1979 AL
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(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances requirement.
Catchers     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
HosleyNYA.291
WynegarTOR.286*
MaySEM.282
MunsonCLE.268*
MoralesOAK.260
On-Base Pct
WynegarTOR.376*
HosleyNYA.359
SudakisKCR.354
MaySEM.352
MunsonCLE.311*
Slugging Pct
SudakisKCR.432
HosleyNYA.429
WynegarTOR.425*
MaySEM.405
CarterBOS.384
OPS
WynegarTOR.800*
HosleyNYA.788
SudakisKCR.785
MaySEM.757
CarterBOS.671
XR
SudakisKCR86.8
MaySEM72.3
WynegarTOR70.2
HosleyNYA66.7
CarterBOS52.2
Games
SudakisKCR 152
WhittBAL 147
MaySEM 146
BochyIND 144
HosleyNYA 140
At-Bats
SudakisKCR 570
MaySEM 531
WilliamsDET 519
WhittBAL 511
MoralesOAK 504
Runs
SudakisKCR 77
FooteMIN 65
HosleyNYA 63
WilliamsDET 59
CarterBOS 59
Hits
MaySEM 150
SudakisKCR 143
MoralesOAK 131
HosleyNYA 129
MunsonCLE 124
WynegarTOR 124
Total Bases
SudakisKCR 246
MaySEM 215
WilliamsDET 192
HosleyNYA 190
WynegarTOR 184
Singles
MaySEM 111
MoralesOAK 102
MunsonCLE 101
HosleyNYA 99
SudakisKCR 88
Doubles
FooteMIN 34
SudakisKCR 29
CarterBOS 27
WynegarTOR 27
MoralesOAK 25
MaySEM 25
Triples
WhittBAL 4
SudakisKCR 4
WynegarTOR 3
JohnstoneTAM 3
MunsonCLE 3
Homeruns
SudakisKCR 22
CarterBOS 19
WilliamsDET 17
HosleyNYA 15
MaySEM 12
RBIs
SudakisKCR 87
HosleyNYA 75
WhittBAL 73
CarterBOS 73
WynegarTOR 64
Stolen Bases
HamptonSEM 6
SundbergTOR 3
MunsonCLE 3
JohnstoneTAM 3
FooteMIN 3
Dyer  3
Caught Stealing
MaySEM 4
SundbergTOR 2
SadekOAK 2
MunsonCLE 2
HamptonSEM 2
Dyer  2
Walks
SudakisKCR 93
WynegarTOR 62
CarterBOS 60
JohnsonKCR 57
MaySEM 56
Strikeouts
WilliamsDET 100
CarterBOS 86
SudakisKCR 86
HosleyNYA 84
BochyIND 84

Salary
HosleyNYA6,000,000
SudakisKCR4,250,000
MunsonCLE3,500,000
MaySEM3,135,714
FooteMIN2,257,143

First Basemen     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
CooperCLE.293
WashingtonTOR.289*
JohnsonMIN.263
ReveringTAM.256*
MetzgerOAK.254*
On-Base Pct
ThorntonDET.329*
CooperCLE.322
WashingtonTOR.317*
ThompsonTOR.317*
JohnsonMIN.302
Slugging Pct
WashingtonTOR.482*
CooperCLE.429
ThorntonDET.406*
ThompsonTOR.404*
JohnsonMIN.378
OPS
WashingtonTOR.800*
CooperCLE.752
ThorntonDET.735*
ThompsonTOR.720*
JohnsonMIN.680
XR
CooperCLE73.3
WashingtonTOR70.0
ThompsonTOR64.1
ThorntonDET63.0
JohnsonMIN58.5
Games
LezcanoKCR 155
CooperCLE 152
ScheinblumIND 151
JohnsonMIN 151
CageIND 148
At-Bats
CooperCLE 573
JohnsonMIN 563
LezcanoKCR 491
ScheinblumIND 486
CageIND 475
Runs
CooperCLE 69
WashingtonTOR 66
ThompsonTOR 60
LezcanoKCR 55
JohnsonMIN 53
Hits
CooperCLE 168
JohnsonMIN 148
WashingtonTOR 138
ReveringTAM 119
MetzgerOAK 118
Total Bases
CooperCLE 246
WashingtonTOR 230
JohnsonMIN 213
ThompsonTOR 180
ThorntonDET 177
Singles
CooperCLE 128
JohnsonMIN 108
MetzgerOAK 91
ScheinblumIND 89
ReveringTAM 88
Doubles
WashingtonTOR 38
JohnsonMIN 25
ThompsonTOR 23
ThorntonDET 22
ReveringTAM 21
MetzgerOAK 21
AikensBAL 21
Triples
WashingtonTOR 6
JohnsonMIN 5
MetzgerOAK 4
CooperCLE 4
CageIND 3
Homeruns
CooperCLE 17
ThompsonTOR 16
ThorntonDET 15
WashingtonTOR 14
JohnsonMIN 10
ReveringTAM 10
RBIs
CooperCLE 92
WashingtonTOR 73
ThompsonTOR 67
JohnsonMIN 67
ThorntonDET 63
Stolen Bases
MetzgerOAK 24
SextonSEM 15
WashingtonTOR 12
ReveringTAM 8
SquiresOAK 7
Caught Stealing
MetzgerOAK 18
SextonSEM 4
ReveringTAM 4
CooperCLE 4
SquiresOAK 2
DwyerTOR 2
Walks
LezcanoKCR 60
ThorntonDET 58
ThompsonTOR 50
CageIND 49
AikensBAL 40
Strikeouts
LezcanoKCR 113
CageIND 109
ScheinblumIND 100
AikensBAL 90
WashingtonTOR 74

Salary
ThorntonDET3,000,000
CooperCLE1,707,143
ScheinblumIND1,600,000
JohnsonMIN1,542,857
LezcanoKCR1,278,571

Second Basemen     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
RiversNYA.302
MorganSEM.296
SizemoreBAL.296
KuiperOAK.294
OrtaCLE.291
On-Base Pct
MorganSEM.387
LuzinskiKCR.351
Wills .349
WhitakerDET.341
SizemoreBAL.338
Slugging Pct
LuzinskiKCR.444
MorganSEM.441
MolitorIND.411
OrtaCLE.409
WhitakerDET.392
OPS
MorganSEM.828
LuzinskiKCR.796
MolitorIND.747
OrtaCLE.740
WhitakerDET.733
XR
MorganSEM100.3
LuzinskiKCR87.8
MolitorIND73.2
OrtaCLE72.5
WhitakerDET69.5
Games
LuzinskiKCR 156
HarmonMIN 156
KuiperOAK 153
MorganSEM 152
MolitorIND 152
SizemoreBAL 152
At-Bats
MolitorIND 589
MorganSEM 587
LuzinskiKCR 585
OrtaCLE 580
KuiperOAK 565
Runs
MorganSEM 99
LuzinskiKCR 81
OrtaCLE 79
Wills  74
CarewKCR 73
MolitorIND 73
Hits
MorganSEM 174
MolitorIND 169
OrtaCLE 169
SizemoreBAL 167
KuiperOAK 166
Total Bases
LuzinskiKCR 260
MorganSEM 259
MolitorIND 242
OrtaCLE 237
SizemoreBAL 214
Singles
KuiperOAK 147
SizemoreBAL 134
OrtaCLE 124
MolitorIND 124
MorganSEM 121
Doubles
LuzinskiKCR 32
MorganSEM 32
RiversNYA 31
WhitakerDET 29
OrtaCLE 29
Triples
Wills  10
MorganSEM 10
OrtaCLE 9
MolitorIND 6
LuzinskiKCR 5
Homeruns
LuzinskiKCR 20
WhitakerDET 11
MorganSEM 11
MolitorIND 11
CarewKCR 9
RBIs
LuzinskiKCR 92
MorganSEM 90
MolitorIND 81
OrtaCLE 72
SizemoreBAL 64
Stolen Bases
ScottSEM 52
Wills  50
MorganSEM 40
BakerSEM 33
RiversNYA 22
Caught Stealing
OrtaCLE 16
MorganSEM 15
Wills  15
RiversNYA 12
ScottSEM 11
Walks
MorganSEM 87
LuzinskiKCR 72
WhitakerDET 63
Wills  60
ScottSEM 47
Strikeouts
LuzinskiKCR 107
MorganSEM 102
HarmonMIN 74
Wills  61
WhitakerDET 60

Salary
MorganSEM9,000,000
LuzinskiKCR5,250,000
OrtaCLE2,857,143
HarmonMIN2,800,000
CarewKCR2,743,027

Third Basemen     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
ParrishBOS.316
HarrisMIN.290
BrettBOS.268
GrossTAM.263
KnightMIN.262
On-Base Pct
ParrishBOS.364
GrossTAM.357
MilnerNYA.349
HarrisMIN.343
BrettBOS.324
Slugging Pct
ParrishBOS.572
BrettBOS.456
GrossTAM.442
MilnerNYA.440
HornerDET.413
OPS
ParrishBOS.936
GrossTAM.798
MilnerNYA.788
BrettBOS.780
HarrisMIN.730
XR
ParrishBOS109.2
GrossTAM83.6
BrettBOS80.9
HarrisMIN80.6
MilnerNYA77.7
Games
HornerDET 154
ParrishBOS 154
GrossTAM 154
KnightMIN 154
HarrisMIN 153
At-Bats
HarrisMIN 627
ParrishBOS 591
KnightMIN 580
BrettBOS 574
HornerDET 569
Runs
ParrishBOS 104
BrettBOS 85
KnightMIN 82
HarrisMIN 81
MilnerNYA 79
Hits
ParrishBOS 187
HarrisMIN 182
BrettBOS 154
KnightMIN 152
GrossTAM 140
Total Bases
ParrishBOS 338
BrettBOS 262
HarrisMIN 243
GrossTAM 235
HornerDET 235
Singles
HarrisMIN 133
ParrishBOS 111
KnightMIN 100
GrossTAM 93
BrettBOS 92
CashMIN 92
Doubles
HarrisMIN 40
KnightMIN 39
ParrishBOS 37
BrettBOS 34
MilnerNYA 28
Triples
BrettBOS 10
HarrisMIN 6
BellCLE 5
CashMIN 4
HoweBOS 4
Homeruns
ParrishBOS 36
HornerDET 24
GrossTAM 23
MilnerNYA 22
BrettBOS 18
RBIs
ParrishBOS 111
MilnerNYA 106
HornerDET 98
BrettBOS 85
GrossTAM 80
Stolen Bases
HarrisMIN 31
BrettBOS 14
Alomar Sr.TAM 13
MackaninIND 4
BernhardtBAL 4
Caught Stealing
HarrisMIN 9
HarrelsonBAL 2
GallagherNYA 2
BrettBOS 2
BernhardtBAL 2
Alomar Sr.TAM 2
Walks
GrossTAM 77
MilnerNYA 76
HornerDET 53
HarrisMIN 50
BrettBOS 45
Strikeouts
ParrishBOS 86
HarrisMIN 80
GrossTAM 69
HornerDET 55
KnightMIN 50

Salary
MilnerNYA9,000,000
HarrisMIN5,000,000
BellCLE3,600,000
BrettBOS2,785,714
JohnsonCLE2,750,088

Shortstops     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
TrammellCLE.278
BannisterBAL.244
SmalleyDET.242
DonaldsonOAK.242*
NelsonSEM.240
On-Base Pct
SmalleyDET.335
TrammellCLE.331
BannisterBAL.311
OberkfellIND.305
RoselloTOR.305
Slugging Pct
TrammellCLE.377
SmalleyDET.372
RoselloTOR.328
BannisterBAL.307
DentBOS.298*
OPS
TrammellCLE.709
SmalleyDET.707
RoselloTOR.633
BannisterBAL.618
OberkfellIND.593
XR
SmalleyDET63.7
BannisterBAL55.8
OberkfellIND55.3
RoselloTOR52.8
TrammellCLE52.2
Games
NelsonSEM 158
OberkfellIND 154
BannisterBAL 154
RoselloTOR 153
SmalleyDET 151
At-Bats
OberkfellIND 587
BannisterBAL 586
RoselloTOR 509
SmalleyDET 484
NelsonSEM 475
Runs
RoselloTOR 69
BannisterBAL 68
SmalleyDET 62
TrammellCLE 60
NelsonSEM 52
Hits
BannisterBAL 143
OberkfellIND 139
TrammellCLE 128
RoselloTOR 120
SmalleyDET 117
Total Bases
SmalleyDET 180
BannisterBAL 180
TrammellCLE 174
OberkfellIND 169
RoselloTOR 167
Singles
OberkfellIND 118
BannisterBAL 115
NelsonSEM 99
DonaldsonOAK 99
TrammellCLE 92
DentBOS 92
Doubles
TrammellCLE 30
BannisterBAL 21
SmalleyDET 19
RoselloTOR 19
DentBOS 19
Triples
OberkfellIND 7
NelsonSEM 7
RoselloTOR 5
BannisterBAL 5
AlmonBAL 4
Homeruns
SmalleyDET 14
RoselloTOR 6
TrammellCLE 4
JacksonMIN 4
LentineOAK 3
DentBOS 3
DauerBAL 3
AuerbachTAM 3
RBIs
RoselloTOR 62
SmalleyDET 59
TrammellCLE 56
NelsonSEM 49
BannisterBAL 49
Stolen Bases
NelsonSEM 43
JacksonMIN 23
DonaldsonOAK 22
CardenalOAK 19
BannisterBAL 12
Caught Stealing
NelsonSEM 15
DonaldsonOAK 14
CardenalOAK 10
JacksonMIN 6
TrammellCLE 4
Walks
SmalleyDET 68
OberkfellIND 59
BannisterBAL 55
RoselloTOR 53
TrammellCLE 37
Strikeouts
NelsonSEM 84
SmalleyDET 66
RoselloTOR 66
DonaldsonOAK 65
CardenalOAK 55

Salary
JacksonMIN1,500,000
DonaldsonOAK1,468,000
DoyleMIN1,157,143
NelsonSEM350,000
JonesTAM350,000
DentBOS350,000

Left Fielders     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
PageTOR.299
PowellKCR.296
RichardNYA.295
RaderKCR.287
LacockBOS.279
On-Base Pct
PageTOR.380
ClarkMIN.362
BaylorNYA.352
ZiskBOS.350
RichardNYA.346
Slugging Pct
PageTOR.487
ClarkMIN.484
HendrickNYA.464
BaylorNYA.448
RaderKCR.418
OPS
PageTOR.867
ClarkMIN.846
HendrickNYA.804
BaylorNYA.800
RaderKCR.757
XR
ClarkMIN96.8
HendrickNYA89.4
PageTOR84.5
BaylorNYA82.7
ZiskBOS80.5
Games
HendrickNYA 156
BaylorNYA 155
WhiteOAK 154
RaderKCR 154
ClarkMIN 154
ZiskBOS 154
At-Bats
PowellKCR 618
RichardNYA 596
RaderKCR 579
HendrickNYA 575
ZiskBOS 570
Runs
ClarkMIN 86
ZiskBOS 85
PowellKCR 81
RichardNYA 80
BaylorNYA 78
HendrickNYA 78
Hits
PowellKCR 183
RichardNYA 176
RaderKCR 166
HendrickNYA 155
ZiskBOS 154
Total Bases
HendrickNYA 267
ClarkMIN 264
PowellKCR 244
BaylorNYA 243
RaderKCR 242
Singles
PowellKCR 149
RichardNYA 141
WhiteOAK 129
RaderKCR 125
ZiskBOS 120
Doubles
ClarkMIN 30
RichardNYA 26
PageTOR 26
LacockBOS 26
HendrickNYA 25
Triples
RichardNYA 8
PageTOR 6
LocklearTAM 5
BaylorNYA 5
RaderKCR 3
Homeruns
ClarkMIN 31
HendrickNYA 29
BaylorNYA 22
ZiskBOS 18
PageTOR 17
RBIs
ClarkMIN 115
HendrickNYA 105
PageTOR 86
RaderKCR 85
ZiskBOS 78
Stolen Bases
RichardNYA 24
MangualSEM 22
PageTOR 16
LandreauxTOR 16
ArmbristerTOR 12
Caught Stealing
RichardNYA 19
LandreauxTOR 10
MangualSEM 9
PageTOR 7
ArmbristerTOR 6
Walks
ClarkMIN 91
ZiskBOS 75
HendrickNYA 66
PageTOR 63
WhiteOAK 52
Strikeouts
RaderKCR 128
PowellKCR 96
HendrickNYA 95
ZiskBOS 86
ClarkMIN 81

Salary
ZiskBOS14,150,000
WhiteOAK5,070,000
HendrickNYA3,340,000
RaderKCR3,250,000
RichardNYA3,078,571

Center Fielders     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
DiloneTOR.316
BriggsSEM.315
BostockCLE.307*
MaddoxSEM.307
NorthSEM.301
On-Base Pct
BriggsSEM.437
NorthSEM.393
BostockCLE.359*
MaddoxSEM.347
DiloneTOR.346
Slugging Pct
BriggsSEM.505
MaddoxSEM.479
MondayDET.439
MontanezSEM.419
RiceMIN.409
OPS
BriggsSEM.942
MaddoxSEM.825
BostockCLE.762*
MontanezSEM.755
MondayDET.751
XR
BriggsSEM116.5
NorthSEM91.5
MaddoxSEM91.3
DiloneTOR84.7
MondayDET81.1
Games
StantonIND 155
MondayDET 155
MumphreyMIN 155
DiloneTOR 154
OtisDET 154
NorthSEM 154
At-Bats
DiloneTOR 675
MaddoxSEM 612
NorthSEM 608
OtisDET 600
MondayDET 581
Runs
NorthSEM 102
BriggsSEM 94
DiloneTOR 91
MaddoxSEM 87
MondayDET 86
Hits
DiloneTOR 213
MaddoxSEM 188
NorthSEM 183
BriggsSEM 173
MurrellTOR 158
Total Bases
MaddoxSEM 293
BriggsSEM 278
DiloneTOR 263
MondayDET 255
OtisDET 238
Singles
DiloneTOR 177
NorthSEM 166
MurrellTOR 134
MaddoxSEM 131
BriggsSEM 121
Doubles
MaddoxSEM 31
RiceMIN 31
OtisDET 30
MumphreyMIN 28
DiloneTOR 26
Triples
MondayDET 9
CruzTOR 7
OtisDET 7
MazzilliDET 6
DiloneTOR 6
Homeruns
MondayDET 28
BriggsSEM 24
MaddoxSEM 22
OtisDET 21
LisKCR 19
RBIs
BriggsSEM 104
MaddoxSEM 103
MondayDET 95
OtisDET 91
MontanezSEM 87
Stolen Bases
NorthSEM 101
DiloneTOR 63
MazzilliDET 37
RiceMIN 26
MaddoxSEM 22
Caught Stealing
NorthSEM 55
DiloneTOR 34
MazzilliDET 20
NorrisOAK 17
BostockCLE 15
Walks
BriggsSEM 121
NorthSEM 92
MazzilliDET 80
LisKCR 76
MondayDET 68
Strikeouts
LisKCR 127
StantonIND 109
MondayDET 103
BriggsSEM 91
OtisDET 90

Salary
NorthSEM15,000,000
BriggsSEM13,680,000
OtisDET12,000,000
MondayDET8,500,000
MaddoxSEM5,385,714

Right Fielders     C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF
Batting Average
OrtizNYA.294*
CedenoCLE.294
LefloreTOR.279*
SingletonBOS.266
SmithBAL.253*
On-Base Pct
Jackson .353
SingletonBOS.335
CedenoCLE.334
OrtizNYA.333*
SmithBAL.323*
Slugging Pct
CedenoCLE.414
Jackson .409
LefloreTOR.391*
SmithBAL.385*
SingletonBOS.383
OPS
Jackson .762
CedenoCLE.748
SingletonBOS.718
OrtizNYA.710*
LefloreTOR.709*
XR
Jackson 83.5
CedenoCLE78.1
SingletonBOS73.3
SmithBAL63.7
LefloreTOR57.2
Games
Jackson  155
CedenoCLE 153
SingletonBOS 153
RettenmundIND 151
CabellNYA 137
At-Bats
CedenoCLE 609
SingletonBOS 567
Jackson  558
RettenmundIND 548
CabellNYA 491
Runs
CedenoCLE 87
Jackson  82
LefloreTOR 79
SingletonBOS 78
SmithBAL 69
Hits
CedenoCLE 179
SingletonBOS 151
OrtizNYA 137
Jackson  132
LefloreTOR 131
Total Bases
CedenoCLE 252
Jackson  228
SingletonBOS 217
LefloreTOR 184
OrtizNYA 176
Singles
CedenoCLE 135
SingletonBOS 114
OrtizNYA 102
LefloreTOR 101
Jackson  89
Doubles
OrtizNYA 32
CedenoCLE 25
CabellNYA 24
Conigliaro  22
SingletonBOS 20
RettenmundIND 20
Triples
SmithBAL 9
CedenoCLE 9
LefloreTOR 7
CabellNYA 6
SingletonBOS 5
Homeruns
Jackson  25
WatsonCLE 12
SingletonBOS 12
CedenoCLE 10
VelezCLE 9
RBIs
Jackson  91
SingletonBOS 81
CedenoCLE 61
WatsonCLE 60
CabellNYA 54
Stolen Bases
CedenoCLE 52
SmithBAL 41
LefloreTOR 37
CabellNYA 5
RettenmundIND 3
OrtizNYA 3
Jackson  3
Caught Stealing
CedenoCLE 38
LefloreTOR 23
SmithBAL 14
OrtizNYA 7
CabellNYA 3
Walks
Jackson  91
RettenmundIND 67
SingletonBOS 62
VelezCLE 50
SmithBAL 43
Strikeouts
RettenmundIND 135
Jackson  133
SingletonBOS 96
Conigliaro  59
LefloreTOR 49

Salary
SingletonBOS8,015,000
CedenoCLE8,000,000
JacksonKCR7,500,000
WatsonCLE5,500,000
ConigliaroTAM4,000,100