World League of Baseball 2026

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LEAGUE LEADER: RICK ASTLEYS · 28-14 · W5 /// IL: ANDERSON (ORN) · RETURNS May 17 /// IL: JORDAN (PCB) · RETURNS May 20 /// IL: GWYNN (IKE) · RETURNS May 20 /// IL: CONE (HUW) · RETURNS May 20 /// IL: BLYLEVEN (IKE) · RETURNS May 23 /// STANDINGS: 1. RIC 28-14 2. FUG 27-12 3. HUW 25-14 4. IKE 23-14 5. KES 22-18 6. NCW 19-19 7. ORN 8-33 8. PCB 5-33 /// LEAGUE LEADER: RICK ASTLEYS · 28-14 · W5 /// IL: ANDERSON (ORN) · RETURNS May 17 /// IL: JORDAN (PCB) · RETURNS May 20 /// IL: GWYNN (IKE) · RETURNS May 20 /// IL: CONE (HUW) · RETURNS May 20 /// IL: BLYLEVEN (IKE) · RETURNS May 23 /// STANDINGS: 1. RIC 28-14 2. FUG 27-12 3. HUW 25-14 4. IKE 23-14 5. KES 22-18 6. NCW 19-19 7. ORN 8-33 8. PCB 5-33 ///

League Leaders

Batting Pitching

AB per game

1 Puckett NCW 4.37

2 Mattingly NCW 4.34

3 Yount HUW 4.28

4 Sierra KES 4.20

5 Carpenter NCW 4.18

6 Johnson HUW 4.14

7 Molitor KES 4.13

8 Leonard PCB 4.03

9 Thompson ORN 4.02

10 Mitchell KES 4.00

AB per homerun

1 Mitchell KES 8.0

2 Hrbek HUW 10.8

3 McGriff KES 10.9

4 Johnson HUW 11.5

5 Davis RIC 11.6

6 Bonilla KES 12.7

7 Tettleton RIC 19.0

8 Leonard PCB 20.1

9 Clark IKE 20.4

10 Sierra KES 24.0

Atbats

1 Sierra KES 168

2 Yount HUW 167

3 Puckett NCW 166

4 Molitor KES 165

5 Mattingly NCW 165

6 Thompson ORN 165

7 Davis RIC 163

8 Raines RIC 163

9 Blauser ORN 162

10 Mitchell KES 160

Balls in park

1 Mattingly NCW 153

2 Gwynn IKE 148

3 Molitor KES 145

4 Yount HUW 145

5 Puckett NCW 143

6 Thompson ORN 143

7 O'Brien ORN 142

8 Raines RIC 138

9 Sierra KES 133

10 Reed FUG 128

Batting average

1 Bonilla KES .404

2 Davis FUG .379

3 Yount HUW .341

4 Sierra KES .333

5 Gruber HUW .320

6 Mitchell KES .313

7 Seitzer NCW .311

8 Guerrero KES .311

9 Mattingly NCW .309

10 Boggs RIC .308

Current hit streak

1 Gwynn IKE 7

2 Gladden ORN 6

3 O'Neill KES 6

4 Reynolds PCB 5

5 Davis FUG 5

6 Davis RIC 5

7 Clark IKE 5

8 Leonard PCB 4

9 Walton PCB 4

10 Jordan PCB 4

Doubles

1 Guerrero KES 12

2 Yount HUW 12

3 Boggs RIC 10

4 Johnson HUW 10

5 Blauser ORN 10

6 Davis FUG 9

7 Puckett NCW 9

8 Gagne RIC 8

9 Molitor KES 8

10 Mattingly NCW 8

Extra base hits

1 Mitchell KES 26

2 Johnson HUW 25

3 Sierra KES 21

4 Davis RIC 19

5 Bonilla KES 18

6 Hrbek HUW 18

7 Yount HUW 18

8 Guerrero KES 17

9 Deer ORN 15

10 Davis FUG 15

Games

1 Gagne RIC 42

2 Davis RIC 42

3 Raines RIC 42

4 Boggs RIC 41

5 O'Brien ORN 41

6 Gladden ORN 41

7 Vizquel ORN 41

8 Blauser ORN 41

9 Dunston ORN 41

10 Thompson ORN 41

Ground ball DP

1 Worthington PCB 9

2 Reed FUG 9

3 Sax IKE 7

4 Jordan PCB 6

5 Gruber HUW 6

6 Davis RIC 6

7 Greenwell HUW 5

8 Harper HUW 5

9 Carpenter NCW 5

10 Molitor KES 5

Hit by pitch

1 Jordan PCB 4

2 Harper HUW 4

3 Lansford FUG 4

4 Smith,L FUG 4

5 Milligan RIC 3

6 Davis FUG 3

7 Gladden ORN 3

8 Burks FUG 2

9 Jackson HUW 2

10 O'Neill KES 2

Hits

1 Yount HUW 57

2 Sierra KES 56

3 Mattingly NCW 51

4 Davis FUG 50

5 Mitchell KES 50

6 Puckett NCW 48

7 Gruber HUW 47

8 Blauser ORN 47

9 Davis RIC 47

10 Bonilla KES 46

Homeruns

1 Mitchell KES 20

2 Deer ORN 14

3 Davis RIC 14

4 Hrbek HUW 13

5 Johnson HUW 13

6 McGriff KES 10

7 Davis RIC 9

8 Bonilla KES 9

9 Astley RIC 8

10 Jackson HUW 7

In-play average

1 Bonilla KES .420

2 Davis FUG .391

3 Smith,L FUG .386

4 Dunston ORN .377

5 Blauser ORN .375

6 Sierra KES .368

7 Yount HUW .366

8 Gruber HUW .356

9 Guerrero KES .353

10 Seitzer NCW .352

Intentional walks

1 Baines NCW 5

2 Tettleton RIC 5

3 Mitchell KES 4

4 Galarraga KES 2

5 Harris IKE 2

6 Bonds NCW 2

7 McGriff KES 2

8 Clark IKE 2

9 Molitor KES 2

10 Raines RIC 2

Isolated power

1 Mitchell KES .413

2 Bonilla KES .360

3 Johnson HUW .356

4 Hrbek HUW .314

5 McGriff KES .312

6 Davis RIC .294

7 Sierra KES .250

8 Davis FUG .197

9 Tettleton RIC .195

10 Guerrero KES .182

Longest hit streak

1 Sierra KES 18

2 Bonilla KES 15

3 Blauser ORN 14

4 Yount HUW 12

5 Guerrero KES 12

6 Mitchell KES 12

7 Broyles HUW 12

8 Whitt FUG 11

9 Sax IKE 10

10 Grace RIC 10

On-base percentage

1 Davis FUG .469

2 Bonilla KES .458

3 Boggs RIC .415

4 Seitzer NCW .405

5 Baines NCW .403

6 Smith,L FUG .399

7 Raines RIC .394

8 McGriff KES .390

9 Yount HUW .383

10 Davis RIC .381

On-base plus slugging

1 Bonilla KES 1.221

2 Mitchell KES 1.077

3 Davis FUG 1.045

4 Johnson HUW .984

5 Davis RIC .964

6 McGriff KES .959

7 Sierra KES .941

8 Hrbek HUW .902

9 Yount HUW .892

10 Baines NCW .873

Plate appearances

1 Davis RIC 194

2 Raines RIC 193

3 Yount HUW 180

4 Thompson ORN 180

5 Molitor KES 179

6 Puckett NCW 178

7 Sierra KES 176

8 Mitchell KES 176

9 Blauser ORN 175

10 O'Brien ORN 173

Plate appearances per game

1 Puckett NCW 4.68

2 Henderson IKE 4.68

3 Davis RIC 4.62

4 Yount HUW 4.62

5 Raines RIC 4.60

6 Clark IKE 4.56

7 Mattingly NCW 4.55

8 Johnson HUW 4.50

9 Carpenter NCW 4.50

10 Molitor KES 4.47

Runs

1 Davis RIC 35

2 Sierra KES 34

3 Mitchell KES 34

4 Raines RIC 33

5 Johnson HUW 32

6 Yount HUW 29

7 Henderson IKE 28

8 Puckett NCW 27

9 Bonilla KES 26

10 O'Neill KES 25

Runs batted in

1 Mitchell KES 47

2 Davis RIC 41

3 Hrbek HUW 31

4 Guerrero KES 27

5 Bonilla KES 26

6 Davis FUG 26

7 Mattingly NCW 26

8 Clark IKE 25

9 Gruber HUW 24

10 Johnson HUW 24

Runs created

1 Bonilla KES 40.8

2 Mitchell KES 39.6

3 Davis FUG 37.5

4 Davis RIC 36.4

5 Sierra KES 35.5

6 Harris IKE 35.4

7 Yount HUW 32.6

8 Johnson HUW 32.4

9 Hrbek HUW 28.4

10 Raines RIC 28.4

Runs created/27 outs

1 Bonilla KES 15.1

2 Davis FUG 11.4

3 Mitchell KES 9.1

4 Sierra KES 8.4

5 McGriff KES 8.3

6 Johnson HUW 7.9

7 Davis RIC 7.8

8 Yount HUW 7.6

9 Baines NCW 7.3

10 Boggs RIC 7.1

Sacrifice bunts

1 Gwynn IKE 6

2 Alomar,R NCW 3

3 Vizquel ORN 3

4 Reed FUG 3

5 Stillwell PCB 2

6 Thompson ORN 2

7 Browne NCW 1

8 Caminiti RIC 1

9 Herr PCB 1

10 Walton PCB 1

Sacrifice flies

1 McDowell PCB 4

2 Gagne RIC 4

3 Mitchell KES 4

4 Davis RIC 4

5 Steinbach NCW 3

6 Bonilla KES 3

7 Vizquel ORN 3

8 Pendleton IKE 3

9 Leonard PCB 3

10 Evans FUG 3

Secondary average

1 McGriff KES .550

2 Mitchell KES .488

3 Bonilla KES .482

4 Johnson HUW .477

5 Hrbek HUW .457

6 Davis RIC .454

7 Henderson IKE .395

8 Davis FUG .364

9 Baines NCW .359

10 Tettleton RIC .346

Slugging percentage

1 Bonilla KES .763

2 Mitchell KES .725

3 Johnson HUW .644

4 Sierra KES .583

5 Davis RIC .583

6 Davis FUG .576

7 McGriff KES .569

8 Hrbek HUW .564

9 Yount HUW .509

10 Guerrero KES .493

Steal percentage

1 Johnson HUW 1.000

2 Puckett NCW 1.000

3 Franco FUG 1.000

4 Smith IKE 1.000

5 Jackson HUW .833

6 Gwynn IKE .833

7 Alomar,R NCW .833

8 Raines RIC .813

9 Sandberg HUW .800

10 O'Neill KES .800

Stolen bases

1 Henderson IKE 19-6

2 Raines RIC 13-3

3 Bonds NCW 7-2

4 Johnson HUW 6-0

5 Puckett NCW 5-0

6 Jackson HUW 5-1

7 Gwynn IKE 5-1

8 Alomar,R NCW 5-1

9 Milligan RIC 4-0

10 Gagne RIC 4-0

Strikeout/walk ratio

1 Hrbek HUW 0.4

2 O'Brien ORN 0.5

3 Smith IKE 0.5

4 Boggs RIC 0.6

5 Baines NCW 0.6

6 Davis FUG 0.7

7 Lansford FUG 0.7

8 Raines RIC 0.8

9 Henderson IKE 0.8

10 Palmeiro ORN 0.9

Strikeouts

1 Davis RIC 52

2 Worthington PCB 49

3 Blauser ORN 47

4 Mitchell KES 47

5 Smith,L FUG 38

6 Tettleton RIC 37

7 Evans FUG 36

8 Johnson HUW 36

9 Jackson HUW 35

10 Dunston ORN 34

TB+BB rate

1 Bonilla KES .771

2 Mitchell KES .727

3 Johnson HUW .667

4 McGriff KES .632

5 Davis RIC .624

6 Davis FUG .613

7 Hrbek HUW .607

8 Sierra KES .597

9 Baines NCW .547

10 Guerrero KES .539

TB+BB+HBP rate

1 Bonilla KES .771

2 Mitchell KES .727

3 Johnson HUW .667

4 McGriff KES .640

5 Davis FUG .631

6 Davis RIC .629

7 Hrbek HUW .607

8 Sierra KES .597

9 Baines NCW .554

10 Guerrero KES .539

Total average

1 Bonilla KES 1.443

2 Davis FUG 1.186

3 Mitchell KES 1.123

4 McGriff KES 1.072

5 Johnson HUW 1.036

6 Davis RIC 1.000

7 Sierra KES .938

8 Hrbek HUW .934

9 Baines NCW .906

10 Henderson IKE .904

Total bases

1 Mitchell KES 116

2 Sierra KES 98

3 Johnson HUW 96

4 Davis RIC 95

5 Bonilla KES 87

6 Yount HUW 85

7 Hrbek HUW 79

8 Davis FUG 76

9 Guerrero KES 73

10 Blauser ORN 72

Total bases + BB + HBP

1 Mitchell KES 128

2 Davis RIC 122

3 Johnson HUW 108

4 Sierra KES 105

5 Bonilla KES 101

6 Davis FUG 101

7 Hrbek HUW 99

8 Yount HUW 97

9 Raines RIC 92

10 Guerrero KES 89

Total bases plus walks

1 Mitchell KES 128

2 Davis RIC 121

3 Johnson HUW 108

4 Sierra KES 105

5 Bonilla KES 101

6 Hrbek HUW 99

7 Davis FUG 98

8 Yount HUW 96

9 Raines RIC 92

10 Guerrero KES 89

Triples

1 Sierra KES 7

2 Bonilla KES 5

3 Seitzer NCW 3

4 Franco FUG 3

5 Orsulak RIC 2

6 Bell HUW 2

7 Thompson RIC 2

8 Whitaker RIC 2

9 Evans FUG 2

10 Sax IKE 2

Walks

1 Raines RIC 30

2 Davis RIC 26

3 Boggs RIC 25

4 McGriff KES 24

5 Henderson IKE 24

6 Evans FUG 23

7 Milligan RIC 22

8 Davis FUG 22

9 Baines NCW 21

10 Whitaker RIC 20