what pitcher had the most shutouts in the 1940s

Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, Mort Cooper and Hal Newhouser were tied for the most shutouts, with 31 shutouts.

Interpreted as:
What pitcher had the most regular-season shutouts in the 1940s?
NAMESHOGWLW%GSERASOCGSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
31
246
114
68
.626
210
2.93
772
120
9
1606.1
1,441
523
598
77
462
25
26
6,627
24
4.33
2.59
1.67
0.43
11.6
7.0
1.18
.258
3.35
79
3.09
84
8.07
101
2Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
31
377
170
118
.590
305
2.84
1,579
181
15
2453.1
2,127
774
927
84
1,068
10
56
10,360
52
5.79
3.92
1.48
0.31
15.2
10.3
1.30
.268
3.40
72
3.01
77
7.80
237.2
3Bob Feller
B. Feller
28
266
137
82
.626
231
2.90
1,396
155
16
1897.0
1,539
611
677
95
827
22
27
7,880
30
6.62
3.92
1.69
0.45
17.7
10.5
1.25
.261
3.21
76
3.11
83
7.30
133.9
4Bucky Walters
B. Walters
28
246
122
90
.575
238
2.97
677
153
3
1868.1
1,724
616
726
92
631
24
6
7,778
28
3.26
3.04
1.07
0.44
8.7
8.1
1.26
.257
3.50
84
3.53
99
8.30
5.6
5Dizzy Trout
D. Trout
27
374
129
119
.520
239
3.01
930
132
22
2026.1
1,944
678
821
74
746
21
93
8,587
36
4.13
3.31
1.25
0.33
10.8
8.7
1.33
.274
3.65
78
3.21
85
8.63
133.3
6Johnny Vander Meer
J. Vander Meer
26
232
93
92
.503
219
3.32
972
103
1
1589.1
1,363
587
657
71
805
12
4
6,758
25
5.50
4.56
1.21
0.40
14.4
11.9
1.36
.264
3.72
92
3.41
94
7.72
36.5
7Dutch Leonard
D. Leonard
23
294
122
123
.498
273
3.14
779
139
2
2047.1
2,105
715
884
84
445
31
10
8,535
53
3.42
1.96
1.75
0.37
9.1
5.2
1.25
.281
3.89
85
3.04
83
9.25
148.4
8Harry Brecheen
H. Brecheen
22
216
105
59
.640
172
2.74
666
101
12
1388.0
1,242
422
480
68
378
27
30
5,662
14
4.32
2.45
1.76
0.44
11.8
6.7
1.17
.260
3.11
72
3.06
80
8.05
115.8
9Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
22
165
85
34
.714
151
2.67
543
89
6
1211.2
1,039
359
425
49
387
16
9
4,939
18
4.03
2.87
1.40
0.36
11.0
7.8
1.18
.251
3.16
72
3.14
87
7.72
61
10Tiny Bonham
T. Bonham
21
231
103
72
.589
193
3.06
478
110
9
1551.0
1,501
528
580
117
287
9
27
6,284
4
2.77
1.67
1.67
0.68
7.6
4.6
1.15
.257
3.37
83
3.46
94
8.71
37.9
11Claude Passeau
C. Passeau
21
258
111
85
.566
207
2.94
646
130
12
1693.2
1,704
554
665
65
426
17
38
7,149
17
3.43
2.26
1.52
0.35
9.0
6.0
1.26
.273
3.53
84
3.07
87
9.05
88.7
12Tex Hughson
T. Hughson
19
225
96
54
.640
156
2.94
693
99
17
1375.2
1,270
450
504
77
372
11
51
5,663
5
4.53
2.43
1.86
0.50
12.2
6.6
1.19
.265
3.30
79
3.01
82
8.31
98.8
13Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
19
302
105
120
.467
261
3.59
1,070
115
5
1961.1
1,949
782
915
93
792
32
22
8,488
26
4.91
3.63
1.35
0.43
12.6
9.3
1.40
.285
4.20
97
3.33
90
8.94
87
14Rip Sewell
R. Sewell
19
316
133
87
.605
231
3.35
548
132
12
1894.0
1,864
706
848
101
646
20
55
8,102
26
2.60
3.07
0.85
0.48
6.8
8.0
1.33
.260
4.03
90
3.71
99
8.86
12.9
15Howie Pollet
H. Pollet
18
204
83
49
.629
145
2.99
508
82
8
1157.0
1,107
385
449
52
397
17
26
4,875
21
3.95
3.09
1.28
0.40
10.4
8.1
1.30
.270
3.49
78
3.27
86
8.61
69.6
16Joe Dobson
J. Dobson
17
258
94
69
.577
182
3.57
665
80
8
1434.2
1,343
569
640
81
570
9
45
6,062
40
4.17
3.58
1.17
0.51
11.0
9.4
1.33
.266
4.01
89
3.55
90
8.42
67.4
17Hank Borowy
H. Borowy
16
261
104
76
.578
208
3.35
650
93
7
1607.1
1,542
599
692
96
567
5
35
6,772
28
3.64
3.17
1.15
0.54
9.6
8.4
1.31
.265
3.87
93
3.53
98
8.63
7.6
18Allie Reynolds
A. Reynolds
16
247
103
68
.602
192
3.46
791
73
14
1484.0
1,340
571
635
77
799
29
39
6,422
36
4.80
4.85
0.99
0.47
12.3
12.4
1.44
.267
3.85
97
3.79
106
8.13
-39.4
19Ken Heintzelman
K. Heintzelman
16
219
65
73
.471
150
3.89
427
57
7
1168.2
1,216
505
575
74
487
9
30
5,060
28
3.29
3.75
0.88
0.57
8.4
9.6
1.46
.281
4.43
104
3.94
103
9.36
-15.8
20Max Lanier
M. Lanier
16
194
77
47
.621
128
2.68
588
63
11
1030.2
922
307
373
23
365
10
39
4,258
9
5.13
3.19
1.61
0.20
13.8
8.6
1.25
.275
3.26
73
2.77
75
8.05
102.2
21Denny Galehouse
D. Galehouse
15
231
75
79
.487
183
3.64
560
76
6
1380.1
1,452
559
636
68
457
12
24
5,932
16
3.65
2.98
1.23
0.44
9.4
7.7
1.38
.286
4.15
93
3.38
87
9.47
75
22Al Javery
A. Javery
15
205
53
74
.417
147
3.80
470
61
5
1142.2
1,164
483
569
44
452
17
36
4,972
10
3.70
3.56
1.04
0.35
9.5
9.1
1.41
.281
4.48
108
3.43
97
9.17
10.9
23Ken Raffensberger
K. Raffensberger
15
245
65
89
.422
154
3.58
492
74
10
1231.2
1,290
490
576
85
290
9
49
5,222
6
3.60
2.12
1.70
0.62
9.4
5.6
1.28
.277
4.21
95
3.38
89
9.43
57.1
24Whit Wyatt
W. Wyatt
15
151
72
49
.595
144
3.04
498
71
1
1014.2
903
343
406
47
280
16
5
4,191
3
4.42
2.48
1.78
0.42
11.9
6.7
1.17
.256
3.60
84
3.09
84
8.01
66.3
25Ed Lopat
E. Lopat
14
177
82
70
.539
170
3.28
500
99
2
1335.0
1,368
486
564
90
371
18
6
5,617
13
3.37
2.50
1.35
0.61
8.9
6.6
1.30
.276
3.80
90
3.52
96
9.22
19.1

More Cardinals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

20

Contreras

Willson Contreras

RBI

80

Contreras

Willson Contreras

AVG

.290

Burleson

Alec Burleson
Team Pitching Leaders

W

14

Gray

Sonny Gray

K

201

Gray

Sonny Gray

ERA

3.07

Leahy

Kyle Leahy
Team Rankings

HR

148

29th

R

689

19th

SO

1,209

29th

ERA

4.29

21st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
92
70
.568
5.0
83
79
.512
14.0
Cardinals Cardinals
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
4:15 PM
Sat
3/28
@
2:15 PM
Sun
3/29
@
2:15 PM
Mon
3/30
@
7:45 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:45 PM
Last Game
STL Cardinals

78 - 84

0

Final

2

CHC Cubs

92 - 70

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
1:15 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:20 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM