At Their Absolute Best, which of these guys...

[Kurri17]

Wow, that's tough. But, this is a cool concept, as of course we know they were all great, but for this question it really makes me think about them, as I saw them, on the mound which is fun. That makes it ridiculously hard, but I tend to lean towards the previous post with Seaver and Carlton and probably go Seaver. But man, Guidry was nasty, so, heck I don't know. Would love to be that manager.

[Phil68]

Originally Posted by Kurri17

Wow, that's tough. But, this is a cool concept, as of course we know they were all great, but for this question it really makes me think about them, as I saw them, on the mound which is fun. That makes it ridiculously hard, but I tend to lean towards the previous post with Seaver and Carlton and probably go Seaver. But man, Guidry was nasty, so, heck I don't know. Would love to be that manager.

Yeah...Seaver is my choice. If it's at Yankee Stadium, Carlton.

[Mark17]

Carlton 1972. Any man who can win 27 games for a team that only managed to win 59 games total, and with an ERA under 2, is the guy I'll go with.

[Mark70Z]

Palmer was pretty good in the postseason. Plus the card shown looks the best for sure...😃

[rats60]

Of the guys you listed, I would take Palmer, but I am not sure how Orel Hershiser doesn't make your list. I would take him over any of the guys you listed. 1988 post season 3-0 with 1 save, 1.05 ERA, 2 shutouts.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Palmer was pretty good in the postseason. Plus the card shown looks the best for sure...😃

Palmer was 4-2 with a 3.20 ERA in the World Series. If I needed to win one game I'd want a little better than that.

[skil55voy]

For my money: Mickey Lolich

[jbl79]

I'd take Seaver on the list.

Off the list, Madison Bumgarner is 4-0 with a 0.25 ERA in his World Series career with a 5 inning save in a game 7 on the road.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by Mark17

Palmer was 4-2 with a 3.20 ERA in the World Series. If I needed to win one game I'd want a little better than that.

Palmer was 8-3 in the postseason with a 2.61 ERA with 6 complete games. Remember the teams they were playing...

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Palmer was 8-3 in the postseason with a 2.61 ERA with 6 complete games. Remember the teams they were playing...

You'll always face good teams in the post season, although I would argue the 1966 Dodgers and 1969 Mets were not hard-hitting teams - they just had the best pitching in the NL.

If you want to choose an Oriole, McNally was better than Palmer in the WS: 4-2, which is the same, but much lower ERA, 2.34 to 3.20. Even Cuellar had a better WS ERA at 2.61.