1981 Season Leaders
Top performers from the 1981 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.
Batting Leaders
Minimum 200 at-bats required
Complete Statistics
| Player | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Madlock | PIT | 82 | 279 | 35 | 95 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 18 | 34 | 17 | 0.341 | 0.412 | 0.495 |
| Carney Lansford | BOS | 102 | 399 | 61 | 134 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 15 | 34 | 28 | 0.336 | 0.389 | 0.439 |
| Kirk Gibson | DET | 83 | 290 | 41 | 95 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 17 | 18 | 64 | 0.328 | 0.369 | 0.479 |
| Dane Iorg | STL | 75 | 217 | 23 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.327 | 0.344 | 0.424 |
| Tom Paciorek | SEA | 104 | 405 | 50 | 132 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 66 | 13 | 35 | 50 | 0.326 | 0.379 | 0.509 |
| Pete Rose | PHI | 107 | 431 | 73 | 140 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 0.325 | 0.391 | 0.390 |
| Dusty Baker | LAD | 103 | 400 | 48 | 128 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 10 | 29 | 43 | 0.320 | 0.363 | 0.445 |
| Cecil Cooper | ATL | 106 | 416 | 70 | 133 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 60 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 0.320 | 0.363 | 0.495 |
| Rickey Henderson | OAK | 108 | 423 | 89 | 135 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 0.319 | 0.408 | 0.437 |
| Mike Hargrove | CLE | 94 | 322 | 43 | 102 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 60 | 16 | 0.317 | 0.424 | 0.401 |
| Mike Schmidt | PHI | 102 | 354 | 78 | 112 | 19 | 2 | 31 | 91 | 12 | 73 | 71 | 0.316 | 0.435 | 0.644 |
| George Brett | KCR | 89 | 347 | 42 | 109 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 14 | 27 | 23 | 0.314 | 0.361 | 0.484 |
| Bill Buckner | CHC | 106 | 421 | 45 | 131 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 75 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 0.311 | 0.349 | 0.480 |
| Richie Zisk | SEA | 94 | 357 | 42 | 111 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 28 | 63 | 0.311 | 0.366 | 0.485 |
| Ken Griffey | CIN | 101 | 396 | 65 | 123 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 39 | 42 | 0.311 | 0.370 | 0.409 |
| Milt May | SFG | 97 | 316 | 20 | 98 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 34 | 29 | 0.310 | 0.376 | 0.383 |
| Joe Nolan | CIN | 81 | 236 | 25 | 73 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 0.309 | 0.371 | 0.407 |
| Al Oliver | TEX | 102 | 421 | 53 | 130 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 3 | 24 | 28 | 0.309 | 0.348 | 0.411 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | CHW | 65 | 208 | 19 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0.308 | 0.338 | 0.442 |
| Hubie Brooks | NYN | 98 | 358 | 34 | 110 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9 | 23 | 65 | 0.307 | 0.345 | 0.411 |
| Jerry Remy | BOS | 88 | 358 | 55 | 110 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 30 | 0.307 | 0.368 | 0.338 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | NYY | 80 | 319 | 44 | 98 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 0.307 | 0.354 | 0.429 |
| Dave Concepcion | CIN | 106 | 421 | 57 | 129 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 67 | 4 | 37 | 61 | 0.306 | 0.358 | 0.409 |
| Keith Hernandez | STL | 103 | 376 | 65 | 115 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 12 | 61 | 45 | 0.306 | 0.401 | 0.463 |
| Rod Carew | LAA | 93 | 364 | 57 | 111 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 45 | 45 | 0.305 | 0.380 | 0.374 |
| Warren Cromartie | WSN | 99 | 358 | 41 | 109 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 39 | 27 | 0.304 | 0.370 | 0.419 |
| Bobby Grich | LAA | 100 | 352 | 56 | 107 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 61 | 2 | 40 | 71 | 0.304 | 0.378 | 0.543 |
| Tim Raines | WSN | 88 | 313 | 61 | 95 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 71 | 45 | 31 | 0.304 | 0.391 | 0.438 |
| Willie Wilson | KCR | 102 | 439 | 54 | 133 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 34 | 18 | 42 | 0.303 | 0.335 | 0.364 |
| Luis Salazar | SDP | 109 | 400 | 37 | 121 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 11 | 16 | 72 | 0.302 | 0.329 | 0.403 |
| Andre Dawson | WSN | 103 | 394 | 71 | 119 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 64 | 26 | 35 | 50 | 0.302 | 0.365 | 0.553 |
| Chet Lemon | CHW | 94 | 328 | 50 | 99 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 5 | 33 | 48 | 0.302 | 0.384 | 0.491 |
| Terry Kennedy | SDP | 101 | 382 | 32 | 115 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 53 | 0.301 | 0.341 | 0.385 |
| Bill Almon | CHW | 103 | 349 | 46 | 105 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 16 | 21 | 60 | 0.301 | 0.341 | 0.375 |
| Gary Matthews | PHI | 101 | 359 | 62 | 108 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 15 | 59 | 42 | 0.301 | 0.398 | 0.451 |
| Tony Peña | PIT | 66 | 210 | 16 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 0.300 | 0.326 | 0.381 |
| Pedro Guerrero | LAD | 98 | 347 | 46 | 104 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 48 | 5 | 34 | 57 | 0.300 | 0.365 | 0.464 |
| Art Howe | HOU | 103 | 361 | 43 | 107 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 41 | 23 | 0.296 | 0.365 | 0.404 |
| Dwight Evans | BOS | 108 | 412 | 84 | 122 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 71 | 3 | 85 | 85 | 0.296 | 0.415 | 0.522 |
| George Foster | CIN | 108 | 414 | 64 | 122 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 90 | 4 | 51 | 75 | 0.295 | 0.373 | 0.519 |
| Buddy Bell | TEX | 97 | 360 | 44 | 106 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 64 | 3 | 42 | 30 | 0.294 | 0.364 | 0.428 |
| Dave Winfield | NYY | 105 | 388 | 52 | 114 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 68 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 0.294 | 0.360 | 0.464 |
| Eddie Murray | BAL | 99 | 378 | 57 | 111 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 78 | 2 | 40 | 43 | 0.294 | 0.360 | 0.534 |
| Tony Scott | HOU | 55 | 225 | 28 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 0.293 | 0.338 | 0.396 |
| Rick Burleson | LAA | 109 | 430 | 53 | 126 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 42 | 38 | 0.293 | 0.357 | 0.372 |
| Steve Henderson | CHC | 82 | 287 | 32 | 84 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 42 | 61 | 0.293 | 0.382 | 0.411 |
| Ken Oberkfell | STL | 102 | 376 | 43 | 110 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 37 | 28 | 0.293 | 0.353 | 0.372 |
| Rick Miller | BOS | 97 | 316 | 38 | 92 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 28 | 36 | 0.291 | 0.349 | 0.377 |
| Toby Harrah | CLE | 103 | 361 | 64 | 105 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 12 | 57 | 44 | 0.291 | 0.382 | 0.388 |
| Claudell Washington | ATL | 85 | 320 | 37 | 93 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 0.291 | 0.328 | 0.425 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Fingers | ATL | 6 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 78.0 | 55 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 1.04 | 0.87 |
| Nolan Ryan | HOU | 11 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 149.0 | 99 | 28 | 68 | 140 | 1.69 | 1.12 |
| Dan Quisenberry | KCR | 1 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 62.3 | 59 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 1.73 | 1.19 |
| Rick Camp | ATL | 9 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 76.0 | 68 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 1.78 | 1.05 |
| Joe Sambito | HOU | 5 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 63.6 | 43 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 1.84 | 1.02 |
| Gary Lucas | SDP | 7 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 90.0 | 78 | 20 | 36 | 53 | 2.00 | 1.27 |
| Dave Righetti | NYY | 8 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 105.3 | 75 | 24 | 38 | 89 | 2.05 | 1.07 |
| Bob Knepper | HOU | 9 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 156.6 | 128 | 38 | 38 | 75 | 2.18 | 1.06 |
| Burt Hooton | LAD | 11 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 142.3 | 124 | 36 | 33 | 74 | 2.28 | 1.10 |
| Jerry Reuss | LAD | 10 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 152.6 | 138 | 39 | 27 | 51 | 2.30 | 1.08 |
| Sammy Stewart | BAL | 4 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 112.3 | 89 | 29 | 57 | 57 | 2.32 | 1.30 |
| Steve McCatty | OAK | 14 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 185.6 | 140 | 48 | 61 | 91 | 2.33 | 1.08 |
| Don Aase | LAA | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 65.3 | 56 | 17 | 24 | 38 | 2.34 | 1.22 |
| Dennis Lamp | CHW | 7 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127.0 | 103 | 34 | 43 | 71 | 2.41 | 1.15 |
| Al Holland | SFG | 7 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100.6 | 87 | 27 | 44 | 78 | 2.41 | 1.30 |
| Steve Carlton | PHI | 13 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 190.0 | 152 | 51 | 62 | 179 | 2.42 | 1.13 |
| Vida Blue | SFG | 8 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124.6 | 97 | 34 | 54 | 63 | 2.45 | 1.21 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | LAD | 13 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 192.3 | 140 | 53 | 61 | 180 | 2.48 | 1.05 |
| Kent Tekulve | PIT | 5 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65.0 | 61 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 2.49 | 1.20 |
| Jim Bibby | PIT | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 93.6 | 79 | 26 | 26 | 48 | 2.50 | 1.12 |
| Steve Howe | LAD | 5 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 54.0 | 51 | 15 | 18 | 32 | 2.50 | 1.28 |
| Joe Price | CIN | 6 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53.6 | 42 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 2.52 | 1.12 |
| Tom Seaver | CIN | 14 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 166.3 | 120 | 47 | 66 | 87 | 2.54 | 1.12 |
| Pete Falcone | NYN | 5 | 3 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 95.3 | 84 | 27 | 36 | 56 | 2.55 | 1.26 |
| Fred Breining | SFG | 5 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77.6 | 66 | 22 | 38 | 37 | 2.55 | 1.34 |
| Steve Comer | TEX | 8 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77.3 | 70 | 22 | 31 | 22 | 2.56 | 1.31 |
| Doug Corbett | MIN | 2 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 87.6 | 80 | 25 | 34 | 60 | 2.57 | 1.30 |
| Gene Garber | ATL | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58.6 | 49 | 17 | 20 | 34 | 2.61 | 1.18 |
| Don Sutton | HOU | 11 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 158.6 | 132 | 46 | 29 | 104 | 2.61 | 1.01 |
| Roy Lee Jackson | TOR | 1 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 62.0 | 65 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 2.61 | 1.45 |
| Bruce Sutter | STL | 3 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 82.3 | 64 | 24 | 24 | 57 | 2.62 | 1.07 |
| Tommy John | NYY | 9 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 140.3 | 135 | 41 | 39 | 50 | 2.63 | 1.24 |
| Britt Burns | CHW | 10 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 156.6 | 139 | 46 | 49 | 108 | 2.64 | 1.20 |
| Larry Andersen | SEA | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 67.6 | 57 | 20 | 18 | 40 | 2.66 | 1.11 |
| Rick Reuschel | NYY | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70.6 | 75 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 2.67 | 1.20 |
| Dave Tobik | DET | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60.3 | 47 | 18 | 33 | 32 | 2.69 | 1.33 |
| Doug Bird | NYY | 5 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 | 58 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 2.70 | 1.39 |
| Ron Davis | NYY | 4 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 73.0 | 47 | 22 | 25 | 83 | 2.71 | 0.99 |
| Larry Gura | KCR | 11 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 172.3 | 139 | 52 | 35 | 61 | 2.72 | 1.01 |
| Dave Smith | HOU | 5 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 75.0 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 52 | 2.76 | 1.03 |
| Ron Guidry | NYY | 11 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127.0 | 100 | 39 | 26 | 104 | 2.76 | 0.99 |
| Renie Martin | KCR | 4 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61.6 | 55 | 19 | 29 | 25 | 2.77 | 1.36 |
| Bill Gullickson | WSN | 7 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 157.3 | 142 | 49 | 34 | 115 | 2.80 | 1.12 |
| Rick Mahler | ATL | 8 | 6 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 112.3 | 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 |
| Danny Boone | SDP | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63.3 | 63 | 20 | 21 | 43 | 2.84 | 1.33 |
| Joey McLaughlin | TOR | 1 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 60.0 | 55 | 19 | 21 | 38 | 2.85 | 1.27 |
| Tom Burgmeier | BOS | 4 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 59.6 | 61 | 19 | 17 | 35 | 2.87 | 1.31 |
| Bert Blyleven | CLE | 11 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 159.3 | 145 | 51 | 40 | 107 | 2.88 | 1.16 |
| Greg Minton | SFG | 4 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 84.3 | 84 | 27 | 36 | 29 | 2.88 | 1.42 |
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