1946 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in complete games in 1946, with 94, 15 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 28 MLB teams is 46.0.
Led all of MLB in 1946
Detroit Tigers
155 games
94
Complete Games
15 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 155 | 94 |
| 2 |
|
AL | 156 | 79 |
| 3 |
|
NL | 156 | 75 |
| 4 |
|
NL | 154 | 73 |
| 5 |
|
AL | 155 | 71 |
| 6 |
|
NL | 156 | 69 |
| 7 |
|
AL | 154 | 68 |
| 8 |
|
AL | 156 | 63 |
| 8 |
|
AL | 156 | 63 |
| 10 |
|
AL | 155 | 62 |
| 11 |
|
AL | 155 | 61 |
| 11 |
|
NL | 155 | 61 |
| 13 |
|
NL | 155 | 59 |
| 14 |
|
NL | 155 | 55 |
| 15 |
|
NL | 157 | 52 |
| 16 |
|
NL | 154 | 47 |
| MLB average | 46.0 | |||
| 17 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 64 | 40 |
| 18 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 58 | 36 |
| 19 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 56 | 31 |
| 20 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 58 | 26 |
| 21 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 67 | 23 |
| 22 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 50 | 19 |
| 23 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | 18 |
| 24 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 69 | 14 |
| 25 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 80 | 12 |
| 26 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | 7 |
| 26 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 68 | 7 |
| 28 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 76 | 2 |
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.
