Winning Percentage : 2004 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

2004 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Curt Schilling .778 (.77778) Boston Red Sox 1
Johan Santana .769 (.76923) Minnesota Twins 2
Mark Mulder .680 (.68000) Oakland Athletics 3
Tim Hudson .667 (.66667) Oakland Athletics 4
Kenny Rogers .667 (.66667) Texas Rangers  
Pedro Martinez .640 (.64000) Boston Red Sox 6
Cliff Lee .636 (.63636) Cleveland Indians 7
Jon Lieber .636 (.63636) New York Yankees  
Carlos Silva .636 (.63636) Minnesota Twins  
Mark Buehrle .615 (.61538) Chicago White Sox 10
Rich Harden .611 (.61111) Oakland Athletics 11
Rodrigo Lopez .609 (.60870) Baltimore Orioles 12
Jake Westbrook .609 (.60870) Cleveland Indians  
Bartolo Colon .600 (.60000) Anaheim Angels 14
Jose Contreras .591 (.59091) New York Yankees 15
Chicago White Sox  
Esteban Loaiza .588 (.58824) Chicago White Sox 16
New York Yankees  
Ryan Drese .583 (.58333) Texas Rangers 17
Javier Vazquez .583 (.58333) New York Yankees  
Brad Radke .579 (.57895) Minnesota Twins 19
Mike Mussina .571 (.57143) New York Yankees 20
Ted Lilly .545 (.54545) Toronto Blue Jays 21
Nate Robertson .545 (.54545) Detroit Tigers  
Tim Wakefield .545 (.54545) Boston Red Sox  
Freddy Garcia .542 (.54167) Seattle Mariners 24
Chicago White Sox  
Derek Lowe .538 (.53846) Boston Red Sox 25



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).

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.