Complete Games : 1991 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1991 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tom Glavine 9 Atlanta Braves 1
Dennis Martinez 9 Montreal Expos  
Terry Mulholland 8 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Greg Maddux 7 Chicago Cubs 4
Ramon Martinez 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Zane Smith 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
David Cone 5 New York Mets 7
Doug Drabek 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mike Morgan 5 Los Angeles Dodgers  
John Smoltz 5 Atlanta Braves  
Andy Benes 4 San Diego Padres 11
Frank Castillo 4 Chicago Cubs  
Pete Harnisch 4 Houston Astros  
Bruce Hurst 4 San Diego Padres  
Randy Tomlin 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Steve Avery 3 Atlanta Braves 16
Bud Black 3 San Francisco Giants  
John Burkett 3 San Francisco Giants  
Jose DeJesus 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Dwight Gooden 3 New York Mets  
Tommy Greene 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Greg Harris 3 San Diego Padres  
Jose Rijo 3 Cincinnati Reds  
Bryn Smith 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Tewksbury 3 St. Louis Cardinals  



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).

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