Complete Games : 1976 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
 

1976 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Randy Jones 25 San Diego Padres 1
Jerry Koosman 17 New York Mets 2
Jon Matlack 16 New York Mets 3
Don Sutton 15 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
J.R. Richard 14 Houston Astros 5
Steve Carlton 13 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Tom Seaver 13 New York Mets  
Andy Messersmith 12 Atlanta Braves 8
John Candelaria 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
John Montefusco 11 San Francisco Giants  
Jerry Reuss 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ray Burris 10 Chicago Cubs 12
Lynn McGlothen 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Phil Niekro 10 Atlanta Braves  
Rick Rhoden 10 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jim Rooker 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Joaquin Andujar 9 Houston Astros 17
Pete Falcone 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Rick Reuschel 9 Chicago Cubs  
Jim Barr 8 San Francisco Giants 20
John Denny 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ed Halicki 8 San Francisco Giants  
Burt Hooton 8 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jim Lonborg 8 Philadelphia Phillies  
Fred Norman 8 Cincinnati Reds  



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.

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).

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