Dating back to 1880, there have been 22 perfect games thrown in Major League Baseball (20 since the modern era, which officially started in 1900). A perfect game, by definition, is a game in which the pitcher does not allow the opposing team any baserunners. This means no hits, no walks, no hit batsmen, or no errors which allow baserunners. Furthermore, the game must go a minimum of nine innings, but baserunners allowed in extra innings will spoil a perfect game. The perfect game is a step above a no-hitter which is defined as a game in which the opposing team does not produce a hit (errors, walks, and hit batsmen do not spoil a no-hitter. By definition, a team can use multiple pitchers to produce a perfect game, but to-date, this has not happened as every perfect game has been recorded by a single pitcher.
List of Perfect Game Pitchers
Date |
Pitcher |
Team |
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6/13/2012 |
Matt Cain |
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4/21/2012 |
Philip Humber |
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5/29/2010 |
Roy Halladay |
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5/9/2010 |
Dallas Braden |
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7/23/2009 |
Mark Buehrle |
Chicago White Sox |
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5/18/2004 |
Randy Johnson |
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7/18/1999 |
David Cone |
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5/17/1998 |
David Wells |
New York Yankees |
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7/28/1994 |
Kenny Rogers |
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7/28/1991 |
Dennis Martinez |
Montreal Expos |
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9/16/1988 |
Tom Browning |
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9/30/1984 |
Mike Witt |
California Angels |
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5/15/1981 |
Len Barker |
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5/8/1968 |
Catfish Hunter |
Oakland Athletics |
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9/9/1965 |
Sandy Koufax |
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6/21/1964 |
Jim Bunning |
Philadelphia Phillies |
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10/8/1956 |
Don Larsen |
New York Yankees |
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4/30/1922 |
Charlie Robertson |
Chicago White Sox |
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10/2/1908 |
Addie Joss |
Cleveland Naps |
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5/5/1904 |
Cy Young |
Boston Americans |
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6/17/1880 |
Monte Ward |
Providence Grays |
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6/12/1880 |
Lee Richmond |
Worcester Ruby Legs |