Randy Johnson is the greatest left-handed pitcher the modern game has ever seen. He trails only Nolan Ryan in strikeouts and among active players, he ranks first in K's, shutouts, and K/9. 5 Cy Youngs, 10 All-Stars, and a triple crown, too.
The thing about Randy is his incredible consistency. His "absolute best" might as well be an entire ten-year period from 93-02 during which he won 175 games and lost just 58. If you throw out his 96 season in which he went 5-0 with injury, that 10-year span equates to 19 wins per year. His high ERA season in that decade was 3.67 and his low for strikeouts was 204 (2008's leader has 167).
So yeah, I'll take the Unit any day in his un-hittable, fearsome prime.
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