Saves : 2005 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

2005 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Chad Cordero 47 Washington Nationals 1
Trevor Hoffman 43 San Diego Padres 2
Brad Lidge 42 Houston Astros 3
Todd Jones 40 Florida Marlins 4
Jason Isringhausen 39 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Derrick Turnbow 39 Milwaukee Brewers  
Billy Wagner 38 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Ryan Dempster 33 Chicago Cubs 8
Brian Fuentes 31 Colorado Rockies 9
Braden Looper 28 New York Mets 10
Jose Mesa 27 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Tyler Walker 23 San Francisco Giants 12
Yhency Brazoban 21 Los Angeles Dodgers 13
Armando Benitez 19 San Francisco Giants 14
Chris Reitsma 15 Atlanta Braves 15
Jose Valverde 15 Arizona Diamondbacks  
David Weathers 15 Cincinnati Reds  
Brandon Lyon 14 Arizona Diamondbacks 18
Brian Bruney 12 Arizona Diamondbacks 19
Dan Kolb 11 Atlanta Braves 20
Kyle Farnsworth 10 Atlanta Braves 21
Danny Graves 10 Cincinnati Reds  
New York Mets  
Eric Gagne 8 Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Duaner Sanchez 8 Los Angeles Dodgers  
LaTroy Hawkins 6 Chicago Cubs 25
San Francisco Giants  



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

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).

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.