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Maddux earns win #350
May 12, 2008 - Paul Petera
On his fifth attempt, Greg Maddux (RHP, SD) finally earned his 350th win, beating the Rockies Saturday with six innings of three-hit ball. For all of his accomplishments, Maddux may be one of the more overlooked pitchers in fanalytic circles these days. Perhaps it's the dwindling strikeout totals or the lack of dazzling stuff on the mound. Whatever, the guy is still producing at age 42: IP ERA Ctl Dom Cmd S% BPV 5x5
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2004 212 4.03 1.4 6.4 4.6 72% 92 $21
2005 225 4.24 1.4 5.4 3.8 69% 77 $17
2006 210 4.20 1.6 5.0 3.2 67% 72 $18
2007 198 4.14 1.1 4.7 4.2 67% 95 $16
2008 50 3.60 1.4 4.7 3.3 72% 73 $12
We're still at a point in the season where numbers can be deceiving. For instance, if you take away Maddux's start on 4/18, where he gave his beleaguered bullpen a break and took one for the team for seven innings, his ERA would be 2.30 and his Cmd would be 4.4. Regardless, his output is still very predictable, and in a mostly good way. No, he won't help you much in strikeouts, but he'll give you a lot of meaningful and stable innings and double-digit wins.
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Maddux earns win #350
On his fifth attempt, Greg Maddux (RHP, SD) finally earned his 350th win, beating the Rockies Saturday with six innings of three-hit ball. For all of his accomplishments, Maddux may be one of the more overlooked pitchers in fanalytic circles these days. Perhaps it's the dwindling strikeout totals or the lack of dazzling stuff on the mound. Whatever, the guy is still producing at age 42...
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