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NO STAT IS SAFE. NO ERA IS FORGOTTEN.
VOL. 1, NO. 40 · NOVEMBER 30, 2026 · EVERY MONDAY
ISSUE #040 · STEROID ERA
Greg Maddux — 355 Wins
Without Throwing 90 MPH
On October 25, 1995, Greg Maddux threw a complete game shutout in the World Series — one of the most
📅 THIS DATE IN
BASEBALL dominant performances in postseason history.
THE STAT THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST 01
HE MADE HITTERS LOOK FOOLISH WITH LOCATION, MOVEMENT, AND MATH WHILE THROWING 85 MPH.
355 Wins. 4 Consecutive Cy Youngs. Career 3.16
ERA. Never Threw Harder Than 88 MPH.
MADDUX CAREER WINS CONSECUTIVE CY YOUNGS CAREER ERA
1.8 18 ~88 MPH
CAREER BB/9 CAREER GOLD GLOVES PEAK FASTBALL VELOCITY
Maddux won 355 games and 4 consecutive Cy Young awards (1992-95) with a career 3.16 ERA. He never
relied on velocity — his fastball topped out around 88-90 MPH. He had one of the lowest walk rates in the
history of the sport. His 18-season peak from 1988-2008 was one of the most consistent careers ever
assembled.
THE GAME YOU FORGOT 02
VS Cincinnati Reds SEPTEMBER 27, 1994
1 0 0 W 1-0
IP HITS BB ER RESULT
The Professor
ONE-HIT SHUTOUT: ZERO WALKS, ZERO RUNS — LOCATION WAS HIS FASTBALL
Maddux threw a one-hit shutout against Cincinnati on September 27, 1994 — walking nobody. This was a
representative Maddux game from his 1994 season, where he went 16-6 with a 1.56 ERA and an ERA+ of 271.
His strike zone command was so precise that hitters frequently described facing him as trying to hit a ball
that wasn't where it looked like it was going to be. Never more than 88 MPH. Never giving in.
ERA VS ERA 03
Greatest Pitcher Of His Era — Maddux Or Pedro?
GREG MADDUX PEDRO MARTINEZ
CY YOUNG AWARDS ERA+ PEAK (2000)
4 consecutive 291 — highest ever
CAREER CONSISTENCY VS PEAK DOMINANCE
355 W, 3.16 ERA — 18 seasons 3-year window unmatched
GOLD GLOVES STRIKEOUTS
18 4.4x Maddux K rate
Maddux was the better career pitcher. Pedro was the more dominant pitcher at his peak. Maddux's 4
consecutive Cy Youngs and 18 Gold Gloves show sustained excellence. Pedro's 2000 season is the single
greatest season by any pitcher. Both belong in the top 5 pitchers of the modern era.
Greatest pitcher of the 1990s-2000s?
GREG MADDUX — CONSISTENCY WINS PEDRO MARTINEZ — PEAK WINS RANDY JOHNSON — RAW STUFF
ROGER CLEMENS — IF YOU'RE COUNTING EVERYTHING
THE COLDEST MOMENT 04
THE MENTAL GAME — MADDUX'S SCOUTING
He Knew Every Hitter's Tendencies Before They
Knew Them Themselves.
Maddux was famous for telling teammates exactly what a hitter would do before an at-bat —
which pitch they'd chase, which count they'd sit fastball, which direction the batted ball would
go. Catcher Charles Johnson said Maddux once told him exactly what three pitches to throw to a
specific hitter, predicted the weak groundout to second, and it happened exactly as described.
He studied hitters obsessively. He wasn't pitching. He was solving.
Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing. Everything else is details.
— GREG MADDUX
THE STAT VAULT 05
CONSECUTIVE CY YOUNG AWARDS
CAREER WINS
4 1992 to 1995. The only pitcher in baseball 355
8th all-time. Won 15+ games in 17
history to win four consecutive Cy
consecutive seasons.
Youngs.
CAREER BB/9
GOLD GLOVES
18 1.8 One of the lowest walk rates in baseball
All-time record for any pitcher. He was the
history. He didn't miss the zone. He
best fielder on his own mound.
owned it.
1.56 ERA IN 1994
His best season. ERA+ of 271. The strike ended the season early.
THE FORGOTTEN MAN 06
OVERLOOKED · UNDERRATED · DESERVES MORE
Tom Glavine
ATLANTA BRAVES · 1987-2008
HOF 2014 · 305 WINS · 2 CY YOUNG AWARDS
Maddux's Rotation Partner. 305 Wins. Two Cy Youngs. Hall of Famer. Treated
As The B-Side.
Tom Glavine won 305 games and 2 Cy Young awards as Greg Maddux's rotation partner in Atlanta for 9
years. The Braves won 14 consecutive division titles with both of them. Glavine is in the Hall of Fame and is
consistently treated as the secondary pitcher on teams where he was one of the two best left-handers of his
era.
THE CONNECTION:
Maddux and Glavine were the greatest pitching partnership of the 1990s. Maddux got the 4 Cy
Youngs and the historical benchmark. Glavine got 305 wins and an HOF plaque. Same rotation for 9
years — one is a legend, the other is a footnote.
COMING NEXT MONDAY
Next Monday: David Ortiz hit 4 walk-off home runs in the 2004 ALCS. Boston was down 3-0. He refused to let
it end.
Who's Your Forgotten Man?
Reply with a player from any era who deserves more credit. Best answer gets featured next Monday.
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