List of Major League Baseball career shutout leaders explained

In Major League Baseball, a shutout (denoted statistically as ShO or SHO) refers to the act by which a single pitcher pitches a complete game and does not allow the opposing team to score a run. If two or more pitchers combine to complete this act, no pitcher is awarded a shutout, although the team itself can be said to have "shutout" the opposing team.

Walter Johnson is the all-time leader in shutouts with 110. Johnson also holds the record for being the only pitcher to throw more than 100 shutouts.

Key

Rank	Rank amongst leaders in career shutouts. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player	Name of the player
SHO	Total career shutouts thrown
	Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.

List

• Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.

Rank	Player	SHO
1	Walter Johnson	110
2	Grover Cleveland Alexander	90
3	Christy Mathewson	79
4	Cy Young	76
5	Eddie Plank	69
6	Warren Spahn	63
7	Nolan Ryan	61
	Tom Seaver	61
9	Bert Blyleven	60
10	Don Sutton	58
11	Pud Galvin	57
	Ed Walsh	57
13	Bob Gibson	56
14	Mordecai Brown	55
	Steve Carlton	55
16	Jim Palmer	53
	Gaylord Perry	53
18	Juan Marichal	52
19	Rube Waddell	50
	Vic Willis	50
21	Don Drysdale	49
	Ferguson Jenkins	49
	Luis Tiant	49
	Early Wynn	49
25	Kid Nichols	48

Rank	Player	SHO
26	Roger Clemens	46
	Tommy John	46
	Jack Powell	46
29	Whitey Ford	45
	Addie Joss	45
	Phil Niekro	45
	Robin Roberts	45
	Red Ruffing	45
	Doc White	45
35	Babe Adams	44
	Bob Feller	44
37	Milt Pappas	43
38	Tommy Bond	42
	Catfish Hunter	42
	Bucky Walters	42
41	Mickey Lolich	41
	Hippo Vaughn	41
	Mickey Welch	41
44	Chief Bender	40
	Jim Bunning	40
	Larry French	40
	Sandy Koufax	40
	Claude Osteen	40
	Ed Reulbach	40
	Mel Stottlemyre	40

See also

• Baseball statistics
• List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders
• List of Major League Baseball career games started leaders
• List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders
• List of Major League Baseball career innings pitched leaders

Sources

• Baseball-Reference.com