One of the "Great Feats" we track are Game Scores over 85 for starting pitchers. To date, several pitchers have made the list more than once:
3 - Pedro Martinez, Power
3 - Jesse Tannehill, Neanderthals
2 - Charlie Sweeney, HOWARYA
2 - Cliff Melton, Freakin Franchise
2 - Greg Maddux, Planet 10
Back in April, Roger Clemens tossed a 1-hit complete game shutout against the Otherton Fishbiscuits for Game Score of 93 (Bill James version). This stood as the sole instance of such a high score until June 21, when Greg Maddux duplicated the feat. The 29-year old righty dominated the Wedge Tornado and led Planet 10 to a league leading 8th shutout on the year.
To the left is a stat by stat comparison of the two best pitched games of the year. While Maddux was more efficient (less walks, less pitches) Clemens was more dominant (more K's). I would take either!
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