Qualified leaderboard (White Sox leader)

Hitting:

• Games Played: 156 Whit Merrifield and Marcus Semien (Jose Abreu 148)
• Runs: 120 Vladimir Guerrero (Tim Anderson 91)
• Hits: 184 Trea Turner (Tim Anderson 153)
• Doubles: 42 Jeimer Candelario (Yoan Moncada 30)
• Triples: 8 David Peralta (Nick Madrigal 4)
• Home Runs: 46 Vladimir Guerrero & Salvador Perez (Jose Abreu 29)
• Runs Batted In: 117 Salvador Perez (Jose Abreu 113)
• Walks: 138 Juan Soto (Yoan Moncada 82)
• Strikeouts: 205 Joey Gallo (Yoan Moncada 150)
• Stolen Bases: 45 Sterling Marte (Tim Anderson 18)
• Batting Average: .322 Trea Turner & Juan Soto (Tim Anderson .302)
• OBP: .471 Juan Soto (Yoan Moncada .378)
• Slugging %: .621 Bryce Harper (Jose Abreu .483)
• OPS: 1.055 Bryce Harper (Jose Abreu .835)

Pitching

A few expected MLB Leaders with one week to go:

• Earned Run Average: 2.28 Max Scherzer (Lucas Giolito 3.58)
• Ratio (H+BB/IP): 0.83 Max Scherzer (Lucas Giolito 1.12)
• Total Batters Faced: 823 Zach Wheeler (Dallas Keuchel 705)
• Quality Starts: 26 Walker Buehler (Lucas Giolito 15)
• Strikeouts: Robbie Ray 244 (Dylan Cease 221)
• Strikeouts per 9 IP: 12.55 Corbin Burnes (Dylan Cease 12.30)

A few unexpected MLB leaders with one week to go:

• Wins: Juilo Urias 19 (Dylan Cease 13)
• Most pitches thrown: 3,114 Tyler Mahle (Lucas Giolito 2,898)
• Most double plays: 21 Chris Flexen (20 Dallas Keuchel)
• Most HR allowed: Jordan Lyles 38 (Lucas Giolito 27)
• Most SB allowed: 25 Robbie Ray (19 Dylan Cease)

Edited September 28, 20214 yr by South Side Hit Men

Didn't realize the Yankees are nearing 3 decades of consecutive winning seasons, coming off four straight losing seasons no less (1989-1992).

Also didn't realize the Los Angeles Angels have the longest streak of losing seasons in all of baseball.

Current MLB Team Streaks (Over / Under .500)

At/Over .500: Year / Team / (Previous Number of Consecutive Seasons under .500)

• 2021: Boston (1); Houston (1); Milwaukee (1); Philadelphia (1 *); San Francisco (4); Seattle (2)
• 2020: Chicago AL (7); Cincinnati (6); Toronto (3)
• 2018: Atlanta (4); Oakland (3); Tampa Bay (4)
• 2011: Los Angeles NL (1)
• 2008: Saint Louis (1)
• 1993: New York AL (4)

Under .500: Year / Team / (Previous Number of Consecutive Seasons .500 +)

• 2021: Chicago NL (6); Miami (1); Minnesota (2)
• 2020: Arizona (3); New York NL (1); Washington (8)
• 2019: Colorado (2); Pittsburgh (1)
• 2017: Baltimore (5); Kansas City (4); Texas (2)
• 2016: Los Angeles AL (2)

On the Fence: Team / Current Record Current Streak through 2020

• Cleveland (77-79 - 8 straight winning seasons)
• Detroit (75-81 - 4 straight losing seasons)
• San Diego (78-78 - 1 winning season streak)

Note * - Philadelphia finished exactly .500 in 2020 and 2012. The Phillies need one more win for their first actual winning season since 2011.

I do think Vlad and Salvy have more than 26 home runs.

Minnesota defeats Detroit tonight, ensuring Detroit’s fifth consecutive losing season since going 86-75 in 2016.

Will update my OG post once San Diego (down 2-0 currently to the Dodgers in the 5th) and Cleveland (winners this evening coming to within 1 game of .500 with five to go) finalize their 2021 fate.