Sure, used to happen all the time, when starters usually completed their games. Now it's far less common. Though a losing pitcher when his team is on the road has the advantage of only having to pitch 8 innings to get a complete game when his team is loses without having to play the bottom of the ninth.
A pitcher can pitch a no-hitter, meaning the opposing team has no hits in the entire game while the pitcher throws a complete game, and still lose by way of walks, errors, and other means of unearned runs.
They have to pitch the complete game...
In baseball, a pitcher must complete at least 6 innings in a game to achieve a quality start.
Five innings is the minimum for a complete game, so the answer is yes.
Complete Game. When a pitcher starts and finishes the same game.
His team has to record 27 outs while he was the pitcher of record.
Ryan Dempter
27 pitches. If a pitcher can get every batter out with one pitch then the total amount of pitches for the game for that pitcher will be 27.
What do you mean by does it count? If it is a run rule complete game and the pitcher struck out 15 batters then yes it is a complete perfect game. If the pitcher simple didn't allow a base hit in same situation then it's not a perfect game it would be a no hitter.
Shutout
Claude (Lefty) Williams of the White Sox.
Yes, if you can't complete a level or lose the game, they can.