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In the zone

By KEVIN KELLY

© St. Petersburg Times,
published August 12, 2001

On Tuesday, Braves pitcher Greg Maddux broke Christy Mathewson's NL record for consecutive innings pitched without a walk. Maddux ran his streak to 70 1/3 innings but still has a ways to go to reach the major-league record of 84 walkless innings. That mark was set by Rays pitching coach Bill Fischer. Below is a look at baseball's winningest pitchers and how many walks they have given up per game (* active):

(Player, W-L, games, walks,avg.)

1. Cy Young,511-316,906, 1,217,1.34

2. Walter Johnson,417-279,802,1,362,1.70

3. Grover Alexander,373-208,696,951,1.37

4. Christy Mathewson,373-188,635,844,1.33

5. Jim Galvin,365-310,705,745,1.06

6. Warren Spahn,363-245,750,1,434,1.91

7. Kid Nichols,361-208,620,1,268,2.05

8. Tim Keefe,342-225,600, 1,233,2.06

9. Steve Carlton,329-244,741,1,833,2.47

10. John Clarkson,328-178,531,1,191,2.24

28. Roger Clemens*,275-143,536,1,236,2.31

37. Greg Maddux*,255-141,495,751,1.52

-- Compiled by Kevin Kelly.

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