1871 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The New York Mutuals and the Washington Olympics shared the lead of all of MLB in complete games in 1871, with 32. The average across 9 MLB teams is 25.7.
Led all of MLB in 1871
New York Mutuals
33 games
32
Complete Games
Tied with Washington Olympics
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 32 |
| 1 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 32 |
| 3 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 28 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 27 |
| MLB average | 25.7 | |||
| 5 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 25 |
| 6 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 23 |
| 6 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 23 |
| 8 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 22 |
| 9 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 19 |
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.