1981 AL Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Oakland Athletics led the AL in complete games in 1981, with 60, 27 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 14 AL teams is 23.9.
Led the AL in 1981
Oakland Athletics
109 games
60
Complete Games
27 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oakland Athletics
|
109 | 60 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
103 | 33 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
109 | 33 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
110 | 27 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
105 | 25 |
| 6 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
103 | 24 |
| AL average | 23.9 | ||
| 7 |
 Texas Rangers
|
105 | 23 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
106 | 20 |
| 8 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
106 | 20 |
| 10 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
108 | 19 |
| 11 |
 New York Yankees
|
107 | 16 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
110 | 13 |
| 13 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
109 | 11 |
| 14 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
110 | 10 |
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.