Trailing 30 - Throwback Uniform Desecration Edition

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 24.

Comment of the week: The All-Star break will affect this and the next few Trailing 30 reports, since the four days off create small sample sizes, a lot of ties in counting stats, and some unusual league leaders/trailers. Of course, looking at some of the National League OPS leaders and the presence of Andrelton Simmons among American League batting leaders, you probably surmised that. On top of that, the five National Leaguers who’ve scored the most runs over the past 30 days all have two-syllable last names. Coincidence? I think not.

American League
   Team W-L              
1. Houston          16- 8
2. Toronto          15- 9
3. Boston           14- 9
4. Baltimore        15-10
5. Cle, Min         14-11
       
   Worst Team W-L        
1. Tampa Bay         7-20
2. Kansas City      10-15
   Texas            10-15
4. Chicago          11-13
5. Los Angeles      12-12

   Batting Average       
1. Altuve, Hou       .418
2. Simmons, LA       .407
3. Beltran, NY       .361
4. Betts, Bos        .359
5. Donaldson, Tor    .358
       
   On Base Percentage    
1. Trout, LA         .475
2. Donaldson, Tor    .474
3. Ramirez, Bos      .459
4. Altuve, Hou       .448
5. Simmons, LA       .436

   Slugging Percentage   
1. Naquin, Cle       .725
2. Ramirez, Bos      .700
3. Morales, KC       .682
4. Encarnacion, Tor  .675
5. Altuve, Hou       .663
     
   On Base Plus Slugging 
1. Ramirez, Bos     1.159
2. Trout, LA        1.133
3. Donaldson, Tor   1.127
4. Naquin, Cle      1.1114
5. Altuve, Hou      1.1109

   Worst OPS             
1. Merrifield, KC    .482
2. Giovatella, LA    .501
3. Orlando, KC       .526
4. Pillar, Tor       .567
5. Gomez, Hou        .571
          
   Home Runs             
1. Dozier, Min          9
   Trumbo, Bal          9
3. Encarnacion, Tor     8
   Kepler, Min          8
   Morales, KC          8
 
   Runs                  
1. Trout, LA           26
2. Altuve, Hou         24
   Donaldson, Tor      24
4. Lindor, Cle         23
5. 2 with              21

   RBI                   
1. Encarnacion, Tor    25
   Pujols, LA          25
3. Correa, Hou         24
   Donaldson, Tor      24
   Kepler, Min         24
       
   Stolen Bases          
1. Altuve, Hou          7
   Nunez, Min           7
   Trout, LA            7
4. Eaton, Chi           5
   Ellsbury, NY         5
  
   Saves                 
1. Britton, Bal        10
2. Cishek, Sea          7
   Madson, Oak          7
4. Rodriguez, Det       7
5. 2 with               6
 
   ERA                   
1. Carrasco, Cle     1.16
2. Sanchez, Tor      1.61
3. Santana, Min      1.93
4. Shields, Chi      2.10
5. McCullers, Hou    2.22

   Worst ERA             
1. Sanchez, Det      7.94
2. Sabathia, NY      7.04
3. Nolasco, Min      7.01
4. Perez, Tex        6.91
5. Ventura, KC       6.33
 
   FIP                   
1. McCullers, Hou    2.48
2. Porcello, Bos     2.52
3. Happ, Tor         2.53
4. Price, Bos        2.55
5. Shoemaker, LA     2.76
 
   WHIP                  
1. Carrasco, Cle     0.80 
2. Sanchez, Tor      0.89
3. Quintana, Chi     0.92
4. Duffy, KC         0.94
5. Santana, Min      0.95
 
   Strikeouts            
1. Kennedy, KC         40
2. Archer, TB          39
   Carrasco, Cle       39
   Pineda, NY          39
5. Verlander, Det      37

National League
   Team W-L
1. Pittsburgh       16- 8
2. Washington       15-10
   Los Angeles      15-10
4. Miami            14-10
5. Philadelphia     14-11

   Worst Team W-L
1. Arizona           5-17
2. Atlanta           8-18
3. Milwaukee         8-15
4. Cincinnati       10-14
5. San Francisco    10-13
   
   Batting Average     
1. Votto, Cin        .382
2. Murphy, Was       .372
3. Hernandez, Phi    .368
4. Yelich, Mia       .366
5. Prado, Mia        .355
 
   On Base Percentage  
1. Votto, Cin        .529
2. Story, Col        .432
3. Diaz, SL          .431
4. Bryant, Chi       .429
5. LeMahieu, Col     .419

   Slugging Percentage  
1. Schimpf, SD       .800
2. Story, Col        .776
3. Murphy, Was       .756
4. Lamb, Ari         .694
5. Votto, Cin        .671

   On Base Plus Slugging
1. Story, Col       1.252
2. Votto, Cin       1.209
3. Schimpf, SD      1.173
4. Murphy, Was      1.132
5. Lamb, Ari        1.112
      
   Worst OPS
1. Flores, Mil       .412
2. Walker, NY        .458
3. Harrison, Pit     .530
4. Gennett, Mil      .560
5. Heyward, Chi      .569

   Home Runs
1. Schimpf, SD          9
   Story, Col           9
3. Turner, LA           8
4. 6 with               7
   

   Runs    
1. Bryant, Chi         25
2. Story, Col          23
3. Votto, Cin          19
4. Turner, LA          18
   Yelich, Mia         18  

   RBI      
1. Murphy, Was         25
2. Turner, LA          24
3. 4 with              21
   
   

   Stolen Bases          
1. Hamilton, Cin       15
2. Marte, Pit          14
3. Villar, Mil         11
4. 3 with               7
   

   Saves
1. Familia, NY         10
2. Melancon, Pit        9
3. Jansen, LA           8
   Ramos, Mia           8
5. Gomez, Phi           7

   ERA
1. Hendricks, Chi    0.68
2. Scherzer, Was     1.05
3. Guerra, Mil       1.35
4. Nelson, Mil       2.17
5. deGrom, NY        2.20

   Worst ERA
1. Garza, Mil        7.86
2. Corbin, Ari       7.50
3. Wisler, Atl       7.24
4. Lackey, Chi       6.38
5. Samardzija, SF    6.23

   FIP
1. Wainwright, SL    1.67
2. Fernandez, Mia    2.11
3. Scherzer, Was     2.18
4. Leake, SL         2.26
5. Ray, Ari          2.48

   WHIP
1. Scherzer, Was     0.76
2. Strasburg, Was    0.80
3. Eflin, Phi        0.86
4. Hellickson, Phi   0.94
5. Bumgarner, SF     0.96

   Strikeouts
1. Fernandez, Mia      50
2. Bumgarner, SF       46
3. Scherzer, Was       43
4. Ray, Ari            39
5. 2 with              36

Rob Mains

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