Wins : 1979 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1979 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Joe Niekro 21 Houston Astros 1
Phil Niekro 21 Atlanta Braves  
Steve Carlton 18 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Rick Reuschel 18 Chicago Cubs  
J.R. Richard 18 Houston Astros  
Rick Sutcliffe 17 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Bill Lee 16 Montreal Expos 7
Tom Seaver 16 Cincinnati Reds  
Silvio Martinez 15 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Pete Vuckovich 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Vida Blue 14 San Francisco Giants 11
John Candelaria 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Nino Espinosa 14 Philadelphia Phillies  
Mike LaCoss 14 Cincinnati Reds  
Craig Swan 14 New York Mets  
Bruce Kison 13 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Lynn McGlothen 13 Chicago Cubs  
Ron Reed 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Steve Rogers 13 Montreal Expos  
Joaquin Andujar 12 Houston Astros 20
Jim Bibby 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bert Blyleven 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gaylord Perry 12 San Diego Padres  
Don Sutton 12 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Doug Bair 11 Cincinnati Reds 25



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.