most complete game shutouts in mlb history

Walter Johnson pitched 531 complete games in complete games in his career.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season complete game shutouts by a player in MLB history
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
531
110
531
339
187
.644
531
1.26
2,886
0
4810.0
3,714
1,259
61
1,016
148
0
18,860
129
5.40
1.90
2.84
0.11
15.3
5.4
0.98
.248
2.36
6.95
2 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
437
90
437
336
95
.780
437
1.66
1,737
0
4010.0
3,371
1,013
85
636
46
0
15,705
26
3.90
1.43
2.73
0.19
11.1
4.0
1.00
.249
2.27
7.57
3 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
434
79
434
304
121
.715
434
0.82
2,101
0
3873.1
3,224
1,119
65
659
45
0
15,252
92
4.88
1.53
3.19
0.15
13.8
4.3
1.00
.255
2.60
7.49
4 Eddie Plank
E. Plank
410
69
410
291
114
.719
410
1.09
1,884
0
3671.0
2,972
1,025
27
812
154
0
14,585
60
4.62
1.99
2.32
0.07
12.9
5.6
1.03
.252
2.51
7.29
5 Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
382
63
382
322
58
.847
382
1.75
1,744
0
3460.1
2,605
672
743
190
820
18
0
30
13,505
38
4.54
2.13
2.13
0.49
12.9
6.1
0.99
.225
1.93
6.78
6 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
222
61
222
163
59
.734
222
1.61
2,206
0
1986.0
1,094
356
412
68
894
45
0
16
7,774
72
10.00
4.05
2.47
0.31
28.4
11.5
1.00
.225
1.87
4.96
7 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
231
61
231
186
45
.805
231
1.40
1,629
0
2054.2
1,282
320
353
92
464
23
0
31
7,760
29
7.14
2.03
3.51
0.40
21.0
6.0
0.85
.214
1.55
5.62
8 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
242
60
242
167
75
.690
242
1.69
1,675
0
2146.0
1,488
404
457
98
466
59
0
17
8,234
34
7.02
1.95
3.59
0.41
20.3
5.7
0.91
.234
1.92
6.24
9 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
178
58
178
151
27
.848
178
1.31
1,131
0
1592.1
992
231
254
64
296
16
0
14
5,968
23
6.39
1.67
3.82
0.36
19.0
5.0
0.81
.208
1.44
5.61
10 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
250
57
250
164
84
.661
250
0.29
1,363
0
2289.0
1,699
541
18
445
44
0
8,870
48
5.36
1.75
3.06
0.07
15.4
5.0
0.94
.240
2.13
6.68
11 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
255
56
255
199
55
.783
255
1.62
1,927
0
2301.2
1,566
415
466
99
644
53
0
52
8,987
54
7.53
2.52
2.99
0.39
21.4
7.2
0.96
.234
1.82
6.12
12 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
254
55
254
216
38
.850
254
1.62
1,878
0
2272.2
1,529
408
455
103
637
23
0
32
8,756
69
7.44
2.52
2.95
0.41
21.4
7.3
0.95
.233
1.80
6.06
13 Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
271
55
271
192
79
.708
271
0.51
1,042
0
2427.1
1,967
647
23
481
45
0
9,471
36
3.86
1.78
2.17
0.09
11.0
5.1
1.01
.247
2.40
7.29
14 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
211
53
211
166
45
.787
211
1.46
1,074
0
1880.2
1,244
306
337
95
481
14
0
10
7,188
29
5.14
2.30
2.23
0.45
14.9
6.7
0.92
.208
1.61
5.95
15 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
303
53
303
226
76
.748
303
1.66
1,836
0
2714.1
1,894
502
592
131
579
45
0
49
10,414
57
6.09
1.92
3.17
0.43
17.6
5.6
0.91
.225
1.96
6.28
16 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
244
52
244
206
38
.844
244
1.68
1,513
0
2202.2
1,583
410
475
144
373
20
0
40
8,456
27
6.18
1.52
4.06
0.59
17.9
4.4
0.89
.225
1.94
6.47
17 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
267
49
267
208
59
.779
267
1.81
1,731
0
2378.2
1,684
478
545
179
395
36
0
45
9,090
26
6.55
1.49
4.38
0.68
19.0
4.3
0.87
.223
2.06
6.37
18 Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
187
49
187
147
40
.786
187
1.61
1,197
0
1667.2
1,128
299
321
100
390
25
0
13
6,388
9
6.46
2.10
3.07
0.54
18.7
6.1
0.91
.220
1.73
6.09
19 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
167
49
167
146
21
.874
167
1.19
1,153
0
1503.0
980
198
236
59
278
52
0
31
5,702
29
6.90
1.66
4.15
0.35
20.2
4.9
0.84
.221
1.41
5.87
20 Early Wynn
E. Wynn
289
49
289
224
65
.775
289
1.84
1,293
0
2595.1
1,891
530
611
123
844
28
0
8
10,314
22
4.48
2.93
1.53
0.43
12.5
8.2
1.05
.220
2.12
6.56
21 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
235
47
235
151
81
.651
235
1.07
1,761
0
2137.0
1,635
578
22
539
73
0
8,542
57
7.42
2.27
3.27
0.09
20.6
6.3
1.02
.262
2.43
6.89
22 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
118
46
118
92
26
.780
118
1.25
1,040
0
1048.0
640
145
163
37
188
19
0
13
3,896
17
8.93
1.61
5.53
0.32
26.7
4.8
0.79
.231
1.40
5.50
23 Tommy John
T. John
162
46
162
129
33
.796
162
1.37
661
0
1446.0
1,042
220
260
39
265
20
0
23
5,489
37
4.11
1.65
2.49
0.24
12.0
4.8
0.90
.223
1.62
6.49
24 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
245
45
245
180
63
.741
245
1.79
1,398
0
2167.1
1,561
432
509
131
546
44
0
26
8,464
78
5.81
2.27
2.56
0.54
16.5
6.5
0.97
.225
2.11
6.48
25 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
156
45
156
135
20
.871
156
1.29
851
0
1405.2
935
201
230
55
411
10
0
14
5,391
26
5.45
2.63
2.07
0.35
15.8
7.6
0.96
.217
1.47
5.99
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
38
21
.644
Twins Twins
31
25
.554
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31
26
.544
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Royals Royals
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28
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18
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/1
MIN MIN
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SEA SEA
4:10 PM
Mon
6/2
MIN MIN
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ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Tue
6/3
MIN MIN
@
ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Wed
6/4
MIN MIN
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ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Thu
6/5
MIN MIN
@
ATH ATH
3:35 PM
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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
35
21
.625
Rays Rays
30
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.517
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
38
21
.644
Twins Twins
31
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.554
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AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
30
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.536
Astros Astros
31
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.534
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
36
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.621
Phillies Phillies
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.621
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
36
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.621
Cardinals Cardinals
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22
.614
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23
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Thu
5/15
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Thu
5/15
HOU HOU
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TEX TEX
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SEA SEA
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