Shutouts : 1962 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)
 

1962 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bob Friend 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Bob Gibson 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ernie Broglio 4 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Al Jackson 4 New York Mets  
Joey Jay 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Curt Simmons 4 St. Louis Cardinals  
Juan Marichal 3 San Francisco Giants 7
Jim O'Toole 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Shaw 3 Milwaukee Braves  
Dennis Bennett 2 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Don Drysdale 2 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Turk Farrell 2 Houston Colt .45s  
Jim Golden 2 Houston Colt .45s  
Bob Hendley 2 Milwaukee Braves  
Larry Jackson 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Sandy Koufax 2 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Vern Law 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Art Mahaffey 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Al McBean 2 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Billy O'Dell 2 San Francisco Giants  
Billy Pierce 2 San Francisco Giants  
Bob Purkey 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Jack Sanford 2 San Francisco Giants  
Dean Stone 2 Houston Colt .45s  
Bob Buhl 1 Milwaukee Braves 25
Chicago Cubs  



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

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).