Wins : 1998 American 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1998 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roger Clemens 20 Toronto Blue Jays 1
David Cone 20 New York Yankees  
Rick Helling 20 Texas Rangers  
Pedro Martinez 19 Boston Red Sox 4
Aaron Sele 19 Texas Rangers  
David Wells 18 New York Yankees 6
Tim Wakefield 17 Boston Red Sox 7
Scott Erickson 16 Baltimore Orioles 8
Andy Pettitte 16 New York Yankees  
Kenny Rogers 16 Oakland Athletics  
Dave Burba 15 Cleveland Indians 11
Jamie Moyer 15 Seattle Mariners  
Charles Nagy 15 Cleveland Indians  
Bret Saberhagen 15 Boston Red Sox  
Rolando Arrojo 14 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 15
Tim Belcher 14 Kansas City Royals  
Bartolo Colon 14 Cleveland Indians  
Brian Moehler 14 Detroit Tigers  
Mike Sirotka 14 Chicago White Sox  
James Baldwin 13 Chicago White Sox 20
Jeff Fassero 13 Seattle Mariners  
Hideki Irabu 13 New York Yankees  
Mike Mussina 13 Baltimore Orioles  
Chris Carpenter 12 Toronto Blue Jays 24
Pat Hentgen 12 Toronto Blue Jays  



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

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).