1978 Season Leaders

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

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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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