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Statistic Description: Complete Game
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Complete Games | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Roy Halladay (15, 35) | 66 | R |
| 2. | Livan Hernandez (17, 37) | 50 | R |
| 3. | CC Sabathia (12, 31) | 35 | L |
| 4. | Chris Carpenter (15, 37) | 33 | R |
| Jamie Moyer (25, 49) | 33 | L | |
| 6. | Bartolo Colon (15, 39) | 32 | R |
| 7. | Mark Buehrle (13, 33) | 28 | L |
| 8. | Cliff Lee (11, 33) | 26 | L |
| 9. | Tim Hudson (14, 36) | 25 | R |
| Andy Pettitte (17, 40) | 25 | L | |
| 11. | Felix Hernandez (8, 26) | 23 | R |
| 12. | A.J. Burnett (14, 35) | 22 | R |
| Kevin Millwood (16, 37) | 22 | R | |
| 14. | Roy Oswalt (12, 34) | 20 | R |
| Justin Verlander (8, 29) | 20 | R | |
| 16. | James Shields (7, 30) | 19 | R |
| 17. | Ben Sheets (10, 33) | 18 | R |
| 18. | Carl Pavano (14, 36) | 17 | R |
| 19. | Dan Haren (10, 31) | 16 | R |
| Jeff Suppan (17, 37) | 16 | R | |
| 21. | Matt Cain (8, 27) | 15 | R |
| Joel Pineiro (12, 33) | 15 | R | |
| Johan Santana (12, 33) | 15 | L | |
| Dontrelle Willis (9, 30) | 15 | L | |
| 25. | John Lackey (10, 33) | 14 | R |
| Ervin Santana (8, 29) | 14 | R | |
| Jake Westbrook (12, 34) | 14 | R | |
| 28. | Bronson Arroyo (13, 35) | 13 | R |
| Aaron Harang (11, 34) | 13 | R | |
| Jake Peavy (11, 31) | 13 | R | |
| Brett Tomko (14, 39) | 13 | R | |
| Randy Wolf (14, 35) | 13 | L | |
| 33. | Aaron Cook (11, 33) | 12 | R |
| Freddy Garcia (14, 35) | 12 | R | |
| Zack Greinke (9, 28) | 12 | R | |
| Cole Hamels (7, 28) | 12 | L | |
| Brett Myers (11, 31) | 12 | R | |
| Barry Zito (13, 34) | 12 | L | |
| 39. | Miguel Batista (18, 41) | 11 | R |
| Ryan Dempster (15, 35) | 11 | R | |
| Darren Oliver (19, 41) | 11 | L | |
| Adam Wainwright (7, 30) | 11 | R | |
| Jered Weaver (7, 29) | 11 | R | |
| Kerry Wood (14, 35) | 11 | R | |
| 45. | Josh Beckett (12, 32) | 10 | R |
| Derek Lowe (16, 39) | 10 | R | |
| Ramon Ortiz (11, 39) | 10 | R | |
| Carlos Zambrano (12, 31) | 10 | R | |
| 49. | R.A. Dickey (10, 37) | 9 | R |
| Jon Lester (7, 28) | 9 | L | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Complete Games | Throws |
| Ricky Nolasco (7, 29) | 9 | R | |
| 52. | Joe Blanton (9, 31) | 8 | R |
| Matt Garza (7, 28) | 8 | R | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez (7, 28) | 8 | R | |
| Clayton Kershaw (5, 24) | 8 | L | |
| Tim Lincecum (6, 28) | 8 | R | |
| Kyle Lohse (12, 33) | 8 | R | |
| Jason Marquis (13, 33) | 8 | R | |
| Ricky Romero (4, 27) | 8 | L | |
| 60. | Roberto Hernandez (7, 31) | 7 | R |
| Doug Davis (13, 36) | 7 | L | |
| Matt Harrison (5, 26) | 7 | L | |
| Anibal Sanchez (7, 28) | 7 | R | |
| Joe Saunders (8, 31) | 7 | L | |
| Jason Vargas (7, 29) | 7 | L | |
| 66. | Dave Bush (8, 32) | 6 | R |
| Daniel Cabrera (6, 31) | 6 | R | |
| Johnny Cueto (5, 26) | 6 | R | |
| Zach Duke (8, 29) | 6 | L | |
| Paul Maholm (8, 30) | 6 | L | |
| Brandon McCarthy (7, 28) | 6 | R | |
| C.J. Wilson (8, 31) | 6 | L | |
| Jamey Wright (17, 37) | 6 | R | |
| 74. | Nick Blackburn (6, 30) | 5 | R |
| Clay Buchholz (6, 27) | 5 | R | |
| Jose Contreras (10, 40) | 5 | R | |
| Doug Fister (4, 28) | 5 | R | |
| Gavin Floyd (9, 29) | 5 | R | |
| Luke Hochevar (6, 28) | 5 | R | |
| Derek Holland (4, 25) | 5 | L | |
| Edwin Jackson (10, 28) | 5 | R | |
| Hiroki Kuroda (5, 37) | 5 | R | |
| Colby Lewis (8, 32) | 5 | R | |
| Ted Lilly (14, 36) | 5 | L | |
| Rodrigo Lopez (11, 36) | 5 | R | |
| Mark Prior (5, 31) | 5 | R | |
| 87. | Scott Baker (7, 30) | 4 | R |
| Brad Bergesen (4, 26) | 4 | R | |
| Chad Billingsley (7, 27) | 4 | R | |
| Chris Capuano (8, 33) | 4 | L | |
| Bruce Chen (14, 35) | 4 | L | |
| John Danks (6, 27) | 4 | L | |
| Scott Elarton (10, 36) | 4 | R | |
| Yovani Gallardo (6, 26) | 4 | R | |
| Jeremy Guthrie (9, 33) | 4 | R | |
| J.A. Happ (6, 29) | 4 | L | |
| Josh Johnson (8, 28) | 4 | R | |
| Justin Masterson (5, 27) | 4 | R | |
| Brandon Morrow (6, 27) | 4 | R | |
| Jeff Niemann (5, 29) | 4 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Complete Games | Throws |
| Vicente Padilla (14, 34) | 4 | R | |
| Mike Pelfrey (7, 28) | 4 | R | |
| Brad Penny (13, 34) | 4 | R | |
| David Price (5, 26) | 4 | L | |
| Nate Robertson (9, 34) | 4 | L | |
| Chien-Ming Wang (7, 32) | 4 | R |
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