Who is the greatest pitcher of all time?

Answer 1

Let's go with Randy Johnson. One of few pitchers to win over 300 games (303) but also lost less than 200 games (166), meaning he has a 303-166 won-loss lifetime record for a .646 winning percentage. Also struck out 4,875 batters, second most ever (behind Nolan Ryan's 5,714), durable enough to pitch at age 46 and toss 100 complete games (pitch at least the entire game). Lifetime ERA of 3.29. Most pitchers have lifetime ERA of 4.00. He won 20 games twice. Most win 10-15 in his time, and led the league in wins in 2002 at 24 and winning percentage twice, in 1995 (.900), 1997 (.833), 2000 (.731) and 2002 (.828). He led the loop in ERA four times, in 1995 (2.48) 1999 (2.48), 2001 (2.49) and 2002 (2.32). His durability helped him top the circuit in innings pitched twice in 1999 (271.2) and 2002 (260), complete games four times, in 1994 (9), 1999 (12), 2000 (8) and 2002 (8) and shutouts twice, in 1994 (4) and 2000 (3). He even topped the league in strikeouts in 1992 (241), 1993 (308), 1994 (204) and majors in 1995 (294), 1999 (364, fifth most all-time), 2000 (347), 2001 (372, fourth most all-time), 2002 (334) and 2004 (290). The six times "Big Unit" struck out 300 were in 1993 (308), 1998 (329), 1999 (364), 2000 (347), 2001 (372) and 2002 (334). However, despite this, he only won one World Series, in 2001, and went 3-0 with a 1.04 ERA and struck out 20 batters in the seven-game, dramatic World Series. He also struck out a record in a game 20!