Legend Series: Greg Maddux Highlights

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

[@MrOldrock1]

On a flight from Florida once, I got upgraded to first class and was sitting beside a major league ump. I'm a big Braves fan, so at one point the conversation turned to Maddux. He said he was the best pitcher he'd ever seen. He could work the plate anyway he wanted. He told me that his control was so good that he would work the outside corner by the inch, meaning that he would continue to throw on the corner and eventually he'd get to a point where he (the ump) would call it a ball. He then knew the outside corner that would be called that day. Every now and then he'd go back to the "ball inch" and when the ump would again call that pitch a ball, Maddux would just smile at him and was basically saying "Just checking to see if you had changed your mind on that location." Also said that Ichrio was best hitter he'd ever seen.

[@Ityler94]

this is legitimately the coolest comment i've ever read

[@christiandenton2174]

Was thinking same thing gotta love Maddux he’s the greatest

[@dl3988]

Very interesting insights - thanks for sharing!

[@bevrosity]

both those guys are arguably the best at what they did

[@DeanAndrewz]

That ump was blind. They all are.

[@beffjaker7477]

This sound guys got a good curveball

[@soaringvulture]

Kris Bryant thinks so.

[@beanmaster5397]

What are you talking about sound guy?

[@bcast9978]

@Brandon Hall Do you still want the bat?

[@Memorex996]

@@bcast9978 nah

[@Meltedcheese567]

Warning track

[@Mattessj]

All these youngsters nowdays blowing out their elbows trying to throw 100mph....Maddux shows all you need is 90mph to be a Cy Young winner

[@jackregoproductions8649]

+Mattessj Just ask Joe Kelley of the Red Sox. Can throw 100 and is mediocre at best

[@mateomembrila7115]

Mattessj more like mid 80s

[@TheSammyreynolds]

Maddux didn't even throw 90

[@ScoopTV]

Don't do that. Just stop with the rebel shit because the strikeout leaders are the hardest throwing.

[@ryanmccartney244]

ScoopTV And none of them will be in the league in five years, because their elbows will be gone.

[@Holinyx]

That Maddux, Smoltz, Glavine rotation was the best ever

[@christianarrizon2376]

Holinyx 3 hall of famers

[@TheJer1963]

Kevin Brown was not to shaby either.

[@sandiego1936]

Yup that rotation was sick!

[@robertrock8778]

Palmer, McNally, Cuellar, and Dodson. Four 20 game winners on one staff.

[@87Khein]

It's definitely way up there. It just bothers me that we choked in 1996 though. That one title alone would have made a huge difference for the '90s Braves. We should have won in 1991 as well but Maddux wasn't on that team.

[@sonnyjcksn23]

How many people can toss a compete game shutout on 78 pitches? This is why he's my favorite pitcher...

[@Aryon1969]

I only know of a few that have throw so few pitches and complete a game and all of them had good sinkers and change-ups plus solid control.

[@TheRabidbunnies]

Sonny Jackson are you referring to at 2:32? Because didn't they win 4-1, so it wasn't a shutout? Sorry I'm new so maybe there's somehting I'm missing

[@soaringvulture]

I'm pretty sure that I saw Ralph Terry pitch a complete game with 72 pitches; I don't remember if it was a shutout; Terry usually gave up some home runs. But getting back to the video, Maddux was splendid over so many years.

[@manemba]

That Was amazing , my favorite i miss him.

[@romssogabita9678]

Sonny Jackson I thought that was 76 pitches

[@tomservo5347]

My grandma always loved baseball and I remember her always watching her Braves on TBS summer nights. Miss her, miss this era of baseball.

[@Jones4Yahuwah]

One stat blew me away when he was a pitcher with the Braves. At one point, when the Braves scored at least 5 runs in a game he pitched, he was 119-2. Mind Blowing!!

[@davidcoley6974]

To me, Maddox will always be the best pitcher of any time period. He put on a clinic every time on the mound.

[@DeadlyDanDaMan]

You should be able to spell his name right then. It's Maddux, not Maddox.

[@maltfusion6743]

That backdoor sinker is unhittable. It looks like you are getting hit by a pitch and in the last moment some weird force pulls it over the plate. Incredible.

[@ericburgos]

Maltfusion yeah, man. he was a genius.

[@jackregoproductions8649]

+Maltfusion It reminds me of a screwball thrown at the shoulder of a left handed hitter and then breaks over the corner. Unreal. Him and Orel Hershiser were my fav. Hershiser before his arm injury in 1989 or 1990 was dominant. After than he fell off some

[@FirstnameLastname-qb2bg]

Maltfusion Absolutely especially if you're left handed. I loved watching him freeze lefties with that pitch they would flinch like the ball was going to hit them and it's strike 3 every time lol.

[@steverok67]

Seemed like he struck out Luis Castillo with that pitch, every time he faced him.

[@wildcat31772]

that wasn't his sinker... it was his 2-seam fastball

[@heleneschenbacher8512]

God I love this man! Why 18 Gold Gloves? At the end of EVERY pitch he sets up, balanced on both feet equally--ready for any come backer. Other pitchers fall off the mound and just duck at any ball that comes back. You da best Professor!

[@Canuck204]

Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz...hall of fame big 3. Incredible.

[@jamesdelavan9573]

Cannot forget Nolan Ryan. The Strike Out King

[@chuy8356]

The dream team of pitching.

[@GrandeMastaSexi]

Nolan ryan? the best pitcher in history

[@jjay__]

@Fran Ra kids dont know how good he was 91 nlcs mvp. If smoltz would of won game 7, his name would be legend.

[@MVPFLF]

The Professor. The best nickname in baseball IMO.

[@albundy6008]

MVPFLF also one of the most well-deserved.

[@ChopperRead]

Randy Johnson (The Big Unit) best hands down

[@thegoat3877]

ChopperRead Donaldson: bringer of rain is the best

[@ChopperRead]

lets go blue jays!

[@braydenschrock3397]

MVPFLF I like Grandpa Rossy the best

[@webking185]

im 38...best pitcher in my time, a beauty to watch....his fielding was impeccable...like a 5 infielder up the middle...blessed to watch him pitched for sure.

[@Wedontbase]

@@digbickkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk I'll never forget it

[@harveydodd8803]

Same age. Pedro at his peak was the best of our lifetime, but Maddox was consistently great for so long he was amazing to watch.

[@albundy6008]

Maddux was one of the greats. a real pleasure to watch him surgically diasect the lineup.

[@um52]

Greatest Brave's pitcher I ever saw and will ever see. The guy could barely reach 90 on a fastball but his defense and pitching mechanics are down right legendary.

[@ericselvig5808]

um52 what about Warren Spahn?

[@why-why-whywhywhy]

*GREATEST ‘ALL-ROUND’ PITCHER* in MLB *HISTORY.*

[@EverywhereAndNowhere]

I think Maddux is the best pitcher I've ever seen. If you watch...on some of his highlights, with 2 outs and a 2-strike count, he and the catcher don't even wait for the umpire to signal strike three before starting towards the dugout because they know it's strike three already. Now THAT'S control and precision at its finest. A true Jedi master with the baseball...

[@ThundermanSze]

Maddux was on of those pitchers who would get you caught between "Should I?" and "I shouldn't have."

[@babyface503]

I don't have a lot of knowledge of baseball but from what I've seen, I haven't seen anybody with a combination of control, movement, defense and comedy like this dude.

[@DWF33]

No one like him. All you need to know. Simply the best control pitcher ever.

[@nyyanks22]

I used to tune in to tbs just to watch the mad dog, one of the best to do it

[@kellyr8230]

tbs when he was with the Atlanta Braves

[@JamesSterling]

The best pitcher of my lifetime and I'm 72. What these clips don't show is the complete pitch sequence to the batters in critical situations that show how Maddux would set the batter up for the eventual out pitch. Or even, as he has said in interviews, how he would intentionally throw a fat pitch to a batter in a meaningless game or situation with the intention of keeping that pitch in a batter's mind so he could make him look for it later in the season when he needed an out in an important situation. Knowing the batter was looking for the same pitch he got a hit off earlier, Maddux would throw a pitch that came out of his hand the same but would break different. Game over. Win Maddux.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

That's actually a big brain play

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Best control, best intuition, and best defense by a pitcher ever. Also that play at 1:46 ..... incredible.

[@stacystevens3102]

Greg Maddux is legendary. He was my favorite pitcher back in the late 80's when he started with the Cubs. Although I am a Cub fan, I enjoyed watching him pitch for Atlanta. He kept coming back to the Cubs and that was AWESOME!!! I don't think anyone else can hold a candle to Maddux. :)

[@GoCeltics734]

all you need to know, 17 straight seasons of at least 15 wins. 8th all time in wins, 10th in strikeouts, and over 23 seasons, he walked less than 1,000 batters total (999 walks for his career)

[@christianarrizon9796]

Those stats are incredible he has to be up thier with the greatest pichers ever. Just look at the era that he pitched

[@SombraPiloto]

Just read that Maddux faced Bonds more than any other pitcher (150 something times) so you know probably 40 of those 999 walks were intentional.

[@dustinogden2312]

Half of those walks were intentional I'm sure

[@michaeljuarez9686]

Maddux is a great pitcher. And the great player that did it natural. Great player.

[@rumisfordrinkingnotburning]

I remember watching this guy as a kid in the 90's it was amazing.

[@DaaimShabazz]

Maddux shows the difference between a pitcher and a thrower. Many guys in the league now can throw 95-100mph. Those are darts and most are too straight. I'm not as impressed with Aroldis Chapman or Jordan Hicks (no control) as I am with someone like a Clayton Kershaw or Greg Maddux. Maddux had command of four pitches, moved the ball around, changed speeds, changed arm movement and threw wherever the catcher wanted it... on demand. Also notice how easy and fluid his motion was. Takes so much pressure off the elbow. Maddux topped at 90mph, but threw mostly 85-87mph and then punched you out (looking) with a 70mph circle change. Damn. Young pitchers should emulate him.

[@Franky8312]

He’s one of the only successful pitchers of his kind. Unicorn pretty much. Emulating him would be almost impossible.

[@bradcash3668]

Got to be a sick feeling walking up to the plate... knowing Maddux is throwing nothing but strike s and there’s nothing you can do about it!!! Greatness to watch for sure..

[@CuteLesbo69]

Maddux, Smoltz and Glavine, best rotation in baseball. Those were glorious years for my Braves.

[@WCPFISH]

what if Avery had turned out? smh

[@nickpagano7134]

Baseball just one of many of Ferris Burhlers talents. The man really can do everything.

[@baseballaddict2838]

Awesome highlight video. Maddux was a dominant pitcher.

[@markgarduno4597]

Greg Maddux , the pitchers pitcher. A true master on mound 😎

[@jawjww]

I loved watching him pitch. it was amazing to see the command and control.

[@Youre_Right]

The Braves bullpen in the 90s was just scary. Maddux being my favorite. He had such control.

[@rinozisa9396]

Maddux was the greatest example that movement and placement is just as effective as velocity. Maddux's fastball rarely ever hit 90mph and batters still couldn't touch him. The only two CY Young caliber pitchers today who utilize a similar pitching strategy are Clayton Kershaw and Dallas Keuchel.

[@StrayShadowz]

Speed doesn't matter... Control matters.... That gets you in the hall of fame... Sure Aroldis Chapman with that 107 mph ball I'd impressive but if you have more control than him you can out pitch him...

[@pnwdweler4100]

Ragen's Athletic Tips Football,Baseball,etc. Control is great, but Command is even better and Maddux had incredible command.

[@aaroncousino3130]

What's the difference between control and command?

[@jasonbrown8838]

And just have the biggest strikezone ever

[@jacobmiller6148]

Shane Neve yea command and control are the same thing. Lol

[@moegerms]

+jacob miller +Aaron cusino control and command are two different things. Control is to have the ability to throw a strike at any moment, and command is to be able to paint corners and throw a any pitch at any spot in the zone.

[@pizzaguy1966]

most accurate pitcher of all time

[@phillipheard1930]

Maddux was probably the best all around picture of his generation because he also fielded his position better than anyone else. Personally I think El Duque Hernandez may have been just as good or better if he had spent his whole career in MLB

[@1972mrkleen]

Phillip Heard you mean the 🐐 goat??? Lol

[@stankfanger1366]

I was in college at U of Chicago back in the day and watched Greg throw for the Cubbies, and you can't imagine my surprise when I moved back home to Atlanta in '93 and he was right freaking behind me. I got to spend quite a few years with him and the Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones, Mark Wohlers dynasty, including the '95 series win. Greg will always remind me of the good times and it's great to see him doing well... unless he did this because he needed money... oh, shit... does he have a GoFundMe?!?!? I met Harry once at a Meet & Greet at Wrigley and got an autograph, then I met his boy Skip a few years later at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium when my company gave us the box for a playoff game and he stopped by. It all seems kinda tied in together, very neatly, and it was freaking awesome.

[@mhedrick2323]

Great story

[@jeffmassaglia1831]

So much movement. Gad damn

[@Shinobi33]

A complete game win in his first start. That's unheard of today in ⚾.

[@soaringvulture]

Jim Bouton did it. And it was a shutout too, although he gave up about 10 hits. It was a hairy game.

[@moneyaat]

Ryan, Maddux, and Martinez. Best I've ever seen. Could actually watch them pitch all day.

[@ajsports4450]

Don't forget about Johnson too

[@robf4605]

Nothing gives me chills like watching Greg Maddux spot his changeup and 2 seam fastball.

[@sandiego1936]

It was amazing watching this guy!

[@krisis8736]

The movement on his pitches is mind boggling.

[@rightcoast7049]

The Braves had a deadly pitching squad in the 90s... Maddux, Smoltz, Glavine and of course Rocker's crazy ass.

[@rightcoast7049]

@@WhiteWolfBitcoin There was nothing like seeing him sprint on the field lol!

[@jonnywalker4700]

Not only one of my favorite pitchers of all times but player as well.

[@CanadaMMA]

The one thing all great pitchers have in common, is the fact so many of their pitches look identical until the ball reaches the point where the batter needs to decide if he swings or not. Maddux's curveball, fastball, and changeup all looked the same. You needed to guess right to even have a chance of hitting him.

[@River87-]

That’s a bad man right there! Gosh I miss old school baseball ⚾️

[@stevelai1105]

That over-pitcher play is so awesome!

[@lburrell1965]

Greatest ever pitcher ever !!!!!

[@blaketrout9546]

My dad is in the Air Force now but he was best friends with Greg and he has told me and my sisters so many stories of my dad and Greg playing baseball at a field together and my dad was just as good as him batting, hitting, throwing, catching but my dad decided to go to the Air Force but my dad could have easily gone into the pros

[@cedricgist7614]

I always knew Greg Maddux would make Cooperstown but he was always an enigma as a person. Only since he's retired and been enshrined did I get a glimpse of his personality and drive. I found he is a humble man who surprised himself by playing at a caliber that ranks him with the greats. I learned that he was underrated although he was a gifted athlete because he often finished seasons with just under triple crown figures - 18 or 19 wins, just under 200 strikeouts. His ERA generally was outstanding. He also was a member of the best pitching staff in baseball history so that lessened the individual recognition he might have gotten. I don't know whether pitching in the steroid era hampered his recognition also, but so far as I know, no scandal scathed his reputation so he deserves praise for playing clean. Anyway, just wanted to say that I appreciate Greg Maddux even more now, and if not for being a Cardinals fan and growing up on Bob Gibson, I'd take Maddux first over any other pitcher in baseball history.

[@mrmobley7086]

Love The legend series man

[@grehhet161]

im so glad i got to watch him pitch, even if he beat my mets 35 times. one of the best of ever

[@landonduplechin5560]

Starting and closing- John smoltz. great book. a teammate of greg maddux

[@kenarthur6253]

Despite ridiculous ticket prices of professional sports these days, paying to see Maddux is worth every penny spent

[@blacjackdaniels200]

If Maddux threw a ball, he didn’t miss the zone..the ump missed the call!

[@trey87]

The Padres and Dodgers should have found a way to give him #31. That was always his number for the Cubs and Braves.

[@carlosinda3553]

Trey N Well he didn't spend too much time with both of them

[@wildcat31772]

imo the best defensive pitcher all time.

[@dl3988]

More more more Maddox fielding highlights pls. We all know about the amazing control, meticulous preparation and even the surprisingly good hitting, but Mad Dog was also probably the greatest fielding pitcher ever, and made some unbelievable plays on the mound.

[@jeremy28135]

The G.O.A.T. That backdoor sinker, man. So. many. ground balls.

[@alexisnolasco3417]

Como se lo movian con tanta perfección

[@nufcedkidyup8627]

Back in the day, I couldn't wait to draft him in fantasy baseball.

[@stevenjschuler1169]

Greg Maddux was one of my favorite pitchers of all time. Unfortunately the Cubs did not offer him a contract to respect his ability so he went to Atlanta for less money of what he could’ve made elsewhere but he picked up another Cy Young and a WS ring with the Braves. He’s was an amazing pitcher and I wish he could still pitch like that because he was fun to watch.

[@pbrickley6247]

What a great one.

[@SlainteMhath]

#GOAT

[@jerrysoh619]

He had an insane ability to have so much precise control of the baseball's hypothetical movement, especially against left handed hitters, I wonder if he actually aimed at the batter? Its just so much movement from the moment the ball leaves his hand

[@Tenornicocruz]

El mejor y el más grande

[@chaseman12]

Dude was amazing.

[@elbob17]

The best pitcher of my generation. (born in '76). Maybe not the best but my favorite. So efficient.

[@omarbeleno3996]

Simplemente el mejor. El cirujano.

[@seanhowell8301]

Best Fielding pitcher that ever lived.

[@seanhowell8301]

There will never be another like him. I'm happy I got to watch his career.

[@user-se1uf9dh4l]

amazing😇😇

[@rchoper21]

He was only with the Dodgers for less than 1 season but it was a treat to see a master of his craft at work even late in his career. Can't understand why any team wouldn't have signed him to a lifetime contract!

[@btmusic9026]

Great movement, THE MASTER

[@KingJaymo2k11]

That inside 2 seamer to the lefties was DEADLY...My favorite pitcher to watch growing up

[@earlyatestricktrick]

One thing is for sure though, if it was an afternoon game, (2pm) that he was pitching in, you could guarantee you'd be out of the ballpark by 3:30 at the latest. A pure technician on that pitchers mound. That 78 pitch 9 inning game was masterful.

[@leonculiadorsinley1779]

Maddux is the best, is GOAT.

[@kkttss1928]

Tony Gwyne said Maddux could throw a baseball through a cheerio.

[@OneEyedKeys]

Great in any era. Top 5 of all time certainly, but top 3 candidate as well.

[@freedomrider266]

Koufax may be the GOAT (no argument here), but I LOVED watching Maddux pitch! His controlled movement was as good as there was!

[@seanhowell8301]

He is the best to ever do it. It’s not even close.

[@kw3674]

Best 2 seam fastball--maybe ever.

[@CamxCam.]

Don't forget he also won 18 gold gloves for nearly 18 years straight. Maddux was a God amongst men.

[@stevesand8845]

Greatest control of all time

[@adamtownsend7829]

Mark freaking Lemke

[@spcooper94]

Sinker is unbelievable

[@cameron_fairchild]

i love him no homo, idols of the game, GOAT.

[@bulkcity]

Top 2 for me will always be Ryan and Maddux

[@petercondos1018]

My absolute favorite pitcher on a Alanta Braves team maybe the best rotation to only win one world series and ALL the division titles you may never see that again and that's coming from a Pirates & Yankees fan .

[@travisaaron2841]

Great video! Most impressive thing in the video? Striking out Mark Grace looking. Mark hardly ever stuck out, definitely not looking.

[@floppaturnt]

4 straight cy youngs is on some next level shit

[@mokiemori]

With most other baseball pitchers' fans of the day, Maddux too is my favorite 'all time.' Like all cable television fans of the networks that showcased his talents, I rarely missed a game he pitched and eventually came to anticipate his sequences. There are a few mentionable credits/highlights I've never seen others note: Rick Reuschel, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher. I would assert Maddux was a different pitcher before and after he played against him, that he learned the advantages of taking off pitches in fast ball situations when playing against and studying the man who did it better than anyone else in the mid-1980's. As for batters, the only batter I ever saw outguess Maddux was Pedro Guerrero, when an Expo, and he did it with an art reminiscent of Roberto Clemente, flailing over an early pitch, then waiting for that same pitch to smash it down the left field line. My favorite match-up though was Maddux v. Bonds, for their respective greatness, contemporaries and in the longevity of their careers.

[@patricklarry6645]

Minor league pitching coaches need to use maddux as the example of how to pitch. You don't need to throw 100mph to be successful in the majors.

[@user-kp7ls7ml1h]

definition of starting and ground ball pitchers : sinker, curve and change up, sometimes cutter

[@seanharris8419]

God damn that curveball was nasty.

[@soaringvulture]

It still is. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6nOmp5jbdR5itU

[@leom1537]

Best 2seam fastball ever. Left handers had no idea!!!!

[@elisabethbennett9093]

he is good

[@RJN8580]

+Elisabeth Bennett Haha I grew up in Georgia...he was not only good he was the GREATEST!

[@yusufabdullah5008]

norr4636 Madduz is the goat. Watching him on TBS in Atlanta through the 90s and 2000s was a treat

[@torontoBluejays87]

This is as close to a baseball jedi as you are ever going to see. He was still completely fooling Chris Bryant with his curveball in the latest prank he pulled in his 50s.