List of Major League Baseball career shutout leaders
# 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 |
