Bret Saberhagen vs Greg Maddux

Bret SaberhagenGreg Maddux

Bret Saberhagen and Greg Maddux compared on their MLB careers: Bret Saberhagen played 16 seasons, 1984 to 2001, Greg Maddux 23 seasons, 1986 to 2008. Bret Saberhagen has 167 wins to Greg Maddux's 355. Bret Saberhagen won 1 title, Greg Maddux won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bret Saberhagen and Greg Maddux career totals
399GP744
167W355
117L227
3.3ERA3.2
2562.2IP5008.1
1,715K3,371
471BB999
1.1WHIP1.1
1SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bret Saberhagen and Greg Maddux postseason
10GP35
23R97
54H195

Where each stands all time

Bret Saberhagen and Greg Maddux all-time places
153rd (1,715)Strikeouts (pitching)12th (3,371)
192nd (167)Wins (pitching)8th (355)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bret Saberhagen: 1 championship; AL Cy Young ×2, World Series MVP, AL Gold Glove
  • Greg Maddux: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×18, NL Cy Young ×4

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bret Saberhagen and Greg Maddux season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st198410113.481986245.52
2nd19852062.8719876145.61
3rd19867124.1519881883.18
4th198718103.36198919122.95
5th198814163.80199015153.46
6th19892362.16199115113.35
7th1990593.27199220112.18
8th19911383.07199320102.36
9th1992353.5019941661.56
10th1993773.2919951921.63
11th19941442.74199615112.72
12th1995764.1819971942.20
13th1997016.5819981892.22
14th19981583.9619991993.57
15th19991062.9520001993.00
16th2001126.00200117113.05
17th————20021662.62
18th————200316113.96
19th————200416114.02
20th————200513154.24
21st————200615144.20
22nd————200714114.14
23rd————20088134.22

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA