Winning Percentage : 1886 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1886 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jocko Flynn .793 (.79310) Chicago White Stockings 1
Charlie Ferguson .769 (.76923) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Lady Baldwin .764 (.76364) Detroit Wolverines 3
Jim McCormick .738 (.73810) Chicago White Stockings 4
Charlie Getzien .732 (.73171) Detroit Wolverines 5
John Clarkson .679 (.67925) Chicago White Stockings 6
Tim Keefe .677 (.67742) New York Giants 7
Ed Daily .640 (.64000) Philadelphia Phillies 8
Mickey Welch .600 (.60000) New York Giants 9
Dan Casey .571 (.57143) Philadelphia Phillies 10
Bill Smith .556 (.55556) Detroit Wolverines 11
Bill Stemmeyer .550 (.55000) Boston Beaneaters 12
Frank Gilmore .500 (.50000) Washington Senators 13
Old Hoss Radbourn .466 (.46552) Boston Beaneaters 14
Charlie Sweeney .455 (.45455) St. Louis Maroons 15
John Healy .425 (.42500) St. Louis Maroons 16
Charlie Buffinton .412 (.41176) Boston Beaneaters 17
Henry Boyle .375 (.37500) St. Louis Maroons 18
Pete Conway .355 (.35484) Kansas City Cowboys 19
Detroit Wolverines  
John Kirby .297 (.29730) St. Louis Maroons 20
Dupee Shaw .295 (.29545) Washington Senators 21
Jim Whitney .273 (.27273) Kansas City Cowboys 22
Stump Wiedman .250 (.25000) Kansas City Cowboys 23
Bob Barr .143 (.14286) Washington Senators 24
Ed Crane .125 (.12500) Washington Senators 25



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.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.