2000 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2000 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The New York Yankees won the World Series, defeating the New York Mets. Sammy Sosa led with 50 home runs, Todd Helton led with 147 RBI, and Darin Erstad led with 240 hits. This page carries the 2000 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

2000 Bracket
World Series NYA def. NYN (4-1)
AL Championship NYA def. SEA (4-2)
NL Championship NYN def. SLN (4-1)
AL Division Series NYA def. OAK (3-2)
AL Division Series SEA def. CHA (3-0)
NL Division Series SLN def. ATL (3-0)
NL Division Series NYN def. SFN (3-1)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

2000 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Todd Helton .372 2 Nomar Garciaparra .372 3 Darin Erstad .355 4 Moises Alou .355 5 Manny Ramirez .351

OPS qualified

1 Todd Helton 1.162 2 Manny Ramirez 1.154 3 Carlos Delgado 1.134 4 Barry Bonds 1.127 5 Jason Giambi 1.123

Home Runs all players

1 Sammy Sosa 50 2 Barry Bonds 49 3 Jeff Bagwell 47 4 Troy Glaus 47 5 Vladimir Guerrero 44

RBI all players

1 Todd Helton 147 2 Edgar Martinez 145 3 Mike Sweeney 144 4 Frank Thomas 143 5 Sammy Sosa 138

Hits all players

1 Darin Erstad 240 2 Todd Helton 216 3 Johnny Damon 214 4 Mike Sweeney 206 5 Derek Jeter 201

Runs all players

1 Jeff Bagwell 152 2 Todd Helton 138 3 Johnny Damon 136 4 Alex Rodriguez 134 5 Barry Bonds 129

Stolen Bases all players

1 Luis Castillo 62 2 Tom Goodwin 55 3 Eric Young 54 4 Johnny Damon 46 5 Tony Womack 45
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

2000 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Pedro Martinez 1.74 2 Kevin Brown 2.58 3 Randy Johnson 2.64 4 Jeff D'Amico 2.66 5 Greg Maddux 3.00

WHIP qualified

1 Pedro Martinez 0.74 2 Kevin Brown 0.99 3 Greg Maddux 1.07 4 Randy Johnson 1.12 5 Jeff D'Amico 1.16

Wins all pitchers

1 Tom Glavine 21 2 Tim Hudson 20 3 Darryl Kile 20 4 David Wells 20 5 Randy Johnson 19

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Randy Johnson 347 2 Pedro Martinez 284 3 Chan Ho Park 217 4 Kevin Brown 216 5 Bartolo Colon 212

Saves all pitchers

1 Antonio Alfonseca 45 2 Trevor Hoffman 43 3 Todd Jones 42 4 Derek Lowe 42 5 Armando Benitez 41
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📋 Standings

AL Central

Chicago White Sox ★ 95-67 Cleveland Indians 90-72 Detroit Tigers 79-83 Kansas City Royals 77-85 Minnesota Twins 69-93

AL East

New York Yankees ★ 87-74 Boston Red Sox 85-77 Toronto Blue Jays 83-79 Baltimore Orioles 74-88 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 69-92

AL West

Oakland Athletics ★ 91-70 Seattle Mariners 91-71 Anaheim Angels 82-80 Texas Rangers 71-91

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 95-67 Cincinnati Reds 85-77 Milwaukee Brewers 73-89 Houston Astros 72-90 Pittsburgh Pirates 69-93 Chicago Cubs 65-97

NL East

Atlanta Braves ★ 95-67 New York Mets 94-68 Florida Marlins 79-82 Montreal Expos 67-95 Philadelphia Phillies 65-97

NL West

San Francisco Giants ★ 97-65 Los Angeles Dodgers 86-76 Arizona Diamondbacks 85-77 Colorado Rockies 82-80 San Diego Padres 76-86

The 2000 season in brief

The best record in the 2000 standings belonged to the San Francisco Giants, who finished 97-65. At the other end, the Chicago Cubs went 65-97. Group by group, the Oakland Athletics (91-70) edged the Seattle Mariners (91-71) in the American League West, the National League East went to the Atlanta Braves by the narrowest of margins over the New York Mets, 95-67 to 94-68, the New York Yankees topped the American League East at 87-74, a few games clear of the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox ran away with the American League Central at 95-67. In the World Series, the New York Yankees beat the New York Mets, 4 games to 1. The other series results were the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners in the AL Championship Series (4-2), the New York Mets over the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series (4-1), the New York Yankees over the Oakland Athletics in the AL Division Series (3-2), and the Seattle Mariners over the Chicago White Sox in the AL Division Series (3-0). On the home run tile, Sammy Sosa sat first with 50, ahead of Barry Bonds with 49. The qualified batting-average board starts with Todd Helton at .372, with Nomar Garciaparra next at .372. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 2000 leaders page ranks the whole 2000 field.

2000 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2000?
The New York Yankees won the 2000 World Series, beating the New York Mets.
How many teams played in 2000?
30 teams played in the 2000 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2000?
Sammy Sosa led with 50 home runs in 2000.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2000?
Todd Helton led with 147 RBI in 2000.
Who led MLB in hits in 2000?
Darin Erstad led with 240 hits in 2000.
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