1947 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1947 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1947 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Ralph Kiner and Johnny Mize tied for the lead with 51 home runs, Johnny Mize led with 138 RBI, and Johnny Pesky led with 207 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 477 plate appearances at 154 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (154 innings). Lines below those thresholds are shown and marked unqualified.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.

Data updated

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Batting Leaders

Qualified: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. 86 of the 188 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1947 OPS Distribution

Every qualified batter that season, plotted as a histogram. The highlighted bin contains the league leader.

Complete Statistics

1947 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Harry Walker 2 teams 140 598 513 81 186 29 16 1 41 13 63 39 .363 .436 .487 .924
Ted Williams BOS 156 693 528 125 181 40 9 32 114 0 162 47 .343 .499 .634 1.133
Barney McCosky PHA 137 616 546 77 179 22 7 1 52 1 57 29 .328 .395 .399 .795
Johnny Pesky BOS 155 719 638 106 207 27 8 0 39 12 72 22 .324 .393 .392 .785
George Kell DET 152 662 588 75 188 29 5 5 93 9 61 16 .320 .387 .412 .798
Bob Elliott BSN 150 645 555 93 176 35 5 22 113 3 87 60 .317 .410 .517 .927
Dale Mitchell CLE 123 518 493 69 156 16 10 1 34 2 23 14 .316 .347 .396 .742
Joe DiMaggio NYA 141 601 534 97 168 31 10 20 97 3 64 32 .315 .391 .522 .913
Augie Galan CIN 124 491 392 60 123 18 2 6 61 0 94 19 .314 .449 .416 .865
Phil Cavarretta CHN 127 522 459 56 144 22 5 2 63 2 58 35 .314 .391 .397 .787
Ralph Kiner PIT 152 666 565 118 177 23 4 51 127 1 98 81 .313 .417 .639 1.055
Stan Musial SLN 149 677 587 113 183 30 13 19 95 4 80 24 .312 .398 .504 .902
Whitey Kurowski SLN 146 614 513 108 159 27 6 27 104 4 87 56 .310 .420 .544 .964
Tommy Holmes BSN 150 676 618 90 191 33 3 9 53 3 44 16 .309 .360 .416 .776
Lou Boudreau CLE 150 623 538 79 165 45 3 4 67 1 67 10 .307 .388 .424 .811
Dixie Walker BRO 148 637 529 77 162 31 3 9 94 6 97 26 .306 .415 .427 .842
Luke Appling CHA 139 572 503 67 154 29 0 8 49 8 64 28 .306 .386 .412 .797
Walker Cooper NY1 140 546 515 79 157 24 8 35 122 2 24 43 .305 .339 .586 .926
George McQuinn NYA 144 609 517 84 157 24 3 13 80 0 78 66 .304 .395 .437 .832
Sam Mele BOS 123 497 453 71 137 14 8 12 73 0 37 35 .302 .356 .448 .805
Andy Pafko CHN 129 550 513 68 155 25 7 13 66 4 31 39 .302 .346 .454 .800
Johnny Mize NY1 154 664 586 137 177 26 2 51 138 2 74 42 .302 .384 .614 .998
Frankie Gustine PIT 156 691 616 102 183 30 6 9 67 5 63 65 .297 .364 .409 .773
Jackie Robinson BRO 151 701 590 125 175 31 5 12 48 29 74 36 .297 .383 .427 .810
Hoot Evers DET 126 525 460 67 136 24 5 10 67 8 45 49 .296 .366 .435 .801
Bruce Edwards BRO 130 528 471 53 139 15 8 9 80 2 49 55 .295 .364 .418 .782
Bob Dillinger SLA 137 635 571 70 168 23 6 3 37 34 56 38 .294 .361 .371 .733
Enos Slaughter SLN 147 619 551 100 162 31 13 10 86 4 59 27 .294 .366 .452 .818
Eddie Waitkus CHN 130 554 514 60 150 28 6 2 35 3 32 17 .292 .336 .381 .717
Willard Marshall NY1 155 656 587 102 171 19 6 36 107 3 67 30 .291 .366 .528 .894
Ferris Fain PHA 136 567 461 70 134 28 6 7 71 4 95 34 .291 .414 .423 .837
Johnny Hopp BSN 134 502 430 74 124 20 2 2 32 13 58 30 .288 .376 .358 .734
Tommy Henrich NYA 142 629 550 109 158 35 13 16 98 3 71 54 .287 .372 .485 .857
Buddy Kerr NY1 138 596 547 73 157 23 5 7 49 2 36 49 .287 .331 .386 .717
Bert Haas CIN 135 530 482 58 138 17 7 3 67 9 42 27 .286 .346 .369 .715
Billy Johnson NYA 132 547 494 67 141 19 8 10 95 1 44 43 .285 .351 .417 .768
Emil Verban PHI 155 573 540 50 154 14 8 0 42 5 23 8 .285 .316 .341 .656
Pee Wee Reese BRO 142 590 476 81 135 24 4 12 73 7 104 67 .284 .414 .426 .841
Frank Baumholtz CIN 151 711 643 96 182 32 9 5 45 6 56 53 .283 .341 .384 .726
Dom DiMaggio BOS 136 599 513 75 145 21 5 8 71 10 74 62 .283 .376 .390 .766
Terry Moore SLN 127 508 460 61 130 17 1 7 45 1 38 39 .283 .339 .370 .708
Bobby Thomson NY1 138 591 545 105 154 26 5 29 85 1 40 78 .283 .336 .508 .844
Peanuts Lowrey CHN 115 493 448 56 126 17 5 5 37 2 38 26 .281 .339 .375 .714
Earl Torgeson BSN 128 484 399 73 112 20 6 16 78 11 82 59 .281 .403 .481 .885
Grady Hatton CIN 146 610 524 91 147 24 8 16 77 7 81 50 .281 .377 .448 .825
Hank Majeski PHA 141 545 479 54 134 26 5 8 72 1 53 31 .280 .358 .405 .763
Vern Stephens SLA 150 634 562 74 157 18 4 15 83 8 70 61 .279 .359 .406 .765
Stan Spence WS1 147 588 506 62 141 22 6 16 73 2 81 41 .279 .378 .441 .819
Eddie Mayo DET 142 595 535 66 149 28 4 6 48 3 48 28 .279 .338 .379 .717
Don Kolloway CHA 124 509 485 49 135 25 4 2 35 11 17 34 .278 .303 .359 .662
Del Ennis PHI 139 581 541 71 149 25 6 12 81 9 37 51 .275 .325 .410 .736
Johnny Lindell NYA 127 513 476 66 131 18 7 11 67 1 32 70 .275 .322 .412 .734
Spider Jorgensen BRO 129 506 441 57 121 29 8 5 67 4 58 45 .274 .360 .410 .770
Billy Cox PIT 132 561 529 75 145 30 7 15 54 5 29 28 .274 .313 .442 .755
Phil Rizzuto NYA 153 623 549 78 150 26 9 2 60 11 57 31 .273 .350 .364 .714
Johnny Wyrostek PHI 128 523 454 68 124 24 7 5 51 7 61 45 .273 .364 .390 .754
Sid Gordon NY1 130 490 437 57 119 19 8 13 57 2 50 21 .272 .347 .442 .789
Joe Gordon CLE 155 626 562 89 153 27 6 29 93 7 62 49 .272 .346 .496 .842
Marty Marion SLN 149 599 540 57 147 19 6 4 74 3 49 58 .272 .334 .352 .686
Eddie Miller CIN 151 602 545 69 146 38 4 19 87 5 49 40 .268 .333 .457 .790
Bill Rigney NY1 130 596 531 84 142 24 3 17 59 7 51 54 .267 .337 .420 .757
Mickey Vernon WS1 154 652 600 77 159 29 12 7 85 12 49 42 .265 .320 .388 .709
Connie Ryan BSN 150 627 544 60 144 33 5 5 69 5 71 60 .265 .351 .371 .722
Buddy Lewis WS1 140 568 506 67 132 15 4 6 48 6 51 27 .261 .330 .342 .672
Bobby Doerr BOS 146 624 561 79 145 23 10 17 95 3 59 47 .258 .329 .426 .755
Wally Judnich SLA 144 564 500 58 129 24 3 18 64 2 60 62 .258 .338 .426 .764
Dave Philley CHA 143 592 551 55 142 25 11 2 45 21 35 39 .258 .303 .354 .657
Ken Keltner CLE 151 613 541 49 139 29 3 11 76 5 59 45 .257 .331 .383 .714
Snuffy Stirnweiss NYA 148 673 571 102 146 18 8 5 41 5 89 47 .256 .358 .342 .700
George Metkovich CLE 126 515 473 68 120 22 7 5 40 5 32 51 .254 .302 .362 .664
Red Schoendienst SLN 151 710 659 91 167 25 9 3 48 6 48 27 .253 .304 .332 .636
Jim Russell PIT 128 548 478 68 121 21 8 8 51 7 63 58 .253 .343 .381 .723
Sam Chapman PHA 149 624 551 84 139 18 5 14 83 3 65 70 .252 .331 .379 .710
Eddie Stanky BRO 146 679 559 97 141 24 5 3 53 3 103 39 .252 .373 .329 .702
Jeff Heath SLA 141 582 491 81 123 20 7 27 85 2 88 87 .251 .366 .485 .850
Hank Greenberg PIT 125 510 402 71 100 13 2 25 74 0 104 73 .249 .408 .478 .885
Paul Lehner SLA 135 523 483 59 120 25 9 7 48 5 28 29 .248 .294 .381 .675
Bill Nicholson CHN 148 580 487 69 119 28 1 26 75 1 87 83 .244 .364 .466 .831
Pete Suder PHA 145 579 528 45 127 28 4 5 60 0 35 44 .241 .290 .337 .627
Eddie Yost WS1 115 485 428 52 102 17 3 0 14 3 45 57 .238 .314 .292 .606
Jake Jones 2 teams 154 636 575 65 136 21 4 19 96 6 54 85 .237 .306 .386 .693
Rudy York 2 teams 150 643 584 56 136 25 4 21 91 1 58 87 .233 .302 .397 .699
Roy Cullenbine DET 142 607 464 82 104 18 1 24 78 3 137 51 .224 .401 .422 .823
Jerry Priddy WS1 147 576 505 42 108 20 3 3 49 7 62 79 .214 .301 .283 .584
Eddie Lake DET 158 732 602 96 127 19 6 12 46 11 120 54 .211 .343 .322 .665
Eddie Joost PHA 151 682 540 76 111 22 3 13 64 6 114 110 .206 .348 .330 .678
Henry Kimbro UNQ BEG 64 278 247 70 95 24 5 8 52 11 26 0 .385 .447 .619 1.067
Johnny Washington UNQ BEG 57 231 216 30 81 11 6 0 44 7 11 0 .375 .408 .481 .889
Tommy Butts UNQ BEG 59 264 242 50 85 9 7 1 29 5 14 0 .351 .391 .459 .850
Butch Davis UNQ BEG 67 288 267 50 91 12 12 3 52 25 14 0 .341 .382 .509 .892
Frank McCormick UNQ 2 teams 96 268 252 31 84 20 2 3 51 2 14 10 .333 .368 .464 .833
Herb Souell UNQ KCM 61 278 257 52 85 5 7 1 32 16 16 1 .331 .379 .416 .795
Willard Brown UNQ 2 teams 69 283 267 46 87 25 7 7 70 14 15 7 .326 .364 .551 .915
Luis Márquez UNQ HG 61 248 222 35 72 13 1 3 20 18 22 0 .324 .390 .432 .823
Taffy Wright UNQ CHA 124 455 401 48 130 13 0 4 54 8 48 17 .324 .398 .387 .784
Frank Austin UNQ PS 48 202 174 30 56 11 2 0 25 4 23 0 .322 .404 .408 .812
Lester Lockett UNQ BEG 67 283 253 41 81 13 3 1 45 5 24 0 .320 .384 .407 .791
Hank Thompson UNQ 2 teams 71 286 251 61 78 9 6 8 41 9 31 7 .311 .391 .490 .881
Pete Reiser UNQ BRO 110 462 388 68 120 23 2 5 46 14 68 41 .309 .415 .418 .832
Ralph LaPointe UNQ PHI 56 230 211 33 65 7 0 1 15 8 17 15 .308 .362 .355 .718
Phil Masi UNQ BSN 126 470 411 54 125 22 4 9 50 7 47 27 .304 .377 .443 .820
Clyde Kluttz UNQ PIT 73 255 232 26 70 9 2 6 42 1 17 18 .302 .355 .435 .790
Monte Irvin UNQ NE 57 240 206 41 62 6 1 11 47 6 32 1 .301 .397 .500 .897
Elmer Valo UNQ PHA 112 450 370 60 111 12 6 5 36 11 64 21 .300 .406 .405 .811
Bob Harvey UNQ NE 56 208 187 22 56 16 1 1 30 1 17 1 .299 .358 .412 .770
Carl Furillo UNQ BRO 124 476 437 61 129 24 7 8 88 7 34 24 .295 .347 .437 .785
Hal Peck UNQ CLE 114 422 392 58 115 18 2 8 44 3 27 31 .293 .342 .411 .753
Gene Benson UNQ PS 48 201 179 27 52 10 4 1 31 2 22 0 .291 .368 .408 .776
Vic Wertz UNQ DET 102 382 333 60 96 22 4 6 44 2 47 66 .288 .376 .432 .809
Ron Northey UNQ 2 teams 123 414 358 59 103 22 3 15 66 1 54 32 .288 .384 .492 .876
Culley Rikard UNQ PIT 109 376 324 57 93 16 4 4 32 1 50 39 .287 .384 .398 .782
Mike McCormick UNQ BSN 92 315 284 42 81 13 7 3 36 1 20 21 .285 .332 .412 .744
Buck O'Neil UNQ KCM 60 246 218 54 62 15 3 5 36 15 24 0 .284 .361 .450 .810
Erv Dusak UNQ SLN 111 383 328 56 93 7 3 6 28 1 50 34 .284 .378 .378 .756
Dick Wakefield UNQ DET 112 453 368 59 104 15 5 8 51 1 80 44 .283 .412 .416 .828
Chico Renfroe UNQ KCM 53 222 174 33 49 10 2 0 20 3 35 0 .282 .410 .362 .772
Yogi Berra UNQ NYA 83 306 293 41 82 15 3 11 54 0 13 12 .280 .310 .464 .775
Lennie Pearson UNQ NE 59 236 216 37 60 11 2 5 33 5 18 0 .278 .333 .417 .750
Tom Cooper UNQ KCM 54 200 166 38 46 6 0 1 26 6 24 0 .277 .372 .331 .703
Bama Rowell UNQ BSN 113 414 384 48 106 23 2 5 40 7 18 14 .276 .310 .385 .696
Dixie Howell UNQ PIT 76 245 214 23 59 11 0 4 25 1 27 34 .276 .357 .383 .740
Gene Hermanski UNQ BRO 79 225 189 36 52 7 1 7 39 5 28 7 .275 .377 .434 .811
Babe Young UNQ 2 teams 109 417 378 55 104 22 3 14 79 0 35 27 .275 .340 .460 .800
Wally Moses UNQ BOS 90 285 255 32 70 18 2 2 27 3 27 16 .275 .344 .384 .728
Hal Wagner UNQ 2 teams 92 297 256 24 70 13 0 5 39 0 37 21 .273 .367 .383 .750
Cass Michaels UNQ CHA 110 404 355 31 97 15 4 3 34 10 39 28 .273 .350 .363 .714
Wally Westlake UNQ PIT 112 443 407 59 111 17 4 17 69 5 27 63 .273 .324 .459 .784
Bobby Adams UNQ CIN 81 253 217 39 59 11 2 4 20 9 25 23 .272 .358 .396 .754
Johnny Davis UNQ NE 58 234 192 33 52 9 2 7 29 3 35 4 .271 .389 .448 .837
Stan Hack UNQ CHN 76 283 240 28 65 11 2 0 12 0 41 19 .271 .377 .333 .711
Aaron Robinson UNQ NYA 82 292 252 23 68 11 5 5 36 0 40 26 .270 .370 .413 .783
Luke Easter UNQ HG 62 251 223 35 60 11 6 5 36 2 25 0 .269 .351 .439 .790
Birdie Tebbetts UNQ 2 teams 110 374 344 23 92 11 0 1 30 2 24 33 .267 .315 .308 .623
Bob Scheffing UNQ CHN 110 392 363 33 96 11 5 5 50 2 25 25 .264 .312 .364 .675
Floyd Baker UNQ CHA 105 439 371 61 98 12 3 0 22 9 66 28 .264 .375 .313 .688
Bob Kennedy UNQ CHA 115 448 428 47 112 19 3 6 48 3 18 38 .262 .291 .362 .654
Johnny Berardino UNQ SLA 90 357 306 29 80 22 1 1 20 6 44 26 .261 .358 .350 .708
Danny Litwhiler UNQ BSN 91 254 226 38 59 5 2 7 31 1 25 43 .261 .337 .394 .731
Hank Edwards UNQ CLE 108 427 393 54 102 12 3 15 59 1 31 55 .260 .315 .420 .735
Ray Coleman UNQ SLA 110 370 343 34 89 9 7 2 30 2 26 32 .259 .314 .344 .658
Buddy Rosar UNQ PHA 102 409 359 40 93 20 2 1 33 1 40 13 .259 .335 .334 .669
Don Johnson UNQ CHN 120 434 402 33 104 17 2 3 26 2 24 45 .259 .302 .333 .635
Benny Zientara UNQ CIN 117 453 418 60 108 18 1 2 24 2 23 23 .258 .297 .321 .618
George Binks UNQ PHA 104 363 333 33 86 19 4 2 34 8 23 36 .258 .308 .357 .665
Johnie Scott UNQ KCM 65 262 241 42 62 10 6 2 27 12 21 0 .257 .317 .373 .690
Jim Gilliam UNQ BEG 59 248 214 40 55 10 3 0 27 7 26 0 .257 .340 .332 .672
Joe Garagiola UNQ SLN 77 228 183 20 47 10 2 5 25 0 40 14 .257 .398 .415 .814
Ray Lamanno UNQ CIN 118 448 413 33 106 21 3 5 50 0 28 39 .257 .307 .358 .665
Pat Mullin UNQ DET 116 467 398 62 102 28 6 15 62 3 63 66 .256 .359 .470 .829
Bobby Sturgeon UNQ CHN 87 243 232 16 59 10 5 0 21 0 7 12 .254 .276 .341 .617
Lee Handley UNQ PHI 101 306 277 17 70 10 3 0 42 1 24 18 .253 .312 .310 .623
Andy Seminick UNQ PHI 111 405 337 48 85 16 2 13 50 4 58 69 .252 .370 .427 .797
Clyde McCullough UNQ CHN 86 257 234 25 59 12 4 3 30 1 20 20 .252 .314 .376 .690
Bob Swift UNQ DET 97 323 279 23 70 11 0 1 21 2 33 16 .251 .330 .301 .631
Jimmy Bloodworth UNQ PIT 88 335 316 27 79 9 0 7 48 1 16 39 .250 .290 .345 .635
Ray Mueller UNQ CIN 71 211 192 17 48 11 0 6 33 1 16 25 .250 .311 .401 .712
Jim Hegan UNQ CLE 135 426 378 38 94 14 5 4 42 3 41 49 .249 .324 .344 .668
Joe Grace UNQ WS1 78 273 234 25 58 9 4 3 17 1 35 15 .248 .348 .359 .707
Dick Culler UNQ BSN 77 241 214 20 53 5 1 0 19 1 19 15 .248 .309 .280 .589
Buster Adams UNQ PHI 69 209 182 21 45 11 1 2 15 2 26 29 .247 .341 .352 .693
Eddie Robinson UNQ CLE 95 355 318 52 78 10 1 14 52 1 30 18 .245 .314 .415 .729
Les Fleming UNQ CLE 103 337 281 39 68 14 2 4 43 0 53 42 .242 .362 .349 .711
Al Evans UNQ WS1 99 351 319 17 77 8 3 2 23 2 28 25 .241 .303 .304 .607
Lennie Merullo UNQ CHN 108 393 373 24 90 16 1 0 29 4 15 26 .241 .274 .290 .564
Mike Tresh UNQ CHA 90 303 274 19 66 6 2 0 20 2 26 26 .241 .311 .277 .589
Jack Lohrke UNQ NY1 112 385 329 44 79 12 4 11 35 3 46 29 .240 .337 .401 .738
Thurman Tucker UNQ CHA 89 293 254 28 60 9 4 1 17 10 38 25 .236 .336 .315 .651
Jim Tabor UNQ PHI 75 276 251 27 59 14 0 4 31 2 20 21 .235 .297 .339 .635
Sam Bankhead UNQ HG 61 253 223 19 52 9 2 1 25 13 21 0 .233 .302 .305 .607
Sherry Robertson UNQ WS1 95 304 266 25 62 9 3 1 23 4 32 52 .233 .318 .301 .618
Jerry Benjamin UNQ HG 52 225 204 38 47 5 1 0 9 3 15 0 .230 .290 .265 .554
Skeeter Newsome UNQ PHI 95 336 310 36 71 8 2 2 22 4 24 24 .229 .284 .287 .572
Jake Early UNQ SLA 87 268 214 25 48 9 3 3 19 0 54 34 .224 .381 .336 .717
Al Zarilla UNQ SLA 127 434 380 34 85 15 6 3 38 3 40 45 .224 .303 .318 .621
Howie Schultz UNQ 2 teams 116 430 404 30 90 19 1 6 35 0 21 70 .223 .263 .319 .582
George Dickey UNQ CHA 83 246 211 15 47 6 0 1 27 4 34 25 .223 .331 .265 .596
Mark Christman UNQ WS1 110 412 374 27 83 15 2 1 33 4 32 16 .222 .287 .281 .568
Billy Hitchcock UNQ SLA 80 302 275 25 61 2 2 1 28 3 21 34 .222 .277 .255 .532
Del Rice UNQ SLN 97 301 261 28 57 7 3 12 44 1 36 40 .218 .315 .406 .722
Cecil Travis UNQ WS1 74 221 204 10 44 4 1 1 10 1 16 19 .216 .273 .260 .533
Mike Guerra UNQ PHA 72 225 209 20 45 2 2 0 18 1 10 15 .215 .251 .244 .495
Nanny Fernandez UNQ BSN 83 237 209 16 43 4 0 2 21 2 22 20 .206 .281 .254 .535
Eddie Lukon UNQ CIN 86 230 200 26 41 6 1 11 33 0 28 36 .205 .306 .410 .716
Eddie Pellagrini UNQ BOS 74 263 231 29 47 8 1 4 19 2 23 35 .203 .281 .299 .580
Jack Wallaesa UNQ CHA 81 229 205 25 40 9 1 7 32 2 23 51 .195 .279 .351 .631
Jimmy Wilkes UNQ NE 50 205 173 31 32 4 1 1 11 2 30 0 .185 .309 .237 .546
Pat Seerey UNQ CLE 82 251 216 24 37 4 1 11 29 0 34 66 .171 .284 .352 .636
Les Moss UNQ SLA 96 312 274 17 43 5 2 6 27 0 35 48 .157 .255 .255 .510
Showing 1-50 of 188 batters listed (86 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. 58 of the 182 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1947 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Warren Spahn BSN 21 10 40 35 22 7 3 289.2 245 75 84 123 2.33 1.14
Joe Haynes CHA 14 6 29 22 7 2 0 182.0 174 49 61 50 2.42 1.29
Ewell Blackwell CIN 22 8 33 33 23 6 0 273.0 227 75 95 193 2.47 1.18
Ralph Branca BRO 21 12 43 36 15 4 1 280.0 251 83 98 148 2.67 1.25
Bob Feller CLE 20 11 42 37 20 5 3 299.0 230 89 127 196 2.68 1.19
Dutch Leonard PHI 17 12 32 29 19 3 0 235.0 224 70 57 103 2.68 1.20
Dick Fowler PHA 12 11 36 31 16 3 0 227.1 210 71 85 75 2.81 1.30
Eddie Lopat CHA 16 13 31 31 22 3 0 252.2 241 79 73 109 2.81 1.24
Al Brazle SLN 14 8 44 19 7 0 4 168.0 186 53 48 85 2.84 1.39
Hal Newhouser DET 17 17 40 36 24 3 2 285.0 268 91 110 176 2.87 1.33
Joe Dobson BOS 18 8 33 31 15 1 1 228.2 203 75 73 110 2.95 1.21
Vic Lombardi BRO 12 11 33 20 7 3 3 174.2 156 58 65 72 2.99 1.27
Fred Hutchinson DET 18 10 33 25 18 3 2 219.2 211 74 61 113 3.03 1.24
Murry Dickson SLN 13 16 47 25 11 4 3 231.2 211 79 88 111 3.07 1.29
Spec Shea NYA 14 5 27 23 13 3 1 178.2 127 61 89 89 3.07 1.21
Harry Taylor BRO 10 5 33 20 10 2 1 162.0 130 56 83 58 3.11 1.31
Walt Masterson WS1 12 16 35 31 14 4 1 253.0 215 88 97 135 3.13 1.23
Red Embree CLE 8 10 27 21 6 0 0 162.2 137 57 67 56 3.15 1.25
Larry Jansen NY1 21 5 42 30 20 1 1 248.0 241 87 57 104 3.16 1.20
Allie Reynolds NYA 19 8 34 30 17 4 2 241.2 207 86 123 129 3.20 1.37
Johnny Schmitz CHN 13 18 38 28 10 3 4 207.0 209 74 80 97 3.22 1.40
Phil Marchildon PHA 19 9 35 35 21 2 0 276.2 228 99 141 128 3.22 1.33
Jim Hearn SLN 12 7 37 21 4 1 1 162.0 151 58 63 57 3.22 1.32
Frank Papish CHA 12 12 38 26 6 1 3 199.0 185 72 98 79 3.26 1.42
Harry Brecheen SLN 16 11 29 28 18 1 1 223.1 220 82 66 89 3.30 1.28
Bill McCahan PHA 10 5 29 19 10 1 0 165.1 160 61 62 47 3.32 1.34
Tex Hughson BOS 12 11 29 26 13 3 0 189.1 173 70 71 119 3.33 1.29
Bobo Newsom 2 teams 11 11 31 28 7 2 0 199.1 208 74 67 82 3.34 1.38
Red Munger SLN 16 5 40 31 13 6 3 224.1 218 84 76 123 3.37 1.31
Ray Scarborough WS1 6 13 33 18 8 2 0 161.0 165 61 67 63 3.41 1.44
Bob Lemon CLE 11 5 37 15 6 1 3 167.1 150 64 97 65 3.44 1.48
Sam Zoldak SLA 9 10 35 19 6 1 1 171.0 162 66 76 36 3.47 1.39
Dizzy Trout DET 10 11 32 26 9 2 2 186.1 186 72 65 74 3.48 1.35
Johnny Sain BSN 21 12 38 35 22 3 1 266.0 265 104 79 132 3.52 1.29
Red Barrett BSN 11 12 36 30 12 3 1 210.2 200 83 53 53 3.55 1.20
Joe Hatten BRO 17 8 42 32 11 3 0 225.1 211 91 105 76 3.63 1.40
Mickey Haefner WS1 10 14 31 28 14 4 1 193.0 195 78 85 77 3.64 1.45
Early Wynn WS1 17 15 33 31 22 2 0 247.0 251 100 90 73 3.64 1.38
Fred Sanford SLA 7 16 34 23 9 0 4 186.2 186 77 76 62 3.71 1.40
Kirby Higbe 2 teams 13 17 50 33 10 1 5 240.2 222 102 122 109 3.81 1.43
Bill Bevens NYA 7 13 28 23 11 1 0 165.0 167 70 77 77 3.82 1.48
Denny Galehouse 2 teams 12 10 30 25 11 3 1 181.1 192 77 50 49 3.82 1.33
Fritz Ostermueller PIT 12 10 26 24 12 3 0 183.0 181 78 68 66 3.84 1.36
Don Black CLE 10 12 30 28 8 3 0 190.2 177 83 85 72 3.92 1.37
Doyle Lade CHN 11 10 34 25 7 1 0 187.1 202 82 79 62 3.94 1.50
Dave Ferriss BOS 12 11 33 28 14 1 0 218.1 241 98 92 64 4.04 1.53
Joe Coleman PHA 6 12 32 21 9 2 1 160.1 171 77 62 65 4.32 1.45
Schoolboy Rowe PHI 14 10 31 28 15 1 1 195.2 232 94 45 74 4.32 1.42
Howie Pollet SLN 9 11 37 24 9 0 2 176.1 195 85 87 73 4.34 1.60
Paul Erickson CHN 7 12 40 20 6 0 1 174.0 179 84 93 82 4.34 1.56
Hank Borowy CHN 8 12 40 25 7 1 2 183.0 190 89 63 75 4.38 1.38
Dave Koslo NY1 15 10 39 31 10 3 0 217.1 223 106 82 86 4.39 1.40
Bill Voiselle 2 teams 9 11 33 25 8 0 0 174.0 190 85 73 79 4.40 1.51
Johnny Vander Meer CIN 9 14 30 29 9 3 0 186.0 186 91 87 79 4.40 1.47
Ellis Kinder SLA 8 15 34 26 10 2 1 194.1 201 97 82 110 4.49 1.46
Virgil Trucks DET 10 12 36 26 8 2 2 180.2 186 91 79 108 4.53 1.47
Bob Muncrief SLA 8 14 31 23 7 0 0 176.1 210 96 51 74 4.90 1.48
Jack Kramer SLA 11 16 33 28 9 1 1 199.1 206 110 89 77 4.97 1.48
Johnny Rigney UNQ CHA 2 3 11 7 2 0 0 50.2 42 11 15 19 1.95 1.12
Ford Smith UNQ KCM 6 3 9 7 5 2 0 63.0 47 15 27 32 2.14 1.17
Lino Donoso UNQ NYC 5 2 13 9 4 1 1 78.1 61 21 25 64 2.41 1.10
Mickey Harris UNQ BOS 5 4 15 6 1 0 0 51.2 42 14 23 35 2.44 1.26
Spud Chandler UNQ NYA 9 5 17 16 13 2 0 128.0 100 35 41 68 2.46 1.10
Joe Page UNQ NYA 14 8 56 2 0 0 17 141.1 105 39 72 116 2.48 1.25
Ray Poat UNQ NY1 4 3 7 7 5 0 0 60.0 53 17 13 25 2.55 1.10
Luis Tiant UNQ NYC 9 0 14 11 6 1 0 79.2 78 23 17 54 2.60 1.19
Charles Wensloff UNQ NYA 3 1 11 5 1 0 0 51.2 41 15 22 18 2.61 1.22
Amos Watson UNQ BEG 8 3 14 11 7 1 0 101.1 86 30 45 57 2.66 1.29
Bob Romby UNQ BEG 10 4 19 14 9 3 2 111.1 66 33 61 99 2.67 1.14
Bill Byrd UNQ BEG 8 5 16 14 11 0 0 120.1 112 37 24 59 2.77 1.13
Clyde King UNQ BRO 6 5 29 9 2 0 0 87.2 85 27 29 31 2.77 1.30
Johnny Murphy UNQ BOS 0 0 32 0 0 0 3 54.2 41 17 28 9 2.80 1.26
Frank Thompson UNQ HG 7 2 17 10 7 1 2 96.0 83 30 22 54 2.81 1.09
Russ Christopher UNQ PHA 10 7 44 0 0 0 12 80.2 70 26 33 33 2.90 1.28
Walt Lanfranconi UNQ BSN 4 4 36 4 1 0 1 64.0 65 21 27 18 2.95 1.44
Earl Johnson UNQ BOS 12 11 45 17 6 3 8 142.1 129 47 62 65 2.97 1.34
Max Manning UNQ NE 12 4 20 17 13 1 0 130.0 115 43 31 77 2.98 1.12
Blix Donnelly UNQ PHI 4 6 38 10 5 1 5 120.2 113 40 46 31 2.98 1.32
Ed Klieman UNQ CLE 5 4 58 0 0 0 17 92.0 78 31 39 21 3.03 1.27
Bill Dietrich UNQ PHA 5 2 11 9 2 1 0 60.2 48 21 40 18 3.12 1.45
Tom Ferrick UNQ WS1 1 7 31 0 0 0 9 60.0 57 21 20 23 3.15 1.28
R. T. Walker UNQ HG 5 1 16 4 3 0 1 53.2 52 19 20 24 3.19 1.34
Al Gettel UNQ CLE 11 10 31 21 9 2 0 149.0 122 53 62 64 3.20 1.23
Emil Kush UNQ CHN 8 3 47 1 1 0 5 91.0 80 34 53 44 3.36 1.46
Jesse Flores UNQ PHA 4 13 28 20 4 0 0 151.1 139 57 59 41 3.39 1.31
Gordon Maltzberger UNQ CHA 1 4 33 0 0 0 5 63.2 61 24 25 22 3.39 1.35
Jim LaMarque UNQ KCM 10 3 17 15 12 1 1 122.0 125 46 35 80 3.39 1.31
Art Houtteman UNQ DET 7 2 23 9 7 2 0 110.2 106 42 36 58 3.42 1.28
Tommy Hughes UNQ PHI 4 11 29 15 4 1 1 127.0 121 49 59 44 3.47 1.42
Ted Alexander UNQ KCM 3 2 11 7 3 0 0 54.0 49 21 19 34 3.50 1.26
Cotton Williams UNQ NE 4 2 10 4 1 0 0 51.1 54 20 11 29 3.51 1.27
Earl Harrist UNQ CHA 3 8 33 4 0 0 5 93.2 85 37 49 55 3.56 1.43
Rip Sewell UNQ PIT 6 4 24 12 4 1 0 121.0 121 48 36 36 3.57 1.30
Johnny Williams UNQ CIC 5 2 8 7 7 0 1 60.1 68 24 11 20 3.58 1.31
Cliff Fannin UNQ SLA 6 8 26 18 6 2 1 145.2 134 58 77 77 3.58 1.45
Patricio Scantlebury UNQ NYC 7 5 15 8 5 1 1 77.2 76 31 23 35 3.59 1.27
Johnny Wright UNQ HG 4 5 14 11 7 1 0 89.2 86 36 28 63 3.61 1.27
Hal White UNQ DET 4 5 35 5 0 0 2 84.2 91 34 47 33 3.61 1.63
Earl Caldwell UNQ CHA 1 4 40 0 0 0 8 54.1 53 22 30 22 3.64 1.53
Don Johnson UNQ NYA 4 3 15 8 2 0 0 54.1 57 22 23 16 3.64 1.47
Bob Chipman UNQ CHN 7 6 32 17 5 1 0 134.2 135 55 66 51 3.68 1.49
Jonas Gaines UNQ BEG 4 4 12 9 5 0 0 66.0 82 27 26 55 3.68 1.64
Barney Morris UNQ NYC 2 5 11 8 3 0 1 63.1 57 26 28 32 3.69 1.34
Steve Gromek UNQ CLE 3 5 29 7 0 0 4 84.1 77 35 36 39 3.74 1.34
Johnny Gorsica UNQ DET 2 0 31 0 0 0 1 57.2 44 24 26 20 3.75 1.21
Ken Trinkle UNQ NY1 8 4 62 0 0 0 10 93.2 100 39 48 37 3.75 1.58
Bob Savage UNQ PHA 8 10 44 8 2 1 2 146.0 135 61 55 56 3.76 1.30
Stubby Overmire UNQ DET 11 5 28 17 7 3 0 140.2 142 59 44 33 3.77 1.32
Glen Moulder UNQ SLA 4 2 32 2 0 0 2 73.0 78 31 43 23 3.82 1.66
Henry Miller UNQ PS 8 2 16 13 8 1 1 112.1 102 48 48 79 3.85 1.34
Tiny Bonham UNQ PIT 11 8 33 18 7 3 3 149.2 167 64 35 63 3.85 1.35
Vic Raschi UNQ NYA 7 2 15 14 6 1 0 104.2 89 45 38 51 3.87 1.21
Sheldon Jones UNQ NY1 2 2 15 6 0 0 0 55.2 51 24 29 24 3.88 1.44
Harry Gumbert UNQ CIN 10 10 46 0 0 0 10 90.1 88 39 47 43 3.89 1.49
Roy Partlow UNQ PS 5 6 15 11 6 0 2 87.1 98 38 29 58 3.92 1.45
Hugh Casey UNQ BRO 10 4 46 0 0 0 18 76.2 75 34 29 40 3.99 1.36
Bryan Stephens UNQ CLE 5 10 31 5 1 0 1 92.0 79 41 39 34 4.01 1.28
Joe Black UNQ BEG 5 10 22 13 10 0 3 130.0 138 58 58 65 4.02 1.51
Nels Potter UNQ SLA 4 10 32 10 3 0 2 122.2 130 55 44 65 4.04 1.42
Willie Pope UNQ HG 3 8 16 13 5 0 0 89.0 93 40 34 57 4.04 1.43
Cecil Kaiser UNQ HG 3 1 14 6 2 0 1 52.0 64 24 11 23 4.15 1.44
Charley Schanz UNQ PHI 2 4 34 6 1 0 2 101.2 107 47 47 42 4.16 1.51
Marino Pieretti UNQ WS1 2 4 23 10 2 1 0 83.1 97 39 47 32 4.21 1.73
Si Johnson UNQ BSN 6 8 36 10 3 0 2 112.2 124 53 34 27 4.23 1.40
Barney Brown UNQ PS 5 5 13 10 5 1 1 68.0 73 32 21 29 4.24 1.38
Kent Peterson UNQ CIN 6 13 37 17 3 1 2 152.1 156 72 62 78 4.25 1.43
Leniel Hooker UNQ NE 2 6 14 10 5 0 2 79.2 95 38 25 33 4.29 1.51
Hank Wyse UNQ CHN 6 9 37 19 5 1 1 142.0 158 68 64 53 4.31 1.56
Andy Hansen UNQ NY1 1 5 27 9 1 0 0 82.1 78 40 38 18 4.37 1.41
Al Benton UNQ DET 6 7 36 14 4 0 7 133.0 147 65 61 33 4.40 1.56
Orval Grove UNQ CHA 6 8 25 19 6 1 0 135.2 158 67 70 33 4.44 1.68
Mel Queen UNQ 2 teams 3 7 19 12 2 0 0 80.2 79 40 55 36 4.46 1.66
Thornton Lee UNQ CHA 3 7 21 11 2 1 1 86.2 86 43 56 57 4.47 1.64
Russ Meers UNQ CHN 2 0 35 1 0 0 0 64.1 61 32 38 28 4.48 1.54
Pete Gebrian UNQ CHA 2 3 27 4 0 0 5 66.1 61 33 33 17 4.48 1.42
Mel Harder UNQ CLE 6 4 15 15 4 1 0 80.0 91 40 27 17 4.50 1.48
Ken Heintzelman UNQ 2 teams 7 10 26 20 8 0 1 140.0 153 70 52 57 4.50 1.46
Clyde Shoun UNQ 2 teams 5 3 36 3 1 1 1 88.0 89 44 26 30 4.50 1.31
Ken Raffensberger UNQ 2 teams 8 11 29 22 10 1 1 147.2 182 74 37 54 4.51 1.48
Clint Hartung UNQ NY1 9 7 23 20 8 1 0 138.0 140 70 69 54 4.57 1.51
Joe Beggs UNQ 2 teams 3 6 43 4 0 0 2 98.1 123 50 24 34 4.58 1.49
Ed Bahr UNQ PIT 3 5 19 11 1 0 0 82.1 82 42 43 25 4.59 1.52
Oscar Judd UNQ PHI 4 15 32 19 8 1 0 146.2 155 75 69 54 4.60 1.53
Rufus Lewis UNQ NE 8 6 17 13 11 2 1 111.0 116 57 30 81 4.62 1.32
Jim Bagby UNQ PIT 5 4 37 6 2 0 0 115.2 143 60 37 23 4.67 1.56
Buddy Lively UNQ CIN 4 7 38 17 3 1 0 123.0 126 64 63 52 4.68 1.54
Fritz Dorish UNQ BOS 7 8 41 9 2 0 2 136.0 149 71 54 50 4.70 1.49
Bob Gillespie UNQ CHA 5 8 25 17 1 0 0 118.0 133 62 53 36 4.73 1.58
Freddy Schmidt UNQ 2 teams 5 8 32 6 0 0 0 83.2 85 44 49 26 4.73 1.60
Rex Barney UNQ BRO 5 2 28 9 0 0 0 77.2 66 41 59 36 4.75 1.61
Monty Kennedy UNQ NY1 9 12 34 24 9 0 0 148.1 158 80 88 60 4.85 1.66
Karl Drews UNQ NYA 6 6 30 10 0 0 1 91.2 92 50 55 45 4.91 1.60
Al Jurisich UNQ PHI 1 7 34 12 5 0 3 118.1 110 65 52 48 4.94 1.37
Ted Wilks UNQ SLN 4 0 37 0 0 0 5 50.1 57 28 11 28 5.01 1.35
Carl Scheib UNQ PHA 4 6 21 12 6 2 0 116.0 121 65 55 26 5.04 1.52
Eddie Erautt UNQ CIN 4 9 36 10 2 0 0 119.0 146 67 53 43 5.07 1.67
Milo Candini UNQ WS1 3 4 38 2 0 0 1 87.0 96 50 35 31 5.17 1.51
Ken Burkhart UNQ SLN 3 6 34 6 1 0 1 95.0 108 55 23 44 5.21 1.38
Preacher Roe UNQ PIT 4 15 38 22 4 1 2 144.0 156 84 63 59 5.25 1.52
Nick Strincevich UNQ PIT 1 6 32 7 1 0 0 89.0 111 52 37 22 5.26 1.66
Bill Zuber UNQ BOS 1 0 20 1 0 0 0 50.2 60 30 31 23 5.33 1.80
Mort Cooper UNQ 2 teams 3 10 18 15 4 0 0 83.1 99 50 26 27 5.40 1.50
Randy Gumpert UNQ NYA 4 1 24 6 2 0 0 56.1 71 34 28 25 5.43 1.76
Riley Stewart UNQ CAG 2 2 11 6 3 0 1 53.1 61 33 21 22 5.57 1.54
Sid Hudson UNQ WS1 6 9 20 17 5 1 0 106.0 113 66 58 37 5.60 1.61
Bob Griffith UNQ NBY 0 6 12 4 2 0 0 51.2 66 33 13 29 5.75 1.53
Bucky Walters UNQ CIN 8 8 20 20 5 2 0 122.0 137 78 49 43 5.75 1.52
Johnny Hetki UNQ CIN 3 4 37 5 2 0 0 96.0 110 62 48 33 5.81 1.65
Hilton Smith UNQ KCM 7 4 13 8 6 0 0 75.2 105 49 15 25 5.83 1.59
Hal Gregg UNQ BRO 4 5 37 16 2 1 1 104.1 115 68 55 59 5.87 1.63
Scott Cary UNQ WS1 3 1 23 3 1 0 0 54.2 73 36 20 25 5.93 1.70
Red Ruffing UNQ CHA 3 5 9 9 1 0 0 53.0 63 36 16 11 6.11 1.49
Bud Barbee UNQ NBY 2 4 12 10 3 0 0 66.1 72 46 44 33 6.24 1.75
Hank Behrman UNQ 2 teams 5 5 50 8 0 0 8 116.2 130 81 65 44 6.25 1.67
Claude Passeau UNQ CHN 2 6 19 6 1 1 2 63.1 97 44 24 26 6.25 1.91
Elmer Singleton UNQ PIT 2 2 36 3 0 0 1 67.0 70 47 39 24 6.31 1.63
Mel Parnell UNQ BOS 2 3 15 5 1 0 0 50.2 60 36 27 23 6.39 1.72
Ed Wright UNQ BSN 3 3 23 6 1 0 0 64.2 80 46 35 14 6.40 1.78
Connie Johnson UNQ KCM 4 3 13 7 4 0 0 64.1 88 50 46 29 6.99 2.08
Hooks Iott UNQ 2 teams 3 9 24 9 2 1 0 79.2 82 62 66 52 7.00 1.86
Eddie Smith UNQ 2 teams 2 6 23 8 0 0 0 50.1 58 41 42 27 7.33 1.99
Alex Newkirk UNQ NBY 2 5 11 6 3 0 0 57.2 75 47 23 19 7.34 1.70
Showing 1-50 of 182 pitchers listed (58 qualified)

Reading the 1947 leader tables

86 of the 188 hitters in the 1947 table reach the qualification line. Sorted by average, the qualified race is headed by Harry Walker at .363, with Ted Williams next at .343. Henry Kimbro hit .385 in 278 plate appearances, higher than any qualified hitter, but that line is marked UNQ and sits below the qualified rows. The HR column peaks with Ralph Kiner's 51, and Johnny Mize's 138 runs batted in top that column. The 1947 pitching table lists 182 pitchers, 58 of them qualified. Warren Spahn has the lowest qualified ERA, 2.33.

1947 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1947?
Ralph Kiner and Johnny Mize tied for the lead with 51 home runs in 1947.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1947?
Johnny Mize led with 138 RBI in 1947.
Who led MLB in hits in 1947?
Johnny Pesky led with 207 hits in 1947.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1947?
Harry Walker led at .363 in 1947, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1947?
Ewell Blackwell led with 22 wins in 1947.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1947?
Bob Feller led with 196 strikeouts in 1947.