2014 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2014 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The San Francisco Giants won the World Series, defeating the Kansas City Royals. Nelson Cruz led with 40 home runs, Adrian Gonzalez led with 116 RBI, and Jose Altuve led with 225 hits. This page carries the 2014 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

2014 Bracket
World Series SFN def. KCA (4-3)
AL Championship KCA def. BAL (4-0)
NL Championship SFN def. SLN (4-1)
AL Division Series KCA def. LAA (3-0)
AL Division Series BAL def. DET (3-0)
NL Division Series SFN def. WAS (3-1)
NL Division Series SLN def. LAN (3-1)
AL Wild Card KCA def. OAK (1-0)
NL Wild Card SFN def. PIT (1-0)

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2014 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 Jose Altuve .341 2 Victor Martinez .335 3 Michael Brantley .327 4 Adrian Beltre .324 5 Justin Morneau .319

OPS qualified

1 Victor Martinez .974 2 Jose Abreu .964 3 Andrew McCutchen .952 4 Giancarlo Stanton .950 5 Mike Trout .939

Home Runs all players

1 Nelson Cruz 40 2 Chris Carter 37 3 Giancarlo Stanton 37 4 Jose Abreu 36 5 Mike Trout 36

RBI all players

1 Adrian Gonzalez 116 2 Mike Trout 111 3 Miguel Cabrera 109 4 Nelson Cruz 108 5 Jose Abreu 107

Hits all players

1 Jose Altuve 225 2 Michael Brantley 200 3 Miguel Cabrera 191 4 Ian Kinsler 188 5 Victor Martinez 188

Runs all players

1 Mike Trout 115 2 Brian Dozier 112 3 Anthony Rendon 111 4 Hunter Pence 106 5 Jose Bautista 101

Stolen Bases all players

1 Dee Strange-Gordon 64 2 Jose Altuve 56 3 Billy Hamilton 56 4 Ben Revere 49 5 Jacoby Ellsbury 39
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

2014 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 1.77 2 Felix Hernandez 2.14 3 Chris Sale 2.17 4 Johnny Cueto 2.25 5 Adam Wainwright 2.38

WHIP qualified

1 Clayton Kershaw 0.86 2 Felix Hernandez 0.92 3 Johnny Cueto 0.96 4 Chris Sale 0.97 5 Adam Wainwright 1.03

Wins all pitchers

1 Clayton Kershaw 21 2 Johnny Cueto 20 3 Adam Wainwright 20 4 Madison Bumgarner 18 5 Corey Kluber 18

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 David Price 271 2 Corey Kluber 269 3 Max Scherzer 252 4 Felix Hernandez 248 5 Johnny Cueto 242

Saves all pitchers

1 Fernando Rodney 48 2 Craig Kimbrel 47 3 Greg Holland 46 4 Trevor Rosenthal 45 5 Kenley Jansen 44
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📋 Standings

AL Central

Detroit Tigers ★ 90-72 Kansas City Royals 89-73 Cleveland Indians 85-77 Chicago White Sox 73-89 Minnesota Twins 70-92

AL East

Baltimore Orioles ★ 96-66 New York Yankees 84-78 Toronto Blue Jays 83-79 Tampa Bay Rays 77-85 Boston Red Sox 71-91

AL West

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ★ 98-64 Oakland Athletics 88-74 Seattle Mariners 87-75 Houston Astros 70-92 Texas Rangers 67-95

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 90-72 Pittsburgh Pirates 88-74 Milwaukee Brewers 82-80 Cincinnati Reds 76-86 Chicago Cubs 73-89

NL East

Washington Nationals ★ 96-66 Atlanta Braves 79-83 New York Mets 79-83 Miami Marlins 77-85 Philadelphia Phillies 73-89

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers ★ 94-68 San Francisco Giants 88-74 San Diego Padres 77-85 Colorado Rockies 66-96 Arizona Diamondbacks 64-98

The 2014 season in brief

2014 belonged, by record, to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: 98-64. The weakest record belonged to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 64-98. Group by group, the Detroit Tigers (90-72) edged the Kansas City Royals (89-73) in the American League Central, the Pittsburgh Pirates (88-74) chased the St. Louis Cardinals (90-72) to the end in the National League Central, the Los Angeles Dodgers ran away with the National League West at 94-68, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim won the American League West going away, 98-64 against 88-74 for the Oakland Athletics. In the World Series, the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals, 4 games to 3. Earlier rounds sent through the Kansas City Royals over the Baltimore Orioles in the AL Championship Series (4-0), the San Francisco Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series (4-1), the Kansas City Royals over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the AL Division Series (3-0), and the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers in the AL Division Series (3-0). Nelson Cruz led the majors with 40 home runs, ahead of Chris Carter with 37. Among qualified hitters, Jose Altuve had the top batting average, .341, with Victor Martinez next at .335. That 2014 rate board needs 502 plate appearances (162 team games times the per-game rule). For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 2014 leaders page.

2014 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2014?
The San Francisco Giants won the 2014 World Series, beating the Kansas City Royals.
How many teams played in 2014?
30 teams played in the 2014 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2014?
Nelson Cruz led with 40 home runs in 2014.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2014?
Adrian Gonzalez led with 116 RBI in 2014.
Who led MLB in hits in 2014?
Jose Altuve led with 225 hits in 2014.
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