starting pitchers who threw most quality starts 2005 to 2017

Between the 2005 and 2017 seasons, Justin Verlander had the most quality starts by a starting pitcher, with 253.

Interpreted as:
starting pitchers who threw most regular-season quality starts 2005 to 2017
NAME QS G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO 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 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
253
385
188
114
.623
385
3.46
2,416
23
7
0
2545.0
2,242
979
1,061
244
771
84
0
27
10,513
78
8.54
2.73
3.13
0.86
23.0
7.3
1.18
.286
3.75
7.93
2 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
247
375
160
114
.584
375
3.20
2,342
25
11
0
2502.1
2,243
890
992
220
721
87
0
16
10,274
140
8.42
2.59
3.25
0.79
22.8
7.0
1.18
.293
3.57
8.07
3 Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
240
362
147
102
.590
362
3.36
2,226
16
7
0
2359.1
2,100
882
941
263
645
74
0
42
9,666
49
8.49
2.46
3.45
1.00
23.0
6.7
1.16
.284
3.59
8.01
4 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
230
383
183
111
.622
383
3.57
2,246
33
10
0
2541.0
2,429
1,009
1,110
261
688
88
0
35
10,583
53
7.96
2.44
3.26
0.92
21.2
6.5
1.23
.297
3.93
8.60
5 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
229
357
159
95
.626
357
3.36
2,076
16
5
0
2251.0
2,112
840
913
213
550
50
0
14
9,242
77
8.30
2.20
3.77
0.85
22.5
6.0
1.18
.299
3.65
8.44
6 Dan Haren
D. Haren
229
361
146
121
.547
361
3.70
1,935
16
6
0
2299.0
2,227
945
1,038
292
461
60
0
37
9,500
94
7.58
1.80
4.20
1.14
20.4
4.9
1.17
.287
4.06
8.72
7 James Shields
J. Shields
227
372
137
123
.527
372
3.97
2,080
23
9
0
2410.1
2,391
1,064
1,152
327
667
88
0
22
10,118
96
7.77
2.49
3.12
1.22
20.6
6.6
1.27
.297
4.30
8.93
8 John Lackey
J. Lackey
226
363
155
113
.578
363
3.80
1,929
14
5
0
2328.2
2,309
984
1,069
256
656
111
0
24
9,820
96
7.46
2.54
2.94
0.99
19.6
6.7
1.27
.299
4.13
8.92
9 Ervin Santana
E. Santana
223
376
149
124
.546
376
4.03
1,895
21
11
0
2377.1
2,273
1,065
1,150
307
737
100
0
34
10,005
96
7.17
2.79
2.57
1.16
18.9
7.4
1.27
.282
4.35
8.61
10 Jon Lester
J. Lester
221
348
159
92
.633
348
3.52
2,039
15
4
0
2182.1
2,008
853
920
208
704
73
0
7
9,064
54
8.41
2.90
2.90
0.86
22.5
7.8
1.24
.298
3.79
8.28
11 Mark Buehrle
M. Buehrle
213
354
145
115
.558
354
3.84
1,289
18
5
0
2296.0
2,486
979
1,081
252
494
52
0
35
9,617
19
5.05
1.94
2.61
0.99
13.4
5.1
1.30
.297
4.24
9.74
12 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
212
290
144
64
.692
290
2.37
2,116
25
15
0
1932.0
1,429
508
554
128
505
29
0
26
7,590
71
9.86
2.35
4.19
0.60
27.9
6.7
1.00
.270
2.58
6.66
13 Jered Weaver
J. Weaver
208
331
150
98
.605
331
3.63
1,621
14
8
0
2067.1
1,912
833
879
262
551
55
0
17
8,531
37
7.06
2.40
2.94
1.14
19.0
6.5
1.19
.273
3.83
8.32
14 Matt Cain
M. Cain
194
331
104
118
.468
331
3.65
1,683
15
6
0
2070.0
1,833
840
897
208
704
61
0
41
8,631
67
7.32
3.06
2.39
0.90
19.5
8.2
1.23
.272
3.90
7.97
15 Bronson Arroyo
B. Arroyo
192
325
129
113
.533
325
4.22
1,302
15
6
0
2048.2
2,106
960
1,026
307
523
76
0
40
8,640
30
5.72
2.30
2.49
1.35
15.1
6.1
1.28
.280
4.51
9.25
16 Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
190
301
118
102
.536
301
3.65
1,769
15
6
0
1904.1
1,693
773
807
200
537
58
0
31
7,827
39
8.36
2.54
3.29
0.95
22.6
6.9
1.17
.284
3.81
8.00
17 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
189
296
141
75
.653
296
3.31
2,131
8
4
0
1878.0
1,578
690
746
211
527
64
0
13
7,645
61
10.21
2.53
4.04
1.01
27.9
6.9
1.12
.290
3.58
7.56
18 A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
186
331
127
118
.518
331
4.03
1,956
14
4
0
2085.1
1,981
934
1,028
209
801
119
0
20
8,938
128
8.44
3.46
2.44
0.90
21.9
9.0
1.33
.303
4.44
8.55
19 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
181
277
144
80
.643
277
3.29
1,509
22
10
0
1809.2
1,719
661
716
133
469
48
0
26
7,473
35
7.50
2.33
3.22
0.66
20.2
6.3
1.21
.298
3.56
8.55
20 Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
181
296
130
94
.580
296
3.62
1,179
10
5
0
1882.2
1,821
758
810
154
535
77
0
51
7,844
45
5.64
2.56
2.20
0.74
15.0
6.8
1.25
.283
3.87
8.71
21 Aaron Harang
A. Harang
180
323
108
124
.466
323
4.15
1,600
14
7
0
1998.1
2,091
922
993
253
592
54
0
47
8,547
65
7.21
2.67
2.70
1.14
18.7
6.9
1.34
.304
4.47
9.42
22 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
179
280
126
79
.615
280
3.34
1,607
29
12
0
1909.1
1,874
709
777
185
354
37
0
9
7,836
32
7.57
1.67
4.54
0.87
20.5
4.5
1.17
.299
3.66
8.83
23 David Price
D. Price
176
259
126
68
.649
259
3.24
1,653
16
3
0
1728.0
1,545
623
685
166
442
45
0
12
7,066
35
8.61
2.30
3.74
0.86
23.4
6.3
1.15
.290
3.57
8.05
24 Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
175
283
122
83
.595
283
3.33
1,505
17
8
0
1787.1
1,623
662
718
182
508
99
0
18
7,406
30
7.58
2.56
2.96
0.92
20.3
6.9
1.19
.282
3.62
8.17
25 Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
170
250
136
66
.673
250
3.11
1,413
52
14
0
1772.1
1,660
613
657
149
311
57
0
19
7,153
28
7.18
1.58
4.54
0.76
19.8
4.3
1.11
.289
3.34
8.43
StatMuse has game-level data for quality starts going back to the 1908 season.
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DET DET
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96
66
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97
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74
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1.0
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75
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TEX TEX
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NYM NYM
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Sat
9/13
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CHC CHC
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Sun
9/14
CHC CHC
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
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Sat
10/4
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SEA SEA
8:38 PM
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