1961 NL Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Milwaukee Braves led the NL in complete games in 1961, with 57, 8 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is 41.0.
Led the NL in 1961
Milwaukee Braves
155 games
57
Complete Games
8 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Milwaukee Braves
|
155 | 57 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 49 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | 46 |
| NL average | 41.0 | ||
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
154 | 40 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
155 | 39 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 34 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | 34 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 29 |
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.