Complete Games : 1971 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:

"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)
 

1971 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Fergie Jenkins 30 Chicago Cubs 1
Tom Seaver 21 New York Mets 2
Bob Gibson 20 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Bill Stoneman 20 Montreal Expos  
Steve Carlton 18 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Juan Marichal 18 San Francisco Giants  
Phil Niekro 18 Atlanta Braves  
Don Wilson 18 Houston Astros  
Rick Wise 17 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bill Hands 14 Chicago Cubs 10
Milt Pappas 14 Chicago Cubs  
Gaylord Perry 14 San Francisco Giants  
Dave Roberts 14 San Diego Padres  
Clay Kirby 13 San Diego Padres 14
Steve Blass 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Al Downing 12 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Don Sutton 12 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Dock Ellis 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Claude Osteen 11 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Steve Arlin 10 San Diego Padres 20
Reggie Cleveland 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ken Holtzman 9 Chicago Cubs 22
Carl Morton 9 Montreal Expos  
Gary Nolan 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Steve Renko 9 Montreal Expos  



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.

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.

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?