1970 MLB Leaders
Who led all of MLB in 1970, in every category MLB records. Final.
Batting
Batting Average
AVG- 1 Rico Carty .366
- 2 Alex Johnson .329
- 3 Carl Yastrzemski .329
- 4 Joe Torre .325
- 5 Manny Sanguillen .325
Home Runs
HR- 1 Johnny Bench 45
- 2 Frank Howard 44
- 3 Billy Williams 42
- 4 Harmon Killebrew 41
- 5 Carl Yastrzemski 40
Runs Batted In
RBI- 1 Johnny Bench 148
- 2 Billy Williams 129
- 2 Tony Perez 129
- 4 Frank Howard 126
- 4 Willie McCovey 126
Hits
H- 1 Billy Williams 205
- 1 Pete Rose 205
- 3 Tony Oliva 204
- 4 Joe Torre 203
- 5 Alex Johnson 202
Runs
R- 1 Billy Williams 137
- 2 Bobby Bonds 134
- 3 Carl Yastrzemski 125
- 4 Cesar Tovar 120
- 4 Pete Rose 120
Stolen Bases
SB- 1 Bobby Tolan 57
- 2 Lou Brock 51
- 3 Bobby Bonds 48
- 4 Bert Campaneris 42
- 4 Joe Morgan 42
- 1 Willie McCovey 1.056
- 2 Carl Yastrzemski 1.044
- 3 Rico Carty 1.037
- 4 Jim Hickman 1.001
- 5 Tony Perez .990
Pitching
- 1 Diego Segui 2.56
- 2 Jim Palmer 2.71
- 3 Tom Seaver 2.82
- 4 Clyde Wright 2.83
- 5 Fritz Peterson 2.90
Wins
W- 1 Mike Cuellar 24
- 1 Dave McNally 24
- 1 Jim Perry 24
- 4 Gaylord Perry 23
- 4 Bob Gibson 23
Strikeouts
SO- 1 Sam McDowell 304
- 2 Tom Seaver 283
- 3 Fergie Jenkins 274
- 3 Bob Gibson 274
- 5 Mickey Lolich 230
Saves
SV- 1 Wayne Granger 35
- 2 Ron Perranoski 34
- 3 Lindy McDaniel 29
- 4 Darold Knowles 27
- 4 Tom Timmermann 27
Walks + Hits / IP
WHIP- 1 Fergie Jenkins 1.04
- 2 Tom Seaver 1.08
- 3 Fritz Peterson 1.10
- 4 Jim McAndrew 1.11
- 5 Jim Perry 1.13
- 1 Gaylord Perry 328.2
- 2 Fergie Jenkins 313.0
- 3 Sam McDowell 305.0
- 3 Jim Palmer 305.0
- 5 Mike Cuellar 297.2
Other seasons
The same page, for the years either side.