mlb quality start leaders since 1980

Since 1980, Greg Maddux has the most quality starts, with 480.

Interpreted as:
MLB regular-season quality start leaders since 1980
NAMEQSGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
480
744
355
227
.610
740
3.16
3,371
109
35
0
5008.1
4,726
1,756
1,981
353
999
137
3
177
20,421
70
6.06
1.80
3.37
0.63
16.5
4.9
1.14
.281
3.56
8.49
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
465
709
354
184
.658
707
3.12
4,672
118
46
0
4916.2
4,185
1,707
1,885
363
1,580
159
0
63
20,240
143
8.55
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
7.66
3Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
436
682
305
203
.600
682
3.54
2,607
56
25
0
4413.1
4,298
1,734
1,900
356
1,500
66
0
145
18,604
65
5.32
3.06
1.74
0.73
14.0
8.1
1.31
.280
3.87
8.76
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
403
618
303
166
.646
603
3.29
4,875
100
37
2
4135.1
3,346
1,513
1,703
411
1,497
190
7
37
17,067
109
10.61
3.26
3.26
0.89
28.6
8.8
1.17
.291
3.71
7.28
5Justin 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
6Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
341
696
269
209
.563
638
4.25
2,441
33
10
0
4074.0
4,231
1,926
2,076
522
1,155
146
15
69
17,356
57
5.39
2.55
2.11
1.15
14.1
6.7
1.32
.283
4.59
9.35
7Mike 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
8CC Sabathia
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
9Zack 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
10Kevin Brown
K. Brown
314
486
211
144
.594
476
3.28
2,397
72
17
0
3256.1
3,079
1,185
1,357
208
901
139
1
42
13,542
108
6.62
2.49
2.66
0.57
17.7
6.7
1.22
.290
3.75
8.51
11Bartolo 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
12Mark 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
13Tim 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
14Clayton 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
15Andy 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
16Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
299
488
221
120
.648
479
3.26
3,499
12
5
0
2981.2
2,455
1,079
1,152
361
787
115
2
20
12,071
80
10.56
2.38
4.45
1.09
29.0
6.5
1.09
.286
3.48
7.41
17John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
298
723
213
155
.579
481
3.33
3,084
53
16
154
3473.0
3,074
1,284
1,391
288
1,010
57
204
84
14,271
145
7.99
2.62
3.05
0.75
21.6
7.1
1.18
.283
3.60
7.97
18Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
293
510
204
150
.576
466
3.48
2,014
68
25
5
3130.1
2,939
1,211
1,367
235
1,007
117
19
108
13,150
121
5.79
2.90
2.00
0.68
15.3
7.7
1.26
.277
3.93
8.45
19Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
288
569
216
146
.597
436
3.46
3,116
83
20
22
3261.0
2,998
1,253
1,318
347
711
52
81
43
13,284
72
8.60
1.96
4.38
0.96
23.5
5.4
1.14
.293
3.64
8.27
20Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
275
566
199
157
.559
470
3.70
1,750
83
25
4
3236.2
3,181
1,332
1,491
313
922
110
31
60
13,593
61
4.87
2.56
1.90
0.87
12.9
6.8
1.27
.273
4.15
8.85
21Jack Morris
J. Morris
274
487
233
173
.574
487
3.92
2,289
165
27
0
3474.2
3,243
1,515
1,662
358
1,259
51
0
90
14,656
190
5.93
3.26
1.82
0.93
15.6
8.6
1.30
.270
4.30
8.40
22Pedro 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
23Cole 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
24John 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
25Chuck Finley
C. Finley
266
524
200
173
.536
467
3.85
2,610
63
15
0
3197.1
3,069
1,366
1,517
304
1,332
76
24
36
13,638
130
7.35
3.75
1.96
0.86
19.1
9.8
1.38
.297
4.27
8.64
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17
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8.5
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0.5
17
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.459
8.0
16
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.432
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16
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.432
9.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
19
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17
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.459
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16
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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