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, September 18.
Comment of the week: First, I apologize for missing last week. I was with a friend who’d had a knee replacement. In the healthcare policy world, we refer to joint replacement as elective surgery. If so, I recommend voting no. And I notice that while I was out, the two top hitters in the NL became Brandon Drury and Asdrubel Cabrera. What were you guys thinking? And I don’t think I’ve ever seen a pitcher with the worst ERA in his league over the past 30 days also lead the league in strikeouts. Until Robbie Ray.
American League Team W-L 1. Boston 17-11 2. Houston 16-11 3. Detroit 15-12 Texas 15-12 5. Cleveland 16-13 Worst Team W-L 1. Minnesota 6-22 2. Toronto 12-15 3. Oakland 13-14 4. Tampa Bay 14-15 5. Seattle 14-14 Batting Average 1. Pedrioia, Bos .398 2. Abreu, Chi .375 Healy, Oak .375 4. Travis, Tor .358 5. Trout, LA .356 On Base Percentage 1. Trout, LA .477 2. Pedroia, Bos .437 3. Donaldson, Tor .429 4. Abreu, Chi .424 5. Healy, Oak .420 Slugging Percentage 1. Ramirez, Bos .728 2. Upton, Det .725 3. Dozier, Min .708 4. Abreu, Chi .670 5. Sanchez, NY .667 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Ramirez, Bos 1.133 2. Upton, Det 1.100 3. Dozier, Min 1.099 4. Abreu, Chi 1.094 5. Trout, LA 1.052 Worst OPS 1. Orlando, KC .503 2. Smolinski, Oak .507 3. Kepler, Min .509 4. Cuthbert, KC .521 5. Miller, TB .533 Home Runs 1. Dozier, Min 13 2. Ramirez, Bos 12 Upton, Det 12 4. Sanchez, NY 11 5. Two with 10 Runs 1. Bogaerts, Bos 24 Dozier, Min 24 Eaton, Chi 24 4. Three with 21 RBI 1. Abreu, Chi 30 Ramirez, Bos 30 Upton, Det 30 4. Morales, KC 29 5. Three with 24 Stolen Bases 1. Dyson, KC 10 2. Kiermaier, TB 8 3. Davis, Cle 7 4. Four with 6 Saves 1. Giles, Hou 9 Rodriguez, Det 9 3. Britton, Bal 8 4. Diaz, Sea 7 5. Dyson, Tex 7 ERA 1. Gausman, Bal 0.82 2. Tanaka, NY 1.65 3. Sale, Chi 2.16 4. Verlander, Det 2.27 5. Porcello, Bos 2.70 Worst ERA 1. Fister, Hou 8.04 2. Darvish, Tex 6.04 3. Gibson, Min 5.66 4. Detwiler, Oak 5.65 5. Bauer, Cle 5.59 FIP 1. Gausman, Bal 2.02 2. Porcello, Bos 2.38 3. Carrasco, Cle 2.51 4. Price, Bos 2.69 5. Sale, Chi 2.84 WHIP 1. Jimenez, Bal 0.81 2. Porcello, Bos 0.82 3. Price, Bos 0.83 4. Verlander, Det 0.88 5. Sale, Chi 0.94 Strikeouts 1. Sale, Chi 58 2. Kluber, Cle 52 3. Verlander, Det 47 4. Price, Bos 46 5. Santana, Min 39
National League Team W-L 1. New York 20- 7 2. Chicago 17-11 Los Angeles 17-11 4. Washington 16-12 5. Milwaukee 16-13 Worst Team W-L 1. Philadelphia 10-17 San Diego 10-17 3. Cincinnati 11-17 4. Pittsburgh 12-18 5. Miami, SF 11-16 Batting Average 1. Drury, Ari .407 2. Turner, Was .392 3. Votto, Cin .376 4. Peraza, Cin .375 5. Inciarte, Atl .374 On Base Percentage 1. Drury, Ari .467 2. Freeman, Atl .448 3. Votto, Cin .440 4. Flowers, Atl .437 5. LeMahieu, Col .435 Slugging Percentage 1. Cabrera, NY .702 2. Arenado, Col .701 3. Drury, Ari .667 4. Turner, Was .650 5. Freeman, Atl .625 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Drury, Ari 1.134 2. Cabrera, NY 1.116 3. Arenado, Col 1.115 4. Freeman, Atl 1.073 5. Turner, Was 1.066 Worst OPS 1. Zimmermann, Was .483 2. Gordon, Mia .505 3. Ramos, Was .524 4. Altherr, Phi .529 5. Moss, SL .537 Home Runs 1. Arenado, Col; 8 Braun, Mil; Carter, Mil; Cespedes, NY; Galvis,Phi; Granderson, NY; Turner, Was Runs 1. Garcia, Atl 25 2. Inciarte, Atl 24 3. Reyes, NY 23 4. Three with 22 RBI 1. Arenado, Col 25 2. Castillo, Ari; 22 Cespedes,NY;Freeman, Atl; Kemp, Atl; Rendon, Was; Schebler, Cin; Yelich,Mia Stolen Bases 1. Turner, Was 14 2. Gordon, Mia 9 Villar, Mil 9 4. Goldschmidt, Ari 8 Perez, Mil 8 Saves 1. Jansen, LA 10 2. Familia, NY 9 3. Chapman, Chi 7 Melancon, Was 7 Thornburg, Mil 7 ERA 1. Lester, Chi 0.50 2. Syndergaard, NY 1.06 3. Richard, SD 1.17 4. Hendricks, Chi 1.64 5. Lugo, NY 1.80 Worst ERA 1. Ray, Ari 5.45 2. Gonzalez, Was 5.344 3. Greinke, Ari 5.337 4. Bumgarner, SF 4.99 5. de la Rosa, Col 4.94 FIP 1. Scherzer, Was 1.98 2. Gray, Col 2.17 3. Lester, Chi 2.25 4. Syndergaard, NY 2.40 5. Nova, Pit 2.42 WHIP 1. Lester, Chi 0.78 2. Hendricks, Chi 0.788 3. Syndergaard, NY 0.794 4. Scherzer, Was 0.88 5. Bettis, Col 0.90 Strikeouts 1. Ray, Ari 49 2. Scherzer, Was 48 3. Finnegan, Cin 43 4. Gray, Col 40 Weaver, SL 40
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