highest percentage of quality starts career since 1990

Since 1990, Greg Maddux has the most quality starts, with 425.

Interpreted as:

highest percentage of regular-season quality starts by a player career since 1990

	NAME	QS	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	425	639	310	189	.621	639	3.06	2,975	91	30	0	4334.1	4,049	1,474	1,663	307	751	117	0	133	17,527	56	6.18	1.56	3.96	0.64	17.0	4.3	1.11	.280	3.45	8.41
2	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	398	610	282	174	.618	610	3.45	2,413	49	21	0	3981.2	3,870	1,528	1,667	319	1,364	53	0	131	16,756	60	5.45	3.08	1.77	0.72	14.4	8.1	1.31	.282	3.77	8.75
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	387	585	293	153	.657	571	3.24	4,720	97	37	2	3948.2	3,176	1,420	1,595	395	1,394	187	6	35	16,243	99	10.76	3.18	3.39	0.90	29.1	8.6	1.16	.291	3.64	7.24
4	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	359	556	266	159	.626	556	3.33	3,554	26	9	0	3571.1	3,052	1,322	1,433	372	1,006	121	0	28	14,626	100	8.96	2.54	3.53	0.94	24.3	6.9	1.14	.280	3.61	7.69
5	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	356	534	259	139	.651	533	3.15	3,457	60	25	0	3632.0	3,097	1,270	1,409	268	1,209	127	0	47	14,997	112	8.57	3.00	2.86	0.66	23.1	8.1	1.19	.285	3.49	7.67
6	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	330	537	270	153	.638	536	3.68	2,813	57	23	0	3562.2	3,460	1,458	1,559	376	785	60	0	29	14,593	71	7.11	1.98	3.58	0.95	19.3	5.4	1.19	.292	3.94	8.74
7	CC Sabathia	319	561	251	161	.609	560	3.74	3,093	38	12	0	3577.1	3,404	1,485	1,623	382	1,099	123	0	44	14,989	74	7.78	2.76	2.81	0.96	20.6	7.3	1.26	.294	4.08	8.56
8	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	318	586	225	156	.591	541	3.49	2,979	17	5	1	3389.1	3,207	1,315	1,410	367	762	79	8	25	13,877	101	7.91	2.02	3.91	0.97	21.5	5.5	1.17	.293	3.74	8.52
9	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	306	565	247	188	.568	552	4.12	2,535	38	13	0	3461.2	3,593	1,584	1,719	439	948	64	2	47	14,655	45	6.59	2.46	2.67	1.14	17.3	6.5	1.31	.296	4.47	9.34
10	Mark Buehrle M. Buehrle	304	518	214	160	.572	493	3.81	1,870	33	10	0	3283.1	3,472	1,391	1,542	361	734	79	6	49	13,705	27	5.13	2.01	2.55	0.99	13.6	5.4	1.28	.292	4.23	9.52
11	Tim Hudson T. Hudson	302	482	222	133	.625	479	3.49	2,080	26	13	0	3126.2	2,957	1,213	1,319	248	917	124	0	84	13,005	84	5.99	2.64	2.27	0.71	16.0	7.1	1.24	.281	3.80	8.51
12	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	301	455	223	96	.699	451	2.53	3,052	25	15	0	2855.1	2,193	804	881	235	713	46	1	28	11,279	108	9.62	2.25	4.28	0.74	27.1	6.3	1.02	.271	2.78	6.91
13	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	301	498	222	125	.640	489	3.29	3,540	12	5	0	3030.2	2,498	1,107	1,180	368	807	116	2	20	12,282	83	10.51	2.40	4.39	1.09	28.8	6.6	1.09	.286	3.50	7.42
14	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	301	531	256	153	.626	521	3.85	2,448	26	4	0	3316.0	3,448	1,418	1,572	288	1,031	55	3	42	14,074	69	6.64	2.80	2.37	0.78	17.4	7.3	1.35	.308	4.27	9.36
15	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	295	596	237	166	.588	544	4.22	2,084	27	8	0	3507.2	3,618	1,644	1,762	454	928	132	13	52	14,870	38	5.35	2.38	2.25	1.16	14.0	6.2	1.30	.281	4.52	9.28
16	Kevin Brown K. Brown	294	453	197	134	.595	443	3.26	2,277	64	17	0	3037.0	2,873	1,101	1,259	196	823	134	1	40	12,615	100	6.75	2.44	2.77	0.58	18.0	6.5	1.22	.291	3.73	8.51
17	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	287	560	216	142	.603	431	3.42	3,106	83	20	22	3237.2	2,966	1,231	1,293	342	698	51	81	42	13,170	69	8.63	1.94	4.45	0.95	23.6	5.3	1.13	.292	3.59	8.24
18	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	274	682	199	137	.592	440	3.31	2,879	48	16	154	3201.0	2,840	1,177	1,272	263	905	53	204	78	13,127	135	8.09	2.54	3.18	0.74	21.9	6.9	1.17	.285	3.58	7.99
19	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	273	476	219	100	.687	409	2.93	3,154	46	17	3	2827.1	2,221	919	1,006	239	760	141	23	30	11,394	62	10.04	2.42	4.15	0.76	27.7	6.7	1.05	.279	3.20	7.07
20	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	268	423	163	122	.572	422	3.43	2,560	17	7	0	2698.0	2,424	1,027	1,103	310	767	100	0	43	11,115	57	8.54	2.56	3.34	1.03	23.0	6.9	1.18	.287	3.68	8.09
21	John Lackey J. Lackey	267	448	188	147	.561	446	3.92	2,294	18	8	0	2840.1	2,862	1,237	1,347	319	815	133	0	32	12,030	125	7.27	2.58	2.81	1.01	19.1	6.8	1.29	.300	4.27	9.07
22	David Wells D. Wells	263	547	225	145	.608	487	4.17	2,035	54	12	6	3259.0	3,467	1,509	1,627	390	648	81	25	49	13,650	85	5.62	1.79	3.14	1.08	14.9	4.7	1.26	.293	4.49	9.57
23	Jon Lester J. Lester	261	452	200	117	.631	451	3.66	2,488	15	4	0	2740.0	2,610	1,114	1,215	294	892	90	0	13	11,487	63	8.17	2.93	2.79	0.97	21.7	7.8	1.28	.300	3.99	8.57
24	Livan Hernandez L. Hernandez	259	519	178	177	.501	474	4.44	1,976	50	9	1	3189.0	3,525	1,572	1,686	362	1,066	78	17	86	13,816	41	5.58	3.01	1.85	1.02	14.3	7.7	1.44	.306	4.76	9.95
25	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	258	419	169	136	.554	418	3.42	2,524	25	11	0	2729.2	2,487	1,037	1,157	264	805	105	0	16	11,284	156	8.32	2.65	3.14	0.87	22.4	7.1	1.21	.293	3.81	8.20

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Braves	87	61	.588
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Braves	87	61	.588
Phillies	82	66	.554	5.0
Marlins	72	76	.486	15.0
Mets	68	79	.463	18.5
Nationals	68	81	.456	19.5
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Pirates	74	74	.500	18.0
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Astros	75	73	.507
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