most starts with less than 3 runs allowed in single season

Ed Walsh has the most starts with fewer than 3 runs allowed in a season, with 34 starts in 1908.

Interpreted as:
most starts by a player with less than 3 runs allowed in single season
NAME GS R SEASON TM G W L W% ERA SO CG 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 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
34
37
1908
CWS CWS
49
35
5
.875
199
33
11
6
333.0
208
0
35
6
15
1,233
6
5.38
0.95
5.69
0.00
16.1
2.8
0.73
.209
1.00
5.62
2 Dave Davenport
D. Davenport
31
40
1915
SLF
38
20
6
.769
1.18
153
25
10
1
281.1
181
37
2
53
2
5
4
4.89
1.70
2.89
0.06
6.5
0.83
.294
1.28
5.79
3 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
31
30
1908
NYG NYG
43
33
3
.917
214
28
11
3
301.0
175
3
24
3
10
1,099
0
6.40
0.72
8.92
0.09
19.5
2.2
0.66
.201
0.90
5.23
4 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
30
34
1966
LAD LAD
30
24
3
.889
1.08
267
24
5
0
259.1
176
31
11
57
0
0
3
994
6
9.27
1.98
4.68
0.38
26.9
5.7
0.90
.250
1.18
6.11
5 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
30
22
1916
PHN PHN
33
27
3
.900
0.65
120
30
16
3
275.2
191
20
1
27
4
3
1,005
2
3.92
0.88
4.44
0.03
11.9
2.7
0.79
.223
0.72
6.24
6 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
29
22
1963
LAD LAD
29
23
1
.958
0.71
233
19
11
0
253.2
137
20
5
43
3
0
4
942
4
8.27
1.53
5.42
0.18
24.7
4.6
0.71
.201
0.78
4.86
7 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
28
34
1920
CHC CHC
34
24
5
.828
0.84
123
26
7
5
267.1
223
25
3
40
0
6
1,023
2
4.14
1.35
3.08
0.10
12.0
3.9
0.98
.257
1.14
7.51
8 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
28
28
1916
BSA BSA
31
21
2
.913
0.83
129
18
9
1
238.1
143
22
0
79
7
3
925
3
4.87
2.98
1.63
0.00
13.9
8.5
0.93
.201
1.06
5.40
9 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
28
23
1913
WSH WSH
40
33
2
.943
0.42
204
22
11
2
280.2
159
13
3
33
6
11
1,014
1
6.54
1.06
6.18
0.10
20.1
3.3
0.68
.203
0.74
5.10
10 Ed Reulbach
E. Reulbach
28
33
1908
CHC CHC
37
23
1
.958
100
19
7
1
233.0
151
2
77
7
8
904
3
3.86
2.97
1.30
0.08
11.1
8.5
0.98
.208
1.27
5.83
11 Jack Chesbro
J. Chesbro
28
32
1904
NYH NYH
31
30
1
.968
0.82
144
28
6
0
264.2
157
24
3
40
2
3
2
4.90
1.36
3.60
0.10
4.2
0.74
.201
1.09
5.34
12 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
28
27
1904
NYG NYG
30
26
2
.929
140
19
4
0
227.0
151
4
50
3
2
866
2
5.55
1.98
2.80
0.16
16.2
5.8
0.89
.220
1.07
5.99
13 Ryne Stanek
R. Stanek
27
17
2018
TBR TBR
57
2
2
.500
2.27
78
0
0
0
63.1
41
16
5
24
1
10
1
248
5
11.08
3.41
3.25
0.71
31.5
9.7
1.03
.257
2.42
5.83
14 Blake Snell
B. Snell
27
24
2018
TBR TBR
27
21
1
.955
1.14
203
0
0
0
166.0
92
21
9
52
1
0
2
624
9
11.01
2.82
3.90
0.49
32.5
8.3
0.87
.231
1.30
4.99
15 Mike Scott
M. Scott
27
34
1986
HOU HOU
27
16
4
.800
1.29
232
6
5
0
209.1
121
30
9
51
1
0
4
786
3
9.97
2.19
4.55
0.39
29.5
6.5
0.82
.227
1.46
5.20
16 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
27
24
1985
NYM NYM
27
20
3
.870
0.90
218
14
8
0
220.1
144
22
6
56
1
0
4
833
3
8.90
2.29
3.89
0.25
26.2
6.7
0.91
.250
0.98
5.88
17 Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
27
28
1972
CWS CWS
27
19
5
.792
0.95
114
17
8
0
228.1
156
24
10
32
3
0
2
848
3
4.49
1.26
3.56
0.39
13.4
3.8
0.82
.212
1.10
6.15
18 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
27
33
1971
NYM NYM
28
20
5
.800
1.17
243
20
4
0
231.1
152
30
10
42
2
1
1
864
3
9.45
1.63
5.79
0.39
28.1
4.9
0.84
.250
1.28
5.91
19 Denny McLain
D. McLain
27
31
1968
DET DET
27
22
3
.880
1.01
195
21
6
0
232.0
146
26
12
43
4
0
0
869
2
7.56
1.67
4.53
0.47
22.4
4.9
0.81
.218
1.20
5.66
20 Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
27
32
1966
PHI PHI
29
17
6
.739
1.13
185
14
5
1
230.0
164
29
8
35
12
2
6
883
4
7.24
1.37
5.29
0.31
21.0
4.0
0.87
.243
1.25
6.42
21 Dean Chance
D. Chance
27
24
1964
LAA LAA
37
19
6
.760
0.82
177
15
11
4
231.0
136
21
5
67
2
7
8
881
6
6.90
2.61
2.64
0.19
20.1
7.6
0.88
.208
0.94
5.30
22 Bob Feller
B. Feller
27
26
1946
CLE CLE
32
23
3
.885
0.91
231
25
10
3
247.0
148
25
5
85
2
4
951
3
8.42
3.10
2.72
0.18
24.3
8.9
0.94
.228
0.95
5.39
23 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
27
26
1915
PHN PHN
34
23
4
.852
0.51
154
25
12
4
248.1
128
14
2
39
3
7
908
1
5.58
1.41
3.95
0.07
17.0
4.3
0.67
.177
0.94
4.64
24 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
27
31
1915
WSH WSH
35
24
4
.857
0.86
146
25
7
4
239.2
156
23
0
36
13
8
897
5
5.48
1.35
4.06
0.00
16.3
4.0
0.80
.222
1.16
5.86
25 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
27
28
1914
WSH WSH
36
25
8
.758
0.72
162
23
9
1
262.2
168
21
2
49
7
8
975
10
5.55
1.68
3.31
0.07
16.6
5.0
0.83
.220
0.96
5.76
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
26
15
.634
Guardians Guardians
23
17
.575
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Royals Royals
24
18
.571
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Twins Twins
21
20
.512
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White Sox White Sox
12
29
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/13
CWS CWS
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Wed
5/14
CWS CWS
@
CIN CIN
7:14 PM
Thu
5/15
CWS CWS
@
CIN CIN
12:40 PM
Fri
5/16
CWS CWS
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sat
5/17
CWS CWS
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
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NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
26
15
.634
Phillies Phillies
24
16
.600
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NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
23
18
.561
Cardinals Cardinals
22
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.537
1.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
27
14
.659
Padres Padres
25
14
.641
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
23
17
.575
Red Sox Red Sox
22
20
.524
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
26
15
.634
Guardians Guardians
23
17
.575
2.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22
17
.564
Astros Astros
20
19
.513
2.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
4/26
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
2-11
Sat
4/26
BAL BAL
@
DET DET
0-7
Sat
4/26
LAA LAA
@
MIN MIN
0-5
Sat
4/26
BOS BOS
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CLE CLE
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HOU HOU
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/12
MIL MIL
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CLE CLE
6:10 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Mon
5/12
STL STL
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PHI PHI
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5/12
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5/12
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