Who finished on top of the 2026 MLB regular season in batting average, home runs, RBIs, steals, WAR, ERA, strikeouts and saves.
The 2026 regular season is in the books and the postseason is under way. Here is how ESPN's 2026 regular season leaders list looked on October 1, 2026.
The short version
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) led in WAR at 9.83, and his line reads 175-626, 45 HR, 8 3B, 31 2B, 107 RBI, 119 R, 83 BB, 41 SB, 187 K.
- Kyle Schwarber (PHI) and Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) tied for the home run lead with 45.
- Yordan Alvarez (HOU) led in batting average at .316 and in OPS at 1.03.
- Jacob Misiorowski (MIL) led in ERA at 1.80 and in strikeouts with 252 (174.2 IP, 35 ER, 96 H, 252 K, 44 BB).
- Nasim Nunez (WSH) led in stolen bases with 49.
Hitting
Batting average
| # |
Player |
Team |
AVG |
| 1 |
Yordan Alvarez |
HOU |
.316 |
| 2 |
Gabriel Moreno |
ARI |
.311 |
| 3 |
Luis Arraez |
PHI |
.310 |
| 4 |
Chandler Simpson |
TB |
.306 |
| 5 |
Otto Lopez |
MIA |
.305 |
Home runs
| # |
Player |
Team |
HR |
| 1 |
Kyle Schwarber |
PHI |
45 |
| 2 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong |
CHC |
45 |
| 3 |
Pete Alonso |
BAL |
43 |
| 4 |
Yordan Alvarez |
HOU |
42 |
| 5 |
Junior Caminero |
TB |
42 |
Runs batted in
| # |
Player |
Team |
RBI |
| 1 |
Alec Burleson |
STL |
116 |
| 2 |
Pete Alonso |
BAL |
113 |
| 3 |
Sal Stewart |
CIN |
111 |
| 4 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong |
CHC |
107 |
| 5 |
Yordan Alvarez |
HOU |
106 |
Stolen bases
| # |
Player |
Team |
SB |
| 1 |
Nasim Nunez |
WSH |
49 |
| 2 |
Chandler Simpson |
TB |
46 |
| 3 |
Bobby Witt Jr. |
KC |
45 |
| 4 |
Jazz Chisholm Jr. |
NYY |
41 |
| 5 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong |
CHC |
41 |
Hits
| # |
Player |
Team |
H |
| 1 |
Otto Lopez |
MIA |
191 |
| 2 |
Luis Arraez |
PHI |
185 |
| 3 |
Fernando Tatis Jr. |
SD |
181 |
| 4 |
Yandy Diaz |
TB |
180 |
| 5 |
Yordan Alvarez |
HOU |
179 |
Pitching
Earned run average
| # |
Player |
Team |
ERA |
| 1 |
Jacob Misiorowski |
MIL |
1.80 |
| 2 |
Cam Schlittler |
NYY |
1.95 |
| 3 |
Chris Sale |
ATL |
2.16 |
| 4 |
Dylan Cease |
TOR |
2.40 |
| 5 |
Yoshinobu Yamamoto |
LAD |
2.53 |
Strikeouts
| # |
Player |
Team |
K |
| 1 |
Jacob Misiorowski |
MIL |
252 |
| 2 |
Gavin Williams |
CLE |
248 |
| 3 |
Dylan Cease |
TOR |
239 |
| 4 |
Cam Schlittler |
NYY |
239 |
| 5 |
Cristopher Sanchez |
PHI |
231 |
Wins
| # |
Player |
Team |
W |
| 1 |
Cristopher Sanchez |
PHI |
18 |
| 2 |
Sonny Gray |
BOS |
18 |
| 3 |
Eduardo Rodriguez |
ARI |
16 |
| 4 |
Jacob Misiorowski |
MIL |
16 |
| 5 |
Drew Rasmussen |
TB |
16 |
Saves
| # |
Player |
Team |
SV |
| 1 |
Cade Smith |
CLE |
41 |
| 2 |
Bryan Baker |
TB |
41 |
| 3 |
Riley O'Brien |
STL |
38 |
| 4 |
Mason Miller |
SD |
38 |
| 5 |
David Bednar |
NYY |
35 |
Overall: wins above replacement
| # |
Player |
Team |
WAR |
| 1 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong |
CHC |
9.83 |
| 2 |
Brice Turang |
MIL |
7.34 |
| 3 |
Kevin McGonigle |
DET |
7.05 |
| 4 |
Yordan Alvarez |
HOU |
6.77 |
| 5 |
Bobby Witt Jr. |
KC |
6.72 |
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Source: ESPN public scoreboard, box score and leaders data, as served by our app on October 1, 2026. Scores and stats are unofficial and may be delayed or corrected later. Not affiliated with any league or ESPN.