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Originally Posted by baseball_newbie
Who is seen as the best pitcher ever? What is the fastest pitch ever recorded?
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For an entire career, probably Christie Matthewson. For a six season stretch, either Walter Johnson or Sandy Koufax. For one season, maybe Bob Gibson.
The fastest pitch ever guesstimated was 106mph. There was a pitcher who died earlier this year who threw stupidly fast, so fast that he couldn't get the ball over the plate. In the minors he pitched a no-hitter in which he walked twelve batters and had five or six wild pitches, resulting in eight runs and losing the game.