Winning Percentage : 1908 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1908 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ed Reulbach .774 (.77419) Chicago Cubs 1
Christy Mathewson .771 (.77083) New York Giants 2
Mordecai Brown .763 (.76316) Chicago Cubs 3
Nick Maddox .742 (.74194) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Sam Leever .682 (.68182) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Vic Willis .676 (.67647) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Howie Camnitz .640 (.64000) Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Hooks Wiltse .622 (.62162) New York Giants 8
Joe McGinnity .611 (.61111) New York Giants 9
Bob Spade .586 (.58621) Cincinnati Reds 10
Frank Corridon .583 (.58333) Philadelphia Phillies 11
Orval Overall .577 (.57692) Chicago Cubs 12
George McQuillan .575 (.57500) Philadelphia Phillies 13
Chick Fraser .550 (.55000) Chicago Cubs 14
Jack Pfiester .545 (.54545) Chicago Cubs 15
Bob Ewing .531 (.53125) Cincinnati Reds 16
Lefty Leifield .517 (.51724) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Tully Sparks .516 (.51613) Philadelphia Phillies 18
Doc Crandall .500 (.50000) New York Giants 19
George Ferguson .500 (.50000) Boston Doves  
Billy Campbell .480 (.48000) Cincinnati Reds 21
Nap Rucker .472 (.47222) Brooklyn Superbas 22
Lew Moren .471 (.47059) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Vive Lindaman .429 (.42857) Boston Doves 24
Kaiser Wilhelm .421 (.42105) Brooklyn Superbas 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?

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.

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.