Who is the greatest pitcher in history of MLB??

[weshuang]

>> It's unreal to think that Bob Gibson had an ERA of .69 for an entire year.


If you define all-time greatness as men who changed the game, then Gibson has to get votes. The mound was lowered because of him.

 

[weshuang]

>> Was Babe Ruth pitching ?!?!?! The Bambino !??!?!?!?!?!

In fact, I think that the Babe had a lifetime winning record against Walter Johnson, who Mikal promotes as the greatest all-time.

He also had several games during which he pitched magnificently and hit homers (before homers were considered a big deal).

The Babe's manager at the time used to ridicule suggestions of allowing the babe to play outfield full-time, saying that "Can you imagine what an idiot I'd have to be to convert the best lefthanded pitcher in the game?"