Stat Of The Day
Posted by: Dave McMahon in Atlanta Braves, Stat Of The Day, tags: Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, Phil Niekro, Tom GlavineWith the Braves playing the Padres in a 3-game series that starts tonight… it made me think, oh yeah Greg Maddux is on the Padres. I bet we will hear a million times, how great the Braves were when they had all Smoltz, Glavine and Maddux all on the same team. Well, here is the first time.
The 3 of them together were on the Braves from 1993 to 2002.
The 3 of them are on almost every major pitching category’s top-4 list in Atlanta Brave history, well them and Phil Niekro. For example… (remember these are just as member of the Atlanta Braves only)
Wins: 1. Niekro (266) 2. Glavine (244) 3. Smoltz (210) 4. Maddux (194)
Strikeouts: 1. Smoltz (3,011) 2. Niekro (2,855) 3. Glavine (2,088) 4. Maddux (1,828)
Complete Games: 1. Niekro (226) 2. Maddux (61) 3. Smoltz (53) 4. Glavine (52)
Shutouts: 1. Niekro (43) 2. Glavine (22) 3. Maddux (21) 4. Smoltz (16)
ERA: 1. Maddux (2.63) 2. Niekro (3.20) 3. Smoltz (3.26) 4. Glavine (3.39)
Saves: 1. Smoltz (154)… ok that’s where it ends… Glavine and Maddux have a combined 4 relief appearances (all Maddux during his 1st 2 seasons with the Cubs)
And in case you were wondering… Niekro is first in losses, Smoltz is 2nd, Glavine is 3rd, but Maddux is Tied for 5th with Ron Reed and behind Rick Mahler.
Dave McMahon
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July 12th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Niekro’s stats are really amazing considering the teams he played on. And I bet he had the game winning RBI in a few of his wins because he was a decent clutch hitter, although his baserunning was awful at times. A quick change of the subject - the Ga vs Ga Southern countdown board to the right is really cool.