Winning Percentage : 1995 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1995 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Greg Maddux .905 (.90476) Atlanta Braves 1
Pete Schourek .720 (.72000) Cincinnati Reds 2
Ramon Martinez .708 (.70833) Los Angeles Dodgers 3
John Smiley .706 (.70588) Cincinnati Reds 4
Jaime Navarro .700 (.70000) Chicago Cubs 5
Tom Glavine .696 (.69565) Atlanta Braves 6
Hideo Nomo .684 (.68421) Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Pat Rapp .667 (.66667) Florida Marlins 8
John Smoltz .632 (.63158) Atlanta Braves 9
Denny Neagle .619 (.61905) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Chris Hammond .600 (.60000) Florida Marlins 11
Pedro Martinez .583 (.58333) Montreal Expos 12
Dave Mlicki .563 (.56250) New York Mets 13
Andy Ashby .545 (.54545) San Diego Padres 14
Ismael Valdez .542 (.54167) Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Doug Drabek .526 (.52632) Houston Astros 16
Frank Castillo .524 (.52381) Chicago Cubs 17
Mark Portugal .524 (.52381) San Francisco Giants  
Cincinnati Reds  
Kevin Foster .522 (.52174) Chicago Cubs 19
John Burkett .500 (.50000) Florida Marlins 20
Bobby Jones .500 (.50000) New York Mets  
Kevin Ritz .500 (.50000) Colorado Rockies  
Jeff Fassero .481 (.48148) Montreal Expos 23
Paul Quantrill .478 (.47826) Philadelphia Phillies 24
Shane Reynolds .476 (.47619) Houston Astros 25



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.

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?