| Greg Maddux is one of the greatest pitchers of all time, and the dominant National League pitcher of his era. During the 2006 season, he entered the top ten of all time for wins, with 333 at the end of the 2006 season. He currently stands at #10 all time for wins and #12 for strikeouts. He is a four-time Cy Young Award winner, all of which came in consecutive seasons (1992-1995), and was in the top five in the voting five other times. He is a perennial Gold Glove winner, owning the award each year since 1990, except for 2003. His 18 lifetime Gold Gloves are an absolute record (Jim Kaat and Brooks Robinson have 16 each). He has led the league in ERA four times, and was second three other times. His 17 consecutive 15-win seasons are the most ever. The previous record was held by the legendary Cy Young, at 15 consecutive years with at least 15 wins (although Young routinely won many more than 15 a year). All four of the Hall of Fame appraisal methods put him in the top 13 pitchers of all time, with the Gray Ink method putting him at #6, ahead of Lefty Grove, Roger Clemens, and Tom Seaver. Maddux appeared in three World Series as a member of Atlanta's Big Three.
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