1938 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The New York Yankees led all of MLB in complete games in 1938, with 91, 8 ahead of the Boston Bees. The average across 30 MLB teams is 44.4.
Led all of MLB in 1938
New York Yankees
157 games
91
Complete Games
8 clear of Boston Bees
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 157 | 91 |
| 2 |
|
NL | 153 | 83 |
| 2 |
|
AL | 149 | 83 |
| 4 |
|
AL | 155 | 75 |
| 5 |
|
NL | 151 | 72 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 156 | 71 |
| 7 |
|
AL | 153 | 68 |
| 7 |
|
NL | 151 | 68 |
| 9 |
|
AL | 150 | 67 |
| 9 |
|
NL | 154 | 67 |
| 11 |
|
NL | 152 | 59 |
| 11 |
|
AL | 152 | 59 |
| 13 |
|
NL | 156 | 58 |
| 14 |
|
NL | 152 | 57 |
| 15 |
|
NL | 151 | 56 |
| 15 |
|
AL | 154 | 56 |
| MLB average | 44.4 | |||
| 17 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 68 | 30 |
| 18 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 52 | 28 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | NN2 | 49 | 26 |
| 20 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 68 | 22 |
| 21 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 47 | 21 |
| 22 | Atlanta Black Crackers | NAL | 54 | 19 |
| 23 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 52 | 17 |
| 24 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 65 | 16 |
| 24 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 58 | 16 |
| 26 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 48 | 13 |
| 26 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 39 | 13 |
| 28 | Jacksonville Red Caps | NAL | 23 | 9 |
| 29 | Indianapolis ABCs | NAL | 38 | 7 |
| 30 | Washington Black Senators | NN2 | 21 | 4 |
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.
