For the past several weeks, sports fans have been listening to the sports talking heads banter back and forth over who is the best Major League Baseball player in a variety of skills.
The regular season is over after 162 games and the word is out…
American League:
Batting: Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros with a batting average of .318
Home Runs: Pete Alonso of the Baltimore Orioles with 43
RBI’s: Pete Alonso the Baltimore Orioles with 113
Stolen Bases: Chandler Simpson of the Tampa Bay Rays with 46
OPS (On-base percentage + Slugging percentage): Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros with 1.033
Pitching Wins: Sonny Gray of the Boston Red Sox with 18
Pitching ERA: Cam Schlittler of the New York Yankees with 1.95
Pitching Strikeouts: Gavin Williams of the Cleveland Guardians with 248
Pitching Saves: Cade Smith of the Cleveland Guardians and Bryan Baker of the Tampa Bay Rays with 41
Overall WAR (Wins Above Replacement): Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros and Bobby Witt Jr of the Kansas City Royals at 6.8
National League:
Batting: Gabriel Moreno of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a batting average of .311
Home Runs: Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs and Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies with 45
Alec Burlesson of the St. Louis Cardinals with 116
Nassim Nuñez of the Washington Nationals with 49
OPS (On-base percentage + Slugging percentage): Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs with .942
Christopher Sanchez of the Philadelphia Phillies with 18
Pitching ERA: Jacob Miiorowsski of the Milwaukee Brewers with 1.80
Pitching Strikeouts: Jacob Miiorowsski of the Milwaukee Brewers with 252
Pitching Saves: Mason Miller of the San Diego Padres and Riley O’Brien of the St. Louis Cardinals with 38
Overall WAR (Wins Above Replacement): Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs with 10.6