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Greg Maddux

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Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966), also known as "Mad Dog" and "the Professor," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs. Maddux was the first pitcher in MLB history to win the Cy Young Award four consecutive years (1992–1995), matched by only one other pitcher, Randy Johnson. During those four seasons, Maddux had a 75–29 win–loss record with a 1.98 earned run average (ERA), while allowing fewer than one baserunner per inning. An eight-time All-Star, he won the 1995 World Series with the Braves over the Cleveland Indians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Greg Maddux is the 34th most popular baseball player (up from 46th in 2024), the 10,847th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,544th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Greg Maddux ranks 34 out of 91. Before him are Roger Clemens, Mariano Rivera, Tom Seaver, Mark McGwire, Derek Jeter, and Cal Ripken Jr.. After him are Hideo Nomo, Bob Gibson, Sammy Sosa, Carl Yastrzemski, Shohei Ohtani, and Ernie Banks.

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Among people born in 1966, Greg Maddux ranks 376. Before him are Paul Haarhuis, Evgeny Bareev, John van den Brom, Édouard Baer, Andrea Berg, and Guillaume de Tonquédec. After him are Louis Mandylor, Stefano Dionisi, Michel Muller, Iveta Bartošová, Nobuyuki Kojima, and Ljubčo Georgievski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Greg Maddux ranks 10,849 out of 20,380. Before him are Mindy Sterling (1953), Ty Hardin (1930), David Rittenhouse (1732), Katee Sackhoff (1980), Faye Grant (1957), and Bill Prady (1960). After him are Chance the Rapper (1993), Yolanda King (1955), Rebecca Schaeffer (1967), Bebe Rexha (1989), Blanche Barton (1961), and Hugh Howey (1975).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Greg Maddux ranks 30. Before him are Rogers Hornsby (1896), Roger Clemens (1962), Tom Seaver (1944), Mark McGwire (1963), Derek Jeter (1974), and Cal Ripken Jr. (1960). After him are Bob Gibson (1935), Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Ernie Banks (1931), Ken Griffey Jr. (1969), Edgar Martínez (1963), and Hank Greenberg (1911).

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