Single Season Shutout Leaders
| Rank | Player | Year | Team | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SH | SV | SV% | IP | BB | SO | WHIP | BR9 | HR9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Niekro | 1974 | CIR | 15 | 6 | .714 | 2.58 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 83 | 152 | 1.106 | 9.95 | 0.48 |
| 2 | Frank Lary | 1961 | SUS | 12 | 15 | .444 | 2.82 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 61 | 107 | 1.131 | 10.18 | 0.46 |
| Mel Parnell | 1949 | BRI | 20 | 17 | .541 | 3.35 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 322.1 | 134 | 133 | 1.350 | 12.15 | 0.47 | |
| 4 | Tommy Thomas | 1927 | THD | 24 | 9 | .727 | 2.82 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 319.2 | 119 | 117 | 1.233 | 11.09 | 0.39 |
| Corner Pocket Yokely | 1927 | TLF | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.00 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 246.1 | 86 | 71 | 1.100 | 9.90 | 0.40 | |
| Ray Kremer | 1927 | TBK | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3.21 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 229.2 | 66 | 67 | 1.271 | 11.44 | 0.31 | |
| Gene Richardson | 1949 | GTL | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.23 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 253.2 | 109 | 136 | 1.329 | 11.96 | 0.53 | |
| Phil Cockrell | 1927 | SSL | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.26 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 70 | 44 | 1.167 | 10.51 | 0.69 | |
| Don Cardwell | 1961 | THD | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.76 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 248.2 | 95 | 150 | 1.307 | 11.76 | 1.05 | |
| Ken Raffensberger | 1949 | THD | 21 | 13 | .618 | 4.05 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 277.2 | 102 | 117 | 1.401 | 12.61 | 0.88 | |
| 11 | Jake Arrieta | 2015 | BRI | 14 | 13 | .519 | 2.43 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 229.1 | 59 | 224 | 0.977 | 8.79 | 0.63 |
| Vic Aldridge | 1927 | CIR | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2.71 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 245.1 | 96 | 107 | 1.333 | 12.00 | 0.55 | |
| Bill Long | 1987 | GTL | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.85 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148.1 | 30 | 64 | 1.139 | 10.25 | 1.15 | |
| Clayton Kershaw | 2015 | QCK | 18 | 7 | .720 | 2.91 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 231.2 | 52 | 293 | 1.019 | 9.17 | 0.89 | |
| Charlie Root | 1927 | GTL | 19 | 13 | .594 | 2.99 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 322.1 | 131 | 146 | 1.198 | 10.78 | 0.53 | |
| Oscar Levis | 1927 | DIN | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.00 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 52 | 40 | 1.123 | 10.10 | 0.62 | |
| Bob Lemon | 1949 | SPS | 25 | 12 | .676 | 3.04 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 308.1 | 155 | 167 | 1.242 | 11.18 | 0.90 | |
| Andy Cooper | 1927 | TBK | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.07 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 155.1 | 14 | 44 | 1.120 | 10.08 | 0.52 | |
| Dazzy Vance | 1927 | MNL | 10 | 20 | .333 | 3.07 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 272.2 | 77 | 175 | 1.133 | 10.20 | 0.40 | |
| Cole Hamels | 2015 | QCK | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 210.1 | 74 | 189 | 1.174 | 10.57 | 0.94 | |
| Pete Alexander | 1927 | MNL | 18 | 12 | .600 | 3.15 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 51 | 66 | 1.226 | 11.04 | 0.36 | |
| Gaylord Perry | 1974 | BBC | 20 | 7 | .741 | 3.40 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270.1 | 96 | 187 | 1.158 | 10.42 | 0.87 | |
| Jakie May | 1927 | PBP | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.41 | 56 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 235 | 93 | 130 | 1.349 | 12.14 | 0.23 | |
| Luis Tiant | 1974 | GRR | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.76 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 220.1 | 97 | 131 | 1.389 | 12.50 | 0.61 | |
| Jeep Jessup | 1949 | QCK | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.80 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 258.1 | 137 | 106 | 1.397 | 12.58 | 0.94 | |
| Ellis Kinder | 1949 | TAF | 11 | 17 | .393 | 3.80 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 241.2 | 88 | 149 | 1.283 | 11.54 | 0.97 | |
| Earl Whitehill | 1927 | MWB | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.82 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 235.2 | 113 | 101 | 1.468 | 13.21 | 0.38 | |
| Bob Welch | 1987 | LIO | 13 | 9 | .591 | 3.88 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 213.1 | 77 | 157 | 1.177 | 10.59 | 1.14 | |
| Don Gullett | 1974 | GTL | 7 | 13 | .350 | 3.89 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 196.2 | 67 | 149 | 1.246 | 11.21 | 1.10 | |
| Warren Spahn | 1949 | SSL | 11 | 20 | .355 | 3.94 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 285.2 | 109 | 155 | 1.386 | 12.48 | 0.66 | |
| Jim Bunning | 1961 | BBS | 12 | 14 | .462 | 4.12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 233.2 | 70 | 143 | 1.262 | 11.36 | 1.54 | |
| Doug Rau | 1977 | MIT | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.35 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 59 | 117 | 1.382 | 12.44 | 0.66 | |
| Schoolboy Griffith | 1949 | QCK | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4.36 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 63 | 95 | 1.390 | 12.51 | 0.77 | |
| Rube Walberg | 1927 | GTL | 9 | 16 | .360 | 4.75 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 217.2 | 99 | 103 | 1.475 | 13.27 | 0.54 | |
| 35 | Larry Gura | 1974 | ZYZ | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.96 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 17 | 0.821 | 7.39 | 0.32 |
| Ron Reed | 1974 | ZYZ | 13 | 3 | .812 | 1.82 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 138.2 | 37 | 54 | 0.916 | 8.24 | 0.52 | |
| Pedro Martinez | 1997 | SPS | 21 | 5 | .808 | 1.87 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 63 | 305 | 0.876 | 7.88 | 0.93 | |
| Kevin Brown | 1997 | HRH | 17 | 6 | .739 | 1.94 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 236.1 | 82 | 187 | 1.058 | 9.52 | 0.30 | |
| Roger Clemens | 1997 | MNL | 16 | 12 | .571 | 2.11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 269.1 | 83 | 283 | 1.073 | 9.66 | 0.67 | |
| Jon Matlack | 1974 | IMG | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2.30 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 195.1 | 56 | 142 | 1.080 | 9.72 | 0.28 | |
| Dick Donovan | 1961 | MNL | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2.60 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1 | 26 | 70 | 0.980 | 8.82 | 1.01 | |
| Jerry Koosman | 1977 | MNL | 16 | 10 | .615 | 2.62 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 69 | 190 | 1.167 | 10.51 | 0.95 | |
| Burleigh Grimes | 1927 | SSL | 16 | 16 | .500 | 2.65 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 94 | 115 | 1.291 | 11.62 | 0.42 | |
| Andy Hassler | 1974 | MNL | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.77 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126.2 | 60 | 69 | 1.161 | 10.44 | 0.50 | |
| Jim Kaat | 1974 | IMG | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.82 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 47 | 76 | 1.067 | 9.60 | 0.50 | |
| Jack Quinn | 1927 | TBK | 8 | 14 | .364 | 2.93 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 193.1 | 62 | 48 | 1.407 | 12.66 | 0.37 | |
| Carmen Hill | 1927 | SSL | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.94 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 294.1 | 107 | 98 | 1.284 | 11.56 | 0.40 | |
| Vida Blue | 1974 | SSL | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2.96 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 58 | 101 | 1.329 | 11.96 | 0.68 | |
| Dave Freisleben | 1974 | SEP | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2.97 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163.2 | 72 | 115 | 1.265 | 11.38 | 0.49 | |
| Lefty Grove | 1927 | SRR | 14 | 16 | .467 | 2.99 | 73 | 26 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 274.1 | 128 | 184 | 1.436 | 12.93 | 0.20 | |
| Waite Hoyt | 1927 | BRI | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3.08 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 55 | 112 | 1.183 | 10.65 | 0.53 | |
| Tom Griffin | 1974 | CIR | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.09 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180.2 | 70 | 82 | 1.306 | 11.76 | 0.50 | |
| Mike Garcia | 1949 | IMG | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.11 | 52 | 13 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 72 | 165 | 58 | 93 | 1.224 | 11.02 | 0.49 | |
| Corey Kluber | 2015 | CIR | 18 | 7 | .720 | 3.16 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 216.2 | 74 | 236 | 1.195 | 10.76 | 1.12 | |
| Steve Rogers | 1977 | COL | 21 | 9 | .700 | 3.27 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 275.1 | 92 | 203 | 1.271 | 11.44 | 0.78 | |
| Lefty Smith | 1949 | CIR | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3.43 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 125 | 86 | 1.391 | 12.52 | 0.53 | |
| Hod Lisenbee | 1927 | TBK | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3.60 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 225 | 86 | 106 | 1.351 | 12.16 | 0.40 | |
| Orel Hershiser | 1987 | DPC | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.64 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 239.2 | 69 | 191 | 1.248 | 11.23 | 0.94 | |
| Nino Espinosa | 1977 | SLP | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.76 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 55 | 90 | 1.339 | 12.05 | 0.93 | |
| Tal Strong | 1927 | CIR | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3.79 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 249.1 | 93 | 37 | 1.336 | 12.02 | 0.36 | |
| Ken Kravec | 1977 | SLP | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.81 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1 | 60 | 126 | 1.234 | 11.10 | 0.82 | |
| Jeff Fassero | 1997 | HRH | 12 | 16 | .429 | 3.82 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 77 | 161 | 1.250 | 11.25 | 0.80 | |
| Jim O'toole | 1961 | IMG | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3.83 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 213.2 | 112 | 137 | 1.395 | 12.55 | 0.67 | |
| Joey Jay | 1961 | SRR | 10 | 15 | .400 | 3.85 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 196.1 | 91 | 126 | 1.396 | 12.56 | 1.15 | |
| Jim Coates | 1961 | IMG | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.88 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 141.1 | 65 | 77 | 1.366 | 12.29 | 0.83 | |
| Kevin Appier | 1997 | SSL | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.89 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 93 | 184 | 1.391 | 12.52 | 0.90 | |
| Steve Barber | 1961 | CIR | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.95 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 236.2 | 159 | 163 | 1.534 | 13.80 | 0.72 | |
| Ken Heintzelman | 1949 | SPS | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.97 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 244.2 | 104 | 81 | 1.377 | 12.40 | 0.74 | |
| Yovani Gallardo | 2015 | PBP | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4.03 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 183.1 | 82 | 114 | 1.495 | 13.45 | 0.98 | |
| Lefty Lamarque | 1949 | GTL | 15 | 16 | .484 | 4.15 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 297.1 | 80 | 110 | 1.339 | 12.05 | 0.64 | |
| Harry Brecheen | 1949 | PVA | 14 | 11 | .560 | 4.19 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210.2 | 69 | 87 | 1.324 | 11.92 | 0.85 | |
| Jesse Hubbard | 1927 | GTL | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4.22 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 27 | 45 | 1.251 | 11.26 | 0.75 | |
| Charlie Hough | 1987 | GTL | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.27 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 208.2 | 98 | 164 | 1.294 | 11.65 | 1.12 | |
| Teddy Higuera | 1987 | DPC | 18 | 8 | .692 | 4.27 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 95 | 210 | 1.353 | 12.18 | 0.78 | |
| Mark Langston | 1987 | LVS | 8 | 13 | .381 | 4.30 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 188.1 | 100 | 202 | 1.497 | 13.48 | 1.24 | |
| Dave Dravecky | 1987 | NJJ | 7 | 10 | .412 | 4.30 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.2 | 58 | 128 | 1.381 | 12.42 | 1.08 | |
| Lew Burdette | 1961 | TLF | 13 | 12 | .520 | 4.31 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 21 | 58 | 1.305 | 11.75 | 1.56 | |
| J.r. Richard | 1977 | BBS | 11 | 18 | .379 | 4.40 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 108 | 207 | 1.287 | 11.59 | 1.21 | |
| Dave Stieb | 1987 | PBP | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.48 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2 | 62 | 107 | 1.416 | 12.74 | 1.51 | |
| Clyde Wright | 1974 | NJJ | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4.57 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 36 | 45 | 1.492 | 13.43 | 1.09 | |
| Frank Tanana | 1974 | NJJ | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.64 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 182.1 | 66 | 137 | 1.404 | 12.64 | 0.89 | |
| Jack Kralick | 1961 | BBS | 6 | 19 | .240 | 4.66 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 218.1 | 57 | 123 | 1.392 | 12.53 | 1.20 | |
| 83 | Jackie Brown | 1974 | GTL | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 17 | 0.971 | 8.74 | 0.26 |
| Bart Johnson | 1974 | MNL | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1.77 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96.2 | 24 | 57 | 0.879 | 7.91 | 0.19 | |
| Rudy May | 1974 | MNL | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.00 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 121.1 | 40 | 85 | 1.030 | 9.27 | 0.74 | |
| Zack Greinke | 2015 | MNL | 18 | 7 | .720 | 2.30 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 222.2 | 49 | 182 | 0.862 | 7.76 | 0.73 | |
| Max Manning | 1949 | THD | 17 | 6 | .739 | 2.35 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 206.2 | 57 | 45 | 1.108 | 9.97 | 0.74 | |
| Danny Darwin | 1987 | SSL | 10 | 1 | .909 | 2.42 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 43 | 81 | 1.014 | 9.12 | 0.62 | |
| Jacob Degrom | 2015 | IMG | 10 | 3 | .769 | 2.45 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.1 | 43 | 182 | 0.953 | 8.57 | 0.97 | |
| Bert Blyleven | 1974 | GTL | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2.45 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 213.1 | 65 | 200 | 1.144 | 10.29 | 0.38 | |
| Trevor May | 2015 | GTL | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.48 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 26 | 96 | 1.165 | 10.49 | 0.66 | |
| Jim Archer | 1961 | PBP | 15 | 9 | .625 | 2.49 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 195.1 | 59 | 108 | 1.280 | 11.52 | 0.37 | |
| Sam Gibson | 1927 | MNL | 9 | 2 | .818 | 2.55 | 51 | 12 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 137.2 | 67 | 62 | 1.431 | 12.88 | 0.20 | |
| Hector Santiago | 2015 | GTL | 12 | 7 | .632 | 2.59 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180.2 | 64 | 151 | 1.024 | 9.22 | 0.95 | |
| John Smoltz | 1997 | IMG | 19 | 6 | .760 | 2.62 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 247.1 | 55 | 249 | 1.108 | 9.97 | 0.84 | |
| Jim Perry | 1974 | GTL | 7 | 12 | .368 | 2.68 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 191.1 | 48 | 60 | 1.265 | 11.38 | 0.38 | |
| Richard Dotson | 1987 | PBP | 12 | 5 | .706 | 2.73 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 59 | 75 | 1.228 | 11.05 | 0.56 | |
| Harry Salmon | 1927 | MIT | 16 | 10 | .615 | 2.75 | 79 | 17 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 78 | 281 | 63 | 108 | 1.125 | 10.12 | 0.54 | |
| Scott Erickson | 1997 | IMG | 15 | 5 | .750 | 2.79 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 222.1 | 56 | 126 | 1.088 | 9.80 | 0.81 | |
| William Bell | 1927 | CIR | 10 | 3 | .769 | 2.81 | 59 | 10 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 96 | 121.2 | 53 | 24 | 1.290 | 11.61 | 0.22 |