Complete Games : 1984 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)
 

1984 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mario Soto 13 Cincinnati Reds 1
Joaquin Andujar 12 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Fernando Valenzuela 12 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bob Knepper 11 Houston Astros 4
Rick Mahler 9 Atlanta Braves 5
Orel Hershiser 8 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Charlie Lea 8 Montreal Expos  
Alejandro Pena 8 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Dwight Gooden 7 New York Mets 9
Larry McWilliams 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Rick Sutcliffe 7 Chicago Cubs  
Rick Honeycutt 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 12
Joe Niekro 6 Houston Astros  
Rick Rhoden 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Steve Trout 6 Chicago Cubs  
John Tudor 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jose DeLeon 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Nolan Ryan 5 Houston Astros  
Pascual Perez 4 Atlanta Braves 19
Jeff Russell 4 Cincinnati Reds  
Bryn Smith 4 Montreal Expos  
John Candelaria 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Dave Dravecky 3 San Diego Padres  
Bill Gullickson 3 Montreal Expos  
Jerry Koosman 3 Philadelphia Phillies  



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).

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.