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

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floppy dark stock car theater stage
  04/05/26
Underrated by whom? He’s revered
dashing principal's office selfie
  04/05/26
how does he rank all time, is he a top 3?
floppy dark stock car theater stage
  04/05/26
He's undoubtedly top 3
beta background story
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan? Randy Johnson?
floppy dark stock car theater stage
  04/05/26
Nolan Ryan has to be up there. Randy Johnson came to mind to...
dashing principal's office selfie
  04/05/26
honestly probably the hardest position in any sport to name ...
floppy dark stock car theater stage
  04/05/26
Top 3 of the modern era in no particular order: Maddux Joh...
beta background story
  04/05/26
cr but does Clemons, Verlander or Kershaw have a shot or ...
floppy dark stock car theater stage
  04/05/26
Well outside, but definitely in top 10, even above nolan IMO
beta background story
  04/05/26
all 3 above above ryan?
floppy dark stock car theater stage
  04/05/26
pedro's peak is hard to beat but clemens had a more complete...
Cracking mother hell
  04/05/26
Clemens had the best career of anyone in that era if we igno...
Slimy stimulating box office
  06/04/26
Hard to say but he’s up there for sure
dashing principal's office selfie
  04/05/26
he's def most high iq though, no?
floppy dark stock car theater stage
  04/05/26
Not sure, don’t really follow players’ personal ...
dashing principal's office selfie
  04/05/26
the latter obv i dont give a fuck if he's foaming at the ...
floppy dark stock car theater stage
  04/05/26
Surely the catcher and pitching coach get some credit too. N...
dashing principal's office selfie
  04/05/26
cr but he made all the calls for the catcher(s) and told bob...
floppy dark stock car theater stage
  04/05/26
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fishy marvelous orchestra pit mediation
  06/04/26
he's appropriately rated
free-loading seedy pocket flask windowlicker
  04/05/26
lol no; Roger Clemens is easily the most underrated pitcher ...
Misanthropic Slap-happy Stage
  04/05/26
Seaver, Carlton, Scherzer, no?
floppy dark stock car theater stage
  04/05/26
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Boyish puce hall brethren
  04/06/26
Pedro was better (than anyone).
motley gold base
  04/05/26
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free-loading seedy pocket flask windowlicker
  04/05/26
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Amethyst brunch
  04/07/26
He would get wrecked by the "juiced" ball and guys...
multi-colored set
  04/05/26
Don't drop those BW3s Flamin' Dorito(TM) Hot wings on your c...
Dun marketing idea chad
  06/04/26
Pretty sure most agree he was the greatest SP of his generat...
violent bawdyhouse
  04/05/26
he's appropriately rated. great competitor. mentally smart...
trip church
  04/06/26
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floppy dark stock car theater stage
  04/06/26
He threw a 92 mph fastball and everyone remembers him incorr...
Boyish puce hall brethren
  04/06/26
yeah, is that fast to you? the only starting pitcher post 1...
trip church
  04/06/26
Yes, 92 mph is fast. Most xo Poasters couldn't competently h...
Boyish puce hall brethren
  04/07/26
Oh yeah that is the relevant metric when discussing GOAT vs....
Dun marketing idea chad
  06/04/26
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floppy dark stock car theater stage
  06/04/26
do not google. there at 10 pitchers with WAR of 100 or gr...
Lemon private investor area
  06/04/26
Randy Johnson Clemmons Pedro Ryan Glavine Bab...
floppy dark stock car theater stage
  06/04/26
this career WAR. you got these right. 1. Cy Young+ (22)...
Lemon private investor area
  06/04/26
No Goog
brindle greedy rigor nibblets
  06/04/26
Rivera would have had to pitch for ~40 years to get 100 WAR....
Slimy stimulating box office
  06/04/26
cr. he's in 80th place for career WAR.
Lemon private investor area
  06/04/26
Walter Johnson Christy Mathewson Steve Carlton
appetizing persian ratface
  06/04/26
Rank Player (yrs, age) WAR for Pitchers IP Throws 1. Cy You...
Lemon private investor area
  06/04/26
Tom Seaver and Phil Niekro have more war than Carlton? Would...
appetizing persian ratface
  06/04/26
old timer with most of his appearances in the 1800s. still, ...
Lemon private investor area
  06/04/26
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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: floppy dark stock car theater stage



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:38 PM
Author: dashing principal's office selfie

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: floppy dark stock car theater stage

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: beta background story

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: floppy dark stock car theater stage

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: dashing principal's office selfie

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: floppy dark stock car theater stage

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: beta background story

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: floppy dark stock car theater stage

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: beta background story

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: floppy dark stock car theater stage

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: Cracking mother hell

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: Slimy stimulating box office

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: dashing principal's office selfie

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: floppy dark stock car theater stage

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: dashing principal's office selfie

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: floppy dark stock car theater stage

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: dashing principal's office selfie

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: floppy dark stock car theater stage

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: fishy marvelous orchestra pit mediation



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Date: April 5th, 2026 8:57 PM
Author: free-loading seedy pocket flask windowlicker

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: Misanthropic Slap-happy Stage

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: floppy dark stock car theater stage

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: Boyish puce hall brethren



(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: motley gold base

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: free-loading seedy pocket flask windowlicker



(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: Amethyst brunch



(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: multi-colored set

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: Dun marketing idea chad

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: violent bawdyhouse

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: trip church

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: floppy dark stock car theater stage



(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: Boyish puce hall brethren

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: trip church

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: Boyish puce hall brethren

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: Dun marketing idea chad

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: floppy dark stock car theater stage



(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: Lemon private investor area

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: floppy dark stock car theater stage

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: Lemon private investor area

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: brindle greedy rigor nibblets
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: Slimy stimulating box office

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: Lemon private investor area

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: appetizing persian ratface

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: Lemon private investor area

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: appetizing persian ratface

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: Lemon private investor area

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: floppy dark stock car theater stage



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