Complete Games : 1985 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1985 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dwight Gooden 16 New York Mets 1
John Tudor 14 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Fernando Valenzuela 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Joaquin Andujar 10 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Danny Cox 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Orel Hershiser 9 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Rick Reuschel 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mario Soto 9 Cincinnati Reds  
La Marr Hoyt 8 San Diego Padres 9
Bob Welch 8 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Dave Dravecky 7 San Diego Padres 11
Tom Browning 6 Cincinnati Reds 12
John Denny 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dennis Eckersley 6 Chicago Cubs  
Kevin Gross 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Mike Krukow 6 San Francisco Giants  
Ed Lynch 6 New York Mets  
Rick Mahler 6 Atlanta Braves  
Shane Rawley 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Rick Sutcliffe 6 Chicago Cubs  
Andy Hawkins 5 San Diego Padres 21
Jerry Reuss 5 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Eric Show 5 San Diego Padres  
Jay Tibbs 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Ron Darling 4 New York Mets 25



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?

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

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.