1888 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms led all of MLB in complete games in 1888, with 138, 3 ahead of the Pittsburg Alleghenys. The average across 16 MLB teams is 131.4.
Led all of MLB in 1888
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
143 games
138
Complete Games
3 clear of Pittsburg Alleghenys
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | 138 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 135 |
| 3 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | 134 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | 133 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | 133 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | 133 |
| 4 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | 133 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | 132 |
| 8 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | 132 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 132 |
| MLB average | 131.4 | |||
| 11 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | 131 |
| 12 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | 130 |
| 12 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | 130 |
| 14 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | 128 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | 125 |
| 16 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | 123 |
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.