Walter Johnson, not a doubt in my mind. Second, Christy Mathewson.
Both were fantastic pitchers. You'll get no argument from me that both could dominate, and if I couldn't have The Big Train pitch that game, I'd feel completely comfortable putting Matty on the mound.
Just to throw this out there for discussion purposes:
Christy Mathewson's highest single-season WAR totals:
1908, 11.1
1903, 9.9
1909, 9.2
1905, 9.1
1901, 9.1
1907, 7.6
Walter Johnson's highest single-season WAR totals:
1913, 14.6
1912, 13.5
1914, 11.9
1910, 11.2
1915, 11.2
1919, 10.5
1918, 10.2
1916, 9.7
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