Complete Games : 1921 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1921 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Burleigh Grimes 30 Brooklyn Robins 1
Wilbur Cooper 29 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Dolf Luque 25 Cincinnati Reds 3
Grover Alexander 21 Chicago Cubs 4
Jimmy Ring 21 Philadelphia Phillies  
Eppa Rixey 21 Cincinnati Reds  
Joe Oeschger 19 Boston Braves 7
Rube Marquard 18 Cincinnati Reds 8
Art Nehf 18 New York Giants  
Jack Scott 16 Boston Braves 10
Fred Toney 16 New York Giants  
Jesse Barnes 15 New York Giants 12
Whitey Glazner 15 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Hubbell 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
Lee Meadows 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Pertica 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mule Watson 15 Boston Braves  
Bill Doak 13 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Phil Douglas 13 New York Giants  
Jesse Haines 13 St. Louis Cardinals  
Speed Martin 13 Chicago Cubs  
Hugh McQuillan 13 Boston Braves  
Clarence Mitchell 13 Brooklyn Robins  
Leon Cadore 12 Brooklyn Robins 24
Earl Hamilton 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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.

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).

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.