Complete Games : 1996 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1996 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Curt Schilling 8 Philadelphia Phillies 1
John Smoltz 6 Atlanta Braves 2
Kevin Brown 5 Florida Marlins 3
Jeff Fassero 5 Montreal Expos  
Greg Maddux 5 Atlanta Braves  
Todd Stottlemyre 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mark Gardner 4 San Francisco Giants 7
Darryl Kile 4 Houston Astros  
Pedro Martinez 4 Montreal Expos  
Jaime Navarro 4 Chicago Cubs  
Shane Reynolds 4 Houston Astros  
Alan Benes 3 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Andy Benes 3 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joey Hamilton 3 San Diego Padres  
Bobby Jones 3 New York Mets  
Terry Mulholland 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Hideo Nomo 3 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Mark Thompson 3 Colorado Rockies  
Steve Trachsel 3 Chicago Cubs  
Mark Clark 2 New York Mets 20
Osvaldo Fernandez 2 San Francisco Giants  
Mike Hampton 2 Houston Astros  
Pete Harnisch 2 New York Mets  
Jason Isringhausen 2 New York Mets  
Kevin Jarvis 2 Cincinnati Reds  



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).

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