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Complete game
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.
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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
See Also
- Shutout (Complete game in which the opposing team scores no runs)
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