Winning Percentage : 1970 American 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1970 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Mike Cuellar .750 (.75000) Baltimore Orioles 1
Dave McNally .727 (.72727) Baltimore Orioles 2
Jim Palmer .667 (.66667) Baltimore Orioles 3
Jim Perry .667 (.66667) Minnesota Twins  
Sonny Siebert .652 (.65217) Boston Red Sox 5
Clyde Wright .647 (.64706) California Angels 6
Fritz Peterson .645 (.64516) New York Yankees 7
Les Cain .632 (.63158) Detroit Tigers 8
Sam McDowell .625 (.62500) Cleveland Indians 9
Gary Peters .593 (.59259) Boston Red Sox 10
Jim Kaat .583 (.58333) Minnesota Twins 11
Dick Bosman .571 (.57143) Washington Senators 12
Catfish Hunter .563 (.56250) Oakland Athletics 13
Stan Bahnsen .560 (.56000) New York Yankees 14
Tom Murphy .552 (.55172) California Angels 15
Ray Culp .548 (.54839) Boston Red Sox 16
Marty Pattin .538 (.53846) Milwaukee Brewers 17
Mel Stottlemyre .536 (.53571) New York Yankees 18
Bert Blyleven .526 (.52632) Minnesota Twins 19
Andy Messersmith .524 (.52381) California Angels 20
Chuck Dobson .516 (.51613) Oakland Athletics 21
Diego Segui .500 (.50000) Oakland Athletics 22
Joe Niekro .480 (.48000) Detroit Tigers 23
Mickey Lolich .424 (.42424) Detroit Tigers 24
Lew Krausse .419 (.41935) Milwaukee Brewers 25



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?