fewest home runs allowed by starting pitcher in any season with at least 100 innings pitched

45 pitchers are tied for allowing the fewest home runs by a starting pitcher with 100.0+ innings pitched in a season, with 0 HR. The first three are Fritz Ostermueller in 1935, Slim Harriss in 1926 and Eppa Rixey in 1921.

NAME HR IP SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV H ER R BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Fritz Ostermueller
F. Ostermueller
0
132.2
1935
BSA BSA
19
7
8
.467
19
3.80
39
10
0
0
127
56
62
73
3
0
589
5
2.65
4.95
0.53
0.00
6.6
12.4
1.51
.268
4.21
8.62
2 Slim Harriss
S. Harriss
0
163.0
1926
TOT
28
8
15
.348
28
4.25
45
8
1
0
189
77
95
53
2
0
722
6
2.48
2.93
0.85
0.00
6.2
7.3
1.48
.304
5.25
10.44
3 Eppa Rixey
E. Rixey
0
288.0
1921
CIN CIN
37
18
17
.514
37
2.81
72
21
2
0
313
90
124
62
5
0
1,206
5
2.25
1.94
1.16
0.00
6.0
5.1
1.30
.293
3.88
9.78
4 Allen Sothoron
A. Sothoron
0
144.2
1921
TOT
22
11
8
.579
22
4.29
56
11
2
0
167
69
79
62
7
0
648
4
3.48
3.86
0.90
0.00
8.6
9.6
1.58
.319
4.91
10.39
5 Hal Carlson
H. Carlson
0
111.0
1919
PIT PIT
14
5
9
.357
14
2.43
39
7
1
0
98
30
35
33
1
0
444
0
3.16
2.68
1.18
0.00
8.8
7.4
1.18
.264
2.84
7.95
6 Jimmy Ring
J. Ring
0
157.2
1919
CIN CIN
18
9
8
.529
18
1.88
49
12
2
0
131
33
36
37
1
0
604
4
2.80
2.11
1.32
0.00
8.1
6.1
1.07
.253
2.05
7.48
7 Phil Douglas
P. Douglas
0
191.0
1919
TOT
25
10
10
.500
25
2.12
71
12
4
0
168
45
70
37
3
0
770
3
3.35
1.74
1.92
0.00
9.2
4.8
1.07
.255
3.30
7.92
8 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
0
269.1
1919
WSH WSH
29
18
10
.643
29
1.40
134
27
7
0
219
42
66
46
5
0
1,055
4
4.48
1.54
2.91
0.00
12.7
4.4
0.98
.252
2.21
7.32
9 Mule Watson
M. Watson
0
135.1
1918
PHA PHA
19
7
10
.412
19
3.52
27
11
3
0
135
53
69
43
1
0
556
3
1.80
2.86
0.63
0.00
4.9
7.7
1.32
.278
4.59
8.98
10 Reb Russell
R. Russell
0
113.1
1918
CWS CWS
15
7
5
.583
15
2.78
36
10
2
0
106
35
42
32
0
0
459
1
2.86
2.54
1.13
0.00
7.8
7.0
1.22
.271
3.34
8.42
11 George Cunningham
G. Cunningham
0
106.2
1918
DET DET
14
4
7
.364
14
3.21
27
10
0
0
106
38
53
29
4
0
452
1
2.28
2.45
0.93
0.00
6.0
6.4
1.27
.270
4.47
8.94
12 Dana Fillingim
D. Fillingim
0
112.0
1918
BSN BSN
13
7
6
.538
13
2.25
29
10
4
0
99
28
37
28
5
0
452
2
2.33
2.25
1.04
0.00
6.4
6.2
1.13
.254
2.97
7.96
13 Rudy Kallio
R. Kallio
0
153.2
1918
DET DET
22
7
11
.389
22
3.87
62
10
2
0
158
66
80
63
0
0
665
6
3.63
3.69
0.98
0.00
9.3
9.5
1.44
.293
4.69
9.25
14 Jim Bagby
J. Bagby
0
239.1
1918
CLE CLE
31
15
14
.517
31
2.56
49
23
2
0
236
68
93
69
1
0
996
2
1.84
2.59
0.71
0.00
4.9
6.9
1.27
.269
3.50
8.87
15 Dave Davenport
D. Davenport
0
154.2
1918
SLA SLA
22
10
11
.476
22
3.14
51
12
2
0
149
54
71
60
6
0
653
2
2.97
3.49
0.85
0.00
7.8
9.2
1.35
.278
4.13
8.67
16 Lefty Williams
L. Williams
0
102.2
1918
CWS CWS
14
6
4
.600
14
2.81
29
7
2
0
76
32
33
45
7
0
420
2
2.54
3.94
0.64
0.00
6.9
10.7
1.18
.224
2.89
6.66
17 Dutch Leonard
D. Leonard
0
125.2
1918
BSA BSA
16
8
6
.571
16
2.72
47
12
3
0
119
38
51
60
3
0
538
7
3.37
4.30
0.78
0.00
8.7
11.2
1.42
.278
3.65
8.52
18 Rube Foster
R. Foster
0
123.2
1917
BSA BSA
16
8
6
.571
16
2.47
34
9
1
0
105
34
40
52
4
0
519
5
2.47
3.78
0.65
0.00
6.6
10.0
1.27
.245
2.91
7.64
19 Hal Carlson
H. Carlson
0
111.1
1917
PIT PIT
17
4
9
.308
17
3.15
46
9
1
0
101
39
48
35
3
0
454
1
3.72
2.83
1.31
0.00
10.1
7.7
1.22
.273
3.88
8.16
20 Doc Ayers
D. Ayers
0
126.2
1917
WSH WSH
15
6
6
.500
15
1.56
48
12
3
0
120
22
34
35
4
0
513
1
3.41
2.49
1.37
0.00
9.4
6.8
1.22
.282
2.42
8.53
21 Jim Scott
J. Scott
0
104.1
1917
CWS CWS
17
4
5
.444
17
2.07
35
6
2
0
110
24
33
35
6
0
443
0
3.02
3.02
1.00
0.00
7.9
7.9
1.39
.300
2.85
9.49
22 Bernie Boland
B. Boland
0
209.0
1917
DET DET
28
14
9
.609
28
2.63
83
13
3
0
169
61
79
81
5
0
862
0
3.57
3.49
1.02
0.00
9.6
9.4
1.20
.244
3.40
7.28
23 Claude Hendrix
C. Hendrix
0
150.1
1917
CHC CHC
21
7
10
.412
21
2.45
49
13
1
0
147
41
59
55
4
0
639
4
2.93
3.29
0.89
0.00
7.7
8.6
1.34
.277
3.53
8.80
24 Ed Klepfer
E. Klepfer
0
181.2
1917
CLE CLE
27
12
3
.800
27
2.38
56
9
0
0
169
48
71
50
0
0
758
3
2.77
2.48
1.12
0.00
7.4
6.6
1.21
.259
3.52
8.37
25 Bert Gallia
B. Gallia
0
147.0
1917
WSH WSH
23
6
9
.400
23
2.88
57
9
1
0
131
47
66
71
2
0
619
4
3.49
4.35
0.80
0.00
9.2
11.5
1.37
.268
4.04
8.02
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