Control pitcher: Difference between revisions

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Control pitchers, who succeed by avoiding surrendering walks, are different from power pitchers who succeed by [[strikeout|striking out]] batters and keeping the ball out of play.

Three of the most famous examples of control pitchers in the history of baseball are [[Christy Mathewson]], [[Ferguson Jenkins]], and [[Greg Maddux]], though Maddux and Jenkins have also had significant strikeout totals (they're are members of the [[3000 strikeout club|3,000 strikeout club]]) because of their ability to change speeds and the deceptive nature of their pitches.

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