2010 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2010 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The San Francisco Giants won the World Series, defeating the Texas Rangers. Jose Bautista led with 54 home runs, Miguel Cabrera led with 126 RBI, and Ichiro Suzuki led with 214 hits. This page carries the 2010 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

2010 Bracket
World Series SFN def. TEX (4-1)
AL Championship TEX def. NYA (4-2)
NL Championship SFN def. PHI (4-2)
AL Division Series TEX def. TBA (3-2)
AL Division Series NYA def. MIN (3-0)
NL Division Series PHI def. CIN (3-0)
NL Division Series SFN def. ATL (3-1)

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2010 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 Josh Hamilton .359 2 Carlos Gonzalez .336 3 Miguel Cabrera .328 4 Joe Mauer .327 5 Joey Votto .324

OPS qualified

1 Josh Hamilton 1.044 2 Miguel Cabrera 1.042 3 Joey Votto 1.024 4 Albert Pujols 1.011 5 Jose Bautista .995

Home Runs all players

1 Jose Bautista 54 2 Albert Pujols 42 3 Paul Konerko 39 4 Miguel Cabrera 38 5 Adam Dunn 38

RBI all players

1 Miguel Cabrera 126 2 Alex Rodriguez 125 3 Jose Bautista 124 4 Albert Pujols 118 5 Carlos Gonzalez 117

Hits all players

1 Ichiro Suzuki 214 2 Robinson Cano 200 3 Carlos Gonzalez 197 4 Adrian Beltre 189 5 Billy Butler 189

Runs all players

1 Albert Pujols 115 2 Mark Teixeira 113 3 Rickie Weeks 112 4 Miguel Cabrera 111 5 Carlos Gonzalez 111

Stolen Bases all players

1 Juan Pierre 68 2 Michael Bourn 52 3 Rajai Davis 50 4 Carl Crawford 47 5 Brett Gardner 47
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

2010 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 Felix Hernandez 2.27 2 Josh Johnson 2.30 3 Clay Buchholz 2.33 4 Adam Wainwright 2.42 5 Roy Halladay 2.44

WHIP qualified

1 Cliff Lee 1.00 2 Roy Oswalt 1.03 3 Roy Halladay 1.04 4 Adam Wainwright 1.05 5 Felix Hernandez 1.06

Wins all pitchers

1 Roy Halladay 21 2 CC Sabathia 21 3 Adam Wainwright 20 4 Ubaldo Jimenez 19 5 Jon Lester 19

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Jered Weaver 233 2 Felix Hernandez 232 3 Tim Lincecum 231 4 Jon Lester 225 5 Roy Halladay 219

Saves all pitchers

1 Brian Wilson 48 2 Heath Bell 47 3 Rafael Soriano 45 4 Joakim Soria 43 5 Matt Capps 42
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📋 Standings

AL Central

Minnesota Twins ★ 94-68 Chicago White Sox 88-74 Detroit Tigers 81-81 Cleveland Indians 69-93 Kansas City Royals 67-95

AL East

Tampa Bay Rays ★ 96-66 New York Yankees 95-67 Boston Red Sox 89-73 Toronto Blue Jays 85-77 Baltimore Orioles 66-96

AL West

Texas Rangers ★ 90-72 Oakland Athletics 81-81 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 80-82 Seattle Mariners 61-101

NL Central

Cincinnati Reds ★ 91-71 St. Louis Cardinals 86-76 Milwaukee Brewers 77-85 Houston Astros 76-86 Chicago Cubs 75-87 Pittsburgh Pirates 57-105

NL East

Philadelphia Phillies ★ 97-65 Atlanta Braves 91-71 Florida Marlins 80-82 New York Mets 79-83 Washington Nationals 69-93

NL West

San Francisco Giants ★ 92-70 San Diego Padres 90-72 Colorado Rockies 83-79 Los Angeles Dodgers 80-82 Arizona Diamondbacks 65-97

The 2010 season in brief

2010 belonged, by record, to the Philadelphia Phillies: 97-65. 57-105 left the Pittsburgh Pirates with the lowest winning percentage of 2010. Across the races, the American League East went to the Tampa Bay Rays by the narrowest of margins over the New York Yankees, 96-66 to 95-67, the San Diego Padres (90-72) chased the San Francisco Giants (92-70) to the end in the National League West, the Cincinnati Reds owned the National League Central with a 91-71 mark, the St. Louis Cardinals next at 86-76, and the Minnesota Twins owned the American League Central with a 94-68 mark, the Chicago White Sox next at 88-74. In the World Series, the San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers, 4 games to 1. The other series results were the Texas Rangers over the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series (4-2), the San Francisco Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Championship Series (4-2), the Texas Rangers over the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Division Series (3-2), and the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins in the AL Division Series (3-0). The home run board is topped by Jose Bautista at 54, ahead of Albert Pujols with 42. Among qualified hitters, Josh Hamilton had the top batting average, .359, with Carlos Gonzalez next at .336. The 2010 leaders page lists every qualified line, and each club links to its own 2010 page.

2010 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2010?
The San Francisco Giants won the 2010 World Series, beating the Texas Rangers.
How many teams played in 2010?
30 teams played in the 2010 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2010?
Jose Bautista led with 54 home runs in 2010.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2010?
Miguel Cabrera led with 126 RBI in 2010.
Who led MLB in hits in 2010?
Ichiro Suzuki led with 214 hits in 2010.
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