1986 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Minnesota Twins led all of MLB in complete games in 1986, with 39, 3 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is 22.3.
Led all of MLB in 1986
Minnesota Twins
162 games
39
Complete Games
3 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 39 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 161 | 36 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 35 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 33 |
| 4 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 33 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 163 | 31 |
| 7 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 29 |
| 7 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 29 |
| 9 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | 27 |
| 10 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 24 |
| MLB average | 22.3 | |||
| 11 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 22 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 161 | 22 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | 18 |
| 13 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 18 |
| 13 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 18 |
| 16 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | 17 |
| 16 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | 17 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | 17 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 161 | 17 |
| 20 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 163 | 16 |
| 21 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 161 | 15 |
| 21 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 15 |
| 23 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | 14 |
| 24 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | 13 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | 13 |
| 26 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 160 | 11 |
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.