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 Texas Rangers Batting Leaders (1979) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Oscar Gamble .335
2. Al Oliver .323
3. Mickey Rivers .300
4. Buddy Bell .299
5. Bill Sample .292
6. John Ellis .285
7. Pat Putnam .277
8. Jim Sundberg .275
9. Johnny Grubb .273
9. Bump Wills .273
Home Runs
1. Buddy Bell 18
1. Pat Putnam 18
1. Richie Zisk 18
4. John Ellis 12
4. Al Oliver 12
6. Johnny Grubb 10
7. Oscar Gamble 8
7. Willie Montanez 8
9. Mike Jorgensen 6
9. Mickey Rivers 6
Runs Batted In
1. Buddy Bell 101
2. Al Oliver 76
3. Pat Putnam 64
3. Jim Sundberg 64
3. Richie Zisk 64
6. John Ellis 61
7. Bump Wills 46
8. Johnny Grubb 37
9. Bill Sample 35
10. Oscar Gamble 32
On-Base Average
1. Oscar Gamble .458
2. Al Oliver .367
3. Bill Sample .365
4. Johnny Grubb .350
5. Jim Sundberg .345
6. Bump Wills .340
7. Richie Zisk .336
8. Buddy Bell .327
9. Mickey Rivers .323
10. Pat Putnam .319
Slugging Percentage
1. Oscar Gamble .522
2. Al Oliver .470
3. Pat Putnam .458
4. Buddy Bell .451
5. John Ellis .437
6. Mickey Rivers .433
7. Johnny Grubb .426
8. Richie Zisk .416
9. Bill Sample .415
10. Mike Jorgensen .382
Runs Scored
1. Bump Wills 90
2. Buddy Bell 89
3. Al Oliver 69
3. Richie Zisk 69
5. Bill Sample 60
6. Pat Putnam 57
7. Jim Sundberg 50
8. Johnny Grubb 42
9. Nelson Norman 36
10. Mickey Rivers 35
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Oscar Gamble .980
2. Al Oliver .837
3. Bill Sample .780
4. Buddy Bell .778
5. Pat Putnam .777
6. Johnny Grubb .776
7. Mickey Rivers .756
8. John Ellis .755
9. Richie Zisk .752
10. Jim Sundberg .713
Isolated Power
1. Oscar Gamble .187
2. Pat Putnam .181
3. Mike Jorgensen .159
4. Richie Zisk .154
5. Johnny Grubb .153
6. Buddy Bell .152
6. John Ellis .152
8. Al Oliver .147
9. Mickey Rivers .133
10. Bill Sample .123
Steals
1. Bump Wills 35
2. Bill Sample 8
3. Mickey Rivers 7
4. Buddy Bell 5
5. Nelson Norman 4
5. Al Oliver 4
7. Jim Sundberg 3
8. John Ellis 2
8. Oscar Gamble 2
8. Johnny Grubb 2
Hits
1. Buddy Bell 200
2. Al Oliver 159
3. Bump Wills 148
4. Jim Sundberg 136
5. Richie Zisk 132
6. Pat Putnam 118
7. Bill Sample 95
8. John Ellis 90
9. Johnny Grubb 79
10. Nelson Norman 76
Doubles
1. Buddy Bell 42
2. Al Oliver 28
3. Jim Sundberg 23
4. Bill Sample 21
4. Bump Wills 21
4. Richie Zisk 21
7. Pat Putnam 19
8. Johnny Grubb 14
9. John Ellis 12
10. Nelson Norman 9
Triples
1. Al Oliver 4
1. Jim Sundberg 4
3. Buddy Bell 3
3. Nelson Norman 3
3. Mickey Rivers 3
3. Bump Wills 3
7. Pat Putnam 2
7. Bill Sample 2
9. Dave Roberts 1
9. Richie Zisk 1
Walks
1. Richie Zisk 57
2. Bump Wills 53
3. Jim Sundberg 51
4. Oscar Gamble 37
4. Bill Sample 37
6. Johnny Grubb 34
6. Al Oliver 34
8. Buddy Bell 30
9. Pat Putnam 23
10. Nelson Norman 19
Sacrifice Hits
1. Nelson Norman 18
2. Bump Wills 14
3. Bill Sample 10
4. Buddy Bell 7
5. Jim Sundberg 5
6. Pat Putnam 4
7. Larvell Blanks 3
7. Mike Jorgensen 3
7. Mickey Rivers 3
10. Johnny Grubb 2
Total Bases
1. Buddy Bell 302
2. Al Oliver 231
3. Richie Zisk 209
4. Pat Putnam 195
5. Bump Wills 190
6. Jim Sundberg 182
7. John Ellis 138
8. Bill Sample 135
9. Johnny Grubb 123
10. Mickey Rivers 107
Games Played
1. Buddy Bell 162
2. Jim Sundberg 150
3. Nelson Norman 147
4. Bump Wills 146
5. Richie Zisk 144
6. Pat Putnam 139
7. Al Oliver 136
8. Bill Sample 128
9. John Ellis 111
10. Johnny Grubb 102
At Bats
1. Buddy Bell 670
2. Bump Wills 543
3. Richie Zisk 503
4. Jim Sundberg 495
5. Al Oliver 492
6. Pat Putnam 426
7. Nelson Norman 343
8. Bill Sample 325
9. John Ellis 316
10. Johnny Grubb 289
Plate Appearances
1. Buddy Bell 713
2. Bump Wills 603
3. Richie Zisk 562
4. Jim Sundberg 556
5. Al Oliver 537
6. Pat Putnam 461
7. Bill Sample 367
8. Nelson Norman 365
9. John Ellis 337
10. Johnny Grubb 326
Strikeouts
1. Richie Zisk 75
2. Bump Wills 58
3. John Ellis 55
4. Jim Sundberg 51
5. Pat Putnam 50
6. Buddy Bell 45
7. Johnny Grubb 44
8. Nelson Norman 41
9. Al Oliver 34
10. Mike Jorgensen 29
Strikeout Percent
1. Buddy Bell 6.7%
2. Al Oliver 6.9%
3. Mickey Rivers 7.3%
4. Bill Sample 8.6%
5. Oscar Gamble 9.3%
6. Jim Sundberg 10.3%
7. Bump Wills 10.7%
8. Pat Putnam 11.7%
9. Nelson Norman 12.0%
10. Richie Zisk 14.9%
Steal Success
1. Mickey Rivers 77.8%
2. Bump Wills 76.1%
3. Bill Sample 57.1%
4. Buddy Bell 55.6%
Secondary Average
1. Oscar Gamble .429
2. Johnny Grubb .277
3. Richie Zisk .268
4. Bill Sample .262
5. Mike Jorgensen .248
6. Bump Wills .239
7. Pat Putnam .237
8. Al Oliver .224
9. John Ellis .206
10. Buddy Bell .204
Hit By Pitch
1. Pat Putnam 6
2. Jim Sundberg 5
3. Al Oliver 4
3. Bump Wills 4
5. Buddy Bell 3
6. John Ellis 2
6. Mike Jorgensen 2
6. Bill Sample 2
9. Oscar Gamble 1
9. Johnny Grubb 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Buddy Bell 63
2. Al Oliver 44
3. Richie Zisk 40
4. Pat Putnam 39
5. Jim Sundberg 32
6. Bump Wills 29
7. Bill Sample 28
8. John Ellis 24
8. Johnny Grubb 24
10. Mickey Rivers 18
Runs Created
1. Buddy Bell 94
2. Al Oliver 79
3. Bump Wills 68
3. Richie Zisk 68
5. Jim Sundberg 61
6. Pat Putnam 58
7. Bill Sample 50
8. John Ellis 43
9. Johnny Grubb 42
10. Oscar Gamble 37
Runs Created / 27
1. Oscar Gamble 8.61
2. Al Oliver 5.93
3. Bill Sample 5.29
4. Mickey Rivers 5.16
5. Johnny Grubb 5.06
6. Buddy Bell 5.01
7. John Ellis 4.94
8. Richie Zisk 4.71
9. Pat Putnam 4.66
10. Jim Sundberg 4.23
Home Run Percent
1. Oscar Gamble 5.0%
2. Pat Putnam 4.2%
3. John Ellis 3.8%
3. Mike Jorgensen 3.8%
5. Richie Zisk 3.6%
6. Johnny Grubb 3.5%
7. Buddy Bell 2.7%
8. Al Oliver 2.4%
8. Mickey Rivers 2.4%
10. Bill Sample 1.5%
Intentional Walks
1. Oscar Gamble 11
2. Al Oliver 8
3. Pat Putnam 6
4. Jim Sundberg 5
5. Buddy Bell 4
5. Bump Wills 4
5. Richie Zisk 4
8. Johnny Grubb 3
9. John Ellis 1
9. Mike Jorgensen 1
Sacrifice Flies
1. Buddy Bell 10
2. Al Oliver 7
3. Pat Putnam 6
4. Jim Sundberg 5
5. Larvell Blanks 4
5. John Ellis 4
7. Nelson Norman 3
7. Mickey Rivers 3
7. Bill Sample 3
7. Eric Soderholm 3
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Jim Sundberg 17
2. Buddy Bell 16
3. Richie Zisk 15
4. Al Oliver 14
5. Pat Putnam 12
5. Bump Wills 12
7. Oscar Gamble 6
7. Johnny Grubb 6
7. Bill Sample 6
10. Nelson Norman 5

 Texas Rangers Pitching Leaders (1979) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Steve Comer 17
2. Fergie Jenkins 16
3. Jim Kern 13
4. Doc Medich 10
5. Doyle Alexander 5
5. Sparky Lyle 5
5. Jon Matlack 5
8. Danny Darwin 4
9. Ed Farmer 2
9. John Henry Johnson 2
Earned Run Average
1. Jim Kern 1.57
2. Sparky Lyle 3.13
3. Steve Comer 3.68
4. Danny Darwin 4.04
5. Fergie Jenkins 4.07
6. Jon Matlack 4.13
7. Doc Medich 4.17
8. Doyle Alexander 4.45
9. John Henry Johnson 4.92
Strikeouts
1. Fergie Jenkins 164
2. Jim Kern 136
3. Steve Comer 86
4. Danny Darwin 58
4. Doc Medich 58
6. Doyle Alexander 50
7. Sparky Lyle 48
8. John Henry Johnson 46
9. Jon Matlack 35
10. Dave Rajsich 32
Saves
1. Jim Kern 29
2. Sparky Lyle 13
Runners / 9 IP
1. Danny Darwin 9.23
2. Sparky Lyle 10.04
3. Jim Kern 10.13
4. Fergie Jenkins 11.57
5. Steve Comer 11.66
6. Jon Matlack 11.96
7. Doc Medich 12.38
8. John Henry Johnson 12.57
9. Doyle Alexander 14.53
Winning Percentage
1. Jim Kern .722
2. Doc Medich .588
3. Steve Comer .586
4. Jon Matlack .556
5. Fergie Jenkins .533
6. Danny Darwin .500
7. Doyle Alexander .417
8. Sparky Lyle .385
9. John Henry Johnson .250
Save Success
1. Jim Kern 100.0%
1. Sparky Lyle 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Fergie Jenkins 10
2. Steve Comer 6
3. Doc Medich 4
4. Brian Allard 2
4. Jon Matlack 2
6. Danny Darwin 1
6. John Henry Johnson 1
Shutouts
1. Fergie Jenkins 3
2. Steve Comer 1
2. Doc Medich 1
Starts
1. Fergie Jenkins 37
2. Steve Comer 36
3. Doc Medich 19
4. Doyle Alexander 18
5. Jon Matlack 13
6. John Henry Johnson 12
7. Dock Ellis 9
8. Danny Darwin 6
9. Brian Allard 4
10. Dave Rajsich 3
Appearances
1. Jim Kern 71
2. Sparky Lyle 67
3. Fergie Jenkins 37
4. Steve Comer 36
5. Doc Medich 29
6. Dave Rajsich 27
7. Doyle Alexander 23
8. Danny Darwin 20
9. John Henry Johnson 17
10. Jon Matlack 13
Innings Pitched
1. Fergie Jenkins 259.0
2. Steve Comer 242.1
3. Doc Medich 149.0
4. Jim Kern 143.0
5. Doyle Alexander 113.1
6. Sparky Lyle 95.0
7. Jon Matlack 85.0
8. John Henry Johnson 82.1
9. Danny Darwin 78.0
10. Dave Rajsich 53.2
Opp. OPS
1. Jim Kern .519
2. Danny Darwin .535
3. Sparky Lyle .607
4. Doyle Alexander .652
5. Doc Medich .653
6. Steve Comer .678
7. Jon Matlack .728
8. Fergie Jenkins .739
9. John Henry Johnson .741
Defense Independent ERA
1. Jim Kern 2.90
2. Danny Darwin 3.69
3. Doc Medich 4.07
4. Sparky Lyle 4.11
5. Jon Matlack 4.12
6. Doyle Alexander 4.31
7. Fergie Jenkins 4.71
8. Steve Comer 4.72
9. John Henry Johnson 5.13
Innings / Game
1. Fergie Jenkins 7.00
2. Steve Comer 6.73
3. Jon Matlack 6.54
4. Doc Medich 5.14
5. Doyle Alexander 4.93
6. John Henry Johnson 4.84
7. Danny Darwin 3.90
8. Jim Kern 2.01
9. Sparky Lyle 1.42
Opp. Batting Average
1. Danny Darwin .180
2. Jim Kern .193
3. Sparky Lyle .219
4. John Henry Johnson .247
5. Steve Comer .248
6. Fergie Jenkins .251
7. Doyle Alexander .260
8. Doc Medich .263
9. Jon Matlack .289
Opp. Slugging
1. Jim Kern .237
2. Danny Darwin .263
3. Doyle Alexander .290
4. Doc Medich .330
5. Sparky Lyle .331
6. Steve Comer .363
7. Jon Matlack .407
8. John Henry Johnson .416
9. Fergie Jenkins .430
Opp. On-Base
1. Danny Darwin .272
2. Sparky Lyle .276
3. Jim Kern .282
4. Fergie Jenkins .309
5. Steve Comer .315
6. Jon Matlack .321
7. Doc Medich .323
8. John Henry Johnson .325
9. Doyle Alexander .362
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Jim Kern 8.56
2. Danny Darwin 6.69
3. Fergie Jenkins 5.70
4. John Henry Johnson 5.03
5. Sparky Lyle 4.55
6. Doyle Alexander 3.97
7. Jon Matlack 3.71
8. Doc Medich 3.50
9. Steve Comer 3.19
Hits / 9 IP
1. Danny Darwin 5.77
2. Jim Kern 6.23
3. Sparky Lyle 7.39
4. Steve Comer 8.54
5. John Henry Johnson 8.64
6. Fergie Jenkins 8.76
7. Doyle Alexander 9.05
8. Doc Medich 9.42
9. Jon Matlack 10.38
Walks / 9 IP
1. Jon Matlack 1.59
2. Sparky Lyle 2.65
3. Fergie Jenkins 2.81
4. Doc Medich 2.96
5. Steve Comer 3.12
6. Danny Darwin 3.46
7. Jim Kern 3.90
8. John Henry Johnson 3.94
9. Doyle Alexander 5.48
Hit Batters
1. Steve Comer 8
2. Danny Darwin 5
3. Doc Medich 4
4. Fergie Jenkins 3
5. Ed Farmer 2
5. Jim Kern 2
7. Doyle Alexander 1
7. Jerry Don Gleaton 1
7. John Henry Johnson 1
7. Jon Matlack 1
Homers Allowed
1. Fergie Jenkins 40
2. Steve Comer 24
3. John Henry Johnson 12
4. Sparky Lyle 9
4. Jon Matlack 9
4. Doc Medich 9
7. Dave Rajsich 7
8. Danny Darwin 5
8. Dock Ellis 5
8. Jim Kern 5

 Texas Rangers Fielding Leaders (1979) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Dave Rajsich 1.000
1. Johnny Grubb 1.000
1. Bill Sample 1.000
4. Jim Sundberg .995
5. Pat Putnam .994
6. Al Oliver .990
7. Mike Jorgensen .988
8. Mickey Rivers .981
9. Buddy Bell .980
10. John Ellis .978
Outfield Assists
1. Richie Zisk 10
2. Bill Sample 6
3. Mickey Rivers 4
4. Johnny Grubb 3
4. Al Oliver 3
6. Oscar Gamble 2
7. Mike Jorgensen 1
7. Dave Roberts 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Doyle Alexander 1.000
1. Brian Allard 1.000
1. Danny Darwin 1.000
1. Ed Farmer 1.000
1. John Henry Johnson 1.000
1. Dave Rajsich 1.000
7. Fergie Jenkins .962
8. Doc Medich .951
9. Steve Comer .934
10. Dock Ellis .909
Fielding Average (C)
1. Jim Sundberg .995
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Pat Putnam .994
2. Mike Jorgensen .988
3. John Ellis .978
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Bump Wills .976
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Buddy Bell .969
2. Eric Soderholm .944
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Buddy Bell .980
2. Larvell Blanks .972
3. Nelson Norman .952
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Johnny Grubb 1.000
1. Bill Sample 1.000
3. Al Oliver .990
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Johnny Grubb 1.000
2. Mickey Rivers .981
3. Al Oliver .965
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Richie Zisk .978
Range Factor (P)
1. Doyle Alexander 2.79
2. Fergie Jenkins 2.71
3. Doc Medich 2.48
4. Dave Rajsich 2.33
5. Steve Comer 2.27
6. Jon Matlack 2.22
7. Brian Allard 2.18
8. Dock Ellis 2.11
9. Jim Kern 2.01
10. Ed Farmer 1.64
Range Factor (C)
1. Jim Sundberg 5.90
Range Factor (1B)
1. John Ellis 11.29
2. Pat Putnam 10.49
3. Mike Jorgensen 10.39
Range Factor (2B)
1. Bump Wills 5.85
Range Factor (3B)
1. Buddy Bell 3.59
2. Eric Soderholm 3.19
Range Factor (SS)
1. Buddy Bell 4.99
2. Larvell Blanks 4.77
3. Nelson Norman 4.46
Range Factor (LF)
1. Al Oliver 2.25
2. Johnny Grubb 2.17
3. Bill Sample 2.13
Range Factor (CF)
1. Mickey Rivers 3.01
2. Al Oliver 2.61
3. Johnny Grubb 2.20
Range Factor (RF)
1. Richie Zisk 2.01
Runners Thrown Out
1. Jim Sundberg 50
2. Dave Roberts 4
3. John Ellis 1
RTO%
1. Jim Sundberg 39.7%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Jim Sundberg 0.54