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Your comment made me wonder - what WERE Maddux' hit/9 totals in the minors.
Drafted out of HS, Maddux actually had almost 500 innings in the minors. His line: (unfortunately, don't have Ks except for his final 22 innings):
7.9-H/9; 0.3-HR/9; 2.7-BB/9; (7.2-K/9 in his final 27 innings in AAA).
At 7.9 hits a game, Maddux' hit stinginess was something he showed up with straight out of HS.
Mind you, he got beat up a bit in his first 200 MLB innings (over 10 hits per 9), but clearly he wasn't hurt by poor defense in the minors.