MLS: Statistical leaders (through Aug. 30)
- by Soccer America , Aug 31, 1998
SCORING
| Player (Team) | GP | G | A | P |
| Jones (Los Angeles) | 19 | 16 | 11 | 43 |
| Diaz Arce (New England) | 27 | 18 | 7 | 43 |
| John (Columbus) | 20 | 19 | 3 | 41 |
| Welton (Los Angeles) | 26 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| Lassiter (D.C. United) | 27 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) | 25 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| Etcheverry (D.C. United) | 26 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
| Hurtado (MetroStars) | 27 | 10 | 15 | 35 |
| Moreno (D.C. United) | 27 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
| Savarese (MetroStars) | 25 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| Cerritos (San Jose) | 25 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| Kosecki (Chicago) | 23 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| Bravo (Colorado) | 27 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| Machon (Los Angeles) | 27 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| Preki (Kansas City) | 20 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Podbrozny (Chicago) | 21 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| McBride (Columbus) | 18 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| Paule (Colorado) | 25 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| Nowak (Chicago) | 20 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| Johnston (Kansas City) | 22 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
GOALKEEPING
| Player (Team) | GP | Min. | GAA | W-L |
| Thornton (Chicago) | 22 | 1806 | 1.15 | 14-7 |
| Garlick (D.C. United) | 23 | 2070 | 1.26 | 19-4 |
| Hartman (Los Angeles) | 25 | 2194 | 1.48 | 18-7 |
| Sommer (Columbus) | 17 | 1530 | 1.53 | 9-8 |
| Ammann (Kansas City) | 23 | 2070 | 1.57 | 10-13 |
| Dodd (Dallas) | 21 | 1845 | 1.66 | 9-11 |
| Ravelli (Tampa Bay) | 22 | 1963 | 1.70 | 6-13 |
| Hahnemann (Colorado) | 23 | 2070 | 1.87 | 12-11 |
| Meola (MetroStars) | 26 | 2340 | 1.88 | 13-13 |
| Kramer (San Jose) | 20 | 1765 | 1.94 | 7-13 |
| Cassar (Miami) | 19 | 1710 | 1.95 | 10-9 |
| Feuer (New England) | 21 | 1886 | 2.48 | 5-13 |
GOALS
| Player (Team) | GP | G |
| John (Columbus) | 20 | 19 |
| Diaz Arce (New England) | 27 | 18 |
| Lassiter (D.C. United) | 27 | 17 |
| Jones (Los Angeles) | 19 | 16 |
| Welton (Los Angeles) | 26 | 15 |
| Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) | 25 | 12 |
| Savarese (MetroStars) | 25 | 12 |
| Moreno (D.C. United) | 27 | 12 |
| Johnston (Kansas City) | 22 | 10 |
| Cerritos (San Jose) | 25 | 10 |
| Etcheverry (D.C. United) | 26 | 10 |
| Hurtado (MetroStars) | 27 | 10 |
| Harris (Colorado) | 22 | 9 |
| Kosecki (Chicago) | 23 | 9 |
| Paule (Colorado) | 25 | 9 |
| Bravo (Colorado) | 27 | 9 |
ASSISTS
| Player (Team) | GP | A |
| Etcheverry (D.C. United) | 26 | 16 |
| Hurtado (MetroStars) | 27 | 15 |
| Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) | 25 | 14 |
| Moore (New England) | 16 | 13 |
| Machon (Los Angeles) | 27 | 13 |
| Podbrozny (Chicago) | 21 | 12 |
| Jones (Los Angeles) | 19 | 11 |
| P.Dougherty (Tampa Bay) | 25 | 11 |
| Paz (Colorado) | 25 | 11 |
| Welton (Los Angeles) | 26 | 11 |
| Nowak (Chicago) | 20 | 10 |
| Preki (Kansas City) | 20 | 10 |
| Moreno (D.C. United) | 27 | 10 |
| Mathis (Los Angeles) | 27 | 10 |
| Cerritos (San Jose) | 25 | 9 |
| C.Henderson (Colorado) | 25 | 9 |
SHOTS
| Player (Team) | GP | S |
| Lassiter (D.C. United) | 27 | 95 |
| Hurtado (MetroStars) | 27 | 94 |
| John (Columbus) | 20 | 82 |
| Kreis (Dallas) | 26 | 82 |
| Bravo (Colorado) | 27 | 81 |
SHOTS ON GOAL
| Player (Team) | GP | SOG |
| Diaz Arce (New England) | 27 | 48 |
| Lassiter (D.C. United) | 27 | 47 |
| Hurtado (MetroStars) | 27 | 45 |
| Moreno (D.C. United) | 27 | 41 |
| Cerritos (San Jose) | 25 | 37 |
GAMEWINNING GOALS
| Player (Team) | GP | GWG |
| John (Columbus) | 20 | 6 |
| Kreis (Dallas) | 26 | 5 |
| Cerritos (San Jose) | 25 | 4 |
| Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) | 25 | 4 |
| Lassiter (D.C. United) | 27 | 4 |
YELLOW CARDS
| Player (Team) | GP | YC |
| Serna (Miami) | 21 | 10 |
| L.Alvarez (Dallas) | 23 | 10 |
| Trittschuh (Colorado) | 25 | 9 |
WINS
| Player (Team) | GP | W |
| Garlick (D.C. United) | 23 | 19 |
| Hartman (Los Angeles) | 25 | 18 |
| Thornton (Chicago) | 22 | 14 |
| Meola (MetroStars) | 26 | 13 |
| Hahnemann (Colorado) | 23 | 12 |
LOSSES
| Player (Team) | GP | L |
| Kramer (San Jose) | 20 | 13 |
| Feuer (New England) | 21 | 13 |
| Ravelli (Tampa Bay) | 22 | 13 |
| Ammann (Kansas City) | 23 | 13 |
| Meola (MetroStars) | 26 | 13 |
SAVES
| Player (Team) | GP | S |
| Meola (MetroStars) | 26 | 143 |
| Ravelli (Tampa Bay) | 22 | 127 |
| Hahnemann (Colorado) | 23 | 112 |
| Dodd (Dallas) | 21 | 104 |
| Feuer (New England) | 21 | 101 |
SHUTOUTS
| Player (Team) | GP | SHO |
| Thornton (Chicago) | 22 | 7 |
| Garlick (D.C. United) | 23 | 7 |
| Dodd (Dallas) | 21 | 5 |
| Ammann (Kansas City) | 23 | 5 |
| Hahnemann (Colorado) | 23 | 4 |
| Hartman (Los Angeles) | 25 | 4 |
