Here is an explanation of this weekly feature. This entry lists the best and worst for the past 30 days of the 2016 regular season, through games of Sunday, July 31.
Comment of the week: This is one of the times when the past 30 days coincides with the preceding month, so we can make some guesses about the awards for July (even though we’re missing a day–these data are for July 2 through 31). The American League player of the month looks like Josh Donaldson (sorry, Jason Kipnis). Justin Verlander seems a safe bet for pitcher of the month. In the National League, Joey Votto seems likely to nose out Trevor Story for player of the month, while pitcher of the month could be…I don’t know, nobody really stands out…maybe Stephen Strasburg, despite his winning streak-ending loss, on the strength of his strikeouts and four “wins?”
American League Team W-L 1. Toronto 16- 7 2. Detroit 15-10 Los Angeles 15-10 Minnesota 15-10 Seattle 15-10 Worst Team W-L 1. Kansas City 7-18 2. Tampa Bay 9-15 3. Texas 10-15 4. Chicago 11-14 5. Cle, Sea 11-12 Batting Average 1. Altuve, Hou .370 Simmons, LA .370 3. Cabrera, Chi .366 4. Kipnis, Cle .360 5. Betts, Bos .356 On Base Percentage 1. Donaldson, Tor .449 2. Martin, Tor .446 3. Trout, LA .427 4. Altuve, Hou .416 5. Napoli, Cle .412 Slugging Percentage 1. Kipnis, Cle .663 2. Betts, Bos .644 3. Napoli, Cle .638 4. Donaldson, Tor .618 5. Encarnacion, Tor .586 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Donaldson, Tor 1.067 2. Kipnis, Cle 1.065 3. Betts, Bos 1.0504 4. Napoli, Cle 1.0499 5. Altuve, Hou .992 Worst OPS 1. Lowrie, Oak .458 2. Souza, TB .501 3. Davis, Bal .508 4. Escobar, KC .521 5. Gomez, Hou .526 Home Runs 1. Kepler, Min 8 Napoli, Cle 8 3. 4 with 7 Runs 1. Trout, LA 26 2. Donaldson, Tor 21 Kipnis, Cle 21 4. 3 with 20 RBI 1. Pujols, LA 31 2. Kepler, Min 23 3. Donaldson, Tor 21 Ortiz, Bal 21 Tulowitzki, Tor 21 Stolen Bases 1. Nunez, Min 9 2. Trout, LA 5 3. 7 with 4 Saves 1. Britton, Bal 9 2. Madson, Oak 7 Osuna, Tor 7 Rodriguez, Det 7 5. Colome, TB 6 ERA 1. Happ, Tor 1.44 2. Sanchez, Tor 1.59 3. Verlander, Det 1.69 4. Santana, Min 1.73 5. 2 with 1.78 Worst ERA 1. Perez, Tex 7.22 2. Gray, Oak 7.18 3. Dickey, Tor 6.28 4. Wright, Bos 6.07 5. Sabathia, NY 5.93 FIP 1. Happ, Tor 2.239 2. Verlander, Det 2.242 3. Price, Bos 2.43 4. McCullers, Hou 2.57 5. Porcello, Bos 2.59 WHIP 1. Sanchez, Tor 0.82 2. Santana, Min 0.88 3. Verlander, Det 0.89 4. Happ, Tor 0.93 5. Carrasco, Cle 0.95 Strikeouts 1. Verlander, Det 48 2. McCullers, Hou 44 3. Happ, Tor 42 4. Archer, TB 38 5. 2 with 35
National League
Team W-L
1. Los Angeles 14- 9
2. Colorado 15-11
St. Louis 15-11
4. Cincinnati 13-10
Pittsburgh 13-10
Worst Team W-L
1. Arizona 7-16
2. Atlanta 10-15
3. San Francisco 10-13
4. San Diego 11-14
5. Philadelphia 12-14
Batting Average
1. Votto, Cin .406
2. Garcia, Atl .348
3. Murphy, Was .342
4. Prado, Mia .341
Seager, LA .341
On Base Percentage
1. Votto, Cin .552
2. Grandal, LA .443
3. Bryant, Chi .4220
4. Kendrick, LA .4216
5. Hernandez, Phi .415
Slugging Percentage
1. Murphy, Was .740
2. Grandal, LA .708
3. Schimpf, SD .680
4. Stanton, Mia .652
5. Story, Col .625
On Base Plus Slugging
1. Votto, Cin 1.175
2. Grandal, LA 1.151
3. Murphy, Was 1.115
4. Schimpf, SD 1.062
5. Stanton, Mia 1.036
Worst OPS
1. Asche, Phi .481
2. Revere, Was .529
3. Ramirez, SD .539
4. Harrison, Pit .564
5. Bourn, Ari .578
Home Runs
1. Bruce, Cin 8
Grandal, LA 8
Schimpf, SD 8
Story, Col 8
5. 5 with 7
Runs
1. Story, Col 20
2. Bryant, Chi 19
Votto, Ci 19
4. 4 with 17
RBI
1. Story, Col 22
2. 5 with 21
Stolen Bases
1. Hamilton, Cin 16
2. Marte, Pit 15
3. Villar, Mil 12
4. Perez, Mil 9
5. Jankowski, SD 8
Saves
1. Familia, NY 10
2. Jansen, LA 8
Melancon, Pit 8
4. 3 with 7
ERA
1. Hendricks, Chi 1.07
2. Scherzer, Was 1.32
3. Guerra, Mil 1.59
4. Davies, Mil 1.71
5. Bumgarner, SF 1.75
Worst ERA
1. Wisler, Atl 8.89
2. Garza, Mil 6.66
3. Corbin, Ari 6.30
4. Liriano, Pit 5.81
5. Leake, SL 5.70
FIP
1. Wainwright, SL 2.26
2. Davies, Mil 2.30
3. Bumgarner, SF 2.36
4. Scherzer, Was 2.49
5. McCarthy, LA 2.64
WHIP
1. Strasburg, Was 0.78
2. McCarthy, LA 0.84
3. Bumgarner, SF 0.8611
4. Straily, Cin 0.8614
5. Scherzer, Was 0.88
Strikeouts
1. Fernandez, Mia 46
2. Bumgarner, SF 44
3. Ray, Ari 43
4. Scherzer, Was 39
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