This entry lists the best and worst for the past 30 days of the 2017 regular season, through games of Sunday, May 7. Here is an explanation of this weekly feature.
Comment of the week: The last time I did one of these was at the end of the 2016 season. In that report, the pitcher with the lowest FIP in the American League over the past 30 days was Seattle’s James Paxton. In the report of this year, the pitcher with the lowest FIP in the American League over the past 30 days was Seattle’s James Paxton.
American League Team W-L 1. New York 19- 6 2. Houston 18- 9 3. Baltimore 17-10 4. Boston 15-13 5. Cleveland 14-12 Worst Team W-L 1. Kansas City 9-17 2. Toronto 10-17 3. Texas 12-16 4. Minnesota 11-14 5. Oakland 12-14 Batting Average 1. Castro, NY .362 2. Cruz, Sea .361 3. Trout, LA .359 4. Bogaerts, Bos .351 5. Judge, NY .349 On Base Percentage 1. Hicks, NY .463 2. Trout, LA .459 3. Judge, NY .446 4. Cruz, Sea .435 5. Altuve, Hou .422 Slugging Percentage 1. Judge, NY .872 2. Alonso, Oak .711 3. Trout, LA .696 4. Hicks, NY .677 5. Cruz, Sea .639 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Judge, NY 1.318 2. Trout, LA 1.154 3. Hicks, NY 1.140 4. Alsonso, Oak 1.080 5. Cruz, Sea 1.074 Worst OPS 1. Travis, Tor .424 2. Escobar, KC .454 3. Espinosa, LA .472 4. Gordon, KC .481 5. Hardy, Bal .495 Home Runs 1. Judge, NY 13 2. Alonso, Oak 9 Gallo, Tex 9 4. Six with 7 Runs 1. Judge, NY 27 2. Trout, LA 21 3. Castro, NY 20 4. Four with 19 RBI 1. Cruz, Sea 27 Judge, NY 27 3. Cano, Sea 23 Garcia, Chi 23 5. Sano, Min 22 Stolen Bases 1. Altuve, Hou 9 2. Dyson, Sea 8 3. Ellsbury, NY 7 4. Andrus, Tex 6 DeShields, Tex 6 Saves 1. Kimbrel, Bos 9 2. Allen, Cle 7 Brach, Bal 7 Chapman, NY 7 5. Two with 6 ERA 1. Vargas, KC 1.14 2. Paxton, Sea 1.71 3. Santana, Min 1.80 4. Holland, Chi 1.82 5. Carrasco, Cle 2.02 Worst ERA 1. Bauer, Cle 7.67 2. Sabathia, NY 6.43 3. Zimmermann, Det 6.21 4. Shoemaker, LA 5.45 5. Chavez, LA 5.99 FIP 1. Paxton, Sea 1.42 2. Sale, Bos 1.43 3. Vargas, KC 2.24 4. Triggs, Oak 2.38 5. Morton, Hou 2.71 WHIP 1. Carrasco, Cle 0.810 2. Santana, Min 0.825 3. Sale, Bos 0.828 4. Severino, NY 0.837 5. Pineda, NY 0.839 Strikeouts 1. Sale, Chi 66 2. Archer, TB 43 McCullers, Hou 43 4. Darvish, Tex 42 5. Estrada, Tor 41
National League Team W-L 1. Washington 18- 9 2. Colorado 16-11 3. St. Louis 15-11 4. Los Angeles 14-12 5. Chi, Cin, Mil 14-13 Worst Team W-L 1. San Diego 10-17 San Francisco 10-17 3. Atlanta 10-15 4. Miami 11-15 5. NY, Phi 12-14 Batting Average 1. Zimmerman, Was .451 2. Harper, Was .379 3. Gyorko, SL .372 4. Freeman, Atl .371 5. Turner, LA .360 On Base Percentage 1. Harper, Was .505 2. Freeman, Atl .500 3. Zimmerman, Was .490 4. Turner, LA .448 5. Carpenter, SL .446 Slugging Percentage 1. Zimmerman, Was .934 2. Freeman, Atl .831 3. Thames, Mil .740 4. Gyorko, SL .718 5. Blackmon, Col .704 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Zimmerman, Was 1.424 2. Freeman, Atl 1.331 3. Harper, Was 1.206 4. Thames, Mil 1.179 5. Gyorko, SL 1.148 Worst OPS 1. Granderson, NY .441 2. Swanson, Atl .465 3. Contreras, Chi .556 4. Gonzalez, Col .561 5. Gonzalez, LA .568 Home Runs 1. Freeman, Atl 11 Thames, Mil 11 Zimmerman, Was 11 4. Stanton, Mia 10 5. 2 with 9 Runs 1. Harper, Was 31 2. Thames, Mil 29 3. Freeman, Atl 25 Votto, Cin 25 Zimmerman, Was 25 RBI 1. Zimmerman, Was 32 2. Blackmon, Col 25 Franco, Phi 25 4. Murphy, Was; 24 Stanton, Mia; Votto, Cin Stolen Bases 1. Hamilton, Cin 17 2. Pollock, Ari 10 3. Gordon, Mia 8 4. 4 with 7 Saves 1. Holland, Col 10 2. Feliz, Mia 7 Oh, SL 7 Rodney, Ari 7 5. Three with 6 ERA 1. Lynn, SL 1.80 2. Leake, SL 1.95 Gonzalez, Was 1.95 4. Cole, Pit 2.37 5. Eflin, Phi 2.42 Worst ERA 1. Colon, Ari 7.33 2. Moore, SF 7.07 3. Gsellman, NY 6.75 4. Arroyo, Cin 6.53 5. Anderson, Col 6.46 FIP 1. Anderson, Mil 2.34 2. Nova, Pit 2.53 3. Leake, SL 2.66 4. Strasburg, Was 2.79 5. Greinke, Ari 2.92 WHIP 1. Eflin, Phi 0.85 2. Nova, Pit 0.86 3. Scherzer, Was 0.91 4. Leake, SL 0.96 5. Cole, Pit 0.97 Strikeouts 1. Kershaw, LA 45 2. Scherzer, Was 44 3. deGrom, NY 43 Greinke, Ari 43 Ray, Ari 43
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