Wins : 2008 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:

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2008 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Brandon Webb 22 Arizona Diamondbacks 1
Tim Lincecum 18 San Francisco Giants 2
Ryan Dempster 17 Chicago Cubs 3
Ted Lilly 17 Chicago Cubs  
Roy Oswalt 17 Houston Astros  
Edinson Volquez 17 Cincinnati Reds  
Chad Billingsley 16 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Aaron Cook 16 Colorado Rockies  
Dan Haren 16 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Jamie Moyer 16 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johan Santana 16 New York Mets  
Bronson Arroyo 15 Cincinnati Reds 12
Kyle Lohse 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ricky Nolasco 15 Florida Marlins  
Cole Hamels 14 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Derek Lowe 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Carlos Zambrano 14 Chicago Cubs  
Jair Jurrjens 13 Atlanta Braves 18
Mike Pelfrey 13 New York Mets  
Ben Sheets 13 Milwaukee Brewers  
Todd Wellemeyer 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ubaldo Jimenez 12 Colorado Rockies 22
Braden Looper 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Randy Wolf 12 San Diego Padres  
Houston Astros  
Tim Hudson 11 Atlanta Braves 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.