1976 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1976 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1976 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Mike Schmidt led with 38 home runs, George Foster led with 121 RBI, and George Brett and Pete Rose tied for the lead with 215 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. 118 of the 274 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1976 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1976 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Bill Madlock CHN 142 588 514 68 174 36 1 15 84 15 56 27 .339 .412 .500 .912
Ken Griffey CIN 148 628 562 111 189 28 9 6 74 34 62 65 .336 .401 .450 .851
George Brett KCA 159 705 645 94 215 34 14 7 67 21 49 36 .333 .377 .462 .839
Hal McRae KCA 149 609 527 75 175 34 5 8 73 22 64 43 .332 .407 .461 .868
Rod Carew MIN 156 687 605 97 200 29 12 9 90 49 67 52 .331 .395 .463 .858
Garry Maddox PHI 146 586 531 75 175 37 6 6 68 29 42 59 .330 .377 .456 .833
Pete Rose CIN 162 759 665 130 215 42 6 10 63 9 86 54 .323 .404 .450 .854
Lyman Bostock MIN 128 517 474 75 153 21 9 4 60 12 33 37 .323 .364 .430 .794
Joe Morgan CIN 141 599 472 113 151 30 5 27 111 60 114 41 .320 .444 .576 1.020
Steve Garvey LAN 162 696 631 85 200 37 4 13 80 19 50 69 .317 .363 .450 .813
Willie Montanez 2 teams 163 691 650 74 206 29 2 11 84 2 36 47 .317 .352 .418 .771
Ron LeFlore DET 135 603 544 93 172 23 8 4 39 58 51 111 .316 .376 .410 .786
Fred Lynn BOS 132 566 507 76 159 32 8 10 65 14 48 67 .314 .367 .467 .835
Dave Parker PIT 138 573 537 82 168 28 10 13 90 19 30 80 .313 .349 .475 .824
Bob Watson HOU 157 662 585 76 183 31 3 16 102 3 62 64 .313 .377 .458 .835
Mickey Rivers NYA 137 613 590 95 184 31 8 8 67 43 13 51 .312 .327 .432 .760
Rico Carty CLE 152 628 552 67 171 34 0 13 83 1 67 45 .310 .379 .442 .821
Cesar Geronimo CIN 149 555 486 59 149 24 11 2 49 22 56 95 .307 .382 .414 .795
George Foster CIN 144 627 562 86 172 21 9 29 121 17 52 89 .306 .364 .530 .894
Greg Luzinski PHI 149 605 533 74 162 28 1 21 95 1 50 107 .304 .369 .478 .847
Thurman Munson NYA 152 665 616 79 186 27 1 17 105 14 29 38 .302 .337 .432 .769
Lou Brock SLN 133 544 498 73 150 24 5 4 67 56 35 75 .301 .344 .394 .738
Bill Buckner LAN 154 680 642 76 193 28 4 7 60 28 26 26 .301 .326 .389 .716
Ralph Garr CHA 136 558 527 63 158 22 6 4 36 14 17 41 .300 .322 .387 .709
Jose Cardenal CHN 136 560 521 64 156 25 2 8 47 23 32 39 .299 .339 .401 .740
Rusty Staub DET 161 690 589 73 176 28 3 15 96 3 83 49 .299 .386 .433 .818
Cesar Cedeno HOU 150 635 575 89 171 26 5 18 83 58 55 51 .297 .357 .454 .811
Chris Chambliss NYA 156 675 641 79 188 32 6 17 96 1 27 80 .293 .323 .441 .765
Rick Manning CLE 138 606 552 73 161 24 7 6 43 16 41 75 .292 .337 .393 .730
Ted Simmons SLN 150 625 546 60 159 35 3 5 75 0 73 35 .291 .371 .394 .765
Rick Burleson BOS 152 616 540 75 157 27 1 7 42 14 60 37 .291 .365 .383 .748
Richie Zisk PIT 155 641 581 91 168 35 2 21 89 1 52 96 .289 .343 .465 .808
Mike Hargrove TEX 151 654 541 80 155 30 1 7 58 2 97 64 .287 .397 .384 .781
Roy White NYA 156 728 626 104 179 29 3 14 65 31 83 52 .286 .365 .409 .774
Sixto Lezcano ML4 145 580 513 53 146 19 5 7 56 14 51 112 .285 .348 .382 .730
Dave Cash PHI 160 727 666 92 189 14 12 1 56 10 54 13 .284 .337 .345 .683
Dave Winfield SDN 137 567 492 81 139 26 4 13 69 26 65 78 .283 .366 .431 .797
Felix Millan NYN 139 587 531 55 150 25 2 1 35 2 41 19 .282 .341 .343 .684
Jim Rice BOS 153 624 581 75 164 25 8 25 85 8 28 123 .282 .315 .482 .797
Buddy Bell CLE 159 661 604 75 170 26 2 7 60 3 44 49 .281 .329 .366 .695
Dave Concepcion CIN 152 636 576 74 162 28 7 9 69 21 49 68 .281 .335 .401 .736
Gary Matthews SFN 156 671 587 79 164 28 4 20 84 12 75 94 .279 .359 .443 .802
Amos Otis KCA 153 665 592 93 165 40 2 18 86 26 55 100 .279 .341 .444 .785
Ken Singleton BAL 154 630 544 62 151 25 2 13 70 2 79 76 .278 .366 .403 .769
Reggie Jackson BAL 134 558 498 84 138 27 2 27 91 28 54 108 .277 .351 .502 .853
Ron Cey LAN 145 600 502 69 139 18 3 23 80 0 89 74 .277 .386 .462 .848
Bill North OAK 154 675 590 91 163 20 5 2 31 75 73 95 .276 .356 .337 .693
Bill Russell LAN 149 590 554 53 152 17 3 5 65 15 21 46 .274 .301 .343 .644
George Scott ML4 156 671 606 73 166 21 5 18 77 0 53 118 .274 .334 .414 .748
Jerry Morales CHN 140 583 537 66 147 17 0 16 67 3 41 49 .274 .323 .395 .718
Jorge Orta CHA 158 688 636 74 174 29 8 14 72 24 38 77 .274 .316 .410 .726
Enos Cabell HOU 144 622 586 85 160 13 7 2 43 35 29 79 .273 .309 .329 .638
Larry Hisle MIN 155 661 581 81 158 19 5 14 96 31 56 93 .272 .335 .394 .730
Rick Monday CHN 137 601 534 107 145 20 5 32 77 5 60 125 .272 .346 .507 .853
John Milner NYN 127 511 443 56 120 25 4 15 78 0 65 53 .271 .362 .447 .809
Mark Belanger BAL 153 589 522 66 141 22 2 1 40 27 51 64 .270 .336 .326 .661
Joe Rudi OAK 130 557 500 54 135 32 3 13 94 6 41 71 .270 .323 .424 .747
Willie Davis SDN 141 522 493 61 132 18 10 5 46 14 19 34 .268 .295 .375 .670
Carl Yastrzemski BOS 155 636 546 71 146 23 2 21 102 5 80 67 .267 .357 .432 .790
Bob Randall MIN 153 531 475 55 127 18 4 1 34 3 28 38 .267 .317 .328 .646
Ken Reitz SFN 155 614 577 40 154 21 1 5 66 5 24 48 .267 .293 .333 .626
Dan Ford MIN 145 571 514 87 137 24 7 20 86 17 36 118 .267 .323 .457 .781
Bobby Grich BAL 144 615 518 93 138 31 4 13 54 14 86 99 .266 .373 .417 .790
Von Joshua 2 teams 149 611 579 57 154 18 7 5 30 9 22 78 .266 .291 .347 .638
Al Cowens KCA 152 616 581 71 154 23 6 3 59 23 26 50 .265 .298 .341 .639
George Hendrick CLE 149 611 551 72 146 20 3 25 81 4 51 82 .265 .323 .448 .771
Tim Foli MON 149 572 546 41 144 36 1 6 54 6 16 33 .264 .281 .366 .647
Tito Fuentes SDN 135 559 520 48 137 18 0 2 36 5 18 38 .263 .287 .310 .597
Jerry Remy CAL 143 557 502 64 132 14 3 0 28 35 38 43 .263 .312 .303 .615
Duane Kuiper CLE 135 555 506 47 133 13 6 0 37 10 30 42 .263 .303 .312 .615
Ken Henderson ATL 133 505 435 52 114 19 0 13 61 5 62 68 .262 .352 .395 .747
Mike Schmidt PHI 160 705 584 112 153 31 4 38 107 14 100 149 .262 .376 .524 .900
Phil Garner OAK 159 603 555 54 145 29 12 8 74 35 36 71 .261 .307 .400 .707
Butch Wynegar MIN 149 622 534 58 139 21 2 10 69 0 79 63 .260 .356 .363 .719
Toby Harrah TEX 155 688 584 64 152 21 1 15 67 8 91 59 .260 .360 .377 .737
Tony Perez CIN 139 586 527 77 137 32 6 19 91 10 50 88 .260 .328 .452 .779
Roy Smalley 2 teams 144 618 513 61 133 18 3 3 44 2 76 106 .259 .356 .324 .679
Bobby Murcer SFN 147 624 533 73 138 20 2 23 90 12 84 78 .259 .362 .433 .796
Lee May BAL 148 583 530 61 137 17 4 25 109 4 41 104 .258 .312 .447 .759
Frank Taveras PIT 144 573 519 76 134 8 6 0 24 58 44 79 .258 .321 .297 .618
Bruce Bochte CAL 146 543 466 53 120 17 1 2 49 4 64 53 .258 .346 .311 .658
Claudell Washington OAK 134 530 490 65 126 20 6 5 53 37 30 90 .257 .302 .353 .655
Doug Rader SDN 139 540 471 45 121 22 4 9 55 3 55 102 .257 .335 .378 .712
Rennie Stennett PIT 157 682 654 59 168 31 9 2 60 18 19 32 .257 .277 .341 .618
Bert Campaneris OAK 149 631 536 67 137 14 1 1 52 54 63 80 .256 .331 .291 .622
Juan Beniquez TEX 145 526 478 49 122 14 4 0 33 17 39 56 .255 .315 .301 .616
Carlton Fisk BOS 134 557 487 76 124 17 5 17 58 12 56 71 .255 .336 .415 .751
Tom Grieve TEX 149 600 546 57 139 23 3 20 81 4 35 119 .255 .301 .418 .718
Graig Nettles NYA 158 656 583 88 148 29 2 32 93 11 62 94 .254 .327 .475 .802
Jim Spencer CHA 150 579 518 53 131 13 2 14 70 6 49 52 .253 .315 .367 .682
Roy Howell TEX 140 531 491 55 124 28 2 8 53 1 30 106 .253 .295 .367 .661
Robin Yount ML4 161 690 638 59 161 19 3 2 54 16 38 69 .252 .292 .301 .593
Darrel Chaney ATL 153 564 496 42 125 20 8 1 50 5 54 92 .252 .324 .331 .654
Gene Tenace OAK 128 508 417 64 104 19 1 22 66 5 81 91 .249 .373 .458 .831
Larry Bowa PHI 156 672 624 71 155 15 9 0 49 30 32 31 .248 .283 .301 .584
Jerry Royster ATL 149 605 533 65 132 13 1 5 45 24 52 53 .248 .313 .304 .617
Don Baylor OAK 157 685 595 85 147 25 1 15 68 52 58 72 .247 .329 .368 .697
Fred Kendall SDN 146 505 456 30 112 17 0 2 39 1 36 42 .246 .302 .296 .598
Bucky Dent CHA 158 626 562 44 138 18 4 2 52 3 43 45 .246 .300 .302 .603
Dwight Evans BOS 146 571 501 61 121 34 5 17 62 6 57 92 .242 .324 .431 .755
Freddie Patek KCA 144 503 432 58 104 19 3 1 43 51 50 63 .241 .318 .306 .624
Sal Bando OAK 158 640 550 75 132 18 2 27 84 20 76 74 .240 .335 .427 .762
Aurelio Rodriguez DET 128 514 480 40 115 13 2 8 50 0 19 61 .240 .267 .325 .592
Don Kessinger SLN 145 577 502 55 120 22 6 1 40 3 61 51 .239 .320 .313 .633
Manny Trillo CHN 158 649 582 42 139 24 3 4 59 17 53 70 .239 .304 .311 .615
Dave Kingman NYN 123 510 474 70 113 14 1 37 86 7 28 135 .238 .286 .506 .793
Jeff Burroughs TEX 158 681 604 71 143 22 2 18 86 0 69 93 .237 .315 .369 .684
Johnny Bench CIN 135 552 465 62 109 24 1 16 74 13 81 95 .234 .348 .394 .741
John Mayberry KCA 161 690 594 76 138 22 2 13 95 3 82 73 .232 .322 .342 .663
Larry Parrish MON 154 593 543 65 126 28 5 11 61 2 41 91 .232 .285 .363 .648
Wayne Garrett 2 teams 139 513 428 51 99 12 2 6 37 9 82 46 .231 .356 .311 .667
Hector Cruz SLN 151 577 526 54 120 17 1 13 71 1 42 119 .228 .286 .338 .625
Del Unser 2 teams 146 543 496 57 113 19 4 12 40 7 29 84 .228 .269 .355 .624
Chris Speier SFN 145 572 495 51 112 18 4 3 40 2 60 52 .226 .311 .297 .608
Lenny Randle TEX 142 597 539 53 121 11 6 1 51 30 46 63 .224 .286 .273 .559
Dave Chalk CAL 142 512 438 39 95 14 1 0 33 0 49 62 .217 .308 .253 .561
Roger Metzger HOU 152 543 481 37 101 13 8 0 29 1 52 63 .210 .286 .270 .556
Jim Wynn ATL 148 584 449 75 93 19 1 17 66 16 127 111 .207 .377 .367 .744
Bake McBride UNQ SLN 72 299 272 40 91 13 4 3 24 10 18 28 .335 .386 .445 .831
Al Oliver UNQ PIT 121 481 443 62 143 22 5 12 61 6 26 29 .323 .362 .476 .839
Lamar Johnson UNQ CHA 82 248 222 29 71 11 1 4 33 2 19 37 .320 .372 .432 .805
Jay Johnstone UNQ PHI 129 491 440 62 140 38 4 5 53 5 41 39 .318 .373 .457 .830
Joe Torre UNQ NYN 114 340 310 36 95 10 3 5 31 1 21 35 .306 .358 .406 .764
Willie Crawford UNQ SLN 120 438 392 49 119 17 5 9 50 2 37 53 .304 .360 .441 .801
Jose Cruz UNQ HOU 133 496 439 49 133 21 5 4 61 28 53 46 .303 .377 .401 .777
Bill Robinson UNQ PIT 122 416 393 55 119 22 3 21 64 2 16 73 .303 .329 .534 .864
Tom Poquette UNQ KCA 104 381 344 43 104 18 10 2 34 6 29 31 .302 .361 .430 .792
Ray Fosse UNQ CLE 90 300 276 26 83 9 1 2 30 1 20 20 .301 .347 .362 .709
Ed Kranepool UNQ NYN 123 455 415 47 121 17 1 10 49 1 35 38 .292 .344 .410 .754
Mike Anderson UNQ SLN 86 230 199 17 58 8 1 1 12 1 26 30 .291 .371 .357 .728
Mike Ivie UNQ SDN 140 446 405 51 118 19 5 7 70 6 30 41 .291 .345 .415 .759
Garry Templeton UNQ SLN 53 225 213 32 62 8 2 1 17 11 7 33 .291 .314 .362 .675
Manny Sanguillen UNQ PIT 114 426 389 52 113 16 6 2 36 2 28 18 .290 .338 .378 .716
Tom Paciorek UNQ ATL 111 350 324 39 94 10 4 4 36 2 19 57 .290 .333 .383 .716
Leon Roberts UNQ HOU 87 260 235 31 68 11 2 7 33 1 19 43 .289 .347 .443 .790
Keith Hernandez UNQ SLN 129 428 374 54 108 21 5 7 46 4 49 53 .289 .376 .428 .803
Larry Herndon UNQ SFN 115 365 337 42 97 11 3 2 23 12 23 45 .288 .337 .356 .693
Steve Braun UNQ MIN 122 491 417 73 120 12 3 3 61 12 67 43 .288 .384 .353 .737
Bruce Boisclair UNQ NYN 110 320 286 42 82 13 3 2 13 9 28 55 .287 .350 .374 .724
Greg Gross UNQ HOU 128 501 426 52 122 12 3 0 27 2 64 39 .286 .375 .329 .704
Mike Tyson UNQ SLN 76 264 245 26 70 12 9 3 28 3 16 34 .286 .326 .445 .771
Ben Oglivie UNQ DET 115 325 305 36 87 12 3 15 47 9 11 44 .285 .313 .492 .804
Johnny Grubb UNQ SDN 109 461 384 54 109 22 1 5 27 1 65 53 .284 .391 .385 .777
Mario Guerrero UNQ CAL 83 288 268 24 76 12 0 1 18 0 7 12 .284 .304 .340 .643
Doug Flynn UNQ CIN 93 235 219 20 62 5 2 1 20 2 10 24 .283 .312 .338 .650
Rick Miller UNQ BOS 105 313 269 40 76 15 3 0 27 11 34 47 .283 .359 .361 .720
Cecil Cooper UNQ BOS 123 483 451 66 127 22 6 15 78 7 16 62 .282 .304 .457 .761
Lou Piniella UNQ NYA 100 351 327 36 92 16 6 3 38 0 18 34 .281 .322 .394 .716
Rowland Office UNQ ATL 99 407 359 51 101 17 1 4 34 2 37 49 .281 .348 .368 .716
Larvell Blanks UNQ CLE 104 371 328 45 92 8 7 5 41 1 30 31 .280 .337 .393 .730
Ellis Valentine UNQ MON 94 341 305 36 85 15 2 7 39 14 30 51 .279 .339 .410 .749
Gene Clines UNQ TEX 116 480 446 52 123 12 3 0 38 11 16 52 .276 .304 .316 .620
Tim Johnson UNQ ML4 105 306 273 25 75 4 3 0 14 4 19 32 .275 .327 .311 .638
Jerry Grote UNQ NYN 101 366 323 30 88 14 2 4 28 1 38 19 .272 .350 .365 .715
Bob Boone UNQ PHI 121 418 361 40 98 18 2 4 54 2 45 44 .271 .348 .366 .713
Bill Freehan UNQ DET 71 255 237 22 64 10 1 5 27 0 12 27 .270 .303 .384 .687
Lee Lacy UNQ 2 teams 103 367 338 42 91 11 3 3 34 3 22 25 .269 .314 .346 .660
Dick Allen UNQ PHI 85 339 298 52 80 16 1 15 49 11 37 63 .268 .346 .480 .826
Alex Johnson UNQ DET 125 457 429 41 115 15 2 6 45 14 19 49 .268 .298 .354 .653
Bill Stein UNQ CHA 117 422 392 32 105 15 2 4 36 4 22 67 .268 .310 .347 .657
Willie Randolph UNQ NYA 125 500 430 59 115 15 4 1 40 37 58 39 .267 .356 .328 .684
Jerry Turner UNQ SDN 105 320 281 41 75 16 5 5 37 12 32 38 .267 .339 .413 .751
Don Money UNQ ML4 117 498 439 51 117 18 4 12 62 6 47 50 .267 .333 .408 .741
Tommy Davis UNQ 2 teams 80 257 238 17 63 5 0 3 26 0 16 18 .265 .311 .324 .635
Bobby Bonds UNQ CAL 99 427 378 48 100 10 3 10 54 30 41 90 .265 .337 .386 .723
Steve Brye UNQ MIN 87 279 258 33 68 11 0 2 23 1 13 31 .264 .295 .329 .624
Bob Stinson UNQ KCA 79 243 209 26 55 7 1 2 25 3 25 29 .263 .342 .335 .677
Dave Collins UNQ CAL 99 413 365 45 96 12 1 4 28 32 40 55 .263 .335 .334 .669
Dave Rader UNQ SFN 88 284 255 25 67 15 0 1 22 2 27 21 .263 .332 .333 .665
Willie Horton UNQ DET 114 456 401 40 105 17 0 14 56 0 49 63 .262 .342 .409 .751
Tony Solaita UNQ 2 teams 94 329 283 29 74 13 0 9 42 1 40 61 .261 .348 .403 .750
Bobby Tolan UNQ PHI 110 290 272 32 71 7 0 5 35 10 7 39 .261 .285 .342 .627
Craig Kusick UNQ MIN 109 306 266 33 69 13 0 11 36 5 35 44 .259 .344 .432 .777
Carlos May UNQ 2 teams 107 405 351 45 91 13 2 3 43 5 43 37 .259 .344 .333 .677
Gary Thomasson UNQ SFN 103 361 328 45 85 20 5 8 38 8 30 45 .259 .321 .424 .745
Jerry Mumphrey UNQ SLN 112 427 384 51 99 15 5 1 26 22 37 53 .258 .322 .331 .653
Marty Perez UNQ 2 teams 124 484 428 49 110 17 1 3 32 3 38 37 .257 .315 .322 .637
Mickey Stanley UNQ DET 84 229 214 34 55 17 1 4 29 2 14 19 .257 .301 .402 .703
Willie Stargell UNQ PIT 117 487 428 54 110 20 3 20 65 2 50 101 .257 .339 .458 .797
Mike Cubbage UNQ 2 teams 118 431 374 42 96 19 5 3 49 1 49 44 .257 .346 .358 .704
Rob Andrews UNQ HOU 109 448 410 42 105 8 5 0 23 7 33 27 .256 .312 .300 .612
Enzo Hernandez UNQ SDN 113 389 340 31 87 13 3 1 24 12 32 16 .256 .319 .321 .640
Mike Phillips UNQ NYN 87 295 262 30 67 4 6 4 29 2 25 29 .256 .315 .363 .678
Brian Downing UNQ CHA 104 365 317 38 81 14 0 3 30 7 40 55 .256 .338 .328 .666
Joe Wallis UNQ CHN 121 377 338 51 86 11 5 5 21 3 33 62 .254 .322 .361 .683
Pat Kelly UNQ CHA 107 366 311 42 79 20 3 5 34 15 45 45 .254 .349 .386 .735
Mike Jorgensen UNQ MON 125 399 343 36 87 13 0 6 23 7 52 48 .254 .349 .344 .693
Ollie Brown UNQ PHI 92 247 209 30 53 10 1 5 30 2 33 33 .254 .350 .383 .732
Reggie Smith UNQ 2 teams 112 430 395 55 100 15 5 18 49 3 32 70 .253 .312 .453 .765
Dan Meyer UNQ DET 105 315 294 37 74 8 4 2 16 10 17 22 .252 .292 .327 .618
Jack Brohamer UNQ CHA 119 415 354 33 89 12 2 7 40 1 44 28 .251 .333 .356 .688
Al Bumbry UNQ BAL 133 499 450 71 113 15 7 9 36 42 43 76 .251 .316 .376 .691
Rod Gilbreath UNQ ATL 116 452 383 57 96 11 8 1 32 7 42 36 .251 .329 .329 .658
Denny Doyle UNQ BOS 117 461 432 51 108 15 5 0 26 8 22 39 .250 .285 .308 .593
Jim Wohlford UNQ KCA 107 334 293 47 73 10 2 1 24 22 29 24 .249 .314 .307 .621
Richie Hebner UNQ PIT 132 493 434 60 108 21 3 8 51 1 47 39 .249 .325 .366 .692
Kevin Bell UNQ CHA 68 258 230 24 57 7 6 5 20 2 18 56 .248 .302 .396 .697
Mike Hegan UNQ ML4 80 248 218 30 54 4 3 5 31 0 25 54 .248 .324 .362 .686
Dan Driessen UNQ CIN 98 268 219 32 54 11 1 7 44 14 43 32 .247 .362 .402 .764
Jim Essian UNQ CHA 78 229 199 20 49 7 0 0 21 2 23 28 .246 .326 .281 .607
Chet Lemon UNQ CHA 132 497 451 46 111 15 5 4 38 13 28 65 .246 .298 .328 .626
Terry Humphrey UNQ CAL 71 220 196 17 48 10 0 1 19 0 13 30 .245 .306 .311 .617
Jerry White UNQ MON 114 309 278 32 68 11 1 2 21 15 27 31 .245 .316 .313 .629
Dave Rosello UNQ CHN 91 271 227 27 55 5 1 1 11 1 41 33 .242 .359 .286 .646
Dusty Baker UNQ LAN 112 421 384 36 93 13 0 4 39 2 31 54 .242 .298 .307 .605
Davey Lopes UNQ LAN 117 491 427 72 103 17 7 4 20 63 56 49 .241 .333 .342 .675
Ted Sizemore UNQ LAN 84 292 266 18 64 8 1 0 18 2 15 22 .241 .280 .278 .558
Alan Ashby UNQ CLE 89 283 247 26 59 5 1 4 32 0 27 49 .239 .310 .316 .626
Fred Stanley UNQ NYA 110 306 260 32 62 2 2 1 20 1 34 29 .238 .329 .273 .602
Larry Biittner UNQ 2 teams 89 237 224 23 53 14 1 0 18 0 10 9 .237 .272 .308 .580
Pepe Mangual UNQ 2 teams 107 385 317 49 75 14 3 4 25 24 60 81 .237 .361 .338 .698
Charlie Spikes UNQ CLE 101 365 334 34 79 11 5 3 31 5 23 50 .237 .294 .326 .620
Steve Swisher UNQ CHN 109 411 377 25 89 13 3 5 42 2 20 82 .236 .275 .326 .601
Ted Kubiak UNQ SDN 96 244 212 16 50 5 2 0 26 0 25 28 .236 .314 .278 .592
Bernie Carbo UNQ 2 teams 86 282 238 25 56 11 0 5 21 2 41 72 .235 .348 .345 .692
Tom Veryzer UNQ DET 97 390 354 31 83 8 2 1 25 1 21 44 .234 .286 .277 .563
Barry Foote UNQ MON 105 368 350 32 82 12 2 7 27 2 17 32 .234 .272 .340 .612
Butch Hobson UNQ BOS 76 292 269 34 63 7 5 8 34 0 15 62 .234 .272 .387 .658
Doug DeCinces UNQ BAL 129 475 440 36 103 17 2 11 42 8 29 68 .234 .284 .357 .641
Bud Harrelson UNQ NYN 118 432 359 34 84 12 4 1 26 9 63 56 .234 .351 .298 .649
Oscar Gamble UNQ NYA 110 384 340 43 79 13 1 17 57 5 38 38 .232 .317 .426 .743
Derrel Thomas UNQ SFN 81 313 272 38 63 5 4 2 19 10 29 26 .232 .313 .301 .614
Hank Aaron UNQ ML4 85 308 271 22 62 8 0 10 35 0 35 38 .229 .315 .369 .684
Frank White UNQ KCA 152 489 446 39 102 17 6 2 46 20 19 42 .229 .263 .307 .570
Mick Kelleher UNQ CHN 124 363 337 28 77 12 1 0 22 0 15 32 .228 .264 .270 .534
Buck Martinez UNQ KCA 95 295 267 24 61 13 3 5 34 0 16 45 .228 .269 .356 .625
Vic Harris UNQ SLN 97 282 259 21 59 12 3 1 19 1 16 55 .228 .275 .309 .584
Jim Sundberg UNQ TEX 140 496 448 33 102 24 2 3 34 0 37 61 .228 .285 .310 .596
Tony Muser UNQ BAL 136 356 326 25 74 7 1 1 30 1 21 34 .227 .270 .264 .534
Ron Jackson UNQ CAL 127 454 410 44 93 18 3 8 40 5 30 58 .227 .289 .344 .633
Andy Etchebarren UNQ CAL 103 281 247 15 56 9 1 0 21 0 24 37 .227 .305 .271 .577
Cliff Johnson UNQ HOU 108 384 318 36 72 21 2 10 49 0 62 59 .226 .359 .399 .759
Vic Correll UNQ ATL 69 224 200 26 45 6 2 5 16 0 21 37 .225 .302 .350 .652
Earl Williams UNQ 2 teams 122 415 374 35 84 13 2 17 55 0 33 65 .225 .286 .406 .692
Pete Mackanin UNQ MON 114 401 380 36 85 15 2 8 33 6 15 66 .224 .256 .337 .593
Duffy Dyer UNQ PIT 69 220 184 12 41 8 0 3 9 0 29 35 .223 .336 .315 .652
Danny Thompson UNQ 2 teams 98 347 320 21 71 7 0 1 19 3 16 27 .222 .261 .253 .514
Pete LaCock UNQ CHN 106 290 244 34 54 9 2 8 28 1 42 37 .221 .337 .373 .710
Chuck Scrivener UNQ DET 80 244 222 28 49 7 1 2 16 1 19 34 .221 .282 .288 .570
Ken McMullen UNQ OAK 98 211 186 20 41 6 2 5 23 1 22 33 .220 .305 .355 .660
Roy Staiger UNQ NYN 95 335 304 23 67 8 1 2 26 3 25 35 .220 .278 .273 .551
Wilbur Howard UNQ HOU 94 201 191 26 42 7 2 1 18 7 7 28 .220 .245 .293 .538
Gary Carter UNQ MON 91 347 311 31 68 8 1 6 38 0 30 43 .219 .287 .309 .596
Jason Thompson UNQ DET 123 486 412 45 90 12 1 17 54 2 68 72 .218 .328 .376 .704
Andres Mora UNQ BAL 73 238 220 18 48 11 0 6 25 1 13 49 .218 .258 .350 .608
Boog Powell UNQ CLE 95 343 293 29 63 9 0 9 33 1 41 43 .215 .305 .338 .643
Dave May UNQ ATL 105 243 214 27 46 5 3 3 23 5 26 31 .215 .300 .308 .609
George Mitterwald UNQ CHN 101 325 303 19 65 7 0 5 28 1 16 63 .215 .249 .287 .536
Steve Yeager UNQ LAN 117 399 359 42 77 11 3 11 35 3 30 84 .214 .286 .354 .640
Dan Briggs UNQ CAL 77 266 248 19 53 13 2 1 14 0 13 47 .214 .254 .294 .548
Rico Petrocelli UNQ BOS 85 279 240 17 51 7 1 3 24 0 34 36 .212 .307 .287 .594
Frank Duffy UNQ CLE 133 437 392 38 83 11 2 2 30 10 29 50 .212 .268 .265 .534
Joe Ferguson UNQ 2 teams 125 439 374 46 79 15 4 10 39 6 57 81 .211 .317 .353 .670
Gary Sutherland UNQ 2 teams 101 255 232 19 49 7 2 1 15 0 15 19 .211 .258 .272 .529
Brooks Robinson UNQ BAL 71 232 218 16 46 8 2 3 11 0 8 24 .211 .240 .307 .548
Billy Williams UNQ OAK 120 413 351 36 74 12 0 11 41 4 58 44 .211 .320 .339 .659
Darrell Porter UNQ ML4 119 449 389 43 81 14 1 5 32 2 51 61 .208 .298 .288 .586
Bill Melton UNQ CAL 118 392 341 31 71 17 3 6 42 2 44 53 .208 .300 .328 .628
John Lowenstein UNQ CLE 93 257 229 33 47 8 2 2 14 11 25 35 .205 .283 .284 .567
Darrell Evans UNQ 2 teams 136 471 396 53 81 9 1 11 46 9 72 71 .205 .326 .316 .641
Rusty Torres UNQ CAL 120 309 264 37 54 16 3 6 27 4 36 39 .205 .299 .356 .655
Dave Duncan UNQ BAL 93 314 284 20 58 7 0 4 17 0 25 56 .204 .271 .271 .542
Pedro Garcia UNQ 2 teams 118 362 333 33 68 17 3 4 29 4 13 63 .204 .244 .309 .554
Willie McCovey UNQ 2 teams 82 251 226 20 46 9 0 7 36 0 24 43 .204 .283 .336 .619
Joe Lahoud UNQ 2 teams 80 216 185 18 37 7 1 1 9 1 28 32 .200 .312 .265 .576
Ed Herrmann UNQ 2 teams 108 352 311 19 62 11 0 5 33 0 29 48 .199 .274 .283 .557
Gorman Thomas UNQ ML4 99 267 227 27 45 9 2 8 36 2 31 67 .198 .294 .361 .655
Paul Blair UNQ BAL 145 413 375 29 74 16 0 3 16 15 22 49 .197 .245 .264 .509
Hector Torres UNQ SDN 74 235 215 8 42 6 0 4 15 2 16 31 .195 .254 .279 .533
Rick Dempsey UNQ 2 teams 80 240 216 12 42 2 0 0 12 1 18 21 .194 .263 .204 .466
Andre Thornton UNQ 2 teams 96 326 268 28 52 11 2 11 38 4 48 46 .194 .323 .373 .696
Charlie Moore UNQ ML4 87 290 241 33 46 7 4 3 16 1 43 45 .191 .314 .290 .604
Leroy Stanton UNQ CAL 93 264 231 12 44 13 1 2 25 2 24 57 .190 .266 .281 .548
Jim Mason UNQ NYA 93 236 217 17 39 7 1 1 14 0 9 37 .180 .210 .235 .445
Showing 1-50 of 274 batters listed (118 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. 88 of the 226 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1976 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Mark Fidrych DET 19 9 31 29 24 4 0 250.1 217 65 53 97 2.34 1.08
Vida Blue OAK 18 13 37 37 20 6 0 298.1 268 78 63 166 2.35 1.11
Frank Tanana CAL 19 10 34 34 23 2 0 288.1 212 78 73 261 2.43 0.99
Mike Torrez OAK 16 12 39 39 13 4 0 266.1 231 74 87 115 2.50 1.19
Jim Palmer BAL 22 13 40 40 23 6 0 315.0 255 88 84 159 2.51 1.08
John Denny SLN 11 9 30 30 8 3 0 207.0 189 58 74 74 2.52 1.27
Doug Rau LAN 16 12 34 32 8 3 0 231.0 221 66 69 98 2.57 1.26
Tom Seaver NYN 14 11 35 34 13 5 0 271.0 211 78 77 235 2.59 1.06
Wayne Garland BAL 20 7 38 25 14 4 1 232.1 224 69 64 113 2.67 1.24
Jerry Koosman NYN 21 10 34 32 17 3 0 247.1 205 74 66 200 2.69 1.10
Pat Zachry CIN 14 7 38 28 6 1 0 204.0 170 62 83 143 2.74 1.24
Randy Jones SDN 22 14 40 40 25 5 0 315.1 274 96 50 93 2.74 1.03
J. R. Richard HOU 20 15 39 39 14 3 0 291.0 221 89 151 214 2.75 1.28
Paul Hartzell CAL 7 4 37 15 7 2 2 166.0 166 51 43 51 2.77 1.26
Bill Travers ML4 15 16 34 34 15 3 0 240.0 211 75 95 120 2.81 1.27
John Montefusco SFN 16 14 37 36 11 6 0 253.1 224 80 74 172 2.84 1.18
Bert Blyleven 2 teams 13 16 36 36 18 6 0 297.2 283 95 81 219 2.87 1.22
Jim Barr SFN 15 12 37 37 8 3 0 252.1 260 81 60 75 2.89 1.27
Jon Matlack NYN 17 10 35 35 16 6 0 262.0 236 86 57 153 2.95 1.12
Rick Rhoden LAN 12 3 27 26 10 3 0 181.0 165 60 53 77 2.98 1.20
Gary Ross CAL 8 16 34 31 7 2 0 225.0 224 75 58 100 3.00 1.25
Bill Campbell MIN 17 5 78 0 0 0 20 167.2 145 56 62 115 3.01 1.23
Ed Figueroa NYA 19 10 34 34 14 4 0 256.2 237 86 94 119 3.02 1.29
Andy Messersmith ATL 11 11 29 28 12 3 1 207.1 166 70 74 135 3.04 1.16
Don Sutton LAN 21 10 35 34 15 4 0 267.2 231 91 82 161 3.06 1.17
Al Fitzmorris KCA 15 11 35 33 8 2 0 220.1 227 75 56 80 3.06 1.28
Luis Tiant BOS 21 12 38 38 19 3 0 279.0 274 95 64 131 3.06 1.21
Reggie Cleveland BOS 10 9 41 14 3 0 2 170.0 159 58 61 76 3.07 1.29
Bruce Kison PIT 14 9 31 29 6 1 1 193.0 180 66 52 98 3.08 1.20
Jim Lonborg PHI 18 10 33 32 8 1 1 222.0 210 76 50 118 3.08 1.17
Tommy John LAN 10 10 31 31 6 2 0 207.0 207 71 61 91 3.09 1.29
Fred Norman CIN 12 7 33 24 8 3 0 180.1 153 62 70 126 3.09 1.24
Ray Burris CHN 15 13 37 36 10 4 0 249.0 251 86 70 112 3.11 1.29
Steve Carlton PHI 20 7 35 35 13 2 0 252.2 224 88 72 195 3.13 1.17
Jim Umbarger TEX 10 12 30 30 10 3 0 197.1 208 69 54 105 3.15 1.33
John Candelaria PIT 16 7 32 31 11 4 1 220.0 173 77 60 138 3.15 1.06
Dock Ellis NYA 17 8 32 32 8 1 0 211.2 195 75 76 65 3.19 1.28
Jim Bibby CLE 13 7 34 21 4 3 1 163.1 162 58 56 84 3.20 1.33
Steve Rogers MON 7 17 33 32 8 4 1 230.0 212 82 69 150 3.21 1.22
Mickey Lolich NYN 8 13 31 30 5 2 0 192.2 184 69 52 120 3.22 1.22
Pete Falcone SLN 12 16 32 32 9 2 0 212.0 173 76 93 138 3.23 1.25
Gaylord Perry TEX 15 14 32 32 21 2 0 250.1 232 90 52 143 3.24 1.13
Burt Hooton LAN 11 15 33 33 8 4 0 226.2 203 82 60 116 3.26 1.16
Nelson Briles TEX 11 9 32 31 7 1 1 210.0 224 76 47 98 3.26 1.29
Fergie Jenkins BOS 12 11 30 29 12 2 0 209.0 201 76 43 142 3.27 1.17
Ken Brett 2 teams 10 12 29 26 16 1 2 203.0 173 74 76 92 3.28 1.23
Brent Strom SDN 12 16 36 33 8 1 0 210.2 188 77 73 103 3.29 1.24
Phil Niekro ATL 17 11 38 37 10 2 0 270.2 249 99 101 173 3.29 1.29
Jerry Augustine ML4 9 12 39 24 5 3 0 171.2 167 63 56 59 3.30 1.30
Jim Rooker PIT 15 8 30 29 10 1 1 198.2 201 74 72 92 3.35 1.37
Nolan Ryan CAL 17 18 39 39 21 7 0 284.1 193 106 183 327 3.36 1.32
Dave Goltz MIN 14 14 36 35 13 4 0 249.1 239 93 91 133 3.36 1.32
Doyle Alexander 2 teams 13 9 30 25 7 3 0 201.0 172 75 63 58 3.36 1.17
Doug Bird KCA 12 10 39 27 2 1 2 197.2 191 74 31 107 3.37 1.12
Woodie Fryman MON 13 13 34 32 4 2 2 216.1 218 81 76 123 3.37 1.36
Dennis Eckersley CLE 13 12 36 30 9 3 1 199.1 155 76 78 200 3.43 1.17
Jim Slaton ML4 14 15 38 38 12 2 0 292.2 287 112 94 138 3.44 1.30
Gary Nolan CIN 15 9 34 34 7 1 0 239.1 232 92 27 113 3.46 1.08
Rick Reuschel CHN 14 12 38 37 9 2 1 260.0 260 100 64 146 3.46 1.25
Pat Dobson CLE 16 12 35 35 6 0 0 217.1 226 84 65 117 3.48 1.34
Jim Kaat PHI 12 14 38 35 7 1 0 227.2 241 88 32 83 3.48 1.20
Dave Freisleben SDN 10 13 34 24 6 3 1 172.0 163 67 66 81 3.51 1.33
Dennis Leonard KCA 17 10 35 34 16 2 0 259.0 247 101 70 150 3.51 1.22
Doc Medich PIT 8 11 29 26 3 0 0 179.1 193 70 48 86 3.51 1.34
Jerry Reuss PIT 14 9 31 29 11 3 2 209.1 209 82 51 108 3.53 1.24
Catfish Hunter NYA 17 15 36 36 21 2 0 298.2 268 117 68 173 3.53 1.12
Rick Wise BOS 14 11 34 34 11 4 0 224.1 218 88 48 93 3.53 1.19
Joaquin Andujar HOU 9 10 28 25 9 4 0 172.1 163 69 75 59 3.60 1.38
Ed Halicki SFN 12 14 32 31 8 4 0 186.1 171 75 61 130 3.62 1.25
Ken Holtzman 2 teams 14 11 34 34 16 3 0 246.2 265 100 70 66 3.65 1.36
Larry Christenson PHI 13 8 32 29 2 0 0 168.2 199 69 42 54 3.68 1.43
Bill Singer 2 teams 13 10 36 36 7 4 0 236.2 233 97 96 97 3.69 1.39
Larry Dierker HOU 13 14 28 28 7 4 0 187.2 171 77 72 112 3.69 1.29
Jim Colborn ML4 9 15 32 32 7 0 0 225.2 232 93 54 101 3.71 1.27
Rudy May 2 teams 15 10 35 32 7 2 0 220.1 205 91 70 109 3.72 1.25
Don Stanhouse MON 9 12 34 26 8 1 1 184.0 182 77 92 79 3.77 1.49
Lynn McGlothen SLN 13 15 33 32 10 4 0 205.0 209 89 68 106 3.91 1.35
Vern Ruhle DET 9 12 32 32 5 1 0 199.2 227 87 59 88 3.92 1.43
Rich Gossage CHA 9 17 31 29 15 0 1 224.0 214 98 90 135 3.94 1.36
Bob Forsch SLN 8 10 33 32 2 0 0 194.0 209 85 71 76 3.94 1.44
Steve Renko 2 teams 8 12 33 28 4 1 0 176.1 179 78 46 116 3.98 1.28
Dave Roberts DET 16 17 36 36 18 4 0 252.0 254 112 63 79 4.00 1.26
Dick Ruthven ATL 14 17 36 36 8 4 0 240.1 255 112 90 142 4.19 1.44
Jackie Brown CLE 9 11 32 27 5 2 0 180.0 193 85 55 104 4.25 1.38
Bill Bonham CHN 9 13 32 31 3 0 0 196.0 215 93 96 110 4.27 1.59
Jack Billingham CIN 12 10 34 29 5 2 1 177.0 190 85 62 76 4.32 1.42
Bart Johnson CHA 9 16 32 32 8 3 0 211.1 231 111 62 91 4.73 1.39
Jim Hughes MIN 9 14 37 26 3 0 0 177.0 190 98 73 87 4.98 1.49
Wayne Twitchell UNQ PHI 3 1 26 2 0 0 1 61.2 55 12 18 67 1.75 1.18
Mark Littell UNQ KCA 8 4 60 1 0 0 16 104.0 68 24 60 92 2.08 1.23
Rawly Eastwick UNQ CIN 11 5 71 0 0 0 26 107.2 93 25 27 70 2.09 1.11
Ken Forsch UNQ HOU 4 3 52 0 0 0 19 92.0 76 22 26 49 2.15 1.11
Charlie Hough UNQ LAN 12 8 77 0 0 0 18 142.2 102 35 77 81 2.21 1.25
Wilbur Wood UNQ CHA 4 3 7 7 5 1 0 56.1 51 14 11 31 2.24 1.10
Dave LaRoche UNQ CLE 1 4 61 0 0 0 21 96.1 57 24 49 104 2.24 1.10
Sparky Lyle UNQ NYA 7 8 64 0 0 0 23 103.2 82 26 42 61 2.26 1.20
Randy Moffitt UNQ SFN 6 6 58 0 0 0 14 103.0 92 26 35 50 2.27 1.23
Larry Gura UNQ KCA 4 0 20 2 1 1 1 62.2 47 16 20 22 2.30 1.07
Stan Thomas UNQ CLE 4 4 37 7 2 0 6 105.2 88 27 41 54 2.30 1.22
Steve Mingori UNQ KCA 5 5 55 0 0 0 10 85.1 73 22 25 38 2.32 1.15
Tippy Martinez UNQ 2 teams 5 1 39 0 0 0 10 69.2 50 18 42 45 2.33 1.32
Jim Kern UNQ CLE 10 7 50 2 0 0 15 117.2 91 31 50 111 2.37 1.20
John Hiller UNQ DET 12 8 56 1 1 1 13 121.0 93 32 67 117 2.38 1.32
Jeff Terpko UNQ TEX 3 3 32 0 0 0 0 52.2 42 14 29 24 2.39 1.35
Kent Tekulve UNQ PIT 5 3 64 0 0 0 9 102.2 91 28 25 68 2.45 1.13
Ron Reed UNQ PHI 8 7 59 4 1 0 14 128.0 88 35 32 96 2.46 0.94
Rollie Fingers UNQ OAK 13 11 70 0 0 0 20 134.2 118 37 40 113 2.47 1.17
Marty Pattin UNQ KCA 8 14 44 15 4 1 5 141.0 114 39 38 65 2.49 1.08
Tug McGraw UNQ PHI 7 6 58 0 0 0 11 97.1 81 27 42 76 2.50 1.26
Tom Burgmeier UNQ MIN 8 1 57 0 0 0 1 115.1 95 32 29 45 2.50 1.08
Rick Sawyer UNQ SDN 5 3 13 11 4 2 0 81.2 84 23 38 33 2.53 1.49
Grant Jackson UNQ 2 teams 7 1 34 2 1 1 4 78.0 57 22 25 39 2.54 1.05
Clay Carroll UNQ CHA 4 4 29 0 0 0 6 77.1 67 22 24 38 2.56 1.18
Dick Tidrow UNQ NYA 4 5 47 2 0 0 10 92.1 80 27 24 65 2.63 1.13
Skip Lockwood UNQ NYN 10 7 56 0 0 0 19 94.1 62 28 34 108 2.67 1.02
Gary Lavelle UNQ SFN 10 6 65 0 0 0 12 110.1 102 33 52 71 2.69 1.40
Ken Sanders UNQ 2 teams 1 2 34 0 0 0 1 50.0 42 15 15 18 2.70 1.14
Bruce Sutter UNQ CHN 6 3 52 0 0 0 10 83.1 63 25 26 73 2.70 1.07
Bob Apodaca UNQ NYN 3 7 43 3 0 0 5 89.2 71 28 29 45 2.81 1.12
Gene Garber UNQ PHI 9 3 59 0 0 0 11 92.2 78 29 30 92 2.82 1.17
Jim Willoughby UNQ BOS 3 12 54 0 0 0 10 99.0 94 31 31 37 2.82 1.26
Dave Tomlin UNQ SDN 0 1 49 1 0 0 0 73.0 62 23 20 43 2.84 1.12
Bo McLaughlin UNQ HOU 4 5 17 11 4 2 1 79.0 71 25 17 32 2.85 1.11
Darold Knowles UNQ CHN 5 7 58 0 0 0 9 71.2 61 23 22 39 2.89 1.16
Butch Metzger UNQ SDN 11 4 77 0 0 0 16 123.1 119 40 52 89 2.92 1.39
Dyar Miller UNQ BAL 2 4 49 0 0 0 7 88.2 79 29 36 37 2.94 1.30
Charlie Williams UNQ SFN 2 0 48 2 0 0 1 85.0 80 28 39 34 2.96 1.40
Gene Pentz UNQ HOU 3 3 40 0 0 0 5 63.2 62 21 31 36 2.97 1.46
Don Gullett UNQ CIN 11 3 23 20 4 0 1 126.0 119 42 48 64 3.00 1.33
Dan Larson UNQ HOU 5 8 13 13 5 0 0 92.1 81 31 28 42 3.02 1.18
Paul Lindblad UNQ OAK 6 5 65 0 0 0 5 114.2 111 39 24 37 3.06 1.18
Danny Frisella UNQ 2 teams 5 2 50 0 0 0 10 72.0 49 25 47 54 3.12 1.33
Larry Demery UNQ PIT 10 7 36 15 4 1 2 145.0 123 51 58 72 3.17 1.25
Adrian Devine UNQ ATL 5 6 48 1 0 0 9 73.0 72 26 26 48 3.21 1.34
Alan Foster UNQ SDN 3 6 26 11 2 0 0 86.2 75 31 35 22 3.22 1.27
Dale Murray UNQ MON 4 9 81 0 0 0 13 113.1 117 41 37 35 3.26 1.36
Al Hrabosky UNQ SLN 8 6 68 0 0 0 13 95.1 89 35 39 73 3.30 1.34
Steve Foucault UNQ TEX 8 8 46 0 0 0 5 75.2 68 28 25 41 3.33 1.23
Stan Bahnsen UNQ OAK 8 7 35 14 1 1 0 143.0 124 53 43 82 3.34 1.17
Pedro Borbon UNQ CIN 4 3 69 1 0 0 8 121.0 135 45 31 53 3.35 1.37
Joe Niekro UNQ HOU 4 8 36 13 0 0 0 118.0 107 44 56 77 3.36 1.38
Rick Jones UNQ BOS 5 3 24 14 1 0 0 104.1 133 39 26 45 3.36 1.52
Sid Monge UNQ CAL 6 7 32 13 2 0 0 117.2 108 44 49 53 3.37 1.33
Bill Castro UNQ ML4 4 6 39 0 0 0 8 70.1 70 27 19 23 3.45 1.27
Tommy Boggs UNQ TEX 1 7 13 13 3 0 0 90.1 87 35 34 36 3.49 1.34
Pete Redfern UNQ MIN 8 8 23 23 1 1 0 118.0 105 46 63 74 3.51 1.42
Tom Underwood UNQ PHI 10 5 33 25 3 0 2 155.2 154 61 63 94 3.53 1.39
Eric Rasmussen UNQ SLN 6 12 43 17 2 1 0 150.1 139 59 54 76 3.53 1.28
Craig Swan UNQ NYN 6 9 23 22 2 1 0 132.1 129 52 44 89 3.54 1.31
Joe Sambito UNQ HOU 3 2 20 4 1 1 1 53.1 45 21 14 26 3.54 1.11
Bruce Dal Canton UNQ ATL 3 5 42 1 0 0 1 73.1 67 29 42 36 3.56 1.49
Pablo Torrealba UNQ ATL 0 2 36 0 0 0 2 53.0 67 21 22 33 3.57 1.68
Vic Albury UNQ MIN 3 1 23 0 0 0 0 50.1 51 20 24 23 3.58 1.49
Dave Hamilton UNQ CHA 6 6 45 1 0 0 10 90.1 81 36 45 62 3.59 1.39
Stan Wall UNQ LAN 2 2 31 0 0 0 1 50.0 50 20 15 27 3.60 1.30
Andy Hassler UNQ 2 teams 5 12 33 18 4 1 0 147.0 139 59 56 61 3.61 1.33
Steve Hargan UNQ TEX 8 8 35 8 2 1 1 124.1 127 50 38 63 3.62 1.33
Tom Buskey UNQ CLE 5 4 39 0 0 0 1 94.1 88 38 34 32 3.63 1.29
Eduardo Rodriguez UNQ ML4 5 13 45 12 3 0 8 136.0 124 55 65 77 3.64 1.39
Bob Moose UNQ PIT 3 9 53 2 0 0 10 87.2 100 36 32 38 3.70 1.51
Jim Todd UNQ OAK 7 8 49 0 0 0 4 82.2 87 35 34 22 3.81 1.46
Joe Kerrigan UNQ MON 2 6 38 0 0 0 1 56.2 63 24 23 22 3.81 1.52
Ross Grimsley UNQ BAL 8 7 28 19 2 0 0 136.2 143 60 35 41 3.95 1.30
Paul Splittorff UNQ KCA 11 8 26 23 5 1 0 158.2 169 70 59 59 3.97 1.44
Mike Marshall UNQ 2 teams 6 4 54 0 0 0 14 99.1 99 44 39 56 3.99 1.39
Steve Luebber UNQ MIN 4 5 38 12 2 1 2 119.1 109 53 62 45 4.00 1.43
Rick Waits UNQ CLE 7 9 26 22 4 2 0 123.2 143 55 54 65 4.00 1.59
Mike Wallace UNQ SLN 3 2 49 0 0 0 2 66.1 66 30 39 40 4.07 1.58
Steve Stone UNQ CHN 3 6 17 15 1 1 0 75.0 70 34 21 33 4.08 1.21
Bill Laxton UNQ DET 0 5 26 3 0 0 2 94.2 77 43 51 74 4.09 1.35
Dick Bosman UNQ OAK 4 2 27 15 0 0 0 112.0 118 51 19 34 4.10 1.22
Tom Griffin UNQ 2 teams 9 6 31 13 2 0 0 112.0 100 51 79 69 4.10 1.60
Mike Flanagan UNQ BAL 3 5 20 10 4 0 0 85.0 83 39 33 56 4.13 1.36
Tom Murphy UNQ 2 teams 4 6 52 0 0 0 9 99.1 116 46 34 39 4.17 1.51
Carl Morton UNQ ATL 4 9 26 24 1 1 0 140.1 172 65 45 42 4.17 1.55
Chip Lang UNQ MON 1 3 29 2 0 0 0 62.1 56 29 34 30 4.19 1.44
Paul Mitchell UNQ OAK 9 7 26 26 4 1 0 142.0 169 67 30 67 4.25 1.40
Mike Bacsik UNQ TEX 3 2 23 0 0 0 0 55.0 66 26 26 21 4.25 1.67
Dave Giusti UNQ PIT 5 4 40 0 0 0 6 58.1 59 28 27 24 4.32 1.47
Francisco Barrios UNQ CHA 5 9 35 14 6 0 3 141.2 136 68 46 81 4.32 1.28
Dick Pole UNQ BOS 6 5 31 15 1 0 0 120.2 131 58 48 49 4.33 1.48
Steve Dunning UNQ 2 teams 2 6 36 7 1 0 0 97.1 102 47 39 76 4.35 1.45
Terry Forster UNQ CHA 2 12 29 16 1 0 1 111.1 126 54 41 70 4.37 1.50
Steve Busby UNQ KCA 3 3 13 13 1 0 0 71.2 58 35 49 29 4.40 1.49
Dick Drago UNQ CAL 7 8 43 0 0 0 6 79.1 80 39 31 43 4.42 1.40
Don Carrithers UNQ MON 6 12 34 19 2 0 0 140.1 153 69 78 71 4.43 1.65
Rob Dressler UNQ SFN 3 10 25 19 0 0 0 107.2 125 53 35 33 4.43 1.49
Elias Sosa UNQ 2 teams 6 8 45 0 0 0 4 69.0 71 34 25 52 4.43 1.39
Dave Heaverlo UNQ SFN 4 4 61 0 0 0 1 75.0 85 37 15 40 4.44 1.33
Joe Coleman UNQ 2 teams 4 13 51 16 1 0 4 145.2 152 72 69 104 4.45 1.52
John Curtis UNQ SLN 6 11 37 15 3 1 1 134.0 139 67 65 52 4.50 1.52
Jim Crawford UNQ DET 1 8 32 5 1 0 2 109.1 115 55 43 68 4.53 1.45
Paul Reuschel UNQ CHN 4 2 50 2 0 0 3 87.0 94 44 33 55 4.55 1.46
Don Kirkwood UNQ CAL 6 12 28 26 4 0 0 157.2 167 81 57 78 4.62 1.42
Ray Bare UNQ DET 7 8 30 21 3 2 0 134.0 157 69 51 59 4.63 1.55
Steve Grilli UNQ DET 3 1 36 0 0 0 3 66.0 63 34 41 36 4.64 1.58
Pete Vuckovich UNQ CHA 7 4 33 7 1 0 0 110.1 122 57 60 62 4.65 1.65
Frank LaCorte UNQ ATL 3 12 19 17 1 0 0 105.1 97 55 53 79 4.70 1.42
Santo Alcala UNQ CIN 11 4 30 21 3 1 0 132.0 131 69 67 67 4.70 1.50
Dave Pagan UNQ 2 teams 2 5 27 7 1 0 1 70.1 72 37 27 47 4.73 1.41
Mike Norris UNQ OAK 4 5 24 19 1 1 0 96.0 91 51 56 44 4.78 1.53
Chris Knapp UNQ CHA 3 1 11 6 1 0 0 52.1 54 28 32 41 4.82 1.64
Will McEnaney UNQ CIN 2 6 55 0 0 0 7 72.1 97 39 23 28 4.85 1.66
Mike Caldwell UNQ SFN 1 7 50 9 0 0 2 107.1 145 58 20 55 4.86 1.54
Don Hood UNQ CLE 3 5 33 6 0 0 1 77.2 89 42 41 32 4.87 1.67
Mike Garman UNQ CHN 2 4 47 2 0 0 1 76.1 79 42 35 37 4.95 1.49
Mike Cuellar UNQ BAL 4 13 26 19 2 1 1 107.0 129 59 50 32 4.96 1.67
Pete Broberg UNQ ML4 1 7 20 11 1 0 0 92.1 99 51 72 28 4.97 1.85
Roger Moret UNQ ATL 3 5 27 12 1 0 1 77.1 84 43 27 30 5.00 1.44
Dan Spillner UNQ SDN 2 11 32 14 0 0 0 106.2 120 60 55 57 5.06 1.64
Fritz Peterson UNQ 2 teams 1 3 13 11 0 0 0 62.0 80 35 17 23 5.08 1.56
Dave Lemanczyk UNQ DET 4 6 20 10 1 0 0 81.1 86 46 34 51 5.09 1.48
Eddie Bane UNQ MIN 4 7 17 15 1 0 0 79.1 92 45 39 24 5.11 1.65
Oscar Zamora UNQ CHN 5 3 40 2 0 0 3 55.0 70 32 17 27 5.24 1.58
Bill Greif UNQ 2 teams 2 8 52 5 0 0 6 77.0 87 45 37 37 5.26 1.61
Joe Decker UNQ MIN 2 7 13 12 0 0 0 58.0 60 34 51 35 5.28 1.91
Rich Folkers UNQ SDN 2 3 33 3 0 0 0 59.2 67 35 25 26 5.28 1.54
Dan Warthen UNQ MON 2 10 23 16 2 1 0 90.0 76 53 66 67 5.30 1.58
John D'Acquisto UNQ SFN 3 8 28 19 0 0 0 106.0 93 63 102 53 5.35 1.84
Glenn Abbott UNQ OAK 2 4 19 10 0 0 0 62.1 87 38 16 27 5.49 1.65
Mike Cosgrove UNQ HOU 3 4 22 16 1 1 0 89.2 106 55 58 34 5.52 1.83
Steve Barr UNQ TEX 2 6 20 10 3 0 0 67.2 70 42 44 27 5.59 1.68
Bill Lee UNQ BOS 5 7 24 14 1 0 3 96.0 124 60 28 29 5.62 1.58
Gil Rondon UNQ HOU 2 2 19 7 0 0 0 53.2 70 34 39 21 5.70 2.03
Clay Kirby UNQ MON 1 8 22 15 0 0 0 78.2 81 50 63 51 5.72 1.83
Jesse Jefferson UNQ CHA 2 5 19 9 0 0 0 62.1 86 59 42 30 8.52 2.05
Showing 1-50 of 226 pitchers listed (88 qualified)

Reading the 1976 leader tables

The 1976 batting table lists 274 hitters, of whom 118 qualify for the rate columns. Sorted by average, the qualified race is headed by Bill Madlock at .339, with Ken Griffey next at .336. The HR column peaks with Mike Schmidt's 38; for runs batted in, George Foster is first with 121. On the 1976 pitching side, 88 of 226 listed pitchers qualify. First among qualified pitchers by ERA is Mark Fidrych, 2.34, and Frank Tanana has the best WHIP, 0.99. Sorted by the counting stats, the leaders are Jim Palmer in wins (22), Nolan Ryan in strikeouts (327), and Rawly Eastwick in saves (26).

1976 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1976?
Mike Schmidt led with 38 home runs in 1976.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1976?
George Foster led with 121 RBI in 1976.
Who led MLB in hits in 1976?
George Brett and Pete Rose tied for the lead with 215 hits in 1976.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1976?
Bill Madlock led at .339 in 1976, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1976?
Jim Palmer and Randy Jones tied for the lead with 22 wins in 1976.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1976?
Nolan Ryan led with 327 strikeouts in 1976.