1977 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

2 leagues · 162 team games · 46 ranking tables · 24 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Rod CarewAmerican League
George FosterNational League

Cy Young Award

Steve CarltonNational League
Sparky LyleAmerican League

Rookie of the Year

Andre DawsonNational League
Eddie MurrayAmerican League

Gold Glove

Mark BelangerAmerican League
Johnny BenchNational League
Juan BeniquezAmerican League
Dave ConcepcionNational League
Al CowensAmerican League
Steve GarveyNational League
Cesar GeronimoNational League
Jim KaatNational League
Garry MaddoxNational League
Joe MorganNational League
Graig NettlesAmerican League
Jim PalmerAmerican League
Dave ParkerNational League
Mike SchmidtNational League
Jim SpencerAmerican League
Jim SundbergAmerican League
Frank WhiteAmerican League
Carl YastrzemskiAmerican League

Not every award existed in this season. This database has Silver Slugger (from 1980). Their absence here is not a statement about these players: those awards had not been invented yet.

American League

Led the American League — the first row of every table below.

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Rod Carew	128
2	Carlton Fisk	106
3	George Brett	105
4	Lyman Bostock	104
4	Hal McRae	104
4	Jim Rice	104
7	Bobby Bonds	103
7	George Scott	103
9	Ron LeFlore	100
10	Chet Lemon	99
10	Graig Nettles	99
10	Carl Yastrzemski	99

HitsH

1	Rod Carew	239
2	Ron LeFlore	212
3	Jim Rice	206
4	Lyman Bostock	199
5	Rick Burleson	194
6	Cecil Cooper	193
7	Hal McRae	191
8	Tito Fuentes	190
9	Al Cowens	189
10	Mickey Rivers	184

Doubles2B

1	Hal McRae	54
2	Reggie Jackson	39
3	Rod Carew	38
3	Chet Lemon	38
5	Lyman Bostock	36
5	Rick Burleson	36
5	Larry Hisle	36
8	Rusty Staub	34
8	Robin Yount	34
10	Butch Hobson	33

Triples3B

1	Rod Carew	16
2	Jim Rice	15
3	Al Cowens	14
4	George Brett	13
5	Lyman Bostock	12
6	Hal McRae	11
6	Willie Randolph	11
8	Tito Fuentes	10
8	Ron LeFlore	10
8	Jerry Remy	10

Home RunsHR

1	Jim Rice	39
2	Bobby Bonds	37
2	Graig Nettles	37
4	George Scott	33
5	Reggie Jackson	32
6	Oscar Gamble	31
6	Jason Thompson	31
8	Butch Hobson	30
8	Richie Zisk	30
10	Larry Hisle	28
10	Andre Thornton	28
10	Carl Yastrzemski	28

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Larry Hisle	119
2	Bobby Bonds	115
3	Jim Rice	114
4	Al Cowens	112
4	Butch Hobson	112
6	Reggie Jackson	110
7	Graig Nettles	107
8	Jason Thompson	105
9	Carlton Fisk	102
9	Carl Yastrzemski	102

WalksBB

1	Toby Harrah	109
2	Ken Singleton	107
3	Mike Hargrove	103
4	Wayne Gross	86
5	John Mayberry	83
6	Steve Braun	80
7	Mitchell Page	78
8	Sal Bando	75
8	Carlton Fisk	75
8	Roy White	75

Stolen BasesSB

1	Freddie Patek	53
2	Mitchell Page	42
3	Bobby Bonds	41
3	Jerry Remy	41
5	Ron LeFlore	39
6	Rodney Scott	33
7	Bump Wills	28
8	Bert Campaneris	27
8	Toby Harrah	27
10	Matt Alexander	26
10	Don Baylor	26
10	Juan Beniquez	26
10	Jim Norris	26

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Rod Carew	8.5
2	Jim Rice	6.9
3	Carlton Fisk	6.6
4	George Brett	6.6
5	Mitchell Page	6.4
6	Lyman Bostock	6.2
7	Ken Singleton	6.2
8	Hal McRae	5.6
9	Chet Lemon	5.5
10	Don Money	5.3

Batting Averagemin 502 PA

1	Rod Carew	.388
2	Lyman Bostock	.336
3	Ken Singleton	.328
4	Mickey Rivers	.326
5	Ron LeFlore	.325
6	Jim Rice	.320
7	Al Bumbry	.317
8	Carlton Fisk	.315
9	George Brett	.312
9	Al Cowens	.312

On-Base Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Rod Carew	.449
2	Ken Singleton	.438
3	Mike Hargrove	.420
4	Mitchell Page	.405
5	Carlton Fisk	.402
6	Toby Harrah	.393
7	Lyman Bostock	.389
8	Andre Thornton	.378
9	Jim Rice	.376
10	Reggie Jackson	.375

Slugging Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Jim Rice	.593
2	Rod Carew	.570
3	Reggie Jackson	.550
4	Larry Hisle	.533
5	George Brett	.532
6	Andre Thornton	.527
7	Al Cowens	.525
8	Carlton Fisk	.521
8	Mitchell Page	.521
10	Bobby Bonds	.520

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 502 PA

1	Rod Carew	1.019
2	Jim Rice	.969
3	Ken Singleton	.945
4	Mitchell Page	.926
5	Reggie Jackson	.925
6	Carlton Fisk	.922
7	George Brett	.905
8	Andre Thornton	.904
9	Larry Hisle	.902
10	Lyman Bostock	.897
10	Mike Hargrove	.897

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Dave Goltz	20
1	Dennis Leonard	20
1	Jim Palmer	20
4	Nolan Ryan	19
5	Jim Colborn	18
5	Rudy May	18
7	Doyle Alexander	17
7	Mike Torrez	17
9	Ed Figueroa	16
9	Ron Guidry	16
9	Tom Johnson	16
9	Paul Splittorff	16

SavesSV

1	Bill Campbell	31
2	Sparky Lyle	26
3	Lerrin LaGrow	25
4	Jim Kern	18
5	Dave LaRoche	17
6	Enrique Romo	16
7	Adrian Devine	15
7	Tom Johnson	15
9	Doug Bird	14
10	Bill Castro	13
10	Steve Foucault	13

StrikeoutsSO

1	Nolan Ryan	341
2	Dennis Leonard	244
3	Frank Tanana	205
4	Jim Palmer	193
5	Dennis Eckersley	191
6	Dave Goltz	186
7	Bert Blyleven	182
8	Gaylord Perry	177
9	Ron Guidry	176
10	Vida Blue	157

Innings PitchedIP

1	Jim Palmer	319.0
2	Dave Goltz	303.0
3	Nolan Ryan	299.0
4	Dennis Leonard	292.7
5	Wayne Garland	282.7
6	Vida Blue	279.7
7	Dave Lemanczyk	252.0
8	Rudy May	251.7
9	Dennis Eckersley	247.3
10	Jerry Garvin	244.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Jim Palmer	22
1	Nolan Ryan	22
3	Wayne Garland	21
3	Dennis Leonard	21
5	Frank Tanana	20
6	Dave Goltz	19
7	Mike Torrez	17
8	Vida Blue	16
8	Dave Rozema	16
10	Bert Blyleven	15
10	Mike Flanagan	15

ShutoutsSHO

1	Frank Tanana	7
2	Bert Blyleven	5
2	Ron Guidry	5
2	Dennis Leonard	5
5	Rudy May	4
5	Gaylord Perry	4
5	Nolan Ryan	4
8	Dennis Eckersley	3
8	Jim Palmer	3
8	Luis Tiant	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Dennis Leonard	7.0
2	Nolan Ryan	5.8
3	Frank Tanana	5.1
4	Dave Goltz	5.0
5	Jim Palmer	4.8
6	Ron Guidry	4.7
7	Gaylord Perry	4.7
8	Bert Blyleven	4.4
9	Vida Blue	3.9
10	Mike Flanagan	3.7

Earned Run Averagemin 162 IP

1	Frank Tanana	2.54
2	Bert Blyleven	2.72
3	Nolan Ryan	2.77
4	Ron Guidry	2.82
5	Jim Palmer	2.91
6	Dennis Leonard	3.04
7	Dave Rozema	3.09
8	Dave Goltz	3.36
9	Gaylord Perry	3.37
10	Dennis Eckersley	3.53

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 162 IP

1	Bert Blyleven	1.06
2	Dennis Eckersley	1.08
3	Frank Tanana	1.09
4	Dennis Leonard	1.11
5	Ron Guidry	1.13
6	Jim Palmer	1.14
7	Fergie Jenkins	1.17
8	Dave Rozema	1.17
9	Dave Goltz	1.24
10	Gaylord Perry	1.24

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 162 IP

1	Ron Guidry	2.73
2	Dennis Leonard	2.76
3	Frank Tanana	2.97
4	Nolan Ryan	3.12
5	Gaylord Perry	3.17
6	Bert Blyleven	3.27
7	Ken Kravec	3.31
8	Mike Flanagan	3.33
9	Dave Goltz	3.42
10	Jim Palmer	3.47

National League

Led the National League — the first row of every table below.

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	George Foster	124
2	Ken Griffey	117
3	Mike Schmidt	114
4	Joe Morgan	113
5	Dave Parker	107
6	Reggie Smith	104
6	Dave Winfield	104
8	Enos Cabell	101
9	Phil Garner	99
9	Greg Luzinski	99

HitsH

1	Dave Parker	215
2	Pete Rose	204
3	Garry Templeton	200
4	George Foster	197
5	Steve Garvey	192
6	Dave Cash	188
7	Ken Griffey	186
8	Enos Cabell	176
8	Bill Russell	176
10	Larry Bowa	175
10	Warren Cromartie	175
10	Al Oliver	175

Doubles2B

1	Dave Parker	44
2	Dave Cash	42
3	Warren Cromartie	41
3	Keith Hernandez	41
5	Pete Rose	38
5	Bob Watson	38
7	Enos Cabell	36
7	Cesar Cedeno	36
7	Ken Reitz	36
10	Phil Garner	35
10	Ken Griffey	35
10	Greg Luzinski	35

Triples3B

1	Garry Templeton	18
2	Bill Almon	11
2	Gene Richards	11
2	Mike Schmidt	11
5	Jose Cruz	10
5	Phil Garner	10
5	Garry Maddox	10
5	Jerry Mumphrey	10
5	Frank Taveras	10
5	Derrel Thomas	10

Home RunsHR

1	George Foster	52
2	Jeff Burroughs	41
3	Greg Luzinski	39
4	Mike Schmidt	38
5	Steve Garvey	33
6	Reggie Smith	32
7	Johnny Bench	31
7	Gary Carter	31
9	Dusty Baker	30
9	Ron Cey	30

Runs Batted InRBI

1	George Foster	149
2	Greg Luzinski	130
3	Steve Garvey	115
4	Jeff Burroughs	114
5	Ron Cey	110
5	Bob Watson	110
7	Johnny Bench	109
8	Bill Robinson	104
9	Mike Schmidt	101
10	Ted Simmons	95

WalksBB

1	Gene Tenace	125
2	Joe Morgan	117
3	Mike Schmidt	104
3	Reggie Smith	104
5	Ron Cey	93
6	Jeff Burroughs	86
7	Joe Ferguson	85
8	Steve Ontiveros	81
9	Greg Luzinski	80
9	Bobby Murcer	80

Stolen BasesSB

1	Frank Taveras	70
2	Cesar Cedeno	61
3	Gene Richards	56
4	Omar Moreno	53
5	Joe Morgan	49
6	Davey Lopes	47
7	Jose Cruz	44
8	Enos Cabell	42
9	Bake McBride	36
10	Lou Brock	35

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Mike Schmidt	9.1
2	George Foster	8.2
3	Dave Parker	7.0
4	George Hendrick	6.6
5	Gary Carter	6.5
6	Joe Morgan	6.4
7	Ted Simmons	6.2
8	Reggie Smith	6.1
9	Gene Tenace	5.6
10	Johnny Bench	5.2

Batting Averagemin 502 PA

1	Dave Parker	.338
2	Garry Templeton	.322
3	George Foster	.320
4	Ken Griffey	.318
4	Ted Simmons	.318
6	George Hendrick	.311
6	Pete Rose	.311
8	Greg Luzinski	.309
9	Al Oliver	.308
10	Reggie Smith	.307

On-Base Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Reggie Smith	.427
2	Joe Morgan	.417
3	Gene Tenace	.415
4	Ted Simmons	.408
5	Dave Parker	.397
6	Greg Luzinski	.394
7	Mike Schmidt	.393
8	Steve Ontiveros	.390
9	Ken Griffey	.389
10	Lenny Randle	.383

Slugging Percentagemin 502 PA

1	George Foster	.631
2	Greg Luzinski	.594
3	Reggie Smith	.576
4	Mike Schmidt	.574
5	Johnny Bench	.540
6	Dave Parker	.531
7	Gary Carter	.525
7	Bill Robinson	.525
9	Jeff Burroughs	.520
10	Dusty Baker	.512

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 502 PA

1	George Foster	1.013
2	Reggie Smith	1.003
3	Greg Luzinski	.988
4	Mike Schmidt	.967
5	Dave Parker	.927
6	Ted Simmons	.908
7	Joe Morgan	.895
8	Johnny Bench	.889
9	Jeff Burroughs	.882
10	Gary Carter	.881

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Steve Carlton	23
2	Tom Seaver	21
3	John Candelaria	20
3	Bob Forsch	20
3	Tommy John	20
3	Rick Reuschel	20
7	Larry Christenson	19
8	J. R. Richard	18
9	Steve Rogers	17
10	Ed Halicki	16
10	Phil Niekro	16
10	Rick Rhoden	16

SavesSV

1	Rollie Fingers	35
2	Bruce Sutter	31
3	Rich Gossage	26
4	Charlie Hough	22
5	Gary Lavelle	20
5	Skip Lockwood	20
7	Gene Garber	19
8	Pedro Borbon	18
9	Ron Reed	15
10	Dave Campbell	13

StrikeoutsSO

1	Phil Niekro	262
2	J. R. Richard	214
3	Steve Rogers	206
4	Steve Carlton	198
5	Tom Seaver	196
6	Jerry Koosman	192
7	Ed Halicki	168
8	Rick Reuschel	166
9	Fred Norman	160
10	Burt Hooton	153

Innings PitchedIP

1	Phil Niekro	330.3
2	Steve Rogers	301.7
3	Steve Carlton	283.0
4	J. R. Richard	267.0
5	Tom Seaver	261.3
6	Ed Halicki	257.7
7	Rick Reuschel	252.0
8	Don Sutton	240.3
9	Jim Barr	234.3
10	Eric Rasmussen	233.0

Complete GamesCG

1	Phil Niekro	20
2	Tom Seaver	19
3	Steve Carlton	17
3	Steve Rogers	17
5	J. R. Richard	13
6	Tommy John	11
6	Eric Rasmussen	11
8	Joe Niekro	9
8	Don Sutton	9
10	Bob Forsch	8
10	Fred Norman	8
10	Rick Reuschel	8
10	Jerry Reuss	8

ShutoutsSHO

1	Tom Seaver	7
2	Rick Reuschel	4
2	Steve Rogers	4
4	Tommy John	3
4	Jon Matlack	3
4	Eric Rasmussen	3
4	J. R. Richard	3
4	Don Sutton	3
9	Jim Barr	2
9	Jack Billingham	2
9	Jackie Brown	2
9	Steve Carlton	2
9	Bob Forsch	2
9	Ed Halicki	2
9	Burt Hooton	2
9	Bob Knepper	2
9	Paul Moskau	2
9	Joe Niekro	2
9	Phil Niekro	2
9	Bob Owchinko	2
9	Doug Rau	2
9	Jerry Reuss	2
9	Jim Rooker	2
9	Dick Ruthven	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Steve Rogers	6.6
2	Tom Seaver	5.7
3	Rick Reuschel	5.7
4	Phil Niekro	5.2
5	J. R. Richard	4.7
6	Steve Carlton	4.7
7	Burt Hooton	4.6
8	Tommy John	4.5
9	Jerry Koosman	4.3
10	Doug Rau	3.9

Earned Run Averagemin 162 IP

1	John Candelaria	2.34
2	Tom Seaver	2.58
3	Burt Hooton	2.62
4	Steve Carlton	2.64
5	Tommy John	2.78
6	Rick Reuschel	2.79
7	J. R. Richard	2.97
8	Joe Niekro	3.04
9	Jim Rooker	3.08
10	Steve Rogers	3.10

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 162 IP

1	Tom Seaver	1.01
2	John Candelaria	1.07
3	Burt Hooton	1.09
4	Steve Carlton	1.12
5	Don Sutton	1.15
6	Steve Rogers	1.17
7	J. R. Richard	1.18
8	Ed Halicki	1.21
9	Joe Niekro	1.21
10	Nino Espinosa	1.22

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 162 IP

1	Steve Rogers	2.92
2	Tom Seaver	2.94
3	Burt Hooton	3.03
4	Rick Reuschel	3.03
5	Tommy John	3.05
6	Jerry Koosman	3.15
7	J. R. Richard	3.18
8	Doug Rau	3.25
9	Jerry Reuss	3.39
10	Steve Carlton	3.47

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1977 is 502 plate appearances and 162 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 162 games per team, measured from the season files themselves — at the official rate of 3.1 plate appearances and one inning per team game. Batting average, on-base, slugging, OPS, earned run average and WHIP all use it; a player who came to the plate twice and got two hits does not appear at the top of the batting average table, which is exactly what that line is for. Counting statistics such as home runs and strikeouts have no minimum, because none is needed.

How the rankings were made

Wins above replacement in these tables is ours rather than the source database's, so it will not match a published figure exactly. Also: why every ranking stops at one league, and why some categories are missing on purpose.

Every ranking on this page is worked out inside one league. 1977 is counted as 2 separate leagues — American League and National League, and a player is ranked only against the men in his own. Leading the American League and leading baseball are different claims, and the one we can make from these files is the first. There is no combined table anywhere on this page, because adding two leagues together would produce a number that no record book recognises.

There are 46 ranking tables here, 24 places deep. Players tied on a value share a place, so a table can run past ten rows when the tenth spot is shared, and a league with fewer than ten qualified players in a category is left out rather than shown as a top ten that is not one. A player who did none of the thing is not ranked in it either — a shutout table lists the pitchers who threw one, not the hundreds who threw none tied on zero. Some categories are missing on purpose: nobody leads a league in strikeouts at the plate, in losses, or in home runs allowed. A ranking is meant to mark an achievement, so only achievements are ranked.

Wins above replacement on this page is ours, not the source database's. The hitting and pitching files carry a WAR column that we compute here from the same season lines you see, using park factors and a run environment worked out per season. Published versions elsewhere use different methods and will not match ours exactly. Every other column is the record as the database supplies it.

Names on this page lead to that player's own record. Most of them open a full career page with every season he appeared in. Some open a summary screen instead — we pre-build pages for the players people look for, and everyone else is assembled on demand from the same files, so the numbers are identical either way even though the address looks different.

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