A report on Greg Maddux and 3,000 strikeout club
The other teams with multiple members are the Chicago Cubs (Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux), the New York Yankees (Phil Niekro and Sabathia), and the Houston Astros (Nolan Ryan and Justin Verlander).
- 3,000 strikeout clubHe is one of only ten pitchers ever to achieve both 300 wins and 3,000 strikeouts, and is the only pitcher to record more than 300 wins, more than 3,000 strikeouts, and fewer than 1,000 walks (exactly 999 walks overall).
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Curt Schilling
2 linksAmerican former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is a commentator for conservative media outlet BlazeTV.
American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is a commentator for conservative media outlet BlazeTV.
He is a member of the 3,000 strikeout club and has the highest strikeout-to-walk ratio of any of its inactive members.
The other three who accomplished this feat are Fergie Jenkins, Greg Maddux, and former Boston Red Sox ace and teammate Pedro Martínez.
Ferguson Jenkins
2 linksCanadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach.
Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach.
He led the NL in strikeouts in 1969 and had over 3,000 strikeouts during his career.
Jenkins, fellow Cub Greg Maddux, Curt Schilling, and Pedro Martínez are the only major league pitchers to ever record more than 3,000 strikeouts with fewer than 1,000 walks.
Pedro Martínez
2 linksDominican-American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to, for five teams—most notably the Boston Red Sox from to.
Dominican-American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to, for five teams—most notably the Boston Red Sox from to.
He reached the 3,000 strikeout mark in fewer innings than any pitcher except Randy Johnson, and is the only pitcher to compile over 3,000 career strikeouts with fewer than 3,000 innings pitched; Martínez' career strikeout rate of 10.04 per nine innings trails only Johnson (10.61) among pitchers with over 1,500 innings.
Ferguson Jenkins, Greg Maddux and Curt Schilling had previously done likewise.
John Smoltz
0 linksAmerican former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, all but the last year with the Atlanta Braves.
American former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, all but the last year with the Atlanta Braves.
An eight-time All-Star, Smoltz was part of a celebrated trio of starting pitchers, along with Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, who propelled Atlanta to perennial pennant contention in the 1990s, highlighted by a championship in the 1995 World Series.
Smoltz led the NL in wins, winning percentage, strikeouts and innings pitched twice each, and his NL total of 3,084 strikeouts ranked fifth in league history when he retired.
300 win club
0 linksGroup of pitchers who have won 300 or more games.
Group of pitchers who have won 300 or more games.
Since 1990, only four pitchers have joined the 300-win club: Roger Clemens, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and Johnson.
Ten members of the 300-win club are also members of the 3,000 strikeout club.