1981 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1981 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1981 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Mike Schmidt led with 31 home runs, Mike Schmidt led with 91 RBI, and Pete Rose led with 140 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 334 plate appearances at 108 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (108 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 — 334 plate appearances at 108 team games. 140 of the 232 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1981 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1981 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Carney Lansford BOS 102 438 399 61 134 23 3 4 52 15 34 28 .336 .389 .439 .828
Tom Paciorek SEA 104 452 405 50 132 28 2 14 66 13 35 50 .326 .379 .509 .888
Pete Rose PHI 107 484 431 73 140 18 5 0 33 4 46 26 .325 .391 .390 .781
Dusty Baker LAN 103 438 400 48 128 17 3 9 49 10 29 43 .320 .363 .445 .808
Cecil Cooper ML4 106 453 416 70 133 35 1 12 60 5 28 30 .320 .363 .495 .858
Rickey Henderson OAK 108 493 423 89 135 18 7 6 35 56 64 68 .319 .408 .437 .845
Mike Hargrove CLE 94 398 322 43 102 21 0 2 49 5 60 16 .317 .424 .401 .824
Mike Schmidt PHI 102 434 354 78 112 19 2 31 91 12 73 71 .316 .435 .644 1.080
George Brett KCA 89 379 347 42 109 27 7 6 43 14 27 23 .314 .361 .484 .846
Bill Buckner CHN 106 453 421 45 131 35 3 10 75 5 26 16 .311 .349 .480 .829
Richie Zisk SEA 94 388 357 42 111 12 1 16 43 0 28 63 .311 .366 .485 .851
Ken Griffey CIN 101 442 396 65 123 21 6 2 34 12 39 42 .311 .370 .409 .780
Milt May SFN 97 354 316 20 98 17 0 2 33 1 34 29 .310 .376 .383 .759
Al Oliver TEX 102 448 421 53 130 29 1 4 55 3 24 28 .309 .348 .411 .759
Hubie Brooks NYN 98 389 358 34 110 21 2 4 38 9 23 65 .307 .345 .411 .756
Jerry Remy BOS 88 410 358 55 110 9 1 0 31 9 36 30 .307 .368 .338 .706
Jerry Mumphrey NYA 80 350 319 44 98 11 5 6 32 14 24 27 .307 .354 .429 .783
Dave Concepcion CIN 106 468 421 57 129 28 0 5 67 4 37 61 .306 .358 .409 .767
Keith Hernandez SLN 103 444 376 65 115 27 4 8 48 12 61 45 .306 .401 .463 .864
Rod Carew CAL 93 421 364 57 111 17 1 2 21 16 45 45 .305 .380 .374 .753
Warren Cromartie MON 99 400 358 41 109 19 2 6 42 2 39 27 .304 .370 .419 .789
Bobby Grich CAL 100 404 352 56 107 14 2 22 61 2 40 71 .304 .378 .543 .921
Tim Raines MON 88 363 313 61 95 13 7 5 37 71 45 31 .304 .391 .438 .829
Willie Wilson KCA 102 465 439 54 133 10 7 1 32 34 18 42 .303 .335 .364 .700
Luis Salazar SDN 109 424 400 37 121 19 6 3 38 11 16 72 .302 .329 .403 .732
Andre Dawson MON 103 441 394 71 119 21 3 24 64 26 35 50 .302 .365 .553 .918
Chet Lemon CHA 94 383 328 50 99 23 6 9 50 5 33 48 .302 .384 .491 .874
Terry Kennedy SDN 101 412 382 32 115 24 1 2 41 0 22 53 .301 .341 .385 .726
Bill Almon CHA 103 377 349 46 105 10 2 4 41 16 21 60 .301 .341 .375 .717
Gary Matthews PHI 101 428 359 62 108 21 3 9 67 15 59 42 .301 .398 .451 .849
Pedro Guerrero LAN 98 387 347 46 104 17 2 12 48 5 34 57 .300 .365 .464 .829
Art Howe HOU 103 406 361 43 107 22 4 3 36 1 41 23 .296 .365 .404 .770
Dwight Evans BOS 108 504 412 84 122 19 4 22 71 3 85 85 .296 .415 .522 .937
George Foster CIN 108 472 414 64 122 23 2 22 90 4 51 75 .295 .373 .519 .892
Buddy Bell TEX 97 415 360 44 106 16 1 10 64 3 42 30 .294 .364 .428 .792
Dave Winfield NYA 105 440 388 52 114 25 1 13 68 11 43 41 .294 .360 .464 .824
Eddie Murray BAL 99 422 378 57 111 21 2 22 78 2 40 43 .294 .360 .534 .895
Rick Burleson CAL 109 490 430 53 126 17 1 5 33 4 42 38 .293 .357 .372 .729
Steve Henderson CHN 82 337 287 32 84 9 5 5 35 5 42 61 .293 .382 .411 .793
Ken Oberkfell SLN 102 420 376 43 110 12 6 2 45 13 37 28 .293 .353 .372 .725
Rick Miller BOS 97 351 316 38 92 17 2 2 33 3 28 36 .291 .349 .377 .725
Toby Harrah CLE 103 427 361 64 105 12 4 5 44 12 57 44 .291 .382 .388 .770
Claudell Washington ATL 85 349 320 37 93 22 3 5 37 12 15 47 .291 .328 .425 .753
Juan Bonilla SDN 99 407 369 30 107 13 2 1 25 4 25 23 .290 .337 .344 .681
Leon Durham CHN 87 355 328 42 95 14 6 10 35 25 27 53 .290 .344 .460 .804
Ron Cey LAN 85 359 312 42 90 15 2 13 50 0 40 55 .288 .372 .474 .846
Larry Herndon SFN 96 391 364 48 105 15 8 5 41 15 20 55 .288 .325 .415 .740
Garry Templeton SLN 80 350 333 47 96 16 8 1 33 8 14 55 .288 .315 .393 .709
Gene Richards SDN 104 453 393 47 113 14 12 3 42 20 53 44 .288 .373 .407 .780
Manny Trillo PHI 94 387 349 37 100 14 3 6 36 10 26 37 .287 .338 .395 .733
Mike Easler PIT 95 369 339 43 97 18 5 7 42 4 24 45 .286 .328 .431 .759
Mickey Rivers TEX 99 428 399 62 114 21 2 3 26 9 24 31 .286 .327 .371 .698
Dave Stapleton BOS 93 382 355 45 101 17 1 10 42 0 21 22 .285 .325 .423 .747
George Hendrick SLN 101 441 394 67 112 19 3 18 61 4 41 44 .284 .356 .485 .841
Jim Rice BOS 108 495 451 51 128 18 1 17 62 2 34 76 .284 .333 .441 .775
Larry Bowa PHI 103 391 360 34 102 14 3 0 31 16 26 17 .283 .331 .339 .670
Steve Garvey LAN 110 461 431 63 122 23 1 10 64 3 25 49 .283 .322 .411 .732
Ken Singleton BAL 103 428 363 48 101 16 1 13 49 0 61 59 .278 .380 .435 .816
Dan Ford CAL 97 409 375 53 104 14 1 15 48 2 23 71 .277 .327 .440 .767
Jim Sundberg TEX 102 396 339 42 94 17 2 3 28 2 50 48 .277 .369 .366 .735
Steve Kemp DET 105 447 372 52 103 18 4 9 49 9 70 48 .277 .389 .419 .809
Bob Horner ATL 79 336 300 42 83 10 0 15 42 2 32 39 .277 .345 .460 .805
Omar Moreno PIT 103 468 434 62 120 18 8 1 35 39 26 76 .276 .319 .362 .681
Tony Bernazard CHA 106 450 384 53 106 14 4 6 34 4 54 66 .276 .367 .380 .748
Mike Scioscia LAN 93 335 290 27 80 10 0 2 29 0 36 18 .276 .353 .331 .685
Robin Yount ML4 96 411 377 50 103 15 5 10 49 4 22 37 .273 .312 .419 .731
Al Bumbry BAL 101 451 392 61 107 18 2 1 27 22 51 51 .273 .358 .337 .695
Hal McRae KCA 101 433 389 38 106 23 2 7 36 3 34 33 .272 .330 .396 .726
Chris Chambliss ATL 107 454 404 44 110 25 2 8 51 4 44 41 .272 .343 .403 .746
Dave Collins CIN 95 412 360 63 98 18 6 3 23 26 41 41 .272 .355 .381 .735
Jorge Orta CLE 88 370 338 50 92 14 3 5 34 4 21 43 .272 .312 .376 .688
Mookie Wilson NYN 92 350 328 49 89 8 8 3 14 24 20 59 .271 .317 .372 .689
Cesar Cedeno HOU 82 338 306 42 83 19 0 5 34 12 24 31 .271 .321 .382 .704
Ron Oester CIN 105 408 354 45 96 16 7 5 42 2 42 49 .271 .342 .398 .741
Amos Otis KCA 99 417 372 49 100 22 3 9 57 16 31 59 .269 .321 .417 .738
John Castino MIN 101 409 381 41 102 13 9 6 36 4 18 52 .268 .301 .396 .697
Tom Herr SLN 103 462 411 50 110 14 9 0 46 23 39 30 .268 .329 .345 .674
Jack Clark SFN 99 437 385 60 103 19 2 17 53 1 45 45 .268 .341 .460 .801
Jim Gantner ML4 107 397 352 35 94 14 1 2 33 3 29 29 .267 .325 .330 .654
Jose Cruz HOU 107 451 409 53 109 16 5 13 55 5 35 49 .267 .319 .425 .745
Willie Aikens KCA 101 419 349 45 93 16 0 17 53 0 62 47 .266 .377 .458 .836
Mike Squires CHA 92 334 294 35 78 9 0 0 25 7 22 17 .265 .312 .296 .607
Greg Luzinski CHA 104 441 378 55 100 15 1 21 62 0 58 80 .265 .365 .476 .841
Bruce Benedict ATL 90 339 295 26 78 12 1 5 35 1 33 21 .264 .341 .363 .704
Tony Scott 2 teams 100 427 401 49 106 18 4 4 39 18 20 54 .264 .301 .359 .660
Carlton Fisk CHA 96 394 338 44 89 12 0 7 45 3 38 37 .263 .354 .361 .715
Garry Maddox PHI 94 350 323 37 85 7 1 5 40 9 17 42 .263 .295 .337 .633
Doug DeCinces BAL 100 391 346 49 91 23 2 13 55 0 41 32 .263 .341 .454 .795
Rich Dauer BAL 96 404 369 41 97 27 0 4 38 0 27 18 .263 .317 .369 .685
Lou Whitaker DET 109 382 335 48 88 14 4 5 36 5 40 42 .263 .340 .373 .714
Tony Armas OAK 109 462 440 51 115 24 3 22 76 5 19 115 .261 .294 .480 .774
Craig Reynolds HOU 87 354 323 43 84 10 12 4 31 3 12 31 .260 .286 .402 .688
Bruce Bochte SEA 99 385 335 39 87 16 0 6 30 1 47 53 .260 .354 .361 .715
Ray Knight CIN 106 429 386 43 100 23 1 6 34 2 33 51 .259 .322 .370 .692
Gorman Thomas ML4 103 420 363 54 94 22 0 21 65 4 50 85 .259 .348 .493 .841
Darrell Evans SFN 102 419 357 51 92 13 4 12 48 2 54 33 .258 .356 .417 .773
Alan Trammell DET 105 463 392 52 101 15 3 2 31 10 49 31 .258 .342 .327 .669
Julio Cruz SEA 94 401 352 57 90 12 3 2 24 43 39 40 .256 .332 .324 .656
Enos Cabell SFN 96 413 396 41 101 20 1 2 36 6 10 47 .255 .274 .326 .600
Mickey Hatcher MIN 99 402 377 36 96 23 2 3 37 3 15 29 .255 .285 .350 .635
Jeff Burroughs SEA 89 360 319 32 81 13 1 10 41 0 41 64 .254 .339 .395 .734
Johnnie LeMaster SFN 104 354 324 27 82 9 1 0 28 3 24 46 .253 .306 .287 .593
Tony Perez BOS 84 336 306 35 77 11 3 9 39 0 27 66 .252 .310 .395 .705
Terry Puhl HOU 96 394 350 43 88 19 4 3 28 22 31 49 .251 .315 .354 .670
Gary Carter MON 100 419 374 48 94 20 2 16 68 1 35 35 .251 .312 .444 .756
Ken Landreaux LAN 99 420 390 48 98 16 4 7 41 18 25 42 .251 .297 .367 .664
Dwayne Murphy OAK 107 477 390 58 98 10 3 15 60 10 73 91 .251 .369 .408 .777
Bump Wills TEX 102 454 410 51 103 13 2 2 41 12 32 49 .251 .304 .307 .611
Frank White KCA 94 390 364 35 91 17 1 9 38 4 19 50 .250 .285 .376 .661
Ruppert Jones SDN 105 451 397 53 99 34 1 4 39 7 43 66 .249 .318 .370 .688
Brian Downing CAL 93 370 317 47 79 14 0 9 41 1 46 35 .249 .351 .379 .730
Phil Garner 2 teams 87 340 294 35 73 9 3 1 26 10 36 32 .248 .326 .310 .636
John Mayberry TOR 94 344 290 34 72 6 1 17 43 1 44 45 .248 .360 .452 .812
Tim Foli PIT 86 351 316 32 78 12 2 0 20 7 17 10 .247 .285 .297 .582
Dale Murphy ATL 104 416 369 43 91 12 1 13 50 14 44 72 .247 .325 .390 .716
Ron LeFlore CHA 82 369 337 46 83 10 4 0 24 36 28 70 .246 .304 .300 .604
Rob Wilfong MIN 93 339 305 32 75 11 3 3 19 2 29 43 .246 .311 .331 .643
Carl Yastrzemski BOS 91 390 338 36 83 14 1 7 53 0 49 28 .246 .338 .355 .693
Rick Manning CLE 103 404 360 47 88 15 3 4 33 25 40 57 .244 .318 .336 .655
Lance Parrish DET 96 384 348 39 85 18 2 10 46 2 34 52 .244 .311 .394 .704
Graig Nettles NYA 103 402 349 46 85 7 1 15 46 0 47 49 .244 .333 .398 .731
Larry Parrish MON 97 385 349 41 85 19 3 8 44 0 28 73 .244 .297 .384 .681
Ben Oglivie ML4 107 452 400 53 97 15 2 14 72 2 37 49 .242 .310 .395 .705
Joe Morgan SFN 90 378 308 47 74 16 1 8 31 14 66 37 .240 .371 .377 .748
Don Baylor CAL 103 432 377 52 90 18 1 17 66 3 42 51 .239 .322 .427 .749
Reggie Jackson NYA 94 382 334 33 79 17 1 15 54 0 46 82 .237 .330 .428 .758
Glenn Hubbard ATL 99 400 361 39 85 13 5 6 33 4 33 59 .235 .302 .349 .651
Lloyd Moseby TOR 100 412 378 36 88 16 2 9 43 11 24 86 .233 .278 .357 .635
Willie Randolph NYA 93 422 357 59 83 14 3 2 24 14 57 24 .232 .336 .305 .641
Lee Mazzilli NYN 95 376 324 36 74 14 5 6 34 17 46 53 .228 .324 .358 .682
U. L. Washington KCA 98 384 339 40 77 19 1 2 29 10 41 43 .227 .310 .307 .616
Chris Speier MON 96 351 307 33 69 10 2 2 25 1 38 29 .225 .310 .290 .600
Ozzie Smith SDN 110 507 450 53 100 11 2 0 21 22 41 37 .222 .294 .256 .549
Doug Flynn NYN 105 343 325 24 72 12 4 1 20 1 11 19 .222 .247 .292 .539
Dave Kingman NYN 100 412 353 40 78 11 3 22 59 6 55 105 .221 .326 .456 .782
Rafael Ramirez ATL 95 342 307 30 67 16 2 2 20 7 24 47 .218 .276 .303 .579
Ted Simmons ML4 100 413 380 45 82 13 3 14 61 0 23 32 .216 .262 .376 .638
Alfredo Griffin TOR 101 414 388 30 81 19 6 0 21 8 17 38 .209 .243 .289 .531
Rodney Scott MON 95 402 336 43 69 9 3 0 26 30 50 35 .205 .308 .250 .558
Ivan de Jesus CHN 106 460 403 49 78 8 4 0 13 21 46 61 .194 .276 .233 .509
Bill Madlock UNQ PIT 82 320 279 35 95 23 1 6 45 18 34 17 .341 .412 .495 .907
Kirk Gibson UNQ DET 83 313 290 41 95 11 3 9 40 17 18 64 .328 .369 .479 .848
Dane Iorg UNQ SLN 75 227 217 23 71 11 2 2 39 2 7 9 .327 .344 .424 .768
Lonnie Smith UNQ PHI 62 202 176 40 57 14 3 2 11 21 18 14 .324 .402 .472 .874
Joe Nolan UNQ CIN 81 264 236 25 73 18 1 1 26 1 24 19 .309 .371 .407 .778
Wayne Nordhagen UNQ CHA 65 222 208 19 64 8 1 6 33 0 10 25 .308 .338 .442 .780
Tony Peña UNQ PIT 66 223 210 16 63 9 1 2 17 1 8 23 .300 .326 .381 .707
Miguel Dilone UNQ CLE 72 289 269 33 78 5 5 0 19 29 18 28 .290 .334 .346 .680
Rich Gedman UNQ BOS 62 219 205 22 59 15 0 5 26 0 9 31 .288 .317 .434 .751
Harold Baines UNQ CHA 82 296 280 42 80 11 7 10 41 6 12 41 .286 .318 .482 .800
Jerry Morales UNQ CHN 84 272 245 27 70 6 2 1 25 1 22 29 .286 .343 .339 .682
Billy Sample UNQ TEX 66 260 230 36 65 16 0 3 25 4 17 21 .283 .346 .391 .738
Broderick Perkins UNQ SDN 92 275 254 27 71 18 3 2 40 0 14 16 .280 .314 .398 .711
Leon Roberts UNQ TEX 72 266 233 26 65 17 2 4 31 3 25 38 .279 .345 .421 .765
Bake McBride UNQ PHI 58 235 221 26 60 17 1 2 21 5 11 25 .271 .303 .385 .688
John Stearns UNQ NYN 80 305 273 25 74 12 1 1 24 12 24 17 .271 .329 .333 .662
Alan Ashby UNQ HOU 83 295 255 20 69 13 0 4 33 0 35 33 .271 .356 .369 .725
Ron Jackson UNQ 2 teams 85 295 270 29 73 17 1 5 40 6 18 26 .270 .316 .396 .712
Gary Roenicke UNQ BAL 85 252 219 31 59 16 0 3 20 1 23 29 .269 .340 .384 .724
Lee Lacy UNQ PIT 78 226 213 31 57 11 4 2 10 24 11 29 .268 .307 .385 .692
Paul Molitor UNQ ML4 64 284 251 45 67 11 0 2 19 10 25 29 .267 .341 .335 .675
Sixto Lezcano UNQ SLN 72 258 214 26 57 8 2 5 28 0 40 40 .266 .376 .393 .768
Pat Putnam UNQ TEX 95 317 297 33 79 17 2 8 35 4 17 38 .266 .304 .418 .721
Rufino Linares UNQ ATL 78 265 253 27 67 9 2 5 25 8 9 28 .265 .289 .375 .664
Gary Ward UNQ MIN 85 326 295 42 78 7 6 3 29 5 28 48 .264 .325 .359 .684
Roy Smalley UNQ MIN 56 200 167 24 44 7 1 7 22 0 31 24 .263 .375 .443 .818
Dave McKay UNQ OAK 79 249 224 25 59 11 1 4 21 4 16 43 .263 .313 .375 .688
Alan Bannister UNQ CLE 68 250 232 36 61 11 1 1 17 16 16 19 .263 .309 .332 .641
Dan Meyer UNQ SEA 83 266 252 26 66 10 1 3 22 4 10 16 .262 .291 .345 .636
Al Cowens UNQ DET 85 284 253 27 66 11 4 1 18 3 22 36 .261 .319 .348 .667
Cliff Johnson UNQ OAK 84 310 273 40 71 8 0 17 59 5 28 60 .260 .329 .476 .805
Dave Parker UNQ PIT 67 254 240 29 62 14 3 9 48 6 9 25 .258 .287 .454 .742
Dave Engle UNQ MIN 82 265 248 29 64 14 4 5 32 0 13 37 .258 .295 .407 .703
Duane Kuiper UNQ CLE 72 219 206 15 53 6 0 0 14 1 8 13 .257 .284 .286 .570
Joe Lefebvre UNQ SDN 86 286 246 31 63 13 4 8 31 6 35 33 .256 .352 .439 .791
Rick Peters UNQ DET 63 244 207 26 53 7 3 0 15 1 29 28 .256 .351 .319 .670
Jody Davis UNQ CHN 56 207 180 14 46 5 1 4 21 0 21 28 .256 .333 .361 .694
Keith Moreland UNQ PHI 61 215 196 16 50 7 0 6 37 1 15 13 .255 .307 .383 .690
John Wathan UNQ KCA 89 330 301 24 76 9 3 1 19 11 19 23 .252 .298 .312 .611
Damaso Garcia UNQ TOR 64 263 250 24 63 8 1 1 13 13 9 32 .252 .277 .304 .581
John Lowenstein UNQ BAL 83 213 189 19 47 7 0 6 20 7 22 32 .249 .329 .381 .710
Derrel Thomas UNQ LAN 80 252 218 25 54 4 0 4 24 7 25 23 .248 .322 .321 .644
Al Woods UNQ TOR 85 317 288 20 71 15 0 1 21 3 19 31 .247 .291 .309 .600
Gary Gray UNQ SEA 69 214 208 27 51 7 1 13 31 2 4 44 .245 .257 .476 .733
Tom Veryzer UNQ CLE 75 239 221 13 54 4 0 0 14 1 10 10 .244 .278 .262 .540
Rick Cerone UNQ NYA 71 254 234 23 57 13 2 2 21 0 12 24 .244 .276 .342 .618
Tom Brookens UNQ DET 71 265 239 19 58 10 1 4 25 5 14 43 .243 .284 .343 .627
Jason Thompson UNQ PIT 86 285 223 36 54 13 0 15 42 0 59 49 .242 .396 .502 .899
Garth Iorg UNQ TOR 70 225 215 17 52 11 0 0 10 2 7 31 .242 .269 .293 .562
Dale Berra UNQ PIT 81 254 232 21 56 12 0 2 27 11 17 34 .241 .302 .319 .621
Jerry Martin UNQ SFN 72 267 241 23 58 5 3 4 25 6 21 52 .241 .308 .336 .644
Andre Thornton UNQ CLE 69 256 226 22 54 12 0 6 30 3 23 37 .239 .303 .372 .675
Hosken Powell UNQ MIN 80 284 264 30 63 11 3 2 25 7 17 31 .239 .286 .326 .612
Oscar Gamble UNQ NYA 80 227 189 24 45 8 0 10 27 0 35 23 .238 .357 .439 .796
Bucky Dent UNQ NYA 73 258 227 20 54 11 0 7 27 0 19 17 .238 .300 .379 .679
Roy Howell UNQ ML4 76 273 244 37 58 13 1 6 33 0 23 39 .238 .306 .373 .679
Dan Driessen UNQ CIN 82 280 233 35 55 14 0 7 33 2 40 31 .236 .349 .386 .735
Ernie Whitt UNQ TOR 74 222 195 16 46 9 0 1 16 5 20 30 .236 .307 .297 .604
Mike Heath UNQ OAK 84 321 301 26 71 7 1 8 30 3 13 36 .236 .269 .346 .615
Tim Wallach UNQ MON 71 231 212 19 50 9 1 4 13 0 15 37 .236 .299 .344 .643
Butch Hobson UNQ CAL 85 310 268 27 63 7 4 4 36 1 35 60 .235 .321 .336 .657
Jim Morrison UNQ CHA 90 315 290 27 68 8 1 10 34 3 10 29 .234 .261 .372 .634
Dave Revering UNQ 2 teams 76 230 206 20 48 5 2 4 17 0 22 32 .233 .309 .335 .644
Bill Russell UNQ LAN 82 290 262 20 61 9 2 0 22 2 19 20 .233 .284 .282 .567
Ron Hassey UNQ CLE 61 215 190 8 44 4 0 1 25 0 17 11 .232 .297 .268 .566
Jeff Newman UNQ OAK 68 229 216 17 50 12 0 3 15 0 9 28 .231 .260 .329 .589
Mario Mendoza UNQ TEX 88 254 229 18 53 6 1 0 22 2 7 25 .231 .254 .266 .521
Glenn Hoffman UNQ BOS 78 261 242 28 56 10 0 1 20 0 12 25 .231 .271 .285 .556
Johnny Grubb UNQ TEX 67 226 199 26 46 9 1 3 26 0 23 25 .231 .316 .332 .647
Pete Mackanin UNQ MIN 77 237 225 21 52 7 1 4 18 1 7 40 .231 .256 .324 .581
Lenny Randle UNQ SEA 82 300 273 22 63 9 1 4 25 11 17 22 .231 .276 .315 .591
Frank Taveras UNQ NYN 84 305 283 30 65 11 3 0 11 16 12 36 .230 .263 .290 .553
Richie Hebner UNQ DET 78 258 226 19 51 8 2 5 28 1 27 28 .226 .311 .345 .656
Darrell Porter UNQ SLN 61 217 174 22 39 10 2 6 31 1 39 32 .224 .364 .408 .772
Joe Simpson UNQ SEA 91 312 288 32 64 11 3 2 30 12 15 41 .222 .261 .302 .564
Jerry Narron UNQ SEA 76 224 203 13 45 5 0 3 17 0 16 35 .222 .285 .291 .576
Barry Bonnell UNQ TOR 66 243 227 21 50 7 4 4 28 4 12 25 .220 .263 .339 .602
Fred Lynn UNQ CAL 76 302 256 28 56 8 1 5 31 1 38 42 .219 .322 .316 .639
Ed Ott UNQ CAL 75 282 258 20 56 8 1 2 22 2 17 42 .217 .266 .279 .545
Don Money UNQ ML4 60 211 185 17 40 7 0 2 14 0 19 27 .216 .288 .286 .575
Ken Reitz UNQ CHN 82 286 260 10 56 9 1 2 28 0 15 56 .215 .261 .281 .541
Rick Dempsey UNQ BAL 92 287 251 24 54 10 1 6 15 0 32 36 .215 .306 .335 .641
John Wockenfuss UNQ DET 70 202 172 20 37 4 0 9 25 0 28 22 .215 .322 .395 .717
Otto Velez UNQ TOR 80 302 240 32 51 9 2 11 28 0 55 60 .212 .363 .404 .768
Bob Boone UNQ PHI 76 253 227 19 48 7 0 4 24 2 22 16 .211 .279 .295 .574
Randy Bass UNQ SDN 69 201 176 13 37 4 1 4 20 0 20 28 .210 .293 .312 .605
Glenn Adams UNQ MIN 72 242 220 13 46 10 0 2 24 0 20 26 .209 .273 .282 .555
Ellis Valentine UNQ 2 teams 70 261 245 23 51 11 1 8 36 0 11 49 .208 .238 .359 .597
Wayne Gross UNQ OAK 82 287 243 29 50 7 1 10 31 2 34 28 .206 .304 .366 .670
Davey Lopes UNQ LAN 58 243 214 35 44 2 0 5 17 20 22 35 .206 .289 .285 .574
Jim Spencer UNQ 2 teams 79 255 234 20 44 8 0 4 13 1 19 27 .188 .247 .274 .521
Danny Ainge UNQ TOR 86 275 246 20 46 6 2 0 14 8 23 41 .187 .258 .228 .486
Showing 1-50 of 232 batters listed (140 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 108 innings at 108 team games. 86 of the 206 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1981 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Nolan Ryan HOU 11 5 21 21 5 3 0 149.0 99 28 68 140 1.69 1.12
Bob Knepper HOU 9 5 22 22 6 5 0 156.2 128 38 38 75 2.18 1.06
Burt Hooton LAN 11 6 23 23 5 4 0 142.1 124 36 33 74 2.28 1.10
Jerry Reuss LAN 10 4 22 22 8 2 0 152.2 138 39 27 51 2.30 1.08
Sammy Stewart BAL 4 8 29 3 0 0 4 112.1 89 29 57 57 2.32 1.30
Steve McCatty OAK 14 7 22 22 16 4 0 185.2 140 48 61 91 2.33 1.08
Dennis Lamp CHA 7 6 27 10 3 0 0 127.0 103 34 43 71 2.41 1.15
Steve Carlton PHI 13 4 24 24 10 1 0 190.0 152 51 62 179 2.42 1.13
Vida Blue SFN 8 6 18 18 1 0 0 124.2 97 34 54 63 2.45 1.21
Fernando Valenzuela LAN 13 7 25 25 11 8 0 192.1 140 53 61 180 2.48 1.05
Tom Seaver CIN 14 2 23 23 6 1 0 166.1 120 47 66 87 2.54 1.12
Don Sutton HOU 11 9 23 23 6 3 0 158.2 132 46 29 104 2.61 1.01
Tommy John NYA 9 8 20 20 7 0 0 140.1 135 41 39 50 2.63 1.24
Britt Burns CHA 10 6 24 23 5 1 0 156.2 139 46 49 108 2.64 1.20
Larry Gura KCA 11 8 23 23 12 2 0 172.1 139 52 35 61 2.72 1.01
Ron Guidry NYA 11 5 23 21 0 0 0 127.0 100 39 26 104 2.76 0.99
Bill Gullickson MON 7 9 22 22 3 2 0 157.1 142 49 34 115 2.80 1.12
Rick Mahler ATL 8 6 34 14 1 0 2 112.1 109 35 43 54 2.80 1.35
Joe Niekro HOU 9 9 24 24 5 2 0 166.0 150 52 47 77 2.82 1.19
Bert Blyleven CLE 11 7 20 20 9 1 0 159.1 145 51 40 107 2.88 1.16
Ken Forsch CAL 11 7 20 20 10 4 0 153.0 143 49 27 55 2.88 1.11
Doyle Alexander SFN 11 7 24 24 1 1 0 152.1 156 49 44 77 2.89 1.31
Scott Sanderson MON 9 7 22 22 4 1 0 137.1 122 45 31 77 2.95 1.11
Dennis Leonard KCA 13 11 26 26 9 2 0 201.2 202 67 41 107 2.99 1.20
Rick Langford OAK 12 10 24 24 18 2 0 195.1 190 65 58 84 2.99 1.27
Dan Petry DET 10 9 23 22 7 2 0 141.0 115 47 57 79 3.00 1.22
Milt Wilcox DET 12 9 24 24 8 1 0 166.1 152 56 52 79 3.03 1.23
Jack Morris DET 14 7 25 25 15 1 0 198.0 153 67 78 97 3.05 1.17
Ray Burris MON 9 7 22 21 4 0 0 135.2 117 46 41 52 3.05 1.16
Doc Medich TEX 10 6 20 20 4 4 0 143.1 136 49 33 65 3.08 1.18
Phil Niekro ATL 7 7 22 22 3 3 0 139.1 120 48 56 62 3.10 1.26
Rick Reuschel 2 teams 8 11 25 24 4 0 0 156.1 162 54 33 75 3.11 1.25
Eddie Solomon PIT 8 6 22 17 2 0 1 127.0 133 44 27 38 3.12 1.26
John Denny CLE 10 6 19 19 6 3 0 145.2 139 51 66 94 3.15 1.41
Bob Forsch SLN 10 5 20 20 1 0 0 124.1 106 44 29 41 3.18 1.09
Dave Stieb TOR 11 10 25 25 11 2 0 183.2 148 65 61 89 3.19 1.14
Doug Bird 2 teams 9 6 29 16 2 1 0 128.2 130 46 32 62 3.22 1.26
Scott McGregor BAL 13 5 24 22 8 3 0 160.0 167 58 40 82 3.26 1.29
Lary Sorensen SLN 7 7 23 23 3 1 0 140.1 149 51 26 52 3.27 1.25
Mike Witt CAL 8 9 22 21 7 1 0 129.0 123 47 47 75 3.28 1.32
Mario Soto CIN 12 9 25 25 10 3 0 175.0 142 64 61 151 3.29 1.16
Rick Honeycutt TEX 11 6 20 20 8 2 0 127.2 120 47 17 40 3.31 1.07
Dennis Martinez BAL 14 5 25 24 9 2 0 179.0 173 66 62 88 3.32 1.31
Matt Keough OAK 10 6 19 19 10 2 0 140.1 125 53 45 60 3.40 1.21
Steve Rogers MON 12 8 22 22 7 3 0 160.2 149 61 41 87 3.42 1.18
Bob Welch LAN 9 5 23 23 2 1 0 141.1 141 54 41 88 3.44 1.29
Steve Trout CHA 8 7 20 18 3 0 0 124.2 122 48 38 54 3.47 1.28
Bruce Berenyi CIN 9 6 21 20 5 3 0 126.0 97 49 77 106 3.50 1.38
Juan Eichelberger SDN 8 8 25 24 3 1 0 141.1 136 55 74 81 3.50 1.49
Pete Vuckovich ML4 14 4 24 23 2 1 0 149.2 137 59 57 84 3.55 1.30
Danny Darwin TEX 9 9 22 22 6 2 0 146.0 115 59 57 98 3.64 1.18
Mike Torrez BOS 10 3 22 22 2 0 0 127.1 130 52 51 54 3.68 1.42
Luis Leal TOR 7 13 29 19 3 0 1 129.2 127 53 44 71 3.68 1.32
Mike Krukow CHN 9 9 25 25 2 1 0 144.1 146 59 55 101 3.68 1.39
Jim Palmer BAL 7 8 22 22 5 0 0 127.1 117 53 46 35 3.75 1.28
Mike Norris OAK 12 9 23 23 12 2 0 172.2 145 72 63 78 3.75 1.20
Tom Griffin SFN 8 8 22 22 3 1 0 129.1 121 54 57 83 3.76 1.38
Richard Dotson CHA 9 8 24 24 5 4 0 141.0 145 59 49 73 3.77 1.38
Chris Welsh SDN 6 7 22 19 4 2 0 123.2 122 52 41 51 3.78 1.32
Rick Rhoden PIT 9 4 21 21 4 2 0 136.1 147 59 53 76 3.89 1.47
Mike Scott NYN 5 10 23 23 1 0 0 136.0 130 59 34 54 3.90 1.21
Len Barker CLE 8 7 22 22 9 3 0 154.1 150 67 46 127 3.91 1.27
Fernando Arroyo MIN 7 10 23 19 2 0 0 128.1 144 56 34 39 3.93 1.39
Mike Caldwell ML4 11 9 24 23 3 0 0 144.1 151 63 38 41 3.93 1.31
Glenn Abbott SEA 4 9 22 20 1 0 0 130.1 127 57 28 35 3.94 1.19
Gaylord Perry ATL 8 9 23 23 3 0 0 150.2 182 66 24 60 3.94 1.37
Jerry Koosman 2 teams 4 13 27 16 3 1 5 121.1 125 54 41 76 4.01 1.37
Frank Tanana BOS 4 10 24 23 5 2 0 141.1 142 63 43 78 4.01 1.31
Frank Pastore CIN 4 9 22 22 2 1 0 132.0 125 59 35 81 4.02 1.21
Ed Whitson SFN 6 9 22 22 2 1 0 123.0 130 55 47 65 4.02 1.44
Pete Redfern MIN 9 8 24 23 3 0 0 141.2 140 64 52 77 4.07 1.36
Albert Williams MIN 6 10 23 22 4 0 0 150.0 160 68 52 76 4.08 1.41
Tommy Boggs ATL 3 13 25 24 2 0 0 142.2 140 65 54 81 4.10 1.36
Pat Zachry NYN 7 14 24 24 3 0 0 139.0 151 64 56 76 4.14 1.49
Rudy May NYA 6 11 27 22 4 0 1 147.2 137 68 41 79 4.14 1.21
Mike Flanagan BAL 9 6 20 20 3 2 0 116.0 108 54 37 72 4.19 1.25
Dennis Eckersley BOS 9 8 23 23 8 2 0 154.0 160 73 35 79 4.27 1.27
Steve Mura SDN 5 14 23 22 2 0 0 138.2 156 66 50 70 4.28 1.49
Randy Lerch ML4 7 9 23 18 1 0 0 110.2 134 53 43 53 4.31 1.60
Jim Slaton ML4 5 7 24 21 0 0 0 117.1 120 57 50 47 4.37 1.45
Geoff Zahn CAL 10 11 25 25 9 0 0 161.1 181 79 43 52 4.41 1.39
Floyd Bannister SEA 9 9 21 20 5 2 0 121.1 128 60 39 85 4.45 1.38
Moose Haas ML4 11 7 24 22 5 0 0 137.1 146 68 40 64 4.46 1.35
Jim Clancy TOR 6 12 22 22 2 0 0 125.0 126 68 64 56 4.90 1.52
Rick Waits CLE 8 10 22 21 5 1 0 126.1 173 69 44 51 4.92 1.72
Dick Ruthven PHI 12 7 23 22 5 0 0 146.2 162 84 54 80 5.15 1.47
Rollie Fingers UNQ ML4 6 3 47 0 0 0 28 78.0 55 9 13 61 1.04 0.87
Dan Quisenberry UNQ KCA 1 4 40 0 0 0 18 62.1 59 12 15 20 1.73 1.19
Rick Camp UNQ ATL 9 3 48 0 0 0 17 76.0 68 15 12 47 1.78 1.05
Joe Sambito UNQ HOU 5 5 49 0 0 0 10 63.2 43 13 22 41 1.84 1.02
Gary Lucas UNQ SDN 7 7 57 0 0 0 13 90.0 78 20 36 53 2.00 1.27
Dave Righetti UNQ NYA 8 4 15 15 2 0 0 105.1 75 24 38 89 2.05 1.07
Jeff Reardon UNQ 2 teams 3 0 43 0 0 0 8 70.1 48 17 21 49 2.18 0.98
Don Aase UNQ CAL 4 4 39 0 0 0 11 65.1 56 17 24 38 2.34 1.22
Al Holland UNQ SFN 7 5 47 3 0 0 7 100.2 87 27 44 78 2.41 1.30
Kent Tekulve UNQ PIT 5 5 45 0 0 0 3 65.0 61 18 17 34 2.49 1.20
Jim Bibby UNQ PIT 6 3 14 14 2 2 0 93.2 79 26 26 48 2.50 1.12
Steve Howe UNQ LAN 5 3 41 0 0 0 8 54.0 51 15 18 32 2.50 1.28
Joe Price UNQ CIN 6 1 41 0 0 0 4 53.2 42 15 18 41 2.52 1.12
Pete Falcone UNQ NYN 5 3 35 9 3 1 1 95.1 84 27 36 56 2.55 1.26
Fred Breining UNQ SFN 5 2 45 1 0 0 1 77.2 66 22 38 37 2.55 1.34
Steve Comer UNQ TEX 8 2 36 1 0 0 6 77.1 70 22 31 22 2.56 1.31
Doug Corbett UNQ MIN 2 6 54 0 0 0 17 87.2 80 25 34 60 2.57 1.30
Gene Garber UNQ ATL 4 6 35 0 0 0 2 58.2 49 17 20 34 2.61 1.18
Roy Lee Jackson UNQ TOR 1 2 39 0 0 0 7 62.0 65 18 25 27 2.61 1.45
Bruce Sutter UNQ SLN 3 5 48 0 0 0 25 82.1 64 24 24 57 2.62 1.07
Larry Andersen UNQ SEA 3 3 41 0 0 0 5 67.2 57 20 18 40 2.66 1.11
Dave Tobik UNQ DET 2 2 27 0 0 0 1 60.1 47 18 33 32 2.69 1.33
Ron Davis UNQ NYA 4 5 43 0 0 0 6 73.0 47 22 25 83 2.71 0.99
Dave Smith UNQ HOU 5 3 42 0 0 0 8 75.0 54 23 23 52 2.76 1.03
Renie Martin UNQ KCA 4 5 29 0 0 0 4 61.2 55 19 29 25 2.77 1.36
Danny Boone UNQ SDN 1 0 37 0 0 0 2 63.1 63 20 21 43 2.84 1.33
Joey McLaughlin UNQ TOR 1 5 40 0 0 0 10 60.0 55 19 21 38 2.85 1.27
Tom Burgmeier UNQ BOS 4 5 32 0 0 0 6 59.2 61 19 17 35 2.87 1.31
Greg Minton UNQ SFN 4 5 55 0 0 0 21 84.1 84 27 36 29 2.88 1.42
Tippy Martinez UNQ BAL 3 3 37 0 0 0 11 59.0 48 19 32 50 2.90 1.36
Vern Ruhle UNQ HOU 4 6 20 15 1 0 1 102.0 97 33 20 39 2.91 1.15
Ed Lynch UNQ NYN 4 5 17 13 0 0 0 80.1 79 26 21 27 2.91 1.24
Bill Lee UNQ MON 5 6 31 7 0 0 6 88.2 90 29 14 34 2.94 1.17
Charlie Hough UNQ TEX 4 1 21 5 2 0 1 82.0 61 27 31 69 2.96 1.12
Neil Allen UNQ NYN 7 6 43 0 0 0 18 66.2 64 22 26 50 2.97 1.35
Jim Beattie UNQ SEA 3 2 13 9 0 0 1 66.2 59 22 18 36 2.97 1.16
Ron Reed UNQ PHI 5 3 39 0 0 0 8 61.1 54 21 17 40 3.08 1.16
Bob Ojeda UNQ BOS 6 2 10 10 2 0 0 66.1 50 23 25 28 3.12 1.13
Dan Spillner UNQ CLE 4 4 32 5 1 0 7 97.1 86 34 39 59 3.14 1.28
Doug Capilla UNQ CHN 1 0 42 0 0 0 0 51.0 52 18 34 28 3.18 1.69
Jamie Easterly UNQ ML4 3 3 44 0 0 0 4 62.0 46 22 34 31 3.19 1.29
Andy Hassler UNQ CAL 4 3 42 0 0 0 5 75.2 72 27 33 44 3.21 1.39
Mike Jones UNQ KCA 6 3 12 11 0 0 0 75.2 74 27 28 29 3.21 1.35
Odell Jones UNQ PIT 4 5 13 8 0 0 0 54.1 51 20 23 30 3.31 1.36
Marty Bystrom UNQ PHI 4 3 9 9 1 0 0 53.2 55 20 16 24 3.35 1.32
Jeff Jones UNQ OAK 4 1 33 0 0 0 3 61.0 51 23 40 43 3.39 1.49
Jerry Garvin UNQ TOR 1 2 35 4 0 0 0 53.0 46 20 23 25 3.40 1.30
Jim Kaat UNQ SLN 6 6 41 1 0 0 4 53.0 60 20 17 8 3.40 1.45
John Martin UNQ SLN 8 5 17 15 4 0 0 102.2 85 39 26 36 3.42 1.08
Steve Renko UNQ CAL 8 4 22 15 0 0 1 102.0 93 39 42 50 3.44 1.32
Tom Hume UNQ CIN 9 4 51 0 0 0 13 67.2 63 26 31 27 3.46 1.39
Jim Wright UNQ KCA 2 3 17 4 0 0 0 52.0 57 20 21 27 3.46 1.50
John Montefusco UNQ ATL 2 3 26 9 0 0 1 77.1 75 30 27 34 3.49 1.32
Lee Smith UNQ CHN 3 6 40 1 0 0 1 66.2 57 26 31 50 3.51 1.32
Larry Christenson UNQ PHI 4 7 20 15 0 0 1 106.2 108 42 30 70 3.54 1.29
LaMarr Hoyt UNQ CHA 9 3 43 1 0 0 10 90.2 80 36 28 60 3.57 1.19
Brad Havens UNQ MIN 3 6 14 12 1 1 0 78.0 76 31 24 43 3.58 1.28
Jesse Jefferson UNQ CAL 2 4 26 5 0 0 0 77.0 80 31 24 27 3.62 1.35
Dave Rozema UNQ DET 5 5 28 9 2 2 3 104.0 99 42 25 46 3.63 1.19
Aurelio Lopez UNQ DET 5 2 29 3 0 0 3 81.2 70 33 31 53 3.64 1.24
John Littlefield UNQ SDN 2 3 42 0 0 0 2 64.0 53 26 28 21 3.66 1.27
Tom Underwood UNQ 2 teams 4 6 25 11 1 0 1 83.2 69 34 38 75 3.66 1.28
Randy Martz UNQ CHN 5 7 33 14 1 0 6 107.2 103 44 49 32 3.68 1.41
Rick Wise UNQ SDN 4 8 18 18 0 0 0 98.0 116 41 19 27 3.77 1.38
Rod Scurry UNQ PIT 4 5 27 7 0 0 7 74.0 74 31 40 65 3.77 1.54
Bob Stanley UNQ BOS 10 8 35 1 0 0 0 98.2 110 42 38 28 3.83 1.50
Gary Lavelle UNQ SFN 2 6 34 3 0 0 4 65.2 58 28 23 45 3.84 1.23
Roger Erickson UNQ MIN 3 8 14 14 1 0 0 91.1 93 39 31 44 3.84 1.36
Mike Proly UNQ PHI 2 1 35 2 0 0 2 63.0 66 27 19 19 3.86 1.35
Mark Bomback UNQ TOR 5 5 20 11 0 0 0 90.1 84 39 35 33 3.89 1.32
Luis Tiant UNQ PIT 2 5 9 9 1 0 0 57.1 54 25 19 32 3.92 1.27
Brian Kingman UNQ OAK 3 6 18 15 3 1 0 100.1 112 44 32 52 3.95 1.44
Shane Rawley UNQ SEA 4 6 46 0 0 0 8 68.1 64 30 38 35 3.95 1.49
Pascual Perez UNQ PIT 2 7 17 13 2 0 0 86.1 92 38 34 46 3.96 1.46
Jackson Todd UNQ TOR 2 7 21 13 3 0 0 97.2 94 43 31 41 3.96 1.28
John Verhoeven UNQ MIN 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 52.0 57 23 14 16 3.98 1.37
Silvio Martinez UNQ SLN 2 5 18 16 0 0 0 97.0 95 43 39 34 3.99 1.38
Allen Ripley UNQ SFN 4 4 19 14 1 0 0 90.2 103 41 27 47 4.07 1.43
Ross Baumgarten UNQ CHA 5 9 19 19 2 1 0 101.2 101 46 40 52 4.07 1.39
Bob Shirley UNQ SLN 6 4 28 11 1 0 1 79.1 78 36 34 36 4.08 1.41
Dave Goltz UNQ LAN 2 7 26 8 0 0 1 77.0 83 35 25 48 4.09 1.40
Joaquin Andujar UNQ 2 teams 8 4 20 11 1 0 0 79.0 85 36 23 37 4.10 1.37
Mark Clear UNQ BOS 8 3 34 0 0 0 9 76.2 69 35 51 82 4.11 1.57
Jon Matlack UNQ TEX 4 7 17 16 1 1 0 104.1 101 48 41 43 4.14 1.36
Dickie Noles UNQ PHI 2 2 13 8 0 0 0 58.1 57 27 23 34 4.17 1.37
Jerry Augustine UNQ ML4 2 2 27 2 0 0 2 61.1 75 29 18 26 4.26 1.52
Don Cooper UNQ MIN 1 5 27 2 0 0 0 58.2 61 28 32 33 4.30 1.59
Mike Griffin UNQ 2 teams 2 5 18 9 0 0 1 56.1 69 27 9 24 4.31 1.38
Bryan Clark UNQ SEA 2 5 29 9 1 0 2 93.1 92 45 55 52 4.34 1.58
Sid Monge UNQ CLE 3 5 31 0 0 0 4 58.0 58 28 21 41 4.34 1.36
Paul Splittorff UNQ KCA 5 5 21 15 1 0 0 99.0 111 48 23 48 4.36 1.35
Sparky Lyle UNQ PHI 9 6 48 0 0 0 2 75.0 85 37 33 29 4.44 1.57
Greg Harris UNQ NYN 3 5 16 14 0 0 1 68.2 65 34 28 54 4.46 1.35
Fergie Jenkins UNQ TEX 5 8 19 16 1 0 0 106.0 122 53 40 63 4.50 1.53
John Tudor UNQ BOS 4 3 18 11 2 0 1 78.2 74 40 28 44 4.58 1.30
Steve Stone UNQ BAL 4 7 15 12 0 0 0 62.2 63 32 27 30 4.60 1.44
Lynn McGlothen UNQ 2 teams 1 4 31 6 0 0 0 76.1 85 39 35 38 4.60 1.57
Ed Farmer UNQ CHA 3 3 42 0 0 0 10 52.2 53 27 34 42 4.61 1.65
Charlie Lea UNQ MON 5 4 16 11 2 2 0 64.1 63 33 26 31 4.62 1.38
Ken Clay UNQ SEA 2 7 22 14 0 0 0 101.0 116 52 42 32 4.63 1.56
Jerry Don Gleaton UNQ SEA 4 7 20 13 1 0 0 85.1 88 45 38 31 4.75 1.48
Randy Jones UNQ NYN 1 8 13 12 0 0 0 59.1 65 32 38 14 4.85 1.74
Paul Moskau UNQ CIN 2 1 27 1 0 0 2 54.2 54 30 32 32 4.94 1.57
Steve Crawford UNQ BOS 0 5 14 11 0 0 0 57.2 69 32 18 29 4.99 1.51
Ken Kravec UNQ CHN 1 6 24 12 0 0 0 78.1 80 44 39 50 5.06 1.52
Dick Tidrow UNQ CHN 3 10 51 0 0 0 9 74.2 73 42 30 39 5.06 1.38
Mike Parrott UNQ SEA 3 6 24 12 0 0 1 85.0 102 48 28 43 5.08 1.53
Doug Bair UNQ 2 teams 4 2 35 0 0 0 1 54.2 55 31 19 30 5.10 1.35
John Curtis UNQ SDN 2 6 28 8 0 0 0 66.2 70 38 30 31 5.13 1.50
Reggie Cleveland UNQ ML4 2 3 35 0 0 0 1 64.2 57 37 30 18 5.15 1.35
Juan Berenguer UNQ 2 teams 2 13 20 14 1 0 0 90.2 84 53 51 49 5.26 1.49
Bobby Castillo UNQ LAN 2 4 34 1 0 0 5 50.2 50 30 24 35 5.33 1.46
Rich Gale UNQ KCA 6 6 19 15 2 0 0 101.2 107 61 38 47 5.40 1.43
Dick Drago UNQ SEA 4 6 39 0 0 0 5 53.2 71 33 15 27 5.53 1.60
Wayne Garland UNQ CLE 3 7 12 10 2 1 0 56.0 89 36 14 15 5.79 1.84
Bill Caudill UNQ CHN 1 5 30 10 0 0 0 71.0 87 46 31 45 5.83 1.66
Dan Schatzeder UNQ DET 6 8 17 14 1 0 0 71.1 74 48 29 20 6.06 1.44
Tim Lollar UNQ SDN 2 8 24 11 0 0 1 76.2 87 52 51 38 6.10 1.80
Mike LaCoss UNQ CIN 4 7 20 13 1 1 1 78.0 102 53 30 22 6.12 1.69
Nino Espinosa UNQ 2 teams 2 5 15 14 2 0 0 74.2 102 51 24 22 6.15 1.69
Showing 1-50 of 206 pitchers listed (86 qualified)

Reading the 1981 leader tables

140 of the 232 hitters in the 1981 table reach the qualification line. Sorted by average, the qualified race is headed by Carney Lansford at .336, with Tom Paciorek next at .326. Bill Madlock hit .341 in 320 plate appearances, higher than any qualified hitter, but that line is marked UNQ and sits below the qualified rows. Sorting by home runs brings Mike Schmidt (31) to the top. Of 206 pitchers shown for 1981, the ERA and WHIP races include 86. First among qualified pitchers by ERA is Nolan Ryan, 1.69, and Ron Guidry has the best WHIP, 0.99.

1981 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1981?
Mike Schmidt led with 31 home runs in 1981.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1981?
Mike Schmidt led with 91 RBI in 1981.
Who led MLB in hits in 1981?
Pete Rose led with 140 hits in 1981.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1981?
Carney Lansford led at .336 in 1981, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1981?
Steve McCatty, Tom Seaver, Jack Morris, Dennis Martinez, and Pete Vuckovich tied for the lead with 14 wins in 1981.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1981?
Fernando Valenzuela led with 180 strikeouts in 1981.