most complete game with maximum 1 run in a season since 1950

Since 1950, Bob Gibson has the most complete games with 1 or fewer run allowed in a season, with 22 complete games in 1968.

Interpreted as:
most complete game by a player with maximum 1 run in a season since 1950
NAME CG R SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA SO SHO SV IP H ER HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
22
11
1968
STL STL
24
20
3
.870
24
0.37
183
13
0
218.2
116
9
1
40
3
0
4
796
3
7.53
1.65
4.58
0.04
23.0
5.0
0.71
.202
0.45
4.77
2 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
17
10
1972
PHI PHI
19
18
0
1.000
19
0.37
154
8
0
170.0
99
7
1
30
1
0
2
625
5
8.15
1.59
5.13
0.05
24.6
4.8
0.76
.223
0.53
5.24
3 Vida Blue
V. Blue
16
9
1971
OAK OAK
20
16
2
.889
20
0.37
168
8
0
170.0
82
7
0
40
2
0
0
620
5
8.89
2.12
4.20
0.00
27.1
6.5
0.72
.200
0.48
4.34
4 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
16
10
1969
SFG SFG
18
15
1
.938
17
0.52
104
8
0
155.1
79
9
2
27
1
1
3
558
4
6.03
1.56
3.85
0.12
18.6
4.8
0.68
.182
0.58
4.58
5 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
16
14
1966
LAD LAD
20
18
0
1.000
20
0.67
188
5
0
174.0
107
13
4
38
0
0
2
652
3
9.72
1.97
4.95
0.21
28.8
5.8
0.83
.244
0.72
5.53
6 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
16
6
1965
SFG SFG
18
16
1
.941
16
0.24
111
10
1
147.1
80
4
3
16
1
2
0
537
1
6.78
0.98
6.94
0.18
20.7
3.0
0.65
.190
0.37
4.89
7 Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
16
13
1953
PHN PHN
19
15
0
1.000
16
0.80
78
5
2
146.0
108
13
5
19
2
2
556
1
4.81
1.17
4.11
0.31
14.0
3.4
0.87
.228
0.80
6.66
8 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
15
5
1975
BAL BAL
16
14
1
.933
15
0.33
80
10
1
135.2
77
5
0
25
1
1
0
492
0
5.31
1.66
3.20
0.00
16.3
5.1
0.75
.199
0.33
5.11
9 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
15
11
1972
CLE CLE
18
16
1
.941
17
0.50
108
5
1
161.0
92
9
0
37
2
1
3
600
3
6.04
2.07
2.92
0.00
18.0
6.2
0.80
.203
0.61
5.14
10 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
15
11
1971
NYM NYM
17
14
1
.933
17
0.64
174
4
0
154.0
83
11
5
26
1
0
0
555
2
10.17
1.52
6.69
0.29
31.4
4.7
0.71
.223
0.64
4.85
11 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
15
7
1965
LAD LAD
17
15
0
1.000
15
0.39
165
8
2
138.0
61
6
4
19
0
2
0
490
3
10.76
1.24
8.68
0.26
33.7
3.9
0.58
.189
0.46
3.98
12 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
15
10
1963
LAD LAD
23
17
1
.944
23
0.45
181
11
0
198.2
94
10
2
35
3
0
4
727
3
8.20
1.59
5.17
0.09
24.9
4.8
0.65
.182
0.45
4.26
13 Bobby Shantz
B. Shantz
15
10
1952
PHA PHA
16
15
0
1.000
16
0.44
78
5
0
142.0
81
7
3
32
3
0
529
0
4.94
2.03
2.44
0.19
14.7
6.0
0.80
.189
0.63
5.13
14 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
14
8
1977
TOT
15
14
0
1.000
15
0.40
99
7
0
135.0
70
6
1
24
0
0
1
489
2
6.60
1.60
4.13
0.07
20.2
4.9
0.70
.189
0.53
4.67
15 Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
14
7
1975
NYY NYY
14
12
2
.857
14
0.43
75
7
0
125.0
59
6
2
23
3
0
0
450
4
5.40
1.66
3.26
0.14
16.7
5.1
0.66
.164
0.50
4.25
16 Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
14
12
1975
LAD LAD
21
14
3
.824
19
0.54
120
7
1
166.2
98
10
3
49
3
2
1
630
3
6.48
2.65
2.45
0.16
19.0
7.8
0.88
.209
0.65
5.29
17 Randy Jones
R. Jones
14
10
1975
SDP SDP
17
16
0
1.000
16
0.43
48
6
0
148.0
78
7
2
20
0
1
3
521
1
2.92
1.22
2.40
0.12
9.2
3.8
0.66
.169
0.61
4.74
18 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
14
9
1974
TEX TEX
15
15
0
1.000
15
0.61
110
6
0
133.0
78
9
2
16
1
0
2
485
2
7.44
1.08
6.88
0.14
22.7
3.3
0.71
.213
0.61
5.28
19 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
14
11
1973
BAL BAL
18
15
0
1.000
17
0.66
81
6
1
149.0
78
11
3
44
2
1
1
556
6
4.89
2.66
1.84
0.18
14.6
7.9
0.82
.176
0.66
4.71
20 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
14
9
1972
CAL CAL
19
15
3
.833
19
0.39
184
9
0
161.1
67
7
2
79
2
0
2
613
7
10.26
4.41
2.33
0.11
30.0
12.9
0.90
.188
0.50
3.74
21 Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
14
10
1972
CWS CWS
18
14
3
.824
18
0.51
87
8
0
159.0
96
9
7
22
2
0
2
581
0
4.92
1.25
3.95
0.40
15.0
3.8
0.74
.192
0.57
5.43
22 Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
14
12
1969
BAL BAL
17
15
0
1.000
17
0.53
103
5
0
153.0
78
9
3
36
0
0
2
552
1
6.06
2.12
2.86
0.18
18.7
6.5
0.75
.183
0.71
4.59
23 Denny McLain
D. McLain
14
9
1968
DET DET
16
15
0
1.000
16
0.39
114
6
0
140.0
78
6
2
26
4
0
0
514
1
7.33
1.67
4.38
0.13
22.2
5.1
0.74
.207
0.58
5.01
24 Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
14
8
1968
CLE CLE
19
14
1
.933
18
0.46
161
9
0
155.0
70
8
5
36
4
0
1
567
2
9.35
2.09
4.47
0.29
28.4
6.3
0.68
.180
0.46
4.06
25 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
14
12
1964
LAD LAD
18
11
5
.688
18
0.51
117
5
0
159.1
96
9
3
30
4
0
5
596
3
6.61
1.69
3.90
0.17
19.6
5.0
0.79
.210
0.68
5.42
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6/20
CIN CIN
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