1979 Japan Pacific League Leaders
1979 Japan Pacific League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1979 Japan Pacific League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideji Kato | Hankyu Braves | .364 | 163 | 448 |
| Hiromasa Arai | Nankai Hawks | .358 | 139 | 388 |
| In-cheon Paek | Lotte Orions | .340 | 141 | 415 |
| Leron Lee | Lotte Orions | .333 | 157 | 471 |
| Hiroyuki Yamazaki | Seibu Lions | .332 | 95 | 286 |
| Shinsaku Katahira | Nankai Hawks | .329 | 146 | 444 |
| Charlie Manuel | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | .324 | 108 | 333 |
| Yasuhiro Takai | Hankyu Braves | .324 | 119 | 367 |
| Kyosuke Sasaki | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | .320 | 116 | 363 |
| Hideo Furuya | Nippon Ham Fighters | .313 | 122 | 390 |
| Kinji Shimatani | Hankyu Braves | .312 | 153 | 490 |
| Yasunori Nagao | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | .310 | 100 | 323 |
| Carlos May | Nankai Hawks | .307 | 122 | 398 |
| Leon Lee | Lotte Orions | .304 | 147 | 484 |
| Takayuki Kono | Nankai Hawks | .300 | 149 | 496 |
| Robert Marcano | Hankyu Braves | .299 | 150 | 502 |
| Mitsuru Fujiwara | Nankai Hawks | .295 | 145 | 491 |
| Shigeru Kurihashi | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | .291 | 130 | 446 |
| Jack Maloof | Seibu Lions | .290 | 146 | 503 |
| Chris Arnold | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | .289 | 114 | 395 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideji Kato | Hankyu Braves | 163 | 32 | 2 | 35 |
| Leron Lee | Lotte Orions | 157 | 28 | 3 | 28 |
| Kinji Shimatani | Hankyu Braves | 153 | 31 | 3 | 27 |
| Robert Marcano | Hankyu Braves | 150 | 22 | 5 | 32 |
| Takayuki Kono | Nankai Hawks | 149 | 25 | 5 | 13 |
| Leon Lee | Lotte Orions | 147 | 21 | 1 | 35 |
| Shinsaku Katahira | Nankai Hawks | 146 | 20 | 4 | 16 |
| Jack Maloof | Seibu Lions | 146 | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| Mitsuru Fujiwara | Nankai Hawks | 145 | 24 | 2 | 7 |
| Yutaka Fukumoto | Hankyu Braves | 142 | 27 | 9 | 17 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetsuji Yamaguchi | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 2.49 | 7 | 7 |
| Hisashi Yamada | Hankyu Braves | 2.73 | 21 | 5 |
| Naoki Takahashi | Nippon Ham Fighters | 2.76 | 20 | 11 |
| Choji Murata | Lotte Orions | 2.96 | 17 | 12 |
| Koji Ota | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 3.31 | 7 | 4 |
| Tatsumi Murata | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 3.42 | 12 | 8 |
| Toshoku Uda | Nippon Ham Fighters | 3.47 | 9 | 3 |
| Koichiro Sasaki | Nankai Hawks | 3.49 | 3 | 7 |
| Takashi Imoto | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 3.61 | 15 | 4 |
| Tokunari Nishina | Lotte Orions | 4.02 | 9 | 11 |
| Hirohisa Matsunuma | Seibu Lions | 4.03 | 16 | 10 |
| Yutaka Yanagida | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 4.09 | 11 | 13 |
| Tamotsu Nagai | Seibu Lions | 4.15 | 5 | 3 |
| Shinichi Yamauchi | Nankai Hawks | 4.15 | 12 | 7 |
| Masumitsu Moriguchi | Nankai Hawks | 4.17 | 9 | 14 |
| Kazushi Saeki | Nippon Ham Fighters | 4.17 | 11 | 11 |
| Shizuo Shiraishi | Hankyu Braves | 4.17 | 8 | 5 |
| Hiroyuki Miura | Hankyu Braves | 4.21 | 7 | 10 |
| Shigekuni Mashiba | Nippon Ham Fighters | 4.27 | 3 | 4 |
| Yutaro Imai | Hankyu Braves | 4.28 | 11 | 7 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
