Complete-game no-hitter with the fewest pitches

B-R blog:

Here are the complete-game no-hitters within the box score range covered by the PI ranked by most pitches:

Rk	Player	Date	Tm	Opp	Rslt	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	Pit	Str	GSc	BF	AB	HBP	GDP	SB
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16	David Wells	1998-05-17	NYY	MIN	W 4-0	SHO9 ,W	9.0	0	0	0	0	11	120	79	98	27	27	0	0	0
17	Jim Abbott	1993-09-04	NYY	CLE	W 4-0	SHO9 ,W	9.0	0	0	0	5	3	119	66	85	30	25	0	2	0
18	Fernando Valenzuela	1990-06-29	LAD	STL	W 6-0	SHO9 ,W	9.0	0	0	0	3	7	119	72	91	30	27	0	1	0
19	Randy Johnson	2004-05-18	ARI	ATL	W 2-0	SHO9 ,W	9.0	0	0	0	0	13	117	87	100	27	27	0	0	0
20	Mark Buehrle	2009-07-23	CHW	TBR	W 5-0	SHO9 ,W	9.0	0	0	0	0	6	116	76	93	27	27	0	0	0

Buehrle’s 116-pitch game is the one on this list with the fewest pitches. Randy Johnson and Sandy Koufax are the ones with the most pitches on the list with 138-pitch games.

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