Randy Johnson in his prime..fantasy pitching god?

[KrunK]

I'm from AZ so I know all about Randy Johnson and how dominant he was, but I didn't know what fantasy baseball was back then (I was younger) and never truly realized how disgusting he was when you compare his stats to today's fantasy studs. So, for those of you who played fantasy baseball back when the Big Unit was in his prime, how was he looked at (the buzz around him, etc) compared to everybody else?

372K's in 249.2 Innings with an ERA of 2.49 and 1.01WHIP is just


So, when it comes to modern day pitchers, the most dominant fantasy ace to ever step on the mound?

Career Highlights out of 21 seasons:
-All but 4 he carried an ERA under 4
-12 seasons with 200+K's
-5 straight seasons with 300+K's
-WHIP of .90 in the '04 season over 245 innings
-8 seasons with a sub-3 ERA
-4,616 strike outs in 3,855.1 innings and climbing = lifetime K/9 of 10.77

[IVIisfits138]

IDK, Pedro Martinez did declare himself the best pitcher in the steroid era. As for how he was regarded in comparison with other fantasy players, I recall him being about a top 3 pick back in 2003 but he turned out to be a bust.

[Yoda]

Pedro Martinez says hi.

[phunkadelic]

It seemed like there were a few years in a row where RJ, Pedro, and Griffey Jr. flip-flopped around the #1 draft spot, but there were all in the top three for a few years.

Personally, I always took the unit.

[Archduke Chocula]

2000 Pedro Martinez was the best fantasy pitcher for any season in modern baseball times (1980 and beyond).

1999 Randy Johnson was elite, too, but 1999 Pedro was nearly at Big Unit's level. Those two Pedro seasons back-to-back were ridiculous.

[Pogotheostrich]

Many years RJ and Pedro were the first two picks of the draft.

[KrunK]

Apparently Pedro is also on the list with the unit who I've always known were great pitchers, but didn't realize to what extent this was until you compare their stats to todays Peavy's/Johan's/etc. The 1.74ERA and .74WHIP with the 11.7K/9 would be more then enough to anchor my pitching staff I guess for the best overall season pedro wins, but for consistently posting solid ERA/WHIP numbers with a ton of K's you'd give the nod to the unit.

[Grounded Polo]

Many years RJ and Pedro were the first two picks of the draft.

Pretty much. They actually made taking starters with your first rounders an awesome investment. I know that I drafted both of them #1 overall before.

[tuff_gong]

My favorite observation from looking at those stats: during a 10 season period from 1995 to 2004, Randy struck out less than 290 batters twice (1996 and 2003). That is just insane. I wish I had started playing fantasy baseball before 2003, because that would have been really fun to own RJ during that stretch.

[KrunK]

Many years RJ and Pedro were the first two picks of the draft.

Pretty much. They actually made taking starters with your first rounders an awesome investment. I know that I drafted both of them #1 overall before.

I would imagine so Those are some amazing stats!