Wins : 1977 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1977 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Steve Carlton 23 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Tom Seaver 21 New York Mets 2
Cincinnati Reds  
John Candelaria 20 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Bob Forsch 20 St. Louis Cardinals  
Tommy John 20 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Rick Reuschel 20 Chicago Cubs  
Larry Christenson 19 Philadelphia Phillies 7
J.R. Richard 18 Houston Astros 8
Steve Rogers 17 Montreal Expos 9
Ed Halicki 16 San Francisco Giants 10
Phil Niekro 16 Atlanta Braves  
Rick Rhoden 16 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Ray Burris 14 Chicago Cubs 13
Fred Norman 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Doug Rau 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jim Rooker 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Don Sutton 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Joe Niekro 13 Houston Astros 18
Jim Barr 12 San Francisco Giants 19
Burt Hooton 12 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bob Shirley 12 San Diego Padres  
Joaquin Andujar 11 Houston Astros 22
Goose Gossage 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bob Knepper 11 San Francisco Giants  
Jim Lonborg 11 Philadelphia Phillies  



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?

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).