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1939 MLB Complete Games Leaders

Games finished by the starter

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Bucky Walters led the majors with 31 complete games in 1939, 3 ahead of Paul Derringer (28). It was one of 3 times Bucky Walters led in complete games.

ERAWSOSVWHIPIPK/9BB/9K/BBSHOCGGSGLBBW-L%
Bucky Walters Led all of MLB in 1939 Bucky Walters Cincinnati Reds
31 Complete Games 3 clear of Paul Derringer
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# Player Team CG W L ERA IP
1 Bucky Walters Bucky Walters CIN 31 27 11 2.29 319.0
2 Paul Derringer Paul Derringer CIN 28 25 7 2.93 301.0
3 Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom DET +1 24 20 11 3.58 291.2
4 Bob Feller Bob Feller CLE 24 24 9 2.85 296.2
5 Red Ruffing Red Ruffing NYA 22 21 7 2.93 233.1
6 Dutch Leonard Dutch Leonard WS1 21 20 8 3.54 269.1
7 Bill Lee Bill Lee CHN 20 19 15 3.44 282.1
8 Luke Hamlin Luke Hamlin BRO 19 20 13 3.64 269.2
9 Bill Posedel Bill Posedel BSN 18 15 13 3.92 220.2
10 Claude Passeau Claude Passeau CHN +1 17 15 13 3.28 274.1
11 Lefty Grove Lefty Grove BOS 17 15 4 2.54 191.0
12 Tommy Bridges Tommy Bridges DET 16 17 7 3.50 198.0
13 Ted Lyons Ted Lyons CHA 16 14 6 2.76 172.2
14 Hugh Casey Hugh Casey BRO 15 15 10 2.93 227.1
15 Thornton Lee Thornton Lee CHA 15 15 11 4.21 235.0
16 Ken Chase Ken Chase WS1 15 10 19 3.80 232.0
17 Kirby Higbe Kirby Higbe PHI +1 14 12 15 4.67 210.0
18 Hugh Mulcahy Hugh Mulcahy PHI 14 9 16 4.99 225.2
19 Harry Gumbert Harry Gumbert NY1 14 18 11 4.32 243.2
20 Lefty Gomez Lefty Gomez NYA 14 12 8 3.41 198.0
21 Curt Davis Curt Davis SLN 13 22 16 3.63 248.0
22 Vern Kennedy Vern Kennedy SLA +1 13 9 20 5.80 212.2
23 Joe Krakauskas Joe Krakauskas WS1 12 11 17 4.60 217.1
24 Al Milnar Al Milnar CLE 12 14 12 3.79 209.0
25 Lynn Nelson Lynn Nelson PHA 12 10 13 4.78 197.2
26 Boom-Boom Beck Boom-Boom Beck PHI 12 7 14 4.73 182.2
27 Mel Harder Mel Harder CLE 12 15 9 3.50 208.0
28 Johnny Rigney Johnny Rigney CHA 11 15 8 3.70 218.2
29 Lou Fette BSN 11 10 10 2.96 146.0
30 Atley Donald Atley Donald NYA 11 13 3 3.71 153.0
31 Jack Kramer Jack Kramer SLA 10 9 16 5.83 211.2
32 Joe Bowman Joe Bowman PIT 10 10 14 4.48 184.2
33 Bob Klinger Bob Klinger PIT 10 14 17 4.36 225.0
34 Larry French Larry French CHN 10 15 8 3.29 194.0
35 Tot Pressnell BRO 10 9 7 4.02 156.2
36 Carl Hubbell Carl Hubbell NY1 10 11 9 2.75 154.0
37 Joe Haynes Joe Haynes WS1 10 8 12 5.36 173.0
38 Whitey Moore Whitey Moore CIN 9 13 12 3.45 187.2
39 Cliff Melton Cliff Melton NY1 9 12 15 3.56 207.1
40 Nels Potter Nels Potter PHA 9 8 12 6.60 196.1
41 Bill Lohrman Bill Lohrman NY1 9 12 13 4.07 185.2
42 Johnny Allen Johnny Allen CLE 9 9 7 4.58 175.0
43 Jim Turner Jim Turner BSN 9 4 11 4.28 157.2
44 Marius Russo Marius Russo NYA 9 8 3 2.41 116.0
45 Leon Day Leon Day NE 9 9 6 4.26 105.2
46 Bill Byrd Bill Byrd BEG 9 8 3 3.86 88.2
47 Mace Brown Mace Brown PIT 8 9 13 3.37 200.1
48 Vito Tamulis Vito Tamulis BRO 8 9 8 4.37 158.2
49 Charlie Root Charlie Root CHN 8 8 8 4.03 167.1
50 Fritz Ostermueller Fritz Ostermueller BOS 8 11 7 4.24 159.1
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