most complete games by active pitcher since 1980

Since 1980, Justin Verlander has pitched the most complete games by an active pitcher, with 26 complete games.

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most regular-season complete games by active pitcher since 1980

	NAME	CG	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	26	556	266	159	.626	556	3.33	3,554	9	0	3571.1	3,052	1,322	1,433	372	1,006	121	0	28	14,626	100	8.96	2.54	3.53	0.94	24.3	6.9	1.14	.280	3.61	79	3.44	81	7.69	309.9
2	Chris Sale C. Sale	16	414	157	95	.623	333	2.96	2,730	3	12	2207.0	1,790	727	785	221	515	140	25	15	8,883	48	11.13	2.10	5.30	0.90	30.7	5.8	1.04	.297	3.20	70	2.85	68	7.30	327.2
3	Sandy Alcantara S. Alcantara	13	202	65	73	.471	194	3.63	1,059	5	0	1239.0	1,084	500	554	130	372	51	3	8	5,099	27	7.69	2.70	2.85	0.94	20.8	7.3	1.18	.274	4.02	86	3.83	92	7.87	45.7
4	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	12	492	221	121	.646	483	3.27	3,516	5	0	2999.0	2,473	1,088	1,161	365	794	115	2	20	12,148	81	10.55	2.38	4.43	1.10	28.9	6.5	1.09	.286	3.48	79	3.27	79	7.42	292.1
5	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	9	211	88	59	.599	189	3.45	1,156	3	0	1208.0	1,041	463	509	99	434	70	7	1	5,041	64	8.61	3.23	2.66	0.74	22.9	8.6	1.22	.287	3.79	83	3.56	85	7.76	80.8
6	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	8	331	159	85	.652	331	3.18	2,338	5	0	2034.2	1,697	720	770	228	517	62	0	7	8,190	58	10.34	2.29	4.52	1.01	28.5	6.3	1.09	.291	3.41	79	3.16	77	7.51	220.7
7	Sonny Gray S. Gray	7	361	139	105	.570	352	3.53	2,035	5	0	2043.2	1,787	802	876	205	654	62	2	5	8,462	107	8.96	2.88	3.11	0.90	24.0	7.7	1.19	.287	3.86	85	3.51	85	7.87	144
8	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	7	392	113	146	.436	369	4.54	1,923	2	3	2127.2	2,277	1,074	1,152	296	655	57	11	24	9,169	68	8.13	2.77	2.94	1.25	21.0	7.1	1.38	.318	4.87	108	4.15	100	9.63	4.2
9	Max Fried M. Fried	6	214	96	44	.686	197	3.02	1,127	4	0	1161.0	1,001	390	431	91	322	47	10	6	4,727	49	8.74	2.50	3.50	0.71	23.8	6.8	1.14	.290	3.34	72	3.18	76	7.76	127.6
10	Aaron Nola A. Nola	6	309	112	98	.533	309	3.94	2,005	4	0	1840.2	1,660	806	847	246	492	57	0	18	7,583	20	9.80	2.41	4.08	1.20	26.4	6.5	1.17	.296	4.14	93	3.61	84	8.12	136.2
11	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	5	152	69	36	.657	150	3.34	1,027	2	0	926.0	834	344	365	111	218	19	1	1	3,769	35	9.98	2.12	4.71	1.08	27.2	5.8	1.14	.302	3.55	79	3.28	78	8.11	98.6
12	José Berríos J. Berríos	5	275	108	82	.568	273	4.08	1,481	1	0	1571.2	1,474	713	765	219	473	98	0	7	6,607	35	8.48	2.71	3.13	1.25	22.4	7.2	1.24	.289	4.38	97	4.18	98	8.44	16.3
13	Zach Eflin Z. Eflin	5	201	68	67	.504	189	4.28	929	3	1	1077.1	1,110	512	551	163	223	32	5	14	4,518	14	7.76	1.86	4.17	1.36	20.6	4.9	1.24	.299	4.60	103	4.13	97	9.27	14.6
14	Lucas Giolito L. Giolito	5	213	72	69	.511	209	4.32	1,216	3	0	1188.1	1,049	571	612	187	464	42	1	7	5,011	52	9.21	3.51	2.62	1.42	24.3	9.3	1.27	.278	4.64	102	4.44	103	7.94	-10.7
15	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	5	302	123	78	.612	302	3.25	1,952	3	0	1838.2	1,555	663	716	180	518	78	0	14	7,517	42	9.55	2.54	3.77	0.88	26.0	6.9	1.13	.287	3.50	81	3.27	79	7.61	178.3
16	Shelby Miller S. Miller	5	302	50	69	.420	133	4.04	789	5	13	921.2	848	414	450	103	359	31	62	24	3,924	20	7.70	3.51	2.20	1.01	20.1	9.1	1.31	.282	4.39	101	4.13	105	8.28	-22.3
17	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	5	338	112	93	.546	319	3.91	1,624	3	0	1835.0	1,789	798	845	212	498	62	5	17	7,679	59	7.97	2.44	3.26	1.04	21.1	6.5	1.25	.299	4.14	96	3.78	92	8.77	64.1
18	Cristopher Sánchez C. Sánchez	4	129	45	25	.643	110	3.09	690	2	1	691.1	646	237	261	58	163	18	4	1	2,839	19	8.98	2.12	4.23	0.76	24.3	5.7	1.17	.308	3.40	73	3.02	71	8.41	92.2
19	Dylan Cease D. Cease	4	210	72	63	.533	210	3.71	1,422	4	0	1146.2	939	473	522	130	486	38	0	9	4,833	60	11.16	3.81	2.93	1.02	29.4	10.1	1.24	.293	4.10	89	3.52	82	7.37	93.3
20	Logan Webb L. Webb	4	201	76	58	.567	198	3.40	1,097	2	0	1195.1	1,132	452	496	83	282	42	0	4	4,888	23	8.26	2.12	3.89	0.62	22.4	5.8	1.18	.310	3.73	83	3.04	76	8.52	133.4
21	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	4	270	104	72	.591	270	2.66	1,995	2	0	1658.1	1,277	491	528	163	375	25	0	16	6,531	33	10.83	2.04	5.32	0.88	30.5	5.7	1.00	.280	2.87	68	2.74	67	6.93	250.6
22	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	4	385	118	123	.490	346	3.85	2,085	2	0	2045.1	1,967	874	936	249	572	39	11	12	8,552	65	9.17	2.52	3.65	1.10	24.4	6.7	1.24	.306	4.12	93	3.59	85	8.66	144
23	Martín Pérez M. Pérez	4	348	99	99	.500	298	4.32	1,233	3	0	1738.0	1,829	835	919	202	633	54	16	12	7,500	43	6.38	3.28	1.95	1.05	16.4	8.4	1.42	.303	4.76	98	4.42	103	9.47	-25.2
24	Bailey Ober B. Ober	3	133	38	34	.528	133	4.16	671	1	0	716.2	657	331	344	120	158	23	0	0	2,931	4	8.43	1.98	4.25	1.51	22.9	5.4	1.14	.274	4.32	100	4.22	101	8.25	-5.1
25	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	3	181	64	34	.653	170	3.68	946	1	0	954.0	834	390	425	120	298	43	3	6	3,964	25	8.92	2.81	3.17	1.13	23.9	7.5	1.19	.279	4.01	90	3.87	92	7.87	37.1

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Dingler

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Dingler

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	61	57	.517
Tigers	59	60	.496	2.5
Twins	59	62	.488	3.5
Guardians	58	62	.483	4.0
Royals	49	72	.405	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/12	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Thu 8/13	CLE	@	DET	1:10 PM
Fri 8/14	CWS	@	DET	6:40 PM
Sat 8/15	CWS	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sun 8/16	CWS	@	DET	1:40 PM

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Final

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59 - 60

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HR Leaders

35

Caminero

35

Alvarez

35

Schwarber

RBI Leaders

91

Abrams

87

Stewart

87

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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Lopez

.314

Arraez

Hit Leaders

148

Lopez

143

Arraez

139

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

86

Olson

85

Crow-Armstrong

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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García

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Caminero

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

33

Simpson

32

Witt

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Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

191

Cease

185

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

2.20

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2.21

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.09

Cease

11.51

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.91

Rasmussen

5.87

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

20

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22

Rasmussen

27

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Ohtani

1,673

Crow-Armstrong

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Crow-Armstrong

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70-51

67-54

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49-71

53-67

55-65

56-65

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	72	48	.600
Phillies	64	57	.529	8.5
Marlins	61	59	.508	11.0
Nationals	59	62	.488	13.5
Mets	53	68	.438	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	74	46	.617
Cubs	70	50	.583	4.0
Cardinals	60	60	.500	14.0
Reds	57	61	.483	16.0
Pirates	58	63	.479	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	72	48	.600
Diamondbacks	64	57	.529	8.5
Padres	64	57	.529	8.5
Giants	50	70	.417	22.0
Rockies	47	73	.392	25.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	73	46	.613
Yankees	67	52	.563	6.0
Red Sox	64	55	.538	9.0
Orioles	58	62	.483	15.5
Blue Jays	58	63	.479	16.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	61	57	.517
Tigers	59	60	.496	2.5
Twins	59	62	.488	3.5
Guardians	58	62	.483	4.0
Royals	49	72	.405	13.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	61	60	.504
Rangers	60	60	.500	0.5
Mariners	56	64	.467	4.5
Athletics	47	73	.392	13.5
Angels	46	74	.383	14.5

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Tue 7/28	CLE	@	CIN	6-5
Tue 7/28	AZ	@	PIT	8-7
Tue 7/28	BAL	@	DET	0-14
Tue 7/28	TEX	@	TBR	4-1
Tue 7/28	TOR	@	WSH	6-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/12	BAL	@	MIN	1:40 PM
Wed 8/12	PHI	@	STL	2:15 PM
Wed 8/12	TBR	@	ATH	3:05 PM
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Since 1980, Justin Verlander has pitched the most complete games by an active pitcher, with 26 complete games.

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