All Time Best Pitcher Award Case Study

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All Time Best Pitcher Award
Do you know anyone who has thrown 1,750 strikeouts in their baseball career? [sportingcharts.com] Well here is a guy who has his name is Bret Saberhagen, who should win the best all time pitcher award.
One reason Bret Saberhagen should win the all time best pitching award is his stats are phenomenal. He has a win loss ratio of 167 wins and 117 losses. He has also got 1750 strikeouts, while the average is 1200 per career. His ERA is 3.34 and the average is 4.0 [baseball-reference.com]. Another reason while Bret should win this award is He has the best all time pitching record. He throws 95 miles per hour, he has hit 100, the average speed is 92.5. Bret has thrown 14 no hitters, the average no hitters thrown is 2.4.

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