Wins : 1974 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1974 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Andy Messersmith 20 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Phil Niekro 20 Atlanta Braves  
Jack Billingham 19 Cincinnati Reds 3
Don Sutton 19 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Don Gullett 17 Cincinnati Reds 5
Jim Lonborg 17 Philadelphia Phillies  
Buzz Capra 16 Atlanta Braves 7
Steve Carlton 16 Philadelphia Phillies  
Lynn McGlothen 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Carl Morton 16 Atlanta Braves  
Jerry Reuss 16 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jerry Koosman 15 New York Mets 12
Mike Marshall 15 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Steve Rogers 15 Montreal Expos  
Jim Rooker 15 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Mike Torrez 15 Montreal Expos  
Mike Caldwell 14 San Francisco Giants 17
Tom Griffin 14 Houston Astros  
Jim Barr 13 San Francisco Giants 19
Ken Brett 13 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tommy John 13 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jon Matlack 13 New York Mets  
Fred Norman 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Doug Rau 13 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Rick Reuschel 13 Chicago Cubs  



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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).

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.