Friday July 11, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 11, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         45  35  3.06   80  14  21   718   642  289  244   34  248  487
Los Angeles     48  34  3.26   82  15  20   740   668  295  268   59  244  406
Pittsburgh      43  38  3.37   81  11  20   740   715  310  277   50  226  418
Philadelphia    43  35  3.48   78  11  20   701   676  309  271   43  242  444
San Francisco   39  43  3.49   82  21  11   733   740  316  284   52  224  425
Montreal        43  36  3.56   79  13  20   720   737  327  285   49  220  380
New York        39  41  3.69   80   8  20   719   686  336  295   77  269  446
San Diego       34  49  3.78   84   3  21   731   742  334  307   62  261  367
Atlanta         37  42  3.81   79  17  15   702   689  335  297   71  256  345
Chicago         34  45  3.82   79   5  23   712   730  338  302   58  273  438
St. Louis       35  47  3.95   82  17  12   737   734  372  324   41  262  330
Cincinnati      43  38  4.25   82  16  20   737   724  369  348   57  268  401

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Reuss (LAN)     10   2  1.84  20  12   4   3   4  113   79   27   23    5   17   54
J.R. Richard (HOU)    10   4  1.96  16  16   4   0   4  110   64   31   24    2   39  115
Steve Carlton (PHI)   14   4  2.14  20  20   6   0   2  155  115   39   37    7   48  153
Don Sutton (LAN)       6   2  2.27  15  15   2   0   2   95   71   27   24    9   22   62
David Palmer (MON)     6   2  2.32  18  13   1   0   0   97   85   32   25    4   25   54
Bob Welch (LAN)        9   3  2.36  16  16   3   0   2  118   93   34   31    7   43   67
Craig Swan (NYN)       5   7  2.93  18  18   4   0   1  120  101   47   39   15   27   77
Jim Bibby (PIT)       11   1  2.94  18  17   4   0   1  125  106   44   41    9   36   85
Steve Rogers (MON)    10   6  2.98  20  20   7   0   2  151  142   56   50    8   49   89
Vida Blue (SFN)        9   5  3.02  18  18   7   0   1  134  128   49   45    7   34   73

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Camp              2   3  3.00  35   0   0   3   0   48   57   19   16    2   16   17
Rick Matula            6   6  3.39  16  16   3   0   1  104   99   47   39    8   38   38
Larry Bradford         2   4  3.41  30   0   0   3   0   32   28   15   12    3   18   21
Doyle Alexander        7   4  3.46  18  18   3   0   1  120  108   52   46   10   43   64
Tommy Boggs            3   4  3.86  16  10   1   0   0   79   70   36   34    6   24   34
Al Hrabosky            4   1  3.97  27   0   0   2   0   34   28   16   15    7   18   18
Phil Niekro            6  11  4.12  21  20   8   1   2  144  143   69   66   18   48   89
Larry McWilliams       5   5  4.18  14  14   2   0   1   84   94   44   39   12   17   38
Gene Garber            2   4  4.28  33   0   0   6   0   34   39   23   16    3   13   20
Preston Hanna          0   0  5.40  11   1   0   0   0   23   23   14   14    2   21    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Capilla           2   0  1.52  18   2   0   0   0   30   18    5    5    2   15   16
George Riley           0   0  1.54   7   0   0   0   0   12    7    2    2    0    4    4
Bill Caudill           0   1  2.10  39   0   0   0   0   60   39   14   14    6   32   54
Dick Tidrow            2   1  2.14  43   0   0   4   0   55   44   19   13    5   22   45
Bruce Sutter           3   4  3.02  31   0   0  19   0   51   44   18   17    2   12   36
Mike Krukow            6  10  3.78  20  20   2   0   0  121  114   63   51    6   52   72
Rick Reuschel          5   8  4.06  20  20   2   0   0  124  149   62   56    8   43   67
Willie Hernandez       1   8  4.71  27   6   0   0   0   63   65   35   33    5   31   43
Dennis Lamp            9   7  4.76  22  20   1   0   1  110  140   62   58    9   37   49
Lynn McGlothen         6   6  5.44  21  11   0   0   0   88  110   58   53   15   25   52

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sheldon Burnside       1   0  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    1    0    2
Frank Pastore         10   5  3.18  17  17   7   0   2  125  106   47   44    6   26   74
Tom Hume               3   7  3.29  39   0   0  13   0   66   63   27   24    3   25   30
Paul Moskau            6   2  3.72  18   6   0   2   0   73   64   30   30    3   22   47
Charlie Leibrandt      8   4  3.75  18  18   5   0   2  115  118   49   48    8   34   45
Mario Soto             2   3  4.20  27   3   0   0   0   81   58   39   38    7   45   81
Tom Seaver             3   5  4.76  14  14   1   0   0   81   73   47   43   16   34   41
Doug Bair              0   3  5.11  34   0   0   5   0   44   47   25   25    5   20   33
Mike Lacoss            5   7  5.18  17  16   3   0   1   89  116   59   51    3   38   24
Dave Tomlin            3   0  5.40  20   0   0   0   0   20   29   13   12    2    7    5
Bill Bonham            1   1  5.79   3   3   0   0   0   14   15    9    9    1    4   10
Joe Price              1   1  6.29   5   4   0   0   0   24   24   17   17    2   12    8
Bruce Berenyi          0   0 162.0   1   1   0   0   0    0    5    6    6    0    1    1

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Lacorte          5   0  1.32  30   0   0   8   0   41   22    8    6    2   20   37
J.R. Richard          10   4  1.96  16  16   4   0   4  110   64   31   24    2   39  115
Dave Smith             1   2  2.29  27   0   0   1   0   39   33   11   10    0   12   28
Joe Sambito            2   1  2.63  30   0   0  10   0   38   27   12   11    2   10   30
Vern Ruhle             5   2  3.06  13   7   0   0   0   53   60   25   18    4   14   23
Ken Forsch             8   8  3.21  18  18   2   0   1  126  134   53   45    9   25   50
Nolan Ryan             5   7  3.32  18  18   2   0   2  122   96   51   45    6   68  101
Joe Niekro             9   7  3.81  18  18   6   0   2  128  135   65   54    6   41   68
Joaquin Andujar        0   4  3.98  17   3   0   2   0   41   42   20   18    2   13   29
Randy Niemann          0   0  5.75  14   0   0   0   0   20   29   13   13    1    6    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Beckwith           3   1  1.82  20   0   0   0   0   30   26    9    6    1   11   19
Jerry Reuss           10   2  1.84  20  12   4   3   4  113   79   27   23    5   17   54
Steve Howe             3   4  2.08  30   0   0   8   0   39   40   15    9    1   11   20
Don Sutton             6   2  2.27  15  15   2   0   2   95   71   27   24    9   22   62
Bob Welch              9   3  2.36  16  16   3   0   2  118   93   34   31    7   43   67
Bobby Castillo         3   4  3.17  32   0   0   3   0   48   38   18   17    3   22   26
Burt Hooton            7   3  3.20  17  16   3   1   2  107   93   40   38   13   30   57
Rick Sutcliffe         3   5  5.55  23   7   1   4   1   62   69   39   38    6   29   32
Charlie Hough          1   3  5.57  19   1   0   1   0   32   37   21   20    4   21   25
Dave Goltz             3   6  5.60  17  15   2   0   2   90  113   59   56    9   34   43
Don Stanhouse          0   1  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    6    1    4    1

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Woodie Fryman          3   4  1.90  33   0   0  10   0   47   33   12   10    1   14   35
Stan Bahnsen           5   2  2.11  30   0   0   1   0   47   33   18   11    1   20   20
David Palmer           6   2  2.32  18  13   1   0   0   97   85   32   25    4   25   54
Charlie Lea            2   3  2.84   6   5   0   0   0   32   30   15   10    2   13   10
Steve Rogers          10   6  2.98  20  20   7   0   2  151  142   56   50    8   49   89
Scott Sanderson        7   5  3.44  16  16   3   0   2   92  100   37   35    8   28   52
Elias Sosa             5   3  3.62  35   0   0   6   0   50   53   20   20    4   11   34
Bill Lee               3   4  4.79  12  12   2   0   0   71   98   43   38    6    7   22
Bill Gullickson        0   2  5.02   8   6   0   0   0   38   42   23   21    4   15   23
Fred Norman            0   0  5.12  29   0   0   3   0   39   36   25   22    3   18   23
Ross Grimsley          2   4  6.31  11   7   0   0   0   41   61   31   29    5   12   11
Dale Murray            0   1  8.04  10   0   0   0   0   16   24   15   14    3    8    7

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Glynn               3   1  2.91  23   0   0   1   0   34   23   11   11    2   11   20
Craig Swan             5   7  2.93  18  18   4   0   1  120  101   47   39   15   27   77
Pat Zachry             3   5  2.95  13  11   3   0   1   73   65   28   24    7   28   35
Neil Allen             4   5  2.97  32   0   0  15   0   61   49   21   20    4   24   45
Tom Hausman            4   2  3.16  28   3   0   1   0   74   67   29   26    3   14   33
Ray Burris             4   6  3.43  17  17   0   0   0   94   92   45   36    9   38   58
Jeff Reardon           4   4  3.54  31   0   0   3   0   48   41   20   19    5   28   48
John Pacella           2   0  3.97  20   7   0   0   0   48   44   23   21    3   31   39
Mark Bomback           5   2  4.50  20  10   1   0   1   72   87   38   36   11   30   31
Pete Falcone           4   5  5.37  17  13   0   0   0   70   79   51   42   13   26   52
Kevin Kobel            1   4  7.03  14   1   0   0   0   24   36   21   19    5   11    8
Roy Lee Jackson        0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    2    0    1    0

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nino Espinosa          0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    2    0    0    0    1    0
Steve Carlton         14   4  2.14  20  20   6   0   2  155  115   39   37    7   48  153
Tug McGraw             0   3  2.70  24   0   0   7   0   40   32   12   12    2   13   33
Kevin Saucier          3   3  2.79  24   0   0   0   0   29   30   10    9    1    9   15
Dan Larson             0   2  3.38   6   4   0   0   0   21   19   14    8    3   12   11
Dickie Noles           1   3  3.45  23   3   0   5   0   44   44   21   17    5   21   32
Ron Reed               6   2  3.45  32   0   0   5   0   57   50   22   22    1   17   31
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  3.79  24   0   0   3   0   38   40   20   16    5   15   21
Dick Ruthven           8   5  3.93  17  17   2   0   1  108  128   54   47    3   29   43
Bob Walk               5   0  4.37  10  10   1   0   0   58   58   29   28    3   25   39
Randy Lerch            3  11  4.40  17  17   2   0   0  110  122   66   54   11   35   43
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
Larry Christenson      3   0  6.31   6   6   0   0   0   26   28   19   18    2   12   21

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rod Scurry             0   2  1.95  14   0   0   0   0   28   18    6    6    1   12   22
Grant Jackson          6   2  2.33  35   0   0   4   0   39   35   10   10    1   14   16
Eddie Solomon          4   3  2.81  13   9   0   0   0   58   59   29   18    4   17   18
Enrique Romo           5   3  2.84  39   0   0   5   0   67   62   25   21    6   12   42
Kent Tekulve           5   4  2.93  37   0   0  10   0   43   42   16   14    1   20   19
Jim Bibby             11   1  2.94  18  17   4   0   1  125  106   44   41    9   36   85
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
John Candelaria        5   8  3.76  19  19   4   0   0  129  133   61   54    4   32   47
Andy Hassler           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   12    9    6    5    2    4    4
Dave Roberts           0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Bert Blyleven          3   7  3.97  20  18   2   0   1  122  125   58   54   13   38   98
Don Robinson           2   4  4.24  15  10   1   1   0   70   81   33   33    6   16   43
Rick Rhoden            0   1  4.29   4   3   0   0   0   21   20   11   10    3   11   11
Pascual Perez          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    4

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         7   7  2.85  35   0   0  10   0   54   57   19   17    3   21   38
Dennis Kinney          2   1  2.91  28   0   0   0   0   43   32   18   14    2   18   29
John D'Acquisto        2   1  3.02  30   0   0   1   0   51   52   18   17    2   25   33
Bob Shirley            5   6  3.05  40   0   0   7   0   56   55   23   19    5   23   32
Juan Eichelberger      2   0  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   24   14   10    9    3   15   15
Randy Jones            4   7  3.40  15  15   3   0   3   95   95   38   36    9   13   38
Rick Wise              3   4  3.50  13  13   0   0   0   69   74   28   27    7   13   24
Gary Lucas             3   4  3.70  17  14   0   0   0   90   88   41   37    5   25   45
Steve Mura             2   3  4.05  22   8   0   2   0   67   57   31   30    7   38   38
John Curtis            3   7  4.66  17  17   0   0   0   97  107   53   50    9   46   32
Eric Rasmussen         1   8  5.20  20  12   0   1   0   71   93   45   41    7   21   32
Dennis Blair           0   1  6.43   5   1   0   0   0   14   18   10   10    3    3   11

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Holland             2   1  1.31  25   0   0   2   0   34   31    9    5    1   19   28
Gary Lavelle           1   5  2.66  28   0   0   3   0   41   41   16   12    2   15   25
Vida Blue              9   5  3.02  18  18   7   0   1  134  128   49   45    7   34   73
Ed Whitson             8   8  3.14  21  21   5   0   2  141  145   56   49    6   37   63
Greg Minton            2   3  3.16  32   0   0   6   0   37   34   15   13    0   18   17
Allen Ripley           2   4  3.57   8   5   1   0   0   35   31   14   14    4   11   21
John Montefusco        3   6  3.92  16  14   1   0   0   99   96   49   43   14   33   74
Bob Knepper            8   9  4.06  21  21   7   0   1  146  158   71   66    9   37   79
Tom Griffin            2   1  4.10  14   0   0   0   0   26   28   12   12    1    8   21
Bill Bordley           1   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    1    1    4
Ed Halicki             0   0  5.40  11   2   0   0   0   25   29   15   15    5   10   14
Randy Moffitt          1   1  7.00   9   0   0   0   0    9   12    7    7    2    1    6

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Hood               2   3  2.81  21   4   0   0   0   48   53   23   15    1   22   19
John Littlefield       3   2  2.82  17   0   0   3   0   22   20    9    7    0    5   10
Jim Kaat               3   5  3.04  21   8   4   2   1   77   68   30   26    3   20   18
John Fulgham           2   3  3.04   9   8   2   0   0   50   39   18   17    3   21   28
Pete Vuckovich         7   6  3.06  20  18   5   1   1  138  118   56   47   10   42   84
Pedro Borbon           1   0  3.79  10   0   0   1   0   19   17   10    8    3   10    4
Bob Forsch             5   6  3.94  18  18   3   0   0  119  122   60   52    4   23   54
Silvio Martinez        2   3  4.30  12   8   1   0   0   46   43   31   22    1   28   16
Bob Sykes              3   6  4.64  17   9   2   0   1   74   88   40   38    6   20   30
Roy Thomas             2   3  4.75  24   5   0   0   0   55   59   32   29    3   25   22
Kim Seaman             2   0  4.76  13   0   0   2   0   11    7    6    6    1   10    5
John Urrea             2   0  5.00   4   1   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    0    6    1
George Frazier         0   3  5.40  13   0   0   1   0   12   18    7    7    1    5    4
Donnie Moore           1   1  6.23  11   0   0   0   0   22   25   15   15    1    5   10
Jim Otten              0   3  6.65  10   3   0   0   0   23   30   17   17    1   13   17
Mark Littell           0   2  9.28  14   0   0   2   0   11   14   11   11    2    7    7
Darold Knowles         0   1 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    1    0    1

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

















League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         14
  J. Bibby (PIT)           11
  F. Pastore (CIN)         10
  J. Reuss (LAN)           10
  J. Richard (HOU)         10
  S. Rogers (MON)          10
  V. Blue (SFN)             9
  D. Lamp (CHN)             9
  J. Niekro (HOU)           9
  B. Welch (LAN)            9

Losses:

  R. Lerch (PHI)           11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  M. Krukow (CHN)          10
  B. Knepper (SFN)          9
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       8
  K. Forsch (HOU)           8
  W. Hernandez (CHN)        8
  E. Rasmussen (SDN)        8
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         8
  E. Whitson (SFN)          8

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  V. Blue (SFN)             7
  B. Knepper (SFN)          7
  F. Pastore (CIN)          7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  J. Niekro (HOU)           6
  C. Leibrandt (CIN)        5
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        5
  E. Whitson (SFN)          5

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)          19
  N. Allen (NYN)           15
  T. Hume (CIN)            13
  R. Fingers (SDN)         10
  W. Fryman (MON)          10
  J. Sambito (HOU)         10
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         10
  S. Howe (LAN)             8
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          8
  T. McGraw (PHI)           7

Shutouts:

  J. Reuss (LAN)            4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  R. Jones (SDN)            3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  B. Hooton (LAN)           2
  C. Leibrandt (CIN)        2
  J. Niekro (HOU)           2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  F. Pastore (CIN)          2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      155.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       151.0
  B. Knepper (SFN)      146.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       144.1
  E. Whitson (SFN)      140.2
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)    138.1
  V. Blue (SFN)         134.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   129.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)       127.2
  K. Forsch (HOU)       126.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)        158
  R. Reuschel (CHN)       149
  E. Whitson (SFN)        145
  P. Niekro (ATL)         143
  S. Rogers (MON)         142
  D. Lamp (CHN)           140
  J. Niekro (HOU)         135
  K. Forsch (HOU)         134
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     133
  V. Blue (SFN)           128

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         71
  P. Niekro (ATL)          69
  R. Lerch (PHI)           66
  J. Niekro (HOU)          65
  M. Krukow (CHN)          63
  D. Lamp (CHN)            62
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        62
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      61
  B. Forsch (SLN)          60
  D. Goltz (LAN)           59

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  T. Seaver (CIN)          16
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       15
  C. Swan (NYN)            15
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      14
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        13
  P. Falcone (NYN)         13
  B. Hooton (LAN)          13
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      12
  M. Bomback (NYN)         11

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            68
  M. Krukow (CHN)          52
  S. Rogers (MON)          49
  S. Carlton (PHI)         48
  P. Niekro (ATL)          48
  J. Curtis (SDN)          46
  M. Soto (CIN)            45
  D. Alexander (ATL)       43
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        43
  B. Welch (LAN)           43

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        153
  J. Richard (HOU)        115
  N. Ryan (HOU)           101
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        98
  P. Niekro (ATL)          89
  S. Rogers (MON)          89
  J. Bibby (PIT)           85
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       84
  M. Soto (CIN)            81
  B. Knepper (SFN)         79

  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us