1971 NL Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Chicago Cubs led the NL in complete games in 1971, with 75, 19 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 12 NL teams is 45.4.
Led the NL in 1971
Chicago Cubs
162 games
75
Complete Games
19 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 75 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
163 | 56 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 48 |
| 3 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 48 |
| 5 |
 San Diego Padres
|
161 | 47 |
| NL average | 45.4 | ||
| 6 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 45 |
| 7 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 43 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | 43 |
| 9 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | 42 |
| 10 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
162 | 40 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 31 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 27 |
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.