2006 Major League Leaders

Updated 11/03/06

2006 Hitting Leaders

American League

Batting Average
Rank Player Team BA
1 Joe Mauer Min .347
2 Derek Jeter NYY .343
3 Robinson Cano NYY .342
4 Miguel Tejada Bal .330
5 Vladimir Guerrero LAA .329
Home Runs 
Rank Player Team HR
1 David Ortiz Bos 54
2 Jermaine Dye CWS 44
t3 Travis Hafner Cle 42
t3 Jim Thome CWS 42
5 Frank Thomas Oak 39
Runs Batted In
Rank Player Team RBI
1 David Ortiz Bos 137
2 Justin Morneau Min 130
3 Raul Ibanez Sea 123
4 Alex Rodriguez NYY 121
5 Jermaine Dye CWS 120
Slugging %
Rank Player Team %
1 Travis Hafner Cle .659
2 David Ortiz Bos .636
3 Jermaine Dye CWS .622
4 Manny Ramirez Bos .619
5 Jim Thome CWS .598
Hits 
Rank Player Team Hits
1 Ichiro Suzuki Sea 224
2 Michael Young Tex 217
t3 Derek Jeter NYY 214
t3 Miguel Tejada Bal 214
5 Vladimir Guerrero LAA 200
On Base %
Rank Player Team %
1 Travis Hafner Cle .439
t1 Manny Ramirez Bos .439
3 Joe Mauer Min .429
4 Bobby Abreu NYY .424
5 Derek Jeter NYY .417

National League

Home Runs
Rank Player Team HR
1 Ryan Howard Phi 58
2 Albert Pujols StL 49
3 Alfonso Soriano Was 46
4 Lance Berkman Hou 45
5 Carlos Beltran NYM 41
Batting Average
Rank Player Team BA
1 Freddy Sanchez Pit .344
2 Miguel Cabrera Fla .339
3 Albert Pujols StL .331
4 Garrett Atkins Col .329
5 Matt Holliday Col .326
Runs Batted In
Rank Player Team RBI
1 Ryan Howard Phi 149
2 Albert Pujols StL 137
3 Lance Berkman Hou 136
4 Andruw Jones Atl 129
5 Garrett Atkins Col 120
Slugging %
Rank Player Team %
1 Albert Pujois Stl .671
2 Ryan Howard Phi .659
3 Lance Berkman Hou .621
4 Carlos Beltran NYM .594
5 Matt Holiday Col .586
Hits 
Rank Player Team Hits
1 Juan Pierre CHC 204
2 Chase Utley Phi 203
3 Freddy Sanchez Pit 200
4 Garret Atkins Col 198
5 Rafael Furcal LAD 196
t5 Matt Holiday Col 196
On Base %
Rank Player Team %
1 Albert Pujois  Stl .431
2 Miguel Cabrera Fla .430
3 Nick Johnson Was .428
4 Ryan Howard Phi .425
5 Lance Berkman Hou .420

2006 Pitching Leaders

American League

Wins
Rank Player Team W
t1 Johan Santana Min 19
t1 Chien-Ming Wang NYY 19
3 Jon Garland CWS 18
t4 Freddy Garcia CWS 17
t4 Randy Johnson NYY 17
Earned Run Average
Rank Player Team ERA
1 Johan Santana Min 2.77
2 Roy Halladay Tor 3.19
3 C.C. Sabathia Cle 3.22
4 Mike Mussina NYY 3.51
5 John Lackey LAA 3.56
Strikeouts
Rank Player Team K
1 Johan Santana Min 245
2 Jeremy Bonderman Det 202
3 John Lackey LAA 190
4 Javier Vazquez CWS 184
5 Curt Schilling Bos 183
Saves
Rank Player Team Saves
1 Francisco Rodriguez LAA 47
2 Bobby Jenks CWS 41
3 B.J. Ryan Tor 38
4 Todd Jones Det 37
t4 Huston Street Oak 37
Innings Pitched
Rank Player Team Innings
1 Johan Santana Min 233.2
2 Dan Haren Oak 223
3 Barry Zito Oak 221
4 Roy Halladay Tor 220
5 Chen Wing-Wang NYY 218
Batting Average Against
Rank Player Team BA
1 Johan Santana Min .216
2 Mike Mussina NYY .241
t2 Ervin Santana LAA .241
4 Josh Beckett Bos .245
5 John Lackey LAA .246

National League

Wins 
Rank Player Team W
t1 Aaron Harang Cin 16
t1 Derek Lowe LAD 16
t1 Brad Penny LAD 16
t1 John Smoltz Atl 16
t1 Brandon Webb Ari 16
Earned Run Average
Rank Player Team ERA
1 Roy Oswalt Hou 2.98
2 Chris Carpenter StL 3.09
3 Brandon Webb Ari 3.10
4 Bronson Arroyo Cin 3.29
5 Carlos Zambrano ChC 3.41
Strikeouts
Rank Player Team K
1 Aaron Harang Cin 216
2 Jake Peavy SD 215
3 John Smoltz Atl 211
4 Carlos Zambrano ChC 210
5 Brett Myers Phi 189
Saves
Rank Player Team Saves
1 Trevor Hoffman SD 46
2 Billy Wagner NYM 40
3 Joe Borowski Fla 36
4 Tom Gordon Phi 34
5 Jason Isringhausen Stl 33
Innings Pitched
Rank Player Team Innings
1 Bronson Arroyo Cin 240.2
2 Brandon Webb Ari 235
3 Aaron Harand Cin 234.1
4 John Smoltz Atl 232
5 Dontrelle Willis Fla 223.1
Batting Average Against
Rank Player Team BA
1 Chris Young SD .206
2 Carlos Zambrano CHC .208
3 Matt Cain SF .222
4 Chris Carpenter Stl .235
5 Jason Schmidt SF .238

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