1979 NL Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Houston Astros led the NL in complete games in 1979, with 55, 17 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 12 NL teams is 30.2.
Led the NL in 1979
Houston Astros
162 games
55
Complete Games
17 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Houston Astros
|
162 | 55 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
163 | 38 |
| 3 |
 Montreal Expos
|
160 | 33 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | 33 |
| 5 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
160 | 32 |
| NL average | 30.2 | ||
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 30 |
| 7 |
 San Diego Padres
|
161 | 29 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
161 | 27 |
| 9 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 25 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
163 | 24 |
| 11 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 20 |
| 12 |
 New York Mets
|
163 | 16 |
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.