1978 Season
1977 / 1979
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1B
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SS
LF
CF
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1 Mark Belanger
SS
3.7
14.9
 
134
2 Jim Sundberg
C
2.9
13.6
 
148
1
3 Larry Bowa
SS
2.8
-3.1
 
156
4 Bucky Dent
SS
2.7
10.8
 
123
5 Gary Carter
C
2.3
9.1
0.0
 
152
1
6 Rick Burleson
SS
2.2
7.6
 
144
7 Chris Speier
SS
2.2
7.3
 
148
8 John Stearns
C
2.1
11.5
0.0
 
141
1
9 Garry Maddox
CF
2.1
21.5
 
154
10 Steve Yeager
C
1.9
11.9
 
91
11 Frank White
2B
1.9
5.4
 
140
12 Mike Schmidt
3B
1.8
13.9
-0.0
 
139
1
13 Amos Otis
CF
1.8
-11.2
 
136
1
14 Graig Nettles
3B
1.8
4.8
-0.0
 
159
2
15 Buddy Bell
3B
1.8
21.9
 
139
1
16 Robin Yount
SS
1.7
-0.4
 
125
17 Warren Cromartie
LF
1.7
0.0
25.5
 
4
158
18 Jim Essian
C
1.7
5.6
-0.1
-0.0
 
119
3
1
1
19 Rick Dempsey
C
1.7
15.1
 
135
20 Bump Wills
2B
1.7
9.2
 
156
21 Alan Trammell
SS
1.7
-5.7
 
139
22 Garry Templeton
SS
1.7
11.9
 
155
23 Willie Randolph
2B
1.6
10.8
 
134
24 Doug DeCinces
3B
1.6
-0.1
2.5
 
12
130
25 Bob Boone
C
1.6
4.7
-0.1
-0.0
 
129
3
1
26 Roy Smalley
SS
1.6
4.9
 
157
27 Lou Whitaker
2B
1.6
17.0
 
136
2
28 Ivan DeJesus
SS
1.5
6.1
 
160
29 Ken Reitz
3B
1.5
-1.3
 
150
30 Ozzie Smith
SS
1.5
9.5
 
159
31 Bob Randall
2B
1.5
3.5
-0.0
 
116
2
1
32 Butch Wynegar
C
1.5
0.1
-0.0
 
131
1
33 Manny Trillo
2B
1.4
11.0
 
149
34 Bill Russell
SS
1.4
11.3
 
155
35 Ted Sizemore
2B
1.4
6.0
 
107
36 Ellis Valentine
RF
1.4
-1.2
 
147
37 Andre Dawson
CF
1.3
-0.1
 
153
38 Brian Downing
C
1.3
-6.5
 
128
2
39 George Brett
3B
1.3
16.7
0.0
 
128
1
40 Rick Bosetti
CF
1.3
9.6
 
135
41 Tom Poquette
LF
1.3
3.8
0.5
 
49
16
1
42 Chet Lemon
CF
1.3
9.1
1.7
 
84
11
10
43 Sal Bando
3B
1.2
-0.1
-4.4
 
5
134
12
44 Johnny Bench
C
1.2
2.5
0.2
-0.1
-0.0
 
107
11
1
1
45 Mickey Rivers
CF
1.2
8.0
 
138
46 Tony Armas
RF
1.2
0.0
5.5
3.8
 
2
41
47
3
47 Carlton Fisk
C
1.2
1.2
0.0
 
154
1
1
48 Toby Harrah
3B
1.2
-15.0
2.0
 
91
49
49 Julio Cruz
2B
1.1
15.1
-0.1
 
141
5
1
50 Tim Foli
SS
1.1
2.2
 
112
51 Darrell Porter
C
1.1
-0.5
 
145
4
52 Dave Rader
C
1.1
-6.3
 
114
53 Paul Molitor
2B
1.1
2.6
-0.1
0.7
 
91
1
31
2
54 Aurelio Rodriguez
3B
1.1
8.8
 
131
55 Thurman Munson
C
1.1
4.9
0.1
 
125
13
14
56 Greg Pryor
2B
1.1
0.6
1.1
2.0
 
35
20
28
57 Derrel Thomas
CF
1.0
0.6
0.5
-0.4
0.2
2.1
0.0
 
14
40
26
10
69
1
58 Dave Cash
2B
1.0
-2.3
 
159
59 Marc Hill
C
1.0
2.4
-0.0
 
116
2
60 Rich Dauer
2B
0.9
-1.5
3.2
 
87
52
1
61 Rick Sweet
C
0.9
-0.7
 
76
62 Bob Stinson
C
0.9
-10.9
 
123
1
63 Gene Tenace
1B
0.9
0.8
4.9
-0.0
 
71
80
1
64 Billy Smith
2B
0.9
-0.4
-0.0
 
83
2
65 Phil Mankowski
3B
0.8
3.2
 
80
1
66 Bobby Grich
2B
0.8
5.4
 
144
67 Johnnie LeMaster
SS
0.8
0.0
-3.0
 
2
96
68 Milt May
C
0.8
4.7
 
94
69 Ted Simmons
C
0.8
-2.2
-0.8
 
134
23
70 Rowland Office
CF
0.8
-7.2
 
136
71 Willie Wilson
LF
0.7
8.2
2.8
 
82
35
6
72 Kiko Garcia
SS
0.7
0.1
3.4
 
3
74
73 Joe Ferguson
C
MULT
0.7
0.8
-0.1
0.0
 
113
2
1
74 Nelson Norman
SS
0.7
-0.1
-0.9
 
6
18
75 Mick Kelleher
3B
0.7
1.3
-0.2
0.2
 
17
37
10
76 Darrel Chaney
SS
0.7
0.0
0.1
-1.0
 
1
8
77
77 Darrell Evans
3B
0.7
6.4
 
155
78 Bert Campaneris
SS
0.6
9.3
 
89
4
79 Glenn Borgmann
C
0.6
1.7
 
46
1
80 Bake McBride
RF
0.6
-0.1
14.1
 
2
118
81 Jerry Remy
2B
0.6
-11.2
0.0
 
140
1
4
82 Steve Ontiveros
3B
0.6
-0.0
0.0
 
1
77
83 Lance Parrish
C
0.6
3.5
 
79
84 Brian Doyle
2B
0.5
0.6
0.0
0.1
 
29
5
7
85 Bud Harrelson
2B
0.5
2.2
-0.2
 
43
15
86 Mario Mendoza
2B
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.1
 
21
18
14
87 Ron Cey
3B
0.5
3.0
 
158
88 John Wathan
1B
0.5
0.1
1.1
 
21
47
89 Tim McCarver
C
0.5
-2.9
-0.1
 
34
11
90 Mike Cubbage
3B
0.5
0.0
-1.0
 
5
115
91 Rick Cerone
C
0.5
3.0
 
84
2
92 Tim Johnson
SS
MULT
0.5
-0.6
-0.8
 
13
51
93 Don Money
1B
0.5
0.9
2.8
0.5
0.0
 
61
36
25
2
15
94 Vic Correll
C
0.5
-1.6
 
52
95 Alan Ashby
C
0.5
1.0
 
81
96 Jerry Terrell
2B
0.5
0.1
-0.5
0.2
0.1
 
5
31
25
11
97 Charlie Moore
C
0.5
3.4
 
95
98 Jim Gantner
2B
0.5
-0.0
0.8
-0.2
0.1
 
1
21
15
1
99 Eric Soderholm
3B
0.4
0.0
6.8
 
1
128
11
100 Junior Kennedy
2B
0.4
2.3
0.0
 
71
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