re: Will there ever be a greater pitcher than Nolan Ryan in the modern era?

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Smoltz did show up in the playoffs unlike maddux glavine and kershaw

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As a Brave, series that Maddux had a ERA of 2.00 or under

1995 NLCS, 1996 NLDS, 1996 WS, 1997 NLDS, 1997 NLCS, 1999 NLCS

Series that he had a ERA of 3.00 or under

1995 WS, 1996 NLCS, 1998 NLDS, 1998 NLCS, 1999 NLDS, 1999 WS, 2001 NLDS, 2002 NLDS, 2003 NLDS

Series that he had a ERA above 4.00

1993 NLCS, 1995 NLDS, 2000 NLDS, 2001 NLCS

For his career in the playoffs, he had a 3.27 ERA and a 3.66 FIP, and that includes 15.1 innings with the Cubs and Dodgers where he gave up 15 earned runs, so that comes out to a career playoff ERA of 2.80 in over 180 postseason innings with the Braves.


Glavine? Yeah he was below average in the postseason with the Braves.

Kershaw showed up last year, and in 2013, but he did shite the bed in 2014 and 2009, so he has at least had a couple of good postseasons.