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The NL saw a plethora of elite starting pitchers during the 2000s – in addition to the overpowering dominance of Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling in the early 2000s to Tim Lincecum’s back-to-back Cy Youngs at the end of the decade, other star pitchers included the likes of Roy Halladay, Brandon Webb, Chris Carpenter, Johan Santana, etc. Notably, two young aces that came up at the beginning of the decade were Roy Oswalt and Jake Peavy – with nearly parallel careers, the duo were consistently among the top pitchers in the league year in and year out throughout the decade, thus bringing about an interesting comparison:
Who was better – Roy Oswalt or Jake Peavy?
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