50 pitchers were tied for the most complete-game starts in their first game, with 1 starts. The first three are Andy Van Hekken on September 3, 2002, Jason Jennings on August 23, 2001 and Mark Brownson on July 21, 1998.
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Which pitcher had the most regular-season starts before their first complete game?| NAME | GS | CG | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | A. Van Hekken | 1 | 1 | 9/3/2002 | vs | W | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2 | | J. Jennings | 1 | 1 | 8/23/2001 | @ | W | 0.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | M. Brownson | 1 | 1 | 7/21/1998 | @ | W | 0.00 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | C. Loewer | 1 | 1 | 6/14/1998 | vs | W | 2.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | N. Minchey | 1 | 1 | 9/12/1993 | @ | W | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | T. Wakefield | 1 | 1 | 7/31/1992 | vs | W | 0.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 7 | | P. Astacio | 1 | 1 | 7/3/1992 | vs | W | 0.00 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | K. Morton | 1 | 1 | 7/5/1991 | vs | W | 1.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | M. Remlinger | 1 | 1 | 6/15/1991 | vs | W | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 10 | | R. Tomlin | 1 | 1 | 8/6/1990 | @ | W | 1.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | S. Boskie | 1 | 1 | 5/20/1990 | @ | W | 1.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | R. Nichols | 1 | 1 | 7/30/1988 | vs | L | 3.86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | J. Pico | 1 | 1 | 5/31/1988 | vs | W | 0.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | J. Jones | 1 | 1 | 9/21/1986 | @ | W | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | J. Pettibone | 1 | 1 | 9/11/1983 | vs | L | 3.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | J. Russell | 1 | 1 | 8/13/1983 | vs | W | 0.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | M. Smithson | 1 | 1 | 8/27/1982 | @ | L | 3.38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | A. Rincon | 1 | 1 | 9/15/1980 | @ | W | 1.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | J. Butcher | 1 | 1 | 9/8/1980 | @ | W | 2.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | C. Chamberlain | 1 | 1 | 8/12/1979 | vs | W | 1.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | J. Fulgham | 1 | 1 | 6/19/1979 | @ | W | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | M. Morgan | 1 | 1 | 6/11/1978 | vs | L | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | D. Aase | 1 | 1 | 7/26/1977 | vs | W | 2.00 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | G. Beare | 1 | 1 | 9/7/1976 | vs | W | 3.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | D. Larson | 1 | 1 | 7/18/1976 | @ | W | 1.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
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