Maddux (statistic)

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]

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]
  1. ^ a b c Lukehart, Jason (2012-04-18). "GROUND BALL WITH EYES: The Maddux". GROUND BALL WITH EYES. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  2. ^ a b "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.