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As demonstrated by the charts below, in the late 1800's, it was common for most good pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. As the 20th century went on, complete games became less and less common, to the point where a good pitcher typically achieves only 1 or 2 complete games a season today. To put in perspective, as recently as 15-20 years ago, 10-15 complete games a year by a star pitcher was not unheard of. This change has been brought about by strict pitch counts and new pitching philosophies in general. Most pitchers now try primarily to get strikeouts, which leads to more pitches being thrown and more stress on the pitching arm. Given this, Sabermetrician s generally regard Cy Young 's total of 749 complete games as the career baseball record most unlikely to ever be broken. CAREER LEADERS | ||
| 2 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Pud_Galvin" class="copylinks">Pud Galvin 646 |
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| 3 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Tim_Keefe" class="copylinks">Tim Keefe 554 |
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| 4 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Walter_Johnson" class="copylinks">Walter Johnson 531 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Kid_Nichols" class="copylinks">Kid Nichols 531 |
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| 6 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Bobby_Mathews" class="copylinks">Bobby Mathews 525 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Mickey_Welch" class="copylinks">Mickey Welch 525 |
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| 8 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Charley_Radbourn" class="copylinks">Charley Radbourn 489 |
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| 9 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/John_Clarkson" class="copylinks">John Clarkson 485 |
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| 10 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Tony_Mullane" class="copylinks">Tony Mullane 468 |
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| 11 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Jim_McCormick" class="copylinks">Jim McCormick 466 |
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| 12 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Gus_Weyhing" class="copylinks">Gus Weyhing 448 |
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| 13 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Pete_Alexander" class="copylinks">Pete Alexander 437 |
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| 14 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Christy_Mathewson" class="copylinks">Christy Mathewson 434 |
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| 15 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Jack_Powell" class="copylinks">Jack Powell 422 |
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| 16 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Eddie_Plank" class="copylinks">Eddie Plank 410 |
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| 17 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Will_White" class="copylinks">Will White 394 |
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| 18 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Amos_Rusie" class="copylinks">Amos Rusie 392 |
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| 19 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Vic_Willis" class="copylinks">Vic Willis 388 |
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| 20 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Tommy_Bond_(baseball)" class="copylinks">Tommy Bond 386 |
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| 1 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Roger_Clemens" class="copylinks">Roger Clemens 118 |
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| 2 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Greg_Maddux" class="copylinks">Greg Maddux 108 |
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| 3 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Randy_Johnson" class="copylinks">Randy Johnson 97 |
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| 4 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Curt_Schilling" class="copylinks">Curt Schilling 82 |
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| 5 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Kevin_Brown" class="copylinks">Kevin Brown 72 |
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| 6 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Mike_Mussina" class="copylinks">Mike Mussina 54 |
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| 7 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Tom_Glavine" class="copylinks">Tom Glavine 53 |
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| 8 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/David_Wells" class="copylinks">David Wells 52 |
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| 9 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Scott_Erickson" class="copylinks">Scott Erickson 51 |
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| 10 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/John_Smoltz" class="copylinks">John Smoltz 47 |
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| 11 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Terry_Mulholland" class="copylinks">Terry Mulholland 46 |
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| 12 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Pedro_Martinez" class="copylinks">Pedro Martinez 42 |
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| 13 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Livan_Hernandez" class="copylinks">Livan Hernandez 40 |
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| 14 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Kenny_Rogers" class="copylinks">Kenny Rogers 35 |
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| 15 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Kevin_Appier" class="copylinks">Kevin Appier 34 |
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| 16 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Pat_Hentgen" class="copylinks">Pat Hentgen 34 |
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| 16 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Brad_Radke" class="copylinks">Brad Radke 34 |
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| 18 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Pedro_Astacio" class="copylinks">Pedro Astacio 30 |
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| 19 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Bartolo_Colon" class="copylinks">Bartolo Colon 30 |
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| 20 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Jamie_Moyer" class="copylinks">Jamie Moyer 27 |
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| 1 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Will_White" class="copylinks">Will White 75 1879 |
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| 2 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Charley_Radbourn" class="copylinks">Charley Radbourn 73 1884 |
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| 3 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Pud_Galvin" class="copylinks">Pud Galvin 72 1883 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Guy_Hecker" class="copylinks">Guy Hecker 72 1884 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Jim_McCormick" class="copylinks">Jim McCormick 72 1880 |
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| 6 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Pud_Galvin" class="copylinks">Pud Galvin 71 1884 |
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| 7 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/John_Clarkson" class="copylinks">John Clarkson 68 1885 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/John_Clarkson" class="copylinks">John Clarkson 68 1889 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Tim_Keefe" class="copylinks">Tim Keefe 68 1883 |
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| 10 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Bill_Hutchison" class="copylinks">Bill Hutchison 67 1892 |
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| 11 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Jim_Devlin" class="copylinks">Jim Devlin 66 1876 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Matt_Kilroy" class="copylinks">Matt Kilroy 66 1886 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Matt_Kilroy" class="copylinks">Matt Kilroy 66 1887 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Charley_Radbourn" class="copylinks">Charley Radbourn 66 1883 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Toad_Ramsey" class="copylinks">Toad Ramsey 66 1886 |
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| 16 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Pud_Galvin" class="copylinks">Pud Galvin 65 1879 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Bill_Hutchison" class="copylinks">Bill Hutchison 65 1890 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Jim_McCormick" class="copylinks">Jim McCormick 65 1882 |
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| 19 | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Silver_King" class="copylinks">Silver King 64 1888 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Tony_Mullane" class="copylinks">Tony Mullane 64 1884 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Mickey_Welch" class="copylinks">Mickey Welch 64 1880 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Will_White" class="copylinks">Will White 64 1883 |
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