Major league register
1981 leaders
Qualified leaders across the batting and pitching record.
Ranked by value
Batting leaders
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| Rk | Player | Club | G | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | 102 | 434 | .316 | .435 | .644 | 1.079 | 31 | 91 |
| 2 | Dwight Evans | BOS | 108 | 501 | .296 | .415 | .522 | .937 | 22 | 71 |
| 3 | Bobby Grich | CAL | 100 | 399 | .304 | .378 | .543 | .921 | 22 | 61 |
| 4 | Andre Dawson | MON | 103 | 441 | .302 | .365 | .553 | .918 | 24 | 64 |
| 5 | Eddie Murray | BAL | 99 | 422 | .294 | .360 | .534 | .894 | 22 | 78 |
| 6 | George Foster | CIN | 108 | 472 | .295 | .373 | .519 | .892 | 22 | 90 |
| 7 | Tom Paciorek | SEA | 104 | 451 | .326 | .379 | .509 | .888 | 14 | 66 |
| 8 | Chet Lemon | CWS | 94 | 378 | .302 | .384 | .491 | .875 | 9 | 50 |
| 9 | Keith Hernandez | STL | 103 | 444 | .306 | .401 | .463 | .864 | 8 | 48 |
| 10 | Cecil Cooper | ML4 | 106 | 452 | .320 | .363 | .495 | .858 | 12 | 60 |
| 11 | Richie Zisk | SEA | 94 | 388 | .311 | .366 | .485 | .851 | 16 | 43 |
| 12 | Gary Matthews | PHI | 101 | 427 | .301 | .398 | .451 | .849 | 9 | 67 |
| 13 | Ron Cey | LAD | 85 | 358 | .288 | .372 | .474 | .846 | 13 | 50 |
| 14 | Rickey Henderson | ATH | 108 | 493 | .319 | .408 | .437 | .845 | 6 | 35 |
| 15 | George Brett | KC | 89 | 379 | .314 | .361 | .484 | .845 | 6 | 43 |
| 16 | George Hendrick | STL | 101 | 441 | .284 | .356 | .485 | .841 | 18 | 61 |
| 17 | Greg Luzinski | CWS | 104 | 441 | .265 | .365 | .476 | .841 | 21 | 62 |
| 18 | Gorman Thomas | ML4 | 103 | 420 | .259 | .348 | .493 | .841 | 21 | 65 |
| 19 | Willie Aikens | KC | 101 | 419 | .266 | .377 | .458 | .835 | 17 | 53 |
| 20 | Bill Buckner | CHC | 106 | 453 | .311 | .349 | .480 | .829 | 10 | 75 |
| 21 | Pedro Guerrero | LAD | 98 | 384 | .300 | .365 | .464 | .829 | 12 | 48 |
| 22 | Tim Raines | MON | 88 | 363 | .304 | .391 | .438 | .829 | 5 | 37 |
| 23 | Carney Lansford | BOS | 102 | 437 | .336 | .389 | .439 | .828 | 4 | 52 |
| 24 | Mike Hargrove | CLE | 94 | 394 | .317 | .424 | .401 | .825 | 2 | 49 |
| 25 | Dave Winfield | NYY | 105 | 439 | .294 | .360 | .464 | .824 | 13 | 68 |
Ranked by value
Pitching leaders
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| Rk | Pitcher | Club | W | L | ERA | IP | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Ryan | HOU | 11 | 5 | 1.690 | 149.0 | 140 | 1.121 |
| 2 | Bob Knepper | HOU | 9 | 5 | 2.180 | 156.2 | 75 | 1.060 |
| 3 | Burt Hooton | LAD | 11 | 6 | 2.280 | 142.1 | 74 | 1.103 |
| 4 | Jerry Reuss | LAD | 10 | 4 | 2.300 | 152.2 | 51 | 1.081 |
| 5 | Sammy Stewart | BAL | 4 | 8 | 2.320 | 112.1 | 57 | 1.300 |
| 6 | Steve McCatty | ATH | 14 | 7 | 2.330 | 185.2 | 91 | 1.083 |
| 7 | Dennis Lamp | CWS | 7 | 6 | 2.410 | 127.0 | 71 | 1.150 |
| 8 | Steve Carlton | PHI | 13 | 4 | 2.420 | 190.0 | 179 | 1.126 |
| 9 | Vida Blue | SF | 8 | 6 | 2.450 | 124.2 | 63 | 1.211 |
| 10 | Fernando Valenzuela | LAD | 13 | 7 | 2.480 | 192.1 | 180 | 1.045 |
| 11 | Tom Seaver | CIN | 14 | 2 | 2.540 | 166.1 | 87 | 1.118 |
| 12 | Don Sutton | HOU | 11 | 9 | 2.610 | 158.2 | 104 | 1.015 |
| 13 | Tommy John | NYY | 9 | 8 | 2.630 | 140.1 | 50 | 1.240 |
| 14 | Britt Burns | CWS | 10 | 6 | 2.640 | 156.2 | 108 | 1.200 |
| 15 | Larry Gura | KC | 11 | 8 | 2.720 | 172.1 | 61 | 1.010 |
| 16 | Ron Guidry | NYY | 11 | 5 | 2.760 | 127.0 | 104 | .992 |
| 17 | Bill Gullickson | MON | 7 | 9 | 2.800 | 157.1 | 115 | 1.119 |
| 18 | Rick Mahler | ATL | 8 | 6 | 2.800 | 112.1 | 54 | 1.353 |
| 19 | Joe Niekro | HOU | 9 | 9 | 2.820 | 166.0 | 77 | 1.187 |
| 20 | Bert Blyleven | CLE | 11 | 7 | 2.880 | 159.1 | 107 | 1.161 |
| 21 | Ken Forsch | CAL | 11 | 7 | 2.880 | 153.0 | 55 | 1.111 |
| 22 | Doyle Alexander | SF | 11 | 7 | 2.890 | 152.1 | 77 | 1.313 |
| 23 | Scott Sanderson | MON | 9 | 7 | 2.950 | 137.1 | 77 | 1.114 |
| 24 | Dennis Leonard | KC | 13 | 11 | 2.990 | 201.2 | 107 | 1.205 |
| 25 | Rick Langford | ATH | 12 | 10 | 2.990 | 195.1 | 84 | 1.270 |