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League Leaders

Batting Average:   Keith Hernandez - St. Louis Cardinals (.344)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Pete Rose - Philadelphia Phillies (.418)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Dave Kingman - Chicago Cubs (.613)
At Bats:   Omar Moreno - Pittsburgh Pirates (695)
Runs:   Keith Hernandez - St. Louis Cardinals (116)
Hits:   Garry Templeton - St. Louis Cardinals (211)
Doubles:   Keith Hernandez - St. Louis Cardinals (48)
Triples:   Garry Templeton - St. Louis Cardinals (19)
Home Runs:   Dave Kingman - Chicago Cubs (48)
Runs Batted In:   Dave Winfield - San Diego Padres (118)
Total Bases:   Dave Winfield - San Diego Padres (333)
Walks:   Mike Schmidt - Philadelphia Phillies (120)
Strikeouts:   Dave Kingman - Chicago Cubs (131)
Stolen Bases:   Omar Moreno - Pittsburgh Pirates (77)
Hit by Pitch:   Greg Luzinski - Philadelphia Phillies (10)

Wins:   Phil Niekro - Atlanta Braves, Joe Niekro - Houston Astros (21)
Losses:   Phil Niekro - Atlanta Braves (20)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   J.R. Richard - Houston Astros (2.71)
Games:   Kent Tekulve - Pittsburgh Pirates (94)
Complete Games:   Phil Niekro - Atlanta Braves (23)
Shutouts:   Joe Niekro - Houston Astros, Tom Seaver - Cincinnati Reds ()
Saves:   Bruce Sutter - Chicago Cubs (37)
Innings Pitched:   Phil Niekro - Atlanta Braves (342)
Walks:   Phil Niekro - Atlanta Braves (113)
Strikeouts:   J.R. Richard - Houston Astros (313)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Ken Forsch - Houston Astros (1.07)
Hits/9 Ip:   J.R. Richard - Houston Astros (6.77)
HR/9 Ip:   Joaquin Andujar - Houston Astros (0.32)
Walks/9 Ip:   Ken Forsch - Houston Astros (1.77)
SO/9 Ip:   J.R. Richard - Houston Astros (9.64)