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Final league leaders: Davis finishes with MLB-best 47 HRs

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The 2015 regular season is in the books following a wild final day, and some of the league leaders weren't determined until the end of Game 162.

Here are the final leaders in all the major statistical categories:

AL BATTING AVERAGE

Miguel Cabrera claimed his fourth AL batting title in five years, finishing the season with a .338 average - the fourth-highest mark of his 13-year career.

Player Team AB Avg
Miguel Cabrera Tigers 429 .338
Xander Bogaerts Red Sox 613 .320
Jose Altuve Astros 638 .313

NL BATTING AVERAGE

Dee Gordon grabbed the NL batting crown from Bryce Harper on the final day of the season. The two were tied heading into Sunday, when Gordon went 3-for-4 and Harper finished 1-for-4.

Player Team AB Avg
Dee Gordon Marlins 615 .333
Bryce Harper Nationals 521 .330
Paul Goldschmidt Diamondbacks 567 .321

AL HITS

Jose Altuve led the AL in hits for a second straight season, and became the first Astro to post back-to-back 200-hit campaigns.

Player Team H
Jose Altuve Astros 200
Xander Bogaerts Red Sox 196
Prince Fielder Rangers 187

NL HITS

Gordon's career-high 205 hits make him the first NL player to reach the 200-hit plateau since Starlin Castro in 2011.

Player Team H
Dee Gordon Marlins 205
A.J. Pollock Diamondbacks 192
Paul Goldschmidt Diamondbacks 182

AL HOME RUNS

Chris Davis enters free agency as the AL home run champ for the second time in the last three years. After capping the 2015 season with a two-home run finale against the Yankees, the Orioles slugger has now clubbed a league-leading 126 since 2013.

Player Team HR
Chris Davis Orioles 47
Nelson Cruz Mariners 44
Josh Donaldson Blue Jays 41
Mike Trout Angels 41

NL HOME RUNS

Two of the leagues most exciting young players finished in a tie for the NL lead in home runs. Both 24-year-old Nolan Arenado and 22-year-old Bryce Harper finished with a career-high 42 homers.

Player Team HR
Nolan Arenado Rockies 42
Bryce Harper Nationals 42
Carlos Gonzalez Rockies 40

AL RBI

Josh Donaldson has thrived hitting in the loaded Toronto Blue Jays lineup, and wraps up his first regular season with the club as the league leader in RBIs. After barely missing out on the century mark in both 2013 and 2014, Donaldson drove in his 100th run Aug 23.

Player Team RBI
Josh Donaldson Blue Jays 123
Chris Davis Orioles 117
Jose Bautista Blue Jays 114

NL RBI

Arenado is the new face of the Rockies and there's plenty to be excited about. He's the first NL player to finish a season with at least 130 RBI since Prince Fielder in 2009.

Player Team RBI
Nolan Arenado Rockies 130
Paul Goldschmidt Diamondbacks 110
Anthony Rizzo Cubs 101

AL STEALS

On top of leading the league in hits, Altuve has been a menace on the basepaths. The pint-sized Astro led the AL in stolen bases for a second straight season, despite swiping 18 fewer bags than his career-high 56 in 2014.

Player Team SB
Jose Altuve Astros 38
Lorenzo Cain Royals 28
Billy Burns Athletics 26
Jarrod Dyson Royals 26

NL STEALS

A shoulder injury cut Billy Hamilton's season short in mid-September, allowing Gordon to slide in and surpass him for the NL lead for stolen bases. Gordon has stolen 122 bases over the last two seasons - 34 more than the Baltimore Orioles. He's the first player to lead the NL in batting average and stolen bases in the same season since Jackie Robinson in 1949.

Player Team SB
Dee Gordon Marlins 58
Billy Hamilton Reds 57
Charlie Blackmon Rockies 43

AL WINS

Dallas Keuchel finishes as the only 20-game winner in the AL and the first Astros pitcher to reach the milestone since Roy Oswalt in 2005.

Pitcher Team W
Dallas Keuchel Astros 20
Collin McHugh Astros 19
Felix Hernandez Mariners 18
David Price Blue Jays 18

NL WINS

Chicago Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta went 11-0 in his final 12 starts to finish with an MLB-best 22 wins, and ended the season on a run of 20 consecutive quality starts.

Pitcher Team W
Jake Arrieta Cubs 22
Gerrit Cole Pirates 19
Zack Greinke Dodgers 19

AL ERA

A move to hitter-friendly Rogers Centre did little to prevent David Price from finishing with the lowest ERA of his eight-year career. The Blue Jays ace was 4-1 with a 2.61 ERA in six starts at home.

Pitcher Team ERA
David Price Blue Jays 2.45
Dallas Keuchel Astros 2.48
Sonny Gray Athletics 2.73

NL ERA

Zack Greinke's 1.66 ERA is the lowest by a qualified starter since Greg Maddux crafted a 1.63 mark in 1995.

Pitcher Team ERA
Zack Greinke Dodgers 1.66
Jake Arrieta Cubs 1.77
Clayton Kershaw Dodgers 2.13

AL WHIP

Keuchel's league-leading WHIP was fueled by an AL-best groundball rate of 61.7 percent.

Pitcher Team WHIP
Dallas Keuchel Astros 1.02
Marco Estrada Blue Jays 1.04
Corey Kluber Indians 1.05

NL WHIP

Greinke posted the lowest WHIP of his career, bettering his previous low of 1.07 set in 2009, when he won the AL Cy Young.

Pitcher Team WHIP
Zack Greinke Dodgers 0.84
Jake Arrieta Cubs 0.86
Clayton Kershaw Dodgers 0.89

AL STRIKEOUTS

Chris Sale broke the Chicago White Sox 107-year-old record with his 270th strikeout this season. The left-hander finished with 274, the second-highest mark in the AL over the last 15 years.

Pitcher Team SO
Chris Sale White Sox 274
Chris Archer Rays 252
Corey Kluber Indians 245

NL STRIKEOUTS

Clayton Kershaw became the first pitcher since 2002 to record 300 strikeouts in a single season. The Dodgers left-hander is also just the 11th pitcher to reach the milestone since the mound was lowered ahead of the 1969 campaign.

Pitcher Team SO
Clayton Kershaw Dodgers 301
Max Scherzer Nationals 276
Jake Arrieta Cubs 236

AL SAVES

Brad Boxberger finished with 41 saves after converting just three in his first three major-league seasons.

Pitcher Team SV
Brad Boxberger Rays 41
Huston Street Angels 40
Zach Britton Orioles 36
Andrew Miller Yankees 36

NL SAVES

Mark Melancon became only the 15th pitcher in MLB history to record at least 50 saves in a season.

Pitcher Team SV
Mark Melancon Pirates 51
Trevor Rosenthal Cardinals 48
Jeurys Familia Mets 43

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