Winning Percentage : 1980 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
 

1980 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Steve Stone .781 (.78125) Baltimore Orioles 1
Rudy May .750 (.75000) New York Yankees 2
Scott McGregor .714 (.71429) Baltimore Orioles 3
Tommy John .710 (.70968) New York Yankees 4
Mike Norris .710 (.70968) Oakland Athletics  
Dennis Leonard .645 (.64516) Kansas City Royals 6
Larry Gura .643 (.64286) Kansas City Royals 7
Ron Guidry .630 (.62963) New York Yankees 8
Jim Palmer .615 (.61538) Baltimore Orioles 9
Len Barker .613 (.61290) Cleveland Indians 10
Rick Langford .613 (.61290) Oakland Athletics  
Dan Spillner .593 (.59259) Cleveland Indians 12
Rich Gale .591 (.59091) Kansas City Royals 13
Tom Underwood .591 (.59091) New York Yankees  
Doc Medich .560 (.56000) Texas Rangers 15
Paul Splittorff .560 (.56000) Kansas City Royals  
Bob Stanley .556 (.55556) Boston Red Sox 17
Mike Flanagan .552 (.55172) Baltimore Orioles 18
Matt Keough .552 (.55172) Oakland Athletics  
Jerry Koosman .552 (.55172) Minnesota Twins  
Richard Dotson .545 (.54545) Chicago White Sox 21
Lary Sorensen .545 (.54545) Milwaukee Brewers  
Mike Caldwell .542 (.54167) Milwaukee Brewers 23
Milt Wilcox .542 (.54167) Detroit Tigers  
Britt Burns .536 (.53571) Chicago White Sox 25



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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?

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.