Wins : 1970 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
 

1970 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bob Gibson 23 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Gaylord Perry 23 San Francisco Giants  
Fergie Jenkins 22 Chicago Cubs 3
Jim Merritt 20 Cincinnati Reds 4
Bill Hands 18 Chicago Cubs 5
Carl Morton 18 Montreal Expos  
Gary Nolan 18 Cincinnati Reds  
Tom Seaver 18 New York Mets  
Ken Holtzman 17 Chicago Cubs 9
Larry Dierker 16 Houston Astros 10
Pat Jarvis 16 Atlanta Braves  
Claude Osteen 16 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Don Sutton 15 Los Angeles Dodgers 13
Luke Walker 15 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Pat Dobson 14 San Diego Padres 15
Jim McGlothlin 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Wayne Simpson 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Jack Billingham 13 Houston Astros 18
Dock Ellis 13 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jim Nash 13 Atlanta Braves  
Steve Renko 13 Montreal Expos  
Rick Wise 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jerry Koosman 12 New York Mets 23
Juan Marichal 12 San Francisco Giants  
Phil Niekro 12 Atlanta Braves  



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.