# List of Major League Baseball career complete games leaders

In baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a closer. A pitcher who meets this criterion will be credited with a complete game regardless of the number of innings played - pitchers who throw an entire official game that is shortened by rain will still be credited with a complete game, while starting pitchers who are relieved in extra innings after throwing nine or more innings will not be credited with a complete game. A starting pitcher who is replaced by a pinch hitter in the final half inning of a game will still be credited with a complete game.
Cy Young is the all-time leader in complete games with 749 and the only player to complete more than 700 games. Pud Galvin is second all-time with 646 career complete games and the only other player to complete more than 600 games. No active pitcher has yet to even reach 30 career complete games.

## Key

| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career complete games. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player | Name of the player. |
| CG | Total career complete games. |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |

## List

| Rank | Player | CG |
| 1 | Cy Young* | 749 |
| 2 | Pud Galvin* | 646 |
| 3 | Tim Keefe* | 554 |
| 4 | Kid Nichols* | 532 |
| 5 | Walter Johnson* | 531 |
| 6 | Bobby Mathews | 525 |
| | Mickey Welch* | 525 |
| 8 | Charles Radbourn* | 488 |
| 9 | John Clarkson* | 485 |
| 10 | Tony Mullane | 468 |
| 11 | Jim McCormick | 466 |
| 12 | Gus Weyhing | 449 |
| 13 | Grover Cleveland Alexander* | 436 |
| 14 | Christy Mathewson* | 435 |
| 15 | Jack Powell | 422 |
| 16 | Eddie Plank* | 410 |
| 17 | Will White | 394 |
| 18 | Amos Rusie* | 393 |
| 19 | Vic Willis* | 388 |
| 20 | Tommy Bond | 386 |
| 21 | Warren Spahn* | 382 |
| 22 | Jim Whitney | 377 |
| 23 | Adonis Terry | 367 |
| 24 | Ted Lyons* | 356 |
| 25 | George Mullin | 353 |
| 26 | Charlie Buffinton | 351 |
| 27 | Chick Fraser | 342 |
| 28 | Clark Griffith* | 337 |
| 29 | Red Ruffing* | 335 |
| 30 | Silver King | 328 |
| 31 | Al Orth | 324 |
| 32 | Bill Hutchison | 321 |
| 33 | Burleigh Grimes* | 314 |
| | Joe McGinnity* | 314 |
| 35 | Red Donahue | 312 |
| | Guy Hecker | 312 |
| 37 | Bill Dinneen | 306 |
| 38 | Robin Roberts* | 305 |
| 39 | Gaylord Perry* | 303 |
| 40 | George Bradley | 302 |
| 41 | Ted Breitenstein | 301 |
| 42 | Bob Caruthers | 298 |
| | Lefty Grove* | 298 |
| 44 | Pink Hawley | 297 |
| | Ed Morris | 297 |
| 46 | Mark Baldwin | 295 |
| 47 | Brickyard Kennedy | 294 |
| 48 | Eppa Rixey* | 290 |
| 49 | Bill Donovan | 289 |
| | Early Wynn* | 289 |
| Rank | Player | CG |
| 51 | Bert Cunningham | 287 |
| 52 | Wilbur Cooper | 279 |
| | Bob Feller* | 279 |
| | Sadie McMahon | 279 |
| | Al Spalding* | 279 |
| | Jack Taylor | 279 |
| 57 | Jack Stivetts | 278 |
| 58 | Pretzels Getzien | 277 |
| 59 | Red Faber* | 273 |
| 60 | Mordecai Brown* | 271 |
| | Frank Dwyer | 271 |
| 62 | Jouett Meekin | 270 |
| 63 | Fergie Jenkins* | 267 |
| 64 | Ice Box Chamberlain | 264 |
| | Matt Kilroy | 264 |
| | Jesse Tannehill | 264 |
| 67 | Doc White | 262 |
| 68 | Rube Waddell* | 261 |
| 69 | Jack Chesbro* | 260 |
| | Red Ehret | 260 |
| | Carl Hubbell* | 260 |
| 72 | Larry Corcoran | 256 |
| 73 | Chief Bender* | 255 |
| | Bob Gibson* | 255 |
| 75 | Steve Carlton* | 254 |
| 76 | Frank Killen | 253 |
| | Win Mercer | 253 |
| 78 | Paul Derringer | 251 |
| 79 | Sad Sam Jones | 250 |
| | Ed Walsh* | 250 |
| 81 | Eddie Cicotte | 249 |
| | Herb Pennock* | 249 |
| | Stump Weidman | 249 |
| 84 | Bobo Newsom | 246 |
| 85 | Hooks Dauss | 245 |
| | Phil Niekro* | 245 |
| | John Montgomery Ward* | 245 |
| 88 | Harry Howell | 244 |
| | Juan Marichal* | 244 |
| 90 | Jack Quinn | 243 |
| 91 | Bert Blyleven* | 242 |
| | Deacon Phillippe | 242 |
| | Bucky Walters | 242 |
| 94 | Sam Leever | 241 |
| 95 | Kid Gleason | 240 |
| 96 | Addie Joss* | 234 |
| 97 | Candy Cummings* | 233 |
| 98 | Harry Staley | 232 |
| | George Uhle | 232 |
| 100 | Carl Mays | 231 |
| | Tom Seaver* | 231 |

## Sources

* Baseball portal
* "Career Leaders & Records for Complete Games". Baseball-Reference.com.