most shutouts by a starter in a season

Grover Alexander has pitched the most shutouts by a starting pitcher in a season, with 16 shutouts in 1916.

NAMESHOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
16
1916
45
33
12
.733
45
1.55
169
38
0
388.1
322
67
90
6
50
10
0
1,496
3
3.92
1.16
3.38
0.14
11.3
3.3
0.96
.251
2.09
7.46
2Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
13
1968
34
22
9
.710
34
1.12
268
28
0
304.2
198
38
49
11
62
7
0
6
1,161
4
7.92
1.83
4.32
0.32
23.1
5.3
0.85
.230
1.45
5.85
3Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
13
1910
38
27
8
.771
38
214
35
0
332.0
227
62
0
114
7
0
1,297
10
5.80
3.09
1.88
0.00
16.5
8.8
1.03
.236
1.68
6.15
4Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
12
1915
42
30
9
.769
42
1.24
237
36
0
369.0
247
51
83
3
62
9
0
1,406
2
5.78
1.51
3.82
0.07
16.9
4.4
0.84
.223
2.02
6.02
5Dean Chance
D. Chance
11
1964
35
18
8
.692
35
1.57
190
15
0
257.1
180
45
48
7
78
2
0
8
1,009
8
6.65
2.73
2.44
0.24
18.8
7.7
1.00
.236
1.68
6.30
6Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
11
1963
40
25
5
.833
40
1.88
306
20
0
311.0
214
65
68
18
58
3
0
7
1,210
6
8.86
1.68
5.28
0.52
25.3
4.8
0.87
.238
1.97
6.19
7Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
11
1913
36
29
7
.806
36
1.19
207
29
0
310.1
206
41
51
9
35
7
0
1,157
2
6.00
1.02
5.91
0.26
17.9
3.0
0.78
.219
1.48
5.97
8Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
11
1908
49
35
14
.714
49
236
42
0
426.1
315
93
1
55
11
0
1,634
10
4.98
1.16
4.29
0.02
14.4
3.4
0.87
.236
1.96
6.65
9Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
11
1908
44
32
10
.762
44
238
34
0
363.0
267
80
5
36
2
0
1,380
2
5.90
0.89
6.61
0.12
17.2
2.6
0.83
.238
1.98
6.62
10John Tudor
J. Tudor
10
1985
36
21
8
.724
36
1.93
169
14
0
275.0
209
59
68
14
49
5
0
4
1,062
4
5.53
1.60
3.45
0.46
15.9
4.6
0.94
.236
2.23
6.84
11Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
10
1975
38
23
11
.676
38
2.09
193
25
0
322.1
253
75
87
20
80
2
0
4
1,267
4
5.39
2.23
2.41
0.56
15.2
6.3
1.03
.240
2.43
7.06
12Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
10
1965
37
21
13
.618
37
2.16
238
24
0
292.0
222
70
78
27
45
4
0
4
1,140
2
7.34
1.39
5.29
0.83
20.9
3.9
0.91
.236
2.40
6.84
13Bob Lemon
B. Lemon
10
1948
37
19
13
.594
37
2.78
142
20
0
287.2
227
89
101
12
122
3
0
1,185
3
4.44
3.82
1.16
0.38
12.0
10.3
1.21
.237
3.16
7.10
14Bob Feller
B. Feller
10
1946
42
26
15
.634
42
2.11
333
36
0
359.0
271
84
95
11
148
3
0
1,462
2
8.35
3.71
2.25
0.28
22.8
10.1
1.17
.269
2.38
6.79
15Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
10
1942
35
22
6
.786
35
1.73
151
22
0
276.0
203
53
71
8
67
5
0
1,086
5
4.92
2.18
2.25
0.26
13.9
6.2
0.98
.228
2.32
6.62
16Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
10
1933
33
20
11
.645
33
1.77
139
22
0
274.0
231
54
66
6
42
3
0
1,074
3
4.57
1.38
3.31
0.20
12.9
3.9
1.00
.255
2.17
7.59
17Dave Davenport
D. Davenport
10
1915
46
22
16
.579
46
2.12
207
30
0
364.2
275
86
103
5
87
5
0
4
5.11
2.15
2.38
0.12
8.7
0.99
.387
2.54
6.79
18Joe Wood
J. Wood
10
1912
38
33
5
.868
38
0.27
249
35
0
334.1
258
98
2
81
12
0
1,323
7
6.70
2.18
3.07
0.05
18.8
6.1
1.01
.261
2.64
6.95
19Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
10
1906
31
16
12
.571
31
144
24
0
241.0
174
67
1
51
7
0
7
5.38
1.90
2.82
0.04
6.5
0.93
.297
2.50
6.50
20Cy Young
C. Young
10
1904
41
25
16
.610
41
2.02
194
40
0
365.0
321
82
103
6
29
5
0
4
4.78
0.72
6.69
0.15
2.1
0.96
.271
2.54
7.92
21Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
9
1978
35
25
3
.893
35
1.74
248
16
0
273.2
187
53
61
13
72
1
0
1
1,057
7
8.16
2.37
3.44
0.43
23.5
6.8
0.95
.241
2.01
6.15
22Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
9
1973
40
20
17
.541
40
2.52
258
25
0
325.0
296
91
109
16
67
9
0
4
1,321
7
7.14
1.86
3.85
0.44
19.5
5.1
1.12
.288
3.02
8.20
23Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9
1972
39
19
16
.543
39
2.28
329
20
0
284.0
166
72
80
14
157
10
0
4
1,154
18
10.43
4.98
2.10
0.44
28.5
13.6
1.14
.236
2.54
5.26
24Don Sutton
D. Sutton
9
1972
33
19
9
.679
33
2.08
207
18
0
272.2
186
63
78
13
63
4
0
1
1,061
9
6.83
2.08
3.29
0.43
19.5
5.9
0.91
.224
2.57
6.14
25Denny McLain
D. McLain
9
1969
41
24
9
.727
41
2.81
180
23
0
323.2
288
101
105
25
67
4
0
7
1,300
5
5.01
1.86
2.69
0.70
13.8
5.2
1.10
.257
2.92
8.01
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