Complete Games : 1996 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)
 

1996 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Curt Schilling 8 Philadelphia Phillies 1
John Smoltz 6 Atlanta Braves 2
Kevin Brown 5 Florida Marlins 3
Jeff Fassero 5 Montreal Expos  
Greg Maddux 5 Atlanta Braves  
Todd Stottlemyre 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mark Gardner 4 San Francisco Giants 7
Darryl Kile 4 Houston Astros  
Pedro Martinez 4 Montreal Expos  
Jaime Navarro 4 Chicago Cubs  
Shane Reynolds 4 Houston Astros  
Alan Benes 3 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Andy Benes 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joey Hamilton 3 San Diego Padres  
Bobby Jones 3 New York Mets  
Terry Mulholland 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Hideo Nomo 3 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Mark Thompson 3 Colorado Rockies  
Steve Trachsel 3 Chicago Cubs  
Mark Clark 2 New York Mets 20
Osvaldo Fernandez 2 San Francisco Giants  
Mike Hampton 2 Houston Astros  
Pete Harnisch 2 New York Mets  
Jason Isringhausen 2 New York Mets  
Kevin Jarvis 2 Cincinnati Reds  



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.

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 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?