Winning Percentage : 1937 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)
 

1937 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Carl Hubbell .733 (.73333) New York Giants 1
Charlie Root .722 (.72222) Chicago Cubs 2
Cliff Melton .690 (.68966) New York Giants 3
Russ Bauers .684 (.68421) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Tex Carleton .667 (.66667) Chicago Cubs 5
Lou Fette .667 (.66667) Boston Bees  
Slick Castleman .647 (.64706) New York Giants 7
Jim Turner .645 (.64516) Boston Bees 8
Lon Warneke .621 (.62069) St. Louis Cardinals 9
Larry French .615 (.61538) Chicago Cubs 10
Dizzy Dean .565 (.56522) St. Louis Cardinals 11
Cy Blanton .538 (.53846) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Ed Brandt .524 (.52381) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Hal Schumacher .520 (.52000) New York Giants 14
Bob Weiland .517 (.51724) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Si Johnson .500 (.50000) St. Louis Cardinals 16
Danny MacFayden .500 (.50000) Boston Bees  
Bill Lee .483 (.48276) Chicago Cubs 18
Bucky Walters .483 (.48276) Philadelphia Phillies  
Harry Gumbert .476 (.47619) New York Giants 20
Bill Swift .474 (.47368) Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Waite Hoyt .471 (.47059) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Brooklyn Dodgers  
Peaches Davis .458 (.45833) Cincinnati Reds 23
Luke Hamlin .458 (.45833) Brooklyn Dodgers  
Van Mungo .450 (.45000) Brooklyn Dodgers 25



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.

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