Career Complete Games Leaders
| Rank | Player | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SH | SV | SV% | IP | BB | SO | WHIP | BR9 | HR9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warren Spahn | 20 | 36 | .357 | 3.99 | 66 | 64 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 467.0 | 169 | 236 | 1.398 | 12.58 | 0.91 |
| 2 | Dizzy Dean | 18 | 19 | .486 | 3.24 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 50% | 319.1 | 98 | 207 | 1.271 | 11.44 | 0.51 |
| 3 | Phil Niekro | 32 | 16 | .667 | 3.44 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0% | 470.2 | 235 | 334 | 1.358 | 12.22 | 0.57 |
| 4 | Charlie Root | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.06 | 62 | 39 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 376.0 | 149 | 167 | 1.226 | 11.03 | 0.57 |
| Nolan Ryan | 24 | 28 | .462 | 3.41 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 451.1 | 320 | 508 | 1.425 | 12.82 | 0.60 | |
| 6 | Bert Blyleven | 28 | 20 | .583 | 2.93 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 448.1 | 161 | 407 | 1.189 | 10.70 | 0.86 |
| Mel Parnell | 20 | 17 | .541 | 3.35 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 322.1 | 134 | 133 | 1.350 | 12.15 | 0.47 | |
| Carl Hubbell | 22 | 11 | .667 | 2.98 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 329.1 | 68 | 111 | 1.127 | 10.14 | 0.52 | |
| 9 | Big Bill Foster | 17 | 15 | .531 | 4.40 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 100% | 325.0 | 132 | 88 | 1.425 | 12.82 | 0.61 |
| Jerry Koosman | 24 | 23 | .511 | 3.56 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 409.1 | 138 | 316 | 1.397 | 12.58 | 0.95 | |
| 11 | Waite Hoyt | 28 | 18 | .609 | 3.44 | 73 | 58 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 20% | 457.2 | 112 | 223 | 1.263 | 11.37 | 0.45 |
| Pete Alexander | 18 | 12 | .600 | 3.15 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 274.0 | 51 | 66 | 1.226 | 11.04 | 0.36 | |
| Virgil Trucks | 13 | 15 | .464 | 3.52 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 289.0 | 128 | 156 | 1.277 | 11.49 | 0.69 | |
| Cocaina Garcia | 18 | 22 | .450 | 5.62 | 69 | 53 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 392.1 | 129 | 140 | 1.603 | 14.43 | 0.80 | |
| Tommy Bridges | 24 | 13 | .649 | 4.61 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 289.0 | 122 | 142 | 1.519 | 13.67 | 0.75 | |
| Tommy Thomas | 24 | 9 | .727 | 2.81 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 320.0 | 120 | 117 | 1.238 | 11.14 | 0.39 | |
| 17 | Jesse Haines | 21 | 22 | .488 | 3.28 | 86 | 36 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 73% | 345.1 | 109 | 99 | 1.297 | 11.68 | 0.39 |
| Slim Jones | 20 | 19 | .513 | 3.28 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 340.0 | 123 | 160 | 1.353 | 12.18 | 0.50 | |
| Jesse Petty | 16 | 18 | .471 | 3.02 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 283.1 | 74 | 103 | 1.214 | 10.93 | 0.29 | |
| Lee Meadows | 13 | 20 | .394 | 3.51 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 297.1 | 83 | 77 | 1.305 | 11.74 | 0.54 | |
| 21 | Lon Warneke | 19 | 16 | .543 | 4.47 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 83% | 306.0 | 87 | 159 | 1.392 | 12.53 | 0.62 |
| Carmen Hill | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.94 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 100% | 294.1 | 107 | 98 | 1.284 | 11.56 | 0.40 | |
| Gaylord Perry | 35 | 17 | .673 | 3.84 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 499.1 | 161 | 362 | 1.268 | 11.41 | 0.90 | |
| Dazzy Vance | 10 | 23 | .303 | 3.49 | 77 | 37 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 100% | 322.2 | 101 | 202 | 1.249 | 11.24 | 0.36 | |
| 25 | Ant Cooper | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4.22 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 239.0 | 27 | 45 | 1.251 | 11.26 | 0.75 |
| Red Ruffing | 15 | 18 | .455 | 4.51 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 281.1 | 121 | 165 | 1.557 | 14.01 | 0.86 | |
| Wilbur Wood | 17 | 16 | .515 | 4.39 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 278.2 | 88 | 143 | 1.400 | 12.60 | 0.78 | |
| Ken Raffensberger | 21 | 13 | .618 | 4.05 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 277.2 | 102 | 117 | 1.401 | 12.61 | 0.88 | |
| Satchel Paige | 35 | 17 | .673 | 2.74 | 134 | 45 | 89 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 74% | 444.0 | 164 | 289 | 1.239 | 11.15 | 0.51 | |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 21 | 12 | .636 | 3.06 | 81 | 28 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 81% | 317.1 | 88 | 173 | 1.267 | 11.40 | 0.43 | |
| Bob Purkey | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3.89 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 242.2 | 66 | 120 | 1.302 | 11.72 | 1.30 | |
| Lefty Lamarque | 15 | 16 | .484 | 4.15 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 297.1 | 80 | 110 | 1.339 | 12.05 | 0.64 | |
| Bob Lemon | 25 | 12 | .676 | 3.04 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 308.1 | 155 | 167 | 1.242 | 11.18 | 0.90 | |
| 34 | Ray Kremer | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3.21 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 100% | 229.2 | 66 | 67 | 1.271 | 11.44 | 0.31 |
| Don Gullett | 16 | 21 | .432 | 3.81 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 100% | 354.1 | 151 | 278 | 1.307 | 11.76 | 0.94 | |
| Satchel Paige | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.41 | 56 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 50% | 235.0 | 93 | 130 | 1.349 | 12.14 | 0.23 | |
| Jim 'catfish' Hunter | 11 | 15 | .423 | 4.16 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 235.2 | 61 | 121 | 1.290 | 11.61 | 1.18 | |
| Cocaina Garcia | 16 | 10 | .615 | 2.75 | 79 | 17 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 78% | 281.0 | 63 | 108 | 1.125 | 10.12 | 0.54 | |
| Cannonball Willis | 22 | 13 | .629 | 3.15 | 76 | 24 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 60% | 288.2 | 74 | 79 | 1.216 | 10.94 | 0.22 | |
| J.r. Richard | 16 | 19 | .457 | 4.22 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 290.0 | 123 | 215 | 1.279 | 11.51 | 1.15 | |
| Jim Perry | 12 | 23 | .343 | 3.89 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 363.1 | 110 | 132 | 1.373 | 12.36 | 1.11 | |
| Lefty Gomez | 18 | 15 | .545 | 2.98 | 62 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 75% | 295.2 | 126 | 167 | 1.258 | 11.32 | 0.61 | |
| Hal Newhouser | 14 | 15 | .483 | 4.13 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 100% | 268.0 | 104 | 142 | 1.340 | 12.06 | 0.94 | |
| Don Newcombe | 15 | 14 | .517 | 4.16 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 255.1 | 96 | 155 | 1.449 | 13.04 | 0.81 | |
| 45 | Curt Davis | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3.06 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 63% | 276.1 | 81 | 116 | 1.270 | 11.43 | 0.52 |
| Jim Palmer | 20 | 23 | .465 | 3.61 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 399.0 | 141 | 255 | 1.266 | 11.39 | 0.92 | |
| Fergie Jenkins | 24 | 18 | .571 | 3.71 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 373.1 | 90 | 223 | 1.179 | 10.61 | 1.28 | |
| Bill Byrd | 22 | 12 | .647 | 4.20 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 291.2 | 83 | 67 | 1.512 | 13.61 | 0.77 | |
| Jeep Jessup | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.80 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 258.1 | 137 | 106 | 1.397 | 12.58 | 0.94 | |
| 50 | Curt Simmons | 10 | 14 | .417 | 3.79 | 86 | 24 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 100% | 282.1 | 119 | 134 | 1.413 | 12.72 | 0.77 |
| Jim Bunning | 12 | 14 | .462 | 4.12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 233.2 | 70 | 143 | 1.262 | 11.36 | 1.54 | |
| Ted Trent | 19 | 30 | .388 | 4.22 | 82 | 53 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 78% | 432.2 | 147 | 189 | 1.387 | 12.48 | 0.58 | |
| Frank Lary | 12 | 15 | .444 | 2.82 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 214.0 | 61 | 107 | 1.131 | 10.18 | 0.46 | |
| Randy Gumpert | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3.99 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 232.1 | 67 | 68 | 1.248 | 11.23 | 0.97 | |
| Steve Rogers | 28 | 18 | .609 | 3.53 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 415.1 | 141 | 280 | 1.288 | 11.59 | 0.80 | |
| Monte Pearson | 9 | 14 | .391 | 4.79 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33% | 205.0 | 111 | 95 | 1.537 | 13.83 | 0.75 | |
| Don Drysdale | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.64 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 232.1 | 66 | 159 | 1.261 | 11.35 | 1.20 | |
| Ross Grimsley | 22 | 22 | .500 | 4.34 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 398.0 | 121 | 184 | 1.342 | 12.08 | 1.15 | |
| Joe Shaute | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4.23 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 231.2 | 93 | 82 | 1.459 | 13.13 | 0.70 | |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | 31 | 21 | .596 | 3.13 | 100 | 58 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 63% | 497.2 | 142 | 154 | 1.338 | 12.04 | 0.33 | |
| Granville Lyons | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.98 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 283.0 | 77 | 72 | 1.360 | 12.24 | 0.51 | |
| Andy Messersmith | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.47 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 233.1 | 82 | 165 | 1.191 | 10.72 | 0.89 | |
| Mel Harder | 13 | 16 | .448 | 3.34 | 54 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 68% | 245.1 | 67 | 89 | 1.182 | 10.64 | 0.33 | |
| Van Mungo | 18 | 11 | .621 | 4.33 | 74 | 25 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 69% | 305.1 | 112 | 190 | 1.405 | 12.65 | 0.68 | |
| Jon Matlack | 22 | 16 | .579 | 2.91 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 343.0 | 93 | 250 | 1.187 | 10.68 | 0.81 | |
| Gready McKinnis | 11 | 15 | .423 | 2.83 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 229.0 | 75 | 103 | 1.162 | 10.45 | 0.51 | |
| Roger Clemens | 16 | 12 | .571 | 2.11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 269.1 | 83 | 283 | 1.073 | 9.66 | 0.67 | |
| 68 | Sheriff Blake | 14 | 8 | .636 | 4.06 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 80% | 213.0 | 105 | 65 | 1.610 | 14.49 | 0.17 |
| Vic Aldridge | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2.71 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 245.1 | 96 | 107 | 1.333 | 12.00 | 0.55 | |
| Bill Yancey | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.00 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 246.1 | 86 | 71 | 1.100 | 9.90 | 0.40 | |
| Bill F. Lee | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.66 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 230.0 | 69 | 97 | 1.513 | 13.62 | 0.98 | |
| Frank Tanana | 25 | 18 | .581 | 3.71 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 419.2 | 133 | 348 | 1.237 | 11.13 | 0.77 | |
| Bill Sherdel | 17 | 12 | .586 | 4.04 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 243.0 | 78 | 70 | 1.473 | 13.26 | 0.56 | |
| Vida Blue | 14 | 23 | .378 | 4.06 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 399.0 | 147 | 248 | 1.366 | 12.29 | 1.15 | |
| Crush Holloway | 10 | 16 | .385 | 4.34 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 221.2 | 133 | 90 | 1.674 | 15.06 | 0.45 | |
| Sugg Cornelius | 22 | 34 | .393 | 4.23 | 77 | 74 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 483.0 | 233 | 138 | 1.623 | 14.61 | 0.45 | |
| Red Lucas | 23 | 12 | .657 | 4.04 | 84 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 383.1 | 100 | 99 | 1.312 | 11.81 | 0.56 | |
| Webster McDonald | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4.48 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 295.1 | 143 | 75 | 1.558 | 14.02 | 0.43 | |
| Zack Clayton | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.00 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 204.0 | 52 | 40 | 1.123 | 10.10 | 0.62 | |
| Ellis Kinder | 11 | 17 | .393 | 3.80 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 50% | 241.2 | 88 | 149 | 1.283 | 11.54 | 0.97 | |
| Big Train Parker | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.07 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 100% | 155.1 | 14 | 44 | 1.120 | 10.08 | 0.52 | |
| 82 | Willis Hudlin | 23 | 21 | .523 | 4.22 | 93 | 61 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 63% | 451.2 | 146 | 136 | 1.470 | 13.23 | 0.34 |
| Gene Richardson | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.23 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 253.2 | 109 | 136 | 1.329 | 11.96 | 0.53 | |
| Jim O'toole | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3.83 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 213.2 | 112 | 137 | 1.395 | 12.55 | 0.67 | |
| Mike Cuellar | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.42 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 181.1 | 58 | 78 | 1.313 | 11.81 | 0.79 | |
| Javier Perez | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.26 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 221.0 | 70 | 44 | 1.167 | 10.51 | 0.69 | |
| Brad Radke | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 235.1 | 58 | 157 | 1.045 | 9.41 | 0.84 | |
| Jack Quinn | 8 | 14 | .364 | 2.93 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 193.1 | 62 | 48 | 1.407 | 12.66 | 0.37 | |
| Steve Busby | 5 | 10 | .333 | 3.84 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 176.0 | 71 | 133 | 1.375 | 12.38 | 0.46 | |
| Dick Donovan | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2.60 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 169.1 | 26 | 70 | 0.980 | 8.82 | 1.01 | |
| Jack Kralick | 6 | 19 | .240 | 4.66 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 218.1 | 57 | 123 | 1.392 | 12.53 | 1.20 | |
| Harry Brecheen | 14 | 11 | .560 | 4.19 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 210.2 | 69 | 87 | 1.324 | 11.92 | 0.85 | |
| Bob Gibson | 11 | 22 | .333 | 4.52 | 55 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 336.1 | 164 | 239 | 1.400 | 12.60 | 0.99 | |
| Louis Dula | 20 | 7 | .741 | 3.33 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 229.2 | 87 | 53 | 1.367 | 12.30 | 0.59 | |
| Don Mossi | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.78 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 223.2 | 56 | 126 | 1.256 | 11.31 | 1.05 | |
| Lefty Smith | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3.43 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 202.0 | 125 | 86 | 1.391 | 12.52 | 0.53 | |
| Carl Morton | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.46 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 182.1 | 63 | 74 | 1.431 | 12.88 | 0.39 | |
| Steve Barber | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.95 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 236.2 | 159 | 163 | 1.534 | 13.80 | 0.72 | |
| Doug Rau | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4.35 | 57 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 281.2 | 95 | 188 | 1.324 | 11.92 | 0.93 | |
| 100 | Paul Dean | 13 | 15 | .464 | 4.54 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 67% | 240.0 | 65 | 160 | 1.408 | 12.68 | 0.75 |