1978 Season Leaders
Top performers from the 1978 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.
Batting Leaders
Minimum 200 at-bats required
Complete Statistics
| Player | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Parker | PIT | 148 | 581 | 102 | 194 | 32 | 12 | 30 | 117 | 20 | 57 | 92 | 0.334 | 0.394 | 0.585 |
| Rod Carew | MIN | 152 | 564 | 85 | 188 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 70 | 27 | 78 | 62 | 0.333 | 0.411 | 0.441 |
| Al Oliver | TEX | 133 | 525 | 65 | 170 | 35 | 5 | 14 | 89 | 8 | 31 | 41 | 0.324 | 0.358 | 0.490 |
| Bill Buckner | CHC | 117 | 446 | 47 | 144 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 74 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 0.323 | 0.345 | 0.419 |
| Steve Garvey | LAD | 162 | 639 | 89 | 202 | 36 | 9 | 21 | 113 | 10 | 40 | 70 | 0.316 | 0.353 | 0.499 |
| Jose Cruz | HOU | 153 | 565 | 79 | 178 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 83 | 37 | 57 | 57 | 0.315 | 0.376 | 0.460 |
| Jim Rice | BOS | 163 | 677 | 121 | 213 | 25 | 15 | 46 | 139 | 7 | 58 | 126 | 0.315 | 0.370 | 0.600 |
| Jose Morales | MIN | 101 | 242 | 22 | 76 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 0.314 | 0.363 | 0.401 |
| Lou Piniella | NYY | 130 | 472 | 67 | 148 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 3 | 34 | 36 | 0.314 | 0.361 | 0.445 |
| Cecil Cooper | ATL | 107 | 407 | 60 | 127 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 54 | 3 | 32 | 72 | 0.312 | 0.359 | 0.474 |
| Bill Madlock | SFG | 122 | 447 | 76 | 138 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 16 | 48 | 39 | 0.309 | 0.378 | 0.481 |
| Dave Winfield | SDP | 158 | 587 | 88 | 181 | 30 | 5 | 24 | 97 | 21 | 55 | 81 | 0.308 | 0.367 | 0.499 |
| Mike Ivie | SFG | 117 | 318 | 34 | 98 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 27 | 45 | 0.308 | 0.363 | 0.475 |
| Gene Richards | SDP | 154 | 555 | 90 | 171 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 45 | 37 | 64 | 80 | 0.308 | 0.381 | 0.420 |
| Jack Clark | SFG | 156 | 592 | 90 | 181 | 46 | 8 | 25 | 98 | 15 | 50 | 72 | 0.306 | 0.358 | 0.537 |
| Ben Oglivie | ATL | 128 | 469 | 71 | 142 | 29 | 4 | 18 | 72 | 11 | 52 | 69 | 0.303 | 0.370 | 0.497 |
| Pete Rose | CIN | 159 | 655 | 103 | 198 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 13 | 62 | 30 | 0.302 | 0.362 | 0.421 |
| Jeff Burroughs | ATL | 153 | 488 | 72 | 147 | 30 | 6 | 23 | 77 | 1 | 117 | 92 | 0.301 | 0.432 | 0.529 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | CHW | 68 | 206 | 28 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0.301 | 0.310 | 0.451 |
| Dave Concepcion | CIN | 153 | 565 | 75 | 170 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 23 | 51 | 83 | 0.301 | 0.357 | 0.405 |
| Leon Roberts | SEA | 134 | 472 | 78 | 142 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 92 | 6 | 41 | 52 | 0.301 | 0.364 | 0.515 |
| Chet Lemon | CHW | 105 | 357 | 51 | 107 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 5 | 39 | 46 | 0.300 | 0.377 | 0.510 |
| Tom Paciorek | SEA | 70 | 251 | 32 | 75 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 0.299 | 0.336 | 0.450 |
| Amos Otis | KCR | 141 | 486 | 74 | 145 | 30 | 7 | 22 | 96 | 32 | 66 | 54 | 0.298 | 0.380 | 0.525 |
| Fred Lynn | BOS | 150 | 541 | 75 | 161 | 33 | 3 | 22 | 82 | 3 | 75 | 50 | 0.298 | 0.380 | 0.492 |
| Ron LeFlore | DET | 155 | 666 | 126 | 198 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 62 | 68 | 65 | 104 | 0.297 | 0.361 | 0.405 |
| Ron Jackson | LAA | 105 | 387 | 49 | 115 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 0.297 | 0.337 | 0.421 |
| Thurman Munson | NYY | 154 | 617 | 73 | 183 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 71 | 2 | 35 | 70 | 0.297 | 0.332 | 0.373 |
| Warren Cromartie | WSN | 159 | 607 | 77 | 180 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 8 | 33 | 60 | 0.297 | 0.337 | 0.418 |
| Lyman Bostock | LAA | 147 | 568 | 74 | 168 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 71 | 15 | 59 | 36 | 0.296 | 0.362 | 0.379 |
| Enos Cabell | HOU | 162 | 660 | 92 | 195 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 33 | 22 | 80 | 0.295 | 0.321 | 0.398 |
| Reggie Smith | LAD | 128 | 447 | 82 | 132 | 27 | 2 | 29 | 93 | 12 | 70 | 90 | 0.295 | 0.382 | 0.559 |
| Pete LaCock | KCR | 118 | 322 | 44 | 95 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 0.295 | 0.335 | 0.419 |
| Willie Stargell | PIT | 122 | 390 | 60 | 115 | 18 | 2 | 28 | 97 | 3 | 50 | 93 | 0.295 | 0.382 | 0.567 |
| George Brett | KCR | 128 | 510 | 79 | 150 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 23 | 39 | 35 | 0.294 | 0.342 | 0.467 |
| Carney Lansford | LAA | 121 | 453 | 63 | 133 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 20 | 31 | 67 | 0.294 | 0.339 | 0.406 |
| Larry Bowa | PHI | 156 | 654 | 78 | 192 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 27 | 24 | 40 | 0.294 | 0.319 | 0.370 |
| Don Money | ATL | 137 | 518 | 88 | 152 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 54 | 3 | 48 | 70 | 0.293 | 0.361 | 0.440 |
| Art Howe | HOU | 119 | 420 | 46 | 123 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 2 | 34 | 41 | 0.293 | 0.343 | 0.436 |
| Ken Singleton | BAL | 149 | 502 | 67 | 147 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 81 | 0 | 98 | 94 | 0.293 | 0.409 | 0.462 |
| Robin Yount | ATL | 127 | 502 | 66 | 147 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 16 | 24 | 43 | 0.293 | 0.323 | 0.428 |
| Craig Reynolds | SEA | 148 | 548 | 57 | 160 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 0.292 | 0.336 | 0.374 |
| Sixto Lezcano | ATL | 132 | 442 | 62 | 129 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 61 | 3 | 64 | 83 | 0.292 | 0.377 | 0.459 |
| Tony Perez | WSN | 148 | 544 | 63 | 158 | 38 | 3 | 14 | 78 | 2 | 38 | 104 | 0.290 | 0.336 | 0.449 |
| Larry Hisle | ATL | 142 | 520 | 96 | 151 | 24 | 0 | 34 | 115 | 10 | 67 | 90 | 0.290 | 0.374 | 0.533 |
| Ellis Valentine | WSN | 151 | 570 | 75 | 165 | 35 | 2 | 25 | 76 | 13 | 35 | 88 | 0.289 | 0.330 | 0.489 |
| Terry Whitfield | SFG | 149 | 488 | 70 | 141 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 33 | 69 | 0.289 | 0.335 | 0.400 |
| Terry Puhl | HOU | 149 | 585 | 87 | 169 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 32 | 48 | 46 | 0.289 | 0.343 | 0.368 |
| Bob Watson | HOU | 139 | 461 | 51 | 133 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 79 | 3 | 51 | 57 | 0.289 | 0.357 | 0.451 |
| Ken Griffey | CIN | 158 | 614 | 90 | 177 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 23 | 54 | 70 | 0.288 | 0.344 | 0.417 |
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Pitching Leaders
Minimum 50 innings pitched required
Complete Statistics
| Player | Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Guidry | NYY | 25 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 273.6 | 187 | 53 | 72 | 248 | 1.74 | 0.95 |
| Terry Forster | LAD | 5 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 65.3 | 56 | 14 | 23 | 46 | 1.93 | 1.21 |
| Doug Bair | CIN | 7 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 100.3 | 87 | 22 | 38 | 91 | 1.97 | 1.25 |
| Rich Gossage | NYY | 10 | 11 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 134.3 | 87 | 30 | 59 | 122 | 2.01 | 1.09 |
| Bob Welch | LAD | 7 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 111.3 | 92 | 25 | 26 | 66 | 2.02 | 1.06 |
| Vern Ruhle | HOU | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 68.0 | 57 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 2.12 | 1.13 |
| John D'Acquisto | SDP | 4 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 93.0 | 60 | 22 | 56 | 104 | 2.13 | 1.25 |
| Ron Reed | PHI | 3 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 108.6 | 87 | 27 | 23 | 85 | 2.24 | 1.01 |
| Jon Matlack | TEX | 15 | 13 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 270.0 | 252 | 68 | 51 | 157 | 2.27 | 1.12 |
| Steve Comer | TEX | 11 | 5 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 117.3 | 107 | 30 | 37 | 65 | 2.30 | 1.23 |
| Kent Tekulve | PIT | 8 | 7 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 135.3 | 115 | 35 | 55 | 77 | 2.33 | 1.26 |
| Warren Brusstar | PHI | 6 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.6 | 74 | 23 | 30 | 60 | 2.33 | 1.17 |
| John Hiller | DET | 9 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 92.3 | 64 | 24 | 35 | 74 | 2.34 | 1.07 |
| Mike Caldwell | ATL | 22 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 293.3 | 258 | 77 | 54 | 131 | 2.36 | 1.06 |
| Hal Dues | WSN | 5 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 99.0 | 85 | 26 | 42 | 36 | 2.36 | 1.28 |
| Darold Knowles | WSN | 3 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 72.0 | 63 | 19 | 30 | 34 | 2.38 | 1.29 |
| Craig Swan | NYN | 9 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 207.3 | 164 | 56 | 58 | 125 | 2.43 | 1.07 |
| Mike Marshall | MIN | 10 | 12 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 99.0 | 80 | 27 | 37 | 56 | 2.45 | 1.18 |
| Jim Palmer | BAL | 21 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 296.0 | 246 | 81 | 97 | 138 | 2.46 | 1.16 |
| Steve Rogers | WSN | 13 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 219.0 | 186 | 60 | 64 | 126 | 2.47 | 1.14 |
| Dave Goltz | MIN | 15 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 220.3 | 209 | 61 | 67 | 116 | 2.49 | 1.25 |
| Scott Sanderson | WSN | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61.0 | 52 | 17 | 21 | 50 | 2.51 | 1.20 |
| Rollie Fingers | SDP | 6 | 13 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 107.3 | 84 | 30 | 29 | 72 | 2.52 | 1.05 |
| Gene Garber | ATL | 4 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 78.3 | 58 | 22 | 13 | 61 | 2.53 | 0.91 |
| Pete Vuckovich | STL | 12 | 12 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 198.3 | 187 | 56 | 59 | 149 | 2.54 | 1.24 |
| Dave Frost | LAA | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80.3 | 71 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 2.58 | 1.18 |
| Bob Stanley | BOS | 15 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 141.6 | 142 | 41 | 34 | 38 | 2.60 | 1.24 |
| Bob Knepper | SFG | 17 | 11 | 36 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 260.0 | 218 | 76 | 85 | 147 | 2.63 | 1.17 |
| Elias Sosa | OAK | 8 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 109.0 | 106 | 32 | 44 | 61 | 2.64 | 1.38 |
| Dyar Miller | LAA | 6 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 84.6 | 85 | 25 | 41 | 34 | 2.66 | 1.49 |
| Ken Forsch | HOU | 10 | 6 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 133.3 | 136 | 40 | 37 | 71 | 2.70 | 1.30 |
| Burt Hooton | LAD | 19 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 236.0 | 196 | 71 | 61 | 104 | 2.71 | 1.09 |
| Larry Gura | KCR | 16 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 221.6 | 183 | 67 | 60 | 81 | 2.72 | 1.10 |
| Gaylord Perry | SDP | 21 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 260.6 | 241 | 79 | 66 | 154 | 2.73 | 1.18 |
| Steve Mingori | KCR | 1 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 69.0 | 64 | 21 | 16 | 28 | 2.74 | 1.16 |
| Mike Proly | CHW | 5 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65.6 | 63 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 2.74 | 1.14 |
| Sid Monge | CLE | 4 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 84.6 | 71 | 26 | 51 | 54 | 2.76 | 1.44 |
| Vida Blue | SFG | 18 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 258.0 | 233 | 80 | 70 | 171 | 2.79 | 1.17 |
| Mark Littell | STL | 4 | 8 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 106.3 | 80 | 33 | 59 | 130 | 2.79 | 1.31 |
| Larry McWilliams | ATL | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 99.3 | 84 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 2.81 | 1.20 |
| Kip Young | DET | 6 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 105.6 | 94 | 33 | 30 | 49 | 2.81 | 1.17 |
| Dave LaRoche | LAA | 10 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 95.6 | 73 | 30 | 48 | 70 | 2.82 | 1.26 |
| Steve Carlton | PHI | 16 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 247.3 | 228 | 78 | 63 | 161 | 2.84 | 1.18 |
| Ed Halicki | SFG | 9 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 199.0 | 166 | 63 | 45 | 105 | 2.85 | 1.06 |
| Tom Seaver | CIN | 16 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 259.6 | 218 | 83 | 89 | 226 | 2.88 | 1.18 |
| Al Hrabosky | KCR | 8 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 75.0 | 52 | 24 | 35 | 60 | 2.88 | 1.16 |
| Phil Niekro | ATL | 19 | 18 | 44 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 334.3 | 295 | 107 | 102 | 248 | 2.88 | 1.19 |
| Randy Jones | SDP | 13 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 253.0 | 263 | 81 | 64 | 71 | 2.88 | 1.29 |
| Don Stanhouse | BAL | 6 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 74.6 | 60 | 24 | 52 | 42 | 2.89 | 1.50 |
| Kevin Kobel | NYN | 5 | 6 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108.3 | 95 | 35 | 30 | 51 | 2.91 | 1.15 |
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