1978 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1978 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1978 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Jim Rice led with 46 home runs, Jim Rice led with 139 RBI, and Jim Rice led with 213 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. 140 of the 297 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1978 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1978 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Dave Parker PIT 148 642 581 102 194 32 12 30 117 20 57 92 .334 .394 .585 .979
Rod Carew MIN 152 651 564 85 188 26 10 5 70 27 78 62 .333 .411 .441 .853
Al Oliver TEX 133 568 525 65 170 35 5 14 89 8 31 41 .324 .358 .490 .848
Steve Garvey LAN 162 689 639 89 202 36 9 21 113 10 40 70 .316 .353 .499 .852
Jose Cruz HOU 153 627 565 79 178 34 9 10 83 37 57 57 .315 .376 .460 .836
Jim Rice BOS 163 746 677 121 213 25 15 46 139 7 58 126 .315 .370 .600 .970
Lou Piniella NYA 130 513 472 67 148 34 5 6 69 3 34 36 .314 .361 .445 .806
Bill Madlock SFN 122 509 447 76 138 26 3 15 44 16 48 39 .309 .378 .481 .859
Dave Winfield SDN 158 649 587 88 181 30 5 24 97 21 55 81 .308 .367 .499 .866
Gene Richards SDN 154 629 555 90 171 26 12 4 45 37 64 80 .308 .381 .420 .801
Jack Clark SFN 156 657 592 90 181 46 8 25 98 15 50 72 .306 .358 .537 .895
Ben Oglivie ML4 128 527 469 71 142 29 4 18 72 11 52 69 .303 .370 .497 .867
Pete Rose CIN 159 729 655 103 198 51 3 7 52 13 62 30 .302 .362 .421 .783
Jeff Burroughs ATL 153 611 488 72 147 30 6 23 77 1 117 92 .301 .432 .529 .961
Dave Concepcion CIN 153 624 565 75 170 33 4 6 67 23 51 83 .301 .357 .405 .763
Leon Roberts SEA 134 528 472 78 142 21 7 22 92 6 41 52 .301 .364 .515 .879
Amos Otis KCA 141 567 486 74 145 30 7 22 96 32 66 54 .298 .380 .525 .905
Fred Lynn BOS 150 627 541 75 161 33 3 22 82 3 75 50 .298 .380 .492 .872
Ron LeFlore DET 155 741 666 126 198 30 3 12 62 68 65 104 .297 .361 .405 .766
Thurman Munson NYA 154 666 617 73 183 27 1 6 71 2 35 70 .297 .332 .373 .705
Warren Cromartie MON 159 655 607 77 180 32 6 10 56 8 33 60 .297 .337 .418 .755
Lyman Bostock CAL 147 637 568 74 168 24 4 5 71 15 59 36 .296 .362 .379 .740
Enos Cabell HOU 162 694 660 92 195 31 8 7 71 33 22 80 .295 .321 .398 .720
Reggie Smith LAN 128 531 447 82 132 27 2 29 93 12 70 90 .295 .382 .559 .942
George Brett KCA 128 558 510 79 150 45 8 9 62 23 39 35 .294 .342 .467 .809
Larry Bowa PHI 156 692 654 78 192 31 5 3 43 27 24 40 .294 .319 .370 .689
Don Money ML4 137 588 518 88 152 30 2 14 54 3 48 70 .293 .361 .440 .801
Ken Singleton BAL 149 608 502 67 147 21 2 20 81 0 98 94 .293 .409 .462 .871
Robin Yount ML4 127 545 502 66 147 23 9 9 71 16 24 43 .293 .323 .428 .752
Craig Reynolds SEA 148 604 548 57 160 16 7 5 44 9 36 41 .292 .336 .374 .710
Sixto Lezcano ML4 132 519 442 62 129 21 4 15 61 3 64 83 .292 .377 .459 .837
Tony Perez MON 148 590 544 63 158 38 3 14 78 2 38 104 .290 .336 .449 .785
Larry Hisle ML4 142 600 520 96 151 24 0 34 115 10 67 90 .290 .374 .533 .906
Ellis Valentine MON 151 612 570 75 165 35 2 25 76 13 35 88 .289 .330 .489 .820
Terry Whitfield SFN 149 543 488 70 141 20 2 10 32 5 33 69 .289 .335 .400 .734
Terry Puhl HOU 149 647 585 87 169 25 6 3 35 32 48 46 .289 .343 .368 .711
Bob Watson HOU 139 527 461 51 133 25 4 14 79 3 51 57 .289 .357 .451 .808
Ken Griffey CIN 158 680 614 90 177 33 8 10 63 23 54 70 .288 .344 .417 .761
Garry Maddox PHI 155 645 598 62 172 34 3 11 68 33 39 89 .288 .332 .410 .741
Jason Thompson DET 153 669 589 79 169 25 3 26 96 0 74 96 .287 .364 .472 .836
Ted Simmons SLN 152 604 516 71 148 40 5 22 80 1 77 39 .287 .377 .512 .889
Bill Russell LAN 155 672 625 72 179 32 4 3 46 10 30 34 .286 .320 .365 .684
Doug DeCinces BAL 142 561 511 72 146 37 1 28 80 7 46 81 .286 .346 .526 .872
Eddie Murray BAL 161 690 610 85 174 32 3 27 95 6 70 97 .285 .356 .480 .836
Sal Bando ML4 152 629 540 85 154 20 6 17 78 3 72 52 .285 .371 .439 .810
Lou Whitaker DET 139 567 484 71 138 12 7 3 58 7 61 65 .285 .361 .357 .718
Mitchell Page OAK 147 579 516 62 147 25 7 17 70 23 53 95 .285 .355 .459 .814
Gary Matthews ATL 129 542 474 75 135 20 5 18 62 8 61 92 .285 .366 .462 .828
Carlton Fisk BOS 157 658 571 94 162 39 5 20 88 7 71 83 .284 .366 .475 .841
Duane Kuiper CLE 149 589 547 52 155 18 6 0 43 4 19 35 .283 .311 .338 .649
Richie Hebner PHI 137 505 435 61 123 22 3 17 71 4 53 58 .283 .369 .464 .834
Buddy Bell CLE 142 606 556 71 157 27 8 6 62 1 39 43 .282 .328 .392 .720
Rico Carty 2 teams 145 593 528 70 149 21 1 31 99 1 57 57 .282 .348 .502 .850
George Foster CIN 158 687 604 97 170 26 7 40 120 4 70 138 .281 .360 .546 .906
Bobby Murcer CHN 146 585 499 66 140 22 6 9 64 14 80 57 .281 .376 .403 .779
Garry Templeton SLN 155 675 647 82 181 31 13 2 47 34 22 87 .280 .303 .377 .680
Willie Randolph NYA 134 596 499 87 139 18 6 3 42 36 82 51 .279 .381 .357 .738
Frank Taveras PIT 157 702 654 81 182 31 9 0 38 46 29 60 .278 .313 .353 .666
Jim Sundberg TEX 149 592 518 54 144 23 6 6 58 2 64 70 .278 .358 .380 .739
George Hendrick 2 teams 138 540 493 64 137 31 1 20 75 2 40 60 .278 .332 .467 .799
Jerry Remy BOS 148 643 583 87 162 24 6 2 44 30 40 55 .278 .321 .350 .671
Ivan de Jesus CHN 160 712 619 104 172 24 7 3 35 41 74 78 .278 .356 .354 .710
Davey Lopes LAN 151 665 587 93 163 25 4 17 58 45 71 70 .278 .355 .421 .776
Carl Yastrzemski BOS 144 611 523 70 145 21 2 17 81 4 76 44 .277 .367 .423 .790
Larry Parrish MON 144 560 520 68 144 39 4 15 70 2 32 103 .277 .321 .454 .775
Steve Kemp DET 159 686 582 75 161 18 4 15 79 2 97 87 .277 .379 .399 .778
Graig Nettles NYA 159 662 587 81 162 23 2 27 93 1 59 69 .276 .343 .460 .803
Mario Guerrero OAK 143 546 505 27 139 18 4 3 38 0 15 35 .275 .302 .345 .647
Al Cowens KCA 132 534 485 63 133 24 8 5 63 14 31 54 .274 .319 .388 .707
Reggie Jackson NYA 139 581 511 82 140 13 5 27 97 14 58 133 .274 .356 .477 .834
Dan Ford MIN 151 654 592 78 162 36 10 11 82 7 48 88 .274 .332 .424 .756
Chris Chambliss NYA 162 677 625 81 171 26 3 12 90 2 41 60 .274 .321 .382 .703
Lamar Johnson CHA 148 551 498 52 136 23 2 8 72 6 43 46 .273 .329 .376 .705
Lee Mazzilli NYN 148 619 542 78 148 28 5 16 61 20 69 82 .273 .353 .432 .785
Roy Smalley MIN 158 702 586 80 160 31 3 19 77 2 85 70 .273 .362 .433 .796
Hal McRae KCA 156 692 623 90 170 39 5 16 72 17 51 62 .273 .329 .429 .757
Rusty Staub DET 162 734 642 75 175 30 1 24 121 3 76 35 .273 .347 .435 .782
Paul Molitor ML4 125 556 521 73 142 26 4 6 45 30 19 54 .273 .301 .372 .673
Dave Revering OAK 152 553 521 49 141 21 3 16 46 0 26 55 .271 .303 .415 .718
Roy Howell TOR 140 601 551 67 149 28 3 8 61 0 44 78 .270 .325 .376 .701
Ron Cey LAN 159 667 555 84 150 32 0 23 84 2 96 96 .270 .380 .452 .833
Bake McBride PHI 122 510 472 68 127 20 4 10 49 28 28 68 .269 .315 .392 .707
Alan Trammell DET 139 504 448 49 120 14 6 2 34 3 45 56 .268 .335 .339 .675
Bobby Bonds 2 teams 156 657 565 93 151 19 4 31 90 43 79 120 .267 .355 .480 .834
Steve Henderson NYN 157 654 587 83 156 30 9 10 65 13 60 109 .266 .333 .399 .732
Darrell Porter KCA 150 602 520 77 138 27 6 18 78 0 75 75 .265 .358 .444 .802
Greg Luzinski PHI 155 655 540 85 143 32 2 35 101 8 100 135 .265 .388 .526 .914
Mickey Rivers NYA 141 604 559 78 148 25 8 11 48 25 29 51 .265 .302 .397 .699
John Stearns NYN 143 563 477 65 126 24 1 15 73 25 70 57 .264 .364 .413 .777
Bob Bailor TOR 154 676 621 74 164 29 7 1 52 5 38 21 .264 .310 .338 .649
Bruce Bochte SEA 140 560 486 58 128 25 3 11 51 3 60 47 .263 .342 .395 .737
Rick Manning CLE 148 616 566 65 149 27 3 3 50 12 38 62 .263 .309 .337 .647
Rick Miller CAL 132 547 475 66 125 25 4 1 37 3 54 70 .263 .341 .339 .680
Dusty Baker LAN 149 579 522 62 137 24 1 11 66 12 47 66 .262 .325 .375 .701
Richie Zisk TEX 140 581 511 68 134 19 1 22 85 3 58 76 .262 .338 .432 .770
Andre Thornton CLE 145 617 508 97 133 22 4 33 105 4 93 72 .262 .377 .516 .893
Phil Garner PIT 154 609 528 66 138 25 9 10 66 27 66 71 .261 .345 .400 .745
Manny Trillo CHN 152 615 552 53 144 17 5 4 55 0 50 67 .261 .320 .332 .652
Juan Beniquez TEX 127 510 473 61 123 17 3 11 50 10 20 59 .260 .292 .378 .670
Larry Herndon SFN 151 521 471 52 122 15 9 1 32 13 35 71 .259 .311 .335 .646
Jerry Royster ATL 140 600 529 67 137 17 8 2 35 27 56 49 .259 .331 .333 .664
Rick Bosetti TOR 136 608 568 61 147 25 5 5 42 6 30 65 .259 .299 .347 .645
Eric Soderholm CHA 143 510 457 57 118 17 1 20 67 2 39 44 .258 .318 .431 .749
Ozzie Smith SDN 159 668 590 69 152 17 6 1 46 40 47 43 .258 .311 .312 .623
Willie Montanez NYN 159 679 609 66 156 32 0 17 96 9 60 92 .256 .320 .392 .712
Joe Rudi CAL 133 536 497 58 127 27 1 17 79 2 28 82 .256 .295 .416 .711
Don Baylor CAL 158 677 591 103 151 26 0 34 99 22 56 71 .255 .332 .472 .804
Gary Carter MON 157 607 533 76 136 27 1 20 72 10 62 70 .255 .336 .422 .758
Keith Hernandez SLN 159 633 542 90 138 32 4 11 64 13 82 68 .255 .351 .389 .741
Dave Chalk CAL 135 527 470 42 119 12 0 1 34 5 38 34 .253 .318 .285 .603
Andre Dawson MON 157 660 609 84 154 24 8 25 72 28 30 128 .253 .299 .442 .740
Dave Cash MON 159 703 658 66 166 26 3 3 43 12 37 29 .252 .291 .315 .605
Chris Speier MON 150 570 501 47 126 18 3 5 51 1 60 75 .251 .329 .329 .659
Mike Schmidt PHI 145 616 513 93 129 27 2 21 78 19 91 103 .251 .364 .435 .798
Mike Hargrove TEX 146 616 494 63 124 24 1 7 40 2 107 47 .251 .388 .346 .734
Bobby Grich CAL 144 591 487 68 122 16 2 6 42 4 75 83 .251 .357 .329 .685
John Mayberry TOR 152 587 515 51 129 15 2 22 70 1 60 57 .250 .329 .416 .745
Bump Wills TEX 157 619 539 78 135 17 4 9 57 52 63 91 .250 .331 .347 .678
Dan Driessen CIN 153 612 524 68 131 23 3 16 70 28 75 79 .250 .345 .397 .742
Butch Hobson BOS 147 574 512 65 128 26 2 17 80 1 50 122 .250 .312 .408 .720
Rick Burleson BOS 145 685 626 75 155 32 5 5 49 8 40 71 .248 .295 .339 .633
Dwight Evans BOS 147 572 497 75 123 24 2 24 63 8 65 119 .247 .336 .449 .784
Bill Robinson PIT 136 552 499 70 123 36 2 14 80 14 35 105 .246 .296 .411 .707
Lee May BAL 148 590 556 56 137 16 1 25 80 5 31 110 .246 .286 .414 .700
Ken Reitz SLN 150 578 540 41 133 26 2 10 75 1 23 61 .246 .280 .357 .637
Gorman Thomas ML4 137 536 452 70 111 24 1 32 86 3 73 133 .246 .351 .515 .866
Larry Harlow BAL 147 521 460 67 112 25 1 8 26 14 55 72 .243 .324 .354 .679
Darrell Evans SFN 159 668 547 82 133 24 2 20 78 4 105 64 .243 .360 .404 .764
Dave McKay TOR 145 537 504 59 120 20 8 7 45 4 20 91 .238 .268 .351 .619
Doug Flynn NYN 156 572 532 37 126 12 8 0 36 3 30 50 .237 .277 .289 .567
Joe Morgan CIN 132 533 441 68 104 27 0 13 75 19 79 40 .236 .347 .385 .733
Ruppert Jones SEA 129 540 472 48 111 24 3 6 46 22 55 85 .235 .312 .337 .649
Omar Moreno PIT 155 621 515 95 121 15 7 2 33 71 81 104 .235 .339 .303 .642
Julio Cruz SEA 147 634 550 77 129 14 1 1 25 59 69 66 .235 .319 .269 .588
Lenny Randle NYN 132 508 437 53 102 16 8 2 35 14 64 57 .233 .330 .320 .650
Butch Wynegar MIN 135 522 454 36 104 22 1 4 45 1 47 42 .229 .307 .308 .616
Toby Harrah TEX 139 547 450 56 103 17 3 12 59 31 83 66 .229 .349 .360 .709
Dale Murphy ATL 151 583 530 66 120 14 3 23 79 11 42 145 .226 .284 .394 .679
Gary Alexander 2 teams 148 563 498 57 112 20 4 27 84 0 57 166 .225 .304 .444 .748
Gene Tenace SDN 142 515 401 60 90 18 4 16 61 6 101 98 .224 .392 .409 .801
Bill Buckner UNQ CHN 117 470 446 47 144 26 1 5 74 7 18 17 .323 .345 .419 .765
Mike Vail UNQ 2 teams 88 222 214 17 68 8 3 4 35 1 4 33 .318 .326 .439 .765
Jose Morales UNQ MIN 101 273 242 22 76 13 1 2 38 0 20 35 .314 .363 .401 .764
Cecil Cooper UNQ ML4 107 448 407 60 127 23 2 13 54 3 32 72 .312 .359 .474 .833
Mike Ivie UNQ SFN 117 352 318 34 98 14 3 11 55 3 27 45 .308 .363 .475 .838
Wayne Nordhagen UNQ CHA 68 216 206 28 62 16 0 5 35 0 5 18 .301 .310 .451 .762
Tom Paciorek UNQ 2 teams 75 277 260 34 78 20 3 4 30 2 15 40 .300 .336 .446 .782
John Wathan UNQ KCA 67 203 190 19 57 10 1 2 28 2 3 12 .300 .320 .395 .715
Chet Lemon UNQ CHA 105 416 357 51 107 24 6 13 55 5 39 46 .300 .377 .510 .887
Ron Jackson UNQ CAL 105 418 387 49 115 18 6 6 57 2 16 31 .297 .337 .421 .758
Pete LaCock UNQ KCA 118 347 322 44 95 21 2 5 48 1 21 27 .295 .335 .419 .755
Willie Stargell UNQ PIT 122 450 390 60 115 18 2 28 97 3 50 93 .295 .382 .567 .949
Carney Lansford UNQ CAL 121 500 453 63 133 23 2 8 52 20 31 67 .294 .339 .406 .746
Art Howe UNQ HOU 119 461 420 46 123 33 3 7 55 2 34 41 .293 .343 .436 .779
John Wockenfuss UNQ DET 71 211 187 23 53 5 0 7 22 0 21 14 .283 .357 .422 .780
Bob Boone UNQ PHI 132 495 435 48 123 18 4 12 62 2 46 37 .283 .347 .425 .772
Jim Norris UNQ CLE 113 365 315 41 89 14 5 2 27 12 42 20 .283 .364 .378 .742
Rodney Scott UNQ CHN 78 280 227 41 64 5 1 0 15 27 43 41 .282 .403 .313 .716
Bernie Carbo UNQ 2 teams 77 251 220 28 62 11 0 5 22 2 28 39 .282 .364 .400 .764
Mike Cubbage UNQ MIN 125 444 394 40 111 12 7 7 57 3 40 44 .282 .348 .401 .749
Cesar Cedeno UNQ HOU 50 209 192 31 54 8 2 7 23 23 15 24 .281 .333 .453 .786
Jerry Turner UNQ SDN 106 250 225 28 63 9 1 8 37 6 21 32 .280 .348 .436 .784
Frank White UNQ KCA 143 501 461 66 127 24 6 7 50 13 26 59 .275 .317 .399 .716
Ralph Garr UNQ CHA 118 478 443 67 122 18 9 3 29 7 24 41 .275 .314 .377 .691
Johnny Grubb UNQ 2 teams 134 493 411 62 113 19 6 15 67 6 70 65 .275 .381 .460 .841
Phil Mankowski UNQ DET 88 250 222 28 61 8 0 4 20 2 22 28 .275 .344 .365 .709
Oscar Gamble UNQ SDN 126 437 375 46 103 15 3 7 47 1 51 45 .275 .366 .387 .753
Jorge Orta UNQ CHA 117 477 420 45 115 19 2 13 53 1 42 39 .274 .340 .421 .762
Pat Kelly UNQ BAL 100 315 274 38 75 12 1 11 40 10 34 58 .274 .357 .445 .802
Mike Edwards UNQ OAK 142 446 414 48 113 16 2 1 23 27 16 32 .273 .303 .329 .632
John Milner UNQ PIT 108 333 295 39 80 17 0 6 38 5 34 25 .271 .342 .390 .732
Bombo Rivera UNQ MIN 101 295 251 35 68 8 2 3 23 5 35 47 .271 .362 .355 .717
Tom Veryzer UNQ CLE 130 458 421 48 114 18 4 1 32 1 13 36 .271 .298 .340 .638
Jerry Martin UNQ PHI 128 298 266 40 72 13 4 9 36 9 28 65 .271 .339 .451 .790
Bob Randall UNQ MIN 119 375 330 36 89 11 3 0 21 5 24 22 .270 .329 .321 .650
Thad Bosley UNQ CHA 66 236 219 25 59 5 1 2 13 12 13 32 .269 .308 .329 .636
Ed Ott UNQ PIT 112 410 379 49 102 18 4 9 38 4 27 56 .269 .315 .409 .724
Roy White UNQ NYA 103 395 346 44 93 13 3 8 43 10 42 35 .269 .349 .393 .742
Charlie Moore UNQ ML4 96 285 268 30 72 7 1 5 31 4 12 24 .269 .300 .358 .658
Rich Chiles UNQ MIN 87 225 198 22 53 12 0 1 22 1 20 25 .268 .333 .343 .677
Rob Wilfong UNQ MIN 92 235 199 23 53 8 0 1 11 8 19 27 .266 .336 .322 .658
Bob Horner UNQ ATL 89 359 323 50 86 17 1 23 63 0 24 42 .266 .313 .539 .852
Otto Velez UNQ TOR 91 300 248 29 66 14 2 9 38 1 45 41 .266 .380 .448 .828
Rafael Landestoy UNQ HOU 59 230 218 18 58 5 1 0 9 7 8 23 .266 .292 .298 .590
Dave Kingman UNQ CHN 119 448 395 65 105 17 4 28 79 3 39 111 .266 .336 .542 .878
Tim Corcoran UNQ DET 116 363 324 37 86 13 1 1 27 3 24 27 .265 .322 .321 .643
Greg Gross UNQ CHN 124 390 347 34 92 12 7 1 39 3 33 19 .265 .323 .349 .672
Aurelio Rodriguez UNQ DET 134 414 385 40 102 25 2 7 43 0 19 37 .265 .303 .395 .698
Clint Hurdle UNQ KCA 133 481 417 48 110 25 5 7 56 1 56 84 .264 .348 .398 .746
Manny Sanguillen UNQ PIT 85 235 220 15 58 5 1 3 16 2 9 10 .264 .296 .336 .633
Rich Dauer UNQ BAL 133 491 459 57 121 23 0 6 46 0 26 22 .264 .301 .353 .654
Bob Molinaro UNQ CHA 105 311 286 39 75 5 5 6 27 22 19 12 .262 .314 .378 .692
Jerry Mumphrey UNQ SLN 125 403 367 41 96 13 4 2 37 14 30 40 .262 .317 .335 .652
Alan Ashby UNQ TOR 81 298 264 27 69 15 0 9 29 1 28 32 .261 .333 .420 .754
Greg Pryor UNQ CHA 82 239 222 27 58 11 0 2 15 3 11 18 .261 .298 .338 .636
Lee Lacy UNQ LAN 103 276 245 29 64 16 4 13 40 7 27 30 .261 .335 .518 .853
Bill Stein UNQ SEA 114 449 403 41 105 24 4 4 37 1 37 56 .261 .318 .370 .687
Billy Smith UNQ BAL 85 283 250 29 65 12 2 5 30 3 27 40 .260 .333 .384 .717
Johnny Bench UNQ CIN 120 451 393 52 102 17 1 23 73 4 50 83 .260 .340 .483 .823
Rick Dempsey UNQ BAL 136 498 441 41 114 25 0 6 32 7 48 54 .259 .327 .356 .683
Bob Stinson UNQ SEA 124 423 364 46 94 14 3 11 55 2 45 42 .258 .346 .404 .750
Glenn Adams UNQ MIN 116 329 310 27 80 18 1 7 35 0 17 32 .258 .297 .390 .687
Gene Clines UNQ CHN 109 254 229 31 59 10 2 0 17 4 21 28 .258 .321 .319 .640
Elliott Maddox UNQ NYN 119 469 389 43 100 18 2 2 39 2 71 38 .257 .370 .329 .699
Taylor Duncan UNQ OAK 104 348 319 25 82 15 2 2 37 1 19 38 .257 .296 .335 .632
Tim Foli UNQ NYN 113 443 413 37 106 21 1 1 27 2 14 30 .257 .283 .320 .603
Larry Biittner UNQ CHN 120 374 343 32 88 15 1 4 50 0 23 37 .257 .300 .341 .641
Don Kessinger UNQ CHA 131 480 431 35 110 18 1 1 31 2 36 34 .255 .312 .309 .621
Brian Downing UNQ CAL 133 476 412 42 105 15 0 7 46 3 52 47 .255 .345 .342 .688
Willie Norwood UNQ MIN 125 471 428 56 109 22 3 8 46 25 28 64 .255 .301 .376 .677
Rick Monday UNQ LAN 119 397 342 54 87 14 1 19 57 2 49 100 .254 .348 .468 .816
Paul Dade UNQ CLE 93 349 307 37 78 12 1 3 20 12 34 45 .254 .331 .329 .660
Larvell Blanks UNQ CLE 70 212 193 19 49 10 0 2 20 0 10 16 .254 .285 .337 .622
Claudell Washington UNQ 2 teams 98 376 356 34 90 16 5 6 33 5 13 69 .253 .278 .376 .654
Willie Horton UNQ 2 teams 115 425 393 38 99 21 0 11 60 3 28 69 .252 .303 .389 .692
Joel Youngblood UNQ NYN 113 287 266 40 67 12 8 7 30 4 16 39 .252 .294 .436 .730
Bill Almon UNQ SDN 138 442 405 39 102 19 2 0 21 17 33 74 .252 .308 .309 .616
Steve Braun UNQ 2 teams 96 251 211 27 53 14 1 3 29 4 37 21 .251 .360 .370 .730
Denny Walling UNQ HOU 120 280 247 30 62 11 3 3 36 9 30 24 .251 .332 .356 .688
Milt May UNQ DET 105 387 352 24 88 9 0 10 37 0 27 26 .250 .305 .361 .666
Rowland Office UNQ ATL 146 439 404 40 101 13 1 9 40 8 22 52 .250 .297 .354 .651
Jose Cardenal UNQ PHI 87 226 201 27 50 12 0 4 33 2 23 16 .249 .323 .368 .691
Joe Wallis UNQ 2 teams 113 371 334 35 83 18 2 7 32 1 31 55 .249 .311 .377 .688
Freddie Patek UNQ KCA 138 496 440 54 109 23 1 2 46 38 42 56 .248 .312 .318 .630
Dick Davis UNQ ML4 69 235 218 28 54 10 1 5 26 2 7 23 .248 .273 .372 .644
Hosken Powell UNQ MIN 121 437 381 55 94 20 2 3 31 11 45 31 .247 .323 .333 .657
Fernando Gonzalez UNQ 2 teams 110 372 341 29 84 11 2 2 29 4 19 35 .246 .282 .308 .590
Roger Metzger UNQ 2 teams 120 393 358 28 88 10 2 0 23 8 24 26 .246 .292 .285 .577
Rod Gilbreath UNQ ATL 116 356 326 22 80 13 3 3 31 7 26 51 .245 .300 .331 .632
Bob Beall UNQ ATL 108 225 185 29 45 8 0 1 16 4 36 27 .243 .368 .303 .670
Rennie Stennett UNQ PIT 106 351 333 30 81 9 2 3 35 2 13 22 .243 .274 .309 .584
Marc Hill UNQ SFN 117 406 358 20 87 15 1 3 36 1 45 39 .243 .329 .316 .645
Steve Ontiveros UNQ CHN 82 316 276 34 67 14 4 1 22 0 34 33 .243 .321 .333 .654
Bucky Dent UNQ NYA 123 415 379 40 92 11 1 5 40 3 23 24 .243 .286 .317 .603
Biff Pocoroba UNQ ATL 92 327 289 21 70 8 0 6 34 0 29 14 .242 .312 .332 .644
Tom Hutton UNQ 2 teams 103 266 232 23 56 12 0 2 14 1 29 16 .241 .326 .319 .645
Al Woods UNQ TOR 62 239 220 19 53 12 3 3 25 1 11 23 .241 .278 .364 .641
Barry Bonnell UNQ ATL 117 326 304 36 73 11 3 1 16 12 20 30 .240 .287 .306 .593
Broderick Perkins UNQ SDN 62 227 217 14 52 14 1 2 33 4 5 29 .240 .253 .341 .594
Jeff Newman UNQ OAK 105 291 268 25 64 7 1 9 32 0 18 40 .239 .288 .373 .661
Jerry Morales UNQ SLN 130 499 457 44 109 19 8 4 46 4 33 44 .239 .288 .341 .629
Carlos Lopez UNQ BAL 129 205 193 21 46 6 0 4 20 5 9 34 .238 .273 .332 .605
Willie Upshaw UNQ TOR 95 250 224 26 53 8 2 1 17 4 21 35 .237 .298 .304 .602
Bill Nahorodny UNQ CHA 107 380 347 29 82 11 2 8 35 1 23 52 .236 .285 .349 .633
Johnnie LeMaster UNQ SFN 101 308 272 23 64 18 3 1 14 6 21 45 .235 .293 .335 .627
Ron Pruitt UNQ CLE 71 205 187 17 44 6 1 6 17 2 16 20 .235 .296 .374 .670
Larry Wolfe UNQ MIN 88 277 235 25 55 10 1 3 25 0 36 27 .234 .332 .323 .656
Jack Brohamer UNQ BOS 81 277 244 34 57 14 1 1 25 1 25 13 .234 .300 .311 .612
Ted Cox UNQ CLE 82 253 227 14 53 7 0 1 19 0 16 30 .233 .286 .278 .563
Mike Tyson UNQ SLN 125 405 377 26 88 16 0 3 26 2 24 41 .233 .277 .300 .577
Gary Thomasson UNQ 2 teams 102 301 270 37 63 8 2 8 36 4 28 66 .233 .304 .367 .671
Julio Gonzalez UNQ HOU 78 239 223 24 52 3 1 1 16 6 8 31 .233 .263 .269 .532
George Scott UNQ BOS 120 466 412 51 96 16 4 12 54 1 44 86 .233 .305 .379 .684
Glenn Burke UNQ 2 teams 94 236 219 21 51 6 1 1 16 16 10 30 .233 .265 .283 .548
Dave Bergman UNQ HOU 104 228 186 15 43 5 1 0 12 2 39 32 .231 .361 .269 .630
Bill North UNQ 2 teams 134 442 356 59 82 14 0 0 15 30 74 61 .230 .367 .270 .637
Joe Nolan UNQ ATL 95 249 213 22 49 7 3 4 22 3 34 28 .230 .339 .347 .686
Bob Robertson UNQ SEA 64 200 174 17 40 5 2 8 28 0 24 39 .230 .325 .420 .745
Miguel Dilone UNQ OAK 135 292 258 34 59 8 0 1 14 50 23 30 .229 .294 .271 .566
Tony Scott UNQ SLN 96 237 219 28 50 5 2 1 14 5 14 41 .228 .278 .283 .562
Willie McCovey UNQ SFN 108 389 351 32 80 19 2 12 64 1 36 57 .228 .298 .396 .694
Dan Meyer UNQ SEA 123 477 444 38 101 18 1 8 56 7 24 39 .227 .264 .327 .591
Derrel Thomas UNQ SDN 128 401 352 36 80 10 2 3 26 11 35 37 .227 .301 .293 .594
Hector Cruz UNQ 2 teams 109 300 273 27 62 13 1 8 33 0 24 45 .227 .292 .370 .662
Larry Milbourne UNQ SEA 93 247 234 31 53 6 2 2 20 5 9 6 .226 .254 .295 .549
Cesar Geronimo UNQ CIN 122 351 296 28 67 15 1 5 27 8 43 67 .226 .329 .334 .664
Darrel Chaney UNQ ATL 89 274 245 27 55 9 1 3 20 1 25 48 .224 .295 .306 .601
Bruce Boisclair UNQ NYN 107 244 214 24 48 7 1 4 15 3 23 43 .224 .293 .322 .616
Joe Ferguson UNQ 2 teams 118 426 348 40 78 16 0 14 50 1 71 71 .224 .356 .391 .747
Rick Cerone UNQ TOR 88 310 282 25 63 8 2 3 20 0 23 32 .223 .284 .298 .582
Ken Landreaux UNQ CAL 93 283 260 37 58 7 5 5 23 7 20 20 .223 .284 .346 .630
Jim Essian UNQ OAK 126 340 278 21 62 9 1 3 26 2 44 22 .223 .326 .295 .621
Luis Gomez UNQ TOR 153 469 413 39 92 7 3 0 32 2 34 41 .223 .280 .254 .534
Jim Dwyer UNQ 2 teams 107 283 238 30 53 12 2 6 26 7 37 32 .223 .325 .366 .691
Kurt Bevacqua UNQ TEX 90 271 248 21 55 12 0 6 30 1 18 31 .222 .271 .343 .614
John Lowenstein UNQ TEX 77 217 176 28 39 8 3 5 21 16 37 29 .222 .363 .386 .749
Lou Brock UNQ SLN 92 317 298 31 66 9 0 0 12 17 17 29 .221 .263 .252 .514
Rick Sweet UNQ SDN 88 259 226 15 50 8 0 1 11 1 27 22 .221 .306 .270 .576
Rob Andrews UNQ SFN 79 202 177 21 39 3 3 1 11 5 20 18 .220 .299 .288 .588
Ted Sizemore UNQ PHI 108 386 351 38 77 12 0 0 25 8 25 29 .219 .270 .254 .523
Buck Martinez UNQ ML4 89 286 256 26 56 10 1 1 20 1 14 42 .219 .255 .277 .533
Lance Parrish UNQ DET 85 304 288 37 63 11 3 14 41 0 11 71 .219 .254 .424 .678
Willie Wilson UNQ KCA 127 223 198 43 43 8 2 0 16 46 16 33 .217 .280 .278 .558
Ron Fairly UNQ CAL 91 268 235 23 51 5 0 10 40 0 25 31 .217 .289 .366 .655
Tom Poquette UNQ KCA 80 226 204 16 44 9 2 4 30 2 14 9 .216 .259 .338 .597
Andres Mora UNQ BAL 76 246 229 21 49 8 0 8 14 0 13 47 .214 .258 .354 .612
Tony Armas UNQ OAK 91 258 239 17 51 6 1 2 13 1 10 62 .213 .250 .272 .522
Mark Belanger UNQ BAL 135 408 348 39 74 13 0 0 16 6 40 55 .213 .299 .250 .549
Dave Rader UNQ CHN 116 348 305 29 62 13 3 3 36 1 34 26 .203 .281 .295 .576
Wayne Gross UNQ OAK 118 335 285 18 57 10 2 7 23 0 40 63 .200 .308 .323 .631
Del Unser UNQ MON 130 206 179 16 35 5 0 2 15 2 24 29 .196 .293 .257 .550
Steve Yeager UNQ LAN 94 266 228 19 44 7 0 4 23 0 36 41 .193 .301 .276 .577
Bert Campaneris UNQ TEX 98 319 269 30 50 5 3 1 17 22 20 36 .186 .245 .238 .483
Cliff Johnson UNQ NYA 76 205 174 20 32 9 1 6 19 0 30 32 .184 .307 .351 .658
Leroy Stanton UNQ SEA 93 342 302 24 55 11 0 3 24 1 34 80 .182 .265 .248 .514
Craig Kusick UNQ MIN 77 233 191 23 33 3 2 4 20 3 37 38 .173 .305 .272 .577
John Hale UNQ SEA 107 251 211 24 36 8 0 4 22 3 34 64 .171 .283 .265 .549
Showing 1-50 of 297 batters listed (140 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. 91 of the 247 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1978 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Ron Guidry NYA 25 3 35 35 16 9 0 273.2 187 53 72 248 1.74 0.95
Jon Matlack TEX 15 13 35 33 18 2 1 270.0 252 68 51 157 2.27 1.12
Mike Caldwell ML4 22 9 37 34 23 6 1 293.1 258 77 54 131 2.36 1.06
Craig Swan NYN 9 6 29 28 5 1 0 207.1 164 56 58 125 2.43 1.07
Jim Palmer BAL 21 12 38 38 19 6 0 296.0 246 81 97 138 2.46 1.16
Steve Rogers MON 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 0 220.1 209 61 67 116 2.49 1.25
Pete Vuckovich SLN 12 12 45 23 6 2 1 198.1 187 56 59 149 2.54 1.24
Bob Knepper SFN 17 11 36 35 16 6 0 260.0 218 76 85 147 2.63 1.17
Burt Hooton LAN 19 10 32 32 10 3 0 236.0 196 71 61 104 2.71 1.09
Larry Gura KCA 16 4 35 26 8 2 0 221.2 183 67 60 81 2.72 1.10
Gaylord Perry SDN 21 6 37 37 5 2 0 260.2 241 79 66 154 2.73 1.18
Vida Blue SFN 18 10 35 35 9 4 0 258.0 233 80 70 171 2.79 1.17
Steve Carlton PHI 16 13 34 34 12 3 0 247.1 228 78 63 161 2.84 1.18
Ed Halicki SFN 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 0 259.2 218 83 89 226 2.88 1.18
Phil Niekro ATL 19 18 44 42 22 4 1 334.1 295 107 102 248 2.88 1.19
Randy Jones SDN 13 14 37 36 7 2 0 253.0 263 81 64 71 2.88 1.29
John Denny SLN 14 11 33 33 11 2 0 234.0 200 77 74 103 2.96 1.17
Dennis Eckersley BOS 20 8 35 35 16 3 0 268.1 258 89 71 162 2.99 1.23
Ed Figueroa NYA 20 9 35 35 12 2 0 253.0 233 84 77 92 2.99 1.23
Bert Blyleven PIT 14 10 34 34 11 4 0 243.2 217 82 66 182 3.03 1.16
Geoff Zahn MIN 14 14 35 35 12 1 0 252.1 260 85 81 106 3.03 1.35
Fergie Jenkins TEX 18 8 34 30 16 4 0 249.0 228 84 41 157 3.04 1.08
Ross Grimsley MON 20 11 36 36 19 3 0 263.0 237 89 67 84 3.05 1.16
Rich Gale KCA 14 8 31 30 9 3 0 192.1 171 66 100 88 3.09 1.41
J. R. Richard HOU 18 11 36 36 16 3 0 275.1 192 95 141 303 3.11 1.21
Dave Rozema DET 9 12 28 28 11 2 0 209.1 205 73 41 57 3.14 1.18
Rick Waits CLE 13 15 34 33 15 2 0 230.1 206 82 86 97 3.20 1.27
Lary Sorensen ML4 18 12 37 36 17 3 1 280.2 277 100 50 78 3.21 1.17
Larry Christenson PHI 13 14 33 33 9 3 0 228.0 209 82 47 131 3.24 1.12
John Candelaria PIT 12 11 30 29 3 1 1 189.0 191 68 49 94 3.24 1.27
Matt Keough OAK 8 15 32 32 6 0 0 197.1 178 71 85 108 3.24 1.33
Doug Rau LAN 15 9 30 30 7 2 0 199.0 219 72 68 95 3.26 1.44
Tommy John LAN 17 10 33 30 7 0 1 213.0 230 78 53 124 3.30 1.33
Dennis Lamp CHN 7 15 37 36 6 3 0 223.2 221 82 56 73 3.30 1.24
Luis Tiant BOS 13 8 32 31 12 5 0 212.1 185 78 57 114 3.31 1.14
Scott McGregor BAL 15 13 35 32 13 4 1 233.0 217 86 47 94 3.32 1.13
Dennis Leonard KCA 21 17 40 40 20 4 0 294.2 283 109 78 183 3.33 1.23
Dick Ruthven 2 teams 15 11 33 33 11 3 0 231.2 214 87 56 120 3.38 1.17
John Henry Johnson OAK 11 10 33 30 7 2 0 186.0 164 70 82 91 3.39 1.32
Paul Splittorff KCA 19 13 39 38 13 2 0 262.0 244 99 60 76 3.40 1.16
Rick Reuschel CHN 14 15 35 35 9 1 0 242.2 235 92 54 115 3.41 1.19
Rick Langford OAK 7 13 37 24 4 2 0 175.2 169 67 56 92 3.43 1.28
Bill Lee BOS 10 10 28 24 8 1 0 177.0 198 68 59 44 3.46 1.45
Don Robinson PIT 14 6 35 32 9 1 1 228.1 203 88 57 135 3.47 1.14
Dennis Martinez BAL 16 11 40 38 15 2 0 276.1 257 108 93 142 3.52 1.27
Jim Barr SFN 8 11 32 25 5 2 1 163.0 180 64 35 44 3.53 1.32
Don Sutton LAN 15 11 34 34 12 2 0 238.1 228 94 54 154 3.55 1.18
Bob Owchinko SDN 10 13 36 33 4 1 0 202.1 198 80 78 94 3.56 1.36
Frank Tanana CAL 18 12 33 33 10 4 0 239.0 239 97 60 137 3.65 1.25
Rick Rhoden LAN 10 8 30 23 6 3 0 164.2 160 67 51 79 3.66 1.28
Bob Shirley SDN 8 11 50 20 2 0 5 166.0 164 68 61 102 3.69 1.36
Bob Forsch SLN 11 17 34 34 7 3 0 233.2 205 96 97 114 3.70 1.29
Fred Norman CIN 11 9 36 31 0 0 1 177.1 173 73 82 111 3.70 1.44
Nolan Ryan CAL 10 13 31 31 14 3 0 234.2 183 97 148 260 3.72 1.41
Doc Medich TEX 9 8 28 22 6 2 2 171.0 166 71 52 71 3.74 1.27
Jerry Koosman NYN 3 15 38 32 3 0 2 235.1 221 98 84 160 3.75 1.30
Milt Wilcox DET 13 12 29 27 16 2 0 215.1 208 90 68 132 3.76 1.28
John Montefusco SFN 11 9 36 36 3 0 0 238.2 233 101 68 177 3.81 1.26
Dick Tidrow NYA 7 11 31 25 4 0 0 185.1 191 79 53 73 3.84 1.32
Joe Niekro HOU 14 14 35 29 10 1 0 202.2 190 87 73 97 3.86 1.30
Doyle Alexander TEX 9 10 31 28 7 1 0 191.0 198 82 71 81 3.86 1.41
Mike Paxton CLE 12 11 33 27 5 2 1 191.0 179 82 63 96 3.86 1.27
Jack Billingham DET 15 8 30 30 10 4 0 201.2 218 87 65 59 3.88 1.40
Mark Lemongello HOU 9 14 33 30 9 1 1 210.1 204 92 66 77 3.94 1.28
Mike Torrez BOS 16 13 36 36 15 2 0 250.0 272 110 99 120 3.96 1.48
Randy Lerch PHI 11 8 33 28 5 0 0 184.0 183 81 70 96 3.96 1.38
Roger Erickson MIN 14 13 37 37 14 0 0 265.2 268 117 79 121 3.96 1.31
Don Aase CAL 11 8 29 29 6 1 0 178.2 185 80 80 93 4.03 1.48
Mike Flanagan BAL 19 15 40 40 17 2 0 281.1 271 126 87 167 4.03 1.27
Francisco Barrios CHA 9 15 33 32 9 2 0 195.2 180 88 85 79 4.05 1.35
Ken Kravec CHA 11 16 30 30 7 2 0 203.0 188 92 95 154 4.08 1.39
Jim Clancy TOR 10 12 31 30 7 0 0 193.2 199 88 91 106 4.09 1.50
Eric Rasmussen 2 teams 14 15 37 34 5 3 0 206.2 215 94 63 91 4.09 1.35
Tom Underwood TOR 6 14 31 30 7 1 0 197.2 201 90 87 139 4.10 1.46
Gary Serum MIN 9 9 34 23 6 1 1 184.1 188 84 44 80 4.10 1.26
Jim Slaton DET 17 11 35 34 11 2 0 233.2 235 107 85 92 4.12 1.37
Tom Hume CIN 8 11 42 23 3 0 1 174.0 198 80 50 90 4.14 1.43
Paul Mitchell SEA 8 14 29 29 4 2 0 168.0 173 78 79 75 4.18 1.50
Chris Knapp CAL 14 8 30 29 6 0 0 188.1 178 88 67 126 4.21 1.30
Jim Rooker PIT 9 11 28 28 1 0 0 163.1 160 77 81 76 4.24 1.48
Rick Wise CLE 9 19 33 31 9 1 0 211.2 226 102 59 106 4.34 1.35
Steve Stone CHA 12 12 30 30 6 1 0 212.0 196 103 84 118 4.37 1.32
Jesse Jefferson TOR 7 16 31 30 9 2 0 211.2 214 103 86 97 4.38 1.42
Bill Travers ML4 12 11 28 28 8 3 0 175.2 184 86 58 66 4.41 1.38
Jerry Augustine ML4 13 12 35 30 9 2 0 188.1 204 95 61 59 4.54 1.41
Pete Broberg OAK 10 12 35 26 2 0 0 165.2 174 85 65 94 4.62 1.44
Nino Espinosa NYN 11 15 32 32 6 1 0 203.2 230 107 75 76 4.73 1.50
Ray Burris CHN 7 13 40 32 4 1 1 199.0 210 105 79 94 4.75 1.45
Wilbur Wood CHA 10 10 28 27 4 0 0 168.0 187 97 74 69 5.20 1.55
Terry Forster UNQ LAN 5 4 47 0 0 0 22 65.1 56 14 23 46 1.93 1.21
Doug Bair UNQ CIN 7 6 70 0 0 0 28 100.1 87 22 38 91 1.97 1.25
Rich Gossage UNQ NYA 10 11 63 0 0 0 27 134.1 87 30 59 122 2.01 1.09
Bob Welch UNQ LAN 7 4 23 13 4 3 3 111.1 92 25 26 66 2.02 1.06
Vern Ruhle UNQ HOU 3 3 13 10 2 2 0 68.0 57 16 20 27 2.12 1.13
John D'Acquisto UNQ SDN 4 3 45 3 0 0 10 93.0 60 22 56 104 2.13 1.25
Gene Garber UNQ 2 teams 6 5 65 0 0 0 25 117.0 84 28 24 85 2.15 0.92
Ron Reed UNQ PHI 3 4 66 0 0 0 17 108.2 87 27 23 85 2.24 1.01
Steve Comer UNQ TEX 11 5 30 11 3 2 1 117.1 107 30 37 65 2.30 1.23
Kent Tekulve UNQ PIT 8 7 91 0 0 0 31 135.1 115 35 55 77 2.33 1.26
Warren Brusstar UNQ PHI 6 3 58 0 0 0 0 88.2 74 23 30 60 2.33 1.17
John Hiller UNQ DET 9 4 51 0 0 0 15 92.1 64 24 35 74 2.34 1.07
Hal Dues UNQ MON 5 6 25 12 1 0 1 99.0 85 26 42 36 2.36 1.28
Darold Knowles UNQ MON 3 3 60 0 0 0 6 72.0 63 19 30 34 2.38 1.29
Mike Marshall UNQ MIN 10 12 54 0 0 0 21 99.0 80 27 37 56 2.45 1.18
Scott Sanderson UNQ MON 4 2 10 9 1 1 0 61.0 52 17 21 50 2.51 1.20
Rollie Fingers UNQ SDN 6 13 67 0 0 0 37 107.1 84 30 29 72 2.52 1.05
Dave Frost UNQ CAL 5 4 11 10 2 1 0 80.1 71 23 24 30 2.58 1.18
Bob Stanley UNQ BOS 15 2 52 3 0 0 10 141.2 142 41 34 38 2.60 1.24
Elias Sosa UNQ OAK 8 2 68 0 0 0 14 109.0 106 32 44 61 2.64 1.38
Dyar Miller UNQ CAL 6 2 41 0 0 0 1 84.2 85 25 41 34 2.66 1.49
Ken Forsch UNQ HOU 10 6 52 6 4 2 7 133.1 136 40 37 71 2.70 1.30
Steve Mingori UNQ KCA 1 4 45 0 0 0 7 69.0 64 21 16 28 2.74 1.16
Mike Proly UNQ CHA 5 2 14 6 2 0 1 65.2 63 20 12 19 2.74 1.14
Sid Monge UNQ CLE 4 3 48 2 0 0 6 84.2 71 26 51 54 2.76 1.44
Mark Littell UNQ SLN 4 8 72 2 0 0 11 106.1 80 33 59 130 2.79 1.31
Larry McWilliams UNQ ATL 9 3 15 15 3 1 0 99.1 84 31 35 42 2.81 1.20
Kip Young UNQ DET 6 7 14 13 7 0 0 105.2 94 33 30 49 2.81 1.17
Dave LaRoche UNQ CAL 10 9 59 0 0 0 25 95.2 73 30 48 70 2.82 1.26
Al Hrabosky UNQ KCA 8 7 58 0 0 0 20 75.0 52 24 35 60 2.88 1.16
Don Stanhouse UNQ BAL 6 9 56 0 0 0 24 74.2 60 24 52 42 2.89 1.50
Kevin Kobel UNQ NYN 5 6 32 11 1 0 0 108.1 95 35 30 51 2.91 1.15
Lance Rautzhan UNQ LAN 2 1 43 0 0 0 4 61.1 61 20 19 25 2.93 1.30
Bob Lacey UNQ OAK 8 9 74 0 0 0 5 119.2 126 40 35 60 3.01 1.35
Dick Drago UNQ BOS 4 4 37 1 0 0 7 77.1 71 26 32 42 3.03 1.33
Rich Wortham UNQ CHA 3 2 8 8 2 0 0 59.0 59 20 23 25 3.05 1.39
Joe Sambito UNQ HOU 4 9 62 0 0 0 11 88.0 85 30 32 96 3.07 1.33
Dan Schatzeder UNQ MON 7 7 29 18 2 0 0 143.2 108 49 68 69 3.07 1.23
Reggie Cleveland UNQ 2 teams 5 8 54 0 0 0 12 76.0 66 26 23 46 3.08 1.17
Jim Kern UNQ CLE 10 10 58 0 0 0 13 99.1 77 34 58 95 3.08 1.36
Bruce Kison UNQ PIT 6 6 28 11 0 0 0 96.0 81 34 39 62 3.19 1.25
Bruce Sutter UNQ CHN 8 10 64 0 0 0 27 98.2 82 35 34 106 3.19 1.18
Tug McGraw UNQ PHI 8 7 55 1 0 0 9 89.2 82 32 23 63 3.21 1.17
Dave Heaverlo UNQ OAK 3 6 69 0 0 0 10 130.0 141 47 41 71 3.25 1.40
Grant Jackson UNQ PIT 7 5 60 0 0 0 5 77.1 89 28 32 45 3.26 1.56
Charlie Hough UNQ LAN 5 5 55 0 0 0 7 93.1 69 34 48 66 3.28 1.25
Mark Lee UNQ SDN 5 1 56 0 0 0 2 85.0 74 31 36 31 3.28 1.29
Ed Whitson UNQ PIT 5 6 43 0 0 0 4 74.0 66 27 37 64 3.28 1.39
Jack Kucek UNQ CHA 2 3 10 5 3 0 1 52.0 42 19 27 30 3.29 1.33
Lynn McGlothen UNQ 2 teams 5 3 54 2 0 0 0 92.2 92 34 43 69 3.30 1.46
Randy Moffitt UNQ SFN 8 4 70 0 0 0 12 81.2 79 30 33 52 3.31 1.37
Gary Lavelle UNQ SFN 13 10 67 0 0 0 14 97.2 96 36 44 63 3.32 1.43
Marty Pattin UNQ KCA 3 3 32 5 2 0 4 78.2 72 29 25 30 3.32 1.23
Pat Zachry UNQ NYN 10 6 21 21 5 2 0 138.0 120 51 60 78 3.33 1.30
Joaquin Andujar UNQ HOU 5 7 35 13 2 0 1 110.2 88 42 58 55 3.42 1.32
Alan Wirth UNQ OAK 5 6 16 14 2 1 0 81.1 72 31 34 31 3.43 1.30
Paul Hartzell UNQ CAL 6 10 54 12 5 0 6 157.0 168 60 41 55 3.44 1.33
Sparky Lyle UNQ NYA 9 3 59 0 0 0 9 111.2 116 43 33 33 3.47 1.33
Bill Bonham UNQ CIN 11 5 23 23 1 0 0 140.1 151 55 50 83 3.53 1.43
Jim Bibby UNQ PIT 8 7 34 14 3 2 1 107.0 100 42 39 72 3.53 1.30
Jim Wright UNQ BOS 8 4 24 16 5 3 0 116.0 122 46 24 56 3.57 1.26
Skip Lockwood UNQ NYN 7 13 57 0 0 0 15 90.2 78 36 31 73 3.57 1.20
Catfish Hunter UNQ NYA 12 6 21 20 5 1 0 118.0 98 47 35 56 3.58 1.13
Paul Reuschel UNQ 2 teams 4 4 34 6 1 0 0 117.2 124 47 35 37 3.59 1.35
Silvio Martinez UNQ SLN 9 8 22 22 5 2 0 138.1 114 56 71 45 3.64 1.34
Enrique Romo UNQ SEA 11 7 56 0 0 0 10 107.1 88 44 39 62 3.69 1.18
John Curtis UNQ SFN 4 3 46 0 0 0 1 63.0 60 26 29 38 3.71 1.41
Jim Beattie UNQ NYA 6 9 25 22 0 0 0 128.0 123 53 51 65 3.73 1.36
Rawly Eastwick UNQ 2 teams 4 2 30 0 0 0 0 65.0 53 27 22 27 3.74 1.15
Bob McClure UNQ ML4 2 6 44 0 0 0 9 65.0 53 27 30 47 3.74 1.28
Rick Camp UNQ ATL 2 4 42 4 0 0 0 74.1 99 31 32 23 3.75 1.76
Willie Hernandez UNQ CHN 8 2 54 0 0 0 3 59.2 57 25 35 38 3.77 1.54
Dale Murray UNQ 2 teams 9 6 68 0 0 0 7 119.0 119 50 53 62 3.78 1.45
Buddy Schultz UNQ SLN 2 4 62 0 0 0 6 83.0 68 35 36 70 3.80 1.25
Joe Coleman UNQ 2 teams 5 0 41 0 0 0 0 80.1 79 34 35 32 3.81 1.42
Stan Bahnsen UNQ MON 1 5 44 1 0 0 7 75.0 74 32 31 44 3.84 1.40
Jim Willoughby UNQ CHA 1 6 59 0 0 0 13 93.1 95 40 19 36 3.86 1.22
Andy Hassler UNQ 2 teams 3 5 24 11 1 0 1 88.1 114 38 37 49 3.87 1.71
Rudy May UNQ MON 8 10 27 23 4 1 0 144.0 141 62 42 87 3.88 1.27
Paul Lindblad UNQ 2 teams 1 1 25 1 0 0 2 58.0 62 25 23 34 3.88 1.47
Jim Todd UNQ SEA 3 4 49 2 0 0 3 106.2 113 46 61 37 3.88 1.63
Mike Krukow UNQ CHN 9 3 27 20 3 1 0 138.1 125 60 53 81 3.90 1.29
Bill Campbell UNQ BOS 7 5 29 0 0 0 4 50.2 62 22 17 47 3.91 1.56
Andy Replogle UNQ ML4 9 5 32 18 3 2 0 149.1 177 65 47 41 3.92 1.50
Tom Murphy UNQ TOR 6 9 50 0 0 0 7 94.0 87 41 37 36 3.93 1.32
Eduardo Rodriguez UNQ ML4 5 5 32 8 0 0 2 105.1 107 46 26 51 3.93 1.26
Bob Sykes UNQ DET 6 6 22 10 3 2 2 93.2 99 41 34 58 3.94 1.42
Dan Spillner UNQ 2 teams 4 1 53 0 0 0 3 82.0 86 36 28 64 3.95 1.39
Paul Moskau UNQ CIN 6 4 26 25 2 1 1 145.0 139 64 57 88 3.97 1.35
Tom Dixon UNQ HOU 7 11 30 19 3 2 1 140.0 140 62 40 66 3.99 1.29
Rich Hinton UNQ CHA 2 6 29 4 2 0 1 80.2 78 36 28 48 4.02 1.31
Tom Griffin UNQ CAL 3 4 24 4 0 0 0 56.0 63 25 31 35 4.02 1.68
Eddie Solomon UNQ ATL 4 6 37 8 0 0 2 106.0 98 48 50 64 4.08 1.40
Jim Kaat UNQ PHI 8 5 26 24 2 1 0 140.1 150 64 32 48 4.10 1.30
Donnie Moore UNQ CHN 9 7 71 1 0 0 4 102.2 117 47 31 50 4.12 1.44
Shane Rawley UNQ SEA 4 9 52 2 0 0 4 111.1 114 51 51 66 4.12 1.48
Woodie Fryman UNQ 2 teams 7 11 32 26 4 3 1 150.1 157 70 74 81 4.19 1.54
Dock Ellis UNQ TEX 9 7 22 22 3 0 0 141.1 131 66 46 45 4.20 1.25
Don Kirkwood UNQ TOR 4 5 16 9 3 0 0 68.0 76 32 25 29 4.24 1.49
Ken Clay UNQ NYA 3 4 28 6 0 0 0 75.2 89 36 21 32 4.28 1.45
David Clyde UNQ CLE 8 11 28 25 5 0 0 153.1 166 73 60 83 4.28 1.47
Steve Renko UNQ OAK 6 12 27 25 3 1 0 151.0 152 72 67 89 4.29 1.45
Aurelio Lopez UNQ SLN 4 2 25 4 0 0 0 65.0 52 31 32 46 4.29 1.29
Ron Schueler UNQ CHA 3 5 30 7 0 0 0 81.2 76 39 39 39 4.30 1.41
Jack Morris UNQ DET 3 5 28 7 0 0 0 106.0 107 51 49 48 4.33 1.47
Craig Skok UNQ ATL 3 2 43 0 0 0 2 62.0 64 30 27 28 4.35 1.47
Byron McLaughlin UNQ SEA 4 8 20 17 4 0 0 107.0 97 52 39 87 4.37 1.27
Manny Sarmiento UNQ CIN 9 7 63 4 0 0 5 127.1 109 62 54 72 4.38 1.28
Lerrin LaGrow UNQ CHA 6 5 52 0 0 0 16 88.0 85 43 38 41 4.40 1.40
Tom Burgmeier UNQ BOS 2 1 35 1 0 0 4 61.1 74 30 23 24 4.40 1.58
Mike Garman UNQ 2 teams 4 7 57 0 0 0 13 77.2 69 38 34 28 4.40 1.33
Don Hood UNQ CLE 5 6 36 19 1 0 0 154.2 166 77 77 73 4.48 1.57
Darrell Jackson UNQ MIN 4 6 19 15 1 1 0 92.1 89 46 48 54 4.48 1.48
Mike LaCoss UNQ CIN 4 8 16 15 2 1 0 96.0 104 48 46 31 4.50 1.56
Steve Baker UNQ DET 2 4 15 10 0 0 0 63.1 66 32 42 39 4.55 1.71
Mike Willis UNQ TOR 3 7 44 2 1 0 7 100.2 104 51 39 52 4.56 1.42
Nelson Briles UNQ BAL 4 4 16 8 1 0 0 54.1 58 28 21 30 4.64 1.45
Tom House UNQ SEA 5 4 34 9 3 0 0 116.0 130 60 35 29 4.66 1.42
Mickey Mahler UNQ ATL 4 11 34 21 1 0 0 134.2 130 70 66 92 4.68 1.46
Tom Hausman UNQ NYN 3 3 10 10 0 0 0 51.2 58 27 9 16 4.70 1.30
Pablo Torrealba UNQ CHA 2 4 25 3 1 1 1 57.1 69 30 39 23 4.71 1.88
Joe Kerrigan UNQ BAL 3 1 26 2 0 0 3 71.2 75 38 36 41 4.77 1.55
Mike Bruhert UNQ NYN 4 11 27 22 1 1 0 133.2 171 71 34 56 4.78 1.53
Dave Campbell UNQ ATL 4 4 53 0 0 0 1 69.1 67 37 49 45 4.80 1.67
Floyd Bannister UNQ HOU 3 9 28 16 2 2 0 110.1 120 59 63 94 4.81 1.66
Len Barker UNQ TEX 1 5 29 0 0 0 4 52.1 63 28 29 33 4.82 1.76
Tippy Martinez UNQ BAL 3 3 42 0 0 0 5 69.0 77 37 40 57 4.83 1.70
Jim Umbarger UNQ TEX 5 8 32 9 1 0 1 97.2 116 53 36 60 4.88 1.56
Rick Honeycutt UNQ SEA 5 11 26 24 4 1 0 134.1 150 73 49 50 4.89 1.48
Jerry Reuss UNQ PIT 3 2 23 12 3 1 0 82.2 97 45 23 42 4.90 1.45
Balor Moore UNQ TOR 6 9 37 18 2 0 0 144.1 165 79 54 75 4.93 1.52
Ken Brett UNQ CAL 3 5 31 10 1 1 1 100.0 100 55 42 43 4.95 1.42
Pedro Borbon UNQ CIN 8 2 62 0 0 0 4 99.1 102 55 27 35 4.98 1.30
Paul Thormodsgard UNQ MIN 1 6 12 12 1 0 0 66.0 81 37 17 23 5.05 1.48
Preston Hanna UNQ ATL 7 13 29 28 0 0 0 140.1 132 80 93 90 5.13 1.60
Mike Parrott UNQ SEA 1 5 27 10 0 0 1 82.1 108 47 32 41 5.14 1.70
Jim Lonborg UNQ PHI 8 10 22 22 1 0 0 113.2 132 66 45 48 5.23 1.56
Jim Colborn UNQ 2 teams 4 12 28 22 3 0 0 142.2 156 83 50 34 5.24 1.44
Stan Perzanowski UNQ MIN 2 7 13 7 1 0 1 56.2 59 33 26 31 5.24 1.50
Dave Roberts UNQ CHN 6 8 35 20 2 1 1 142.1 159 83 56 54 5.25 1.51
Glenn Abbott UNQ SEA 7 15 29 28 8 1 0 155.1 191 91 44 67 5.27 1.51
Doug Bird UNQ KCA 6 6 40 6 0 0 1 98.2 110 58 31 48 5.29 1.43
Randy Stein UNQ ML4 3 2 31 1 0 0 1 72.2 78 43 39 42 5.33 1.61
John Urrea UNQ SLN 4 9 27 12 1 0 0 98.2 108 59 47 61 5.38 1.57
Wayne Twitchell UNQ MON 4 12 33 15 0 0 0 112.0 121 67 71 69 5.38 1.71
Jerry Garvin UNQ TOR 4 12 26 22 3 0 0 144.2 189 89 48 67 5.54 1.64
Allen Ripley UNQ BOS 2 5 15 11 1 0 0 73.0 92 45 22 26 5.55 1.56
Ken Holtzman UNQ 2 teams 1 3 28 9 0 0 2 70.2 82 44 44 39 5.60 1.78
Jamie Easterly UNQ ATL 3 6 37 6 0 0 1 78.0 91 49 45 42 5.65 1.74
Pete Falcone UNQ SLN 2 7 19 14 0 0 0 75.0 94 48 48 28 5.76 1.89
Dave Tomlin UNQ CIN 9 1 57 0 0 0 4 62.1 88 40 30 32 5.78 1.89
Adrian Devine UNQ ATL 5 4 31 6 0 0 3 65.1 84 43 25 26 5.92 1.67
Dave Lemanczyk UNQ TOR 4 14 29 20 3 0 0 136.2 170 95 65 62 6.26 1.72
Dick Pole UNQ SEA 4 11 21 18 2 0 0 98.2 122 71 41 41 6.48 1.65
Tommy Boggs UNQ ATL 2 8 16 12 1 1 0 59.0 80 44 26 21 6.71 1.80
Dave Freisleben UNQ 2 teams 1 7 24 14 0 0 0 71.0 93 53 46 35 6.72 1.96
Showing 1-50 of 247 pitchers listed (91 qualified)

Reading the 1978 leader tables

Of the 297 batting lines shown for 1978, 140 are qualified. The first qualified row belongs to Dave Parker, a .334 hitter, ahead of Rod Carew (.333). The HR column peaks with Jim Rice's 46. Omar Moreno's 71 steals are the most listed. Of 247 pitchers shown for 1978, the ERA and WHIP races include 91. The qualified ERA race is led by Ron Guidry at 1.74. The counting columns are topped by Ron Guidry in wins (25), J. R. Richard in strikeouts (303), and Rollie Fingers in saves (37).

1978 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1978?
Jim Rice led with 46 home runs in 1978.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1978?
Jim Rice led with 139 RBI in 1978.
Who led MLB in hits in 1978?
Jim Rice led with 213 hits in 1978.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1978?
Dave Parker led at .334 in 1978, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1978?
Ron Guidry led with 25 wins in 1978.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1978?
J. R. Richard led with 303 strikeouts in 1978.