Winning Percentage : 1930 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1930 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bud Teachout .733 (.73333) Chicago Cubs 1
Freddie Fitzsimmons .731 (.73077) New York Giants 2
Pat Malone .690 (.68966) Chicago Cubs 3
Erv Brame .680 (.68000) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Ray Phelps .667 (.66667) Brooklyn Robins 5
Dolf Luque .636 (.63636) Brooklyn Robins 6
Bill Hallahan .625 (.62500) St. Louis Cardinals 7
Ray Kremer .625 (.62500) Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jesse Haines .619 (.61905) St. Louis Cardinals 9
Guy Bush .600 (.60000) Chicago Cubs 10
Phil Collins .593 (.59259) Philadelphia Phillies 11
Burleigh Grimes .593 (.59259) Boston Braves  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Jumbo Elliott .588 (.58824) Brooklyn Robins 13
Carl Hubbell .586 (.58621) New York Giants 14
Bill Sherdel .563 (.56250) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Boston Braves  
Syl Johnson .545 (.54545) St. Louis Cardinals 16
Charlie Root .533 (.53333) Chicago Cubs 17
Dazzy Vance .531 (.53125) Brooklyn Robins 18
Bill Walker .531 (.53125) New York Giants  
Watty Clark .500 (.50000) Brooklyn Robins 20
Larry French .486 (.48571) Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Socks Seibold .484 (.48387) Boston Braves 22
Glenn Spencer .471 (.47059) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Red Lucas .467 (.46667) Cincinnati Reds 24
Ray Benge .423 (.42308) Philadelphia Phillies 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.

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?