1947 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in complete games in 1947, with 77, 3 ahead of the Boston Braves. The average across 28 MLB teams is 44.0.
Led all of MLB in 1947
Detroit Tigers
158 games
77
Complete Games
3 clear of Boston Braves
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 158 | 77 |
| 2 |
|
NL | 154 | 74 |
| 3 |
|
AL | 155 | 73 |
| 4 |
|
AL | 156 | 70 |
| 4 |
|
NL | 155 | 70 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 154 | 67 |
| 7 |
|
NL | 156 | 65 |
| 8 |
|
AL | 157 | 64 |
| 9 |
|
NL | 155 | 58 |
| 10 |
|
AL | 157 | 55 |
| 11 |
|
NL | 154 | 54 |
| 12 |
|
AL | 154 | 50 |
| 13 |
|
NL | 155 | 47 |
| 13 |
|
AL | 155 | 47 |
| 15 |
|
NL | 155 | 46 |
| MLB average | 44.0 | |||
| 16 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 79 | 44 |
| 16 |
|
NL | 156 | 44 |
| 18 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 76 | 38 |
| 19 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 84 | 36 |
| 20 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 70 | 31 |
| 21 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 59 | 27 |
| 22 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 62 | 20 |
| 23 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 82 | 18 |
| 24 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 80 | 14 |
| 24 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 52 | 14 |
| 26 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 88 | 13 |
| 27 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 67 | 11 |
| 28 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 79 | 6 |
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.
