Complete Games : 2006 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)
 

2006 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League
Aaron Harang 6 Cincinnati Reds 1
Chris Carpenter 5 St. Louis Cardinals 2
Brandon Webb 5 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Dontrelle Willis 4 Florida Marlins 4
Bronson Arroyo 3 Cincinnati Reds 5
Miguel Batista 3 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Dave Bush 3 Milwaukee Brewers  
Chris Capuano 3 Milwaukee Brewers  
Jason Jennings 3 Colorado Rockies  
Jason Schmidt 3 San Francisco Giants  
John Smoltz 3 Atlanta Braves  
Zach Duke 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Rich Hill 2 Chicago Cubs  
Tim Hudson 2 Atlanta Braves  
Jon Lieber 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Matt Morris 2 San Francisco Giants  
Roy Oswalt 2 Houston Astros  
Jake Peavy 2 San Diego Padres  
Andy Pettitte 2 Houston Astros  
Anibal Sanchez 2 Florida Marlins  
Pedro Astacio 1 Washington Nationals 21
Taylor Buchholz 1 Houston Astros  
Matt Cain 1 San Francisco Giants  
Kyle Davies 1 Atlanta Braves  
Doug Davis 1 Milwaukee Brewers  



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

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.

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?
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