Poll: is Mariano Rivera one of the top 10 pitchers of all time?

Welcome to Net54baseball.com. These forums are devoted to both Pre- and Post- war baseball cards and vintage memorabilia, as well as other sports. There is a separate section for Buying, Selling and Trading - the B/S/T area!! If you write anything concerning a person or company your full name needs to be in your post or obtainable from it. . Contact the moderator at leon@net54baseball.com should you have any questions or concerns. When you click on links to eBay on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network. Enjoy!

		Net54baseball.com Forums > Net54baseball Main Forum - WWII & Older Baseball Cards > Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions
Poll: is Mariano Rivera one of the top 10 pitchers of all time?

View Poll Results: Is Mariano Rivera among the top 10 pitchers of all time
Yes	52	14.17%
No	315	85.83%
Voters: 367. You may not vote on this poll

Thread Tools

Display Modes

#15

01-31-2019, 08:05 AM

darwinbulldog darwinbulldog is offline

Glenn

Glen.n Sch.ey-d

Join Date: Mar 2012

Location: South Florida

Posts: 3,521

Now that I've had more time to reflect on it, if I had to be more specific, I'd rank Rivera in the 15th-20th range, along with Blyleven, Niekro, and Mussina, excellent pitchers with excellent careers and definitely worthy of the Hall in my book, but clearly a step down from Seaver, Grove, et al. in the top 10.

There's no reason in principle that a closer couldn't be considered the greatest pitcher of all time, but he'd just have to put up even better numbers than Mariano did. If a hypothetical closer converted 95% of 800 save opportunities over 20 years with an ERA+ of 250 and a 0.8 WHIP, I'd declare him a greater pitcher than Walter Johnson. It's possible we'll see that someday, but that's significantly better than Mariano, and I think I'm more likely to see someone put together a 57 game hitting streak this year than I am to see a closer that good in the next 40 years or however long I may live.

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Threaded Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is On Forum Rules

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Mariano Rivera	MrSeven	Autograph Forum- Primarily Sports	8	03-02-2019 08:59 AM
My 1992 Mariano Rivera From PSA	herbc	Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present)	4	06-12-2015 08:05 PM
Mariano Rivera Auto	eastonfalcon19	Autograph Forum- Primarily Sports	6	03-01-2015 04:04 PM
f/s: '92 bowman mariano rivera...$47	chaddurbin	1980 & Newer Sports Cards B/S/T	0	08-19-2013 03:35 PM
OT: congrats to mariano rivera	tcdyess	Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions	13	09-21-2011 07:58 AM

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:42 PM.