2020 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2020 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays. Luke Voit led with 22 home runs, Jose Abreu led with 60 RBI, and Trea Turner led with 78 hits. This page carries the 2020 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

2020 Bracket
World Series LAN def. TBA (4-2)
AL Championship TBA def. HOU (4-3)
NL Championship LAN def. ATL (4-3)
AL Division Series TBA def. NYA (3-2)
AL Division Series HOU def. OAK (3-1)
NL Division Series LAN def. SDN (3-0)
NL Division Series ATL def. MIA (3-0)
AL Wild Card TBA def. TOR (2-0)
AL Wild Card NYA def. CLE (2-0)
ALWC3 HOU def. MIN (2-0)
ALWC4 OAK def. CHA (2-1)
NL Wild Card LAN def. MIL (2-0)
NL Wild Card SDN def. SLN (2-1)
NLWC3 MIA def. CHN (2-0)
NLWC4 ATL def. CIN (2-0)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

2020 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 — 186 plate appearances at 60 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 DJ LeMahieu .364 2 Juan Soto .351 3 Freddie Freeman .341 4 Marcell Ozuna .338 5 Trea Turner .335

OPS qualified

1 Juan Soto 1.185 2 Freddie Freeman 1.102 3 Marcell Ozuna 1.067 4 DJ LeMahieu 1.011 5 Jose Ramirez .993

Home Runs all players

1 Luke Voit 22 2 Jose Abreu 19 3 Marcell Ozuna 18 4 Jose Ramirez 17 5 Fernando Tatis 17

RBI all players

1 Jose Abreu 60 2 Marcell Ozuna 56 3 Freddie Freeman 53 4 Luke Voit 52 5 Manny Machado 47

Hits all players

1 Trea Turner 78 2 Marcell Ozuna 77 3 Jose Abreu 76 4 Freddie Freeman 73 5 DJ LeMahieu 71

Runs all players

1 Freddie Freeman 51 2 Fernando Tatis 50 3 Dansby Swanson 49 4 Mookie Betts 47 5 Ronald Acuña 46

Stolen Bases all players

1 Adalberto Mondesi 24 2 Jonathan Villar 16 3 Trevor Story 15 4 Manuel Margot 12 5 Whit Merrifield 12
View Complete Batting Stats →

🎯 Pitching Leaders

2020 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 60 innings at 60 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Shane Bieber 1.63 2 Trevor Bauer 1.73 3 Dallas Keuchel 1.99 4 Yu Darvish 2.01 5 Dinelson Lamet 2.09

WHIP qualified

1 Kenta Maeda 0.75 2 Trevor Bauer 0.79 3 Dinelson Lamet 0.86 4 Shane Bieber 0.87 5 Marco Gonzales 0.95

Wins all pitchers

1 Shane Bieber 8 2 Yu Darvish 8 3 Gerrit Cole 7 4 Zach Davies 7 5 Max Fried 7

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Shane Bieber 122 2 Jacob deGrom 104 3 Trevor Bauer 100 4 Lucas Giolito 97 5 Aaron Nola 96

Saves all pitchers

1 Brad Hand 16 2 Liam Hendriks 14 3 Josh Hader 13 4 Alex Colome 12 5 Brandon Kintzler 12
View Complete Pitching Stats →

📋 Standings

AL Central

Minnesota Twins ★ 36-24 Chicago White Sox 35-25 Cleveland Indians 35-25 Kansas City Royals 26-34 Detroit Tigers 23-35

AL East

Tampa Bay Rays ★ 40-20 New York Yankees 33-27 Toronto Blue Jays 32-28 Baltimore Orioles 25-35 Boston Red Sox 24-36

AL West

Oakland Athletics ★ 36-24 Houston Astros 29-31 Seattle Mariners 27-33 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 26-34 Texas Rangers 22-38

NL Central

Chicago Cubs ★ 34-26 Cincinnati Reds 31-29 St. Louis Cardinals 30-28 Milwaukee Brewers 29-31 Pittsburgh Pirates 19-41

NL East

Atlanta Braves ★ 35-25 Miami Marlins 31-29 Philadelphia Phillies 28-32 New York Mets 26-34 Washington Nationals 26-34

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers ★ 43-17 San Diego Padres 37-23 San Francisco Giants 29-31 Colorado Rockies 26-34 Arizona Diamondbacks 25-35

The 2020 season in brief

Of every club in the 2020 standings, the Los Angeles Dodgers won most often, going 43-17. Nobody in 2020 fared worse than the Pittsburgh Pirates (19-41). Group by group, the American League Central went to the Minnesota Twins by the narrowest of margins over the Chicago White Sox, 36-24 to 35-25, the Chicago Cubs (34-26) held off the Cincinnati Reds (31-29) in the National League Central, the Miami Marlins (31-29) chased the Atlanta Braves (35-25) to the end in the National League East, and the Los Angeles Dodgers ran away with the National League West at 43-17. 2020's champions were the Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series winners against the Tampa Bay Rays, 4 games to 2. Before that, the bracket shows the Tampa Bay Rays over the Houston Astros in the AL Championship Series (4-3), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves in the NL Championship Series (4-3), the Tampa Bay Rays over the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series (3-2), and the Houston Astros over the Oakland Athletics in the AL Division Series (3-1). Luke Voit led the majors with 22 home runs, ahead of Jose Abreu with 19. Among qualified hitters, DJ LeMahieu had the top batting average, .364, with Juan Soto next at .351. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 2020 leaders page ranks the whole 2020 field.

2020 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2020?
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2020 World Series, beating the Tampa Bay Rays.
How many teams played in 2020?
30 teams played in the 2020 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2020?
Luke Voit led with 22 home runs in 2020.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2020?
Jose Abreu led with 60 RBI in 2020.
Who led MLB in hits in 2020?
Trea Turner led with 78 hits in 2020.
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