most complete games to start a season mlb

Jack Chesbro has pitched the most complete games in starts in a season, with 48 complete games in 1904.

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  • Data note: Complete Games, Starts: player game data complete from 1901
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NAMECGGSSEASONTMGWLW%ERASOSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Jack Chesbro
J. Chesbro
48
51
1904
51
38
12
.760
1.82
232
6
0
444.0
328
90
122
4
85
7
0
8
4.70
1.72
2.73
0.08
5.1
0.93
.240
2.47
6.65
2Vic Willis
V. Willis
45
46
1902
46
26
19
.578
2.20
227
4
0
404.2
368
99
139
6
101
13
0
13
5.05
2.25
2.25
0.13
6.2
1.16
.284
3.09
8.18
3Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
44
48
1903
48
29
18
.617
162
3
0
420.1
377
154
4
107
14
0
1,729
5
3.47
2.29
1.51
0.09
9.4
6.2
1.15
.259
3.30
8.07
4Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
42
49
1908
49
35
14
.714
236
11
0
426.1
315
93
1
55
11
0
1,634
10
4.98
1.16
4.29
0.02
14.4
3.4
0.87
.236
1.96
6.65
5George Mullin
G. Mullin
42
44
1904
44
16
23
.410
2.38
161
7
0
381.1
344
101
153
1
129
10
0
8
3.80
3.04
1.25
0.02
8.5
1.24
.280
3.61
8.12
6Irv Young
I. Young
41
42
1905
42
20
21
.488
157
7
0
373.1
333
144
6
70
9
0
1,463
5
3.78
1.69
2.24
0.14
10.7
4.8
1.08
.268
3.47
8.03
7Cy Young
C. Young
41
43
1902
43
32
11
.744
2.04
161
3
0
374.2
338
85
129
4
52
10
0
3
3.87
1.25
3.10
0.10
3.5
1.04
.269
3.10
8.12
8Noodles Hahn
N. Hahn
41
42
1901
42
22
19
.537
2.71
238
2
0
375.1
370
113
159
12
70
8
0
10
5.71
1.68
3.40
0.29
4.5
1.17
.292
3.81
8.87
9Cy Young
C. Young
40
41
1904
41
25
16
.610
2.02
194
10
0
365.0
321
82
103
6
29
5
0
4
4.78
0.72
6.69
0.15
2.1
0.96
.271
2.54
7.92
10Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
39
46
1904
46
25
19
.568
1.62
349
8
0
383.0
307
69
109
5
91
14
0
8
8.20
2.14
3.84
0.12
6.4
1.04
.312
2.56
7.21
11Jack Taylor
J. Taylor
39
39
1904
39
20
19
.513
102
2
0
346.1
294
132
5
81
14
0
1,422
5
2.65
2.10
1.26
0.13
7.2
5.7
1.08
.237
3.43
7.64
12Vic Willis
V. Willis
39
43
1904
43
18
25
.419
196
2
0
351.1
351
174
7
110
14
0
1,486
11
5.02
2.82
1.78
0.18
13.2
7.4
1.31
.297
4.46
8.99
13Bill Dinneen
B. Dinneen
39
42
1902
42
21
21
.500
2.93
142
2
0
371.1
348
121
155
9
99
8
0
3
3.44
2.40
1.43
0.22
6.8
1.20
.284
3.76
8.43
14Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
39
43
1901
43
24
19
.558
3.55
71
1
0
363.0
390
143
210
7
90
21
0
5
1.76
2.23
0.79
0.17
6.0
1.32
.293
5.21
9.67
15Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
38
45
1916
45
33
12
.733
1.55
169
16
0
388.1
322
67
90
6
50
10
0
1,496
3
3.92
1.16
3.38
0.14
11.3
3.3
0.96
.251
2.09
7.46
16Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
38
42
1910
42
24
16
.600
308
8
0
361.2
259
89
1
76
12
0
1,388
21
7.66
1.89
4.05
0.02
22.2
5.5
0.93
.260
2.21
6.45
17Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
38
44
1904
44
31
8
.795
139
9
0
393.1
292
98
8
86
13
0
1,553
2
3.18
1.97
1.62
0.18
9.0
5.5
0.96
.217
2.24
6.68
18Jack Powell
J. Powell
38
45
1904
45
22
19
.537
2.42
200
3
0
379.2
331
102
149
14
94
10
0
12
4.74
2.23
2.13
0.33
6.9
1.12
.305
3.53
7.85
19Oscar Jones
O. Jones
38
41
1904
41
16
23
.410
89
0
0
360.2
359
157
7
89
13
0
1,501
6
2.22
2.22
1.00
0.17
5.9
5.9
1.24
.270
3.92
8.96
20Cy Young
C. Young
38
41
1901
41
31
10
.756
1.65
157
5
0
364.2
320
67
111
6
39
8
0
1
3.87
0.96
4.03
0.15
2.9
0.98
.276
2.74
7.90
21Frank Smith
F. Smith
37
40
1909
40
22
15
.595
162
7
0
338.0
263
94
1
63
4
0
1,323
4
4.31
1.68
2.57
0.03
12.2
4.8
0.96
.240
2.50
7.00
22Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
37
46
1907
46
24
17
.585
191
5
0
378.1
314
116
3
83
8
0
11
4.54
1.97
2.30
0.07
6.4
1.05
.308
2.76
7.47
23Irv Young
I. Young
37
41
1906
41
16
24
.400
147
4
0
350.0
333
148
6
81
7
0
1,376
8
3.78
2.08
1.81
0.15
10.7
5.9
1.18
.288
3.81
8.56
24Bill Dinneen
B. Dinneen
37
37
1904
37
23
14
.622
2.20
153
5
0
335.2
283
82
115
8
66
2
0
1,333
6
4.10
1.77
2.32
0.21
11.5
5.0
1.04
.249
3.08
7.59
25Casey Patten
C. Patten
37
39
1904
39
14
21
.400
3.17
142
2
0
335.0
346
118
155
2
77
17
0
1
3.81
2.07
1.84
0.05
5.5
1.26
.297
4.16
9.30

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