Greg Maddux is a former American professional baseball player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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While he had excellent command and movement on his pitches, Maddux typically relied on changing speeds and hitting spots rather than overpowering batters with pure velocity.
His fastball typically ranged from the high 80s to low 90s miles per hour (mph). By the end of his career, his fastball averaged less than 86 mph.

Maddux is most recognised for his achievements with the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. He was the first pitcher in big league history to win the Cy Young Award four years in a row (1992-1995), a feat only duplicated by Randy Johnson.
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Maddux is the only pitcher in MLB history to have won at least 15 games in each of the previous 17 seasons. Furthermore, he has the most Gold Gloves of any player (18) and the most putouts by a pitcher (546), including a tied live-ball-era record of 39 putouts in a season (1990, 1991, 1993).
He 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


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