Winning Percentage : 2002 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)
 

2002 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Pedro Martinez .833 (.83333) Boston Red Sox 1
Barry Zito .821 (.82143) Oakland Athletics 2
Jarrod Washburn .750 (.75000) Anaheim Angels 3
Roy Halladay .731 (.73077) Toronto Blue Jays 4
Mark Mulder .731 (.73077) Oakland Athletics  
David Wells .731 (.73077) New York Yankees  
Derek Lowe .724 (.72414) Boston Red Sox 7
Tim Wakefield .688 (.68750) Boston Red Sox 8
Roger Clemens .684 (.68421) New York Yankees 9
Rick Reed .682 (.68182) Minnesota Twins 10
Joel Pineiro .667 (.66667) Seattle Mariners 11
Mike Mussina .643 (.64286) New York Yankees 12
Tim Hudson .625 (.62500) Oakland Athletics 13
Rodrigo Lopez .625 (.62500) Baltimore Orioles  
Ramon Ortiz .625 (.62500) Anaheim Angels  
John Burkett .619 (.61905) Boston Red Sox 16
Kyle Lohse .619 (.61905) Minnesota Twins  
Jamie Moyer .619 (.61905) Seattle Mariners  
Kenny Rogers .619 (.61905) Texas Rangers  
Freddy Garcia .615 (.61538) Seattle Mariners 20
Mark Buehrle .613 (.61290) Chicago White Sox 21
Paul Byrd .607 (.60714) Kansas City Royals 22
Eric Milton .591 (.59091) Minnesota Twins 23
C.C. Sabathia .542 (.54167) Cleveland Indians 24
Kevin Appier .538 (.53846) Anaheim Angels 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?

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.

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.