Winning Percentage : 2008 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
 

2008 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Cliff Lee .880 (.88000) Cleveland Indians 1
Daisuke Matsuzaka .857 (.85714) Boston Red Sox 2
Scott Baker .733 (.73333) Minnesota Twins 3
Jon Lester .727 (.72727) Boston Red Sox 4
Joe Saunders .708 (.70833) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5
John Lackey .706 (.70588) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 6
Ervin Santana .696 (.69565) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7
Mike Mussina .690 (.68966) New York Yankees 8
Gavin Floyd .680 (.68000) Chicago White Sox 9
Armando Galarraga .650 (.65000) Detroit Tigers 10
Roy Halladay .645 (.64516) Toronto Blue Jays 11
A.J. Burnett .643 (.64286) Toronto Blue Jays 12
Jon Garland .636 (.63636) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 13
Vicente Padilla .636 (.63636) Texas Rangers  
James Shields .636 (.63636) Tampa Bay Rays  
Jesse Litsch .591 (.59091) Toronto Blue Jays 16
Andy Sonnanstine .591 (.59091) Tampa Bay Rays  
Zack Greinke .565 (.56522) Kansas City Royals 18
Edwin Jackson .560 (.56000) Tampa Bay Rays 19
Gil Meche .560 (.56000) Kansas City Royals  
Mark Buehrle .556 (.55556) Chicago White Sox 21
John Danks .550 (.55000) Chicago White Sox 22
Matt Garza .550 (.55000) Tampa Bay Rays  
Josh Beckett .545 (.54545) Boston Red Sox 24
Jered Weaver .524 (.52381) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 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).

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?