Winning Percentage : 1924 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:

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1924 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Emil Yde .842 (.84211) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Dazzy Vance .824 (.82353) Brooklyn Robins 2
Art Nehf .778 (.77778) New York Giants 3
Jack Bentley .762 (.76190) New York Giants 4
Grover Alexander .706 (.70588) Chicago Cubs 5
Carl Mays .690 (.68966) Cincinnati Reds 6
Bill Doak .684 (.68421) St. Louis Cardinals 7
Brooklyn Robins  
Ray Kremer .643 (.64286) Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Pete Donohue .640 (.64000) Cincinnati Reds 9
Hugh McQuillan .636 (.63636) New York Giants 10
Burleigh Grimes .629 (.62857) Brooklyn Robins 11
Virgil Barnes .615 (.61538) New York Giants 12
Tony Kaufmann .593 (.59259) Chicago Cubs 13
Wilbur Cooper .588 (.58824) Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Vic Aldridge .556 (.55556) Chicago Cubs 15
Bill Hubbell .526 (.52632) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Lee Meadows .520 (.52000) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Vic Keen .517 (.51724) Chicago Cubs 18
Eppa Rixey .517 (.51724) Cincinnati Reds  
Elmer Jacobs .478 (.47826) Chicago Cubs 20
Johnny Cooney .471 (.47059) Boston Braves 21
Bill Sherdel .471 (.47059) St. Louis Cardinals  
Jimmy Ring .455 (.45455) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Tom Sheehan .450 (.45000) Cincinnati Reds 24
Johnny Stuart .450 (.45000) St. Louis Cardinals  



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?

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