Seattle Mariners All-Time Lineup: The Best (and Worst) in M's History

The Big Unit is the best pitcher in Mariners history, if not technically the winningest.  Johnson was the definition of the word dominant (after shrugging off the definition of the word "wild"—he does have the most wild pitches and walks in Mariners history).  He leads the Mariners in ERA, winning percentage, strikeouts, and shutouts, and ranks second in wins and innings.

Johnson was a five-time All-Star and won the Cy Young in 1995, and he pitched the first no-hitter in Mariners history in 1990.

SP: Jamie Moyer

Moyer is the winningest pitcher in Mariners history, with 145, and also ranks first in innings pitched and walks per nine innings (the polar opposite of Johnson in walks and strikeouts).  Yes, he did give up the most home runs in Mariners history, but that's more about longevity than ineffectiveness.

Moyer won 20 games in 2001 and 21 games in 2003 when, at 40 years old, he was the second-oldest All-Star in MLB history (Satchel Paige was 46).

Honorable Mention: Mark Langston, Freddy Garcia

Dishonorable Mention: Most of this year's starting rotation.  Just kidding...kind of.  How about Horacio Ramirez?  20 games, 7.16 ERA, 139 hits in 98 innings.  How in the world did he finish with a winning record (8-7)?

RP: Kazuhiro Sasaki

Sasaki is the all-time saves leader for the Mariners with 129, 41 ahead of the next closest reliever.  He pitched four seasons for the M's, three of which were quite strong and included the Rookie of the Year award and two All-Star appearances.  Sasaki holds the single-season Seattle saves record with 45.

Honorable Mention: Mike Schooler

Dishonorable Mention: Bobby Ayala.  He is sixth all-time in saves for Seattle, but I don't know that there's ever been a Mariner who filled fans with as much trepidation as Ayala did.  1998 numbers: 1-10 with a 7.29 ERA and nine blown saves.  That's bad enough for me.

All stats from www.baseball-reference.com

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