Complete Games : 2001 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)
 

2001 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Curt Schilling 6 Arizona Diamondbacks 1
Jon Lieber 5 Chicago Cubs 2
Javier Vazquez 5 Montreal Expos  
Pedro Astacio 4 Colorado Rockies 4
Houston Astros  
Todd Ritchie 4 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Randy Wolf 4 Philadelphia Phillies  
Randy Johnson 3 Arizona Diamondbacks 7
Greg Maddux 3 Atlanta Braves  
Roy Oswalt 3 Houston Astros  
Robert Person 3 Philadelphia Phillies  
Rick Reed 3 New York Mets  
Shane Reynolds 3 Houston Astros  
Woody Williams 3 San Diego Padres  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Jason Bere 2 Chicago Cubs 14
A.J. Burnett 2 Florida Marlins  
Ryan Dempster 2 Florida Marlins  
Adam Eaton 2 San Diego Padres  
Mike Hampton 2 Colorado Rockies  
Livan Hernandez 2 San Francisco Giants  
Darryl Kile 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Albie Lopez 2 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Matt Morris 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Chan Ho Park 2 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Brian Anderson 1 Arizona Diamondbacks 24
Jimmy Anderson 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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.

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.