Shutouts : 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 Shutouts Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Chris Carpenter 3 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Brandon Webb 3 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Dave Bush 2 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Chris Capuano 2 Milwaukee Brewers  
Aaron Harang 2 Cincinnati Reds  
Jason Jennings 2 Colorado Rockies  
Bronson Arroyo 1 Cincinnati Reds 7
Pedro Astacio 1 Washington Nationals  
Miguel Batista 1 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Taylor Buchholz 1 Houston Astros  
Matt Cain 1 San Francisco Giants  
Doug Davis 1 Milwaukee Brewers  
Zach Duke 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gavin Floyd 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Josh Fogg 1 Colorado Rockies  
Jeff Francis 1 Colorado Rockies  
Clay Hensley 1 San Diego Padres  
Rich Hill 1 Chicago Cubs  
Tim Hudson 1 Atlanta Braves  
Jon Lieber 1 Philadelphia Phillies  
Noah Lowry 1 San Francisco Giants  
John Maine 1 New York Mets  
Chan Ho Park 1 San Diego Padres  
Oliver Perez 1 Pittsburgh Pirates  
New York Mets  
Andy Pettitte 1 Houston Astros  



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.

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.