Houston Astros award winners and league leaders

This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Houston Astros, an American professional baseball team based in Houston. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL), having moved to the league in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL).

The Astros feature twelve total personnel who have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, two Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award winners, four Cy Young Award winners, and three Rookie of the Year Award winners. Two players have won an annual batting championship, while eight pitchers have led the league in earned run average (ERA).

Team awards

Team awards won by Houston Colt .45s/Astros

Award	Description	No.	Years	Ref.
Baseball America Organization of the Year		1	2001	[1]
Commissioner's Trophy	World Series champions	2	2017, 2022
Outstanding Team ESPY Award	Best team in sports	1	2018	[2]
Warren C. Giles Trophy	AL pennant winner	4	2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
William Harridge Trophy	NL pennant winner	1	2005
Rawlings Gold Glove Team	Best fielding team in NL or AL	1	2021	[3]
Wilson Defensive Team of the Year	Best fielding team in MLB	1	2019	[4]

National Baseball Hall of Fame honors

Main article: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Hall of Fame inductees Houston Colt .45s/Astros elected to Baseball Hall of Fame Individual Pos. Colt .45s / Astros career HOF No. Yr. Gm. St. Fin. Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 15 2,150 1991 2005 2017 Plaque Yogi Berra[a] C 8 4 648 1986 1989 1972 Plaque Craig Biggio 2B 7[b] 20 2,850 1988 2007 2015 Plaque Leo Durocher Mgr 2 2 193 1972 1973 1994 Plaque Nellie Fox 2B 2 2 154 1964 1965 1997 Plaque Randy Johnson SP 51 1 11 1998 1998 2015 Plaque Eddie Mathews 3B 11 1 101 1967 1967 1978 Plaque Joe Morgan[c] 2B 18[d] 10 1,032 1963 1980 1990 Plaque Robin Roberts SP 38 2 23 1965 1966 1976 Plaque Iván Rodríguez C 77 1 93 2009 2009 2017 Plaque Nolan Ryan SP 34 9 282 1980 1988 1999 Plaque Don Sutton SP 20 2 50 1981 1982 1998 Plaque Billy Wagner RP 13 9 464 1995 2003 2025 Plaque See also: Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame • Ref:[5]

Ford C. Frick Award recipients Houston Colt .45s/Astros Frick Award winners Broadcaster Start Finish HOF Gene Elston Biography 1962 1986 2006 Al Helfer Biography 1962 1962 2019 Milo Hamilton Biography 1985 2012 1992 Harry Kalas Biography 1965 1970 2002 See also: Ford C. Frick Award • Ref:

Major League Baseball awards

Postseason awards

See also: Major League Baseball postseason

Postseason award winners for the Houston Astros

Category		Event	Individual
Babe Ruth Award		2017	Jose Altuve
			Justin Verlander
		2022	Jeremy Peña
League Championship Series MVP	NLCS	1986	Mike Scott
		2005	Roy Oswalt
	ALCS	2017	Justin Verlander
		2019	Jose Altuve
		2021	Yordan Alvarez
		2022	Jeremy Peña
World Series MVP		2017	George Springer
		2022	Jeremy Peña

Annual awards

Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) Year Player Position Lg. No. 1994 Jeff Bagwell First baseman NL 1 2017 Jose Altuve Second baseman AL 1 MLB Most Valuable Player Award • Ref:[6]

Cy Young Award Year Pitcher Role Lg. No. 1986 Mike Scott Starter NL 1 2004 Roger Clemens Starter 1 2015 Dallas Keuchel Starter AL 1 2019 Justin Verlander Starter 1 2022 2 Cy Young Award • Ref:[7]

Rookie of the Year Award (ROY) Year Player Position Lg. 1991 Jeff Bagwell First baseman NL 2015 Carlos Correa Shortstop AL 2019 Yordan Alvarez Designated hitter MLB Rookie of the Year Award • Ref:[8]

Manager of the Year Award (MOY) Year Name Record Lg. No. 1986 Hal Lanier 96–66 NL 1 1998 Larry Dierker 102–60 1 MLB Manager of the Year Award • Ref:[9]

Hank Aaron Award Year Player Position Lg. No. 2017 Jose Altuve Second baseman AL 1 Hank Aaron Award • Ref:[10] Rolaids Relief Man Award Year Pitcher ERA W L Sv Lg. No. 1999 Billy Wagner 1.57 4 1 39 NL 1 Rolaids Relief Man Award[e] • Ref:[11] Comeback Player of the Year Award Year Player Position Lg. No. 2022 Justin Verlander Starting pitcher AL 1 MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award • Ref:[12]

All-MLB Team Year Player Team Pos. No. 2019 Gerrit Cole First SP 1 Justin Verlander 1 Zack Greinke[f] Second 1 Jose Altuve 2B 1 Alex Bregman 3B 1 Yordan Alvarez DH 1 2021 Kyle Tucker OF 1 Yordan Alvarez DH 2 2022 Jose Altuve First 2B 2 Yordan Alvarez DH 3 Framber Valdez SP 1 Justin Verlander 2 Kyle Tucker Second OF 2 Ryan Pressly RP 1 2023 Kyle Tucker OF 3 Yordan Alvarez DH 4 2024 Framber Valdez SP 2 Jose Altuve 2B 3 Yordan Alvarez DH 5 All-MLB Team • Refs:[13][14]

All-Stars

All-Star Game selectees Player No. First Other selections Last Starts Jose Altuve[g] 9 2012 2014–2018, 2021, 2022 2024 5 Craig Biggio 7 1991 1992, 1994–1997 1998 4 Lance Berkman 5 2001 2002, 2004, 2006 2008 2 Turk Farrell 4 1962 1962², 1964 1965 0 César Cedeño 4 1972 1973, 1974 1976 2 Jeff Bagwell 4 1994 1996, 1997 1999 2 Mike Scott 3 1986 1987 1989 1 Billy Wagner 3 1999 2001 2003 0 Roy Oswalt 3 2005 2006 2007 0 George Springer 3 2017 2018 2019 2 Justin Verlander 3 2018 2019 2022 1 Yordan Alvarez 3 2022 2023 2024 1 Kyle Tucker 3 2022 2023 2024 0 Note:Includes players with three or more selections as member of Colt .45s/Astros. MLB All-Star Game • Ref:[15]

All-Star Game MVP Game Player Pos. Final 2018 Alex Bregman 3B AL 8–6 NL MLB All-Star Game MVP Award • Ref:[16] All-Star Game winning pitchers Team Pitcher Inn. Final Ref. 2022 AL Framber Valdez 3 AL 3–2 NL [17] List of MLB All-Star Games All-Star Game managers Name Team Final Ref. Phil Garner 2006 NL NL 2–3 AL [18] A. J. Hinch 2018 AL AL 8–6 NL [19] Dusty Baker 2022 AL AL 3–2 NL [17] 2023 AL AL 2–3 NL [20] MLB All-Star Game managers

Rawlings Gold and Platinum Glove Awards Year Player Position Lg. No. 1970 Doug Rader Third baseman NL 1 1971 2 1972 3 César Cedeño Outfielder 1 1973 Doug Rader Third baseman 4 Roger Metzger Shortstop 1 César Cedeño Outfielder 2 1974 Doug Rader Third baseman 5 César Cedeño Outfielder 3 1975 4 1976 5 1994 Jeff Bagwell First baseman 1 Craig Biggio Second baseman 1 1995 2 1996 3 1997 4 2001 Brad Ausmus Catcher 1 2002 2 2006 3 2009 Michael Bourn Outfielder 1 2010 2 2014 Dallas Keuchel Pitcher AL 1 2015 2 Jose Altuve Second baseman 1 2016 Dallas Keuchel Pitcher 3 2018 4 2019 Zack Greinke[f] NL 1 2021Tm Yuli Gurriel First baseman AL 1 Carlos CorreaPt Shortstop 1 2022 Jeremy Peña 1 Kyle Tucker Outfielder 1 2023 Mauricio Dubón Utility player[h] 1 2024 Alex Bregman Third baseman 1 Key Pt Platinum Glove Award winner[i][21] Tm Gold Glove Team[j][3] Gold Glove Award • Refs:[14][22][23]

Silver Slugger Award Year Player Position Lg. No. 1983 Dickie Thon Shorstop NL 1 José Cruz Outfielder 1 1984 2 1986 Glenn Davis First baseman 1 1989 Craig Biggio Catcher 1 1994 Jeff Bagwell First baseman 1 Craig Biggio Second baseman 2 1995 3 1997 Jeff Bagwell First baseman 2 Craig Biggio Second baseman 4 1998 Moisés Alou Outfielder 1 Craig Biggio Second baseman 5 1999 Jeff Bagwell First baseman 3 Mike Hampton Pitcher 1 2005 Morgan Ensberg Third baseman 1 2007 Carlos Lee Outfielder 1 2014 Jose Altuve Second baseman AL 1 2015 2 2016 3 2017 4 George Springer Outfielder 1 2018 Jose Altuve Second baseman 5 2019 George Springer Outfielder 2 Alex Bregman Third baseman 1 2022 Jose Altuve Second baseman 6 Yordan Alvarez Designated hitter 1 2023 Kyle Tucker Outfielder 1 2024 Jose Altuve Second baseman 7 Silver Slugger Award • Refs:[24][25]

Monthly awards

Player of the Month Houston Astros Players of the Month Yr. Month Player Lg. No. 1972 May Bob Watson NL 1 June César Cedeño 1 1975 May Bob Watson 2 September César Cedeño 2 1981 May Art Howe 1 1984 July José Cruz 1 1986 June Kevin Bass 1 1993 May Jeff Bagwell 1 1994 June 2 July 3 1996 May 4 2000 September Richard Hidalgo 1 2001 July Jeff Bagwell 5 2004 May Lance Berkman 1 2008 May 2 2016 June Jose Altuve AL 1 2017 May Carlos Correa 1 July Jose Altuve 2 2018 June Alex Bregman 1 2019 July Yuli Gurriel 1 August Alex Bregman 2 2021 September Kyle Tucker 1 2022 June Yordan Alvarez 1 August Alex Bregman 3 2023 September Yordan Alvarez 2 MLB Player of the Month Award • Ref:[26]

Pitcher of the Month Houston Astros Pitchers of the Month Yr. Month Pitcher Lg. No. 1978 July J. R. Richard NL 1 1979 April Ken Forsch 1 May Joe Niekro 1 June Joaquín Andújar 1 September J. R. Richard 2 1980 April 3 1982 August Nolan Ryan 1 1984 May 2 1989 June Mike Scott 1 1990 July Danny Darwin 1 1993 June Darryl Kile 1 1994 May Doug Drabek 1 1997 July Darryl Kile 2 1998 August Randy Johnson 1 September 2 2001 April Wade Miller 1 2002 August Roy Oswalt 1 2004 April Roger Clemens 1 2005 July Andy Pettitte 1 September 2 2006 September Roy Oswalt 2 2009 July Wandy Rodríguez 1 2015 April Dallas Keuchel AL 1 May 2 July Scott Kazmir 1 August Dallas Keuchel 3 2017 April 4 May Lance McCullers Jr. 1 2018 May Justin Verlander 1 2019 June Gerrit Cole 1 July 2 September 3 2025 June Hunter Brown 1 MLB Pitcher of the Month Award • Ref:[27]

Rookie of the Month Houston Astros Rookies of the Month Yr. Month Player Lg. No. 2001 August Roy Oswalt NL 1 2002 July Kirk Saarloos 1 2007 May Hunter Pence 1 2014 May George Springer AL 1 September Collin McHugh 1 2015 June Carlos Correa 1 2017 July Yuli Gurriel 1 2019 June Yordan Alvarez 1 July 2 August 3 2024 August Spencer Arrighetti 1 MLB Rookie of the Month Award • Ref:[28]

Reliever of the Month Houston Astros Relievers of the Month Yr. Month Pitcher Lg. No. 2005 July Brad Lidge MLB 1 2008 August José Valverde 1 2024 August Josh Hader AL 1 2025 June 2 MLB Delivery Man of the Month[k] • Reliever of the Month Award • Ref:[29]

Awards for leadership, inspiration, and community service

Honors for leadership, inspiration, and community service

Category	Description	Year	Individual	Ref.
Branch Rickey Award	Recognition for exceptional community service	1997	Craig Biggio	[30]
Hutch Award	Fighting spirit and competitiveness of Fred Hutchinson	1983	Ray Knight	[31]
		2005	Craig Biggio
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award	Exemplary contributions to community and in philanthropy	1988	Buddy Bell	[32]
		1990	Glenn Davis
		2016	Jose Altuve
Luis Aparicio Award	Outstanding performance by Venezuelan baseball player	2014	Jose Altuve	[33]
		2016
		2017
		2022[l]
Roberto Clemente Award	Sportsmanship, community involvement and team contribution	2007	Craig Biggio	[34]
Tip O'Neill Award	Outstanding performance by Canadian baseball player	1984	Terry Puhl	[35]

MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards"

Main article: This Year in Baseball Awards

Note: These awards were renamed the "GIBBY Awards" (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) in 2010 and then the "Esurance MLB Awards in 2015.

"GIBBY Awards" Best Breakout Everyday Player

• 2014 – Jose Altuve

MLB Players Choice Awards

Players Choice Award winners for the Houston Astros

Category		Year	Player
Player of the Year		2016	Jose Altuve
		2017
Outstanding Player	NL	1994	Jeff Bagwell
	AL	2016	Jose Altuve
		2017
Outstanding Pitcher	NL	1999	Mike Hampton
	AL	2015	Dallas Keuchel
		2019	Justin Verlander
		2022
Outstanding Rookie	NL	2005	Willy Taveras
	AL	2015	Carlos Correa
		2019	Yordan Alvarez
Comeback Player	AL	2022	Justin Verlander
Majestic Athletic Always Game Award		2015	Jose Altuve
		2016
Players Choice Awards • Ref:[36]

Media and partnership awards

Associated Press Houston Astros' Associated Press award winners Category Year Individual AP Male Athlete of the Year 2017 Jose Altuve Ref: Baseball America awards Baseball America award winners Category Year Winner Rookie of the Year 1991 Jeff Bagwell Manager of the Year 1998 Larry Dierker 2017 A. J. Hinch Organization of the Year 2001 Houston Astros Major League Player of the Year 2017 Jose Altuve 2019 Justin Verlander Baseball America MLB awards • Ref: Baseball Digest awards Houston Astros' Baseball Digest award winners Category Year Player Player of the Year 1994 Jeff Bagwell 2017 Jose Altuve Pitcher of the Year 2019 Justin Verlander Baseball Digest • Ref:[37][38] ESPY Award Houston Astros' ESPY Award winners Category Year Winner Best Major League Baseball Player 1995 Jeff Bagwell Best Breakthrough Athlete Outstanding Team 2018 Houston Astros ESPY Award • Ref:[2] Fielding Bible Houston Astros Fielding Bible Award winners Year Player Position No. 2006 Adam Everett Shortstop 1 2010 Michael Bourn Center fielder 1 2014 Dallas Keuchel Pitcher 1 2015 2 2016 3 2017 4 2019 Zack Greinke Pitcher 1 2021 Carlos Correa Shortstop 1 Fielding Bible Award • Ref: Hickok Belt Hickock Belt winners Year Yr. / Mo. Winner 2017 July Jose Altuve October November George Springer Annual Jose Altuve 2019 September Gerrit Cole Hickok Belt • Ref:[39]

Sporting News Awards Sporting News award winners Category Year Winner Ref. MLB Player of the Year 1994 Jeff Bagwell [40] 2016 Jose Altuve 2017 Pitcher of the Year[m] —[n] 1979 Joe Niekro [41] 1986 Mike Scott 1999 Mike Hampton SP 2015 Dallas Keuchel SP 2019 Gerrit Cole SP 2022 Justin Verlander Rookie of the Year[o] 2B 1965 Joe Morgan [42] [43] P 1969 Tom Griffin OF 1974 Greg Gross OF 1979 Jeffrey Leonard 1B 1991 Jeff Bagwell P Al Osuna P 2001 Roy Oswalt OF 2005 Willy Taveras SS 2015 Carlos Correa DH 2019 Yordan Alvarez Comeback Player of the Year NL 1981 Bob Knepper [44] AL 2022 Justin Verlander Manager of the Year[p] — 1981 Bill Virdon [45] NL 1986 Hal Lanier MLB Executive of the Year 1980 Tal Smith [46] 1998 Gerry Hunsicker Sports Illustrated Houston Astros' Sports Illustrated award winners Category Year Individual SI Sportsperson of the Year 2017 Jose Altuve[q] Ref: Topps All-Star Rookie Teams Houston Colt .45s/Astros Topps All-Star Rookies Year Player Position 1963 Rusty Staub First baseman 1965 Joe Morgan Second baseman 1966 Sonny Jackson Shortstop 1968 Héctor Torres Shortstop 1974 Larry Milbourne Second baseman Greg Gross Outfielder 1979 Jeffrey Leonard Outfielder 1983 Bill Doran Second baseman 1985 Glenn Davis First baseman 1991 Jeff Bagwell First baseman Andújar Cedeño Shortstop Luis Gonzalez Outfielder Al Osuna Left-handed pitcher 1995 Orlando Miller Shortstop 1996 Billy Wagner Left-handed pitcher 2001 Roy Oswalt Right-handed pitcher 2005 Willy Taveras Outfielder 2007 Hunter Pence Outfielder 2014 George Springer Outfielder 2015 Carlos Correa Shortstop 2016 Alex Bregman Third baseman 2019 Yordan Alvarez Designated hitter 2021 Luis García Right-handed pitcher 2022 Jeremy Peña Shortstop 2023 Yainer Díaz Catcher Topps All-Star Rookie teams • Ref: Wilson Sporting Goods Wilson Sporting Goods defensive awards Year Winner Position Tier 2012 Justin Maxwell Outfielder Team 2013 Matt Dominguez Third baseman 2019 Zack Greinke[f] Pitcher MLB Houston Astros — Note:[r] Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award • Ref:[47]

Minor league system

See also: Baseball awards § U.S. minor leagues

California League Pitcher of the Year

• 2014 – Josh Hader

Houston Astros Minor League Player of the Year

• 2014 – Brett Phillips

Houston Astros Minor League Pitcher of the Year

• 2014 – Josh Hader

Other achievements

Ford C. Frick Award

See: Houston Astros § Ford C. Frick Award recipients

Retired numbers

See: Houston Astros § Retired numbers

Darryl Kile Good Guy Award

See Darryl Kile § Memorial and footnote^[s]

• 2003 – Jeff Bagwell
• 2004 – Roy Oswalt
• 2005 – Morgan Ensberg
• 2006 – Brad Lidge
• 2007 – Woody Williams
• 2008 – Hunter Pence
• 2009 – Brian Moehler
• 2010 – Geoff Blum
• 2011 – Jason Bourgeois
• 2012 – Jason Castro
• 2013 – Carlos Corporán
• 2014 – Scott Feldman
• 2015 – Hank Conger
• 2016 – Collin McHugh
• 2017 – Carlos Correa
• 2018 – Charlie Morton
• 2019 – Will Harris
• 2020 – Brad Peacock
• 2021 – Alex Bregman
• 2022 – Martín Maldonado
• 2023 – Jose Altuve
• 2024 – Mauricio Dubón

Texas Sports Hall of Fame

See: Houston Astros § Texas Sports Hall of Fame

Annual batting leaders

Key

Numbers in bold	Led all Major League Baseball (MLB) players
National League	1962—2012
American League	2013—present

Triple Crown categories

See also: Triple Crown (baseball)

Batting champions Yr. Player Average No. 2014 Jose Altuve .341 1 2016 .338 2 2017 .346 3 2021 Yuli Gurriel .319 1 See also: MLB batting champions • Ref:[49]

Home run leaders Yr. Player Total No. None See also: MLB annual home run leaders • Ref:[50]

Runs batted in (RBI) leaders Yr. Player Total No. 1994 Jeff Bagwell 116 1 2002 Lance Berkman 128 1 2023 Kyle Tucker 112 1 See also: MLB annual RBI leaders • Ref:[51]

Rate statistics leaders

On-base percentage (OBP) leaders Season Player Figure Times None[52]

Slugging percentage (SLG) leaders Season Player Figure Times 1994 Jeff Bagwell .750 1 NL annual slugging percentage leaders • Ref:[53]

On-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) leaders Season Player Figure Times 1994 Jeff Bagwell 1.201 1 Ref:[54]

At bats per home run leaders Season Player Total Times 1994 Jeff Bagwell 10.3 1 2014 Chris Carter 13.7 1 Ref:[55]

At bats per strikeout leaders Season Player Total Times 1964 Nellie Fox 34.0 1 2009 Miguel Tejada 13.2 1 2010 Jeff Keppinger 14.3 1 Ref:[56]

Cumulative statistical leaders

Games played leaders Season Player Total Times 1978 Enos Cabell 162 1 1987 Bill Doran 1 1992 Jeff Bagwell 1 Craig Biggio 1 Steve Finley 1 1996 Jeff Bagwell 2 Craig Biggio 2 1997 Jeff Bagwell 3 1999 4 2007 Carlos Lee 1 2016 George Springer 1 Ref:[57]

At bats leaders Season Player Total Times 1978 Enos Cabell 660 1 2015 Jose Altuve 638 1 Ref:[58]

Plate appearances Season Player Total Times 1995 Craig Biggio 673 1 1997 744 2 1998 738 3 1999 749 4 2016 George Springer 744 1 Ref:[59]

Runs scored leaders Season Player Total Times 1994 Jeff Bagwell 104 1 1995 Craig Biggio 123 1 1997 146 2 1999 Jeff Bagwell 143 2 2000 152 3 MLB annual runs scored leaders • Ref:[60]

Hits leaders Season Player Total Times 1983 José Cruz 189[t] 1 2014 Jose Altuve 225 1 2015 200 2 2016 216 3 2017 204 4 MLB hits records • Titles leaders • Ref:[61]

Total bases leaders Season Player Total Times 1994 Jeff Bagwell 300 1 Ref:[62]

Singles leaders Season Player Total Times 1966 Sonny Jackson 160 1 2005 Willy Taveras 152 1 2014 Jose Altuve 168 1 2017 137 2 2024 134 3 Ref:[63]

Doubles leaders Season Player Total Times 1967 Rusty Staub 44 1 1971 César Cedeño 40 1 1972 39[u] 2 1994 Craig Biggio 44[v] 1 1996 Jeff Bagwell 48 1 1998 Craig Biggio 51 2 1999 56 3 2001 Lance Berkman 55 1 2008 46[w] 2 2009 Miguel Tejada 46 1 2018 Alex Bregman 51 1 MLB annual doubles leaders • Doubles records • Ref:[64]

Triples leaders Season Player Total Times 1971 Roger Metzger 11[x] 1 Joe Morgan 1 1973 Roger Metzger 14 2 1981 Craig Reynolds 12[y] 1 1982 Dickie Thon 10 1 1993 Steve Finley 13 1 2020 Kyle Tucker 6 1 MLB annual triples leaders • Ref:[65]

Extra-base hits leaders Season Player Total Times 1994 Jeff Bagwell 73[z] 1 Ref:[66]

Times on base leaders Year Player Total No. 1994 Jeff Bagwell 216 1 1996 324 2 1997 Craig Biggio 309[aa] 1 1999 Jeff Bagwell 331 3 2019 Alex Bregman 292 1 2023 263 2 Ref:[67]

Stolen base leaders Season Player Total Times 1994 Craig Biggio 39 1 2009 Michael Bourn 61 1 2010 52 2 2011 61[ab] 3 2014 Jose Altuve 56 1 2015 38 2 MLB annual stolen base leaders •Ref:[68]

Bases on balls (walks) leaders Season Player Total Times 1965 Joe Morgan 97 1 1969 Jimmy Wynn 148 1 1980 Joe Morgan 93[ac] 2 1999 Jeff Bagwell 149 1 2019 Alex Bregman 119 1 Ref:[69]

Most strikeouts Season Player Total Times 1967 Jimmy Wynn 137 1 1972 Lee May 145[ad] 1 2013 Chris Carter 212 1 Ref:[70]

Hit by pitch leaders Season Player Total Times 1990 Glenn Davis 8 1 1991 Jeff Bagwell 13 1 1995 Craig Biggio 22 1 1996 27 2 1997 34 3 2001 28 4 2003 27 5 Ref:[71]

Sacrifice hits leaders Season Player Total Times 1964 Nellie Fox 20 1 1966 Sonny Jackson 27 1 1979 Craig Reynolds 34 1 1981 18 2 1984 16 3 1985 Nolan Ryan 14[ae] 1 1999 Shane Reynolds 17[af] 1 2006 Roy Oswalt 20 1 2023 Martín Maldonado 12 1 Ref:[72]

Sacrifice flies leaders Season Player Total Times 1977 José Cruz 10[ag] 1 1979 César Cedeño 9[ah] 1 1984 José Cruz 10[ai] 2 1992 Jeff Bagwell 13[aj] 1 1993 Luis Gonzalez 10 1 1998 Derek Bell 10[ak] 1 2007 Carlos Lee 13 1 2017 Josh Reddick 12[al] 1 2018 Carlos Correa 11 1 2022 Alex Bregman 10[am] 1 Ref:[73]

Most double plays grounded into Season Player Total Times 2000 Moisés Alou 21 1 2002 Brad Ausmus 30 1 2007 Carlos Lee 27[an] 1 2008 Miguel Tejada 32 1 2009 29 2 2018 Yuli Gurriel 22 1 2024 Yainer Díaz 22[ao] 1 Ref:[74]

Most outs made Season Player Total Times 1972 Roger Metzger 528 1 Ref:[75]

Most times caught stealing Season Player Total Times 1972 César Cedeño 21 1 1975 17 2 1986 Bill Doran 19 1 1988 Gerald Young 29[ap] 1 1989 25 2 1990 Eric Yelding 25 1 2013 Jose Altuve 13 1 2015 13 2 2016 10 3 George Springer 1 Ref:[76]

Other leaders

Adjusted OPS+ leaders Season Player Figure Times 1994 Jeff Bagwell 213 1 Ref:[77]

Runs created leaders Season Player Total Times 1994 Jeff Bagwell 137 1 2019 Alex Bregman 150[aq] 1 Ref:[78]

Power—speed number leaders Season Player Total Times 1965 Jimmy Wynn 29.1 1 1974 César Cedeño 35.7 1 1999 Jeff Bagwell 35.0 1 2017 Jose Altuve 27.4 1 2022 Kyle Tucker 27.3 1 Ref:[79]

Annual pitching leaders

Key

Numbers in bold	Led all Major League Baseball (MLB) players
National League	1962—2012
American League	2013—present

Triple Crown categories

See also: Triple Crown (baseball)

Earned run average (ERA) champions Year Pitcher Average No. 1979 J. R. Richard 2.71 1 1981 Nolan Ryan 1.69 1 1986 Mike Scott 2.22 1 1987 Nolan Ryan 2.76 2 1990 Danny Darwin 2.21 1 2005 Roger Clemens 1.87 1 2006 Roy Oswalt 2.98 1 2019 Gerrit Cole 2.50 1 2022 Justin Verlander 1.75 1 See also: MLB annual ERA leaders • Ref:[80]

Wins leaders Year Pitcher Total No. 1979 Joe Niekro 21[ar] 1 1989 Mike Scott 20 1 1999 Mike Hampton 22 1 2004 Roy Oswalt 20 1 2015 Dallas Keuchel 20 1 2019 Justin Verlander 21 1 2022 18 2 See also: MLB annual wins leaders • Ref:[81]

Strikeout leaders Year Pitcher Total No. 1978 J. R. Richard 303 1 1979 313 2 1986 Mike Scott 306 1 1987 Nolan Ryan 270 1 1988 228 2 1998[82] Randy Johnson 329[as] 1 2018 Justin Verlander 290 1 2019 Gerrit Cole 326 1 See also: MLB annual strikeout leaders • Ref:[83]

Rate statistical leaders

Win–loss percentage leaders Year Pitcher Figure No. 1993 Mark Portugal .818 1 1999 Mike Hampton .846 1 2001 Roy Oswalt .824 1 2004 Roger Clemens .818 1 2018 Charlie Morton .833 1 2022 Justin Verlander .818 1 Ref:[84]

Walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) leaders Year Pitcher Figure No. 1979 Ken Forsch 1.069 1 1981 Don Sutton 1.015 1 1986 Mike Scott 0.923 1 1990 Danny Darwin 1.027 1 2010 Roy Oswalt 1.025[at] 1 2015 Dallas Keuchel 1.017 1 2018 Justin Verlander 0.902 1 2019 0.803 2 2022 0.829 3 Ref:[85]

Hits per 9 IP (H/9) leaders Year Pitcher Figure No. 1971 Don Wilson 6.549 1 1976 J. R. Richard 6.835 1 1978 6.276 2 1979 6.773 3 1981 Nolan Ryan 5.980 1 1982 7.047 2 1983 6.143 3 1986 Mike Scott 5.949 1 1987 Nolan Ryan 6.548 4 1991 Pete Harnisch 7.020 1 1993 7.070 2 2005 Roger Clemens 6.431 1 2019 Justin Verlander 5.529 1 2021 Lance McCullers Jr. 6.674 1 2022 Justin Verlander 5.996 2 2024 Ronel Blanco 6.131 1 Ref:[86]

Walks per 9 IP (BB/9) leaders Year Pitcher Figure No. 1979 Ken Forsch 1.773 1 1990 Danny Darwin 1.715 1 1999 Shane Reynolds 1.437 1 Ref:[87]

Home runs per 9 IP (HR/9) leaders Year Pitcher Figure No. 1974 Dave Roberts 0.265 1 1979 Joaquín Andújar 0.325 1 1981 Nolan Ryan 0.121 1 1999 Mike Hampton 0.452 1 2021 Lance McCullers Jr. 0.721 1 2022 Framber Valdez 0.492 1 Ref:[88]

Strikeouts per 9 IP (SO/9 or K/9) Year Pitcher Figure No. 1969 Tom Griffin 9.558 1 1978 J. R. Richard 9.904 1 1979 9.636 2 1986 Mike Scott 10.002 1 1987 Nolan Ryan 11.480 1 1988 9.327 2 2018 Gerrit Cole 13.818 1 2019 12.399 2 Ref:[89]

Strikeout-to-walk ratio (K/BB) Year Pitcher Figure No. 1962 Ken Johnson 3.870 1 1979 J. R. Richard 3.194 1 1981 Don Sutton 3.586 1 1986 Mike Scott 4.250 1 1987 Nolan Ryan 3.103 1 1998 José Lima 5.281 1 1999 Shane Reynolds 5.324 1 2006 Roy Oswalt 4.368[au] 1 2018 Justin Verlander 7.143 1 2019 7.818 2 ''Ref:[90]

Cumulative statistical leaders

Games played leaders Year Pitcher Total No. 1990 Juan Agosto 82 1 1992 Joe Boever 81[av] 1 2018 Ryan Pressly 77[aw] 1 Ref:[91]

Games started leaders Year Pitcher Total No. 1973 Jerry Reuss 40[ax] 1 1983 Joe Niekro 38[ay] 1 1984 38 2 1987 Mike Scott 36[az] 1 1995[92] Doug Drabek 31[ba] 1 1998 Shane Reynolds 34[bb] 1 1999[93] 35[bc] 2 José Lima 1 2004 Roy Oswalt 35[bc] 1 2005[94] 35[bd] 2 2006[95] Andy Pettitte 35[ba] 1 2018 Dallas Keuchel 34 1 Justin Verlander 1 2019 34[ba] 2 Ref:[96]

Games finished leaders Year Pitcher Total No. 1992 Doug Jones 70 1 2003 Billy Wagner 67[be] 1 2008 José Valverde 71 1 2019 Roberto Osuna 56 1 Ref:[97]

Saves leaders Year Pitcher Total No. 1964 Hal Woodeshick 23 1 1969 Fred Gladding 29 1 2008 José Valverde 44 1 2019 Roberto Osuna 38 1 MLB annual saves leaders • Ref:[98]

Complete games leaders Year Pitcher Total No. 2014 Dallas Keuchel 5 1 2022 Framber Valdez 3 1 Ref:[99]

Shutout leaders Year Pitcher Total No. 1979 Joe Niekro 5[bc] 1 1986 Bob Knepper 5 1 Mike Scott 1 1993 Pete Harnisch 4[bf] 1 1998[82] Randy Johnson 6[as] 1 2015 Dallas Keuchel 2[ba] 1 2018 Gerrit Cole 1[bg] 1 Justin Verlander 1 2022 Framber Valdez 1[bh] 1 2023 2[bi] 2 2024 Ronel Blanco 1 1 MLB annual shutout leaders • Ref:[100]

Innings pitched leaders Year Pitcher Total No. 1986 Mike Scott 275+1⁄3 1 2015 Dallas Keuchel 232 1 2019 Justin Verlander 223 1 2022 Framber Valdez 201+1⁄3 1 Ref:[101]

Hits allowed Year Pitcher Total No. 2018 Dallas Keuchel 211 1 Ref:[102]

Home runs allowed Year Pitcher Total No. 2000 José Lima 48 1 2007 Woody Williams 35 1 2008 Brandon Backe 36 1 Ref:[103]

Bases on balls allowed Year Pitcher Total No. 1973 Jerry Reuss 117 1 1975 J. R. Richard 138 1 1978 151 2 1979 141 3 1981 Nolan Ryan 98 1 1982 104 2 1994 Darryl Kile 82 1 2013 Lucas Harrell 88 1 2021 Lance McCullers Jr. 76 1 Ref:[104]

Earned runs allowed Year Pitcher Total No. 2000 José Lima 145 1 2008 Brandon Backe 112 1 Ref:[105]

Most losses Year Pitcher Total No. 1987 Bob Knepper 17 1 1993 Doug Drabek 18 1 2013 Lucas Harrell 17 1 Ref:[106]

Most wild pitches Year Pitcher Total No. 1968 Larry Dierker 20 1 1969 Don Wilson 16[bj] 1 1975 J. R. Richard 20 1 1978 16 2 1979 19 3 Joe Niekro 1 1981 Nolan Ryan 16 1 1982 Joe Niekro 19 2 1983 14 3 1985 21 4 1986 Nolan Ryan 15 2 1994 Darryl Kile 10[bk] 1 2016 Mike Fiers 17 1 Ref:[107]

Most hit batsmen Year Pitcher Total No. 1971 Jack Billingham 16 1 1972 Jerry Reuss 10 1 1982 Nolan Ryan 8 1 1993 Darryl Kile 15 1 1996 16[bl] 2 2017 Mike Fiers 13[bm] 1 Charlie Morton 1 2018 16[bn] 2 Ref:[108]

Batters faced leaders Year Pitcher Total No. 1997 Darryl Kile 1,056 1 2015 Dallas Keuchel 911 1 2018 874 2 2022 Framber Valdez 827 1 Ref:[109]

Annual fielding leaders

All players

Putouts leaders Year Player Total No. 1972 Lee May 1,318 1 MLB annual putouts leaders • Ref:[110]

Assists leaders Year Player Total No. 1995 Craig Biggio 419 1 1997 504 2 2009 Miguel Tejada 475 1 MLB annual assists leaders • Ref:[111]

Total zone runs leaders Year Player Total No. 1993 Luis Gonzalez 22 1 2006 Adam Everett 40 1 2010 Michael Bourn 21 1 2021 Carlos Correa 13 1 Ref:[112]

Most errors committed

Year	Player	Total	No.
1966	Sonny Jackson	37	1
1967		35[bo]	2
1980	Enos Cabell	29[bp]	1
1994	Andújar Cedeño	23	1
MLB annual fielding errors leaders • Ref:[113]

Catchers

Defensive games leaders Year Player Total No. 1969 Johnny Edwards 151[bq] 1 1970 139[br] 2 2005 Brad Ausmus 138 1 2006 134 2 2020 Martín Maldonado 47 1 Ref:[114]

Putouts leaders Year Player Total No. 1969 Johnny Edwards 1,135 1 1991 Craig Biggio 889 1 2005 Brad Ausmus 884 1 2006 929 2 2018 Martín Maldonado 1,021[bs] 1 2020 375 2 2022 1,025 3 Ref:[115]

Assists leaders Year Player Total No. 1969 Johnny Edwards 79[bt] 1 1970 74 2 1975 Milt May 70 1 2022 Martín Maldonado 49 1 2023 51 2 Ref:[116]

Most errors committed Year Player Total No. 1963 John Bateman 23 1 1966 15 2 1985 Mark Bailey 13[bu] 1 Ref:[117]

Double plays turned leaders Year Player Total No. 1966 John Bateman 14 1 Ref:[118]

Most passed balls Year Player Total No. 1963 John Bateman 16[bv] 1 1966 21 2 1976 Cliff Johnson 12[bw] 1 1977 Joe Ferguson 16 1 1980 Alan Ashby 14 1 1982 Luis Pujols 20 1 1984 Mark Bailey 17 1 1985 19 2 1991 Craig Biggio 13 1 2014 Jason Castro 11 1 2022 Martín Maldonado 9 1 2023 12 2 Ref:[119]

Most stolen bases allowed Year Player Total No. 1962 Hal Smith 59 1 1964 Jerry Grote 51 1 1989 Craig Biggio 140 1 1990 117 2 1991 126 3 2014 Jason Castro 81 1 Ref:[120]

Caught stealing leaders Year Player Total No. 1970 Johnny Edwards 49 1 1975 Milt May 47 1 1977 Joe Ferguson 61 1 2021 Martín Maldonado 19 1 Ref:[121]

Caught stealing percentage leaders Year Player Figure No. 1997 Brad Ausmus 49.5 1 Ref:[122]

Third basemen

Putouts Year Player Total No. 1970 Doug Rader 147 1 1973 134 2 1977 Enos Cabell 146 1 2024 Alex Bregman 103[bx] 1 Ref:[123]

Assists Year Player Total No. 1970 Doug Rader 147 1 1972 134 2 2022 Alex Bregman 263[by] 1 2023 281 2 2024 242 3 Ref:[124]

Player value leaders

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

See also: Wins Above Replacement

Overall WAR leaders Year Player Total No. 1986 Mike Scott 8.2 1 2019 Alex Bregman 8.9 1 Ref:[125]

Position player WAR leaders Year Player Total No. 1983 Dickie Thon 7.4 1 1994 Jeff Bagwell 8.2 1 1999 7.4 2 2019 Alex Bregman 8.9 1 2021 Carlos Correa 7.2 1 Ref:[126]

Pitcher WAR leaders Year Pitcher Total No. 1986 Mike Scott 8.4 1 2005 Roger Clemens 7.8 1 2007 Roy Oswalt 6.6 1 2015 Dallas Keuchel 6.5 1 Ref:[127]

Offensive WAR leaders Year Player Total No. 1994 Jeff Bagwell 7.7 1 1995 Craig Biggio 6.5 1 2017 Jose Altuve 7.8 1 Ref:[128]

Defensive WAR leaders Year Player Total No. 2006 Adam Everett 4.1 1 2010 Michael Bourn 3.5 1 2011 Clint Barmes 2.5 1 2021 Carlos Correa 2.9 1 Ref:[129]

See also

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