Wins : 2003 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

2003 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roy Halladay 22 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Esteban Loaiza 21 Chicago White Sox 2
Jamie Moyer 21 Seattle Mariners  
Andy Pettitte 21 New York Yankees  
Roger Clemens 17 New York Yankees 5
Derek Lowe 17 Boston Red Sox  
Mike Mussina 17 New York Yankees  
Tim Hudson 16 Oakland Athletics 8
Ramon Ortiz 16 Anaheim Angels  
Joel Pineiro 16 Seattle Mariners  
Bartolo Colon 15 Chicago White Sox 11
Gil Meche 15 Seattle Mariners  
Mark Mulder 15 Oakland Athletics  
David Wells 15 New York Yankees  
Brian Anderson 14 Cleveland Indians 15
Kansas City Royals  
Mark Buehrle 14 Chicago White Sox  
Kyle Lohse 14 Minnesota Twins  
Pedro Martinez 14 Boston Red Sox  
Sidney Ponson 14 Baltimore Orioles  
Brad Radke 14 Minnesota Twins  
Barry Zito 14 Oakland Athletics  
Kelvim Escobar 13 Toronto Blue Jays 22
Kenny Rogers 13 Minnesota Twins  
C.C. Sabathia 13 Cleveland Indians  
John Thomson 13 Texas Rangers  



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.