MLB Single-Season Complete Games Record Progression

Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.

The MLB single-season complete games record is 75, set by Will White in 1879. It has stood for 146 years. The mark has been raised 4 times since 1871.

ERA W SO SV WHIP IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB SHO CG GS G L BB W-L%

Record Holders

5 marks since 1871

Year	Player	CG	Stood for
1879	Will White	75	still standing
1875	Bobby Mathews	69	4 years
1874	Al Spalding	65	1 year
1872	Candy Cummings	53	2 years
1871	Rynie Wolters	31	1 year

The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.

Every Season

202 seasons

Year	Leader	CG
2025	Tanner Bibee	2
2025	Nick Lodolo	2
2025	Framber Valdez	2
2024	Max Fried	2
2024	Kevin Gausman	2
2024	Cristopher Sanchez	2
2023	Sandy Alcantara	3
2023	Jordan Lyles	3
2022	Sandy Alcantara	6
2021	Zack Wheeler	3
2021	German Marquez	3
2021	Adam Wainwright	3
2020	Trevor Bauer	2
2020	Gerrit Cole	2
2020	Adam Wainwright	2
2020	Aaron Nola	2
2019	Shane Bieber	3
2019	Lucas Giolito	3
2018	Noah Syndergaard	2
2018	Mike Foltynewicz	2
2018	Max Scherzer	2
2018	Jose Berrios	2
2018	Jameson Taillon	2
2018	James Paxton	2
2018	Corey Kluber	2
2018	Carlos Carrasco	2
2017	Ervin Santana	5
2017	Corey Kluber	5
2016	Chris Sale	6
2015	Max Scherzer	4
2015	Mark Buehrle	4
2015	Madison Bumgarner	4
2015	Jake Arrieta	4
2015	Corey Kluber	4
2015	Clayton Kershaw	4
2014	Clayton Kershaw	6
2013	Adam Wainwright	5
2012	Justin Verlander	6
2011	James Shields	11
2010	Roy Halladay	9
2009	Roy Halladay	9
2008	CC Sabathia	10
2007	Roy Halladay	7
2006	CC Sabathia	6
2006	Aaron Harang	6
2005	Dontrelle Willis	7
2005	Chris Carpenter	7
2004	Livan Hernandez	9
2003	Roy Halladay	9
2003	Mark Mulder	9
2003	Bartolo Colon	9
2002	Randy Johnson	8
2002	Bartolo Colon	8
2001	Steve Sparks	8
2000	David Wells	9
1999	Randy Johnson	12
1998	Curt Schilling	15
1997	Pedro Martinez	13
1996	Pat Hentgen	10
1995	Greg Maddux	10
1994	Greg Maddux	10
1993	Chuck Finley	13
1992	Jack McDowell	13
1991	Jack McDowell	15
1990	Ramon Martinez	12
1989	Bret Saberhagen	12
1988	Orel Hershiser	15
1988	Danny Jackson	15
1987	Roger Clemens	18
1986	Fernando Valenzuela	20
1985	Bert Blyleven	24
1984	Charlie Hough	17
1983	Ron Guidry	21
1982	Steve Carlton	19
1982	Dave Stieb	19
1981	Rick Langford	18
1980	Rick Langford	28
1979	Phil Niekro	23
1978	Mike Caldwell	23
1977	Nolan Ryan	22
1977	Jim Palmer	22
1976	Randy Jones	25
1975	Catfish Hunter	30
1974	Fergie Jenkins	29
1973	Gaylord Perry	29
1972	Steve Carlton	30
1971	Fergie Jenkins	30
1970	Fergie Jenkins	24
1969	Bob Gibson	28
1968	Juan Marichal	30
1967	Fergie Jenkins	20
1966	Sandy Koufax	27
1965	Sandy Koufax	27
1964	Juan Marichal	22
1963	Warren Spahn	22
1962	Warren Spahn	22
1961	Frank Lary	22
1960	Warren Spahn	18
1960	Vern Law	18
1960	Lew Burdette	18
1959	Warren Spahn	21
1958	Warren Spahn	23
1957	Warren Spahn	18
1956	Robin Roberts	22
1955	Robin Roberts	26
1954	Robin Roberts	29
1953	Robin Roberts	33
1952	Robin Roberts	30
1951	Warren Spahn	26
1950	Vern Bickford	27
1949	Mel Parnell	27
1948	Johnny Sain	28
1947	Hal Newhouser	24
1946	Bob Feller	36
1945	Hal Newhouser	29
1944	Dizzy Trout	33
1943	Rip Sewell	25
1942	Jim Tobin	28
1941	Thornton Lee	30
1940	Bob Feller	31
1939	Bucky Walters	31
1938	Bobo Newsom	31
1937	Wes Ferrell	26
1936	Wes Ferrell	28
1936	Dizzy Dean	28
1935	Wes Ferrell	31
1934	Lefty Gomez	25
1934	Carl Hubbell	25
1933	Lon Warneke	26
1933	Dizzy Dean	26
1932	Red Lucas	28
1931	Wes Ferrell	27
1931	Lefty Grove	27
1930	Ted Lyons	29
1929	Red Lucas	28
1928	Larry Benton	28
1928	Burleigh Grimes	28
1927	Ted Lyons	30
1926	George Uhle	32
1925	Pete Donohue	27
1924	Dazzy Vance	30
1924	Burleigh Grimes	30
1923	Burleigh Grimes	33
1922	Red Faber	31
1921	Red Faber	32
1920	Pete Alexander	33
1919	Eddie Cicotte	30
1918	Scott Perry	30
1918	Carl Mays	30
1917	Babe Ruth	35
1916	Pete Alexander	38
1915	Pete Alexander	36
1914	Claude Hendrix	34
1913	Walter Johnson	29
1912	Smoky Joe Wood	35
1911	Walter Johnson	36
1910	Walter Johnson	38
1909	Frank Smith	37
1908	Ed Walsh	42
1907	Ed Walsh	37
1906	Irv Young	37
1905	Irv Young	41
1904	Jack Chesbro	48
1903	Joe McGinnity	44
1902	Vic Willis	45
1901	Noodles Hahn	41
1900	Pink Hawley	34
1899	Jack Powell	40
1899	Cy Young	40
1899	Bill Carrick	40
1898	Jack Taylor	42
1897	Red Donahue	38
1897	Frank Killen	38
1897	Clark Griffith	38
1896	Frank Killen	44
1895	Theodore Breitenstein	47
1894	Theodore Breitenstein	46
1893	Amos Rusie	50
1892	Bill Hutchison	67
1891	Bill Hutchison	56
1890	Bill Hutchison	65
1889	John Clarkson	68
1888	Silver King	64
1887	Matt Kilroy	66
1886	Toad Ramsey	66
1886	Matt Kilroy	66
1885	John Clarkson	68
1884	Old Hoss Radbourn	73
1883	Pud Galvin	72
1882	Jim McCormick	65
1881	Jim Whitney	57
1881	Jim McCormick	57
1880	Jim McCormick	72
1879	Will White	75	new record
1878	Tommy Bond	57
1877	Jim Devlin	61
1876	Jim Devlin	66
1875	Bobby Mathews	69	new record
1874	Al Spalding	65	new record
1873	Jim Britt	51
1872	Candy Cummings	53	new record
1871	Rynie Wolters	31	new record