Maddux, Greg (Gregory Alan Maddux), 1966–, American baseball player, b. San Angelo, Tex. Playing with the Chicago Cubs (1986–92, 2004–) and the Atlanta Braves (1993–2003), both in the National League, he has been noted for finesse and control, rather than for speed and power, and has more than 300 wins (and 15 or more wins in 17 straight seasons). Maddux won the Cy Young Award as the league's best pitcher four years in a row (1992–95), the first to do so. The 1994 and 1995 awards were by unanimous vote, placing Maddux with Sandy Koufax Koufax, Sandy (Sanford Koufax) (kō`făks), 1935–, American baseball player, b. New York City.
..... Click the link for more information. as the only pitchers so honored twice in a row. The winningest pitcher in the major leagues from 1988 through 1995, he posted an earned run average under 1.80 for two successive years (1994–95), the first time anyone had done so since Walter Johnson Johnson, Walter Perry, 1887–1946, American baseball player, b. Humboldt, Kans. He began playing with the Washington Senators of the American League in 1907. A right-handed pitcher, he won 417 games while losing 279 before he retired from active play in 1927.
..... Click the link for more information. in 1918–19. His winning percentage of .905 (19–2) in 1995, when Maddux led the Braves to a World Series championship, was the highest ever achieved for a season by a pitcher with over 20 decisions.

Maddux, Greg

in full Gregory Alan Maddux

(born April 14, 1966, San Angelo, Texas, U.S.) U.S. baseball player. Maddux was a star pitcher in high school and was drafted and brought up to the major leagues by the Chicago Cubs (1986–92). He joined the Atlanta Braves in 1993 as a free agent and helped them win the World Series in 1995. Known for his superior control and consistency, Maddux is the only pitcher ever to win the Cy Young pitching award four years in a row (1992–95). He rejoined the Cubs in 2004.