With the first month of the 2015 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 – Twenty players tied for most (23).
Most At-Bats – Jose Altuve and Wil Myers (98).
Most Hits – Dee Gordon (38)
Highest Average – Dee Gordon (.409)
Highest OBP – Matt Holliday (.500)
Highest SLG – Adrian Gonzalez (.790)
Most Runs – Matt Carpenter and Wil Myers (21).
Most Doubles – Matt Carpenter (13)
Most Triples – Paulo Orlando (5)
Most Home Runs – Nelson Cruz and Hanley Ramirez (10).
Most RBI’s – Nelson Cruz and Hanley Ramirez (22).
Most Base On Balls – Bryce Harper (22)
Most Strikeouts – Jorge Soler (33)
Most Stolen Bases – Billy Hamilton (13)
Most Caught Stealing – Dee Gordon (6)
Most Intentional Base On Balls – Victor Martinez (6)
Most Hit By Pitch – Anthony Rizzo (7)
Most Sacrifice Flies – Five players tied for most (3).
Most Total Bases – Adrian Gonzalez (64)
Most Extra Base Hits – Matt Carpenter and Adrian Gonzalez (17).
Most Grounded Into Double Plays – Casey McGehee (8)
Most Ground Outs – Jean Segura (41)
Most Number Of Pitches Faced – Bryce Harper (440)
Most Plate Appearances – Jose Altuve (106)
MLB LEADERS (AL and NL) – PITCHING
Most Wins – Seven players tied for most (4).
Most Losses – David Buchanan (5)
Best ERA – Nick Martinez (0.35)
Most Games Started – Fifty players tied for most (5).
Most Games Pitched – Eleven players tied for most (11).
Most Saves – Jeurys Familia, Joakim Soria and Huston Street (9).
Most Innings Pitched – Johnny Cueto and Dallas Keuchel (37).
Most Hits Allowed – Kyle Kendrick (39)
Most Runs Allowed – Kyle Kendrick (26)
Most Earned Runs Allowed – Kyle Kendrick (26)
Most Home Runs Allowed – Brandon McCarthy (9)
Most Strikeouts – Clayton Kershaw (43)
Most Walks – Tyson Ross (18)
Most Complete Games – Five players tied for most (1).
Most Shutouts – Josh Collmenter and Felix Hernandez (1).
Best Opponent Avg. – Dallas Keuchel (.130)
Most Games Finished – Joakim Soria (12)
Most Double Plays Achieved – Shane Greene and Alex Wood (7).
Most Wild Pitches – Matt Garza, Nathan Karns and Corey Kluber (4).
Most Balks – Johnny Cueto, Cole Hamels and Edward Mujica (2).
Most Stolen Bases Allowed – Jon Lester (8)
Most Pickoffs – Four players tied for most (2).
Most Batters Faced – Corey Kluber and Jeff Samardzija (141).
Most Pitches Thrown – Dallas Keuchel (523)
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