Wins : 1991 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1991 Wins Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tom Glavine 20 Atlanta Braves 1
John Smiley 20 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Steve Avery 18 Atlanta Braves 3
Ramon Martinez 17 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Terry Mulholland 16 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Zane Smith 16 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Andy Benes 15 San Diego Padres 7
Doug Drabek 15 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bruce Hurst 15 San Diego Padres  
Charlie Leibrandt 15 Atlanta Braves  
Greg Maddux 15 Chicago Cubs  
Jose Rijo 15 Cincinnati Reds  
Tom Browning 14 Cincinnati Reds 13
David Cone 14 New York Mets  
Dennis Martinez 14 Montreal Expos  
Mike Morgan 14 Los Angeles Dodgers  
John Smoltz 14 Atlanta Braves  
Mike Bielecki 13 Chicago Cubs 18
Atlanta Braves  
Dwight Gooden 13 New York Mets  
Tommy Greene 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Frank Viola 13 New York Mets  
Trevor Wilson 13 San Francisco Giants  
Bud Black 12 San Francisco Giants 23
John Burkett 12 San Francisco Giants  
Pete Harnisch 12 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.

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 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?