Wins : 1973 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1973 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ron Bryant 24 San Francisco Giants 1
Jack Billingham 19 Cincinnati Reds 2
Tom Seaver 19 New York Mets  
Don Gullett 18 Cincinnati Reds 4
Don Sutton 18 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Dave Roberts 17 Houston Astros 6
Tommy John 16 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Claude Osteen 16 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jerry Reuss 16 Houston Astros  
Rick Wise 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Carl Morton 15 Atlanta Braves 11
Steve Renko 15 Montreal Expos  
Nelson Briles 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Reggie Cleveland 14 St. Louis Cardinals  
Burt Hooton 14 Chicago Cubs  
Fergie Jenkins 14 Chicago Cubs  
Jerry Koosman 14 New York Mets  
Mike Marshall 14 Montreal Expos  
Jon Matlack 14 New York Mets  
Andy Messersmith 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Rick Reuschel 14 Chicago Cubs  
Tom Bradley 13 San Francisco Giants 22
Ken Brett 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Steve Carlton 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Alan Foster 13 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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.