Ive searched the forum and couldn't really find much on people debating who the top legend pitchers are. Just want guys opinions on who's their ace (really 1-5) and who you've had the best results with in this game. I know theres more legend pitchers but these are the ones I have and/or know their stats.
1. Phil Niekro 6/11/12
2. Tom Seaver 11/12/12
3. Orel Hershiser 10/11/12
4. Nolan Ryan 12/7/12
5. Gaylord Perry 9/11/11
Roy Oswald 8/12/11
Vida Blue 12/10/10
Bert Blyleven 9/12/10
Dock Ellis 7/12/10
Tommy John 8/12/10
Don L****n 9/11/10
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Here's who I have:
Ace - Tom Seaver 11-12-12
2 - Juan Marichal 10-12-12
3 - Orel Hershiser 10-11-12
4 - Catfish Hunter 10-12-11
5 - I rotate guys here...
Vida Blue 12-10-10
Nolan Ryan 12-7-12
Phil Niekro 6-11-12
People don't give Niekro much credit, but out of the 3 guys I use in my #5 spot he has the best ERA (around 6.5 compared to 7-8 for the other two). His knuckleball is wicked so he's basically like a Legend version of RA Dickey and is hard to score runs on. I put Vida Blue in there sometimes because he strikes out the most batters (19.5 K/9 is the highest strikeout rate of all my pitchers). I keep Nolan Ryan in the rotation just because I really like him....
My team is at the Greatest of All Time level, which makes the ERA numbers more understandable (and makes Vida Blue's strikeout rate even more impressive).
When all is said and done, though, Seaver is a beast and Marichal isn't far behind.
Vs. the computer that's another debate but Seaver for auto play would be my choice.
1. Seaver.
2. Orel
3. Marichal
4. Ryan
5. Phil Niekro
It varies on with opposition but Orel is the best vs. human 2nd or 3rd best against sim where Seaver rules. Ryan is a strikeout beast but gives up runs to good teams, and Niekro is suprising effective at times better then top guys. Below 12 stuff i like catfish