1988 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Texas Rangers led all of MLB in complete games in 1988, with 41, 6 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 26 MLB teams is 23.9.
Led all of MLB in 1988
Texas Rangers
161 games
41
Complete Games
6 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Rangers
|
AL | 161 | 41 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | 35 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | 34 |
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 32 |
| 5 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 160 | 31 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | 30 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | 30 |
| 6 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 30 |
| 9 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | 29 |
| 10 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 161 | 28 |
| 11 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | 26 |
| 11 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 26 |
| 13 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 25 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 24 |
| MLB average | 23.9 | |||
| 15 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 22 |
| 16 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 21 |
| 17 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | 20 |
| 18 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 18 |
| 18 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 163 | 18 |
| 20 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | 17 |
| 21 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | 16 |
| 21 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | 16 |
| 21 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 16 |
| 24 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 14 |
| 25 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 160 | 12 |
| 26 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | 11 |
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.