Since 1977, Nolan Ryan has the most complete games when allowing at most 2 hits, with 19 complete games.
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most regular-season complete games by a player with only two hits allowed past 1977 to 2026| NAME | CG | H | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | 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 |  | N. Ryan | 19 | 118 | 79 | 47 | 10 | .825 | 79 | 1.19 | 564 | 13 | 0 | 492.2 | 65 | 79 | 15 | 241 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1,818 | 15 | 10.30 | 4.40 | 2.34 | 0.27 | 31.0 | 13.3 | 0.73 | .104 | 1.44 | 2.16 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 14 | 92 | 52 | 33 | 1 | .971 | 50 | 0.63 | 331 | 10 | 0 | 342.2 | 24 | 27 | 4 | 97 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1,211 | 6 | 8.69 | 2.55 | 3.41 | 0.11 | 27.3 | 8.0 | 0.55 | .114 | 0.71 | 2.42 |
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 12 | 91 | 60 | 35 | 3 | .921 | 48 | 0.92 | 480 | 10 | 2 | 361.0 | 37 | 45 | 14 | 123 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1,296 | 6 | 11.97 | 3.07 | 3.90 | 0.35 | 37.0 | 9.5 | 0.59 | .116 | 1.12 | 2.27 |
| 4 |  | M. Mussina | 10 | 42 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 1.000 | 25 | 0.69 | 174 | 8 | 0 | 182.0 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 614 | 0 | 8.60 | 1.38 | 6.21 | 0.59 | 28.3 | 4.6 | 0.38 | .075 | 0.79 | 2.08 |
| 5 | | F. Valenzuela | 10 | 54 | 45 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 17 | 1.02 | 138 | 7 | 2 | 167.1 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 66 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 620 | 4 | 7.42 | 3.55 | 2.09 | 0.32 | 22.3 | 10.6 | 0.72 | .118 | 1.34 | 2.90 |
| 6 |  | J. Morris | 10 | 37 | 26 | 15 | 2 | .882 | 18 | 0.94 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 163.0 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 590 | 4 | 6.07 | 3.75 | 1.62 | 0.28 | 18.6 | 11.5 | 0.64 | .079 | 1.16 | 2.04 |
| 7 | | R. Halladay | 9 | 50 | 35 | 19 | 1 | .950 | 19 | 0.78 | 135 | 7 | 1 | 172.1 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 609 | 1 | 7.05 | 1.88 | 3.75 | 0.42 | 22.2 | 5.9 | 0.50 | .100 | 0.78 | 2.61 |
| 8 |  | P. Martinez | 9 | 120 | 103 | 45 | 3 | .938 | 43 | 0.62 | 443 | 5 | 3 | 392.0 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 108 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 1,395 | 4 | 10.17 | 2.48 | 4.10 | 0.21 | 31.8 | 7.7 | 0.58 | .136 | 0.64 | 2.76 |
| 9 | | C. Schilling | 9 | 119 | 129 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 16 | 1.31 | 289 | 6 | 18 | 275.0 | 40 | 44 | 11 | 80 | 2 | 71 | 6 | 1,013 | 5 | 9.46 | 2.62 | 3.61 | 0.36 | 28.5 | 7.9 | 0.72 | .171 | 1.44 | 3.89 |
| 10 | | T. Glavine | 9 | 44 | 25 | 18 | 1 | .947 | 25 | 0.51 | 118 | 7 | 0 | 177.0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 613 | 2 | 6.00 | 2.44 | 2.46 | 0.10 | 19.2 | 7.8 | 0.52 | .094 | 0.51 | 2.24 |
| 11 | | D. Stieb | 9 | 67 | 46 | 21 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 1.09 | 133 | 7 | 3 | 215.2 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 88 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 793 | 2 | 5.55 | 3.67 | 1.51 | 0.29 | 16.8 | 11.1 | 0.72 | .108 | 1.25 | 2.80 |
| 12 |  | J. Verlander | 8 | 80 | 53 | 40 | 3 | .930 | 53 | 0.56 | 427 | 7 | 0 | 372.0 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 105 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1,306 | 2 | 10.33 | 2.54 | 4.07 | 0.34 | 32.7 | 8.0 | 0.50 | .089 | 0.70 | 1.94 |
| 13 | | D. Cone | 8 | 60 | 47 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 30 | 0.94 | 241 | 6 | 1 | 239.0 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 101 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 870 | 8 | 9.08 | 3.80 | 2.39 | 0.26 | 27.7 | 11.6 | 0.67 | .105 | 0.98 | 2.26 |
| 14 | | O. Hershiser | 8 | 67 | 56 | 18 | 1 | .947 | 28 | 0.75 | 155 | 8 | 3 | 217.0 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 70 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 776 | 5 | 6.43 | 2.90 | 2.21 | 0.29 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 0.63 | .111 | 1.00 | 2.78 |
| 15 | | B. Blyleven | 8 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 1 | .923 | 15 | 0.98 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 119.2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 423 | 1 | 8.20 | 2.48 | 3.30 | 0.38 | 25.8 | 7.8 | 0.53 | .095 | 0.98 | 2.33 |
| 16 |  | S. Carlton | 8 | 44 | 29 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 20 | 0.88 | 115 | 6 | 0 | 164.0 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 571 | 2 | 6.31 | 2.36 | 2.67 | 0.33 | 20.1 | 7.5 | 0.53 | .093 | 1.21 | 2.41 |
| 17 | | D. Martinez | 8 | 100 | 101 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 23 | 1.54 | 154 | 6 | 8 | 268.1 | 46 | 50 | 12 | 77 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 974 | 8 | 5.17 | 2.58 | 2.00 | 0.40 | 15.8 | 7.9 | 0.66 | .122 | 1.68 | 3.35 |
| 18 |  | M. Bumgarner | 7 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 4 | .826 | 31 | 0.74 | 224 | 6 | 0 | 208.0 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 724 | 1 | 9.69 | 1.90 | 5.09 | 0.43 | 30.9 | 6.1 | 0.47 | .099 | 0.91 | 2.29 |
| 19 | | M. Buehrle | 7 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 2 | .882 | 16 | 0.79 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 159.2 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 541 | 1 | 5.24 | 1.75 | 3.00 | 0.39 | 17.2 | 5.7 | 0.47 | .091 | 1.01 | 2.48 |
| 20 |  | J. Smoltz | 7 | 189 | 251 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 28 | 1.03 | 457 | 3 | 148 | 430.0 | 49 | 60 | 19 | 100 | 6 | 192 | 5 | 1,562 | 11 | 9.57 | 2.09 | 4.57 | 0.40 | 29.3 | 6.4 | 0.67 | .173 | 1.26 | 3.96 |
| 21 | | D. Drabek | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 0.72 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 125.2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 438 | 4 | 5.23 | 2.08 | 2.52 | 0.50 | 16.7 | 6.6 | 0.48 | .073 | 0.86 | 2.22 |
| 22 | | C. Finley | 7 | 67 | 54 | 17 | 4 | .810 | 17 | 1.04 | 165 | 6 | 0 | 181.0 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 83 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 672 | 7 | 8.20 | 4.13 | 1.99 | 0.20 | 24.6 | 12.4 | 0.83 | .151 | 1.19 | 3.33 |
| 23 | | D. Gooden | 7 | 45 | 29 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 17 | 1.49 | 120 | 6 | 1 | 145.0 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 535 | 1 | 7.45 | 3.17 | 2.35 | 0.50 | 22.4 | 9.5 | 0.66 | .105 | 1.86 | 2.79 |
| 24 | | J. Key | 7 | 78 | 90 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 19 | 1.28 | 121 | 7 | 9 | 190.1 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 53 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 700 | 7 | 5.72 | 2.51 | 2.28 | 0.43 | 17.3 | 7.6 | 0.69 | .135 | 1.47 | 3.69 |
| 25 | | B. Hurst | 7 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 1.40 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 103.0 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 365 | 4 | 6.55 | 2.45 | 2.68 | 0.61 | 20.5 | 7.7 | 0.60 | .107 | 1.40 | 2.97 |
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