Greatest Pitching Season Ever

[torez77]

Let's vote!

I used this as my primary source for greatest pitching seasons.

http://www.baseball-statistics.com/Greats/pitching-seasons.htm

Many pitchers had more than 1 great season. However, I included every pitcher once on the poll to save room. You can vote "other" if you think another season is the greatest.

[714 on beer and dogs]

Guidry and Doc I saw up close and they were unreal but jeez, Carlton won 27 for a team that won 59 games.

[torez77]

Carlton won 27 for a team that won 59 games.

Not on the ballot, is it? Oops, it should be. Oh well, that's what the "other" spot is for.

[mordeci]

I see you neglected to include your namesake (although you did get my namesake).

[torez77]

I see you neglected to include your namesake

I'm not sure what you mean.

[leecemark]

--My guess is he means Mike Torrez. I voted other for Carlton 72. Not sure that would have been my pick if it was on the ballot, but it is one of the top half dozen at least and much greaer than several nominated.

[RuthMayBond]

You've got stuff like 07 Pfiester (Lundgren was arguably as good) and 12 Wood (WJohnson was better) but not stuff like 1888 Silver King, '89 Clarkson, 1918 Vaughn, '24 Vance, '39 Walters,

[torez77]

--My guess is he means Mike Torrez. I voted other for Carlton 72. Not sure that would have been my pick if it was on the ballot, but it is one of the top half dozen at least and much greaer than several nominated.

Why would I include any of Mike Torrez's single-seasons on the ballot? My last name is Torres, hence my username.

Mark - your pick doesn't make much sense to me. You voted for Carlton's 72 instead of all the others, but yet you say you're not sure that would be your pick if it was on the ballot. ??? Please explain more.

[torez77]

You've got stuff like 07 Pfiester (Lundgren was arguably as good) and 12 Wood (WJohnson was better) but not stuff like 1888 Silver King, '89 Clarkson, 1918 Vaughn, '24 Vance, '39 Walters,

Just vote "other" if you think any one of the seasons you mentioned are the best.

I went by the seasons on the website I presented, plus I added in RJ's '02 since Metal Ed mentioned it on the other site. I didn't wanna make a super-long list of all the good seasons in history. Really, only a select few can be argued for being the greatest, but it seems everybody has a different opinion, so I made the list as long as I thought necessary. If you think another is better than the ones already presented, vote "other" - that's what it's there for.

[leecemark]

--Carlton's 72 season would have been a finalist in my decision if it was on the ballot. I don't really have a preconceived idea about best single season, but there have been few, if any, better than that one. It being overlooked on the ballot was kind of a tie breaker. Had to make sure it didn't go overlooked (although it actually had one other vote already before me).

[RuthMayBond]

Just vote "other" if you think any one of the seasons you mentioned are the best.

I went by the seasons on the website I presented, plus I added in RJ's '02 since Metal Ed mentioned it on the other site. I didn't wanna make a super-long list of all the good seasons in history. Really, only a select few can be argued for being the greatest. If you think another is better than the ones already presented, vote "other" - that's what it's there for.

I mean they should have replaced some that were on the ballot. Carlton was good but his season was ALSO indicative of how bad his team was. I'm debating between two seasons eighty-seven years apart which was better

[torez77]

I'm debating between two seasons eighty-seven years apart which was better

Lemme guess - Walter's 1913 and Pedro's 2000?

[NationalPastime1980]

Walter "The Big Train" Johnson

[torez77]

Just to clarify - Carlton's '72 and Newhouser's '46 were mentioned on the other thread, but after or while I was posting the ballot. I should've remembered Carlton's '72 anyway. My bad.

[RuthMayBond]

Lemme guess - Walter's 1913 and Pedro's 2000?

HOW the HECK did you know THAT?