Wins : 1978 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)
 

1978 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Gaylord Perry 21 San Diego Padres 1
Ross Grimsley 20 Montreal Expos 2
Burt Hooton 19 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Phil Niekro 19 Atlanta Braves  
Vida Blue 18 San Francisco Giants 5
J.R. Richard 18 Houston Astros  
Tommy John 17 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Bob Knepper 17 San Francisco Giants  
Steve Carlton 16 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Tom Seaver 16 Cincinnati Reds  
Doug Rau 15 Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Dick Ruthven 15 Atlanta Braves  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Don Sutton 15 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bert Blyleven 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
John Denny 14 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joe Niekro 14 Houston Astros  
Eric Rasmussen 14 St. Louis Cardinals  
San Diego Padres  
Rick Reuschel 14 Chicago Cubs  
Don Robinson 14 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Larry Christenson 13 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Randy Jones 13 San Diego Padres  
Gary Lavelle 13 San Francisco Giants  
Steve Rogers 13 Montreal Expos  
John Candelaria 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Pete Vuckovich 12 St. Louis Cardinals  



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.

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?