Who had the greatest single season of all time?

Dutch Leonard 1914:
19 W 5 L, 3 SV, .96 ERA, 224.2 IP, 17 CG, 7 Shutouts

Bob Gibson 1968:
22 W, 9L, 0 SV, 1.12 ERA, 304.2 IP, 28 CG, 13 Shutouts, 268 K, 62 BB

Pedro Martinez 1999:
23 W, 4 L, 0 SV, 2.07 ERA, 213.1 IP, 5 CG, 1 Shutout, 313 K, 37 BB

Greg Maddux 1995:
19 W, 2 L, 0 SV, 1.63 ERA, 209.2 IP, 181 K, 23 BB

Rogers Hornsby 1922:
.401 AVG, 42 HR, 152 RBI, 17 SB, .459 OBP, 14 3B

Barry Bonds 2001:
.328 AVG, 73 HR, 137 RBI, 13 SB, .515 OBP, 177 BB

Ted Williams 1941:
.406 AVG, 37 HR, 120 RBI, 2 SB, .553 OBP, 147 BB

Babe Ruth 1923:
.393 AVG, 41 HR, 131 RBI, 17 SB, .545 OBP, 170 BB

Babe Ruth 1920:
.376 AVG, 54 HR, 137 RBI, 14 SB, .533 OBP, 150 BB

Ty Cobb 1915:
.369 AVG, 3 HR, 99 RBI, 96 SB, .486 OBP, 118 BB, 13 3B

OTHER:
There are many other great seasons, these were my top 10. You can vote for other, but please specify

Pedro Martinez and Greg Maddux, but if I had to pick I would say Pedro.

For sheer, eye popping, voluminous, insane numbers I'd have to go with a player who isn't included in the poll. Ed Walsh's 1908 season was stupendiculous:

66 G, 49 GS, 40 W, 15 L, 42 CG, 11 SHO, 15 GF, 6 SV, 464.0 IP, and a 1.42 ERA :eek:

Yeah, the league ERA was 2.32, but that season is ri-frickin-diculous. Don't forget about the 4.8 K/BB ratio, or the 1.09 BB/9 IP. Cuh-razy!

Pedro's '99 season

I picked Bob Gibson, pretty much the best pitching season ever imo. Though I do know the majority of baseball didnt hit well that year.

I'll go with Babe Ruth, 1920, but how the heck do you not have Walter Johnson, 1913 on that list?

Gibson. An ERA that low over 300 innings is absurd. Second for me would be Pedro.

I am surprised that Pedro has three votes. He was actually my last pick to put on there. I just don't think that was really all that amazing in comparision to so many other great seasons over the years. I picked Williams' personally. And am surprised so many have picked Martinez

I dunno I just think Maddux's 95' is just as impressive as pedro's 99'

It's kind of hard to do this when mixing pitchers and hitters. It's between Ruth and Bonds for me.

I'm gonna vote to be different, and choose that insane season Hornsby had.

Are you guys kidding me? Bob Gibson's season of 1908 was beyond belief! Bob Gibson in a deadball era?? He threw three no-hitters and killed four batters.

I'm still wondering how he convinced those guys he was Cuban.

No love for Vida Blue??

At the age of 21:

24 wins 8 losses 24CG 8 Shutouts 312 innings 301K's 88 walks 1.82ERA 185ERA+ 0.952 WHIP

31-6, 336 innings, 1.96 ERA, no love for Denny McLain's 1968 season?

Bob Gibson > Denny McLain. As for pitching seasons, I have to give it to Pedro in 1999 or 2000.

This really should be two polls, one for pitchers and one for hitters.

Incidentally, how can you have Ruth's 1920 and 23 seasons listed, but not 1921 or 27? 1927's more famous, but I was reading a site last nite that cited his '21 campaign as the best of his career.

I voted for Gibson. You can't really explain away his dominance by pointing out that 1968 (not 1908...) was a pitcher's year. Granted. He put together some pretty insane numbers even by 1968 standards.

if someone would like to make another poll and separate the two into pitchers and hitters. and use some other players years.

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Originally Posted by CatKnight

This really should be two polls, one for pitchers and one for hitters.

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Agreed.

If you guys want, I can do the poll and if you have any seasons you may think are the best, send them to me and i will compile a list and post. I know you negative nancys would say, if they send you their favorite, they will vote that way. Not necessarily my friends, because they may have overlooked a different player.

Andruw Jones a la 2008

What about Doc Gooden's 1985?

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Originally Posted by haveacigar

31-6, 336 innings, 1.96 ERA, no love for Denny McLain's 1968 season?

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denny mclain is a a cheat

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Originally Posted by pacers721

denny mclain is a a cheat

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That's not exactly "cheating".

Though he did ingest whatever pills were available to him!!!