With the first four 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 – Odubel Herrera (106)
Most At-Bats – Mookie Betts
Most Hits – Jose Altuve (145)
Highest Average – Jose Altuve (.356)
Highest OBP – Jose Altuve and Mike Trout (.425)
Highest SLG – David Ortiz (.643)
Most Runs – Josh Donaldson (87)
Most Doubles – David Ortiz (35)
Most Triples – Jake Lamb (8)
Most Home Runs – Mark Trumbo (30)
Most RBI’s – Edwin Encarnacion (89)
Most Base On Balls – Bryce Harper (80)
Most Strikeouts – Chris Davis (144)
Most Stolen Bases – Jonathan Villar (38)
Most Caught Stealing – Jonathan Villar (12)
Most Intentional Base On Balls – Bryce Harper (16)
Most Hit By Pitch – Brandon Guyer (23)
Most Sacrifice Flies – Francisco Lindor (11)
Most Total Bases – Mookie Betts (235)
Most Extra Base Hits – David Ortiz (61)
Most Grounded Into Double Plays – Yunel Escobar (19)
Most Ground Outs – Alcides Escobar (169)
Most Number Of Pitches Faced – Mike Trout (1,984)
Most Plate Appearances – Mookie Betts and George Springer (469)
MLB LEADERS (AL and NL) – PITCHING
Most Wins – Five players tied for most (14).
Most Losses – Chris Archer (14)
Best ERA – Clayton Kershaw (1.79)
Most Games Started – Chris Tillman (23)
Most Games Pitched – Travis Wood (54)
Most Saves – Jeurys Familia (37)
Most Innings Pitched – Madison Bumgarner (150.2)
Most Hits Allowed – Mike Pelfrey (152)
Most Runs Allowed – Patrick Corbin (90)
Most Earned Runs Allowed – Dallas Keuchel (75)
Most Home Runs Allowed – R.A. Dickey, Ian Kennedy and Chris Young (26).
Most Strikeouts – Max Scherzer (187)
Most Walks – Francisco Liriano (69)
Most Complete Games – Johnny Cueto (4)
Most Shutouts – Clayton Kershaw (3)
Best Opponent Avg. – Marco Estrada (.181)
Most Games Finished – Jeurys Familia (48)
Most Double Plays Achieved – Martin Perez (28)
Most Wild Pitches – Sonny Gray (15)
Most Balks – Matt Andriese (4)
Most Stolen Bases Allowed – Noah Syndergaard (30)
Most Pickoffs – Five players tied for most (4).
Most Batters Faced – David Price (602)
Most Pitches Thrown – Justin Verlander (2,354)
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