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, October 2.
Comment of the week: Kansas City’s Terrance Gore finished the season with 11 stolen bases and three plate appearances. I wondered whether that’s the greatest ratio of SB to PA ever, with a minimum of 10 SBs. I knew that Oakland’s 1974 “designated runner” Herb Washington probably held the record, and he did, 29 SBs, 0 PAs. But Gore isn’t in second, either. That goes to another A’s runner, Larry Lintz, who stole 31 bases and had four plate appearances in 1976. Gore was a far more proficient basestealer, succeeding in 85% of his attempts, compared to 74% for Lintz and 64% for Washington.
This report covers September 3 to October 2, so it’s a decent proxy for the final month of the season. Given that, let’s predict that the players of the month are Justin Upton and Joey Votto while the pitchers of the month are Justin Verlander and Jon Lester.
This is, of course, the last Trailing 30 report for the year. We’ll see you again sometime in May 2017. Enjoy the postseason and the winter.
American League Team W-L 1. Boston 18-10 2. Cleveland 17-11 Seattle 17-11 4. Baltimore 16-12 5. Los Angeles 15-13 Worst Team W-L 1. Minnesota 9-18 2. Tampa Bay 11-18 3. Kansas City 12-16 Oakland 12-16 5. Houston, Toronto 13-15 Batting Average 1. Kinsler, Det .372 2. Beltre, Tex .362 3. Andrus, Tex .338 4. Cabrera, Det .337 5. Healy, Oak .330 On Base Percentage 1. Trout, LA .453 2. Santana, Cle .448 3. Cabrera, Det .432 4. Kinsler, Det .421 5. Bautista, Tor .419 Slugging Percentage 1. Upton, Det .748 2. Cruz, Sea .685 3. Beltre, Tex .677 4. Ramirez, Bos .661 5. Cabrera, Det .656 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Upton, Det 1.106 2. Santana, Cle 1.079 3. Cabrera, Det 1.076 4. Beltre, Tex 1.071 5. Cruz, Sea 1.044 Worst OPS 1. Moreland, Tex .400 2. Kepler, Min .564 3. Schoop, Bal .591 4. Miller, TB .599 5. Martin, Tor .604 Home Runs 1. Upton, Det 12 2. Ramirez, Bos 11 3. Cruz, Sea 10 Gattis, Hou 10 5. Four with 9 Runs 1. Buxton, Min 21 2. Cano, Sea 20 Trout, LA 20 4. Five with 19 RBI 1. Morales, KC 29 2. Upton, Det 26 3. Cruz, Sea 25 4. Ramirez, Bos 24 5. Two with 23 Stolen Bases 1. Davis, Cle 9 Gore, KC 9 Trout, LA 9 4. Kiermaier, TB 8 5. Martin, Sea 8 Saves 1. Allen, Cle 8 Britton, Bal 8 Colome, TB 8 Giles, Hou 8 5. Four with 7 ERA 1. Verlander, Det 1.82 2. Nolasco, LA 1.85 3. Miranda, Sea 1.91 4. Cotton, Oak 2.15 5. Sabathia, NY 2.27 Worst ERA 1. Volquez, KC 7.36 2. Bauer, Cle 6.39 3. Hamels, Tex 5.86 4. Shields, Chi 5.79 5. Duffy, KC 5.34 FIP 1. Paxton, Sea 2.06 2. Darvish, Tex 2.73 3. Porcello, Bos 2.75 4. Verlander, Det 2.87 5. Rodriguez, Det 2.93 WHIP 1. Miranda, Sea 0.78 2. Cotton, Oak 0.82 3. Jimenez, Bal 0.83 4. Porcello, Bos 0.88 5. Nolasco, LA 0.91 Strikeouts 1. Verlander, Det 56 2. Sale, Chi 48 3. Darvish, Tex 42 4. Three with 39
National League Team W-L 1. New York 18- 9 2. Atlanta 16-10 3. Los Angeles 17-11 4. Chicago 16-11 5. Washington 16-12 Worst Team W-L 1. Colorado 10-18 2. Pittsburgh 11-18 3. Philadelphia 11-17 4. Cincinnati 12-17 5. Miami 11-15 Batting Average 1. Molina, SL .394 2. Votto, Cin .389 3. LeMahieu, Col .379 4. Drury, Ari .362 5. Freeman, Atl .359 On Base Percentage 1. Votto, Cin .453 2. Hernandez, Phi .445 3. Freekman, Atl .440 4. Granderson, NY .439 5. Belt, SF .435 Slugging Percentage 1. Blackmon, Col .656 2. Granderson, NY .6552 3. Votto, Cin .6548 4. Drury, Ari .649 5. Freeman, Atl .630 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Votto, Cin 1.108 2. Granderson, NY 1.094 3. Drury, Ari 1.072 4. Freeman, Atl 1.071 5. Blackmon, Col 1.056 Worst OPS 1. Moss, SL .404 2. Kendrick, LA .437 3. Altherr, Phi .503 4. Espinosa, Was .515 5. Panik, SF .517 Home Runs 1. Carter, Mil 11 2. Granderson, NY 8 Kemp, Atl;Segura, Ari 8 Turner, Was 8 Villar, Mil 8 Runs 1. Granderson, NY 24 2. Inciarte, Atl 22 3. Drury, Ari 21 4. Segura, Ari 21 5. Reyes, NY 20 RBI 1. Carter, Mil 23 2. McCutchen, Pit 22 3. Freeman, Atl; 21 Granderson, NY; Kang, Pit; Rendon, Was Stolen Bases 1. Gordon, Mia 15 2. Turner, Was 13 3. Villar, Mil 11 4. Goldschmidt, Ari 9 5. Two with 8 Saves 1. Melancon, Was 9 2. Ramos, Mia 8 3. Familia, NY 7 Jansen, LA 7 5. Three with 6 ERA 1. Kershaw, LA 0.41 2. Lester, Chi 1.13 3. Cueto, LA 1.65 4. Gsellman, NY 1.95 5. Hill, LA 2.05 Worst ERA 1. Koehler, Mia 6.08 2. Shipley, Ari 6.04 3. Gray, Col 5.52 4. Bradley, Ari 5.28 5. Perdomo, SD 5.23 FIP 1. Bradley, Ari 1.97 2. Hill, LA 2.05 3. Nova, Pit 2.10 4. Lester, Chi 2.197 5. Samardzija, SF 2.198 WHIP 1. Kershaw, LA 0.71 2. Hill, LA 0.78 3. Eickhoff, Phi 0.87 4. Lester, Chi 0.89 5. Bumgarner, SF 0.92 Strikeouts 1. Scherzer, Was 46 2. Bumgarner, SF 44 3. Bradley, Ari 39 Samardzija, SF 39 5. Martinez, SL 37
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