This entry lists the best and worst for the past 30 days of the 2017 regular season, through games of Sunday, May 14. Here is an explanation of this weekly feature.
Comment of the week: The American League pitcher with the lowest ERA over the past 30 days pitched 12 innings last season. The two National League pitchers with the lowest ERA over the past 30 days did not pitch in the majors last season..
American League Team W-L 1. Houston 19- 8 2. New York 16- 9 3. Cleveland 15-11 4. Toronto 16-12 5. Baltimore 15-12 Worst Team W-L 1. Detroit 11-15 Oakland 11-15 3. Kansas City 12-15 4. Los Angeles 13-16 Tampa Bay 13-16 Batting Average 1. Segura, Sea .393 2. Cruz, Sea .374 3. Trout, LA .366 4. Carrera, Tor .355 5. Dickerson, TB .350 On Base Percentage 1. Trout, LA .475 2. Cruz, Sea .459 3. Judge, NY .455 4. Hicks, NY .452 5. Sano, Min .429 Slugging Percentage 1. Judge, NY .821 2. Trout, LA .756 3. Alonso, Oak .735 4. Cruz, Sea .681 5. Sano, Min .638 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Judge, NY 1.277 2. Trout, LA 1.231 3. Cruz, Sea 1.140 4. Alsonso, Oak 1.107 5. Sano, Min 1.066 Worst OPS 1. Gordon, KC .437 2. Escobar, KC .459 3. Hardy, Bal .514 4. Saladino, Chi .527 5. Maybin, LA .537 Home Runs 1. Judge, NY 11 Alonso, Oak 11 3. Gallo, Tex 10 4. Machado, Bal 8 Trout, LA 8 Runs 1. Judge, NY 24 2. Pillar, Tor 23 3. Castro, NY 21 4. Gallo, Tex 20 5. 4 with 19 RBI 1. Cruz, Sea 26 2. Betts, Bos 24 3. Alonso, Oak 23 4. Judge, NY 22 5. 4 with 20 Stolen Bases 1. Maybin, LA 8 2. Dyson, Sea 7 3. 6 with 6 Saves 1. Brach, Bal 8 Giles, Hou 8 Kimbrel, Bos 8 4. Four with 7 ERA 1. Vargas, KC 1.16 2. Santana, Min 1.76 3. Carrasco, Cle 1.77 4. Bundy, Bal 2.11 5. Keuchel, Hou 2.15 Worst ERA 1. Sabathia, NY 7.39 2. Zimmermann, Det 6.75 3. Cotton, Oak 6.41 4. Bauer, Cle 6.35 5. Pomeranz, Bos 6.11 FIP 1. Sale, Bos 1.69 2. Vargas, KC 2.49 3. Triggs, Oak 2.53 4. Estrada, Tor 2.67 5. Tomlin, Cle 2.70 WHIP 1. Carrasco, Cle 0.79 2. Sale, Bos 0.80 3. Santana, Min 0.88 4. Vargas, KC 0.94 5. Keuchel, Hou 1.01 Strikeouts 1. Sale, Bos 68 2. Estrada, Tor 44 Morton, Hou 44 4. Karns, KC 43 5. Archer, TB 41
National League Team W-L 1. St. Louis 18- 8 2. Washington 18- 9 3. Colorado 17-10 4. Los Angeles 16-11 5. Milwaukee 15-12 Worst Team W-L 1. San Diego 9-19 2. Miami 9-17 3. New York 9-16 4. San Francisco 10-17 5. Atlanta 10-15 Batting Average 1. Harper, Was .404 2. Zimmerman, Was .387 3. Posey, SF .379 4. Gyorko, SL .360 5. Turner, LA .358 On Base Percentage 1. Harper, Was .509 2. Freeman, Atl .473 3. Goldschmidt, Ari .472 4. Votto, Cin .470 5. Altherr, Phi .444 Slugging Percentage 1. Harper, Was .831 2. Zimmerman, Was .817 3. Freeman, Atl .742 4. Altherr, Phi .724 5. Blackmon, Col .676 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Harper, Was 1.341 2. Zimmerman, Was 1.249 3. Freeman, Atl 1.215 4. Altherr, Phi 1.168 5. Votto, Cin 1.122 Worst OPS 1. Granderson, NY .465 2. Pence, SF .485 3. Nunez, SF .501 4. Swanson, Atl .509 5. Peraza, Cin .572 Home Runs 1. Harper, Was 10 Thames, Mil 10 Zimmerman, Was 10 4. Freeman, Atl 9 Stanton, Mia 9 Runs 1. Harper, Was 30 Thames, Mil 30 3. Zimmerman, Was 23 4. 5 with 21 RBI 1. Zimmerman, Was 30 2. Goldschmidt, Ari 27 Votto, Cin 27 4. Harper, Was 26 5. Shaw, Mil 24 Stolen Bases 1. Hamilton, Cin 14 2. Pollock, Ari 10 3. Gordon, Mia 8 4. Broxton, Mil 7 Goldschmidt, Ari 7 Saves 1. Holland, Col 10 Oh, SL 10 3. Davis, Chi 6 Rodney, Ari 6 5. Three with 5 ERA 1. Freeland, Col 1.84 2. Lynn, SL 1.86 3. Cole, Pit 1.91 4. Greinke, Ari 2.06 5. Kershaw, LA 2.36 Worst ERA 1. Gsellman, NY 7.56 2. Colon, Atl 7.53 3. Peralta, Mil 7.45 4. Moore, SF 6.89 5. Harvey, NY 6.83 FIP 1. Wood, LA 1.08 2. Samardzija, SF 2.42 3. Cahill, SD 2.53 4. Kershaw, LA 2.72 5. Cole, Pit 2.95 WHIP 1. Greinke, Ari 0.83 2. Cole, Pit 0.85 3. Wood, LA 0.90 4. Straily, Mia 0.94 5. Scherzer, Was 0.95 Strikeouts 1. deGrom, NY 58 2. Scherzer, Was 53 3. Samardzija, SF 47 4. Ray, Ari 45 5. Three with 44
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