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Old 12-15-2010, 02:47 PM
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Greg Maddux is one of the best pitchers of all time. His numbers he posted in peak performance enhancement era are sick. Don't insult him by comparing Halladay and Lee to him. None of the 4 are remotely close to Maddux in any way, shape, or form.
Do you know who Roy Halladay is????

The one pitcher I've heard Halladay compared to by sportswriters/analysts is Greg Maddux. I've heard that many of times.

This guy Leo Mazzone, well he way Greg Maddux's pitching coach & probably knows a little bit about both Maddux and Halladay.

" Now, Mazzone looks back at his rotation, then looks at this Phillies rotation and almost feels as if he's staring into a mirror. That's how similar they look -- from a standpoint of stuff and talent -- to a man who ought to know.

"On an individual basis," Mazzone said, "Halladay is as good as Maddux. He's even got that signature Maddux pitch -- that ball he can start out of the zone on a left-handed hitter and bring it back into the zone for a called strike three. "


I dont think Lee can be compared to Maddux... but Halladay IS the Maddux of the 90's.
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Old 12-15-2010, 02:57 PM
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Do you know who Roy Halladay is????

The one pitcher I've heard Halladay compared to by sportswriters/analysts is Greg Maddux. I've heard that many of times.

This guy Leo Mazzone, well he way Greg Maddux's pitching coach & probably knows a little bit about both Maddux and Halladay.

" Now, Mazzone looks back at his rotation, then looks at this Phillies rotation and almost feels as if he's staring into a mirror. That's how similar they look -- from a standpoint of stuff and talent -- to a man who ought to know.

"On an individual basis," Mazzone said, "Halladay is as good as Maddux. He's even got that signature Maddux pitch -- that ball he can start out of the zone on a left-handed hitter and bring it back into the zone for a called strike three. "


I dont think Lee can be compared to Maddux... but Halladay IS the Maddux of the 90's.
That's fine. It's all hyperbole too. Halladay is one of the 3 or 4 best pitchers in the game for the last 5-10 years. It's not debatable. He's not as good as Maddux, never was, and never will be. Find me 7 consecutive years from hallady as good as Maddux was from 92-98. It can't be done, and it never will be done. Maybe Carl Crawford is the Roberto Clemente of the 60s right now. Whatever. Halladay is the Maddux of the 90s today...fine. He's simply not as good as the real Maddux.
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That's fine. It's all hyperbole too. Halladay is one of the 3 or 4 best pitchers in the game for the last 5-10 years. It's not debatable. He's not as good as Maddux, never was, and never will be. Find me 7 consecutive years from hallady as good as Maddux was from 92-98. It can't be done, and it never will be done. Maybe Carl Crawford is the Roberto Clemente of the 60s right now. Whatever. Halladay is the Maddux of the 90s today...fine. He's simply not as good as the real Maddux.

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Maddux has three seasons of Adjusted ERA+ that are better than Halladay's top of 185 back in 2005, the last of which happened when Maddux was...32 years old.
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Maddux has three seasons of Adjusted ERA+ that are better than Halladay's top of 185 back in 2005, the last of which happened when Maddux was...32 years old.
Maddux may be the most underrated player of all time based on what he did in the era he pitched in. I can't believe how quickly people forget how good he was.
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I went to look up his stats, and...well...355 wins? When did that happen? I know that stat has been bemoaned in this thread, but when a guy is the leader in that category for any player whose career started since World War II, well, that's pretty special.
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I went to look up his stats, and...well...355 wins? When did that happen? I know that stat has been bemoaned in this thread, but when a guy is the leader in that category for any player whose career started since World War II, well, that's pretty special.
I think he was better than Clemens for obvious supplemental reasons, as Maddux had the typical career progression with his peak when it should be from age 26-32. He declined steadily from that point but was still very, very good into his 40s, but his decline fit what a normal career should look like of a great player. At age 37 or 40 he didn't "magically" reproduce what he was able to do 10 years earlier like others we know of.
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Agreed. 8th all time in WAR (trailing only Young, Clemens, Big Train, Lefty Grove, Seaver, and two guys who played in the 19th Century). 355 wins - trailing only Young, Johnson, Spahn, Matthewson and three guys who played in the 19th Century.

Though if one believes in WAR metrics (acknowledging that WAR for pitchers is still a bit unrefined), Niekro and Gaylord Perry, and Bert Blyleven are pretty darn underrated as well.
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I wonder what Halladay's stats would be if he had pitched in the NL East from 26-31 instead of in the AL East against the Red Sox and Yankees all year while playing for a team that sucks and never having important games down the stretch?

I know he's played one year in the NL East.. and those stats match up with Maddux NL East Stats.

21-10 (losing a few games where he only gave up 1-2 runs)
2.44 ERA... I know Maddux had two crazy ass seasons where he had a sub 2 era... but 2.44 matches up well with Greg Maddux.
Cy Young Winner
9 complete games
4 complete game shut outs
250 innings pitched
ERA + of 165
WHIP of 1.041
an absolute incredible 7.30 strike outs/walk ratio
219 strike outs

not to mention a Perfect Game along the 2nd No Hitter in Baseball Playoff History.

Seriously, how do you think they Halladay / Maddux would match up if Halladay had the benifit of playing in the NL East from 26-31. Its no question that pitching in the NL East compared to AL east is night and day.

Just watch them both pitch. Both guys have/had nasty pitches. a handful of different pitches to throw out... all for strikes. more movement than a damn rollercoaster. Very comparable pitchers. Comparable human beings also. Both class acts who took much pride in work ethic.
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