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Tag Archives: sports head-to-head
Countdown 113: Top 10 New York Knicks of All Time
H2H 143: Bartolo Colon vs. Dennis Martinez – Who was Better?
With his 246th career win in August 2018, Bartolo Colon surpassed Dennis Martinez for most wins in MLB history by a Latin American-born pitcher; two decades earlier in 1998, Martinez himself had broken the previous record held by Juan Marichal. While Marichal was a surefire Hall of Fame pitcher, both Colon and Martinez were longtime workhorses and at times, staff aces, who pitched more than 20+ years apiece and were consistently good, sometimes great. As two of the best Latin American pitchers ever with similar overall careers spanning well into their 40s, it makes for a natural comparison:
Who was better – Bartolo Colon or Dennis Martinez?
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Tagged 1995 World Series Game 6, Angels Cy Young, Bartolo Colon vs. Dennis Martinez, best Expos players, best Latin American pitchers, decade of dominance, Martinez or Colon, most wins by a Dominican pitcher, most wins by a Latin American pitcher, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head
Countdown 112: Top 10 New Jersey Devils of All Time
H2H 142: Chauncey Billups vs. Kevin Johnson – Who was Better?
Point guards act as the “floor generals” for a basketball team and often set the tone as the heart and soul of a team, thus serving as an imperative piece of a winning franchise. For the Phoenix Suns in the 1990s and the Detroit Pistons in the 2000s, the two teams played very different styles of basketball (a fast-paced frenetic offensive style for the former, a more defense-minded, grind-it-out mentality for the latter), but were linked by the common factor of having an elite point guard in Kevin Johnson and Chauncey Billups, respectively. Though neither was ever regarded as THE best point guard in the NBA, both were top-tier floor generals for roughly a decade for among the winningest teams of their eras, thus bringing up the comparison:
Who was better – Chauncey Billups or Kevin Johnson?
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Tagged 2000s Pistons, 2004 NBA Finals, best Pistons players, best point guards of the 1990s, best point guards of the 2000s, best Suns players, Chauncey Billups vs. Kevin Johnson, decade of dominance, KJ or Billups, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head
H2H 141: Shane Doan vs. Ryan Smyth – Who was Better?
Every sports team’s fan base has its share of franchise favorites – though these may not necessarily be the best players in the team’s history (they can be), they have usually been around with the team through thick and thin and are both leaders and class acts. For the Arizona Coyotes and the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL, perhaps the most popular players in (recent) franchise history are Shane Doan and Ryan Smyth, respectively – outstanding hockey players in their own right, they each led their respective teams through rather bleak periods with class and dignity, thus forever earning a place in the hearts of the fans; given their relatively parallel careers, it is only natural to compare the pair and ask:
Who was better – Shane Doan or Ryan Smyth?
Continue readingCountdown 110: Top 10 Preps-to-Pros Players in NBA History
Who are the top preps-to-pros players in NBA history? Here is our top 10 countdown:
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Tagged Amar’e Stoudemire, Connie Hawkins, Dwight Howard, Jermaine O’Neal, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Moses Malone, Shawn Kemp, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head, Sports top 10, top preps-to-pros players in NBA history, Tracy McGrady
H2H 140: James Harrison vs. Joey Porter – Who was Better?
Beginning with the days of the “Steel Curtain” in the 1970s, the Pittsburgh Steelers have always been characterized by a ferocious defense; in particular, from the likes of Greg Lloyd and Kevin Greene to Jason Gildon to T.J. Watt today, a hallmark of their defensive scheme has consistently been elite pass-rushing outside linebackers. Notably, in the 2000s, the Steelers defense was anchored by successive brash pass-rushers, first with Joey Porter and then followed by James Harrison. Both among the top five career sack leaders in team history, each was an intimidating (and perhaps at times, dirty) player who will go down in team lore as a legend, but the question is:
Who was better – James Harrison or Joey Porter?
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Tagged 2000s sack leaders, best outside linebackers of the 2000s, best Steelers defensive players, best Steelers players ever, best undrafted players in NFL history, decade of dominance, James Harrison Super Bowl interception, James Harrison vs. Joey Porter, NFL Defensive Player of the Year undrafted, Porter or Harrison, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head, Steelers most career sacks
Countdown 109: Top 10 MLB Players of the 1920s
H2H 139: Roy Oswalt vs. Jake Peavy – Who was Better?
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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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