Winning Percentage : 1989 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1989 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Sid Fernandez .737 (.73684) New York Mets 1
Scott Garrelts .737 (.73684) San Francisco Giants  
Mike Bielecki .720 (.72000) Chicago Cubs 3
Dennis Martinez .696 (.69565) Montreal Expos 4
Rick Reuschel .680 (.68000) San Francisco Giants 5
Joe Magrane .667 (.66667) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Mike Scott .667 (.66667) Houston Astros  
David Cone .636 (.63636) New York Mets 8
Tom Glavine .636 (.63636) Atlanta Braves  
Greg Maddux .613 (.61290) Chicago Cubs 10
Jim Deshaies .600 (.60000) Houston Astros 11
John Smiley .600 (.60000) Pittsburgh Pirates  
Rick Sutcliffe .593 (.59259) Chicago Cubs 13
Ed Whitson .593 (.59259) San Diego Padres  
Bruce Hurst .577 (.57692) San Diego Padres 15
Jose DeLeon .571 (.57143) St. Louis Cardinals 16
Mark Langston .571 (.57143) Montreal Expos  
Bob Walk .565 (.56522) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Tim Belcher .556 (.55556) Los Angeles Dodgers 19
Tom Browning .556 (.55556) Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Ojeda .542 (.54167) New York Mets 21
Doug Drabek .538 (.53846) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Don Robinson .522 (.52174) San Francisco Giants 23
John Smoltz .522 (.52174) Atlanta Braves  
Ron Darling .500 (.50000) New York Mets 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.

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