1979 Winning Percentage Leaders Top 25 in the American League
Name	Winning Percentage	Team	Rank
Mike Caldwell	.727 (.72727)	Milwaukee Brewers	1
Mike Flanagan	.719 (.71875)	Baltimore Orioles	2
Jack Morris	.708 (.70833)	Detroit Tigers	3
Tommy John	.700 (.70000)	New York Yankees	4
Ron Guidry	.692 (.69231)	New York Yankees	5
Scott McGregor	.684 (.68421)	Baltimore Orioles	6
Geoff Zahn	.650 (.65000)	Minnesota Twins	7
Bill Travers	.636 (.63636)	Milwaukee Brewers	8
Dennis Eckersley	.630 (.62963)	Boston Red Sox	9
Jim Slaton	.625 (.62500)	Milwaukee Brewers	10
Ross Baumgarten	.619 (.61905)	Chicago White Sox	11
Luis Tiant	.619 (.61905)	New York Yankees
Dave Frost	.615 (.61538)	California Angels	13
Steve Stone	.611 (.61111)	Baltimore Orioles	14
Jerry Koosman	.606 (.60606)	Minnesota Twins	15
Rick Wise	.600 (.60000)	Cleveland Indians	16
Steve Comer	.586 (.58621)	Texas Rangers	17
Bob Stanley	.571 (.57143)	Boston Red Sox	18
Mike Torrez	.552 (.55172)	Boston Red Sox	19
Rick Waits	.552 (.55172)	Cleveland Indians
Steve Renko	.550 (.55000)	Boston Red Sox	21
Milt Wilcox	.545 (.54545)	Detroit Tigers	22
Dennis Leonard	.538 (.53846)	Kansas City Royals	23
Mike Parrott	.538 (.53846)	Seattle Mariners
Ken Kravec	.536 (.53571)	Chicago White Sox	25
Name	Winning Percentage	Team	Rank

	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? 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. 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.