Wins : 2005 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

2005 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dontrelle Willis 22 Florida Marlins 1
Chris Carpenter 21 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Roy Oswalt 20 Houston Astros 3
Chris Capuano 18 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Jon Lieber 17 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Andy Pettitte 17 Houston Astros  
Mark Mulder 16 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Jeff Suppan 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Josh Beckett 15 Florida Marlins 9
Livan Hernandez 15 Washington Nationals  
Pedro Martinez 15 New York Mets  
Jeff Francis 14 Colorado Rockies 12
Tim Hudson 14 Atlanta Braves  
Matt Morris 14 St. Louis Cardinals  
John Smoltz 14 Atlanta Braves  
Jeff Weaver 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Brandon Webb 14 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Carlos Zambrano 14 Chicago Cubs  
Roger Clemens 13 Houston Astros 19
Tom Glavine 13 New York Mets  
Cory Lidle 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Noah Lowry 13 San Francisco Giants  
Greg Maddux 13 Chicago Cubs  
Jason Marquis 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Brett Myers 13 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?

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.