Major League Soccer League Leaders by Season

Points
YEAR PLAYER TEAM G AST PTS
1996 Roy Lassiter Tampa Bay Mutiny 27 4 58
1997 Preki Kansas City Wizards 12 17 41
1998 Stern John Columbus Crew 26 5 57
1999 Jason Kreis Dallas Burn 18 15 51
YEAR PLAYER TEAM G PTS .AVG
2000 Mamadou Diallo Tampa Bay Mutiny 26 4 56
2001 Alex Pineda Chacon Miami Fusion 19 9 47
2002 Taylor Twellman New England Revolution 23 6 52
2003 Preki Kansas City Wizards 12 17 41
2004 Pat Noonan New England Revolution 11 8 and
  Amado Guevara MetroStars 10 10 30

Multiple winners:  Preki (2)

Consecutive winners:  none

 

Total winners by club (10):  Tampa Bay Mutiny, Kansas City Wizards, and New England Revolution (2); Columbus Crew, Dallas Burn, Miami Fusion, and MetroStars (1)

Goals
YEAR PLAYER TEAM G
1996 Roy Lassiter Tampa Bay Mutiny 27
1997 Jaime Moreno D.C. United 16
1998 Stern John Columbus Crew 26
1999 Stern John Columbus Crew and
  Roy Lassiter D.C. United and
  Jason Kreis Dallas Burn 18
YEAR PLAYER TEAM G
2000 Mamadou Diallo Tampa Bay Mutiny 26
2001 Alex Pineda Chacon Miami Fusion 19
2002 Carlos Ruiz Los Angeles Galaxy 24
2003 Carlos Ruiz Los Angeles Galaxy and
  Taylor Twellman New England Revolution 15
2004 Brian Ching San Jose Earthquakes and
  Eddie Johnson Dallas Burn 12
2005 Taylor Twellman New England Revolution 17
2006 Jeff Cunningham Real Salt Lake 16
2007 Luciano Emilio D.C. United 20
2008 Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy 20
2009 Jeff Cunningham FC Dallas 17
YEAR PLAYER TEAM G
2010 Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes 18
2011 Dwayne De Rosario Toronto FC/D.C. United/New York Red Bulls and
  Chris Wondolowski-* San Jose Earthquakes 16
2012 Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes 27
2013 Camilo Vancouver Whitecaps FC 22
2014 Bradley Wright-Phillips New York Red Bulls 27
2015 Kei Kamara Columbus Crew SC and
  Sebastian Giovinco-* Toronto FC 22
2016 Bradley Wright-Phillips New York Red Bulls 24
2017 Nemanja Nikolic Chicago Fire 24
2018 Josef Martinez Atlanta United FC 31
2019 Carlos Vela Los Angeles Football Club 34
YEAR PLAYER TEAM G
2020 Diego Rossi Los Angeles Football Club 14
2021 Ola Kamara D.C. United and
  Valentin Castellanos New York City FC 19
2022 Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC 23
2023 Denis Bouanga Los Angeles Football Club 20

Multiple winners:  Chris Wondolowski (3); Stern John, Roy Lassiter, Carlos Ruiz, Taylor Twellman, Jeff Cunningham, and Bradley Wright-Phillips (2)

Consecutive winners:  Chris Wondolowski (3); Stern John and Carlos Ruiz (2)

 

Total winners by club (35):  D.C. United (4); Los Angeles Galaxy, Dallas Burn/FC Dallas, and San Jose Earthquakes,, Columbus Crew/Columbus Crew SC, and Los Angeles Football Club (3); Tampa Bay Mutiny, New England Revolution, and New York Red Bulls (2); Miami Fusion, San Jose Earthquakes, Real Salt Lake, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Toronto FC, Chicago Fire, Atlanta United FC, New York City FC, Nashville SC, and multiple teams (1)

Assists
YEAR PLAYER TEAM AST
1996 Marco Etcheverry D.C. United 19
1997 Carlos Valderrama Tampa Bay Mutiny 19
1998 Marco Etcheverry D.C. United 19
1999 Steve Ralston Tampa Bay Mutiny 18
YEAR PLAYER TEAM AST
2000 Carlos Valderrama Tampa Bay Mutiny 26
2001 Diego Serna Miami Fusion and
  John Wilimar Perez Columbus Crew 15
2002 Steve Ralston New England Revolution 19
2003 Preki Kansas City Wizards 17
2004 Jaime Moreno D.C. United 14
2005 Dwayne De Rosario San Jose Earthquakes 13
2006 Terry Cooke Colorado Rapids 13
2007 Steve Ralston New England Revolution 14
2008 Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew 19
2009 Omar Cummings Colorado Rapids and
  Brad Davis Houston Dynamo 12
YEAR PLAYER TEAM AST
2010 Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy 16
2011 Brad Davis Houston Dynamo 16
2012 Graham Zusi Sporting Kansas City 15
2013 Diego Valeri Portland Timbers 13
2014 Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy 19
2015 Sebastian Giovinco Toronto FC 16
2016 Sacha Kljestan New York Red Bulls 20
2017 Sacha Kljestan New York Red Bulls 17
2018 Borek Dockal Philadelphia Union 18
2019 Maximiliano Moralez New York City FC 20
YEAR PLAYER TEAM AST
2020 Darwin Quintero Houston Dynamo and
  Nicolas Lodeiro Seattle Sounders FC and
  Robert Beric Chicago Fire 10
2021 Carles Gil New England Revolution 18
2022 Luciano Acosta FC Cincinnati 19
2023 Thiago Almada Atlanta United FC 19

Multiple winners:  Steve Ralston (3); Marco Etcheverry, Carlos Valderrama, Brad Davis, Landon Donovan, and Sacha Klejstan (2)

Consecutive winners:  Sacha Kljestan (2)

 

Total winners by club (32):  San Jose Earthquakes/Houston Dynamo (4); Tampa Bay Mutiny, D.C. United, and; New England Revolution (3); Columbus Crew, Colorado Rapids, Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City, Los Angeles Galaxy, and New York Red Bulls (2); Miami Fusion, Portland Timbers, Toronto FC, Philadelphia Union, Los Angeles Football Club, Seattle Sounders FC, Chicago Fire, FC Cincinnati, and Atlanta United FC (1)

Goals Against Average
YEAR PLAYER TEAM GAA
1996 Jorge Campos Los Angeles Galaxy 1.20
1997 Brad Friedel Columbus Crew 1.21
1998 Zach Thornton Chicago Fire 1.17
1999 Kevin Hartman Los Angeles Galaxy 0.91
YEAR PLAYER TEAM GAA
2000 Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards 0.92
2001 Zach Thornton Chicago Fire 1.08
2002 Kevin Hartman Los Angeles Galaxy and
  Jon Busch Columbus Crew 1.09
2003 Jonny Walker MetroStars 0.95
2004 Nick Rimando D.C. United 1.00
2005 Pat Onstad San Jose Earthquakes 0.97
2006 Jon Conway New York Red Bulls 1.00
2007 Pat Onstad Houston Dynamo 0.82
2008 Pat Onstad Houston Dynamo 1.03
2009 Zach Thornton Chivas USA 0.87
YEAR PLAYER TEAM GAA
2010 Kevin Hartman FC Dallas 0.62
2011 Faryd Mondragon Philadelphia Union 1.06
2012 Michael Gspurning Seattle Sounders FC 0.70
2013 Jimmy Nielsen Sporting Kansas City 0.88
2014 Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake 1.04
2015 Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake 1.00
2016 Zac MacMath Colorado Rapids 0.76
2017 Tim Melia Sporting Kansas City 0.78
2018 Bill Hamid D.C. United 0.86
2019 Tyler Miller Los Angeles Football Club 1.00
YEAR PLAYER TEAM GAA
2020 Jimmy Maurer FC Dallas 0.81
2021 Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 0.92
2022 Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 0.76
2023 Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC 0.88

Multiple winners:  Pat Onstad, Zach Thornton, Kevin Hartman, and Nick Rimando (3); Andre Blake (2)

Consecutive winners:  Pat Onstad, Nick Rimando, and Andre Blake (2)

 

Total winners by club (29):  Los Angeles Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes/Houston Dynamo, Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City, and Philadelphia Union (3); Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew, MetroStars/New York Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, D.C. United, FC Dallas, and Seattle Sounders FC (2);  Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, and Los Angeles Football Club (1)

Wins
YEAR PLAYER TEAM W
1996 Mark Dougherty Tampa Bay Mutiny and
  Mark Dodd Dallas Burn 17
1997 Mike Ammann Kansas City Wizards 21
1998 Kevin Hartman Los Angeles Galaxy 22
1999 Kevin Hartman Los Angeles Galaxy 20
YEAR PLAYER TEAM W
2000 Scott Garlick Tampa Bay Mutiny 16
2001 Zach Thornton Chicago Fire 16
2002 Joe Cannon San Jose Earthquakes 13
2003 Zach Thornton Chicago Fire 15
2004 Jon Busch Columbus Crew 12
2005 Pat Onstad San Jose Earthquakes 18
2006 Troy Perkins D.C. United 15
2007 Troy Perkins D.C. United 16
2008 William Hesmer Columbus Crew 17
2009 Pat Onstad Houston Dynamo 13
YEAR PLAYER TEAM W
2010 Donovan Ricketts Los Angeles Galaxy 18
2011 Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC 18
2012 Jimmy Nielsen Sporting Kansas City 18
2013 Jimmy Nielsen Sporting Kansas City and
  Luis Robles New York Red Bulls 17
2014 Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC 20
2015 Luis Robles New York Red Bulls 18
2016 Luis Robles New York Red Bulls 16
2017 Alex Bono Toronto FC 19
2018 Luis Robles New York Red Bulls 21
2019 Brad Guzan Atlanta United FC and
  Tyler Miller Los Angeles Football Club 18
YEAR PLAYER TEAM W
2020 Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 13
2021 Matt Turner New England Revolution and
  William Yarbrough Colorado Rapids 17
2022 Maxime Crepeau Los Angeles Football Club 21
2023 Roman Celentano FC Cincinnati 20

Multiple winners:  Luis Robles (4); Kevin Hartman, Zach Thornton, Troy Perkins, Pat Onstad, and Jimmy Nielsen (2)

Consecutive winners:  Kevin Hartman, Troy Perkins, Jimmy Nielsen, and Luis Robles (2)

 

Total winners by club (32):  New York Red Bulls (4); San Jose Earthquakes/Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy, and Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City (3); Tampa Bay Mutiny, Chicago Fire, D.C. United, Columbus Crew, Seattle Sounders FC, and Los Angeles Football Club (2); Dallas Burn, Toronto FC, Atlanta United FC, Philadelphia Union, New England Revolution, Colorado Rapids, and FC Cincinnati (1)

Saves
YEAR PLAYER TEAM SV
1996 Mark Dodd Dallas Burn 160
1997 Mark Dodd Dallas Burn 183
1998 Tony Meola MetroStars 164
1999 Scott Garlick Tampa Bay Mutiny 152
YEAR PLAYER TEAM SV
2000 Scott Garlick Tampa Bay Mutiny 184
2001 Tim Howard MetroStars 146
2002 Tim Howard MetroStars 140
2003 Kevin Hartman Los Angeles Galaxy 149
2004 Joe Cannon Colorado Rapids 150
2005 Matt Reis New England Revolution 115
2006 Matt Reis New England Revolution 141
2007 Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake 146
2008 Joe Cannon San Jose Earthquakes 124
2009 Matt Reis New England Revolution 114
YEAR PLAYER TEAM SV
2010 Stefan Frei Toronto FC 108
2011 Jon Busch San Jose Earthquakes 113
2012 Andy Gruenebaum Columbus Crew 124
2013 Troy Perkins Montreal Impact 109
2014 Jon Busch San Jose Earthquakes 138
2015 Josh Saunders New York City FC 123
2016 Jake Gleeson Portland Timbers 118
2017 Joe Bendik Orlando City SC 118
2018 Evan Bush Montreal Impact 132
2019 David Bingham Los Angeles Galaxy 141
YEAR PLAYER TEAM SV
2020 Sean Johnson New York City FC 81
2021 Brad Stuver Austin FC 134
2022 J.T. Marcinkowski San Jose Earthquakes 112
2023 Brad Stuver Austin FC 132

Multiple winners:  Matt Reis (3); Mark Dodd, Scott Garlick, Tim Howard, Joe Cannon, Jon Busch, and Brad Stuver (2)

Consecutive winners:  Mark Dodd, Tom Howard, and Matt Reis (2)

 

Total winners by club (28):  San Jose Earthquakes (4); MetroStars and New England Revolution (3); Dallas Burn, Tampa Bay Mutiny, Montreal Impact, Los Angeles Galaxy New York City FC, and Austin FC (2); Colorado Rapids, Real Salt Lake, Toronto FC, Columbus Crew, Portland Timbers, and Orlando City SC (1)

Shutouts
YEAR PLAYER TEAM SHO
1996 Tony Meola New York-New Jersey MetroStars 9
1997 Brad Friedel Columbus Crew 7
1998 Zach Thornton Chicago Fire 8
1999 Matt Jordan Dallas Burn and
  Kevin Hartman Los Angeles Galaxy 11
YEAR PLAYER TEAM SHO
2000 Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards 16
2001 Matt Jordan Dallas Burn and
  Zach Thornton Chicago Fire 9
2002 Joe Cannon San Jose Earthquakes 8
2003 Scott Garlick Colorado Rapids and
  Pat Onstad San Jose Earthquakes 9
2004 Jon Busch Columbus Crew and
  Joe Cannon Colorado Rapids 10
2005 Pat Onstad San Jose Earthquakes 12
2006 Matt Reis New England Revolution 10
2007 Brad Guzan Chivas USA 13
2008 Jon Busch Chicago Fire and
  Kevin Hartman Kansas City Wizards and
  William Hesmer Columbus Crew 10
2009 Zach Thornton Chivas USA 12
YEAR PLAYER TEAM SHO
2010 Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake 14
2011 Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake and
  Kevin Hartman FC Dallas 13
2012 Jimmy Nielsen Sporting Kansas City 15
2013 Donovan Ricketts Portland Timbers 14
2014 David Ousted Vancouver Whitecaps FC 13
2015 Adam Larsen Kwarasey Portland Timbers and
  David Ousted Vancouver Whitecaps FC 13
2016 Luis Robles New York Red Bulls 11
2017 Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC 13
2018 Luis Robles New York Red Bulls 14
2019 Brad Guzan Atlanta United FC and
  Bill Hamid D.C. United 14
YEAR PLAYER TEAM SHO
2020 Joe Willis Nashville SC 9
2021 Joe Willis Nashville SC and
  William Yarbrough Colorado Rapids and
  Carlos Coronel New York Red Bulls 13
2022 Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 15
2023 Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC 14

Multiple winners:  Zach Thornton, and Kevin Hartman (3); Matt Jordan, Tony Meola, Joe Cannon, Pat Onstad, Jon Busch, Nick Rimando, David Ousted, Luis Robles, Brad Guzan, Joe Willis, and Stefan Frei (2)

Consecutive winners:  Nick Rimando, David Ousted, and Joe Willis (2)

 

Total winners by club (39):  New York-New Jersey MetroStars/New York Red Bull (4); San Jose Earthquakes, Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew, Dallas Burn/FC Dallas, Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City, and Colorado Rapids (3); Chivas USA, Real Salt Lake, Portland Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Nashville SC, and Seattle Sounders FC (2); Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, Atlanta United FC, D.C. United, and Philadelphia Union (1)

Total MLS Leaders by Club
G AST GAA W SV SHO PTS TOT
1. New York-New Jersey MetroStars/New York Red Bulls 2 2 2 4 4 3 1 18
2. Columbus Crew/Columbus Crew SC 3 2 2 2 1 3 1 14
  Los Angeles Galaxy 3 2 3 3 2 1 0 14
  San Jose Earthquakes/Houston Dynamo 1 4 3 3 0 3 0 14
5. Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City 0 2 3 3 0 3 2 13
  Dallas Burn/FC Dallas 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 12
  D.C. United 4 3 2 2 0 1 0 12
  New England Revolution 2 3 0 1 3 1 2 12
9. Tampa Bay Mutiny 2 3 0 2 2 0 2 11
10. Chicago Fire 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 9
11. Colorado Rapids 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 8
12. San Jose Earthquakes 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 7
13. Real Salt Lake 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 6
  Philadelphia Union 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 6
15. Seattle Sounders FC 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 5
  Los Angeles Football Club 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 5
17. Portland Timbers 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4
  Toronto FC 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
  New York City FC 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4
20. Miami Fusion 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
  Chivas USA 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
  Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
  Atlanta United FC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
  Nashville SC 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
25. Montreal Impact 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
26. Orlando City SC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
  Austin FC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
  FC Cincinnati 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
  multiple teams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Active teams without league leader:   Minnesota United FC (2017); Inter Miami CF (2020); Charlotte FC (2022)