Winning Percentage : 1987 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1987 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Roger Clemens .690 (.68966) Boston Red Sox 1
Tommy John .684 (.68421) New York Yankees 2
Jimmy Key .680 (.68000) Toronto Blue Jays 3
Curt Young .650 (.65000) Oakland Athletics 4
Teddy Higuera .643 (.64286) Milwaukee Brewers 5
Bret Saberhagen .643 (.64286) Kansas City Royals  
Juan Nieves .636 (.63636) Milwaukee Brewers 7
Walt Terrell .630 (.62963) Detroit Tigers 8
Frank Viola .630 (.62963) Minnesota Twins  
Jack Morris .621 (.62069) Detroit Tigers 10
Rick Rhoden .615 (.61538) New York Yankees 11
Dave Stewart .606 (.60606) Oakland Athletics 12
Frank Tanana .600 (.60000) Detroit Tigers 13
Mark Langston .594 (.59375) Seattle Mariners 14
Floyd Bannister .593 (.59259) Chicago White Sox 15
Charlie Leibrandt .593 (.59259) Kansas City Royals  
Dave Stieb .591 (.59091) Toronto Blue Jays 17
Charlie Hough .581 (.58065) Texas Rangers 18
Chris Bosio .579 (.57895) Milwaukee Brewers 19
Jim Clancy .577 (.57692) Toronto Blue Jays 20
Bert Blyleven .556 (.55556) Minnesota Twins 21
Bruce Hurst .536 (.53571) Boston Red Sox 22
Mike Witt .533 (.53333) California Angels 23
Bill Wegman .522 (.52174) Milwaukee Brewers 24
Willie Fraser .500 (.50000) California Angels 25



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.

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).