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Originally Posted by Snowman
Never in my life have I ever heard or been part of a debate about who the greatest pitcher of all time was where Sandy Koufax was not at least discussed. And he's often the front-runner for a lot of people. As for Cy Young, I've never once heard anyone argue that he was the greatest.
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I would guess that, because of the award in both leagues, more people think Young was the GOAT than any other pitcher in history. As for Sandy, he will always be prominent in the discussion of the best five-year stretch by any pitcher, otherwise known as "peak dominance." However, 11 years and 165 wins just doesn't meet the bar for GOAT, just too short a run for that. I saw him pitch many times and never saw anyone better, but there are pitchers that had 15 or 17 really great seasons in their 20-year careers that must take precedence in this argument, IMHO.