Winning Percentage : 1914 American 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1914 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Chief Bender .850 (.85000) Philadelphia Athletics 1
Dutch Leonard .792 (.79167) Boston Red Sox 2
Eddie Plank .682 (.68182) Philadelphia Athletics 3
Bob Shawkey .667 (.66667) Philadelphia Athletics 4
Ray Caldwell .654 (.65385) New York Yankees 5
Harry Coveleski .647 (.64706) Detroit Tigers 6
Rube Foster .636 (.63636) Boston Red Sox 7
Vean Gregg .632 (.63158) Cleveland Naps 8
Boston Red Sox  
Weldon Wyckoff .611 (.61111) Philadelphia Athletics 9
Walter Johnson .609 (.60870) Washington Senators 10
Ray Collins .606 (.60606) Boston Red Sox 11
Joe Boehling .600 (.60000) Washington Senators 12
Carl Weilman .581 (.58065) St. Louis Browns 13
Joe Bush .571 (.57143) Philadelphia Athletics 14
Hooks Dauss .545 (.54545) Detroit Tigers 15
Red Faber .526 (.52632) Chicago White Sox 16
George Baumgardner .519 (.51852) St. Louis Browns 17
Bill James .517 (.51724) St. Louis Browns 18
Earl Hamilton .486 (.48571) St. Louis Browns 19
Jean Dubuc .481 (.48148) Detroit Tigers 20
Jim Shaw .469 (.46875) Washington Senators 21
Ray Fisher .455 (.45455) New York Yankees 22
Doc Ayers .444 (.44444) Washington Senators 23
Jim Scott .438 (.43750) Chicago White Sox 24
Joe Benz .424 (.42424) Chicago White Sox 25



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.

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.