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