1970 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1970 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1970 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Johnny Bench led with 45 home runs, Johnny Bench led with 148 RBI, and Billy Williams and Pete Rose tied for the lead with 205 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 502 plate appearances at 162 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (162 innings). Lines below those thresholds are shown and marked unqualified.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.

Data updated

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Batting Leaders

Qualified: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. 114 of the 260 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1970 OPS Distribution

Every qualified batter that season, plotted as a histogram. The highlighted bin contains the league leader.

Complete Statistics

1970 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Rico Carty ATL 136 560 478 84 175 23 3 25 101 1 77 46 .366 .454 .584 1.037
Alex Johnson CAL 156 659 614 85 202 26 6 14 86 17 35 68 .329 .370 .459 .830
Carl Yastrzemski BOS 161 697 566 125 186 29 0 40 102 23 128 66 .329 .452 .592 1.044
Joe Torre SLN 161 704 624 89 203 27 9 21 100 2 70 91 .325 .398 .498 .896
Manny Sanguillen PIT 128 510 486 63 158 19 9 7 61 2 17 45 .325 .344 .444 .788
Tony Oliva MIN 157 674 628 96 204 36 7 23 107 5 38 67 .325 .364 .514 .878
Billy Williams CHN 161 714 636 137 205 34 4 42 129 7 72 65 .322 .391 .586 .977
Wes Parker LAN 161 705 614 84 196 47 4 10 111 8 79 70 .319 .392 .458 .850
Cito Gaston SDN 146 629 584 92 186 26 9 29 93 4 41 142 .318 .364 .543 .907
Tony Perez CIN 158 681 587 107 186 28 6 40 129 8 83 134 .317 .401 .589 .990
Pete Rose CIN 159 728 649 120 205 37 9 15 52 12 73 64 .316 .385 .470 .855
Bobby Tolan CIN 152 675 589 112 186 34 6 16 80 57 62 94 .316 .384 .475 .860
Jim Hickman CHN 149 613 514 102 162 33 4 32 115 0 93 99 .315 .419 .582 1.001
Luis Aparicio CHA 146 616 552 86 173 29 3 5 43 8 53 34 .313 .372 .404 .776
Felix Millan ATL 142 642 590 100 183 25 5 2 37 16 35 23 .310 .352 .380 .732
Frank Robinson BAL 132 553 471 88 144 24 1 25 78 2 69 70 .306 .398 .520 .918
Willie Davis LAN 146 637 593 92 181 23 16 8 93 38 29 54 .305 .335 .438 .774
Orlando Cepeda ATL 148 627 567 87 173 33 0 34 111 6 47 75 .305 .365 .543 .908
Denis Menke HOU 154 665 562 82 171 26 6 13 92 6 82 80 .304 .392 .441 .833
Lou Brock SLN 155 729 664 114 202 29 5 13 57 51 60 99 .304 .361 .422 .783
Reggie Smith BOS 147 640 580 109 176 32 7 22 74 10 51 60 .303 .361 .497 .857
Thurman Munson NYA 132 526 453 59 137 25 4 6 53 5 57 56 .302 .386 .415 .801
Bobby Bonds SFN 157 745 663 134 200 36 10 26 78 48 77 189 .302 .375 .504 .879
Lou Piniella KCA 144 586 542 54 163 24 5 11 88 3 35 42 .301 .342 .424 .767
Danny Cater NYA 155 621 582 64 175 26 5 6 76 4 34 44 .301 .340 .393 .734
Dick Dietz SFN 148 612 493 82 148 36 2 22 107 0 109 106 .300 .426 .515 .941
Cesar Tovar MIN 161 726 650 120 195 36 13 10 54 30 52 47 .300 .356 .442 .798
Hank Aaron ATL 150 598 516 103 154 26 1 38 118 9 74 63 .298 .385 .574 .958
Matty Alou PIT 155 718 677 97 201 21 8 1 47 19 30 18 .297 .329 .356 .685
Boog Powell BAL 154 643 526 82 156 28 0 35 114 1 104 80 .297 .412 .549 .962
Tommy Harper ML4 154 692 604 104 179 35 4 31 82 38 77 107 .296 .377 .522 .899
George Scott BOS 127 530 480 50 142 24 5 16 63 4 44 95 .296 .355 .467 .821
Roy White NYA 162 712 609 109 180 30 6 22 94 24 95 66 .296 .387 .473 .860
Don Money PHI 120 507 447 66 132 25 4 14 66 4 43 68 .295 .361 .463 .824
Ken Henderson SFN 148 649 554 104 163 35 3 17 88 20 87 78 .294 .394 .460 .854
Jose Cardenal SLN 148 599 552 73 162 32 6 10 74 26 45 70 .293 .348 .428 .775
Johnny Bench CIN 158 671 605 97 177 35 4 45 148 5 54 102 .293 .345 .587 .932
Ollie Brown SDN 139 577 534 79 156 34 1 23 89 5 34 78 .292 .331 .489 .820
Willie Mays SFN 139 566 478 94 139 15 2 28 83 5 79 90 .291 .390 .506 .897
Billy Grabarkewitz LAN 156 640 529 92 153 20 8 17 84 19 95 149 .289 .399 .454 .852
Willie McCovey SFN 152 638 495 98 143 39 2 39 126 0 137 75 .289 .444 .612 1.056
Glenn Beckert CHN 143 632 591 99 170 15 6 3 36 4 32 22 .288 .323 .349 .671
Tommie Agee NYN 153 696 636 107 182 30 7 24 75 31 55 156 .286 .344 .469 .812
Vada Pinson CLE 148 611 574 74 164 28 6 24 82 7 28 69 .286 .319 .481 .800
Carlos May CHA 150 643 555 83 158 28 4 12 68 12 79 96 .285 .373 .414 .788
Amos Otis KCA 159 700 620 91 176 36 9 11 58 33 68 67 .284 .353 .424 .777
Frank Howard WS2 161 706 566 90 160 15 1 44 126 1 132 125 .283 .416 .546 .962
Jim Wynn HOU 157 668 554 82 156 32 2 27 88 24 106 96 .282 .394 .493 .886
Davey Johnson BAL 149 600 530 68 149 27 1 10 53 2 66 68 .281 .360 .392 .753
Dick Allen SLN 122 533 459 88 128 17 5 34 101 5 71 118 .279 .377 .560 .937
Bert Campaneris OAK 147 650 603 97 168 28 4 22 64 42 36 73 .279 .321 .448 .769
Al Kaline DET 131 555 467 64 130 24 4 16 71 2 77 49 .278 .377 .450 .826
Jim Fregosi CAL 158 679 601 95 167 33 5 22 82 0 69 92 .278 .353 .459 .812
Cleon Jones NYN 134 574 506 71 140 25 8 10 63 12 57 87 .277 .352 .417 .769
Ken Berry CHA 141 515 463 45 128 12 2 7 50 6 43 61 .276 .344 .356 .701
Brooks Robinson BAL 158 673 608 84 168 31 4 18 94 1 53 53 .276 .335 .429 .764
Rusty Staub MON 160 699 569 98 156 23 7 30 94 12 112 93 .274 .394 .497 .891
Jim Spencer CAL 146 550 511 61 140 20 4 12 68 0 28 61 .274 .309 .399 .708
Tony Gonzalez 2 teams 149 584 522 66 142 20 2 8 67 6 48 56 .272 .342 .364 .706
Don Buford BAL 144 629 504 99 137 15 2 17 66 16 109 55 .272 .406 .411 .816
Harmon Killebrew MIN 157 665 527 96 143 20 1 41 113 0 128 84 .271 .411 .546 .957
Felipe Alou OAK 154 618 575 70 156 25 3 8 55 10 32 31 .271 .308 .367 .675
Joe Hague SLN 139 524 451 58 122 16 4 14 68 2 63 87 .271 .358 .417 .775
Al Oliver PIT 151 609 551 63 149 33 5 12 83 1 35 35 .270 .326 .414 .740
Maury Wills LAN 132 578 522 77 141 19 3 0 34 28 50 34 .270 .333 .318 .651
Ted Uhlaender CLE 141 524 473 56 127 21 2 11 46 3 39 44 .268 .321 .391 .712
Roy Foster CLE 139 545 477 66 128 26 0 23 60 3 54 75 .268 .357 .468 .824
Joe Morgan HOU 144 658 548 102 147 28 9 8 52 42 102 55 .268 .383 .396 .779
Paul Blair BAL 133 548 480 79 128 24 2 18 65 24 56 93 .267 .344 .438 .782
Ron Santo CHN 154 655 555 83 148 30 4 26 114 2 92 108 .267 .369 .476 .844
Don Kessinger CHN 154 711 631 100 168 21 14 1 39 12 66 59 .266 .337 .349 .685
Tony Conigliaro BOS 146 617 560 89 149 20 1 36 116 4 43 93 .266 .324 .498 .822
Johnny Callison CHN 147 543 477 65 126 23 2 19 68 7 60 63 .264 .348 .440 .788
Willie Stargell PIT 136 529 474 70 125 18 3 31 85 0 44 119 .264 .329 .511 .839
Sal Bando OAK 155 636 502 93 132 20 2 20 75 6 118 88 .263 .407 .430 .837
Bill Melton CHA 141 589 514 74 135 15 1 33 96 2 56 107 .263 .340 .488 .828
Ed Brinkman WS2 158 695 625 63 164 17 2 1 40 8 60 41 .262 .330 .301 .631
Jim Northrup DET 139 576 504 71 132 21 3 24 80 3 58 68 .262 .343 .458 .802
Rich Reese MIN 153 564 501 63 131 15 5 10 56 5 48 70 .261 .332 .371 .703
Rico Petrocelli BOS 157 664 583 82 152 31 3 29 103 1 67 82 .261 .334 .473 .807
Bob Oliver KCA 160 662 612 83 159 24 6 27 99 3 42 126 .260 .309 .451 .760
Nate Colbert SDN 156 636 572 84 148 17 6 38 86 3 56 150 .259 .328 .509 .836
Joe Pepitone 2 teams 131 533 492 82 127 18 7 26 79 5 33 43 .258 .304 .482 .786
Deron Johnson PHI 159 650 574 66 147 28 3 27 93 0 72 132 .256 .338 .456 .794
Mike Epstein WS2 140 518 430 55 110 15 3 20 56 2 73 117 .256 .371 .444 .815
Mike Andrews BOS 151 681 589 91 149 28 1 17 65 2 81 63 .253 .344 .390 .735
Lee May CIN 153 649 605 78 153 34 2 34 94 1 38 125 .253 .297 .484 .782
Ted Kubiak ML4 158 625 540 63 136 9 6 4 41 4 72 51 .252 .340 .313 .653
Mickey Stanley DET 142 623 568 83 143 21 11 13 47 10 45 56 .252 .305 .396 .701
Doug Rader HOU 156 644 576 90 145 25 3 25 87 3 57 102 .252 .322 .436 .758
Sandy Alomar CAL 162 735 672 82 169 18 2 2 36 35 49 65 .251 .302 .293 .596
Julian Javier SLN 139 551 513 62 129 16 3 2 42 6 24 70 .251 .284 .306 .590
Bobby Murcer NYA 159 680 581 95 146 23 3 23 78 15 87 100 .251 .348 .420 .768
Horace Clarke NYA 158 732 686 81 172 24 2 4 46 23 35 35 .251 .286 .309 .595
Larry Bowa PHI 145 577 547 50 137 17 6 0 34 24 21 48 .250 .277 .303 .580
Aurelio Rodriguez 2 teams 159 663 610 70 152 33 7 19 83 15 40 87 .249 .302 .420 .721
Eddie Leon CLE 152 624 549 58 136 20 4 10 56 1 47 89 .248 .308 .353 .661
Leo Cardenas MIN 160 649 588 67 145 34 4 11 65 2 42 101 .247 .300 .374 .674
Clete Boyer ATL 134 525 475 44 117 14 1 16 62 2 41 71 .246 .305 .381 .686
Don Mincher OAK 140 533 463 62 114 18 0 27 74 5 56 71 .246 .327 .460 .787
Mike Hegan ML4 148 556 476 70 116 21 2 11 52 9 67 116 .244 .336 .366 .701
Bud Harrelson NYN 157 682 564 72 137 18 8 1 42 23 95 74 .243 .351 .309 .659
Roberto Peña 2 teams 140 515 474 40 114 20 1 3 45 4 28 49 .241 .283 .306 .589
Reggie Jackson OAK 149 514 426 57 101 21 2 23 66 26 75 135 .237 .359 .458 .817
John Bateman MON 139 557 520 51 123 21 5 15 68 8 28 75 .237 .275 .383 .658
Tommy Helms CIN 150 605 575 42 136 21 1 1 45 2 21 33 .237 .262 .282 .543
Graig Nettles CLE 157 633 549 81 129 13 1 26 62 3 81 77 .235 .336 .404 .741
Pat Kelly KCA 136 531 452 56 106 16 1 6 38 34 76 105 .235 .347 .314 .661
Dick McAuliffe DET 146 639 530 73 124 21 1 12 50 5 101 62 .234 .358 .345 .704
Bobby Wine MON 159 554 501 40 116 21 3 3 51 0 39 94 .232 .287 .303 .590
Ken McMullen 2 teams 139 552 481 55 110 11 3 14 64 1 64 91 .229 .321 .351 .673
Johnny Edwards HOU 140 515 458 46 101 16 4 7 49 1 51 63 .221 .299 .319 .618
Dave Campbell SDN 154 635 581 71 127 28 2 12 40 18 40 115 .219 .268 .336 .604
Mark Belanger BAL 145 527 459 53 100 6 5 1 36 13 52 65 .218 .303 .259 .562
Rod Carew UNQ MIN 51 204 191 27 70 12 3 4 28 4 11 28 .366 .407 .524 .930
Roberto Clemente UNQ PIT 108 455 412 65 145 22 10 14 60 3 38 66 .352 .407 .556 .963
Merv Rettenmund UNQ BAL 106 385 338 60 109 17 2 18 58 13 38 59 .322 .394 .544 .938
Joe Keough UNQ KCA 57 210 183 28 59 6 2 4 21 1 23 18 .322 .396 .443 .839
Chuck Hinton UNQ CLE 107 224 195 24 62 4 0 9 29 0 25 34 .318 .392 .477 .869
Duane Josephson UNQ CHA 96 317 285 28 90 12 1 4 41 0 24 28 .316 .370 .407 .777
Dave Cash UNQ PIT 64 230 210 30 66 7 6 1 28 5 17 25 .314 .365 .419 .784
Cesar Cedeno UNQ HOU 90 377 355 46 110 21 4 7 42 17 15 57 .310 .340 .451 .790
Bernie Carbo UNQ CIN 125 467 365 54 113 19 3 21 63 10 94 77 .310 .454 .551 1.004
Joe Rudi UNQ OAK 106 375 350 40 108 23 2 11 42 3 16 61 .309 .341 .480 .821
Ray Fosse UNQ CLE 120 497 450 62 138 17 1 18 61 1 39 55 .307 .361 .469 .830
Ted Sizemore UNQ LAN 96 376 340 40 104 10 1 1 34 5 34 19 .306 .367 .350 .717
Jesus Alou UNQ HOU 117 487 458 59 140 27 3 1 44 3 21 15 .306 .335 .384 .719
Willie Horton UNQ DET 96 404 371 53 113 18 2 17 69 0 28 43 .305 .354 .501 .855
Manny Mota UNQ LAN 124 481 417 63 127 12 6 3 37 11 47 37 .305 .377 .384 .761
Tony Taylor UNQ PHI 124 495 439 74 132 26 9 9 55 9 50 67 .301 .374 .462 .837
Art Shamsky UNQ NYN 122 458 403 48 118 19 2 11 49 1 49 33 .293 .371 .432 .803
Brant Alyea UNQ MIN 94 290 258 34 75 12 1 16 61 3 28 51 .291 .366 .531 .897
Richie Hebner UNQ PIT 120 475 420 60 122 24 8 11 46 2 42 48 .290 .362 .464 .827
Rick Monday UNQ OAK 112 442 376 63 109 19 7 10 37 17 58 99 .290 .387 .457 .844
Ron Fairly UNQ MON 119 471 385 54 111 19 0 15 61 10 72 64 .288 .402 .455 .857
Donn Clendenon UNQ NYN 121 443 396 65 114 18 3 22 97 4 39 91 .288 .348 .515 .863
Bob Robertson UNQ PIT 117 451 390 69 112 19 4 27 82 4 51 98 .287 .367 .564 .931
Bob Bailey UNQ MON 131 429 352 77 101 19 3 28 84 5 72 70 .287 .407 .597 1.004
Tom Haller UNQ LAN 112 365 325 47 93 16 6 10 47 3 32 35 .286 .351 .465 .815
Gail Hopkins UNQ CHA 116 321 287 32 82 8 1 6 29 0 28 19 .286 .346 .383 .729
Ed Spiezio UNQ SDN 110 369 316 45 90 18 1 12 42 4 43 42 .285 .373 .462 .835
Tommy Davis UNQ 2 teams 134 476 455 45 129 23 3 6 65 10 16 44 .284 .308 .387 .695
Ed Herrmann UNQ CHA 96 333 297 42 84 9 0 19 52 0 31 41 .283 .356 .505 .862
Jim Ray Hart UNQ SFN 76 292 255 30 72 12 1 8 37 0 30 29 .282 .360 .431 .791
Ron Hunt UNQ SFN 117 442 367 70 103 17 1 6 41 1 44 29 .281 .394 .381 .776
Ted Savage UNQ ML4 114 343 276 43 77 10 5 12 50 10 57 44 .279 .402 .482 .884
Chris Cannizzaro UNQ SDN 111 397 341 27 95 13 3 5 42 2 48 49 .279 .366 .378 .745
Al Ferrara UNQ SDN 138 430 372 44 103 15 4 13 51 0 46 63 .277 .372 .444 .816
Bob Watson UNQ HOU 97 362 327 48 89 19 2 11 61 1 24 59 .272 .324 .443 .768
Billy Conigliaro UNQ BOS 114 444 398 59 108 16 3 18 58 3 35 73 .271 .339 .462 .801
John Briggs UNQ PHI 110 387 341 43 92 15 7 9 47 5 39 65 .270 .342 .434 .776
Tony Horton UNQ CLE 115 452 413 48 111 19 3 17 59 3 30 54 .269 .321 .453 .774
Paul Schaal UNQ KCA 124 427 380 50 102 12 3 5 35 7 43 39 .268 .343 .355 .698
Tito Fuentes UNQ SFN 123 490 435 49 116 13 7 2 32 4 36 52 .267 .323 .343 .665
Jim Holt UNQ MIN 142 341 319 37 85 9 3 3 40 3 17 32 .266 .300 .342 .642
Al Gallagher UNQ SFN 109 318 282 31 75 15 2 4 28 2 30 37 .266 .335 .376 .711
Ed Stroud UNQ WS2 129 479 433 69 115 11 5 5 32 29 40 79 .266 .331 .349 .680
Jose Pagan UNQ PIT 95 252 230 21 61 14 1 7 29 1 20 24 .265 .321 .426 .748
Gil Garrido UNQ ATL 101 389 367 38 97 5 4 1 19 0 15 16 .264 .290 .308 .598
Bill Sudakis UNQ LAN 94 311 269 37 71 11 0 14 44 4 35 46 .264 .352 .461 .813
Duke Sims UNQ CLE 110 398 345 46 91 12 0 23 56 0 46 59 .264 .360 .499 .859
Jerry Moses UNQ BOS 92 340 315 26 83 18 1 6 35 1 21 45 .263 .313 .384 .697
Jim Gosger UNQ MON 91 312 274 38 72 11 2 5 37 5 35 35 .263 .348 .372 .721
Ken Singleton UNQ NYN 69 234 198 22 52 8 0 5 26 1 30 48 .263 .361 .379 .740
Oscar Gamble UNQ PHI 88 305 275 31 72 12 4 1 19 5 27 37 .262 .330 .345 .675
Ron Stone UNQ PHI 123 366 321 30 84 12 5 3 39 5 38 45 .262 .338 .358 .696
Lee Maye UNQ 2 teams 102 283 261 28 68 12 1 7 31 4 21 33 .261 .318 .395 .713
Dave Concepcion UNQ CIN 101 296 265 38 69 6 3 1 19 10 23 45 .260 .324 .317 .641
Hal King UNQ ATL 89 239 204 29 53 8 0 11 30 1 32 41 .260 .364 .461 .825
Norm Cash UNQ DET 130 452 370 58 96 18 2 15 53 0 72 58 .259 .383 .441 .823
Sonny Jackson UNQ ATL 103 380 328 60 85 14 3 0 20 11 45 27 .259 .347 .320 .668
Bill Russell UNQ LAN 81 304 278 30 72 11 9 0 28 9 16 28 .259 .303 .363 .667
Dave Duncan UNQ OAK 86 258 232 21 60 7 0 10 29 0 22 38 .259 .320 .418 .738
Jack Hiatt UNQ 2 teams 83 272 221 23 57 14 1 2 29 0 45 62 .258 .382 .357 .739
Del Unser UNQ WS2 119 358 322 37 83 5 1 5 30 1 30 29 .258 .319 .326 .645
Danny Walton UNQ ML4 117 455 397 32 102 20 1 17 66 2 51 126 .257 .349 .441 .790
John Kennedy UNQ 2 teams 68 200 184 23 47 9 1 6 23 0 11 23 .255 .299 .413 .713
Jerry Grote UNQ NYN 126 463 415 38 106 14 1 2 34 2 36 39 .255 .313 .308 .621
Mike Lum UNQ ATL 123 316 291 25 74 17 2 7 28 3 17 43 .254 .306 .399 .704
Wayne Garrett UNQ NYN 114 454 366 74 93 17 4 12 45 5 81 60 .254 .390 .421 .811
Ken Boswell UNQ NYN 105 402 351 32 89 13 2 5 44 5 41 32 .254 .331 .345 .676
Paul Popovich UNQ CHN 78 209 186 22 47 5 1 4 20 0 18 18 .253 .324 .355 .679
Ernie Banks UNQ CHN 72 247 222 25 56 6 2 12 44 0 20 33 .252 .313 .459 .772
Jim Lefebvre UNQ LAN 109 351 314 33 79 15 1 4 44 1 29 42 .252 .314 .344 .658
Rick Reichardt UNQ 2 teams 116 321 283 43 71 14 2 15 47 2 26 69 .251 .330 .473 .804
Walt Williams UNQ CHA 110 340 315 43 79 18 1 3 15 3 19 30 .251 .296 .343 .639
Rich Severson UNQ KCA 77 260 240 22 60 11 1 1 22 0 16 33 .250 .300 .317 .616
Bob Burda UNQ 2 teams 106 275 245 20 61 9 0 4 23 1 21 19 .249 .315 .335 .650
Carl Taylor UNQ SLN 104 288 245 39 61 12 2 6 45 5 41 30 .249 .358 .388 .745
Byron Browne UNQ PHI 104 307 270 29 67 17 2 10 36 1 33 72 .248 .327 .437 .764
Elliott Maddox UNQ DET 109 293 258 30 64 13 4 3 24 2 30 42 .248 .332 .364 .697
John Ellis UNQ NYA 78 249 226 24 56 12 1 7 29 0 18 47 .248 .305 .403 .708
Syd O'Brien UNQ CHA 121 467 441 48 109 13 2 8 44 3 22 62 .247 .285 .340 .625
Ivan Murrell UNQ SDN 125 370 347 43 85 9 3 12 35 9 17 93 .245 .287 .392 .679
Freddie Patek UNQ PIT 84 276 237 42 58 10 5 1 19 8 29 46 .245 .322 .342 .664
Gene Alley UNQ PIT 121 466 426 46 104 16 5 8 41 7 31 70 .244 .297 .362 .659
Randy Hundley UNQ CHN 73 271 250 13 61 5 0 7 36 0 16 52 .244 .288 .348 .636
Cookie Rojas UNQ 2 teams 121 460 431 38 105 13 3 2 30 3 23 33 .244 .283 .302 .585
Andy Etchebarren UNQ BAL 78 256 230 19 56 10 1 4 28 4 21 41 .243 .312 .348 .660
Dave Marshall UNQ NYN 92 207 189 21 46 10 1 6 29 4 17 43 .243 .304 .402 .706
Cesar Gutierrez UNQ DET 135 451 415 40 101 11 6 0 22 4 18 39 .243 .275 .299 .573
Jerry McNertney UNQ ML4 111 329 296 27 72 11 1 6 22 1 22 33 .243 .302 .348 .650
Bill Voss UNQ CAL 80 212 181 21 44 4 3 3 30 2 23 18 .243 .327 .348 .675
Ted Simmons UNQ SLN 82 324 284 29 69 8 2 3 24 2 37 37 .243 .333 .317 .650
Steve Hovley UNQ 2 teams 112 258 235 25 57 10 0 0 17 8 22 22 .243 .310 .285 .595
Elrod Hendricks UNQ BAL 106 365 322 32 78 9 0 12 41 1 33 44 .242 .317 .382 .699
Joe Azcue UNQ CAL 114 381 351 19 85 13 1 2 25 0 24 40 .242 .292 .302 .594
Jim Fairey UNQ MON 92 231 211 35 51 9 3 3 25 1 14 38 .242 .293 .355 .648
Bill Freehan UNQ DET 117 458 395 44 95 17 3 16 52 0 52 48 .241 .332 .420 .752
Mack Jones UNQ MON 108 345 271 51 65 11 3 14 32 5 59 74 .240 .398 .458 .856
Norm Miller UNQ HOU 90 269 226 29 54 9 0 4 29 3 41 33 .239 .357 .332 .689
Roger Repoz UNQ CAL 137 463 407 50 97 17 6 18 47 4 45 90 .238 .317 .442 .760
Adolfo Phillips UNQ MON 92 254 214 36 51 6 3 6 21 7 36 51 .238 .352 .379 .730
Tom Egan UNQ CAL 79 228 210 14 50 6 0 4 20 0 14 67 .238 .286 .324 .610
Bob Tillman UNQ ATL 71 245 223 19 53 5 0 11 30 0 20 66 .238 .299 .408 .707
Jarvis Tatum UNQ CAL 75 200 181 28 43 7 0 0 6 1 17 35 .238 .302 .276 .578
Jay Johnstone UNQ CAL 119 351 320 34 76 10 5 11 39 1 24 53 .237 .290 .403 .693
Joe Foy UNQ NYN 99 399 322 39 76 12 0 6 37 22 68 58 .236 .373 .329 .702
Dave May UNQ 2 teams 125 428 373 42 88 8 2 8 37 8 48 60 .236 .325 .332 .658
Willie Crawford UNQ LAN 109 336 299 48 70 8 6 8 40 4 33 88 .234 .312 .381 .694
Bernie Allen UNQ WS2 104 305 261 31 61 7 1 8 29 0 43 21 .234 .342 .360 .702
Ron Swoboda UNQ NYN 115 289 245 29 57 8 2 9 40 2 40 72 .233 .340 .392 .732
Russ Snyder UNQ ML4 124 301 276 34 64 11 0 4 31 1 16 40 .232 .270 .315 .585
Jackie Hernandez UNQ KCA 83 262 238 14 55 4 1 2 10 1 15 50 .231 .281 .282 .563
Hal Lanier UNQ SFN 134 463 438 33 101 13 1 2 41 1 21 41 .231 .265 .279 .543
Rick Renick UNQ MIN 81 204 179 20 41 8 0 7 25 0 22 29 .229 .317 .391 .708
Bill Mazeroski UNQ PIT 112 404 367 29 84 14 0 7 39 2 27 40 .229 .283 .324 .607
Bobby Knoop UNQ CHA 130 443 402 34 92 13 2 5 36 0 34 79 .229 .290 .308 .598
Ed Kirkpatrick UNQ KCA 134 481 424 59 97 17 2 18 62 4 55 65 .229 .319 .406 .724
Paul Casanova UNQ WS2 104 343 328 25 75 17 3 6 30 0 10 47 .229 .251 .354 .604
Andy Kosco UNQ LAN 74 228 224 21 51 12 0 8 27 1 1 40 .228 .230 .388 .618
Phil Roof UNQ ML4 110 362 321 39 73 7 1 13 37 3 32 72 .227 .306 .377 .683
Leron Lee UNQ SLN 121 294 264 28 60 13 1 6 23 5 24 66 .227 .290 .352 .642
Ron Woods UNQ NYA 95 262 225 30 51 5 3 8 27 4 33 35 .227 .324 .382 .707
Ellie Rodriguez UNQ KCA 80 267 231 25 52 8 2 1 15 2 27 35 .225 .312 .290 .602
Woody Woodward UNQ CIN 100 289 264 23 59 8 3 1 14 1 20 21 .223 .280 .288 .568
Jose Arcia UNQ SDN 114 252 229 28 51 9 3 0 17 3 12 36 .223 .282 .288 .570
George Mitterwald UNQ MIN 117 409 369 36 82 12 2 15 46 3 34 84 .222 .291 .388 .679
Dalton Jones UNQ DET 89 229 191 29 42 7 0 6 21 1 33 33 .220 .333 .351 .684
Tommy McCraw UNQ CHA 129 361 332 39 73 11 2 6 31 12 21 50 .220 .273 .319 .592
Steve Huntz UNQ SDN 106 427 352 54 77 8 0 11 37 0 66 69 .219 .341 .335 .676
Danny Thompson UNQ MIN 96 318 302 25 66 9 0 0 22 0 7 39 .219 .234 .248 .482
Bob Barton UNQ SDN 61 206 188 15 41 6 0 4 16 1 15 37 .218 .278 .314 .592
Marv Staehle UNQ MON 104 372 321 41 70 9 1 0 26 1 39 21 .218 .306 .252 .558
Don Wert UNQ DET 128 419 363 34 79 13 0 6 33 1 44 56 .218 .307 .303 .610
Frank Fernandez UNQ OAK 94 294 252 30 54 5 0 15 44 1 40 76 .214 .327 .413 .739
Gene Michael UNQ NYA 134 493 435 42 93 10 1 2 38 3 50 93 .214 .292 .255 .548
Tim Cullen UNQ WS2 123 301 262 22 56 10 2 1 18 3 31 38 .214 .301 .279 .580
Curt Blefary UNQ NYA 99 318 269 34 57 6 0 9 37 1 43 37 .212 .324 .335 .658
Jack Heidemann UNQ CLE 133 495 445 44 94 14 2 6 37 2 34 88 .211 .265 .292 .557
Jim French UNQ WS2 69 206 166 20 35 3 1 1 13 0 38 23 .211 .358 .259 .617
Cleo James UNQ CHN 100 200 176 33 37 7 2 3 14 5 17 24 .210 .298 .324 .622
Denny Doyle UNQ PHI 112 449 413 43 86 10 7 2 16 6 33 64 .208 .266 .281 .546
Gary Sutherland UNQ MON 116 402 359 37 74 10 0 3 26 2 31 22 .206 .271 .259 .530
Larry Hisle UNQ PHI 126 468 405 52 83 22 4 10 44 5 53 139 .205 .299 .353 .652
Dal Maxvill UNQ SLN 152 466 399 35 80 5 2 0 28 0 51 56 .201 .287 .223 .510
Coco Laboy UNQ MON 137 476 432 37 86 26 1 5 53 0 31 81 .199 .254 .299 .552
Jerry Kenney UNQ NYA 140 461 404 46 78 10 7 4 35 20 52 44 .193 .284 .282 .566
Buddy Bradford UNQ 2 teams 107 289 254 33 49 9 1 9 31 1 31 73 .193 .281 .343 .624
Dick Green UNQ OAK 135 432 384 34 73 7 0 4 29 3 38 73 .190 .267 .240 .507
Showing 1-50 of 260 batters listed (114 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. 79 of the 228 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1970 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Diego Segui OAK 10 10 47 19 3 2 2 162.0 130 46 68 95 2.56 1.22
Jim Palmer BAL 20 10 39 39 17 5 0 305.0 263 92 100 199 2.71 1.19
Tom Seaver NYN 18 12 37 36 19 2 0 290.2 230 91 83 283 2.82 1.08
Clyde Wright CAL 22 12 39 39 7 2 0 260.2 226 82 88 110 2.83 1.20
Fritz Peterson NYA 20 11 39 37 8 2 0 260.1 247 84 40 127 2.90 1.10
Sam McDowell CLE 20 12 39 39 19 1 0 305.0 236 99 131 304 2.92 1.20
Dick Bosman WS2 16 12 36 34 7 3 0 230.2 212 77 71 134 3.00 1.23
Andy Messersmith CAL 11 10 37 26 6 1 5 194.2 144 65 78 162 3.01 1.14
Wayne Simpson CIN 14 3 26 26 10 2 0 176.0 125 59 81 119 3.02 1.17
Jim Perry MIN 24 12 40 40 13 4 0 278.2 258 94 57 168 3.04 1.13
Luke Walker PIT 15 6 42 19 5 3 3 163.0 129 55 89 124 3.04 1.34
Ray Culp BOS 17 14 33 33 15 1 0 251.1 211 85 91 197 3.04 1.20
Bob Johnson KCA 8 13 40 26 10 1 4 214.0 178 73 82 206 3.07 1.21
Mel Stottlemyre NYA 15 13 37 37 14 0 0 271.0 262 93 84 126 3.09 1.28
Bob Gibson SLN 23 7 34 34 23 3 0 294.0 262 102 88 274 3.12 1.19
Jerry Koosman NYN 12 7 30 29 5 1 0 212.0 189 74 71 118 3.14 1.23
Bert Blyleven MIN 10 9 27 25 5 1 0 164.0 143 58 47 135 3.18 1.16
Gaylord Perry SFN 23 13 41 41 23 5 0 328.2 292 117 84 214 3.20 1.14
Dock Ellis PIT 13 10 30 30 9 4 0 201.2 194 72 87 128 3.21 1.39
Dave McNally BAL 24 9 40 40 16 1 0 296.0 277 106 78 185 3.22 1.20
Gary Nolan CIN 18 7 37 37 4 2 0 250.2 226 91 96 181 3.27 1.28
Tommy John CHA 12 17 37 37 10 3 0 269.1 253 98 101 138 3.27 1.31
Danny Coombs SDN 10 14 35 27 5 1 0 188.1 185 69 76 105 3.30 1.39
Stan Bahnsen NYA 14 11 36 35 6 2 0 232.2 227 86 75 116 3.33 1.30
Milt Pappas 2 teams 12 10 32 23 7 2 0 180.1 179 67 43 105 3.34 1.23
Ken Holtzman CHN 17 11 39 38 15 1 0 287.2 271 108 94 202 3.38 1.27
Fergie Jenkins CHN 22 16 40 39 24 3 0 313.0 265 118 60 274 3.39 1.04
Marty Pattin ML4 14 12 37 29 11 0 0 233.1 204 88 71 161 3.39 1.18
Sonny Siebert BOS 15 8 33 33 7 2 0 222.2 207 85 60 142 3.44 1.20
Mike Cuellar BAL 24 8 40 40 21 4 0 297.2 273 115 69 190 3.48 1.15
Steve Blass PIT 10 12 31 31 6 1 0 196.2 187 77 73 120 3.52 1.32
Jim Rooker KCA 10 15 38 29 6 3 1 203.2 190 80 102 117 3.54 1.43
Jim Kaat MIN 14 10 45 34 4 1 0 230.1 244 91 58 120 3.56 1.31
Jim McAndrew NYN 10 14 32 27 9 3 2 184.1 166 73 38 111 3.56 1.11
Joe Coleman WS2 8 12 39 29 6 1 0 218.2 190 87 89 152 3.58 1.28
Jim McGlothlin CIN 14 10 35 34 5 3 0 210.2 192 84 86 97 3.59 1.32
Carl Morton MON 18 11 43 37 10 4 0 284.2 281 114 125 154 3.60 1.43
Pat Jarvis ATL 16 16 36 34 11 1 0 254.0 240 102 72 173 3.61 1.23
Gary Gentry NYN 9 9 32 29 5 2 1 188.1 155 77 86 134 3.68 1.28
Bill Hands CHN 18 15 39 38 12 2 1 265.0 278 109 76 170 3.70 1.34
Steve Carlton SLN 10 19 34 33 13 2 0 253.2 239 105 109 193 3.73 1.37
Chuck Dobson OAK 16 15 41 40 13 5 0 267.0 230 111 92 149 3.74 1.21
Dick Drago KCA 9 15 35 34 7 1 0 240.0 239 100 72 127 3.75 1.30
Pat Dobson SDN 14 15 40 34 8 1 1 251.0 257 105 78 185 3.76 1.33
Mickey Lolich DET 14 19 40 39 13 3 0 272.2 272 115 109 230 3.80 1.40
Catfish Hunter OAK 18 14 40 40 9 1 0 262.1 253 111 74 178 3.81 1.25
Dave Roberts SDN 8 14 43 21 3 2 1 181.2 182 77 43 102 3.81 1.24
Claude Osteen LAN 16 14 37 37 11 4 0 258.2 280 110 52 114 3.83 1.28
Les Cain DET 12 7 29 29 5 0 0 180.2 167 77 98 156 3.84 1.47
George Stone ATL 11 11 35 30 9 2 0 207.1 218 89 50 131 3.86 1.29
Larry Dierker HOU 16 12 37 36 17 2 1 269.2 263 116 82 191 3.87 1.28
Don Wilson HOU 11 6 29 27 3 0 0 184.1 188 80 66 94 3.91 1.38
Bob Veale PIT 10 15 34 32 5 1 0 202.0 189 88 94 178 3.92 1.40
Jack Billingham HOU 13 9 46 24 8 2 0 187.2 190 83 63 134 3.98 1.35
Bob Moose PIT 11 10 28 27 9 2 0 189.2 186 84 64 119 3.99 1.32
Rudy May CAL 7 13 38 34 2 2 0 208.2 190 93 81 164 4.01 1.30
Joe Niekro DET 12 13 38 34 6 2 0 213.0 221 96 72 101 4.06 1.38
Gary Peters BOS 16 11 34 34 10 4 0 221.2 221 100 83 155 4.06 1.37
Jim Nash ATL 13 9 34 33 6 2 0 212.1 211 96 90 153 4.07 1.42
Jim Merritt CIN 20 12 35 35 12 1 0 234.0 248 106 53 136 4.08 1.29
Don Sutton LAN 15 13 38 38 10 4 0 260.1 251 118 78 201 4.08 1.26
Jim Bunning PHI 10 15 34 33 4 0 0 219.0 233 100 56 147 4.11 1.32
Juan Marichal SFN 12 10 34 33 14 1 0 242.2 269 111 48 123 4.12 1.31
Rick Wise PHI 13 14 35 34 5 1 0 220.1 253 102 65 113 4.17 1.44
Mike Torrez SLN 8 10 30 28 5 1 0 179.1 168 84 103 100 4.22 1.51
Tom Murphy CAL 16 13 39 38 5 2 0 227.0 223 107 81 99 4.24 1.34
Alan Foster LAN 10 13 33 33 7 1 0 198.2 200 94 81 83 4.26 1.41
Phil Niekro ATL 12 18 34 32 10 3 0 229.2 222 109 68 168 4.27 1.26
Chris Short PHI 9 16 36 34 7 2 1 199.0 211 95 66 133 4.30 1.39
Skip Lockwood ML4 5 12 27 26 3 1 0 173.2 173 83 79 93 4.30 1.45
Steve Renko MON 13 11 41 33 7 1 1 222.2 203 107 104 142 4.32 1.38
Casey Cox WS2 8 12 37 30 1 0 1 192.1 211 95 44 68 4.45 1.33
Clay Kirby SDN 10 16 36 34 6 1 0 214.2 198 108 120 154 4.53 1.48
Denny Lemaster HOU 7 12 39 21 3 0 3 162.0 169 82 65 103 4.56 1.44
Bill Stoneman MON 7 15 40 30 5 3 0 207.2 209 106 109 176 4.59 1.53
Lew Krausse ML4 13 18 37 35 8 1 0 216.0 235 114 67 130 4.75 1.40
Gerry Janeski CHA 10 17 35 35 4 1 0 205.2 247 109 63 79 4.77 1.51
Rich Robertson SFN 8 9 41 26 6 0 1 183.2 199 99 96 121 4.85 1.61
Joe Horlen CHA 6 16 28 26 4 0 0 172.1 198 93 41 77 4.86 1.39
Ken Sanders UNQ ML4 5 2 50 0 0 0 13 92.1 64 18 25 64 1.75 0.96
Mudcat Grant UNQ 2 teams 8 3 80 0 0 0 24 135.1 112 28 32 58 1.86 1.06
Pete Richert UNQ BAL 7 2 50 0 0 0 13 54.2 36 12 24 66 1.98 1.10
Stan Williams UNQ MIN 10 1 68 0 0 0 15 113.1 85 25 32 76 1.99 1.03
Lindy McDaniel UNQ NYA 9 5 62 0 0 0 29 111.2 88 25 23 81 2.01 0.99
Darold Knowles UNQ WS2 2 14 71 0 0 0 27 119.1 100 27 58 71 2.04 1.32
Jack Aker UNQ NYA 4 2 41 0 0 0 16 70.0 57 16 20 36 2.06 1.10
Marcelino Lopez UNQ BAL 1 1 25 3 0 0 0 60.2 47 14 37 49 2.08 1.38
Ron Perranoski UNQ MIN 7 8 67 0 0 0 34 111.0 108 30 42 55 2.43 1.35
Don Gullett UNQ CIN 5 2 44 2 0 0 6 77.2 54 21 44 76 2.43 1.26
Tom Hall UNQ MIN 11 6 52 11 1 0 4 155.1 94 44 66 184 2.55 1.03
Clay Carroll UNQ CIN 9 4 65 0 0 0 16 104.1 104 30 27 63 2.59 1.26
Ted Abernathy UNQ 2 teams 10 3 58 0 0 0 14 83.0 65 24 55 59 2.60 1.45
Greg Garrett UNQ CAL 5 6 32 7 0 0 0 74.2 48 22 44 53 2.65 1.23
Joe Hoerner UNQ PHI 9 5 44 0 0 0 9 57.2 53 17 20 39 2.65 1.27
Ron Klimkowski UNQ NYA 6 7 45 3 1 1 1 98.1 80 29 33 40 2.65 1.15
Wayne Granger UNQ CIN 6 5 67 0 0 0 35 84.2 79 25 27 38 2.66 1.25
Paul Lindblad UNQ OAK 8 2 62 0 0 0 3 63.1 52 19 28 42 2.70 1.26
Dick Selma UNQ PHI 8 9 73 0 0 0 22 134.1 108 41 59 153 2.75 1.24
Pete Mikkelsen UNQ LAN 4 2 33 0 0 0 6 62.0 48 19 20 47 2.76 1.10
Marcel Lachemann UNQ OAK 3 3 41 0 0 0 3 58.1 58 18 18 39 2.78 1.30
Horacio Pina UNQ WS2 5 3 61 0 0 0 6 71.0 66 22 35 41 2.79 1.42
Wilbur Wood UNQ CHA 9 13 77 0 0 0 21 121.2 118 38 36 85 2.81 1.27
Steve Hargan UNQ CLE 11 3 23 19 8 1 0 142.2 101 46 53 72 2.90 1.08
Bob Humphreys UNQ 2 teams 2 4 28 1 0 0 3 52.1 41 17 31 38 2.92 1.38
Ken Tatum UNQ CAL 7 4 62 0 0 0 17 88.2 68 29 26 50 2.94 1.06
Don McMahon UNQ SFN 9 5 61 0 0 0 19 94.1 70 31 45 74 2.96 1.22
Danny Frisella UNQ NYN 8 3 30 1 0 0 1 65.2 49 22 34 54 3.02 1.26
John Hiller UNQ DET 6 6 47 5 1 1 3 104.0 82 35 46 89 3.03 1.23
Eddie Fisher UNQ CAL 4 4 67 2 0 0 8 130.1 117 44 35 74 3.04 1.17
Dave Giusti UNQ PIT 9 3 66 1 0 0 26 103.0 98 35 39 85 3.06 1.33
Tom Phoebus UNQ BAL 5 5 27 21 3 0 0 135.0 106 46 62 72 3.07 1.24
Bob Locker UNQ 2 teams 3 4 66 0 0 0 7 88.0 86 30 29 52 3.07 1.31
Dick Hall UNQ BAL 10 5 32 0 0 0 3 61.1 51 21 6 30 3.08 0.93
Chuck Taylor UNQ SLN 6 7 56 7 1 1 8 124.1 116 43 31 64 3.11 1.18
Sandy Vance UNQ LAN 7 7 20 18 2 0 0 115.0 109 40 37 45 3.13 1.27
Bill Singer UNQ LAN 8 5 16 16 5 3 0 106.1 79 37 32 93 3.13 1.04
Jim Brewer UNQ LAN 7 6 58 0 0 0 24 89.0 66 31 33 91 3.13 1.11
Howie Reed UNQ MON 6 5 57 1 0 0 5 89.0 81 31 40 42 3.13 1.36
Tom Burgmeier UNQ KCA 6 6 41 0 0 0 1 68.1 59 24 23 43 3.16 1.20
Bill Zepp UNQ MIN 9 4 43 20 1 1 2 151.0 154 54 51 64 3.22 1.36
Fred Scherman UNQ DET 4 4 48 0 0 0 1 69.2 61 25 28 58 3.23 1.28
Eddie Watt UNQ BAL 7 7 53 0 0 0 12 55.1 44 20 29 33 3.25 1.32
Jim Ray UNQ HOU 6 3 52 2 0 0 5 105.0 97 38 49 67 3.26 1.39
Barry Lersch UNQ PHI 6 3 42 11 3 0 3 138.0 119 50 47 92 3.26 1.20
Tug McGraw UNQ NYN 4 6 57 0 0 0 10 90.2 77 33 49 81 3.28 1.39
Luis Tiant UNQ MIN 7 3 18 17 2 1 0 92.2 84 35 41 50 3.40 1.35
Hoyt Wilhelm UNQ 2 teams 6 5 53 0 0 0 13 82.0 73 31 42 68 3.40 1.40
Steve Kline UNQ NYA 6 6 16 15 5 0 0 100.1 99 38 24 49 3.41 1.23
Nolan Ryan UNQ NYN 7 11 27 19 5 2 1 131.2 86 50 97 125 3.42 1.39
Jim Nelson UNQ PIT 4 2 15 10 1 1 0 68.1 64 26 38 42 3.42 1.49
Wade Blasingame UNQ HOU 3 3 13 13 1 0 0 77.2 76 30 23 55 3.48 1.27
Cal Koonce UNQ 2 teams 3 6 36 8 1 0 2 98.1 89 38 43 47 3.48 1.34
John Cumberland UNQ 2 teams 5 4 22 8 1 0 0 75.0 68 29 19 44 3.48 1.16
Moe Drabowsky UNQ 2 teams 5 4 45 0 0 0 3 69.0 58 27 27 59 3.52 1.23
Al Downing UNQ 2 teams 5 13 27 22 2 0 0 135.1 118 53 81 79 3.52 1.47
Jim Hardin UNQ BAL 6 5 36 19 3 2 1 145.1 150 57 26 78 3.53 1.21
Jim Colborn UNQ CHN 3 1 34 5 0 0 4 72.2 88 29 23 50 3.59 1.53
Dave Morehead UNQ KCA 3 5 28 17 1 0 1 121.2 121 49 62 69 3.62 1.50
Rollie Fingers UNQ OAK 7 9 45 19 1 0 2 148.0 137 60 48 79 3.65 1.25
Jim Shellenback UNQ WS2 6 7 39 14 2 1 0 117.1 107 48 51 57 3.68 1.35
Ron Cook UNQ HOU 4 4 41 7 0 0 2 82.1 80 34 42 50 3.72 1.48
Gary Waslewski UNQ 2 teams 2 4 32 9 0 0 0 79.2 65 33 42 46 3.73 1.34
Bill Butler UNQ KCA 4 12 25 25 2 1 0 140.2 117 59 87 75 3.77 1.45
Ray Lamb UNQ LAN 6 1 35 0 0 0 0 57.0 59 24 27 32 3.79 1.51
Dick Ellsworth UNQ 2 teams 3 3 43 1 0 0 3 59.1 60 25 17 22 3.79 1.30
Blue Moon Odom UNQ OAK 9 8 29 29 4 1 0 156.1 128 66 100 88 3.80 1.46
Tony Cloninger UNQ CIN 9 7 30 18 0 0 1 148.0 136 63 78 56 3.83 1.45
Rich Hand UNQ CLE 6 13 35 25 3 1 3 159.2 132 68 69 110 3.83 1.26
Mike Marshall UNQ 2 teams 3 8 28 5 0 0 3 70.0 64 30 33 43 3.86 1.39
Sparky Lyle UNQ BOS 1 7 63 0 0 0 20 67.1 62 29 34 51 3.88 1.43
Ray Sadecki UNQ NYN 8 4 28 19 4 0 0 138.2 134 60 52 89 3.89 1.34
Joe Moeller UNQ LAN 7 9 31 19 2 1 4 135.1 131 59 43 63 3.92 1.29
John Morris UNQ ML4 4 3 20 9 2 0 0 73.1 70 32 22 40 3.93 1.25
Ron Taylor UNQ NYN 5 4 57 0 0 0 13 66.1 65 29 16 28 3.93 1.22
Jackie Brown UNQ WS2 2 2 24 5 1 0 0 57.0 49 25 37 47 3.95 1.51
George Culver UNQ 2 teams 6 6 43 7 2 0 3 101.2 108 45 45 54 3.98 1.50
Dennis Higgins UNQ CLE 4 6 58 0 0 0 11 90.1 82 40 54 82 3.99 1.51
Jim Hannan UNQ WS2 9 11 42 17 1 1 0 128.0 119 57 54 61 4.01 1.35
Ron Willis UNQ SDN 2 2 42 0 0 0 4 56.0 53 25 28 20 4.02 1.45
Phil Hennigan UNQ CLE 6 3 42 1 0 0 3 71.2 69 32 44 43 4.02 1.58
Tom Dukes UNQ SDN 1 6 53 0 0 0 10 69.0 62 31 25 56 4.04 1.26
Fred Gladding UNQ HOU 7 4 63 0 0 0 18 71.0 84 32 24 46 4.06 1.52
Ken Brett UNQ BOS 8 9 41 14 1 0 2 139.1 118 63 79 155 4.07 1.41
Vicente Romo UNQ BOS 7 3 48 10 0 0 6 108.0 115 49 43 71 4.08 1.46
Woodie Fryman UNQ PHI 8 6 27 20 4 3 0 127.2 122 58 43 97 4.09 1.29
Jerry Reuss UNQ SLN 7 8 20 20 5 2 0 127.1 132 58 49 74 4.10 1.42
Jerry Johnson UNQ 2 teams 5 4 40 1 0 0 4 76.2 73 35 41 49 4.11 1.49
Tom Timmermann UNQ DET 6 7 61 0 0 0 27 85.1 90 39 34 49 4.11 1.45
Tom Bradley UNQ CAL 2 5 17 11 1 1 0 69.2 71 32 33 53 4.13 1.49
Rich Nye UNQ 2 teams 3 2 14 6 2 0 0 54.1 60 25 26 26 4.14 1.58
Fred Lasher UNQ 2 teams 2 10 55 1 0 0 8 66.2 67 31 42 52 4.18 1.63
John Gelnar UNQ ML4 4 3 53 0 0 0 4 92.1 98 43 23 48 4.19 1.31
Mel Queen UNQ CAL 3 6 34 3 0 0 9 60.0 58 28 28 44 4.20 1.43
George Brunet UNQ 2 teams 9 7 36 21 2 1 0 134.2 143 63 57 84 4.21 1.49
Wally Bunker UNQ KCA 2 11 24 15 2 1 0 121.2 109 57 50 59 4.22 1.31
Dean Chance UNQ 2 teams 9 9 48 19 1 1 5 157.0 175 76 61 109 4.36 1.50
Floyd Weaver UNQ CHA 1 2 31 3 0 0 0 61.2 52 30 31 51 4.38 1.35
Ron Reed UNQ ATL 7 10 21 18 6 0 0 134.2 140 66 39 68 4.41 1.33
Jose Peña UNQ LAN 4 3 29 0 0 0 4 57.0 51 28 29 31 4.42 1.40
Claude Raymond UNQ MON 6 7 59 0 0 0 23 83.1 76 41 27 68 4.43 1.24
Al Fitzmorris UNQ KCA 8 5 43 11 2 0 1 117.2 112 58 52 47 4.44 1.39
Jerry Crider UNQ CHA 4 7 32 8 0 0 4 91.0 101 45 34 40 4.45 1.48
Mike Nagy UNQ BOS 6 5 23 20 4 0 0 128.2 138 64 64 56 4.48 1.57
Bruce Dal Canton UNQ PIT 9 4 41 6 1 0 1 84.2 94 43 39 53 4.57 1.57
Ron Herbel UNQ 2 teams 9 7 76 1 0 0 10 124.0 128 63 41 61 4.57 1.36
Earl Wilson UNQ 2 teams 5 12 33 25 4 1 0 161.0 169 82 51 103 4.58 1.37
Mike Corkins UNQ SDN 5 6 24 18 1 0 0 111.0 109 57 79 75 4.62 1.69
Bobby Bolin UNQ 2 teams 7 11 38 20 3 0 3 140.0 133 72 72 89 4.63 1.46
Denny McLain UNQ DET 3 5 14 14 1 0 0 91.1 100 47 28 52 4.63 1.40
Joe Decker UNQ CHN 2 7 24 17 1 0 0 108.2 108 56 56 79 4.64 1.51
Frank Linzy UNQ 2 teams 5 6 67 0 0 0 3 87.0 99 45 34 35 4.66 1.53
Skip Pitlock UNQ SFN 5 5 18 15 1 0 0 87.0 92 45 48 56 4.66 1.61
Phil Regan UNQ CHN 5 9 54 0 0 0 12 75.2 81 40 32 31 4.76 1.49
Ron Bryant UNQ SFN 5 8 34 11 1 0 0 96.0 103 51 38 66 4.78 1.47
Bill Wilson UNQ PHI 1 0 37 0 0 0 0 58.1 57 31 33 41 4.78 1.54
Rick Austin UNQ CLE 2 5 31 8 1 1 3 67.2 74 36 26 53 4.79 1.48
Bob Miller UNQ 2 teams 6 8 37 15 0 0 3 107.0 129 57 54 55 4.79 1.71
Mike Paul UNQ CLE 2 8 30 15 1 0 0 88.0 91 47 45 70 4.81 1.55
Bart Johnson UNQ CHA 4 7 18 15 2 1 0 89.2 92 48 46 71 4.82 1.54
Mike Kekich UNQ NYA 6 3 26 14 1 0 0 98.2 103 53 55 63 4.83 1.60
Daryl Patterson UNQ DET 7 1 43 0 0 0 2 78.0 81 42 39 55 4.85 1.54
John Strohmayer UNQ MON 3 1 42 0 0 0 0 76.0 85 41 39 74 4.86 1.63
Steve Dunning UNQ CLE 4 9 19 17 0 0 0 94.1 93 52 54 77 4.96 1.56
Joe Grzenda UNQ WS2 3 6 49 3 0 0 6 84.2 86 47 34 38 5.00 1.42
Fred Norman UNQ 2 teams 2 0 31 0 0 0 1 63.0 66 36 33 47 5.14 1.57
Mike Kilkenny UNQ DET 7 6 36 21 3 0 0 129.0 141 74 70 105 5.16 1.64
Gary Ross UNQ SDN 2 3 33 2 0 0 1 62.1 72 36 36 39 5.20 1.73
Ken Wright UNQ KCA 1 2 47 0 0 0 3 53.1 49 31 29 30 5.23 1.46
Mike Wegener UNQ MON 3 6 25 16 1 0 0 104.1 100 61 56 35 5.26 1.50
Grant Jackson UNQ PHI 5 15 32 23 1 0 0 149.2 170 88 61 104 5.29 1.54
Barry Moore UNQ 2 teams 3 9 37 19 0 0 0 141.0 155 83 80 69 5.30 1.67
Jim Bouton UNQ HOU 4 6 29 6 1 0 0 73.1 84 44 33 49 5.40 1.60
Bob Priddy UNQ ATL 5 5 41 0 0 0 8 73.0 75 44 24 32 5.42 1.36
Dan McGinn UNQ MON 7 10 52 19 3 2 0 130.2 154 79 78 83 5.44 1.78
Lowell Palmer UNQ PHI 1 2 38 5 0 0 0 102.0 98 62 55 85 5.47 1.50
Roberto Rodriguez UNQ 2 teams 3 2 42 0 0 0 5 72.0 86 44 23 62 5.50 1.51
Frank Reberger UNQ SFN 7 8 45 18 3 0 2 152.0 178 94 98 117 5.57 1.82
Mike McQueen UNQ ATL 1 5 22 8 1 0 1 66.0 67 41 31 54 5.59 1.48
Danny Murphy UNQ CHA 2 3 51 0 0 0 5 80.2 82 51 49 42 5.69 1.62
Tom Griffin UNQ HOU 3 13 23 20 2 1 0 111.1 118 71 72 72 5.74 1.71
Gene Brabender UNQ ML4 6 15 29 21 2 0 1 128.2 127 86 79 76 6.02 1.60
Al Santorini UNQ SDN 1 8 21 12 0 0 1 75.2 91 51 43 41 6.07 1.77
Mike McCormick UNQ 2 teams 5 4 32 15 1 0 2 99.0 106 68 49 49 6.18 1.57
Nelson Briles UNQ SLN 6 7 30 19 1 1 0 106.2 129 74 36 59 6.24 1.55
Dave Boswell UNQ MIN 3 7 18 15 0 0 0 68.2 80 49 44 45 6.42 1.81
Chuck Hartenstein UNQ 2 teams 1 4 40 0 0 0 2 56.0 70 42 25 35 6.75 1.70
Ray Washburn UNQ CIN 4 4 35 3 0 0 0 66.1 90 51 48 37 6.92 2.08
Dick Such UNQ WS2 1 5 21 5 0 0 0 50.0 48 42 45 41 7.56 1.86
Showing 1-50 of 228 pitchers listed (79 qualified)

Reading the 1970 leader tables

The 1970 batting table lists 260 hitters, of whom 114 qualify for the rate columns. Sorted by average, the qualified race is headed by Rico Carty at .366, with Alex Johnson next at .329. Rod Carew hit .366 in 204 plate appearances, higher than any qualified hitter, but that line is marked UNQ and sits below the qualified rows. The HR column peaks with Johnny Bench's 45. On the 1970 pitching side, 79 of 228 listed pitchers qualify. Diego Segui has the lowest qualified ERA, 2.56, and Fergie Jenkins has the best WHIP, 1.04.

1970 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1970?
Johnny Bench led with 45 home runs in 1970.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1970?
Johnny Bench led with 148 RBI in 1970.
Who led MLB in hits in 1970?
Billy Williams and Pete Rose tied for the lead with 205 hits in 1970.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1970?
Rico Carty led at .366 in 1970, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1970?
Jim Perry, Dave McNally, and Mike Cuellar tied for the lead with 24 wins in 1970.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1970?
Sam McDowell led with 304 strikeouts in 1970.