BIGpedia - Complete game - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online

In baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game himself, without the benefit of a relief pitcher. A complete game can be either a win or a loss. A complete game was a much more common occurance back in older eras of baseball. Nowadays, about 1 or 2 complete games a year is normal.

Contents

1 Career Leaders

2 Active Career Leaders

3 Single-season Leaders

4 See Also

Career Leaders

1. Cy Young | 749
2. Pud Galvin | 646
3. Tim Keefe | 554
4. Walter Johnson | 531
Kid Nichols | 531
6. Bobby Mathews | 525
Mickey Welch | 525
8. Charley Radbourn | 489
9. John Clarkson | 485
10. Tony Mullane | 468
11. Jim McCormick | 466
12. Gus Weyhing | 448
13. Pete Alexander | 437
14. Christy Mathewson | 434
15. Jack Powell | 422
16. Eddie Plank | 410
17. Will White | 394
18. Amos Rusie | 392
19. Vic Willis | 388
20. Tommy Bond | 386

All pitchers above are right handed, except for Eddie Plank

Active Career Leaders

Nobody still playing is in the top 100, all time:

1. Roger Clemens | 117
2. Greg Maddux | 105
3. Randy Johnson | 92
4. Curt Schilling | 82
5. Kevin Brown | 72
6. Mike Mussina | 54
7. Tom Glavine | 53
8. David Wells | 52
9. Scott Erickson | 51
10. John Smoltz | 47
11. Terry Mulholland | 46
12. Pedro Martinez | 42
13. Livan Hernandez | 40
14. Kenny Rogers | 35
15. Kevin Appier | 34
Pat Hentgen | 34
Brad Radke | 34
18. Pedro Astacio | 30
19. Bartolo Colon | 28
20. Jamie Moyer | 27

Johnson, Glavine, Wells, Mulholland, Rogers, and Moyer all lefties

Single-season Leaders

1. Will White | 75 | 1879
2. Charley Radbourn | 73 | 1884
3. Pud Galvin | 72 | 1883
Guy Hecker | 72 | 1884
Jim McCormick | 72 | 1880
6. Pud Galvin | 71 | 1884
7. John Clarkson | 68 | 1885
John Clarkson | 68 | 1889
Tim Keefe | 68 | 1883
10. Bill Hutchison | 67 | 1892
11. Jim Devlin | 66 | 1876
Matt Kilroy | 66 | 1886
Matt Kilroy | 66 | 1887
Charley Radbourn | 66 | 1883
Toad Ramsey | 66 | 1886
16. Pud Galvin | 65 | 1879
Bill Hutchison | 65 | 1890
Jim McCormick | 65 | 1882
19. Silver King | 64 | 1888
Tony Mullane | 64 | 1884
Mickey Welch | 64 | 1880
Will White | 64 | 1883

All pitchers right-handed except Matt Kilroy and Toad Ramsey