mlb pitchers with the most shutouts after turning 40

Warren Spahn and Jack Quinn are tied for the most career shutouts by a pitcher 40 or older, with 12 shutouts.

Interpreted as:
MLB pitchers with the most regular-season shutouts after turning 40 years old
NAME SHO G W L W% GS ERA SO CG 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 Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
12
178
75
62
.547
155
3.45
501
76
4
1153.0
1,133
442
490
120
274
11
17
15
4,756
18
3.91
2.14
1.83
0.94
10.5
5.8
1.22
.263
3.82
8.84
2 Jack Quinn
J. Quinn
12
368
104
90
.536
169
3.58
420
78
47
1566.0
1,805
623
777
52
343
44
129
6,751
20
2.41
1.97
1.22
0.30
6.2
5.1
1.37
.298
4.47
10.37
3 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
11
300
121
103
.540
294
3.84
1,148
62
1
1977.0
1,950
843
955
208
789
35
4
20
8,467
65
5.23
3.59
1.46
0.95
13.6
9.3
1.39
.277
4.35
8.88
4 Cy Young
C. Young
9
110
54
45
.545
105
0.01
383
86
2
882.0
782
315
11
147
18
4
3,465
23
3.91
1.50
2.61
0.11
11.1
4.2
1.05
.265
3.21
7.98
5 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
7
196
71
66
.518
196
3.33
1,437
19
0
1271.2
933
471
535
93
527
45
0
13
5,258
68
10.17
3.73
2.73
0.66
27.3
10.0
1.15
.266
3.79
6.60
6 Early Wynn
E. Wynn
7
100
29
31
.483
81
3.64
343
29
2
570.2
529
231
252
48
230
8
11
11
2,415
4
5.41
3.63
1.49
0.76
14.2
9.5
1.33
.269
3.97
8.34
7 Johnny Niggeling
J. Niggeling
7
79
27
34
.443
76
2.86
293
36
0
576.0
488
183
223
19
236
12
2
2,420
15
4.58
3.69
1.24
0.30
12.1
9.8
1.26
.252
3.48
7.62
8 Connie Marrero
C. Marrero
6
90
32
30
.516
74
3.49
228
42
2
574.1
570
223
247
43
192
12
10
2,448
10
3.57
3.01
1.19
0.67
9.3
7.8
1.33
.267
3.87
8.93
9 Eddie Plank
E. Plank
5
69
27
24
.529
47
2.20
154
29
5
433.2
375
106
142
5
115
7
18
5
3.20
2.39
1.34
0.10
7.2
1.13
.283
2.95
7.78
10 Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
4
106
23
22
.511
58
4.36
214
5
2
415.0
444
201
226
43
127
20
11
10
1,787
5
4.64
2.75
1.69
0.93
12.0
7.1
1.38
.290
4.90
9.63
11 Satchel Paige
S. Paige
4
179
28
31
.475
26
3.31
288
7
33
476.0
429
175
192
30
180
7
109
0
2,003
6
5.45
3.40
1.60
0.57
14.4
9.0
1.28
.266
3.63
8.11
12 Bob Smith
B. Smith
4
98
14
26
.350
31
3.96
105
13
16
377.0
422
166
194
24
101
6
53
1,636
0
2.51
2.41
1.04
0.57
6.4
6.2
1.39
.284
4.63
10.07
13 Babe Adams
B. Adams
4
109
30
25
.545
51
4.29
100
25
7
470.1
556
224
256
20
67
7
35
2,006
3
1.91
1.28
1.49
0.38
5.0
3.3
1.32
.296
4.90
10.64
14 Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
3
175
72
64
.529
168
4.28
672
5
0
1014.0
1,136
482
515
138
171
16
2
11
4,282
6
5.96
1.52
3.93
1.22
15.7
4.0
1.29
.304
4.57
10.08
15 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3
167
75
52
.591
162
3.83
1,030
13
0
1034.0
929
440
492
130
242
45
2
15
4,249
17
8.97
2.11
4.26
1.13
24.2
5.7
1.13
.285
4.28
8.09
16 Charlie Hough
C. Hough
3
209
67
88
.432
207
4.06
756
29
0
1346.1
1,207
608
685
149
623
65
1
10
5,812
56
5.05
4.16
1.21
1.00
13.0
10.7
1.36
.251
4.58
8.07
17 Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
3
92
31
26
.544
76
4.05
287
8
2
493.0
515
222
247
41
147
12
6
10
2,113
13
5.24
2.68
1.95
0.75
13.6
7.0
1.34
.292
4.51
9.40
18 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3
155
50
59
.459
153
3.82
558
29
0
1025.2
1,113
435
497
86
261
24
2
22
4,348
36
4.90
2.29
2.14
0.75
12.8
6.0
1.34
.300
4.36
9.77
19 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
3
28
15
9
.625
28
3.40
54
13
0
201.1
185
76
84
11
59
1
0
841
3
2.41
2.64
0.92
0.49
6.4
7.0
1.21
.243
3.75
8.27
20 Ted Lyons
T. Lyons
3
47
27
20
.574
47
2.85
123
44
0
410.1
404
130
156
22
72
6
0
1,689
5
2.70
1.58
1.71
0.48
7.3
4.3
1.16
.261
3.42
8.86
21 Sad Sam Jones
S. Sam Jones
3
85
29
37
.439
80
4.24
179
33
0
567.0
640
267
324
40
205
8
4
2,519
14
2.84
3.25
0.87
0.63
7.1
8.1
1.49
.287
5.14
10.16
22 Eppa Rixey
E. Rixey
3
62
15
14
.517
39
3.19
44
15
0
327.1
362
116
161
7
57
4
15
1,389
6
1.21
1.57
0.77
0.19
3.2
4.1
1.28
.278
4.43
9.95
23 Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
3
130
33
31
.516
70
3.87
390
24
7
621.1
642
267
307
33
179
8
26
2,653
8
5.65
2.59
2.18
0.48
14.7
6.7
1.32
.298
4.45
9.30
24 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
3
102
46
30
.605
83
3.31
146
48
5
665.1
710
245
289
42
104
4
12
2,760
6
1.97
1.41
1.40
0.57
5.3
3.8
1.22
.271
3.91
9.60
25 Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
2
257
105
84
.556
251
4.44
913
8
0
1551.1
1,645
766
817
227
441
66
2
23
6,668
13
5.30
2.56
2.07
1.32
13.7
6.6
1.34
.282
4.74
9.54
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