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300 game winners

justbaseballjustbaseball10,000+ posts
Out of 8,500 players who have pitched in the Major Leagues, only 21 have won 300 games. Greg Maddux is closing in on being number 22.

For lifetime achievement in baseball, is this the hardest club to get into? 25 players have made it to 3,000 hits. 19 players have hit 500 or more home runs. Obviously they're all hard. But what do you think is the hardest and why? What others are similar in significance?
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06catcherdad06catcherdad1,000+ posts
That might be right, but think about this angle. How many pitchers did that pool of 300 game winners come from, vs. how large of a pool of position players do the 3,000 hit club or 500 home run club draw from. Not saying either is tougher, just something to ponder. Any of them are an incredible accomplishment, especially in this day and age of large salaries where players don't have to play as many years as in the past.
CADadCADad5,000+ posts
justbaseball,
So should we go look for the top 10 in triples? Top 20? Where's top 10 in home runs? The 500 club is going to be getting a bit crowded. How many steals gets you in the top 10, or top 20?
The 700 club is a bit too exclusive but I think the 600 club makes sense. Anyway, you started the thread so you get to set the criteria. Smile

By the way, a two or more no-hitters club would be very exclusive. Almost any pitcher is capable of having that one great/lucky day and throwing a no-hitter. (On the other hand even some great pitchers have never thrown one.) It takes a special pitcher to throw more than one no-hitter in a career.

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