Shutouts : 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1996 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Kevin Brown 3 Florida Marlins 1
Ramon Martinez 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Hideo Nomo 2 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Curt Schilling 2 Philadelphia Phillies  
John Smiley 2 Cincinnati Reds  
John Smoltz 2 Atlanta Braves  
Todd Stottlemyre 2 St. Louis Cardinals  
Steve Trachsel 2 Chicago Cubs  
Alan Benes 1 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Andy Benes 1 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jim Bullinger 1 Chicago Cubs  
Frank Castillo 1 Chicago Cubs  
Rheal Cormier 1 Montreal Expos  
Jeff Fassero 1 Montreal Expos  
Mark Gardner 1 San Francisco Giants  
Mike Grace 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Joey Hamilton 1 San Diego Padres  
Mike Hampton 1 Houston Astros  
Pete Harnisch 1 New York Mets  
Jason Isringhausen 1 New York Mets  
Kevin Jarvis 1 Cincinnati Reds  
Bobby Jones 1 New York Mets  
Al Leiter 1 Florida Marlins  
Esteban Loaiza 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Greg Maddux 1 Atlanta Braves  



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.

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?