mlb starting pitchers with the most complete game shutouts before turning 25

Walter Johnson had 31 complete games before turning 25.

Interpreted as:
MLB starting pitchers with the most regular-season complete game shutouts before turning 25 years old
NAME CG SHO G W L W% GS ERA SO 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 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
31
31
31
31
0
1.000
31
0.00
210
0
283.0
136
0
0
53
6
0
1,018
9
6.68
1.69
3.96
0.00
20.6
5.2
0.67
.182
0.00
4.33
2 Joe Wood
J. Wood
25
25
25
25
0
1.000
25
0.00
167
0
217.0
92
0
0
45
8
0
777
2
6.93
1.87
3.71
0.00
21.5
5.8
0.63
.165
0.00
3.82
3 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
24
24
24
24
0
1.000
24
0.00
173
0
218.0
114
0
0
0
32
4
0
2
776
2
7.14
1.32
5.41
0.00
22.3
4.1
0.67
.201
0.00
4.71
4 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
23
23
23
23
0
1.000
23
0.00
181
0
207.0
110
0
0
0
49
2
0
1
757
3
7.87
2.13
3.69
0.00
23.9
6.5
0.77
.210
0.00
4.78
5 Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
21
21
21
21
0
1.000
21
0.00
174
0
189.0
105
0
0
0
40
2
0
2
697
4
8.29
1.90
4.35
0.00
25.0
5.7
0.77
.218
0.00
5.00
6 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
19
19
19
19
0
1.000
19
0.00
175
0
168.0
81
0
0
0
35
2
0
0
602
0
9.38
1.88
5.00
0.00
29.1
5.8
0.69
.208
0.00
4.34
7 Dean Chance
D. Chance
19
19
19
19
0
1.000
19
0.00
139
0
173.0
72
0
0
0
40
1
0
2
617
1
7.23
2.08
3.48
0.00
22.5
6.5
0.65
.165
0.00
3.75
8 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19
19
19
19
0
1.000
19
0.00
113
0
174.0
88
0
0
0
49
0
0
635
1
5.84
2.53
2.31
0.00
17.8
7.7
0.79
.186
0.00
4.55
9 Vida Blue
V. Blue
18
18
18
18
0
1.000
18
0.00
130
0
159.0
55
0
0
0
40
3
0
0
564
2
7.36
2.26
3.25
0.00
23.0
7.1
0.60
.141
0.00
3.11
10 Dutch Leonard
D. Leonard
18
18
18
18
0
1.000
18
0.00
94
0
163.0
82
0
0
0
44
5
0
591
1
5.19
2.43
2.14
0.00
15.9
7.4
0.77
.183
0.00
4.53
11 Denny McLain
D. McLain
17
17
17
17
0
1.000
17
0.00
105
0
147.0
70
0
0
0
27
3
0
0
526
1
6.43
1.65
3.89
0.00
20.0
5.1
0.66
.179
0.00
4.29
12 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
17
17
17
17
0
1.000
17
0.00
69
0
153.0
76
0
0
0
46
5
0
567
2
4.06
2.71
1.50
0.00
12.2
8.1
0.80
.170
0.00
4.47
13 Milt Pappas
M. Pappas
16
16
16
16
0
1.000
16
0.00
93
0
144.0
70
0
0
0
33
3
0
0
522
2
5.81
2.06
2.82
0.00
17.8
6.3
0.72
.178
0.00
4.38
14 Bob Feller
B. Feller
16
16
16
16
0
1.000
16
0.00
140
0
146.0
56
0
0
0
48
1
0
535
2
8.63
2.96
2.92
0.00
26.2
9.0
0.71
.162
0.00
3.45
15 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
15
15
15
15
0
1.000
15
0.00
116
0
135.0
67
0
0
0
22
4
0
2
478
3
7.73
1.47
5.27
0.00
24.3
4.6
0.66
.199
0.00
4.47
16 Billy Hoeft
B. Hoeft
15
15
15
14
0
1.000
15
0.00
87
0
133.0
67
0
0
0
33
2
0
0
485
0
5.89
2.23
2.64
0.00
17.9
6.8
0.75
.185
0.00
4.53
17 Bullet Joe Bush
B. Joe Bush
15
15
15
15
0
1.000
15
0.00
75
0
137.0
83
0
0
0
54
0
0
526
2
4.93
3.55
1.39
0.00
14.3
10.3
1.00
.209
0.00
5.45
18 Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
14
14
14
14
0
1.000
14
0.00
92
0
127.0
50
0
0
0
30
3
0
1
454
1
6.52
2.13
3.07
0.00
20.3
6.6
0.63
.152
0.00
3.54
19 Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
14
14
14
14
0
1.000
14
0.00
54
0
126.0
69
0
0
0
24
0
0
453
1
3.86
1.71
2.25
0.00
11.9
5.3
0.74
.184
0.00
4.93
20 Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
14
14
14
14
0
1.000
14
0.00
79
0
124.0
78
0
0
0
33
1
0
472
0
5.73
2.40
2.39
0.00
16.7
7.0
0.90
.217
0.00
5.66
21 Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
13
13
13
13
0
1.000
13
0.00
85
0
118.0
57
0
0
0
18
3
0
0
420
4
6.48
1.37
4.72
0.00
20.2
4.3
0.64
.182
0.00
4.35
22 Don Gullett
D. Gullett
13
13
13
13
0
1.000
13
0.00
86
0
117.0
53
0
0
0
28
1
0
2
420
2
6.62
2.15
3.07
0.00
20.5
6.7
0.69
.174
0.00
4.08
23 Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
13
13
13
13
0
1.000
13
0.00
77
0
117.0
54
0
0
0
21
1
0
0
416
0
5.92
1.62
3.67
0.00
18.5
5.0
0.64
.170
0.00
4.15
24 Tommy John
T. John
13
13
13
13
0
1.000
13
0.00
70
0
117.0
55
0
0
0
17
2
0
2
414
3
5.38
1.31
4.12
0.00
16.9
4.1
0.62
.169
0.00
4.23
25 Curt Simmons
C. Simmons
13
13
13
13
0
1.000
13
0.00
79
0
117.0
56
0
0
0
25
0
0
426
0
6.08
1.92
3.16
0.00
18.5
5.9
0.69
.174
0.00
4.31
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