2018 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2018 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The Boston Red Sox won the World Series, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers. Khris Davis led with 48 home runs, J. D. Martinez led with 130 RBI, and Whit Merrifield led with 192 hits. This page carries the 2018 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

2018 Bracket
World Series BOS def. LAN (4-1)
AL Championship BOS def. HOU (4-1)
NL Championship LAN def. MIL (4-3)
AL Division Series BOS def. NYA (3-1)
AL Division Series HOU def. CLE (3-0)
NL Division Series MIL def. COL (3-0)
NL Division Series LAN def. ATL (3-1)
AL Wild Card NYA def. OAK (1-0)
NL Wild Card COL def. CHN (1-0)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

2018 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 Mookie Betts .346 2 J. D. Martinez .330 3 Christian Yelich .326 4 Jose Altuve .316 5 Mike Trout .312

OPS qualified

1 Mike Trout 1.088 2 Mookie Betts 1.078 3 J. D. Martinez 1.031 4 Christian Yelich 1.000 5 Jose Ramirez .939

Home Runs all players

1 Khris Davis 48 2 J. D. Martinez 43 3 Joey Gallo 40 4 Jose Ramirez 39 5 Mike Trout 39

RBI all players

1 J. D. Martinez 130 2 Khris Davis 123 3 Javier Baez 111 4 Nolan Arenado 110 5 Christian Yelich 110

Hits all players

1 Whit Merrifield 192 2 Freddie Freeman 191 3 Manny Machado 188 4 J. D. Martinez 188 5 Christian Yelich 187

Runs all players

1 Mookie Betts 129 2 Francisco Lindor 129 3 Charlie Blackmon 119 4 Christian Yelich 118 5 Matt Carpenter 111

Stolen Bases all players

1 Whit Merrifield 45 2 Trea Turner 43 3 Mallex Smith 40 4 Jonathan Villar 35 5 Billy Hamilton 34
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

2018 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 Jacob deGrom 1.70 2 Blake Snell 1.89 3 Trevor Bauer 2.21 4 Aaron Nola 2.37 5 Justin Verlander 2.52

WHIP qualified

1 Justin Verlander 0.90 2 Max Scherzer 0.91 3 Jacob deGrom 0.91 4 Blake Snell 0.97 5 Aaron Nola 0.97

Wins all pitchers

1 Blake Snell 21 2 Corey Kluber 20 3 Luis Severino 19 4 Jon Lester 18 5 Miles Mikolas 18

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Max Scherzer 300 2 Justin Verlander 290 3 Gerrit Cole 276 4 Jacob deGrom 269 5 Patrick Corbin 246

Saves all pitchers

1 Edwin Diaz 57 2 Wade Davis 43 3 Craig Kimbrel 42 4 Kenley Jansen 38 5 Blake Treinen 38
View Complete Pitching Stats →

📋 Standings

AL Central

Cleveland Indians ★ 91-71 Minnesota Twins 78-84 Detroit Tigers 64-98 Chicago White Sox 62-100 Kansas City Royals 58-104

AL East

Boston Red Sox ★ 108-54 New York Yankees 100-62 Tampa Bay Rays 90-72 Toronto Blue Jays 73-89 Baltimore Orioles 47-115

AL West

Houston Astros ★ 103-59 Oakland Athletics 97-65 Seattle Mariners 89-73 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 80-82 Texas Rangers 67-95

NL Central

Milwaukee Brewers ★ 96-67 Chicago Cubs 95-68 St. Louis Cardinals 88-74 Pittsburgh Pirates 82-79 Cincinnati Reds 67-95

NL East

Atlanta Braves ★ 90-72 Washington Nationals 82-80 Philadelphia Phillies 80-82 New York Mets 77-85 Miami Marlins 63-98

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers ★ 92-71 Colorado Rockies 91-72 Arizona Diamondbacks 82-80 San Francisco Giants 73-89 San Diego Padres 66-96

The 2018 season in brief

Of every club in the 2018 standings, the Boston Red Sox won most often, going 108-54. At the other end, the Baltimore Orioles went 47-115. In the 2018 standings, the National League Central went to the Milwaukee Brewers by the narrowest of margins over the Chicago Cubs, 96-67 to 95-68, the National League West went to the Los Angeles Dodgers by the narrowest of margins over the Colorado Rockies, 92-71 to 91-72, the American League West was not close, the Houston Astros finishing 103-59 to the Oakland Athletics's 97-65, and the New York Yankees (100-62) finished a distant second to the Boston Red Sox (108-54) in the American League East. The bracket ends with the Boston Red Sox taking the World Series from the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1. Before that, the bracket shows the Boston Red Sox over the Houston Astros in the AL Championship Series (4-1), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Championship Series (4-3), the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series (3-1), and the Houston Astros over the Cleveland Indians in the AL Division Series (3-0). The home run board is topped by Khris Davis at 48, ahead of J. D. Martinez with 43. Full batting and pitching tables are on the 2018 leaders page.

2018 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2018?
The Boston Red Sox won the 2018 World Series, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How many teams played in 2018?
30 teams played in the 2018 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2018?
Khris Davis led with 48 home runs in 2018.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2018?
J. D. Martinez led with 130 RBI in 2018.
Who led MLB in hits in 2018?
Whit Merrifield led with 192 hits in 2018.
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