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 Rankings

HR

67

28th

R

294

29th

SO

633

29th

ERA

4.13

20th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
54
34
.614
Twins Twins
41
46
.471
12.5
Guardians Guardians
40
45
.471
12.5
Royals Royals
41
47
.466
13.0
White Sox White Sox
28
59
.322
25.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
7/4
CWS CWS
@
COL COL
8:10 PM
Sat
7/5
CWS CWS
@
COL COL
9:10 PM
Sun
7/6
CWS CWS
@
COL COL
3:10 PM
Mon
7/7
TOR TOR
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Tue
7/8
TOR TOR
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Last Game
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56 - 32

6

Final

2

CWS White Sox

28 - 59

Thu 3 Jul 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
51
36
.586
Mets Mets
50
38
.568
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
52
35
.598
Brewers Brewers
48
39
.552
4.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
56
32
.636
Padres Padres
46
40
.535
9.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
49
38
.563
Yankees Yankees
48
39
.552
1.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
54
34
.614
Twins Twins
41
46
.471
12.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
52
35
.598
Mariners Mariners
45
42
.517
7.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
6/18
MIN MIN
@
CIN CIN
12-5
Wed
6/18
COL COL
@
WSH WSH
3-4
Wed
6/18
LAA LAA
@
NYY NYY
3-7
Wed
6/18
PIT PIT
@
DET DET
2-9
Wed
6/18
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
8-7

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
7/4
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
11:05 AM
Fri
7/4
CIN CIN
@
PHI PHI
1:05 PM
Fri
7/4
STL STL
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Fri
7/4
NYY NYY
@
NYM NYM
3:10 PM
Fri
7/4
TBR TBR
@
MIN MIN
4:10 PM