1984 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

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

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Willie HernandezAmerican League
Ryne SandbergNational League

Cy Young Award

Willie HernandezAmerican League
Rick SutcliffeNational League

Rookie of the Year

Alvin DavisAmerican League
Dwight GoodenNational League

Gold Glove

Joaquin AndujarNational League
Buddy BellAmerican League
Andre DawsonNational League
Bob DernierNational League
Dwight EvansAmerican League
Ron GuidryAmerican League
Keith HernandezNational League
Dale MurphyNational League
Dwayne MurphyAmerican League
Eddie MurrayAmerican League
Lance ParrishAmerican League
Tony PeñaNational League
Ryne SandbergNational League
Mike SchmidtNational League
Ozzie SmithNational League
Alan TrammellAmerican League
Lou WhitakerAmerican League
Dave WinfieldAmerican League

Silver Slugger

Tony ArmasAmerican League
Buddy BellAmerican League
Gary CarterNational League
Jose CruzNational League
Tony GwynnNational League
Keith HernandezNational League
Dale MurphyNational League
Eddie MurrayAmerican League
Lance ParrishAmerican League
Rick RhodenNational League
Jim RiceAmerican League
Cal RipkenAmerican League
Ryne SandbergNational League
Mike SchmidtNational League
Garry TempletonNational League
Andre ThorntonAmerican League
Lou WhitakerAmerican League
Dave WinfieldAmerican League

American League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Dwight Evans	121
2	Rickey Henderson	113
3	Wade Boggs	109
4	Brett Butler	108
5	Tony Armas	107
6	Dave Winfield	106
7	Robin Yount	105
8	Cal Ripken	103
9	Jim Rice	98
10	Lloyd Moseby	97
10	Eddie Murray	97
10	Gary Ward	97

HitsH

1	Don Mattingly	207
2	Wade Boggs	203
3	Cal Ripken	195
4	Dave Winfield	193
5	Mike Easler	188
5	Julio Franco	188
7	Dwight Evans	186
7	Robin Yount	186
9	Jim Rice	184
10	Damaso Garcia	180
10	Eddie Murray	180
10	Jack Perconte	180

Doubles2B

1	Don Mattingly	44
2	Larry Parrish	42
3	George Bell	39
4	Dwight Evans	37
4	Cal Ripken	37
6	Buddy Bell	36
7	Mickey Hatcher	35
8	Al Cowens	34
8	Alvin Davis	34
8	Chet Lemon	34
8	Alan Trammell	34
8	Dave Winfield	34

Triples3B

1	Dave Collins	15
1	Lloyd Moseby	15
3	Harold Baines	10
3	Kirk Gibson	10
5	Brett Butler	9
5	Willie Upshaw	9
5	Willie Wilson	9
8	Dwight Evans	8
8	Spike Owen	8
10	Rudy Law	7
10	Jorge Orta	7
10	Jim Rice	7
10	Cal Ripken	7
10	Gary Ward	7
10	Robin Yount	7

Home RunsHR

1	Tony Armas	43
2	Dave Kingman	35
3	Dwayne Murphy	33
3	Lance Parrish	33
3	Andre Thornton	33
6	Tom Brunansky	32
6	Dwight Evans	32
6	Ron Kittle	32
9	Harold Baines	29
9	Eddie Murray	29

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Tony Armas	123
2	Jim Rice	122
3	Dave Kingman	118
4	Alvin Davis	116
5	Don Mattingly	110
5	Eddie Murray	110
7	Kent Hrbek	107
8	Dwight Evans	104
9	Larry Parrish	101
10	Dave Winfield	100

WalksBB

1	Eddie Murray	107
2	Alvin Davis	97
3	Dwight Evans	96
4	Andre Thornton	91
5	Wade Boggs	89
6	Brett Butler	86
6	Rickey Henderson	86
6	Willie Randolph	86
9	Lloyd Moseby	78
10	Darrell Evans	77
10	Fred Lynn	77

Stolen BasesSB

1	Rickey Henderson	66
2	Dave Collins	60
3	Brett Butler	52
4	Gary Pettis	48
5	Willie Wilson	47
6	Damaso Garcia	46
7	Lloyd Moseby	39
8	Kirk Gibson	29
8	Rudy Law	29
8	Jack Perconte	29

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Cal Ripken	10.4
2	Lloyd Moseby	7.7
3	Wade Boggs	7.1
4	Rickey Henderson	7.0
5	Dwayne Murphy	6.9
6	Eddie Murray	6.8
7	Don Mattingly	6.6
8	Buddy Bell	6.5
9	Mike Easler	6.5
10	Chet Lemon	6.5

Batting Averagemin 502 PA

1	Don Mattingly	.343
2	Dave Winfield	.340
3	Wade Boggs	.325
4	Buddy Bell	.315
5	Alan Trammell	.314
6	Mike Easler	.313
7	Kent Hrbek	.311
8	Eddie Murray	.306
9	Harold Baines	.304
9	Cal Ripken	.304

On-Base Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Eddie Murray	.410
2	Wade Boggs	.407
3	Rickey Henderson	.399
4	Dave Winfield	.393
5	Alvin Davis	.391
6	Dwight Evans	.388
7	Kent Hrbek	.383
8	Buddy Bell	.382
8	Alan Trammell	.382
10	Don Mattingly	.381

Slugging Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Harold Baines	.541
2	Don Mattingly	.537
3	Dwight Evans	.532
4	Tony Armas	.531
5	Kent Hrbek	.522
6	Mike Easler	.516
6	Kirk Gibson	.516
8	Dave Winfield	.515
9	Cal Ripken	.510
10	Eddie Murray	.509

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 502 PA

1	Dwight Evans	.920
2	Don Mattingly	.918
2	Eddie Murray	.918
4	Dave Winfield	.908
5	Kent Hrbek	.906
6	Harold Baines	.903
7	Mike Easler	.892
8	Alvin Davis	.888
9	Cal Ripken	.884
10	Kirk Gibson	.879

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Mike Boddicker	20
2	Bert Blyleven	19
2	Jack Morris	19
4	Dan Petry	18
4	Frank Viola	18
6	Doyle Alexander	17
6	Buddy Black	17
6	Mark Langston	17
6	Milt Wilcox	17
10	Charlie Hough	16
10	Phil Niekro	16
10	Dave Stieb	16

SavesSV

1	Dan Quisenberry	44
2	Bill Caudill	36
3	Willie Hernandez	32
4	Dave Righetti	31
5	Ron Davis	29
6	Ernie Camacho	23
6	Rollie Fingers	23
8	Bob Stanley	22
9	Tippy Martinez	17
10	Aurelio Lopez	14

StrikeoutsSO

1	Mark Langston	204
2	Dave Stieb	198
3	Mike Witt	196
4	Bert Blyleven	170
5	Charlie Hough	164
6	Mike Moore	158
7	Floyd Bannister	152
8	Frank Viola	149
9	Jack Morris	148
10	Dan Petry	144
10	Mike Smithson	144

Innings PitchedIP

1	Dave Stieb	267.0
2	Charlie Hough	266.0
3	Doyle Alexander	261.7
4	Mike Boddicker	261.3
5	Frank Viola	257.7
6	Buddy Black	257.0
7	Mike Smithson	252.0
8	Mike Witt	246.7
9	Frank Tanana	246.3
10	Richard Dotson	245.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Charlie Hough	17
2	Mike Boddicker	16
3	Richard Dotson	14
4	Jim Beattie	12
4	Bert Blyleven	12
6	Doyle Alexander	11
6	LaMarr Hoyt	11
6	Dave Stieb	11
9	Oil Can Boyd	10
9	Storm Davis	10
9	Mike Flanagan	10
9	Scott McGregor	10
9	Tom Seaver	10
9	Mike Smithson	10
9	Frank Viola	10

ShutoutsSHO

1	Bob Ojeda	5
1	Geoff Zahn	5
3	Bert Blyleven	4
3	Mike Boddicker	4
3	Tom Seaver	4
3	Frank Viola	4
7	Oil Can Boyd	3
7	Scott McGregor	3
9	Doyle Alexander	2
9	Jim Beattie	2
9	Storm Davis	2
9	Mike Flanagan	2
9	Mark Gubicza	2
9	Bruce Hurst	2
9	Mark Langston	2
9	Luis Leal	2
9	Dan Petry	2
9	Ron Romanick	2
9	Dave Stieb	2
9	Mike Witt	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Mike Witt	4.4
2	Dave Stieb	4.4
3	Bert Blyleven	3.8
4	Doyle Alexander	3.8
5	Storm Davis	3.4
6	Buddy Black	3.3
7	Danny Darwin	2.9
8	Oil Can Boyd	2.9
9	Roger Clemens	2.9
10	Dan Petry	2.8

Earned Run Averagemin 162 IP

1	Mike Boddicker	2.79
2	Dave Stieb	2.83
3	Bert Blyleven	2.87
4	Phil Niekro	3.09
5	Geoff Zahn	3.12
6	Buddy Black	3.12
7	Storm Davis	3.12
8	Doyle Alexander	3.13
9	Ray Burris	3.15
10	Frank Viola	3.21

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 162 IP

1	Buddy Black	1.13
2	Doyle Alexander	1.14
2	Bert Blyleven	1.14
2	Dave Stieb	1.14
5	Mike Mason	1.14
6	Mike Boddicker	1.14
7	Frank Viola	1.16
8	Tom Seaver	1.17
9	Mike Smithson	1.19
10	LaMarr Hoyt	1.22

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 162 IP

1	Mike Witt	3.16
2	Storm Davis	3.25
3	Dave Stieb	3.32
4	Bert Blyleven	3.37
5	Oil Can Boyd	3.42
6	Ray Fontenot	3.46
7	Doyle Alexander	3.46
8	Phil Niekro	3.51
9	Mike Moore	3.53
10	Danny Darwin	3.55

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Ryne Sandberg	114
2	Tim Raines	106
2	Alan Wiggins	106
4	Juan Samuel	105
5	Gary Matthews	101
6	Jose Cruz	96
7	Bob Dernier	94
7	Dale Murphy	94
9	Mike Schmidt	93
10	Bill Doran	92

HitsH

1	Tony Gwynn	213
2	Ryne Sandberg	200
3	Tim Raines	192
4	Juan Samuel	191
5	Jose Cruz	187
6	Dale Murphy	176
7	Gary Carter	175
7	Steve Garvey	175
9	Marvell Wynne	174
10	Dave Parker	173
10	Johnny Ray	173

Doubles2B

1	Tim Raines	38
1	Johnny Ray	38
3	Juan Samuel	36
3	Ryne Sandberg	36
5	Gary Carter	32
5	Dale Murphy	32
7	Keith Hernandez	31
8	Leon Durham	30
9	Pedro Guerrero	29
10	Bob Brenly	28
10	Jose Cruz	28
10	George Hendrick	28
10	Carmelo Martinez	28
10	Dave Parker	28
10	Mookie Wilson	28

Triples3B

1	Juan Samuel	19
1	Ryne Sandberg	19
3	Jose Cruz	13
4	Bill Doran	11
4	Willie McGee	11
4	Craig Reynolds	11
4	Marvell Wynne	11
8	Tony Gwynn	10
8	Mookie Wilson	10
10	Tim Raines	9

Home RunsHR

1	Dale Murphy	36
1	Mike Schmidt	36
3	Gary Carter	27
4	Darryl Strawberry	26
5	Ron Cey	25
6	George Foster	24
7	Leon Durham	23
8	Chili Davis	21
8	Jeffrey Leonard	21
8	Mike Marshall	21

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Gary Carter	106
1	Mike Schmidt	106
3	Dale Murphy	100
4	Ron Cey	97
4	Darryl Strawberry	97
6	Leon Durham	96
7	Jose Cruz	95
8	Jody Davis	94
8	Keith Hernandez	94
8	Dave Parker	94

WalksBB

1	Gary Matthews	103
2	Keith Hernandez	97
3	Mike Schmidt	92
4	Tim Raines	87
4	Jason Thompson	87
6	Dale Murphy	79
7	Darryl Strawberry	75
7	Alan Wiggins	75
9	Jose Cruz	73
10	Lonnie Smith	70

Stolen BasesSB

1	Tim Raines	75
2	Juan Samuel	72
3	Alan Wiggins	70
4	Lonnie Smith	50
5	Von Hayes	48
5	Gary Redus	48
7	Mookie Wilson	46
8	Bob Dernier	45
9	Willie McGee	43
10	Ozzie Smith	35

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Ryne Sandberg	8.4
2	Tim Raines	7.7
3	Mike Schmidt	7.4
4	Gary Carter	6.7
5	Dale Murphy	6.3
6	Tony Gwynn	5.3
7	Keith Hernandez	5.3
8	Chili Davis	5.2
9	Bob Brenly	4.9
10	Von Hayes	4.6

Batting Averagemin 502 PA

1	Tony Gwynn	.351
2	Lee Lacy	.321
3	Chili Davis	.315
4	Ryne Sandberg	.314
5	Jose Cruz	.312
5	Johnny Ray	.312
7	Keith Hernandez	.311
8	Tim Raines	.309
9	Pedro Guerrero	.303
10	Jeffrey Leonard	.302

On-Base Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Tony Gwynn	.410
1	Gary Matthews	.410
3	Keith Hernandez	.409
4	Tim Raines	.393
5	Mike Schmidt	.383
6	Jose Cruz	.381
7	Terry Puhl	.380
8	Dale Murphy	.372
9	Leon Durham	.369
10	Chili Davis	.368

Slugging Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Dale Murphy	.547
2	Mike Schmidt	.536
3	Ryne Sandberg	.520
4	Chili Davis	.507
5	Leon Durham	.505
6	Gary Carter	.487
7	Jeffrey Leonard	.484
8	Darryl Strawberry	.467
9	Kevin McReynolds	.465
10	Bob Brenly	.464
10	Lee Lacy	.464

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 502 PA

1	Dale Murphy	.919
1	Mike Schmidt	.919
3	Ryne Sandberg	.887
4	Chili Davis	.875
5	Leon Durham	.874
6	Keith Hernandez	.859
7	Gary Carter	.853
7	Tony Gwynn	.853
9	Jose Cruz	.842
10	Jeffrey Leonard	.841

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Joaquin Andujar	20
1	Rick Sutcliffe	20
3	Mario Soto	18
4	Dwight Gooden	17
5	Joe Niekro	16
6	Bob Knepper	15
6	Charlie Lea	15
6	Eric Show	15
9	Dennis Eckersley	14
9	Jerry Koosman	14
9	Pascual Perez	14
9	Rick Rhoden	14
9	Mark Thurmond	14
9	Ed Whitson	14

SavesSV

1	Bruce Sutter	45
2	Lee Smith	33
3	Jesse Orosco	31
4	Al Holland	29
5	Rich Gossage	25
6	Jeff Reardon	23
7	Greg Minton	19
8	Donnie Moore	16
9	Doug Sisk	15
10	Frank DiPino	14

StrikeoutsSO

1	Dwight Gooden	276
2	Fernando Valenzuela	240
3	Rick Sutcliffe	213
4	Nolan Ryan	197
5	Mario Soto	185
6	Steve Carlton	163
7	Jose DeLeon	153
8	Orel Hershiser	150
9	Larry McWilliams	149
10	Joaquin Andujar	147

Innings PitchedIP

1	Joaquin Andujar	261.3
2	Fernando Valenzuela	261.0
3	Joe Niekro	248.3
4	Rick Sutcliffe	244.7
5	Rick Rhoden	238.3
6	Mario Soto	237.3
7	Bob Knepper	233.7
8	Steve Carlton	229.0
9	Larry McWilliams	227.3
10	Bill Gullickson	226.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Mario Soto	13
2	Joaquin Andujar	12
2	Fernando Valenzuela	12
4	Bob Knepper	11
5	Rick Mahler	9
5	Rick Sutcliffe	9
7	Orel Hershiser	8
7	Charlie Lea	8
7	Alejandro Peña	8
10	Dwight Gooden	7
10	Larry McWilliams	7

ShutoutsSHO

1	Joaquin Andujar	4
1	Orel Hershiser	4
1	Alejandro Peña	4
4	Dwight Gooden	3
4	Bob Knepper	3
4	Rick Rhoden	3
4	Rick Sutcliffe	3
8	Ron Darling	2
8	Dave Dravecky	2
8	Rick Honeycutt	2
8	Kurt Kepshire	2
8	Tim Lollar	2
8	Larry McWilliams	2
8	Jeff Russell	2
8	Nolan Ryan	2
8	Bryn Smith	2
8	Steve Trout	2
8	Fernando Valenzuela	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Dwight Gooden	7.6
2	Fernando Valenzuela	5.4
3	Rick Sutcliffe	5.2
4	Alejandro Peña	4.8
5	Jerry Koosman	4.7
6	Rick Rhoden	4.3
7	Nolan Ryan	4.1
8	Steve Carlton	4.0
9	Orel Hershiser	3.5
10	Scott Sanderson	3.4

Earned Run Averagemin 162 IP

1	Alejandro Peña	2.48
2	Dwight Gooden	2.60
3	Orel Hershiser	2.66
4	John Candelaria	2.72
4	Rick Rhoden	2.72
6	Rick Honeycutt	2.84
7	Charlie Lea	2.89
8	Larry McWilliams	2.93
9	Mark Thurmond	2.97
10	Fernando Valenzuela	3.03

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 162 IP

1	Dwight Gooden	1.07
2	Joaquin Andujar	1.10
3	Orel Hershiser	1.11
4	Mario Soto	1.13
5	John Candelaria	1.15
6	Nolan Ryan	1.15
7	Alejandro Peña	1.16
8	Rick Rhoden	1.17
9	Bill Gullickson	1.18
10	Ed Whitson	1.18

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 162 IP

1	Dwight Gooden	1.69
2	Alejandro Peña	2.61
3	Orel Hershiser	2.66
4	Nolan Ryan	2.67
5	Jerry Koosman	2.85
6	Fernando Valenzuela	2.87
7	Rick Sutcliffe	2.96
8	Rick Rhoden	3.13
9	Bob Welch	3.17
10	Steve Carlton	3.17

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1984 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. 1984 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, 20 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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