A report on Pedro Martínez, Curt Schilling and Greg Maddux
The 13 complete games were tied for the second-highest single-season total in the modern era of baseball since Martínez's career began (Curt Schilling had 15 in 1998; Chuck Finley and Jack McDowell also reached 13 in a year).
- Pedro MartínezThe other three who accomplished this feat are Fergie Jenkins, Greg Maddux, and former Boston Red Sox ace and teammate Pedro Martínez.
- Curt SchillingThe other three pitchers who have accomplished this feat are Ferguson Jenkins, Curt Schilling, and Pedro Martínez.
- Greg MadduxFerguson Jenkins, Greg Maddux and Curt Schilling had previously done likewise.
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Strikeout
2 linksIn baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accrues three strikes during a time at bat.
In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accrues three strikes during a time at bat.
10) Greg Maddux – 3,371
13) Pedro Martínez – 3,154
17) Curt Schilling – 3,116
Ferguson Jenkins
2 linksCanadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach.
Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach.
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.
3,000 strikeout club
1 linksGroup of 19 pitchers who have struck out 3,000 or more batters in their careers.
Group of 19 pitchers who have struck out 3,000 or more batters in their careers.
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).
Fourteen members of the 3,000-strikeout club have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, most recently Johnson, Pedro Martínez, and John Smoltz, all voted in during the 2015 balloting.
The remaining two, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling, made their first appearances on the ballot for the elections and received about half of the total votes needed for induction.
Roger Clemens
1 linksAmerican former professional baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
American former professional baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
He logged a pair of wins in the postseason, though he lost Game 3 of the 1999 ALCS in a matchup against Red Sox ace Pedro Martínez, which was the Yankees' only loss in the 1999 playoffs.
Clemens started for the Yankees in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he dueled Curt Schilling to a standstill after 6 innings, yielding only one run.
His 1.87 ERA was the lowest in the major leagues, the lowest of his 22-season career, and the lowest by any National Leaguer since Greg Maddux in 1995.