On April 1st of 2016, Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs became just the 35th pitcher in big league history to throw at least two no-hitters with his 16-0 shutout of the Cincinnati Reds. After winning the NL Cy Young the previous season, he made the lone All-Star Game of his career in 2016, and finished ninth in Cy Young voting for the second time. Following a steady downward trend over the following four seasons, he too is coming off the worst season of his career.
According to Baseball Savant’s percentile rankings, he didn’t do anything better than most major league pitchers other than prevent walks.