most complete games in a season by a player since 1978

Since 1978, Rick Langford has pitched the most complete games in a season, with 28 complete games in 1980.

	NAME	CG	SEASON	TM	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	Rick Langford R. Langford	28	1980	OAK	35	19	12	.613	33	3.26	102	2	0	290.0	276	105	119	29	64	1	2	6	1,166	7	3.17	1.99	1.59	0.90	8.7	5.5	1.17	.255	3.69	85	4.01	101	8.57	-1
2	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	24	1985	TOT	37	17	16	.515	37	3.16	206	5	0	293.2	264	103	121	23	75	9	0	1	1,203	4	6.31	2.30	2.75	0.70	17.1	6.2	1.15	.271	3.71	74	3.15	77	8.09	31.2
3	Mike Norris M. Norris	24	1980	OAK	33	22	9	.710	33	2.53	180	1	0	284.1	215	80	88	18	83	6	0	2	1,135	9	5.70	2.63	2.17	0.57	15.9	7.3	1.05	.232	2.79	66	3.24	81	6.81	23.7
4	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	23	1979	ATL	44	21	20	.512	44	3.39	208	1	0	342.0	311	129	160	41	113	11	0	8	1,436	18	5.47	2.97	1.84	1.08	14.5	7.9	1.24	.254	4.21	84	4.15	101	8.18	0.1
5	Mike Caldwell M. Caldwell	23	1978	MIL	37	22	9	.710	34	2.36	131	6	1	293.1	258	77	90	14	54	7	1	3	1,176	8	4.02	1.66	2.43	0.43	11.1	4.6	1.06	.252	2.76	63	2.93	79	7.92	26.3
6	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	22	1978	ATL	44	19	18	.514	42	2.88	248	4	1	334.1	295	107	129	16	102	13	1	5	1,389	11	6.68	2.75	2.43	0.43	17.9	7.3	1.19	.276	3.47	73	2.74	72	7.94	38.1
7	Ron Guidry R. Guidry	21	1983	NYY	31	21	9	.700	31	3.42	156	3	0	250.1	232	95	99	26	60	2	0	3	1,024	4	5.61	2.16	2.60	0.93	15.2	5.9	1.17	.264	3.56	88	3.59	92	8.34	8.9
8	Fernando Valenzuela F. Valenzuela	20	1986	LAD	34	21	11	.656	34	3.14	242	3	0	269.1	226	94	104	18	85	1	0	5	1,102	13	8.09	2.84	2.85	0.60	22.0	7.7	1.15	.275	3.48	87	2.79	77	7.55	25.4
9	Jack Morris J. Morris	20	1983	DET	37	20	13	.606	37	3.34	232	1	0	293.2	257	109	117	30	83	3	0	5	1,204	18	7.11	2.54	2.80	0.92	19.3	6.9	1.16	.265	3.59	83	3.37	82	7.88	24
10	Matt Keough M. Keough	20	1980	OAK	34	16	13	.552	32	2.92	121	2	0	250.0	218	81	94	24	94	5	0	3	1,041	13	4.36	3.38	1.29	0.86	11.6	9.0	1.25	.243	3.38	76	4.21	106	7.85	-6.4
11	Dennis Leonard D. Leonard	20	1978	KCR	40	21	17	.553	40	3.33	183	4	0	294.2	283	109	125	27	78	9	0	7	1,218	12	5.59	2.38	2.35	0.82	15.0	6.4	1.23	.278	3.82	88	3.41	91	8.64	11.5
12	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	19	1982	PHI	38	23	11	.676	38	3.10	286	6	0	295.2	253	102	114	17	86	1	0	5	1,193	9	8.71	2.62	3.33	0.52	24.0	7.2	1.15	.294	3.47	85	2.40	67	7.70	38.3
13	Dave Stieb D. Stieb	19	1982	TOR	38	17	14	.548	38	3.25	141	5	0	288.1	271	104	116	27	75	5	0	4	1,187	3	4.40	2.34	1.88	0.84	11.9	6.3	1.20	.260	3.62	76	3.78	90	8.46	13
14	J.R. Richard	19	1979	HOU	38	18	13	.581	38	2.71	313	4	0	292.1	220	88	98	13	98	3	0	5	1,175	19	9.64	3.02	3.19	0.40	26.6	8.3	1.09	.277	3.02	78	2.19	62	6.77	45.6
15	Ross Grimsley R. Grimsley	19	1978	MON	36	20	11	.645	36	3.05	84	3	0	263.0	237	89	103	17	67	2	0	6	1,068	4	2.87	2.29	1.25	0.58	7.9	6.3	1.16	.245	3.52	87	3.56	103	8.11	-3.3
16	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	19	1978	BAL	38	21	12	.636	38	2.46	138	6	0	296.0	246	81	94	19	97	1	0	1	1,197	5	4.20	2.95	1.42	0.58	11.5	8.1	1.16	.241	2.86	69	3.47	93	7.48	8.2
17	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	18	1987	BOS	36	20	9	.690	36	2.97	256	7	0	281.2	248	93	100	19	83	9	0	4	1,157	4	8.18	2.65	3.08	0.61	22.1	7.2	1.18	.290	3.20	65	2.90	66	7.92	46.6
18	Mario Soto M. Soto	18	1983	CIN	34	17	13	.567	34	2.70	242	3	0	273.2	207	82	96	28	95	5	0	6	1,114	2	7.96	3.12	2.55	0.92	21.7	8.5	1.10	.241	3.16	71	3.40	91	6.81	10.5
19	Fernando Valenzuela F. Valenzuela	18	1982	LAD	37	19	13	.594	37	2.87	199	4	0	285.0	247	91	105	13	83	2	0	12	1,156	4	6.28	2.62	2.40	0.41	17.2	7.2	1.16	.272	3.32	81	2.80	80	7.80	22.3
20	Rick Langford R. Langford	18	1981	OAK	24	12	10	.545	24	2.99	84	2	0	195.1	190	65	81	14	58	3	0	2	823	1	3.87	2.67	1.45	0.65	10.2	7.0	1.27	.265	3.73	86	3.61	99	8.75	0.7
21	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	18	1979	BAL	40	15	16	.484	39	3.66	132	3	0	292.1	279	119	129	28	78	1	0	1	1,206	9	4.06	2.40	1.69	0.86	10.9	6.5	1.22	.260	3.97	91	3.87	94	8.59	7.2
22	Jon Matlack J. Matlack	18	1978	TEX	35	15	13	.536	33	2.27	157	2	1	270.0	252	68	93	14	51	4	2	4	1,097	8	5.23	1.70	3.08	0.47	14.3	4.6	1.12	.273	3.10	60	2.70	72	8.40	31.2
23	Tom Candiotti T. Candiotti	17	1986	CLE	36	16	12	.571	34	3.57	167	3	0	252.1	234	100	112	18	106	8	1	0	1,078	12	5.96	3.78	1.58	0.64	15.5	9.8	1.35	.277	3.99	85	3.72	90	8.35	12.2
24	Charlie Hough C. Hough	17	1984	TEX	36	16	14	.533	36	3.76	164	1	0	266.0	260	111	127	26	94	9	0	3	1,133	12	5.55	3.18	1.74	0.88	14.5	8.3	1.33	.279	4.30	95	3.96	101	8.80	-1.1
25	Jack Morris J. Morris	17	1982	DET	37	17	16	.515	37	4.06	135	3	0	266.1	247	120	131	37	96	0	0	7	1,107	10	4.56	3.24	1.41	1.25	12.2	8.7	1.29	.250	4.43	101	4.58	110	8.35	-11.3

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Team Pitching Leaders

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ERA

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Team Rankings

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	69	68	.504
Rangers	67	70	.489	2.0
Mariners	64	73	.467	5.0
Athletics	53	84	.387	16.0
Angels	52	85	.380	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/31	ATH	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Tue 9/1	ATH	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Wed 9/2	ATH	@	TEX	2:35 PM
Thu 9/3	ATH	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Fri 9/4	ATH	@	SEA	10:10 PM

Last Game

Orioles

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Final

Athletics

53 - 84

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HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

38

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

100

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

163

Lopez

163

Arraez

157

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

99

Crow-Armstrong

93

Olson

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.607

Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

.554

García

SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

37

Simpson

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Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

28

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,231.2

Ohtani

1,985.3

Crow-Armstrong

1,810.5

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,568.6

Ohtani

1,506

Crow-Armstrong

1,357

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78-59

79-60

76-62

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Worst Record ATS

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58-79

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62-75

63-74

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	82	55	.599
Phillies	77	60	.562	5.0
Marlins	69	68	.504	13.0
Nationals	65	74	.468	18.0
Mets	61	76	.445	21.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	85	52	.620
Cubs	77	60	.562	8.0
Cardinals	68	70	.493	17.5
Pirates	67	71	.486	18.5
Reds	65	72	.474	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	82	55	.599
Diamondbacks	73	65	.529	9.5
Padres	72	65	.526	10.0
Giants	56	81	.409	26.0
Rockies	52	85	.380	30.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	82	54	.603
Yankees	78	59	.569	4.5
Red Sox	74	63	.540	8.5
Orioles	68	69	.496	14.5
Blue Jays	68	70	.493	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	72	64	.529
Guardians	69	68	.504	3.5
Twins	65	72	.474	7.5
Tigers	63	73	.463	9.0
Royals	62	76	.449	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	69	68	.504
Rangers	67	70	.489	2.0
Mariners	64	73	.467	5.0
Athletics	53	84	.387	16.0
Angels	52	85	.380	17.0

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Sun 8/16	BAL	@	TBR	10-2
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Sun 8/16	NYY	@	TOR	4-3
Sun 8/16	SDP	@	CLE	5-0
Sun 8/16	WSH	@	NYM	3-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/31	SFG	@	ATL	6:05 PM
Mon 8/31	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Mon 8/31	SDP	@	CIN	6:40 PM
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Since 1978, Rick Langford has pitched the most complete games in a season, with 28 complete games in 1980.

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