A control pitcher who succeeds by avoiding surrendering walks is different from a [[power pitcher]] who succeeds by [[strikeout|striking out]] batters and keeping the ball out of play.
OneTwo of the most famous examples of a control pitcherpitchers in the history of baseball isare [[Christy Mathewson]] and [[Greg Maddux]], though Maddux also has had significant strikeout totals (he is a member of the [[3000 strikeout club|3,000 strikeout club]]) because of his ability to change speeds and the deceptive nature of his pitches.
