Here is an explanation of this weekly feature. This entry lists the best and worst for the past 30 days through games of Saturday, September 26.
Comment of the week: Here’s where the five American League pitchers with the best ERAs over the past 30 days were at the beginning of the season: Suspended, Class AA, Majors, Disabled list, Class AA.
American League
Team W-L
1. Texas 19- 9
2. Toronto 18- 9
3. Cleveland 17-10
4. Boston 16-11
5. New York 16-12
Worst Team W-L
1. Houston 10-17
Oakland 10-17
3. Kansas City 11-16
4. Detroit 12-15
5. Tampa Bay 12-16
Batting Average
1. Choo, Tex .388
2. Betts, Bos .381
3. Seager, Sea .3551
4. Bogaerts, Bos .3545
5. Eaton, Chi .351
On Base Percentage
1. Choo, Tex .496
2. Bautista, Tor .438
3. Betts, Bos .433
4. Trout, LA .4274
5. Encarnacion, Tor .4273
Slugging Percentage
1. Ortiz, Bos .773
2. Encarnacion, Tor .667
3. Bautista, Tor .642
4. Trout, LA .638
5. Seager, Sea .626
On Base Plus Slugging
1. Ortiz, Bos 1.165
2. Choo, Tex 1.102
3. Encarnacion, Tor 1.094
4. Bautista, Tor 1.080
5. Trout, LA 1.066
Worst OPS
1. Parra, Bal .437
2. Escobar, KC .5062
3. Castillo, Bos .5057
4. Ellsbury, NY .516
5. Aybar, LA .562
Home Runs
1. Ortiz, Bos 10
2. Bautista, Tor 9
Encarnacion, Tor 9
4. Bird, NY 8
Davis, Bal 8
Runs
1. Betts, Bos 26
2. Choo, Tex 25
3. Donaldson, Tor 22
4. 3 with 21
RBI
1. Beltre, Tex 38
Ortiz, Bos 28
3. Encarnacion, Tor 25
4. Bautista, Tor 23
5. 2 with 22
Stolen Bases
1. Andrus, Tex 9
Pillar, Tor 9
3. 4 with 5
Saves
1. Miller, NY 9
Street, LA 9
3. Wilhelmsen, Sea 8
4. Boxberger, TB 7
Tolleson, Tex 7
ERA
1. Santana, Min 1.50
2. Anderson, Cle 1.69
3. Iwakuma, Sea 2.01
Quintana, Chi 2.01
5. Duffey, Min 2.35
Worst ERA
1. Brooks, Oak 8.04
2. Samardzija, Chi 6.75
3. Cueto, KC 6.44
4. Simon, Det 6.27
5. Gray, Oak 6.06
FIP
1. Price, Tor 1.94
2. Duffey, Min 2.17
3. Santana, Min 2.26
4. Hamels, Tex 2.77
5. Iwakuma, Quintana 2.89
WHIP
1. Tanaka, NY 0.68
2. Tomlin, Cle 0.8500
3. Dickey, Tor 0.8504
4. Santana, Min 1.00
5. Estrada, Tor 1.04
Strikeouts
1. Price, Tor 46
2. Richards, LA 42
3. Hamels, Tex 39
Santana, Min 39
5. 3 with 38National League Team W-L 1. Pittsburgh 18-11 2. Miami 17-10 3. Los Angeles 17-11 New York 17-11 5. Chicago,St.Louis 16-12 Worst Team W-L 1. Atlanta 8-20 2. Philadelphia 8-19 3. Cincinnati 11-17 San Diego 11-17 5. Arizona, Milw 12-16 Batting Average 1. Votto, Cin .384 2. Escobar, Was .375 3. Prado, Mia .367 4. Posey, SF .363 5. Harper, Was .360 On Base Percentage 1. Votto, Cin .542 2. Harper, Was .512 3. Posey, SF .458 4. Freeman, Atl .457 5. Escobar, Was .434 Slugging Percentage 1. Harper, Was .775 2. Cespedes, NY .651 3. Votto, Cin .616 4. Arenado, Col .613 5. Carpenter, SL .604 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Harper, Was 1.288 2. Votto, Cin 1.159 3. Bryant, Chi 0.995 4. Cespedes, NY 0.982 5. Carpenter, SL 0.975 Worst OPS 1. Simmons, Atl .530 2. Ramos, Was .547 3. Polanco, Pit .551 4. Galvis, Phi .559 5. Swisher, Atl .588 Home Runs 1. Arenado, Col 10 Harper, Was 10 3. Bour, Mia 9 4. Cespedes, NY 8 Gonzalez, Col 8 Runs 1. Harper, Was 28 2. Bruce, Cin 23 3. Rendon, Was 22 4. Granderson, NY 21 5. 2 with 20 RBI 1. Arenado, Col 29 2. Bour, Mia 27 3. Byrd, SF 24 4. Gonzalez, Col 22 5. 4 with 21 Stolen Bases 1. Gordon, Mia 9 2. Blackmon, Col 8 3. Inciarte, Ari 7 4. Braun, Mil 6 Crawford, LA 6 Saves 1. Melancon, Pit 10 2. Jansen, LA 9 3. Chapman, Cin 8 Familia, NY 8 Ramos, Mia 8 ERA 1. Arrieta, Chi 0.43 2. Lackey, SL 1.83 3. Greinke, LA 1.91 4. Colon, NY 1.96 5. Ross, SD 1.97 Worst ERA 1. Hammel, Chi 6.28 2. Jungmann, Mil 6.25 3. Leake, SF 5.82 4. Kennedy, SD 5.77 5. Perez, Atl 5.74 FIP 1. Harvey, NY 1.65 2. Arrieta, Chi 1.82 3. Kershaw, LA 1.94 4. Happ, Pit 2.00 5. DeSclafani, Cin 2.04 WHIP 1. Arrieta, Chi 0.57 2. Strasburg, Was 0.76 3. Greinke, LA 0.85 4. Peavy, SF 0.86 5. Kershaw, LA 0.88 Strikeouts 1. Kershaw, LA 59 2. Strasburg, Was 53 3. Scherzer, Was 48 4. Arrieta, Chi 42 5. Liriano, Pit 41
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