Saves : 1994 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)
 

1994 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

John Franco 30 New York Mets 1
Rod Beck 28 San Francisco Giants 2
Doug Jones 27 Philadelphia Phillies 3
John Wetteland 25 Montreal Expos 4
Greg McMichael 21 Atlanta Braves 5
Randy Myers 21 Chicago Cubs  
Trevor Hoffman 20 San Diego Padres 7
John Hudek 16 Houston Astros 8
Mel Rojas 16 Montreal Expos  
Bruce Ruffin 16 Colorado Rockies  
Jeff Brantley 15 Cincinnati Reds 11
Robb Nen 15 Florida Marlins  
Mike Perez 12 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Rene Arocha 11 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Todd Worrell 11 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jeremy Hernandez 9 Florida Marlins 16
Alejandro Pena 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Hector Carrasco 6 Cincinnati Reds 18
Darren Dreifort 6 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bryan Harvey 6 Florida Marlins  
Rick White 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mitch Williams 6 Houston Astros  
Todd Jones 5 Houston Astros 23
Chuck McElroy 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Mike Dyer 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 25



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?

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).