Winning Percentage : 1990 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)
 

1990 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Doug Drabek .786 (.78571) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Ramon Martinez .769 (.76923) Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Danny Darwin .733 (.73333) Houston Astros 3
Dwight Gooden .731 (.73077) New York Mets 4
John Burkett .667 (.66667) San Francisco Giants 5
Mike Harkey .667 (.66667) Chicago Cubs  
Jose Rijo .636 (.63636) Cincinnati Reds 7
Oil Can Boyd .625 (.62500) Montreal Expos 8
Tom Browning .625 (.62500) Cincinnati Reds  
Frank Viola .625 (.62500) New York Mets  
Ed Whitson .609 (.60870) San Diego Padres 11
David Cone .583 (.58333) New York Mets 12
Jack Armstrong .571 (.57143) Cincinnati Reds 13
Zane Smith .571 (.57143) Montreal Expos  
Pittsburgh Pirates  
John Smoltz .560 (.56000) Atlanta Braves 15
Bruce Hurst .550 (.55000) San Diego Padres 16
Mark Portugal .524 (.52381) Houston Astros 17
Scott Garrelts .522 (.52174) San Francisco Giants 18
Pat Combs .500 (.50000) Philadelphia Phillies 19
Greg Maddux .500 (.50000) Chicago Cubs  
Fernando Valenzuela .500 (.50000) Los Angeles Dodgers  
Andy Benes .476 (.47619) San Diego Padres 22
Dennis Martinez .476 (.47619) Montreal Expos  
Terry Mulholland .474 (.47368) Philadelphia Phillies 24
Tom Glavine .455 (.45455) Atlanta Braves 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 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?

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