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MLB final stats: Historic seasons top hitting, pitching leaderboards

Lloyd Wekker
Lloyd Wekker 12 Min Read
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Here’s a look at the American League and National League leaders for the major statistical categories at the conclusion of the 2024 regular season.

Contents
Hitting leadersHome RunsRBIsBatting AverageOn-base percentageSlugging percentageHitsOPSStolen BasesRunsDoublesExtra-base hitsTotal BasesWalksStrikeoutsPitching LeadersWinsERAWHIPStrikeoutsWalksInnings PitchedSavesStrikeouts per nineWalks per nine

Hitting leaders

Home Runs

American League

RankPlayerTeamHR
1Aaron JudgeYankees58
2Anthony SantanderOrioles44
3Juan SotoYankees41

National League

RankPlayerTeamHR
1Shohei OhtaniDodgers54
2Marcell OzunaBraves39
3Kyle SchwarberPhillies38

Ohtani becomes the fifth player since 1900 to lead his league in home runs and have over 40 stolen bases. The last player to accomplish the feat was Hall of Famer Tris Speaker in 1912, with 52 steals and 10 homers.

RBIs

American League

RankPlayerTeamRBI
1Aaron JudgeYankees144
2José RamírezGuardians118
3Brent RookerAthletics112

Judge is the first player to record at least 140 RBIs in a season since Prince Fielder and Ryan Howard in 2009 and the first Yankee since Alex Rodriguez in 2007.

National League

RankPlayerTeamRBI
1Shohei OhtaniDodgers130
2Willy AdamesBrewers112
3Manny MachadoPadres105

Batting Average

American League

RankPlayerTeamAVG
1Bobby Witt Jr.Royals.332
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Blue Jays.323
3Aaron JudgeYankees.322

Witt’s MLB-high average made him the first Royals player to win a batting title since franchise icon George Brett in 1980.

National League

RankPlayerTeamAVG
1Luis ArraezPadres.314
2Shohei OhtaniDodgers.310
3Marcell OzunaBraves.302

Arraez is the first player to win three consecutive batting titles with three different teams (Twins, Marlins, Padres). He and Hall of Fame first baseman Dan Brouthers are the only players to win batting titles with three different teams, period. Arraez also joins Tony Gwynn and Miguel Cabrera as the only players with three straight batting championships in the wild-card era.

On-base percentage

American League

RankPlayerTeamOBP
1Aaron JudgeYankees.458
2Juan SotoYankees.419
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Blue Jays.396

National League

RankPlayerTeamOBP
1Shohei OhtaniDodgers.390
2Jurickson ProfarPadres.380
3Marcell OzunaBraves.378

Slugging percentage

American League

RankPlayerTeamSLG
1Aaron JudgeYankees.701
2Bobby Witt Jr.Royals.588
3Juan SotoYankees.569

Judge is the first player to finish with a .700 SLG since Barry Bonds in 2004 and the first right-handed hitter to do it since Sammy Sosa in 2001. It’s the 37th time in AL/NL history that a player has reached the mark. Judge is also the first Yankee to slug .700 since Mickey Mantle in 1956 and the first AL player since Oakland’s Mark McGwire in 1996.

National League

RankPlayerTeamSLG
1Shohei OhtaniDodgers.646
2Ketel MarteD-Backs.560
3Marcell OzunaBraves.546

Hits

American League

RankPlayerTeamHits
1Bobby Witt Jr.Royals211
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Blue Jays199
3Jarren DuranRed Sox191

National League

RankPlayerTeamHits
1Luis ArraezPadres200
2Shohei OhtaniDodgers197
3Marcell OzunaBraves183

OPS

American League

RankPlayerTeamOPS
1Aaron JudgeYankees1.159
2Juan SotoYankees.988
3Bobby Witt Jr.Royals.977

National League

RankPlayerTeamOPS
1Shohei OhtaniDodgers1.036
2Ketel MarteD-Backs.932
3Marcell OzunaBraves.924

Stolen Bases

American League

RankPlayerTeamSB
1José CaballeroRays44
2José RamírezGuardians41
3Maikel GarciaRoyals37

National League

RankPlayerTeamSB
1Elly De La CruzReds67
2Shohei OhtaniDodgers59
3Brice TurangBrewers50

Ohtani is the third player ever to finish a season ranking top-two in both home runs and stolen bases, joining Hall of Famers Honus Wagner (1908) and Ty Cobb (1909).

Runs

American League

RankPlayerTeamR
1Juan SotoYankees128
2Bobby Witt Jr.Royals125
3Aaron JudgeYankees122

National League

RankPlayerTeamR
1Shohei OhtaniDodgers134
2Corbin CarrollD-Backs121
3Kyle SchwarberPhillies110

Doubles

American League

RankPlayerTeam2B
1Jarren DuranRed Sox48
2Bobby Witt Jr.Royals45
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Blue Jays44

Duran also tied the MLB lead in triples with 14. He’s the eighth player to lead the majors in doubles and triples and the first since Hall of Famer Lou Brock in 1968.

National League

RankPlayerTeam2B
1Ezequiel TovarRockies45
1Alec BohmPhillies44
3Bryce HarperPhillies42

Extra-base hits

American League

RankPlayerTeamXBH
1Aaron JudgeYankees95
2Bobby Witt Jr.Royals88
3Jarren DuranRed Sox83

Judge is the first Yankee to record at least 95 extra-base hits in a season since Joe DiMaggio had 96 in 1937.

National League

RankPlayerTeamXBH
1Shohei OhtaniDodgers99
2Ezequiel TovarRockies75
3Francisco LindorMets73

This was the 24th time a player recorded at least 99 extra-base hits in a campaign. Ohtani is the 19th individual to reach the mark and the first since Derrek Lee in 2005.

Total Bases

American League

RankPlayerTeamTB
1Aaron JudgeYankees392
2Bobby Witt Jr.Royals374
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Blue Jays335

National League

RankPlayerTeamTB
1Shohei OhtaniDodgers411
2Marcell OzunaBraves331
3Francisco LindorMets309

Ohtani produced the 30th 400-total-base season in MLB history and the first since four players did it in 2001. His 411 total bases match Barry Bonds’ total during his 73-homer campaign.

Walks

American League

RankPlayerTeamBB
1Aaron JudgeYankees133
2Juan SotoYankees129
3Gunnar HendersonOrioles78

National League

RankPlayerTeamBB
1Kyle SchwarberPhillies106
2Shohei OhtaniDodgers81
3Ian HappCubs80
3Jonathan IndiaReds80

Strikeouts

American League

RankPlayerTeamK
1Zack GelofAthletics188
2Adolis GarcíaRangers177
3Brent RookerAthletics177

National League

RankPlayerTeamK
1Elly De La CruzReds218
2Ezequiel TovarRockies200
3Kyle SchwarberPhillies197

Pitching Leaders

Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal won their league’s pitching Triple Crowns by leading their circuits in wins, ERA, and strikeouts. This marks the fourth time in the modern era that pitchers have won the Triple Crown in each league in the same season, and the first time two left-handers did it in the same year.

Wins

American League

RankPlayerTeamWins
1Tarik SkubalTigers18
2José BerriosBlue Jays16
2Seth LugoRoyals16
2Carlos RodónYankees16

National League

RankPlayerTeamWins
1Chris SaleBraves18
2Zack WheelerPhillies16
3Shota ImanagaCubs15

ERA

American League

RankPlayerTeamERA
1Tarik SkubalTigers2.39
2Ronel BlancoAstros2.80
3Framber ValdezAstros2.91

National League

RankPlayerTeamERA
1Chris SaleBraves2.38
2Zack WheelerPhillies2.57
3Shota ImanagaCubs2.91

WHIP

American League

RankPlayerTeamWHIP
1Logan GilbertMariners0.89
2Tarik SkubalTigers0.92
3Bryce MillerMariners0.98

National League

RankPlayerTeamWHIP
1Zack WheelerPhillies0.96
2Chris SaleBraves1.01
3Shota ImanagaCubs1.02

Strikeouts

American League

RankPlayerTeamK
1Tarik SkubalTigers228
2Cole RagansRoyals223
3Logan GilbertMariners220

National League

RankPlayerTeamK
1Chris SaleBraves225
2Dylan CeasePadres224
2Zack WheelerPhillies224

Sale joins Nolan Ryan (Angels, Astros, Rangers) as the only pitchers to win strikeout titles with three different teams. The left-hander previously led the AL in Ks with the White Sox and Red Sox.

Walks

American League

RankPlayerTeamBB
1Luis GilYankees77
2Tyler AndersonAngels73
3Chris BassittBlue Jays70

National League

RankPlayerTeamBB
1Cal QuantrillRockies69
2Kyle GibsonCardinals68
2Freddy PeraltaBrewers68

Innings Pitched

American League

RankPlayerTeamInnings
1Logan GilbertMariners208.2
2Seth LugoRoyals206.2
3Corbin BurnesOrioles194.1

National League

RankPlayerTeamInnings
1Logan WebbGiants204.2
2Zach WheelerPhillies200
3Aaron NolaPhillies199.1

Only four pitchers reached the 200-inning mark this season, tying 2021 for the fewest in a 162-game season.

Saves

American League

RankPlayerTeamSaves
1Emmanuel ClaseGuardians47
2Josh HaderAstros34
2Kirby YatesRangers33

National League

RankPlayerTeamSaves
1Ryan HelsleyCardinals49
2Kyle FinneganNationals38
3Robert SuarezPadres36

Strikeouts per nine

American League

RankPlayerTeamK/9
1Cole RagansRoyals10.77
2Tarik SkubalTigers10.69
3Yusei KikuchiAstros10.55

National League

RankPlayerTeamK/9
1Chris SaleBraves11.4
2Sonny GrayCardinals10.98
3Dylan CeasePadres10.65

Walks per nine

American League

RankPlayerTeamBB/9
1George KirbyMariners1.08
2Zach EflinOrioles1.31
3Logan GilbertMariners1.60

National League

RankPlayerTeamBB/9
1Miles MikolasCardinals1.31
2Shota ImanagaCubs1.45
3Jameson TaillonCubs1.8
SOURCES:TheScore
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