Complete Games : 1998 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1998 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Scott Erickson 11 Baltimore Orioles 1
David Wells 8 New York Yankees 2
Jeff Fassero 7 Seattle Mariners 3
Kenny Rogers 7 Oakland Athletics  
Bartolo Colon 6 Cleveland Indians 5
Randy Johnson 6 Seattle Mariners  
Roger Clemens 5 Toronto Blue Jays 7
Andy Pettitte 5 New York Yankees  
Brad Radke 5 Minnesota Twins  
Mike Sirotka 5 Chicago White Sox  
Justin Thompson 5 Detroit Tigers  
Rick Helling 4 Texas Rangers 12
Brian Moehler 4 Detroit Tigers  
Jamie Moyer 4 Seattle Mariners  
Mike Mussina 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Tom Candiotti 3 Oakland Athletics 16
David Cone 3 New York Yankees  
Orlando Hernandez 3 New York Yankees  
Pedro Martinez 3 Boston Red Sox  
Aaron Sele 3 Texas Rangers  
Rolando Arrojo 2 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 21
Tim Belcher 2 Kansas City Royals  
Juan Guzman 2 Toronto Blue Jays  
Baltimore Orioles  
Hideki Irabu 2 New York Yankees  
Charles Nagy 2 Cleveland Indians  



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.

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).