Top 10 Pitchers of All-Time

10. Al Spalding & Jim "Pudd" Galvin--I am putting them both at number 10 because both were pre-1900 pitchers. Their combined stat line is out of this world. I think a lot of teams would kill to have a 1-2 punch with these numbers.

W/L/%--617/375/62.2, GS/CG/CG%--1014/926/91.3, WHIP--1.19, ERA--2.59

9. Steve Carlton--Probably the second greatest lefty of all time.

329W, 4136K, 7.13K/9

8. Roger Clemens--Roger's stats are right on par with the "old-timers". Twice struck out 20 in a game. 7 Cy Young awards. A bit eccentric anymore. He used to be my favorite pitcher until he started his "I only pitch half the season, can leave the team whenever I am not pitching and I want 2-3M per start" shit. Now I think he is a pompous asshole, but one hell of a pitcher.

349W, 66.1W%, 4619K, 8.61K/9, 2.98K/BB

7. Nolan Ryan--Nolan Ryan was the most over-powering pitcher of all-time. He walked a butt-load of batters, but struck-out a crap-load. Was virtually unhittable (under 4000 hits allowed in over 5300 IP)His W-L record doesn't reflect his dominance. Was 8 losses shy of becoming only the third pitcher ever with 300 wins and 300 losses.

5714K, 9.55K/9, 324W

6. Eddie Plank--Dominating pitcher from the early 1900's. Won 20+ games 8 times in his career. Completed almost 78% of his games.

326W, 1.12WHIP, 2.35ERA

5. Sandy Koufax--The best lefty ever. Career was cut short due to arm problems from throwing the screwball too much.

65.5W%, 2.79ERA, 9.28K/9, 2.93K/BB, 1.11WHIP

4. Grover Alexander--Sic 2.17 career ERA in over 5000 IP. Tied for third most wins of all time.

373W, 2.17ERA, 1.12WHIP

3. Walter Johnson--Second all time in wins. Great pitcher. Only one of two pitchers to win over 400 games. Tied for best WHIP of all time.

417W, 2.17ERA, 1.06WHIP, 3508K

2. Christy Mathewson--Gets the nod over Walter because he pitched me two perfect games during the playoffs in an "Earl Weaver baseball" league during college.

373W, 1.06WHIP, 2.13ERA

1. Cy Young--Was there any doubt about this one. Only pitcher to win 500+ games. The best pitcher award is named after him. He completed almost 92% of the games he started. Won 30+ games 19 years in a row, 40+ in 15 years of that streak, and 50+ 5 times (including 4 years in a row). Can't argue with those stats. One of only two pitchers ever to win over 300 and lose over 300 (Galvin is the other).

511W, 91.9CG%, 61.8W%, 1.13WHIP, 749CG