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, July 3.
Comments of the week: The American West features two of the three best teams in the league over the past 30 days, and three of the five worst. That’s what they call separation, I suppose. Also, four of the top five sluggers in the National League over the past 30 days–Wil Myers, Danny Espinosa, Jake Lamb, and Brandon Moss–may be the unlikeliest quartet we’ll see this year.
American League Team W-L 1. Cleveland 20- 8 2. Texas 20- 9 3. Houston 17- 9 4. Detroit 18-10 5. Baltimore 16-12 Worst Team W-L 1. Los Angeles 8-20 2. Tampa Bay 10-18 3. Oakland 10-17 4. Minnesota 11-16 5. Seattle 12-16 Batting Average 1. Morales, KC .419 2. Altuve, Hou .396 3. Donaldson, Tor .388 4. Schoop, Bal .367 5. Machado, Bal .366 On Base Percentage 1. Donaldson, Tor .508 2. Morales, KC .474 3. Altuve, Hou .458 4. Ortiz, Bos .450 5. Encarnacion, Tor .433 Slugging Percentage 1. Morales, KC .779 2. Donaldson, Tor .738 3. Encarnacion, Tor .734 4. Dozier, Min .696 5. Davis, Bal .650 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Morales, KC 1.253 2. Donaldson, Tor 1.246 3. Encarnacion, Tor 1.167 4. Dozier, Min 1.117 5. Altuve, Hou 1.062 Worst OPS 1. Buxton, Min .581 2. Garcia, Chi .588 3. Mauer, Min .590 4. Martin, Sea .5966 5. Shaw, Bos .5974 Home Runs 1. Encarnacion, Tor 11 2. Cruz, Sea 10 Davis, Bal 10 4. Jones, Bal 9 Santana, Cle 9 Runs 1. Donaldson, Tor 31 2. Encarnacion, Tor 30 3. Jones, Bal 27 4. Schoop, Bal 26 5. Springer, Hou 23 RBI 1. Encarnacion, Tor 32 2. Davis, Bal 27 3. Donaldson, Tor 25 4. Jones, Bal 25 5. Upton, Det 24 Stolen Bases 1. Davis, Cle 10 Nunez, Min 10 3. Trout, LA 6 4. 6 with 5 Saves 1. Dyson, Tex 11 2. Robertson, Chi 10 3. Chapman, NY 8 Rodriguez, Det 8 5. 3 with 7 ERA 1. Fulmer, Det 0.62 2. Bauer, Cle 1.48 3. Hamels, Tex 2.09 4. Carrasco, Cle 2.23 5. Wright, Bos 2.35 Worst ERA 1. Wilson, Bal 7.39 2. Zimmermann, Det 7.06 3. Duffey, Min 6.96 4. Karns, Sea 6.67 5. Nova, NY 6.54 FIP 1. Bauer, Cle 2.45 2. Paxton, Sea 2.54 3. Kluber, Cle 2.60 4. Pineda, NY 2.97 5. Porcello, Bos 3.14 WHIP 1. Fulmer, Det 0.90 2. Kluber, Cle 0.917 3. Pineda, NY 0.923 4. Estrada, Tor 0.93 5. Bauer, Cle 0.94 Strikeouts 1. Archer, TB 51 2. Duffy, KC 47 3. Sale, Chi 42 4. 4 with 41
National League
Team W-L
1. Los Angeles 18-10
2. San Francisco 17-10
3. Washington 17-11
4. St. Louis 15-11
5. Miami 14-13
Worst Team W-L
1. Cincinnati 10-18
Philadelphia 10-18
3. Milwaukee 10-16
4. Atlanta 12-16
Pittsburgh 12-16
Batting Average
1. Freeman, Atl .374
2. LeMahieu, Col .372
3. Carpenter, SL .337
4. Realmuto, Mia .356
5. Rizzo, Chi .355
On Base Percentage
1. Carpenter, SL .500
2. Votto, Cin .464
3. Myers, SD .448
4. LeMahieu, Col .444
5. Werth, Was .441
Slugging Percentage
1. Lamb, Ari .769
2. Myers, SD .763
3. Espinosa, Was .761
4. Rizzo, Chi .699
5. Moss, SL .695
On Base Plus Slugging
1. Myers, SD 1.212
2. Espinosa, Was 1.195
3. Carpenter, SL 1.167
4. Lamb, Ari 1.152
5. Rizzo, Chi 1.134
Worst OPS
1. Zimmerman, Was .498
2. Galvis, Phi .501
3. Ramirez, SD .508
4. Utley, LA .562
5. Molina, SL .573
Home Runs
1. Espinosa, Was 11
Myers, SD 11
3. Bryant, Chi 10
Lamb, Ari 10
5. 2 with 8
Runs
1. Bryant, Chi 24
Espinosa, Was 24
Myers, SD 24
4. Blackmon, Col 23
5. 3 with 20
RBI
1. Myers, SD 30
2. Espinosa, Was 28
Lamb, Ari 28
4. Gonzalez, Col 27
5. Duvall, Cin 26
Stolen Bases
1. Revere, Was 8
2. 6 with 7
Saves
1. Familia, NY 11
2. Jansen, LA 8
Melancon, Pit 8
4. 5 with 7
ERA
1. Martinez, SL 1.31
2. DeSclafani, Cin 1.780
3. Norris, Atl-LA 1.783
4. Scherzer, Was 1.89
5. Colon, NY 1.91
Worst ERA
1. Perdomo, SD 7.00
2. Bettis, Col 6.68
3. Niese, Pit 6.67
4. Locke, Pit 6.55
5. Samardzijia, SF 6.43
FIP
1. Norris, Atl-LA 1.93
2. Fernandez, Mia 1.95
3. Syndergaard, NY 2.02
4. Kershaw, LA 2.04
5. Wainwright, SL 2.26
WHIP
1. Scherzer, Was 0.69
2. Teheran, Atl 0.70
3. Fernandez, Mia 0.86
4. Bumgarner, SF 0.87
5. Norris, Atl-LA 0.91
Strikeouts
1. Fernandez, Mia 50
2. Scherzer, Was 47
3. Ray, Ari 42
4. Arrieta, Chi 40
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