who led mlb in home runs in 1978

Jim Rice hit the most home runs in 1978, with 46 homers.

NAMEHRSEASONTMGABRH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Jim Rice
J. Rice
46
1978
163
677
121
213
25
15
139
58
5
126
7
5
746
406
86
1
5
7
15
.315
.370
.600
.970
141
60.3
.425
162
52
2George Foster
G. Foster
40
1978
158
604
97
170
26
7
120
70
7
138
4
4
687
330
73
0
6
16
18
.281
.360
.546
.906
114
39.8
.394
148
36.8
3Greg Luzinski
G. Luzinski
35
1978
155
540
85
143
32
2
101
100
11
135
8
7
655
284
69
0
4
15
10
.265
.388
.526
.914
113
41.6
.402
152
38.1
4Don Baylor
D. Baylor
34
1978
158
591
103
151
26
0
99
56
18
71
22
9
677
279
60
0
12
9
15
.255
.332
.472
.804
93
19.4
.356
126
20
5Larry Hisle
L. Hisle
34
1978
142
520
96
151
24
0
115
67
5
90
10
6
600
277
58
3
5
3
14
.290
.374
.533
.906
104
38.5
.403
155
37.1
6Andre Thornton
A. Thornton
33
1978
145
508
97
133
22
4
105
93
6
72
4
7
617
262
59
2
8
4
17
.262
.377
.516
.893
103
36.6
.396
150
34.5
7Gorman Thomas
G. Thomas
32
1978
137
452
70
111
24
1
86
73
2
133
3
4
536
233
57
6
3
4
6
.246
.351
.515
.866
85
27
.385
143
25.8
8Bobby Bonds
B. Bonds
31
1978
TOT
156
565
93
151
19
4
90
79
2
120
43
22
657
271
54
3
8
7
14
.267
.355
.480
.834
98
26.3
.371
133
24
9Rico Carty
R. Carty
31
1978
TOT
145
528
70
149
21
1
99
57
0
57
1
1
593
265
53
1
7
7
15
.282
.348
.502
.850
90
25.8
.375
134
22.6
10Dave Parker
D. Parker
30
1978
148
581
102
194
32
12
117
57
2
92
20
7
642
340
74
0
2
23
8
.334
.394
.585
.979
121
51.3
.424
167
47.9
11Reggie Smith
R. Smith
29
1978
128
447
82
132
27
2
93
70
1
90
12
5
531
250
58
0
13
8
5
.295
.382
.559
.942
94
36.6
.409
161
36
12Douglas DeCinces
D. DeCinces
28
1978
142
511
72
146
37
1
80
46
2
81
7
7
561
269
66
0
2
2
12
.286
.346
.526
.872
90
29.6
.388
149
30.7
13Dave Kingman
D. Kingman
28
1978
119
395
65
105
17
4
79
39
6
111
3
4
448
214
49
2
6
8
3
.266
.336
.542
.878
70
21.7
.382
131
15.5
14Willie Stargell
W. Stargell
28
1978
122
390
60
115
18
2
97
50
7
93
3
2
450
221
48
0
3
10
8
.295
.382
.567
.949
82
32.9
.415
161
30.5
15Gary Alexander
G. Alexander
27
1978
TOT
148
498
57
112
20
4
84
57
2
166
0
5
563
221
51
1
5
5
11
.225
.304
.444
.748
68
6.6
.333
109
5.5
16Reggie Jackson
R. Jackson
27
1978
139
511
82
140
13
5
97
58
9
133
14
11
581
244
45
0
3
2
8
.274
.356
.477
.834
88
25.1
.375
138
25
17Eddie Murray
E. Murray
27
1978
161
610
85
174
32
3
95
70
1
97
6
5
690
293
62
1
8
7
15
.285
.356
.480
.836
103
27.9
.371
138
29.2
18Graig Nettles
G. Nettles
27
1978
159
587
81
162
23
2
93
59
6
69
1
1
662
270
52
1
9
6
20
.276
.343
.460
.803
92
20.2
.358
127
20
19Jason Thompson
J. Thompson
26
1978
153
589
79
169
25
3
96
74
0
96
0
0
669
278
54
1
5
3
11
.287
.364
.472
.836
102
29
.375
133
24.5
20Jack Clark
J. Clark
25
1978
156
592
90
181
46
8
98
50
3
72
15
11
657
318
79
3
9
8
15
.306
.358
.537
.895
108
36.7
.392
149
36
21Andre Dawson
A. Dawson
25
1978
157
609
84
154
24
8
72
30
12
128
28
11
660
269
57
4
5
3
7
.253
.299
.442
.740
78
6.3
.330
108
5.6
22Lee May
L. May
25
1978
148
556
56
137
16
1
80
31
1
110
5
2
590
230
42
0
2
5
18
.246
.286
.414
.700
62
-2.3
.313
98
-1.1
23Ellis Valentine
E. Valentine
25
1978
151
570
75
165
35
2
76
35
2
88
13
8
612
279
62
0
5
3
9
.289
.330
.489
.820
88
21.4
.364
130
20.8
24Dwight Evans
D. Evans
24
1978
147
497
75
123
24
2
63
65
2
119
8
5
572
223
50
6
2
2
15
.247
.336
.449
.784
78
15.7
.354
115
9.3
25Rusty Staub
R. Staub
24
1978
162
642
75
175
30
1
121
76
3
35
3
1
734
279
55
2
11
5
24
.273
.347
.435
.782
98
18.4
.351
116
13.5

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