Complete Games : 1962 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1962 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Warren Spahn 22 Milwaukee Braves 1
Art Mahaffey 20 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Billy O'Dell 20 San Francisco Giants  
Don Drysdale 19 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Juan Marichal 18 San Francisco Giants 5
Bob Purkey 18 Cincinnati Reds  
Joey Jay 16 Cincinnati Reds 7
Bob Gibson 15 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Roger Craig 13 New York Mets 9
Bob Friend 13 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jay Hook 13 New York Mets  
Jack Sanford 13 San Francisco Giants  
Al Jackson 12 New York Mets 13
Bob Shaw 12 Milwaukee Braves  
Ernie Broglio 11 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Turk Farrell 11 Houston Colt .45s  
Larry Jackson 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Sandy Koufax 11 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jim O'Toole 11 Cincinnati Reds  
Curt Simmons 9 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Bob Buhl 8 Milwaukee Braves 21
Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Podres 8 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Dennis Bennett 7 Philadelphia Phillies 23
Bob Hendley 7 Milwaukee Braves  
Vern Law 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

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.