Season 16 League Leaders

With the playoffs in full swing, it's a good time to reflect back on the regular season and look at the league leaders.   Let's get right into it!

OFFENSE
In the AL, Weldon Rando has not slowed down, stealing 108 bases, only getting caught once!  That's the 2nd most stolen bases in Kenny Powers history, and he now owns the top 5 highest season totals in stolen bases.  He also led the league in runs (134). Sherman Dunston led the league in OBP, SLG and OPS.  What an amazing hitter! Andy Minor had the third highest single season hits total in Kenny Powers history (224).

On the NL side, it was J.C. Ganzel who led the most major categories.  He had 61 home runs, coming in at 5th all-time, and also tied for the league lead in RBI, and led the league in hits and OPS.  Luis Navarro led the league in Runs and OBP, in leading Oklahoma City to the best record this season.

Here are the complete offensive leaders!

American League
Batting Average	Bob Patterson	Detroit	.350
Home Runs	Butch Borland	Scranton	52
RBI	Javier Sivilla	Pawtucket	144
Stolen Bases	Weldon Rando	Toronto	108
Hits	Andy Minor	Kansas City	224
Runs	Weldon Rando	Toronto	134
OBP	Sherman Dunston	San Francisco	.412
SLG	Sherman Dunston	San Francisco	.591
OPS	Sherman Dunston	San Francisco	1.003
National League
Batting Average	Morris Washington	Rochester	.328
Home Runs	J.C. Ganzel	Honolulu	61
RBI	Shane Curtis	Rochester	137
	J.C. Ganzel	Honolulu	137
Stolen Bases	Howie Hooper	Burlington	57
Hits	J.C. Ganzel	Honolulu	198
Runs	Luis Navarro	Oklahoma City	127
OBP	Luis Navarro	Oklahoma City	.446
SLG	Richie Lombard	San Juan	.655
OPS	J.C. Ganzel	Honolulu	1.024

PITCHING
In the AL, it was a tale of two pitchers. Matty Posada led the league in ERA, Strikeouts, WHIP and tied for the lead in Quality Starts and Complete Games.  Ralph Moseley led the league in Innings Pitched and Wins, and tied for the lead in Quality Starts and Complete Games.  His amazing 27 wins blew the field away, and is in fact the second most in Kenny Powers history!

In the NL, it was a one man show.  It was a truly epic season for Tampa Bay's Ellis Brock, winning the pitching triple crown (league lead in ERA, Wins and Strikeouts) and also led the league in WHIP, Innings Pitched and Quality Starts.  He set a new record for single season WHIP, ranked 2nd all time in ERA and Quality Starts, 3rd all-time in Strikeouts, 5th all-time in Innings Pitched, and tied for 5th all-time in Wins.  What a season.  Honorable mention goes to Jim Forbes of Burlington for leading the league in Complete Games and Shutouts.

Here are the complete pitching leaders!

American League
ERA	Matty Posada	Nashville	2.48
Wins	Ralph Moseley	Detroit	27
Strikeouts	Matty Posada	Nashville	240
Saves	Douglas Schlereth	Pawtucket	46
WHIP	Matty Posada	Nashville	1.02
Innings Pitched	Ralph Moseley	Detroit	257.2
Quality Starts	Valerio Baez	New Britain	25
	Matty Posada	Nashville	25
	Ralph Moseley	Detroit	25
Complete Games	Matty Posada	Nashville	7
	Ralph Moseley	Detroit	7
Shutouts	Yamid Tapies	Chicago	3
	Ham Sampson	Seattle	3
National League
ERA	Ellis Brock	Tampa Bay	1.65
Wins	Ellis Brock	Tampa Bay	23
Strikeouts	Ellis Brock	Tampa Bay	279
Saves	David Silva	Tampa Bay	44
WHIP	Ellis Brock	Tampa Bay	0.84
Innings Pitched	Ellis Brock	Tampa Bay	268.0
Quality Starts	Ellis Brock	Tampa Bay	33
Complete Games	Jim Forbes	Burlington	8
Shutouts	Jim Forbes	Burlington	3

Season 16 Final Power Rankings

The regular season has come to an end in Season 16, and it's on to the playoffs, but before then we'll check in with the final power rankings of the season.  Oklahoma City takes the top spot, with an amazing regular season.  They look like a strong favorite to three-peat, but there are a glut of teams behind them capable of taking it all as well.  It's going to be an interesting postseason for sure, as no team will have an easy road.  Good luck to the playoff teams, here are the final rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Oklahoma City	112	50	1	Unbelievable season, will be tough to beat in playoffs
2	St. Louis	98	64	2	An excellent season for them, pitching staff looking good
3	Detroit	97	65	3	Looking like a strong contender in the AL for sure
4	New Britain	96	66	11	Another great stretch run, they're hot at the right time
5	Pawtucket	97	65	7	Right there with the other AL teams, very well balanced
6	Tucson	96	66	4	That they are a wild card shows how tough the NL is
7	Buffalo	96	66	9	Excellent pitching led them to another great season
8	Little Rock	91	71	10	Definitely a sleeper in the AL playoffs, very nice numbers
9	Seattle	91	71	5	Not a great stretch run, but had division wrapped up
10	Tampa Bay	89	73	17	Late season surge got them into the playoffs
11	Honolulu	86	76	6	The pitching fell apart for them at the end, leaving them out
12	Nashville	89	73	14	Very nice season, just missed getting into the playoffs
13	Kansas City	82	80	18	Not a bad season at all, had a very nice run the last 40
14	Toronto	89	73	8	Rough stretch run, but they have a very nice offense
15	Rochester	82	80	13	Didn't play well the last 40 games, still on the fringe
16	Burlington	77	85	20	They won their division, which was a step forward for them
17	Oakland	75	87	25	Looked good down the stretch, as the pitching was better
18	Salt Lake City	77	85	12	They fell apart some the last 40, but good offensive numbers
19	Indianapolis	77	85	22	Numbers aren't bad, so next season looks good for them
20	Syracuse	76	86	16	Excellent pitching numbers, but offense struggled some
21	San Juan	75	87	28	Winning record the last 40, with improved pitching stats
22	Richmond	73	89	26	Not a bad stretch run, offense looks pretty solid
23	Florida	73	89	19	Making strides, as pitching staff starts to take shape
24	Scranton	74	88	15	Pitching rocked the last 40, but still great offensive numbers
25	Chicago	71	91	21	Rough last 40 games, but the stats aren't horrible at all
26	Pittsburgh	67	95	27	Pitching was an issue, but they had a good offense
27	San Francisco	67	95	24	Did not perform well the last 40, despite good offense
28	Louisville	67	95	31	Over .500 the last 40 games, definitely a positive sign
29	Cleveland	61	101	29	Offense showed some potential but pitching not great
30	Memphis	68	94	23	Pretty rough last 40 games, but good pitching overall
31	Helena	66	96	30	Improved down the stretch with better pitching numbers
32	Vancouver	57	105	32	Wasn't able to recover from early season pitching issues

Season 16 Power Rankings # 3

It's time to head down the home stretch of the regular season in Kenny Powers, but before we do it's time to check in with the power rankings to see how the races are stacking up.  At the top, Oklahoma City holds on to #1, posting the best record since the last rankings.  No sign of a drop off here.  St. Louis continued their positive momentum from the last rankings period, and jumped again up to #2.  The next handful of teams are extremely close and difficult to rank, but it was Detroit, Tucson and Seattle rounding out the top 5.  It's going to be an interesting stretch run for sure, good luck and here are the complete rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Oklahoma City	83	39	1	Still winning and had the best record since the last rankings
2	St. Louis	74	48	5	Still have momentum from a big 2nd quarter of the season
3	Detroit	72	50	6	Playing well and the pitching staff is coming into its own
4	Tucson	72	50	7	On a nice run, great offense, and pitching is good too
5	Seattle	71	51	9	Pitching dropped off slightly, but offense has improved
6	Honolulu	67	55	11	Best pitching staff in Kenny Powers, and offense is up too
7	Pawtucket	70	52	4	The offense dropped off some, but pitching was better
8	Toronto	71	51	13	Hot since the last rankings with numbers up all around
9	Buffalo	71	51	2	Excellent pitching, but offense is down since last rankings
10	Little Rock	68	54	3	Big decline in offense yielded mediocre results this period
11	New Britain	68	54	15	Pitching improved a lot, helping them get back in the fold
12	Salt Lake City	60	62	20	Pitching is improved, nice run since the last rankings
13	Rochester	66	56	14	Offense is down, but they are still getting it done
14	Nashville	67	55	12	Number aren't great since halfway point, but haning in
15	Scranton	63	59	8	Monster offense slowed down, and pitching is a bit rough
16	Syracuse	59	63	23	On a good run with significant improvement all around
17	Tampa Bay	64	58	10	Good pitching staff, but aren't getting much on offense at all
18	Kansas City	59	63	16	Pitching is up, but offense slowed down some, which hurt
19	Florida	55	67	25	Numbers up across the board, playing very well right now
20	Burlington	54	68	29	Major improvement and a very good record since midsesaon
21	Chicago	58	64	17	Numbers look better, but not win total, so tough luck here
22	Indianapolis	58	64	18	Offense fell off some, pitching was better but not great
23	Memphis	58	64	21	The offense is struggling here, the pitching seems all right
24	San Francisco	54	68	22	Still putting up nice offense, but pitching not quite there yet
25	Oakland	52	70	27	Very similar to San Fran, pitching hasn't taken the next step
26	Richmond	53	69	24	Not much offense here since the midway point of the season
27	Pittsburgh	50	72	28	Record not that bad since the halfway point, a good sign
28	San Juan	53	69	19	Rough going since last rankings, numbers down overall
29	Cleveland	45	77	26	Offense improved, but pitching has been rocked as of late
30	Helena	47	75	32	They showed some improvement, so rebuild is coming along
31	Louisville	46	76	31	They improved as well overall, good to see positive signs
32	Vancouver	44	78	30	The offense dropped off, so it's been rough going for them