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, June 26.
Comments of the week: In the American League, the player with the second-worst OPS over the past 30 days has more than 50% more All-Star votes than the player who leads the league in OPS over the past 30 days. In the National League, the player with the second-worst OPS over the past 30 days has nearly twice as many All-Star votes as the player who leads the league in OPS over the past 30 days.
American League Team W-L 1. Texas 22- 6 2. Houston 19- 8 3. Cleveland 19- 9 4. Baltimore 18-11 5. Toronto 16-11 Worst Team W-L 1. Seattle 10-19 2. Los Angeles 10-18 Tampa Bay 10-18 4. Minnesota 11-17 5. Chicago 11-16 Batting Average 1. Altuve, Hou .413 2. Desmond, Tex .373 3. Valencia, Oak .367 4. Profar, Tex .356 5. Donaldson, Tor .351 On Base Percentage 1. Altuve, Hou .480 2. Donaldson, Tor .479 3. Ortiz, Bos .447 4. Valbuena, Hou .442 5. Valencia, Oak .441 Slugging Percentage 1. Encarnacion, Tor .707 2. Longoria, TB .670 3. Beltran, NY .651 4. Ortiz, Bos .640 5. Desmond, Tex .636 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Encarnacion, Tor 1.133 2. Ortiz, Bos 1.086 3. Donaldson, Tor 1.085 4. Altuve, Hou 1.076 5. Desmond, Tex 1.058 Worst OPS 1. Burns, Oak .448 2. Escobar, KC .538 3. Shaw, Bos .554 4. Frazier, Chi .576 5. Garcia, Chi .594 Home Runs 1. Encarnacion, Tor 10 Jones, Bal 10 Longoria, TB 10 4. Cruz, Sea 9 5. 4 with 8 Runs 1. Jones, Bal 27 2. Encarnacion, Tor 25 3. Betts, Bos 24 4. Davis, Bal 23 Donaldson, Tor 23 RBI 1. Encarnacion, Tor 30 2. Jones, Bal 29 3. Bogaerts, Bos 24 4. 3 with 23 Stolen Bases 1. Davis, Cle 10 2. Nunez, Min 9 3. Andrus, Tex 6 4. Ramirez, Cle 5 Trout, LA 5 Saves 1. Britton, Bal 10 Dyson, Tex 10 3. Chapman, NY 9 4. Robertson, Chi 8 5. Colome, TB 7 ERA 1. Fulmer, Det 0.61 2. Wright, Bos 1.70 3. Hamels, Tex 1.82 4. Bauer, Cle 1.86 5. Fister, Hou 2.31 Worst ERA 1. Stroman, Tor 8.44 2. Volquez, KC 8.04 3. Duffey, Min 7.55 4. Eovaldi, NY 7.31 5. Nova, NY 7.24 FIP 1. Bauer, Cle 2.20 2. McCullers, Hou 2.50 3. Kluber, Cle 2.71 4. Shoemaker, LA 2.82 5. Pineda, NY 2.83 WHIP 1. Lewis, Tex 0.76 2. Kluber, Cle 0.83 3. Estrada, Tor 0.84 4. Bauer, Cle 0.88 5. Fulmer, Det 0.91 Strikeouts 1. Paxton, Sea 41 2. Pineda, NY 40 Sale, Chi 40 4. Shoemaker, LA 39 5. 2 with 38
National League Team W-L 1. San Francisco 19- 7 2. Chicago 18- 9 3. Los Angeles 17-11 Washington 17-11 5. Miami 15-12 Worst Team W-L 1. Philadelphia 6-22 2. Pittsburgh 10-18 3. San Diego 11-17 4. Atlanta 12-16 Cincinnati 12-16 Batting Average 1. Goldschmidt, Ari .398 2. Carpenter, SL .393 3. Rizzo, Chi .381 4. Ramos, Was .372 5. Gonzalez, Col .371 On Base Percentage 1. Carpenter, SL .495 2. Goldschmidt, Ari .492 3. Rizzo, Chi .470 4. LeMahieu, Col .457 5. Votto, Cin .435 Slugging Percentage 1. Gonzalez, Col .752 2. Carpenter, SL .730 3. Bruce, Cin .697 4. Rizzo, Chi .690 5. Goldschmidt, Ari .680 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Carpenter, SL 1.226 2. Gonzalez, Col 1.173 3. Goldschmidt, Ari 1.171 4. Rizzo, Chi 1.160 5. LeMahieu, Col 1.090 Worst OPS 1. Revere, Was .484 2. Molina, SL .506 3. Galvis, Phi .546 4. Hechevarria, Mia .563 5. Harrison, Pit .570 Home Runs 1. Duvall, Cin 11 2. Gonzalez, Col 10 Myers, SD 10 4. 3 with 9 Runs 1. Blackmon, Col 25 2. Carpenter, SL 23 LeMahieu, Col 23 Myers, SD 23 5. 3 with 22 RBI 1. Bruce, Cin 29 Duvall, Cin 29 Myers, SD 29 4. Gonzalez, Col 28 5. 2 with 27 Stolen Bases 1. Hamilton, Cin 9 Villar, Mil 9 3. Smith, Atl 8 Upton, SD 8 5. Segura, Ari 7 Saves 1. Familia, NY 10 2. Jeffress, Mil 9 Ramos, Mia 9 4. Ziegler, Ari 8 5. 2 with 7 ERA 1. Martinez, SL 1.24 2. Fernandez, Mia 1.32 3. Lester, Chi 1.46 4. Davies, Mil 1.64 5. Bumgarner, SF 1.71 Worst ERA 1. Blair, Atl 8.28 2. Perdomo, SD 8.04 3. Bettis, Col 7.85 4. Gonzalez, Was 7.79 5. Wisler, Atl 6.67 FIP 1. Fernandez, Mia 1.22 2. Norris, Atl 1.93 3. Arrieta, Chi 1.96 4. Kershaw, LA 2.036 5. Harvey, NY 2.037 WHIP 1. Fernandez, Mia 0.65 2. Teheran, Atl 0.67 3. Davies, Mil 0.788 4. Scherzer, Was 0.794 5. Lester, Chi 0.84 Strikeouts 1. Kershaw, LA 50 2. Fernandez, Mia 46 Scherzer, Was 46 4. Bumgarner, SF 45 5. Bradley, Ari 43
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