Complete Games : 1971 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
 

1971 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Fergie Jenkins 30 Chicago Cubs 1
Tom Seaver 21 New York Mets 2
Bob Gibson 20 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Bill Stoneman 20 Montreal Expos  
Steve Carlton 18 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Juan Marichal 18 San Francisco Giants  
Phil Niekro 18 Atlanta Braves  
Don Wilson 18 Houston Astros  
Rick Wise 17 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bill Hands 14 Chicago Cubs 10
Milt Pappas 14 Chicago Cubs  
Gaylord Perry 14 San Francisco Giants  
Dave Roberts 14 San Diego Padres  
Clay Kirby 13 San Diego Padres 14
Steve Blass 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Al Downing 12 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Don Sutton 12 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Dock Ellis 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Claude Osteen 11 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Steve Arlin 10 San Diego Padres 20
Reggie Cleveland 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ken Holtzman 9 Chicago Cubs 22
Carl Morton 9 Montreal Expos  
Gary Nolan 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Steve Renko 9 Montreal Expos  



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?

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.

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