Winning Percentage : 1931 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)
 

1931 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Paul Derringer .692 (.69231) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Bill Hallahan .679 (.67857) St. Louis Cardinals 2
Guy Bush .667 (.66667) Chicago Cubs 3
Burleigh Grimes .654 (.65385) St. Louis Cardinals 4
Pat Malone .640 (.64000) Chicago Cubs 5
Bill Walker .640 (.64000) New York Giants  
Ed Brandt .621 (.62069) Boston Braves 7
Freddie Fitzsimmons .621 (.62069) New York Giants  
Heinie Meine .594 (.59375) Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Watty Clark .583 (.58333) Brooklyn Robins 10
Jumbo Elliott .576 (.57576) Philadelphia Phillies 11
Bob Smith .556 (.55556) Chicago Cubs 12
Syl Johnson .550 (.55000) St. Louis Cardinals 13
Charlie Root .548 (.54839) Chicago Cubs 14
Clarence Mitchell .542 (.54167) New York Giants 15
Carl Hubbell .538 (.53846) New York Giants 16
Larry French .536 (.53571) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Flint Rhem .524 (.52381) St. Louis Cardinals 18
Red Lucas .519 (.51852) Cincinnati Reds 19
Glenn Spencer .478 (.47826) Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Dazzy Vance .458 (.45833) Brooklyn Robins 21
Ray Benge .438 (.43750) Philadelphia Phillies 22
Ben Cantwell .438 (.43750) Boston Braves  
Phil Collins .429 (.42857) Philadelphia Phillies 24
Ray Kremer .423 (.42308) Pittsburgh Pirates 25



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.

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).

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?