Best SP Named Mike (1 Viewer)

[oso diablo]

Who is/was the best Starting Pitcher named Mike (or Michael), if we set aside Mike Mussina*?

Criteria: had to be primarily a SP, at least 1 All-Star selection, and had to go by Mike or Michael (that left out Mickey Lolich, for example).

Poll lets you pick Lefty and Righty winners.

Purposely not posting stats, but you are free to look them up if you need to.

* Mussina has almost 100 wins more than the #2 guy, and has the highest ERA+ by a reasonably comfortable margin. Poll would have been boring with him in it.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Cuellar, Scott, Lefty, No

 

[Frostillicus]

Cuellar, Scott, Lefty, No

I agree with this guy.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Cuellar, Scott, Lefty, No

I agree with this guy.

 

[Righetti]

peltry

 

[Statorama]

Not to infuriate Red Sox fans, but I always liked Mike Torrez.

 

[Eephus]

Not to infuriate Red Sox fans, but I always liked Mike Torrez.

Dickie Thon would disagree

 

[Eephus]

Voted for Garcia. He was a member of the great Tribe staff in the early 50s (Feller, Wynn, Lemon). He has more career Ws than Scott and a higher winning percentage. Scott was great for a while after he mastered the splitter, but his peak was short.

 

[Frostillicus]

Voted for Garcia.

Wrong

 

[Eephus]

Voted for Garcia.

Wrong

Thanks for the insightful analysis. If you want to pick Mike Scott on the basis of a couple of great years, then Mike Marshall deserves consideration as well.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Morgan deserves some kudos for spending 24 seasons in the majors, with twelve different teams.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Voted for Garcia.

Wrong

Thanks for the insightful analysis. If you want to pick Mike Scott on the basis of a couple of great years, then Mike Marshall deserves consideration as well.

Looks like they each (Garcia & Scott) had 5 good to great years.

 

[Mr. Know-It-All]

Not a starter - but Mike Marshall was pretty good for the Dodgers back in the day.

 

[oso diablo]

Voted for Garcia. He was a member of the great Tribe staff in the early 50s (Feller, Wynn, Lemon). He has more career Ws than Scott and a higher winning percentage. Scott was great for a while after he mastered the splitter, but his peak was short.

i have Garcia as the best, too, but decided to throw a vote to Scott, because he has a HOF name ( ) and i didn't think he'd get many votesso was surprised to see the results.would be interested to hear from folks on the "better than Mussina" side.

 

[Frostillicus]

Voted for Garcia.

Wrong

Thanks for the insightful analysis. If you want to pick Mike Scott on the basis of a couple of great years, then Mike Marshall deserves consideration as well.

I've never heard of Mike Garcia. Also I was a wee bit tipsy last night and don't remember posting this. I would never disagree with Eeph sober.

 

[Eephus]

Voted for Garcia.

Wrong

Thanks for the insightful analysis. If you want to pick Mike Scott on the basis of a couple of great years, then Mike Marshall deserves consideration as well.

Looks like they each (Garcia & Scott) had 5 good to great years.

Yeah but Garcia's #1 B-R comp is Rip Sewell, the father of the Eephus Pitch