2019 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2019 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The Washington Nationals won the World Series, defeating the Houston Astros. Pete Alonso led with 53 home runs, Anthony Rendon led with 126 RBI, and Whit Merrifield led with 206 hits. This page carries the 2019 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

2019 Bracket
World Series WAS def. HOU (4-3)
AL Championship HOU def. NYA (4-2)
NL Championship WAS def. SLN (4-0)
AL Division Series HOU def. TBA (3-2)
AL Division Series NYA def. MIN (3-0)
NL Division Series WAS def. LAN (3-2)
NL Division Series SLN def. ATL (3-2)
AL Wild Card TBA def. OAK (1-0)
NL Wild Card WAS def. MIL (1-0)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

2019 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 Tim Anderson .335 2 Christian Yelich .329 3 Ketel Marte .329 4 DJ LeMahieu .327 5 Anthony Rendon .319

OPS qualified

1 Christian Yelich 1.100 2 Mike Trout 1.083 3 Cody Bellinger 1.035 4 Nelson Cruz 1.031 5 Alex Bregman 1.015

Home Runs all players

1 Pete Alonso 53 2 Eugenio Suarez 49 3 Jorge Soler 48 4 Cody Bellinger 47 5 Mike Trout 45

RBI all players

1 Anthony Rendon 126 2 Jose Abreu 123 3 Freddie Freeman 121 4 Pete Alonso 120 5 Nolan Arenado 118

Hits all players

1 Whit Merrifield 206 2 Rafael Devers 201 3 DJ LeMahieu 197 4 Xander Bogaerts 190 5 Ozzie Albies 189

Runs all players

1 Mookie Betts 135 2 Rafael Devers 129 3 Ronald Acuña 127 4 Marcus Semien 123 5 Alex Bregman 122

Stolen Bases all players

1 Mallex Smith 46 2 Adalberto Mondesi 43 3 Jonathan Villar 40 4 Ronald Acuña 37 5 Trea Turner 35
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

2019 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 Hyun Jin Ryu 2.32 2 Jacob deGrom 2.43 3 Gerrit Cole 2.50 4 Justin Verlander 2.58 5 Mike Soroka 2.68

WHIP qualified

1 Justin Verlander 0.80 2 Gerrit Cole 0.89 3 Jack Flaherty 0.97 4 Jacob deGrom 0.97 5 Zack Greinke 0.98

Wins all pitchers

1 Justin Verlander 21 2 Gerrit Cole 20 3 Eduardo Rodriguez 19 4 Domingo German 18 5 Zack Greinke 18

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Gerrit Cole 326 2 Justin Verlander 300 3 Shane Bieber 259 4 Jacob deGrom 255 5 Trevor Bauer 253

Saves all pitchers

1 Kirby Yates 41 2 Roberto Osuna 38 3 Aroldis Chapman 37 4 Josh Hader 37 5 Brad Hand 34
View Complete Pitching Stats →

📋 Standings

AL Central

Minnesota Twins ★ 101-61 Cleveland Indians 93-69 Chicago White Sox 72-89 Kansas City Royals 59-103 Detroit Tigers 47-114

AL East

New York Yankees ★ 103-59 Tampa Bay Rays 96-66 Boston Red Sox 84-78 Toronto Blue Jays 67-95 Baltimore Orioles 54-108

AL West

Houston Astros ★ 107-55 Oakland Athletics 97-65 Texas Rangers 78-84 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 72-90 Seattle Mariners 68-94

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 91-71 Milwaukee Brewers 89-73 Chicago Cubs 84-78 Cincinnati Reds 75-87 Pittsburgh Pirates 69-93

NL East

Atlanta Braves ★ 97-65 Washington Nationals 93-69 New York Mets 86-76 Philadelphia Phillies 81-81 Miami Marlins 57-105

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers ★ 106-56 Arizona Diamondbacks 85-77 San Francisco Giants 77-85 Colorado Rockies 71-91 San Diego Padres 70-92

The 2019 season in brief

The best record in the 2019 standings belonged to the Houston Astros, who finished 107-55. Nobody in 2019 fared worse than the Detroit Tigers (47-114). By season's end, the St. Louis Cardinals (91-71) held off the Milwaukee Brewers (89-73) in the National League Central, National League East honors went to the Atlanta Braves, whose 97-65 beat the Washington Nationals's 93-69, the American League East was not close, the New York Yankees finishing 103-59 to the Tampa Bay Rays's 96-66, and the Minnesota Twins owned the American League Central with a 101-61 mark, the Cleveland Indians next at 93-69. The Houston Astros reached the 2019 World Series and lost it to the Washington Nationals, 4 games to 3. Before that, the bracket shows the Houston Astros over the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series (4-2), the Washington Nationals over the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series (4-0), the Houston Astros over the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Division Series (3-2), and the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins in the AL Division Series (3-0). Pete Alonso led the majors with 53 home runs, ahead of Eugenio Suarez with 49. Among qualified hitters, Tim Anderson had the top batting average, .335, with Christian Yelich next at .329. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 2019 leaders page ranks the whole 2019 field.

2019 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2019?
The Washington Nationals won the 2019 World Series, beating the Houston Astros.
How many teams played in 2019?
30 teams played in the 2019 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2019?
Pete Alonso led with 53 home runs in 2019.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2019?
Anthony Rendon led with 126 RBI in 2019.
Who led MLB in hits in 2019?
Whit Merrifield led with 206 hits in 2019.
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