List of Major League Baseball career shutout leaders

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

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.

List

Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.

Rank	Player	SHO
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
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

Sources

Baseball-Reference.com

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