How Sam Crawford's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players

Sam Crawford totaled 73 career Complete Games, well above the starting pitcher average of 27.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Complete Games season came in 1921, posting 15. The lowest point came in 1914 at 0. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 5 in 1925 to 0 in 1928 and 1 in 1931, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 15 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Sam Crawford Lifetime Complete Games

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Sam Crawford
Complete Games
Career73
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162 Game Avg.73.91
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Sam Crawford Complete Games Per Season

Sam Crawford's Complete Games for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sam Crawford Complete Games per season line chart

Sam Crawford Complete Games by Team

Sam Crawford's career Complete Games totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Crawford career Complete Games by team bar chart

Sam Crawford Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression

A running total of Sam Crawford's career Complete Games, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Sam Crawford Complete Games year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam Crawford Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam Crawford's seasonal Complete Games alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Sam Crawford Complete Games distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam Crawford Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam Crawford's MLB career with Complete Games alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Sam Crawford Complete Games season-by-season breakdown table