1909 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Brooklyn Superbas led all of MLB in complete games in 1909, with 126, 9 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 16 MLB teams is 101.2.
Led all of MLB in 1909
Brooklyn Superbas
155 games
126
Complete Games
9 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 155 | 126 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 158 | 117 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 115 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | 111 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 155 | 110 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | 110 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | 105 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 158 | 102 |
| MLB average | 101.2 | |||
| 9 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 156 | 99 |
| 10 |
 Boston Doves
|
NL | 155 | 98 |
| 11 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 153 | 94 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | 93 |
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | 91 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 89 |
| 15 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 84 |
| 16 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 152 | 75 |
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.