1890 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Boston Beaneaters led all of MLB in complete games in 1890, with 132, 3 ahead of the Cleveland Spiders. The average across 25 MLB teams is 115.2.
Led all of MLB in 1890
Boston Beaneaters
134 games
132
Complete Games
3 clear of Cleveland Spiders
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 134 | 132 |
| 2 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | 129 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 139 | 126 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bisons | PL | 134 | 125 |
| 5 | Chicago Pirates | PL | 138 | 124 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 134 | 124 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Burghers | PL | 131 | 124 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 133 | 122 |
| 8 | Rochester Broncos | AA | 133 | 122 |
| 8 | Toledo Maumees | AA | 134 | 122 |
| 11 | Columbus Solons | AA | 140 | 120 |
| 12 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 132 | 119 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | 119 |
| 14 | Philadelphia Athletics | PL | 132 | 118 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 138 | 118 |
| MLB average | 115.2 | |||
| 16 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 129 | 115 |
| 16 | Cleveland Infants | PL | 131 | 115 |
| 16 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 135 | 115 |
| 16 | Syracuse Stars | AA | 127 | 115 |
| 20 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 134 | 114 |
| 21 | Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | PL | 133 | 111 |
| 21 | New York Giants | PL | 132 | 111 |
| 23 | Boston Reds | PL | 133 | 108 |
| 24 | Brooklyn Gladiators | AA | 100 | 96 |
| 25 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 38 | 35 |
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.