There have been 24 official perfect games in Major League Baseball (MLB) history as of 2023. This spans over 154 years and more than 238,500 games played

. Key points about MLB perfect games:

• The first two perfect games occurred in 1880, five days apart

• The only postseason perfect game was pitched by Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series

• The frequency of perfect games has increased since 1981, with 15 perfect games thrown from 1980 to 2023, compared to only 9 in the previous 100+ years

• The most recent perfect game was thrown by Domingo Germán of the New York Yankees on June 28, 2023

• No pitcher has thrown more than one perfect game in MLB history

• All perfect games have been thrown by a single pitcher; no combined perfect games have occurred in MLB, although combined no-hitters have happened

Some notable perfect games include:

• Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, considered iconic for its dominance

• Catfish Hunter’s 1968 perfecto, where he also contributed offensively with 3 RBIs

• Roy Halladay’s perfect game in 2010, which was one of three perfect games that year, marking a rare occurrence

In summary, MLB has seen 24 perfect games in its history, with the latest by Domingo Germán in 2023