Which is the better rotation?

[erik316wttn]

Pick one.

[Dr. Cub]

I have to say I'm very surprised at the results of this poll. I wonder if the majority of votes for the Braves rotation are from older posters and the Phillies got the younger vote.

[UMFan83]

I gotta take the Braves rotation.

 

1996:

Maddux 19-2 1.63 ERA .811 WHIP 262 ERA+

Glavine 15-10 2.98 ERA 1.30 WHIP 147 ERA+

Smoltz 24-8 2.94 ERA 1.01 WHIP 149 ERA+

 

Avery's career had started to bottom out at that point (that year he was 7-10 with a 4.47 ERA but was 2 years removed from a 18-6 2.94 season).

 

Funny though the 5th starter on that rotation, albeit not nearly at the peak of his career was Jason Schmidt, who had some good seasons in his own right.

 

This part doesnt add to the argument but if you took those 5's top seasons....

 

Maddux, 1996 - 19-2 1.63 ERA, .811 WHIP 8.8 WAR 262 ERA+

Glavine, 1991 - 20-11 2.55 ERA 1.09 WHIP 7.4 WAR 153 ERA+

Smoltz, 1996 - 24-8 2.94 ERA 1.01 WHIP 6.1 WAR 147 ERA+

Avery, 1993 - 18-6 2.94 ERA 1.16 WHIP, 4.5 WAR 138 ERA+

Schmidt, 2003 - 17-5 2.34 ERA 0.95 WHIP, 5.9 WAR 180 ERA+

 

That's pretty unstoppable, except Schmidts came almost a decade later.

 

Now look at the Phillie 4's top season

 

Halladay, 2002 19-7 2.93 ERA 1.19 WHIP 6.9 WAR 159 ERA+

Lee, 2008 22-3 2.54 ERA 1.11 WHIP 7.3 WAR 168 ERA+

Hamels, 2008 14-10 3.09 ERA 1.08 WHIP 4.4 WAR 142 ERA+

Oswalt, 2002 19-9 3.01 ERA 1.19 WHIP 6.2 WAR 144 ERA+

 

Numbers 2-4 are pretty comparible, but no one on the Phils rotation has come close to the numbers Maddux was putting up in the mid 90's, which takes the cake in this competition.

[Banedon]

Braves.