most shutouts by a starter in modern history

Walter Johnson has the most career shutouts by a starting pitcher, with 110 shutouts.

Interpreted as:

most regular-season shutouts by a starter in modern history

	NAME	SHO	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	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	110	666	376	249	.602	666	1.69	3,273	531	0	5552.0	4,610		1,766	90	1,295	191	0			144	5.31	2.10	2.53	0.15		5.8	1.06	.261	2.86	7.47
2	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	90	600	350	193	.645	600	2.37	2,096	437	0	4978.1	4,654		1,742	156	887	66	0		20,045	33	3.79	1.60	2.36	0.28	10.5	4.4	1.11	.267	3.15	8.41
3	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	79	551	343	177	.660	551	0.96	2,408	434	0	4540.0	4,018		1,513	82	801	51	0			107	4.77	1.59	3.01	0.16		4.5	1.06	.269	3.00	7.97
4	Eddie Plank E. Plank	69	529	299	179	.626	529	1.33	2,118	410	0	4216.0	3,725		1,458	39	998	179	0			74	4.52	2.13	2.12	0.08		6.2	1.12	.287	3.11	7.95
5	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	63	665	358	227	.612	665	3.08	2,501	382	0	5101.0	4,703	1,743	1,951	422	1,383	39	0	52	20,960	74	4.41	2.44	1.81	0.74	11.9	6.6	1.19	.258	3.44	8.30
6	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	61	647	310	203	.604	647	2.86	3,634	231	0	4776.1	3,961	1,517	1,670	378	1,387	76	0	115	19,337	123	6.85	2.61	2.62	0.71	18.8	7.2	1.12	.258	3.15	7.46
7	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	61	773	318	291	.522	773	3.18	5,654	222	0	5326.0	3,880	1,884	2,151	314	2,748	156	0	75	22,310	275	9.55	4.64	2.06	0.53	25.3	12.3	1.24	.265	3.63	6.56
8	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	60	685	286	248	.536	685	3.31	3,694	242	0	4957.1	4,614	1,823	2,021	428	1,316	155	0	67	20,429	114	6.71	2.39	2.81	0.78	18.1	6.4	1.20	.282	3.67	8.38
9	Don Sutton D. Sutton	58	756	321	253	.559	756	3.27	3,545	178	0	5248.1	4,670	1,905	2,095	469	1,333	81	0	96	21,500	110	6.08	2.29	2.66	0.80	16.5	6.2	1.14	.261	3.59	8.01
10	Ed Walsh E. Walsh	57	315	173	113	.605	315	0.35	1,506	250	0	2617.1	2,071		751	20	553	50	0			65	5.18	1.90	2.72	0.07		5.6	1.00	.267	2.58	7.12
11	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	56	482	245	170	.590	482	2.88	3,044	255	0	3796.1	3,199	1,216	1,376	250	1,277	99	0	107	15,669	105	7.22	3.03	2.38	0.59	19.4	8.1	1.18	.268	3.26	7.58
12	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	55	709	327	240	.577	709	3.20	4,104	254	0	5165.1	4,616	1,835	2,096	405	1,814	53	0	145	21,457	177	7.15	3.16	2.26	0.71	19.1	8.5	1.24	.279	3.65	8.04
13	Mordecai Brown M. Brown	55	332	201	112	.642	332	0.77	1,158	271	0	2737.1	2,348		887	35	592	56	0			42	3.81	1.95	1.96	0.12		5.7	1.07	.269	2.92	7.72
14	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	53	521	262	148	.639	521	2.80	2,142	211	0	3857.0	3,256	1,202	1,334	292	1,259	37	0	36	15,714	83	5.00	2.94	1.70	0.68	13.6	8.0	1.17	.247	3.11	7.60
15	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	53	690	305	252	.548	690	3.10	3,372	303	0	5156.2	4,762	1,778	2,045	382	1,314	101	0	144	21,140	150	5.89	2.29	2.57	0.67	16.0	6.2	1.18	.274	3.57	8.31
16	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	52	457	238	140	.630	457	2.89	2,284	244	0	3476.1	3,133	1,118	1,320	318	701	38	0	82	14,118	51	5.91	1.81	3.26	0.82	16.2	5.0	1.10	.261	3.42	8.11
17	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	49	594	278	218	.560	594	3.32	3,082	267	0	4358.2	4,021	1,608	1,786	463	951	83	0	101	17,815	61	6.36	1.96	3.24	0.96	17.3	5.3	1.14	.269	3.69	8.30
18	Luis Tiant L. Tiant	49	484	219	161	.576	484	3.33	2,284	187	0	3348.0	2,958	1,239	1,357	333	1,054	47	0	46	13,789	23	6.14	2.83	2.17	0.90	16.6	7.6	1.20	.261	3.65	7.95
19	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	49	465	203	160	.559	465	2.95	2,417	167	0	3338.1	2,999	1,095	1,260	275	821	148	0	114	13,700	79	6.52	2.21	2.94	0.74	17.6	6.0	1.14	.271	3.40	8.09
20	Early Wynn E. Wynn	49	611	287	232	.553	611	3.56	2,255	289	0	4398.2	4,135	1,742	1,981	330	1,713	62	0	32	18,704	50	4.61	3.50	1.32	0.68	12.1	9.2	1.33	.265	4.05	8.46
21	Rube Waddell R. Waddell	47	308	155	125	.554	308	1.10	1,997	235	0	2468.0	2,062		871	28	682	89	0			66	7.28	2.49	2.93	0.10		7.5	1.11	.324	3.18	7.52
22	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	46	707	354	184	.658	707	3.12	4,671	118	0	4913.2	4,182	1,706	1,884	363	1,579	159	0	63	20,227	143	8.56	2.89	2.96	0.66	23.1	7.8	1.17	.284	3.45	7.66
23	Tommy John T. John	46	700	284	228	.555	700	3.35	2,191	162	0	4622.1	4,699	1,718	1,981	295	1,223	98	0	99	19,321	178	4.27	2.38	1.79	0.57	11.3	6.3	1.28	.284	3.86	9.15
24	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	45	716	302	262	.535	716	3.37	3,181	245	0	5149.2	4,815	1,928	2,227	465	1,703	116	0	73	21,585	207	5.56	2.98	1.87	0.81	14.7	7.9	1.27	.270	3.89	8.42
25	Whitey Ford W. Ford	45	438	227	99	.696	438	2.71	1,857	156	0	3038.0	2,647	916	1,050	220	1,014	27	0	39	12,468	72	5.50	3.00	1.83	0.65	14.9	8.1	1.21	.260	3.11	7.84