mlb most complete games pitching 1970s players

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Gaylord Perry pitched the most complete games, with 197 complete games.

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MLB most regular-season complete games pitching 1970s players
NAMECGGWLW%GSERASOSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
197
369
184
133
.580
368
2.92
1,907
36
1
2905.0
2,559
942
1,088
207
758
51
1
75
11,759
68
5.91
2.35
2.52
0.64
16.2
6.4
1.14
.266
3.37
80
3.02
83
7.93
199.6
2Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
184
360
178
130
.578
354
3.38
1,841
33
0
2706.2
2,507
1,015
1,128
301
518
51
5
55
11,009
34
6.12
1.72
3.55
1.00
16.7
4.7
1.12
.266
3.75
86
3.29
86
8.34
158.8
3Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
175
355
186
103
.644
352
2.58
1,559
44
2
2745.0
2,275
787
883
184
861
26
3
31
11,105
55
5.11
2.82
1.81
0.60
14.0
7.8
1.14
.247
2.90
73
3.28
90
7.46
110.6
4Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
165
368
178
126
.586
366
3.18
2,097
32
0
2747.0
2,413
971
1,103
238
960
31
0
87
11,361
81
6.87
3.15
2.18
0.78
18.5
8.4
1.23
.271
3.61
85
3.26
89
7.91
125.5
5Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
164
348
155
146
.515
333
3.14
2,678
42
2
2465.0
1,731
860
984
133
1,515
75
8
34
10,453
116
9.78
5.53
1.77
0.49
25.6
14.5
1.32
.264
3.59
89
3.05
85
6.32
150.5
6Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
160
406
164
151
.521
376
3.26
1,866
25
8
2881.0
2,642
1,045
1,228
259
920
76
19
53
12,043
116
5.83
2.87
2.03
0.81
15.5
7.6
1.24
.267
3.84
83
3.50
90
8.25
120.6
7Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
147
348
178
101
.638
345
2.61
2,304
40
0
2652.1
2,105
768
843
190
741
28
2
65
10,607
64
7.82
2.51
3.11
0.64
21.7
7.0
1.07
.261
2.86
73
2.64
74
7.14
272
8Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
145
353
148
128
.536
350
2.88
2,082
39
0
2624.2
2,335
841
949
186
711
70
2
43
10,722
61
7.14
2.44
2.93
0.64
19.4
6.6
1.16
.280
3.25
78
2.80
76
8.01
260.7
9Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
140
329
169
102
.624
327
3.17
1,309
30
0
2399.0
2,047
846
936
257
606
34
2
31
9,702
33
4.91
2.27
2.16
0.96
13.5
6.2
1.11
.239
3.51
90
3.67
102
7.68
-26.2
10Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
133
319
115
117
.496
277
3.43
1,496
20
1
2110.0
2,048
803
897
202
581
32
15
40
8,765
71
6.38
2.48
2.57
0.86
17.1
6.6
1.25
.286
3.83
94
3.23
87
8.74
107.8
11Vida Blue
V. Blue
124
330
155
109
.587
327
3.07
1,600
32
1
2398.2
2,080
819
927
161
780
19
1
42
9,827
69
6.00
2.93
2.05
0.60
16.3
7.9
1.19
.264
3.48
88
3.12
87
7.80
125.1
12Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
120
322
142
92
.607
285
3.42
1,229
28
3
2063.0
1,904
783
839
204
595
28
18
22
8,498
12
5.36
2.60
2.07
0.89
14.5
7.0
1.21
.264
3.66
86
3.59
92
8.31
68.8
13Don Sutton
D. Sutton
117
352
166
110
.601
349
3.07
1,767
39
2
2557.1
2,174
871
975
214
660
45
3
45
10,403
63
6.22
2.32
2.68
0.75
17.0
6.3
1.11
.254
3.43
87
3.11
88
7.65
121.3
14Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
115
253
120
78
.606
245
3.34
832
25
1
1741.0
1,605
646
723
158
525
7
4
27
7,152
34
4.30
2.71
1.58
0.82
11.6
7.3
1.22
.257
3.74
96
3.68
103
8.30
-22
15Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
113
363
136
123
.525
276
3.31
1,138
24
22
2150.1
2,087
792
923
170
570
50
68
31
8,931
49
4.76
2.39
2.00
0.71
12.7
6.4
1.24
.274
3.86
89
3.37
91
8.73
73.8
16Rick Wise
R. Wise
107
314
133
117
.532
303
3.67
1,112
22
0
2121.0
2,156
866
980
188
556
26
4
53
8,912
31
4.72
2.36
2.00
0.80
12.5
6.2
1.28
.280
4.16
95
3.50
93
9.15
65
17Mike Torrez
M. Torrez
100
323
134
104
.563
313
3.71
985
14
0
2138.2
2,049
882
1,001
148
962
44
3
58
9,194
74
4.15
4.05
1.02
0.62
10.7
10.5
1.41
.269
4.21
96
3.99
105
8.62
-43.1
18Ken Holtzman
K. Holtzman
97
329
126
107
.541
294
3.50
1,038
22
2
2073.2
2,066
807
928
175
626
32
15
42
8,728
72
4.51
2.72
1.66
0.76
11.9
7.2
1.30
.276
4.03
96
3.61
98
8.97
17.2
19Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
89
179
84
64
.568
171
3.20
998
14
2
1361.2
1,218
484
538
87
475
26
4
57
5,688
39
6.60
3.14
2.10
0.58
17.5
8.4
1.24
.276
3.56
87
2.99
85
8.05
83
20Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
86
276
110
86
.561
257
2.93
1,340
24
9
1899.0
1,506
619
710
154
696
34
16
33
7,791
51
6.35
3.30
1.93
0.73
17.2
8.9
1.16
.243
3.36
84
3.36
94
7.14
43.9
21Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
85
193
91
66
.580
187
2.93
1,120
24
0
1411.1
1,238
459
507
128
377
47
3
24
5,775
38
7.14
2.40
2.97
0.82
19.4
6.5
1.14
.271
3.23
82
3.11
85
7.89
88.7
22Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
85
251
102
98
.510
245
2.97
1,215
28
1
1803.0
1,662
595
693
115
485
20
4
62
7,405
51
6.06
2.42
2.51
0.57
16.4
6.5
1.19
.278
3.46
84
2.89
81
8.30
133.8
23Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
85
337
124
127
.494
313
3.30
1,587
15
5
2281.1
2,119
837
947
173
747
40
13
74
9,498
53
6.26
2.95
2.12
0.68
16.7
7.9
1.26
.280
3.74
92
3.22
89
8.36
97.6
24Jerry Reuss
J. Reuss
83
323
114
108
.514
287
3.79
1,141
22
6
1967.0
2,000
828
942
121
742
34
18
66
8,486
73
5.22
3.40
1.54
0.55
13.4
8.7
1.39
.291
4.31
105
3.40
95
9.15
41.9
25Dave Goltz
D. Goltz
80
247
96
79
.549
215
3.48
887
11
3
1638.0
1,654
634
729
119
493
24
15
19
6,887
54
4.87
2.71
1.80
0.65
12.9
7.2
1.31
.286
4.01
90
3.43
90
9.09
73.9

More Guardians Stats

Team Rankings

HR

168

20th

R

643

28th

SO

1,381

12th

ERA

3.70

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
Royals Royals
82
80
.506
6.0
Twins Twins
70
92
.432
18.0
White Sox White Sox
60
102
.370
28.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
10:10 PM
Fri
3/27
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Sat
3/28
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Sun
3/29
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
4:10 PM
Mon
3/30
CLE CLE
@
LAD LAD
4:00 AM
Last Game
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MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
6-2
Tue
9/16
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
4-5
Tue
9/16
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/16
SEA SEA
@
KCR KCR
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
AZ AZ
@
LAD LAD
4:00 AM