Greg Maddux made his major league debut in 1986, and has amassed 355 victories since. He's set to announce his retirement Monday as the baseball winter meetings take place in his hometown of Las Vegas.
So, I got to wondering who is the Sox win leader in Maddux's career. Actually, I already knew the answer to that one and I'm pretty sure 90% of you would have guessed correctly, but there are some other interesting names on the Top 10 in that time span.
Player **W** From To Ages ERA ERA+
+----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+-----+-----
1 Mark Buehrle 122 2000 2008 21-29 3.80 122
2 Jon Garland 92 2000 2007 20-27 4.41 106
3 Jack McDowell 91 1987 1994 21-28 3.50 117
4 Alex Fernandez 79 1990 1996 20-26 3.78 114
5 James Baldwin 69 1995 2001 23-29 5.04 93
6 Wilson Alvarez 67 1991 1997 21-27 3.76 118
7 Jose Contreras 50 2004 2008 32-36 4.55 102
8 Mike Sirotka 45 1995 2000 24-29 4.31 111
9 Melido Perez 44 1988 1991 22-25 4.20 93
10 Greg Hibbard 41 1989 1992 24-27 3.78 103
I would have missed Baldwin, Perez and Hibbard if I had tried to guess the Top 10. Anyway, this was just an excuse to have a fresh thread this weekend.