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Whom, in your opinion, has the greatest All-Time pitching rotation in MLB

Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:30 am
Posted by sms151t
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:30 am
Some examples:


You have the Red Sox with Cy Young, Clemens, Babe Ruth, Pedro, Lefty Gorve.

The Dodgers have Koufax, Drysdale, Hershiser, Kershaw, Fernando

The Yankees have Ford, Guidry, Pettitte, Ruffing, and Gomez


Posted by Black n Gold
Member since Feb 2009
15914 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:32 am to
The Braves had a rotation that rivals these... at the same time.
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:35 am to
Braves

Warren Spahn
Phil Niekro
Tom Glavine
Greg Maddux
John Smoltz
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
51487 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:39 am to
Imagine not including the Braves lmao
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:44 am to
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Imagine not including the Braves lmao


Imagine not giving a definitive list?

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Is reading hard, huh?
This post was edited on 3/10/26 at 10:46 am
Posted by Black n Gold
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:48 am to
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Imagine not giving a definitive list?


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Rage baiting that would make an ESPN analyst jealous.
Posted by Sun God
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:51 am to
How did you include the dodgers lmao
Posted by Cleathecat
Houston
Member since Feb 2021
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:54 am to
How long do they need to have pitched for a team?

Astros could go

Clemens
Verlander
Greinke
Johnson
Ryan

This would leave some horses left out too.

Posted by DalenSA
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Member since Jan 2023
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 11:07 am to
Greinke over JR Richard, Oswalt, or Dierker is certainly a choice
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 11:07 am to
quote:

The Dodgers have Koufax, Drysdale, Hershiser, Kershaw, Fernando


Don Sutton
Posted by Friendly Satan
Member since Nov 2024
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 11:13 am to
*who
Posted by blueboxer1119
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2013
9704 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 11:27 am to
quote:

Braves Warren Spahn Phil Niekro Tom Glavine Greg Maddux John Smoltz


How dare you leave off John Rocker.
Posted by VADawg
Wherever
Member since Nov 2011
48076 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 11:28 am to
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Braves

Warren Spahn
Phil Niekro
Tom Glavine
Greg Maddux
John Smoltz


He has only been here for two seasons, but after his contract is up, it's going to be really hard to leave Chris Sale off of this list.
This post was edited on 3/10/26 at 11:29 am
Posted by blueridgeTiger
Granbury, TX
Member since Jun 2004
22146 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 11:38 am to
The Boston Braves:

First we'll use Spahn
then we'll use Sain
Then an off day
followed by rain
Back will come Spahn
followed by Sain
And followed
we hope
by two days of rain.
Posted by AUFANATL
Member since Dec 2007
5235 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 11:39 am to
quote:

Astros could go

Clemens
Verlander
Greinke
Johnson
Ryan


Nobody thinks of those guys as Astros pitchers first and foremost. I think we need to designate each player to one team, like the HOF does. Ryan would have an argument for the Astros but he did his best work for the Angels and chose the Rangers as his home organization.
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
22164 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 11:51 am to
You need to clarify if the pitchers named had to be at peak during their time with that team.

There have been a number of HOF level pitchers who left their primary teams at the end of their careers chasing a final contract or two that were not what they were at their peaks.
Posted by Cliff Booth
Member since Feb 2021
3170 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 11:56 am to
quote:

You need to clarify if the pitchers named had to be at peak during their time with that team.


This is the hard part of doing it all-time.

In the "at the same time" category, I'd put the 2018 Astros Verlander, Cole, Keuchel, Morton, McCullers up against just about anybody.
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
41967 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 12:04 pm to
Niekro please
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78162 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 1:03 pm to
2001 A’s.

Hudson
Mulder
Zito
Posted by Underwood
Member since Dec 2022
1363 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 1:05 pm to
quote:

Nobody thinks of those guys as Astros pitchers first and foremost. I think we need to designate each player to one team, like the HOF does. Ryan would have an argument for the Astros but he did his best work for the Angels and chose the Rangers as his home organization.



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