How Many Pitchers Who Have Pitched a Perfect Game Are Also HoFers?
In Major League Baseball history, only 23 pitchers have thrown a perfect game, where they have pitched a complete game without allowing a single hit, walk, or batter to reach base. However, not all pitchers who have achieved this feat have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (HoF).
Pitchers who have pitched a perfect game and are HoFers:
- Cy Young
- Walter Johnson
- Christy Mathewson
- Grover Cleveland Alexander
- Bob Gibson
- Sandy Koufax
Pitchers who have pitched a perfect game but are not HoFers:
- Charlie Robertson
- Lee Richmond
- Adonis Terry
- John Ward
- Jim Abbott
- Matt Cain
- Dallas Braden
- Felix Hernandez
- Mark Buehrle
- Mike Witt
Therefore, out of the 23 pitchers who have thrown a perfect game, 11 are HoFers while 12 are not HoFers.
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