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[update], 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 three.[2] The 1988 season had the most Madduxes with 25, while the
COVID-pandemic-shortened2020 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[update].[4]