1978 American Association Leaders
1978 American Association Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1978 American Association Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Iorg | Springfield Redbirds | .371 | 128 | 345 |
| Champ Summers | Indianapolis Indians | .368 | 170 | 462 |
| Kerry Dineen | Oklahoma City 89ers | .345 | 135 | 391 |
| Jim Lentine | Springfield Redbirds | .342 | 139 | 406 |
| Lynn Jones | Indianapolis Indians | .328 | 158 | 482 |
| Arturo DeFreites | Indianapolis Indians | .327 | 153 | 468 |
| Scot Thompson | Wichita Aeros | .326 | 169 | 519 |
| Mike Hart | Denver Bears | .320 | 142 | 444 |
| Lonnie Smith | Oklahoma City 89ers | .315 | 151 | 480 |
| Mike Squires | Iowa Oaks | .312 | 140 | 449 |
| Dan Gonzales | Evansville Triplets | .305 | 111 | 364 |
| Pat Scanlon | Denver Bears | .301 | 90 | 299 |
| Dave Cripe | Omaha Royals | .300 | 142 | 473 |
| John Poff | Oklahoma City 89ers | .300 | 131 | 436 |
| Jim Cox | Denver Bears | .299 | 101 | 338 |
| Harry Spilman | Indianapolis Indians | .295 | 144 | 488 |
| Art James | Iowa Oaks | .291 | 116 | 399 |
| Keith Moreland | Oklahoma City 89ers | .289 | 145 | 501 |
| Tony Bernazard | Denver Bears | .286 | 137 | 479 |
| Bob Pate | Denver Bears | .281 | 130 | 463 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Summers | Indianapolis Indians | 170 | 25 | 5 | 34 |
| Scot Thompson | Wichita Aeros | 169 | 33 | 7 | 10 |
| Lynn Jones | Indianapolis Indians | 158 | 28 | 4 | 9 |
| Arturo DeFreites | Indianapolis Indians | 153 | 31 | 5 | 32 |
| Lonnie Smith | Oklahoma City 89ers | 151 | 20 | 5 | 7 |
| Keith Moreland | Oklahoma City 89ers | 145 | 25 | 4 | 16 |
| Harry Spilman | Indianapolis Indians | 144 | 26 | 4 | 13 |
| Dave Cripe | Omaha Royals | 142 | 18 | 5 | 9 |
| Mike Hart | Denver Bears | 142 | 23 | 10 | 19 |
| Pete Mackanin | Denver Bears | 142 | 30 | 10 | 17 |
| John Scott | Springfield Redbirds | 142 | 25 | 1 | 12 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kucek | Iowa Oaks | 2.46 | 9 | 8 |
| Kip Young | Evansville Triplets | 3.02 | 11 | 3 |
| Mike LaCoss | Indianapolis Indians | 3.46 | 11 | 5 |
| Sheldon Burnside | Evansville Triplets | 3.52 | 14 | 5 |
| Bill Paschall | Omaha Royals | 3.63 | 14 | 9 |
| Fred Beene | Oklahoma City 89ers | 3.71 | 12 | 5 |
| Mark Ballinger | Omaha Royals | 3.76 | 4 | 2 |
| Eddie Bane | Iowa Oaks | 3.85 | 7 | 7 |
| Randy Scarbery | Iowa Oaks | 3.94 | 8 | 11 |
| Rich Wortham | Iowa Oaks | 3.98 | 5 | 8 |
| Dan Boitano | Oklahoma City 89ers | 3.99 | 7 | 11 |
| Dan Warthen | Oklahoma City 89ers | 4.09 | 13 | 8 |
| Dan Dumoulin | Indianapolis Indians | 4.17 | 12 | 6 |
| Gary Christenson | Omaha Royals | 4.25 | 8 | 5 |
| Joe Keener | Denver Bears | 4.30 | 11 | 7 |
| Tom Bruno | Springfield Redbirds | 4.39 | 5 | 9 |
| Manny Seoane | Wichita Aeros | 4.50 | 12 | 9 |
| Kevin Saucier | Oklahoma City 89ers | 4.58 | 7 | 12 |
| Chuck Rogers | Wichita Aeros | 4.78 | 10 | 15 |
| Dave Moore | Indianapolis Indians | 4.82 | 12 | 7 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
