Wins : 1975 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1975 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tom Seaver 22 New York Mets 1
Randy Jones 20 San Diego Padres 2
Andy Messersmith 19 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Burt Hooton 18 Chicago Cubs 4
Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jerry Reuss 18 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Carl Morton 17 Atlanta Braves 6
Jon Matlack 16 New York Mets 7
Don Sutton 16 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jack Billingham 15 Cincinnati Reds 9
Ray Burris 15 Chicago Cubs  
Steve Carlton 15 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bob Forsch 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Don Gullett 15 Cincinnati Reds  
Lynn McGlothen 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
John Montefusco 15 San Francisco Giants  
Dale Murray 15 Montreal Expos  
Phil Niekro 15 Atlanta Braves  
Gary Nolan 15 Cincinnati Reds  
Doug Rau 15 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Larry Dierker 14 Houston Astros 20
Jerry Koosman 14 New York Mets  
Tom Underwood 14 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jim Barr 13 San Francisco Giants 23
Bill Bonham 13 Chicago Cubs  
Al Hrabosky 13 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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).