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 Houston Astros Batting Leaders (1978) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Jose Cruz .315
2. Enos Cabell .295
3. Art Howe .293
4. Terry Puhl .289
4. Bob Watson .289
6. Cesar Cedeno .281
7. Rafael Landestoy .266
8. Denny Walling .251
9. Julio Gonzalez .233
10. Dave Bergman .231
Home Runs
1. Bob Watson 14
2. Jose Cruz 10
3. Enos Cabell 7
3. Cesar Cedeno 7
3. Joe Ferguson 7
3. Art Howe 7
7. Terry Puhl 3
7. Denny Walling 3
9. Jesus Alou 2
9. Jimmy Sexton 2
Runs Batted In
1. Jose Cruz 83
2. Bob Watson 79
3. Enos Cabell 71
4. Art Howe 55
5. Denny Walling 36
6. Terry Puhl 35
7. Cesar Cedeno 23
8. Joe Ferguson 22
9. Jesus Alou 19
10. Julio Gonzalez 16
On-Base Average
1. Jose Cruz .376
2. Joe Ferguson .363
3. Dave Bergman .361
4. Bob Watson .357
5. Art Howe .343
5. Terry Puhl .343
7. Cesar Cedeno .333
8. Denny Walling .332
9. Enos Cabell .321
10. Rafael Landestoy .292
Slugging Percentage
1. Jose Cruz .460
2. Cesar Cedeno .453
3. Bob Watson .451
4. Art Howe .436
5. Enos Cabell .398
6. Joe Ferguson .380
7. Terry Puhl .368
8. Denny Walling .356
9. Rafael Landestoy .298
10. Dave Bergman .269
Runs Scored
1. Enos Cabell 92
2. Terry Puhl 87
3. Jose Cruz 79
4. Bob Watson 51
5. Art Howe 46
6. Cesar Cedeno 31
7. Denny Walling 30
8. Julio Gonzalez 24
9. Joe Ferguson 20
10. Rafael Landestoy 18
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Jose Cruz .836
2. Bob Watson .808
3. Cesar Cedeno .786
4. Art Howe .779
5. Joe Ferguson .743
6. Enos Cabell .719
7. Terry Puhl .711
8. Denny Walling .688
9. Dave Bergman .630
10. Rafael Landestoy .590
Isolated Power
1. Joe Ferguson .173
2. Cesar Cedeno .172
3. Bob Watson .162
4. Jose Cruz .145
5. Art Howe .143
6. Denny Walling .105
7. Enos Cabell .103
8. Luis Pujols .085
9. Terry Puhl .079
10. Dave Bergman .038
Steals
1. Jose Cruz 37
2. Enos Cabell 33
3. Terry Puhl 32
4. Cesar Cedeno 23
5. Jimmy Sexton 16
6. Denny Walling 9
7. Rafael Landestoy 7
8. Julio Gonzalez 6
8. Wilbur Howard 6
10. Bob Watson 3
Hits
1. Enos Cabell 195
2. Jose Cruz 178
3. Terry Puhl 169
4. Bob Watson 133
5. Art Howe 123
6. Denny Walling 62
7. Rafael Landestoy 58
8. Cesar Cedeno 54
9. Julio Gonzalez 52
10. Jesus Alou 45
Doubles
1. Jose Cruz 34
2. Art Howe 33
3. Enos Cabell 31
4. Terry Puhl 25
4. Bob Watson 25
6. Denny Walling 11
7. Cesar Cedeno 8
7. Luis Pujols 8
9. Jesus Alou 5
9. Reggie Baldwin 5
Triples
1. Jose Cruz 9
2. Enos Cabell 8
3. Terry Puhl 6
4. Bob Watson 4
5. Art Howe 3
5. Denny Walling 3
7. Cesar Cedeno 2
7. Jimmy Sexton 2
9. Jesus Alou 1
9. Dave Bergman 1
Walks
1. Jose Cruz 57
2. Bob Watson 51
3. Terry Puhl 48
4. Dave Bergman 39
5. Joe Ferguson 37
6. Art Howe 34
7. Denny Walling 30
8. Enos Cabell 22
9. Cesar Cedeno 15
10. Jimmy Sexton 13
Sacrifice Hits
1. Joe Niekro 9
2. Julio Gonzalez 7
3. Mark Lemongello 6
4. Floyd Bannister 5
4. J.R. Richard 5
6. Joaquin Andujar 4
6. Jesus Alou 4
6. Mike Fischlin 4
6. Rafael Landestoy 4
10. Tom Dixon 3
Total Bases
1. Enos Cabell 263
2. Jose Cruz 260
3. Terry Puhl 215
4. Bob Watson 208
5. Art Howe 183
6. Denny Walling 88
7. Cesar Cedeno 87
8. Rafael Landestoy 65
9. Julio Gonzalez 60
10. Jesus Alou 58
Games Played
1. Enos Cabell 162
2. Jose Cruz 153
3. Terry Puhl 149
4. Bob Watson 139
5. Denny Walling 120
6. Art Howe 119
7. Dave Bergman 104
8. Jimmy Sexton 88
9. Wilbur Howard 84
10. Julio Gonzalez 78
At Bats
1. Enos Cabell 660
2. Terry Puhl 585
3. Jose Cruz 565
4. Bob Watson 461
5. Art Howe 420
6. Denny Walling 247
7. Julio Gonzalez 223
8. Rafael Landestoy 218
9. Cesar Cedeno 192
10. Dave Bergman 186
Plate Appearances
1. Enos Cabell 691
2. Terry Puhl 644
3. Jose Cruz 625
4. Bob Watson 527
5. Art Howe 460
6. Denny Walling 280
7. Julio Gonzalez 232
8. Dave Bergman 227
9. Rafael Landestoy 226
10. Cesar Cedeno 207
Strikeouts
1. Enos Cabell 80
2. Jose Cruz 57
2. Bob Watson 57
4. Terry Puhl 46
5. Luis Pujols 45
6. Art Howe 41
7. Dave Bergman 32
8. Julio Gonzalez 31
9. Joe Ferguson 30
10. Jimmy Sexton 28
Strikeout Percent
1. Terry Puhl 7.9%
2. Denny Walling 9.7%
3. Art Howe 9.8%
4. Jose Cruz 10.1%
5. Rafael Landestoy 10.6%
6. Enos Cabell 12.1%
7. Bob Watson 12.4%
8. Cesar Cedeno 12.5%
9. Julio Gonzalez 13.9%
10. Dave Bergman 17.2%
Steal Success
1. Cesar Cedeno 92.0%
2. Jimmy Sexton 88.9%
3. Julio Gonzalez 85.7%
4. Denny Walling 81.8%
5. Jose Cruz 80.4%
6. Wilbur Howard 75.0%
7. Terry Puhl 69.6%
8. Enos Cabell 68.8%
9. Rafael Landestoy 63.6%
Secondary Average
1. Joe Ferguson .420
2. Cesar Cedeno .370
3. Jose Cruz .312
4. Bob Watson .280
5. Denny Walling .263
6. Dave Bergman .258
7. Art Howe .229
8. Terry Puhl .215
9. Enos Cabell .186
10. Luis Pujols .163
Hit By Pitch
1. Enos Cabell 5
2. Terry Puhl 4
2. Bob Watson 4
4. Wilbur Howard 3
5. Joe Ferguson 1
5. Mike Fischlin 1
5. Julio Gonzalez 1
5. Art Howe 1
5. Luis Pujols 1
5. Denny Walling 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Jose Cruz 53
2. Enos Cabell 46
3. Art Howe 43
3. Bob Watson 43
5. Terry Puhl 34
6. Cesar Cedeno 17
6. Denny Walling 17
8. Joe Ferguson 12
9. Luis Pujols 10
10. Jesus Alou 8
Runs Created
1. Jose Cruz 99
2. Enos Cabell 82
3. Terry Puhl 76
4. Bob Watson 71
5. Art Howe 59
6. Denny Walling 32
7. Cesar Cedeno 31
8. Joe Ferguson 21
9. Dave Bergman 20
10. Jesus Alou 19
Runs Created / 27
1. Jose Cruz 6.52
2. Cesar Cedeno 5.73
3. Bob Watson 5.35
4. Art Howe 4.99
5. Terry Puhl 4.55
6. Denny Walling 4.52
7. Joe Ferguson 4.43
8. Enos Cabell 4.42
9. Dave Bergman 3.58
10. Rafael Landestoy 2.86
Home Run Percent
1. Joe Ferguson 4.7%
2. Cesar Cedeno 3.6%
3. Bob Watson 3.0%
4. Jose Cruz 1.8%
5. Art Howe 1.7%
6. Denny Walling 1.2%
7. Enos Cabell 1.1%
8. Luis Pujols 0.7%
9. Terry Puhl 0.5%
10. Julio Gonzalez 0.4%
Intentional Walks
1. Bob Watson 16
2. Dave Bergman 9
2. Jose Cruz 9
4. Joe Ferguson 6
5. Terry Puhl 5
6. Art Howe 3
6. Roger Metzger 3
6. Denny Walling 3
9. Jesus Alou 1
9. Enos Cabell 1
Sacrifice Flies
1. Bob Watson 11
2. Terry Puhl 7
3. Art Howe 5
4. Enos Cabell 4
5. Jesus Alou 3
5. Jose Cruz 3
7. Dave Bergman 2
7. Joe Ferguson 2
7. Denny Walling 2
10. Wilbur Howard 1
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Bob Watson 18
2. Enos Cabell 14
3. Art Howe 13
4. Terry Puhl 11
5. Jose Cruz 9
6. Roger Metzger 8
7. Julio Gonzalez 7
8. Joe Ferguson 6
8. Luis Pujols 6
10. Dave Bergman 5

 Houston Astros Pitching Leaders (1978) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. J.R. Richard 18
2. Joe Niekro 14
3. Ken Forsch 10
4. Mark Lemongello 9
5. Tom Dixon 7
6. Joaquin Andujar 5
7. Joe Sambito 4
8. Floyd Bannister 3
8. Vern Ruhle 3
10. Rick Williams 1
Earned Run Average
1. Vern Ruhle 2.12
2. Ken Forsch 2.70
3. Joe Sambito 3.07
4. J.R. Richard 3.11
5. Joaquin Andujar 3.42
6. Joe Niekro 3.86
7. Mark Lemongello 3.94
8. Tom Dixon 3.99
9. Floyd Bannister 4.81
Strikeouts
1. J.R. Richard 303
2. Joe Niekro 97
3. Joe Sambito 96
4. Floyd Bannister 94
5. Mark Lemongello 77
6. Ken Forsch 71
7. Tom Dixon 66
8. Joaquin Andujar 55
9. Vern Ruhle 27
10. Rick Williams 17
Saves
1. Joe Sambito 11
2. Ken Forsch 7
3. Bo McLaughlin 2
4. Joaquin Andujar 1
4. Tom Dixon 1
4. Mark Lemongello 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Vern Ruhle 10.19
2. J.R. Richard 10.88
3. Mark Lemongello 11.55
4. Tom Dixon 11.57
5. Ken Forsch 11.68
5. Joe Niekro 11.68
7. Joaquin Andujar 11.87
8. Joe Sambito 11.97
9. Floyd Bannister 14.93
Winning Percentage
1. Ken Forsch .625
2. J.R. Richard .621
3. Joe Niekro .500
3. Vern Ruhle .500
5. Joaquin Andujar .417
6. Mark Lemongello .391
7. Tom Dixon .389
8. Joe Sambito .308
9. Floyd Bannister .250
Save Success
1. Ken Forsch 100.0%
1. Bo McLaughlin 100.0%
1. Joe Sambito 100.0%
Complete Games
1. J.R. Richard 16
2. Joe Niekro 10
3. Mark Lemongello 9
4. Ken Forsch 4
5. Tom Dixon 3
6. Joaquin Andujar 2
6. Floyd Bannister 2
6. Vern Ruhle 2
Shutouts
1. J.R. Richard 3
2. Floyd Bannister 2
2. Tom Dixon 2
2. Ken Forsch 2
2. Vern Ruhle 2
6. Mark Lemongello 1
6. Joe Niekro 1
Starts
1. J.R. Richard 36
2. Mark Lemongello 30
3. Joe Niekro 29
4. Tom Dixon 19
5. Floyd Bannister 16
6. Joaquin Andujar 13
7. Vern Ruhle 10
8. Ken Forsch 6
9. Bo McLaughlin 1
9. Dan Warthen 1
Appearances
1. Joe Sambito 62
2. Ken Forsch 52
3. J.R. Richard 36
4. Joaquin Andujar 35
4. Joe Niekro 35
6. Mark Lemongello 33
7. Tom Dixon 30
8. Floyd Bannister 28
9. Rick Williams 17
10. Vern Ruhle 13
Innings Pitched
1. J.R. Richard 275.1
2. Mark Lemongello 210.1
3. Joe Niekro 202.2
4. Tom Dixon 140.0
5. Ken Forsch 133.1
6. Joaquin Andujar 110.2
7. Floyd Bannister 110.1
8. Joe Sambito 88.0
9. Vern Ruhle 68.0
10. Rick Williams 34.2
Opp. OPS
1. Vern Ruhle .501
2. J.R. Richard .541
3. Joaquin Andujar .567
4. Ken Forsch .583
5. Tom Dixon .625
6. Joe Sambito .634
7. Joe Niekro .636
8. Mark Lemongello .671
9. Floyd Bannister .776
Defense Independent ERA
1. Joe Sambito 2.65
2. J.R. Richard 2.92
3. Ken Forsch 2.98
4. Vern Ruhle 3.13
5. Tom Dixon 3.68
6. Joaquin Andujar 4.04
7. Joe Niekro 4.09
8. Floyd Bannister 4.57
8. Mark Lemongello 4.57
Innings / Game
1. J.R. Richard 7.65
2. Mark Lemongello 6.37
3. Joe Niekro 5.79
4. Vern Ruhle 5.23
5. Tom Dixon 4.67
6. Floyd Bannister 3.94
7. Joaquin Andujar 3.16
8. Ken Forsch 2.56
9. Joe Sambito 1.42
Opp. Batting Average
1. J.R. Richard .193
2. Joaquin Andujar .216
3. Vern Ruhle .221
4. Joe Niekro .244
5. Mark Lemongello .249
6. Joe Sambito .251
7. Tom Dixon .254
8. Ken Forsch .259
9. Floyd Bannister .274
Opp. Slugging
1. Vern Ruhle .221
2. J.R. Richard .247
3. Joaquin Andujar .248
4. Ken Forsch .274
5. Tom Dixon .319
5. Joe Sambito .319
7. Joe Niekro .320
8. Mark Lemongello .359
9. Floyd Bannister .409
Opp. On-Base
1. Vern Ruhle .280
2. J.R. Richard .294
3. Tom Dixon .306
4. Ken Forsch .309
5. Mark Lemongello .312
6. Joe Sambito .315
7. Joe Niekro .316
8. Joaquin Andujar .319
9. Floyd Bannister .367
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. J.R. Richard 9.90
2. Joe Sambito 9.82
3. Floyd Bannister 7.67
4. Ken Forsch 4.79
5. Joaquin Andujar 4.47
6. Joe Niekro 4.31
7. Tom Dixon 4.24
8. Vern Ruhle 3.57
9. Mark Lemongello 3.29
Hits / 9 IP
1. J.R. Richard 6.28
2. Joaquin Andujar 7.16
3. Vern Ruhle 7.54
4. Joe Niekro 8.44
5. Joe Sambito 8.69
6. Mark Lemongello 8.73
7. Tom Dixon 9.00
8. Ken Forsch 9.18
9. Floyd Bannister 9.79
Walks / 9 IP
1. Ken Forsch 2.50
2. Tom Dixon 2.57
3. Vern Ruhle 2.65
4. Mark Lemongello 2.82
5. Joe Niekro 3.24
6. Joe Sambito 3.27
7. J.R. Richard 4.61
8. Joaquin Andujar 4.72
9. Floyd Bannister 5.14
Hit Batters
1. Mark Lemongello 9
1. Joe Niekro 9
3. Joaquin Andujar 4
4. Bo McLaughlin 2
4. J.R. Richard 2
6. Floyd Bannister 1
6. Tom Dixon 1
6. Ken Forsch 1
6. Gene Pentz 1
6. Vern Ruhle 1
Homers Allowed
1. Mark Lemongello 20
2. Floyd Bannister 13
2. Joe Niekro 13
4. J.R. Richard 12
5. Tom Dixon 8
6. Joe Sambito 5
7. Joaquin Andujar 3
7. Dan Warthen 3
9. Ken Forsch 2
9. Bo McLaughlin 2

 Houston Astros Fielding Leaders (1978) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Floyd Bannister 1.000
1. Joe Niekro 1.000
1. Wilbur Howard 1.000
4. Joe Ferguson .994
5. Bob Watson .992
6. Terry Puhl .988
7. Cesar Cedeno .987
8. Julio Gonzalez .983
9. Luis Pujols .981
9. Jimmy Sexton .981
Outfield Assists
1. Jose Cruz 4
1. Denny Walling 4
3. Cesar Cedeno 2
3. Terry Puhl 2
5. Jesus Alou 1
5. Wilbur Howard 1
5. Jeffrey Leonard 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Floyd Bannister 1.000
1. Bo McLaughlin 1.000
1. Joe Niekro 1.000
1. Gene Pentz 1.000
1. Vern Ruhle 1.000
1. Oscar Zamora 1.000
7. Tom Dixon .966
8. Mark Lemongello .961
9. J.R. Richard .957
10. Ken Forsch .943
Fielding Average (C)
1. Joe Ferguson .994
2. Luis Pujols .981
3. Bruce Bochy .974
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Dave Bergman .993
2. Bob Watson .992
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Julio Gonzalez .983
2. Art Howe .977
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Enos Cabell .958
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Jimmy Sexton .981
2. Rafael Landestoy .980
3. Roger Metzger .964
4. Mike Fischlin .928
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Wilbur Howard 1.000
2. Terry Puhl .988
3. Denny Walling .975
4. Jesus Alou .974
5. Dave Bergman .961
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Terry Puhl .993
2. Cesar Cedeno .987
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Jose Cruz .975
Range Factor (P)
1. Gene Pentz 5.40
2. Joaquin Andujar 3.41
3. Joe Sambito 2.45
4. Ken Forsch 2.37
5. Rick Williams 2.31
6. J.R. Richard 2.29
7. Mark Lemongello 2.19
8. Tom Dixon 1.86
9. Oscar Zamora 1.80
10. Joe Niekro 1.73
Range Factor (C)
1. Bruce Bochy 7.12
2. Joe Ferguson 6.93
3. Luis Pujols 6.79
Range Factor (1B)
1. Dave Bergman 9.97
2. Bob Watson 9.28
Range Factor (2B)
1. Art Howe 5.12
2. Julio Gonzalez 4.33
Range Factor (3B)
1. Enos Cabell 2.90
Range Factor (SS)
1. Roger Metzger 4.53
2. Rafael Landestoy 4.41
3. Mike Fischlin 4.38
4. Jimmy Sexton 4.17
Range Factor (LF)
1. Denny Walling 2.28
2. Terry Puhl 2.21
3. Dave Bergman 2.10
4. Jesus Alou 1.76
5. Wilbur Howard 1.50
Range Factor (CF)
1. Cesar Cedeno 3.17
2. Terry Puhl 2.99
Range Factor (RF)
1. Jose Cruz 2.21
Runners Thrown Out
1. Bruce Bochy 17
1. Joe Ferguson 17
3. Luis Pujols 13
4. Reggie Baldwin 4
5. Ed Herrmann 3
RTO%
1. Joe Ferguson 32.1%
2. Bruce Bochy 26.6%
3. Luis Pujols 20.0%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Joe Ferguson 0.78
2. Bruce Bochy 1.08
3. Luis Pujols 1.14