1948 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in complete games in 1948, with 74, 4 ahead of the Boston Braves. The average across 28 MLB teams is 40.6.
Led all of MLB in 1948
Philadelphia Athletics
154 games
74
Complete Games
4 clear of Boston Braves
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 154 | 74 |
| 2 |
|
NL | 154 | 70 |
| 2 |
|
AL | 155 | 70 |
| 4 |
|
AL | 156 | 66 |
| 5 |
|
NL | 156 | 65 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 154 | 62 |
| 7 |
|
NL | 155 | 61 |
| 8 |
|
AL | 154 | 60 |
| 8 |
|
NL | 155 | 60 |
| 10 |
|
NL | 155 | 54 |
| 11 |
|
NL | 155 | 52 |
| 12 |
|
NL | 155 | 51 |
| 13 |
|
AL | 154 | 42 |
| MLB average | 40.6 | |||
| 14 |
|
NL | 153 | 40 |
| 15 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 73 | 38 |
| 16 |
|
AL | 154 | 35 |
| 16 |
|
AL | 155 | 35 |
| 18 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 57 | 32 |
| 19 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 59 | 31 |
| 20 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 80 | 30 |
| 21 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 45 | 24 |
| 22 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 62 | 23 |
| 23 | Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 76 | 18 |
| 24 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 78 | 15 |
| 25 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 87 | 12 |
| 26 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | 8 |
| 27 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 78 | 5 |
| 28 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 91 | 4 |
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.
