Jake Arrieta Stats

Jake Arrieta finished the 2015 season with 22 wins, a 1.77 ERA and 236 strikeouts. The last Chicago Cubs pitcher with 20-or-more wins and an ERA below 2.00, was hall of famer Grover Alexander , who had 27 wins, a 1.91 ERA and "only" 173 strikeouts in 1920 - ninety five years earlier.

Did you know that Jake Arrieta was the first Chicago Cubs pitcher to have both a Cy Young Award and no-hitter ( August 30, 2015 ) on his curriculum vitae (résumé)? The 2015 Cy Young winner was the fifth Cubbie to win the Award , joining four additional right-handers ( Fergie Jenkins , Bruce Sutter , Rick Sutcliffe , Greg Maddux ), none of which have a no-no in Chicago .

Jake Arrieta No-Hitter ( Box Score ) | The Des Moines Register | August 31, 2015 | Page 3C

On October 7, 2015 , Jake Arrieta became the first pitcher in baseball history to throw a postseason shutout while striking out ten-or-more batters without issuing a single walk. Arrieta mowed down eleven batters that history making day, tying the Chicago Cubs record for strikeouts in a postseason game, set originally by Orval Overall in the 1908 World Series ( Game 5 ), then tied by Kerry Wood in the 2003 Division Series ( Game 1 ).