Top 25 Winning Percentage in 2004 in the National League

Winning Percentage : 2004 National League Top 25

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"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)

2004 Winning Percentage Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Winning Percentage Team Rank

Roger Clemens .818 (.81818) Houston Astros 1

Chris Carpenter .750 (.75000) St. Louis Cardinals 2

Jose Lima .722 (.72222) Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Jason Schmidt .720 (.72000) San Francisco Giants 4

Jake Peavy .714 (.71429) San Diego Padres 5

Eric Milton .700 (.70000) Philadelphia Phillies 6

Carl Pavano .692 (.69231) Florida Marlins 7

Jason Marquis .682 (.68182) St. Louis Cardinals 8

Roy Oswalt .667 (.66667) Houston Astros 9

Carlos Zambrano .667 (.66667) Chicago Cubs

Shawn Estes .652 (.65217) Colorado Rockies 11

Jaret Wright .652 (.65217) Atlanta Braves

Paul Wilson .647 (.64706) Cincinnati Reds 13

Jeff Suppan .640 (.64000) St. Louis Cardinals 14

John Thomson .636 (.63636) Atlanta Braves 15

Russ Ortiz .625 (.62500) Atlanta Braves 16

Kazuhisa Ishii .619 (.61905) Los Angeles Dodgers 17

Brett Tomko .611 (.61111) San Francisco Giants 18

Ismael Valdez .609 (.60870) San Diego Padres 19

Florida Marlins

Matt Morris .600 (.60000) St. Louis Cardinals 20

David Wells .600 (.60000) San Diego Padres

Greg Maddux .593 (.59259) Chicago Cubs 22

Mike Hampton .591 (.59091) Atlanta Braves 23

Woody Williams .579 (.57895) St. Louis Cardinals 24

Joe Kennedy .563 (.56250) Colorado Rockies 25

Name Winning Percentage Team Rank

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?

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.

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