We have created a convenient glossary page<\/a>. If a stat name is linked, click\/tap it to see, in a new tab, the definition of that stat.<\/p>\n Click\/tap here to see the ranking method.<\/a><\/p>\n League averages for August:<\/p>\n AL \u2014 4.08 ERA<\/a>, 1.261 WHIP<\/a>, 3.2 HR%<\/a>, 14.8 K\u2013BB%<\/a>, 71.3 ScOtg% (ER)<\/a>, 3.0 GE\/BE<\/a>, 1.3 GE<\/a>, 32.8 IS%<\/a>. Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox San Francisco Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Brock Burke<\/a><\/strong>, Los Angeles Angels (Angels games only)<\/p>\n Burke struggled in his three August outings with the Texas Rangers, leading the defending champions to designate the left-hander for assignment August 11. The Angels claimed him on waivers August 13 and activated him August 14. In his seven August appearances for the Halos, all of which were scoreless, Burke allowed three total baserunners, one via hit and two via walk. Doing so across 7 2\/3 innings gave Burke a 0.391 WHIP. He did not allow any of the three runners he inherited to score, and of the 26 batters he faced, 14 struck out. This gave him a 46.2 K\u2013BB% (53.8 K%, 7.7 BB%).<\/p>\n Dylan Lee<\/a><\/strong>, Atlanta Braves<\/p>\n Lee made nine August appearances, seven of which were scoreless (77.8 ScOtg%). Facing 32 batters across nine innings, Lee struck out 15 and allowed two earned runs, three hits, two walks, and a homer. His performance gave him a 0.556 WHIP, 3.1 HR%, and 40.6 K\u2013BB% (46.9 K%, 6.3 BB%).<\/p>\n Griffin Jax<\/a><\/strong>, Minnesota Twins<\/p>\n Jax had one of the best months of any reliever all season. Not a soul crossed the plate with him on the mound, whether it be an earned, unearned, or inherited run. In 13 August appearances, his GE\u2013BE count was 10\u20130. Tossing 12 1\/3 innings, he faced 43 batters. Jax struck out 17, walked none, and allowed six hits \u2014 three singles, two doubles, and a triple. This gave him a 0.486 WHIP and 39.5 K\u2013BB%.<\/p>\n Joel Payamps<\/a><\/strong>, Milwaukee Brewers<\/p>\n Payamps, in 14 August appearances, racked up a GE\u2013BE tally of 9\u20131, obviously giving him a ratio of 9.0 GE\/BE. In addition to stranding all seven runners he inherited, Payamps held opponents scoreless in 13 outings (92.9 ScOtg%). Both earned runs he allowed came on one swing of the bat \u2014 a two-run homer by Mike Yastrzemski<\/a><\/strong> of the San Francisco Giants, the only homer Payamps allowed all month. He faced 45 batters across 12 2\/3 innings, striking out 12, walking three, and allowing five hits. His rate stats came to a 0.632 WHIP, 2.2 HR%, and 20.0 K\u2013BB% (26.7 K%, 6.7 BB%).<\/p>\n Josh Hader<\/a><\/strong>, Houston Astros<\/p>\n August was vintage Josh Hader, what the Astros were hoping for when they signed him to a five-year, $95 million deal last offseason. He made 13 appearances, holding opponents without an earned run in 12 of them (92.3 ScOtg%). His GE-BE tally came to 9\u20131 (9.0 GE\/BE). The lone earned run he allowed across his 13 1\/3 August innings came in his last appearance of the month, a game-tying home run by Paul DeJong<\/a><\/strong> of the Kansas City Royals in the top of the ninth on August 30. (Note: The Astros won that game anyway thanks to a walk-off Jose Altuve<\/a><\/strong> double in the bottom of the ninth off James McArthur<\/a><\/strong>.) He faced 48 batters in August and struck out 17, walked five, and allowed three hits. This gave him a 0.600 WHIP, 2.1 HR%, and 25.0 K\u2013BB% (35.4 K%, 10.4 BB%).<\/p>\n Ryan Walker<\/a><\/strong>, San Francisco Giants<\/p>\n Walker was nearly untouchable in August, going a perfect 10\u20130 in GE\u2013BE during his 12 appearances. He did not allow an earned run all month. He struck out 26 of the 53 batters he faced in his 13 2\/3 innings, walking two and allowing seven hits. To cap it off, he inherited six runners and stranded all of them. His August WHIP was 0.659, and he had a 45.3 K\u2013BB% (49.1 K%, 3.8 BB%).<\/p>\n Ryan Walker, San Francisco Giants closer<\/p>\n Walker also earned the status of most improved NL reliever in August. His dominant performance gave him 183.3 points, a leap of 178.6 from July, when he earned 4.7 points. July saw him appear in 13 games, holding opponents without an earned run in 11 (76.9 ScOtg%), although he allowed an inherited runner to score in one of them (1-of-7, 14.3 IS%). His GE\u2013BE tally was 4\u20133, a 1.3 GE\/BE ratio. He allowed five earned runs on nine hits, walking five and striing out eight of the 53 batters he faced across 13 2\/3 innings. Two of the hits he allowed were homers. This gave him a 1.024 WHIP, 3.8 HR%, and 5.7 K\u2013BB% for July (15.1 K%, 9.4 BB%).<\/p>\n Edwin Diaz, New York Mets Closer<\/p>\n Diaz was not himself in August, having a 3\u20131 GE\u2013BE tally in 10 appearances. He held opponents without an earned run seven times (70.0 ScOtg%), but the other three games saw him give up a combined five earned runs. In 8 2\/3 innings, Diaz faced 33 batters, striking out 15, walking three, and allowing four hits. Two of the four hits, however, were home runs. This gave him a nice 0.808 WHIP and 36.4 K\u2013BB% (45.5 K%, 9.1 BB%), but his 6.1 HR% hurt. This gave him a total of 8.8 points in August.<\/p>\n Diaz dropped 130.0 points from July, when he had a 6\u20130 GE\u2013BE tally in eight appearances, seven of which he held opponents without an earned run (87.5 ScOtg%). He faced 31 batters in eight innings, allowing one earned run on three hits, walking five and striking out ten. Diaz had a 1.000 WHIP in July, along with a 0.0 HR% and 16.1 K\u2013BB% (32.3 K%, 16.1 BB%; the 0.1 discrepancy is due to rounding).<\/p>\n Jason Foley<\/a><\/strong>, Detroit Tigers Closer<\/p>\n Foley had a tough July, to put it mildly. He appeared in 11 games, tallying two GE against one BE, and pitched eight innings. He struck out three of the 43 batters he faced, allowing eight earned runs on 14 hits, including two home runs, and five walks. Foley had a 54.5 ScOtg% (6-of-11), 2.375 WHIP, 4.7 HR%, and \u20134.7 K\u2013BB% (7.0 K%, 11.6 BB%) for July, earning \u201348.9 points.<\/p>\n In August, he was a completely different pitcher. All 12 of his appearances saw him prevent any earned runs, including four GE and no BE. He did not allow any of the four runners he inherited to score, either. Foley faced 40 hitters, striking out nine, walking three, and allowing three hits. This gave him a 0.545 WHIP, 0.0 HR% (obviously), a 15.0 K\u2013BB% (22.5 K%, 7.5 BB%), and 128.7 points \u2014 a 177.6-point improvement from July.<\/p>\n Tayler Saucedo<\/a><\/strong>, Seattle Mariners Middle Reliever<\/p>\n Saucedo held opponents without an earned run in 9-of-10 July appearances (90.0 ScOtg%). Facing 35 batters across 8 1\/3 innings, he allowed three runs on four hits, striking out 11 and walking six. He had a 1.200 WHIP, 33.3 IS% (1-of-3), 0.0 HR%, and 14.3 K\u2013BB%. This gave him 19.5 total points.<\/p>\n In August, Saucedo held opponents scoreless in 3-of-7 appearances (42.9 ScOtg%). He faced 21 hitters across 3 2\/3 innings, allowing 5-of-6 inherited runners to score (83.3 IS%) as well as six earned runs on eight hits, striking out no one and walking two. He had a 9.5 HR% (two homers), 2.727 WHIP, and \u20139.5 K\u2013BB% (0 K%, 9.5 BB%). His point total was \u2013105.2, a free-fall of 124.6 points.<\/p>\n 1. San Francisco Giants<\/strong><\/a> (94.6, 1st in NL)<\/strong> \u25b2<\/strong> +17 from July<\/strong> 2. Minnesota Twins<\/strong><\/a> (56.2, 1st in AL)<\/strong> \u25b2<\/strong> +8 from July<\/strong> 3. Toronto Blue Jays<\/strong><\/a> (49.6, 2nd in AL) <\/strong>\u25b2<\/strong> +14 from July<\/strong> 4. Texas Rangers<\/strong><\/a> (43.1, 3rd in AL)<\/strong> \u25b2<\/strong> +9 from July<\/strong> 5. Philadelphia Phillies<\/strong><\/a> (39.7, 2nd in NL) <\/strong>\u25b2<\/strong> +21 from July<\/strong> 6. Chicago Cubs<\/strong><\/a> (31.1, 3rd in NL)<\/strong> \u25b2<\/strong> +8 from July<\/strong> 7. Arizona Diamondbacks<\/strong><\/a> (26.2, 4th in NL) <\/strong>\u25b2<\/strong> +8 from July<\/strong> 8. Oakland Athletics<\/strong><\/a> (23.3, 4th in AL)<\/strong> \u25bc<\/strong> \u20135 from July<\/strong> 9. Tampa Bay Rays<\/strong><\/a> (21.6, 5th in AL)<\/strong> \u25bc<\/strong> \u20133 from July<\/strong> 10. Houston Astros<\/strong><\/a> (17.91, rounded to 17.9, 6th in AL)<\/strong> \u25bc<\/strong> \u20132 from July<\/strong> 11. Los Angeles Dodgers<\/strong><\/a> (17.85, rounded to 17.9, 4th in NL) <\/strong>\u25b2<\/strong> +17 from July<\/strong> 12. Los Angeles Angels<\/strong><\/a> (17.1, 7th in AL) <\/strong>\u25bc<\/strong> \u20138 from July<\/strong> 13. Milwaukee Brewers<\/strong><\/a> (14.5, 6th in NL)<\/strong> \u25b2<\/strong> +8 from July<\/strong> 14. Cleveland Guardians<\/strong><\/a> (10.0, 8th in AL) <\/strong>\u25bc<\/strong> \u201313 from July 15. Detroit Tigers<\/strong><\/a> (7.9, 9th in AL)<\/strong> \u25b2<\/strong> +12 from July<\/strong> 16. Washington Nationals<\/strong><\/a> (4.87, rounded to 4.9, 7th in NL)<\/strong> \u25b2<\/strong> +6 from July<\/strong> 17. San Diego Padres<\/strong><\/a> (4.86, rounded to 4.9, 5th in NL)<\/strong> \u25bc<\/strong> \u20138 from July<\/strong> 18. New York Yankees<\/strong><\/a> (4.1, 10th in AL)<\/strong> \u25bc<\/strong> \u20132 from July<\/strong> 19. Atlanta Braves<\/strong><\/a> (0.0, 9th in NL)<\/strong> \u25bc<\/strong> \u201312 from July<\/strong> 20. Colorado Rockies<\/strong><\/a> (\u201310.8, 10th in NL)<\/strong> \u25bc<\/strong> \u20139 from July<\/strong> 21. Miami Marlins<\/strong><\/a> (\u201311.5, 11th in NL)<\/strong> \u25bc<\/strong> \u201316 from July<\/strong> 22. Baltimore Orioles<\/strong><\/a> (\u201312.6, 11th in AL) <\/strong>\u25b2<\/strong> +2 from July<\/strong> 23. New York Mets<\/strong><\/a> (\u201314.0, 12th in NL)<\/strong>
\nNL \u2014 4.16 ERA, 1.289 WHIP, 2.8 HR%, 16.1 K\u2013BB%, 71.6 ScOtg% (ER), 3.2 GE\/BE, 1.6 GE, 30.6 IS%.<\/p>\nSport Relay Team Reliever and Bullpen Awards, August 2024<\/h3>\n
![\"Bullpen](\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/E12-06-\u2014-August-AL-Team-Stats-1024x230.png\")
<\/a>![\"Bullpen](\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/E12-07-\u2014-August-NL-Team-Stats-1024x230.png\")
<\/a>Relief Corps of the Month (AL), August<\/h4>\n
\n7.3 GE\/BE (22\u20133), 74.4 ScOtg%, 1.279 WHIP, 2.5 HR%, 17.8 K\u2013BB%<\/p>\nShakiest Relief Corps of the Month (AL), August<\/h4>\n
\n0.7 GE\/BE (6\u20139), 60.7 ScOtg%, 1.632 WHIP, 3.1 HR%, 12.0 K\u2013BB%<\/p>\nRelief Corps of the Month (NL), August<\/h4>\n
\n11.5 GE\/BE (23\u20132), 78.7 ScOtg%, 1.244 WHIP, 1.7 HR%, 16.0 K\u2013BB%<\/p>\nShakiest Relief Corps of the Month (NL), August<\/h4>\n
\n1.4 GE\/BE (14\u201310), 66.7 ScOtg%, 1.525 WHIP, 2.8 HR%, 13.8 K\u2013BB%<\/p>\nSport Relay Individual Reliever and Bullpen Awards, August 2024<\/h3>\n
AL Middle Reliever of the Month, August<\/h4>\n
NL Middle Reliever of the Month, August<\/h4>\n
AL Setup Man of the Month, August<\/h4>\n
NL Setup Man of the Month, August<\/h4>\n
AL Closer of the Month, August<\/h4>\n
NL Closer of the Month, August<\/h4>\n
Most Improved, NL, August<\/h4>\n
Biggest Plunge, NL, August<\/h4>\n
Most Improved, AL, August<\/h4>\n
Biggest Plunge, AL, August<\/h4>\n
Sport Relay Team Reliever and Bullpen Rankings, August 2024<\/h3>\n
![\"Bullpen](\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/E12-01-\u2014-August-Team-Overall-1024x319.png\")
<\/a>The Outlier<\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>180.1<\/em> Clutch, 10.7 Run Prevention, 9.0 Baserunners, \u20130.9 Command<\/em><\/p>\nThe Elite<\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>107.8<\/em> Clutch, 3.1 Run Prevention, 2.0 Baserunners, 20.3 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>95.2<\/em> Clutch, 3.8 Run Prevention, 8.2 Baserunners, \u20133.4 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>93.7<\/em> Clutch, \u20134.5 Run Prevention, \u201316.3 Baserunners, \u20139.9 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>73.7<\/em> Clutch, 8.7 Run Prevention, \u20133.6 Baserunners, 3.8 Command<\/em><\/p>\nBetter Take an Early Lead\u2026<\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>56.3<\/em> Clutch, 5.7 Run Prevention, 2.8 Baserunners, 12.9 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>47.3<\/em> Clutch, 2.2 Run Prevention, 11.5 Baserunners, 12.4 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>44.0<\/em> Clutch, 3.9 Run Prevention, \u20132.2 Baserunners, 2.8 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>19.9<\/em> Clutch, 25.2 Run Prevention, 16.4 Baserunners, 23.3 Command<\/em><\/p>\nThe Very Good<\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>25.6<\/em> Clutch, 8.5 Run Prevention, 12.3 Baserunners, 18.3 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>26.7<\/em> Clutch, 9.6 Run Prevention, 11.8 Baserunners, \u20131.0 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>29.1<\/em> Clutch, 7.9 Run Prevention, 7.4 Baserunners, \u201320.1 Command<\/em><\/p>\nThe Good<\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>17.4<\/em> Clutch, 10.4 Run Prevention, 12.9 Baserunners, 16.9 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>22.7<\/em> Clutch, \u20135.1 Run Prevention, 8.4 Baserunners, \u20137.1 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>3.5<\/em> Clutch, 10.2 Run Prevention, 21.0 Baserunners, 10.1 Command<\/em><\/p>\nSlightly above Average<\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>4.2<\/em> Clutch, 8.5 Run Prevention, 7.3 Baserunners, \u201319.3 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>0.2<\/em> Clutch, 3.5 Run Prevention, 9.5 Baserunners, 52.1 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>6.1<\/em> Clutch, 2.6 Run Prevention, 4.0 Baserunners, \u20134.8 Command<\/em><\/p>\nThe Average<\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>8.0<\/em> Clutch, \u201312.9 Run Prevention, \u20131.8 Baserunners, 14.0 Command<\/em><\/p>\nStock Up on Tums<\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>\u20139.3<\/em> Clutch, \u20136.6 Run Prevention, \u201321.4 Baserunners, \u201334.2 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>\u201313.6<\/em> Clutch, \u201312.3 Run Prevention, \u20133.2 Baserunners, \u20131.4 Command<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>\u201322.4<\/em> Clutch, \u20135.3 Run Prevention, \u20131.6 Baserunners, 11.6 Command<\/em><\/p>\n