NL final stat leaders: Yelich is batting champ, deGrom and Scherzer dominate
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With the conclusion of the 2018 regular season, here's a look at the National League leaders for the major stat categories:
Position Players
HOME RUNS
| Rank | Player | Team | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Arenado | COL | 38 |
| 2 | Trevor Story | COL | 37 |
| 3 | Christian Yelich | MIL | 36 |
| 3 | Matt Carpenter | STL | 36 |
RBI
| Rank | Player | Team | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Baez | CHC | 111 |
| 2 | Christian Yelich | MIL | 110 |
| 2 | Nolan Arenado | COL | 110 |
BATTING AVERAGE
| Rank | Player | Team | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Yelich | MIL | .326 |
| 2 | Scooter Gennett | CIN | .310 |
| 3 | Freddie Freeman | ATL | .309 |
HITS
| Rank | Player | Team | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddie Freeman | ATL | 191 |
| 2 | Christian Yelich | MIL | 187 |
| 3 | Nick Markakis | ATL | 185 |
OPS
| Rank | Player | Team | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Yelich | MIL | 1.000 |
| 2 | Nolan Arenado | COL | .935 |
| 3 | Paul Goldschmidt | ARI | .922 |
WAR (FanGraphs)*
| Rank | Player | Team | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Yelich | MIL | 7.4 |
| 2 | Anthony Rendon | WSH | 6.1 |
| 3 | Nolan Arenado | COL | 5.6 |
| 3 | Lorenzo Cain | MIL | 5.6 |
* - entering Monday
STOLEN BASES
| Rank | Player | Team | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trea Turner | WSH | 43 |
| 2 | Billy Hamilton | CIN | 34 |
| 3 | Starling Marte | PIT | 33 |
RUNS
| Rank | Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Blackmon | COL | 119 |
| 2 | Christian Yelich | MIL | 118 |
| 3 | Matt Carpenter | STL | 111 |
DOUBLES
| Rank | Player | Team | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddie Freeman | ATL | 44 |
| 1 | Anthony Rendon | WSH | 44 |
| 3 | Nick Markakis | ATL | 43 |
PITCHERS
INNINGS PITCHED
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | IP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Scherzer | WSH | 220.2 |
| 2 | Jacob deGrom | NYM | 217 |
| 3 | Aaron Nola | PHI | 212.1 |
WINS
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Scherzer | WSH | 18 |
| 1 | Jon Lester | CHC | 18 |
| 1 | Miles Mikolas | STL | 18 |
ERA
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob deGrom | NYM | 1.70 |
| 2 | Aaron Nola | PHI | 2.37 |
| 3 | Max Scherzer | WSH | 2.53 |
STRIKEOUTS
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Scherzer | WSH | 300 |
| 2 | Jacob deGrom | NYM | 269 |
| 3 | Patrick Corbin | ARI | 246 |
WHIP
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Scherzer | WSH | 0.91 |
| 1 | Jacob deGrom | NYM | 0.91 |
| 3 | Aaron Nola | PHI | 0.97 |
WAR (FanGraphs)
| RANK | PITCHER | TEAM | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob deGrom | NYM | 8.8 |
| 2 | Max Scherzer | WSH | 7.2 |
| 3 | Patrick Corbin | ARI | 6.3 |
SAVES
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wade Davis | COL | 43 |
| 2 | Kenley Jansen | LAD | 38 |
| 3 | Felipe Vazquez | PIT | 37 |