Winning Percentage : 1984 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1984 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mario Soto .720 (.72000) Cincinnati Reds 1
Alejandro Pena .667 (.66667) Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Dwight Gooden .654 (.65385) New York Mets 3
Steve Carlton .650 (.65000) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Steve Trout .650 (.65000) Chicago Cubs  
Pascual Perez .636 (.63636) Atlanta Braves 6
Mark Thurmond .636 (.63636) San Diego Padres  
Ed Whitson .636 (.63636) San Diego Padres  
Eric Show .625 (.62500) San Diego Padres 9
Rick Rhoden .609 (.60870) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Bob Knepper .600 (.60000) Houston Astros 11
Charlie Lea .600 (.60000) Montreal Expos  
Joaquin Andujar .588 (.58824) St. Louis Cardinals 13
Orel Hershiser .579 (.57895) Los Angeles Dodgers 14
Ron Darling .571 (.57143) New York Mets 15
Bill Gullickson .571 (.57143) Montreal Expos  
Joe Niekro .571 (.57143) Houston Astros  
Rick Mahler .565 (.56522) Atlanta Braves 18
Dennis Eckersley .556 (.55556) Chicago Cubs 19
Dave LaPoint .545 (.54545) St. Louis Cardinals 20
Rick Honeycutt .526 (.52632) Los Angeles Dodgers 21
John Candelaria .522 (.52174) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Larry McWilliams .522 (.52174) Pittsburgh Pirates  
Nolan Ryan .522 (.52174) Houston Astros  
John Tudor .522 (.52174) Pittsburgh Pirates  



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.

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).