List of Major League Baseball annual shutout leaders - wikipedia List of Major League Baseball annual shutout leaders Pete Alexander ( along with George Bradley ) holds the single - season shutout record with 16. His career total of 90 is ranked second all - time to Walter Johnson 's 110 shutouts. The following is a list of annual leaders in shutouts in Major League Baseball ( MLB ). A shutout occurs when a single pitcher throws a complete game and does not allow the opposing team to score a single run. Walter Johnson holds the career shutout record with 110. The most shutouts pitched in one season was 16, which was a feat accomplished by both Pete Alexander ( 1916 ) and George Bradley ( 1876 ). In the dead - ball era and throughout much of the first three - quarters of the twentieth century, starting pitchers were generally expected to perform complete games, and starting pitchers would throw dozens of complete games a year -- thereby increasing a pitcher 's chances of achieving a shutout. These shutout records are among the most secure records in baseball, as pitchers today rarely earn more than one or two shutouts per season with the heavy emphasis on pitch counts and relief pitching. Pitchers today will often pitch only a few, if any, complete games a season. In 2009, five pitchers tied the National League with only two shutouts, and in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2015, the American League leaders also only had two shutouts. Contents 1 American League 2 National League 3 American Association 4 Federal League 5 Players ' League 6 Union Association 7 National Association 8 References American League Jack Coombs pitched an American League record 13 shutouts for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1910, although he only pitched 35 shutouts total in his 14 season career. Ed Walsh, who holds a career record 1.82 ERA, is the only American League pitcher to record 10 or more shutouts on two occasions. Walter Johnson tied or lead the American League a record seven times in shutouts. He holds the all - time record with 110 career shutouts. During his early pitching days, Babe Ruth, who is most known for his hitting prowess, led the American League with nine shutouts for the Boston Red Sox in 1916. Jim Palmer was the last American League pitcher to record 10 shutouts in one season when he did so for the Baltimore Orioles in 1975. Jeremy Sowers for the Cleveland Indians in 2006 became the second American League pitcher ( after Hod Lisenbee in 1927 ) to lead the league in shutouts in their rookies season. CC Sabathia is the only player to have led both leagues in shutouts in the same year ( 2008 ). He had two shutouts for the Cleveland Indians and led the American League when he was traded in the middle of the season to the Milwaukee Brewers of the National League and accumulated three more shutouts to lead that league as well. Carl Pavano led the American League in complete games and shutouts, and was honored by the Minnesota Twins by winning the Joseph W. Haynes Award. * -- Denotes a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. -- Denotes a pitcher that led the league in shutouts in their rookie year. Year Player ( s ) Team ( s ) Shutouts 1901 Clark Griffith * Cy Young * Chicago White Sox Boston Americans 5 1902 Addie Joss * Cleveland Bronchos 5 1903 Cy Young * Boston Americans 7 1904 Cy Young * Boston Americans 10 1905 Ed Killian Detroit Tigers 8 1906 Ed Walsh * Chicago White Sox 10 1907 Eddie Plank * Philadelphia Athletics 10 1908 Ed Walsh * Chicago White Sox 11 1909 Ed Walsh * Chicago White Sox 8 1910 Jack Coombs Philadelphia Athletics 13 1911 Eddie Plank * Walter Johnson * Philadelphia Athletics Washington Senators 6 1912 Smoky Joe Wood Boston Red Sox 10 1913 Walter Johnson * Washington Senators 11 1914 Walter Johnson * Washington Senators 9 1915 Jim Scott Walter Johnson * Chicago White Sox Washington Senators 7 1916 Babe Ruth * Boston Red Sox 9 1917 Stan Coveleski * Cleveland Indians 9 1918 Carl Mays Walter Johnson * Boston Red Sox Washington Senators 8 1919 Walter Johnson * Washington Senators 7 1920 Carl Mays New York Yankees 6 1921 Sad Sam Jones Boston Red Sox 5 1922 George Uhle Cleveland Indians 5 1923 Stan Coveleski * Cleveland Indians 5 1924 Walter Johnson * Washington Senators 6 1925 Ted Lyons * Chicago White Sox 5 1926 Ed Wells Detroit Tigers 1927 Hod Lisenbee Washington Senators 1928 Herb Pennock * New York Yankees 5 1929 George Blaeholder General Crowder Sam Gray Danny MacFayden St. Louis Browns St. Louis Browns St. Louis Browns Boston Red Sox 1930 Clint Brown George Earnshaw George Pipgras Cleveland Indians Philadelphia Athletics New York Yankees 1931 Lefty Grove * Philadelphia Athletics 1932 Lefty Grove * Tommy Bridges Philadelphia Athletics Detroit Tigers 1933 Oral Hildebrand Cleveland Indians 6 1934 Lefty Gomez * Mel Harder New York Yankees Cleveland Indians 6 1935 Schoolboy Rowe Detroit Tigers 6 1936 Lefty Grove * Boston Red Sox 6 1937 Lefty Gomez * New York Yankees 6 1938 Lefty Gomez * New York Yankees 1939 Red Ruffing * New York Yankees 5 1940 Al Milnar Bob Feller * Ted Lyons * Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox 1941 Bob Feller * Cleveland Indians 6 1942 Tiny Bonham New York Yankees 6 1943 Dizzy Trout Spud Chandler Detroit Tigers New York Yankees 5 1944 Dizzy Trout Detroit Tigers 7 1945 Hal Newhouser * Detroit Tigers 8 1946 Bob Feller * Cleveland Indians 10 1947 Bob Feller * Cleveland Indians 5 1948 Bob Lemon Cleveland Indians 10 1949 Ellis Kinder Virgil Trucks Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers 6 1950 Art Houtteman Detroit Tigers 1951 Allie Reynolds New York Yankees 7 1952 Allie Reynolds Mike Garcia New York Yankees Cleveland Indians 6 1953 Bob Porterfield Washington Senators 9 1954 Mike Garcia Virgil Trucks Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox 5 1955 Billy Hoeft Detroit Tigers 7 1956 Herb Score Cleveland Indians 5 1957 Jim Wilson Chicago White Sox 5 1958 Whitey Ford * New York Yankees 7 1959 Camilo Pascual Washington Senators 6 1960 Early Wynn * Jim Perry Whitey Ford * Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians New York Yankees 1961 Camilo Pascual Steve Barber Minnesota Twins Baltimore Orioles 8 1962 Camilo Pascual Dick Donovan Jim Kaat Minnesota Twins Cleveland Indians Minnesota Twins 5 1963 Ray Herbert Chicago White Sox 7 1964 Dean Chance Los Angeles Angels 11 1965 Mudcat Grant Minnesota Twins 6 1966 Luis Tiant Sam McDowell Tommy John Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox 5 1967 Jim McGlothlin Joe Horlen Mickey Lolich Steve Hargan Tommy John California Angels Chicago White Sox Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox 6 1968 Luis Tiant Cleveland Indians 9 1969 Denny McLain Detroit Tigers 9 1970 Chuck Dobson Jim Palmer * Oakland Athletics Baltimore Orioles 5 1971 Vida Blue Oakland Athletics 8 1972 Nolan Ryan * California Angels 9 1973 Bert Blyleven * Minnesota Twins 9 Luis Tiant Boston Red Sox 7 Jim Palmer * Baltimore Orioles 10 1976 Nolan Ryan * California Angels 7 1977 Frank Tanana California Angels 7 1978 Ron Guidry New York Yankees 9 1979 Dennis Leonard Mike Flanagan Nolan Ryan * Kansas City Royals Baltimore Orioles California Angels 5 1980 Tommy John New York Yankees 6 1981 ( ( Fernando Valenzuela 5 ) ( Doc Medich ) ) Ken Forsch Richard Dotson Steve McCatty Texas Rangers California Angels Chicago White Sox Oakland Athletics 1982 Dave Stieb Toronto Blue Jays 5 Mike Boddicker Baltimore Orioles 5 1984 Bob Ojeda Geoff Zahn Boston Red Sox California Angels 5 1985 Bert Blyleven * Cleveland Indians Minnesota Twins 5 1986 Jack Morris * Detroit Tigers 6 Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox 7 1988 Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox 8 1989 Bert Blyleven * California Angels 5 1990 Dave Stewart Roger Clemens Oakland Athletics Boston Red Sox 1991 Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox 5 1992 Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox 5 1993 Jack McDowell Chicago White Sox 1994 Randy Johnson * Seattle Mariners 1995 Mike Mussina Baltimore Orioles Ken Hill Pat Hentgen Rich Robertson Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays Minnesota Twins 1997 Pat Hentgen Roger Clemens Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays 1998 David Wells New York Yankees 5 1999 Scott Erickson Baltimore Orioles 2000 Pedro Martínez * Boston Red Sox 2001 Mark Mulder Oakland Athletics 2002 Jeff Weaver Detroit Tigers New York Yankees 2003 Joel Piñeiro John Lackey Mark Mulder Roy Halladay Tim Hudson Seattle Mariners Anaheim Angels Oakland Athletics Toronto Blue Jays Oakland Athletics Jeremy Bonderman Sidney Ponson Tim Hudson Detroit Tigers Baltimore Orioles Oakland Athletics 2005 Jon Garland Chicago White Sox 2006 CC Sabathia Jake Westbrook Jeremy Sowers John Lackey Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians L.A. Angels of Anaheim 2007 Jeff Weaver John Lackey José Contreras Paul Byrd Seattle Mariners L.A. Angels of Anaheim Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians 2008 CC Sabathia Cliff Lee James Shields Jesse Litsch Jon Lester Kevin Slowey Matt Garza Roy Halladay Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays Boston Red Sox Minnesota Twins Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays 2009 Roy Halladay Toronto Blue Jays Carl Pavano Dallas Braden Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics 2011 James Shields Derek Holland Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers 2012 Félix Hernández Seattle Mariners 5 2013 Bartolo Colón Justin Masterson Oakland Athletics Cleveland Indians 2014 Rick Porcello Detroit Tigers 2015 Sonny Gray Félix Hernández Dallas Keuchel Mike Montgomery Jeff Samardzija Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners Houston Astros Seattle Mariners Chicago White Sox 2016 Corey Kluber Cleveland Indians 2017 Corey Kluber Ervin Santana Cleveland Indians Minnesota Twins National League Pete Alexander led the National League in shutouts seven times, including a record - tying 16 in 1916. He is the only National League pitcher to lead the league with 10 or more on two occasions. Old Hoss Radbourn 's 11 shutouts in 1884 is the highest number of shutouts to not have led the league. Pud Galvin led the league with 12 shutouts. Cy Young led the National League four times and the American League three times in shutouts. His career total of 76 is ranked fourth all time. Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax, led the NL three times Orel Hershiser 's league leading eight shutouts in 1988 for the Los Angeles Dodgers included a Major League record 59 consecutive innings pitched without allowing a run. Hideo Nomo became the first Asian pitcher to lead the league in shutouts with three on the Los Angeles Dodgers in his rookie season of 1995. * -- Denotes a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. -- Denotes a pitcher that led the league in shutouts in their rookie year. Year Player ( s ) Team ( s ) Shutouts 1876 George Bradley St. Louis Brown Stockings 16 1877 Tommy Bond Boston Red Caps 6 1878 Tommy Bond Boston Red Caps 9 1879 Tommy Bond Boston Red Caps 11 1880 Monte Ward * Providence Grays 8 1881 George Derby Detroit Wolverines 9 1882 Old Hoss Radbourn * Providence Grays 6 1883 Pud Galvin * Buffalo Bisons 5 1884 Pud Galvin * Buffalo Bisons 12 1885 John Clarkson * Chicago White Stockings 10 1886 Lady Baldwin Detroit Wolverines 7 1887 Dan Casey Philadelphia Quakers 1888 Ben Sanders Tim Keefe * Philadelphia Quakers New York Giants 8 1889 John Clarkson * Boston Beaneaters 8 1890 Kid Nichols * Boston Beaneaters 7 1891 Amos Rusie * New York Giants 6 1892 Cy Young * Cleveland Spiders 9 1893 Amos Rusie * Red Ehret New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates 1894 Amos Rusie * Kid Nichols * Nig Cuppy New York Giants Boston Beaneaters Cleveland Spiders 1895 Amos Rusie * Bill Hoffer Cy Young * Pink Hawley Sadie McMahon New York Giants Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Spiders Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles 1896 Cy Young * Frank Killen Cleveland Spiders Pittsburgh Pirates 5 1897 Doc McJames Win Mercer Washington Senators Washington Senators 1898 Jack Powell Wiley Piatt Cleveland Spiders Philadelphia Phillies 6 1899 Vic Willis Boston Beaneaters 5 1900 Clark Griffith * Cy Young * Kid Nichols * Noodles Hahn Chicago Orphans St. Louis Perfectos Boston Beaneaters Cincinnati Reds 1901 Al Orth Jack Chesbro * Vic Willis * Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Boston Beaneaters 6 1902 Christy Mathewson * Jack Chesbro * Jack Taylor New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs 8 1903 Sam Leever Pittsburgh Pirates 7 1904 Joe McGinnity * New York Giants 9 1905 Christy Mathewson * New York Giants 8 1906 Mordecai Brown * Chicago Cubs 9 1907 Christy Mathewson * Orval Overall New York Giants Chicago Cubs 8 1908 Christy Mathewson * New York Giants 11 1909 Orval Overall Chicago Cubs 9 1910 Al Mattern Earl Moore Mordecai Brown * Nap Rucker Boston Braves Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Superbas 6 1911 Pete Alexander * Philadelphia Phillies 7 1912 Marty O'Toole Nap Rucker Pittsburgh Pirates Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 6 1913 Pete Alexander * Philadelphia Phillies 9 1914 Jeff Tesreau New York Giants 8 1915 Pete Alexander * Philadelphia Phillies 12 1916 Pete Alexander * Philadelphia Phillies 16 1917 Pete Alexander * Philadelphia Phillies 8 1918 Hippo Vaughn Chicago Cubs 8 1919 Pete Alexander * Chicago Cubs 9 1920 Babe Adams Pittsburgh Pirates 8 1921 Clarence Mitchell Dana Fillingim Dolf Luque Jesse Haines * Joe Oeschger Johnny Morrison Pete Alexander * Phil Douglas Brooklyn Robins Boston Braves Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Boston Braves Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs New York Giants 1922 Dazzy Vance * Johnny Morrison Brooklyn Robins Pittsburgh Pirates 5 1923 Dolf Luque Cincinnati Reds 6 1924 Allen Sothoron Emil Yde Eppa Rixey * Jesse Barnes Ray Kremer Wilbur Cooper St. Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds Boston Braves Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates 1925 Dazzy Vance * Dolf Luque Hal Carlson Brooklyn Robins Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia Phillies 1926 Pete Donohue Cincinnati Reds 5 1927 Jesse Haines * St. Louis Cardinals 6 1928 Burleigh Grimes * Dazzy Vance * Doug McWeeny Red Lucas Sheriff Blake Pittsburgh Pirates Brooklyn Robins Brooklyn Robins Cincinnati Reds Chicago Cubs 1929 Pat Malone Chicago Cubs 5 1930 Charlie Root Dazzy Vance * Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Robins 1931 Bill Walker New York Giants 6 1932 Dizzy Dean * Lon Warneke Steve Swetonic St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates 1933 Carl Hubbell * New York Giants 10 1934 Dizzy Dean * St. Louis Cardinals 7 1935 Cy Blanton Freddie Fitzsimmons Big Jim Weaver Larry French Van Lingle Mungo Pittsburgh Pirates New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Dodgers 1936 Al Smith Bill Lee Bucky Walters Cy Blanton Larry French Lon Warneke Tex Carleton New York Giants Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs 1937 Jim Turner Lee Grissom Lou Fette Boston Bees Cincinnati Reds Boston Bees 5 1938 Bill Lee Chicago Cubs 9 1939 Lou Fette Boston Bees 6 1940 Manny Salvo Whit Wyatt Boston Bees Brooklyn Dodgers 5 1941 Whit Wyatt Brooklyn Dodgers 7 1942 Mort Cooper St. Louis Cardinals 10 1943 Hiram Bithorn Chicago Cubs 7 1944 Mort Cooper St. Louis Cardinals 7 1945 Claude Passeau Chicago Cubs 5 1946 Ewell Blackwell Harry Brecheen Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals 5 1947 Warren Spahn * Boston Braves 7 1948 Harry Brecheen St. Louis Cardinals 7 1949 Don Newcombe Howie Pollet Ken Heintzelman Ken Raffensberger Brooklyn Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati Reds 5 1950 Jim Hearn Larry Jansen Robin Roberts * Sal Maglie Cardinals / N.Y. Giants New York Giants Philadelphia Phillies New York Giants 5 1951 Warren Spahn * Boston Braves 7 1952 Curt Simmons Ken Raffensberger Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati Reds 6 1953 Harvey Haddix St. Louis Cardinals 6 1954 Johnny Antonelli New York Giants 6 1955 Joe Nuxhall Cincinnati Redlegs 5 1956 Lew Burdette Milwaukee Braves 6 1957 Johnny Podres Brooklyn Dodgers 6 1958 Carl Willey Milwaukee Braves 1959 Bob Buhl Don Drysdale * Johnny Antonelli Lew Burdette Roger Craig Sam Jones Warren Spahn * Milwaukee Braves Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants Milwaukee Braves Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants Milwaukee Braves 1960 Jack Sanford San Francisco Giants 6 1961 Joey Jay Warren Spahn * Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Braves 1962 Bob Friend Bob Gibson * Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 5 1963 Sandy Koufax * Los Angeles Dodgers 11 1964 Sandy Koufax * Los Angeles Dodgers 7 1965 Juan Marichal * San Francisco Giants 10 1966 Bob Gibson * Jim Bunning * Jim Maloney Larry Jackson Larry Jaster Sandy Koufax * St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati Reds Chicago Cubs / Phillies St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers 5 1967 Jim Bunning * Philadelphia Phillies 6 1968 Bob Gibson * St. Louis Cardinals 13 1969 Juan Marichal * San Francisco Giants 8 1970 Gaylord Perry * San Francisco Giants 5 1971 Al Downing Bob Gibson * Milt Pappas Steve Blass Los Angeles Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates 5 1972 Don Sutton * Los Angeles Dodgers 9 1973 Jack Billingham Cincinnati Reds 7 Jon Matlack New York Mets 7 Andy Messersmith Los Angeles Dodgers 7 1976 John Montefusco Jon Matlack San Francisco Giants New York Mets 6 1977 Tom Seaver * New York Mets / Reds 7 1978 Bob Knepper San Francisco Giants 6 1979 Joe Niekro Steve Rogers Tom Seaver * Houston Astros Montreal Expos Cincinnati Reds 5 1980 Jerry Reuss Los Angeles Dodgers 6 1981 Fernando Valenzuela Los Angeles Dodgers 8 1982 Steve Carlton * Philadelphia Phillies 6 Steve Rogers Montreal Expos 5 1984 Alejandro Peña Joaquín Andújar Orel Hershiser Los Angeles Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers 1985 John Tudor St. Louis Cardinals 10 1986 Bob Knepper Mike Scott Houston Astros Houston Astros 5 Bob Welch Rick Reuschel Los Angeles Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates / Giants 1988 Orel Hershiser Los Angeles Dodgers 8 1989 Tim Belcher Los Angeles Dodgers 8 1990 Bruce Hurst Mike Morgan San Diego Padres Los Angeles Dodgers 1991 Dennis Martínez Montreal Expos 5 1992 David Cone Tom Glavine * New York Mets Atlanta Braves 5 1993 Pete Harnisch Houston Astros 1994 Greg Maddux * Ramón Martínez Atlanta Braves Los Angeles Dodgers 1995 Greg Maddux * Hideo Nomo Atlanta Braves Los Angeles Dodgers Kevin Brown Florida Marlins 1997 Carlos Pérez Montreal Expos 5 1998 Greg Maddux * Atlanta Braves 5 1999 Andy Ashby San Diego Padres 2000 Greg Maddux * Randy Johnson * Atlanta Braves Arizona Diamondbacks 2001 Greg Maddux * Javier Vázquez Atlanta Braves Montreal Expos 2002 A.J. Burnett Florida Marlins 5 2003 Jason Schmidt Kevin Millwood Matt Morris San Francisco Giants Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals Cory Lidle Jason Schmidt Cincinnati Reds / Phillies San Francisco Giants 2005 Dontrelle Willis Florida Marlins 5 2006 Brandon Webb Chris Carpenter Arizona Diamondbacks St. Louis Cardinals 2007 Brandon Webb Arizona Diamondbacks 2008 Ben Sheets CC Sabathia Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers 2009 Bronson Arroyo Cole Hamels J.A. Happ Joel Piñeiro Tim Lincecum Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals San Francisco Giants Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies 5 2011 Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies 6 2012 R.A. Dickey New York Mets 2013 Clayton Kershaw Adam Wainwright Jordan Zimmermann Los Angeles Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals Washington Nationals 2014 Henderson Álvarez Adam Wainwright Miami Marlins St. Louis Cardinals 2015 Jake Arrieta Clayton Kershaw Max Scherzer Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Dodgers Washington Nationals 2016 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 2017 Carlos Martínez St. Louis Cardinals American Association Ed Morris set the American Association record with 12 shutouts in 1886. Year Player ( s ) Team ( s ) Shutouts 1882 Will White Cincinnati Red Stockings 8 1883 Jumbo McGinnis Will White St. Louis Brown Stockings Cincinnati Red Stockings 6 1884 Tony Mullane Will White Toledo Blue Stockings Cincinnati Red Stockings 7 1885 Ed Morris Pittsburg Alleghenys 7 1886 Ed Morris Pittsburg Alleghenys 12 1887 Matt Kilroy Tony Mullane Baltimore Orioles Cincinnati Red Stockings 6 1888 Ed Seward Silver King Philadelphia Athletics St. Louis Browns 6 1889 Bob Caruthers Brooklyn Bridegrooms 7 1890 Elton Chamberlain St. Louis Browns Columbus Solons 6 1891 George Haddock Phil Knell Sadie McMahon Boston Reds Columbus Solons Baltimore Orioles 5 Federal League Year Player ( s ) Team ( s ) Shutouts 1914 Cy Falkenberg Indianapolis Hoosiers 9 1915 Dave Davenport St. Louis Terriers 10 Players ' League Year Player ( s ) Team ( s ) Shutouts 1890 Silver King Chicago Pirates Union Association Year Player ( s ) Team ( s ) Shutouts 1884 Jim McCormick Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 7 National Association Albert Spalding of the Boston Red Stockings tied the National Association leaders in shutouts during four of the league 's five seasons. * -- Denotes a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. -- Denotes a pitcher that led the league in shutouts in their rookie year. Year Player ( s ) Team ( s ) Shutouts 1871 Albert Spalding * Bobby Mathews Cherokee Fisher Rynie Wolters Boston Red Stockings Fort Wayne Kekiongas Rockford Forest Citys New York Mutuals 1872 Albert Spalding * Candy Cummings * Boston Red Stockings New York Mutuals 1873 Dick McBride Philadelphia Athletics 1874 Albert Spalding * Bobby Mathews Boston Red Stockings New York Mutuals 1875 Albert Spalding * Candy Cummings * George Zettlein Boston Red Stockings Hartford Dark Blues Chicago / Philadelphia 7 References Baseball-Reference.com Major League Baseball records Baseball statistics ( types of records ) General Record holders Single - game records Single - season records Record breakers by season Records considered unbreakable Batting leaders Career Batting average On - base percentage Times on base Slugging percentage OPS Hits 3,000 club Progressive Singles Doubles Triples Home runs 500 club Progressive Extra base hits RBIs Total bases Walks Intentional HBP Strikeouts Games played At - bats Plate appearances Annual Batting average Doubles Triples Home runs RBI Season Batting average Triples Home run Progressive Game Home runs Hitting for the cycle Grand slams RBI Game Inning Hits Misc Consecutive game hitting streak On - base plus slugging Hits Home runs Doubles Triples RBIs Baserunning leaders Career Runs Stolen bases Annual Runs Stolen bases Game Runs Misc Stolen bases Runs Pitching leaders Career Wins 300 club Losses Games started Games finished Innings pitched Strikeouts 3,000 club Saves Complete games Shutouts ERA WHIP Walks Hit batsmen Wild pitches Batters faced Annual Wins Saves Shutouts Strikeouts ERA Game No - hitter Perfect game List of perfect games Strikeouts Game Inning Immaculate innings Misc Wins Fielding leaders Career Putouts 1B 2B SS 3B OF LF CF RF Errors 1B 2B SS 3B OF LF Assists Passed balls Annual Putouts Errors Managing records Wins and winning percentage Multiple stat records Triple Crown 20 -- 20 -- 20 club 30 -- 30 club 40 -- 40 club Other Consecutive games played Longest winning streaks Longest losing streaks Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_shutout_leaders&oldid=815304377 '' Categories : Major League Baseball lists Major League Baseball statistics Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 14 December 2017, at 01 : 50. 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Question: who has the most shutouts in mlb history
Answer: Walter Johnson