Complete Games Single Season Leaders Baseball Almanac

Single Season Leaders for Complete Games

Each of the following work horses started the game and worked it all the way through its completion. These pitchers completed more games in a single season than any other players in history.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all-time single season leaders in Major League complete games. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"The genius of our institutions is democratic; Base Ball is a democratic game." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Al Spalding (#77 Ranked Single Season Complete Games Leader)

Complete Games Single Season Leaders 'Top 500'
Name	Games	Year	Team	League	Rank
Will White	75	1879	Cincinnati Reds	NL	1
Old Hoss Radbourn	73	1884	Providence Grays	NL	2
Pud Galvin	72	1883	Buffalo Bisons	NL	3
Guy Hecker	72	1884	Louisville Colonels	AA
Jim McCormick	72	1880	Cleveland Blues	NL
Pud Galvin	71	1884	Buffalo Bisons	NL	6
John Clarkson	68	1889	Boston Beaneaters	NL	7
John Clarkson	68	1885	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Tim Keefe	68	1883	New York Metropolitans	AA
Bill Hutchison	67	1892	Chicago Colts	NL	10
Jim Devlin	66	1876	Louisville Grays	NL	11
Matt Kilroy	66	1887	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Matt Kilroy	66	1886	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Old Hoss Radbourn	66	1883	Providence Grays	NL
Toad Ramsey	66	1886	Louisville Colonels	AA
Pud Galvin	65	1879	Buffalo Bisons	NL	16
Bill Hutchison	65	1890	Chicago Colts	NL
Jim McCormick	65	1882	Cleveland Blues	NL
Silver King	64	1888	St. Louis Browns	AA	19
Tony Mullane	64	1884	Toledo Blue Stockings	AA
Mickey Welch	64	1880	Troy Trojans	NL
Will White	64	1883	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
George Bradley	63	1876	St. Louis Brown Stockings	NL	23
Charlie Buffinton	63	1884	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Jim McCormick	63	1884	Cleveland Blues	NL
Jim McCormick	63	1884	Cincinnati Outlaw Reds	UA
Ed Morris	63	1886	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	AA
Ed Morris	63	1885	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	AA
Tim Keefe	62	1886	New York Giants	NL	28
Mickey Welch	62	1884	New York Gothams	NL
Jim Devlin	61	1877	Louisville Grays	NL	30
Toad Ramsey	61	1887	Louisville Colonels	AA
Jersey Bakley	60	1888	Cleveland Blues	AA	32
Dupee Shaw	60	1884	Boston Unions	UA
Dupee Shaw	60	1884	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Tommy Bond	59	1879	Boston Red Stockings	NL	34
John Coleman	59	1883	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Hardie Henderson	59	1885	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Jim McCormick	59	1879	Cleveland Blues	NL
Larry McKeon	59	1884	Indianapolis Blues	AA
Billy Taylor	59	1884	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Billy Taylor	59	1884	St. Louis Maroons	UA
John Ward	59	1880	Providence Grays	NL
Tommy Bond	58	1877	Boston Red Stockings	NL	41
Amos Rusie	58	1892	New York Giants	NL
Bill Sweeney	58	1884	Baltimore Monumentals	UA
John Ward	58	1879	Providence Grays	NL
Will White	58	1880	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Tommy Bond	57	1878	Boston Red Stockings	NL	46
Larry Corcoran	57	1884	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Larry Corcoran	57	1880	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Terry Larkin	57	1879	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Jim McCormick	57	1881	Cleveland Blues	NL
Frank Mountain	57	1883	Columbus Colts	AA
Old Hoss Radbourn	57	1886	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Lee Richmond	57	1880	Worcester Ruby Legs	NL
Ed Seward	57	1888	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Jim Whitney	57	1881	Boston Red Stockings	NL
John Clarkson	56	1887	Chicago White Stockings	NL	56
Hugh Daily	56	1884	Chicago/Pittsburgh Browns/Stogies	UA
Hugh Daily	56	1884	Washington Nationals	UA
Bill Hutchison	56	1891	Chicago Colts	NL
Tim Keefe	56	1884	New York Metropolitans	AA
Terry Larkin	56	1878	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Amos Rusie	56	1890	New York Giants	NL
Mickey Welch	56	1886	New York Giants	NL
Lady Baldwin	55	1886	Detroit Wolverines	NL	63
George Derby	55	1881	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Dave Foutz	55	1886	St. Louis Browns	AA
Matt Kilroy	55	1889	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Terry Larkin	55	1877	Hartford Dark Blues	NL
Bobby Mathews	55	1876	New York Mutuals	NL
Sadie McMahon	55	1890	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Sadie McMahon	55	1890	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Tony Mullane	55	1886	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Mickey Welch	55	1885	New York Giants	NL
Mark Baldwin	54	1889	Columbus Colts	AA	72
Mark Baldwin	54	1890	Chicago Pirates	PL
Kid Gleason	54	1890	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Tim Keefe	54	1887	New York Giants	NL
Jack Lynch	54	1884	New York Metropolitans	AA
Ed Morris	54	1888	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	NL
Phenomenal Smith	54	1887	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Adonis Terry	54	1884	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Jim Whitney	54	1883	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Ed Beatin	53	1890	Cleveland Spiders	NL	81
George Bradley	53	1879	Troy Trojans	NL
Bob Caruthers	53	1885	St. Louis Browns	AA
John Clarkson	53	1888	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Sadie McMahon	53	1891	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Henry Porter	53	1888	Kansas City Blues	AA
Henry Porter	53	1885	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Al Spalding	53	1876	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Charlie Sweeney	53	1884	Providence Grays	NL
Charlie Sweeney	53	1884	St. Louis Maroons	UA
Gus Weyhing	53	1887	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Bob Barr	52	1890	Rochester Rochesters	AA	91
Amos Rusie	52	1891	New York Giants	NL
Ed Seward	52	1887	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Will White	52	1884	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Will White	52	1878	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Will White	52	1882	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Larry Corcoran	51	1883	Chicago White Stockings	NL	97
Guy Hecker	51	1885	Louisville Colonels	AA
Tony Mullane	51	1882	Louisville Eclipse	AA
Old Hoss Radbourn	51	1882	Providence Grays	NL
Fleury Sullivan	51	1884	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	AA
Gus Weyhing	51	1891	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
John Clarkson	50	1886	Chicago White Stockings	NL	103
Bert Cunningham	50	1888	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Bob Emslie	50	1884	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Hardie Henderson	50	1884	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Jack Lynch	50	1886	New York Metropolitans	AA
Al Mays	50	1887	New York Metropolitans	AA
Lee Richmond	50	1881	Worcester Ruby Legs	NL
Amos Rusie	50	1893	New York Giants	NL
Gus Weyhing	50	1889	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Jim Whitney	50	1885	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Tommy Bond	49	1880	Boston Red Stockings	NL	113
Charlie Buffinton	49	1885	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Ed Daily	49	1885	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Pud Galvin	49	1888	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	NL
Pud Galvin	49	1886	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	AA
Guy Hecker	49	1883	Louisville Eclipse	AA
Harry McCormick	49	1879	Syracuse Stars	NL
Tony Mullane	49	1883	St. Louis Browns	AA
Kid Nichols	49	1892	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Old Hoss Radbourn	49	1885	Providence Grays	NL
Elmer Smith	49	1887	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Mark Baldwin	48	1891	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	124
Jack Chesbro	48	1904	New York Highlanders	AL
Pud Galvin	48	1881	Buffalo Bisons	NL
Pud Galvin	48	1882	Buffalo Bisons	NL
Tim Keefe	48	1888	New York Giants	NL
Silver King	48	1890	Chicago Pirates	PL
Bobby Mathews	48	1884	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Henry Porter	48	1886	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Old Hoss Radbourn	48	1887	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Stump Wiedman	48	1886	Kansas City Cowboys	NL
Cy Young	48	1892	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Bob Barr	47	1884	Indianapolis Blues	AA	135
Bob Barr	47	1884	Washington Nationals	AA	135
John Clarkson	47	1891	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Pud Galvin	47	1887	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	NL
Silver King	47	1889	St. Louis Browns	AA
Phil Knell	47	1891	Columbus Colts	AA
Ed Morris	47	1884	Columbus Colts	AA
Tony Mullane	47	1887	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Kid Nichols	47	1890	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Dupee Shaw	47	1885	Providence Grays	NL
Sam Weaver	47	1883	Louisville Eclipse	AA
Mickey Welch	47	1888	New York Giants	NL
Ted Breitenstein	46	1895	St. Louis Browns	NL	146
Ted Breitenstein	46	1894	St. Louis Browns	NL
Kid Carsey	46	1891	Washington Senators	AA
Bob Caruthers	46	1889	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	AA
Charlie Ferguson	46	1884	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Dave Foutz	46	1885	St. Louis Browns	AA
Pud Galvin	46	1880	Buffalo Bisons	NL
Frank Killen	46	1892	Washington Senators	NL
Silver King	46	1892	New York Giants	NL
Bobby Mathews	46	1885	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Hank O'Day	46	1888	Washington Senators	NL
Harry Staley	46	1889	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	NL
Mickey Welch	46	1883	New York Gothams	NL
Gus Weyhing	46	1892	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jim Whitney	46	1887	Washington Senators	NL
Jim Whitney	46	1882	Boston Red Stockings	NL
Mark Baldwin	45	1892	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162
Tommy Bond	45	1876	Hartford Dark Blues	NL
Billy Crowell	45	1887	Cleveland Blues	AA
Charlie Ferguson	45	1885	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Charlie Getzien	45	1888	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Fred Goldsmith	45	1882	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Guy Hecker	45	1886	Louisville Colonels	AA
Tim Keefe	45	1885	New York Giants	NL
Tim Keefe	45	1881	Troy Trojans	NL
Kid Nichols	45	1891	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Billy Rhines	45	1890	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Amos Rusie	45	1894	New York Giants	NL
Jack Stivetts	45	1892	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Park Swartzel	45	1889	Kansas City Blues	AA
Gus Weyhing	45	1888	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Vic Willis	45	1902	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Al Atkinson	44	1884	Baltimore Monumentals	UA	178
			Chicago/Pittsburgh Browns/Stogies	UA
			Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Al Atkinson	44	1886	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Elton Chamberlain	44	1889	St. Louis Browns	AA
Elton Chamberlain	44	1891	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Pink Hawley	44	1895	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
John Healy	44	1890	Toledo Maumees	AA
Frank Killen	44	1896	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Joe McGinnity	44	1903	New York Giants	NL
Sadie McMahon	44	1892	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Lee Richmond	44	1882	Worcester Ruby Legs	NL
Harry Staley	44	1890	Pittsburgh Burghers	PL
Scott Stratton	44	1890	Louisville Colonels	AA
Cy Young	44	1894	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Jersey Bakley	43	1884	Kansas City Unions	UA	191
			Philadelphia Keystones	UA
			Wilmington Quicksteps	UA
Charlie Buffinton	43	1888	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Dan Casey	43	1887	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Elton Chamberlain	43	1892	Cincinnati Reds	NL
John Clarkson	43	1890	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Pete Conway	43	1888	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Larry Corcoran	43	1881	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Charlie Ferguson	43	1886	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Frank Foreman	43	1889	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Kid Gleason	43	1892	St. Louis Browns	NL
Silver King	43	1887	St. Louis Browns	AA
Jack Lynch	43	1885	New York Metropolitans	AA
Jumbo McGinnis	43	1882	St. Louis Brown Stockings	AA
Kid Nichols	43	1893	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Dupee Shaw	43	1886	Washington Senators	NL
Stump Wiedman	43	1882	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Cy Young	43	1891	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Bob Caruthers	42	1886	St. Louis Browns	AA	208
Bob Caruthers	42	1888	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
John Clarkson	42	1892	Boston Beaneaters	NL
John Clarkson	42	1892	Cleveland Spiders	NL
George Cobb	42	1892	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Charlie Getzien	42	1886	Detroit Wolverines	NL
John Harkins	42	1884	Cleveland Blues	NL
Tony Mullane	42	1891	Cincinnati Reds	NL
George Mullin	42	1904	Detroit Tigers	AL
Kid Nichols	42	1895	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Amos Rusie	42	1895	New York Giants	NL
Jack Taylor	42	1898	St. Louis Browns	NL
Lee Viau	42	1888	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Ed Walsh	42	1908	Chicago White Sox	AL
Jim Whitney	42	1886	Kansas City Cowboys	NL
Cy Young	42	1896	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Cy Young	42	1893	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Bert Cunningham	41	1898	Louisville Colonels	NL	224
Hank Gastright	41	1890	Columbus Colts	AA
Charlie Getzien	41	1887	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Noodles Hahn	41	1901	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Tim Keefe	41	1882	Troy Trojans	NL
Sam Kimber	41	1884	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Bobby Mathews	41	1883	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Jumbo McGinnis	41	1883	St. Louis Browns	AA
Tony Mullane	41	1888	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Bill Stemmyer	41	1886	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Jack Stivetts	41	1890	St. Louis Browns	AA
Tom Vickery	41	1890	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Sam Weaver	41	1882	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Stump Wiedman	41	1883	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Cy Young	41	1902	Boston Americans	AL
Irv Young	41	1905	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Bill Carrick	40	1899	New York Giants	NL	240
Dan Casey	40	1890	Syracuse Stars	AA
Hugh Daily	40	1883	Cleveland Blues	NL
Pud Galvin	40	1885	Buffalo Bisons	NL
Pud Galvin	40	1885	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	AA
Kid Gleason	40	1891	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Fred Goldsmith	40	1883	Chicago White Stockings	NL
John Healy	40	1887	Indianapolis Hoosiers	NL
Mickey Hughes	40	1888	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Brickyard Kennedy	40	1893	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Silver King	40	1891	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Doc McJames	40	1898	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Jouett Meekin	40	1894	New York Giants	NL
Frank Mountain	40	1884	Columbus Colts	AA
Kid Nichols	40	1898	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Kid Nichols	40	1894	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Jack Powell	40	1899	St. Louis Perfectos	NL
Billy Rhines	40	1891	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Jack Stivetts	40	1891	St. Louis Browns	AA
Mickey Welch	40	1881	Troy Trojans	NL
Cy Young	40	1898	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Cy Young	40	1904	Boston Americans	AL
Cy Young	40	1899	St. Louis Perfectos	NL
Henry Boyle	39	1885	St. Louis Maroons	NL	262
Bob Caruthers	39	1887	St. Louis Browns	AA
Dan Casey	39	1886	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Bill Dinneen	39	1902	Boston Americans	AL
Frank Dwyer	39	1891	Cincinnati Porkers	AA
Frank Dwyer	39	1891	Milwaukee Brewers	AA
Frank Foreman	39	1891	Washington Senators	AA
Charlie Getzien	39	1890	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Clark Griffith	39	1895	Chicago Colts	NL
Henry Gruber	39	1890	Cleveland Infants	PL
Ad Gumbert	39	1892	Chicago Colts	NL
George Haddock	39	1892	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
John Healy	39	1886	St. Louis Maroons	NL
Hardie Henderson	39	1883	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Hardie Henderson	39	1883	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Tim Keefe	39	1889	New York Giants	NL
Gus Krock	39	1888	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Tom Lovett	39	1891	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Tom Lovett	39	1890	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Al Mays	39	1886	New York Metropolitans	AA
Jumbo McGinnis	39	1884	St. Louis Browns	AA
Joe McGinnity	39	1901	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Darby O'Brien	39	1889	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Cy Seymour	39	1898	New York Giants	NL
Scott Stratton	39	1892	Louisville Colonels	NL
Jack Taylor	39	1904	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jack Taylor	39	1899	Chicago Orphans	NL
Rube Waddell	39	1904	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Sam Weaver	39	1878	Milwaukee Grays	NL
Mickey Welch	39	1887	New York Giants	NL
Mickey Welch	39	1889	New York Giants	NL
Gus Weyhing	39	1898	Washington Senators	NL
Vic Willis	39	1904	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Grover Alexander	38	1916	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	293
Henry Boyle	38	1889	Indianapolis Hoosiers	NL
Ted Breitenstein	38	1893	St. Louis Browns	NL
Larry Corcoran	38	1882	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Nig Cuppy	38	1892	Cleveland Spiders	NL
George Derby	38	1882	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Red Donahue	38	1897	St. Louis Browns	NL
Jesse Duryea	38	1889	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Pud Galvin	38	1889	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	NL
Clark Griffith	38	1897	Chicago Colts	NL
Bill Hutchison	38	1893	Chicago Colts	NL
Walter Johnson	38	1910	Washington Senators	AL
Oscar Jones	38	1904	Brooklyn Superbas	NL
Brickyard Kennedy	38	1898	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Frank Killen	38	1897	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Frank Killen	38	1893	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
John Kirby	38	1886	St. Louis Maroons	NL
Jim McCormick	38	1886	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Joe McGinnity	38	1899	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Joe McGinnity	38	1904	New York Giants	NL
Win Mercer	38	1896	Washington Senators	NL
Henry Porter	38	1887	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Jack Powell	38	1904	New York Highlanders	AL
Harry Salisbury	38	1882	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	AA
Ed Stein	38	1892	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Adonis Terry	38	1890	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Lee Viau	38	1889	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Gus Weyhing	38	1890	Brooklyn Wonders	PL
Cy Young	38	1901	Boston Americans	AL
Henry Boyle	37	1887	Indianapolis Hoosiers	NL	322
Ted Breitenstein	37	1896	St. Louis Browns	NL
Charlie Buffinton	37	1889	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Ed Cushman	37	1886	New York Metropolitans	AA
Ed Daily	37	1890	Brooklyn Gladiators	AA
			Louisville Colonels	AA
			New York Giants	NL
Bill Dinneen	37	1904	Boston Americans	AL
John Ewing	37	1889	Louisville Colonels	AA
Charlie Getzien	37	1885	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Kid Gleason	37	1893	St. Louis Browns	NL
Fred Goldsmith	37	1881	Chicago White Stockings	NL
George Haddock	37	1891	Boston Red Stockings	AA
Bill Hart	37	1896	St. Louis Browns	NL
Pink Hawley	37	1896	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Doc Landis	37	1882	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Doc Landis	37	1882	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Christy Mathewson	37	1903	New York Giants	NL
Ed Morris	37	1887	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	NL
Jack Neagle	37	1884	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	AA
Kid Nichols	37	1897	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Kid Nichols	37	1896	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Kid Nichols	37	1899	Boston Beaneaters	NL
The Only Nolan	37	1878	Indianapolis Browns	NL
Case Patten	37	1904	Washington Senators	AL
Eddie Plank	37	1904	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Toad Ramsey	37	1888	Louisville Colonels	AA
Ben Sanders	37	1890	Philadelphia Quakers	PL
Elmer Smith	37	1888	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Frank Smith	37	1909	Chicago White Sox	AL
Ed Stein	37	1894	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Dummy Taylor	37	1901	New York Giants	NL
Ed Walsh	37	1907	Chicago White Sox	AL
John Ward	37	1878	Providence Grays	NL
Jim Whitney	37	1888	Washington Senators	NL
Stump Wiedman	37	1885	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Irv Young	37	1906	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Grover Alexander	36	1915	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	356
Henry Boyle	36	1888	Indianapolis Hoosiers	NL
George Bradley	36	1884	Cincinnati Outlaw Reds	UA
Ed Crane	36	1891	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Ed Crane	36	1891	Cincinnati Porkers	AA
Nig Cuppy	36	1895	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Bill Donovan	36	1901	Brooklyn Superbas	NL
Bob Feller	36	1946	Cleveland Indians	AL
Dave Foutz	36	1887	St. Louis Browns	AA
Chick Fraser	36	1896	Louisville Colonels	NL
Charlie Getzien	36	1889	Indianapolis Hoosiers	NL
Clark Griffith	36	1898	Chicago Orphans	NL
Pink Hawley	36	1894	St. Louis Browns	NL
John Healy	36	1888	Indianapolis Hoosiers	NL
George Hemming	36	1894	Baltimore Orioles	NL
George Hemming	36	1894	Louisville Colonels	NL
Nat Hudson	36	1888	St. Louis Browns	AA
Walter Johnson	36	1911	Washington Senators	AL
Walter Johnson	36	1916	Washington Senators	AL
John Keefe	36	1890	Syracuse Stars	AA
Brickyard Kennedy	36	1897	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Kid Madden	36	1887	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Christy Mathewson	36	1901	New York Giants	NL
Jim McCormick	36	1883	Cleveland Blues	NL
Jim McCormick	36	1887	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	NL
Al Orth	36	1902	Washington Senators	AL
Al Orth	36	1906	New York Highlanders	AL
Togie Pittinger	36	1902	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Jack Powell	36	1902	St. Louis Browns	AL
Jack Powell	36	1898	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Old Hoss Radbourn	36	1890	Boston Red Stockings	PL
Vic Willis	36	1905	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Cy Young	36	1895	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Mark Baldwin	35	1887	Chicago White Stockings	NL	387
Ed Beatin	35	1889	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Bill Bernhard	35	1904	Cleveland Blues	AL
George Bradley	35	1877	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Charlie Buffinton	35	1887	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Kid Carsey	35	1895	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Elton Chamberlain	35	1887	Louisville Colonels	AA
Jack Coombs	35	1910	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Ed Crane	35	1892	New York Giants	NL
Bert Cunningham	35	1890	Buffalo Bisons	PL
Bert Cunningham	35	1890	Philadelphia Quakers	PL
Nig Cuppy	35	1896	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Denny Driscoll	35	1883	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	AA
Red Ehret	35	1890	Louisville Colonels	AA
Red Ehret	35	1889	Louisville Colonels	AA
Chick Fraser	35	1901	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Chick Fraser	35	1905	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Clark Griffith	35	1896	Chicago Colts	NL
Clark Griffith	35	1899	Chicago Orphans	NL
Henry Gruber	35	1891	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Noodles Hahn	35	1902	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Harry Howell	35	1905	St. Louis Browns	AL
Walter Johnson	35	1915	Washington Senators	AL
Matt Kilroy	35	1888	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Sam Leever	35	1899	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Joe McGinnity	35	1902	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Joe McGinnity	35	1902	New York Giants	NL
Sadie McMahon	35	1893	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Roscoe Miller	35	1901	Detroit Tigers	AL
Mike Morrison	35	1887	Cleveland Blues	AA
George Mullin	35	1905	Detroit Tigers	AL
George Mullin	35	1906	Detroit Tigers	AL
George Mullin	35	1907	Detroit Tigers	AL
Kid Nichols	35	1904	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Tricky Nichols	35	1877	St. Louis Brown Stockings	NL
Hank O'Day	35	1884	Toledo Blue Stockings	AA
George Pechiney	35	1886	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Togie Pittinger	35	1904	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Togie Pittinger	35	1903	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Eddie Plank	35	1905	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Amos Rusie	35	1897	New York Giants	NL
Babe Ruth	35	1917	Boston Red Sox	AL
Ed Seward	35	1889	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Willie Sudhoff	35	1898	St. Louis Browns	NL
Jack Taylor	35	1897	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jack Taylor	35	1896	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Adonis Terry	35	1887	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Adonis Terry	35	1889	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	AA
Jim Whitney	35	1884	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Vic Willis	35	1899	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Joe Wood	35	1912	Boston Red Sox	AL
Cy Young	35	1897	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Grover Alexander	34	1917	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	437
Charlie Buffinton	34	1883	Boston Beaneaters	NL
James Burke	34	1884	Boston Unions	UA
Dick Burns	34	1884	Cincinnati Outlaw Reds	UA
Bill Carrick	34	1901	Washington Senators	AL
Elton Chamberlain	34	1888	Louisville Colonels	AA
Elton Chamberlain	34	1888	St. Louis Browns	AA
Joe Corbett	34	1897	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Ed Cushman	34	1890	Toledo Maumees	AA
Red Donahue	34	1901	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Bill Donovan	34	1903	Detroit Tigers	AL
Frank Dwyer	34	1894	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Duke Esper	34	1893	Washington Senators	NL
Noodles Hahn	34	1903	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Pink Hawley	34	1900	New York Giants	NL
Claude Hendrix	34	1914	Chicago Whales	FL
Walter Johnson	34	1912	Washington Senators	AL
Addie Joss	34	1907	Cleveland Naps	AL
Brickyard Kennedy	34	1894	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Frank Kitson	34	1899	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Christy Mathewson	34	1908	New York Giants	NL
Jumbo McGinnis	34	1886	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Jumbo McGinnis	34	1886	St. Louis Browns	AA
Jouett Meekin	34	1896	New York Giants	NL
Jouett Meekin	34	1898	New York Giants	NL
Win Mercer	34	1897	Washington Senators	NL
Tony Mullane	34	1893	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Tony Mullane	34	1893	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Frank Owen	34	1904	Chicago White Sox	AL
Old Hoss Radbourn	34	1881	Providence Grays	NL
Toad Ramsey	34	1890	St. Louis Browns	AA
Ben Sanders	34	1889	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Billy Serad	34	1884	Buffalo Bisons	NL
Lev Shreve	34	1888	Indianapolis Hoosiers	NL
Phenomenal Smith	34	1888	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Phenomenal Smith	34	1888	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Bill Sowders	34	1888	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Scott Stratton	34	1893	Louisville Colonels	NL
Jesse Tannehill	34	1898	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Jack Taylor	34	1905	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Rube Waddell	34	1903	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Gus Weyhing	34	1899	Washington Senators	NL
Doc White	34	1902	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Bill Wise	34	1884	Washington Nationals	UA
Cy Young	34	1903	Boston Americans	AL
Grover Alexander	33	1920	Chicago Cubs	NL	478
Jersey Bakley	33	1889	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Mark Baldwin	33	1893	New York Giants	NL
Mark Baldwin	33	1893	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Charlie Buffinton	33	1891	Boston Red Stockings	AA
Jimmy Callahan	33	1899	Chicago Orphans	NL
Jack Chesbro	33	1903	New York Highlanders	AL
Dad Clarke	33	1896	New York Giants	NL
Jim Conway	33	1889	Kansas City Blues	AA
Jack Cronin	33	1904	Brooklyn Superbas	NL
Bert Cunningham	33	1899	Louisville Colonels	NL
Bill Dinneen	33	1900	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Red Donahue	33	1898	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Red Donahue	33	1902	St. Louis Browns	AL
Cy Falkenberg	33	1914	Indianapolis Hoosiers	FL
Burleigh Grimes	33	1923	Brooklyn Robins	NL
Noodles Hahn	33	1904	Cincinnati Reds	NL
John Harkins	33	1885	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
John Harkins	33	1886	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Pink Hawley	33	1897	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Hardie Henderson	33	1886	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Hardie Henderson	33	1886	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Otto Hess	33	1906	Cleveland Naps	AL
Bill Hutchison	33	1889	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Walter Johnson	33	1914	Washington Senators	AL	500
Ed Killian	33	1905	Detroit Tigers	AL
Christy Mathewson	33	1904	New York Giants	NL
Stoney McGlynn	33	1907	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Doc McJames	33	1897	Washington Senators	NL
Jock Menefee	33	1894	Louisville Colonels	NL
Jock Menefee	33	1894	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Kid Nichols	33	1901	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Case Patten	33	1902	Washington Senators	AL
Big Jeff Pfeffer	33	1906	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Deacon Phillippe	33	1899	Louisville Colonels	NL
Wiley Piatt	33	1898	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Eddie Plank	33	1903	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Eddie Plank	33	1907	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Jack Powell	33	1903	St. Louis Browns	AL
Jack Powell	33	1901	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Robin Roberts	33	1953	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Amos Rusie	33	1898	New York Giants	NL
Jack Taylor	33	1902	Chicago Cubs	NL
Jack Taylor	33	1903	Chicago Cubs	NL
Jack Taylor	33	1895	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Dizzy Trout	33	1944	Detroit Tigers	AL
Ed Walsh	33	1911	Chicago White Sox	AL
Ed Walsh	33	1910	Chicago White Sox	AL
Mickey Welch	33	1890	New York Giants	NL
Gus Weyhing	33	1893	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Will White	33	1885	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Kaiser Wilhelm	33	1908	Brooklyn Superbas	NL
Vic Willis	33	1901	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Cy Young	33	1907	Boston Americans	AL
Name	Games	Year	Team	League	Rank
Current Through 2013 Season

Amazing trivia alert: Cy Young is the all time career leader for complete games, yet the "Cyclone" does not appear on this chart of single season leaders for complete games.

Take a close look at the single season leaders for complete games chart. Did you notice that there are no active pitchers in the top one-hundred (100)? Why is it like that? Modern Major League pitchers throw far fewer complete games, e.g. once in every 24.5 (2003), 32.6 (2004), and 25.9 (2005) starts, respectively.

Did you know that Ford Frick made a list of unbeatable marks and included Cy Young's complete game career record in that list? Too easy? Did you know that in the decade of the 1970's, no pitcher who was the season leader threw less than eighteen (18) complete games. In the 21st century, no team has totaled more than sixteen (16) complete games in a season.

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