He was nasty with the Seattle Mariners after coming over from the Montreal Expos.

Batters were afraid of the 100 mph pitches slung from the 6-foot-11 lefty’s arm just 60 feet away.

Now, a journeyman– Houston, Arizona, the Yankees, back to Arizona, and now to the San Francisco Giants– Randy Johnson has accomplished a feat which might never be seen again: winning 300 career games.

Per ESPN, the Big Unit (5-4) pitched six innings allowing just two hits and no earned runs against the Washington Nationals in the Giants 5-1 on Thursday afternoon.

Twitterers offered up their congratulations for the historic milestone:

1. 
   canoewinslow Big Unit with his 300th win, might be the last time ever, best pitcher not on steroids in the last 30 years by far! w00t 05 Jun 2009 from web
2. 
   bjmaack Congrats to the Big Unit on win 300! Amazing story when you think that he had only 64 wins 15 yrs ago. 05 Jun 2009 from txt
3. 
   Sullivan_Smith Technically Randy Johnson won his 300th game, but it was against the Nationals so it shouldn’t count. 05 Jun 2009 from TweetDeck
4. 
   tolchi wow.. Big Unit is still pitching in big league… congrats Randy Johnson for the 300th win 05 Jun 2009 from twhirl
5. 
   ButcherInfamous Congrats to Randy Johnson. Probably the last dude ever to reach 300 wins. Soon to reach 5,000K’s 05 Jun 2009 from web
6. 
   CJC44 Randy Johnson won his 300 game he is the 24th pitcher to reach this milestone. GO SF GIANTS. 05 Jun 2009 from web
7. 
   KayvonTV Props to Mr.Randy Johnson aka the Big Unit aka Big Bird for getting his 300th Win Tonite against the Nationals 05 Jun 2009 from web

Congratulations Randy on your storied career:

The scoreboard at the Nationals' stadium displays history

(Twitpic by @brian_twersky)

Johnson’s noteworthy statistics:

• Randy Johnson joined Steve Carlton and Gaylord Perry as the only two pitchers that have won their 300th game against a team they pitched for previously. Carlton and Johnson are the only pitchers to win their 300th game against the team they began their career with.

• Johnson has the fourth-best winning percentage amongst pitchers with 300 wins. Only Lefty Grove, Christy Mathewson, Roger Clemens and John Clarkson have a higher percentage.

• Johnson won five Cy Youngs — four of those came as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• Johnson struck out 300-plus in a season six times. All of those seasons came after Johnson turned 29.

• Randy Johnson is the first pitcher to get his 299th win and 300th win in consecutive starts since Tom Seaver did it in 1985.

What are your thoughts on Randy Johnson winning 300 games? Will it ever be done again? Where is he on the all-time list of pitchers? Comment below or tweet your thoughts to @BTsports!

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