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Jacob Misiorowski threw only 95 pitches in dismissing the Philadelphia Phillies on June 12 during the Milwaukee Brewers' 6-0 win, recording 15 strikeouts along the way for the most punchouts ever in a game where a starter threw a complete game shutout in fewer than 100 pitches.
One term you'll hear associated with the performance: A Maddux. So what is that exactly?
Named for Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux, it's a term for a complete-game shutout performance in fewer than 100 pitches. It's a term Major League Baseball officially embraces in its glossary of terms, noting that Maddux threw 13 such games in his career. Maddux also threw a 14th game in which he worked nine shutout innings in 89 pitches, a game his team went on to win in the 10th after he'd been relieved.
Nobody else has thrown more than seven career Madduxes in the era where all pitches were tracked, beginning in 1988.
The feat itself isn't completely rare; the Brewers had 12 previous instances in club history. Minnesota's Bailey Ober just threw one in May, and Sandy Alcántara of the Marlins threw one in April.
Kyle Lohse threw a 93-pitch complete-game shutout against the Cubs (a 9-0 win) on June 1, 2014. Lohse also had an 89-pitch Maddux against Atlanta in a 4-0 win Sept. 25, 2013.
Chris Bosio recorded nine strikeouts in a 4-0 win over the California Angels on Sept. 24, 1992. He threw 86 pitches. Misiorowski had six more strikeouts than the previous best in Brewers history.
Before Lohse threw a pair in back-to-back years, the Brewers had 10 other instances of a Maddux, but only five other pitchers. Thus, Misiorowski is the seventh individual pitcher in Brewers history to throw one.
Zane Smith, a Madison-born pitcher drafted by the Braves in 1982, played 13 MLB seasons with the Braves and Pirates among other teams. He has seven career Madduxes.
Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers had 13 strikeouts in a Maddux in 2017 and 2025, respectively. Nobody has had 14 strikeouts in a Maddux, and Misiorowski had 15.
Brandon Woodruff shut down the Marlins on Sept. 11, 2023, a 12-0 win in which he struck out seven and allowed six hits with one walk. He threw 106 pitches.
Ben Sheets famously struck out 18 Atlanta Braves on May 16, 2004, at Miller Park. Corbin Burnes is the only other Brewers pitcher to strike out 15 in a game, doing so Aug. 11, 2021 at Wrigley Field in his Cy Young Award season.
Sheets' 2004 season and Burnes' 2021 season are perhaps the two best individual pitching seasons in Brewers history. Misiorowski's 2026 is building a case.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: What's a 'Maddux?' Jacob Misiorowski just threw one
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One term you'll hear associated with the performance: A Maddux. So what is that exactly?
Named for Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux, it's a term for a complete-game shutout performance in fewer than 100 pitches. It's a term Major League Baseball officially embraces in its glossary of terms, noting that Maddux threw 13 such games in his career. Maddux also threw a 14th game in which he worked nine shutout innings in 89 pitches, a game his team went on to win in the 10th after he'd been relieved.
Nobody else has thrown more than seven career Madduxes in the era where all pitches were tracked, beginning in 1988.
The feat itself isn't completely rare; the Brewers had 12 previous instances in club history. Minnesota's Bailey Ober just threw one in May, and Sandy Alcántara of the Marlins threw one in April.
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Who was the last Brewers pitcher to throw a Maddux?
Kyle Lohse threw a 93-pitch complete-game shutout against the Cubs (a 9-0 win) on June 1, 2014. Lohse also had an 89-pitch Maddux against Atlanta in a 4-0 win Sept. 25, 2013.
Which Brewers pitcher had the most strikeouts in a Maddux before Misiorowski?
Chris Bosio recorded nine strikeouts in a 4-0 win over the California Angels on Sept. 24, 1992. He threw 86 pitches. Misiorowski had six more strikeouts than the previous best in Brewers history.
Who are the other pitchers to throw a Maddux in Brewers history?
Before Lohse threw a pair in back-to-back years, the Brewers had 10 other instances of a Maddux, but only five other pitchers. Thus, Misiorowski is the seventh individual pitcher in Brewers history to throw one.
- Chris Capuano, 2-0 win over Cubs on July 6, 2006 (97 pitches)
- Chris Capuano, 9-0 win over Cubs on April 30, 2006 (91 pitches)
- Tomo Ohka, 4-0 win over Rays on June 14, 2005 (98 pitches)
- Chris Bosio, 4-0 win over Angels on Sept. 24, 1992 (86 pitches)
- Jaime Navarro, 1-0 win over Red Sox on Aug. 16, 1992 (99 pitches)
- Jaime Navarro, 4-0 win over Cleveland on July 27, 1992 (85 pitches)
- Chris Bosio, 2-0 win over Yankees on Sept. 17, 1991 (82 pitches)
- Jaime Navarro, 1-0 win over Cleveland on May 24, 1991 (96 pitches)
- Chris Bosio, 3-0 win over Cleveland on April 6, 1989 (87 pitches)
- Teddy Higuera, 1-0 win over Angels on June 4, 1988 (83 pitches)
Who has the second-most Madduxes in baseball history besides Maddux? It's a Wisconsin native
Zane Smith, a Madison-born pitcher drafted by the Braves in 1982, played 13 MLB seasons with the Braves and Pirates among other teams. He has seven career Madduxes.
Who has the previous record for strikeouts in a Maddux?
Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers had 13 strikeouts in a Maddux in 2017 and 2025, respectively. Nobody has had 14 strikeouts in a Maddux, and Misiorowski had 15.
Who was the last Brewers pitcher to throw a complete-game shutout of any kind?
Brandon Woodruff shut down the Marlins on Sept. 11, 2023, a 12-0 win in which he struck out seven and allowed six hits with one walk. He threw 106 pitches.
Who has the most strikeouts in a game in Brewers history?
Ben Sheets famously struck out 18 Atlanta Braves on May 16, 2004, at Miller Park. Corbin Burnes is the only other Brewers pitcher to strike out 15 in a game, doing so Aug. 11, 2021 at Wrigley Field in his Cy Young Award season.
Sheets' 2004 season and Burnes' 2021 season are perhaps the two best individual pitching seasons in Brewers history. Misiorowski's 2026 is building a case.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: What's a 'Maddux?' Jacob Misiorowski just threw one
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