Winning Percentage : 1885 National 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)
 

1885 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Danny Richardson .875 (.87500) New York Giants 1
Mickey Welch .800 (.80000) New York Giants 2
Ted Kennedy .778 (.77778) Chicago White Stockings 3
John Clarkson .768 (.76812) Chicago White Stockings 4
Jim McCormick .750 (.75000) Providence Grays 5
Chicago White Stockings  
Tim Keefe .711 (.71111) New York Giants 6
Larry Corcoran .700 (.70000) Chicago White Stockings 7
New York Giants  
Old Hoss Radbourn .571 (.57143) Providence Grays 8
Charlie Ferguson .565 (.56522) Philadelphia Phillies 9
Lady Baldwin .550 (.55000) Detroit Wolverines 10
Ed Daily .531 (.53061) Philadelphia Phillies 11
Dupee Shaw .469 (.46939) Providence Grays 12
Daisy Davis .455 (.45455) Boston Beaneaters 13
Charlie Buffinton .449 (.44898) Boston Beaneaters 14
Pud Galvin .406 (.40625) Buffalo Bisons 15
Henry Boyle .400 (.40000) St. Louis Maroons 16
John Kirby .385 (.38462) St. Louis Maroons 17
Pete Conway .370 (.37037) Buffalo Bisons 18
Stump Wiedman .368 (.36842) Detroit Wolverines 19
Jim Whitney .360 (.36000) Boston Beaneaters 20
Pete Wood .348 (.34783) Buffalo Bisons 21
Charlie Sweeney .344 (.34375) St. Louis Maroons 22
Dan Casey .333 (.33333) Detroit Wolverines 23
Bill Vinton .333 (.33333) Philadelphia Phillies  
Charlie Getzien .324 (.32432) Detroit Wolverines 25



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?

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.