List of Major League Baseball career complete games leaders
In baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a closer.[1] A pitcher who meets this criterion will be credited with a complete game regardless of the number of innings played - pitchers who throw an entire official game that is shortened by rain will still be credited with a complete game, while starting pitchers who are relieved in extra innings after throwing nine or more innings will not be credited with a complete game. A starting pitcher who is replaced by a pinch hitter in the final half inning of a game will still be credited with a complete game.
Cy Young is the all-time leader in complete games with 749 and the only player to complete more than 700 games. Pud Galvin is second all-time with 646 career complete games and the only other player to complete more than 600 games. No active pitcher has yet to even reach 30 career complete games.[2]
Key
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career complete games. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player | Name of the player. |
CG | Total career complete games. |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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List
Rank | Player | CG |
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1 | Cy Young * | 749 |
2 | Pud Galvin * | 646 |
3 | Tim Keefe * | 554 |
4 | Kid Nichols * | 532 |
5 | Walter Johnson * | 531 |
6 | Bobby Mathews | 525 |
Mickey Welch * | 525 | |
8 | Charles Radbourn * | 488 |
9 | John Clarkson * | 485 |
10 | Tony Mullane | 468 |
11 | Jim McCormick | 466 |
12 | Gus Weyhing | 449 |
13 | Grover Cleveland Alexander * | 436 |
14 | Christy Mathewson * | 435 |
15 | Jack Powell | 422 |
16 | Eddie Plank * | 410 |
17 | Will White | 394 |
18 | Amos Rusie * | 393 |
19 | Vic Willis * | 388 |
20 | Tommy Bond | 386 |
21 | Warren Spahn * | 382 |
22 | Jim Whitney | 377 |
23 | Adonis Terry | 367 |
24 | Ted Lyons * | 356 |
25 | George Mullin | 353 |
26 | Charlie Buffinton | 351 |
27 | Chick Fraser | 342 |
28 | Clark Griffith * | 337 |
29 | Red Ruffing * | 335 |
30 | Silver King | 328 |
31 | Al Orth | 324 |
32 | Bill Hutchison | 321 |
33 | Burleigh Grimes * | 314 |
Joe McGinnity * | 314 | |
35 | Red Donahue | 312 |
Guy Hecker | 312 | |
37 | Bill Dinneen | 306 |
38 | Robin Roberts * | 305 |
39 | Gaylord Perry * | 303 |
40 | George Bradley | 302 |
41 | Ted Breitenstein | 301 |
42 | Bob Caruthers | 298 |
Lefty Grove * | 298 | |
44 | Pink Hawley | 297 |
Ed Morris | 297 | |
46 | Mark Baldwin | 295 |
47 | Brickyard Kennedy | 294 |
48 | Eppa Rixey * | 290 |
49 | Bill Donovan | 289 |
Early Wynn * | 289 |
Sources
- Baseball-Reference.com
References
- ^ Dickson, Paul (1999). The new Dickson baseball dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-15-600580-7. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ "Active Career Leaders in Complete Games". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
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