Shutouts : 2006 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
 

2006 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Chris Carpenter 3 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Brandon Webb 3 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Dave Bush 2 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Chris Capuano 2 Milwaukee Brewers  
Aaron Harang 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Jason Jennings 2 Colorado Rockies  
Bronson Arroyo 1 Cincinnati Reds 7
Pedro Astacio 1 Washington Nationals  
Miguel Batista 1 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Taylor Buchholz 1 Houston Astros  
Matt Cain 1 San Francisco Giants  
Doug Davis 1 Milwaukee Brewers  
Zach Duke 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gavin Floyd 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Josh Fogg 1 Colorado Rockies  
Jeff Francis 1 Colorado Rockies  
Clay Hensley 1 San Diego Padres  
Rich Hill 1 Chicago Cubs  
Tim Hudson 1 Atlanta Braves  
Jon Lieber 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Noah Lowry 1 San Francisco Giants  
John Maine 1 New York Mets  
Chan Ho Park 1 San Diego Padres  
Oliver Perez 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
New York Mets  
Andy Pettitte 1 Houston Astros  



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.

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.