Wins : 2008 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:

"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
 

2008 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Cliff Lee 22 Cleveland Indians 1
Roy Halladay 20 Toronto Blue Jays 2
Mike Mussina 20 New York Yankees  
A.J. Burnett 18 Toronto Blue Jays 4
Daisuke Matsuzaka 18 Boston Red Sox  
Gavin Floyd 17 Chicago White Sox 6
Joe Saunders 17 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim  
Jon Lester 16 Boston Red Sox 8
Ervin Santana 16 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim  
Mark Buehrle 15 Chicago White Sox 10
Jon Garland 14 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 11
Edwin Jackson 14 Tampa Bay Rays  
Gil Meche 14 Kansas City Royals  
Vicente Padilla 14 Texas Rangers  
Andy Pettitte 14 New York Yankees  
James Shields 14 Tampa Bay Rays  
Armando Galarraga 13 Detroit Tigers 17
Zack Greinke 13 Kansas City Royals  
Jesse Litsch 13 Toronto Blue Jays  
Andy Sonnanstine 13 Tampa Bay Rays  
Josh Beckett 12 Boston Red Sox 21
Scott Kazmir 12 Tampa Bay Rays  
John Lackey 12 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim  
Glen Perkins 12 Minnesota Twins  
Kevin Slowey 12 Minnesota Twins  



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).

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.