Warren Spahn has the most career quality starts by a pitcher with a team, with 411 with the Milwaukee Braves.
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Who has most regular-season quality starts by team ever?| NAME | QS | TEAM | 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 |  | W. Spahn | 411 | | Braves | 714 | 356 | 229 | .609 | 635 | 3.06 | 2,493 | 374 | 63 | 28 | 5046.0 | 4,623 | 1,713 | 1,914 | 408 | 1,376 | 38 | 64 | 20,709 | 76 | 4.45 | 2.45 | 1.81 | 0.73 | 12.0 | 6.6 | 1.19 | .257 | 3.41 | 8.25 | |
| 2 |  | P. Niekro | 380 | | Braves | 740 | 268 | 230 | .538 | 595 | 3.20 | 2,912 | 226 | 43 | 29 | 4622.1 | 4,224 | 1,645 | 1,922 | 392 | 1,458 | 108 | 81 | 83 | 19,238 | 201 | 5.67 | 2.84 | 2.00 | 0.76 | 15.1 | 7.6 | 1.23 | .267 | 3.74 | 8.22 |
| 3 |  | W. Johnson | 357 | | Senators | 788 | 412 | 270 | .604 | 654 | 1.73 | 3,456 | 520 | 108 | 34 | 5806.1 | 4,816 | 1,867 | 96 | 1,354 | 206 | 126 | 151 | 5.36 | 2.10 | 2.55 | 0.15 | 5.8 | 1.06 | .261 | 2.89 | 7.46 | ||||
| 4 |  | D. Sutton | 346 | | Dodgers | 550 | 233 | 181 | .563 | 533 | 3.09 | 2,696 | 156 | 52 | 5 | 3816.1 | 3,291 | 1,311 | 1,450 | 309 | 996 | 62 | 12 | 92 | 15,567 | 86 | 6.36 | 2.35 | 2.71 | 0.73 | 17.3 | 6.4 | 1.12 | .259 | 3.42 | 7.76 |
| 5 |  | J. Palmer | 337 | | Orioles | 558 | 268 | 152 | .638 | 521 | 2.86 | 2,212 | 211 | 53 | 4 | 3948.0 | 3,349 | 1,253 | 1,395 | 303 | 1,311 | 38 | 15 | 37 | 16,117 | 87 | 5.04 | 2.99 | 1.69 | 0.69 | 13.7 | 8.1 | 1.18 | .249 | 3.18 | 7.63 |
| 6 | | T. Glavine | 330 | | Braves | 518 | 244 | 147 | .624 | 518 | 3.41 | 2,091 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 3408.0 | 3,241 | 1,291 | 1,428 | 258 | 1,177 | 51 | 0 | 114 | 14,311 | 59 | 5.52 | 3.11 | 1.78 | 0.68 | 14.6 | 8.2 | 1.30 | .278 | 3.77 | 8.56 |
| 7 |  | B. Gibson | 328 | | Cardinals | 528 | 251 | 174 | .591 | 482 | 2.91 | 3,117 | 255 | 56 | 6 | 3884.1 | 3,279 | 1,258 | 1,420 | 257 | 1,336 | 102 | 21 | 118 | 16,066 | 109 | 7.22 | 3.10 | 2.33 | 0.60 | 19.4 | 8.3 | 1.19 | .269 | 3.29 | 7.60 |
| 8 |  | S. Carlton | 322 | | Phillies | 499 | 241 | 161 | .600 | 499 | 3.09 | 3,031 | 185 | 39 | 0 | 3697.1 | 3,224 | 1,270 | 1,454 | 286 | 1,252 | 31 | 0 | 105 | 15,228 | 120 | 7.38 | 3.05 | 2.42 | 0.70 | 19.9 | 8.2 | 1.21 | .276 | 3.54 | 7.85 |
| 9 | | D. Drysdale | 309 | | Dodgers | 518 | 209 | 166 | .557 | 465 | 2.95 | 2,486 | 167 | 49 | 6 | 3432.0 | 3,084 | 1,124 | 1,292 | 280 | 855 | 154 | 34 | 123 | 14,097 | 81 | 6.52 | 2.24 | 2.91 | 0.73 | 17.6 | 6.1 | 1.15 | .272 | 3.39 | 8.09 |
| 10 |  | B. Feller | 302 | | Indians | 570 | 266 | 162 | .621 | 484 | 3.26 | 2,581 | 279 | 44 | 22 | 3827.0 | 3,271 | 1,385 | 1,557 | 223 | 1,764 | 60 | 52 | 6 | 16,172 | 69 | 6.07 | 4.15 | 1.46 | 0.52 | 16.0 | 10.9 | 1.32 | .264 | 3.66 | 7.69 |
| 11 | | C. Kershaw | 301 | | Dodgers | 455 | 223 | 96 | .699 | 451 | 2.53 | 3,052 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2855.1 | 2,193 | 804 | 881 | 235 | 713 | 46 | 1 | 28 | 11,279 | 108 | 9.62 | 2.25 | 4.28 | 0.74 | 27.1 | 6.3 | 1.02 | .271 | 2.78 | 6.91 |
| 12 | | J. Smoltz | 295 | | Braves | 708 | 210 | 147 | .588 | 466 | 3.26 | 3,011 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3395.0 | 2,979 | 1,229 | 1,336 | 277 | 992 | 54 | 204 | 82 | 13,927 | 145 | 7.98 | 2.63 | 3.04 | 0.73 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.17 | .282 | 3.54 | 7.90 |
| 13 |  | T. Seaver | 293 | | Mets | 401 | 198 | 124 | .615 | 395 | 2.57 | 2,541 | 171 | 44 | 1 | 3045.2 | 2,431 | 870 | 953 | 212 | 847 | 52 | 5 | 71 | 12,191 | 80 | 7.51 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 0.63 | 20.8 | 6.9 | 1.08 | .260 | 2.82 | 7.18 |
| 14 |  | B. Friend | 288 | | Pirates | 568 | 191 | 218 | .467 | 477 | 3.54 | 1,682 | 161 | 35 | 9 | 3480.0 | 3,609 | 1,370 | 1,575 | 273 | 869 | 45 | 46 | 107 | 14,646 | 50 | 4.35 | 2.25 | 1.94 | 0.71 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 1.29 | .283 | 4.07 | 9.33 |
| 15 |  | J. Marichal | 286 | | Giants | 458 | 238 | 140 | .630 | 446 | 2.84 | 2,280 | 244 | 52 | 2 | 3443.2 | 3,081 | 1,086 | 1,288 | 315 | 690 | 38 | 10 | 80 | 13,959 | 51 | 5.96 | 1.80 | 3.30 | 0.82 | 16.3 | 4.9 | 1.10 | .260 | 3.37 | 8.05 |
| 16 |  | W. Ford | 282 | | Yankees | 498 | 236 | 106 | .690 | 438 | 2.75 | 1,959 | 156 | 45 | 11 | 3170.1 | 2,766 | 968 | 1,107 | 228 | 1,086 | 28 | 35 | 13,031 | 75 | 5.56 | 3.08 | 1.80 | 0.65 | 15.0 | 8.3 | 1.22 | .261 | 3.14 | 7.85 | |
| 17 |  | T. Lyons | 282 | | White Sox | 594 | 260 | 230 | .531 | 484 | 3.67 | 1,072 | 356 | 27 | 25 | 4158.2 | 4,492 | 1,696 | 2,055 | 221 | 1,124 | 31 | 91 | 17,806 | 55 | 2.32 | 2.43 | 0.95 | 0.48 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 1.35 | .278 | 4.45 | 9.72 | |
| 18 | | R. Faber | 282 | | White Sox | 669 | 254 | 213 | .544 | 483 | 3.15 | 1,476 | 273 | 29 | 27 | 4088.0 | 4,110 | 1,816 | 112 | 1,221 | 106 | 134 | 52 | 3.25 | 2.69 | 1.21 | 0.25 | 7.1 | 1.30 | .278 | 4.00 | 9.05 | ||||
| 19 |  | R. Roberts | 281 | | Phillies | 529 | 234 | 199 | .540 | 472 | 3.46 | 1,876 | 272 | 35 | 24 | 3739.1 | 3,661 | 1,436 | 1,591 | 402 | 717 | 42 | 43 | 15,342 | 26 | 4.52 | 1.73 | 2.62 | 0.97 | 12.2 | 4.7 | 1.17 | .265 | 3.83 | 8.81 | |
| 20 |  | M. Lolich | 274 | | Tigers | 508 | 207 | 175 | .542 | 459 | 3.45 | 2,679 | 190 | 39 | 9 | 3361.2 | 3,093 | 1,289 | 1,415 | 329 | 1,014 | 90 | 25 | 60 | 13,979 | 108 | 7.17 | 2.71 | 2.64 | 0.88 | 19.2 | 7.3 | 1.22 | .280 | 3.79 | 8.28 |
| 21 |  | C. Hubbell | 268 | | Giants | 535 | 253 | 154 | .622 | 433 | 2.98 | 1,678 | 260 | 36 | 33 | 3588.2 | 3,462 | 1,188 | 1,384 | 227 | 728 | 53 | 82 | 14,810 | 53 | 4.21 | 1.83 | 2.30 | 0.57 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 1.17 | .267 | 3.47 | 8.68 | |
| 22 | | G. Maddux | 260 | | Braves | 363 | 194 | 88 | .688 | 363 | 2.63 | 1,828 | 61 | 21 | 0 | 2526.2 | 2,273 | 739 | 845 | 152 | 383 | 65 | 0 | 84 | 10,081 | 25 | 6.51 | 1.36 | 4.77 | 0.54 | 18.1 | 3.8 | 1.05 | .277 | 3.01 | 8.10 |
| 23 |  | S. Rogers | 259 | | Expos | 399 | 158 | 152 | .510 | 393 | 3.18 | 1,621 | 129 | 37 | 2 | 2837.2 | 2,619 | 1,002 | 1,122 | 151 | 876 | 43 | 3 | 75 | 11,702 | 88 | 5.14 | 2.78 | 1.85 | 0.48 | 13.9 | 7.5 | 1.23 | .274 | 3.56 | 8.31 |
| 24 |  | F. Hernandez | 258 | | Mariners | 419 | 169 | 136 | .554 | 418 | 3.42 | 2,524 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2729.2 | 2,487 | 1,037 | 1,157 | 264 | 805 | 105 | 0 | 16 | 11,284 | 156 | 8.32 | 2.65 | 3.14 | 0.87 | 22.4 | 7.1 | 1.21 | .293 | 3.81 | 8.20 |
| 25 |  | J. Kaat | 256 | | Twins | 484 | 190 | 159 | .544 | 433 | 3.34 | 1,852 | 133 | 23 | 5 | 3014.0 | 2,982 | 1,118 | 1,343 | 279 | 729 | 96 | 20 | 62 | 12,645 | 106 | 5.53 | 2.18 | 2.54 | 0.83 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 1.23 | .279 | 4.01 | 8.90 |
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