⭐ Division Winner

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers

95-67 • .586 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers went 95-67 (.586) finishing 1st in the NL W division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 727 runs, allowed 573, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Reggie Smith (29 HR, 93 RBI) and Burt Hooton (19-10, 2.71 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

95 Wins
67 Losses
.586 Win %
1st Rank
727 R 573 RA
Diff +154

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⚡ Quick Stats

727 Runs Scored
573 Runs Allowed
+154 Run Diff
3,347K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 4% above the 1978 league average (.254)
OBP .337 5% above the 1978 league average (.320)
SLG .402 8% above the 1978 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.12 13% better than the 1978 league average (3.57)
Runs Scored 727 13% above the 1978 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,347,803
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Avg per Game 41,330

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Steve Garvey 0.316 2 Vic Davalillo 0.312 3 Johnny Oates 0.307 4 Reggie Smith 0.295 5 Bill Russell 0.286

Home Runs

1 Reggie Smith 29 2 Ron Cey 23 3 Steve Garvey 21 4 Rick Monday 19 5 Davey Lopes 17

RBI

1 Steve Garvey 113 2 Reggie Smith 93 3 Ron Cey 84 4 Dusty Baker 66 5 Davey Lopes 58
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Steve Garvey 162 639 89 202 36 9 21 113 40 70 10 0.316
Bill Russell 155 625 72 179 32 4 3 46 30 34 10 0.286
Davey Lopes 151 587 93 163 25 4 17 58 71 70 45 0.278
Ron Cey 159 555 84 150 32 0 23 84 96 96 2 0.270
Dusty Baker 149 522 62 137 24 1 11 66 47 66 12 0.262
Reggie Smith 128 447 82 132 27 2 29 93 70 90 12 0.295
Rick Monday 119 342 54 87 14 1 19 57 49 100 2 0.254
Bill North 110 304 54 71 10 0 0 10 65 48 27 0.234
Lee Lacy 103 245 29 64 16 4 13 40 27 30 7 0.261
Steve Yeager 94 228 19 44 7 0 4 23 36 41 0 0.193
Joe Ferguson 67 198 20 47 11 0 7 28 34 41 1 0.237
Vic Davalillo 75 77 15 24 1 1 1 11 3 7 2 0.312
Johnny Oates 40 75 5 23 1 0 0 6 5 3 0 0.307
Don Sutton 34 72 1 6 0 0 0 3 4 22 0 0.083
Jerry Grote 41 70 5 19 5 0 0 9 10 5 0 0.271
Burt Hooton 32 67 4 10 1 0 0 2 7 15 0 0.149
Tommy John 33 66 2 8 2 0 0 6 3 13 0 0.121
Doug Rau 30 63 3 9 1 0 0 5 2 13 0 0.143
Ted Martinez 54 55 13 14 1 0 1 5 4 14 3 0.255
Rick Rhoden 30 52 5 7 1 0 0 4 3 14 0 0.135
Manny Mota 37 33 2 10 1 0 0 6 3 4 0 0.303
Bob Welch 23 29 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.172
Glenn Burke 16 19 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0.211
Charlie Hough 55 12 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.333
Rudy Law 11 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0.250
Terry Forster 47 8 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Pedro Guerrero 5 8 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.625
Bobby Castillo 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Simpson 10 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.400
Brad Gulden 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Lance Rautzhan 43 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Myron White 7 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Enzo Hernandez 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Garman 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gerry Hannahs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Lewallyn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Sutcliffe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Terry Forster 1.93 2 Bob Welch 2.02 3 Burt Hooton 2.71 4 Lance Rautzhan 2.93 5 Doug Rau 3.26

Wins

1 Burt Hooton 19 2 Tommy John 17 3 Doug Rau 15 4 Don Sutton 15 5 Rick Rhoden 10

Strikeouts

1 Don Sutton 154 2 Tommy John 124 3 Burt Hooton 104 4 Doug Rau 95 5 Rick Rhoden 79
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Sutton 15 11 3.55 34 34 0 238.1 228 94 54 154
Burt Hooton 19 10 2.71 32 32 0 236.0 196 71 61 104
Tommy John 17 10 3.30 33 30 1 213.0 230 78 53 124
Doug Rau 15 9 3.26 30 30 0 199.0 219 72 68 95
Rick Rhoden 10 8 3.66 30 23 0 164.2 160 67 51 79
Bob Welch 7 4 2.02 23 13 3 111.1 92 25 26 66
Charlie Hough 5 5 3.28 55 0 7 93.1 69 34 48 66
Terry Forster 5 4 1.93 47 0 22 65.1 56 14 23 46
Lance Rautzhan 2 1 2.93 43 0 4 61.1 61 20 19 25
Bobby Castillo 0 4 3.97 18 0 1 34.0 28 15 33 30
Mike Garman 0 1 4.41 10 0 0 16.1 15 8 3 5
Gerry Hannahs 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 2 0 5
Dennis Lewallyn 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0
Dave Stewart 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1
Rick Sutcliffe 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.2 2 0 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
LAN def. PHI 3-1
World Series
Lost to NYA 4-2

👥 Roster (38)

Dusty Baker Glenn Burke Bobby Castillo Ron Cey Vic Davalillo Joe Ferguson Terry Forster Mike Garman Steve Garvey Jerry Grote Pedro Guerrero Brad Gulden +26 more

38 players

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The 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

In 1978 the Los Angeles Dodgers posted a 95-67 mark (.586) and finished 1st in the NL West. The club won the pennant and took the division title. With 727 runs scored and 573 given up, the 1978 differential was +154. Against a league average of .254, the 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers batted .263. The Los Angeles Dodgers staff finished with a 3.12 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.57.

The home park, Dodger Stadium, recorded 3,347,803 in attendance, about 41,330 a game. Reggie Smith led the club in home runs with 29. On the mound, Burt Hooton won 19 games to lead the staff. In the NL Championship Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat PHI 3-1. In the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to NYA 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 95-67 (.586 win pct).
Did the 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers make the playoffs?
The 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers finished first in their division.
Who led the 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Reggie Smith led the 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers with 29 home runs.
What was the 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.12.
Did the 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
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