2007-05-15 03:37:18 · 4 answers · asked by Jeremy F 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
It's not impossible to answer.
He's gone to a 3-0 count on 293 occasions during his career. In 276 of those situations, he ended up walking the batter. You can get stats for each ball-strike count on his splits page here:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/psplit.cgi?n1=maddugr01
2007-05-15 04:23:00 · answer #1 · answered by Craig S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thanks Craig, but note that the site you reference indicates that the data for years before 2000 is likely to be incomplete. So he has gone 3-0 at least 293 times - probably many more.
I think this question was asked because it was discussed by Cincy announcer Marty Brenneman last week. He and his partner Tracy Jones claim the answer was 18!!! A quick check of on-line box scores shows he has done it 18 times since last July! Maddux is a great pitcher and will end up in the Hall of Fame, but I don't know where these guys came up with their numbers.
2007-05-16 20:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by Jim S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never, well maybe once in his long career. Seriously, Maddux is one of the great control pitchers to ever play the game. If you are a baseball fan and have never seen him pitch in person, you should make an effort to see him pitch before he retires. He is a master at what he can do, a class act, a sure Hall-of-Fame pitcher, and a real asset to the game of baseball.
2007-05-15 11:01:16 · answer #3 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that impossable to answer
2007-05-15 10:59:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋