top 20 starting pitchers with the most shutouts pitched from 1970 to 1979

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Jim Palmer pitched the most shutouts by a starting pitcher, with 44 shutouts.

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NAMESHOGWLW%GSERASOCGSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
44
352
186
103
.644
352
2.58
1,558
175
0
2741.1
2,273
786
882
183
861
26
0
31
11,094
57
5.12
2.83
1.81
0.60
14.0
7.8
1.14
.247
2.90
7.46
2Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
42
333
152
145
.512
333
3.13
2,665
164
0
2448.0
1,715
850
974
131
1,502
73
0
33
10,372
114
9.80
5.52
1.77
0.48
25.7
14.5
1.31
.264
3.58
6.31
3Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
40
345
178
100
.640
345
2.60
2,302
147
0
2651.0
2,102
766
841
189
740
28
0
65
10,599
63
7.82
2.51
3.11
0.64
21.7
7.0
1.07
.261
2.86
7.14
4Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
39
350
147
126
.538
350
2.87
2,078
145
0
2617.2
2,326
836
944
184
708
70
0
41
10,689
61
7.14
2.43
2.94
0.63
19.4
6.6
1.16
.280
3.25
8.00
5Don Sutton
D. Sutton
39
349
165
110
.600
349
3.07
1,765
117
0
2552.0
2,170
870
974
213
660
45
0
45
10,385
63
6.22
2.33
2.67
0.75
17.0
6.4
1.11
.254
3.43
7.65
6Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
36
368
184
133
.580
368
2.92
1,906
197
0
2904.0
2,559
942
1,088
207
758
51
0
75
11,757
69
5.91
2.35
2.51
0.64
16.2
6.4
1.14
.266
3.37
7.93
7Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
33
354
177
129
.578
354
3.36
1,828
184
0
2688.2
2,484
1,004
1,117
299
512
51
0
52
10,929
34
6.12
1.71
3.57
1.00
16.7
4.7
1.11
.265
3.74
8.31
8Vida Blue
V. Blue
32
327
155
108
.589
327
3.07
1,600
124
0
2396.1
2,077
817
925
161
778
19
0
42
9,818
68
6.01
2.92
2.06
0.60
16.3
7.9
1.19
.264
3.47
7.80
9Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
32
366
178
126
.586
366
3.18
2,096
165
0
2744.2
2,410
969
1,101
238
960
31
0
87
11,350
80
6.87
3.15
2.18
0.78
18.5
8.5
1.23
.271
3.61
7.90
10Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
30
327
168
102
.622
327
3.17
1,305
140
0
2396.0
2,042
844
934
255
604
34
0
31
9,688
33
4.90
2.27
2.16
0.96
13.5
6.2
1.10
.239
3.51
7.67
11Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
28
245
101
98
.508
245
2.98
1,201
85
0
1789.0
1,649
593
690
114
484
20
0
61
7,350
51
6.04
2.43
2.48
0.57
16.3
6.6
1.19
.278
3.47
8.30
12Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
28
285
137
90
.604
285
3.46
1,176
120
0
2002.1
1,861
769
823
201
573
27
0
21
8,256
10
5.29
2.58
2.05
0.90
14.2
6.9
1.22
.264
3.70
8.36
13Jack Billingham
J. Billingham
27
296
127
98
.564
296
3.78
948
73
0
1924.1
1,945
809
909
147
639
81
0
68
8,151
69
4.43
2.99
1.48
0.69
11.6
7.8
1.34
.284
4.25
9.10
14Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
25
245
120
76
.612
245
3.34
826
115
0
1722.2
1,589
639
716
158
515
6
0
26
7,072
33
4.32
2.69
1.60
0.83
11.7
7.3
1.22
.257
3.74
8.30
15Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
25
376
159
148
.518
376
3.27
1,823
160
0
2828.2
2,597
1,028
1,209
255
894
76
0
50
11,821
112
5.80
2.84
2.04
0.81
15.4
7.6
1.23
.267
3.85
8.26
16Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
24
187
89
66
.574
187
2.94
1,111
85
0
1397.0
1,225
456
502
127
372
47
0
23
5,714
37
7.16
2.40
2.99
0.82
19.4
6.5
1.14
.271
3.23
7.89
17Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
24
276
126
110
.534
276
3.34
1,043
113
0
2006.2
1,948
745
862
161
523
47
0
24
8,326
45
4.68
2.35
1.99
0.72
12.5
6.3
1.23
.273
3.87
8.74
18Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
24
257
107
86
.554
257
2.96
1,301
86
0
1859.2
1,485
612
703
151
684
34
0
31
7,643
51
6.30
3.31
1.90
0.73
17.0
8.9
1.17
.244
3.40
7.19
19Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
22
287
111
104
.516
287
3.79
1,094
83
0
1899.1
1,935
799
907
119
712
32
0
60
8,187
70
5.18
3.37
1.54
0.56
13.4
8.7
1.39
.291
4.30
9.17
20Rudy May
R. May
22
271
101
102
.498
271
3.47
1,139
74
0
1746.2
1,538
674
767
133
665
24
0
38
7,285
31
5.87
3.43
1.71
0.69
15.6
9.1
1.26
.264
3.95
7.92
21Ken Holtzman
K. Holtzman
22
294
124
106
.539
294
3.44
1,005
97
0
2014.0
1,994
770
889
166
599
31
0
41
8,461
67
4.49
2.68
1.68
0.74
11.9
7.1
1.29
.274
3.97
8.91
22Rick Wise
R. Wise
22
303
130
117
.526
303
3.67
1,088
107
0
2082.0
2,116
848
962
182
552
25
0
53
8,749
31
4.70
2.39
1.97
0.79
12.4
6.3
1.28
.280
4.16
9.15
23Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
21
228
86
94
.478
228
3.14
980
79
0
1636.0
1,497
571
647
89
508
25
0
39
6,733
59
5.39
2.79
1.93
0.49
14.6
7.5
1.23
.274
3.56
8.24
24Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
21
247
101
88
.534
247
3.12
986
71
0
1712.1
1,552
593
672
112
490
12
0
34
7,049
42
5.18
2.58
2.01
0.59
14.0
7.0
1.19
.264
3.53
8.16
25Jim Slaton
J. Slaton
21
271
102
110
.481
271
3.85
851
80
0
1846.2
1,881
789
887
175
672
34
0
44
7,917
68
4.15
3.28
1.27
0.85
10.7
8.5
1.38
.276
4.32
9.17
StatMuse has game-level data for shutouts going back to the 1901 season.
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