Sentences with phrase «among league leaders»

You wouldn't expect a player who's among the league leaders in offensive zone starts to also be among the very best in the league in gaining the opponents blue line with possession.

Mike Trout ranks among the league leaders in home runs, runs scored, RBIs and extra-base hits.

This man made All - Star teams, and ranked among the league leaders (in categories such as WHIP, ERA - plus and strikeout ratio), 18 years apart (1989 - 2007).

He's been among the league leaders the NBA for assist - to - turnover ratio all season long.

Captain Wiz did add 18 (and is among the League Leaders in PPG currently) and Joe «josephene» Karmin chipped in 12.

The Bears are among the league leaders in cap space.

Many of the league's top offenses (like the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals) are also among the league leaders in walks.

Someone should point out to Peter King that Old Waterbuckets took leave from his 25 - year «tryst» with wife Jane Russell long enough to lead the Rams to two NFL titles in his abbreviated, injury - ridden eight - year career, and that he was among the league leaders in punting, was an excellent placekicker and was a 60 - minute man who also played safety.

There isn't nearly enough data to calculate a teams» zone rating but it is interesting the four of the five «unlucky» teams above are among the league leaders in team errors.

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook is a shot blocking specialist and is always among the league leaders.

He doesn't figure to be among the league leaders in sacks; the Bears would be happy if he finished with 10 or 11, which would be a healthy increase over the 7.5 he had with the Dolphins last year.

Rollie Fingers tied a Padre mark by picking up his 16th save, and rookie Outfielder Gene Richards stole four bases in five tries, giving him 20 in 23 attempts and putting him among the league leaders.

Despite being among the league leaders in cap space, the Colts have been quiet so far in 2018.

Not exact matches

Meizu has been emerging as one of China's better - known smartphone brands, although it is not in the same league as market leaders Xiaomi and Lenovo, which are among the top sellers of mobile phones worldwide.

The 2016 Cubs «did simple better» by leading the league in walks and hit by pitch, and were among the leaders in statistics such as team defense and walks allowed.

Of the 20 teams that have won major league pennants in the last decade, all but one led or were among the leaders in team home runs.

Dave Altman, among the League's Leaders in PPG, had 12 points on only 11 shots.

Among top - flight clubs, only leaders Manchester United have been in better form than Arsenal over their last eight league matches.

It's worth noting that Long is the ERA leader among Southern League pitchers with the requisite innings pitched.

MacKinnon remains among the league's top scoring leaders with 89 points.

It is far from good enough from United as they now find themselves 16 points behind runaway league leaders Manchester City, and Paul Pogba is among those who has not looked at his best — far from it.

They are always among the leaders of the English Premier League.

The right - hander, who turns 30 in February, won't get to hit as often with the designated hitter in the American League, but Gallardo is the active leader among pitchers with 12 career home runs.

In eight games this season, he has nine goals, making him the league's alltime scoring leader among active players with 77 goals and 183 points.

2017's leader in receiving touchdowns and Plus / Minus among all wide receivers has reemerged as one of the league's finest, and he's bested top - corners Patrick Peterson (4 -76-1) and Jalen Ramsey (7 -55-1, 4 -80-1) along the way.

There are some other important facts regarding assists and assist leaders that must be noted here: 1) since Cousy last led the league in 1960, only one assist champion, West in 1972, played on an NBA championship team; 2) in none of the last four seasons has the NBA champion had a single player among the top 10 assist leaders; 3) in the NBA's 33 years, only five championship teams led the league in assists.

Toronto swingman Vince Carter has been every bit as explosive as the Raptors had hoped; Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce has performed at a level higher than expected of the No. 10 pick; Vancouver Grizzlies point guard Mike Bibby ranks among the league's assist leaders; and 6» 11» Raef LaFrentz of the Denver Nuggets has already dropped a couple of double - doubles.

He consistently ranked among the American League leaders in hits and runs scored for most of his career, and served as the Yankees» team captain from 2003 until his retirement in 2014.