2026 MLB Season Leaders

2 leagues · 138 team games · 46 ranking tables

live The 2026 season is still being played. These standings are as of 1 September 2026 and can change.

Awards

The 2026 awards have not been voted on yet. Every one of them is decided after the regular season ends, so there is nothing to show here and nothing missing. The leaders below are where the season stands today, not where it finished.

American League

Leading the American League — the first row of every table below.

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Miguel Vargas	92
2	Yordan Alvarez	91
3	Randy Arozarena	88
4	Zach Neto	87
5	Junior Caminero	85
5	Ben Rice	85
7	Pete Alonso	84
7	Kevin McGonigle	84
9	Gunnar Henderson	82
10	Yandy Diaz	78

HitsH

1	Yandy Diaz	157
2	Yordan Alvarez	155
3	Ceddanne Rafaela	150
3	Chandler Simpson	150
5	Junior Caminero	147
6	Ernie Clement	141
7	Kevin McGonigle	140
7	Jonathan Aranda	140
9	Pete Alonso	139
10	Bobby Witt	133
10	Josh Naylor	133
10	Brandon Nimmo	133

Doubles2B

1	Ceddanne Rafaela	32
2	Wilyer Abreu	31
3	Brandon Nimmo	30
3	Miguel Vargas	30
5	Ernie Clement	29
6	Yordan Alvarez	28
6	Bobby Witt	28
8	Zach Neto	27
8	Tyler Soderstrom	27
8	Randy Arozarena	27
8	Josh Bell	27
8	Tristan Peters	27

Triples3B

1	Leody Taveras	6
1	Chandler Simpson	6
1	Kody Clemens	6
4	Gunnar Henderson	5
4	Cam Smith	5
6	Zach Neto	4
6	Wilyer Abreu	4
6	Jarren Duran	4
6	Colt Keith	4
6	Ezequiel Duran	4
6	Brandon Nimmo	4

Home RunsHR

1	Yordan Alvarez	37
1	Junior Caminero	37
3	Ben Rice	35
4	Pete Alonso	32
5	Miguel Vargas	29
5	Munetaka Murakami	29
5	Colson Montgomery	29
8	Kazuma Okamoto	28
9	Willson Contreras	26
9	Dillon Dingler	26

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Yordan Alvarez	94
2	Pete Alonso	91
3	Junior Caminero	87
4	Ben Rice	86
5	Jo Adell	83
5	Josh Bell	83
7	Dillon Dingler	82
8	Willson Contreras	79
8	Jonathan Aranda	79
10	Jake Burger	78
10	Kazuma Okamoto	78

WalksBB

1	Taylor Ward	95
2	Yordan Alvarez	94
3	Mike Trout	89
4	Miguel Vargas	85
5	Kevin McGonigle	81
6	Munetaka Murakami	80
7	Nick Kurtz	79
8	Steven Kwan	71
9	Junior Caminero	70
10	Ben Rice	68

Stolen BasesSB

1	Jazz Chisholm	40
2	Chandler Simpson	38
3	Bobby Witt	36
4	Jose Ramirez	31
4	José Caballero	31
6	Josh Naylor	25
7	Taylor Walls	21
8	Tyler Tolbert	20
8	Randy Arozarena	20
10	Andres Gimenez	19

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Yordan Alvarez	7.6
2	Kevin McGonigle	5.5
3	Junior Caminero	5.4
4	Miguel Vargas	4.5
5	Bobby Witt	4.2
6	Pete Alonso	4.2
7	Yandy Diaz	4.2
8	Ben Rice	4.1
9	Willson Contreras	3.9
10	Randy Arozarena	3.7

Batting Averagemin 428 PA

1	Yordan Alvarez	.317
2	Chandler Simpson	.311
3	Yandy Diaz	.300
4	Chase DeLauter	.293
5	Bobby Witt	.285
6	Ceddanne Rafaela	.284
6	Jac Caglianone	.284
8	Junior Caminero	.282
9	Jonathan Aranda	.277
9	Luke Keaschall	.277

On-Base Percentagemin 428 PA

1	Yordan Alvarez	.432
2	Nick Kurtz	.396
3	Willson Contreras	.384
4	Mike Trout	.379
5	Steven Kwan	.377
6	Kevin McGonigle	.375
7	Randy Arozarena	.371
8	Junior Caminero	.369
9	Yandy Diaz	.368
10	Luke Keaschall	.367

Slugging Percentagemin 428 PA

1	Yordan Alvarez	.605
2	Junior Caminero	.536
3	Ben Rice	.522
4	Willson Contreras	.516
5	Pete Alonso	.500
6	Jac Caglianone	.499
7	Munetaka Murakami	.495
8	Miguel Vargas	.488
9	Nick Kurtz	.483
10	Tyler Soderstrom	.472

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 428 PA

1	Yordan Alvarez	1.037
2	Junior Caminero	.905
3	Willson Contreras	.900
4	Nick Kurtz	.879
5	Ben Rice	.870
6	Pete Alonso	.860
7	Munetaka Murakami	.855
8	Miguel Vargas	.851
9	Randy Arozarena	.835
10	Jac Caglianone	.832

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Sonny Gray	16
2	Drew Rasmussen	14
3	Nick Martinez	13
4	Gavin Williams	12
4	Cam Schlittler	12
6	José Soriano	11
6	Parker Messick	11
6	Logan Gilbert	11
9	Shane McClanahan	10
9	Jacob deGrom	10
9	Nathan Eovaldi	10
9	Taj Bradley	10

SavesSV

1	Bryan Baker	39
2	Cade Smith	35
3	Louie Varland	31
3	David Bednar	31
5	Aroldis Chapman	30
6	Jake Latz	27
7	Andres Munoz	24
8	Josh Hader	21
9	Yoendrys Gómez	20
10	Kenley Jansen	17

StrikeoutsSO

1	Dylan Cease	217
2	Gavin Williams	204
3	Cam Schlittler	201
4	Taj Bradley	178
5	Reid Detmers	174
6	Jacob deGrom	167
7	Logan Gilbert	166
8	MacKenzie Gore	165
9	Parker Messick	161
9	Sean Burke	161

Innings PitchedIP

1	Michael Wacha	170.7
2	Cam Schlittler	163.7
3	Tanner Bibee	162.3
4	Parker Messick	161.0
5	Logan Gilbert	160.3
6	Shane Baz	157.0
7	Gavin Williams	156.0
8	Kevin Gausman	155.3
9	Reid Detmers	155.0
10	Taj Bradley	154.3

Complete GamesCG

1	Shane Baz	1
1	Noah Cameron	1
1	Stephen Kolek	1
1	J. T. Ginn	1
1	George Kirby	1
1	Nick Martinez	1
1	Dylan Cease	1
1	Bailey Ober	1

ShutoutsSHO

1	Noah Cameron	1
1	Stephen Kolek	1
1	Dylan Cease	1
1	Bailey Ober	1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Dylan Cease	4.5
2	Cam Schlittler	4.5
3	Tarik Skubal	3.6
4	Parker Messick	3.6
5	Drew Rasmussen	3.5
6	Reid Detmers	3.3
7	Jacob deGrom	3.0
8	Shane Baz	2.9
9	Ranger Suarez	2.8
10	Payton Tolle	2.7

Earned Run Averagemin 138 IP

1	Cam Schlittler	2.09
2	Dylan Cease	2.33
3	Parker Messick	2.46
4	Sonny Gray	2.82
5	Drew Rasmussen	2.95
6	Nick Martinez	2.99
7	Keider Montero	3.24
8	Michael Wacha	3.32
8	Sean Burke	3.32
10	Logan Gilbert	3.42

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 138 IP

1	Drew Rasmussen	0.93
2	Cam Schlittler	0.97
3	Keider Montero	0.99
4	Parker Messick	1.02
5	Logan Gilbert	1.03
6	Dylan Cease	1.05
7	Reid Detmers	1.07
8	Michael Wacha	1.10
8	Bryan Woo	1.10
10	Nick Martinez	1.10

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 138 IP

1	Dylan Cease	2.42
2	Cam Schlittler	2.62
3	Drew Rasmussen	2.90
4	Parker Messick	3.05
5	Reid Detmers	3.19
6	Shane Baz	3.35
7	Bryan Woo	3.42
8	Sonny Gray	3.54
9	Kevin Gausman	3.60
10	Logan Gilbert	3.64

National League

Leading the National League — the first row of every table below.

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Pete Crow-Armstrong	100
1	James Wood	100
3	Matt Olson	93
4	Bryan Reynolds	89
5	JJ Wetherholt	88
6	Trea Turner	87
7	Shohei Ohtani	86
7	Jordan Walker	86
9	Seiya Suzuki	84
9	Bryce Harper	84

HitsH

1	Luis Arraez	164
1	Otto Lopez	164
3	Freddie Freeman	153
4	Pete Crow-Armstrong	150
4	Fernando Tatis	150
4	Alec Burleson	150
7	Jordan Walker	149
7	Michael Harris	149
9	Nick Gonzales	148
10	Nico Hoerner	141
10	Sal Stewart	141
10	Bo Bichette	141
10	Xavier Edwards	141

Doubles2B

1	Alec Burleson	33
2	Freddie Freeman	32
2	Bryan Reynolds	32
2	Rafael Devers	32
2	Michael Harris	32
2	Matt Olson	32
7	Otto Lopez	30
8	Gabriel Moreno	29
8	Fernando Tatis	29
8	Jordan Walker	29
8	Brice Turang	29

Triples3B

1	Corbin Carroll	16
2	Pete Crow-Armstrong	7
2	Jake McCarthy	7
2	Luis Arraez	7
2	Otto Lopez	7
6	Geraldo Perdomo	6
6	Daylen Lile	6
6	Bryson Stott	6
6	Xavier Edwards	6
10	Ildemaro Vargas	5
10	Elly De La Cruz	5
10	Luis Garcia	5
10	Jakob Marsee	5

Home RunsHR

1	Kyle Schwarber	40
2	Pete Crow-Armstrong	38
3	Matt Olson	37
4	Hunter Goodman	36
5	Sal Stewart	31
6	Shohei Ohtani	30
6	James Wood	30
6	Rafael Devers	30
9	CJ Abrams	29
10	Luis Garcia	28
10	Brandon Lowe	28

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Sal Stewart	105
2	Alec Burleson	100
3	Jordan Walker	97
4	CJ Abrams	92
5	Pete Crow-Armstrong	91
6	Luis Garcia	88
7	Brandon Lowe	82
7	Kyle Schwarber	82
9	Seiya Suzuki	80
9	Shohei Ohtani	80
9	Andy Pages	80
9	Daylen Lile	80
9	Matt Olson	80

WalksBB

1	Bryce Harper	97
2	James Wood	90
3	Kyle Schwarber	86
4	Geraldo Perdomo	81
5	Bryan Reynolds	79
6	Michael Busch	78
7	Shohei Ohtani	77
8	Jake Bauers	75
9	Brice Turang	73
10	Pete Crow-Armstrong	71

Stolen BasesSB

1	Nasim Nuñez	44
2	Pete Crow-Armstrong	32
3	Fernando Tatis	31
4	Esteury Ruiz	30
5	Otto Lopez	29
6	Jake McCarthy	26
6	CJ Abrams	26
8	Elly De La Cruz	24
8	Oneil Cruz	24
8	Jackson Merrill	24
8	David Hamilton	24

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Pete Crow-Armstrong	7.9
2	CJ Abrams	5.7
3	Shohei Ohtani	5.4
4	James Wood	5.2
5	Kyle Schwarber	5.0
6	Elly De La Cruz	4.3
7	Seiya Suzuki	4.3
8	Andy Pages	4.2
9	Gabriel Moreno	4.1
10	Geraldo Perdomo	4.0

Batting Averagemin 428 PA

1	Luis Arraez	.316
2	Nick Gonzales	.307
3	Otto Lopez	.305
4	Freddie Freeman	.304
5	Gabriel Moreno	.303
6	Michael Harris	.297
7	TJ Rumfield	.290
7	Liam Hicks	.290
9	Jake McCarthy	.289
10	Jung Hoo Lee	.288
10	Alec Burleson	.288

On-Base Percentagemin 428 PA

1	James Wood	.393
2	Jake Bauers	.389
3	Bryce Harper	.386
4	TJ Rumfield	.383
5	Gabriel Moreno	.382
6	Shohei Ohtani	.379
7	Freddie Freeman	.378
8	Pete Crow-Armstrong	.376
9	Liam Hicks	.373
10	Seiya Suzuki	.370

Slugging Percentagemin 428 PA

1	Pete Crow-Armstrong	.573
2	Luis Garcia	.549
3	Hunter Goodman	.543
4	James Wood	.535
5	Shohei Ohtani	.529
6	Kyle Schwarber	.524
7	Matt Olson	.523
8	CJ Abrams	.506
9	Bryce Harper	.505
10	Michael Harris	.502

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 428 PA

1	Pete Crow-Armstrong	.949
2	James Wood	.928
3	Shohei Ohtani	.909
4	Bryce Harper	.892
5	Jake Bauers	.887
6	Kyle Schwarber	.883
7	Luis Garcia	.868
8	Hunter Goodman	.865
9	Seiya Suzuki	.864
10	Matt Olson	.855

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Cristopher Sanchez	16
2	Chase Burns	15
2	Foster Griffin	15
4	Eduardo Rodriguez	14
4	Braxton Ashcraft	14
4	Jacob Misiorowski	14
7	Chris Sale	13
7	Sandy Alcantara	13
7	Aaron Ashby	13
10	Tomoyuki Sugano	12
10	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	12
10	Cade Cavalli	12
10	Andre Pallante	12
10	Jesus Luzardo	12

SavesSV

1	Riley O'Brien	34
2	Mason Miller	32
3	Jhoan Duran	29
3	Raisel Iglesias	29
5	Trevor Megill	25
6	Paul Sewald	24
7	Tanner Scott	20
8	Emilio Pagan	19
9	Pete Fairbanks	18
10	Devin Williams	16

StrikeoutsSO

1	Jacob Misiorowski	222
2	Jesus Luzardo	203
3	Cristopher Sanchez	202
4	Cade Cavalli	177
4	Chris Sale	177
6	Paul Skenes	175
7	Nolan McLean	172
8	Chase Burns	171
9	Braxton Ashcraft	164
10	Aaron Nola	157

Innings PitchedIP

1	Sandy Alcantara	189.7
2	Cristopher Sanchez	175.3
3	Jesus Luzardo	163.0
4	Eduardo Rodriguez	162.0
4	Mike King	162.0
6	Braxton Ashcraft	160.3
7	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	158.0
8	Nolan McLean	155.7
9	Foster Griffin	154.3
10	Cade Cavalli	152.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Merrill Kelly	1
1	Kyle Freeland	1
1	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	1
1	Braxton Ashcraft	1
1	Logan Webb	1
1	Dustin May	1
1	Cristopher Sanchez	1
1	Chris Sale	1
1	Sandy Alcantara	1
1	Jacob Misiorowski	1

ShutoutsSHO

1	Dustin May	1
1	Cristopher Sanchez	1
1	Chris Sale	1
1	Sandy Alcantara	1
1	Jacob Misiorowski	1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Cristopher Sanchez	4.9
1	Jacob Misiorowski	4.9
3	Chris Sale	4.7
4	Jesus Luzardo	4.2
5	Paul Skenes	3.4
6	Chase Burns	3.3
7	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	3.1
8	Sandy Alcantara	2.9
9	Cade Cavalli	2.8
10	Braxton Ashcraft	2.8

Earned Run Averagemin 138 IP

1	Jacob Misiorowski	1.73
2	Chris Sale	2.06
3	Eduardo Rodriguez	2.50
4	Cristopher Sanchez	2.52
5	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	2.56
6	Chase Burns	2.79
7	Nolan McLean	3.06
8	Jesus Luzardo	3.09
9	Mike King	3.11
10	Cade Cavalli	3.12

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 138 IP

1	Jacob Misiorowski	0.76
2	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	0.89
3	Chris Sale	1.00
4	Braxton Ashcraft	1.08
5	Logan Webb	1.10
6	Paul Skenes	1.12
7	Foster Griffin	1.12
8	Jesus Luzardo	1.12
9	Nolan McLean	1.12
10	Shota Imanaga	1.14

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 138 IP

1	Jacob Misiorowski	2.14
2	Chris Sale	2.18
3	Cristopher Sanchez	2.57
4	Jesus Luzardo	2.80
5	Paul Skenes	2.96
6	Chase Burns	3.13
7	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	3.26
8	Logan Webb	3.37
9	Cade Cavalli	3.37
10	Braxton Ashcraft	3.53

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 2026 is 428 plate appearances and 138 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 138 games per team — at the official rate of 3.1 plate appearances and one inning per team game. Batting average, on-base, slugging, OPS, earned run average and WHIP all use it; a player who came to the plate twice and got two hits does not appear at the top of the batting average table, which is exactly what that line is for. Counting statistics such as home runs and strikeouts have no minimum, because none is needed.

The 2026 season is still being played. These standings were last updated on 1 September 2026, so every line here says who is ahead right now rather than who finished ahead. A player can drop off one of these tables in a week. The schedule length is also the one played so far, which is why the qualifying line is 428 rather than the figure a full season would give.

How the rankings were made

Wins above replacement in these tables is ours rather than the source database's, so it will not match a published figure exactly. Also: why every ranking stops at one league, and why some categories are missing on purpose.

Every ranking on this page is worked out inside one league. 2026 is counted as 2 separate leagues — American League and National League, and a player is ranked only against the men in his own. Leading the American League and leading baseball are different claims, and the one we can make from these files is the first. There is no combined table anywhere on this page, because adding two leagues together would produce a number that no record book recognises.

There are 46 ranking tables here, 14 places deep. Players tied on a value share a place, so a table can run past ten rows when the tenth spot is shared, and a league with fewer than ten qualified players in a category is left out rather than shown as a top ten that is not one. A player who did none of the thing is not ranked in it either — a shutout table lists the pitchers who threw one, not the hundreds who threw none tied on zero. Some categories are missing on purpose: nobody leads a league in strikeouts at the plate, in losses, or in home runs allowed. A ranking is meant to mark an achievement, so only achievements are ranked.

Wins above replacement on this page is ours, not the source database's. The hitting and pitching files carry a WAR column that we compute here from the same season lines you see, using park factors and a run environment worked out per season. Published versions elsewhere use different methods and will not match ours exactly. Every other column is the record as the database supplies it.

Names on this page lead to that player's own record. Most of them open a full career page with every season he appeared in. Some open a summary screen instead — we pre-build pages for the players people look for, and everyone else is assembled on demand from the same files, so the numbers are identical either way even though the address looks different.

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