Saves : 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

2006 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Trevor Hoffman 46 San Diego Padres 1
Billy Wagner 40 New York Mets 2
Joe Borowski 36 Florida Marlins 3
Tom Gordon 34 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Jason Isringhausen 33 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Brad Lidge 32 Houston Astros 6
Brian Fuentes 30 Colorado Rockies 7
Chad Cordero 29 Washington Nationals 8
Ryan Dempster 24 Chicago Cubs 9
Mike Gonzalez 24 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Takashi Saito 24 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Derrick Turnbow 24 Milwaukee Brewers  
Jose Valverde 18 Arizona Diamondbacks 13
Bob Wickman 18 Atlanta Braves  
Armando Benitez 17 San Francisco Giants 15
Francisco Cordero 16 Milwaukee Brewers 16
Jorge Julio 16 New York Mets  
Arizona Diamondbacks  
Salomon Torres 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
David Weathers 12 Cincinnati Reds  
Danys Baez 9 Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Atlanta Braves  
Dan Wheeler 9 Houston Astros  
Todd Coffey 8 Cincinnati Reds 22
Eddie Guardado 8 Cincinnati Reds  
Chris Reitsma 8 Atlanta Braves  
Mike Stanton 8 Washington Nationals  
San Francisco Giants  



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?

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.