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

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Charcoal violent nibblets
  04/05/26
Underrated by whom? He’s revered
alcoholic office
  04/05/26
how does he rank all time, is he a top 3?
Charcoal violent nibblets
  04/05/26
He's undoubtedly top 3
jade plaza water buffalo
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan? Randy Johnson?
Charcoal violent nibblets
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan has to be up there. Randy Johnson came to mind to...
alcoholic office
  04/05/26
honestly probably the hardest position in any sport to name ...
Charcoal violent nibblets
  04/05/26
Top 3 of the modern era in no particular order: Maddux Joh...
jade plaza water buffalo
  04/05/26
cr but does Clemons, Verlander or Kershaw have a shot or ...
Charcoal violent nibblets
  04/05/26
Well outside, but definitely in top 10, even above nolan IMO
jade plaza water buffalo
  04/05/26
all 3 above above ryan?
Charcoal violent nibblets
  04/05/26
pedro's peak is hard to beat but clemens had a more complete...
Provocative principal's office kitty cat
  04/05/26
Clemens had the best career of anyone in that era if we igno...
smoky histrionic hell
  06/04/26
Hard to say but he’s up there for sure
alcoholic office
  04/05/26
he's def most high iq though, no?
Charcoal violent nibblets
  04/05/26
Not sure, don’t really follow players’ personal ...
alcoholic office
  04/05/26
the latter obv i dont give a fuck if he's foaming at the ...
Charcoal violent nibblets
  04/05/26
Surely the catcher and pitching coach get some credit too. N...
alcoholic office
  04/05/26
cr but he made all the calls for the catcher(s) and told bob...
Charcoal violent nibblets
  04/05/26
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snowy fat ankles stage
  06/04/26
he's appropriately rated
Marvelous drab stage place of business
  04/05/26
lol no; Roger Clemens is easily the most underrated pitcher ...
Bright home party of the first part
  04/05/26
Seaver, Carlton, Scherzer, no?
Charcoal violent nibblets
  04/05/26
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bearded supple den
  04/06/26
Pedro was better (than anyone).
honey-headed set
  04/05/26
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Marvelous drab stage place of business
  04/05/26
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naked gay travel guidebook dragon
  04/07/26
He would get wrecked by the "juiced" ball and guys...
multi-colored pit pozpig
  04/05/26
Don't drop those BW3s Flamin' Dorito(TM) Hot wings on your c...
onyx persian police squad
  06/04/26
Pretty sure most agree he was the greatest SP of his generat...
cracking mauve chad half-breed
  04/05/26
he's appropriately rated. great competitor. mentally smart...
navy learning disabled pervert black woman
  04/06/26
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Charcoal violent nibblets
  04/06/26
He threw a 92 mph fastball and everyone remembers him incorr...
bearded supple den
  04/06/26
yeah, is that fast to you? the only starting pitcher post 1...
navy learning disabled pervert black woman
  04/06/26
Yes, 92 mph is fast. Most xo Poasters couldn't competently h...
bearded supple den
  04/07/26
Oh yeah that is the relevant metric when discussing GOAT vs....
onyx persian police squad
  06/04/26
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Charcoal violent nibblets
  06/04/26
do not google. there at 10 pitchers with WAR of 100 or gr...
At-the-ready exhilarant corner
  06/04/26
Randy Johnson Clemmons Pedro Ryan Glavine Bab...
Charcoal violent nibblets
  06/04/26
this career WAR. you got these right. 1. Cy Young+ (22)...
At-the-ready exhilarant corner
  06/04/26
No Goog
Sooty vigorous rehab personal credit line
  06/04/26
Rivera would have had to pitch for ~40 years to get 100 WAR....
smoky histrionic hell
  06/04/26
cr. he's in 80th place for career WAR.
At-the-ready exhilarant corner
  06/04/26
Walter Johnson Christy Mathewson Steve Carlton
Crystalline Disturbing Fanboi Sanctuary
  06/04/26
Rank Player (yrs, age) WAR for Pitchers IP Throws 1. Cy You...
At-the-ready exhilarant corner
  06/04/26
Tom Seaver and Phil Niekro have more war than Carlton? Would...
Crystalline Disturbing Fanboi Sanctuary
  06/04/26
old timer with most of his appearances in the 1800s. still, ...
At-the-ready exhilarant corner
  06/04/26
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Charcoal violent nibblets
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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: Charcoal violent nibblets



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:38 PM
Author: alcoholic office

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: Charcoal violent nibblets

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

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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:40 PM
Author: jade plaza water buffalo

He's undoubtedly top 3

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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:42 PM
Author: Charcoal violent nibblets

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: alcoholic office

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: Charcoal violent nibblets

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: jade plaza water buffalo

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: Charcoal violent nibblets

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: jade plaza water buffalo

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: Charcoal violent nibblets

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: Provocative principal's office kitty cat

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: smoky histrionic hell

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: alcoholic office

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: Charcoal violent nibblets

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: alcoholic office

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: Charcoal violent nibblets

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: alcoholic office

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: Charcoal violent nibblets

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: snowy fat ankles stage



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:57 PM
Author: Marvelous drab stage place of business

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: Bright home party of the first part

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: Charcoal violent nibblets

Seaver, Carlton, Scherzer, no?

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Date: April 6th, 2026 1:04 PM
Author: bearded supple den



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Date: April 5th, 2026 9:27 PM
Author: honey-headed set

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: Marvelous drab stage place of business



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Date: April 7th, 2026 7:54 AM
Author: naked gay travel guidebook dragon



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Date: April 5th, 2026 9:51 PM
Author: multi-colored pit pozpig

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: onyx persian police squad

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: cracking mauve chad half-breed

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: navy learning disabled pervert black woman

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: Charcoal violent nibblets



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Date: April 6th, 2026 2:11 PM
Author: bearded supple den

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: navy learning disabled pervert black woman

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: bearded supple den

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: onyx persian police squad

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: Charcoal violent nibblets



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Date: June 4th, 2026 12:31 AM
Author: At-the-ready exhilarant corner

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: Charcoal violent nibblets

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: At-the-ready exhilarant corner

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: Sooty vigorous rehab personal credit line
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: smoky histrionic hell

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: At-the-ready exhilarant corner

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: Crystalline Disturbing Fanboi Sanctuary

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: At-the-ready exhilarant corner

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: Crystalline Disturbing Fanboi Sanctuary

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: At-the-ready exhilarant corner

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: Charcoal violent nibblets



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