AL Pitching Leaders

AL Pitching Leaders -- A
Regular season -- as of 10/1/1978

Earned run average			Strikeouts			Walks

Perry	ChA	2.39	Niekro	Car	211	Gale	PH	114
Waits	Car	2.65	Leonard	Det	167	Kravec	Bos	99
Blyleven	Det	2.93	Knapp	Ili	165	Renko	Bos	90
Owchinko	PH	2.93	Perry	ChA	162	Johnson	Bos	90
Niekro	Car	3.09	Kravec	Bos	157	Underwood	PH	88
Jones	Car	3.10	Sutton	Det	155	Martinez,D	ChA	88
Barr	Ili	3.12	Martinez,D	ChA	148	Forsch	Mps	86
Christenson	LA	3.19	Underwood	PH	147	Blyleven	Det	86
Sorensen	LA	3.19	Eckersley	Det	145	Niekro	Car	84
Halicki	LA	3.24	Blue	Mps	134	Waits	Car	78
Rogers	Mps	3.25	Blyleven	Det	133	Niekro	Ili	78
Renko	Bos	3.31	Robinson,D	PH	130	Stone	PH	73
Splittorff	ChA	3.36	Christenson	LA	126	Beattie	Bos	73
Knapp	Ili	3.37	Matlack	Ili	115	Owchinko	PH	73
Leonard	Det	3.41	Gale	PH	114	Figueroa	Car	72


Wins			Winning percentage			Average run support

Perry	ChA	22-4	Perry	ChA	.846	McGregor	LA	6.4
McGregor	LA	20-5	McGregor	LA	.800	Burris	Ili	5.7
Robinson,D	PH	18-9	Robinson,D	PH	.667	Beattie	Bos	5.4
Leonard	Det	17-10	Waits	Car	.667	Perry	ChA	5.3
Niekro	Car	17-12	Christenson	LA	.640	Matlack	Ili	5.2
Christenson	LA	16-9	Leonard	Det	.630	Robinson,D	PH	5.2
Owchinko	PH	16-10	Owchinko	PH	.615	Sorensen	LA	5.0
Blyleven	Det	16-11	Blyleven	Det	.593	Renko	Bos	4.9
Sorensen	LA	16-11	Sorensen	LA	.593	Splittorff	ChA	4.9
Splittorff	ChA	15-13	Niekro	Car	.586	Underwood	PH	4.9
Waits	Car	14-7	Renko	Bos	.579	Johnson	Bos	4.8
Knapp	Ili	14-11	Knapp	Ili	.560	Billingham	ChA	4.7
Blue	Mps	14-12	Johnson	Bos	.550	Owchinko	PH	4.5
Jones	Car	13-12	Matlack	Ili	.545	Kravec	Bos	4.5
Halicki	LA	13-13	Rogers	Mps	.545	Waits	Car	4.4


Batting average			On-base percentage			Slugging percentage

Niekro	Car	.221	Halicki	LA	.277	Niekro	Car	.300
Johnson	Bos	.222	Perry	ChA	.281	Waits	Car	.330
Waits	Car	.228	Niekro	Car	.283	Blyleven	Det	.341
Perry	ChA	.232	Splittorff	ChA	.287	Perry	ChA	.349
Renko	Bos	.233	Blue	Mps	.292	Sorensen	LA	.350
Halicki	LA	.239	Sorensen	LA	.293	Renko	Bos	.350
Knapp	Ili	.240	Waits	Car	.294	Blue	Mps	.358
Blue	Mps	.241	Leonard	Det	.294	Rogers	Mps	.358
Martinez,D	ChA	.243	Knapp	Ili	.294	Gale	PH	.364
Blyleven	Det	.244	Christenson	LA	.295	Johnson	Bos	.365
Gale	PH	.246	Johnson	Bos	.297	Splittorff	ChA	.370
Eckersley	Det	.247	Eckersley	Det	.301	Niekro	Ili	.371
Splittorff	ChA	.249	Robinson,D	PH	.301	Martinez,D	ChA	.374
Robinson,D	PH	.251	Sutton	Det	.303	Halicki	LA	.374
Broberg	Bos	.251	Barr	Ili	.303	Christenson	LA	.379


Hits per 9 innings			Walks per 9 innings			Runners per 9 innings

Niekro	Car	7.4	Halicki	LA	1.6	Perry	ChA	10.0
Waits	Car	7.4	Sorensen	LA	1.7	Halicki	LA	10.2
Johnson	Bos	7.5	Barr	Ili	1.8	Niekro	Car	10.4
Perry	ChA	7.6	Splittorff	ChA	1.8	Splittorff	ChA	10.5
Renko	Bos	7.9	Christenson	LA	1.8	Blue	Mps	10.5
Blue	Mps	8.1	Leonard	Det	1.9	Waits	Car	10.6
Blyleven	Det	8.1	McGregor	LA	2.0	Sorensen	LA	10.7
Martinez,D	ChA	8.2	Sutton	Det	2.0	Leonard	Det	10.7
Knapp	Ili	8.2	Jones	Car	2.0	Christenson	LA	10.8
Halicki	LA	8.3	Matlack	Ili	2.1	Knapp	Ili	11.0
Gale	PH	8.3	Grimsley	Mps	2.1	Eckersley	Det	11.1
Eckersley	Det	8.4	Perry	ChA	2.2	Sutton	Det	11.3
Splittorff	ChA	8.5	Blue	Mps	2.3	Johnson	Bos	11.3
Sorensen	LA	8.6	Burris	Ili	2.4	Blyleven	Det	11.3
Leonard	Det	8.6	Eckersley	Det	2.4	Robinson,D	PH	11.4


Strikeouts per 9 innings			Homeruns per 9 innings			Stolen bases per 9 innings

Kravec	Bos	7.2	Niekro	Car	0.4	Candelaria	Mps	0.2
Underwood	PH	6.9	Rogers	Mps	0.5	Johnson	Bos	0.2
Niekro	Car	6.9	Jones	Car	0.5	Grimsley	Mps	0.3
Knapp	Ili	6.3	Renko	Bos	0.5	McGregor	LA	0.3
Leonard	Det	5.9	Sorensen	LA	0.5	Gale	PH	0.4
Sutton	Det	5.8	Billingham	ChA	0.6	Niekro	Car	0.5
Renko	Bos	5.6	Blyleven	Det	0.6	Forsch	Mps	0.5
Martinez,D	ChA	5.3	Perry	ChA	0.6	Perry	ChA	0.5
Eckersley	Det	5.3	Christenson	LA	0.7	Jones	Car	0.5
Perry	ChA	5.2	McGregor	LA	0.8	Knapp	Ili	0.5
Gale	PH	5.2	Blue	Mps	0.8	Blue	Mps	0.6
Beattie	Bos	5.0	Waits	Car	0.8	Underwood	PH	0.6
Blue	Mps	4.9	Matlack	Ili	0.8	Leonard	Det	0.6
Robinson,D	PH	4.9	Splittorff	ChA	0.8	Owchinko	PH	0.6
Blyleven	Det	4.8	Beattie	Bos	0.8	Broberg	Bos	0.6


Shutouts			Quality starts			Quality start percentage

Beattie	Bos	4	Perry	ChA	28	Perry	ChA	.800
Knapp	Ili	4	Blyleven	Det	25	Blyleven	Det	.735
Blyleven	Det	4	Niekro	Car	25	Owchinko	PH	.727
Jones	Car	4	Owchinko	PH	24	Sorensen	LA	.727
Rogers	Mps	3	Sorensen	LA	24	Christenson	LA	.697
Christenson	LA	3	Christenson	LA	23	Waits	Car	.697
Eckersley	Det	3	Waits	Car	23	Niekro	Car	.694
Perry	ChA	3	Splittorff	ChA	23	Splittorff	ChA	.657
Splittorff	ChA	3	Martinez,D	ChA	22	Rogers	Mps	.655
Leonard	Det	3	Leonard	Det	22	Barr	Ili	.643
9 tied with		2	Robinson,D	PH	21	Renko	Bos	.643
			Jones	Car	21	Robinson,D	PH	.636
			5 tied with		20	Halicki	LA	.633
						Martinez,D	ChA	.629
						2 tied with		.625


Save Opportunities			Saves			Save percentage

Sosa	Car	43	Fingers	Bos	30	Mingori	LA	.923
Forster	Ili	38	Schatzeder	PH	27	Fingers	Bos	.882
Garber	Det	36	Garber	Det	27	Schatzeder	PH	.818
Fingers	Bos	34	Sosa	Car	27	Garber	Det	.750
Schatzeder	PH	33	Forster	Ili	26	Forster	Ili	.684
Romo	Mps	31	Mingori	LA	24	Romo	Mps	.677
Mingori	LA	26	Romo	Mps	21	Sosa	Car	.628
Stanhouse	ChA	23	Hough	LA	14
Hough	LA	19	Stanhouse	ChA	14
Marshall	LA	9	Marshall	LA	6
Serum	ChA	9	Serum	ChA	6
Langford	Car	8	Hiller	Bos	4
Hiller	Bos	7	6 tied with		3
Stanley	Ili	7
2 tied with		6


Holds			Blown saves			Blown save percentage

Marshall	LA	15	Sosa	Car	16	Sosa	Car	.372
Hiller	Bos	13	Forster	Ili	12	Forster	Ili	.316
D'Acquisto	Det	9	Stanhouse	ChA	9	Romo	Mps	.258
Langford	Car	9	Garber	Det	9	Garber	Det	.250
Whitson	Bos	9	Romo	Mps	8	Schatzeder	PH	.182
Hough	LA	8	Schatzeder	PH	6	Fingers	Bos	.118
Stanley	Ili	8	Rautzhan	Mps	5	Mingori	LA	.077
Castro	PH	7	Langford	Car	5
Monge	Det	6	Stanley	Ili	4
Hrabosky	Bos	6	Hough	LA	4
Borbon	PH	6	Fingers	Bos	4
Lolich	ChA	5	6 tied with		3
Curtis	Car	5
Miller,D	Mps	4
Rautzhan	Mps	4


Innings			Batters faced per game			Complete games

Splittorff	ChA	284.0	Splittorff	ChA	33.37	Splittorff	ChA	18
Perry	ChA	279.0	Niekro	Car	31.72	Perry	ChA	17
Niekro	Car	277.0	Perry	ChA	31.71	Blyleven	Det	14
Leonard	Det	253.2	Beattie	Bos	31.00	Eckersley	Det	14
Blyleven	Det	252.0	Halicki	LA	30.97	Matlack	Ili	11
Martinez,D	ChA	249.2	Billingham	ChA	30.90	Jones	Car	11
Sorensen	LA	248.0	Blue	Mps	30.88	Leonard	Det	11
Eckersley	Det	247.1	Knapp	Ili	30.69	Billingham	ChA	10
Blue	Mps	244.0	Sorensen	LA	30.67	McGregor	LA	10
Jones	Car	241.1	Blyleven	Det	30.62	Blue	Mps	10
Sutton	Det	240.1	Robinson,D	PH	30.52	Niekro	Car	10
Christenson	LA	240.0	Barr	Ili	30.21	Halicki	LA	9
Robinson,D	PH	238.0	Eckersley	Det	30.15	Martinez,D	ChA	9
Knapp	Ili	235.1	Hooton	Car	29.92	4 tied with		8
Grimsley	Mps	235.0	Grimsley	Mps	29.85


Doubles			Triples			Homeruns

Jones	Car	62	Knapp	Ili	15	Sutton	Det	36
Robinson,D	PH	49	Sutton	Det	13	Eckersley	Det	35
Leonard	Det	48	Billingham	ChA	12	Leonard	Det	32
Perry	ChA	45	Broberg	Bos	11	Robinson,D	PH	30
Forsch	Mps	44	Burris	Ili	11	Stone	PH	28
Splittorff	ChA	44	Christenson	LA	10	Forsch	Mps	28
Owchinko	PH	43	Forsch	Mps	9	Martinez,D	ChA	28
Underwood	PH	41	Blue	Mps	9	Underwood	PH	27
Kravec	Bos	41	Perry	ChA	9	Figueroa	Car	27
Stone	PH	39	Barr	Ili	8	Knapp	Ili	27
Broberg	Bos	39	Underwood	PH	8	Halicki	LA	26
Figueroa	Car	39	Kravec	Bos	8	Kravec	Bos	25
Christenson	LA	38	Johnson	Bos	8	Burris	Ili	25
4 tied with		37	Niekro	Car	8	Splittorff	ChA	25
			3 tied with		7	Owchinko	PH	23


Stolen bases			Steal percentage			Pickoffs

Martinez,D	ChA	32	McGregor	LA	.471	Eckersley	Det	5
Niekro	Ili	28	Blue	Mps	.517	Niekro	Ili	4
Beattie	Bos	23	Perry	ChA	.536	Hrabosky	Bos	3
Kravec	Bos	23	Broberg	Bos	.545	Gale	PH	3
Blyleven	Det	23	Underwood	PH	.545	McGregor	LA	3
Halicki	LA	23	Owchinko	PH	.556	Barr	Ili	3
Figueroa	Car	23	Eckersley	Det	.559	Jones	Car	3
Splittorff	ChA	21	Niekro	Car	.560	Blyleven	Det	3
Sutton	Det	21	Rogers	Mps	.571	14 tied with		2
Stone	PH	19	May	ChA	.571
Sorensen	LA	19	Knapp	Ili	.583
Eckersley	Det	19	Leonard	Det	.593
Christenson	LA	18	Robinson,D	PH	.600
Hooton	Car	18	Forsch	Mps	.611
Robinson,D	PH	18	Waits	Car	.615


Hit by pitch			Wild pitches			Balks

Billingham	ChA	20	Leonard	Det	10	Barr	Ili	6
Niekro	Ili	13	Burris	Ili	9	Christenson	LA	6
Sorensen	LA	11	Niekro	Ili	9	Paxton	LA	5
Niekro	Car	9	Waits	Car	8	Monge	Det	3
Castro	PH	8	Grimsley	Mps	8	Moskau	Mps	3
Paxton	LA	8	Blyleven	Det	8	May	ChA	3
Kravec	Bos	8	Martinez,D	ChA	8	Beattie	Bos	3
Burris	Ili	8	Hough	LA	7	Owchinko	PH	3
Christenson	LA	8	Stone	PH	7	Garber	Det	2
Grimsley	Mps	8	Underwood	PH	7	Forsch	Mps	2
Romo	Mps	7	Forsch	Mps	7	McGregor	LA	2
May	ChA	7	Christenson	LA	7	Jones	Car	2
Halicki	LA	7	6 tied with		6	19 tied with		1
Figueroa	Car	7
Eckersley	Det	7


Games			Starts			Batters faced

Fingers	Bos	76	Leonard	Det	36	Splittorff	ChA	1168
Schatzeder	PH	67	Niekro	Car	36	Niekro	Car	1142
Hiller	Bos	60	Martinez,D	ChA	35	Perry	ChA	1110
Sosa	Car	60	Perry	ChA	35	Martinez,D	ChA	1042
Langford	Car	59	Splittorff	ChA	35	Blyleven	Det	1041
Whitson	Bos	59	Blyleven	Det	34	Leonard	Det	1036
Stanley	Ili	56	Eckersley	Det	34	Eckersley	Det	1025
Serum	ChA	55	Figueroa	Car	34	Sorensen	LA	1012
Hough	LA	54	Jones	Car	34	Jones	Car	1007
Mingori	LA	54	Sutton	Det	34	Robinson,D	PH	1007
LaGrow	Bos	53	9 tied with		33	Sutton	Det	1001
Augustine	PH	52				Blue	Mps	988
Lyle	PH	51				Grimsley	Mps	985
Forster	Ili	49				Knapp	Ili	982
Garber	Det	49				Christenson	LA	980


Games finished			Runners left scored percentage			Inherited runners scored pct

Fingers	Bos	70	Robinson,D	PH	.077	Borbon	PH	.114
Schatzeder	PH	59	Martinez,D	ChA	.111	Garman	LA	.188
Sosa	Car	45	Candelaria	Mps	.143	Dues	Ili	.219
Garber	Det	44	Paxton	LA	.174	Augustine	PH	.238
Forster	Ili	40	Barr	Ili	.200	D'Acquisto	Det	.250
Mingori	LA	40	Knapp	Ili	.200	Gura	Det	.273
Romo	Mps	37	McGregor	LA	.214	Whitson	Bos	.278
Hough	LA	32	Owchinko	PH	.222	Mingori	LA	.289
Serum	ChA	32	Leonard	Det	.222	Hiller	Bos	.294
Stanley	Ili	32	Waits	Car	.222	Monge	Det	.296
Langford	Car	30	Sutton	Det	.231	Lyle	PH	.306
Tidrow	Mps	27	Underwood	PH	.280	Rawley	ChA	.310
Hiller	Bos	23	Blue	Mps	.286	McGlothen	Ili	.343
Stanhouse	ChA	22	Forsch	Mps	.286	Tidrow	Mps	.361
Castro	PH	21	Halicki	LA	.286	Hough	LA	.368


Ground ball DP			Decisions			Losses

Billingham	ChA	33	Niekro	Car	29	Eckersley	Det	9-19
Jones	Car	33	Eckersley	Det	28	Stone	PH	2-18
Perry	ChA	33	Splittorff	ChA	28	Niekro	Ili	9-17
Waits	Car	28	Robinson,D	PH	27	Grimsley	Mps	9-16
Christenson	LA	28	Sorensen	LA	27	Figueroa	Car	7-15
Blyleven	Det	28	Blyleven	Det	27	Gale	PH	10-15
Splittorff	ChA	27	Leonard	Det	27	Sutton	Det	11-15
Grimsley	Mps	26	Halicki	LA	26	Forsch	Mps	6-14
Candelaria	Mps	25	Blue	Mps	26	Martinez,D	ChA	11-14
Martinez,D	ChA	25	Niekro	Ili	26	Halicki	LA	13-13
Sorensen	LA	23	Owchinko	PH	26	Splittorff	ChA	15-13
Rogers	Mps	22	Sutton	Det	26	7 tied with		12
Owchinko	PH	21	Perry	ChA	26
3 tied with		20	7 tied with		25



On-base plus slugging			Walks plus hits per inning			Strikeout/walk ratio

Niekro	Car	.583	Perry	ChA	1.09	Leonard	Det	3.1
Waits	Car	.624	Halicki	LA	1.10	Sutton	Det	2.9
Perry	ChA	.630	Niekro	Car	1.13	Halicki	LA	2.7
Sorensen	LA	.642	Sorensen	LA	1.14	Christenson	LA	2.6
Blyleven	Det	.647	Splittorff	ChA	1.15	Niekro	Car	2.5
Blue	Mps	.650	Blue	Mps	1.16	Knapp	Ili	2.5
Halicki	LA	.651	Waits	Car	1.16	Perry	ChA	2.4
Splittorff	ChA	.657	Christenson	LA	1.17	Eckersley	Det	2.2
Johnson	Bos	.662	Leonard	Det	1.17	Matlack	Ili	2.1
Christenson	LA	.674	Knapp	Ili	1.19	Blue	Mps	2.1
Renko	Bos	.676	Eckersley	Det	1.21	McGregor	LA	2.0
Rogers	Mps	.679	Sutton	Det	1.24	Robinson,D	PH	1.9
Martinez,D	ChA	.683	Johnson	Bos	1.24	Rogers	Mps	1.7
Barr	Ili	.686	Blyleven	Det	1.25	Martinez,D	ChA	1.7
Jones	Car	.691	Robinson,D	PH	1.25	Underwood	PH	1.7


Runs created per 27 outs			Runs created ERA			Component ERA

Niekro	Car	2.9	Niekro	Car	2.66	Niekro	Car	2.49
Perry	ChA	3.0	Perry	ChA	2.70	Perry	ChA	2.60
Waits	Car	3.0	Waits	Car	2.73	Waits	Car	2.89
Blue	Mps	3.4	Blue	Mps	3.03	Sorensen	LA	2.94
Sorensen	LA	3.4	Sorensen	LA	3.06	Halicki	LA	2.97
Blyleven	Det	3.4	Blyleven	Det	3.12	Blue	Mps	2.98
Splittorff	ChA	3.5	Splittorff	ChA	3.25	Splittorff	ChA	3.01
Halicki	LA	3.6	Halicki	LA	3.28	Christenson	LA	3.14
Christenson	LA	3.6	Christenson	LA	3.28	Johnson	Bos	3.15
Jones	Car	3.7	Rogers	Mps	3.41	Blyleven	Det	3.16
Rogers	Mps	3.8	Jones	Car	3.44	Knapp	Ili	3.30
Johnson	Bos	3.9	Johnson	Bos	3.53	Jones	Car	3.33
Leonard	Det	3.9	Leonard	Det	3.56	Leonard	Det	3.37
Barr	Ili	4.0	Martinez,D	ChA	3.60	Renko	Bos	3.55
Martinez,D	ChA	4.0	Eckersley	Det	3.62	Martinez,D	ChA	3.57


In-play average			Balls in park			Extra-base hit rate

Johnson	Bos	.224	Splittorff	ChA	992	Niekro	Car	.046
Waits	Car	.236	Jones	Car	879	Waits	Car	.046
Halicki	LA	.244	Sorensen	LA	869	Rogers	Mps	.050
Splittorff	ChA	.246	Perry	ChA	856	Blyleven	Det	.052
Perry	ChA	.255	Niekro	Car	827	Barr	Ili	.053
Sorensen	LA	.255	Grimsley	Mps	826	Gale	PH	.054
Eckersley	Det	.256	Blyleven	Det	803	Billingham	ChA	.055
Martinez,D	ChA	.257	Matlack	Ili	786	Sorensen	LA	.055
Robinson,D	PH	.258	Leonard	Det	779	Blue	Mps	.056
Blue	Mps	.258	Christenson	LA	778	Niekro	Ili	.057
Renko	Bos	.259	Robinson,D	PH	776	Martinez,D	ChA	.059
Broberg	Bos	.260	Martinez,D	ChA	773	Matlack	Ili	.062
Gale	PH	.260	Eckersley	Det	771	Beattie	Bos	.063
Knapp	Ili	.261	Blue	Mps	766	Splittorff	ChA	.064
Niekro	Car	.262	Owchinko	PH	762	McGregor	LA	.066


Total bases + BB + HBP			TB+BB+HBP rate			Single rate

Sutton	Det	472	Niekro	Car	.353	Johnson	Bos	.124
Splittorff	ChA	463	Sorensen	LA	.380	Renko	Bos	.134
Leonard	Det	455	Waits	Car	.383	Broberg	Bos	.138
Robinson,D	PH	452	Perry	ChA	.387	Knapp	Ili	.141
Forsch	Mps	451	Blyleven	Det	.392	Kravec	Bos	.142
Eckersley	Det	449	Splittorff	ChA	.396	Robinson,D	PH	.144
Martinez,D	ChA	442	Blue	Mps	.397	Perry	ChA	.148
Figueroa	Car	439	Halicki	LA	.400	Forsch	Mps	.148
Kravec	Bos	438	Rogers	Mps	.400	Underwood	PH	.150
Knapp	Ili	432	Barr	Ili	.407	Leonard	Det	.153
Underwood	PH	430	Jones	Car	.410	Gale	PH	.153
Burris	Ili	430	Christenson	LA	.411	Niekro	Car	.154
Perry	ChA	430	Johnson	Bos	.422	Halicki	LA	.156
Grimsley	Mps	420	McGregor	LA	.422	Sutton	Det	.158
Matlack	Ili	419	Renko	Bos	.423	Waits	Car	.159


Total bases plus walks			TB+BB rate			Double rate

Sutton	Det	468	Niekro	Car	.345	Waits	Car	.021
Splittorff	ChA	457	Sorensen	LA	.370	Barr	Ili	.022
Leonard	Det	451	Waits	Car	.381	Blue	Mps	.025
Forsch	Mps	448	Perry	ChA	.382	Billingham	ChA	.027
Robinson,D	PH	448	Blyleven	Det	.389	Martinez,D	ChA	.027
Eckersley	Det	442	Splittorff	ChA	.391	Eckersley	Det	.027
Martinez,D	ChA	437	Blue	Mps	.393	Niekro	Car	.029
Figueroa	Car	432	Halicki	LA	.393	Niekro	Ili	.029
Underwood	PH	430	Rogers	Mps	.398	Gale	PH	.029
Kravec	Bos	430	Christenson	LA	.403	Hooton	Car	.031
Knapp	Ili	426	Barr	Ili	.407	Rogers	Mps	.032
Perry	ChA	424	Jones	Car	.410	Blyleven	Det	.032
Burris	Ili	422	Niekro	Ili	.412	Burris	Ili	.034
Owchinko	PH	415	Billingham	ChA	.413	Knapp	Ili	.035
Matlack	Ili	415	Grimsley	Mps	.418	Beattie	Bos	.035


Batting average vs LHB			On-base percentage vs LHB			Slugging percentage vs LHB

Kravec	Bos	.129	Jones	Car	.178	Jones	Car	.171
Jones	Car	.144	Kravec	Bos	.220	Kravec	Bos	.200
Waits	Car	.174	Owchinko	PH	.237	Johnson	Bos	.254
Johnson	Bos	.178	Waits	Car	.239	Candelaria	Mps	.272
Candelaria	Mps	.185	Candelaria	Mps	.239	Niekro	Car	.273
Owchinko	PH	.205	Fingers	Bos	.249	Welch	ChA	.275
Niekro	Car	.210	Welch	ChA	.258	Waits	Car	.280
Welch	ChA	.211	Burris	Ili	.277	Fingers	Bos	.294
Fingers	Bos	.213	Splittorff	ChA	.281	Halicki	LA	.322
Knapp	Ili	.220	Halicki	LA	.282	Stanley	Ili	.329
Halicki	LA	.227	Johnson	Bos	.284	Knapp	Ili	.329
Goltz	Det	.227	Sutton	Det	.295	Sorensen	LA	.341
Splittorff	ChA	.230	Sorensen	LA	.295	Splittorff	ChA	.341
Renko	Bos	.235	Niekro	Car	.295	Goltz	Det	.345
Perry	ChA	.242	Goltz	Det	.298	Blue	Mps	.345


Hits vs LHB			Runs batted in vs LHB			On-base plus slugging vs LHB

Eckersley	Det	142	Stone	PH	64	Jones	Car	.349
Perry	ChA	121	Martinez,D	ChA	57	Kravec	Bos	.420
Blyleven	Det	119	Eckersley	Det	57	Candelaria	Mps	.511
Christenson	LA	118	Beattie	Bos	56	Waits	Car	.518
Martinez,D	ChA	113	Burris	Ili	50	Welch	ChA	.532
Barr	Ili	109	Sutton	Det	47	Johnson	Bos	.538
Billingham	ChA	109	Broberg	Bos	46	Fingers	Bos	.542
Gale	PH	107	Blyleven	Det	45	Niekro	Car	.569
Leonard	Det	107	Niekro	Ili	44	Halicki	LA	.604
Forsch	Mps	106	Figueroa	Car	43	Splittorff	ChA	.622
Beattie	Bos	105	Billingham	ChA	42	Owchinko	PH	.628
Sorensen	LA	104	Robinson,D	PH	41	Knapp	Ili	.628
Figueroa	Car	103	Paxton	LA	38	Sorensen	LA	.636
Robinson,D	PH	103	Rogers	Mps	37	Stanley	Ili	.641
Niekro	Ili	102	Barr	Ili	37	Goltz	Det	.643


Doubles vs LHB			Triples vs LHB			Homeruns vs LHB

Forsch	Mps	24	Burris	Ili	7	Stone	PH	19
Perry	ChA	23	Whitson	Bos	6	Eckersley	Det	18
Leonard	Det	21	Barr	Ili	6	Figueroa	Car	14
Broberg	Bos	20	Sutton	Det	6	Sutton	Det	14
Billingham	ChA	19	Knapp	Ili	6	Burris	Ili	13
Blyleven	Det	19	Perry	ChA	6	Martinez,D	ChA	13
Christenson	LA	19	Moskau	Mps	5	Robinson,D	PH	12
Beattie	Bos	18	Paxton	LA	5	Owchinko	PH	11
Knapp	Ili	18	Billingham	ChA	5	Hooton	Car	11
Stone	PH	17	Eckersley	Det	5	Beattie	Bos	11
Rogers	Mps	17	Renko	Bos	4	Leonard	Det	10
Niekro	Ili	17	Niekro	Ili	4	5 tied with		9
Eckersley	Det	17	Robinson,D	PH	4
Paxton	LA	16	10 tied with		3
2 tied with		15


Extra base hits vs LHB			Total bases vs LHB			Isolated power vs LHB

Eckersley	Det	40	Eckersley	Det	223	Jones	Car	.027
Stone	PH	37	Perry	ChA	180	Matlack	Ili	.056
Perry	ChA	37	Stone	PH	174	Welch	ChA	.064
Sutton	Det	34	Martinez,D	ChA	169	Niekro	Car	.064
Leonard	Det	34	Sutton	Det	168	Blue	Mps	.067
Forsch	Mps	33	Blyleven	Det	168	Stanley	Ili	.071
Broberg	Bos	32	Leonard	Det	164	Kravec	Bos	.071
Robinson,D	PH	31	Christenson	LA	164	Johnson	Bos	.076
Beattie	Bos	30	Robinson,D	PH	162	Fingers	Bos	.081
Niekro	Ili	30	Burris	Ili	160	Grimsley	Mps	.084
Burris	Ili	30	Barr	Ili	159	Sorensen	LA	.084
Blyleven	Det	30	Beattie	Bos	158	Candelaria	Mps	.086
Paxton	LA	29	Figueroa	Car	157	Halicki	LA	.095
Knapp	Ili	29	Forsch	Mps	154	McGregor	LA	.098
Christenson	LA	29	Niekro	Ili	154	Billingham	ChA	.102


Walks vs LHB			Strikeouts vs LHB			Hit by pitch vs LHB

Gale	PH	67	Niekro	Car	70	Niekro	Ili	6
Perry	ChA	51	Knapp	Ili	63	Billingham	ChA	6
Niekro	Car	50	Leonard	Det	57	Rautzhan	Mps	5
Blyleven	Det	49	Sutton	Det	55	Niekro	Car	5
Knapp	Ili	47	Perry	ChA	55	Roberts	PH	4
Renko	Bos	46	Renko	Bos	50	Grimsley	Mps	4
Niekro	Ili	45	Christenson	LA	48	Splittorff	ChA	4
Martinez,D	ChA	40	Rogers	Mps	44	Lyle	PH	3
Stone	PH	39	Blyleven	Det	44	12 tied with		2
Beattie	Bos	38	Robinson,D	PH	43
Robinson,D	PH	38	Matlack	Ili	42
Eckersley	Det	38	Blue	Mps	42
Forsch	Mps	36	Halicki	LA	41
Broberg	Bos	35	Gale	PH	40
Figueroa	Car	34	Hooton	Car	37


Sacrifice bunts vs LHB			Sacrifice flies vs LHB			Atbats vs LHB

Forsch	Mps	7	Broberg	Bos	6	Perry	ChA	499
Halicki	LA	6	Burris	Ili	5	Eckersley	Det	449
Gale	PH	5	Sorensen	LA	5	Niekro	Car	439
Leonard	Det	5	Blyleven	Det	5	Christenson	LA	419
Grimsley	Mps	4	Moskau	Mps	4	Leonard	Det	415
Robinson,D	PH	4	Splittorff	ChA	4	Blyleven	Det	414
Perry	ChA	4	Rogers	Mps	4	Knapp	Ili	410
D'Acquisto	Det	3	Gale	PH	4	Sutton	Det	406
Burris	Ili	3	Figueroa	Car	4	Sorensen	LA	405
Figueroa	Car	3	Robinson,D	PH	4	Billingham	ChA	402
Martinez,D	ChA	3	Billingham	ChA	4	Martinez,D	ChA	398
Christenson	LA	3	Knapp	Ili	4	Barr	Ili	396
Knapp	Ili	3	Niekro	Car	4	Robinson,D	PH	393
Blyleven	Det	3	Perry	ChA	4	Burris	Ili	390
12 tied with		2	8 tied with		3	Niekro	Ili	380


AB per homerun vs LHB			AB per double vs LHB			Plate appearances vs LHB

Stone	PH	14.9	LaGrow	Bos	14.2	Perry	ChA	558
LaGrow	Bos	15.8	Forsch	Mps	14.3	Niekro	Car	500
Owchinko	PH	19.1	Paxton	LA	16.0	Eckersley	Det	492
Hooton	Car	23.5	Stone	PH	16.7	Blyleven	Det	472
Eckersley	Det	24.9	Broberg	Bos	16.9	Knapp	Ili	465
Figueroa	Car	26.7	McGregor	LA	18.5	Leonard	Det	450
Sutton	Det	29.0	Grimsley	Mps	18.6	Christenson	LA	449
Burris	Ili	30.0	Stanley	Ili	19.4	Martinez,D	ChA	444
Martinez,D	ChA	30.6	Beattie	Bos	19.4	Billingham	ChA	443
Beattie	Bos	31.7	Leonard	Det	19.8	Sutton	Det	440
Paxton	LA	32.0	Rogers	Mps	20.5	Robinson,D	PH	439
Robinson,D	PH	32.8	Billingham	ChA	21.2	Sorensen	LA	436
Broberg	Bos	37.6	Perry	ChA	21.7	Niekro	Ili	434
Halicki	LA	39.7	Blyleven	Det	21.8	Barr	Ili	423
Leonard	Det	41.5	Christenson	LA	22.1	Figueroa	Car	417


Batting average vs RHB			On-base percentage vs RHB			Slugging percentage vs RHB

Gale	PH	.178	Eckersley	Det	.237	Blyleven	Det	.289
Eckersley	Det	.184	Perry	ChA	.251	Gale	PH	.308
Blyleven	Det	.209	Blyleven	Det	.262	Beattie	Bos	.310
Beattie	Bos	.209	Gale	PH	.263	Eckersley	Det	.311
Martinez,D	ChA	.213	Niekro	Car	.273	Niekro	Car	.320
Hiller	Bos	.216	Halicki	LA	.273	Martinez,D	ChA	.336
Perry	ChA	.221	Christenson	LA	.274	Perry	ChA	.338
Christenson	LA	.229	Broberg	Bos	.281	Rogers	Mps	.340
Niekro	Car	.229	Martinez,D	ChA	.282	Waits	Car	.342
Stone	PH	.230	Robinson,D	PH	.284	Niekro	Ili	.343
Blue	Mps	.231	Leonard	Det	.284	Renko	Bos	.347
Renko	Bos	.232	Blue	Mps	.287	Sorensen	LA	.356
Johnson	Bos	.234	Hiller	Bos	.287	Blue	Mps	.362
Forsch	Mps	.237	Splittorff	ChA	.289	Barr	Ili	.364
Broberg	Bos	.237	Knapp	Ili	.289	Christenson	LA	.368


Hits vs RHB			Runs batted in vs RHB			On-base plus slugging vs RHB

Jones	Car	227	Splittorff	ChA	93	Eckersley	Det	.548
Splittorff	ChA	209	Underwood	PH	92	Blyleven	Det	.551
Matlack	Ili	201	Kravec	Bos	90	Gale	PH	.571
Grimsley	Mps	193	Grimsley	Mps	85	Perry	ChA	.589
Candelaria	Mps	189	Matlack	Ili	84	Niekro	Car	.594
Owchinko	PH	183	Johnson	Bos	83	Beattie	Bos	.603
Kravec	Bos	181	Blue	Mps	83	Martinez,D	ChA	.617
Underwood	PH	176	Candelaria	Mps	78	Niekro	Ili	.641
McGregor	LA	171	Jones	Car	76	Christenson	LA	.643
Blue	Mps	165	Forsch	Mps	74	Sorensen	LA	.647
Waits	Car	163	McGregor	LA	72	Waits	Car	.649
Johnson	Bos	147	May	ChA	71	Blue	Mps	.649
Sutton	Det	144	Owchinko	PH	66	Barr	Ili	.659
Burris	Ili	142	Leonard	Det	65	Renko	Bos	.661
2 tied with		136	Niekro	Car	64	Splittorff	ChA	.669


Doubles vs RHB			Triples vs RHB			Homeruns vs RHB

Jones	Car	60	Knapp	Ili	9	Underwood	PH	25
Splittorff	ChA	39	Broberg	Bos	8	Kravec	Bos	23
Kravec	Bos	37	Kravec	Bos	8	Forsch	Mps	22
Underwood	PH	37	Johnson	Bos	8	Knapp	Ili	22
Owchinko	PH	37	Billingham	ChA	7	Sutton	Det	22
Robinson,D	PH	34	Christenson	LA	7	Leonard	Det	22
Candelaria	Mps	34	Sutton	Det	7	Grimsley	Mps	21
Figueroa	Car	31	Blue	Mps	7	Blue	Mps	20
Johnson	Bos	29	Forsch	Mps	6	Johnson	Bos	19
Matlack	Ili	28	Niekro	Car	6	Matlack	Ili	19
Leonard	Det	27	Underwood	PH	6	Splittorff	ChA	19
Grimsley	Mps	27	Matlack	Ili	6	Robinson,D	PH	18
Halicki	LA	26	Grimsley	Mps	6	Candelaria	Mps	18
McGregor	LA	26	Beattie	Bos	5	4 tied with		17
Sutton	Det	23	7 tied with		4


Extra base hits vs RHB			Total bases vs RHB			Isolated power vs RHB

Jones	Car	74	Jones	Car	327	Rogers	Mps	.069
Kravec	Bos	68	Splittorff	ChA	311	Blyleven	Det	.080
Underwood	PH	68	Kravec	Bos	303	Niekro	Car	.091
Splittorff	ChA	61	Underwood	PH	300	Barr	Ili	.097
Johnson	Bos	56	Matlack	Ili	298	Beattie	Bos	.100
Candelaria	Mps	56	Grimsley	Mps	295	Waits	Car	.102
Robinson,D	PH	54	Candelaria	Mps	285	Niekro	Ili	.102
Grimsley	Mps	54	Owchinko	PH	260	Sorensen	LA	.107
Matlack	Ili	53	Blue	Mps	258	Renko	Bos	.115
Sutton	Det	52	McGregor	LA	252	Owchinko	PH	.116
Leonard	Det	51	Johnson	Bos	249	Perry	ChA	.116
Owchinko	PH	51	Sutton	Det	247	Billingham	ChA	.116
Forsch	Mps	48	Leonard	Det	233	Martinez,D	ChA	.123
Knapp	Ili	47	Waits	Car	232	Splittorff	ChA	.125
2 tied with		46	Knapp	Ili	224	McGregor	LA	.126


Walks vs RHB			Strikeouts vs RHB			Hit by pitch vs RHB

Kravec	Bos	84	Niekro	Car	141	Billingham	ChA	14
Underwood	PH	76	Kravec	Bos	130	Sorensen	LA	11
Waits	Car	66	Underwood	PH	116	Castro	PH	8
Owchinko	PH	64	Martinez,D	ChA	114	Romo	Mps	7
Johnson	Bos	63	Eckersley	Det	112	Niekro	Ili	7
Blue	Mps	55	Leonard	Det	110	Christenson	LA	7
Candelaria	Mps	52	Perry	ChA	107	Langford	Car	6
Forsch	Mps	50	Knapp	Ili	102	Beattie	Bos	6
Martinez,D	ChA	48	Sutton	Det	100	Paxton	LA	6
Grimsley	Mps	48	Blue	Mps	92	Burris	Ili	6
Gale	PH	47	Blyleven	Det	89	Eckersley	Det	6
Jones	Car	46	Robinson,D	PH	87	Halicki	LA	6
Schatzeder	PH	44	Forsch	Mps	79	Perry	ChA	6
Renko	Bos	44	Christenson	LA	78	Kravec	Bos	6
2 tied with		41	Niekro	Ili	76	5 tied with		5


Sacrifice bunts vs RHB			Sacrifice flies vs RHB			Atbats vs RHB

Splittorff	ChA	11	McGregor	LA	11	Splittorff	ChA	819
Gale	PH	8	Knapp	Ili	10	Jones	Car	750
Blue	Mps	8	Underwood	PH	10	Grimsley	Mps	737
Jones	Car	8	Splittorff	ChA	10	Matlack	Ili	735
Renko	Bos	7	Johnson	Bos	9	Blue	Mps	713
Burris	Ili	7	Grimsley	Mps	9	Waits	Car	678
Figueroa	Car	7	Fingers	Bos	7	Owchinko	PH	664
Waits	Car	7	Renko	Bos	7	McGregor	LA	644
Niekro	Ili	6	Robinson,D	PH	7	Candelaria	Mps	642
Eckersley	Det	6	Niekro	Car	6	Johnson	Bos	627
Leonard	Det	6	Kravec	Bos	6	Kravec	Bos	619
McGregor	LA	6	Blue	Mps	6	Underwood	PH	619
5 tied with		5	Jones	Car	6	Niekro	Car	593
			6 tied with		5	Leonard	Det	548
						Martinez,D	ChA	536


AB per homerun vs RHB			AB per double vs RHB			Plate appearances vs RHB

Forsch	Mps	21.1	Jones	Car	12.5	Splittorff	ChA	883
Schatzeder	PH	21.2	Stone	PH	13.2	Jones	Car	810
Knapp	Ili	21.8	Figueroa	Car	14.9	Grimsley	Mps	802
May	ChA	22.6	Robinson,D	PH	15.4	Blue	Mps	785
Sutton	Det	23.8	Renko	Bos	16.6	Matlack	Ili	785
Underwood	PH	24.8	Kravec	Bos	16.7	Waits	Car	754
Leonard	Det	24.9	Underwood	PH	16.7	Owchinko	PH	736
Kravec	Bos	26.9	Owchinko	PH	17.9	Kravec	Bos	719
Hiller	Bos	28.2	Schatzeder	PH	18.4	Underwood	PH	708
Eckersley	Det	28.8	Candelaria	Mps	18.9	Candelaria	Mps	705
Robinson,D	PH	29.1	Broberg	Bos	18.9	Johnson	Bos	703
Halicki	LA	29.9	May	ChA	19.0	McGregor	LA	700
Stone	PH	32.3	Halicki	LA	19.6	Niekro	Car	642
Gale	PH	32.8	Paxton	LA	20.2	Martinez,D	ChA	598
Johnson	Bos	33.0	Leonard	Det	20.3	Leonard	Det	586

AL Pitching Leaders -- ARegular season -- as of 10/1/1978

AL Pitching Leaders -- A
Regular season -- as of 10/1/1978