1966
Born April 14, 1966
San Angelo, TX, USA
Greg Maddux Marquee Hall of Fame 2014
b. April 14, 1966 · Chicago Cubs 1986–1992, 2004–2006, Atlanta Braves 1993–2003, Los Angeles Dodgers 2006, 2008, San Diego Padres 2007–2008
In 1994 he was 16-6 with a 1.56 earned run average and walked 31 batters in 202 innings. In 1995 he was 19-2 with a 1.63 and walked 23. No pitcher had taken the Cy Young Award four years running before he did it from 1992 through 1995, and only Randy Johnson has done it since.
His 355 wins are eighth on the all-time list and the most of any pitcher whose career began in 1966 or later. He walked 999 batters across 5,008 innings and struck out 3,371. He started 740 of the 744 games he appeared in over twenty-three seasons, and missed almost nothing.
Eighteen Gold Gloves are two more than Brooks Robinson or Jim Kaat won, and no player has more. Atlanta signed him after his first Cy Young season in Chicago, and the Braves won the 1995 World Series in his third year there. He pitched for the Cubs again, then for the Dodgers and the Padres, and Cooperstown elected him in 2014.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 8 | 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 |
| Gold Glove | 18 | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 8 | 1988, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006 |
| Player of the Week | 7 | 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 5 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000 |
| Cy Young Award | 4 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 4 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher | 3 | 1994, 1995, 1998 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CHC | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 |
| 1987 | CHC | 34 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .119 |
| 1988 | CHC | 37 | 96 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | .198 |
| 1989 | CHC | 35 | 81 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | .210 |
| 1990 | CHC | 35 | 83 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | .145 |
| 1991 | CHC | 39 | 88 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 1 | .205 |
| 1992 | CHC | 35 | 88 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .170 |
| 1993 | ATL | 36 | 91 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 0 | .165 |
| 1994 | ATL | 25 | 63 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .222 |
| 1995 | ATL | 28 | 72 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .153 |
| 1996 | ATL | 35 | 68 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .147 |
| 1997 | ATL | 33 | 67 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .104 |
| 1998 | ATL | 34 | 75 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .240 |
| 1999 | ATL | 33 | 64 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .172 |
| 2000 | ATL | 35 | 80 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .188 |
| 2001 | ATL | 35 | 64 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .188 |
| 2002 | ATL | 35 | 59 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .186 |
| 2003 | ATL | 37 | 68 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .147 |
| 2004 | CHC | 34 | 69 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .159 |
| 2005 | CHC | 35 | 76 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | .171 |
| 2006 | CHC/LAD | 34 | 68 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 2 | .132 |
| 2007 | SDP | 35 | 62 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .145 |
| 2008 | LAD/SDP | 34 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .109 |
| Career | — | 759 | 1591 | 103 | 272 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 84 | 34 | 419 | 11 | .171 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CHC | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 31.0 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 5.52 |
| 1987 | CHC | 6 | 14 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 155.2 | 181 | 97 | 74 | 101 | 5.61 |
| 1988 | CHC | 18 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 249.0 | 230 | 88 | 81 | 140 | 3.18 |
| 1989 | CHC | 19 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 238.1 | 222 | 78 | 82 | 135 | 2.95 |
| 1990 | CHC | 15 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 237.0 | 242 | 91 | 71 | 144 | 3.46 |
| 1991 | CHC | 15 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 263.0 | 232 | 98 | 66 | 198 | 3.35 |
| 1992 | CHC | 20 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 268.0 | 201 | 65 | 70 | 199 | 2.18 |
| 1993 | ATL | 20 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 267.0 | 228 | 70 | 52 | 197 | 2.36 |
| 1994 | ATL | 16 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 202.0 | 150 | 35 | 31 | 156 | 1.56 |
| 1995 | ATL | 19 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 209.2 | 147 | 38 | 23 | 181 | 1.63 |
| 1996 | ATL | 15 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 245.0 | 225 | 74 | 28 | 172 | 2.72 |
| 1997 | ATL | 19 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 232.2 | 200 | 57 | 20 | 177 | 2.20 |
| 1998 | ATL | 18 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 251.0 | 201 | 62 | 45 | 204 | 2.22 |
| 1999 | ATL | 19 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 219.1 | 258 | 87 | 37 | 136 | 3.57 |
| 2000 | ATL | 19 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 249.1 | 225 | 83 | 42 | 190 | 3.00 |
| 2001 | ATL | 17 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 233.0 | 220 | 79 | 27 | 173 | 3.05 |
| 2002 | ATL | 16 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 199.1 | 194 | 58 | 45 | 118 | 2.62 |
| 2003 | ATL | 16 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 218.1 | 225 | 96 | 33 | 124 | 3.96 |
| 2004 | CHC | 16 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 212.2 | 218 | 95 | 33 | 151 | 4.02 |
| 2005 | CHC | 13 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 225.0 | 239 | 106 | 36 | 136 | 4.24 |
| 2006 | CHC/LAD | 15 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 210.0 | 219 | 98 | 37 | 117 | 4.20 |
| 2007 | SDP | 14 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 198.0 | 221 | 91 | 25 | 104 | 4.14 |
| 2008 | LAD/SDP | 8 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 194.0 | 204 | 91 | 30 | 98 | 4.22 |
| Career | — | 355 | 227 | 744 | 740 | 0 | 5008.1 | 4726 | 1756 | 999 | 3371 | 3.16 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Greg Maddux
Greg Maddux made a major-league debut on September 3, 1986.
2008
Final major-league game: Greg Maddux
Greg Maddux played a final major-league game on September 27, 2008.