I was watching the Red Sox game last night and the pitcher got a no hitter and I was wondering if that was the same thing as a perfect game.
2007-09-01 23:19:45 · 16 answers · asked by Lacey v 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
No. in order for it to be considered a perfect game, the opposing team cannot reach base at all, whether through a hit, walk, etc..... a no hittier simply means that - no hits given up. Buchholz had 3 walks in the game. But still, to throw a no-no in only your 2nd major league start is something really special. Clay is going to be someone the Sox are going to keep around for a while.
Go Sox!
2007-09-02 00:30:33 · answer #1 · answered by engineco227 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Both are considered "no-hitters" but that's where the similarity ends. A perfect game constitutes 27 batters up, 27 batters down. The pitcher does not allow a single base runner to reach first base. There can't be any errors on the part of the defensive team in order to preserve the perfect game.
A "standard" no-hitter does not necessarily have to be a perfect game. There can be errors on the part of the defense and the pitcher may, during the course of the game, walk a batter or two. Just as long as he doesn't give up a clean hit during the game he would be credited with a "no-hitter".
2007-09-02 00:52:46 · answer #2 · answered by The Mick 7 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly. A no-hitter is a game where the pitcher(s) does not allow a hit, but people may still reach base via walks, hit batsmen, or errors. A perfect game is a game in which no one on a team reaches base. Three turns of the lineup, 27 consecutively retired batters.
2007-09-01 23:28:26 · answer #3 · answered by wdstraube 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No hitter & a perfect game are 2 different things. A no hitter is when u allow no hits but u allow a walk or an error. A perfect game is when u allow no hits no errors & no walks.
2007-09-02 04:29:19 · answer #4 · answered by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no. a perfect game is when a pitcher dosen't allow an error, walk, balk, a hit or throw a wild pitch. a no hitter is when he may have done one or more of the previous things, but still did not allow a hit.
2007-09-02 01:19:23 · answer #5 · answered by feenafee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No a perfect game is 27 outs....nobody gets on base....a no hitter is a no hitter but the pitcher may give up walks or hit a player .
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/rare_feats/index.jsp?feature=no_hitter
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/piperf.shtml
2007-09-02 02:52:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, a no hitter means they didn't get a hit off you. A perfect game mean no walks or hits. Randy Johnson did this a couple of years ago, it was awesome. Go D-Backs, and I hope the big unit recovers from his surgery soon.
2007-09-02 00:53:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, in a perfect game NO ONE reaches base (no hits, no walks, nobody reaches on an error)....in a "no-hitter" there are only NO HITS.
2007-09-02 03:15:50 · answer #8 · answered by samdugan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they make a bigger deal over perfect games and the no hitter u have walks and perfect game no on gets on at all
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2016-11-13 23:42:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋