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: burgundy boltzmann newt

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: Cream painfully honest plaza doctorate

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: sienna sickened space round eye

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: Cream painfully honest plaza doctorate

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: sienna sickened space round eye

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: Cream painfully honest plaza doctorate

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: sienna sickened space round eye

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: charcoal hunting ground private investor



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:57 PM
Author: self-absorbed sapphire nursing home

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: Buff Glittery Gay Wizard Home

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: sienna sickened space round eye

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: Mildly Autistic Tan Idiot



(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: odious abode

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: self-absorbed sapphire nursing home



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Date: April 7th, 2026 7:54 AM
Author: pearly base mad cow disease



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Date: April 5th, 2026 9:51 PM
Author: spectacular greedy fortuitous meteor national security agency

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: aromatic slap-happy chapel

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: multi-colored depressive stain

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: Snowy seedy temple queen of the night

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: sienna sickened space round eye



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Date: April 6th, 2026 2:11 PM
Author: Mildly Autistic Tan Idiot

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: Snowy seedy temple queen of the night

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: Mildly Autistic Tan Idiot

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: aromatic slap-happy chapel

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: sienna sickened space round eye



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Date: June 4th, 2026 12:31 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle piazza

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: sienna sickened space round eye

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: razzle-dazzle piazza

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: comical magical lay
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: burgundy boltzmann newt

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: razzle-dazzle piazza

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: Honey-headed thriller quadroon stage

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: razzle-dazzle piazza

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: Honey-headed thriller quadroon stage

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: razzle-dazzle piazza

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: sienna sickened space round eye



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