Here is an explanation of this weekly feature, listing the best and worst for the past 30 days through games of Saturday, September 5.
Comments of the week: (1) Take a look at the top three and bottom three in the American League at OPS. Couldn’t you easily imagine those lists being reversed at some point this season? (2) NL ERA and FIP leaders are four Cy Young contenders and one guy with a career 4.19 ERA who’s never had a full-season FIP below 4.00. (3) The top of the NL Central is good. But you knew that.
American League Team W-L 1. Toronto 19- 6 2. Kansas City 19- 9 3. Texas 17-10 4. Cleveland 16-11 Minnesota 16-11 Worst Team W-L 1. Detroit 9-18 2. Baltimore 10-18 3. Oakland 10-16 4. Los Angeles 11-17 5. Chicago 13-15 Batting Average 1. Bradley, Bos .402 2. Brantley, Cle .392 3. Lindor, Cle .390 4. Cabrera, Det .380 5. Ortiz, Bos .371 On Base Percentage 1. Bradley, Bos .456 Cabrera, Det .456 3. Zobrist, KC .452 4. Brantley, Cle .439 5. Lindor, Cle .437 Slugging Percentage 1. Bradley, Bos .841 2. Encarnacion, Tor .803 3. Ortiz, Bos .775 4. Sano, Min .670 5. Davis, Bal .660 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Bradley, Bos 1.297 2. Encarnacion, Tor 1.216 3. Ortiz, Bos 1.209 4. Brantley, Cle 1.078 5. Cabrera, Det 1.038 Worst OPS 1. Gomez, Hou .487 2. Rodriguez, NY .496 3. V Martinez, Det .509 4. Escobar, KC .522 5. Saladino, Chi .531 Home Runs 1. Davis, Bal 12 2. Sano, Min 10 3. Encarnacion, Tor 9 Ortiz, Bos 9 5. 4 with 8 Runs 1. Bradley, Bos 28 2. Donaldson, Tor 25 3. Davis, Bal 22 Escobar, Min 22 5. 2 with 21 RBI 1. Donaldson, Tor 31 2. Encarnacion, Tor 28 3. Bradley, Bos 26 4. Sano, Min 25 5. 2 with 23 Stolen Bases 1. Cain, KC 7 2. Altuve, Hou 6 Andrus, Tex 6 4. 3 with 5 Saves 1. Tolleson, Tex 9 2. Osuna, Tor 8 3. Boxberger, TB 7 Wilhelmsen, Sea 7 5. 6 with 6 ERA 1. Fiers, Hou 0.67 2. Verlander, Det 0.76 3. Ventura, KC 1.13 4. McHugh, Hou 1.59 5. Keuchel, Hou 1.77 Worst ERA 1. Samardzija, Chi 7.13 2. Nova, NY 6.59 3. Pelfrey, Min 6.35 4. Santana, Min 6.15 5. Hernandez, Sea 6.03 FIP 1. Sale, Chi 1.41 2. Ventura, KC 2.18 3. Price, Tor 2.25 4. Verlander, Det 2.30 5. Archer, TB 2.40 WHIP 1. Kluber, Cle 0.66 2. Tomlin, Cle 0.71 3. Verlander, Det 0.79 4. Fiers, Hou 0.81 5. Holland, Tex 0.82 Strikeouts 1. Sale, Chi 53 2. Price, Tor 47 3. Archer, TB 43 Kluber, Cle 43 Ventura, KC 43
National League Team W-L 1. Chicago 18- 9 St. Louis 18- 9 3. Pittsburgh 18-10 4. New York 17-10 5. Los Angeles 15-12 Worst Team W-L 1. Atlanta 5-22 2. Cincinnati 7-21 3. Colorado 11-18 4. San Francisco 11-17 5. Philadelphia 11-16 Batting Average 1. Peralta, Ari .381 2. Pollock, Ari .364 3. Votto, Cin .356 4. McCutchen, Pit .354 5. Piscotti, SL .352 On Base Percentage 1. Votto, Cin .532 2. Harper, Was .496 3. McCutchen, Pit .466 4. Fowler, Chi .440 5. d'Arnaud, NY .426 Slugging Percentage 1. Zimmerman, Was .7113 2. Votto, Cin .7111 3. Gonzalez, Col .696 4. Fowler, Chi .677 5. Arenado, Col .675 On Base Plus Plugging 1. Votto, Cin 1.243 2. Fowler, Chi 1.117 3. Zimmerman, Was 1.101 4. Harper, Was 1.069 5. d'Arnaud, NY 1.058 Worst OPS 1. Bruce, Cin .443 2. Peterson, Atl .471 3. Galvis, Phi .588 4. Peralta, SL .595 5. Hernandez, Phi .611 Home Runs 1. Gonzalez, Col 14 2. Cespedes, NY 11 3. Arenado, Col 10 4. Zimmerman, Was 9 5. 3 with 8 Runs 1. Harper, Was 28 2. Pollock, Ari 24 Votto, Cin 24 4. Cespedes, NY 23 5. 3 with 22 RBI 1. Zimmerman, Was 34 2. Kemp, SD 30 3. Gonzalez, Col 29 4. Arenado, Col 25 5. Bryant, Chi 24 Stolen Bases 1. Gordon, Mia 13 2. Pollock, Ari 9 3. Blackmon, Col 7 Inciarte, Ari 7 5. 5 with 6 Saves 1. Rosenthal, SL 10 2. Melancon, Pit 9 Rodriguez, Mil 9 Rondon, Chi 9 5. 2 with 8 ERA 1. Arrieta, Chi 0.42 2. Happ, Pit 0.60 3. Greinke, LA 1.31 4. Kershaw, LA 1.57 5. Bumgarner, SF 1.69 Worst ERA 1. Harang, Phi 8.13 2. Niese, NY 7.06 3. Scherzer, Was 6.11 4. Hand, Mia 5.94 5. Syndergaard, NY 5.53 FIP 1. Bumgarner, SF 1.19 2. Kershaw, LA 1.60 3. Arrieta, Chi 1.69 4. Happ, Pit 2.34 5. Martinez, SL 2.39 WHIP 1. Arrieta, Chi 0.65 2. Iglesias, Cin 0.75 3. Bumgarner, SF 0.78 4. Strasburg, Was 0.80 5. Greinke, LA 0.84 Strikeouts 1. Kershaw, LA 59 2. Bumgarner, SF 52 3. Iglesias, Cin 50 4. Arrieta, Chi 44 5. Kennedy, SD 41
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