1979 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Milwaukee Brewers led all of MLB in complete games in 1979, with 61, 6 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 26 MLB teams is 35.1.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Milwaukee Brewers
161 games
61
Complete Games
6 clear of Houston Astros
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 61 |
| 2 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 55 |
| 3 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 52 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 47 |
| 5 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 46 |
| 6 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 44 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 43 |
| 8 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 42 |
| 9 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 41 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 38 |
| 11 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 37 |
| MLB average | 35.1 | |||
| 12 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 33 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 33 |
| 14 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 32 |
| 15 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 31 |
| 16 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 30 |
| 17 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 29 |
| 18 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 28 |
| 18 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 28 |
| 20 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 27 |
| 21 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 26 |
| 22 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 25 |
| 22 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 25 |
| 24 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 24 |
| 25 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 20 |
| 26 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 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.