Winning Percentage : 1977 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1977 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Paul Splittorff .727 (.72727) Kansas City Royals 1
Ron Guidry .696 (.69565) New York Yankees 2
Dave Rozema .682 (.68182) Detroit Tigers 3
Francisco Barrios .667 (.66667) Chicago White Sox 4
Dennis Martinez .667 (.66667) Baltimore Orioles  
Doc Medich .667 (.66667) Oakland Athletics  
Seattle Mariners  
Dave Goltz .645 (.64516) Minnesota Twins 7
Jim Palmer .645 (.64516) Baltimore Orioles  
Dennis Leonard .625 (.62500) Kansas City Royals 9
Frank Tanana .625 (.62500) California Angels  
Doyle Alexander .607 (.60714) Texas Rangers 11
Mike Flanagan .600 (.60000) Baltimore Orioles 12
Luis Tiant .600 (.60000) Boston Red Sox  
Ed Figueroa .593 (.59259) New York Yankees 14
Ross Grimsley .583 (.58333) Baltimore Orioles 15
Reggie Cleveland .579 (.57895) Boston Red Sox 16
Ken Kravec .579 (.57895) Chicago White Sox  
Mike Torrez .567 (.56667) Oakland Athletics 18
New York Yankees  
Jim Colborn .563 (.56250) Kansas City Royals 19
Rudy May .563 (.56250) Baltimore Orioles  
Gaylord Perry .556 (.55556) Texas Rangers 21
Steve Stone .556 (.55556) Chicago White Sox  
Nolan Ryan .543 (.54286) California Angels 23
Bert Blyleven .538 (.53846) Texas Rangers 24
Dennis Eckersley .519 (.51852) Cleveland Indians 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.

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?