most abs without a hit to start an mlb season

4 players are tied for the most at-bats in a start with exactly 0 hits allowed, with 5 at-bats. The first three are Shohei Ohtani on September 16 and on April 17, 2023, Hideo Nomo on September 17, 1996 and Claude Hendrix on May 15, 1915.

Interpreted as:
most abs without a hit to regular-season start by a player an MLB season
NAMEABHGSDATETMOPPDECERASOCGSHOSVIPERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
5
0
1
9/16/2025
vs
0.00
5
0
0
0
5.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
16
0
2Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
5
0
1
4/17/2023
@
4.50
3
0
0
0
2.0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
7
2
3Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
5
0
1
9/17/1996
@
W
0.00
8
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
30
0
4Claude Hendrix
C. Hendrix
5
0
1
5/15/1915
@
W
0.00
3
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
3
0
0
30
0
5Cy Young
C. Young
5
0
1
6/30/1908
@
W
2
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
1
0
0
27
0
6Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
4
0
1
6/22/2025
vs
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
7Edinson Volquez
E. Volquez
4
0
1
6/3/2017
vs
W
0.00
10
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
8Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
4
0
1
4/21/2016
@
W
0.00
6
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
29
0
9Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
4
0
1
8/30/2015
@
W
0.00
12
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
10Chris Heston
C. Heston
4
0
1
6/9/2015
@
W
0.00
11
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
29
0
11Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
4
0
1
6/18/2014
vs
W
0.00
15
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
12Ubaldo Jimenez
U. Jimenez
4
0
1
4/17/2010
@
W
0.00
7
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
31
0
13Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4
0
1
5/18/2004
@
W
0.00
13
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
14Kent Mercker
K. Mercker
4
0
1
4/8/1994
@
W
0.00
10
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
31
0
15Tommy Greene
T. Greene
4
0
1
5/23/1991
@
W
0.00
10
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
33
0
16Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
4
0
1
6/29/1990
vs
W
0.00
7
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
30
0
17Mike Scott
M. Scott
4
0
1
9/25/1986
vs
W
0.00
13
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
30
0
18Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
4
0
1
6/27/1980
@
W
0.00
2
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
19Ken Forsch
K. Forsch
4
0
1
4/7/1979
vs
W
0.00
3
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
20Bob Forsch
B. Forsch
4
0
1
4/16/1978
vs
W
0.00
3
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
21John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
4
0
1
9/29/1976
@
W
0.00
4
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
22Ed Halicki
E. Halicki
4
0
1
8/24/1975
vs
W
0.00
10
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
23Milt Pappas
M. Pappas
4
0
1
9/2/1972
vs
W
0.00
6
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
24Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
4
0
1
4/16/1972
vs
W
0.00
7
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
32
0
25Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
4
0
1
8/14/1971
@
W
0.00
10
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
31
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for at-bats, hits allowed, and starts going back to the 1901 season.
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