This entry lists the best and worst for the past 30 days of the 2017 regular season, through games of Monday, August 21. Here is an explanation of this weekly feature.
Comment of the week: Of the four relievers with the most saves in the National League over the past 30 days, three weren’t their team’s closer at the beginning of season, and that’s true of one of the three tied for fifth (Trevor Rosenthal) as well.
American League Team W-L 1. Cleveland 19- 9 2. Boston 16- 9 3. Los Angeles 16-10 4. New York 16-11 5. Sea, Tex, Tor 15-12 Worst Team W-L 1. Chicago 10-19 2. Tampa Bay 10-18 3. Detroit 10-17 4. Oakland 11-17 5. Houston 11-16 Batting Average 1. Altuve, Hou .394 Cain, KC .394 3. Beckham, TB-Bal .380 4. Beltre, Tex .353 5. McCann, Det .350 On Base Percentage 1. Donaldson, Tor .469 2. Trout, LA .463 3. Cain, KC .432 4. Altuve, Hou .429 5. Santana, Cle .421 Slugging Percentage 1. Donaldson, Tor .761 2. Gallo, Tex .756 3. Cruz, Sea .747 4. Bregman, Hou .691 5. Upton, Det .680 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Donaldson, Tor 1.230 2. Cruz, Sea 1.153 3. Gallo, Tex 1.152 4. Bregman, Hou 1.090 5. Trout, LA 1.085 Worst OPS 1. Gordon, KC .441 2. Engel, Chi .523 3. Miller, TB .534 4. Gamel, Sea .5439 5. Pujols, LA .5444 Home Runs 1. Gallo, Tex 13 2. Cruz, Sea 11 Donaldson, Tor 11 Dozier, Tor 11 5. Two with 10 Runs 1. Dozier, Min 26 2. Santana, Cle 24 3. Beckham, TB-Bal 22 Trout, LA 22 5. Seven with 21 RBI 1. Machado, Bal 32 2. Upton, Det 30 3. Beltre, Tex 26 Mazara, Tex 26 5. Cruz, Sea 25 Stolen Bases 1. Altuve, Hou 9 2. R Davis, Oak 8 Revere, LA 8 4. Cain, KC 7 Souza, TB 7 Saves 1. Diaz, Sea 10 2. Colome, TB 8 Osuna, Tor 8 4. Herrera, KC 7 5. Two with 6 ERA 1. Bauer, Cle 1.51 2. Kluber, Cle 2.23 3. Verlander, Det 2.36 4. Gray, Oak-NY 2.48 5. Morton, Hou 2.53 Worst ERA 1. Perez, Tex 6.75 Smith, Oak 6.75 3. Gallardo, Sea 6.23 4. Zimmermann, Det 6.07 5. Boyd, Det 5.97 FIP 1. Salazar, Cle 2.13 2. Sale, Bos 2.43 3. Morton, Hou 2.60 4. Happ, Tor 2.74 5. Kluber, Cle 2.75 WHIP 1. Kluber, Cle 0.83 2. Verlander, Det 0.86 3. Sale, Bos 0.88 4. Bridwell, LA 0.99 5. Hamels, Tex 1.05 Strikeouts 1. Kluber, Cle 61 2. Sale, Bos 50 3. Rodon, Chi 48 Verlander, Det 48 5. Salazar, Cle 43
National League Team W-L 1. Los Angeles 21- 4 2. Washington 16-10 3. Chicago 16-11 Miami 16-11 St. Louis 16-11 Worst Team W-L 1. Atlanta 8-19 2. New York 9-19 3. Pittsburgh 11-16 4. Arizona 12-16 5. Colorado 11-14 Batting Average 1. Blackmon, Col .380 2. Votto, Cin .370 3. Herrera, Phi .368 4. Frazier, Pit .350 5. Seager, LA .337 On Base Percentage 1. Votto, Cin .540 2. Blackmon, Col .470 3. Stanton, Mia .461 4. Rizzo, Chi .430 5. Herrera, Phi .429 Slugging Percentage 1. Stanton, Mia .871 2. Goldschmidt, Ari .657 3. Blackmon, Col .650 4. Votto, Cin .620 5. Granderson, NY-LA .618 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Stanton, Mia 1.332 2. Votto, Cin 1.159 3. Blackmon, Col 1.120 4. Goldschmidt, Ari 1.077 5. Herrera, Phi 1.034 Worst OPS 1. Joseph, Phi .518 2. Heyward, Chi .560 3. Mercer, Pt .584 4. Hamilton, Cin .596 5. Franco, Phi .597 Home Runs 1. Stanton, Mia 15 2. Duvall, Cin; 9 Conforto, NY; DeJong, SL; Martinez, Ari; Zimmerman, Was Runs 1. Blackmon, Col 30 2. Stanton, Mia 28 3. Gordon, Mia 25 4. Votto, Cin 22 5. Suarez, Cin 20 RBI 1. Stanton, Mia 32 2. DeJong, SL 23 Goldschmidt, Ari 23 Ozuna, Mia 23 5. Three with 22 Stolen Bases 1. Hamilton, Cin 10 2. Gordon, Mia 9 3. Hernandez, Phi 7 Marte, Pit 7 5. Three with 6 Saves 1. Doolittle, Was 9 Hand, SD 9 Knebel, Mil 9 Jansen, LA 9 5. Three with 7 ERA 1. Gonzalez, Was 0.78 2. Ryu, LA 1.55 3. Arrieta, Chi 1.95 4. Lynn, SL 2.10 5. Bumgarner, SF 2.13 Worst ERA 1. Foltynewicz, Atl 9.00 2. Leake, SL 7.12 3. Teheran, Atl 6.51 4. Nova, Pit 5.82 5. Hoffman, Col 5.81 FIP 1. Nola, Phi 2.42 2. Nelson, Mil 2.45 3. Gonzalez, Was 2.58 4. Ryu, LA 2.61 5. Bumgarner, SF 2.90 WHIP 1. Gonzalez, Was 0.81 2. Maeda, LA 0.88 3. Arrieta, Chi 0.99 4. Lamet, SD 1.03 5. Urena, Mia 1.06 Strikeouts 1. deGrom, NY 47 2. Greinke, Ari 44 3. Cole, Pit 40 4. Lamet, SD 38 5. Nelson, Mil 37
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