List of Major League Baseball career shutout leaders
Appearance
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In Major League Baseball, a shutout (denoted statistically as ShO or SHO) refers to the act by which a single pitcher pitches a complete game and does not allow the opposing team to score a run. If two or more pitchers combine to complete this act, no pitcher is awarded a shutout, although the team itself can be said to have "shutout" the opposing team.
Walter Johnson is the all-time leader in shutouts with 110. Johnson also holds the record for being the only pitcher to throw more than 100 shutouts.
Key
[edit]Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career shutouts. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player | Name of the player |
SHO | Total career shutouts thrown |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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List
[edit]Rank | Player | SHO |
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1 | Walter Johnson * | 110 |
2 | Grover Cleveland Alexander * | 90 |
3 | Christy Mathewson * | 79 |
4 | Cy Young * | 76 |
5 | Eddie Plank * | 69 |
6 | Warren Spahn * | 63 |
7 | Nolan Ryan * | 61 |
Tom Seaver * | 61 | |
9 | Bert Blyleven * | 60 |
10 | Don Sutton * | 58 |
11 | Pud Galvin * | 57 |
Ed Walsh * | 57 | |
13 | Bob Gibson * | 56 |
14 | Mordecai Brown * | 55 |
Steve Carlton * | 55 | |
16 | Jim Palmer * | 53 |
Gaylord Perry * | 53 | |
18 | Juan Marichal * | 52 |
19 | Rube Waddell * | 50 |
Vic Willis * | 50 | |
21 | Don Drysdale * | 49 |
Ferguson Jenkins * | 49 | |
Luis Tiant | 49 | |
Early Wynn * | 49 | |
25 | Kid Nichols * | 48 |
Rank | Player | SHO |
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26 | Roger Clemens | 46 |
Tommy John | 46 | |
Jack Powell | 46 | |
29 | Whitey Ford * | 45 |
Addie Joss * | 45 | |
Phil Niekro * | 45 | |
Robin Roberts * | 45 | |
Red Ruffing * | 45 | |
Doc White | 45 | |
35 | Babe Adams | 44 |
Bob Feller * | 44 | |
37 | Milt Pappas | 43 |
38 | Tommy Bond | 42 |
Catfish Hunter * | 42 | |
Bucky Walters | 42 | |
41 | Mickey Lolich | 41 |
Hippo Vaughn | 41 | |
Mickey Welch * | 41 | |
44 | Chief Bender * | 40 |
Jim Bunning * | 40 | |
Larry French | 40 | |
Sandy Koufax * | 40 | |
Claude Osteen | 40 | |
Ed Reulbach | 40 | |
Mel Stottlemyre | 40 |
See also
[edit]- Baseball statistics
- List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career games started leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career innings pitched leaders