1978 Season
1977 / 1979
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#
PA
R
H
TB
1B
2B
3B
HR
XB
K
OnB
BB
HBP
SB
SBA
SB%
1 Jim Rice
LF
746
56.3
30.6
138.1
95.0
-4.7
-0.4
11.0
29.4
107.5
-39.7
26.7
-7.1
31.4
1.1
-37.1
-5.5
-7.7
-0.6
2 Dave Parker
RF
642
55.2
40.2
114.3
77.0
10.2
7.3
7.9
17.4
74.1
-13.3
38.9
-1.2
44.7
-1.0
-11.0
4.8
4.7
1.6
3 Amos Otis
CF
567
41.6
17.5
67.4
89.8
-7.9
6.0
3.1
11.8
49.9
12.7
30.2
17.9
31.1
1.1
27.1
21.7
23.4
7.1
4 Jeff Burroughs
LF
611
41.0
13.0
61.3
106.1
-25.5
13.1
3.1
7.3
48.3
-18.3
53.9
60.4
55.3
-3.0
46.3
-16.1
-21.7
-1.1
5 Greg Luzinski
LF
655
41.0
-0.2
74.0
113.3
-38.5
7.0
-2.3
22.2
74.3
-55.1
35.8
41.1
39.9
8.0
0.5
-7.8
-8.2
-2.2
6 Reggie Smith
RF
531
40.3
16.1
80.0
90.7
-14.9
6.7
-1.5
19.0
63.9
-24.3
29.5
23.0
36.7
-1.5
5.6
-0.4
-1.3
0.5
7 Larry Hisle
LF
600
37.9
15.1
77.2
79.6
-7.2
0.3
-3.9
22.7
62.1
-19.5
28.9
16.3
28.3
1.9
2.3
-1.0
-1.7
0.0
8 Andre Thornton
1B
617
36.0
1.3
68.4
105.5
-29.3
-0.9
0.3
20.8
67.1
0.9
33.6
41.5
30.0
2.9
42.1
-7.5
-7.5
-2.8
9 Ken Singleton
RF
608
35.9
20.0
44.9
73.4
5.9
-2.9
-1.9
9.0
25.0
-21.6
56.4
48.3
62.1
-1.0
33.5
-13.8
-22.4
0.0
10 Ted Simmons
C
604
35.5
13.4
66.4
71.7
-17.3
12.0
0.2
12.6
53.0
36.0
29.5
23.3
29.0
0.2
49.1
-13.2
-18.9
-0.4
11 Jose Cruz
RF
627
35.0
34.6
49.2
37.6
25.1
6.6
4.4
-0.1
14.5
21.7
34.6
2.4
36.5
-2.9
17.4
21.4
22.7
6.3
12 George Foster
LF
687
33.7
11.0
96.9
86.7
-19.7
-0.7
2.5
27.0
86.0
-53.9
19.3
8.2
19.4
3.8
-31.4
-10.9
-14.0
-1.4
13 Willie Stargell
1B
450
33.2
11.5
69.2
63.6
-10.1
0.7
-1.0
19.2
57.7
-38.0
21.8
9.3
26.4
4.9
-18.9
-7.6
-10.5
-0.4
14 Dave Winfield
RF
649
31.8
32.9
75.4
45.4
18.8
2.1
0.2
13.6
42.5
0.4
30.9
-1.3
30.1
-0.9
-1.0
5.5
6.9
1.0
15 Jack Clark
RF
657
30.7
28.1
93.6
52.9
-5.4
17.9
3.2
14.0
65.5
9.7
20.8
-8.3
15.0
-0.0
-1.4
1.6
6.2
-2.6
16 Fred Lynn
CF
627
30.0
15.1
51.3
50.4
-4.2
6.9
-1.2
10.0
36.2
23.0
28.5
20.5
33.3
-2.3
37.7
-9.0
-10.0
-2.7
17 Reggie Jackson
RF
581
29.3
8.4
50.4
51.2
-3.8
-5.2
2.1
14.2
42.0
-64.6
20.6
9.5
21.4
6.1
-36.2
3.5
8.0
-1.5
18 Eddie Murray
1B
690
28.8
19.6
65.9
56.7
0.7
5.0
-1.4
14.6
46.2
-14.8
27.4
13.4
30.7
-2.5
3.2
-6.3
-9.0
-0.7
19 Rod Carew
1B
651
28.8
40.4
31.3
30.9
39.2
-1.0
5.7
-7.0
-9.1
14.7
55.6
22.9
52.0
-2.4
33.4
12.0
9.9
5.9
20 Don Baylor
DH
677
28.4
-0.9
55.6
65.9
-19.9
-0.9
-4.4
21.7
56.5
9.4
8.2
-0.4
7.2
14.7
6.1
11.1
13.3
2.9
21 Leon Roberts
RF
528
28.3
17.5
59.8
37.1
-0.9
5.6
4.5
9.4
42.3
10.0
18.8
-4.1
25.7
5.3
3.1
-3.1
-5.6
0.4
22 Carlton Fisk
C
658
28.0
8.0
44.3
51.4
-18.3
16.8
1.4
5.1
36.4
-6.7
20.7
13.8
29.9
3.5
8.8
-4.5
-9.3
1.3
23 Gorman Thomas
CF
536
27.4
-7.2
59.2
92.0
-35.7
2.9
-2.4
21.9
66.5
-70.3
13.6
27.8
19.9
-0.8
-23.0
-5.6
-6.8
-1.4
24 Doug DeCinces
3B
561
27.2
16.7
78.8
57.3
-11.0
15.7
-2.5
17.6
62.2
-14.1
16.7
-0.1
17.0
-0.8
-9.9
-1.5
0.1
-1.6
25 Ben Oglivie
LF
527
26.1
19.5
52.7
40.9
4.2
6.7
0.4
8.6
33.2
-7.0
23.6
7.4
23.5
-2.7
2.4
1.4
2.6
-0.2
26 Bobby Bonds
RF
MULT
657
26.1
4.1
54.9
93.1
-11.5
-7.7
-0.3
19.0
50.8
-42.8
20.3
23.8
5.6
-1.4
-6.7
31.3
46.1
2.7
27 Steve Garvey
1B
689
26.1
36.6
76.0
12.1
19.8
11.4
4.8
7.1
39.4
15.6
18.1
-21.4
18.1
-2.2
-10.2
-5.0
-7.3
-0.1
28 Johnny Grubb
LF
MULT
493
25.6
6.4
32.1
57.8
-8.0
-1.2
2.7
6.1
25.7
-6.8
28.4
28.7
35.7
-0.5
23.9
-3.7
-7.7
1.0
29 Ron Cey
3B
667
25.5
6.1
39.6
64.3
-17.9
8.1
-4.1
9.6
33.5
-13.4
35.8
37.1
38.8
4.0
27.6
-14.9
-18.0
-2.7
30 Rico Carty
DH
MULT
593
25.2
10.5
61.1
52.9
-4.0
-1.4
-2.6
19.2
50.6
12.8
12.8
6.6
16.6
-3.1
15.9
-9.2
-14.3
-0.3
31 Sixto Lezcano
RF
519
25.1
13.5
32.9
38.0
2.4
0.5
0.7
5.1
19.4
-22.0
26.9
20.2
34.9
-1.7
4.3
-7.3
-10.5
-0.7
32 Jason Thompson
1B
669
24.8
12.3
47.4
47.2
-3.1
4.7
-0.3
10.2
35.1
-18.0
22.2
16.6
33.5
-3.5
3.3
-12.4
-19.7
0.0
33 Sal Bando
3B
629
24.4
12.9
29.2
33.7
6.1
-4.9
2.0
5.0
16.3
22.2
28.8
18.9
35.9
2.8
34.8
-9.7
-15.3
-0.1
34 Graig Nettles
3B
662
24.3
10.8
47.6
36.2
-2.6
2.3
-1.4
12.4
36.7
9.5
14.9
3.7
16.1
2.7
10.4
-10.5
-16.6
-0.2
35 Al Oliver
LF
568
24.2
33.9
56.5
-1.2
21.8
13.0
1.4
3.1
22.6
26.2
19.7
-16.9
22.7
-0.9
1.8
-1.9
1.0
-2.6
36 Gene Richards
LF
629
23.3
30.9
26.9
19.5
30.3
-2.8
7.2
-5.5
-4.1
-1.1
39.0
9.5
32.9
1.2
8.8
20.0
28.6
0.9
37 Bill Madlock
2B
509
22.9
22.5
45.2
31.6
10.9
4.1
-0.7
6.4
22.7
24.4
26.0
2.9
28.7
0.7
20.3
3.5
2.5
1.8
38 Mike Schmidt
3B
616
22.8
-7.1
23.1
75.4
-26.7
3.4
-2.0
8.8
30.2
-27.6
18.6
35.5
28.5
1.1
15.2
4.2
3.3
2.0
39 Willie Randolph
2B
596
22.4
10.5
-11.5
38.8
16.0
-8.0
1.8
-7.1
-22.0
19.8
35.8
32.4
35.2
1.0
46.3
22.8
21.6
9.6
40 Davey Lopes
2B
665
22.4
10.8
23.2
58.8
4.6
1.2
-0.1
3.6
12.4
12.6
18.6
12.1
25.3
-3.1
21.1
29.4
25.7
12.1
41 Ellis Valentine
RF
612
22.4
17.4
62.3
20.5
3.3
8.1
-2.6
15.0
44.9
-12.2
2.0
-19.5
4.9
-0.8
-28.2
0.9
3.1
-1.2
42 Gene Tenace
1B
515
22.0
-11.5
15.0
85.0
-30.2
-4.2
0.2
7.7
26.5
-33.7
37.7
56.8
44.6
8.7
33.6
-8.3
-10.4
-1.4
43 George Brett
3B
558
20.9
16.1
40.9
26.9
-3.5
20.2
4.0
-0.5
24.8
30.8
8.7
-8.5
13.6
-1.9
13.7
14.4
16.2
4.3
44 Chet Lemon
CF
416
20.5
13.5
44.4
29.0
-4.3
5.9
3.1
5.8
30.9
3.0
21.1
3.7
12.6
5.9
5.9
-2.5
2.0
-3.8
45 Ron LeFlore
CF
741
19.7
20.9
8.9
35.3
26.2
2.3
-1.5
-3.3
-12.0
-17.6
22.4
1.2
20.1
0.1
-11.7
53.9
61.3
15.8
46 Lou Piniella
LF
513
19.5
26.6
31.0
-7.4
20.4
11.8
1.4
-2.7
4.5
24.9
20.7
-8.9
23.9
-0.6
8.7
-6.4
-11.2
0.5
47 Don Money
1B
588
19.0
16.7
28.6
9.6
7.9
6.8
-1.8
2.8
12.0
-0.8
20.3
-1.8
25.8
4.0
-2.4
-7.8
-14.3
1.1
48 Lee Mazzilli
CF
619
18.8
8.2
28.6
35.8
-4.2
4.6
1.0
4.2
20.4
-5.1
17.3
14.4
16.8
-1.9
10.8
5.7
11.8
-2.3
49 Cecil Cooper
1B
448
18.3
20.7
36.4
4.7
15.3
4.0
-1.1
5.0
15.7
-19.4
14.9
-6.0
19.5
-2.3
-19.9
-5.2
-6.1
-1.4
50 Dave Kingman
LF
448
17.7
-3.5
54.8
48.8
-25.5
2.2
1.5
17.6
58.3
-57.2
-3.6
-2.9
2.9
3.8
-47.5
-5.5
-5.2
-1.9
51 Bob Watson
1B
527
17.7
15.9
35.9
22.3
7.5
-0.3
-0.3
6.6
20.0
9.0
18.9
5.1
17.1
1.6
11.4
-9.8
-15.2
0.3
52 John Stearns
C
563
17.1
2.9
16.1
42.0
-6.0
0.2
-3.1
5.4
13.2
13.1
21.6
20.4
15.2
5.5
29.7
11.0
17.2
-0.6
53 George Hendrick
CF
MULT
540
17.1
9.3
42.3
18.5
-2.7
6.8
-3.2
11.3
33.1
7.1
2.8
-8.0
8.1
-0.5
-2.8
-9.1
-13.4
-0.0
54 Mitchell Page
LF
579
16.4
14.1
41.4
32.0
3.5
1.4
3.2
6.6
27.3
-26.6
19.5
4.7
11.9
1.1
-14.1
12.7
25.4
-3.0
55 Steve Kemp
LF
686
16.2
6.1
3.8
32.7
2.9
-2.9
0.6
-1.3
-2.3
-6.9
33.3
38.3
43.6
-2.6
33.2
-12.5
-18.1
-1.1
56 Richie Hebner
1B
505
16.0
7.7
32.6
24.7
-6.8
4.4
-0.0
6.2
24.9
4.1
17.9
7.3
17.9
6.7
10.3
-8.1
-6.7
-3.5
57 Darrell Porter
C
602
16.0
1.4
30.0
44.8
-11.8
0.1
1.7
7.8
28.6
-4.3
18.7
24.0
20.8
-1.1
20.9
-11.2
-12.8
-3.1
58 Carl Yastrzemski
LF
611
15.7
3.9
13.2
28.5
0.6
-4.6
-2.1
5.3
9.3
27.1
19.8
22.9
26.0
-0.2
43.2
-8.4
-10.5
-1.7
59 Tony Perez
1B
590
15.6
17.1
36.9
-1.6
6.9
12.1
-1.4
4.3
19.8
-31.1
5.5
-14.5
14.4
-0.7
-36.8
-10.5
-16.5
0.6
60 Pete Rose
3B
729
15.6
25.7
22.4
-12.4
13.6
22.8
-1.9
-7.2
-3.3
60.5
22.0
-3.7
28.0
-0.4
40.2
-4.3
-3.4
-2.0
61 Carney Lansford
3B
500
13.9
16.7
12.5
-7.9
18.3
3.2
-1.2
-1.2
-4.1
-7.7
9.4
-10.7
11.9
1.5
-16.2
11.1
14.5
2.1
62 Darrell Evans
3B
668
13.7
-8.6
12.9
64.5
-21.4
-6.0
-3.1
9.3
21.6
19.1
22.1
46.3
32.0
-3.1
59.8
-12.8
-15.9
-2.1
63 Mike Ivie
1B
352
12.9
15.8
30.1
8.6
12.6
-1.2
0.4
5.1
14.3
-1.3
12.8
-4.2
17.7
0.4
-5.1
-5.6
-9.7
1.0
64 Johnny Bench
C
451
12.8
-1.6
38.0
46.5
-15.6
-0.5
-2.0
14.3
39.5
-27.6
3.7
9.5
7.0
-1.1
-10.8
-5.6
-8.1
-0.1
65 Keith Hernandez
1B
633
12.3
-3.6
2.9
35.2
-11.7
2.2
-1.1
1.3
6.5
10.4
14.2
25.7
17.3
-0.9
33.2
-2.3
-4.6
0.8
66 Ken Griffey
RF
680
12.3
15.4
18.3
4.5
10.8
6.5
3.5
-3.2
2.9
13.9
8.4
-7.3
16.6
-3.2
2.9
7.7
5.5
4.0
67 Mike Hargrove
1B
616
12.0
-4.3
-18.1
40.0
-10.4
0.1
-2.9
-4.9
-13.8
25.9
39.7
55.6
44.0
3.9
73.8
-11.8
-15.2
-2.4
68 Otto Velez
LF
300
11.8
0.5
14.5
31.2
-10.0
2.7
0.2
2.9
14.0
-5.9
15.5
19.4
13.7
0.4
15.2
-4.8
-5.3
-1.5
69 Gary Carter
C
607
11.4
-2.2
22.0
30.3
-11.0
0.3
-3.6
10.0
24.2
5.4
5.3
8.2
8.4
2.2
12.1
-3.5
-3.9
-0.8
70 Roy Smalley
SS
702
11.3
6.3
27.8
39.9
-10.3
2.9
-1.6
5.7
21.4
12.7
24.5
25.6
16.9
-2.6
34.7
-11.0
-10.7
-4.3
71 Rick Monday
CF
397
11.0
-1.7
29.7
40.0
-13.1
-1.7
-1.7
11.7
31.4
-51.0
8.1
13.8
12.1
-0.8
-22.8
-6.9
-7.1
-2.1
72 Rusty Staub
DH
734
10.9
4.2
27.5
33.9
-9.7
7.7
-2.6
6.6
23.3
51.2
12.0
12.9
11.0
-0.8
50.4
-10.0
-16.7
0.5
73 Hal McRae
DH
692
10.8
6.4
26.1
15.1
-4.6
9.8
0.3
3.5
19.7
19.5
1.2
-7.9
1.3
2.5
6.2
5.8
7.1
1.4
74 Art Howe
2B
461
10.8
16.3
26.1
-3.5
7.8
10.9
-0.8
0.5
9.8
16.8
10.3
-6.2
9.1
-1.1
5.5
-8.2
-10.2
-1.4
75 Lee Lacy
RF
276
10.6
0.4
33.7
35.6
-15.7
6.1
2.3
7.4
33.2
4.3
2.0
2.5
2.7
-0.3
5.5
2.0
3.6
-0.4
76 Oscar Gamble
RF
437
10.4
8.2
5.6
6.4
9.3
-5.0
-0.4
0.5
-2.6
9.9
20.5
13.2
30.9
4.1
20.0
-10.9
-14.8
-1.0
77 Cesar Cedeno
CF
209
9.9
5.2
15.3
25.0
4.3
-2.1
0.3
4.1
10.1
2.2
2.5
-3.2
2.7
-0.9
-1.7
18.5
18.2
6.3
78 Richie Zisk
DH
581
9.9
1.3
25.6
30.1
-4.0
-4.3
-2.8
11.2
24.4
-7.4
8.4
9.2
9.9
0.0
3.9
-7.3
-10.5
-0.7
79 Gary Matthews
RF
542
9.5
4.7
27.6
27.9
-8.5
5.0
2.4
4.0
22.9
-26.7
11.6
10.4
5.4
-0.6
-10.3
-4.8
-3.5
-2.4
80 Bobby Murcer
RF
585
9.3
3.0
-0.5
25.8
-0.8
-0.5
2.2
-3.3
-3.5
13.8
18.7
25.5
20.3
-2.9
36.2
-1.5
-3.5
0.8
81 Joe Morgan
2B
533
9.3
-12.3
-0.9
54.2
-26.5
6.3
-3.6
2.7
11.4
25.9
8.2
31.3
14.4
-0.5
50.0
6.7
5.9
2.7
82 Jorge Orta
2B
477
9.2
5.0
15.0
7.6
1.2
0.2
-1.0
3.8
10.0
17.2
6.8
1.6
10.7
1.6
13.9
-7.5
-10.6
-0.9
83 Robin Yount
SS
545
9.1
15.8
21.8
-11.0
15.2
1.5
5.6
-1.5
5.9
21.3
-1.2
-22.3
3.2
-1.8
-7.0
7.3
7.0
2.9
84 Ron Jackson
1B
418
9.1
15.6
16.5
-23.3
16.7
1.4
3.3
-1.7
0.9
18.7
6.7
-18.9
8.4
6.9
-5.8
-5.4
-6.9
-1.1
85 Bob Horner
3B
359
8.9
-2.8
43.7
31.5
-21.7
7.0
-0.7
13.8
46.5
1.4
-11.5
-9.6
-7.4
0.3
-8.6
-5.9
-8.5
0.0
86 Andre Dawson
CF
660
8.9
-3.9
37.2
19.4
-10.7
-5.1
3.1
14.2
41.1
-46.5
-18.6
-28.8
-16.5
9.0
-62.5
16.1
21.3
1.7
87 Clint Hurdle
1B
481
8.6
0.5
4.7
15.0
-5.9
3.5
1.5
-1.2
4.2
-27.6
10.2
15.2
17.2
-1.5
-4.8
-7.8
-10.1
-1.5
88 Dwight Evans
RF
572
8.5
-11.2
25.6
51.7
-28.2
4.6
-1.2
11.1
36.8
-52.9
0.4
15.2
-2.4
-1.0
-24.6
-1.2
-1.5
-0.2
89 Toby Harrah
3B
547
8.4
-14.0
-10.2
64.0
-19.5
-5.0
-0.6
1.8
3.7
-1.4
14.0
37.2
13.8
-0.8
36.2
20.7
22.4
6.9
90 Roy White
LF
395
8.4
3.9
4.7
13.8
3.0
-1.0
0.7
-0.1
0.8
11.9
10.9
9.0
10.7
-0.0
17.4
2.6
2.0
1.4
91 Pat Kelly
LF
315
8.2
5.6
19.8
23.0
0.3
-0.5
-1.0
5.4
14.2
-20.5
12.7
8.1
5.3
0.4
-6.0
4.2
8.5
-1.0
92 Warren Cromartie
LF
655
8.1
22.9
22.8
-35.7
25.4
3.4
1.1
-0.9
-0.0
21.5
6.6
-25.4
4.2
4.0
-10.0
-7.0
-6.1
-2.8
93 Dave Concepcion
SS
624
7.7
21.3
10.2
-11.9
21.4
8.8
-0.1
-6.2
-11.2
-6.2
16.1
-5.2
11.2
-1.9
-9.8
7.8
10.7
0.6
94 John Mayberry
1B
587
7.6
-7.1
13.7
26.1
-8.7
-8.7
-1.8
10.9
20.8
11.9
0.5
9.9
5.1
1.0
18.5
-9.3
-13.5
-0.9
95 John Lowenstein
3B
217
7.4
-6.7
0.7
39.5
-13.1
-0.4
1.6
0.8
7.4
-3.4
8.5
18.8
10.2
0.9
16.4
11.9
12.4
4.2
96 Garry Maddox
CF
645
7.3
13.5
11.9
-5.7
13.7
9.4
-1.2
-1.9
-1.7
-9.9
-1.3
-19.6
2.5
-1.0
-26.9
19.1
19.6
5.8
97 Jerry Martin
RF
298
7.2
1.5
16.3
16.2
-5.0
1.6
2.1
3.1
14.9
-28.5
1.5
1.0
3.1
-0.4
-20.1
2.6
4.7
-0.6
98 Lyman Bostock
RF
637
7.1
22.2
-0.1
-17.6
31.5
-2.0
-0.2
-6.5
-22.2
39.9
26.4
5.9
8.7
-1.2
33.8
1.9
5.8
-1.7
99 Bobby Grich
2B
591
6.8
-3.2
-24.6
5.6
1.3
-7.5
-1.8
-5.0
-21.4
-13.0
20.8
25.9
26.1
4.0
16.8
-8.1
-12.6
-0.3
100 Terry Puhl
CF
647
6.7
20.4
-3.8
-22.6
32.0
-3.4
1.2
-7.4
-24.2
35.3
14.3
-8.5
9.4
1.1
16.0
15.9
22.0
1.2

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