Complete Games : 1958 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1958 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Warren Spahn 23 Milwaukee Braves 1
Robin Roberts 21 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Lew Burdette 19 Milwaukee Braves 3
Bob Purkey 17 Cincinnati Redlegs 4
Bob Friend 16 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Sam Jones 14 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Johnny Antonelli 13 San Francisco Giants 7
Ray Semproch 12 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Larry Jackson 11 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Ron Kline 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Johnny Podres 10 Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Carl Willey 9 Milwaukee Braves 12
Ruben Gomez 8 San Francisco Giants 13
Harvey Haddix 8 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Mike McCormick 8 San Francisco Giants  
Vinegar Bend Mizell 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Don Newcombe 8 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Cincinnati Redlegs  
Juan Pizarro 7 Milwaukee Braves 18
Jack Sanford 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Curt Simmons 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Don Drysdale 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Joey Jay 6 Milwaukee Braves  
Vern Law 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Brooks Lawrence 6 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Sandy Koufax 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 25



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