MLB 1979 stat leaders

MVP

Don Baylor (AL), Keith Hernandez (NL), Willie Stargell (NL)

Cy Young

Bruce Sutter (NL), Mike Flanagan (AL)

Rookie of the Year

Alfredo Griffin (AL), John Castino (AL), Rick Sutcliffe (NL)

World Series MVP

Willie Stargell

Home Runs

Dave Kingman, 48

RBI

Don Baylor, 139

Batting Average

Oscar Gamble, .358

Who led the MLB in home runs in 1979?

MLB 1979 home runs leaders

#	Player		HR
1	DK	Dave KingmanCHC	48
2	GT	Gorman ThomasMIL	45
3	MS	Mike SchmidtPHI	45
4	FL	Fred LynnBOS	39
5	JR	Jim RiceBOS	39
6	DB	Don BaylorLAA	36
7	KS	Ken SingletonBAL	35
8	DW	Dave WinfieldSD	34
9	BH	Bob HornerATL	33
10	WS	Willie StargellPIT	32

Who led the MLB in rbi in 1979?

MLB 1979 rbi leaders

#	Player		RBI
1	DB	Don BaylorLAA	139
2	JR	Jim RiceBOS	130
3	GT	Gorman ThomasMIL	123
4	FL	Fred LynnBOS	122
5	DW	Dave WinfieldSD	118
6	DK	Dave KingmanCHC	115
7	MS	Mike SchmidtPHI	114
8	DP	Darrell PorterKC	112
9	KS	Ken SingletonBAL	111
10	SG	Steve GarveyLAD	110

Who led the MLB in batting average in 1979?

MLB 1979 batting average leaders

#	Player		AVG
1	OG	Oscar Gamble	.358
2	KH	Keith HernandezSTL	.344
3	MV	Mike VailCHC	.335
4	FL	Fred LynnBOS	.333
5	GG	Greg GrossPHI	.333
6	PR	Pete RosePHI	.331
7	GB	George BrettKC	.329
8	DW	Denny WallingHOU	.327
9	BD	Brian DowningLAA	.326
10	JR	Jim RiceBOS	.325

Who led the MLB in hits in 1979?

MLB 1979 hits leaders

#	Player		H
1	GB	George BrettKC	212
2	GT	Garry TempletonSTL	211
3	KH	Keith HernandezSTL	210
4	PR	Pete RosePHI	208
5	SG	Steve GarveyLAD	204
6	JR	Jim RiceBOS	201
7	BB	Buddy BellTEX	200
8	OM	Omar MorenoPIT	196
9	DP	Dave ParkerPIT	193
10	GM	Gary MatthewsATL	192

Who led the MLB in stolen bases in 1979?

MLB 1979 stolen bases leaders

#	Player		SB
1	WW	Willie WilsonKC	83
2	RL	Ron LeFloreDET	78
3	OM	Omar MorenoPIT	77
4	BN	Bill NorthSF	58
5	JC	Julio CruzSEA	49
6		Davey LopesLAD	44
7	FT	Frank Taveras	44
8	RS	Rodney ScottWSH	39
9	AB	Al BumbryBAL	37
10	EC	Enos CabellHOU	37

Who led the MLB in era in 1979?

MLB 1979 era leaders

#	Player		ERA
1	LB	Larry BradfordATL	0.95
2	BC	Bobby CastilloLAD	1.11
3	SL	Skip LockwoodNYM	1.49
4	JK	Jim KernTEX	1.57
5	BR	Bert RobergeHOU	1.69
6	JR	Jeff ReardonNYM	1.71
7	TS	Tim StoddardBAL	1.71
8	JS	Joe SambitoHOU	1.77
9	GM	Greg MintonSF	1.81
10	ES	Elias SosaWSH	1.96

Who led the MLB in wins in 1979?

MLB 1979 wins leaders

#	Player		W
1	MF	Mike FlanaganBAL	23
2	JN	Joe NiekroHOU	21
3	PN	Phil NiekroATL	21
4	TJ	Tommy JohnNYY	21
5	JK	Jerry KoosmanMIN	20
6	JR	J.R. RichardHOU	18
7	RR	Rick ReuschelCHC	18
8	RG	Ron GuidryNYY	18
9	SC	Steve CarltonPHI	18
10	DE	Dennis EckersleyBOS	17

Who led the MLB in strikeouts (pitching) in 1979?

MLB 1979 strikeouts (pitching) leaders

#	Player		K
1	JR	J.R. RichardHOU	313
2	NR	Nolan RyanLAA	223
3	SC	Steve CarltonPHI	213
4	PN	Phil NiekroATL	208
5	RG	Ron GuidryNYY	201
6	MF	Mike FlanaganBAL	190
7	BB	Bert BlylevenPIT	172
8	FJ	Fergie JenkinsTEX	164
9	JK	Jerry KoosmanMIN	157
10	DE	Dennis EckersleyBOS	150

Regular season only. Batting average requires 60 games played; ERA requires 15 appearances.