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, June 5.
Comments of the week: First, the top tier of National League starters is ridiculous. The top seven starters by ERA in the National League all had lower ERAs than the top starter in the American League over the past 30 days. Second, Justin Verlander seems to have gotten in together again (second in ERA, third in FIP, first in WHIP and strikeouts over the past 30 days), right? His trailing 30 ERA is the lowest it’s been since early 2014, his trailing 30 K/9 the highest it’s been since late 2013, his trailing 30 FIP the lowest since mid-2013, and his trailing 30 batting average allowed the lowest it’s been since late 2012.
American League Team W-L 1. Texas 18- 8 2. Houston 17-11 3. Cleveland 17-12 4. Baltimore, 16-12 Boston, KC Worst Team W-L 1. Minnesota 8-19 2. Chicago 9-18 3. Oakland 12-16 Tampa Bay 12-16 5. Los Angeles 13-14 Batting Average 1. V Martinez, Det .379 2. Bogaerts, Bos .3740 3. Bradley, Bos .3736 Morrison, TB .3736 5. Valencia, Oak .370 On Base Percentage 1. Bradley, Bos .467 2. Morrison, TB .462 3. Ortiz, Bos .445 4. Trout, LA .438 5. Seager, Sea .431 Slugging Percentage 1. Ortiz, Bos .821 2. Valencia, Oak .707 3. Bradley, Bos .692 4. Betts, Bos .681 5. Cabrera, Det .648 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Ortiz, Bos 1.267 2. Bradley, Bos 1.160 3. Valencia, Oak 1.117 4. Morrison, TB 1.100 5. Cabrera, Det 1.073 Worst OPS 1. Pillar, Tor .427 2. Fielder, Tex .5301 3. Moreland, Tex .5304 4. Burns, Oak .551 5. Upton, Det .562 Home Runs 1. Frazier, Chi 11 2. Betts, Bos 10 Trumbo, Bal 10 4. 6 with 9 Runs 1. Betts, Bos 31 2. Bogaerts, Bos 25 Cano, Mil 25 4. Calhoun, LA 24 Kinsler, Det 24 RBI 1. Ortiz, Bos 29 2. Betts, Bos 28 3. 4 with 24 Stolen Bases 1. Dyson, KC 7 Nunez, Min 7 3. 4 with 6 Saves 1. Britton, Bal 11 2. Rodriguez, Det 10 3. Chapman, NY 9 4. Colome, TB 8 Davis, KC 8 ERA 1. Hill, Oak 1.97 2. Verlander, Det 2.01 3. Estrada, Tor 2.25 4. Fulmer, Det 2.27 5. Fister, Hou 2.32 Worst ERA 1. Jimenez, Bal 7.89 2. Smyly, TB 7.76 3. Santiago, LA 7.07 4. Stroman, TB 6.82 5. Graveman, Oak 6.59 FIP 1. Shoemaker, LA 1.48 2. Hill, Oak 2.28 3. Verlander, Det 2.47 4. Quintana, Chi 2.54 5. Karns, Sea 2.70 WHIP 1. Verlander, Det 0.78 2. Estrada, Tor 0.841 3. Lewis, Tex 0.844 4. Fullmer, Det 0.98 5. Andriese, TB 1.02 Strikeouts 1. Verlander, Det 52 2. Sale, Chi 40 3. McHugh, Hou 38 Salazar, Cle 38 5. 3 with 37
National League Team W-L 1. San Francisco 19- 9 2. Chicago 17-10 3. Los Angeles 17-12 4. St. Louis 15-12 5. Mil, Was 15-13 Worst Team W-L 1. Cincinnati 8-19 2. Atlanta 9-19 3. San Diego 10-18 4. Colorado 11-16 5. Arizona 12-16 Batting Average 1. Zobrist, Chi .378 2. Ozuna, Mia .368 3. Murphy, Was .362 4. Ramos, Was .349 5. Villar, Mil .346 On Base Percentage 1. Zobrist, Chi .481 2. Harper, Was .442 3. Goldschmidt, Ari .435 4. Villar, Mil .433 5. Hill, Mil .422 Slugging Percentage 1. Carpenter, StL .700 2. Bruce, Cin .695 3. Duvall, Cin .670 4. Seager, LA .667 5. Ozuna, Mia .651 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Carpenter, StL 1.119 2. Ozuna, Mia 1.065 3. Bruce, Cin 1.060 4. Seager, LA 1.031 5. Hill, Mil 1.007 Worst OPS 1. Revere, Was .504 2. Inciarte, Atl .513 3. Molina, StL .523 4. Carter, Mil .532 5. Kemp, SD .550 Home Runs 1. Seager, LA 12 2. Duvall, Cin 11 3. Bryant, Chi 9 Gonzalez, Col 9 5. 2 with 8 Runs 1. Carpenter, StL 24 2. Seager, LA 23 3. Ozuna, Mia 22 4. Bruce, Cin 21 6. Polanco, Pit 20 RBI 1. Duvall, Cin 25 2. Bryant, Chi 23 Polanco, Pit 23 4. Seager, LA 22 5. 2 with 21 Stolen Bases 1. Villar, Mil 13 2. Marte, Pit 10 3. Hamilton, Cin 8 4. Perez, Mil 6 Upton, SD 6 Saves 1. Familia, NY 10 2. Gomez, Phi 9 Melancon, Pit 9 Ramos, Mia 9 5. Jeffress, Mil 8 ERA 1. Fernandez, Mia 0.66 2. Bumgarner, SF 0.73 3. Cueto, SF 0.79 4. Kershaw, LA 0.96 5. Syndergaard, NY 1.11 Worst ERA 1. Wacha, SL 8.38 2. Gonzalez, Was 6.61 3. Peralta, Mil 6.10 4. Shields, SD 5.72 5. Butler, Col 5.34 FIP 1. Kershaw, LA 1.30 2. Fernandez, Mia 1.34 3. Syndergaard, NY 1.98 4. Arrieta, Chi 2.07 5. Bumgarner, SF 2.34 WHIP 1. Kershaw, LA 0.52 2. Anderson, Mil 0.59 3. Bumgarner, SF 0.81 4. Teheran, Atl 0.8293 5. Samardzija, SF 0.8348 Strikeouts 1. Fernandez, Mia 63 2. Kershaw, LA 55 Scherzer, Was 55 4. Strasburg, Was 53 5. Arrieta, Chi 50
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