Originally posted on 02/10/2023:

Pedro, and it's not as close as you think it is.

Forget my fancy sabermetrics and analytics for the time being.
Forget wins because Clemens pitched for 24 seasons, Pedro, 18.

Pedro was both the better control and power pitcher.
Want proof?

Clemens on the average for his career struck out 8.8 per game, Pedro, 10.0
WH/IP ratio, which is the metric we use for determining how many baserunners are allowed by a pitcher per game.
Walks + Hits / Innings Pitched.
Clemens 1.17, Pedro 1.05

And my and your grandpa's favorite metric, the ERA
Clemens 3.05, Pedo 2.91

What we have here when you add it all together is Pedro was the better power pitcher while giving up less baserunners all allowing fewer runs to score to boot.

My guy was, and always will be Mike Mussina, but the pecking order goes like this in that generation.

Pedro
Unit
Maddux
Clemens
Moose.

That's my opinion, and like assholes, everybody has one.