Complete Games : 2008 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

2008 Complete Games Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

C.C. Sabathia 7 Milwaukee Brewers 1
Ben Sheets 5 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Roy Oswalt 3 Houston Astros 3
Johan Santana 3 New York Mets  
Brandon Webb 3 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Aaron Cook 2 Colorado Rockies 6
Cole Hamels 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Randy Johnson 2 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Hiroki Kuroda 2 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Tim Lincecum 2 San Francisco Giants  
Brett Myers 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
Mike Pelfrey 2 New York Mets  
Bronson Arroyo 1 Cincinnati Reds 13
Josh Banks 1 San Diego Padres  
Jason Bergmann 1 Washington Nationals  
Chad Billingsley 1 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Matt Cain 1 San Francisco Giants  
Jorge Campillo 1 Atlanta Braves  
Ryan Dempster 1 Chicago Cubs  
Zach Duke 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Aaron Harang 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Dan Haren 1 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Brad Hennessey 1 San Francisco Giants  
Tim Hudson 1 Atlanta Braves  
Ubaldo Jimenez 1 Colorado Rockies  



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

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 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?