Games : 1994 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1994 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Steve Reed 61 Colorado Rockies 1
Jose Bautista 58 Chicago Cubs 2
Mel Rojas 58 Montreal Expos  
Dave Burba 57 San Francisco Giants 4
Mike Munoz 57 Colorado Rockies  
Rich Rodriguez 56 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Bruce Ruffin 56 Colorado Rockies  
Dan Plesac 54 Chicago Cubs 8
John Habyan 52 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Chuck McElroy 52 Cincinnati Reds  
Heathcliff Slocumb 52 Philadelphia Phillies  
John Wetteland 52 Montreal Expos  
Greg McMichael 51 Atlanta Braves 13
Johnny Ruffin 51 Cincinnati Reds  
Mark Wohlers 51 Atlanta Braves  
Jeff Brantley 50 Cincinnati Reds 16
Rob Murphy 50 St. Louis Cardinals  
Chuck Crim 49 Chicago Cubs 18
Mike Stanton 49 Atlanta Braves  
Rod Beck 48 San Francisco Giants 20
Todd Jones 48 Houston Astros  
Pedro Martinez 48 San Diego Padres  
Willie Blair 47 Colorado Rockies 23
John Franco 47 New York Mets  
Trevor Hoffman 47 San Diego Padres  



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.

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).

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.