Greg Maddux explains who was the number 1 purest baseball hitter when he was in the major leagues . 

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Tony Gwynn is the only correct answer to that question.

Gwynn vs Maddux: .429 avg with zero strikeouts!

I heard a quote about Greg "He had the 3rd best curveball on his team, 3rd best fastball on his team 3rd best slider on his team and he was the greatest pitcher of hi time."

Greg Maddux my favorite pitcher of all time I spent hours growing up trying to master that damn 2 seam fast ball of his, it was like magic the only fastball I know of that moved like screwball it was so cool, so many batters would watch his 2 seam fast ball go DEFINITIVELY towards the outside of the plate 87 mph, nothing special an obvious BALL 1 a little high but nope right at the last moment it would tail right back in over the plate catching sooooooo many batters looking for strike 1, he was the only pitcher i never grew bored of watching , he threw literally the prettiest pitches in baseball it was like watching an artist just paint the strike zone :)

As a Padre/Gwynn fan from that era I am so proud that he was OURS. Ok, so we never won a series but Tony Gwynn just makes us PROUD anyway. And we love him so much for that. Oh and it's SO good to hear Tony Jr's voice calling the game. It's uncanny and you'd think it's Tony himself! God bless you brother.

Even at the tail end of his career it was a joy watching him pitch for my Padres.

18 Gold Gloves will never be matched. Greg's control and baseball smarts won't be matched either

Saw the title of the video and knew he was going to say Gwynn.

Greg had the best control and best fielding that ever graced the mound!

Of all the pitchers in the history of the game it's amazing to see Maddux is 8th all time in wins.

Lifelong Braves fan. Saw them play at Fulton County Stadium several times in the early 1990's. Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, and Avery are my all time favorite pitchers. Tony Gwynn hit like .400 off those guys. Dude was superhuman. Fastballer Smoltz reportedly resorted to throwing knuckleballs against Gwynn to get him out. Crazy.

Greg Maddux was a great pitcher and a quality all-around athlete. 1

Why I watched the game that night as a Twins fan I'll never know, but I watched Maddux throw that 78-pitch complete game against the Cubs from start to finish. As a pitcher, it was unlike anything I had ever seen before. His command was so pinpoint it was unreal. There were more physically imposing pitchers, and there were more strait overpowering pitchers, but he may have been the smartest best control pitcher to ever take the mound.

Pedro is my man (even as a Yankee fan), but i won’t argue Maddux. Best purest hitter for sure Gwynn. Just amazing talent.

A pure joy to watch his career.. yankee fan. But saw a ton of Cubs and Braves games.... what a old school talent!!

I loved it when the playoffs were on, and I got to watch Greg Maddux pitch. It was like watching Michaelangelo paint the SIstine Chapel. The man was a pure artist.

Chick's dig the long ball commercials rocked.

Greg Maddux and Pedro Martinez are the two greatest RHP's of that generation.

Dan said you could tell Tony what you’re gonna throw and it didn’t matter…? That doesn’t make sense Dan, this is Baseball. He thought he was talking about Larry Bird telling his Defenders the play and it didn’t matter because Dan always thinks about Larry Bird.

Before watching: Tony Gwynn. I’ll edit if I’m wrong.

John Smoltz said he, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and Pedro Martinez combined struck out Tony Gwynn three times. 🤯

If I had to build a team from a stable of every player who has ever played. Without question Maddox would be my 1st pick!

Greatest pitcher of the generation, with all due respect to Pedro and the Unit.

Greg Maddux is one of the best pitchers ever 😊

easily one of the smartest pitchers who ever lived.. sneaky athletic too.. Loved watching him pitch even though I was an A's/Giants fan (100+ wins and couldn't make the postseason because of ATL... who was in the NL West back then, lololol)

The best pitcher I have ever seen never struck out Tony Gwyn. That's right. Zero!

I was lucky to be a Padres fan and see Tony Gwynn play for many years. What a treat.

I lived in San Diego through most of Tony's career, and yes, the best pure hitter I've seen. Always amazed me during steal or hit & run situations how Tony was so adept at finding the hole. When the SS covered 2nd, Tony could slap the ball through the SS hole into LF, and when the 2nd baseman covered, he'd pull the ball into RF. Amazing bat control, but not just a singles hitter. He often drilled line drive doubles into the gaps and down the lines, and occasionally muscled up for HRs. RIP

If we are talking batters Mr Maddox faced I won't argue his respect and appreciation for the almost other-worldly Tony Gwynn. If all time great players are to be considered, let me cast my vote for Ted Williams and let you try to win that debate. If someone said they were tied for the honor I'd applaud that, too.

Im so glad I got a chance to watch Maddux live when he joined the Dodgers towards the end of his career. I remember being in a box behind 1st base and had a great view. Even though his prime was behind him at that point, he still had great command. It was a pleasure watching him.

"Be a baseball player and not just a pitcher." - Unfortunately baseball-hating Manfred and many fair-weather baseball fans disagree.

On and off the field Tony Gwynn was pure class, Maddux seems to be the same way. Without missing a beat his WS trophy his favorite award - true team player.

Their memories are so precise!

I’m from the DR and for me this man is the best right handed pitcher ever… the scientist of baseball pitching!!!

Maddux, Pedro, & Bartolo are the only 3 righties I saw of that era, that were able to throw that FB that looked, to a lefty, that it was coming right at their jersey, but tailed over the inside corner.... a nasty pitch that they would all 3 also change speeds on when they felt it necessary... also 3 nasty competitors that I wish I had a second lifetime to enjoy watching again.

My top 5 Maddux Faced Gwynn Boggs Molitor Martinez Garciaparra

On stolen bases, at the tail end of his career Maddux pitched for the Padres in 2008. The Padres were so bad at stealing bases that year that in a certain month they only stole one base. Guess who got it? Maddux, who was in his forties.

I'm 48 and have been watching baseball for 43 years. Greg Maddux is the greatest pitcher of my time.

Major League Baseball is dying. Thankfully I will always have memories of watching greats like Maddux.

Will Clark and Lance Berkman were tough outs.

Best pure pitcher I’ve ever seen talking about the best pure hitter I’ve ever seen. Both good guys too.

Those Braves teams in the 90's were so talented, hard to believe they only won 1 World Series.

Maddux showed what the secret to pitching is: Hit your spots and change speeds. Keep the hitter off balance.

Considering Maddox’s fastball was around 90 mph(that’s being generous) it’s amazing he so successful.Pin point control was his best asset. Tony Gwynn spent hours studying pitchers.In one season he had more homers than strikeouts:15 homers,13 strikeouts.

I don't know if Maddux ever faced Carew or Ichiro them being in the American League. I'm old enough to remember Carew. He was incredible to watch. You gotta wonder what Ichiros final numbers would have been if he played his entire career in MLB. Those two and Tony for sure were the three best hitters I saw. My late father would give me hell for saying that. His favorite player was Ted Williams!

I remember when he was a Cubbie. But i always rooted for him after that. He was a master of his craft. Truly a great pitcher.

Greg was a pitcher who truly knew baseball was a game of inches. He was so good at placement. He was a master corner painter and putting the ball where the hitter just couldn't do much with it. He could consistently let long ball hitters have just enough of the ball to get it to the warning track.

I've been a life long Braves fan. Man, what a run they had in the 90's! Greg Maddux is my second favorite Brave of all time, behind only Hank Aaron. No doubt, Tony Gwynn was the best pure hitter of that era, if not of all time! He could hit anything! My personal favorite hitter (and overall ball player) was Ken Griffey Jr., but he was more of a slugger, and could not hit like Gwynn. I wish he could have played for Atlanta! The power he had with that perfect technique though, what a sweet swing!

Life long Yankee fan here starting with Game 7 of the 1960 World Series. I saw Maddox pitch a regular season game at the Stadium. I never saw a more effortless motion than Greg's. Great , great pitcher. I put him right there with Gibson, Seaver, Palmer, and Pedro. And for the record, Koufax stands alone😉

Greg outfoxed a lot of batters, he should write a book on the art of pitching A lot of pitchers are naturally gifted with a live arm but don’t know how to actually pitch the baseball.

Yankee fan here. Maddux is what I want a pitcher to be. Give me 5 of them. Cashman... you're fired. I don't care about spin rate or whatever. Pin point control with 91 on the corner. That will win you 102 games a year and 5 rings. I GUARANTEE it. People say... well.. the Braves had THREE guys doing that but didn't. Sure. You're right. But they didn't have the Yankee's lineup.

That is correct! Tony Gwynn is the only answer.

Madduex was the greatest pitcher that I've ever watched pitch, and Gwynn was the greatest hitter that I've ever watched hit.

Not the same era but many would say Bob Gibson was the best....some of his ERA seasons were insane.

Only pitcher I saw in my lifetime that was the equal of Greg Maddux was Warren Spahn. He pitched over three decades and won 363 games, remarkable considering he lost three prime years early in his career (1943-1945) due to military service during WW II. Had he pitched those three years he probably would have won over 400 games!!

I would love to call a game with Greg on the mound.

Saw him pitch in person twice. Named one of my cats after him (Maddux). Later, we named our grand nephew after him (Maddux). throw strikes, work quick, change speeds. sounds so easy!

I knew it was Tony Gwynn the second i read the title.

A true class act

'92 season, 20-11, 2.18era. Led the NL in innings pitched. Oh, by the way, Gold glove. I was not happy, as a Cubs fan, he left.

Ted Williams

"Sell the game" you guys critique black players for celebrating, having fun and being charismatic which sells the game. Now that there aren't many African American baseball stars you want Mike Trout to sell the game? He isn't charismatic he can't sell the game.

Easy. Tony Gwynn. Didn’t need to watch this to know that. If any hitter “owned” Maddux, it was him.

Edgar Martinez

As soon as I saw the title I thought Tony Gwynn. Though I did second guess myself and think maybe Ichiro or Pujols.

When Aaron Nola has it going,he reminds me of Maddux. Unfortunately for Aaron,he's not as consistent.

His greatest pitch was a called strike 6" off the plate. He had pictures of umpires in embarrassing moments.

those braves team shoulda won so many more world series

18 gg was a bit much. He benefited from inertia. Sorta like Ozzie Smith and all his accolades.

Greg didn’t face a lot of AL hitters. Tony Gwynn and Ken Griffey Jr would be correct though.

Griffey Jr

Without watching the video or scrolling the comments I'm going to guess that he says Tony Gwynn.

In a game filled with specialists, and pitching the most specialized position, Maddux considered himself a BASEBALL PLAYER first and foremost. I just wish more players in today’s game had that attitude. Too many players today are just hitters or “throwers” (I really don’t consider many of them pitchers because very few of them understand pitching the way a Maddux, Pedro, or guys from a previous generation, such as Seaver, Gibson, Jenkins, Koufax, Carlton, Palmer and Drysdale understood pitching). Pitchers should be in the batting lineup. “Hitters” should have to play defense. How long before you have offense and defense in baseball, just like football? No thanks. Old school - yes. Absolutely!

Tony Gwynn and I would've loved to have seen Ted Williams against Maddux.

If I snuck in and stole one of your gold gloves would you know? “Probably not” gangster

This guy is a terrible interviewer. Absolutely inept.

Tommy John was the most amazing hitter. If you saw him you would agree!

yes Greg, you were the best at catching ground balls... .???? lol

Tony Gwynn is the only correct answer to a lot of baseball questions.

If he didn't say Tony Gwynn, then he's lying!

I wonder if Maddux could say " you know" a few more times

the unps gave him inches off the plate as strikes due to his control

nice to hear greg, but you? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Best movement on FB ive ever seen.Never saw him in person,darn.

People who didn't watch Maddux in his prime just don't understand how _inevitable_ he was. If you told me when I was 18 that Greg would give up 4 runs while walking 3 in his next start I'd have looked at you like you were crazy. And everyone else too, because that would have been crazy. The dude was consistent and oppressive from start to start like nothing you've ever seen. A real tyrant.

I grew up idolizing Rod Carew another pure hitter but then When I attended San Diego St 78-80 In Comes Tony Gwynn a transfer from Long Beach City College To A Full Ride Basketball Scholarship To Play Point Guard for the Aztecs Yep ! Supporting a Julius Irving Fro Tony was solid on the Hard Courts then he said Iam going out for Baseball in 79 The Rest Is History Tony was in two of my Classes We even double dated Super Nice Guy That Darn Habit of Chewing Tobacco Cost him in the end I tried out for The Aztecs same time Tony did I was not on the Final Cut Spring Roster That Team was loaded Bud Black Bobby Meacham & Tony were stars In The Making Besides Ichiro The Great Mariner Carew Tony was the best hitter I ever saw Period ⚾💪

I remember S.I. did an article during the 1990's about Maddux, Clemens and Pedro . . . And they compared that group to the AL in the 1930's when Greenberg, Gehrig, Foxx were awesome 1B's and there were periods and leagues when some great SS's or CF's (Mays, Mantle, Snider, etc). Anyway the point was that Maddux, Clemens, Pedro during the period when HR's were, uhhm, encouraged, were arguably one of the greatest triads of RH-SP's ever. And it was hard to argue hands-down who was better, for a game, for a season, for a career, when a series was on the line . . . Together as a group, they were among the best of all time. And in 2007, Clemens final year, he retired with 354 Wins. So at the age of 42, Maddux decided to pitch one more (part of a) year . . . with the Dodgers in 2008, Running on fumes, he made 7 Starts, and won 2 of them. And Maddux retired with 355 Wins. 'nuff said.

If there’s any pitcher/catcher batter I would’ve paid good money to see it would’ve been Maddux and Yadi. They’d have been unstoppable.

I remember I SO wanted him to play ONE more season, and when he announced his retirement it so saddened me. Simply because, if he played just that One more season he almost surely would have moved from 8th All-Time Winningest Pitcher to 5th. Think about that 5TH ALL-TIME...in our Lifetime. And then it would have been So much easier for Everyone to give this guy his Earned Respect. When you get time, check out that list, you will be amazed.

Don't even have to watch to know the answer is Tony Gwynn.

Tony Gwynn introduced real devotion to the video. He studied every pitcher, and knew what was coming everytime. Thing is though, he swung level through the strike zone, lots, and lots of line drives, very rarely a dinger, seldom a ground ball in the infield. So, as chunky as Tony looked, he played the outfield and had to run the pads more than anyone.

Look, make sure he doesn't get two bags. Maddux made a point to interrupt Dan Patrick and say Gwynn was the best. If he swings, you know you messed up.

What were the Cubs thinking? They blew it $$$$$$

In my lifetime of being a fan.You have on the Pure hitter list a good many that could lay that Claim.Like Boggs,Brett,Carew,Gwenn,Rose...many more but I digress.Numbr one in my book .....Ichiro.

Who is the only player to receive 100% votes on HOF ballot? Babe Ruth .. no Tony Gwynn.. no Mickey Mantle … no Griffey… yes

Give Ted Williams credit for publishing a book on the fundamentals of hitting a baseball, which Tony studied religiously, during his youth.

I can't argue with an MLB legend such as Maddux, but in my opinion, I always thought Griffey Jr. was the purest hitter.

It always seemed to me that MLB umpires had two strike zones. One for Greg Maddux and another for the rest of the pitchers in the league.

So tell me why he got all those off the plate pitches called for strikes. Umpires gave him an extra 2 inches on both sides of the plate- everyone reading this would be a cy young pitcher too.