MLB Stat Leaders 2026: May 19 Update

The 2026 MLB regular season is beginning to take shape as some of baseball's biggest stars continue climbing the statistical leaderboards.

From home run races to dominant pitching performances, players across the league are separating themselves in key categories entering the end of May.

Here is a look at the current MLB player stat leaders as of May 19 during the 2026 regular season.

MLB Batting Leaders

Batting Average

Team	Player	Batting Average
Miami Marlins	Otto Lopez	.337
Arizona Diamondbacks	Ildemaro Vargas	.335
Athletics	Shane Langeliers	.335
Detroit Tigers	Riley Greene	.327
Philadelphia Phillies	Brandon Marsh	.327

Home Runs

Team	Player	Home Runs
Philadelphia Phillies	Kyle Schwarber	20
Chicago White Sox	Munetaka Murakami	17
New York Yankees	Aaron Judge	16
Minnesota Twins	Byron Buxton	15
Houston Astros	Yordan Alvarez	15

RBIs

Team	Player	RBIs
Miami Marlins	Liam Hicks	42
Los Angeles Dodgers	Andy Pages	41
Washington Nationals	CJ Abrams	39
Atlanta Braves	Matt Olson	38
Atlanta Braves	Drake Baldwin	38

Hits

Team	Players	Hits
Miami Marlins	Otto Lopez	63
Athletics	Shea Langeliers	58
San Francisco Giants	Luis Arraez	57
Miami Marlins	Xavier Edwards	57
Kansas City Royals	Bobby Witt Jr.	57

Stolen Bases

Team	Player	Stolen Bases
Cleveland Guardians	Jose Ramirez	20
Washington Nationals	Nasim Nunez	20
Pittsburgh Pirates	Oneil Cruz	16
Kansas City Royals	Bobby Witt Jr.	14
Tampa Bay Rays	Chandler Simpson	14

MLB Pitching Leaders

Wins

Team	Player	Wins
Milwaukee Brewers	Aaron Ashby	8
Cleveland Guardians	Gavin Williams	6
New York Yankees	Cam Schlittler	6
Los Angeles Angels	Jose Soriano	6
Chicago White Sox	Davis Martin	6

Earned Run Average

Team	Players	ERA
New York Yankees	Cam Schlittler	1.35
Tampa Bay Rays	Nick Martinez	1.51
Chicago White Sox	Davis Martin	1.61
Philadelphia Phillies	Cristopher Sanchez	1.82
Cincinnati Reds	Chase Burns	1.87

Strikeouts

Team	Player	Strikeouts
Philadelphia Phillies	Strikouts	80
Milwaukee Brewers	Jacob Misiorowski	80
Toronto Blue Jays	Dylan Cease	75
Cleveland Guardians	Gavin Williams	73
New York Yankees	Cam Schlittler	68

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