1978 MLB Player Hitting Stat Leaders

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PLAYER	TEAM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1 DaveD ParkerParker RF 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	PIT	148	581	102	194	32	12	30	117	57	92	20	7	.334	.394	.585	.979
2 ReggieR SmithSmith RF 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	LA	128	447	82	132	27	2	29	93	70	90	12	5	.295	.382	.559	.941
3 GeorgeG FosterFoster LF 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	CIN	158	604	97	170	26	7	40	120	70	138	4	4	.281	.360	.546	.906
4 JackJ ClarkClark RF 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	SF	156	592	90	181	46	8	25	98	50	72	15	11	.306	.358	.537	.895
5 JeffJ BurroughsBurroughs LF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	ATL	153	488	72	147	30	6	23	77	117	92	1	2	.301	.432	.529	.961
6 GregG LuzinskiLuzinski LF 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHI	155	540	85	143	32	2	35	101	100	135	8	7	.265	.388	.526	.914
7 TedT SimmonsSimmons C 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	STL	152	516	71	148	40	5	22	80	77	39	1	1	.287	.377	.512	.889
8 SteveS GarveyGarvey 1B 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	LA	162	639	89	202	36	9	21	113	40	70	10	5	.316	.353	.499	.852
9 DaveD WinfieldWinfield RF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	SD	158	587	88	181	30	5	24	97	55	81	21	9	.308	.367	.499	.866
10 EllisE ValentineValentine RF 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	MON	151	570	75	165	35	2	25	76	35	88	13	8	.289	.330	.489	.819
11 BillB MadlockMadlock 2B 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	SF	122	447	76	138	26	3	15	44	48	39	16	5	.309	.378	.481	.859
12 GeorgeG HendrickHendrick CF 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	STL	138	493	64	137	31	1	20	75	40	60	2	1	.278	.332	.467	.799
13 RichieR HebnerHebner 1B 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHI	137	435	61	123	22	3	17	71	53	58	4	7	.283	.369	.464	.833
14 GaryG Matthews Sr.Matthews RF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	ATL	129	474	75	135	20	5	18	62	61	92	8	7	.285	.366	.462	.828
15 JoseJ CruzCruz RF 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	HOU	153	565	79	178	34	9	10	83	57	57	37	9	.315	.376	.460	.836
16 LarryL ParrishParrish 3B 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	MON	144	520	68	144	39	4	15	70	32	103	2	3	.277	.321	.454	.775
17 RonR CeyCey 3B 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	LA	159	555	84	150	32	0	23	84	96	96	2	5	.270	.380	.452	.832
18 BobB WatsonWatson 1B 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	HOU	139	461	51	133	25	4	14	79	51	57	3	1	.289	.357	.451	.808
19 TonyA PerezPerez 1B 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	MON	148	544	63	158	38	3	14	78	38	104	2	0	.290	.336	.449	.785
20 AndreA DawsonDawson CF 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	MON	157	609	84	154	24	8	25	72	30	128	28	11	.253	.299	.442	.741
21 MikeM SchmidtSchmidt 3B 21 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHI	145	513	93	129	27	2	21	78	91	103	19	6	.251	.364	.435	.799
22 LeeL MazzilliMazzilli CF 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYM	148	542	78	148	28	5	16	61	69	82	20	13	.273	.353	.432	.785
23 GaryG CarterCarter C 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	MON	157	533	76	136	27	1	20	72	62	70	10	6	.255	.336	.422	.758
24 PeteP RoseRose 3B 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	CIN	159	655	103	198	51	3	7	52	62	30	13	9	.302	.362	.421	.783
25 DaveyD LopesLopes 2B 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	LA	151	587	93	163	25	4	17	58	71	70	45	4	.278	.355	.421	.776

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