In the blink of an eye, another regular season has come and gone, and in just two days, the postseason will be upon us. But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let's take a moment to look back on the very best of the 2025 regular season -- the players who led their respective leagues in notable statistical categories this year.
BATTING
Home runs
AL/MLB: Cal Raleigh (SEA), 60
It was a historic season for the switch-hitting Mariners backstop, as Raleigh set records for the most home runs in a season by a catcher, by a switch-hitter and a Mariners hitter. Raleigh bashed home runs No. 59 and 60 on the night Seattle secured its first AL West title since 2001 and, in the process, became the seventh player with 60 home runs in a season.
NL: Kyle Schwarber (PHI), 56
Before 2025, Schwarber had six 30-homer seasons, including 46 home runs in 2022 and 47 homers in ’23. The Phillies slugger one-upped himself in ’25, though, crushing 56 home runs and producing many memorable moments for the NL East champions, including a four-homer game against the Braves on Aug. 28.
Batting average
AL/MLB: Aaron Judge (NYY), .331
Yes, Judge is the premier power hitter of his generation, but don’t undersell the rest of his offensive skillset. From 2024-25, Judge led the Majors with a .326 batting average, and he secured his first batting title in ‘25 with a .331 BA. It’s yet another accolade for the Yankees star.
NL: Trea Turner (PHI), .304
A late-season surge helped Turner capture his second batting title. Starting on Aug. 14, he collected 42 hits in his next 100 at-bats before suffering a right hamstring strain on Sept. 7 that sidelined Turner until the final day of the regular season. The NL’s batting average leader in 2021, Turner’s .300 mark since the start of 2020 makes him one of four players -- along with Aaron Judge, Freddie Freeman and Luis Arraez -- with a .300 or better average over the past six seasons (minimum 1,000 at-bats).
RBIs
AL: Cal Raleigh (SEA), 125
Raleigh didn’t just lead the Majors with 60 home runs -- he also paced the American League with his 125 runs batted in. Raleigh’s 125 RBIs are tied for the sixth most by a primary catcher (minimum 50% of games played at the position) since the stat became official in 1920. The last primary catcher to drive in this many runs was Johnny Bench in 1974.
NL/MLB: Kyle Schwarber (PHI): 132
Schwarber became the first Phillies player to outright lead the Majors in RBIs since Ryan Howard drove in 146 runs in 2008. Schwarber’s 132 RBIs are also the ninth-most by a Phillie since the stat became official in 1920.
Stolen bases
AL/MLB: José Caballero (NYY), 49
The 2024 American League leader in steals with 44, Caballero swiped 49 bags in 2025 to lead not only the AL but all of MLB. Thirty-four of his steals came with the Rays before Caballero was shipped to the Yankees at the Trade Deadline, and he posted an .828 OPS with 15 steals in 40 games with New York.
NL: Oneil Cruz (PIT) and Juan Soto (NYM): 38
Soto has a case for the most surprising stat leader in MLB this season. Before this year, he had never stolen more than 12 bases in a single season, and he had a total of 34 steals in his last four seasons combined. Not only did he swipe 38 bags in ‘25 -- en route to a 30-30 season -- but he was only caught four times. Meanwhile, Cruz also blew past his previous single-season career high of 22 stolen bases, which he accomplished last year.
Statcast barrels:
AL: Aaron Judge (NYY), 96
Judge is the only right-handed batter to cross the 90-barrel threshold in any season during the Statcast Era (since 2015), and he’s now done it three times. Yet his 96 barrels this year were actually his fewest in a qualified season since 2021; he surpassed 100 barrels in 2023 and ‘24.
NL/MLB: Shohei Ohtani (LAD), 100
Ohtani outpaced Judge in barrels this season after falling just short to the Yankees slugger (105 to 103) in 2024. The two-way Dodgers star broke his own franchise record with 55 homers and produced a 58.4% hard-hit rate, second in MLB to Kyle Schwarber (59.6%). Ohtani’s 100 barrels are the fourth most in a season under Statcast tracking (since 2015).
PITCHING
Wins:
AL/MLB: Max Fried (NYY), 19
Fried’s first season with the Bronx Bombers was a smashing success as he went 19-5 with a 2.86 ERA over 195 1/3 innings. His career-best 19 victories are the most by a Yankee since Luis Severino’s 19-win season in 2018. The last Yankees hurler to record more than 19 wins in a season? That would be Hall of Famer CC Sabathia, who went 21-7 in 2010.
NL: Freddy Peralta (MIL), 17
The ace of the Brewers’ staff has had his best season yet, posting a 2.70 ERA and surpassing 200 strikeouts for the third straight year. A 30-inning scoreless streak in the second half highlighted a stellar campaign for Peralta, who won eight of his 11 starts in July and August.
ERA:
AL: Tarik Skubal (DET), 2.21
Skubal followed up his 2024 Triple Crown and Cy Young Award with another excellent year. His 2.21 ERA is the lowest by a qualifying Tigers pitcher since Denny McLain (1.96) in 1968. Skubal is the first Detroit starter to lead the AL in ERA in back-to-back seasons since Hal Newhouser in 1945-46.
NL/MLB: Paul Skenes (PIT): 1.97
Six scoreless innings in Skenes’ final start solidified a brilliant season for the Pirates phenom, who became the first qualifying pitcher with a sub-2.00 ERA since Justin Verlander in 2022. The 2024 NL Rookie of the Year appears well on his way to his first NL Cy Young Award after another excellent year.
Strikeouts:
AL/MLB: Garrett Crochet (BOS), 255
After a trade from the White Sox to the Red Sox in December, Crochet topped 200 K’s for the second straight season. The left-hander, who led the AL in innings pitched, averaged 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings, unsurprisingly the highest total among AL qualifiers and not far behind another ex-White Sox hurler, the Padres’ Dylan Cease (11.5), for the highest K/9 in MLB.
NL: Logan Webb (SF), 224
Webb is a ground-ball aficionado who won’t wow you with his velocity, but the Giants’ staff ace surpassed 200 K’s for the first time in his seven-year career this season. The NL’s leader in innings pitched for a third straight year, Webb’s 590 strikeouts since the start of 2023 are the fourth-most in baseball.
Saves:
AL/MLB: Carlos Estévez (KC), 42
Estévez picked up 42 saves in his first season with the Royals, 11 more than he had in his previous All-Star season with the Angels in 2023. He posted an ERA under 2.50 for the second year in a row. After having only 25 total saves in six seasons with the Rockies, Estévez has averaged more than 30 over the past three seasons.
NL: Robert Suarez (SD), 40
Suarez has been quite effective as the Padres’ closer since Josh Hader’s departure in free agency before the 2024 season. After 36 saves and a 2.77 ERA in 2024, Suarez saved 40 games in 45 tries with a 2.97 ERA this year. The hard-throwing righty is the linchpin of an uber-talented San Diego bullpen.