Winning Percentage : 1943 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)
 

1943 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Whit Wyatt .737 (.73684) Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Mort Cooper .724 (.72414) St. Louis Cardinals 2
Rip Sewell .700 (.70000) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Howie Krist .688 (.68750) St. Louis Cardinals 4
Max Lanier .682 (.68182) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Elmer Riddle .656 (.65625) Cincinnati Reds 6
Schoolboy Rowe .636 (.63636) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Hi Bithorn .600 (.60000) Chicago Cubs 8
Bob Klinger .579 (.57895) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Kirby Higbe .565 (.56522) Brooklyn Dodgers 10
Hank Wyse .563 (.56250) Chicago Cubs 11
Max Butcher .556 (.55556) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Claude Passeau .556 (.55556) Chicago Cubs  
Ray Starr .524 (.52381) Cincinnati Reds 14
Al Javery .515 (.51515) Boston Braves 15
Jim Tobin .500 (.50000) Boston Braves 16
Bucky Walters .500 (.50000) Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Vander Meer .484 (.48387) Cincinnati Reds 18
Wally Hebert .476 (.47619) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Ed Head .474 (.47368) Brooklyn Dodgers 20
Dick Barrett .435 (.43478) Chicago Cubs 21
Philadelphia Phillies  
Curt Davis .435 (.43478) Brooklyn Dodgers  
Paul Derringer .417 (.41667) Chicago Cubs 23
Nate Andrews .412 (.41176) Boston Braves 24
Cliff Melton .409 (.40909) New York Giants 25



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.

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?