With the first four months of the 2014 MLB season in the books, I thought I’d take the first day of the new month to recap the season thus far. It’s been exciting, as well as disappointing — depending on how you look at it, and who you’re rooting for.
But instead of talking about the events that have taken place so far this year, I decided to make a list of different categories and beside them name the player(s) that leads that particular category. I’ve done this for the past two seasons and it was well received, so I wanted to continue to do it for this season as well.
The following lists are categorized into hitting and pitching, but not AL or NL:
MLB LEADERS (AL and NL) – HITTING
Most Games Played – Melky Cabrera, Freddie Freeman and Hunter Pence (109).
Most At-Bats – Melky Cabrera (448)
Most Hits – Jose Altuve (151)
Highest Average – Troy Tulowitzki (.340)
Highest OBP – Troy Tulowitzki (.432)
Highest SLG – Jose Abreu (.636)
Most Runs – Paul Goldschmidt and Anthony Rendon (75).
Most Doubles – Paul Goldschmidt (39)
Most Triples – Dee Gordon (10)
Most Home Runs – Jose Abreu (31)
Most RBI’s – Jose Abreu (83)
Most Base On Balls – Jose Bautista and Carlos Santana (73)
Most Strikeouts – B.J. Upton (135)
Most Stolen Bases – Dee Gordon (48)
Most Caught Stealing – Billy Hamilton (16)
Most Intentional Base On Balls – David Ortiz (18)
Most Hit By Pitch – Russell Martin (13)
Most Sacrifice Flies – Doug Fister and Zack Wheeler (9).
Most Total Bases – Jose Abreu (236)
Most Extra Base Hits – Jose Abreu (60)
Most Grounded Into Double Plays – Casey McGehee (20)
Most Ground Outs – Elvis Andrus (182)
Most Number Of Pitches Faced – Mike Trout (2,112)
Most Plate Appearances – Nick Markakis (492)
MLB LEADERS (AL and NL) – PITCHING
Most Wins – Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer and Adam Wainwright (13).
Most Losses – Kevin Correia and Eric Stults (13).
Best ERA – Clayton Kershaw (1.71)
Most Games Started – Fourteen players tied for most (23).
Most Games Pitched – Brad Ziegler (56)
Most Saves – Craig Kimbrel and Trevor Rosenthal (32).
Most Innings Pitched – David Price (170.2)
Most Hits Allowed – Brandon McCarthy and James Shields (159)
Most Runs Allowed – Justin Verlander (84)
Most Earned Runs Allowed – Edwin Jackson (77)
Most Home Runs Allowed – Marco Estrada (27)
Most Strikeouts – David Price (189)
Most Walks – A.J. Burnett (64)
Most Complete Games – Clayton Kershaw (5)
Most Shutouts – Henderson Alvarez (3)
Best Opponent Avg. – Johnny Cueto (.183)
Most Games Finished – Francisco Rodriguez (49)
Most Double Plays Achieved – Dallas Keuchel (24)
Most Wild Pitches – Garrett Richards (19)
Most Balks – Roenis Elias (4)
Most Stolen Bases Allowed – Tyson Ross (24)
Most Pickoffs – Madison Bumgarner and Drew Smyly (5).
Most Batters Faced – David Price (689)
Most Pitches Thrown – David Price (2,564)
