Blah blah Red Sox whatever. Will A-Rod be a Dodger?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Which brings up a question that I have wondered: what is the lowest ACTUAL pitch count a pitcher has ever had in a complete game.

Greg Maddux owns the 3 lowest complete games pitch counts, the lowest being 78.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Greg Maddux owns the 3 lowest complete games pitch counts, the lowest being 78.

Hmm... I thought it would have been lower.

But thanks for the info.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Hmm... I thought it would have been lower.

But thanks for the info.

10 pitches per inning is considered an efficient rate. At 78 pitches for 27 outs, it took Maddux fewer than 3 pitches per out. That's just unreal.