With the first two months of the 2016 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 lists like these for the past several years, and they have been well received, so I decided to do it again.
The following lists are categorized into hitting and pitching, but not AL or NL:
MLB LEADERS (AL and NL) – HITTING
Most Games Played – Matt Duffy and Edwin Encarnacion (54).
Most At-Bats – Mookie Betts (230)
Most Hits – Daniel Murphy (77)
Highest Average – Daniel Murphy (.397)
Highest OBP – Ben Zobrist (.445)
Highest SLG – David Ortiz (.716)
Most Runs – Mookie Betts (49)
Most Doubles – David Ortiz (23)
Most Triples – Thirteen players tied for most (4).
Most Home Runs – Nolan Arenado and Todd Frazier (16).
Most RBI’s – David Ortiz (47)
Most Base On Balls – Paul Goldschmidt (49)
Most Strikeouts – Trevor Story (76)
Most Stolen Bases – Jonathan Villar (19)
Most Caught Stealing – Norichika Aoki and Mallex Smith (7).
Most Intentional Base On Balls – Bryce Harper (13)
Most Hit By Pitch – Brandon Guyer (14)
Most Sacrifice Flies – Chris Carter and Bryce Harper (5).
Most Total Bases – David Ortiz (126)
Most Extra Base Hits – David Ortiz (38)
Most Grounded Into Double Plays – Albert Pujols (10)
Most Ground Outs – Adam Eaton (90)
Most Number Of Pitches Faced – Mike Trout (1,038)
Most Plate Appearances – Mookie Betts (246)
MLB LEADERS (AL and NL) – PITCHING
Most Wins – Jake Arrieta, Chris Sale and Stephen Strasburg (9).
Most Losses – Five players tied for most (7).
Best ERA – Clayton Kershaw and Jake Arrieta (1.56).
Most Games Started – Forty-six players tied for most (11).
Most Games Pitched – Zach Duke (28)
Most Saves – Jeurys Familia and Jeanmar Gomez (17).
Most Innings Pitched – Clayton Kershaw (86.2)
Most Hits Allowed – Wily Peralta (85)
Most Runs Allowed – Anibal Sanchez (47)
Most Earned Runs Allowed – Dallas Keuchel (43)
Most Home Runs Allowed – Max Scherzer (15)
Most Strikeouts – Clayton Kershaw (105)
Most Walks – Tom Koehler (35)
Most Complete Games – Four players tied for most (3).
Most Shutouts – Clayton Kershaw (3)
Best Opponent Avg. – Jake Arrieta (.161)
Most Games Finished – Jeurys Familia (25)
Most Double Plays Achieved – Martin Perez (17)
Most Wild Pitches – Sonny Gray (9)
Most Balks – Matt Andriese and Joakim Soria (3).
Most Stolen Bases Allowed – Noah Syndergaard (15)
Most Pickoffs – Nick Tropeano (4)
Most Batters Faced – Johnny Cueto (318)
Most Pitches Thrown – Justin Verlander (1,191)
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