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Originally Posted by 100backstroke
Over the years I have occasionally argued Ryan one of the greatest pitchers ever and have had quite a few people disagree. He has 1/3 of all the unbreakable pitching records mentioned in this threads initial post. Don't forget he still has Guiness Book Records - fastest pitch ever - ever in the entire history of baseball. My dad took me to that particular game he was clocked. They measured him at 10 feet from home plate - now they measure from 10 feet from the mound. The ball slows down an average of 8 mph from release to home plate.
added: Another record unbreakable - Ryan's career hits allowed per 9 inning game is lowest of any pitcher that ever played - nobody is going to break that record.
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Bill James ranks him in the 20s. I would agree with that assessment, records notwithstanding. Look at the walks. Look at the JAWS metric which ranks him 31st.