Complete Games : 1916 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1916 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Walter Johnson 36 Washington Senators 1
Elmer Myers 31 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Joe Bush 25 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Babe Ruth 23 Boston Red Sox 4
Harry Coveleski 22 Detroit Tigers 5
Bob Shawkey 21 New York Yankees 6
Carl Weilman 19 St. Louis Browns 7
Hooks Dauss 18 Detroit Tigers 8
Dutch Leonard 17 Boston Red Sox 9
Eddie Plank 17 St. Louis Browns  
Reb Russell 16 Chicago White Sox 11
Red Faber 15 Chicago White Sox 12
Jim Bagby 14 Cleveland Indians 13
Ray Caldwell 14 New York Yankees  
Carl Mays 14 Boston Red Sox  
Dave Davenport 13 St. Louis Browns 16
Bert Gallia 13 Washington Senators  
Harry Harper 13 Washington Senators  
Eddie Cicotte 11 Chicago White Sox 19
Stan Coveleski 11 Cleveland Indians  
Jack Nabors 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Joe Boehling 10 Washington Senators 22
Cleveland Indians  
Ernie Koob 10 St. Louis Browns  
George Mogridge 10 New York Yankees  
Ernie Shore 10 Boston Red Sox  



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.