League pitching leaders

League pitching leaders -- National League
Regular season -- as of 5/31/1979

Earned Run Average			Wins			Strikeouts

Lamp	ChN	1.17	Blue	SF	9-3	Richard	Hou	90
Owchinko	SD	1.28	Espinosa	Phi	7-2	Niekro	Atl	70
Seaver	Cin	1.46	Candelaria	Pit	7-3	Blyleven	Pit	63
Matula	Atl	2.22	Lee	Mon	6-1	Blue	SF	60
Candelaria	Pit	2.35	Blyleven	Pit	6-2	Sutton	LA	58
Ruthven	Phi	2.60	Matula	Atl	6-2	Swan	NYN	55
Blue	SF	2.62	Sutton	LA	6-3	Carlton	Phi	53
Martinez	SL	2.65	Richard	Hou	6-5	Rogers	Mon	53
LaCoss	Cin	2.69	9 tied with		5	Sanderson	Mon	52
Sutton	LA	2.76				Halicki	SF	50
Hooton	LA	2.76				Niekro	Hou	48
Blyleven	Pit	2.78				Hooton	LA	47


Games			Innings			Winning percentage

Reed	Phi	26	Niekro	Atl	100.0	Lee	Mon	.857
Fingers	SD	25	Blue	SF	92.2	Moskau	Cin	.833
Hernandez	ChN	25	Niekro	Hou	83.2	Seaver	Cin	.833
Sambito	Hou	25	Rogers	Mon	83.0	Bair	Cin	.800
Tekulve	Pit	25	Blyleven	Pit	81.0	Carlton	Phi	.800
Devine	Atl	24	Richard	Hou	80.0	Hernandez	ChN	.800
Garber	Atl	24	Ruthven	Phi	79.2	Espinosa	Phi	.778
Sosa	Mon	24	Swan	NYN	79.2	Blue	SF	.750
Littell	SL	23	Knepper	SF	79.2	Blyleven	Pit	.750
Bair	Cin	22	Sutton	LA	78.1	Matula	Atl	.750
Hough	LA	22	Jones	SD	76.2	Sanderson	Mon	.750
Romo	Pit	22	Carlton	Phi	76.0	Tekulve	Pit	.750


Starts			Complete games			Shutouts

Niekro	Atl	14	Forsch	Hou	4	Hume	Cin	2
Blue	SF	13	Hooton	LA	4	Norman	Cin	2
Blyleven	Pit	12	Hume	Cin	3	Ruthven	Phi	2
Jones	SD	12	Seaver	Cin	3	Knepper	SF	2
Knepper	SF	12	Candelaria	Pit	3	Niekro	Hou	2
Niekro	Hou	12	Espinosa	Phi	3	14 tied with		1
Richard	Hou	12	Ruthven	Phi	3
Rogers	Mon	12	Swan	NYN	3
8 tied with		11	Jones	SD	3
			Niekro	Hou	3
			Niekro	Atl	3
			12 tied with		2


Saves			Save percentage			Holds

Lavelle	SF	10	Lavelle	SF	1.000	Tekulve	Pit	5
Lockwood	NYN	9	Sutter	ChN	.889	Murray	NYN	4
Sutter	ChN	8	Tekulve	Pit	.875	Eastwick	Phi	3
Sosa	Mon	8	Pastore	Cin	.833	Knowles	SL	3
Garber	Atl	8	Lockwood	NYN	.818	Littell	SL	3
Tekulve	Pit	7	Sosa	Mon	.800	Devine	Atl	3
Pastore	Cin	5	Roberts	SF	.750	Hernandez	ChN	3
Knowles	SL	5	Garber	Atl	.727	Reed	Phi	3
Sambito	Hou	5	Knowles	SL	.714	10 tied with		2
Jackson	Pit	5	Sambito	Hou	.714
Welch	LA	5	McGraw	Phi	.667
Fingers	SD	5	Bair	Cin	.667


Batting average			Hits per 9 innings			Runners per 9 innings

Owchinko	SD	.180	Owchinko	SD	5.7	Candelaria	Pit	7.8
Richard	Hou	.190	Richard	Hou	6.3	Lamp	ChN	8.1
Matula	Atl	.197	Matula	Atl	6.4	Owchinko	SD	8.1
Sutton	LA	.201	Candelaria	Pit	6.6	Sutton	LA	9.1
Candelaria	Pit	.201	Sutton	LA	6.7	Martinez	SL	9.3
Martinez	SL	.214	Seaver	Cin	6.9	LaCoss	Cin	9.3
Seaver	Cin	.214	Martinez	SL	7.1	Forsch	Hou	9.5
Vuckovich	SL	.217	Vuckovich	SL	7.1	Seaver	Cin	9.5
Lamp	ChN	.218	Lamp	ChN	7.2	Blyleven	Pit	9.8
LaCoss	Cin	.226	LaCoss	Cin	7.5	Hume	Cin	9.8
Reuschel	ChN	.227	Reuschel	ChN	7.7	Vuckovich	SL	9.8
Jones	SD	.230	Jones	SD	7.7	Matula	Atl	9.8


Walks			Walks per 9 innings			Strikeouts per 9 innings

Niekro	Hou	39	Lamp	ChN	0.7	Richard	Hou	10.1
Niekro	Atl	39	Candelaria	Pit	1.0	Halicki	SF	7.4
Richard	Hou	37	Forsch	Hou	1.2	Sanderson	Mon	7.4
Griffin	SF	34	Hume	Cin	1.3	Blyleven	Pit	7.0
Blue	SF	34	Norman	Cin	1.5	Sutton	LA	6.7
D'Acquisto	SD	32	Espinosa	Phi	1.6	Krukow	ChN	6.6
Messersmith	LA	32	Lee	Mon	1.6	Niekro	Atl	6.3
Nastu	SF	28	Blyleven	Pit	1.7	Carlton	Phi	6.3
Sykes	SL	27	Forsch	SL	1.8	Perry	SD	6.2
Rogers	Mon	27	LaCoss	Cin	1.8	Swan	NYN	6.2
Twitchell	NYN	26	Grimsley	Mon	1.8	McGlothen	ChN	6.1
Carlton	Phi	26	Robinson,D	Pit	1.9	Seaver	Cin	6.0


WHIP			Homeruns			Average run support

Candelaria	Pit	0.84	Lerch	Phi	12	Rau	LA	6.5
Lamp	ChN	0.87	Niekro	Atl	12	Espinosa	Phi	6.4
Owchinko	SD	0.88	Holtzman	ChN	11	Forsch	SL	5.9
Sutton	LA	1.00	Blue	SF	11	Krukow	ChN	5.8
Martinez	SL	1.03	Messersmith	LA	9	Seaver	Cin	5.7
LaCoss	Cin	1.03	Falcone	NYN	9	Denny	SL	5.6
Seaver	Cin	1.04	Candelaria	Pit	9	Martinez	SL	5.6
Forsch	Hou	1.06	Blyleven	Pit	9	Holtzman	ChN	5.4
Matula	Atl	1.06	Knepper	SF	9	Vuckovich	SL	5.3
Blyleven	Pit	1.06	4 tied with		8	Blue	SF	5.2
Hume	Cin	1.07				Norman	Cin	5.2
Vuckovich	SL	1.09				Robinson,D	Pit	5.1


Batters faced			Batters faced per game			Decisions

Niekro	Atl	434	Niekro	Atl	31.00	Blue	SF	12
Blue	SF	389	Forsch	Hou	31.00	Niekro	Atl	12
Niekro	Hou	353	Hooton	LA	30.70	Richard	Hou	11
Rogers	Mon	352	Reuschel	ChN	30.00	Candelaria	Pit	10
Richard	Hou	338	Seaver	Cin	30.00	Lerch	Phi	10
Ruthven	Phi	329	Blue	SF	29.92	Jones	SD	10
Carlton	Phi	328	Ruthven	Phi	29.91	Niekro	Hou	10
Knepper	SF	328	Carlton	Phi	29.82	7 tied with		9
Blyleven	Pit	327	Swan	NYN	29.64
Swan	NYN	326	Niekro	Hou	29.42
Jones	SD	317	Rogers	Mon	29.33
Sutton	LA	316	Lamp	ChN	29.11


Losses			Games finished			Runs

Jones	SD	2-8	Fingers	SD	20	Niekro	Atl	51
Niekro	Atl	5-7	Sosa	Mon	19	McGlothen	ChN	46
Perry	SD	2-6	Sambito	Hou	19	Carlton	Phi	46
Lerch	Phi	4-6	Lockwood	NYN	17	Lerch	Phi	42
McGlothen	ChN	1-5	Lavelle	SF	16	Mahler,M	Atl	41
Falcone	NYN	3-5	Garber	Atl	16	Richard	Hou	41
Rogers	Mon	3-5	Tekulve	Pit	16	Rau	LA	40
Sutcliffe	LA	3-5	Sutter	ChN	15	Grimsley	Mon	40
Grimsley	Mon	4-5	Littell	SL	15	Messersmith	LA	38
Hume	Cin	4-5	McGraw	Phi	13	5 tied with		37
Niekro	Hou	5-5	Devine	Atl	13
Richard	Hou	6-5	Reed	Phi	13


Earned runs			Hits			Doubles

McGlothen	ChN	44	Niekro	Atl	94	Rau	LA	20
Niekro	Atl	44	Blue	SF	84	Halicki	SF	18
Carlton	Phi	43	Grimsley	Mon	82	Knepper	SF	18
Lerch	Phi	42	McGlothen	ChN	79	Espinosa	Phi	17
Grimsley	Mon	38	Perry	SD	79	Ruhle	Hou	16
Perry	SD	37	Swan	NYN	79	Sykes	SL	16
Rau	LA	37	Rogers	Mon	77	Krukow	ChN	16
Mahler,M	Atl	35	Carlton	Phi	76	Hume	Cin	16
Messersmith	LA	34	Knepper	SF	75	Grimsley	Mon	16
Krukow	ChN	32	Espinosa	Phi	74	Niekro	Atl	16
Sutcliffe	LA	32	Rau	LA	73	3 tied with		15
Knepper	SF	32	Niekro	Hou	73


Triples			Stolen bases			Steal percentage

Burris		8	Halicki	SF	16	Ruthven	Phi	.200
Jones	SD	6	Niekro	Atl	15	Robinson,D	Pit	.286
LaCoss	Cin	5	Perry	SD	12	Reuschel	ChN	.333
Kaat		4	Swan	NYN	11	Lamp	ChN	.375
Shirley	SD	4	Sutton	LA	10	Holtzman	ChN	.400
Forsch	SL	4	Blyleven	Pit	10	Kison	Pit	.400
Sanderson	Mon	4	Mura	SD	9	Blue	SF	.444
Candelaria	Pit	4	Forsch	SL	9	Owchinko	SD	.444
Grimsley	Mon	4	5 tied with		8	Sutcliffe	LA	.500
Denny	SL	4				Falcone	NYN	.500
7 tied with		3				Andujar	Hou	.500
						Williams	Hou	.500


Hit by pitch			Wild pitches			Balks

Rau	LA	7	Niekro	Hou	7	Sutcliffe	LA	5
Niekro	Atl	5	Griffin	SF	6	Rasmussen	SD	3
Reuschel	ChN	4	Mahler,M	Atl	6	Romo	Pit	2
Espinosa	Phi	4	Littell	SL	5	Fingers	SD	2
Coleman	Pit	3	Hough	LA	5	Sanderson	Mon	2
Burris		3	Sutcliffe	LA	4	Carlton	Phi	2
Moffitt	SF	3	Forsch	SL	4	11 tied with		1
Hernandez	ChN	3	Rau	LA	4
Twitchell	NYN	3	Denny	SL	4
Mahler,M	Atl	3	Richard	Hou	4
Norman	Cin	3	Niekro	Atl	4
Grimsley	Mon	3	11 tied with		3


Runners left scored percentage			Inherited runners scored pct			Ground ball DP

16 tied with		.000	Schultz	SL	.000	Candelaria	Pit	11
			Tekulve	Pit	.077	Niekro	Hou	11
			Sambito	Hou	.091	Hume	Cin	10
			Sosa	Mon	.100	Niekro	Atl	10
			D'Acquisto	SD	.111	Vuckovich	SL	9
			Littell	SL	.111	Espinosa	Phi	9
			Garber	Atl	.143	Seaver	Cin	8
			Palmer	Mon	.143	Robinson,D	Pit	8
			Reed	Phi	.176	Grimsley	Mon	8
			Devine	Atl	.200	Denny	SL	8
			Tomlin	Cin	.200	Jones	SD	8
			Jackson	Pit	.222	Knepper	SF	8


Plate appearances vs RHB			Atbats vs RHB			On-base plus slugging vs RHB

Blue	SF	314	Blue	SF	279	Owchinko	SD	.481
Knepper	SF	276	Knepper	SF	253	Solomon	Atl	.488
Jones	SD	256	Carlton	Phi	230	Rogers	Mon	.504
Carlton	Phi	251	Jones	SD	230	Richard	Hou	.506
Candelaria	Pit	238	Candelaria	Pit	226	Kobel	NYN	.506
Grimsley	Mon	220	Grimsley	Mon	204	Seaver	Cin	.522
Lerch	Phi	217	Lerch	Phi	200	Lamp	ChN	.532
Niekro	Atl	217	Rau	LA	195	Sanderson	Mon	.545
Rau	LA	214	Lee	Mon	191	Forsch	Hou	.546
Lee	Mon	203	Niekro	Atl	191	Ruthven	Phi	.551
Falcone	NYN	202	Owchinko	SD	185	Reuschel	ChN	.564
Owchinko	SD	199	Falcone	NYN	180	Williams	Hou	.575


Batting average vs RHB			On-base percentage vs RHB			Slugging percentage vs RHB

Richard	Hou	.150	Solomon	Atl	.198	Owchinko	SD	.243
Rogers	Mon	.159	Kobel	NYN	.211	Seaver	Cin	.245
Solomon	Atl	.172	Sanderson	Mon	.214	Richard	Hou	.261
Owchinko	SD	.184	Rogers	Mon	.222	Reuschel	ChN	.280
Sanderson	Mon	.186	Hume	Cin	.223	Rogers	Mon	.283
Kobel	NYN	.190	Candelaria	Pit	.224	Williams	Hou	.289
Niekro	Atl	.194	Forsch	Hou	.229	Solomon	Atl	.290
Candelaria	Pit	.195	Lamp	ChN	.234	Ruthven	Phi	.293
Allen	NYN	.200	Owchinko	SD	.237	Kobel	NYN	.295
Forsch	Hou	.203	LaCoss	Cin	.239	Lamp	ChN	.297
Lamp	ChN	.203	Allen	NYN	.242	Roberts	SF	.297
Reuschel	ChN	.205	Richard	Hou	.244	Andujar	Hou	.299


Doubles vs RHB			Triples vs RHB			Homeruns vs RHB

Rau	LA	16	Grimsley	Mon	4	Blue	SF	11
Sykes	SL	14	Candelaria	Pit	4	Knepper	SF	9
Knepper	SF	14	Jones	SD	4	Vuckovich	SL	8
Krukow	ChN	12	Kaat		3	Falcone	NYN	8
Grimsley	Mon	12	Eastwick	Phi	3	Candelaria	Pit	8
Falcone	NYN	11	Welch	LA	3	Messersmith	LA	7
Blue	SF	11	Sanderson	Mon	3	Holtzman	ChN	7
7 tied with		10	Shirley	SD	3	Lerch	Phi	7
			Forsch	SL	3	6 tied with		6
			Lerch	Phi	3
			7 tied with		2



Hits vs RHB			Extra base hits vs RHB			Total bases vs RHB

Blue	SF	70	Knepper	SF	24	Blue	SF	118
Rau	LA	66	Blue	SF	24	Knepper	SF	105
Grimsley	Mon	64	Candelaria	Pit	22	Rau	LA	96
Knepper	SF	62	Rau	LA	21	Grimsley	Mon	93
Lerch	Phi	55	Sykes	SL	19	Lerch	Phi	88
Lee	Mon	53	Falcone	NYN	19	Candelaria	Pit	86
Carlton	Phi	53	Grimsley	Mon	19	Carlton	Phi	81
Jones	SD	53	Holtzman	ChN	17	Falcone	NYN	80
Blyleven	Pit	46	Ruhle	Hou	16	Lee	Mon	77
Forsch	SL	45	Mahler,M	Atl	16	Jones	SD	75
Falcone	NYN	45	Lerch	Phi	16	Holtzman	ChN	74
2 tied with		44	Carlton	Phi	16	Blyleven	Pit	70


Walks vs RHB			Hit by pitch vs RHB			Strikeouts vs RHB

Blue	SF	29	Niekro	Atl	5	Richard	Hou	58
Griffin	SF	25	Reuschel	ChN	4	Blue	SF	44
Nastu	SF	23	Coleman	Pit	3	Sutton	LA	39
Messersmith	LA	20	Burris		3	Niekro	Atl	38
Carlton	Phi	20	Moffitt	SF	3	Rogers	Mon	35
Jones	SD	20	Norman	Cin	3	Blyleven	Pit	35
Knepper	SF	20	Rau	LA	3	Halicki	SF	33
Falcone	NYN	18	12 tied with		2	Seaver	Cin	33
6 tied with		17				Carlton	Phi	33
						Griffin	SF	32
						Swan	NYN	31
						Knepper	SF	31


Strikeout/walk ratio vs RHB			Sacrifice bunts vs RHB			Sacrifice flies vs RHB

Hume	Cin	9.5	Fryman	Mon	4	Jones	SD	5
Ruhle	Hou	9.5	Reed	Phi	3	Schatzeder	Mon	3
Sanderson	Mon	7.5	Robinson,D	Pit	3	Twitchell	NYN	3
Lamp	ChN	6.0	Rogers	Mon	3	Sanderson	Mon	3
Solomon	Atl	6.0	Blyleven	Pit	3	Mura	SD	3
Perry	SD	5.8	Lerch	Phi	3	Hume	Cin	3
Halicki	SF	5.5	17 tied with		2	Seaver	Cin	3
Norman	Cin	4.8				Hooton	LA	3
Swan	NYN	4.4				Sutton	LA	3
Blyleven	Pit	4.4				Blue	SF	3
Forsch	Hou	3.6				15 tied with		2
2 tied with		3.5

League pitching leaders -- National LeagueRegular season -- as of 5/31/1979

League pitching leaders -- National League
Regular season -- as of 5/31/1979