Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander are tied for the most quality starts by an active pitcher in a season, with 28.
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top 10 or more quality start leaders MLB active players in one season| NAME | QS | SEASON | TM | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | J. deGrom | 28 | 2018 | 32 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 32 | 1.70 | 269 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 217.0 | 152 | 41 | 48 | 10 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 835 | 2 | 11.16 | 1.91 | 5.85 | 0.41 | 32.2 | 5.5 | 0.91 | .281 | 1.99 | 6.30 | |
| 2 |  | M. Scherzer | 28 | 2018 | 33 | 18 | 7 | .720 | 33 | 2.53 | 300 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 220.2 | 150 | 62 | 66 | 23 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 866 | 4 | 12.24 | 2.08 | 5.88 | 0.94 | 34.6 | 5.9 | 0.91 | .265 | 2.69 | 6.12 | |
| 3 |  | J. Verlander | 28 | 2011 | 34 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 34 | 2.40 | 250 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 251.0 | 174 | 67 | 73 | 24 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 969 | 7 | 8.96 | 2.04 | 4.39 | 0.86 | 25.8 | 5.9 | 0.92 | .236 | 2.62 | 6.24 | |
| 4 |  | W. Buehler | 27 | 2021 | 33 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 33 | 2.47 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207.2 | 149 | 57 | 61 | 19 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 815 | 5 | 9.19 | 2.25 | 4.08 | 0.82 | 26.0 | 6.4 | 0.97 | .247 | 2.64 | 6.46 | |
| 5 | | J. Verlander | 27 | 2016 | 34 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 34 | 3.04 | 254 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 227.2 | 171 | 77 | 81 | 30 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 903 | 6 | 10.04 | 2.25 | 4.46 | 1.19 | 28.1 | 6.3 | 1.00 | .255 | 3.20 | 6.76 | |
| 6 |  | Z. Wheeler | 26 | 2024 | 32 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 32 | 2.57 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200.0 | 139 | 57 | 62 | 20 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 787 | 8 | 10.08 | 2.34 | 4.31 | 0.90 | 28.5 | 6.6 | 0.96 | .246 | 2.79 | 6.26 | |
| 7 |  | F. Valdez | 26 | 2022 | 31 | 17 | 6 | .739 | 31 | 2.82 | 194 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 201.1 | 166 | 63 | 71 | 11 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 827 | 11 | 8.67 | 3.00 | 2.90 | 0.49 | 23.5 | 8.1 | 1.16 | .285 | 3.17 | 7.42 | |
| 8 |  | G. Cole | 26 | 2019 | 33 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 33 | 2.50 | 326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212.1 | 142 | 59 | 66 | 29 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 817 | 4 | 13.82 | 2.03 | 6.79 | 1.23 | 39.9 | 5.9 | 0.89 | .275 | 2.80 | 6.02 | |
| 9 |  | J. Verlander | 26 | 2019 | 34 | 21 | 6 | .778 | 34 | 2.58 | 300 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 223.0 | 137 | 64 | 66 | 36 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 847 | 4 | 12.11 | 1.70 | 7.14 | 1.45 | 35.4 | 5.0 | 0.80 | .218 | 2.66 | 5.53 | |
| 10 | | J. Verlander | 26 | 2018 | 34 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 34 | 2.52 | 290 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 214.0 | 156 | 60 | 63 | 28 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 833 | 5 | 12.20 | 1.56 | 7.84 | 1.18 | 34.8 | 4.4 | 0.90 | .272 | 2.65 | 6.56 | |
| 11 | | M. Scherzer | 26 | 2016 | 34 | 20 | 7 | .741 | 34 | 2.96 | 284 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 228.1 | 165 | 75 | 77 | 31 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 902 | 2 | 11.19 | 2.21 | 5.07 | 1.22 | 31.5 | 6.2 | 0.97 | .255 | 3.04 | 6.50 | |
| 12 |  | S. Gray | 26 | 2014 | 33 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 33 | 3.08 | 183 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 219.0 | 187 | 75 | 84 | 15 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 899 | 15 | 7.52 | 3.04 | 2.47 | 0.62 | 20.4 | 8.2 | 1.19 | .277 | 3.45 | 7.68 | |
| 13 |  | A. Nola | 25 | 2018 | 33 | 17 | 6 | .739 | 33 | 2.37 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212.1 | 149 | 56 | 57 | 17 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 831 | 4 | 9.49 | 2.46 | 3.86 | 0.72 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 0.97 | .251 | 2.42 | 6.32 | |
| 14 |  | G. Cole | 25 | 2015 | 32 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 32 | 2.60 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208.0 | 183 | 60 | 71 | 11 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 832 | 7 | 8.74 | 1.90 | 4.59 | 0.48 | 24.3 | 5.3 | 1.09 | .304 | 3.07 | 7.92 | |
| 15 |  | J. Quintana | 25 | 2015 | 32 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 32 | 3.36 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 206.1 | 218 | 77 | 81 | 16 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 862 | 5 | 7.72 | 1.92 | 4.02 | 0.70 | 20.5 | 5.1 | 1.27 | .327 | 3.53 | 9.51 | |
| 16 |  | M. Scherzer | 25 | 2013 | 32 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 32 | 2.90 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214.1 | 152 | 69 | 73 | 18 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 836 | 6 | 10.08 | 2.35 | 4.29 | 0.76 | 28.7 | 6.7 | 0.97 | .259 | 3.07 | 6.38 | |
| 17 | | J. Verlander | 25 | 2012 | 33 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 33 | 2.64 | 239 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 238.1 | 192 | 70 | 81 | 19 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 956 | 2 | 9.03 | 2.27 | 3.98 | 0.72 | 25.0 | 6.3 | 1.06 | .273 | 3.06 | 7.25 | |
| 18 |  | G. Cole | 24 | 2023 | 33 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 33 | 2.63 | 222 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 209.0 | 157 | 61 | 64 | 20 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 821 | 4 | 9.56 | 2.07 | 4.63 | 0.86 | 27.0 | 5.8 | 0.98 | .261 | 2.76 | 6.76 | |
| 19 |  | L. Webb | 24 | 2023 | 33 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 33 | 3.25 | 194 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 216.0 | 201 | 78 | 83 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 850 | 1 | 8.08 | 1.29 | 6.26 | 0.83 | 22.8 | 3.6 | 1.07 | .302 | 3.46 | 8.38 | |
| 20 |  | S. Alcantara | 24 | 2022 | 32 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 32 | 2.28 | 207 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 228.2 | 174 | 58 | 67 | 16 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 886 | 3 | 8.15 | 1.97 | 4.14 | 0.63 | 23.4 | 5.6 | 0.98 | .262 | 2.64 | 6.85 | |
| 21 |  | P. Corbin | 24 | 2019 | 33 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 33 | 3.25 | 238 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 202.0 | 169 | 73 | 81 | 24 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 835 | 4 | 10.60 | 3.12 | 3.40 | 1.07 | 28.5 | 8.4 | 1.18 | .290 | 3.61 | 7.53 | |
| 22 |  | S. Bieber | 24 | 2019 | 34 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 33 | 3.28 | 259 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 214.1 | 186 | 78 | 86 | 31 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 859 | 6 | 10.88 | 1.68 | 6.48 | 1.30 | 30.2 | 4.7 | 1.05 | .296 | 3.61 | 7.81 | |
| 23 | | K. Freeland | 24 | 2018 | 33 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 33 | 2.85 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202.1 | 182 | 64 | 64 | 17 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 844 | 2 | 7.70 | 3.11 | 2.47 | 0.76 | 20.5 | 8.3 | 1.25 | .285 | 2.85 | 8.10 | |
| 24 | | M. Pérez | 23 | 2022 | 32 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 32 | 2.89 | 169 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 196.1 | 178 | 63 | 70 | 11 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 821 | 6 | 7.75 | 3.16 | 2.45 | 0.50 | 20.6 | 8.4 | 1.26 | .295 | 3.21 | 8.16 | |
| 25 | | S. Bieber | 23 | 2022 | 31 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 31 | 2.88 | 198 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200.0 | 172 | 64 | 70 | 18 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 791 | 5 | 8.91 | 1.62 | 5.50 | 0.81 | 25.0 | 4.6 | 1.04 | .287 | 3.15 | 7.74 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
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86 | 61 | .585 | ||
82 | 65 | .558 | 4.0 | |
72 | 75 | .490 | 14.0 | |
68 | 78 | .466 | 17.5 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
91 | 56 | .619 | ||
82 | 66 | .554 | 9.5 | |
74 | 74 | .500 | 17.5 | |
72 | 75 | .490 | 19.0 | |
69 | 77 | .473 | 21.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
89 | 57 | .610 | ||
78 | 68 | .534 | 11.0 | |
78 | 69 | .531 | 11.5 | |
62 | 85 | .422 | 27.5 | |
55 | 91 | .377 | 34.0 |
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Diamondbacks| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
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87 | 59 | .596 | ||
84 | 62 | .575 | 3.0 | |
80 | 67 | .544 | 7.5 | |
73 | 74 | .497 | 14.5 | |
71 | 76 | .483 | 16.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 71 | .514 | ||
74 | 73 | .503 | 1.5 | |
69 | 77 | .473 | 6.0 | |
67 | 79 | .459 | 8.0 | |
65 | 82 | .442 | 10.5 | |
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75 | 72 | .510 | ||
72 | 75 | .490 | 3.0 | |
69 | 78 | .469 | 6.0 | |
59 | 88 | .401 | 16.0 | |
56 | 90 | .384 | 18.5 |
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