InMajor 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.
| 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. |
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| 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 |
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