1978 National League Batting Leaders

1977 Season 1979 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 971 games, 12 teams, approx. 161 games in season

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Minimum 161 AB's to appear on leaderboard

League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Dave Parker	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	148	642	581	102	194	32	12	30	117	20	7	57	92	.334	.394	.585	.979	340	8	2	0	2	23
2	Mike Vail	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	74	185	180	15	60	6	2	4	33	0	1	3	24	.333	.341	.456	.796	82	6	0	0	2	0
3	Bill Buckner*	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	117	470	446	47	144	26	1	5	74	7	5	18	17	.323	.345	.419	.765	187	16	0	1	5	5
4	Steve Garvey	29	LAN	Maj	LAD	162	689	639	89	202	36	9	21	113	10	5	40	70	.316	.353	.499	.852	319	17	1	1	8	9
5	José Cruz*	30	HOU	Maj	HOU	153	627	565	79	178	34	9	10	83	37	9	57	57	.315	.376	.460	.836	260	9	0	2	3	9
6	Bill Madlock	27	SFN	Maj	SFG	122	509	447	76	138	26	3	15	44	16	5	48	39	.309	.378	.481	.859	215	6	3	9	2	11
7	Mike Ivie	25	SFN	Maj	SFG	117	352	318	34	98	14	3	11	55	3	0	27	45	.308	.363	.475	.838	151	6	2	2	3	6
8	Gene Richards*	24	SDN	Maj	SDP	154	629	555	90	171	26	12	4	45	37	17	64	80	.308	.381	.420	.801	233	9	4	2	4	7
9	Dave Winfield	26	SDN	Maj	SDP	158	649	587	88	181	30	5	24	97	21	9	55	81	.308	.367	.499	.866	293	13	2	0	5	20
10	Jack Clark	22	SFN	Maj	SFG	156	657	592	90	181	46	8	25	98	15	11	50	72	.306	.358	.537	.895	318	15	3	3	9	8
11	Pete Rose	37	CIN	Maj	CIN	159	729	655	103	198	51	3	7	52	13	9	62	30	.302	.362	.421	.783	276	8	3	2	7	6
12	Jeff Burroughs	27	ATL	Maj	ATL	153	611	488	72	147	30	6	23	77	1	2	117	92	.301	.432	.529	.961	258	16	0	0	6	12
13	Dave Concepción	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	153	624	565	75	170	33	4	6	67	23	10	51	83	.301	.358	.405	.763	229	14	1	3	4	4
14	Warren Cromartie*	24	MON	Maj	MON	159	655	607	77	180	32	6	10	56	8	8	33	60	.297	.337	.419	.755	254	15	7	2	6	5
15	Enos Cabell	28	HOU	Maj	HOU	162	694	660	92	195	31	8	7	71	33	15	22	80	.296	.321	.399	.720	263	14	5	3	4	1
16	Reggie Smith	33	LAN	Maj	LAD	128	531	447	82	132	27	2	29	93	12	5	70	90	.295	.382	.559	.942	250	5	1	0	13	8
17	Willie Stargell*	38	PIT	Maj	PIT	122	450	390	60	115	18	2	28	97	3	2	50	93	.295	.382	.567	.949	221	8	7	0	3	10
18	Larry Bowa	32	PHI	Maj	PHI	156	692	654	78	192	31	5	3	43	27	5	24	40	.294	.319	.370	.689	242	6	1	11	2	1
19	Art Howe	31	HOU	Maj	HOU	119	461	420	46	123	33	3	7	55	2	3	34	41	.293	.344	.436	.779	183	13	1	1	5	3
20	Tony Pérez	36	MON	Maj	MON	148	590	544	63	158	38	3	14	78	2	0	38	104	.290	.336	.449	.785	244	10	2	1	5	9
21	Ellis Valentine	23	MON	Maj	MON	151	612	570	75	165	35	2	25	76	13	8	35	88	.290	.330	.490	.820	279	9	2	0	5	3
22	Terry Puhl	21	HOU	Maj	HOU	149	647	585	87	169	25	6	3	35	32	14	48	46	.289	.343	.368	.711	215	11	4	3	7	5
23	Bob Watson	32	HOU	Maj	HOU	139	527	461	51	133	25	4	14	79	3	1	51	57	.289	.357	.451	.808	208	18	4	0	11	16
24	Terry Whitfield	25	SFN	Maj	SFG	149	543	488	70	141	20	2	10	32	5	11	33	69	.289	.335	.400	.734	195	9	2	17	3	5
25	Ken Griffey*	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	158	680	614	90	177	33	8	10	63	23	5	54	70	.288	.344	.417	.761	256	6	0	9	3	1
26	Garry Maddox	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	155	645	598	62	172	34	3	11	68	33	7	39	89	.288	.332	.410	.742	245	9	2	3	3	11
27	Ted Simmons	28	SLN	Maj	STL	152	604	516	71	148	40	5	22	80	1	1	77	39	.287	.378	.512	.889	264	19	3	0	8	17
28	Bill Russell	29	LAN	Maj	LAD	155	672	625	72	179	32	4	3	46	10	6	30	34	.286	.320	.365	.685	228	17	2	12	3	8
29	Gary Matthews	27	ATL	Maj	ATL	129	542	474	75	135	20	5	18	62	8	7	61	92	.285	.366	.462	.828	219	16	2	1	4	2
30	Bob Boone	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	132	495	435	48	123	18	4	12	62	2	5	46	37	.283	.347	.425	.772	185	13	1	5	8	10
31	Richie Hebner	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	137	505	435	61	123	22	3	17	71	4	7	53	58	.283	.369	.464	.834	202	8	9	4	4	16
32	George Foster	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	158	687	604	97	170	26	7	40	120	4	4	70	138	.282	.360	.546	.906	330	18	7	0	6	16
33	Rodney Scott	24	CHN	Maj	CHC	78	280	227	41	64	5	1	0	15	27	10	43	41	.282	.403	.313	.716	71	4	3	7	0	0
34	César Cedeño	27	HOU	Maj	HOU	50	209	192	31	54	8	2	7	23	23	2	15	24	.281	.333	.453	.786	87	4	0	2	0	1
35	Bobby Murcer	32	CHN	Maj	CHC	146	585	499	66	140	22	6	9	64	14	5	80	57	.281	.376	.403	.779	201	12	0	0	6	15
36	Garry Templeton	22	SLN	Maj	STL	155	675	647	82	181	31	13	2	47	34	11	22	87	.280	.303	.377	.680	244	7	1	2	3	3
37	Jerry Turner*	24	SDN	Maj	SDP	106	250	225	28	63	9	1	8	37	6	4	21	32	.280	.348	.436	.784	98	4	3	0	1	5
38	Iván de Jesús	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	160	712	619	104	172	24	7	3	35	41	12	74	78	.278	.356	.354	.710	219	12	2	15	2	5
39	George Hendrick	28	SLN,SDN	Maj	STL-SDP	138	540	493	64	137	31	1	20	75	2	1	40	60	.278	.332	.467	.799	230	11	2	1	4	1
40	Davey Lopes	33	LAN	Maj	LAD	151	665	587	93	163	25	4	17	58	45	4	71	70	.278	.355	.421	.776	247	9	0	6	1	3
41	Frank Taveras	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	157	702	654	81	182	31	9	0	38	46	25	29	60	.278	.313	.353	.666	231	4	5	12	2	3
42	Larry Parrish	24	MON	Maj	MON	144	560	520	68	144	39	4	15	70	2	3	32	103	.277	.321	.454	.775	236	19	2	5	1	9
43	Oscar Gamble	28	SDN	Maj	SDP	126	437	375	46	103	15	3	7	47	1	2	51	45	.275	.366	.387	.753	145	2	6	0	5	11
44	Lee Mazzilli	23	NYN	Maj	NYM	148	619	542	78	148	28	5	16	61	20	13	69	82	.273	.353	.432	.785	234	7	1	2	5	6
45	Jerry Martin	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	128	298	266	40	72	13	4	9	36	9	5	28	65	.271	.339	.451	.790	120	3	1	0	3	3
46	John Milner*	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	108	333	295	39	80	17	0	6	38	5	0	34	25	.271	.342	.390	.732	115	6	0	0	4	6
47	Ron Cey	30	LAN	Maj	LAD	159	667	555	84	150	32	0	23	84	2	5	96	96	.270	.381	.452	.833	251	13	7	2	7	9
48	Bake McBride	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	122	510	472	68	127	20	4	10	49	28	3	28	68	.269	.315	.392	.707	185	4	5	2	3	3
49	Ed Ott	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	112	410	379	49	102	18	4	9	38	4	1	27	56	.269	.315	.409	.724	155	7	0	1	3	6
50	Mike Phillips	27	SLN	Maj	STL	76	186	164	14	44	8	1	1	28	0	0	13	25	.268	.317	.348	.665	57	4	2	0	7	2
51	Steve Henderson	25	NYN	Maj	NYM	157	654	587	83	156	30	9	10	65	13	7	60	109	.266	.333	.399	.732	234	24	2	0	5	3
52	Bob Horner	20	ATL	Maj	ATL	89	359	323	50	86	17	1	23	63	0	0	24	42	.266	.313	.539	.852	174	7	2	1	9	2
53	Dave Kingman	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	119	448	395	65	105	17	4	28	79	3	4	39	111	.266	.336	.542	.878	214	3	6	2	6	8
54	Rafael Landestoy	25	HOU	Maj	HOU	59	230	218	18	58	5	1	0	9	7	4	8	23	.266	.292	.298	.590	65	2	0	4	0	0
55	Greg Gross*	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	124	390	347	34	92	12	7	1	39	3	1	33	19	.265	.323	.349	.672	121	6	0	3	7	5
56	Greg Luzinski	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	155	655	540	85	143	32	2	35	101	8	7	100	135	.265	.388	.526	.914	284	10	11	0	4	15
57	Manny Sanguillén	34	PIT	Maj	PIT	85	235	220	15	58	5	1	3	16	2	2	9	10	.264	.296	.336	.633	74	5	2	2	2	2
58	John Stearns	26	NYN	Maj	NYM	143	563	477	65	126	24	1	15	73	25	13	70	57	.264	.364	.413	.777	197	11	8	2	6	4
59	Dusty Baker	29	LAN	Maj	LAD	149	579	522	62	137	24	1	11	66	12	3	47	66	.263	.325	.376	.701	196	10	3	4	3	2
60	Jerry Mumphrey	25	SLN	Maj	STL	125	403	367	41	96	13	4	2	37	14	10	30	40	.262	.317	.335	.652	123	10	1	2	3	0
61	Phil Garner	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	154	609	528	66	138	25	9	10	66	27	14	66	71	.261	.345	.400	.745	211	18	5	3	7	12
62	Lee Lacy	30	LAN	Maj	LAD	103	276	245	29	64	16	4	13	40	7	4	27	30	.261	.335	.518	.853	127	4	1	1	2	4
63	Manny Trillo	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	152	615	552	53	144	17	5	4	55	0	7	50	67	.261	.320	.332	.652	183	10	2	3	8	3
64	Johnny Bench	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	120	451	393	52	102	17	1	23	73	4	2	50	83	.260	.340	.484	.824	190	9	1	1	6	10
65	Larry Herndon	24	SFN	Maj	SFG	151	521	471	52	122	15	9	1	32	13	8	35	71	.259	.311	.336	.647	158	12	1	13	1	2
66	Jerry Royster	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	140	600	529	67	137	17	8	2	35	27	17	56	49	.259	.331	.333	.664	176	9	3	8	4	2
67	Gene Clines	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	109	254	229	31	59	10	2	0	17	4	3	21	28	.258	.321	.319	.640	73	5	1	2	1	1
68	Glenn Hubbard	20	ATL	Maj	ATL	44	179	163	15	42	4	0	2	13	2	1	10	20	.258	.309	.319	.628	52	2	2	4	0	1
69	Ozzie Smith	23	SDN	Maj	SDP	159	668	590	69	152	17	6	1	46	40	12	47	43	.258	.311	.312	.623	184	11	0	28	3	0
70	Larry Biittner*	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	120	374	343	32	88	15	1	4	50	0	1	23	37	.257	.300	.341	.641	117	8	1	1	6	4
71	Tim Foli	27	NYN	Maj	NYM	113	443	413	37	106	21	1	1	27	2	5	14	30	.257	.283	.320	.603	132	10	2	12	2	1
72	Elliott Maddox	30	NYN	Maj	NYM	119	469	389	43	100	18	2	2	39	2	11	71	38	.257	.370	.329	.699	128	8	2	2	5	1
73	Willie Montañez*	30	NYN	Maj	NYM	159	679	609	66	156	32	0	17	96	9	4	60	92	.256	.320	.392	.712	239	13	1	0	9	19
74	Gary Carter	24	MON	Maj	MON	157	607	533	76	136	27	1	20	72	10	6	62	70	.255	.336	.422	.758	225	10	5	2	5	11
75	Keith Hernandez*	24	SLN	Maj	STL	159	633	542	90	138	32	4	11	64	13	5	82	68	.255	.351	.389	.741	211	12	2	1	6	11
76	Rick Monday*	32	LAN	Maj	LAD	119	397	342	54	87	14	1	19	57	2	4	49	100	.254	.348	.468	.816	160	4	1	3	2	11
77	Andre Dawson	23	MON	Maj	MON	157	660	609	84	154	24	8	25	72	28	11	30	128	.253	.299	.442	.741	269	7	12	4	5	3
78	Bill Almon	25	SDN	Maj	SDP	138	442	405	39	102	19	2	0	21	17	5	33	74	.252	.308	.309	.616	125	6	0	3	1	10
79	Dave Cash	30	MON	Maj	MON	159	703	658	66	166	26	3	3	43	12	6	37	29	.252	.291	.315	.605	207	16	0	5	3	2
80	Mike Schmidt	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	145	616	513	93	129	27	2	21	78	19	6	91	103	.252	.364	.435	.798	223	4	4	0	8	12
81	Chris Speier	28	MON	Maj	MON	150	570	501	47	126	18	3	5	51	1	0	60	75	.252	.329	.329	.659	165	14	1	2	6	10
82	Joel Youngblood	26	NYN	Maj	NYM	113	287	266	40	67	12	8	7	30	4	0	16	39	.252	.294	.436	.730	116	4	1	1	3	1
83	Denny Walling	24	HOU	Maj	HOU	120	280	247	30	62	11	3	3	36	9	2	30	24	.251	.332	.356	.688	88	2	1	0	2	3
84	Dan Driessen	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	153	612	524	68	131	23	3	16	70	28	9	75	79	.250	.345	.397	.742	208	13	4	3	6	7
85	Rowland Office*	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	146	439	404	40	101	13	1	9	40	8	6	22	52	.250	.297	.354	.651	143	8	6	4	3	2
86	José Cardenal	34	PHI	Maj	PHI	87	226	201	27	50	12	0	4	33	2	3	23	16	.249	.323	.368	.691	74	5	0	0	2	2
87	Bill Robinson	35	PIT	Maj	PIT	136	552	499	70	123	36	2	14	80	14	11	35	105	.247	.296	.411	.707	205	7	5	2	11	8
88	Fernando González	28	SDN,PIT	Maj	SDP-PIT	110	372	341	29	84	11	2	2	29	4	4	19	35	.246	.282	.308	.590	105	4	0	7	5	3
89	Roger Metzger	30	SFN,HOU	Maj	SFG-HOU	120	393	358	28	88	10	2	0	23	8	1	24	26	.246	.292	.285	.577	102	12	0	9	2	3
90	Ken Reitz	27	SLN	Maj	STL	150	578	540	41	133	26	2	10	75	1	0	23	61	.246	.280	.357	.637	193	13	5	3	7	5
91	Rod Gilbreath	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	116	356	326	22	80	13	3	3	31	7	6	26	51	.245	.300	.331	.632	108	6	0	3	1	3
92	Bob Beall*	30	ATL	Maj	ATL	108	225	185	29	45	8	0	1	16	4	5	36	27	.243	.368	.303	.670	56	4	1	2	1	0
93	Darrell Evans	31	SFN	Maj	SFG	159	668	547	82	133	24	2	20	78	4	5	105	64	.243	.360	.404	.764	221	5	0	6	10	12
94	Marc Hill	26	SFN	Maj	SFG	117	406	358	20	87	15	1	3	36	1	2	45	39	.243	.329	.316	.645	113	12	1	2	0	8
95	Steve Ontiveros	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	82	316	276	34	67	14	4	1	22	0	2	34	33	.243	.321	.333	.654	92	4	0	1	5	3
96	Rennie Stennett	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	106	351	333	30	81	9	2	3	35	2	1	13	22	.243	.274	.309	.584	103	9	2	1	2	6
97	Biff Pocoroba	24	ATL	Maj	ATL	92	327	289	21	70	8	0	6	34	0	3	29	14	.242	.312	.332	.644	96	15	2	3	4	6
98	Barry Bonnell	24	ATL	Maj	ATL	117	326	304	36	73	11	3	1	16	12	6	20	30	.240	.287	.306	.593	93	15	0	2	0	1
99	Broderick Perkins*	23	SDN	Maj	SDP	62	227	217	14	52	14	1	2	33	4	0	5	29	.240	.253	.341	.594	74	5	0	2	3	2
100	Jerry Morales	29	SLN	Maj	STL	130	499	457	44	109	19	8	4	46	4	4	33	44	.239	.288	.341	.629	156	13	1	2	6	1