1898 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Cleveland Spiders led all of MLB in complete games in 1898, with 142, 1 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 12 MLB teams is 134.1.
Led all of MLB in 1898
Cleveland Spiders
156 games
142
Complete Games
1 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 156 | 142 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 156 | 141 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 153 | 138 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Orphans
|
NL | 152 | 137 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 154 | 137 |
| MLB average | 134.1 | |||
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 149 | 134 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 154 | 133 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | 131 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 152 | 131 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 150 | 129 |
| 10 | Washington Senators | NL | 155 | 129 |
| 12 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 152 | 127 |
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.