Winning Percentage : 1996 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)
 

1996 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

John Smoltz .750 (.75000) Atlanta Braves 1
Ramon Martinez .714 (.71429) Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Ismael Valdez .682 (.68182) Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Andy Benes .643 (.64286) St. Louis Cardinals 4
Denny Neagle .640 (.64000) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Atlanta Braves  
Mark Gardner .632 (.63158) San Francisco Giants 6
Joey Hamilton .625 (.62500) San Diego Padres 7
Fernando Valenzuela .619 (.61905) San Diego Padres 8
Shane Reynolds .615 (.61538) Houston Astros 9
Kevin Brown .607 (.60714) Florida Marlins 10
Kevin Ritz .607 (.60714) Colorado Rockies  
Tom Glavine .600 (.60000) Atlanta Braves 12
Bobby Jones .600 (.60000) New York Mets  
Hideo Nomo .593 (.59259) Los Angeles Dodgers 14
Donovan Osborne .591 (.59091) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Steve Trachsel .591 (.59091) Chicago Cubs  
Jeff Fassero .577 (.57692) Montreal Expos 17
Greg Maddux .577 (.57692) Atlanta Braves  
Al Leiter .571 (.57143) Florida Marlins 19
Alan Benes .565 (.56522) St. Louis Cardinals 20
Pedro Martinez .565 (.56522) Montreal Expos  
Mark Clark .560 (.56000) New York Mets 22
Todd Stottlemyre .560 (.56000) St. Louis Cardinals  
Jaime Navarro .556 (.55556) Chicago Cubs 24
Pedro Astacio .529 (.52941) Los Angeles Dodgers 25



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).

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?