Winning Percentage : 1909 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:

"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)
 

1909 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Howie Camnitz .806 (.80645) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Christy Mathewson .806 (.80645) New York Giants  
Mordecai Brown .750 (.75000) Chicago Cubs 3
Jack Pfiester .739 (.73913) Chicago Cubs 4
Lefty Leifield .704 (.70370) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Vic Willis .667 (.66667) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Ed Reulbach .655 (.65517) Chicago Cubs 7
Orval Overall .645 (.64516) Chicago Cubs 8
Hooks Wiltse .645 (.64516) New York Giants  
Harry Gaspar .633 (.63333) Cincinnati Reds 10
Nick Maddox .619 (.61905) Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Frank Corridon .611 (.61111) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Red Ames .600 (.60000) New York Giants 13
Earl Moore .600 (.60000) Philadelphia Phillies  
Bugs Raymond .600 (.60000) New York Giants  
Art Fromme .594 (.59375) Cincinnati Reds 16
George Bell .516 (.51613) Brooklyn Superbas 17
Lew Moren .516 (.51613) Philadelphia Phillies  
Lew Richie .500 (.50000) Philadelphia Phillies 19
Boston Doves  
Bob Ewing .478 (.47826) Cincinnati Reds 20
Jack Rowan .478 (.47826) Cincinnati Reds  
Slim Sallee .476 (.47619) St. Louis Cardinals 22
George McQuillan .448 (.44828) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Fred Beebe .417 (.41667) St. Louis Cardinals 24
Al Mattern .417 (.41667) Boston Doves  



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?

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

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.