Greg Maddux

Guide Note:

Greg Maddux is a Major League pitcher who currently plays for the San Diego Padres. During his career, Maddux has won four Cy Young Awards.

Fast Facts

1. Hometown: San Angelo, Texas
2. Cy Young Awards: 4, 1992-1995
3. Multi-time All-Star
4. Brother of former pitcher Mike Maddux

Although born in Texas, Maddux spent much of his early years in Spain where his father was stationed as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. Maddux was drafted by the Chicago Cubs franchise in 1984 and played in his first Major League games in 1986. In his first full season, Maddux compiled a disappointing 6-14 record, but he rebounded in 1988, winning 18 games. Over the next sixteen seasons, Maddux never won fewer than 15 games. In 1992, Maddux won his first of four Cy Young Awards as a member of the Cubs, but the next season he signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves. In his first three seasons with the Braves, Maddux won three Cy Young Awards, giving him four consecutive pitching titles, and he helped lead the team to a 1995 World Series win over the Cleveland Indians. In 2004, Maddux returned to the Cubs, and in 2006, the ace was traded at the end of the season to the playoff-contending Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2007, Maddux signed with the Padres.