Wins : 2004 American 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

2004 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Curt Schilling 21 Boston Red Sox 1
Johan Santana 20 Minnesota Twins 2
Bartolo Colon 18 Anaheim Angels 3
Kenny Rogers 18 Texas Rangers  
Mark Mulder 17 Oakland Athletics 5
Mark Buehrle 16 Chicago White Sox 6
Pedro Martinez 16 Boston Red Sox  
Ryan Drese 14 Texas Rangers 8
John Lackey 14 Anaheim Angels  
Cliff Lee 14 Cleveland Indians  
Jon Lieber 14 New York Yankees  
Rodrigo Lopez 14 Baltimore Orioles  
Derek Lowe 14 Boston Red Sox  
Carlos Silva 14 Minnesota Twins  
Javier Vazquez 14 New York Yankees  
Jake Westbrook 14 Cleveland Indians  
Jose Contreras 13 New York Yankees 17
Chicago White Sox  
Freddy Garcia 13 Seattle Mariners  
Chicago White Sox  
Daniel Cabrera 12 Baltimore Orioles 19
Jon Garland 12 Chicago White Sox  
Tim Hudson 12 Oakland Athletics  
Ted Lilly 12 Toronto Blue Jays  
Mike Mussina 12 New York Yankees  
Nate Robertson 12 Detroit Tigers  
Tim Wakefield 12 Boston Red Sox  



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.

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?