Winning Percentage : 1891 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
 

1891 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

John Ewing .724 (.72414) New York Giants 1
Bill Hutchinson .698 (.69841) Chicago Colts 2
Harry Staley .649 (.64865) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Boston Beaneaters  
Kid Nichols .638 (.63830) Boston Beaneaters 4
John Clarkson .635 (.63462) Boston Beaneaters 5
Amos Rusie .623 (.62264) New York Giants 6
Ad Gumbert .607 (.60714) Chicago Colts 7
Duke Esper .571 (.57143) Philadelphia Phillies 8
Bob Caruthers .563 (.56250) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 9
Cy Young .551 (.55102) Cleveland Spiders 10
Tom Lovett .548 (.54762) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 11
Kid Gleason .522 (.52174) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Pud Galvin .517 (.51724) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Lee Viau .514 (.51429) Cleveland Spiders 14
John Thornton .484 (.48387) Philadelphia Phillies 15
Tony Mullane .469 (.46939) Cincinnati Reds 16
Old Hoss Radbourn .458 (.45833) Cincinnati Reds 17
Mark Baldwin .440 (.44000) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Henry Gruber .436 (.43590) Cleveland Spiders 19
Pat Luby .421 (.42105) Chicago Colts 20
Billy Rhines .415 (.41463) Cincinnati Reds 21
Mickey Welch .357 (.35714) New York Giants 22
George Hemming .348 (.34783) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 23
Silver King .326 (.32558) Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Tim Keefe .313 (.31250) New York Giants 25
Philadelphia Phillies  



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 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?

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).