The Scariest Pitchers In Baseball History

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[scottwaldo]

Randy Johnson is my favorite pitcher of all time. As an Astros fan, the little time he was on the Astros was amazing. He was so dominant

[uhoh]

I never understood what people expected Martinez to do with Zimmer charging at him? Regardless of age, that's a grown ex athlete coming at you with violent intentions. Was he supposed to just stand there and take whatever Zimmer was about to dish out?

[nacoran]

I was watching Ryan pitch in a game on TV once, later in his career. He was 'only' throwing around 96 at that point. He got the first two strikes with 96 mph high fast balls. (I think it was maybe the year he last got 300ks?) Anyway, he went into his leg kick, and it seemed a bit higher than normal. It came with a grunt. The batter jumped at the pitch... and it was an mid 80s changeup. Batter looked so silly.

/I used that fake grunt in the next backyard game and got good results too.

[manifestgtr]

Left handed hitters used to say that Randy Johnson’s pitches seemed like they were coming from behind you…that insane sidearmed delivery meant the ball was crossing paths with your body on basically every pitch. Pile on his speed, stride and documented control issues…that must’ve been a *brutal* day at the office for all but the most fearless hitters.

[endebtedone]

You failed to mention for Bob Gibson that he was so feared because he refused to wear his glasses when he pitched because it was a sign of weakness. He squinted at the catcher and never fully saw the sign. He used it to his advantage.

[michaeldavid]

In 1974 when I was 14 I saw Bob Gibson pitch at Riverfront Stadium against The Big Red Machine. He threw a complete game, gave up 3 hits, one of them a home run to Johnny Bench, and beat the Reds 3-1. And what was really amazing is he did it in 2 hours and 1 minute!

[seabrook]

15:16 Dave Winfield once said JR Richard was the only pitcher who ever intimidated him. That says a LOT when you can intimidate Dave Freaking Winfield.

[johnt]

Johnson, Ryan, and Maddux have got to be the holy trio. Velocity, break, control and even consitency are absolutely magnified by these 3 monsters above almost all other pro slingers in history.

[thebigbear]

Look at Gibson’s follow through and where he ended and realize HE WON 9 GOLD GLOVE AWARDS. He was also one of the best hitting pitchers of all time. The guy was an athletic freak.

[Tessmage_Tessera]

One of the scariest pitchers I ever saw was Goose Gossage, who pitched for the Yankees in the late 70's and early 80's. The strategy was always the same back then: get a comfortable lead in the mid-game and then, bring out Gossage and watch him stop the opposing team in their tracks for the rest of the game. And Gossage basically had just one pitch: an insane fast ball (which was once clocked at 103 mph) that almost nobody could hit.

[triadmad]

My brother got to see Nolan Ryan pitch one time. Him and his buddies got seats down low in the stands, and that allowed them to hear Ryan's pitches. He said Ryan's just sounded so different from any of the other pitchers.

[bryansmith]

You missed one incredible fact about Bob Gibson. 7 consecutive Complete Game wins in the World Series.

Yes… SEVEN.

[JVTrickypants]

I was at Johnson's perfect game in Atlanta. Those things are always great how the home team fans even starts rooting for the opposing pitcher when it starts becoming a possibility.

[TrewlPatrol]

Wasn’t even alive when Gibson pitched, but he’s always been my favourite pitcher…

[SteveMccart-ujec]

I met Nolan Ryan during infield practice at Angel stadium and he was probably the nicest and humble player I ever met.

[jimmynickelz]

Dock Ellis... I know he shouldn't be on this list, but what a character

[margaretjiantonio]

I remember the time Gibson was announcing a game. He came out with a line about a pitcher who had great control. "He hasn't missed a bat yet."

[studgerbil]

There is virtually no footage of him, but Walter Johnson threw sidearm, almost submariner sometimes and had the greatest fastball of his generation. His only "weakness" was that he was afraid of killing the batter, and Cobb for one took advantage of that by crowding the plate against him. He was among league leaders in hit batters nine times but few if any of them were intentional. They just hadn't seen speed like that from a side-armer before.

[stephen_cs]

Yordano Ventura absolutely would have made this list at the end of his career. Wild pitches at heads, 103+ mph pitches, crazy flailing limbs, and a propensity to fight anyone at any time. RIP Ace

[stephanielane]

Randy Johnson Deserves the number one spot. A pitch of his actually killed a bird flying by