what pitcher had the most complete games in the 1940s

Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, Hal Newhouser pitched the most complete games, with 181 complete games.

Interpreted as:
What pitcher had the most regular-season complete games in the 1940s?
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 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
181
377
170
118
.590
305
2.84
1,579
31
15
2453.1
2,127
774
927
84
1,068
10
56
10,360
52
5.79
3.92
1.48
0.31
15.2
10.3
1.30
.268
3.40
72
3.01
77
7.80
237.2
2 Bob Feller
B. Feller
155
266
137
82
.626
231
2.90
1,396
28
16
1897.0
1,539
611
677
95
827
22
27
7,880
30
6.62
3.92
1.69
0.45
17.7
10.5
1.25
.261
3.21
76
3.11
83
7.30
133.9
3 Bucky Walters
B. Walters
153
246
122
90
.575
238
2.97
677
28
3
1868.1
1,724
616
726
92
631
24
6
7,778
28
3.26
3.04
1.07
0.44
8.7
8.1
1.26
.257
3.50
84
3.53
99
8.30
5.6
4 Dutch Leonard
D. Leonard
139
294
122
123
.498
273
3.14
779
23
2
2047.1
2,105
715
884
84
445
31
10
8,535
53
3.42
1.96
1.75
0.37
9.1
5.2
1.25
.281
3.89
85
3.04
83
9.25
148.4
5 Rip Sewell
R. Sewell
132
316
133
87
.605
231
3.35
548
19
12
1894.0
1,864
706
848
101
646
20
55
8,102
26
2.60
3.07
0.85
0.48
6.8
8.0
1.33
.260
4.03
90
3.71
99
8.86
12.9
6 Dizzy Trout
D. Trout
132
374
129
119
.520
239
3.01
930
27
22
2026.1
1,944
678
821
74
746
21
93
8,587
36
4.13
3.31
1.25
0.33
10.8
8.7
1.33
.274
3.65
78
3.21
85
8.63
133.3
7 Claude Passeau
C. Passeau
130
258
111
85
.566
207
2.94
646
21
12
1693.2
1,704
554
665
65
426
17
38
7,149
17
3.43
2.26
1.52
0.35
9.0
6.0
1.26
.273
3.53
84
3.07
87
9.05
88.7
8 Jim Tobin
J. Tobin
127
202
76
88
.463
167
3.35
348
10
4
1426.1
1,407
531
630
82
430
20
28
6,033
21
2.20
2.71
0.81
0.52
5.8
7.1
1.29
.257
3.98
95
3.74
105
8.88
-30.6
9 Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
120
246
114
68
.626
210
2.93
772
31
9
1606.1
1,441
523
598
77
462
25
26
6,627
24
4.33
2.59
1.67
0.43
11.6
7.0
1.18
.258
3.35
79
3.09
84
8.07
101
10 Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
115
302
105
120
.467
261
3.59
1,070
19
5
1961.1
1,949
782
915
93
792
32
22
8,488
26
4.91
3.63
1.35
0.43
12.6
9.3
1.40
.285
4.20
97
3.33
90
8.94
87
11 Tiny Bonham
T. Bonham
110
231
103
72
.589
193
3.06
478
21
9
1551.0
1,501
528
580
117
287
9
27
6,284
4
2.77
1.67
1.67
0.68
7.6
4.6
1.15
.257
3.37
83
3.46
94
8.71
37.9
12 Johnny Vander Meer
J. Vander Meer
103
232
93
92
.503
219
3.32
972
26
1
1589.1
1,363
587
657
71
805
12
4
6,758
25
5.50
4.56
1.21
0.40
14.4
11.9
1.36
.264
3.72
92
3.41
94
7.72
36.5
13 Harry Brecheen
H. Brecheen
101
216
105
59
.640
172
2.74
666
22
12
1388.0
1,242
422
480
68
378
27
30
5,662
14
4.32
2.45
1.76
0.44
11.8
6.7
1.17
.260
3.11
72
3.06
80
8.05
115.8
14 Ed Lopat
E. Lopat
99
177
82
70
.539
170
3.28
500
14
2
1335.0
1,368
486
564
90
371
18
6
5,617
13
3.37
2.50
1.35
0.61
8.9
6.6
1.30
.276
3.80
90
3.52
96
9.22
19.1
15 Tex Hughson
T. Hughson
99
225
96
54
.640
156
2.94
693
19
17
1375.2
1,270
450
504
77
372
11
51
5,663
5
4.53
2.43
1.86
0.50
12.2
6.6
1.19
.265
3.30
79
3.01
82
8.31
98.8
16 Early Wynn
E. Wynn
97
214
83
92
.474
188
3.94
447
9
2
1411.0
1,519
617
724
72
507
16
23
6,141
16
2.85
3.23
0.88
0.46
7.3
8.3
1.44
.284
4.62
108
3.64
101
9.69
-10.8
17 Thornton Lee
T. Lee
97
176
65
74
.468
152
3.13
521
8
2
1235.2
1,171
430
528
62
421
27
11
5,199
14
3.79
3.07
1.24
0.45
10.0
8.1
1.29
.266
3.85
85
3.50
94
8.53
31.2
18 Hank Borowy
H. Borowy
93
261
104
76
.578
208
3.35
650
16
7
1607.1
1,542
599
692
96
567
5
35
6,772
28
3.64
3.17
1.15
0.54
9.6
8.4
1.31
.265
3.87
93
3.53
98
8.63
7.6
19 Johnny Sain
J. Sain
90
194
79
65
.549
147
3.28
539
11
10
1185.2
1,151
432
506
68
387
20
34
5,025
13
4.09
2.94
1.39
0.52
10.7
7.7
1.30
.270
3.84
88
3.38
90
8.74
47.4
20 Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
89
165
85
34
.714
151
2.67
543
22
6
1211.2
1,039
359
425
49
387
16
9
4,939
18
4.03
2.87
1.40
0.36
11.0
7.8
1.18
.251
3.16
72
3.14
87
7.72
61
21 Mickey Haefner
M. Haefner
88
229
77
83
.481
168
3.35
481
13
13
1372.0
1,308
511
602
62
520
37
39
5,886
17
3.16
3.41
0.93
0.41
8.2
8.8
1.33
.260
3.95
95
3.61
101
8.58
-13.2
22 Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
88
204
75
75
.500
160
3.39
489
9
11
1301.1
1,328
490
569
65
280
5
30
5,443
10
3.38
1.94
1.75
0.45
9.0
5.1
1.24
.274
3.94
96
3.15
88
9.18
61.9
23 Kirby Higbe
K. Higbe
84
354
105
83
.559
207
3.53
853
10
22
1692.2
1,492
663
759
102
819
25
82
7,273
47
4.54
4.35
1.04
0.54
11.7
11.3
1.37
.254
4.04
94
3.84
101
7.93
-6
24 Howie Pollet
H. Pollet
82
204
83
49
.629
145
2.99
508
18
8
1157.0
1,107
385
449
52
397
17
26
4,875
21
3.95
3.09
1.28
0.40
10.4
8.1
1.30
.270
3.49
78
3.27
86
8.61
69.6
25 Phil Marchildon
P. Marchildon
82
184
68
75
.476
162
3.92
481
6
2
1213.0
1,083
529
604
81
682
23
18
5,302
45
3.57
5.06
0.71
0.60
9.1
12.9
1.46
.248
4.48
102
4.34
114
8.04
-72.3

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TEAM W L PCT GB
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20
.623
Guardians Guardians
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22
.569
3.0
Twins Twins
29
22
.569
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Royals Royals
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25
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5/25
CLE CLE
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DET DET
11:35 AM
Mon
5/26
SFG SFG
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Tue
5/27
SFG SFG
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Wed
5/28
SFG SFG
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Fri
5/30
DET DET
@
KCR KCR
8:10 PM
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Final

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CLE Guardians

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Sat 24 May 2025

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Phillies Phillies
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Cardinals Cardinals
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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5/25
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DET DET
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Sun
5/25
MIL MIL
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PIT PIT
1:35 PM
Sun
5/25
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