Winning Percentage : 1990 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1990 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Welch .818 (.81818) Oakland Athletics 1
Roger Clemens .778 (.77778) Boston Red Sox 2
Dave Stieb .750 (.75000) Toronto Blue Jays 3
Mike Boddicker .680 (.68000) Boston Red Sox 4
Chuck Finley .667 (.66667) California Angels 5
Erik Hanson .667 (.66667) Seattle Mariners  
Dave Stewart .667 (.66667) Oakland Athletics  
David Wells .647 (.64706) Toronto Blue Jays 8
Bobby Witt .630 (.62963) Texas Rangers 9
Greg Hibbard .609 (.60870) Chicago White Sox 10
Jack McDowell .609 (.60870) Chicago White Sox  
Scott Sanderson .607 (.60714) Oakland Athletics 12
Kevin Appier .600 (.60000) Kansas City Royals 13
Greg Harris .591 (.59091) Boston Red Sox 14
Dave Johnson .591 (.59091) Baltimore Orioles  
Nolan Ryan .591 (.59091) Texas Rangers  
Tom Candiotti .577 (.57692) Cleveland Indians 17
Greg Swindell .571 (.57143) Cleveland Indians 18
Randy Johnson .560 (.56000) Seattle Mariners 19
Kevin Brown .545 (.54545) Texas Rangers 20
Bud Black .542 (.54167) Cleveland Indians 21
Toronto Blue Jays  
Frank Tanana .529 (.52941) Detroit Tigers 22
Mark Knudson .526 (.52632) Milwaukee Brewers 23
Teddy Higuera .524 (.52381) Milwaukee Brewers 24
Tom Gordon .522 (.52174) Kansas City Royals 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).

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?