Winning Percentage : 1955 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)
 

1955 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Don Newcombe .800 (.80000) Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Robin Roberts .622 (.62162) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Lew Burdette .619 (.61905) Milwaukee Braves 3
Gene Conley .611 (.61111) Milwaukee Braves 4
Bob Friend .609 (.60870) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Joe Nuxhall .586 (.58621) Cincinnati Redlegs 6
Luis Arroyo .579 (.57895) St. Louis Cardinals 7
Carl Erskine .579 (.57895) Brooklyn Dodgers  
Warren Spahn .548 (.54839) Milwaukee Braves 9
Bob Buhl .542 (.54167) Milwaukee Braves 10
Bob Rush .542 (.54167) Chicago Cubs  
Art Fowler .524 (.52381) Cincinnati Redlegs 12
Murry Dickson .522 (.52174) Philadelphia Phillies 13
Vern Law .500 (.50000) Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Paul Minner .500 (.50000) Chicago Cubs  
Ruben Gomez .474 (.47368) New York Giants 16
Johnny Podres .474 (.47368) Brooklyn Dodgers  
Johnny Antonelli .467 (.46667) New York Giants 18
Jim Hearn .467 (.46667) New York Giants  
Herm Wehmeier .455 (.45455) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Harvey Haddix .429 (.42857) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Warren Hacker .423 (.42308) Chicago Cubs 22
Sam Jones .412 (.41176) Chicago Cubs 23
Larry Jackson .391 (.39130) St. Louis Cardinals 24
Max Surkont .333 (.33333) Pittsburgh Pirates 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?

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).

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.