1980 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

2 leagues · 162 team games · 46 ranking tables · 42 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

George BrettAmerican League
Mike SchmidtNational League

Cy Young Award

Steve CarltonNational League
Steve StoneAmerican League

Rookie of the Year

Joe CharboneauAmerican League
Steve HoweNational League

Gold Glove

Buddy BellAmerican League
Gary CarterNational League
Cecil CooperAmerican League
Andre DawsonNational League
Doug FlynnNational League
Keith HernandezNational League
Fred LynnAmerican League
Garry MaddoxNational League
Dwayne MurphyAmerican League
Phil NiekroNational League
Mike NorrisAmerican League
Mike SchmidtNational League
Ozzie SmithNational League
Jim SundbergAmerican League
Alan TrammellAmerican League
Frank WhiteAmerican League
Willie WilsonAmerican League
Dave WinfieldNational League

Silver Slugger

Dusty BakerNational League
George BrettAmerican League
Cecil CooperAmerican League
Andre DawsonNational League
Bob ForschNational League
George HendrickNational League
Keith HernandezNational League
Reggie JacksonAmerican League
Ben OglivieAmerican League
Al OliverAmerican League
Lance ParrishAmerican League
Willie RandolphAmerican League
Mike SchmidtNational League
Ted SimmonsNational League
Garry TempletonNational League
Manny TrilloNational League
Willie WilsonAmerican League
Robin YountAmerican League

American League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Willie Wilson	133
2	Robin Yount	121
3	Al Bumbry	118
4	Rickey Henderson	111
5	Alan Trammell	107
6	Bump Wills	102
7	Toby Harrah	100
7	Eddie Murray	100
9	Willie Randolph	99
10	Cecil Cooper	96
10	Al Oliver	96
10	Mickey Rivers	96

HitsH

1	Willie Wilson	230
2	Cecil Cooper	219
3	Mickey Rivers	210
4	Al Oliver	209
5	Al Bumbry	205
6	Eddie Murray	186
7	Miguel Dilone	180
7	Ben Oglivie	180
9	Rick Burleson	179
9	Rod Carew	179
9	Mike Hargrove	179
9	Rickey Henderson	179
9	Robin Yount	179

Doubles2B

1	Robin Yount	49
2	Al Oliver	43
3	Jim Morrison	40
4	Hal McRae	39
5	Dwight Evans	37
6	Eddie Murray	36
7	Bruce Bochte	34
7	Rod Carew	34
7	Lance Parrish	34
10	George Brett	33
10	Cecil Cooper	33
10	Dave Stapleton	33

Triples3B

1	Alfredo Griffin	15
1	Willie Wilson	15
3	Ken Landreaux	11
3	U. L. Washington	11
5	Robin Yount	10
6	George Brett	9
6	Tom Brookens	9
6	Al Bumbry	9
6	Miguel Dilone	9
6	Roy Howell	9

Home RunsHR

1	Reggie Jackson	41
1	Ben Oglivie	41
3	Gorman Thomas	38
4	Tony Armas	35
5	Eddie Murray	32
6	John Mayberry	30
7	Cecil Cooper	25
7	Tony Perez	25
9	George Brett	24
9	Lance Parrish	24
9	Jim Rice	24
9	Ken Singleton	24

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Cecil Cooper	122
2	George Brett	118
2	Ben Oglivie	118
4	Al Oliver	117
5	Eddie Murray	116
6	Reggie Jackson	111
7	Tony Armas	109
8	Tony Perez	105
8	Gorman Thomas	105
10	Ken Singleton	104

WalksBB

1	Willie Randolph	119
2	Rickey Henderson	117
3	Mike Hargrove	111
4	Dwayne Murphy	102
5	Toby Harrah	98
6	Ken Singleton	92
7	Bobby Grich	84
8	Reggie Jackson	83
8	Jason Thompson	83
10	Al Bumbry	78

Stolen BasesSB

1	Rickey Henderson	100
2	Willie Wilson	79
3	Miguel Dilone	61
4	Julio Cruz	45
5	Al Bumbry	44
6	Paul Molitor	34
6	Bump Wills	34
8	Willie Randolph	30
9	Bobby Brown	27
10	Dwayne Murphy	26

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	George Brett	9.9
2	Al Bumbry	8.2
3	Rickey Henderson	7.7
4	Willie Wilson	7.5
5	Ben Oglivie	7.1
6	Reggie Jackson	6.8
7	Willie Randolph	6.7
8	Robin Yount	6.7
9	Buddy Bell	6.5
10	Cecil Cooper	6.4

Batting Averagemin 502 PA

1	George Brett	.390
2	Cecil Cooper	.352
3	Miguel Dilone	.341
4	Mickey Rivers	.333
5	Rod Carew	.331
6	Buddy Bell	.329
7	Willie Wilson	.326
8	Al Oliver	.319
9	Al Bumbry	.318
10	Bob Watson	.307

On-Base Percentagemin 502 PA

1	George Brett	.454
2	Willie Randolph	.427
3	Rickey Henderson	.420
4	Mike Hargrove	.415
5	Reggie Jackson	.398
5	Jason Thompson	.398
7	Ken Singleton	.397
8	Rod Carew	.396
9	Al Bumbry	.392
10	Chet Lemon	.388

Slugging Percentagemin 502 PA

1	George Brett	.664
2	Reggie Jackson	.597
3	Ben Oglivie	.563
4	Cecil Cooper	.539
5	Eddie Murray	.519
5	Robin Yount	.519
7	Jim Rice	.504
8	Tony Armas	.500
9	Lance Parrish	.499
10	Buddy Bell	.498

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 502 PA

1	George Brett	1.118
2	Reggie Jackson	.995
3	Cecil Cooper	.926
4	Ben Oglivie	.925
5	Ken Singleton	.882
6	Buddy Bell	.877
7	Eddie Murray	.873
7	Jason Thompson	.873
9	Steve Kemp	.851
10	Joe Charboneau	.846

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Steve Stone	25
2	Tommy John	22
2	Mike Norris	22
4	Dennis Leonard	20
4	Scott McGregor	20
6	Len Barker	19
6	Rick Langford	19
8	Larry Gura	18
9	Ron Guidry	17
10	Mike Flanagan	16
10	Moose Haas	16
10	Matt Keough	16
10	Jerry Koosman	16
10	Jack Morris	16
10	Jim Palmer	16
10	Dan Spillner	16

SavesSV

1	Rich Gossage	33
1	Dan Quisenberry	33
3	Ed Farmer	30
4	Tim Stoddard	26
5	Tom Burgmeier	24
6	Doug Corbett	23
7	Aurelio Lopez	21
8	Sid Monge	14
8	Bob Stanley	14
10	Shane Rawley	13

StrikeoutsSO

1	Len Barker	187
2	Mike Norris	180
3	Ron Guidry	166
4	Floyd Bannister	155
4	Dennis Leonard	155
6	Jim Clancy	152
7	Jerry Koosman	149
7	Steve Stone	149
9	Moose Haas	146
10	Jon Matlack	142

Innings PitchedIP

1	Rick Langford	290.0
2	Mike Norris	284.3
3	Larry Gura	283.3
4	Dennis Leonard	280.3
5	Tommy John	265.3
6	Moose Haas	252.3
7	Scott McGregor	252.0
8	Mike Flanagan	251.3
9	Jim Clancy	250.7
9	Steve Stone	250.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Rick Langford	28
2	Mike Norris	24
3	Matt Keough	20
4	Larry Gura	16
4	Tommy John	16
6	Jim Clancy	15
7	Moose Haas	14
7	Dave Stieb	14
9	Milt Wilcox	13
9	Geoff Zahn	13

ShutoutsSHO

1	Tommy John	6
2	Geoff Zahn	5
3	Larry Gura	4
3	Scott McGregor	4
3	Dave Stieb	4
6	Ron Guidry	3
6	Moose Haas	3
6	Dennis Leonard	3
6	Dan Petry	3
10	Glenn Abbott	2
10	Mike Caldwell	2
10	Jim Clancy	2
10	Reggie Cleveland	2
10	Mike Flanagan	2
10	Jesse Jefferson	2
10	Matt Keough	2
10	Rick Langford	2
10	Jack Morris	2
10	Gaylord Perry	2
10	Dan Schatzeder	2
10	Lary Sorensen	2
10	Steve Trout	2
10	Tom Underwood	2
10	Rick Waits	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Mike Norris	4.4
2	Jon Matlack	4.1
3	Len Barker	4.1
4	Scott McGregor	3.8
5	Tommy John	3.5
6	Britt Burns	3.4
7	Dave Stieb	3.3
8	Larry Gura	3.2
9	Moose Haas	3.1
10	Jerry Koosman	2.9

Earned Run Averagemin 162 IP

1	Rudy May	2.46
2	Mike Norris	2.53
3	Britt Burns	2.84
4	Matt Keough	2.92
5	Larry Gura	2.95
6	Moose Haas	3.10
7	Steve Stone	3.23
8	Roger Erickson	3.25
9	Rick Langford	3.26
10	Jim Clancy	3.30

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 162 IP

1	Rudy May	1.04
2	Mike Norris	1.05
3	Britt Burns	1.16
4	Rick Langford	1.17
5	Dennis Eckersley	1.17
6	Moose Haas	1.20
7	Floyd Bannister	1.22
7	Fergie Jenkins	1.22
9	Dan Schatzeder	1.23
9	Tom Underwood	1.23

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 162 IP

1	Rudy May	2.94
2	Jon Matlack	3.10
3	Mike Norris	3.25
4	Len Barker	3.29
5	Scott McGregor	3.35
6	Gaylord Perry	3.38
7	Britt Burns	3.41
8	Ron Guidry	3.47
9	Tommy John	3.50
10	Doc Medich	3.56

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Keith Hernandez	111
2	Mike Schmidt	104
3	Dale Murphy	98
4	Andre Dawson	96
5	Ron LeFlore	95
5	Pete Rose	95
7	Dave Collins	94
8	Gene Richards	91
9	Ken Griffey	89
9	Dave Winfield	89

HitsH

1	Steve Garvey	200
2	Gene Richards	193
3	Keith Hernandez	191
4	Bill Buckner	187
5	Jose Cruz	185
5	Pete Rose	185
7	Andre Dawson	178
8	George Hendrick	173
9	Warren Cromartie	172
10	Bake McBride	171

Doubles2B

1	Pete Rose	42
2	Bill Buckner	41
2	Andre Dawson	41
4	Keith Hernandez	39
4	Ray Knight	39
6	Chris Chambliss	37
7	Dan Driessen	36
8	Warren Cromartie	33
8	George Hendrick	33
8	Bake McBride	33
8	Ken Reitz	33
8	Ted Simmons	33

Triples3B

1	Omar Moreno	13
1	Rodney Scott	13
3	Larry Herndon	11
3	Ron LeFlore	11
5	Ken Griffey	10
5	Bake McBride	10
7	Garry Templeton	9
7	Manny Trillo	9
9	Enos Cabell	8
9	Cesar Cedeno	8
9	Jack Clark	8
9	Dave Concepcion	8
9	Doug Flynn	8
9	Steve Henderson	8
9	Keith Hernandez	8
9	Rafael Landestoy	8
9	Gene Richards	8
9	Mike Schmidt	8

Home RunsHR

1	Mike Schmidt	48
2	Bob Horner	35
3	Dale Murphy	33
4	Dusty Baker	29
4	Gary Carter	29
6	Ron Cey	28
7	Steve Garvey	26
8	George Foster	25
8	George Hendrick	25
10	Johnny Bench	24

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Mike Schmidt	121
2	George Hendrick	109
3	Steve Garvey	106
4	Gary Carter	101
5	Keith Hernandez	99
6	Ted Simmons	98
7	Dusty Baker	97
8	George Foster	93
9	Jose Cruz	91
10	Bob Horner	89
10	Dale Murphy	89

WalksBB

1	Dan Driessen	93
1	Joe Morgan	93
3	Gene Tenace	92
4	Mike Schmidt	89
5	Keith Hernandez	86
6	Darrell Evans	83
7	Lee Mazzilli	82
8	Bill North	81
9	Dave Winfield	79
10	George Foster	75

Stolen BasesSB

1	Ron LeFlore	97
2	Omar Moreno	96
3	Dave Collins	79
4	Rodney Scott	63
5	Gene Richards	61
6	Ozzie Smith	57
7	Jerry Mumphrey	52
8	Cesar Cedeno	48
9	Bill North	45
10	Ivan de Jesus	44

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Mike Schmidt	9.4
2	Andre Dawson	6.6
3	Ted Simmons	6.1
4	Keith Hernandez	6.0
5	Gary Carter	5.8
6	Cesar Cedeno	5.6
7	Garry Templeton	5.5
8	Dale Murphy	5.2
9	Darrell Evans	4.9
10	Dave Collins	4.4

Batting Averagemin 502 PA

1	Bill Buckner	.324
2	Keith Hernandez	.321
3	Garry Templeton	.319
4	Cesar Cedeno	.309
4	Bake McBride	.309
6	Andre Dawson	.308
7	Steve Garvey	.304
8	Dave Collins	.303
8	Ted Simmons	.303
10	Jose Cruz	.302
10	George Hendrick	.302

On-Base Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Keith Hernandez	.408
2	Cesar Cedeno	.389
3	Jack Clark	.382
4	Mike Schmidt	.380
5	Dan Driessen	.377
6	Ted Simmons	.375
7	Lee Mazzilli	.370
8	Steve Henderson	.368
9	Joe Morgan	.367
10	Dave Collins	.366

Slugging Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Mike Schmidt	.624
2	Jack Clark	.517
3	Dale Murphy	.510
4	Ted Simmons	.505
5	Dusty Baker	.503
6	George Hendrick	.498
7	Keith Hernandez	.494
8	Andre Dawson	.492
9	Gary Carter	.486
10	George Foster	.473

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 502 PA

1	Mike Schmidt	1.004
2	Keith Hernandez	.902
3	Jack Clark	.900
4	Ted Simmons	.880
5	Dale Murphy	.858
6	Cesar Cedeno	.854
7	Andre Dawson	.850
8	Dusty Baker	.842
9	George Hendrick	.840
10	George Foster	.835

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Steve Carlton	24
2	Joe Niekro	20
3	Jim Bibby	19
4	Jerry Reuss	18
5	Dick Ruthven	17
6	Steve Rogers	16
6	Scott Sanderson	16
8	Phil Niekro	15
9	Doyle Alexander	14
9	Vida Blue	14
9	Burt Hooton	14
9	Bob Welch	14

SavesSV

1	Bruce Sutter	28
2	Tom Hume	25
3	Rollie Fingers	23
4	Neil Allen	22
4	Rick Camp	22
6	Kent Tekulve	21
7	Tug McGraw	20
8	Greg Minton	19
9	Woodie Fryman	17
9	Steve Howe	17
9	Joe Sambito	17

StrikeoutsSO

1	Steve Carlton	286
2	Nolan Ryan	200
3	Mario Soto	182
4	Phil Niekro	176
5	Bert Blyleven	168
6	Steve Rogers	147
7	Jim Bibby	144
8	Bob Welch	141
9	Rick Reuschel	140
10	Pete Vuckovich	132

Innings PitchedIP

1	Steve Carlton	304.0
2	Steve Rogers	281.0
3	Phil Niekro	275.0
4	Rick Reuschel	257.0
5	Joe Niekro	256.0
6	Jim Bibby	238.3
7	Nolan Ryan	233.7
8	John Candelaria	233.3
9	Doyle Alexander	231.7
10	Jerry Reuss	229.3

Complete GamesCG

1	Steve Rogers	14
2	Steve Carlton	13
3	Joe Niekro	11
3	Phil Niekro	11
5	Vida Blue	10
5	Jerry Reuss	10
7	Frank Pastore	9
8	Bob Forsch	8
8	Bob Knepper	8
10	Doyle Alexander	7
10	John Candelaria	7
10	Scott Sanderson	7
10	Pete Vuckovich	7
10	Pat Zachry	7

ShutoutsSHO

1	Jerry Reuss	6
2	J. R. Richard	4
2	Steve Rogers	4
4	Vida Blue	3
4	Tommy Boggs	3
4	Steve Carlton	3
4	Ken Forsch	3
4	Randy Jones	3
4	Phil Niekro	3
4	Scott Sanderson	3
4	Bob Sykes	3
4	Pete Vuckovich	3
4	Pat Zachry	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Steve Carlton	8.3
2	Rick Reuschel	4.7
3	Nolan Ryan	4.5
4	Steve Rogers	4.2
5	Jerry Reuss	4.1
6	Bob Forsch	3.9
7	Vida Blue	3.7
8	Bert Blyleven	3.7
9	Ed Whitson	3.6
10	John Candelaria	3.6

Earned Run Averagemin 162 IP

1	Don Sutton	2.20
2	Steve Carlton	2.34
3	Jerry Reuss	2.51
4	Vida Blue	2.97
5	Steve Rogers	2.98
6	Pat Zachry	3.01
7	Mario Soto	3.07
8	Ed Whitson	3.10
9	Scott Sanderson	3.11
10	Ken Forsch	3.20

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 162 IP

1	Don Sutton	0.99
2	Jerry Reuss	1.02
3	Steve Carlton	1.09
4	Frank Pastore	1.10
5	Mario Soto	1.10
6	Vida Blue	1.17
7	Tommy Boggs	1.18
8	Steve Rogers	1.18
9	Tom Seaver	1.19
10	Bob Forsch	1.20

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 162 IP

1	Steve Carlton	2.42
2	Nolan Ryan	2.89
3	Mario Soto	2.95
4	Jerry Reuss	2.99
5	Frank Pastore	3.16
6	Ed Whitson	3.18
7	Bob Forsch	3.19
8	Bert Blyleven	3.22
9	Vida Blue	3.23
10	Rick Reuschel	3.25

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1980 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. 1980 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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