1874 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in complete games in 1874, with 65, 3 ahead of the New York Mutuals. The average across 8 MLB teams is 54.9.
Led all of MLB in 1874
Boston Red Stockings
71 games
65
Complete Games
3 clear of New York Mutuals
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 71 | 65 |
| 2 | New York Mutuals | NA | 65 | 62 |
| 3 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 59 | 58 |
| 4 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 56 | 56 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 58 | 56 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 55 | 55 |
| MLB average | 54.9 | |||
| 7 | Hartford Dark Blues | NA | 53 | 45 |
| 8 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 47 | 42 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.