2015 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2015 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The Kansas City Royals won the World Series, defeating the New York Mets. Chris Davis led with 47 home runs, Nolan Arenado led with 130 RBI, and Dee Strange-Gordon led with 205 hits. This page carries the 2015 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

2015 Bracket
World Series KCA def. NYN (4-1)
AL Championship KCA def. TOR (4-2)
NL Championship NYN def. CHN (4-0)
AL Division Series KCA def. HOU (3-2)
AL Division Series TOR def. TEX (3-2)
NL Division Series CHN def. SLN (3-1)
NL Division Series NYN def. LAN (3-2)
AL Wild Card HOU def. NYA (1-0)
NL Wild Card CHN def. PIT (1-0)

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2015 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 Miguel Cabrera .338 2 Dee Strange-Gordon .333 3 Bryce Harper .330 4 Paul Goldschmidt .321 5 Xander Bogaerts .320

OPS qualified

1 Bryce Harper 1.109 2 Paul Goldschmidt 1.005 3 Joey Votto 1.000 4 Mike Trout .991 5 Miguel Cabrera .974

Home Runs all players

1 Chris Davis 47 2 Nelson Cruz 44 3 Nolan Arenado 42 4 Bryce Harper 42 5 Josh Donaldson 41

RBI all players

1 Nolan Arenado 130 2 Josh Donaldson 123 3 Chris Davis 117 4 Jose Bautista 114 5 Edwin Encarnacion 111

Hits all players

1 Dee Strange-Gordon 205 2 Jose Altuve 200 3 Xander Bogaerts 196 4 AJ Pollock 192 5 Prince Fielder 187

Runs all players

1 Josh Donaldson 122 2 Bryce Harper 118 3 AJ Pollock 111 4 Jose Bautista 108 5 Mike Trout 104

Stolen Bases all players

1 Dee Strange-Gordon 58 2 Billy Hamilton 57 3 Charlie Blackmon 43 4 AJ Pollock 39 5 Jose Altuve 38
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

2015 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 Zack Greinke 1.66 2 Jake Arrieta 1.77 3 Clayton Kershaw 2.13 4 David Price 2.45 5 Dallas Keuchel 2.48

WHIP qualified

1 Zack Greinke 0.84 2 Jake Arrieta 0.86 3 Clayton Kershaw 0.88 4 Max Scherzer 0.92 5 Jacob deGrom 0.98

Wins all pitchers

1 Jake Arrieta 22 2 Dallas Keuchel 20 3 Gerrit Cole 19 4 Zack Greinke 19 5 Collin McHugh 19

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Clayton Kershaw 301 2 Max Scherzer 276 3 Chris Sale 274 4 Chris Archer 252 5 Corey Kluber 245

Saves all pitchers

1 Mark Melancon 51 2 Trevor Rosenthal 48 3 Jeurys Familia 43 4 Brad Boxberger 41 5 Huston Street 40
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📋 Standings

AL Central

Kansas City Royals ★ 95-67 Minnesota Twins 83-79 Cleveland Indians 81-80 Chicago White Sox 76-86 Detroit Tigers 74-87

AL East

Toronto Blue Jays ★ 93-69 New York Yankees 87-75 Baltimore Orioles 81-81 Tampa Bay Rays 80-82 Boston Red Sox 78-84

AL West

Texas Rangers ★ 88-74 Houston Astros 86-76 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 85-77 Seattle Mariners 76-86 Oakland Athletics 68-94

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 100-62 Pittsburgh Pirates 98-64 Chicago Cubs 97-65 Milwaukee Brewers 68-94 Cincinnati Reds 64-98

NL East

New York Mets ★ 90-72 Washington Nationals 83-79 Miami Marlins 71-91 Atlanta Braves 67-95 Philadelphia Phillies 63-99

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers ★ 92-70 San Francisco Giants 84-78 Arizona Diamondbacks 79-83 San Diego Padres 74-88 Colorado Rockies 68-94

The 2015 season in brief

Of every club in the 2015 standings, the St. Louis Cardinals won most often, going 100-62. At the other end, the Philadelphia Phillies went 63-99. By season's end, American League West honors went to the Texas Rangers, whose 88-74 beat the Houston Astros's 86-76, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the National League Central at 100-62, a few games clear of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Toronto Blue Jays owned the American League East with a 93-69 mark, the New York Yankees next at 87-75, and the Washington Nationals (83-79) finished a distant second to the New York Mets (90-72) in the National League East. The Kansas City Royals won the World Series over the New York Mets, 4 games to 1. Earlier rounds sent through the Kansas City Royals over the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL Championship Series (4-2), the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs in the NL Championship Series (4-0), the Kansas City Royals over the Houston Astros in the AL Division Series (3-2), and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Texas Rangers in the AL Division Series (3-2). Chris Davis led the majors with 47 home runs, ahead of Nelson Cruz with 44. Miguel Cabrera's .338 is the best average on the qualified board, with Dee Strange-Gordon next at .333. Miguel Cabrera cleared the 502-plate-appearance line that 2015's 162 team games set. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 2015 leaders page.

2015 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2015?
The Kansas City Royals won the 2015 World Series, beating the New York Mets.
How many teams played in 2015?
30 teams played in the 2015 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2015?
Chris Davis led with 47 home runs in 2015.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2015?
Nolan Arenado led with 130 RBI in 2015.
Who led MLB in hits in 2015?
Dee Strange-Gordon led with 205 hits in 2015.
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