Wise Words from a Pair of Bills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n It never ceases to amaze me, how many of baseball\u2019s wounds are self-inflicted.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Hall of Famer Bill Veeck<\/span><\/p>\n Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Hall of Famer Bill Terry<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n As Baseball Roundtable waits, less than patiently, for baseball\u2019s owners and players to come to their senses (and thereby to an agreement), I continue to randomly search for baseball stories and stats that pique my interest. For example, looking at Giants\u2019 right-hander Ted Lincecum\u2019s stat line and game logs, I noticed that:<\/p>\n As always with Baseball Roundtable, one thing led to another and I was reminded of the fact that Phil Humber threw just one complete game in his eight-season MLB career (2006-13) \u2013 and that outing was a Perfect Game.\u00a0 That led to Mike Fiers’ two career complete games \u2013 both no-hitters.<\/p>\n These\u00a0 observations led me to look even more deeply at pitchers who managed to throw MLB no-hitters, despite a minimal number of career complete games.\u00a0 As I began the search, I set my sights on pitchers with one no-hitter and fewer than three career complete games and those with multiple MLB no-hitters and fewer than ten career complete games.\u00a0 Since I do like charts, I developed two based on these criteria: one for pitchers no longer active and another for pitchers active in 2021 (who have a chance to pitch their way off the chart).\u00a0 Side note:\u00a0 As you might expect, given changes in the game (pitch counts, relief specialists, etc.), most of the pitchers on the charts began their MLB careers in the 2000’s.<\/em><\/p>\n In this post, I\u2019ll present those charts, along with some info on each pitcher, as well as a couple of Baseball Round Table No-Hit Parade Extras.<\/em><\/p>\n Homer Bailey \u2026. Two No-Hitters, Seven Career Complete Games, 245 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Homer Bailey threw the last MLB no-hitter of the 2012 season and the first no-hitter of the 2013 season. <\/em><\/strong>The right-hander made 245 MLB appearances \u2013 and never pitched in relief in the majors.\u00a0 Bailey (with the Reds) no-hit the Pirates (in Pittsburgh) on September 28, 2012 (1-0), walking one and fanning ten. On July 2, 2013, he no-hit the Giants (in Cincinnati) by a 3-0 score, walking one and whiffing nine. Bailey pitched in 14 MLB seasons (2007-20 \u2026 Reds, Royals, A\u2019s Twins) going\u00a0 81-86, 4.56, with 1,157 strikeouts in 1,401 innings. Bailey\u2019s \u00a0given name, by the way, \u00a0was David Dewitt Bailey Jr.\u00a0 His \u201cHomer\u201d nickname (which seemed unfortunate for a pitcher) honored his great grandfather.<\/p>\n High School High Roller<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Homer Bailey was a first-round pick (Reds) in the 2004 MLB Draft \u2013 out of La Grange (TX) High School, where he had gone 41-4, 0.90 with 536 strikeouts in 298 innings.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n ________________________________________________<\/p>\n Bobo Holloman \u2026 No-Hitter, One Career Complete Game, 10 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Alva Lee \u201cBobo\u201d Holloman threw a no-hitter in his first MLB start<\/em><\/strong> (fifth appearance). On May 6, 1953, righty Holloman and his St. Louis Browns no-hit the Philadelphia Athletics in a 6-0 whitewash. It was the only complete game in Holloman\u2019s one season (1953) career. Holloman walked five and fanned three. Notably, he made the no-no hard work for himself, by walking three batters in the top of the ninth inning. He made nine more starts that season, going 2-5, 5.40 in those appearances.\u00a0 His season and career stat line was 3-7, 5.23.<\/p>\n Making the Roundtable No-Hit Parade and Hit Parade<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n In Bobo Holloman\u2019s first MLB start, he not only notched a no-hitter and his only MLB complete game, he also collected two hits and three RBI \u2013 his only major league hits and runs driven in. <\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n ____________________________________________<\/p>\n Baseball Roundtable No-Hit Parade Extra \u2026 Making Those Last Two Complete Games Count<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Ted Lincecum had a pair of no-hitters, but his ten career complete games kept him off the chart. Lincecum, who led the National League with four complete games in 2009, had just two complete games over his final five MLB seasons (2012-16)\u00a0 – both were no-hitters. On July 13, 2013 (Could 13 be Lincecum\u2019s lucky number?), Lincecum no-hit the Padres (in San Diego) as the Giants won 9-0. He walked four and struck out thirteen. On June 25 of the following season, he no-hit the Padres again in San Francisco. The final was 4-0 and Lincecum walked one and fanned six. The four-time All Star went 110-89 in ten MLB seasons (2007-16 \u2026 Giants Dodgers). He was also 5-2, 2.50 in the post-season.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Bud smith \u2026 No-Hitter, One Career Complete Game, 24 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Southpaw Bud Smith threw his no-hitter in his rookie season<\/strong>, in his 11th<\/sup> MLB start (September 3, 1001). It was the \u00a0\u00a021-year-old Cardinal rookie\u2019s \u00a0fourth win (against two losses) in a season in which he would go a promising\u00a0 6-3. 3.83. \u00a0Smith walked four and whiffed seven in a 4-0 win over the Padres (in San Diego). Smith\u2019s early promise faded.\u00a0 In 2002, he went 1-5, 6.94 and, in July,\u00a0 was traded to the Phillies in a multi-player trade. He did not pitch again in the major leagues.,<\/p>\n _____________________________________________<\/p>\n Philip Humber \u2026 One No-Hitter, One Career Complete Game, 51 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019ll Take Phil<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Philip Humber was a First Round draft pick (Mets \u2013 third overall pick) in the 2004 MLB draft \u2013 out of Rice University, where he had gone 35-8, 2.80, with 422 strikeouts in 353 2\/3 innings over three seasons.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n Hisashi Iwakuma \u2026 One No-Hitter, One Career Complete Game, 136 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Hisashi Iwakuma pitched 11 seasons in Japan (and had been an All Star in multiple campaigns) before signing with the Mariners (as a 31-year-old) in 2012. He adjusted to MLB quickly.\u00a0 In his first three seasons with the Mariners, the right-hander went 38-20, 3.07 and was selected to the 2013 AL All Star squad.\u00a0 On August 12, 2015, he no-hit the Orioles (in Seattle ), as the Mariners triumphed 3-0.\u00a0 He walked three and fanned seven. In six MLB seasons (2012-17, all with the Mariners, Iwakuma went 63-39, 3.41.<\/p>\n Not First, But Almost<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Hisashi Iwakuma was the second Japanese player to pitch an MLB no-hitter (after Hideo Nomo).<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n ______________________________________________<\/p>\n Jonathan Sanchez \u2026 One No-Hitter, One Career Complete Game, 137 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Giants\u2019 lefty \u00a0Jonathan Sanchez threw his no-hitter on July 10, 2009 \u2013 shutting\u00a0 down the Padres 8-0, while walking none and fanning 11. The first (and only baserunner) came with one out in the top of the eighth on an error by Juan Uribe, who had moved from 2B to 3B in the seventh inning. Sanchez came into the game 2-8, 5.30 on the season (16 appearances\/13 starts). He \u00a0finished the season 8-12, 4.24. Sanchez pitched in eight MLB seasons (2006-13 \u2026 Giants, Royals, Rockies, Pirates) and went 39-58, 4.70.<\/p>\n Jonathan Sanchez\u2019 Dad Can Thank Randy Johnson for This One<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n On the night he threw his no-hitter, Jonathan Sanchez was slated to work out of the bullpen.\u00a0 Randy Johnson was scheduled to start for the Giants, but was a late (injury) scratch. And the rest is history. Oh, one final note, it was the first time that Sanchez\u2019 father was in the stands to see\u00a0 him pitch in an MLB game. <\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00a0______________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n Baseball Roundtable No-Hit Parade Extra \u2026 A Good Start for Bumpus<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Charles Leander \u201cBumpus\u201d Jones is the only MLB pitcher to throw a no-hitter in his first-ever MLB appearance<\/em>.\u00a0 It happened a bit before my time –\u00a0 on October 15, 1892. Bumpus earned the (very) late (final-day-of-the-season) start with the Reds after a 24-3, 0.93 record with the Joliet Convicts\/Aurora Indians of the Illinois-Iowa League. \u00a0He tossed his no-hitter against the Pirates, striking out three and walking four in a 7-1 win.\u00a0 Of note is the fact that Jones \u2018s no-hitter was the last one thrown\u00a0 with pitchers\u00a0 throwing from a box with the front line 50-feet from home plate\u00a0 and the back line 5 \u00bd-feet farther back.\u00a0 The following season, the distance was stretched to the current 60\u20196\u201d and Bumpus could not recreate the magic of that first appearance. In 1893, he went 1-4, 10.19 and never pitched in the majors again.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Chris Heston \u2026 One No-Hitter, Two Career Complete Games, 33 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Right-hander Chris Heston pitched his no-hitter on June 9 , 2015 \u2013 as his Giants topped the Mets 5-0 in New York. Heston fanned eleven and walked none.\u00a0 It was the second \u2013 and final<\/em> \u2013 complete game of Heston\u2019s four- season MLB career (2014-17 \u2026 Giants, Mariners, Twins).\u00a0 Earlier that season (May 12), Heston had pitched a two-hit, complete game in an 8-1 win over the Astros.\u00a0 Heston ended the 2015 season at 12-11, 3.95. \u00a0He had only one other victory in his \u00a0MLB career. His final\u00a0 MLB stat line was 13-13, 4.55.<\/p>\n This Will Hurt You More than it Hurts Me<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In his no-hitter Chris Heston hit three batters \u2013 a record for a no-hit performance. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n ___________________________________<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Jose Jimenez \u2026 One No-Hitter, Two Career Complete Games, 38 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n On June 25 1999, Cardinals’\u00a0 right-hander Jose Jimenez (rookie status intact, he pitched in just four games in 1998), found himself facing the Diamondbacks (and the imposing figure of five-time All Star Randy Johnson) in Arizona. Johnson was 12-4, 3.36 at the time (and had 60 MLB career complete games under his belt.). Jimenez came into the game 3-7, 6.69 on the season and had yet to toss an MLB complete game. Sanchez went the distance, giving up no hit and two walks, while fanning eight, as the Cardinals prevailed 1-0. \u00a0(Johnson pitched a complete game five-hitter with 14 strikeouts.) Sanchez ended the season 5-14, 5.85. Johnson finished at 17-9, with a league-leading 2.48 ERA and a league -topping 364 strikeouts.<\/p>\n Sorry Randy, But I Got This<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Jose Jimenez had only two complete games in his career. They came on June 25 and July 5, 1999. Both times, the opposing team was the Diamondbacks and the opposing starter was Randy Johnson.\u00a0 Sanchez\u2019 Cardinals won both contests by scores of 1-0. Sanchez gave up a total of two nits and fanned 17\u00a0 in the 18 innings, Johnson gave up nine hits, two runs and fanned 29.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Jimenez pitched in seven MLB seasons (1998-2004 \u2026 Cardinals, Rockies), going 24-44, 4.92.\u00a0 Notably, after his 1999 no-hitter season, he was traded to the Rockies, where he was converted to a reliever and racked up 102 saves over the next four seasons.\u00a0 He added eight saves for the Indians in 2004.<\/p>\n _________________________________________<\/p>\n Kent Mercker \u2026\u00a0 One No-Hitter, Two Career Complete Games, 150\u00a0 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Southpaw Kent Mercker spent most of his 18-season MLB career as a reliever (542 relief appearances\/150 starts). In his 150 starts, he pitched just two complete games. Both complete games came in 1994 and one was a no-hitter.\u00a0 It came on April 8, in Mercker\u2019s first appearance of the season. He faced the Dodgers (in LA) and Mercker picked up a win (6-0), no-hitting the Dodgers\u00a0 (four walks, ten strikeouts). He threw the second and final complete game of his career on July 18 of that season – \u00a0a two-hit, \u00a03-2 win over the Pirates. Mercker finished the season \u00a09-4, 3.45. Mercker pitched for nine teams in 18 MLB seasons (1989-2000, 2002-2006, 2008 \u2026 Braves, Orioles, Indians, Reds, Cardinals, Red Sox, Angels, Rockies, Cubs). He was 74-67, 4.16, with 25 saves over that time.<\/p>\n There\u2019s More Than One Way to Get This Done<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Kent Mercker is one of only four MLB pitchers to start a complete-game no-hitter and also start a game which ended in a combined (multi-pitcher)\u00a0 no-hitter.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n __________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mike Fiers \u2026. Two No Hitters, Two Career Complete Games, 199 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Mike Fiers has pitched just two complete games in 199 starts over eleven seasons \u2013 and both were no-hitters.\u00a0 On August 21, 2015, the right-hander notched his first-ever complete game. Pitching for the Astros, he no-hit the Dodgers in a 3-0 win in Houston.\u00a0 He walked three and fanned ten. Fiers came into the game at 5-9, 3.87 and finished the season at 7-10, 3.69.\u00a0 His second career complete outing came on May 7, 2019, pitching for the A\u2019s.\u00a0 In that contest, he no-hit the Reds (a 2-0 win), walking two and fanning six. He came into that game 2-3, 6.81. The no-no seemed to turn his season around.\u00a0 He won his next \u00a011 decisions and finished the year at 15-4, 3.90.<\/p>\n Ups and Downs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Mike Fiers had his ups and down on May 7, 2015. He started for the Brewers against the Dodgers that day.\u00a0 With the game tied at 1-1 in the top of the fourth, Fiers had an inning in which he issued\u00a0 three four-pitch walks (one intentional) and gave up a pair of singles. (Two runs scored in the inning.) In his next frame, he pitched an Immaculate Inning \u2013 nine pitches, three outs, three strikeouts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Fiers has pitched in 11 MLB seasons (2011-21 \u2026 Brewers, Astros, Tigers, A\u2019s), going 75-64, 4.07. He pitched in just two games in 2021 due to elbow issues.<\/p>\n _______________________________________<\/p>\n Jake Arrieta … Two No-Hitters, Six Complete Games, 279\u00a0Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Cubs’ Righty Jake Arrieta threw his first no-hitter in his sixth MLB season (2015) – a year when he led the National League in wins (22), starts (33), complete games (four) and shutouts (three).\u00a0 Going into the season, Arrieta had just one complete game in 97 career starts.\u00a0 He threw the no-hitter on August 30 in his 27th start of the 2015 seasons (his 124th career start), as the Cubs topped the Dodgers 2-0 in Los Angeles. Arrieta, in running his season record to 17-6, walked just one and fanned 12.\u00a0 Arrieta finished the game with a flourish, leaving no doubt, as he struck out all three hitters he faced i the ninth inning.<\/p>\n Arrieta’s second no-hitter came just ten starts later – on April 21, 2016, as the Cubs clobbered the Reds 16-0 in Cincinnati. In that one, Arietta walked four and fanned six. Since that 2016 no-hitter, Arriet has started 118 games without going the distance. He finished the 2016 season at 18-8, 3.10.\u00a0 Arrieta’s has pitched in 12 MLB seasons (2010-21 … Orikoles, Cubs, Phillies and Padres), going 115-93, 3.98.\u00a0 \u00a0In an injury-interrupted\u00a0 2021 season, he was 5-14, 7.39 for the Cubs and Padres.<\/p>\n What a Second Half<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Jake Arrieta, although he won the NL Cy Young Award in 2015, did not make the All Star team that season.\u00a0 He was 10-5, 2.66 before the break and a sparkling 12-1, 0.75 after the break.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n _______________________________________<\/p>\n Tyler Gilbert \u2026 – One\u00a0 No Hitter, One\u00a0 Career Complete Game, Six Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Diamondbacks\u2019 rookie left-hander Tyler Gilbert threw a no-hitter\u00a0 on August 14 of last season \u2013 in his fourth MLB appearance and his first MLB start<\/em><\/strong>. The Diamondbacks topped the Rockies 7-0 in Gilberts no-no.\u00a0 He walked three and struck out five.\u00a0 Gilbert finished 2021 at 2-2, 3.15.<\/p>\n ______________________________________<\/p>\n Alec \u00a0Mills \u2026 One No Hitter, One\u00a0 Career Complete Game, 37 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n On September 13, 2020, Cubs\u2019 righty Alex Mills – in his 15th<\/sup> MLB start – cruised to a 12-0 win over the Brewers in Milwaukee, walking three and fanning five. It was part of the 28-year-old\u2019s \u00a05-5, 4.48 record in his fourth MLB season.\u00a0 Mills has played in five MLB seasons (2016, 2018-21 \u2026 Royals, Cubs), going 12-13, 4.60. In 2021, he was 6-7. 5.07 for the Cubs.<\/p>\n ______________________________________<\/p>\n Spencer Turnbull \u2026 \u00a0One\u00a0 No Hitter, One Career Complete Game, 53 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Spencer Turnbull no-hit the Mariners (in Seattle), on May 18, 2021, winning by a 5-0 score. The 28-year-old righty (in his fourth MLB season)\u00a0 walked two and fanned nine in the effort.\u00a0 It was his first MLB complete game and came in his 51st<\/sup> MLB start.\u00a0 Turnbull\u2019s season was cut short in early Junie by arm issues that eventually required Tommy John surgery. He finished the season at 4-2, 2.88 and with a career mark of 11-15, 4.25.\u00a0 Turnbull was selected by the Tigers in the second round of the 2014 MLB Draft (out of the University of Alabama).<\/p>\n _______________________________________<\/p>\n John Means \u2026. One\u00a0 No Hitter, One\u00a0 Career Complete Game, 63 Career Starts <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>On May 5 of last season, Orioles\u2019 lefty John Means pitched the first (and still only) complete game of his four-season MLB career in a 6-0 Baltimore victory over the Mariners (in Seattle). \u00a0Means faced the minimum 27 batters, gave up no hits, did not walk a batter, did not hit at batter and there were no errors committed in the game<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Yet, he did not record a perfect game. In fact, he lost the perfect outing on a strikeout<\/em>.<\/strong> At least it came early.\u00a0 In the bottom of the third inning, Seattle left-fielder Sam Haggerty swung at a 1-2 breaking pitch in the dirt that catcher Pedro Severino couldn\u2019t handle. Haggerty made it to first (advancing on the third-strike rule) on what was rule a wild pitch. (It was one of 12 Means\u2019 strikeouts\u00a0 in the game). On the very next pitch, Haggerty was caught stealing. And, as it turned out, he would be the only Seattle baserunner of the game. It\u2019s the only MLB game in which a perfect game has been lost on a strikeout (dropped third strike or wild pitch.)<\/p>\n Making That First Pitch Count<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In his May 5, 2021, no-hitter, John Means faced the minimum 27 batters and recorded a first-pitch strike on 26 of them. <\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Means who was 4-0, 1.37 after the no-hitter, ended the season 6-9, 3.62. After four seasons, all with Baltimore,\u00a0 the 28 year-old’s MLB stat line is 20-24, 3.82.<\/p>\n ________________________________________<\/p>\n Joe Musgrove \u2026 One\u00a0 No Hitter, Two Career Complete Games, 114 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n On April 9, 2012, the Padres\u2019 Joe Musgrove no-hit the Rangers (by a 3-0 score) in Texas.\u00a0 He walked none and fanned ten.\u00a0 The only base runner was Joey Gallo, hit by an 0-0 pitch in the fourth inning. It was Musgrove\u2019s \u00a0first MLB complete game and came in his 85th<\/sup> MLB start. On August 27, the right-hander tossed his second complete game \u2013 a 5-0, two-hit (two walks\/nine whiffs) road win over the Angels.\u00a0\u00a0 Musgrove finished the season 11-9, 3.18, with 203 strikeouts in 181 1\/3 innings.\u00a0 His career MLB record (2016-21 \u2026 Astros, Pirates, Padres) is 40-47, 4.02. He was a first round pick (Blue Jays) in the 2011 MLB Draft, right out of Grossmont High School in El Cajon, CA.<\/p>\n Like a Rocket<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The season before his 2016 MLB debut, Joe Musgrove made a rapid climb in the Astros\u2019 system.\u00a0 He was 4-1, 1.88 for the A-Level Quad Cities River Bandits; 4-0, 2.40 for the High-A Lancaster JetHawks; and 4-0, 2.20 for the Double-a Corpus Christi Hooks. In 2016, he was 7-4, 2.74 at Double A and Triple A before his call up.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Carlos Rodon \u2026. One\u00a0 No Hitter, Two Career Complete Games, 116 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The White Sox\u2018 Carlos Rodon notched his first complete game early in his MLB career – \u00a0in his rookie season and in just his 17th<\/sup> career start (August 17, 2015). Rodon went the distance in a 2-1 road loss to the Angels.\u00a0 His next complete game came on August 14, 2021 \u2013 a no-hit, 8-0 win over the Tigers. In that one, he walked none and fanned seven. In that game, the lefty \u00a0was perfect with one-out in the ninth, when he hit Tigers\u2019 catcher Roberto Perez with an 0-2 pitch. Perez proved to be the only Tigers\u2019 baserunner in the game.\u00a0 Rodon finished the 2021 season 13-5, 2.37.\u00a0 His career record (2015-21), all with the White Sox, is 42-38, 3.79.\u00a0 Rodon was a first round pick, (White Sox) in the 2014 MLB Draft \u2013 out of North Carolina State University, where he went 25-10, 2.24 with 436 strikeouts in 345 2\/3 innings over three seasons.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________<\/p>\n James Paxton \u2026 One No Hitter, Two Career Complete Games, 137 Career Starts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Southpaw James Paxton has pitched in nine MLB seasons (2013-21 \u2026 Mariners, Yankees). He threw his first MLB complete game in his sixth MLB seasons (82nd<\/sup> career start) \u2013 and it was a no-hitter.\u00a0 It came on May 8, 2018, in a 5-0 Seattle win over the Blue Jays in Toronto.\u00a0 Paxton walked tree and fanned seven in that game.<\/p>\n Home Sweet Home<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n James Paxton is the first Canadian to pitch a no-hitter in Canada.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Paxton\u2019s second career complete game came just two starts later (May 19), in a 7-2 win over Detroit (in Seattle). Paxton finished the 2018 season at 11-6, 3.76.\u00a0\u00a0 His career record is 57-33, 3.59, with 831 strikeouts in 745 2\/3 innings. Note: Paxton pitched in just one game in 2021 (Tommy John surgery).<\/p>\n How Rare is a Complete Game These Days?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n James Paxton\u2019s two complete games and one complete-game shutout in 2018 were good enough to tie for the MLB lead in those categories. \u00a0That points to plenty more pitchers making their way onto these charts in the future.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Primary Resources: Baseball-Reference.com; TheBaseballCube.com<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Phil Humber\u2019s lone career complete game was not only a no-hitter, it was a PERFECT GAME<\/strong>. On April 21, 2012, Humber set down 27 straight Mariners in Seattle, with his White\u00a0 Sox winning 4-0. He fanned nine in the effort and threw 67 strikes in 97 pitches (69 percent). In his very next start, Humber lasted just five innings against the Red Sox, giving up nine earned runs on eight hits and three walks. Humber was not exactly a candidate for a \u201cperfecto.\u201d\u00a0 The righty pitched in eight MLB seasons (2006-13 \u2026 Mets, Twins, Royals, White Sox Astro), going \u00a016-23, 5.31.\u00a0 The year he pitched his perfect game, his final stat line was 5-5, 6.44.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Baseball Roundtable is on the Feedspot list of the Top 100 Baseball Blogs.\u00a0 To see the full list, click\u00a0here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI tweet baseball @DavidBBRT<\/h3>\n