Here is an explanation of this weekly feature. This entry lists the best and worst for the past 30 days of the 2016 regular season, through games of Sunday, May 22.
Comment of the week: Take a look at the worst National League hitters by OPS over the past 30 days. There are a couple decent hitters in there, but it’s mostly glove-first guys. The bottom four in the American League are all purported sluggers making, in aggregate, $78.25 million this year.
Also, Colorado’s Jonathan Gray is third in the league in fielding independent pitching and third to worst in ERA over the past 30 days.
American League Team W-L 1. Boston 19- 9 2. Seattle 18- 9 3. Baltimore 16-11 4. Chicago, 15-12 Cleveland, Texas Worst Team W-L 1. Minnesota 6-20 2. Oakland 9-19 3. Kansas City 11-16 4. Houston 12-16 5. Detroit 13-15 Batting Average 1. Bradley, Bos .392 2. Bogaerts, Bos .385 3. Reddick, Oak .384 4. Cabrera, Det .369 5. Ortiz, Bos .360 On Base Percentage 1. Bradley, Bos .470 2. Reddick, Oak .442 3. Pearce, TB .436 4. Bogaerts, Bos .434 5. Cabrera, Det .431 Slugging Percentage 1. Bradley, Bos .755 2. Ortiz, Bos .730 3. Pearce, TB .692 4. Cabrera, Det .660 5. Trout, LA .638 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Bradley, Bos 1.225 2. Ortiz, Bos 1.144 3. Pearce, TB 1.128 4. Cabrera, Det 1.091 5. Trout, LA 1.063 Worst OPS 1. Morales, KC .466 2. Teixeira, NY .469 3. Fielder, Tex .555 4. Upton, Det .585 5. Burns, Oak .587 Home Runs 1. Davis, Oak 11 2. Frazier, Chi 9 3. 5 with 8 Runs 1. Kinsler, Det 26 2. Betts, Bos 25 3. Altuve, Hou 24 4. Trout, LA 24 5. 4 with 21 RBI 1. Bradley, Bos 29 2. Cano, Sea 25 Frazier, Chi 25 Trout, LA 25 5. 2 with 24 Stolen Bases 1. Altuve, Hou 8 Burns, Oak 8 Santana, Cle 8 4. Desmond, Tex 7 5. 4 with 6 Saves 1. Britton, Bal 8 Cishek, Sea 8 Colome, TB 8 Rodriguez, Det 8 5. Kimbrel, Bos 7 ERA 1. Sale, Chi 1.41 2. Tillman, Bal 1.62 3. Hill, Oak 2.05 4. Quintana, Chi 2.10 5. Lewis, Tex 2.20 Worst ERA 1. Keuchel, Hou 7.57 2. Jimenez, Bal 7.22 3. Sanchez, Det 7.03 4. Pineda, NY 6.89 5. Weaver, LA 6.43 FIP 1. Quintana, Chi 2.23 2. Price, Bos 2.39 3. Tillman, Bal 2.62 4. Salazar, Cle 2.77 5. Stroman, Tor 2.83 WHIP 1. Sale, Chi 0.76 2. Estrada, Tor 0.83 3. Hill, Oak 0.88 4. Lewis, Tex 0.95 5. Quintana, Chi 0.96 Strikeouts 1. Salazar, Cle 44 2. Hamels, Tex 39 Kluber, Cle 39 4. 4 with 38
National League Team W-L 1. San Francisco 19- 9 2. Chicago 16- 9 3. Philadelphia 17-10 4. Miami 17-11 New York 17-11 Worst Team W-L 1. Cincinnati 7-20 2. Atlanta 8-19 3. Milwaukee 11-16 4. Arizona, 12-16 LA, SD Batting Average 1. Piscotty, SL .384 2. Braun, Mil .380 3. Zobrist, Chi .376 4. Murphy, Was .374 5. Ozuna, Mia .373 On Base Percentage 1. Harper, Was .487 2. Zobrist, Chi .476 3. Belt, SF .463 4. Herrera, Phi .457 5. Piscotty, SL .444 Slugging Percentage 1. Cespedes, NY .683 2. Ozuna, Mia .676 3. Zobrist, Chi .600 4. Freeman, Atl .596 5. Carter, Mil .583 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Ozuna, Mia 1.105 2. Cespedes, NY 1.077 3. Zobrist, Chi 1.076 4. Braun, Mil 1.013 5. Piscotty, SL 1.006 Worst OPS 1. Aybar, Atl .461 2. Ahmed, Ari .519 3. Gonzalez, Col .535 4. Ramirez, SD .540 5. Cervelli, Pit .569 Home Runs 1. Carter, Mil 9 Cespedes, NY 9 2. Bour, Mia 8 Stanton, Mia 8 5. 5 with 7 Runs 1. Piscotti, SL 23 2. 5 with 20 RBI 1. Zobrist, Chi 22 2. Carpenter, SL 21 Cespedes, Oak 21 Pence, SF 21 5. Russell, Chi 20 Stolen Bases 1. Villar, Mil 13 2. Marte, Pit 7 3. Hamilton, Cin 6 4. 4 with 5 Saves 1. Gomez, Phi 12 2. Familia, NY 11 Ramos, Mia 11 4. Melancon, Pit 10 5. 2 with 9 ERA 1. Kershaw, LA 0.65 2. Cueto, SF 2.00 3. Gray, Col 2.03 4. Bumgarner, SF 2.12 5. Syndergaard, NY 2.15 Worst ERA 1. Simon, Cin 9.71 2. Anderson, Mil 6.82 3. Gray, Col 6.33 4. Peralta, Mil 6.11 5. Stripling, LA 5.65 FIP 1. Kershaw, LA 0.80 2. Cueto, SF 1.57 3. Matz, NY 2.16 4. Bumgarner, SF 2.24 5. Gray, Col 2.33 WHIP 1. Kershaw, LA 0.65 2. Nola, Phi 0.82 3. Samardzija, Chi 0.86 de la Rosa, Ari 0.86 5. Lackey, Chi 0.87 Strikeouts 1. Scherzer, Was 61 2. Kershaw, LA 58 3. Strasburg, Was 54 4. Fernandez, Mia 51 5. 2 with 48
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