2017 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2017 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The Houston Astros won the World Series, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers. Giancarlo Stanton led with 59 home runs, Giancarlo Stanton led with 132 RBI, and Charlie Blackmon led with 213 hits. This page carries the 2017 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

2017 Bracket
World Series HOU def. LAN (4-3)
AL Championship HOU def. NYA (4-3)
NL Championship LAN def. CHN (4-1)
AL Division Series NYA def. CLE (3-2)
AL Division Series HOU def. BOS (3-1)
NL Division Series LAN def. ARI (3-0)
NL Division Series CHN def. WAS (3-2)
AL Wild Card NYA def. MIN (1-0)
NL Wild Card ARI def. COL (1-0)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

2017 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 .346 2 Charlie Blackmon .331 3 Avisail Garcia .330 4 Daniel Murphy .322 5 Justin Turner .322

OPS qualified

1 Mike Trout 1.071 2 Aaron Judge 1.049 3 Joey Votto 1.032 4 Giancarlo Stanton 1.007 5 Charlie Blackmon 1.000

Home Runs all players

1 Giancarlo Stanton 59 2 Aaron Judge 52 3 J. D. Martinez 45 4 Khris Davis 43 5 Joey Gallo 41

RBI all players

1 Giancarlo Stanton 132 2 Nolan Arenado 130 3 Marcell Ozuna 124 4 Paul Goldschmidt 120 5 Nelson Cruz 119

Hits all players

1 Charlie Blackmon 213 2 Jose Altuve 204 3 Dee Strange-Gordon 201 4 Ender Inciarte 201 5 Eric Hosmer 192

Runs all players

1 Charlie Blackmon 137 2 Aaron Judge 128 3 Giancarlo Stanton 123 4 Paul Goldschmidt 117 5 Dee Strange-Gordon 114

Stolen Bases all players

1 Dee Strange-Gordon 60 2 Billy Hamilton 59 3 Trea Turner 46 4 Whit Merrifield 34 5 Cameron Maybin 33
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

2017 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 Corey Kluber 2.25 2 Clayton Kershaw 2.31 3 Max Scherzer 2.51 4 Stephen Strasburg 2.52 5 Robbie Ray 2.89

WHIP qualified

1 Corey Kluber 0.87 2 Max Scherzer 0.90 3 Clayton Kershaw 0.95 4 Chris Sale 0.97 5 Stephen Strasburg 1.02

Wins all pitchers

1 Carlos Carrasco 18 2 Clayton Kershaw 18 3 Corey Kluber 18 4 Jason Vargas 18 5 Trevor Bauer 17

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Chris Sale 308 2 Max Scherzer 268 3 Corey Kluber 265 4 Chris Archer 249 5 Jacob deGrom 239

Saves all pitchers

1 Alex Colome 47 2 Greg Holland 41 3 Kenley Jansen 41 4 Corey Knebel 39 5 Roberto Osuna 39
View Complete Pitching Stats →

📋 Standings

AL Central

Cleveland Indians ★ 102-60 Minnesota Twins 85-77 Kansas City Royals 80-82 Chicago White Sox 67-95 Detroit Tigers 64-98

AL East

Boston Red Sox ★ 93-69 New York Yankees 91-71 Tampa Bay Rays 80-82 Toronto Blue Jays 76-86 Baltimore Orioles 75-87

AL West

Houston Astros ★ 101-61 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 80-82 Seattle Mariners 78-84 Texas Rangers 78-84 Oakland Athletics 75-87

NL Central

Chicago Cubs ★ 92-70 Milwaukee Brewers 86-76 St. Louis Cardinals 83-79 Pittsburgh Pirates 75-87 Cincinnati Reds 68-94

NL East

Washington Nationals ★ 97-65 Miami Marlins 77-85 Atlanta Braves 72-90 New York Mets 70-92 Philadelphia Phillies 66-96

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers ★ 104-58 Arizona Diamondbacks 93-69 Colorado Rockies 87-75 San Diego Padres 71-91 San Francisco Giants 64-98

The 2017 season in brief

The best record in the 2017 standings belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who finished 104-58. At the other end, the Detroit Tigers went 64-98. Race by race in 2017, the Boston Red Sox (93-69) held off the New York Yankees (91-71) in the American League East, the National League Central was not close, the Chicago Cubs finishing 92-70 to the Milwaukee Brewers's 86-76, the Los Angeles Dodgers ran away with the National League West at 104-58, and the Cleveland Indians ran away with the American League Central at 102-60. The bracket ends with the Houston Astros taking the World Series from the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 3. Before that, the bracket shows the Houston Astros over the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series (4-3), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs in the NL Championship Series (4-1), the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians in the AL Division Series (3-2), and the Houston Astros over the Boston Red Sox in the AL Division Series (3-1). Giancarlo Stanton led the majors with 59 home runs, ahead of Aaron Judge with 52. Jose Altuve's .346 is the best average on the qualified board, with Charlie Blackmon next at .331. That 2017 rate board needs 502 plate appearances (162 team games times the per-game rule). Every 2017 hitter and pitcher past the display floor is on the 2017 leaders page.

2017 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2017?
The Houston Astros won the 2017 World Series, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How many teams played in 2017?
30 teams played in the 2017 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2017?
Giancarlo Stanton led with 59 home runs in 2017.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2017?
Giancarlo Stanton led with 132 RBI in 2017.
Who led MLB in hits in 2017?
Charlie Blackmon led with 213 hits in 2017.
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