mlb quality start leaders from 1980 to 2024

Between the 1980 and 2024 seasons, Greg Maddux had the most quality starts, with 480.

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MLB regular-season quality start leaders from 1980 to 2024

	NAME	QS	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
1	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	480	744	355	227	.610	740	3.16	3,371	109	35	0	5008.1	4,726	1,756	1,981	353	999	137	3	177	20,421	70	6.06	1.80	3.37	0.63	16.5	4.9	1.14	.281	3.56	8.49
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	465	709	354	184	.658	707	3.12	4,672	118	46	0	4916.2	4,185	1,707	1,885	363	1,580	159	0	63	20,240	143	8.55	2.89	2.96	0.66	23.1	7.8	1.17	.284	3.45	7.66
3	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	436	682	305	203	.600	682	3.54	2,607	56	25	0	4413.1	4,298	1,734	1,900	356	1,500	66	0	145	18,604	65	5.32	3.06	1.74	0.73	14.0	8.1	1.31	.280	3.87	8.76
4	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	403	618	303	166	.646	603	3.29	4,875	100	37	2	4135.1	3,346	1,513	1,703	411	1,497	190	7	37	17,067	109	10.61	3.26	3.26	0.89	28.6	8.8	1.17	.291	3.71	7.28
5	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	347	526	262	147	.641	526	3.30	3,416	26	9	0	3415.2	2,891	1,252	1,354	355	952	115	0	27	13,945	97	9.00	2.51	3.59	0.94	24.5	6.8	1.13	.278	3.57	7.62
6	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	341	696	269	209	.563	638	4.25	2,441	33	10	0	4074.0	4,231	1,926	2,076	522	1,155	146	15	69	17,356	57	5.39	2.55	2.11	1.15	14.1	6.7	1.32	.283	4.59	9.35
7	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	330	537	270	153	.638	536	3.68	2,813	57	23	0	3562.2	3,460	1,458	1,559	376	785	60	0	29	14,593	71	7.11	1.98	3.58	0.95	19.3	5.4	1.19	.292	3.94	8.74
8	CC Sabathia	319	561	251	161	.609	560	3.74	3,093	38	12	0	3577.1	3,404	1,485	1,623	382	1,099	123	0	44	14,989	74	7.78	2.76	2.81	0.96	20.6	7.3	1.26	.294	4.08	8.56
9	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	318	586	225	156	.591	541	3.49	2,979	17	5	1	3389.1	3,207	1,315	1,410	367	762	79	8	25	13,877	101	7.91	2.02	3.91	0.97	21.5	5.5	1.17	.293	3.74	8.52
10	Kevin Brown K. Brown	314	486	211	144	.594	476	3.28	2,397	72	17	0	3256.1	3,079	1,185	1,357	208	901	139	1	42	13,542	108	6.62	2.49	2.66	0.57	17.7	6.7	1.22	.290	3.75	8.51
11	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	306	565	247	188	.568	552	4.12	2,535	38	13	0	3461.2	3,593	1,584	1,719	439	948	64	2	47	14,655	45	6.59	2.46	2.67	1.14	17.3	6.5	1.31	.296	4.47	9.34
12	Mark Buehrle M. Buehrle	304	518	214	160	.572	493	3.81	1,870	33	10	0	3283.1	3,472	1,391	1,542	361	734	79	6	49	13,705	27	5.13	2.01	2.55	0.99	13.6	5.4	1.28	.292	4.23	9.52
13	Tim Hudson T. Hudson	302	482	222	133	.625	479	3.49	2,080	26	13	0	3126.2	2,957	1,213	1,319	248	917	124	0	84	13,005	84	5.99	2.64	2.27	0.71	16.0	7.1	1.24	.281	3.80	8.51
14	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	301	531	256	153	.626	521	3.85	2,448	26	4	0	3316.0	3,448	1,418	1,572	288	1,031	55	3	42	14,074	69	6.64	2.80	2.37	0.78	17.4	7.3	1.35	.308	4.27	9.36
15	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	298	723	213	155	.579	481	3.33	3,084	53	16	154	3473.0	3,074	1,284	1,391	288	1,010	57	204	84	14,271	145	7.99	2.62	3.05	0.75	21.6	7.1	1.18	.283	3.60	7.97
16	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	295	432	212	94	.693	429	2.50	2,968	25	15	0	2742.2	2,091	762	835	227	678	44	1	28	10,816	103	9.74	2.22	4.38	0.74	27.4	6.3	1.01	.270	2.74	6.86
17	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	293	510	204	150	.576	466	3.48	2,014	68	25	5	3130.1	2,939	1,211	1,367	235	1,007	117	19	108	13,150	121	5.79	2.90	2.00	0.68	15.3	7.7	1.26	.277	3.93	8.45
18	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	291	466	215	112	.657	457	3.16	3,407	12	5	0	2878.0	2,346	1,010	1,083	335	756	112	2	20	11,629	78	10.65	2.36	4.51	1.05	29.3	6.5	1.08	.287	3.39	7.34
19	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	288	569	216	146	.597	436	3.46	3,116	83	20	22	3261.0	2,998	1,253	1,318	347	711	52	81	43	13,284	72	8.60	1.96	4.38	0.96	23.5	5.4	1.14	.293	3.64	8.27
20	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	275	566	199	157	.559	470	3.70	1,750	83	25	4	3236.2	3,181	1,332	1,491	313	922	110	31	60	13,593	61	4.87	2.56	1.90	0.87	12.9	6.8	1.27	.273	4.15	8.85
21	Jack Morris J. Morris	274	487	233	173	.574	487	3.92	2,289	165	27	0	3474.2	3,243	1,515	1,662	358	1,259	51	0	90	14,656	190	5.93	3.26	1.82	0.93	15.6	8.6	1.30	.270	4.30	8.40
22	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	273	476	219	100	.687	409	2.93	3,154	46	17	3	2827.1	2,221	919	1,006	239	760	141	23	30	11,394	62	10.04	2.42	4.15	0.76	27.7	6.7	1.05	.279	3.20	7.07
23	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	268	423	163	122	.572	422	3.43	2,560	17	7	0	2698.0	2,424	1,027	1,103	310	767	100	0	43	11,115	57	8.54	2.56	3.34	1.03	23.0	6.9	1.18	.287	3.68	8.09
24	John Lackey J. Lackey	267	448	188	147	.561	446	3.92	2,294	18	8	0	2840.1	2,862	1,237	1,347	319	815	133	0	32	12,030	125	7.27	2.58	2.81	1.01	19.1	6.8	1.29	.300	4.27	9.07
25	Chuck Finley C. Finley	266	524	200	173	.536	467	3.85	2,610	63	15	0	3197.1	3,069	1,366	1,517	304	1,332	76	24	36	13,638	130	7.35	3.75	1.96	0.86	19.1	9.8	1.38	.297	4.27	8.64

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