Maddux (statistic)

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Greg Maddux, for whom the statistic is named, pitched 13 such games over a 22-season career in Major League Baseball. Greg Maddux 2008.jpg
Greg Maddux, for whom the statistic is named, pitched 13 such games over a 22-season career in Major League Baseball.

A Maddux, in baseball statistics, is when a pitcher throws a shutout of nine or more innings with fewer than 100 pitches. Writer Jason Lukehart invented the statistic in 2012 and named it after his favorite baseball player, Greg Maddux. [1] As of April 2024, Greg Maddux has the most career Madduxes with 13 since 1988, the first year of complete pitch count data. [2] Zane Smith has the second-most career Madduxes, seven, and shares the single-season record for Madduxes with Greg Maddux, three each. [1] Max Fried is the leader among active players, with four. [2] The 1988 season had the most Madduxes with 25, while the COVID-pandemic-shortened 2020 season had none. [3] Roy Halladay is the only player to have thrown an extra-inning Maddux, throwing 99 pitches in 10 innings on September 6, 2003. [1]

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Since Lukehart coined the term in 2012, Henderson Álvarez (left) and Max Fried (right) are tied with the most Madduxes with four apiece as of May 2024. [4]

List of Madduxes by team

Key

* No-hitter
^ Perfect game
Madduxes by team since 1988 [5]
TeamNumberMost recent dateMost recent pitcherPitch countDate of fewest pitches in MadduxFewest-pitches pitcherPitch count
Arizona Diamondbacks 6May 29, 2014 Josh Collmenter 94July 18, 2003 Miguel Batista 93
April 10, 2001 Curt Schilling 93
Atlanta Braves 25April 23, 2024 Max Fried 92July 2, 1997 Greg Maddux 84
June 23, 1992 Tom Glavine 84
Baltimore Orioles 6June 28, 2001 Sidney Ponson 92July 21, 1990 Ben McDonald 85
Boston Red Sox 11April 17, 2024 Tanner Houck 94June 29, 2012 Aaron Cook 81
Chicago Cubs 13May 3, 2019 [6] Kyle Hendricks 81May 24, 2001 [7] Jon Lieber 78
Chicago White Sox 8September 21, 2015 Jeff Samardzija 88May 1, 1989 Jerry Reuss 87
Cincinnati Reds 11September 21, 2011 Bronson Arroyo 91July 15, 2002 Chris Reitsma 89
Cleveland Guardians 9August 4, 2018 Corey Kluber 98July 30, 2014 Corey Kluber 85
Colorado Rockies 4June 29, 2021 Germán Márquez 92July 1, 2008 Aaron Cook 79
Detroit Tigers 9September 10, 2024 Keider Montero 96June 2, 2010 Armando Galarraga 88
Houston Astros 9August 1, 2023* Framber Valdez 93July 18, 1990 Mike Scott 86
Kansas City Royals 6August 13, 2014 Jason Vargas 97September 2, 1996 Tim Belcher 90
Los Angeles Angels 14August 19, 2022 Patrick Sandoval 97April 16, 1989 Bert Blyleven 90
Los Angeles Dodgers 14May 7, 2019 Hyun-Jin Ryu 93June 25, 2002 Odalis Pérez 87
Miami Marlins 8May 24, 2024 Braxton Garrett 95June 3, 2014 Henderson Álvarez 88
Milwaukee Brewers 12June 1, 2014 Kyle Lohse 93September 17, 1991 Chris Bosio 82
Minnesota Twins 15June 9, 2017 Ervin Santana 91April 17, 1992 Bill Krueger 85
New York Mets 8July 27, 2019 Steven Matz 99August 28, 1989 Frank Viola 85
New York Yankees 11 June 28, 2023 Domingo Germán 99June 30, 1992 Scott Sanderson 86
Oakland Athletics 10July 3, 2024 Joey Estes 92July 14, 2005 Rich Harden 80
Philadelphia Phillies 15September 25, 2021 Ranger Suárez 97September 2, 1997 Mike Grace 84
Pittsburgh Pirates 16July 23, 2018 Trevor Williams 84September 30, 1990 Doug Drabek 80
San Diego Padres 9September 15, 2014 Andrew Cashner 92May 14, 2006 Clay Hensley 91
Seattle Mariners 12August 18, 2019 Yusei Kikuchi 96May 17, 2000 John Halama 87
San Francisco Giants 13August 3, 2014 Madison Bumgarner 94September 17, 1993 Bill Swift 82
St. Louis Cardinals 14August 22, 2022 Jordan Montgomery 99August 17, 1990 Bob Tewksbury 79
Tampa Bay Rays 6August 20, 2015 Chris Archer 98May 9, 2008 James Shields 92
Texas Rangers 8September 11, 2015 Colby Lewis 97June 20, 1990 Kevin Brown 79
Toronto Blue Jays 17June 3, 2015 Mark Buehrle 93October 5, 2001 Roy Halladay 83
Washington Nationals 8August 11, 2013 Stephen Strasburg 99August 15, 2006 Pedro Astacio 89

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lukehart, Jason (2012-04-18). "GROUND BALL WITH EYES: The Maddux". GROUND BALL WITH EYES. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  2. 1 2 "Player Pitching Game Stats Finder - Baseball". Stathead.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Player Pitching Game Stats Finder - Baseball". Stathead.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Player Pitching Game Stats Finder - Baseball". Stathead.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Player Pitching Game Stats Finder - Baseball". Stathead.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Box Score, May 3, 2019".
  7. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Box Score, May 24, 2001".
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