What years did Greg Maddux play?

Greg Maddux played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2008.

Was Greg Maddux a pitcher?

Yes. Greg Maddux pitched in the major leagues, recording 355 wins and 3371 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Greg Maddux hit?

Greg Maddux hit 5 career home runs with 272 hits.

Is Greg Maddux in the Hall of Fame?

Yes. Greg Maddux was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.

Greg Maddux

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1986-2008)

⭐ Hall of Fame 2014

W–L 355–227

ERA 3.16

WHIP 1.14

SO 3,371

Pitcher PIV 133509.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 4/14/1966 in San Angelo, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1986-09-03
Last Game: 2008-09-27
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2014 (BBWAA)
Awards: 8× All-Star · 4× Cy Young · 18× Gold Glove

Full name: Gregory Alan Maddux

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
355	227	744	740	109	35	0	5008.3	4,726	1,756	353	999	3,371	3.16	133509.4

Career ERA 3.16 vs. league average 4.29 across their career seasons — 26.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1986	CHN	NL	2	4	6	5	1	0	31.0	44	19	11	20	5.52	3.97 (-39%)	56.5
1987	CHN	NL	6	14	30	27	1	1	155.7	181	97	74	101	5.61	4.29 (-31%)	-789.2
1988	CHN	NL	18	8	34	34	9	3	249.0	230	88	81	140	3.18	3.73 (+15%)	2133.9
1989	CHN	NL	19	12	35	35	7	1	238.3	222	78	82	135	2.95	3.71 (+21%)	1647.4
1990	CHN	NL	15	15	35	35	8	2	237.0	242	91	71	144	3.46	3.86 (+11%)	4445.6
1991	CHN	NL	15	11	37	37	7	2	263.0	232	98	66	198	3.35	3.91 (+14%)	5892.4
1992	CHN	NL	20	11	35	35	9	4	268.0	201	65	70	199	2.18	3.75 (+42%)	8253.9
1993	ATL	NL	20	10	36	36	8	1	267.0	228	70	52	197	2.36	4.19 (+44%)	9468.2
1994	ATL	NL	16	6	25	25	10	3	202.0	150	35	31	156	1.56	4.51 (+65%)	11141.8
1995	ATL	NL	19	2	28	28	10	3	209.7	147	38	23	181	1.63	4.45 (+63%)	11985.4
1996	ATL	NL	15	11	35	35	5	1	245.0	225	74	28	172	2.72	4.61 (+41%)	12096.6
1997	ATL	NL	19	4	33	33	5	2	232.7	200	57	20	177	2.20	4.39 (+50%)	11968.6
1998	ATL	NL	18	9	34	34	9	5	251.0	201	62	45	204	2.22	4.43 (+50%)	10711.4
1999	ATL	NL	19	9	33	33	4	0	219.3	258	87	37	136	3.57	4.71 (+24%)	7481.5
2000	ATL	NL	19	9	35	35	6	3	249.3	225	83	42	190	3.00	4.77 (+37%)	10112.4
2001	ATL	NL	17	11	34	34	3	3	233.0	220	79	27	173	3.05	4.42 (+31%)	7933.8
2002	ATL	NL	16	6	34	34	0	0	199.3	194	58	45	118	2.62	4.28 (+39%)	4406.7
2003	ATL	NL	16	11	36	36	1	0	218.3	225	96	33	124	3.96	4.40 (+10%)	2918.5
2004	CHN	NL	16	11	33	33	2	1	212.7	218	95	33	151	4.02	4.46 (+10%)	574.3
2005	CHN	NL	13	15	35	35	3	0	225.0	239	106	36	136	4.24	4.29 (+1%)	1359.1
2006	CHN	NL	9	11	22	22	0	0	136.3	153	71	23	81	4.69	4.53 (-4%)	2548.3
2006	LAN	NL	6	3	12	12	0	0	73.7	66	27	14	36	3.30	4.53 (+27%)	1362.0
2007	SDN	NL	14	11	34	34	1	0	198.0	221	91	25	104	4.14	4.47 (+8%)	4611.3
2008	SDN	NL	6	9	26	26	0	0	153.3	161	68	26	80	3.99	4.32 (+8%)	1076.4
2008	LAN	NL	2	4	7	7	0	0	40.7	43	23	4	18	5.09	4.32 (-18%)	112.6
Career · 25 seasons			355	227	744	740	109	35	5,008.1	4,726	1,756	999	3,371	3.16	—	133,509

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
759	1,591	103	272	35	2	5	84	11	34	419	.171	.191	.205	.395	-10,380

Career AVG .171 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 35.2% below league average.

Career OBP .191 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 42.7% below league average.

Career SLG .205 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 50.4% below league average.

Career OPS .395 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — 46.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	CHN	NL	6	12	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	CHN	NL	34	42	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	.119	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	CHN	NL	37	96	13	19	3	0	0	5	1	0	22	.198	.254 (-22%)	.317 (-38%)	.377 (-39%)	.695 (-39%)	-576.8
1989	CHN	NL	35	81	6	17	2	0	0	4	1	1	22	.210	.254 (-17%)	.319 (-28%)	.375 (-37%)	.694 (-33%)	-413.9
1990	CHN	NL	35	83	1	12	0	0	0	3	0	2	25	.145	.257 (-44%)	.324 (-49%)	.385 (-62%)	.710 (-56%)	-728.1
1991	CHN	NL	39	88	8	18	2	0	1	7	1	2	24	.205	.255 (-20%)	.323 (-31%)	.384 (-32%)	.708 (-32%)	-442.4
1992	CHN	NL	35	88	6	15	3	0	1	8	0	1	22	.170	.255 (-33%)	.322 (-44%)	.377 (-37%)	.699 (-40%)	-561.0
1993	ATL	NL	36	91	5	15	1	0	0	4	0	1	32	.165	.265 (-38%)	.332 (-48%)	.403 (-56%)	.735 (-52%)	-768.3
1994	ATL	NL	25	63	5	14	2	0	0	2	0	1	19	.222	.269 (-18%)	.338 (-31%)	.424 (-40%)	.763 (-36%)	-377.6
1995	ATL	NL	28	72	8	11	2	0	0	0	0	3	22	.153	.266 (-43%)	.337 (-45%)	.417 (-57%)	.755 (-51%)	-613.7
1996	ATL	NL	35	68	6	10	2	0	0	2	0	3	12	.147	.269 (-46%)	.340 (-46%)	.426 (-59%)	.767 (-53%)	-607.9
1997	ATL	NL	33	67	3	7	2	0	0	4	1	5	21	.104	.266 (-61%)	.336 (-51%)	.419 (-68%)	.756 (-60%)	-671.5
1998	ATL	NL	34	75	4	18	3	0	0	4	0	4	18	.240	.266 (-10%)	.335 (-17%)	.420 (-33%)	.755 (-26%)	-317.7
1999	ATL	NL	33	64	7	11	1	1	2	7	0	1	18	.172	.271 (-37%)	.344 (-43%)	.433 (-28%)	.778 (-35%)	-392.7
2000	ATL	NL	35	80	2	15	2	1	0	5	0	2	19	.188	.270 (-31%)	.344 (-37%)	.437 (-46%)	.782 (-42%)	-577.9
2001	ATL	NL	35	64	3	12	0	0	0	3	0	2	19	.188	.263 (-29%)	.332 (-29%)	.426 (-56%)	.758 (-44%)	-454.2
2002	ATL	NL	35	59	6	11	3	0	0	2	1	0	8	.186	.261 (-29%)	.331 (-44%)	.416 (-43%)	.747 (-43%)	-424.9
2003	ATL	NL	37	68	2	10	3	0	0	2	0	1	21	.147	.264 (-44%)	.332 (-53%)	.422 (-55%)	.754 (-54%)	-622.9
2004	CHN	NL	34	69	5	11	0	0	0	5	1	1	12	.159	.266 (-40%)	.335 (-49%)	.427 (-63%)	.762 (-57%)	-644.5
2005	CHN	NL	35	76	4	13	0	0	1	5	1	0	15	.171	.264 (-35%)	.330 (-48%)	.418 (-50%)	.749 (-49%)	-609.2
2006	CHN	NL	22	43	2	4	1	0	0	4	1	2	17	.093	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	LAN	NL	12	25	1	5	1	0	0	3	1	0	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SDN	NL	35	62	2	9	2	0	0	0	1	1	19	.145	.268 (-46%)	.335 (-53%)	.422 (-58%)	.758 (-56%)	-574.8
2008	SDN	NL	27	42	1	5	0	0	0	2	1	1	14	.119	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	LAN	NL	7	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 25 seasons			759	1,591	103	272	35	2	5	84	11	34	419	.171	—	—	—	—	-10,380

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
37	55	5	4	2	0	0	0	2	22	.073

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG
2008	NLCS	LAN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2008	NLDS1	LAN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	NLDS1	LAN	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2003	NLDS2	ATL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2002	NLDS1	ATL	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2001	NLCS	ATL	2	3	0	1	1	0	2	.333
2001	NLDS1	ATL	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2000	NLDS1	ATL	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.000
1999	NLCS	ATL	2	5	0	0	0	0	4	.000
1999	NLDS1	ATL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1999	WS	ATL	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1998	NLCS	ATL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	NLDS1	ATL	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	.250
1997	NLCS	ATL	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1997	NLDS2	ATL	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	.000
1996	NLCS	ATL	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1996	NLDS1	ATL	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1996	WS	ATL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1995	NLCS	ATL	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1995	NLDS1	ATL	2	6	1	1	0	0	1	.167
1995	WS	ATL	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1993	NLCS	ATL	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250
1989	NLCS	CHN	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
11	14	35	30	1	198.0	195	72	51	125	3.27

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2008	NLCS	LAN	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	3	0	1	3	0.00
2008	NLDS1	LAN	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00
2006	NLDS1	LAN	0	0	1	1	0	4.0	7	4	2	0	9.00
2003	NLDS2	ATL	0	1	1	1	0	6.0	6	2	1	1	3.00
2002	NLDS1	ATL	1	0	1	1	0	6.0	5	2	1	3	3.00
2001	NLCS	ATL	0	2	2	2	0	10.0	14	6	2	7	5.40
2001	NLDS1	ATL	0	0	1	1	0	6.0	4	2	3	5	3.00
2000	NLDS1	ATL	0	1	1	1	0	4.0	9	5	3	2	11.25
1999	NLCS	ATL	1	0	2	2	0	14.0	12	3	1	7	1.93
1999	NLDS1	ATL	0	1	2	1	0	7.0	10	2	5	5	2.57
1999	WS	ATL	0	1	1	1	0	7.0	5	2	3	5	2.57
1998	NLCS	ATL	0	1	2	1	1	6.0	5	2	3	4	3.00
1998	NLDS1	ATL	1	0	1	1	0	7.0	7	2	0	4	2.57
1997	NLCS	ATL	0	2	2	2	0	13.0	9	2	4	16	1.38
1997	NLDS2	ATL	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	7	1	1	6	1.00
1996	NLCS	ATL	1	1	2	2	0	14.3	15	4	2	10	2.51
1996	NLDS1	ATL	1	0	1	1	0	7.0	3	0	0	7	0.00
1996	WS	ATL	1	1	2	2	0	15.7	14	3	1	5	1.72
1995	NLCS	ATL	1	0	1	1	0	8.0	7	1	2	4	1.12
1995	NLDS1	ATL	1	0	2	2	0	14.0	19	7	2	7	4.50
1995	WS	ATL	1	1	2	2	0	16.0	9	4	3	8	2.25
1993	NLCS	ATL	1	1	2	2	0	12.7	11	7	7	11	4.97
1989	NLCS	CHN	0	1	2	2	0	7.3	13	11	4	5	13.50

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	381	782	51	127	4	37	.162
Away	378	809	52	145	1	47	.179

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	371	2587.0	2373	851	502	1734	2.96
Away	373	2421.1	2353	905	497	1637	3.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
2008-09-27	LAD	SFG	W	2	0	0	0
2008-09-19	LAD	SFG	L	1	0	0	0
2008-09-14	LAD	COL	L	2	0	0	0
2008-09-08	LAD	SDP	L	2	0	0	0
2008-09-01	LAD	SDP	W	2	1	1	0
2008-08-27	LAD	WAS	L	2	0	0	0
2008-08-22	LAD	PHI	L	2	0	0	1
2008-08-15	SDP	PHI	L	2	0	0	1
2008-08-09	SDP	COL	W	3	1	1	0
2008-08-03	SDP	SFG	W	2	1	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2008-09-27	LAD	SFG	W	6.0	2	1	1	0	2	1
2008-09-19	LAD	SFG	L	5.0	9	7	7	0	1	1
2008-09-14	LAD	COL	—	7.0	2	0	0	0	3	0
2008-09-08	LAD	SDP	L	6.0	7	4	4	2	4	1
2008-09-01	LAD	SDP	W	5.2	6	2	2	0	4	0
2008-08-27	LAD	WAS	L	5.1	8	4	2	1	0	0
2008-08-22	LAD	PHI	L	5.2	9	7	7	1	4	2
2008-08-15	SDP	PHI	L	7.0	5	1	1	0	4	1
2008-08-09	SDP	COL	W	6.0	6	2	2	1	4	1
2008-08-03	SDP	SFG	W	6.0	2	1	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	744	740	546	1194	53	98

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	CHN	P	6	5	1	6	1	0
1987	CHN	P	30	27	16	50	4	7
1988	CHN	P	34	34	28	45	3	3
1989	CHN	P	35	35	35	41	3	4
1990	CHN	P	35	35	39	55	0	6
1991	CHN	P	37	37	39	50	2	5
1992	CHN	P	35	35	30	64	3	1
1993	ATL	P	36	36	39	59	7	5
1994	ATL	P	25	25	20	38	4	4
1995	ATL	P	28	28	18	53	0	3
1996	ATL	P	35	35	37	71	1	6
1997	ATL	P	33	33	16	49	3	3
1998	ATL	P	34	34	31	63	4	5
1999	ATL	P	33	33	29	58	4	3
2000	ATL	P	35	35	25	68	2	5
2001	ATL	P	34	34	19	54	1	3
2002	ATL	P	34	34	21	48	1	3
2003	ATL	P	36	36	13	58	2	5
2004	CHN	P	33	33	21	55	1	3
2005	CHN	P	35	35	19	49	3	6
2006	CHN	P	22	22	8	35	0	3
2006	LAN	P	12	12	6	17	0	6
2007	SDN	P	34	34	19	51	1	5
2008	SDN	P	26	26	13	45	2	3
2008	LAN	P	7	7	4	12	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	744

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2008	Gold Glove	P
2007	Gold Glove	P
2006	Gold Glove	P
2006	Pitcher of the Month	April
2005	Gold Glove	P
2004	Gold Glove	P
2002	Gold Glove	P
2001	Gold Glove	P
2001	Pitcher of the Month	July
2001	Pitcher of the Month	June
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-07-21
2000	Gold Glove	P
2000	Pitcher of the Month	September
2000	TSN All-Star	RHP
1999	Gold Glove	P
1999	Pitcher of the Month	August
1998	Gold Glove	P
1998	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
1998	Pitcher of the Month	June
1998	Player of the Week	Week of 1998-06-06
1997	Gold Glove	P
1996	Gold Glove	P
1995	Cy Young Award
1995	Gold Glove	P
1995	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
1995	Pitcher of the Month	July
1995	Pitcher of the Month	September
1995	Player of the Week	Week of 1995-05-27
1995	TSN All-Star	RHP
1995	TSN Pitcher of the Year
1994	Cy Young Award
1994	Gold Glove	P
1994	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
1994	Player of the Week	Week of 1994-08-06
1994	TSN All-Star	RHP
1994	TSN Pitcher of the Year
1993	Cy Young Award
1993	Gold Glove	P
1993	Pitcher of the Month	August
1993	Player of the Week	Week of 1993-08-14
1993	Player of the Week	Week of 1993-09-04
1993	TSN All-Star	RHP
1993	TSN Pitcher of the Year
1992	Cy Young Award
1992	Gold Glove	P
1992	TSN All-Star	RHP
1992	TSN Pitcher of the Year
1991	Gold Glove	P
1991	Player of the Week	Week of 1991-10-05
1990	Gold Glove	P
1990	Player of the Week	Week of 1990-08-04
1988	Pitcher of the Month	June

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2008	SDN	NL	$10,000,000
2007	SDN	NL	$10,000,000
2006	CHN	NL	$9,000,000
2005	CHN	NL	$9,000,000
2004	CHN	NL	$6,000,000
2003	ATL	NL	$14,750,000
2002	ATL	NL	$13,100,000
2001	ATL	NL	$12,500,000
2000	ATL	NL	$11,100,000
1999	ATL	NL	$10,600,000
1998	ATL	NL	$9,600,000
1997	ATL	NL	$6,775,000
1996	ATL	NL	$6,675,000
1995	ATL	NL	$6,500,000
1994	ATL	NL	$4,975,000
1993	ATL	NL	$5,875,000
1992	CHN	NL	$4,200,000
1991	CHN	NL	$2,400,000
1990	CHN	NL	$437,500
1989	CHN	NL	$275,000
1988	CHN	NL	$82,500
Total Career Earnings			$153,845,000

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2000	Cy Young Award	NL	3rd	59.0	160	3
2000	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	12.0	448	0
1998	Cy Young Award	NL	4th	10.0	160	0
1997	Cy Young Award	NL	2nd	75.0	140	3
1997	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	16.0	392	0
1996	Cy Young Award	NL	5th	4.0	140	0
1995	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	140.0	140	28
1995	Most Valuable Player	NL	3rd	249.0	392	7
1994	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	140.0	140	28
1994	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	133.0	392	0
1993	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	119.0	140	22
1993	Most Valuable Player	NL	13th	17.0	392	0
1992	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	112.0	120	20
1992	Most Valuable Player	NL	11th	14.0	336	0
1989	Cy Young Award	NL	3rd	17.0	120	0

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