Wins : 1980 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:

"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)
 

1980 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Steve Carlton 24 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Joe Niekro 20 Houston Astros 2
Jim Bibby 19 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Jerry Reuss 18 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Dick Ruthven 17 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Steve Rogers 16 Montreal Expos 6
Scott Sanderson 16 Montreal Expos  
Phil Niekro 15 Atlanta Braves 8
Doyle Alexander 14 Atlanta Braves 9
Vida Blue 14 San Francisco Giants  
Burt Hooton 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bob Welch 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Frank Pastore 13 Cincinnati Reds 13
Don Sutton 13 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Tommy Boggs 12 Atlanta Braves 15
Ken Forsch 12 Houston Astros  
Lynn McGlothen 12 Chicago Cubs  
Vern Ruhle 12 Houston Astros  
Pete Vuckovich 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
John Candelaria 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Rollie Fingers 11 San Diego Padres  
Bob Forsch 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Rick Matula 11 Atlanta Braves  
Rick Reuschel 11 Chicago Cubs  
Nolan Ryan 11 Houston Astros  



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.

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

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.