What pitchers in Major League Baseball history pitched perfect games?

Answer 1

No one has ever thrown more than one perfect game in their career. However a couple players have thrown both a no-hitter and a perfect game in their career, the most recent being Randy Johnson after his perfect game in 2004

Answer 2

There have been 20 official perfect games pitched, 18 in the Modern Era of MLB, as of May 29, 2010.

19th Century

Lee Richmond (WOR)

June 12, 1880

John Montgomery Ward (PROV)

June 17, 1880

Modern Era

Cy Young (BOS)

37 RHP, 8 K, May 5, 1904

Addie Joss (CLE)

74 pitches, 3 K, October 2, 1908

Charlie Robertson (CHW)

90 pitches, 6 K, April 30, 1922

Don Larson (NYY)

97 pitches, 7 K, October 8, 1956

(Game 5 of the World Series)

Jim Bunning (PHI)

90 pitches, 10 K, June 21, 1964

Sandy Koufax (LAD)

113 pitches, 14 K, September 9, 1965

Catfish Hunter (OAK)

107 pitches, 11 K, May 8, 1968

Len Barker (CLE)

103 pitches, 11 K, May 15, 1981

Mike Witt (CAL)

94 pitches, 10 K, September 30, 1984

Tom Browning (CIN)

102 pitches, 7K, September 16, 1988

Dennis Martinez (MON)

95 pitches, 5 K, July 28, 1991

Kenny Rogers (TEX)

98 pitches, 8 K, July 28, 1994

David Wells (NYY)

120 pitches, 11 K, May 17, 1998

David Cone (NYY)

88 pitches, 10 K, July 18, 1999

Randy Johnson (ARI)

117 pitches, 13 K, May 18, 2004

Mark Buehrele (CHW)

116 pitches, 6 K, July 23, 2009

Dallas Braden (OAK)

109 pitches, 6 K, May 9, 2010

Roy Halladay (PHI)

115 pitches, 11 K, May 29, 2010

Unofficial Perfect Game

Armando Galarraga (DET)

Bad call, June 2, 2010

under review; unlikely to be reversed

NOTE

The bottom paragrah is not really a valid answer to the question "What pitchers in MLB history pitched perfect games?" whether this was due to a bad call or not, the bottom line is, the stat line reads he gave up 1 hit, hence he did not pitch a perfect game. Not even a no hitter, no matter how bad people want it to be.

Answer 3

Nobody has pitched more than one perfect game. Nolan Ryan has the most no hitters with 7. Lee Richmond, John Montgomery Ward, Cy Young, Addie Joss, Charlie Robertson, Don Larsen, Jim Bunning, Sandy Koufax, Catfish Hunter, Len Barker, Mike Witt, Tom Browning, Dennis Martinez, Kenny Rogers, David Wells, David Cone, Randy Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Dallas Braden, and Roy Halladay are the 20 pitchers who have thrown perfect games. (in order)

Answer 4

No.

There was one game, in 1917, where both pitchers had allowed neither a hit nor a run through nine complete innings. However, the fact that one of them gave up a hit (and lost the game!) in the tenth inning means he was not credited with an official no-hitter.

Answer 5

No. There have been pitchers who have pitched multiple no-hitters, but thus far no one has achieved perfection twice.

Answer 6

A total of 21: 2 in the 19th century and 19 in the Modern Era, as of April 21, 2012.

Philip Humber (CWS) pitched the most recent perfect game on April 21, 2012.

Answer 7

No, no one has ever thrown more than one perfect game in their careers.