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2024 Season Leaders and Awards

EL Batting
Hits
223 Stu Joyce (BOS)
209 Jose Munoz (CHI)
201 Daniel Garcia (NO)
Batting Avg
.351 Stu Joyce (BOS)
.342 Juan Santos (TB)
.340 Clarence Davis (CLE)
Homeruns
44 Richie Rambeaux (CLE)
34 Pedro Arevalo (CLE)
34 Jose Munoz (CHI)
RBI
120 Luis Estrada (BOS)
112 Richie Rambeaux (CLE)
103 Jose Munoz (CHI)
Stolen Bases
49 Daniel Garcia (NO)
34 Stu Joyce (BOS)
33 Jose Munoz (CHI)

EL Pitching
Wins
20 Larry de Meza (ATL) *
20 Jerry Wood (IND)
18 Keith Robison (CLE)
ERA
2.54 Larry de Meza (ATL) *
2.58 Vince Little (ATL)
2.60 Carlo Tagros (NO)
Strikeouts
287 Larry de Meza (ATL) *
244 Jerry Wood (IND)
236 Eric Parker (IND)
Saves
39 Greg Gray (DET)
38 Roberto Perez (TB)
38 Kendrick Younger (NO)

WL Batting
Hits
245 Dixon Bodean (DEN)
217 Dustin Polk (HOU)
183 Gabriel Mendez (LA)
Batting Avg
.388 Dixon Bodean (DEN) *
.336 Dustin Polk (HOU)
.320 Will Nicholas (MIN)
Homeruns
52 Dixon Bodean (DEN) *
47 Claude Cummins (MIN)
36 Raul Escobar (DEN)
RBI
126 Dixon Bodean (DEN) *
117 Claude Cummins (MIN)
91 Jamie Boden (DEN)
Stolen Bases
42 Dustin Polk (HOU)
37 Jose Velasquez (SEA)
34 Raul Escobar (DEN)

WL Pitching
Wins
20 Bill Boyce (OKC)
20 AJ Merriweather (OKC)
19 Dave Cahill (MIN)
ERA
1.75 Earl Stone (DAL)
2.25 Marc Birstall (HOU)
2.43 Dave Cahill (MIN)
Strikeouts
279 Marc Birstall (HOU)
254 Anthony Barrett (LV)
247 Earl Stone (DAL)
Saves
49 Marcos Diaz (DEN)
41 Robert Grove (OKC)
39 Stephen Davis (LV)

Batting Champion – Boston’s Stu Joyce (.351) collected the award in the east, finishing ahead of Tampa Bay star Juan Santos (.342) and Cleveland 1B Clarence Davis (.340). In the west Denver’s Dixon Bodean (.388) collected his fourth straight batting title, finishing 52 percentage points ahead of his nearest challenger, Houston’s Dustin Polk (.336)
Homerun Champion – in the east, Cleveland’s Richie Rambeaux (44 HR’s) finished well ahead of teammate Pedro Arevalo and Chicago’s Jose Munoz who both finished with 34. Over in the west, Dixon Bodean won his second homerun title with 52 homers, beating Minneapolis star Claude Cummins who hit a career high 47.
Outstanding Hitter – in the east, Chicago 3B Jose Munoz (.332, 34HR, 103 RBI, 111 Runs and 33 SB) held off Juan Santos (TB) and Stu Joyce (BOS) to win the award. In the west Dixon Bodean (.388, 52 HR, 126 RBI and 126 Runs) was dominant once again, winning the award for the fourth straight year while collecting his second batting triple-crown.
Outstanding Pitcher – Atlanta’s Larry de Meza (20-9, 2.54 ERA and 287K) won his first award while also becoming the third player to record a pitching triple crown. In the west OKC’s Bill Boyce (20-6, 2.46 ERA) won the award but many observers felt Dallas pitcher Earl Stone (15-4, 1.75 ERA) was the more deserving candidate.
Rookie of the Year – The eastern award was picked up by Boston’s impressive 1B Luis Miguel Estrada (.312, 26 HR, 120 RBI). While in the west Dallas LF Kevin Perkins (.266, 14 HR, 63 RBI) collected the award.
Manager of the Year – Chicago manager Hector Guerra collected the award in the east for leading the Zephyrs to their stunning World Series win. In the west, Denver manager Yoshizaku Tanaka collected his second consecutive award despite his Wildcats being upstaged in the World Series.
Glove Wizards Awards EL – P Robinson Castro (IND) – C Don Bernard (BOS) – 1B Charles Mueller (ATL) – 2B Alan Williams (CHI) – 3B Fernando Flores (NO) – SS Richie Rambeaux (CLE) – LF Salvador Marrero (NO) – CF Travis Olsen (PHI) – RF Urbano Bertoluchi (IND)
Glove Wizard Awards WL – P Max Castle (LA) – C Bob Stone (OKC) – 1B Gabriel Mendez (LA) – 2B Tim Dowell (PHO) – 3B Jose Montoya (SD) – SS Ronald MacKinney (AUS) – LF Claude Cummins (MIN) – CF Brian Quinborough (LV) – RF Nick Robbins (SD)

Interesting Facts – For the second straight season two players hit at least 30 homeruns and stole 30 bases. Chicago 3B Jose Munoz (34 HR, 33 SB) and Denver CF Raul Escobar (36 HR, 34 SB). For Munoz it was his second consecutive 30/30 season, making him the first player in NABL history to achieve back-to-back 30/30 campaigns.
39-year-old veteran pitcher Ed Hudson found himself in an unfamiliar place during the 2024 season, being moved to a bullpen role. Prior to the season he had appeared in 335 games (all starts) possessed a career 147-84 record and sported a sparkling 2.69 ERA. It was safe to say the experiment was not a success, as Hudson endured a miserable season (3-14, 8.33 ERA, 23 saves in 78 games). Another pitcher who had a nightmare season was Sanfrancisco’s Martin Pineda, whose 23 losses matched the NABL record set in 2018 by Maxwell Hanson. Pineda’s struggles were not just limited to playing in Sanfrancisco, as over the past three seasons (2022-24) he had played for three teams (IND, PHO and SF) and compiled a 20-57, 4.69 ERA mark.