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1971 MLB Complete Games by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter

The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in complete games in 1971, with 75, 4 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 24 MLB teams is 45.1.

Led all of MLB in 1971 Chicago Cubs 162 games
75 Complete Games 4 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G CG
1 Chicago Cubs NL 162 75
2 Baltimore Orioles AL 158 71
3 New York Yankees AL 162 67
4 Oakland Athletics AL 161 57
5 St. Louis Cardinals NL 163 56
6 Detroit Tigers AL 162 53
7 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 48
7 Montreal Expos NL 162 48
9 San Diego Padres NL 161 47
10 Chicago White Sox AL 162 46
MLB average 45.1
11 San Francisco Giants NL 162 45
12 Boston Red Sox AL 162 44
13 Houston Astros NL 162 43
13 Minnesota Twins AL 160 43
13 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 43
16 New York Mets NL 162 42
17 Atlanta Braves NL 162 40
18 California Angels AL 162 39
19 Kansas City Royals AL 161 34
20 Milwaukee Brewers AL 161 32
21 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 31
22 Washington Senators AL 159 30
23 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 27
24 Cleveland Indians AL 162 21

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.