Complete Games : 2003 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)
 

2003 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bartolo Colon 9 Chicago White Sox 1
Roy Halladay 9 Toronto Blue Jays  
Mark Mulder 9 Oakland Athletics  
Sidney Ponson 4 Baltimore Orioles 4
David Wells 4 New York Yankees  
Barry Zito 4 Oakland Athletics  
Tim Hudson 3 Oakland Athletics 7
Rodrigo Lopez 3 Baltimore Orioles  
Pedro Martinez 3 Boston Red Sox  
Joel Pineiro 3 Seattle Mariners  
Brad Radke 3 Minnesota Twins  
John Thomson 3 Texas Rangers  
Brian Anderson 2 Cleveland Indians 13
Kansas City Royals  
Mark Buehrle 2 Chicago White Sox  
Nate Cornejo 2 Detroit Tigers  
Ryan Franklin 2 Seattle Mariners  
Geremi Gonzalez 2 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  
John Lackey 2 Anaheim Angels  
Cory Lidle 2 Toronto Blue Jays  
Kyle Lohse 2 Minnesota Twins  
Darrell May 2 Kansas City Royals  
Mike Mussina 2 New York Yankees  
Rick Reed 2 Minnesota Twins  
C.C. Sabathia 2 Cleveland Indians  
Jarrod Washburn 2 Anaheim Angels  



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?

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).

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.