The success of the 2008 Angels was mainly due to the strength of their pitching staff. It is blatantly obvious when looking at the league leaders for the year as their pitchers are among the leaders and the hitters, well....

Here's a list of where Angel players finished in the top 10 of the American league this year. If there were no Angels in the top ten, then the highest Angel is also listed.

Saves
1. 62 Francisco Rodriguez (New ML Record)

Strikeouts
1. 231 AJ Burnett
2. 214 Ervin Santana

WHIP
1. 1.05 Roy Halladay
3. 1.12 Ervin Santana
9. 1.21 Joe Saunders

IP
1. 246.0 Roy Halladay
4. 219.0 Ervin Santana

Batting Average Against
1. .211 Daisuke Matsuzaka
5. .237 Ervin Santana

ERA
1. 2.54 Cliff Lee
6. 3.41 Joe Saunders

Wins
1. 22 Cliff Lee
6. 17 Joe Saunders
7. 16 Ervin Santana

HITTERS

Batting Average
1. .330 Joe Mauer
13. .303 Vladimir Guerrero

RBI
1. 130 Josh Hamilton
16. 91 Vladimir Guerrero

HR
1. 37 Miguel Cabrera
13. 27 Vladimir Guerrero

Runs
1. 118 Dutin Pedroia
28. 85 Vladimir Guerrero & Torii Hunter

Hits
1. 213 Ichiro Suzuki & Dustin Pedroia
27. 164 Vladimir Guerrero

Doubles
1. 54 Dustin Pedroia
17. Torii Hunter

Triples
1. 13 Curtis Granderson
13. Erick Aybar

Walks
1. 111 Jack Cust
28. 62 Chone Figgins

Stolen Bases
1. 50 Jacoby Ellsbury
6. 34 Chone Figgins

On-Base Percentage
1. .436 Milton Bradley
20. .367 Chone Figgins

Slugging Percentage
1. .573 Alex Rodriguez
10. .521 Vladimir Guerrero

OPS
1. Milton Bradley .999
10. Vladimir Guerrero .886