1872 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The New York Mutuals led all of MLB in complete games in 1872, with 54, 6 ahead of the Baltimore Canaries. The average across 11 MLB teams is 29.7.
Led all of MLB in 1872
New York Mutuals
56 games
54
Complete Games
6 clear of Baltimore Canaries
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | 54 |
| 2 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | 48 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | 47 |
| 4 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | 41 |
| 5 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | 37 |
| MLB average | 29.7 | |||
| 6 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | 28 |
| 7 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | 20 |
| 8 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | 17 |
| 9 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | 15 |
| 10 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | 9 |
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.