Winning Percentage : 1962 National League Top 25

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"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1962 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bob Purkey .821 (.82143) Cincinnati Reds 1
Jack Sanford .774 (.77419) San Francisco Giants 2
Don Drysdale .735 (.73529) Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Billy Pierce .727 (.72727) San Francisco Giants 4
Sandy Koufax .667 (.66667) Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Bob Shaw .625 (.62500) Milwaukee Braves 6
Juan Marichal .621 (.62069) San Francisco Giants 7
Joey Jay .600 (.60000) Cincinnati Reds 8
Al McBean .600 (.60000) Pittsburgh Pirates  
Larry Jackson .593 (.59259) St. Louis Cardinals 10
Art Mahaffey .576 (.57576) Philadelphia Phillies 11
Billy O'Dell .576 (.57576) San Francisco Giants  
Ernie Broglio .571 (.57143) St. Louis Cardinals 13
Ray Washburn .571 (.57143) St. Louis Cardinals  
Bob Friend .563 (.56250) Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Warren Spahn .563 (.56250) Milwaukee Braves  
Jim O'Toole .552 (.55172) Cincinnati Reds 17
Stan Williams .538 (.53846) Los Angeles Dodgers 18
Bob Gibson .536 (.53571) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Johnny Podres .536 (.53571) Los Angeles Dodgers  
Earl Francis .529 (.52941) Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Bob Bruce .526 (.52632) Houston Colt .45s 22
Dennis Bennett .500 (.50000) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Cal Koonce .500 (.50000) Chicago Cubs  
Bob Buhl .462 (.46154) Milwaukee Braves 25
Chicago Cubs  



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.

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).