Wins : 1997 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)
 

1997 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Denny Neagle 20 Atlanta Braves 1
Shawn Estes 19 San Francisco Giants 2
Darryl Kile 19 Houston Astros  
Greg Maddux 19 Atlanta Braves  
Alex Fernandez 17 Florida Marlins 5
Pedro Martinez 17 Montreal Expos  
Curt Schilling 17 Philadelphia Phillies  
Kevin Brown 16 Florida Marlins 8
Mike Hampton 15 Houston Astros 9
Bobby Jones 15 New York Mets  
John Smoltz 15 Atlanta Braves  
Mark Clark 14 New York Mets 12
Chicago Cubs  
Tom Glavine 14 Atlanta Braves  
Hideo Nomo 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Chan Ho Park 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Rick Reed 13 New York Mets 16
Kirk Rueter 13 San Francisco Giants  
Pedro Astacio 12 Los Angeles Dodgers 18
Colorado Rockies  
Frank Castillo 12 Chicago Cubs  
Colorado Rockies  
Mark Gardner 12 San Francisco Giants  
Joey Hamilton 12 San Diego Padres  
Matt Morris 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Carlos Perez 12 Montreal Expos  
Todd Stottlemyre 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dave Burba 11 Cincinnati Reds 25



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.

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).

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.