which pitcher has the most games allowing 2 or fewer runs

Greg Maddux and Joe Niekro appeared in 400 games.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher has the most regular-season games allowing 2 or fewer runs?
NAME G R W L W% GS 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 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
400
458
269
38
.876
398
1.30
1,994
93
35
0
2919.0
2,079
421
92
456
60
1
67
11,041
29
6.15
1.41
4.37
0.28
18.1
4.1
0.87
.235
1.41
6.41
2 Charlie Hough
C. Hough
555
448
153
62
.712
177
1.63
1,351
69
13
60
2098.0
1,373
380
83
825
74
227
27
8,358
78
5.80
3.54
1.64
0.36
16.2
9.9
1.05
.214
1.92
5.89
3 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
393
444
249
50
.833
376
1.20
1,999
140
58
5
2953.2
1,959
393
118
629
27
12
42
11,262
44
6.09
1.92
3.18
0.36
17.7
5.6
0.88
.217
1.35
5.97
4 Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
980
444
136
83
.621
25
1.64
1,401
15
5
228
1937.2
1,309
354
87
647
50
632
54
7,650
74
6.51
3.01
2.17
0.40
18.3
8.5
1.01
.224
2.06
6.08
5 Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
505
427
198
50
.798
252
1.43
1,307
134
31
17
2333.2
1,843
372
103
443
44
96
53
9,110
53
5.04
1.71
2.95
0.40
14.3
4.9
0.98
.241
1.65
7.11
6 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
415
425
252
54
.824
384
1.11
3,236
153
61
3
2952.1
1,523
363
61
1,299
64
12
18
11,453
101
9.86
3.96
2.49
0.19
28.3
11.3
0.96
.215
1.30
4.64
7 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
436
422
226
53
.810
306
1.25
1,661
158
45
29
2668.1
1,882
372
105
729
44
81
31
10,381
81
5.60
2.46
2.28
0.35
16.0
7.0
0.98
.227
1.42
6.35
8 Lindy McDaniel
L. McDaniel
854
418
134
65
.673
24
1.91
1,165
15
2
172
1737.1
1,402
368
87
444
12
551
106
6,894
84
6.04
2.30
2.62
0.45
16.9
6.4
1.06
.254
2.17
7.26
9 Tommy John
T. John
387
417
209
42
.833
330
1.28
1,287
121
46
3
2579.0
1,983
367
86
570
38
21
39
9,976
71
4.49
1.99
2.26
0.30
12.9
5.7
0.99
.237
1.46
6.92
10 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
389
414
279
32
.897
387
1.17
2,817
93
46
0
2891.2
1,844
375
94
778
62
0
21
11,115
58
8.77
2.42
3.62
0.29
25.3
7.0
0.91
.238
1.29
5.74
11 Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
379
413
258
53
.830
302
1.18
1,396
266
63
28
2789.0
1,927
366
117
634
16
64
21
10,676
25
4.50
2.05
2.20
0.38
13.1
5.9
0.92
.213
1.33
6.22
12 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
383
402
227
52
.814
310
1.15
1,829
198
53
10
2753.2
1,873
353
89
606
45
29
72
10,512
55
5.98
1.98
3.02
0.29
17.4
5.8
0.90
.225
1.31
6.12
13 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
466
402
317
79
.801
346
0.57
2,132
306
108
32
3376.2
2,122
17
652
98
114
12,630
70
5.68
1.74
3.27
0.05
16.9
5.2
0.82
.216
1.07
5.66
14 Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
338
391
216
34
.864
338
1.34
1,448
48
25
0
2383.2
1,724
354
102
651
30
0
43
9,280
18
5.47
2.46
2.22
0.39
15.6
7.0
1.00
.230
1.48
6.51
15 Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
356
378
167
39
.811
243
1.44
1,133
95
30
8
2106.1
1,506
336
95
516
44
50
25
8,146
37
4.84
2.20
2.20
0.41
13.9
6.3
0.96
.222
1.62
6.43
16 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
341
376
236
49
.828
332
1.13
2,161
185
61
1
2728.2
1,731
344
98
657
36
6
49
10,365
54
7.13
2.17
3.29
0.32
20.8
6.3
0.88
.220
1.24
5.71
17 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
342
372
231
43
.843
315
1.14
2,103
178
55
2
2630.1
1,751
332
80
754
25
12
46
10,117
81
7.20
2.58
2.79
0.27
20.8
7.5
0.95
.234
1.27
5.99
18 Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
840
370
152
39
.796
157
1.57
1,560
65
20
390
1974.2
1,392
344
115
359
40
564
43
7,583
19
7.11
1.64
4.35
0.52
20.6
4.7
0.89
.232
1.69
6.34
19 Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
926
364
122
67
.646
14
1.88
1,335
10
0
309
1572.1
1,137
329
69
580
39
659
78
6,297
47
7.64
3.32
2.30
0.39
21.2
9.2
1.09
.250
2.08
6.51
20 Gene Garber
G. Garber
852
363
92
73
.558
1
2.12
845
1
0
217
1333.1
1,122
314
69
365
28
586
135
5,374
24
5.70
2.46
2.32
0.47
15.7
6.8
1.12
.259
2.45
7.57
21 Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
318
359
180
36
.833
269
1.53
1,198
28
10
0
1965.2
1,447
334
95
472
66
14
18
7,686
20
5.49
2.16
2.54
0.43
15.6
6.1
0.98
.231
1.64
6.63
22 Kent Tekulve
K. Tekulve
1,002
358
91
68
.572
0
2.05
742
0
0
183
1354.1
1,129
308
45
437
16
611
159
5,523
21
4.93
2.90
1.70
0.30
13.4
7.9
1.16
.253
2.38
7.50
23 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
373
356
259
51
.835
296
0.89
1,244
270
90
32
2784.0
1,976
33
385
28
71
10,449
15
4.02
1.24
3.23
0.11
11.9
3.7
0.85
.222
1.15
6.39
24 Joe Niekro
J. Niekro
400
351
158
41
.794
211
1.46
917
86
29
16
1957.0
1,449
317
78
556
31
91
31
7,669
68
4.22
2.56
1.65
0.36
12.0
7.2
1.02
.225
1.61
6.66
25 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
313
351
212
34
.862
285
1.16
1,380
165
53
4
2411.0
1,595
310
97
678
17
12
13
9,271
44
5.15
2.53
2.04
0.36
14.9
7.3
0.94
.211
1.31
5.95
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