1981 MLB Leaders
Who led all of MLB in 1981, in every category MLB records. Final.
Batting
Batting Average
AVG- 1 Bill Madlock .341
- 2 Carney Lansford .336
- 3 Tom Paciorek .326
- 4 Pete Rose .325
- 5 Dusty Baker .320
Home Runs
HR- 1 Mike Schmidt 31
- 2 Andre Dawson 24
- 3 Tony Armas 22
- 3 Dwight Evans 22
- 3 George Foster 22
Runs Batted In
RBI- 1 Mike Schmidt 91
- 2 George Foster 90
- 3 Eddie Murray 78
- 4 Tony Armas 76
- 5 Bill Buckner 75
Hits
H- 1 Pete Rose 140
- 2 Rickey Henderson 135
- 3 Carney Lansford 134
- 4 Cecil Cooper 133
- 4 Willie Wilson 133
Runs
R- 1 Rickey Henderson 89
- 2 Dwight Evans 84
- 3 Mike Schmidt 78
- 4 Pete Rose 73
- 5 Andre Dawson 71
Stolen Bases
SB- 1 Tim Raines 71
- 2 Rickey Henderson 56
- 3 Julio Cruz 43
- 4 Omar Moreno 39
- 5 Ron LeFlore 36
- 1 Mike Schmidt 1.080
- 2 Dwight Evans .937
- 3 Bobby Grich .921
- 4 Andre Dawson .918
- 5 Bill Madlock .907
Pitching
- 1 Nolan Ryan 1.69
- 2 Bob Knepper 2.18
- 3 Burt Hooton 2.28
- 4 Jerry Reuss 2.30
- 5 Sammy Stewart 2.32
Wins
W- 1 Dennis Martinez 14
- 1 Jack Morris 14
- 1 Pete Vuckovich 14
- 1 Tom Seaver 14
- 1 Steve McCatty 14
Strikeouts
SO- 1 Fernando Valenzuela 180
- 2 Steve Carlton 179
- 3 Mario Soto 151
- 4 Nolan Ryan 140
- 5 Len Barker 127
Saves
SV- 1 Rollie Fingers 28
- 2 Bruce Sutter 25
- 3 Greg Minton 21
- 4 Rich Gossage 20
- 5 Neil Allen 18
Walks + Hits / IP
WHIP- 1 Ron Guidry 0.99
- 2 Larry Gura 1.01
- 3 Don Sutton 1.02
- 4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.05
- 5 Bob Knepper 1.06
- 1 Dennis Leonard 201.2
- 2 Jack Morris 198.0
- 3 Rick Langford 195.1
- 4 Fernando Valenzuela 192.1
- 5 Steve Carlton 190.0
Other seasons
The same page, for the years either side.