title: List of Major League Baseball career shutout leaders
text: # List of Major League Baseball career shutout leaders
  
  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
  
  | 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 |
  