1886 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Brooklyn Grays led all of MLB in complete games in 1886, with 138, 1 ahead of the Pittsburg Alleghenys. The average across 16 MLB teams is 125.3.
Led all of MLB in 1886
Brooklyn Grays
141 games
138
Complete Games
1 clear of Pittsburg Alleghenys
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 141 | 138 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 140 | 137 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 134 |
| 3 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 137 | 134 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 139 | 134 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 134 |
| 7 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 131 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | 129 |
| MLB average | 125.3 | |||
| 9 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 126 | 122 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | 119 |
| 11 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 126 | 118 |
| 12 | Kansas City Cowboys | NL | 123 | 117 |
| 13 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 118 | 116 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 126 | 116 |
| 15 | Washington Nationals | NL | 122 | 115 |
| 16 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 119 | 110 |
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.