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Season Almanac

2018 MLB Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Whit Merrifield (H, SB)

Home Runs
  1. 1Khris DavisATH48
  2. 2J.D. MartinezBOS43
  3. 3Joey GalloTEX40
Hits
  1. 1Whit MerrifieldKC192
  2. 2Freddie FreemanATL191
  3. 3J.D. MartinezBOS188
Runs Batted In
  1. 1J.D. MartinezBOS130
  2. 2Khris DavisATH123
  3. 3Javier BáezCHC111
Runs
  1. 1Francisco LindorCLE129
  2. 2Mookie BettsBOS129
  3. 3Charlie BlackmonCOL119
Stolen Bases
  1. 1Whit MerrifieldKC45
  2. 2Trea TurnerWSH43
  3. 3Mallex SmithTB40
Pitching Strikeouts
  1. 1Max ScherzerWSH300
  2. 2Justin VerlanderHOU290
  3. 3Gerrit ColeHOU276
Pitching Wins
  1. 1Blake SnellTB21
  2. 2Corey KluberCLE20
  3. 3Luis SeverinoNYY19
Saves
  1. 1Edwin DíazSEA57
  2. 2Wade DavisCOL43
  3. 3Craig KimbrelBOS42

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1J.D. MartinezBAT20.2
  2. 2Christian YelichBAT19.5
  3. 3Mike TroutBAT19.2
  4. 4Mookie BettsBAT19.1
  5. 5José RamírezBAT17.7
  6. 6Francisco LindorBAT16.8
  7. 7Nolan ArenadoBAT16.6
  8. 8Trevor StoryBAT16.6
  9. 9Blake TreinenPITCH16.3
  10. 10Khris DavisBAT16.3
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Shohei OhtaniTWP134
  2. 2Juan SotoLF132.3
  3. 3Ronald Acuña Jr.RF100.7
  4. 4Willy AdamesSS87.7
  5. 5Kyle TuckerRF84.6
  6. 6Gleyber Torres2B83.7
  7. 7Brandon Lowe2B78.5
  8. 8Jason AdamP78.5

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Adrian Beltré3B232.7
  2. 2Matt HollidayLF176
  3. 3Bartolo ColonP161.4
  4. 4Adrián González1B155.7
  5. 5Chase Utley2B151.9
  6. 6José BautistaRF150.3
  7. 7Victor MartinezDH149.4
  8. 8David Wright3B144.8

Teams · 30

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Boston Red Sox108-54309.8J.D. MartinezPlayoffs
Houston Astros103-59304.9Alex BregmanPlayoffs
New York Yankees100-62265.5Giancarlo StantonPlayoffs
Athletics97-65261.8Blake TreinenPlayoffs
Milwaukee Brewers96-67312.9Christian YelichPlayoffs
Chicago Cubs95-68356.2Javier BáezPlayoffs
Los Angeles Dodgers92-71383.8Max MuncyPlayoffs
Cleveland Indians91-71295.9José RamírezPlayoffs
Colorado Rockies91-72279Nolan ArenadoPlayoffs
Atlanta Braves90-72319.6Freddie FreemanPlayoffs
Tampa Bay Rays90-72253.5Blake Snell
Seattle Mariners89-73240.5Edwin Díaz
St. Louis Cardinals88-74315.7Matt Carpenter
Pittsburgh Pirates82-79262.9Starling Marte
Arizona Diamondbacks82-80295.2Paul Goldschmidt
Washington Nationals82-80274.9Sean Doolittle
Philadelphia Phillies80-82314Rhys Hoskins
Los Angeles Angels80-82237.6Mike Trout
Minnesota Twins78-84204.2Eddie Rosario
New York Mets77-85281.3Jacob deGrom
San Francisco Giants73-89260.2Will Smith
Toronto Blue Jays73-89191Tyler Clippard
Cincinnati Reds67-95279.4Eugenio Suárez
Texas Rangers67-95184.5José Leclerc
San Diego Padres66-96262.5Kirby Yates
Detroit Tigers64-98222.8Nick Castellanos
Miami Marlins63-98216.4J.T. Realmuto
Chicago White Sox62-100222.4José Abreu
Kansas City Royals58-104203.9Whit Merrifield
Baltimore Orioles47-115174.2Mychal Givens

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.