Another MLS regular season is in the books.

As we shift our focus to the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs which kick off in just a few days, we take a look back at the players who have excelled in various statistical categories over the course of the year.

For the full list of stats leaders in select categories, check out the links below or visit the MLSsoccer.com stats section

Goals (G): Carlos Vela (LAFC) - 34 goals

Carlos Vela (LAFC) - 34 goals Game-Winning Goals (GWG): Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA) - 9 game-winning goals

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA) - 9 game-winning goals Assists (A): Maxi Moralez (NYC) - 20 assists

Maxi Moralez (NYC) - 20 assists Shots (SHTS): Carlos Vela (LAFC) - 160 shots

Carlos Vela (LAFC) - 160 shots Shots on Goal (SOG): Carlos Vela (LAFC) - 71 shots on goal

Carlos Vela (LAFC) - 71 shots on goal Fouls Committed (FC): Luis Caicedo (NE) - 79 fouls committed

Luis Caicedo (NE) - 79 fouls committed Fouls Suffered (FS): Nicolas Lodeiro (SEA) - 108 fouls suffered

Nicolas Lodeiro (SEA) - 108 fouls suffered Red Cards (RC): Roger Espinoza (SKC) - 3 red cards

Roger Espinoza (SKC) - 3 red cards Yellow Cards (YC): Bryan Acosta (DAL), Alex Ring (NYC) - 12 yellow cards

Bryan Acosta (DAL), Alex Ring (NYC) - 12 yellow cards Minutes Played (MINS): Haris Medunjanin (PHI), Keegan Rosenberry (COL), Jack Elliott (PHI) - 3,060 minutes (field players)

Haris Medunjanin (PHI), Keegan Rosenberry (COL), Jack Elliott (PHI) - 3,060 minutes (field players) Offside (OFF): Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA) - 44 times offside

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA) - 44 times offside Goalkeeper Saves (SV): David Bingham (LA) - 141 saves

David Bingham (LA) - 141 saves Goalkeeper Shutouts (ShO): Brad Guzan (ATL), Bill Hamid (DC) - 14 shutouts

Stats below courtesy of Opta

Big Chances Created

Creating a situation in which a player should reasonably be expected to score, usually in a 1-on-1 scenario or from very close range.

Chances created

The final pass or pass before a shot leading to the recipient of the ball having an attempt at goal without scoring.

# Player Chances created 1 Diego Valeri (POR) 124 2 Carles Gil (NE) 107 3 Magnus Eriksson (SJ) 102

Expected Assists

Expected assists (xA) measures the likelihood that a given pass will become a goal assist. It considers several factors including the type of pass, pass end-point and length of pass. Adding up a player or team's expected assists gives us an indication of how many assists a player of team should have had based on their build up and attacking play.

# Player Expected Assists 1 Sebastian Blanco (POR) 10.56 2 Carlos Vela (LAFC) 10.40 3 Alejandro Pozuelo (TOR) 10.19

Passing Accuracy

Completed passes as a percentage of total passes attempted.

Dribbles completed

This is an attempt by a player to beat an opponent in possession of the ball. A successful dribble means the player beats the defender while retaining possession.

# Player Dribbles Completed 1 Vako (SJ) 98 2 Carlos Vela (LAFC) 87 3 Latif Blessing (LAFC) 77

Touches

A sum of all events which involve a player touching the ball.

# Player Touches per 90 min. 1 Eduard Atuesta (LAFC) 101.03 2 Nicolas Lodeiro (SEA) 96.16 3 Michael Bradley (TOR) 91.06 Minimum 1,500 minutes

Duels Won

A duel is an 50-50 contest between two players of opposing sides in the match. For every Duel Won there is a corresponding Duel Lost depending on the outcome of the contest.

# Player Duels Won 1 Latif Blessing (LAFC) 267 2 Lucas Rodriguez (DC) 243 T-3 Pedro Santos (CLB) 240 T-3 Kei Kamara (COL) 240

Tackles

A tackle is defined as a play in which a player connects with the ball in a ground challenge, successfully taking the ball away from the man in possession.

# Player Tackles 1 Matias Vera (HOU) 102 2 Jorge Moreira (POR) 101 3 Jonathan dos Santos (LA) 98

Blocks

An action which involves a player blocking a shot by an opponent.

Interceptions

An action in which a player intentionally intercepts a pass by moving into the line of the intended ball.

# Player Interceptions 1 Keegan Rosenberry (COL) 82 2 Florian Jungwirth (SJ) 66 3 Francisco Calvo (CHI) 62

Clearances

A defensive action which sees a player kick the ball away from his own goal with no intended recipient of the ball.

# Player Clearances 1 Frederic Brillant (DC) 210 2 Steven Birnbaum (DC) 177 3 Ike Opara (MIN) 153

Recoveries (by an outfield player)

An action in which a player wins back the ball when it has gone loose or when the ball has been played directly to him.