CJ Pitching Leaders

CJ Pitching Leaders -- Crackerjack League
Regular season -- as of 7/5/1978

Earned run average			Strikeouts			Walks

Aase	GI	2.46	Ryan	OV	101	Gale	CA	64
Stanley	OV	2.56	Jenkins	GS	99	Palmer	GI	64
Tiant	OR	2.61	Niekro	CP	92	Keough	WP	63
Christenson	CN	2.65	Palmer	GI	91	Rhoden	WP	63
Splittorff	CN	2.85	Tanana	GI	88	Alexander	GS	61
Sorensen	WP	2.88	Vuckovich	CN	83	Ryan	OV	59
McWilliams	CL	2.96	Rogers	OR	80	Martinez	CP	58
Vuckovich	CN	3.25	Blue	OR	78	Medich	OV	58
Welch	KC	3.29	Welch	KC	74	Jefferson	OV	56
Palmer	GI	3.30	Tiant	OR	73	Clyde	CA	51


Wins			Winning percentage			Average run support

Blue	OR	14-5	Christenson	CN	.813	Comer	GS	6.6
Christenson	CN	13-3	Blue	OR	.737	Koosman	KC	6.3
Palmer	GI	13-8	Tiant	OR	.733	Jefferson	OV	6.1
Tiant	OR	11-4	Bonham	CN	.727	Rau	CP	5.6
Splittorff	CN	11-5	Splittorff	CN	.688	Martinez	CP	5.6
Niekro	CP	10-7	Comer	GS	.643	Rozema	GS	5.5
Tanana	GI	10-9	Rozema	GS	.636	Figueroa	KC	5.4
Comer	GS	9-5	Skok	CA	.625	Blue	OR	5.3
Denny	GI	9-6	Palmer	GI	.619	Christenson	CN	5.1
Bonham	CN	8-3	Vuckovich	CN	.615	Clyde	CA	5.1


Batting average			On-base percentage			Slugging percentage

McWilliams	CL	.185	Christenson	CN	.247	Aase	GI	.328
Christenson	CN	.213	McWilliams	CL	.251	McWilliams	CL	.332
Splittorff	CN	.221	Splittorff	CN	.271	Stanley	OV	.332
Palmer	GI	.223	Tiant	OR	.286	Palmer	GI	.340
Aase	GI	.226	Palmer	GI	.294	Niekro	CP	.344
Tiant	OR	.229	Welch	KC	.294	Vuckovich	CN	.346
Martinez	CP	.235	Rozema	GS	.297	Christenson	CN	.346
Billingham	OR	.238	Sorensen	WP	.297	Martinez	CP	.355
Medich	OV	.238	Aase	GI	.297	Splittorff	CN	.356
Hunter	CL	.238	Hunter	CL	.297	Travers	CA	.360


Hits per 9 innings			Walks per 9 innings			Runners per 9 innings

McWilliams	CL	5.9	Jones	CN	1.4	Christenson	CN	8.5
Christenson	CN	6.9	Sorensen	WP	1.5	McWilliams	CL	8.8
Palmer	GI	7.3	Rozema	GS	1.5	Splittorff	CN	9.7
Splittorff	CN	7.3	Christenson	CN	1.6	Tiant	OR	10.5
Aase	GI	7.6	Welch	KC	2.0	Palmer	GI	10.7
Tiant	OR	7.7	Splittorff	CN	2.2	Sorensen	WP	10.9
Billingham	OR	7.8	Jenkins	GS	2.3	Welch	KC	11.0
Medich	OV	8.0	Stanley	OV	2.4	Aase	GI	11.1
Martinez	CP	8.0	Tiant	OR	2.4	Rozema	GS	11.1
Hunter	CL	8.1	Figueroa	KC	2.6	Hunter	CL	11.1


Strikeouts per 9 innings			Homeruns per 9 innings			Stolen bases per 9 innings

Jenkins	GS	6.0	Stanley	OV	0.1	Splittorff	CN	0.1
Vuckovich	CN	5.9	Niekro	CP	0.2	Vuckovich	CN	0.1
Rogers	OR	5.8	Clyde	CA	0.4	Koosman	KC	0.1
Knapp	OV	5.6	Vuckovich	CN	0.4	Rozema	GS	0.2
Niekro	CP	5.5	Jones	CN	0.5	McWilliams	CL	0.3
Koosman	KC	5.3	Aase	GI	0.5	Rau	CP	0.3
Tanana	GI	5.2	Rau	CP	0.5	Sorensen	WP	0.3
Comer	GS	5.2	Travers	CA	0.6	Christenson	CN	0.3
Aase	GI	5.1	Paxton	CL	0.6	Travers	CA	0.3
Welch	KC	5.1	Christenson	CN	0.6	Blue	OR	0.4


Shutouts			Quality starts			Quality start percentage

Splittorff	CN	4	Tiant	OR	16	Stanley	OV	.833
Palmer	GI	4	Stanley	OV	15	Tiant	OR	.727
Rozema	GS	3	Sorensen	WP	15	Splittorff	CN	.722
Medich	OV	2	Palmer	GI	15	Comer	GS	.714
Vuckovich	CN	2	Blue	OR	14	Sorensen	WP	.682
Sorensen	WP	2	Jenkins	GS	14	Christenson	CN	.667
Frost	CP	1	Splittorff	CN	13	Welch	KC	.667
Martinez	CP	1	Niekro	CP	13	Aase	GI	.647
Knapp	OV	1	Christenson	CN	12	Blue	OR	.636
Lemongello	CL	1	Welch	KC	12	Jenkins	GS	.636


Save Opportunities			Saves			Save percentage

Lee	OR	28	Reed	CN	22	Reed	CN	.880
Reed	CN	25	Lee	OR	22	Stanhouse	CL	.867
Mingori	CP	25	Mingori	CP	21	Mingori	CP	.840
Sutter	GS	20	Sutter	GS	16	Sutter	GS	.800
Fingers	KC	18	Stanhouse	CL	13	Sosa	CA	.800
Sambito	WP	16	Fingers	KC	13	Lee	OR	.786
Stanhouse	CL	15	Sosa	CA	12	Fingers	KC	.722
Sosa	CA	15	Garber	GI	11	Lockwood	WP	.538
Lockwood	WP	13	Lockwood	WP	7	Sambito	WP	.438
Pattin	OV	12	Sambito	WP	7


Holds			Blown saves			Blown save percentage

Littell	CN	16	Skok	CA	6	Lockwood	WP	.462
Brusstar	OR	13	Pattin	OV	6	Sambito	WP	.375
McClure	OR	11	Lockwood	WP	6	Fingers	KC	.278
McGraw	CN	10	Sambito	WP	6	Lee	OR	.214
Whitson	CL	10	Lee	OR	6	Sutter	GS	.200
Skok	CA	10	Hough	CL	5	Sosa	CA	.200
Dixon	CP	9	Fingers	KC	5	Mingori	CP	.160
Jackson	WP	9	Comer	GS	4	Reed	CN	.080
Castro	CP	8	Sutter	GS	4	Stanhouse	CL	.067
Cruz	CP	7	Mingori	CP	4


Innings			Batters faced per game			Complete games

Palmer	GI	177.1	Stanley	OV	31.55	Christenson	CN	10
Sorensen	WP	169.0	Sorensen	WP	31.41	Stanley	OV	10
Tiant	OR	158.1	Welch	KC	30.50	Medich	OV	8
Tanana	GI	151.1	Splittorff	CN	30.33	Splittorff	CN	8
Stanley	OV	151.0	Palmer	GI	30.04	Sorensen	WP	7
Niekro	CP	151.0	Figueroa	KC	29.83	Palmer	GI	7
Jenkins	GS	149.2	Gura	CL	29.67	Rozema	GS	5
Blue	OR	144.0	Koosman	KC	29.61	Gura	CL	5
Christenson	CN	136.0	Tiant	OR	29.41	Vuckovich	CN	5
Splittorff	CN	136.0	Serum	KC	29.35	Jenkins	GS	5


Doubles			Triples			Homeruns

Forsch	GS	38	Clyde	CA	13	Tanana	GI	24
Rau	CP	37	Christenson	CN	10	Tiant	OR	18
Slaton	KC	34	Slaton	KC	8	Sykes	CA	17
Tanana	GI	34	Denny	GI	8	McWilliams	CL	16
Serum	KC	31	Alexander	GS	8	Alexander	GS	16
Alexander	GS	31	Welch	KC	7	Hunter	CL	15
Gura	CL	30	Medich	OV	7	Sorensen	WP	15
Rhoden	WP	29	Niekro	CP	7	Denny	GI	14
Tiant	OR	27	Sykes	CA	6	Blue	OR	14
Paxton	CL	26	Knapp	OV	6	Palmer	GI	14


Stolen bases			Steal percentage			Pickoffs

Jenkins	GS	25	Paxton	CL	.375	Jenkins	GS	4
Forsch	GS	22	Travers	CA	.455	Andujar	CN	3
Wise	CA	20	Grimsley		.474	Welch	KC	3
Gale	CA	18	Slaton	KC	.500	Figueroa	KC	3
Rhoden	WP	17	Tanana	GI	.500	Pattin	OV	3
Rogers	OR	15	Knapp	OV	.500	Jefferson	OV	3
Billingham	OR	13	Sorensen	WP	.500	Tanana	GI	3
Ryan	OV	13	Blue	OR	.545	Wise	CA	3
Palmer	GI	12	Medich	OV	.571	Castro	CP	2
Lemongello	CL	11	Gura	CL	.583	Stanhouse	CL	2


Hit by pitch			Wild pitches			Balks

Sorensen	WP	10	Barker	CL	12	Tanana	GI	10
Travers	CA	9	Mahler	CA	9	Keough	WP	7
Niekro	CP	8	Slaton	KC	8	Mahler	CA	5
Serum	KC	7	Clyde	CA	8	Ryan	OV	5
Denny	GI	7	Hough	CL	6	Sosa	CA	4
Tiant	OR	7	Billingham	OR	6	Paxton	CL	3
Castro	CP	6	Denny	GI	5	Serum	KC	3
Gale	CA	6	Vuckovich	CN	5	Tiant	OR	3
Forsch	GS	6	Travers	CA	5	Andujar	CN	2
Wise	CA	6	Blue	OR	5	Dixon	CP	2


Games			Starts			Batters faced

Garber	GI	56	Niekro	CP	24	Palmer	GI	721
Skok	CA	51	Palmer	GI	24	Sorensen	WP	691
Lee	OR	48	Tanana	GI	24	Tanana	GI	649
Monge	OV	46	Alexander	GS	23	Tiant	OR	647
Sykes	CA	43	Forsch	GS	23	Niekro	CP	646
Comer	GS	41	Blue	OR	22	Jenkins	GS	640
Rautzhan	KC	41	Gale	CA	22	Stanley	OV	631
Hough	CL	40	Sorensen	WP	22	Alexander	GS	608
Sosa	CA	40	Tiant	OR	22	Blue	OR	607
Fryman	OV	40	Wise	CA	22	Wise	CA	596


Games finished			Runners left scored percentage			Inherited runners scored pct

Lee	OR	39	Jefferson	OV	.000	Hernandez	KC	.111
Fingers	KC	34	Slaton	KC	.000	Fingers	KC	.188
Reed	CN	31	McWilliams	CL	.000	Brusstar	OR	.190
Sosa	CA	30	Keough	WP	.111	Sanderson	WP	.200
Sutter	GS	28	Serum	KC	.111	Reed	CN	.200
Mingori	CP	27	Figueroa	KC	.125	Whitson	CL	.208
Monge	OV	25	Denny	GI	.176	Hough	CL	.214
Stanhouse	CL	24	Travers	CA	.188	Monge	OV	.219
Garber	GI	20	Martinez	CP	.200	Lee	OR	.250
Hough	CL	19	Blue	OR	.250	Andujar	CN	.259


Ground ball DP			Decisions			Losses

Stanley	OV	24	Palmer	GI	21	Alexander	GS	5-15
Denny	GI	22	Alexander	GS	20	Rhoden	WP	4-12
Palmer	GI	21	Blue	OR	19	Forsch	GS	7-11
Billingham	OR	20	Tanana	GI	19	Knapp	OV	2-10
Medich	OV	20	Forsch	GS	18	Jenkins	GS	6-10
Sorensen	WP	20	Niekro	CP	17	Serum	KC	6-10
Jones	CN	19	Serum	KC	16	Slaton	KC	1-9
Rogers	OR	18	Christenson	CN	16	Travers	CA	2-9
Gura	CL	17	Splittorff	CN	16	Grimsley		4-9
Blue	OR	17	Stanley	OV	16	Clyde	CA	5-9


On-base plus slugging			Walks plus hits per inning			Strikeout/walk ratio

McWilliams	CL	.583	Christenson	CN	0.94	Christenson	CN	3.0
Christenson	CN	.593	McWilliams	CL	0.96	Welch	KC	2.6
Aase	GI	.625	Splittorff	CN	1.06	Jenkins	GS	2.5
Splittorff	CN	.627	Tiant	OR	1.12	Vuckovich	CN	2.2
Palmer	GI	.634	Sorensen	WP	1.15	Niekro	CP	2.1
Vuckovich	CN	.647	Palmer	GI	1.17	Rogers	OR	2.1
Niekro	CP	.657	Welch	KC	1.20	Tanana	GI	2.0
Stanley	OV	.659	Billingham	OR	1.22	Blue	OR	1.9
Sorensen	WP	.659	Aase	GI	1.22	Sorensen	WP	1.8
Tiant	OR	.667	Hunter	CL	1.22	Hunter	CL	1.7


Runs created per 27 outs			Runs created ERA			Component ERA

Christenson	CN	2.7	Christenson	CN	2.40	Christenson	CN	1.90
McWilliams	CL	2.7	McWilliams	CL	2.46	McWilliams	CL	2.16
Splittorff	CN	3.1	Splittorff	CN	2.80	Splittorff	CN	2.53
Palmer	GI	3.2	Palmer	GI	2.89	Palmer	GI	2.84
Sorensen	WP	3.4	Aase	GI	3.08	Aase	GI	2.90
Aase	GI	3.4	Sorensen	WP	3.09	Tiant	OR	3.06
Vuckovich	CN	3.4	Vuckovich	CN	3.12	Vuckovich	CN	3.06
Stanley	OV	3.5	Stanley	OV	3.18	Welch	KC	3.24
Tiant	OR	3.5	Tiant	OR	3.23	Billingham	OR	3.26
Billingham	OR	3.6	Billingham	OR	3.31	Sorensen	WP	3.27


In-play average			Balls in park			Extra-base hit rate

McWilliams	CL	.166	Sorensen	WP	588	Stanley	OV	.036
Splittorff	CN	.213	Palmer	GI	550	Travers	CA	.048
Christenson	CN	.228	Stanley	OV	546	Keough	WP	.051
Billingham	OR	.229	Tiant	OR	506	Sorensen	WP	.052
Tiant	OR	.231	Niekro	CP	499	Rogers	OR	.056
Palmer	GI	.236	Tanana	GI	490	Niekro	CP	.056
Martinez	CP	.237	Jenkins	GS	488	Aase	GI	.057
Lemongello	CL	.244	Forsch	GS	477	Vuckovich	CN	.059
Hunter	CL	.246	Blue	OR	474	Jenkins	GS	.059
Medich	OV	.249	Alexander	GS	473	Palmer	GI	.060


Total bases + BB + HBP			TB+BB+HBP rate			Single rate

Tanana	GI	320	Stanley	OV	.369	McWilliams	CL	.102
Alexander	GS	314	Christenson	CN	.370	Christenson	CN	.128
Rhoden	WP	292	McWilliams	CL	.382	Splittorff	CN	.132
Palmer	GI	286	Aase	GI	.389	Tiant	OR	.133
Tiant	OR	274	Niekro	CP	.392	Martinez	CP	.136
Forsch	GS	273	Vuckovich	CN	.393	Hunter	CL	.137
Sorensen	WP	273	Splittorff	CN	.394	Knapp	OV	.137
Wise	CA	272	Sorensen	WP	.395	Palmer	GI	.140
Blue	OR	270	Palmer	GI	.397	Billingham	OR	.140
Jenkins	GS	266	Rozema	GS	.406	Slaton	KC	.140


Total bases plus walks			TB+BB rate			Double rate

Tanana	GI	317	Stanley	OV	.368	Travers	CA	.025
Alexander	GS	311	Christenson	CN	.370	Keough	WP	.026
Rhoden	WP	290	McWilliams	CL	.376	Sorensen	WP	.026
Palmer	GI	284	Niekro	CP	.379	Welch	KC	.029
Blue	OR	270	Sorensen	WP	.381	Rogers	OR	.030
Forsch	GS	267	Aase	GI	.387	McWilliams	CL	.030
Tiant	OR	267	Splittorff	CN	.388	Stanley	OV	.030
Wise	CA	266	Vuckovich	CN	.389	Denny	GI	.031
Jenkins	GS	263	Palmer	GI	.394	Palmer	GI	.033
Sorensen	WP	263	Travers	CA	.402	Wise	CA	.034

CJ Pitching Leaders -- Crackerjack LeagueRegular season -- as of 7/5/1978

CJ Pitching Leaders -- Crackerjack League
Regular season -- as of 7/5/1978