Top 10 Greatest Left-Handed Pitchers of All-Time
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Sandy Koufax
Sanford Koufax (born December 30, 1935), nicknamed "The Left Arm of God," is an American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966.
Koufax was known for his dominant fastball and devastating curveball, becoming... read more
His 1972 Hall of Fame plaque says it all: Set all-time records with 4 no-hitters in 4 years, capped by a 1965 perfect game and by capturing the earned-run title five seasons in a row, 1962-1966. Won 25 or more games three times. Had 11 shutouts in 1963. Strikeout leader four times, with a record 382 in 1965. Fanned 18 in a game twice. Most Valuable Player in 1963. Cy Young Award winner, 1963-65, 66.
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Much better than Johnson.
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Randy Johnson
Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "The Big Unit," is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (1988-2009) for six teams, primarily the Seattle Mariners and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
His 2015 Hall of Fame plaque is truly something special: At 6'10", a towering and intimidating left-hander whose crackling fastball and devastating slider paralyzed hitters for more than two decades. Five-time Cy Young Award winner, including four consecutive, 1999-2002. Led league in strikeouts nine times and posted six 300-strikeout seasons. Ten-time All-Star and three-time 20-game winner, ranked second on all-time strikeout list (4,875) and first in strikeouts per nine innings (10.6). Upon retirement, won 303 games and led the league in ERA four times. Won three games in the 2001 World Series with the champion Diamondbacks, earning co-MVP honors.
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Lefty Grove
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Warren Spahn
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Steve Carlton
1972 was the ultimate bad year for the Philadelphia Phillies, but before the season began, the Phillies acquired Steve Carlton from the St. Louis Cardinals. During the season, all Phillies fans weren't talking about the Phillies' bad record, they were talking about Carlton, who had a super season. He won 27 games, becoming the last National League pitcher to win more than 25 games in a season. Carlton also struck out 310 batters, had 30 complete games, and an ERA of 1.97. His martial arts training helped his amazing season, and he was awarded the Hickok Belt as the pro sports athlete of 1972.
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Clayton Kershaw
Clayton Edward Kershaw is an American former professional baseball pitcher who spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is widely regarded as one of the best pitchers of his generation. Kershaw won three Cy Young Awards and was named the National League Most Valuable... read more
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Carl Hubbell
He was the Meal Ticket who drove the Giants to the head of the National League in the 1930s. Baseball Hall of Fame great Waite Hoyt once said, "Hubbell is the greatest pitcher in the league, but he presents no mystery to the onlooker. The source of his skill is the curveball setting up the screwball." He once pitched 18 innings in a complete-game 1-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in 1933, and when the MLB All-Star Game was in San Francisco in 1984, it was Carl Hubbell, a true great, who threw out the first pitch. After his pitching career ended in 1943, it would be 8 years 'til the Giants returned to the World Series.
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Whitey Ford
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Madison Bumgarner
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Eppa Rixey
He played 20 great seasons. Here's his 1963 Hall of Fame plaque: Won 266, lost 251, Pct. .515, ERA 3.15. Set record for most victories by a left-handed pitcher. Led league in victories with 25 in 1922. Gave only 1,082 bases on balls in 4,494 innings.
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