Strangest & Legendary Pitching Windups!

A look back at some of the most iconic windups in baseball history including:
Juan Marichal
Hideo Nomo
Carter Capps
Fernando Valenzuela
Bronson Arroyo
El Duque
Johnny Cueto
Kent Tekulve
Dan Quisenberry
Luis Tiant
Dontrelle Willis
Tim Lincecum
Nestor Cortes
Warren Spahn
Nolan Ryan
Bob Feller
Dennis Eckersley
Mark Fidrych
Trevor Hoffman
Bob Gibson
Sandy Koufax
Jim Palmer
Satchel Paige
Jordan Walden
Clayton Kershaw
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[@adammanzor4925]

Such a cool compilation. I remember trying to emulate so many of them growing up.

[@prestonrodriguez7716]

Same 😂😂😂

[@garryharris3777]

Vida Blue had a high knee. Dean Chance twisted around and looked at 2B.

[@wildcat314]

Jim Palmer's windup was so smooth.

[@dominicgoodenough3947]

music selection is always exquisite

[@brandontingley7059]

No Human Glitch?

[@PitchingNinjaVideos]

He kinda does deserve a spot...

[@Msflamingo-wl4qo]

Fantastic list! I noticed Johnny Cueto's unique style before he joined our Royals. We called it, "rocking the baby". He pitched a complete game in the World Series and helped us win a Championship!!💙👑🤍 A big hat tip to all the amazing Pitchers on this list!

[@williamchiafos3889]

Why isn't Carter Capps a balk ?

[@9114SouthCentralAv]

Ben Webber of the Angels had a truly weird wind up and delivery. Like he’s pumping up for power.

[@jonahbk]

incredible. perfect song choice. great montage!

[@syourke3]

Marichal had the craziest pitching windup I’ve ever seen. I don’t know how he could pitch so accurately with that insanely high leg kick. But he did.

[@rhgamecock1]

I still don't understand how Carter Capps wasn't called for Balking every time. For that matter, I have the same question about Nestor Cortes.

[@woobackwednesday2299]

AFAIK you can't balk if there's no one on base which is why Cueto and Cortes can boogie all they want in that case

[@Scrimshaw_DuBois42]

What about Daisuke Matsuzaka's wiggle windup? Those hips don't lie

[@hm51008]

Goose Gossage had a funky windup, too…

[@Dulcimerist]

Nice compilation! I always enjoyed Hisashi Iwakuma's double hitch windup, if you ever make a sequel.

[@haedyncavanagh]

Good choices. Nitpicking here but would love to see Doc Gooden.

[@snappyone]

Walter Johnson another good one. Also Carter Capps is his own kind of dirty player

[@prestonrodriguez7716]

One of the best compilation’s ever

[@dfboiler]

nice! i learned to pitch like Feller and Gibson with the arm swing sometimes more than one, even back in the early 80’s that was considered old school. the yankees brought the no windup to baseball in the 70’s for “efficiency of movement”. do you need all the other movement, NO. but it sure is easier to promote proper sequence and timing with it.

[@masonthings]

Those are crazy

[@llydrsn]

Lincecum's delivery looks so violent in slow motion. I had a poster of Arroyo while he was with the Red Sox, and of course his photo was with his leg up like on a 45 degree angle

[@Mattypeeperz]

Excellent list, I think Paul Byrd deserves a spot on it also.

[@cancelme4200]

I always thought Nomo looked so cool pitching. Why don't pitchers really wind up the way they used to? I forget which pitcher for Boston a few years back had that old time windup.

[@coleeisenstadt9312]

Corey Kluber, Chris Sale, Tony Watson, Jared Weaver, Jake Arrieta deserve their own spot

[@daumination247]

Andy Pettitte should be on the list as well

[@ThomasBahamas]

I remember Ryan Madson when he was a rookie in 2004 had a very violent leg kick. It was effective, but he definitely changed it by 08

[@dontknowdocare]

There'll be even fewer of those around with the pitch clock! I wonder if pitchers will have time to shake off pitches anymore especially if pitchcom malfunctions and they can't hear anything. Such a big advantage for the batter...

[@jonsamuelson5668]

Makes me wonder who Robert Redford patterned his delivery after in "The Natural". It was my first thought when watching the Juan Marichal delivery, but I thought the same thing looking at Warren Spahn.

[@918guy]

Lincecum used his arm like indiana jones whip... Ultra high efficiency

[@tvtitlechampion3238]

Ok, Ninja, not bad. But the funkiest motion I remember was a lefty on the Expos in the 70s by the name of Chris Welsh. Looked like a tin man collapsing every time he started his wind up. Loved me some Gene Garber, too.

[@danpratscher4375]

Including Capps' illegal delivery is like including Eddie Feigner's delieveries

[@yotoober1]

HOW can you not have the "Blue Blazer" on this list?? 🤔 (Vida Blue)

[@dookiepossum]

And then you have Brusdar Graterol looking like he’s throwing catch with a t baller but throwing 103!

[@user-rm9rp3no2j]

You forgot Al Haraboski

[@MikeCee7]

Luis Tiant, most epic lineup of the 1970s and 80s. There used to be a short “poem” written about his windows-up if anybody bows it, please let me know.

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

Sublime

[@budaruskie]

Luis Garcia...anyone?

[@daumination247]

🤘🏻

[@JoshuaTraffanstedt]

Nomo always looked like he was advertising butt 😂

[@williamchiafos3889]

Why isn't Carter Capps a balk ?

[@daumination247]

Nolan Ryan’s windup punches everyone else’s windup in the face.

[@wildcat314]

Nolan got all of his body into his pitches. The motion is really smooth.

[@GB-fv4fb]

Dwight Gooden??

[@elijahjones2889]

U forgot glaterol

[@TCB405]

I wanted Robin Roberts

[@samuelraphaelfranco10]

I'm still triggered by Carter Capps blatantly illegal delivery.

[@mattg5791]

I was curious about that, he literally takes a hopping step forward, felt like that can't be allowed. A wierd windup is one thing, but he is taking a step closer as he is releasing.

[@idesiremore9607]

When baseball was baseball! No clocks, no instant replay and the catcher actually called pitches! Baseball is all about traditions and the new modern baseball threw it all away! Very rare very rare very very rare to see a pitcher have their own unique wind up! SMH

[@williamchiafos3889]

Game times used to avg a little over 2 hours. With TV time outs and the little brats playing today it's almost a 3 hr game.

[@dannyc7839]

I still don't get how some of these aren't balks.

[@toddbonzalez947]

You can't balk out of the windup, only the stretch!

[@istrasci]

Haven't they said Capps' is a balk? Because he uses those little stutter-steps to get like 2 or 3 extra feet off the bag before actually releasing the ball?

[@thevidguy11]

Capps just cheating lol

[@drewp.weiner2473]

Miss the old days, when people had style

[@bradengreen9780]

Kershaw and Nestor?

[@旭球]

Spot the jaded person

[@snappyone]

Orlando "El Douchayye" Hernandez