Winning Percentage : 1998 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)
 

1998 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

David Wells .818 (.81818) New York Yankees 1
Roger Clemens .769 (.76923) Toronto Blue Jays 2
David Cone .741 (.74074) New York Yankees 3
Rick Helling .741 (.74074) Texas Rangers  
Pedro Martinez .731 (.73077) Boston Red Sox 5
Tim Wakefield .680 (.68000) Boston Red Sox 6
Kenny Rogers .667 (.66667) Oakland Athletics 7
Bret Saberhagen .652 (.65217) Boston Red Sox 8
Aaron Sele .633 (.63333) Texas Rangers 9
Chris Carpenter .632 (.63158) Toronto Blue Jays 10
Jamie Moyer .625 (.62500) Seattle Mariners 11
Bartolo Colon .609 (.60870) Cleveland Indians 12
Dave Burba .600 (.60000) Cleveland Indians 13
Charles Nagy .600 (.60000) Cleveland Indians  
Andy Pettitte .593 (.59259) New York Yankees 15
Hideki Irabu .591 (.59091) New York Yankees 16
Mike Mussina .565 (.56522) Baltimore Orioles 17
Scott Erickson .552 (.55172) Baltimore Orioles 18
Chuck Finley .550 (.55000) Anaheim Angels 19
Jimmy Haynes .550 (.55000) Oakland Athletics  
Jaret Wright .545 (.54545) Cleveland Indians 21
Rolando Arrojo .538 (.53846) Tampa Bay Devil Rays 22
Woody Williams .526 (.52632) Toronto Blue Jays 23
Pat Hentgen .522 (.52174) Toronto Blue Jays 24
Jeff Fassero .520 (.52000) Seattle Mariners 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?

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).