Complete Games : 1998 American 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)
 

1998 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Scott Erickson 11 Baltimore Orioles 1
David Wells 8 New York Yankees 2
Jeff Fassero 7 Seattle Mariners 3
Kenny Rogers 7 Oakland Athletics  
Bartolo Colon 6 Cleveland Indians 5
Randy Johnson 6 Seattle Mariners  
Roger Clemens 5 Toronto Blue Jays 7
Andy Pettitte 5 New York Yankees  
Brad Radke 5 Minnesota Twins  
Mike Sirotka 5 Chicago White Sox  
Justin Thompson 5 Detroit Tigers  
Rick Helling 4 Texas Rangers 12
Brian Moehler 4 Detroit Tigers  
Jamie Moyer 4 Seattle Mariners  
Mike Mussina 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Tom Candiotti 3 Oakland Athletics 16
David Cone 3 New York Yankees  
Orlando Hernandez 3 New York Yankees  
Pedro Martinez 3 Boston Red Sox  
Aaron Sele 3 Texas Rangers  
Rolando Arrojo 2 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 21
Tim Belcher 2 Kansas City Royals  
Juan Guzman 2 Toronto Blue Jays  
Baltimore Orioles  
Hideki Irabu 2 New York Yankees  
Charles Nagy 2 Cleveland Indians  



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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.