1978 NATIONAL LEAGUE REVIEW

Level: MLB

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Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Dave Parker	OF	Retired	Pittsburgh	148	581	102	194	32	12	30	117	20	7	57	92	2	0	2	8	.334	.394	.585	979
2	George Foster	OF	Retired	Cincinnati	158	604	97	170	26	7	40	120	4	4	70	138	7	0	6	18	.281	.360	.546	906
3	Steve Garvey	1B	Retired	LA Dodgers	162	639	89	202	36	9	21	113	10	5	40	70	1	1	8	17	.316	.353	.499	852
4	Greg Luzinski	OF	Retired	Philadelphia	155	540	85	143	32	2	35	101	8	7	100	135	11	0	4	10	.265	.388	.526	914
5	Jack Clark	OF-1B	Retired	SF Giants	156	592	90	181	46	8	25	98	15	11	50	72	3	3	9	15	.306	.358	.537	895
6	Pete Rose	OF-1B	Retired	Cincinnati	159	655	103	198	51	3	7	52	13	9	62	30	3	2	7	8	.302	.362	.421	783
7	Dave Winfield	RF	Retired	San Diego	158	587	88	181	30	5	24	97	21	9	55	81	2	0	5	13	.308	.367	.499	866
8	Ted Simmons	C-1B	Retired	St. Louis	152	516	71	148	40	5	22	80	1	1	77	39	3	0	8	19	.287	.377	.512	889
9	Reggie Smith	OF-CF	Retired	LA Dodgers	128	447	82	132	27	2	29	93	12	5	70	90	1	0	13	5	.295	.382	.559	941
10	Jeff Burroughs	OF	Retired	Atlanta	153	488	72	147	30	6	23	77	1	2	117	92	0	0	6	16	.301	.432	.529	961
11	Jose Cruz	OF-CF	Retired	Houston	153	565	79	178	34	9	10	83	37	9	57	57	0	2	3	9	.315	.376	.460	836
12	Ron Cey	3B	Retired	LA Dodgers	159	555	84	150	32	0	23	84	2	5	96	96	7	2	7	13	.270	.380	.452	832
13	Enos Cabell	3B-1B	Retired	Houston	162	660	92	195	31	8	7	71	33	15	22	80	5	3	4	14	.295	.321	.398	719
14	Andre Dawson	OF-RF	Retired	Montreal	157	609	84	154	24	8	25	72	28	11	30	128	12	4	5	7	.253	.299	.442	741
15	Darrell Evans	3B-1B	Retired	SF Giants	159	547	82	133	24	2	20	78	4	5	105	64	0	6	10	5	.243	.360	.404	764
16	Frank Taveras	SS	Retired	Pittsburgh	157	654	81	182	31	9	0	38	46	25	29	60	5	12	2	4	.278	.313	.353	666
17	Ivan DeJesus	SS	Manager - Lexington (2012)	Chi Cubs	160	619	104	172	24	7	3	35	41	12	74	78	2	15	2	12	.278	.356	.354	710
18	Mike Schmidt	3B	Retired	Philadelphia	145	513	93	129	27	2	21	78	19	6	91	103	4	0	8	4	.251	.364	.435	799
19	Omar Moreno	OF	Retired	Pittsburgh	155	515	95	121	15	7	2	33	71	22	81	104	3	17	5	5	.235	.339	.303	642
20	Gene Tenace	C-1B	Retired	San Diego	142	401	60	90	18	4	16	61	6	5	101	98	11	0	2	5	.224	.392	.409	801
21	Gene Richards	OF	Retired	San Diego	154	555	90	171	26	12	4	45	37	17	64	80	4	2	4	9	.308	.381	.420	801
22	Ken Griffey	OF	Manager - Bakersfield (2012)	Cincinnati	158	614	90	177	33	8	10	63	23	5	54	70	0	9	3	6	.288	.344	.417	761
23	Willie Montanez	1B-OF	Retired	NY Mets	159	609	66	156	32	0	17	96	9	4	60	92	1	0	9	13	.256	.320	.392	712
24	Garry Templeton	SS	Retired	St. Louis	155	647	82	181	31	13	2	47	34	11	22	87	1	2	3	7	.280	.303	.377	680
25	Warren Cromartie	OF-1B	Retired	Montreal	159	607	77	180	32	6	10	56	8	8	33	60	7	2	6	15	.297	.337	.418	755
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
26	Ellis Valentine	OF	Retired	Montreal	151	570	75	165	35	2	25	76	13	8	35	88	2	0	5	9	.289	.330	.489	819
27	Bill Robinson	OF	Deceased	Pittsburgh	136	499	70	123	36	2	14	80	14	11	35	105	5	2	11	7	.246	.296	.411	707
28	Larry Bowa	SS	Retired	Philadelphia	156	654	78	192	31	5	3	43	27	5	24	40	1	11	2	6	.294	.319	.370	689
29	Ozzie Smith	SS	Retired	San Diego	159	590	69	152	17	6	1	46	40	12	47	43	0	28	3	11	.258	.311	.312	623
30	Keith Hernandez	1B	Retired	St. Louis	159	542	90	138	32	4	11	64	13	5	82	68	2	1	6	12	.255	.351	.389	740
31	Bob Watson	1B-OF	Retired	Houston	139	461	51	133	25	4	14	79	3	1	51	57	4	0	11	18	.289	.357	.451	808
32	Joe Morgan	2B	Retired	Cincinnati	132	441	68	104	27	0	13	75	19	5	79	40	2	0	11	6	.236	.347	.385	732
33	Dave Lopes	2B	First Base Coach - Los Angeles Dodgers (2013)	LA Dodgers	151	587	93	163	25	4	17	58	45	4	71	70	0	6	1	9	.278	.355	.421	776
34	Bobby Murcer	OF	Deceased	Chi Cubs	146	499	66	140	22	6	9	64	14	5	80	57	0	0	6	12	.281	.376	.403	779
35	Dave Kingman	OF-1B	Retired	Chi Cubs	119	395	65	105	17	4	28	79	3	4	39	111	6	2	6	3	.266	.336	.542	878
36	Dave Cash	2B	Retired	Montreal	159	658	66	166	26	3	3	43	12	6	37	29	0	5	3	16	.252	.291	.315	606
37	Willie Stargell	OF-1B	Deceased	Pittsburgh	122	390	60	115	18	2	28	97	3	2	50	93	7	0	3	8	.295	.382	.567	949
38	Tony Perez	1B-3B	Retired	Montreal	148	544	63	158	38	3	14	78	2	0	38	104	2	1	5	10	.290	.336	.449	785
39	Garry Maddox	OF	Retired	Philadelphia	155	598	62	172	34	3	11	68	33	7	39	89	2	3	3	9	.288	.332	.410	742
40	John Stearns	C	Retired	NY Mets	143	477	65	126	24	1	15	73	25	13	70	57	8	2	6	11	.264	.364	.413	777
41	Phil Garner	2B-3B	Retired	Pittsburgh	154	528	66	138	25	9	10	66	27	14	66	71	5	3	7	18	.261	.345	.400	745
42	Dale Murphy	OF-RF	Retired	Atlanta	151	530	66	120	14	3	23	79	11	7	42	145	3	3	5	15	.226	.284	.394	678
43	Steve Henderson	OF	Hitting Coach - Philadelphia Phillies (2013)	NY Mets	157	587	83	156	30	9	10	65	13	7	60	109	2	0	5	24	.266	.333	.399	732
44	Bill Russell	SS	Retired	LA Dodgers	155	625	72	179	32	4	3	46	10	6	30	34	2	12	3	17	.286	.320	.365	685
45	Terry Puhl	OF	Retired	Houston	149	585	87	169	25	6	3	35	32	14	48	46	4	3	7	11	.289	.343	.368	711
46	Larry Parrish	3B-OF	Manager - West Michigan (2013)	Montreal	144	520	68	144	39	4	15	70	2	3	32	103	2	5	1	19	.277	.321	.454	775
47	Richie Hebner	3B-1B	Retired	Philadelphia	137	435	61	123	22	3	17	71	4	7	53	58	9	4	4	8	.283	.369	.464	833
48	Gary Matthews	OF	Retired	Atlanta	129	474	75	135	20	5	18	62	8	7	61	92	2	1	4	16	.285	.366	.462	828
49	Bake McBride	OF	Retired	Philadelphia	122	472	68	127	20	4	10	49	28	3	28	68	5	2	3	4	.269	.315	.392	707
50	Larry Herndon	OF	Hitting Coach - Lakeland (2013)	SF Giants	151	471	52	122	15	9	1	32	13	8	35	71	1	13	1	12	.259	.311	.335	646
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
51	Dave Concepcion	SS	Retired	Cincinnati	153	565	75	170	33	4	6	67	23	10	51	83	1	3	4	14	.301	.357	.405	762
52	Bob Horner	3B-1B	Retired	Atlanta	89	323	50	86	17	1	23	63	0	0	24	42	2	1	9	7	.266	.313	.539	852
53	Terry Whitfield	OF	Retired	SF Giants	149	488	70	141	20	2	10	32	5	11	33	69	2	17	3	9	.289	.335	.400	735
54	Jerry Royster	3B-2B	Third Base Coach - Boston Red Sox (2012)	Atlanta	140	529	67	137	17	8	2	35	27	17	56	49	3	8	4	9	.259	.331	.333	664
55	Dan Driessen	1B	Retired	Cincinnati	153	524	68	131	23	3	16	70	28	9	75	79	4	3	6	13	.250	.345	.397	742
56	Burt Hooton	P	Pitching Coach - Fort Wayne (2013)	LA Dodgers	32	67	4	10	1	0	0	2	0	0	7	15	0	18	0	2	.149	.230	.164	394
57	Len Randle	3B-2B	Hitting Coach - Washington (2012)	NY Mets	132	437	53	102	16	8	2	35	14	11	64	57	1	2	4	7	.233	.330	.320	650
58	Rick Monday	OF	Retired	LA Dodgers	119	342	54	87	14	1	19	57	2	4	49	100	1	3	2	4	.254	.348	.468	816
59	Johnnie LeMaster	SS	Retired	SF Giants	101	272	23	64	18	3	1	14	6	6	21	45	1	14	0	4	.235	.293	.335	628
60	George Hendrick	OF	First Base Coach - Tampa Bay Rays (2013)	St. Louis	102	382	55	110	27	1	17	67	1	0	28	44	2	1	4	9	.288	.337	.497	834
		OF	First Base Coach - Tampa Bay Rays (2013)	San Diego	36	111	9	27	4	0	3	8	1	1	12	16	0	0	0	2	.243	.317	.360	677
61	Don Sutton	P	Retired	LA Dodgers	34	72	1	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	22	0	14	0	0	.083	.132	.083	215
62	Ken Reitz	3B	Retired	St. Louis	150	540	41	133	26	2	10	75	1	0	23	61	5	3	7	13	.246	.280	.357	637
63	Lee Mazzilli	OF-1B	Retired	NY Mets	148	542	78	148	28	5	16	61	20	13	69	82	1	2	5	7	.273	.353	.432	785
64	Gaylord Perry	P	Retired	San Diego	37	87	5	8	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	31	0	13	0	1	.092	.112	.115	227
65	Gary Carter	C	Deceased	Montreal	157	533	76	136	27	1	20	72	10	6	62	70	5	2	5	10	.255	.336	.422	758
66	Doug Flynn	2B-SS	Retired	NY Mets	156	532	37	126	12	8	0	36	3	5	30	50	1	6	3	14	.237	.277	.289	566
67	Rowland Office	OF	Retired	Atlanta	146	404	40	101	13	1	9	40	8	6	22	52	6	4	3	8	.250	.297	.354	651
68	Doug Rau	P	Retired	LA Dodgers	30	63	3	9	1	0	0	5	0	0	2	13	0	13	0	1	.143	.169	.159	328
69	Joel Youngblood	OF-3B	Retired	NY Mets	113	266	40	67	12	8	7	30	4	0	16	39	1	1	3	4	.252	.294	.436	730
70	Bob Boone	C	Retired	Philadelphia	132	435	48	123	18	4	12	62	2	5	46	37	1	5	8	13	.283	.347	.425	772
71	Oscar Gamble	OF	Retired	San Diego	126	375	46	103	15	3	7	47	1	2	51	45	6	0	5	2	.275	.366	.387	753
72	Tom Seaver	P	Retired	Cincinnati	36	74	5	9	1	0	0	4	0	0	8	31	0	13	0	0	.122	.207	.135	342
73	Manny Trillo	2B	Retired	Chi Cubs	152	552	53	144	17	5	4	55	0	7	50	67	2	3	8	10	.261	.320	.332	652
74	Johnny Bench	C	Retired	Cincinnati	120	393	52	102	17	1	23	73	4	2	50	83	1	1	6	9	.260	.340	.483	823
75	Joe Ferguson	C-OF	Retired	Houston	51	150	20	31	5	0	7	22	0	0	37	30	1	1	2	6	.207	.363	.380	743
		C-OF	Retired	LA Dodgers	67	198	20	47	11	0	7	28	1	2	34	41	1	1	1	9	.237	.350	.399	749
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
76	Tommy John	P	Retired	LA Dodgers	33	66	2	8	2	0	0	6	0	0	3	13	0	12	0	1	.121	.159	.152	311
77	Tim Foli	SS	Retired	NY Mets	113	413	37	106	21	1	1	27	2	5	14	30	2	12	2	10	.257	.283	.320	603
78	Art Howe	3B-2B	Retired	Houston	119	420	46	123	33	3	7	55	2	3	34	41	1	1	5	13	.293	.343	.436	779
79	Mike Phillips	SS-2B	Retired	St. Louis	76	164	14	44	8	1	1	28	0	0	13	25	2	0	7	4	.268	.317	.348	665
80	Steve Yeager	C	Catching Coach - Los Angeles Dodgers (2013)	LA Dodgers	94	228	19	44	7	0	4	23	0	0	36	41	0	0	2	3	.193	.301	.276	577
81	Greg Gross	OF	Hitting Coach - Philadelphia Phillies (2012)	Chi Cubs	124	347	34	92	12	7	1	39	3	1	33	19	0	3	7	6	.265	.323	.349	672
82	Billy North	OF	Retired	LA Dodgers	110	304	54	71	10	0	0	10	27	8	65	48	2	5	1	4	.234	.371	.266	637
83	Elliott Maddox	OF-3B	Retired	NY Mets	119	389	43	100	18	2	2	39	2	11	71	38	2	2	5	8	.257	.370	.329	699
84	Ross Grimsley	P	Pitching Coach - Richmond (2012)	Montreal	36	90	5	13	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	20	1	11	1	1	.144	.170	.156	326
85	Jerry Morales	OF	Retired	St. Louis	130	457	44	109	19	8	4	46	4	4	33	44	1	2	6	13	.239	.288	.341	629
86	Bill Madlock	3B	Retired	SF Giants	122	447	76	138	26	3	15	44	16	5	48	39	3	9	2	6	.309	.378	.481	859
87	Rick Reuschel	P	Retired	Chi Cubs	35	73	5	10	2	0	0	4	1	0	4	23	1	10	1	0	.137	.190	.164	354
88	Rodney Scott	2B-SS	Retired	Chi Cubs	78	227	41	64	5	1	0	15	27	10	43	41	3	7	0	4	.282	.403	.313	716
89	Eric Rasmussen	P	Retired	San Diego	27	46	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	0	8	0	0	.152	.152	.152	304
		P	Retired	St. Louis	10	18	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	.111	.111	.111	222
90	Roger Metzger	SS	Retired	Houston	45	123	11	27	4	1	0	6	0	0	12	9	0	2	1	8	.220	.287	.268	555
		SS	Retired	SF Giants	75	235	17	61	6	1	0	17	8	1	12	17	0	7	1	4	.260	.294	.294	588

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