Winning Percentage : 1997 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1997 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Greg Maddux .826 (.82609) Atlanta Braves 1
Denny Neagle .800 (.80000) Atlanta Braves 2
Shawn Estes .792 (.79167) San Francisco Giants 3
Darryl Kile .731 (.73077) Houston Astros 4
Kirk Rueter .684 (.68421) San Francisco Giants 5
Pedro Martinez .680 (.68000) Montreal Expos 6
Kevin Brown .667 (.66667) Florida Marlins 7
Tom Glavine .667 (.66667) Atlanta Braves  
Mark Clark .636 (.63636) New York Mets 9
Chicago Cubs  
Chan Ho Park .636 (.63636) Los Angeles Dodgers  
Joey Hamilton .632 (.63158) San Diego Padres 11
Bobby Jones .625 (.62500) New York Mets 12
Curt Schilling .607 (.60714) Philadelphia Phillies 13
Mike Hampton .600 (.60000) Houston Astros 14
Rick Reed .591 (.59091) New York Mets 15
Andy Benes .588 (.58824) St. Louis Cardinals 16
Alex Fernandez .586 (.58621) Florida Marlins 17
Francisco Cordova .579 (.57895) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Mark Gardner .571 (.57143) San Francisco Giants 19
Matt Morris .571 (.57143) St. Louis Cardinals  
Todd Stottlemyre .571 (.57143) St. Louis Cardinals  
John Smoltz .556 (.55556) Atlanta Braves 22
Pedro Astacio .545 (.54545) Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Colorado Rockies  
Hideo Nomo .538 (.53846) Los Angeles Dodgers 24
Jason Schmidt .526 (.52632) Pittsburgh Pirates 25



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?

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.