2012 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2012 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The San Francisco Giants won the World Series, defeating the Detroit Tigers. Miguel Cabrera led with 44 home runs, Miguel Cabrera led with 139 RBI, and Derek Jeter led with 216 hits. This page carries the 2012 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

2012 Bracket
World Series SFN def. DET (4-0)
AL Championship DET def. NYA (4-0)
NL Championship SFN def. SLN (4-3)
AL Division Series NYA def. BAL (3-2)
AL Division Series DET def. OAK (3-2)
NL Division Series SLN def. WAS (3-2)
NL Division Series SFN def. CIN (3-2)
AL Wild Card BAL def. TEX (1-0)
NL Wild Card SLN def. ATL (1-0)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

2012 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 Buster Posey .336 2 Miguel Cabrera .330 3 Andrew McCutchen .327 4 Mike Trout .326 5 Adrian Beltre .321

OPS qualified

1 Miguel Cabrera .999 2 Ryan Braun .987 3 Mike Trout .963 4 Buster Posey .957 5 Andrew McCutchen .953

Home Runs all players

1 Miguel Cabrera 44 2 Curtis Granderson 43 3 Josh Hamilton 43 4 Edwin Encarnacion 42 5 Ryan Braun 41

RBI all players

1 Miguel Cabrera 139 2 Josh Hamilton 128 3 Chase Headley 115 4 Ryan Braun 112 5 Edwin Encarnacion 110

Hits all players

1 Derek Jeter 216 2 Miguel Cabrera 205 3 Robinson Cano 196 4 Adrian Beltre 194 5 Andrew McCutchen 194

Runs all players

1 Mike Trout 129 2 Miguel Cabrera 109 3 Ryan Braun 108 4 Andrew McCutchen 107 5 Justin Upton 107

Stolen Bases all players

1 Mike Trout 49 2 Rajai Davis 46 3 Everth Cabrera 44 4 Michael Bourn 42 5 Ben Revere 40
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

2012 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 Clayton Kershaw 2.53 2 David Price 2.56 3 Justin Verlander 2.64 4 R. A. Dickey 2.73 5 Johnny Cueto 2.78

WHIP qualified

1 Jered Weaver 1.02 2 Clayton Kershaw 1.02 3 Matt Cain 1.04 4 R. A. Dickey 1.05 5 Justin Verlander 1.06

Wins all pitchers

1 Gio Gonzalez 21 2 R. A. Dickey 20 3 David Price 20 4 Jered Weaver 20 5 Johnny Cueto 19

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Justin Verlander 239 2 Max Scherzer 231 3 R. A. Dickey 230 4 Clayton Kershaw 229 5 Felix Hernandez 223

Saves all pitchers

1 Jim Johnson 51 2 Fernando Rodney 48 3 Craig Kimbrel 42 4 Jason Motte 42 5 Rafael Soriano 42
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📋 Standings

AL Central

Detroit Tigers ★ 88-74 Chicago White Sox 85-77 Kansas City Royals 72-90 Cleveland Indians 68-94 Minnesota Twins 66-96

AL East

New York Yankees ★ 95-67 Baltimore Orioles 93-69 Tampa Bay Rays 90-72 Toronto Blue Jays 73-89 Boston Red Sox 69-93

AL West

Oakland Athletics ★ 94-68 Texas Rangers 93-69 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 89-73 Seattle Mariners 75-87

NL Central

Cincinnati Reds ★ 97-65 St. Louis Cardinals 88-74 Milwaukee Brewers 83-79 Pittsburgh Pirates 79-83 Chicago Cubs 61-101 Houston Astros 55-107

NL East

Washington Nationals ★ 98-64 Atlanta Braves 94-68 Philadelphia Phillies 81-81 New York Mets 74-88 Miami Marlins 69-93

NL West

San Francisco Giants ★ 94-68 Los Angeles Dodgers 86-76 Arizona Diamondbacks 81-81 San Diego Padres 76-86 Colorado Rockies 64-98

The 2012 season in brief

No 2012 club finished with a better record than the Washington Nationals at 98-64. The weakest record belonged to the Houston Astros, 55-107. Group by group, the Oakland Athletics (94-68) edged the Texas Rangers (93-69) in the American League West, the New York Yankees topped the American League East at 95-67, a few games clear of the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago White Sox (85-77) chased the Detroit Tigers (88-74) to the end in the American League Central, and National League East honors went to the Washington Nationals, whose 98-64 beat the Atlanta Braves's 94-68. In the World Series, the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 0. The other series results were the Detroit Tigers over the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series (4-0), the San Francisco Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series (4-3), the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles in the AL Division Series (3-2), and the Detroit Tigers over the Oakland Athletics in the AL Division Series (3-2). On the home run tile, Miguel Cabrera sat first with 44, ahead of Curtis Granderson with 43. Buster Posey's .336 is the best average on the qualified board, with Miguel Cabrera next at .330. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 2012 leaders page ranks the whole 2012 field.

2012 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2012?
The San Francisco Giants won the 2012 World Series, beating the Detroit Tigers.
How many teams played in 2012?
30 teams played in the 2012 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2012?
Miguel Cabrera led with 44 home runs in 2012.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2012?
Miguel Cabrera led with 139 RBI in 2012.
Who led MLB in hits in 2012?
Derek Jeter led with 216 hits in 2012.
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