Winning Percentage : 1901 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1901 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Sam Leever .737 (.73684) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Jack Chesbro .677 (.67742) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Deacon Phillippe .647 (.64706) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Jesse Tannehill .643 (.64286) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Jack Harper .639 (.63889) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Frank Kitson .633 (.63333) Brooklyn Superbas 6
Bill Donovan .625 (.62500) Brooklyn Superbas 7
Al Orth .625 (.62500) Philadelphia Phillies  
Red Donahue .618 (.61765) Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bill Duggleby .613 (.61290) Philadelphia Phillies 10
Willie Sudhoff .607 (.60714) St. Louis Cardinals 11
Happy Townsend .600 (.60000) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Jay Hughes .586 (.58621) Brooklyn Superbas 13
Kid Nichols .543 (.54286) Boston Beaneaters 14
Christy Mathewson .541 (.54054) New York Giants 15
Vic Willis .541 (.54054) Boston Beaneaters  
Noodles Hahn .537 (.53659) Cincinnati Reds 17
Ed Doheny .533 (.53333) New York Giants 18
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ed Murphy .526 (.52632) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Doc White .519 (.51852) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Jack Powell .500 (.50000) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Rube Waddell .467 (.46667) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Chicago Orphans  
Bill Dinneen .455 (.45455) Boston Beaneaters 23
Togie Pittinger .448 (.44828) Boston Beaneaters 24
Bill Phillips .438 (.43750) Cincinnati Reds 25



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

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.

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?