Greg Maddux
MLB debut September 3, 1986 for the Chicago Cubs Last MLB appearance September 27, 2008 for the Los Angeles Dodgers Career statistics Win–loss record 355–227 Earned run average 3.16 Strikeouts 3,371 Teams Chicago Cubs (1986–1992) Atlanta Braves (1993–2003) Chicago Cubs (2004–2006) Los Angeles Dodgers (2006) San Diego Padres (2007–2008) Los Angeles Dodgers (2008) Career highlights and awards 8× All-Star (1988, 1992, 1994–1998, 2000) World Series champion (1995) 4× NL Cy Young Award (1992–1995) 18× Gold Glove Award (1990–2002, 2004–2008) 3× NL wins champion (1992, 1994, 1995) 4× NL ERA champion (1993–1995, 1998) Chicago Cubs #31 retired Atlanta Braves #31 retired Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 2014 Vote 97.2% (first ballot) Gregory Alan "Greg" Maddux (born April 14, 1966), nicknamed "Mad Dog" and "The Professor", is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He is best known for playing for the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves. He was the first pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Award for four consecutive years (1992–1995), a feat matched only by one other pitcher (Randy Johnson). During those four seasons, Maddux had a 75–29 record with a 1.98 earned run average (ERA), while allowing less than one runner per inning. Maddux is the only pitcher in MLB history to win at least 15 games for 17 straight seasons. In addition, he holds the record for most Gold Gloves with eighteen. A superb control pitcher, Maddux won more games during the 1990s than any other pitcher and is 8th on the all-time career wins list with 355. Since the start of the post-1920 live-ball era, only Warren Spahn (363) recorded more career wins than Maddux. He is one of only 10 pitchers ever to achieve both 300 wins and 3,000 strikeouts, and is the only pitcher to record over 300 wins, over 3,000 strikeouts, and fewer than 1,000 walks. As of 2013 he works in the Texas Rangers' front office as the special assistant to the general manager. On January 8, 2014, Maddux was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility with the most votes and 97.2%.