1979 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1979 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1979 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Dave Kingman led with 48 home runs, Don Baylor led with 139 RBI, and George Brett led with 212 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. 139 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.

1979 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1979 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Keith Hernandez SLN 161 698 610 116 210 48 11 11 105 11 80 78 .344 .417 .513 .930
Fred Lynn BOS 147 622 531 116 177 42 1 39 122 2 82 79 .333 .423 .637 1.059
Pete Rose PHI 163 730 628 90 208 40 5 4 59 20 95 32 .331 .418 .430 .848
George Brett KCA 154 701 645 119 212 42 20 23 107 17 51 36 .329 .376 .563 .939
Brian Downing CAL 148 596 509 87 166 27 3 12 75 3 77 57 .326 .418 .462 .880
Jim Rice BOS 158 688 619 117 201 39 6 39 130 9 57 97 .325 .381 .596 .977
Al Oliver TEX 136 538 492 69 159 28 4 12 76 4 34 34 .323 .367 .470 .836
Paul Molitor ML4 140 645 584 88 188 27 16 9 62 33 48 48 .322 .372 .469 .842
Sixto Lezcano ML4 138 566 473 84 152 29 3 28 101 4 77 74 .321 .414 .573 .987
Steve Kemp DET 134 570 490 88 156 26 3 26 105 5 68 70 .318 .398 .543 .941
Chet Lemon CHA 148 632 556 79 177 44 2 17 86 7 56 68 .318 .391 .496 .887
Ray Knight CIN 150 604 551 64 175 37 4 10 79 4 38 57 .318 .360 .454 .814
Bruce Bochte SEA 150 636 554 81 175 38 6 16 100 2 67 64 .316 .385 .493 .878
Steve Garvey LAN 162 697 648 92 204 32 1 28 110 3 37 59 .315 .351 .497 .848
Willie Wilson KCA 154 640 588 113 185 18 13 6 49 83 28 92 .315 .351 .420 .771
Bob Horner ATL 121 515 487 66 153 15 1 33 98 0 22 74 .314 .346 .552 .898
Garry Templeton SLN 154 696 672 105 211 32 19 9 62 26 18 91 .314 .331 .458 .790
Dave Parker PIT 158 707 622 109 193 45 7 25 94 20 67 101 .310 .380 .526 .906
Lamar Johnson CHA 133 526 479 60 148 29 1 12 74 8 41 56 .309 .363 .449 .812
Cecil Cooper ML4 150 660 590 83 182 44 1 24 106 15 56 77 .308 .364 .508 .872
Dave Winfield SDN 159 686 597 97 184 27 10 34 118 15 85 71 .308 .395 .558 .953
Larry Parrish MON 153 595 544 83 167 39 2 30 82 5 41 101 .307 .357 .551 .909
Ken Landreaux MIN 151 623 564 81 172 27 5 15 83 10 37 57 .305 .347 .450 .798
Gary Matthews ATL 156 695 631 97 192 34 5 27 90 18 60 75 .304 .363 .502 .865
Lee Mazzilli NYN 158 693 597 78 181 34 4 15 79 34 93 74 .303 .395 .449 .844
Bob Watson 2 teams 133 529 475 63 144 23 4 16 71 3 45 56 .303 .367 .469 .837
George Foster CIN 121 505 440 68 133 18 3 30 98 0 59 105 .302 .386 .561 .948
George Hendrick SLN 140 548 493 67 148 27 1 16 75 2 49 62 .300 .359 .456 .816
Ron LeFlore DET 148 654 600 110 180 22 10 9 57 78 52 95 .300 .355 .415 .770
Buddy Bell TEX 162 720 670 89 200 42 3 18 101 5 30 45 .299 .327 .451 .778
Bill Madlock 2 teams 154 623 560 85 167 26 5 14 85 32 52 41 .298 .355 .438 .792
Reggie Jackson NYA 131 537 465 78 138 24 2 29 89 9 65 107 .297 .382 .544 .926
Don Baylor CAL 162 722 628 120 186 33 3 36 139 22 71 51 .296 .371 .530 .901
Eddie Murray BAL 159 687 606 90 179 30 2 25 99 10 72 78 .295 .369 .475 .844
Ken Singleton BAL 159 688 570 93 168 29 1 35 111 3 109 118 .295 .405 .533 .938
Amos Otis KCA 151 660 577 100 170 28 2 18 90 30 68 92 .295 .369 .444 .813
Al Cowens KCA 136 568 516 69 152 18 7 9 73 10 40 44 .295 .345 .409 .753
Bobby Grich CAL 153 609 534 78 157 30 5 30 101 1 59 84 .294 .365 .537 .903
Phil Garner PIT 150 612 549 76 161 32 8 11 59 17 55 74 .293 .359 .441 .800
Mickey Rivers 2 teams 132 570 533 72 156 27 8 9 50 10 22 39 .293 .319 .424 .743
Darrell Porter KCA 157 679 533 101 155 23 10 20 112 3 121 65 .291 .421 .484 .905
Dan Ford CAL 142 628 569 100 165 26 5 21 101 8 40 86 .290 .333 .464 .797
Mike Hargrove 2 teams 152 564 463 75 134 26 4 10 64 2 88 55 .289 .404 .428 .832
Jose Cruz HOU 157 636 558 73 161 33 7 9 72 36 72 66 .289 .367 .421 .788
Dave Revering OAK 125 513 472 63 136 25 5 19 77 1 34 65 .288 .334 .483 .817
Tim Foli 2 teams 136 594 532 70 153 23 1 1 65 6 28 14 .288 .330 .340 .671
Dave Kingman CHN 145 589 532 97 153 19 5 48 115 4 45 131 .288 .343 .613 .956
Carney Lansford CAL 157 712 654 114 188 30 5 19 79 20 39 115 .287 .329 .436 .764
Alfredo Griffin TOR 153 689 624 81 179 22 10 2 31 21 40 59 .287 .333 .364 .697
Terry Puhl HOU 157 672 600 87 172 22 4 8 49 30 58 46 .287 .352 .377 .729
Lou Whitaker DET 127 520 423 75 121 14 8 3 42 20 78 66 .286 .395 .378 .774
Steve Ontiveros CHN 152 590 519 58 148 28 2 4 57 0 58 68 .285 .362 .370 .732
Al Bumbry BAL 148 621 569 80 162 29 1 7 49 37 43 74 .285 .336 .376 .712
Alan Bannister CHA 136 560 506 71 144 28 8 2 55 22 43 40 .285 .342 .383 .725
Bill Buckner CHN 149 628 591 72 168 34 7 14 66 9 30 28 .284 .319 .437 .756
Ted Simmons SLN 123 521 448 68 127 22 0 26 87 0 61 34 .283 .369 .507 .875
Gary Carter MON 141 559 505 74 143 26 5 22 75 3 40 62 .283 .338 .485 .823
Ivan de Jesus CHN 160 716 636 92 180 26 10 5 52 24 59 82 .283 .345 .379 .724
Ben Oglivie ML4 139 572 514 88 145 30 4 29 81 12 48 56 .282 .343 .525 .869
Omar Moreno PIT 162 757 695 110 196 21 12 8 69 77 51 104 .282 .333 .381 .714
Dave Concepcion CIN 149 666 590 91 166 25 3 16 84 19 64 73 .281 .348 .415 .764
Ron Cey LAN 150 579 487 77 137 20 1 28 81 3 86 85 .281 .389 .499 .888
Garry Maddox PHI 148 577 548 70 154 28 6 13 61 26 17 71 .281 .304 .425 .729
Claudell Washington CHA 131 508 471 79 132 33 5 13 66 19 28 93 .280 .322 .454 .776
Bake McBride PHI 151 637 582 82 163 16 12 12 60 25 41 77 .280 .328 .411 .739
Chris Chambliss NYA 149 599 554 61 155 27 3 18 63 3 34 53 .280 .324 .437 .761
Toby Harrah CLE 149 635 527 99 147 25 1 20 77 20 89 60 .279 .389 .444 .833
Gene Richards SDN 150 606 545 77 152 17 9 4 41 24 47 62 .279 .343 .365 .708
Willie Horton SEA 162 696 646 77 180 19 5 29 106 1 42 112 .279 .326 .458 .784
Dan Meyer SEA 144 570 525 72 146 21 7 20 74 11 29 35 .278 .317 .459 .776
Rick Burleson BOS 153 682 627 93 174 32 5 5 60 9 35 54 .278 .315 .368 .683
Alan Trammell DET 142 520 460 68 127 11 4 6 50 17 43 55 .276 .335 .357 .691
Johnny Bench CIN 130 538 464 73 128 19 0 22 80 4 67 73 .276 .364 .459 .824
Lance Parrish DET 143 548 493 65 136 26 3 19 65 6 49 105 .276 .343 .456 .800
Ellis Valentine MON 146 575 548 73 151 29 3 21 82 11 22 74 .276 .303 .454 .758
Andre Dawson MON 155 684 639 90 176 24 12 25 92 35 27 115 .275 .309 .468 .777
Greg Pryor CHA 143 525 476 60 131 23 3 3 34 3 35 41 .275 .324 .355 .679
Bobby Bonds CLE 146 631 538 93 148 24 1 25 85 34 74 135 .275 .367 .463 .830
Jim Sundberg TEX 150 561 495 50 136 23 4 5 64 3 51 51 .275 .345 .368 .713
Warren Cromartie MON 158 710 659 84 181 46 5 8 46 8 38 78 .275 .312 .396 .709
Joel Youngblood NYN 158 665 590 90 162 37 5 16 60 18 60 84 .275 .346 .436 .782
Dusty Baker LAN 151 616 554 86 152 29 1 23 88 11 56 70 .274 .340 .455 .795
Dwight Evans BOS 152 563 489 69 134 24 1 21 58 6 69 76 .274 .364 .456 .820
John Mayberry TOR 137 541 464 61 127 22 1 21 74 1 69 60 .274 .372 .461 .833
Jack Clark SFN 143 598 527 84 144 25 2 26 86 11 63 95 .273 .348 .476 .825
Jerry Royster ATL 154 676 601 103 164 25 6 3 51 35 62 59 .273 .337 .349 .687
Bump Wills TEX 146 617 543 90 148 21 3 5 46 35 53 58 .273 .340 .350 .690
Enos Cabell HOU 155 630 603 60 164 30 5 6 67 37 21 68 .272 .299 .368 .668
Jerry Martin CHN 150 579 534 74 145 34 3 19 73 2 38 85 .272 .321 .453 .774
Bill Russell LAN 153 670 627 72 170 26 4 7 56 6 24 43 .271 .297 .359 .656
Leon Roberts SEA 140 518 450 61 122 24 6 15 54 3 56 64 .271 .352 .451 .803
Ron Jackson MIN 159 653 583 85 158 40 5 14 68 3 51 59 .271 .337 .429 .766
Roy Smalley MIN 162 729 621 94 168 28 3 24 95 2 80 80 .271 .353 .441 .794
Carl Yastrzemski BOS 147 590 518 69 140 28 1 21 87 3 62 46 .270 .346 .450 .796
Willie Randolph NYA 153 682 574 98 155 15 13 5 61 33 95 39 .270 .374 .368 .741
Tony Perez MON 132 537 489 58 132 29 4 13 73 2 38 82 .270 .322 .425 .748
Butch Wynegar MIN 149 595 504 74 136 20 0 7 57 2 74 36 .270 .363 .351 .714
Richie Hebner NYN 136 549 473 54 127 25 2 10 79 3 59 59 .268 .354 .393 .747
Ken Reitz SLN 159 643 605 42 162 41 2 8 73 1 25 85 .268 .299 .382 .681
Robin Yount ML4 149 626 577 72 154 26 5 8 51 11 35 52 .267 .308 .371 .679
Ruppert Jones SEA 162 716 622 109 166 29 9 21 78 33 85 78 .267 .356 .444 .799
Bobby Murcer 2 teams 132 525 454 64 121 16 1 15 55 3 61 52 .267 .354 .405 .760
Frank White KCA 127 503 467 73 124 26 4 10 48 28 25 54 .266 .300 .403 .703
Craig Reynolds HOU 146 616 555 63 147 20 9 0 39 12 21 49 .265 .292 .333 .625
Davey Lopes LAN 153 692 582 109 154 20 6 28 73 44 97 88 .265 .372 .464 .836
Gene Tenace SDN 151 582 463 61 122 16 4 20 67 2 105 106 .263 .403 .445 .848
Richie Zisk TEX 144 563 503 69 132 21 1 18 64 1 57 75 .262 .336 .416 .752
Frank Taveras 2 teams 164 725 680 93 178 29 9 1 34 44 33 74 .262 .298 .335 .633
Cesar Cedeno HOU 132 549 470 57 123 27 4 6 54 30 64 52 .262 .348 .374 .722
Butch Hobson BOS 146 570 528 74 138 26 7 28 93 3 30 78 .261 .298 .496 .794
Rick Bosetti TOR 162 657 619 59 161 35 2 8 65 13 22 70 .260 .286 .362 .648
Pepe Frias ATL 140 510 475 41 123 18 4 1 44 3 20 36 .259 .290 .320 .610
Tony Scott SLN 153 634 587 69 152 22 10 6 68 37 34 92 .259 .301 .361 .662
Rick Manning CLE 144 632 560 67 145 12 2 3 51 30 55 48 .259 .323 .304 .626
Bill North SFN 142 561 460 87 119 15 4 5 30 58 96 84 .259 .386 .341 .727
Rich Dauer BAL 142 528 479 63 123 20 0 9 61 0 36 36 .257 .305 .355 .660
Willie Montanez 2 teams 147 596 554 55 142 25 0 13 71 0 33 62 .256 .297 .372 .669
Rico Carty TOR 132 512 461 48 118 26 0 12 55 3 46 45 .256 .322 .390 .713
Duane Kuiper CLE 140 528 479 46 122 9 5 0 39 4 37 27 .255 .313 .294 .608
Graig Nettles NYA 145 588 521 71 132 15 1 20 73 1 59 53 .253 .325 .401 .726
Mike Schmidt PHI 160 675 541 109 137 25 4 45 114 9 120 115 .253 .386 .564 .950
Darrell Evans SFN 160 661 562 68 142 23 2 17 70 6 91 80 .253 .356 .391 .748
Greg Luzinski PHI 137 525 452 47 114 23 1 18 81 3 56 103 .252 .343 .427 .770
Dan Driessen CIN 150 589 515 72 129 24 3 18 75 11 62 77 .250 .330 .414 .744
Joe Morgan CIN 127 538 436 70 109 26 1 9 32 28 93 45 .250 .379 .376 .756
Mitchell Page OAK 133 539 478 51 118 11 2 9 42 17 52 93 .247 .323 .335 .657
Roy Howell TOR 138 563 511 60 126 28 4 15 72 1 42 91 .247 .310 .405 .715
Jason Thompson DET 145 569 492 58 121 16 1 20 79 2 70 90 .246 .338 .404 .742
Sal Bando ML4 130 543 476 57 117 14 3 9 43 2 57 42 .246 .330 .345 .674
Gorman Thomas ML4 156 668 557 97 136 29 0 45 123 1 98 175 .244 .356 .539 .895
John Stearns NYN 155 602 538 58 131 29 2 9 66 15 52 57 .243 .312 .355 .667
Doug Flynn NYN 157 580 555 35 135 19 5 4 61 0 17 46 .243 .265 .317 .582
Larry Bowa PHI 147 619 539 74 130 17 11 0 31 20 61 32 .241 .316 .314 .630
Rick Cerone TOR 136 514 469 47 112 27 4 7 61 1 37 40 .239 .294 .358 .652
Rodney Scott MON 151 645 562 69 134 12 5 3 42 39 66 82 .238 .319 .294 .613
Andre Thornton CLE 143 617 515 89 120 31 1 26 93 5 90 93 .233 .347 .449 .796
Jeff Newman OAK 143 552 516 53 119 17 2 22 71 2 27 88 .231 .267 .399 .666
Wayne Gross OAK 138 521 442 54 99 19 1 14 50 4 72 62 .224 .332 .367 .699
Ozzie Smith SDN 156 649 587 77 124 18 6 0 27 28 37 37 .211 .260 .262 .522
Oscar Gamble UNQ 2 teams 100 327 274 48 98 10 1 19 64 2 50 28 .358 .456 .609 1.065
Greg Gross UNQ PHI 111 206 174 21 58 6 3 0 15 5 29 5 .333 .422 .402 .825
Dave Cash UNQ MON 76 203 187 24 60 11 1 2 19 7 12 12 .321 .358 .422 .781
Dave Collins UNQ CIN 122 429 396 59 126 16 4 3 35 16 27 48 .318 .364 .402 .765
Rod Carew UNQ CAL 110 493 409 78 130 15 3 3 44 18 73 46 .318 .419 .391 .810
Ken Griffey UNQ CIN 95 420 380 62 120 27 4 8 32 12 36 39 .316 .374 .471 .845
Rob Wilfong UNQ MIN 140 485 419 71 131 22 6 9 59 11 29 54 .313 .352 .458 .810
Steve Henderson UNQ NYN 98 393 350 42 107 16 8 5 39 13 38 58 .306 .380 .440 .820
Lou Brock UNQ SLN 120 436 405 56 123 15 4 5 38 21 23 43 .304 .342 .398 .739
Ken Oberkfell UNQ SLN 135 435 369 53 111 19 5 1 35 4 57 35 .301 .396 .388 .784
Glenn Adams UNQ MIN 119 361 326 34 98 13 1 8 50 2 25 27 .301 .350 .420 .770
Charlie Moore UNQ ML4 111 372 337 45 101 16 2 5 38 8 29 32 .300 .355 .404 .759
Jerry Remy UNQ BOS 80 340 306 49 91 11 2 0 29 14 26 25 .297 .350 .346 .697
Lou Piniella UNQ NYA 130 491 461 49 137 22 2 11 69 3 17 31 .297 .320 .425 .745
Lynn Jones UNQ DET 95 233 213 33 63 8 0 4 26 9 17 22 .296 .349 .390 .739
Jerry Mumphrey UNQ SLN 124 375 339 53 100 10 3 3 32 8 26 39 .295 .341 .369 .710
Hosken Powell UNQ MIN 104 380 338 49 99 17 3 2 36 5 33 25 .293 .360 .379 .739
Rick Miller UNQ CAL 120 488 427 60 125 15 5 2 28 5 50 69 .293 .367 .365 .733
Billy Sample UNQ TEX 128 377 325 60 95 21 2 5 35 8 37 28 .292 .365 .415 .781
Champ Summers UNQ 2 teams 117 364 306 57 89 14 2 21 62 7 53 48 .291 .401 .556 .957
Larry Biittner UNQ CHN 111 295 272 35 79 13 3 3 50 1 21 23 .290 .339 .393 .732
Jeffrey Leonard UNQ HOU 134 467 411 47 119 15 5 0 47 23 46 68 .290 .360 .350 .710
Scot Thompson UNQ CHN 128 368 346 36 100 13 5 2 29 4 17 37 .289 .322 .373 .694
Otto Velez UNQ TOR 99 325 274 45 79 21 0 15 48 0 46 45 .288 .396 .529 .925
Jim Spencer UNQ NYA 106 336 295 60 85 15 3 23 53 0 38 25 .288 .367 .593 .960
Thurman Munson UNQ NYA 97 419 382 42 110 18 3 3 39 1 32 37 .288 .340 .374 .714
Steve Nicosia UNQ PIT 70 215 191 22 55 16 0 4 13 0 23 17 .288 .364 .435 .799
Hal McRae UNQ KCA 101 443 393 55 113 32 4 10 74 5 38 46 .288 .351 .466 .816
Tom Paciorek UNQ SEA 103 349 310 38 89 23 4 6 42 6 28 62 .287 .353 .445 .798
Bill Fahey UNQ SDN 73 236 209 14 60 8 1 3 19 1 21 17 .287 .348 .378 .726
Ron Hassey UNQ CLE 75 249 223 20 64 14 0 4 32 1 19 19 .287 .339 .404 .742
Terry Whitfield UNQ SFN 133 445 394 52 113 20 4 5 44 5 36 47 .287 .349 .396 .745
Bob Boone UNQ PHI 119 454 398 38 114 21 3 9 58 1 49 33 .286 .367 .422 .789
Mike Ivie UNQ SFN 133 454 402 58 115 18 3 27 89 5 47 80 .286 .359 .547 .906
John Castino UNQ MIN 148 445 393 49 112 13 8 5 52 5 27 72 .285 .331 .397 .728
John Ellis UNQ TEX 111 337 316 33 90 12 0 12 61 2 15 55 .285 .318 .437 .754
Jim Gantner UNQ ML4 70 234 208 29 59 10 3 2 22 3 16 17 .284 .336 .389 .726
Joe Simpson UNQ SEA 120 284 265 29 75 11 0 2 27 6 11 21 .283 .312 .347 .659
Bombo Rivera UNQ MIN 112 294 263 37 74 13 5 2 31 5 17 40 .281 .324 .392 .715
Willie Stargell UNQ PIT 126 480 424 60 119 19 0 32 82 0 47 105 .281 .352 .552 .904
Wayne Nordhagen UNQ CHA 78 207 193 20 54 15 0 7 25 0 13 22 .280 .324 .466 .790
Willie Aikens UNQ CAL 116 447 379 59 106 18 0 21 81 1 61 79 .280 .376 .493 .869
Paul Dade UNQ 2 teams 120 494 453 60 126 23 3 4 37 25 26 70 .278 .317 .369 .686
Larry Milbourne UNQ SEA 123 379 356 40 99 13 4 2 26 5 19 20 .278 .313 .354 .667
Al Woods UNQ TOR 132 488 436 57 121 24 4 5 36 6 40 28 .278 .337 .385 .722
Jay Johnstone UNQ 2 teams 98 275 249 17 69 9 2 1 39 2 20 28 .277 .328 .341 .670
Pat Putnam UNQ TEX 139 465 426 57 118 19 2 18 64 1 23 50 .277 .319 .458 .777
Pete LaCock UNQ KCA 132 453 408 54 113 25 4 3 56 2 37 26 .277 .334 .380 .714
John Milner UNQ PIT 128 386 326 52 90 9 4 16 60 3 53 37 .276 .373 .475 .849
Dale Murphy UNQ ATL 104 429 384 53 106 7 2 21 57 6 38 67 .276 .340 .469 .809
Mike Cubbage UNQ MIN 94 291 243 26 67 10 1 2 23 1 39 26 .276 .371 .350 .720
Jim Morrison UNQ CHA 67 269 240 38 66 14 0 14 35 11 15 48 .275 .324 .508 .833
Rickey Henderson UNQ OAK 89 398 351 49 96 13 3 1 26 33 34 39 .274 .338 .336 .675
Reggie Smith UNQ LAN 68 270 234 41 64 13 1 10 32 6 31 50 .274 .359 .466 .825
Johnny Grubb UNQ TEX 102 328 289 42 79 14 0 10 37 2 34 44 .273 .350 .426 .775
Ed Ott UNQ PIT 117 439 403 49 110 20 2 7 51 0 26 62 .273 .314 .385 .699
Junior Kennedy UNQ CIN 83 250 220 29 60 7 0 1 17 4 28 31 .273 .355 .318 .673
Carlton Fisk UNQ BOS 91 340 320 49 87 23 2 10 42 3 10 38 .272 .304 .450 .754
Julio Cruz UNQ SEA 107 483 414 70 112 16 2 1 29 49 62 61 .271 .363 .326 .689
Alex Trevino UNQ NYN 79 232 207 24 56 11 1 0 20 2 20 27 .271 .338 .333 .671
Buck Martinez UNQ ML4 69 214 196 17 53 8 0 4 26 0 8 25 .270 .296 .372 .669
Cliff Johnson UNQ 2 teams 100 350 304 48 82 16 0 20 67 2 34 46 .270 .347 .520 .866
Rafael Landestoy UNQ HOU 129 319 282 33 76 9 6 0 30 13 29 24 .270 .338 .344 .682
Ralph Garr UNQ 2 teams 108 353 331 34 89 10 2 9 39 2 17 22 .269 .305 .393 .698
Elliott Maddox UNQ NYN 86 249 224 21 60 13 0 1 12 3 20 27 .268 .335 .339 .674
Jose Morales UNQ MIN 92 214 191 21 51 5 1 2 27 0 14 27 .267 .319 .335 .654
Dick Davis UNQ ML4 91 353 335 51 89 13 1 12 41 3 16 46 .266 .298 .418 .716
Jack Brohamer UNQ BOS 64 210 192 25 51 7 1 1 11 0 15 15 .266 .316 .328 .644
Mike Squires UNQ CHA 122 326 295 44 78 10 1 2 22 15 22 9 .264 .318 .325 .643
John Wockenfuss UNQ DET 87 254 231 27 61 9 1 15 46 2 18 40 .264 .320 .506 .827
Junior Moore UNQ CHA 88 217 201 24 53 6 2 1 23 0 12 20 .264 .300 .328 .628
Bill Robinson UNQ PIT 148 455 421 59 111 17 6 24 75 13 24 81 .264 .302 .504 .805
Tom Brookens UNQ DET 60 208 190 23 50 5 2 4 21 10 11 40 .263 .309 .374 .683
Joe Ferguson UNQ LAN 122 442 363 54 95 14 0 20 69 1 70 68 .262 .380 .466 .845
Jorge Orta UNQ CHA 113 377 325 49 85 18 3 11 46 1 44 33 .262 .348 .437 .785
Gary Roenicke UNQ BAL 133 453 376 60 98 16 1 25 64 1 61 74 .261 .378 .508 .886
Eric Soderholm UNQ 2 teams 119 396 357 46 93 14 2 10 53 0 31 28 .261 .318 .395 .713
Manny Trillo UNQ PHI 118 467 431 40 112 22 1 6 42 4 20 59 .260 .296 .357 .654
Barry Bonnell UNQ ATL 127 412 375 47 97 20 3 12 45 8 26 55 .259 .311 .424 .735
Larry Herndon UNQ SFN 132 389 354 35 91 14 5 7 36 8 29 70 .257 .313 .384 .698
Derrel Thomas UNQ LAN 141 460 406 47 104 15 4 5 44 18 41 49 .256 .330 .350 .679
Mike Heath UNQ OAK 74 286 258 19 66 8 0 3 27 1 17 18 .256 .304 .322 .626
Dwayne Murphy UNQ OAK 121 489 388 57 99 10 4 11 40 15 84 80 .255 .387 .387 .773
Lee May UNQ BAL 124 491 456 59 116 15 0 19 69 3 28 100 .254 .297 .412 .709
George Scott UNQ 2 teams 105 384 346 46 88 20 4 6 49 2 31 61 .254 .317 .387 .704
Barry Foote UNQ CHN 132 469 429 47 109 26 0 16 56 5 34 49 .254 .316 .427 .742
John Lowenstein UNQ BAL 97 232 197 33 50 8 2 11 34 16 30 37 .254 .351 .482 .833
U. L. Washington UNQ KCA 101 300 268 32 68 12 5 2 25 10 20 44 .254 .299 .358 .658
Johnnie LeMaster UNQ SFN 108 372 343 42 87 11 2 3 29 9 23 55 .254 .304 .324 .627
Aurelio Rodriguez UNQ DET 106 363 343 27 87 18 0 5 36 0 11 40 .254 .277 .350 .626
Milt May UNQ 2 teams 71 233 213 24 54 15 0 7 31 0 15 28 .254 .307 .423 .730
Rusty Torres UNQ CHA 90 203 170 26 43 5 0 8 24 0 23 37 .253 .349 .424 .772
Rob Picciolo UNQ OAK 115 363 348 37 88 16 2 2 27 2 3 45 .253 .261 .328 .589
Kurt Bevacqua UNQ SDN 114 346 297 23 75 12 4 1 34 2 38 25 .253 .331 .330 .661
Freddie Patek UNQ KCA 106 338 306 30 77 17 0 1 37 11 16 42 .252 .293 .317 .610
Ted Sizemore UNQ 2 teams 124 467 418 48 105 24 0 3 30 4 36 30 .251 .315 .330 .645
Roger Metzger UNQ SFN 94 288 259 24 65 7 8 0 31 11 23 31 .251 .311 .340 .651
Willie McCovey UNQ SFN 117 393 353 34 88 9 0 15 57 0 36 70 .249 .318 .402 .720
Rowland Office UNQ ATL 124 307 277 35 69 14 2 2 37 5 27 33 .249 .320 .336 .656
Dave Edwards UNQ MIN 96 257 229 42 57 8 0 8 35 6 24 45 .249 .323 .389 .711
Mike Lum UNQ ATL 111 242 217 27 54 6 0 6 27 0 18 34 .249 .304 .359 .663
Billy Smith UNQ BAL 68 214 189 18 47 9 4 6 33 1 15 33 .249 .309 .434 .743
Tony Armas UNQ OAK 80 297 278 29 69 9 3 11 34 1 16 67 .248 .290 .421 .710
Willie Norwood UNQ MIN 96 294 270 32 67 13 3 6 30 9 20 51 .248 .299 .385 .684
Bill Stein UNQ SEA 88 276 250 28 62 9 2 7 27 1 17 28 .248 .297 .384 .681
Art Howe UNQ HOU 118 398 355 32 88 15 2 6 33 3 36 37 .248 .316 .352 .668
Jim Anderson UNQ CAL 96 264 234 33 58 13 1 3 23 3 17 31 .248 .298 .350 .648
Joe Nolan UNQ ATL 89 261 230 28 57 9 3 4 21 1 27 28 .248 .333 .365 .699
Jerry Turner UNQ SDN 138 490 448 55 111 23 2 9 61 4 34 58 .248 .301 .368 .670
Gary Thomasson UNQ LAN 115 362 315 39 78 11 1 14 45 4 43 70 .248 .339 .422 .761
Lee Lacy UNQ PIT 84 208 182 17 45 9 3 5 15 6 22 36 .247 .327 .412 .739
Kiko Garcia UNQ BAL 126 457 417 54 103 15 9 5 24 11 32 87 .247 .303 .362 .665
Jim Norris UNQ CLE 124 406 353 50 87 15 6 3 30 15 44 35 .246 .328 .348 .676
Bob Randall UNQ MIN 80 227 199 25 49 7 0 0 14 2 15 17 .246 .299 .281 .580
Kevin Bell UNQ CHA 70 219 200 20 49 8 1 4 22 2 15 43 .245 .296 .355 .651
Rusty Staub UNQ 2 teams 106 389 332 41 81 15 1 12 54 1 46 28 .244 .340 .404 .744
Bob Stinson UNQ SEA 95 293 247 19 60 8 0 6 28 1 33 38 .243 .338 .348 .686
Jim Essian UNQ OAK 98 352 313 34 76 16 0 8 40 0 25 29 .243 .295 .371 .666
Joe Rudi UNQ CAL 90 361 330 35 80 11 3 11 61 0 24 61 .242 .294 .394 .688
Joe Strain UNQ SFN 67 285 257 27 62 8 1 1 12 8 13 21 .241 .285 .292 .577
Larry Harlow UNQ 2 teams 100 235 200 27 48 9 2 0 15 2 32 38 .240 .350 .305 .655
Clint Hurdle UNQ KCA 59 204 171 16 41 10 3 3 30 0 28 24 .240 .343 .386 .729
Rick Dempsey UNQ BAL 124 413 368 48 88 23 0 6 41 0 38 37 .239 .307 .351 .658
Cesar Geronimo UNQ CIN 123 400 356 38 85 17 4 4 38 1 37 56 .239 .312 .343 .655
Rennie Stennett UNQ PIT 108 348 319 31 76 13 2 0 24 1 24 25 .238 .289 .292 .581
Don Money UNQ ML4 92 402 350 52 83 20 1 6 38 1 40 47 .237 .316 .351 .667
Danny Ainge UNQ TOR 87 331 308 26 73 7 1 2 19 1 12 58 .237 .269 .286 .554
Mike Edwards UNQ OAK 122 422 400 35 93 12 2 1 23 10 15 37 .233 .263 .280 .543
Glenn Hubbard UNQ ATL 97 357 325 34 75 12 0 3 29 0 27 43 .231 .290 .295 .586
Doug DeCinces UNQ BAL 120 484 422 67 97 27 1 16 61 5 54 68 .230 .318 .412 .731
Bert Campaneris UNQ 2 teams 93 283 248 29 57 4 4 0 15 13 20 35 .230 .290 .278 .569
Bucky Dent UNQ NYA 141 490 431 47 99 14 2 2 32 0 37 30 .230 .287 .285 .573
Bob Bailor UNQ TOR 130 465 414 50 95 11 5 1 38 14 36 27 .229 .297 .287 .585
Gary Alexander UNQ CLE 110 415 358 54 82 9 2 15 54 4 46 100 .229 .313 .391 .704
Bill Almon UNQ SDN 100 226 198 20 45 3 0 1 8 6 21 48 .227 .299 .258 .556
Hector Cruz UNQ 2 teams 90 243 207 26 47 10 2 4 28 0 34 46 .227 .335 .353 .687
Chris Speier UNQ MON 113 391 344 31 78 13 1 7 26 0 43 45 .227 .317 .331 .649
Bruce Benedict UNQ ATL 76 241 204 14 46 11 0 0 15 1 33 18 .225 .331 .279 .610
Jeff Burroughs UNQ ATL 116 475 397 49 89 14 1 11 47 2 73 75 .224 .347 .348 .695
Dave Chalk UNQ 2 teams 75 259 220 15 49 6 0 2 13 2 29 14 .223 .315 .277 .592
Nelson Norman UNQ TEX 147 383 343 36 76 9 3 0 21 4 19 41 .222 .260 .265 .526
Mike Tyson UNQ SLN 75 207 190 18 42 8 2 5 20 2 13 28 .221 .272 .363 .635
Tom Veryzer UNQ CLE 149 501 449 41 99 9 3 0 34 2 34 54 .220 .279 .254 .533
Fernando Gonzalez UNQ SDN 114 341 323 22 70 13 3 9 34 0 18 34 .217 .258 .359 .617
Steve Yeager UNQ LAN 105 346 310 33 67 9 2 13 41 1 29 68 .216 .282 .384 .665
Larry Cox UNQ SEA 100 323 293 32 63 11 3 4 36 2 22 39 .215 .266 .314 .580
Roy White UNQ NYA 81 236 205 24 44 6 0 3 27 2 23 21 .215 .290 .288 .578
Ted Cox UNQ CLE 78 208 189 17 40 6 0 4 22 3 14 27 .212 .272 .307 .579
Jerry Morales UNQ DET 129 482 440 50 93 23 1 14 56 10 30 56 .211 .260 .364 .624
Marc Hill UNQ SFN 63 200 169 20 35 3 0 3 15 0 26 25 .207 .308 .278 .586
Dan Briggs UNQ SDN 104 254 227 34 47 4 3 8 30 2 18 45 .207 .277 .357 .634
John Wathan UNQ KCA 90 216 199 26 41 7 3 2 28 2 7 24 .206 .227 .302 .529
Gary Allenson UNQ BOS 108 271 241 27 49 10 2 3 22 1 20 42 .203 .264 .299 .563
Alan Ashby UNQ HOU 108 370 336 25 68 15 2 2 35 0 26 70 .202 .262 .277 .538
Mario Mendoza UNQ SEA 148 401 373 26 74 10 3 1 29 3 9 62 .198 .216 .249 .466
Dennis Littlejohn UNQ SFN 63 222 193 15 38 6 1 1 13 0 21 46 .197 .272 .254 .526
Larry Murray UNQ OAK 105 261 226 25 42 11 2 2 20 6 28 34 .186 .275 .279 .553
Mark Belanger UNQ BAL 101 242 198 28 33 6 2 0 9 5 29 33 .167 .273 .217 .490
Showing 1-50 of 297 batters listed (139 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. 86 of the 259 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1979 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
J. R. Richard HOU 18 13 38 38 19 4 0 292.1 220 88 98 313 2.71 1.09
Tom Hume CIN 10 9 57 12 2 0 17 163.0 162 50 33 80 2.76 1.20
Ron Guidry NYA 18 8 33 30 15 2 2 236.1 203 73 71 201 2.78 1.16
Dan Schatzeder MON 10 5 32 21 3 0 1 162.0 136 51 59 106 2.83 1.20
Tommy John NYA 21 9 37 36 17 3 0 276.1 268 91 65 111 2.96 1.21
Burt Hooton LAN 11 10 29 29 12 1 0 212.0 191 70 63 129 2.97 1.20
Dennis Eckersley BOS 17 10 33 33 17 2 0 246.2 234 82 59 150 2.99 1.19
Joe Niekro HOU 21 11 38 38 11 5 0 263.2 221 88 107 119 3.00 1.24
Steve Rogers MON 13 12 37 37 13 5 0 248.2 232 83 78 143 3.00 1.25
Ken Forsch HOU 11 6 26 24 10 2 0 177.2 155 60 35 58 3.04 1.07
Bill Lee MON 16 10 33 33 6 3 0 222.0 230 75 46 59 3.04 1.24
Gaylord Perry SDN 12 11 32 32 10 0 0 232.2 225 79 67 140 3.06 1.26
Mike Flanagan BAL 23 9 39 38 16 5 0 265.2 245 91 70 190 3.08 1.19
Tom Seaver CIN 16 6 32 32 9 5 0 215.0 187 75 61 131 3.14 1.15
Bruce Kison PIT 13 7 33 25 3 1 0 172.1 157 61 45 105 3.19 1.17
John Candelaria PIT 14 9 33 30 8 0 0 207.0 201 74 41 101 3.22 1.17
Silvio Martinez SLN 15 8 32 29 7 2 0 206.2 204 75 67 102 3.27 1.31
Jack Morris DET 17 7 27 27 9 1 0 197.2 179 72 59 113 3.28 1.20
Mike Caldwell ML4 16 6 30 30 16 4 0 235.0 252 86 39 89 3.29 1.24
Craig Swan NYN 14 13 35 35 10 3 0 251.1 241 92 57 145 3.29 1.19
Scott McGregor BAL 13 6 27 23 7 2 0 174.2 165 65 23 81 3.35 1.08
Jerry Koosman MIN 20 13 37 36 10 2 0 263.2 268 99 83 157 3.38 1.33
Bob Shirley SDN 8 16 49 25 4 1 0 205.0 196 77 59 117 3.38 1.24
Phil Niekro ATL 21 20 44 44 23 1 0 342.0 311 129 113 208 3.39 1.24
Scott Sanderson MON 9 8 34 24 5 3 1 168.0 148 64 54 138 3.43 1.20
Joaquin Andujar HOU 12 12 46 23 8 0 4 194.0 168 74 88 77 3.43 1.32
Rick Sutcliffe LAN 17 10 39 30 5 1 0 242.0 217 93 97 117 3.46 1.30
Mike LaCoss CIN 14 8 35 32 6 1 0 205.2 202 80 79 73 3.50 1.37
Dennis Lamp CHN 11 10 38 32 6 1 0 200.1 223 78 46 86 3.50 1.34
Ross Baumgarten CHA 13 8 28 28 4 3 0 190.2 175 75 83 72 3.54 1.35
Geoff Zahn MIN 13 7 26 24 4 0 0 169.0 181 67 41 58 3.57 1.31
Dave Frost CAL 16 10 36 33 12 2 1 239.1 226 95 77 107 3.57 1.27
Pete Vuckovich SLN 15 10 34 32 9 0 0 233.0 229 93 64 145 3.59 1.26
Nolan Ryan CAL 16 14 34 34 17 5 0 222.2 169 89 114 223 3.60 1.27
Bert Blyleven PIT 12 5 37 37 4 0 0 237.1 238 95 92 172 3.60 1.39
Rick Reuschel CHN 18 12 36 36 5 1 0 239.0 251 96 75 125 3.62 1.36
Steve Carlton PHI 18 11 35 35 13 4 0 251.0 202 101 89 213 3.62 1.16
Randy Jones SDN 11 12 39 39 6 0 0 263.0 257 106 64 112 3.63 1.22
Jim Slaton ML4 15 9 32 31 12 3 0 213.0 229 86 54 80 3.63 1.33
Fred Norman CIN 11 13 34 31 5 0 0 195.1 193 79 57 95 3.64 1.28
Nino Espinosa PHI 14 12 33 33 8 3 0 212.0 211 86 65 88 3.65 1.30
Dennis Martinez BAL 15 16 40 39 18 3 0 292.1 279 119 78 132 3.66 1.22
Steve Comer TEX 17 12 36 36 6 1 0 242.1 230 99 84 86 3.68 1.30
Tom Underwood TOR 9 16 33 32 12 1 0 227.0 213 93 95 127 3.69 1.36
Rick Wise CLE 15 10 34 34 9 2 0 231.2 229 96 68 108 3.73 1.28
Randy Lerch PHI 10 13 37 35 6 1 0 214.0 228 89 60 92 3.74 1.35
Ken Kravec CHA 15 13 36 35 10 3 1 250.0 208 104 111 132 3.74 1.28
Mike Parrott SEA 14 12 38 30 13 2 0 229.1 231 96 86 127 3.77 1.38
Steve Stone BAL 11 7 32 32 3 0 0 186.0 173 78 73 96 3.77 1.32
Bill Bonham CIN 9 7 29 29 2 0 0 175.2 173 74 60 78 3.79 1.33
Don Sutton LAN 12 15 33 32 6 1 1 226.0 201 96 61 146 3.82 1.16
Bob Forsch SLN 11 11 33 32 7 1 0 218.2 215 93 52 92 3.83 1.22
Bill Travers ML4 14 8 30 27 9 2 0 187.1 196 81 45 74 3.89 1.29
Luis Tiant NYA 13 8 30 30 5 1 0 195.2 190 85 53 104 3.91 1.24
Lary Sorensen ML4 15 14 34 34 16 2 0 235.1 250 104 42 63 3.98 1.24
Bob Stanley BOS 16 12 40 30 9 4 1 216.2 250 96 44 56 3.99 1.36
Rick Honeycutt SEA 11 12 33 28 8 1 0 194.0 201 87 67 83 4.04 1.38
Floyd Bannister SEA 10 15 30 30 6 2 0 182.1 185 82 68 115 4.05 1.39
Fergie Jenkins TEX 16 14 37 37 10 3 0 259.0 252 117 81 164 4.07 1.29
Dennis Leonard KCA 14 12 32 32 12 5 0 236.0 226 107 56 126 4.08 1.19
Steve Renko BOS 11 9 27 27 4 1 0 171.0 174 78 53 99 4.11 1.33
Lynn McGlothen CHN 13 14 42 29 6 1 2 212.0 236 97 55 147 4.12 1.37
Rick Matula ATL 8 10 28 28 1 0 0 171.1 193 79 64 67 4.15 1.50
Pete Falcone NYN 6 14 33 31 1 1 0 184.0 194 85 76 113 4.16 1.47
Dave Goltz MIN 14 13 36 35 12 1 0 250.2 282 116 69 132 4.16 1.40
Jim Barr CAL 10 12 36 25 5 0 0 197.0 217 92 55 69 4.20 1.38
Mike Krukow CHN 9 9 28 28 0 0 0 164.2 172 77 81 119 4.21 1.54
Eddie Solomon ATL 7 14 31 30 4 0 0 186.0 184 87 51 96 4.21 1.26
Steve McCatty OAK 11 12 31 23 8 0 0 185.2 207 87 80 87 4.22 1.55
Paul Splittorff KCA 15 17 36 35 11 0 0 240.0 248 113 77 77 4.24 1.35
Rick Langford OAK 12 16 34 29 14 1 0 218.2 233 104 57 101 4.28 1.33
Milt Wilcox DET 12 10 33 29 7 0 0 196.1 201 95 73 109 4.35 1.40
Rick Waits CLE 16 13 34 34 8 3 0 231.0 230 114 91 91 4.44 1.39
Larry Gura KCA 13 12 39 33 7 1 0 233.2 226 116 73 85 4.47 1.28
Mike Torrez BOS 16 13 36 36 12 1 0 252.1 254 126 121 125 4.49 1.49
John Henry Johnson 2 teams 4 14 31 25 2 0 0 167.0 168 86 72 96 4.63 1.44
Bob Knepper SFN 9 12 34 34 6 2 0 207.1 241 107 77 123 4.64 1.53
Moose Haas ML4 11 11 29 28 8 1 0 184.2 198 98 59 95 4.78 1.39
Don Aase CAL 9 10 37 28 7 1 2 185.1 200 99 77 96 4.81 1.49
John Denny SLN 8 11 31 31 5 2 0 206.0 206 111 100 99 4.85 1.49
Rich Wortham CHA 14 14 34 33 5 0 0 204.0 195 111 100 119 4.90 1.45
Vida Blue SFN 14 14 34 34 10 0 0 237.0 246 132 111 138 5.01 1.51
Matt Keough OAK 2 17 30 28 7 1 0 176.2 220 99 78 95 5.04 1.69
Paul Hartzell MIN 6 10 28 26 4 0 0 163.0 193 97 44 44 5.36 1.45
Rich Gale KCA 9 10 34 31 2 1 0 181.2 197 114 99 103 5.65 1.63
Phil Huffman TOR 6 18 31 31 2 1 0 173.0 220 111 68 56 5.77 1.66
Jim Kern UNQ TEX 13 5 71 0 0 0 29 143.0 99 25 62 136 1.57 1.13
Tim Stoddard UNQ BAL 3 1 29 0 0 0 3 58.0 44 11 19 47 1.71 1.09
Joe Sambito UNQ HOU 8 7 63 0 0 0 22 91.1 80 18 23 83 1.77 1.13
Greg Minton UNQ SFN 4 3 46 0 0 0 4 79.2 59 16 27 33 1.81 1.08
Elias Sosa UNQ MON 8 7 62 0 0 0 18 96.2 77 21 37 59 1.96 1.18
Mark Littell UNQ SLN 9 4 63 0 0 0 13 82.1 60 20 39 67 2.19 1.20
Bruce Sutter UNQ CHN 6 6 62 0 0 0 37 101.1 67 25 32 110 2.22 0.98
Rudy May UNQ MON 10 3 33 7 2 1 0 93.2 88 24 31 67 2.31 1.27
Sid Monge UNQ CLE 12 10 76 0 0 0 19 131.0 96 35 64 108 2.40 1.22
Aurelio Lopez UNQ DET 10 5 61 0 0 0 21 127.0 95 34 51 106 2.41 1.15
Joey McLaughlin UNQ ATL 5 3 37 0 0 0 5 69.0 54 19 34 40 2.48 1.28
Gary Lavelle UNQ SFN 7 9 70 0 0 0 20 96.2 86 27 42 80 2.51 1.32
John Fulgham UNQ SLN 10 6 20 19 10 2 0 146.0 123 41 26 75 2.53 1.02
Rich Gossage UNQ NYA 5 3 36 0 0 0 18 58.1 48 17 19 41 2.62 1.15
Dave Tomlin UNQ CIN 2 2 53 0 0 0 1 58.1 59 17 18 30 2.62 1.32
David Palmer UNQ MON 10 2 36 11 2 1 2 122.2 110 36 30 72 2.64 1.14
Mike Marshall UNQ MIN 10 15 90 1 0 0 32 142.2 132 42 48 81 2.65 1.26
Tom Burgmeier UNQ BOS 3 2 44 0 0 0 4 88.2 89 27 16 60 2.74 1.18
Tom Hausman UNQ NYN 2 6 19 10 1 0 2 78.2 65 24 19 33 2.75 1.07
Kent Tekulve UNQ PIT 10 8 94 0 0 0 31 134.1 109 41 49 75 2.75 1.18
Woodie Fryman UNQ MON 3 6 44 0 0 0 10 58.0 52 18 22 44 2.79 1.28
Jim Bibby UNQ PIT 12 4 34 17 4 1 0 137.2 110 43 47 103 2.81 1.14
Ron Davis UNQ NYA 14 2 44 0 0 0 9 85.1 84 27 28 43 2.85 1.31
Don Stanhouse UNQ BAL 7 3 52 0 0 0 21 72.2 49 23 51 34 2.85 1.38
Tippy Martinez UNQ BAL 10 3 39 0 0 0 3 78.0 59 25 31 61 2.88 1.15
Dave Roberts UNQ 2 teams 5 4 47 4 0 0 4 80.2 89 26 30 38 2.90 1.48
Roy Thomas UNQ SLN 3 4 26 6 0 0 1 77.0 66 25 24 44 2.92 1.17
Will McEnaney UNQ SLN 0 3 45 0 0 0 2 64.0 60 21 16 15 2.95 1.19
Grant Jackson UNQ PIT 8 5 72 0 0 0 14 82.0 67 27 35 39 2.96 1.24
Ed Farmer UNQ 2 teams 5 7 53 5 0 0 14 114.1 96 38 53 73 2.99 1.30
Enrique Romo UNQ PIT 10 5 84 0 0 0 5 129.1 122 43 43 106 2.99 1.28
Ed Glynn UNQ NYN 1 4 46 0 0 0 7 60.0 57 20 40 32 3.00 1.62
Dick Drago UNQ BOS 10 6 53 1 0 0 13 89.0 85 30 21 67 3.03 1.19
Steve Mura UNQ SDN 4 4 38 5 0 0 2 73.0 57 25 37 59 3.08 1.29
Sparky Lyle UNQ TEX 5 8 67 0 0 0 13 95.0 78 33 28 48 3.13 1.12
Stan Bahnsen UNQ MON 3 1 55 0 0 0 5 94.1 80 33 42 71 3.15 1.29
Don Hood UNQ 2 teams 4 1 40 6 0 0 2 89.1 75 32 44 29 3.22 1.33
Adrian Devine UNQ ATL 1 2 40 0 0 0 0 66.2 84 24 25 22 3.24 1.63
Rick Williams UNQ HOU 4 7 31 16 2 2 0 121.1 122 44 30 37 3.26 1.25
Eric Rasmussen UNQ SDN 6 9 45 20 5 3 3 156.2 142 57 42 54 3.27 1.17
Jim Palmer UNQ BAL 10 6 23 22 7 0 0 155.2 144 57 43 67 3.30 1.20
Jack Billingham UNQ DET 10 7 35 19 2 0 3 158.0 163 58 60 59 3.30 1.41
Tom Buskey UNQ TOR 6 10 44 0 0 0 7 78.2 74 30 25 44 3.43 1.26
Jerry Augustine UNQ ML4 9 6 43 2 0 0 5 85.2 95 33 30 41 3.47 1.46
Pete Redfern UNQ MIN 7 3 40 6 0 0 1 108.1 106 42 35 85 3.49 1.30
Kevin Kobel UNQ NYN 6 8 30 27 1 1 0 161.2 169 63 46 67 3.51 1.33
Dave Rozema UNQ DET 4 4 16 16 4 1 0 97.1 101 38 30 33 3.51 1.35
Sammy Stewart UNQ BAL 8 5 31 3 1 0 1 117.2 96 46 71 71 3.52 1.42
Dave Rajsich UNQ TEX 1 3 27 3 0 0 0 53.2 56 21 18 32 3.52 1.38
Jerry Reuss UNQ LAN 7 14 39 21 4 1 3 160.0 178 63 60 83 3.54 1.49
Neil Allen UNQ NYN 6 10 50 5 0 0 8 99.0 100 39 47 65 3.55 1.48
Fred Howard UNQ CHA 1 5 28 6 0 0 0 68.0 73 27 32 36 3.57 1.54
Francisco Barrios UNQ CHA 8 3 15 15 2 0 0 94.2 88 38 33 28 3.61 1.28
Steve Busby UNQ KCA 6 6 22 12 4 0 0 94.1 71 38 64 45 3.63 1.43
Mark Clear UNQ CAL 11 5 52 0 0 0 14 109.0 87 44 68 98 3.63 1.42
Dick Tidrow UNQ 2 teams 13 6 77 0 0 0 6 125.1 124 51 46 75 3.66 1.36
Dave Hamilton UNQ OAK 3 4 40 7 1 0 5 82.2 80 34 43 52 3.70 1.49
Dave Lemanczyk UNQ TOR 8 10 22 20 11 3 0 143.0 137 59 45 63 3.71 1.27
Bob Owchinko UNQ SDN 6 12 42 20 2 0 0 149.1 144 62 55 66 3.74 1.33
Al Hrabosky UNQ KCA 9 4 58 0 0 0 11 65.0 67 27 41 39 3.74 1.66
Craig Chamberlain UNQ KCA 4 4 10 10 4 0 0 69.2 68 29 18 30 3.75 1.23
Randy Niemann UNQ HOU 3 2 26 7 3 2 1 67.0 68 28 22 24 3.76 1.34
Ken Brett UNQ 2 teams 4 3 39 0 0 0 2 59.2 68 25 18 16 3.77 1.44
Dickie Noles UNQ PHI 3 4 14 14 0 0 0 90.0 80 38 38 42 3.80 1.31
Chuck Rainey UNQ BOS 8 5 20 16 4 1 1 103.2 97 44 41 41 3.82 1.33
Shane Rawley UNQ SEA 5 9 48 3 0 0 11 84.1 88 36 40 48 3.84 1.52
Don Robinson UNQ PIT 8 8 29 25 4 0 0 160.2 171 69 52 96 3.87 1.39
Mike Proly UNQ CHA 3 8 38 6 0 0 9 88.1 89 38 40 32 3.87 1.46
Bob McClure UNQ ML4 5 2 36 0 0 0 5 51.0 53 22 24 37 3.88 1.51
Frank Tanana UNQ CAL 7 5 18 17 2 1 0 90.1 93 39 25 46 3.89 1.31
Steve Trout UNQ CHA 11 8 34 18 6 2 4 155.0 165 67 59 76 3.89 1.45
Paul Moskau UNQ CIN 5 4 21 15 1 0 0 106.1 107 46 51 58 3.89 1.49
Tom Griffin UNQ SFN 5 6 59 3 0 0 2 94.1 83 41 46 82 3.91 1.37
Jim Kaat UNQ 2 teams 3 3 43 2 0 0 2 66.2 73 29 19 25 3.91 1.38
John Montefusco UNQ SFN 3 8 22 22 0 0 0 137.0 145 60 51 76 3.94 1.43
Dan Petry UNQ DET 6 5 15 15 2 0 0 98.0 90 43 33 43 3.95 1.26
Craig Skok UNQ ATL 1 3 44 0 0 0 2 54.1 58 24 17 30 3.98 1.38
Bob Welch UNQ LAN 5 6 25 12 1 0 5 81.1 82 36 32 64 3.98 1.40
Danny Darwin UNQ TEX 4 4 20 6 1 0 0 78.0 50 35 30 58 4.04 1.03
Vern Ruhle UNQ HOU 2 6 13 10 2 2 0 66.1 64 30 8 33 4.07 1.09
Ed Whitson UNQ 2 teams 7 11 37 24 2 0 1 158.0 151 72 75 93 4.10 1.43
Ed Figueroa UNQ NYA 4 6 16 16 4 1 0 104.2 109 48 35 42 4.13 1.38
Jon Matlack UNQ TEX 5 4 13 13 2 0 0 85.0 98 39 15 35 4.13 1.33
Ron Reed UNQ PHI 13 8 61 0 0 0 5 102.0 110 47 32 58 4.15 1.39
Doc Medich UNQ TEX 10 7 29 19 4 1 0 149.0 156 69 49 58 4.17 1.38
Pedro Borbon UNQ 2 teams 6 5 60 0 0 0 5 90.2 104 42 21 49 4.17 1.38
John Curtis UNQ SFN 10 9 27 18 3 2 0 120.2 121 56 42 85 4.18 1.35
Kevin Saucier UNQ PHI 1 4 29 2 0 0 1 62.1 68 29 33 21 4.19 1.62
Dave Heaverlo UNQ OAK 4 11 62 0 0 0 9 85.2 97 40 42 40 4.20 1.62
Byron McLaughlin UNQ SEA 7 7 47 7 1 0 14 123.2 114 58 60 74 4.22 1.41
Victor Cruz UNQ CLE 3 9 61 0 0 0 10 78.2 70 37 44 63 4.23 1.45
Frank Pastore UNQ CIN 6 7 30 9 2 1 4 95.1 102 45 23 63 4.25 1.31
Dick Ruthven UNQ PHI 7 5 20 20 3 2 0 122.1 121 58 37 58 4.27 1.29
Bill Campbell UNQ BOS 3 4 41 0 0 0 9 54.2 55 26 23 25 4.28 1.43
Darrell Jackson UNQ MIN 4 4 24 8 1 0 0 69.1 89 33 26 43 4.28 1.66
Mark Lee UNQ SDN 2 4 46 1 0 0 5 65.0 88 31 25 25 4.29 1.74
Doug Bair UNQ CIN 11 7 65 0 0 0 16 94.1 93 45 51 86 4.29 1.53
Brian Kingman UNQ OAK 8 7 18 17 5 1 0 112.2 113 54 33 58 4.31 1.30
Dave Stieb UNQ TOR 8 8 18 18 7 1 0 129.1 139 62 48 52 4.31 1.45
Phil Nastu UNQ SFN 3 4 25 14 1 0 0 100.0 105 48 41 47 4.32 1.46
Dave Tobik UNQ DET 3 5 37 0 0 0 3 68.2 59 33 25 48 4.33 1.22
Gene Garber UNQ ATL 6 16 68 0 0 0 25 106.0 121 51 24 56 4.33 1.37
Bob Galasso UNQ ML4 3 1 31 0 0 0 3 51.1 64 25 26 28 4.38 1.75
Mike Bacsik UNQ MIN 4 2 31 0 0 0 0 65.2 61 32 29 33 4.39 1.37
Eric Wilkins UNQ CLE 2 4 16 14 0 0 0 69.2 77 34 38 52 4.39 1.65
Doyle Alexander UNQ TEX 5 7 23 18 0 0 0 113.1 114 56 69 50 4.45 1.61
Larry Christenson UNQ PHI 5 10 19 17 2 0 0 106.0 118 53 30 53 4.50 1.40
Andy Hassler UNQ 2 teams 5 7 37 8 1 0 4 95.2 97 48 49 60 4.52 1.53
Rollie Fingers UNQ SDN 9 9 54 0 0 0 13 83.2 91 42 37 65 4.52 1.53
Dale Murray UNQ 2 teams 5 10 67 0 0 0 5 110.1 119 56 55 41 4.57 1.58
Marty Pattin UNQ KCA 5 2 31 7 1 0 3 94.1 109 48 21 41 4.58 1.38
Ed Halicki UNQ SFN 5 8 33 19 3 1 0 125.2 134 64 47 81 4.58 1.44
Pat Underwood UNQ DET 6 4 27 15 1 0 0 121.2 126 62 29 83 4.59 1.27
Ken Holtzman UNQ CHN 6 9 23 20 3 2 0 117.2 133 60 53 44 4.59 1.58
Jim Rooker UNQ PIT 4 7 19 17 1 0 0 103.2 106 53 39 44 4.60 1.40
Randy Scarbery UNQ CHA 2 8 45 5 0 0 4 101.1 102 52 34 45 4.62 1.34
Dan Spillner UNQ CLE 9 5 49 13 3 0 1 157.2 153 81 64 97 4.62 1.38
Charlie Hough UNQ LAN 7 5 42 14 0 0 0 151.1 152 80 66 76 4.76 1.44
Mike Norris UNQ OAK 5 8 29 18 3 0 0 146.1 146 78 94 96 4.80 1.64
Bill Caudill UNQ CHN 1 7 29 12 0 0 0 90.0 89 48 41 104 4.80 1.44
Eduardo Rodriguez UNQ KCA 4 1 29 1 1 0 2 74.1 79 40 34 26 4.84 1.52
Balor Moore UNQ TOR 5 7 34 16 5 0 0 139.1 135 75 79 51 4.84 1.54
Joel Finch UNQ BOS 0 3 15 7 0 0 0 57.1 65 31 25 25 4.87 1.57
Rawly Eastwick UNQ PHI 3 6 51 0 0 0 6 82.2 90 45 25 47 4.90 1.39
Andy Messersmith UNQ LAN 2 4 11 11 1 0 0 62.1 55 34 34 26 4.91 1.43
Len Barker UNQ CLE 6 6 29 19 2 0 0 137.1 146 75 70 93 4.92 1.57
John D'Acquisto UNQ SDN 9 13 51 11 1 1 2 133.2 140 73 86 97 4.92 1.69
Rob Dressler UNQ SEA 3 2 21 11 2 0 0 104.0 134 57 22 36 4.93 1.50
Dave Freisleben UNQ TOR 2 3 42 2 0 0 3 91.0 101 50 53 35 4.95 1.69
Willie Hernandez UNQ CHN 4 4 51 2 0 0 0 79.0 85 44 39 53 5.01 1.57
Bo McLaughlin UNQ 2 teams 2 3 49 1 0 0 0 66.0 85 37 20 57 5.05 1.59
Mike Barlow UNQ CAL 1 1 35 0 0 0 0 86.0 106 49 30 33 5.13 1.58
Allen Ripley UNQ BOS 3 1 16 3 0 0 1 64.2 77 37 25 34 5.15 1.58
Tug McGraw UNQ PHI 4 3 65 1 0 0 16 83.2 83 48 29 57 5.16 1.34
Doug Bird UNQ PHI 2 0 32 1 1 0 0 61.0 73 35 16 33 5.16 1.46
Glenn Abbott UNQ SEA 4 10 23 19 3 0 0 116.2 138 67 38 25 5.17 1.51
Donnie Moore UNQ CHN 1 4 39 1 0 0 1 73.0 95 42 25 43 5.18 1.64
Jim Beattie UNQ NYA 3 6 15 13 1 1 0 76.0 85 44 41 32 5.21 1.66
John Hiller UNQ DET 4 7 43 0 0 0 9 79.1 83 46 55 46 5.22 1.74
Butch Edge UNQ TOR 3 4 9 9 1 0 0 51.2 60 30 24 19 5.23 1.63
Wayne Garland UNQ CLE 4 10 18 14 2 0 0 94.2 120 55 34 40 5.23 1.63
Wayne Twitchell UNQ 2 teams 5 5 37 4 0 0 0 77.1 66 45 65 49 5.24 1.69
Dave Patterson UNQ LAN 4 1 36 0 0 0 6 53.0 62 31 22 34 5.26 1.58
Lerrin LaGrow UNQ 2 teams 5 4 42 2 0 0 5 54.2 65 32 34 31 5.27 1.81
Tony Brizzolara UNQ ATL 6 9 20 19 2 0 0 107.1 133 63 33 64 5.28 1.55
Doug Rau UNQ LAN 1 5 11 11 1 1 0 56.0 73 33 22 28 5.30 1.70
Catfish Hunter UNQ NYA 2 9 19 19 1 0 0 105.0 128 62 34 34 5.31 1.54
Paul Mitchell UNQ 2 teams 4 7 28 14 1 0 0 111.2 127 66 25 50 5.32 1.36
Ray Burris UNQ 2 teams 1 5 33 4 0 0 0 71.0 84 42 31 43 5.32 1.62
Mike Scott UNQ NYN 1 3 18 9 0 0 0 52.1 59 31 20 21 5.33 1.51
Ross Grimsley UNQ MON 10 9 32 27 2 0 0 151.1 199 90 41 42 5.35 1.59
Ken Clay UNQ NYA 1 7 32 5 0 0 2 78.1 88 47 25 28 5.40 1.44
Dyar Miller UNQ 2 teams 1 0 24 1 0 0 0 50.2 71 31 18 23 5.51 1.76
John Montague UNQ 2 teams 8 4 55 1 0 0 7 134.0 141 82 56 66 5.51 1.47
Jesse Jefferson UNQ TOR 2 10 34 10 2 0 1 116.0 150 71 45 43 5.51 1.68
Chris Knapp UNQ CAL 5 5 20 18 3 0 0 98.0 109 60 35 36 5.51 1.47
Jim Clancy UNQ TOR 2 7 12 11 2 0 0 63.2 65 39 31 33 5.51 1.51
Craig Minetto UNQ OAK 1 5 36 13 0 0 0 118.1 131 73 58 64 5.55 1.60
Larry McWilliams UNQ ATL 3 2 13 13 1 0 0 66.1 69 41 22 32 5.56 1.37
Dave LaRoche UNQ CAL 7 11 53 1 0 0 10 85.2 107 53 32 59 5.57 1.62
Roger Erickson UNQ MIN 3 10 24 21 0 0 0 123.0 154 77 48 47 5.63 1.64
Rich Hinton UNQ 2 teams 1 4 30 3 0 0 2 61.2 80 40 13 34 5.84 1.51
Dock Ellis UNQ 2 teams 4 12 30 24 1 0 0 138.2 183 90 52 52 5.84 1.69
Mickey Mahler UNQ ATL 5 11 26 18 1 0 0 100.0 123 65 47 71 5.85 1.70
Mike Paxton UNQ CLE 8 8 33 24 3 0 0 159.2 210 105 52 70 5.92 1.64
Mike Morgan UNQ OAK 2 10 13 13 2 0 0 77.1 102 51 50 17 5.94 1.97
Odell Jones UNQ SEA 3 11 25 19 3 0 0 118.2 151 80 58 72 6.07 1.76
Bob Sykes UNQ SLN 4 3 13 11 0 0 0 67.0 86 46 34 35 6.18 1.79
Mark Lemongello UNQ TOR 1 9 18 10 2 0 0 83.0 97 58 34 40 6.29 1.58
Jim Todd UNQ OAK 2 5 51 0 0 0 2 81.0 108 59 51 26 6.56 1.96
Gary Serum UNQ MIN 1 3 20 5 0 0 0 64.0 93 47 20 31 6.61 1.77
Steve Baker UNQ DET 1 7 21 12 0 0 1 84.0 97 62 51 54 6.64 1.76
Reggie Cleveland UNQ ML4 1 5 29 1 0 0 4 55.0 77 41 23 22 6.71 1.82
Showing 1-50 of 259 pitchers listed (86 qualified)

Reading the 1979 leader tables

Of the 297 batting lines shown for 1979, 139 are qualified. The first qualified row belongs to Keith Hernandez, a .344 hitter, ahead of Fred Lynn (.333). The UNQ tag explains why Oscar Gamble's .358 (327 plate appearances) does not head the average column. Dave Kingman has the most home runs in the table, 48, while Don Baylor leads the RBI column with 139. Of 259 pitchers shown for 1979, the ERA and WHIP races include 86. J. R. Richard has the lowest qualified ERA, 2.71, and Ken Forsch has the best WHIP, 1.07.

1979 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1979?
Dave Kingman led with 48 home runs in 1979.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1979?
Don Baylor led with 139 RBI in 1979.
Who led MLB in hits in 1979?
George Brett led with 212 hits in 1979.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1979?
Keith Hernandez led at .344 in 1979, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1979?
Mike Flanagan led with 23 wins in 1979.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1979?
J. R. Richard led with 313 strikeouts in 1979.