James Shields threw 11 complete games in the 2011 season for the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming the first pitcher to reach double digits in a single season since CC Sabathia threw 10 complete games for the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers in 2008.
Cy Young is the all-time leader in complete games with 749 and the only player to complete more than 700 games. Pud Galvin is second all-time with 646 career complete games and the only other player to complete more than 600 games. No active pitcher has yet to even reach 30 career complete games.
MLB complete games 2025: 12 2015: 104 2005: 189 1995: 275 1985: 627 1975: 1,052 1965: 739.
On May 26, 1959, Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves, but lost the perfect game, no-hitter and the game in the 13th inning at County Stadium in Milwaukee.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the 1st pitcher with back-to-back postseason complete games since Curt Schilling in 2001.
The last pitcher to throw 20 complete games in a single season was Fernando Valenzuela, who did so for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1986. The last pitcher to throw 25 complete games in a season was Rick Langford, who had 28 for the Oakland Athletics in 1980.
Here are all the times in World Series history a team has swept the World Series 4-0: 2012: Giants over Tigers. 2007: Red Sox over Rockies. 2005: White Sox over Astros.
Aroldis Chapman _thecubanmissile54 owns the fastest verified MLB pitch: 106 mph (2011).
Aaron Judge reached 350 career HRs in 1,088 games, 192 games faster than anyone else in MLB history.
Nolan Ryan threw 235 pitches and struck out 19 batters in 13 innings and ended up getting a no decision against the Red Sox, 1974 His opponent, Luis Tiant, went 14 1/3 innings before surrendering Denny Doyle's walk-off double in the bottom of the 15th.
Definition. A Maddux describes a start in which a pitcher tosses a complete-game shutout on fewer than 100 pitches. Named after Hall of Famer Greg Maddux, the term was coined by baseball writer Jason Lukehart.
Hall of Fame candidacy
During his 15 years (1993–2007) on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), Garvey failed to reach the 75% required for induction. His highest percentage of votes was 42.6% in 1995; he received 21.1% in his final year on the ballot.
Mason Miller is the new No. 1 flamethrower in recorded postseason history. Miller struck out the Cubs' Carson Kelly with a 104.5 mph fastball in the bottom of the seventh inning during the Padres' 3-0 win in Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series on Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
1. Cy Young. Cy Young is baseball's ultimate iron man, holding records that will likely never be broken, including 511 wins and 749 complete games. He pitched for 22 seasons and was so dominant that MLB named its top pitching award after him.
The best power-speed combo seasons ever
The 50-50 Club had its first member in 2024, when Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani accomplished the feat with a performance for the ages on Sept. 19.
10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
15 Years ago today, Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch in MLB history. Officially recorded at 105.8 mph, don't blink or you will miss it. Chapman is currently in his 16th year of his career, and rumor has it he just started locating his fastball this year.
13-14 years old: 55-65 miles per hour. 65-75 mph: for 15-16 year olds. 70-80 mph: for high school. 80-90 mph: for college/professional.
The biggest single game blowout in World Series history happened nearly 100 years ago in the 1936 series between the Yankees and the Giants. Led by legends such as Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio, the Yankees put up a dominant 18-4 win over the Giants, who were located in New York as well at the time.
The Dodgers and the Yankees are tied for the most losses with 14 each.