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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Complete Games | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Roy Halladay (14, 34) | 66 | R |
| 2. | Livan Hernandez (16, 36) | 50 | R |
| 3. | Chris Carpenter (14, 36) | 33 | R |
| CC Sabathia (11, 30) | 33 | L | |
| Tim Wakefield (19, 44) | 33 | R | |
| 6. | Bartolo Colon (14, 38) | 32 | R |
| 7. | Javier Vazquez (14, 34) | 28 | R |
| 8. | Mark Buehrle (12, 32) | 27 | L |
| 9. | Cliff Lee (10, 32) | 26 | L |
| 10. | Tim Hudson (13, 35) | 24 | R |
| 11. | A.J. Burnett (13, 34) | 21 | R |
| Kevin Millwood (15, 36) | 21 | R | |
| 13. | Roy Oswalt (11, 33) | 20 | R |
| 14. | Felix Hernandez (7, 25) | 18 | R |
| 15. | Carl Pavano (13, 35) | 17 | R |
| 16. | James Shields (6, 29) | 16 | R |
| Jeff Suppan (16, 36) | 16 | R | |
| 18. | Dan Haren (9, 30) | 15 | R |
| Joel Pineiro (12, 32) | 15 | R | |
| Brandon Webb (7, 32) | 15 | R | |
| Dontrelle Willis (9, 29) | 15 | L | |
| 22. | John Lackey (10, 32) | 14 | R |
| Justin Verlander (7, 28) | 14 | R | |
| 24. | Matt Cain (7, 26) | 13 | R |
| Aaron Harang (10, 33) | 13 | R | |
| Ervin Santana (7, 28) | 13 | R | |
| Johan Santana (11, 32) | 13 | L | |
| Brett Tomko (14, 38) | 13 | R | |
| Jake Westbrook (11, 33) | 13 | R | |
| Randy Wolf (13, 34) | 13 | L | |
| 31. | Bronson Arroyo (12, 34) | 12 | R |
| Freddy Garcia (13, 34) | 12 | R | |
| Zack Greinke (8, 27) | 12 | R | |
| Brett Myers (10, 30) | 12 | R | |
| 35. | Miguel Batista (17, 40) | 11 | R |
| Aaron Cook (10, 32) | 11 | R | |
| Ryan Dempster (14, 34) | 11 | R | |
| Jon Garland (12, 31) | 11 | R | |
| Darren Oliver (18, 40) | 11 | L | |
| Kerry Wood (13, 34) | 11 | R | |
| Barry Zito (12, 33) | 11 | L | |
| 42. | Josh Beckett (11, 31) | 10 | R |
| Cole Hamels (6, 27) | 10 | L | |
| Ramon Ortiz (11, 38) | 10 | R | |
| 45. | Derek Lowe (15, 38) | 9 | R |
| Jake Peavy (10, 30) | 9 | R | |
| Carlos Zambrano (11, 30) | 9 | R | |
| 48. | Matt Garza (6, 27) | 8 | R |
| Ubaldo Jimenez (6, 27) | 8 | R | |
| Tim Lincecum (5, 27) | 8 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Complete Games | Throws |
| Kyle Lohse (11, 32) | 8 | R | |
| Jered Weaver (6, 28) | 8 | R | |
| 53. | Fausto Carmona (6, 27) | 7 | R |
| Francisco Cordova (5, 39) | 7 | R | |
| Doug Davis (13, 35) | 7 | L | |
| Brian Lawrence (6, 35) | 7 | R | |
| Jason Marquis (12, 32) | 7 | R | |
| Ricky Romero (3, 26) | 7 | L | |
| 59. | Joe Blanton (8, 30) | 6 | R |
| Dave Bush (8, 31) | 6 | R | |
| Zach Duke (7, 28) | 6 | L | |
| Ryan Franklin (12, 38) | 6 | R | |
| Clayton Kershaw (4, 23) | 6 | L | |
| Jon Lester (6, 27) | 6 | L | |
| Brandon McCarthy (6, 27) | 6 | R | |
| Ricky Nolasco (6, 28) | 6 | R | |
| Anibal Sanchez (6, 27) | 6 | R | |
| Joe Saunders (7, 30) | 6 | L | |
| Carlos Silva (9, 32) | 6 | R | |
| C.J. Wilson (7, 30) | 6 | L | |
| Jamey Wright (16, 36) | 6 | R | |
| 72. | Nick Blackburn (5, 29) | 5 | R |
| Dallas Braden (5, 27) | 5 | L | |
| Jose Contreras (9, 39) | 5 | R | |
| Gavin Floyd (8, 28) | 5 | R | |
| Mark Hendrickson (10, 37) | 5 | L | |
| Derek Holland (3, 24) | 5 | L | |
| Ted Lilly (13, 35) | 5 | L | |
| Rodrigo Lopez (10, 35) | 5 | R | |
| Paul Maholm (7, 29) | 5 | L | |
| Jose Mercedes (8, 40) | 5 | R | |
| Mark Prior (5, 30) | 5 | R | |
| Arthur Rhodes (20, 41) | 5 | L | |
| Jason Vargas (6, 28) | 5 | L | |
| 85. | Scott Baker (7, 29) | 4 | R |
| Brad Bergesen (3, 25) | 4 | R | |
| Chad Billingsley (6, 26) | 4 | R | |
| Chris Capuano (7, 32) | 4 | L | |
| Bruce Chen (13, 34) | 4 | L | |
| Johnny Cueto (4, 25) | 4 | R | |
| John Danks (5, 26) | 4 | L | |
| R.A. Dickey (9, 36) | 4 | R | |
| Ryan Drese (6, 35) | 4 | R | |
| Yovani Gallardo (5, 25) | 4 | R | |
| Jeremy Guthrie (8, 32) | 4 | R | |
| J.A. Happ (5, 28) | 4 | L | |
| Edwin Jackson (9, 27) | 4 | R | |
| Josh Johnson (7, 27) | 4 | R | |
| Jeff Niemann (4, 28) | 4 | R | |
| Vicente Padilla (13, 33) | 4 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Complete Games | Throws |
| Mike Pelfrey (6, 27) | 4 | R | |
| Brad Penny (12, 33) | 4 | R | |
| Nate Robertson (9, 33) | 4 | L | |
| Josh Towers (8, 34) | 4 | R | |
| Chien-Ming Wang (6, 31) | 4 | R |
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