1896 MLB Complete Games Leaders
Games finished by the starter
Frank Killen led all of MLB in complete games in 1896 with 44, 2 ahead of Cy Young (42). It was one of 2 times Frank Killen led in complete games.
Led all of MLB in 1896
Frank Killen
Pittsburgh Pirates
44
Complete Games
2 clear of Cy Young
Showing Complete Games and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | CG | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
PIT | 44 | 30 | 18 | 3.41 | 432.1 |
| 2 |
|
CL4 | 42 | 28 | 15 | 3.24 | 414.1 |
| 3 |
|
WAS | 38 | 25 | 18 | 4.13 | 366.1 |
| 4 |
|
PIT | 37 | 22 | 21 | 3.57 | 378.0 |
| 5 |
|
BSN | 37 | 30 | 14 | 2.83 | 372.1 |
| 6 |
|
SLN | 37 | 18 | 26 | 4.48 | 339.2 |
| 7 |
|
SLN | 37 | 12 | 29 | 5.12 | 336.0 |
| 8 |
|
LS3 | 36 | 12 | 27 | 4.87 | 349.1 |
| 9 |
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CL4 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 3.12 | 358.0 |
| 10 | Jack Taylor | PHI | 35 | 20 | 21 | 4.79 | 359.0 |
| 11 |
|
CHN | 35 | 23 | 11 | 3.54 | 317.2 |
| 12 |
|
NY1 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 3.82 | 334.1 |
| 13 |
|
NY1 | 33 | 17 | 24 | 4.26 | 351.0 |
| 14 | Bill Hill | LS3 | 32 | 9 | 28 | 4.31 | 319.2 |
| 15 |
|
BLN | 32 | 25 | 7 | 3.38 | 309.0 |
| 16 |
|
BSN | 31 | 22 | 14 | 4.10 | 329.0 |
| 17 |
|
CIN | 30 | 24 | 11 | 3.15 | 288.2 |
| 18 |
|
WAS | 29 | 12 | 20 | 4.27 | 280.1 |
| 19 |
|
CIN | 29 | 18 | 14 | 3.42 | 276.2 |
| 20 |
|
BRO | 28 | 17 | 20 | 4.42 | 305.2 |
| 21 | Danny Friend | CHN | 28 | 18 | 14 | 4.74 | 290.2 |
| 22 |
|
SLN | 28 | 7 | 24 | 5.80 | 267.0 |
| 23 |
|
CHN | 25 | 15 | 14 | 4.43 | 235.2 |
| 24 |
|
BRO | 24 | 14 | 16 | 3.39 | 241.2 |
| 25 | Jim Sullivan | BSN | 21 | 11 | 12 | 4.03 | 225.1 |
| 26 |
|
BLN | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3.49 | 214.1 |
| 27 |
|
CL4 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 4.01 | 240.0 |
| 28 |
|
BLN | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4.19 | 202.0 |
| 29 | Buttons Briggs | CHN | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4.31 | 194.0 |
| 30 |
|
PHI | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4.41 | 196.0 |
| 31 |
|
BLN | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3.48 | 175.2 |
| 32 |
|
BRO | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3.60 | 225.0 |
| 33 |
|
PHI | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5.62 | 187.1 |
| 34 | Mike Sullivan | NY1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 4.66 | 185.1 |
| 35 |
|
LS3 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 5.09 | 189.1 |
| 36 |
|
CIN | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3.97 | 185.2 |
| 37 |
|
WAS +1 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 6.43 | 169.1 |
| 38 |
|
BLN | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3.58 | 155.2 |
| 39 | Chauncey Fisher | CIN | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4.45 | 159.2 |
| 40 |
|
CL4 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3.34 | 145.1 |
| 41 | Bert Abbey | BRO | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5.15 | 164.1 |
| 42 |
|
WAS | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4.09 | 145.1 |
| 43 |
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PIT | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4.99 | 155.0 |
| 44 | Bill Kissinger | SLN | 11 | 2 | 9 | 6.49 | 136.0 |
| 45 |
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CIN | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2.45 | 143.0 |
| 46 | Harry Keener | PHI | 11 | 3 | 11 | 5.88 | 113.1 |
| 47 |
|
NY1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4.49 | 108.1 |
| 48 |
|
PIT | 9 | 5 | 10 | 5.88 | 104.0 |
| 49 |
|
PHI +1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4.32 | 108.1 |
| 50 |
|
LS3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5.63 | 94.1 |
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