Winning Percentage : 1886 National 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1886 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jocko Flynn .793 (.79310) Chicago White Stockings 1
Charlie Ferguson .769 (.76923) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Lady Baldwin .764 (.76364) Detroit Wolverines 3
Jim McCormick .738 (.73810) Chicago White Stockings 4
Charlie Getzien .732 (.73171) Detroit Wolverines 5
John Clarkson .679 (.67925) Chicago White Stockings 6
Tim Keefe .677 (.67742) New York Giants 7
Ed Daily .640 (.64000) Philadelphia Phillies 8
Mickey Welch .600 (.60000) New York Giants 9
Dan Casey .571 (.57143) Philadelphia Phillies 10
Bill Smith .556 (.55556) Detroit Wolverines 11
Bill Stemmeyer .550 (.55000) Boston Beaneaters 12
Frank Gilmore .500 (.50000) Washington Senators 13
Old Hoss Radbourn .466 (.46552) Boston Beaneaters 14
Charlie Sweeney .455 (.45455) St. Louis Maroons 15
John Healy .425 (.42500) St. Louis Maroons 16
Charlie Buffinton .412 (.41176) Boston Beaneaters 17
Henry Boyle .375 (.37500) St. Louis Maroons 18
Pete Conway .355 (.35484) Kansas City Cowboys 19
Detroit Wolverines  
John Kirby .297 (.29730) St. Louis Maroons 20
Dupee Shaw .295 (.29545) Washington Senators 21
Jim Whitney .273 (.27273) Kansas City Cowboys 22
Stump Wiedman .250 (.25000) Kansas City Cowboys 23
Bob Barr .143 (.14286) Washington Senators 24
Ed Crane .125 (.12500) Washington Senators 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).

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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.