I would've guessed the record for deGroms would be higher than 16. Not that 16 isn't a lot of times to have something like this happen, but I think I would have guessed Jacob himself already had close to 20, and that while he'd surely be approaching the record, he'd have farther to go. It makes sense that so many of the leaders are active or very recent, because pitchers being pulled before giving up any runs only became common pretty recently, but I still would've thought there'd be more old-timers on the list, guys leaving 0-0 games after 8 or 9 innings during eras when scoring was low. Interesting and fun stuff!
For anyone curious, the record for most Madduxes is 13 (by Greg), and no one else has more than 7. It should also be noted that Madduxes only date back to 1988, because that's when MLB began tracking pitch counts. No active player has more than 3, so unless baseball DRAMATICALLY changes course, that record will never fall.
I would've guessed the record for deGroms would be higher than 16. Not that 16 isn't a lot of times to have something like this happen, but I think I would have guessed Jacob himself already had close to 20, and that while he'd surely be approaching the record, he'd have farther to go. It makes sense that so many of the leaders are active or very recent, because pitchers being pulled before giving up any runs only became common pretty recently, but I still would've thought there'd be more old-timers on the list, guys leaving 0-0 games after 8 or 9 innings during eras when scoring was low. Interesting and fun stuff!
For anyone curious, the record for most Madduxes is 13 (by Greg), and no one else has more than 7. It should also be noted that Madduxes only date back to 1988, because that's when MLB began tracking pitch counts. No active player has more than 3, so unless baseball DRAMATICALLY changes course, that record will never fall.