nolan ryan has most no hitters in mlb history.
nolan ryan has most no hitters in mlb history.
who has most no hitters in mlb history?
nolan ryan
randall david johnson (born september 10, 1963), nicknamed "the big unit", is an american former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in major league baseball (mlb), from 1988 to 2009, for six teams. he played primarily for the seattle mariners and arizona diamondbacks. his 303 career victories rank as the fifth-most by a left-hander in mlb history, while his 4,875 strikeouts place him second all-time behind nolan ryan and are the most by a left-hander. he holds five of the seven highest single-season strikeout totals by a left-hander in modern history. johnson won the cy young award five times, second only to roger clemens' seven, and he is one of only two pitchers (the other being greg maddux) to win the award in four consecutive seasons (1999–2002). in 1999, he joined pedro martínez and gaylord perry in the rare feat of winning the award in both the american and national leagues (a feat since accomplished by clemens, roy halladay, and max scherzer). he is also one of five pitchers to pitch no-hitters in both leagues. on may 18, 2004, at the age of forty, johnson became the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game, and is one of seven pitchers who have thrown both a perfect game and a no-hitter in their careers. he is also one of eighteen pitchers in history to record a win against all 30 mlb franchises. on may 8th 2001, johnson achieved the feat of striking out 20 batters in one game, doing so against the reds.
randy johnson
on june 25, 2014, lincecum pitched his tenth career complete game and second career no-hitter, also against the san diego padres, this time at at&t park and on 35 fewer pitches. on the offensive side, he registered two hits, both leadoff singles, walked once, and scored two runs. the padres had just one baserunner, chase headley on a second inning walk. it was his first no-hitter at at&t park, the second against the padres, and the third no-hitter in the short history of the ballpark. with his second no-hit performance against the padres, lincecum became the second player in major league baseball history to throw two no-hitters against the same team, joining hall of famer addie joss and the first in major league history to do it in back-to-back seasons. he is also the second giant with two no-hitters, along with christy mathewson. he has the most career no-hitters in san francisco giants history and is tied with mathewson for most giants no-hitters in franchise history. with his second no-hit performance, lincecum joins elite company. he joins sandy koufax, randy johnson, and roy halladay as the only pitchers in mlb history to throw multiple no-hitters and win multiple cy young awards as well as multiple all-star selections. lincecum and sandy koufax are the only pitchers in mlb history to throw multiple no-hitters and to win multiple cy young awards and multiple world series championship titles as well as multiple all-star selections. for his play, on june 30, he was again awarded national league player of the week honors.
tim lincecum