Shutouts : 2008 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)
 

2008 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

C.C. Sabathia 3 Milwaukee Brewers 1
Ben Sheets 3 Milwaukee Brewers  
Cole Hamels 2 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Hiroki Kuroda 2 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Roy Oswalt 2 Houston Astros  
Johan Santana 2 New York Mets  
Chad Billingsley 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Matt Cain 1 San Francisco Giants  
Aaron Cook 1 Colorado Rockies  
Zach Duke 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Aaron Harang 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Dan Haren 1 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Tim Hudson 1 Atlanta Braves  
Jeff Karstens 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tim Lincecum 1 San Francisco Giants  
Braden Looper 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Brett Myers 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ricky Nolasco 1 Florida Marlins  
Eric Stults 1 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Brandon Webb 1 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Randy Wolf 1 San Diego Padres  
Houston Astros  
Carlos Zambrano 1 Chicago Cubs  



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?

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.

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).