1980 NL Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in complete games in 1980, with 34, 1 ahead of the Montreal Expos. The average across 12 NL teams is 25.6.
Led the NL in 1980
St. Louis Cardinals
162 games
34
Complete Games
1 clear of Montreal Expos
| # | Team | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 34 |
| 2 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 33 |
| 3 |
 Houston Astros
|
163 | 31 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
163 | 30 |
| 5 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
161 | 29 |
| 6 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
161 | 27 |
| NL average | 25.6 | ||
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 25 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | 25 |
| 9 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
163 | 24 |
| 10 |
 San Diego Padres
|
163 | 19 |
| 11 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | 17 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 13 |
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.