Wins : 1976 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1976 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Randy Jones 22 San Diego Padres 1
Jerry Koosman 21 New York Mets 2
Don Sutton 21 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Steve Carlton 20 Philadelphia Phillies 4
J.R. Richard 20 Houston Astros  
Jim Lonborg 18 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Jon Matlack 17 New York Mets 7
Phil Niekro 17 Atlanta Braves  
John Candelaria 16 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
John Montefusco 16 San Francisco Giants  
Doug Rau 16 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jim Barr 15 San Francisco Giants 12
Ray Burris 15 Chicago Cubs  
Gary Nolan 15 Cincinnati Reds  
Jim Rooker 15 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bruce Kison 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Rick Reuschel 14 Chicago Cubs  
Jerry Reuss 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dick Ruthven 14 Atlanta Braves  
Tom Seaver 14 New York Mets  
Pat Zachry 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Larry Christenson 13 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Larry Dierker 13 Houston Astros  
Woodie Fryman 13 Montreal Expos  
Lynn McGlothen 13 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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.