No Hitter Records by Baseball Almanac

No Hitter Records

No-hitter records set by the pitchers who achieved near pitching perfection. One of the most difficult record books to get into here at Baseball Almanac and one that is truly an honor to be mentioned in.

"He's (Nolan Ryan [Major League record holder for no hitters during a career]) baseball's exorcist, scares the devil out of you." - Detroit Tigers Outfielder Dick Sharon in Baseball Digest (March 1995, Wayne Stewart, 'Intimidation Helps Pitchers Psyche Out the Batters', Page 69)

No Hitter Records Career No Hitter Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Data
Most No Hitters In A Career	AL	Nolan Ryan	California	6	05-15-1973
			California		07-15-1973
			California		09-28-1974
			California		06-01-1975
			Texas		06-11-1990
			Texas		05-01-1991
	NL	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles	4	06-30-1962
			Los Angeles		05-11-1963
			Los Angeles		06-04-1964
			Los Angeles		09-09-1965
	ML	Nolan Ryan	California	7	05-15-1973
			California		07-15-1973
			California		09-28-1974
			California		06-01-1975
			Houston		09-26-1981
			Texas		06-11-1990
			Texas		05-01-1991
Most No Hitters Caught In A Career (3 or more) (Bold = League Record)	AL	Jason Varitek	Boston	4	04-04-2001
			Boston		04-27-2002
			Boston		09-01-2007
			Boston		05-19-2008
	NL	Alan Ashby	Houston	3	04-07-1979
			Houston		09-26-1981
			Houston		09-25-1986
	AL	Yogi Berra	New York	3	07-12-1951
			New York		09-28-1951
			New York		10-08-1956
	NL	Roy Campanella	Brooklyn	3	06-19-1952
			Brooklyn		05-12-1956
			Brooklyn		09-25-1956
	AL	Bill Carrigan	Boston	3	07-29-1911
			Boston		06-21-1916
			Boston		08-30-1916
	NL	Del Crandall	Milwaukee	3	06-12-1954
			Milwaukee		08-18-1960
			Milwaukee		09-16-1960
	NL	Silver Flint	Chicago	3	08-19-1880
			Chicago		09-20-1882
			Chicago		07-27-1885
	AL	Jim Hegan	Cleveland	3	07-10-1947
			Cleveland		06-30-1948
			Cleveland		07-01-1951
	NL	Charles Johnson	Florida	3	05-11-1996
			Florida		06-10-1997
			Florida		05-12-2001
	ML	Ed McFarland	Philadelphia [NL]	3	07-08-1898
			Chicago [AL]		09-20-1902
			Chicago [AL]		09-06-1905
	AL	Val Picinich	Philadelphia	3	08-26-1916
			Washington		07-01-1920
			Boston		09-07-1923
	AL	Ray Schalk	Chicago	3	05-31-1914
			Chicago		04-14-1917
			Chicago		04-30-1922
	AL	Luke Sewell	Cleveland	3	04-29-1931
			Chicago		08-31-1935
			Chicago		06-01-1937
	ML	Jeff Torborg	Los Angeles [NL]	3	09-09-1965
			Los Angeles [NL]		07-20-1970
			California [AL]		05-15-1973
No Hitter Records Single Season No Hitter Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most Batters Retired Consecutively In A Season (38 or more in a row) (Bold = League Record)	AL	Mark Buehrle	Chicago	45	07-18-2009
					07-28-2009
	NL	Jim Barr	San Francisco	41	08-23-1972
					08-29-1972
	AL	Bobby Jenks	Chicago	41	07-17-2007
					08-20-2007
	NL	Tom Browning	Cincinnati	40	09-16-1988
					09-21-1988
	NL	Randy Johnson	Arizona	39	05-18-2004
					05-23-2004
	AL	David Wells	New York	38	05-12-1998
					05-23-1998
	NL	Harvey Haddix	Pittsburgh	38	05-21-1959
					05-26-1959
Most No Hitters In A Season	AL	Allie Reynolds	New York	2	07-12-1951
					09-28-1951
		Nolan Ryan	California		05-15-1973
					07-15-1973
		Virgil Trucks	Detroit		05-15-1952
					08-25-1952
	NL	Roy Halladay	Philadelphia	2	05-29-2010
					10-06-2010
		Johnny Vander Meer	Cincinnati		06-11-1938
					06-15-1938
No Hitter Records Miscellaneous No Hitter Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Fewest Strikeouts In A No-Hitter	AL	Earl Hamilton	St. Louis	0	08-30-1912
		Sam Jones	New York		09-04-1923
	NL	Ken Holtzman	Chicago	0	06-03-1971
Longest No Hitter By Innings	AL	Too Many To List	-	9	-
	NL	Jim Maloney	Cincinnati	10	08-19-1965
		Fred Toney	Cincinnati		05-02-1917
		George Wiltse	New York		07-04-1908
Youngest Pitcher To Throw A No-Hitter	AL	Vida Blue	Oakland	21 Years 1 Months
	NL	Amos Rusie	New York	20 Years 2 Months
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
No Hitter Records Pitchers With More Than 1 No-Hitter
Rank		Name		Quantity
1.		Nolan Ryan		7
2.		Sandy Koufax		4
3.		Larry Corcoran		3
		Bob Feller		3
		Cy Young		3
4.		Mark Buehrle		2
		Jim Bunning		2
		Steve Busby		2
		Carl Erskine		2
		Bob Forsch		2
		Pud Galvin		2
		Roy Halladay		2
		Ken Holtzman		2
		Randy Johnson		2
		Addie Joss		2
		Dutch Leonard		2
		Jim Maloney		2
		Christy Mathewson		2
		Hideo Nomo		2
		Allie Reynolds		2
		Frank Smith		2
		Warren Spahn		2
		Bill Stoneman		2
		Virgil Trucks		2
		Johnny Vander Meer		2
		Justin Verlander		2
		Ed Walsh		2
		Don Wilson		2
Rank		Name		Quantity
No Hitter Records Pitchers With Most No-Hitters Broken Up in 7th Inning Or Later
Rank		Name		Quantity
1.		Nolan Ryan		24
2.		Randy Johnson		11
3.		Don Sutton		8
4.		Dean Chance		7
		Roger Clemens		7
		Tom Seaver		7
Rank		Name		Quantity
No Hitter Records

On June 11, 1938, Johnny Vander Meer pitched a no hitter. During his next start, June 15, 1938, he pitched another no hitter becoming the first and only pitcher to ever throw consecutive no hitters.

Did you know that the Philadelphia Phillies hold the National League and Major League team record for longest time span (fifty-seven seasons) between no hit games?

EVERY single American League, National League, Union Association, and American Association no hitter (including many box scores) are listed on Baseball Almanac's pitching menu.

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