Complete Games : 1890 National 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)
 

1890 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Hutchinson 65 Chicago Colts 1
Amos Rusie 56 New York Giants 2
Kid Gleason 54 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Ed Beatin 53 Cleveland Spiders 4
Kid Nichols 47 Boston Beaneaters 5
Billy Rhines 45 Cincinnati Reds 6
John Clarkson 43 Boston Beaneaters 7
Tom Vickery 41 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Charlie Getzien 39 Boston Beaneaters 9
Tom Lovett 39 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Adonis Terry 38 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 11
Mickey Welch 33 New York Giants 12
Bob Caruthers 30 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 13
Jesse Duryea 29 Cincinnati Reds 14
Pat Luby 26 Chicago Colts 15
Phenomenal Smith 24 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Tony Mullane 21 Cincinnati Reds 17
Frank Foreman 20 Cincinnati Reds 18
Lee Viau 20 Cincinnati Reds  
Cleveland Spiders  
Kirtley Baker 19 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 20
Jack Wadsworth 19 Cleveland Spiders  
Jack Sharrott 18 New York Giants 22
Cy Young 16 Cleveland Spiders 23
Dave Anderson 14 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Ed Stein 14 Chicago Colts  



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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).

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.