2021 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2021 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The Atlanta Braves won the World Series, defeating the Houston Astros. Vladimir Guerrero and Salvador Perez led with 48 home runs, Salvador Perez led with 121 RBI, and Trea Turner led with 195 hits. This page carries the 2021 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

2021 Bracket
World Series ATL def. HOU (4-2)
AL Championship HOU def. BOS (4-2)
NL Championship ATL def. LAN (4-2)
AL Division Series HOU def. CHA (3-1)
AL Division Series BOS def. TBA (3-1)
NL Division Series ATL def. MIL (3-1)
NL Division Series LAN def. SFN (3-2)
AL Wild Card BOS def. NYA (1-0)
NL Wild Card LAN def. SLN (1-0)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

2021 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 Trea Turner .328 2 Yuli Gurriel .319 3 Juan Soto .313 4 Michael Brantley .311 5 Vladimir Guerrero .311

OPS qualified

1 Bryce Harper 1.044 2 Vladimir Guerrero 1.002 3 Juan Soto .999 4 Fernando Tatis .975 5 Shohei Ohtani .965

Home Runs all players

1 Vladimir Guerrero 48 2 Salvador Perez 48 3 Shohei Ohtani 46 4 Marcus Semien 45 5 Fernando Tatis 42

RBI all players

1 Salvador Perez 121 2 Jose Abreu 117 3 Teoscar Hernandez 116 4 Rafael Devers 113 5 Adam Duvall 113

Hits all players

1 Trea Turner 195 2 Bo Bichette 191 3 Vladimir Guerrero 188 4 Whit Merrifield 184 5 Freddie Freeman 180

Runs all players

1 Vladimir Guerrero 123 2 Bo Bichette 121 3 Freddie Freeman 120 4 Jose Altuve 117 5 Marcus Semien 115

Stolen Bases all players

1 Starling Marte 47 2 Whit Merrifield 40 3 Trea Turner 32 4 Tommy Edman 30 5 Cedric Mullins 30
View Complete Batting Stats →

🎯 Pitching Leaders

2021 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 Corbin Burnes 2.43 2 Max Scherzer 2.46 3 Walker Buehler 2.47 4 Brandon Woodruff 2.56 5 Zack Wheeler 2.78

WHIP qualified

1 Max Scherzer 0.86 2 Corbin Burnes 0.94 3 Brandon Woodruff 0.96 4 Walker Buehler 0.97 5 Zack Wheeler 1.01

Wins all pitchers

1 Julio Urias 20 2 Adam Wainwright 17 3 Walker Buehler 16 4 Gerrit Cole 16 5 Max Scherzer 15

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Robbie Ray 248 2 Zack Wheeler 247 3 Gerrit Cole 243 4 Max Scherzer 236 5 Corbin Burnes 234

Saves all pitchers

1 Mark Melancon 39 2 Liam Hendriks 38 3 Kenley Jansen 38 4 Will Smith 37 5 Josh Hader 34
View Complete Pitching Stats →

📋 Standings

AL Central

Chicago White Sox ★ 93-69 Cleveland Indians 80-82 Detroit Tigers 77-85 Kansas City Royals 74-88 Minnesota Twins 73-89

AL East

Tampa Bay Rays ★ 100-62 Boston Red Sox 92-70 New York Yankees 92-70 Toronto Blue Jays 91-71 Baltimore Orioles 52-110

AL West

Houston Astros ★ 95-67 Seattle Mariners 90-72 Oakland Athletics 86-76 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 77-85 Texas Rangers 60-102

NL Central

Milwaukee Brewers ★ 95-67 St. Louis Cardinals 90-72 Cincinnati Reds 83-79 Chicago Cubs 71-91 Pittsburgh Pirates 61-101

NL East

Atlanta Braves ★ 88-73 Philadelphia Phillies 82-80 New York Mets 77-85 Miami Marlins 67-95 Washington Nationals 65-97

NL West

San Francisco Giants ★ 107-55 Los Angeles Dodgers 106-56 San Diego Padres 79-83 Colorado Rockies 74-87 Arizona Diamondbacks 52-110

The 2021 season in brief

The San Francisco Giants set the pace in 2021 with a 107-55 record. At the other end, the Baltimore Orioles went 52-110. Race by race in 2021, the National League West went to the San Francisco Giants by the narrowest of margins over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 107-55 to 106-56, the Houston Astros ran away with the American League West at 95-67, the St. Louis Cardinals (90-72) finished a distant second to the Milwaukee Brewers (95-67) in the National League Central, and the National League East was not close, the Atlanta Braves finishing 88-73 to the Philadelphia Phillies's 82-80. 2021's champions were the Atlanta Braves, World Series winners against the Houston Astros, 4 games to 2. Earlier rounds sent through the Houston Astros over the Boston Red Sox in the AL Championship Series (4-2), the Atlanta Braves over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series (4-2), the Houston Astros over the Chicago White Sox in the AL Division Series (3-1), and the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Division Series (3-1). Vladimir Guerrero and Salvador Perez shared the home run lead at 48. Among qualified hitters, Trea Turner had the top batting average, .328, with Yuli Gurriel next at .319. That 2021 rate board needs 502 plate appearances (162 team games times the per-game rule). Every 2021 hitter and pitcher past the display floor is on the 2021 leaders page.

2021 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2021?
The Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series, beating the Houston Astros.
How many teams played in 2021?
30 teams played in the 2021 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2021?
Vladimir Guerrero and Salvador Perez tied for the lead with 48 home runs in 2021.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2021?
Salvador Perez led with 121 RBI in 2021.
Who led MLB in hits in 2021?
Trea Turner led with 195 hits in 2021.
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