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 led with 51 home runs, Johnny Mize led with 138 RBI, and Johnny Pesky led with 207 hits. Batting leaders require at least 200 at bats and pitching leaders at least 50 innings pitched, which is why a part-season line does not appear here.

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

Minimum 200 at-bats required

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 AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Henry Kimbro BEG 64 247 70 95 24 5 8 52 11 26 0 0.385 0.447 0.619 1.067
Willard Brown KCM 48 200 42 75 22 7 6 64 12 15 0 0.375 0.421 0.645 1.066
Johnny Washington BEG 57 216 30 81 11 6 0 44 7 11 0 0.375 0.408 0.481 0.889
Harry Walker PHI 130 488 79 181 28 16 1 41 13 59 37 0.371 0.443 0.500 0.943
Frank McCormick BSN 81 212 24 75 18 2 2 43 2 11 8 0.354 0.386 0.486 0.871
Tommy Butts BEG 59 242 50 85 9 7 1 29 5 14 0 0.351 0.391 0.459 0.850
Ted Williams BOS 156 528 125 181 40 9 32 114 0 162 47 0.343 0.499 0.634 1.133
Butch Davis BEG 67 267 50 91 12 12 3 52 25 14 0 0.341 0.382 0.509 0.892
Herb Souell KCM 61 257 52 85 5 7 1 32 16 16 1 0.331 0.379 0.416 0.795
Barney McCosky PHA 137 546 77 179 22 7 1 52 1 57 29 0.328 0.395 0.399 0.795
Johnny Pesky BOS 155 638 106 207 27 8 0 39 12 72 22 0.324 0.393 0.392 0.785
Luis Márquez HG 61 222 35 72 13 1 3 20 18 22 0 0.324 0.390 0.432 0.823
Taffy Wright CHA 124 401 48 130 13 0 4 54 8 48 17 0.324 0.398 0.387 0.784
Lester Lockett BEG 67 253 41 81 13 3 1 45 5 24 0 0.320 0.384 0.407 0.791
George Kell DET 152 588 75 188 29 5 5 93 9 61 16 0.320 0.387 0.412 0.798
Bob Elliott BSN 150 555 93 176 35 5 22 113 3 87 60 0.317 0.410 0.517 0.927
Dale Mitchell CLE 123 493 69 156 16 10 1 34 2 23 14 0.316 0.347 0.396 0.742
Joe DiMaggio NYA 141 534 97 168 31 10 20 97 3 64 32 0.315 0.391 0.522 0.913
Augie Galan CIN 124 392 60 123 18 2 6 61 0 94 19 0.314 0.449 0.416 0.865
Phil Cavarretta CHN 127 459 56 144 22 5 2 63 2 58 35 0.314 0.391 0.397 0.787
Ralph Kiner PIT 152 565 118 177 23 4 51 127 1 98 81 0.313 0.417 0.639 1.055
Stan Musial SLN 149 587 113 183 30 13 19 95 4 80 24 0.312 0.398 0.504 0.902
Whitey Kurowski SLN 146 513 108 159 27 6 27 104 4 87 56 0.310 0.420 0.544 0.964
Pete Reiser BRO 110 388 68 120 23 2 5 46 14 68 41 0.309 0.415 0.418 0.832
Tommy Holmes BSN 150 618 90 191 33 3 9 53 3 44 16 0.309 0.360 0.416 0.776
Ralph LaPointe PHI 56 211 33 65 7 0 1 15 8 17 15 0.308 0.362 0.355 0.718
Lou Boudreau CLE 150 538 79 165 45 3 4 67 1 67 10 0.307 0.388 0.424 0.811
Dixie Walker BRO 148 529 77 162 31 3 9 94 6 97 26 0.306 0.415 0.427 0.842
Luke Appling CHA 139 503 67 154 29 0 8 49 8 64 28 0.306 0.386 0.412 0.797
Walker Cooper NY1 140 515 79 157 24 8 35 122 2 24 43 0.305 0.339 0.586 0.926
Phil Masi BSN 126 411 54 125 22 4 9 50 7 47 27 0.304 0.377 0.443 0.820
George McQuinn NYA 144 517 84 157 24 3 13 80 0 78 66 0.304 0.395 0.437 0.832
Sam Mele BOS 123 453 71 137 14 8 12 73 0 37 35 0.302 0.356 0.448 0.805
Andy Pafko CHN 129 513 68 155 25 7 13 66 4 31 39 0.302 0.346 0.454 0.800
Johnny Mize NY1 154 586 137 177 26 2 51 138 2 74 42 0.302 0.384 0.614 0.998
Clyde Kluttz PIT 73 232 26 70 9 2 6 42 1 17 18 0.302 0.355 0.435 0.790
Monte Irvin NE 57 206 41 62 6 1 11 47 6 32 1 0.301 0.397 0.500 0.897
Elmer Valo PHA 112 370 60 111 12 6 5 36 11 64 21 0.300 0.406 0.405 0.811
Birdie Tebbetts BOS 90 291 22 87 10 0 1 28 2 21 30 0.299 0.346 0.344 0.690
Frankie Gustine PIT 156 616 102 183 30 6 9 67 5 63 65 0.297 0.364 0.409 0.773
Jackie Robinson BRO 151 590 125 175 31 5 12 48 29 74 36 0.297 0.383 0.427 0.810
Hoot Evers DET 126 460 67 136 24 5 10 67 8 45 49 0.296 0.366 0.435 0.801
Carl Furillo BRO 124 437 61 129 24 7 8 88 7 34 24 0.295 0.347 0.437 0.785
Bruce Edwards BRO 130 471 53 139 15 8 9 80 2 49 55 0.295 0.364 0.418 0.782
Bob Dillinger SLA 137 571 70 168 23 6 3 37 34 56 38 0.294 0.361 0.371 0.733
Enos Slaughter SLN 147 551 100 162 31 13 10 86 4 59 27 0.294 0.366 0.452 0.818
Hal Peck CLE 114 392 58 115 18 2 8 44 3 27 31 0.293 0.342 0.411 0.753
Ron Northey SLN 110 311 52 91 19 3 15 63 0 48 29 0.293 0.391 0.518 0.908
Eddie Waitkus CHN 130 514 60 150 28 6 2 35 3 32 17 0.292 0.336 0.381 0.717
Willard Marshall NY1 155 587 102 171 19 6 36 107 3 67 30 0.291 0.366 0.528 0.894
Ferris Fain PHA 136 461 70 134 28 6 7 71 4 95 34 0.291 0.414 0.423 0.837
Johnny Hopp BSN 134 430 74 124 20 2 2 32 13 58 30 0.288 0.376 0.358 0.734
Vic Wertz DET 102 333 60 96 22 4 6 44 2 47 66 0.288 0.376 0.432 0.809
Tommy Henrich NYA 142 550 109 158 35 13 16 98 3 71 54 0.287 0.372 0.485 0.857
Culley Rikard PIT 109 324 57 93 16 4 4 32 1 50 39 0.287 0.384 0.398 0.782
Buddy Kerr NY1 138 547 73 157 23 5 7 49 2 36 49 0.287 0.331 0.386 0.717
Bert Haas CIN 135 482 58 138 17 7 3 67 9 42 27 0.286 0.346 0.369 0.715
Billy Johnson NYA 132 494 67 141 19 8 10 95 1 44 43 0.285 0.351 0.417 0.768
Mike McCormick BSN 92 284 42 81 13 7 3 36 1 20 21 0.285 0.332 0.412 0.744
Emil Verban PHI 155 540 50 154 14 8 0 42 5 23 8 0.285 0.316 0.341 0.656
Buck O'Neil KCM 60 218 54 62 15 3 5 36 15 24 0 0.284 0.361 0.450 0.810
Pee Wee Reese BRO 142 476 81 135 24 4 12 73 7 104 67 0.284 0.414 0.426 0.841
Erv Dusak SLN 111 328 56 93 7 3 6 28 1 50 34 0.284 0.378 0.378 0.756
Frank Baumholtz CIN 151 643 96 182 32 9 5 45 6 56 53 0.283 0.341 0.384 0.726
Babe Young CIN 95 364 55 103 21 3 14 79 0 35 26 0.283 0.349 0.473 0.822
Dom DiMaggio BOS 136 513 75 145 21 5 8 71 10 74 62 0.283 0.376 0.390 0.766
Terry Moore SLN 127 460 61 130 17 1 7 45 1 38 39 0.283 0.339 0.370 0.708
Dick Wakefield DET 112 368 59 104 15 5 8 51 1 80 44 0.283 0.412 0.416 0.828
Bobby Thomson NY1 138 545 105 154 26 5 29 85 1 40 78 0.283 0.336 0.508 0.844
Peanuts Lowrey CHN 115 448 56 126 17 5 5 37 2 38 26 0.281 0.339 0.375 0.714
Earl Torgeson BSN 128 399 73 112 20 6 16 78 11 82 59 0.281 0.403 0.481 0.885
Grady Hatton CIN 146 524 91 147 24 8 16 77 7 81 50 0.281 0.377 0.448 0.825
Yogi Berra NYA 83 293 41 82 15 3 11 54 0 13 12 0.280 0.310 0.464 0.775
Hank Majeski PHA 141 479 54 134 26 5 8 72 1 53 31 0.280 0.358 0.405 0.763
Vern Stephens SLA 150 562 74 157 18 4 15 83 8 70 61 0.279 0.359 0.406 0.765
Stan Spence WS1 147 506 62 141 22 6 16 73 2 81 41 0.279 0.378 0.441 0.819
Eddie Mayo DET 142 535 66 149 28 4 6 48 3 48 28 0.279 0.338 0.379 0.717
Don Kolloway CHA 124 485 49 135 25 4 2 35 11 17 34 0.278 0.303 0.359 0.662
Lennie Pearson NE 59 216 37 60 11 2 5 33 5 18 0 0.278 0.333 0.417 0.750
Bama Rowell BSN 113 384 48 106 23 2 5 40 7 18 14 0.276 0.310 0.385 0.696
Dixie Howell PIT 76 214 23 59 11 0 4 25 1 27 34 0.276 0.357 0.383 0.740
Del Ennis PHI 139 541 71 149 25 6 12 81 9 37 51 0.275 0.325 0.410 0.736
Johnny Lindell NYA 127 476 66 131 18 7 11 67 1 32 70 0.275 0.322 0.412 0.734
Wally Moses BOS 90 255 32 70 18 2 2 27 3 27 16 0.275 0.344 0.384 0.728
Spider Jorgensen BRO 129 441 57 121 29 8 5 67 4 58 45 0.274 0.360 0.410 0.770
Billy Cox PIT 132 529 75 145 30 7 15 54 5 29 28 0.274 0.313 0.442 0.755
Cass Michaels CHA 110 355 31 97 15 4 3 34 10 39 28 0.273 0.350 0.363 0.714
Phil Rizzuto NYA 153 549 78 150 26 9 2 60 11 57 31 0.273 0.350 0.364 0.714
Johnny Wyrostek PHI 128 454 68 124 24 7 5 51 7 61 45 0.273 0.364 0.390 0.754
Wally Westlake PIT 112 407 59 111 17 4 17 69 5 27 63 0.273 0.324 0.459 0.784
Sid Gordon NY1 130 437 57 119 19 8 13 57 2 50 21 0.272 0.347 0.442 0.789
Joe Gordon CLE 155 562 89 153 27 6 29 93 7 62 49 0.272 0.346 0.496 0.842
Marty Marion SLN 149 540 57 147 19 6 4 74 3 49 58 0.272 0.334 0.352 0.686
Bobby Adams CIN 81 217 39 59 11 2 4 20 9 25 23 0.272 0.358 0.396 0.754
Stan Hack CHN 76 240 28 65 11 2 0 12 0 41 19 0.271 0.377 0.333 0.711
Aaron Robinson NYA 82 252 23 68 11 5 5 36 0 40 26 0.270 0.370 0.413 0.783
Luke Easter HG 62 223 35 60 11 6 5 36 2 25 0 0.269 0.351 0.439 0.790
Eddie Miller CIN 151 545 69 146 38 4 19 87 5 49 40 0.268 0.333 0.457 0.790
Bill Rigney NY1 130 531 84 142 24 3 17 59 7 51 54 0.267 0.337 0.420 0.757
Mickey Vernon WS1 154 600 77 159 29 12 7 85 12 49 42 0.265 0.320 0.388 0.709
Connie Ryan BSN 150 544 60 144 33 5 5 69 5 71 60 0.265 0.351 0.371 0.722
Bob Scheffing CHN 110 363 33 96 11 5 5 50 2 25 25 0.264 0.312 0.364 0.675
Floyd Baker CHA 105 371 61 98 12 3 0 22 9 66 28 0.264 0.375 0.313 0.688
Bob Kennedy CHA 115 428 47 112 19 3 6 48 3 18 38 0.262 0.291 0.362 0.654
Johnny Berardino SLA 90 306 29 80 22 1 1 20 6 44 26 0.261 0.358 0.350 0.708
Danny Litwhiler BSN 91 226 38 59 5 2 7 31 1 25 43 0.261 0.337 0.394 0.731
Buddy Lewis WS1 140 506 67 132 15 4 6 48 6 51 27 0.261 0.330 0.342 0.672
Hank Edwards CLE 108 393 54 102 12 3 15 59 1 31 55 0.260 0.315 0.420 0.735
Ray Coleman SLA 110 343 34 89 9 7 2 30 2 26 32 0.259 0.314 0.344 0.658
Buddy Rosar PHA 102 359 40 93 20 2 1 33 1 40 13 0.259 0.335 0.334 0.669
Don Johnson CHN 120 402 33 104 17 2 3 26 2 24 45 0.259 0.302 0.333 0.635
Bobby Doerr BOS 146 561 79 145 23 10 17 95 3 59 47 0.258 0.329 0.426 0.755
Benny Zientara CIN 117 418 60 108 18 1 2 24 2 23 23 0.258 0.297 0.321 0.618
George Binks PHA 104 333 33 86 19 4 2 34 8 23 36 0.258 0.308 0.357 0.665
Wally Judnich SLA 144 500 58 129 24 3 18 64 2 60 62 0.258 0.338 0.426 0.764
Dave Philley CHA 143 551 55 142 25 11 2 45 21 35 39 0.258 0.303 0.354 0.657
Johnie Scott KCM 65 241 42 62 10 6 2 27 12 21 0 0.257 0.317 0.373 0.690
Jim Gilliam BEG 59 214 40 55 10 3 0 27 7 26 0 0.257 0.340 0.332 0.672
Ken Keltner CLE 151 541 49 139 29 3 11 76 5 59 45 0.257 0.331 0.383 0.714
Ray Lamanno CIN 118 413 33 106 21 3 5 50 0 28 39 0.257 0.307 0.358 0.665
Pat Mullin DET 116 398 62 102 28 6 15 62 3 63 66 0.256 0.359 0.470 0.829
Snuffy Stirnweiss NYA 148 571 102 146 18 8 5 41 5 89 47 0.256 0.358 0.342 0.700
Bobby Sturgeon CHN 87 232 16 59 10 5 0 21 0 7 12 0.254 0.276 0.341 0.617
George Metkovich CLE 126 473 68 120 22 7 5 40 5 32 51 0.254 0.302 0.362 0.664
Red Schoendienst SLN 151 659 91 167 25 9 3 48 6 48 27 0.253 0.304 0.332 0.636
Jim Russell PIT 128 478 68 121 21 8 8 51 7 63 58 0.253 0.343 0.381 0.723
Lee Handley PHI 101 277 17 70 10 3 0 42 1 24 18 0.253 0.312 0.310 0.623
Sam Chapman PHA 149 551 84 139 18 5 14 83 3 65 70 0.252 0.331 0.379 0.710
Eddie Stanky BRO 146 559 97 141 24 5 3 53 3 103 39 0.252 0.373 0.329 0.702
Andy Seminick PHI 111 337 48 85 16 2 13 50 4 58 69 0.252 0.370 0.427 0.797
Clyde McCullough CHN 86 234 25 59 12 4 3 30 1 20 20 0.252 0.314 0.376 0.690
Bob Swift DET 97 279 23 70 11 0 1 21 2 33 16 0.251 0.330 0.301 0.631
Jeff Heath SLA 141 491 81 123 20 7 27 85 2 88 87 0.251 0.366 0.485 0.850
Jimmy Bloodworth PIT 88 316 27 79 9 0 7 48 1 16 39 0.250 0.290 0.345 0.635
Hank Greenberg PIT 125 402 71 100 13 2 25 74 0 104 73 0.249 0.408 0.478 0.885
Jim Hegan CLE 135 378 38 94 14 5 4 42 3 41 49 0.249 0.324 0.344 0.668
Paul Lehner SLA 135 483 59 120 25 9 7 48 5 28 29 0.248 0.294 0.381 0.675
Joe Grace WS1 78 234 25 58 9 4 3 17 1 35 15 0.248 0.348 0.359 0.707
Dick Culler BSN 77 214 20 53 5 1 0 19 1 19 15 0.248 0.309 0.280 0.589
Eddie Robinson CLE 95 318 52 78 10 1 14 52 1 30 18 0.245 0.314 0.415 0.729
Bill Nicholson CHN 148 487 69 119 28 1 26 75 1 87 83 0.244 0.364 0.466 0.831
Rudy York CHA 102 400 40 97 18 4 15 64 1 36 55 0.242 0.305 0.420 0.725
Les Fleming CLE 103 281 39 68 14 2 4 43 0 53 42 0.242 0.362 0.349 0.711
Al Evans WS1 99 319 17 77 8 3 2 23 2 28 25 0.241 0.303 0.304 0.607
Lennie Merullo CHN 108 373 24 90 16 1 0 29 4 15 26 0.241 0.274 0.290 0.564
Mike Tresh CHA 90 274 19 66 6 2 0 20 2 26 26 0.241 0.311 0.277 0.589
Pete Suder PHA 145 528 45 127 28 4 5 60 0 35 44 0.241 0.290 0.337 0.627
Jack Lohrke NY1 112 329 44 79 12 4 11 35 3 46 29 0.240 0.337 0.401 0.738
Eddie Yost WS1 115 428 52 102 17 3 0 14 3 45 57 0.238 0.314 0.292 0.606
Thurman Tucker CHA 89 254 28 60 9 4 1 17 10 38 25 0.236 0.336 0.315 0.651
Jake Jones BOS 109 404 50 95 14 3 16 76 5 41 60 0.235 0.310 0.403 0.714
Jim Tabor PHI 75 251 27 59 14 0 4 31 2 20 21 0.235 0.297 0.339 0.635
Sam Bankhead HG 61 223 19 52 9 2 1 25 13 21 0 0.233 0.302 0.305 0.607
Sherry Robertson WS1 95 266 25 62 9 3 1 23 4 32 52 0.233 0.318 0.301 0.618
Jerry Benjamin HG 52 204 38 47 5 1 0 9 3 15 0 0.230 0.290 0.265 0.554
Skeeter Newsome PHI 95 310 36 71 8 2 2 22 4 24 24 0.229 0.284 0.287 0.572
Jake Early SLA 87 214 25 48 9 3 3 19 0 54 34 0.224 0.381 0.336 0.717
Roy Cullenbine DET 142 464 82 104 18 1 24 78 3 137 51 0.224 0.401 0.422 0.823
Al Zarilla SLA 127 380 34 85 15 6 3 38 3 40 45 0.224 0.303 0.318 0.621
Howie Schultz PHI 114 403 30 90 19 1 6 35 0 21 70 0.223 0.264 0.320 0.584
George Dickey CHA 83 211 15 47 6 0 1 27 4 34 25 0.223 0.331 0.265 0.596
Mark Christman WS1 110 374 27 83 15 2 1 33 4 32 16 0.222 0.287 0.281 0.568
Billy Hitchcock SLA 80 275 25 61 2 2 1 28 3 21 34 0.222 0.277 0.255 0.532
Del Rice SLN 97 261 28 57 7 3 12 44 1 36 40 0.218 0.315 0.406 0.722
Cecil Travis WS1 74 204 10 44 4 1 1 10 1 16 19 0.216 0.273 0.260 0.533
Mike Guerra PHA 72 209 20 45 2 2 0 18 1 10 15 0.215 0.251 0.244 0.495
Jerry Priddy WS1 147 505 42 108 20 3 3 49 7 62 79 0.214 0.301 0.283 0.584
Eddie Lake DET 158 602 96 127 19 6 12 46 11 120 54 0.211 0.343 0.322 0.665
Nanny Fernandez BSN 83 209 16 43 4 0 2 21 2 22 20 0.206 0.281 0.254 0.535
Eddie Joost PHA 151 540 76 111 22 3 13 64 6 114 110 0.206 0.348 0.330 0.678
Eddie Lukon CIN 86 200 26 41 6 1 11 33 0 28 36 0.205 0.306 0.410 0.716
Eddie Pellagrini BOS 74 231 29 47 8 1 4 19 2 23 35 0.203 0.281 0.299 0.580
Jack Wallaesa CHA 81 205 25 40 9 1 7 32 2 23 51 0.195 0.279 0.351 0.631
Pat Seerey CLE 82 216 24 37 4 1 11 29 0 34 66 0.171 0.284 0.352 0.636
Les Moss SLA 96 274 17 43 5 2 6 27 0 35 48 0.157 0.255 0.255 0.510
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Pitching Leaders

Minimum 50 innings pitched required

Complete Statistics

1947 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Johnny Rigney CHA 2 3 11 7 2 0 0 50.6 42 11 15 19 1.95 1.12
Ford Smith KCM 6 3 9 7 5 2 0 63.0 47 15 27 32 2.14 1.17
Warren Spahn BSN 21 10 40 35 22 7 3 289.6 245 75 84 123 2.33 1.14
Lino Donoso NYC 5 2 13 9 4 1 1 78.3 61 21 25 64 2.41 1.10
Joe Haynes CHA 14 6 29 22 7 2 0 182.0 174 49 61 50 2.42 1.29
Mickey Harris BOS 5 4 15 6 1 0 0 51.6 42 14 23 35 2.44 1.26
Spud Chandler NYA 9 5 17 16 13 2 0 128.0 100 35 41 68 2.46 1.10
Ewell Blackwell CIN 22 8 33 33 23 6 0 273.0 227 75 95 193 2.47 1.18
Joe Page NYA 14 8 56 2 0 0 17 141.3 105 39 72 116 2.48 1.25
Ray Poat NY1 4 3 7 7 5 0 0 60.0 53 17 13 25 2.55 1.10
Luis Tiant NYC 9 0 14 11 6 1 0 79.6 78 23 17 54 2.60 1.19
Charles Wensloff NYA 3 1 11 5 1 0 0 51.6 41 15 22 18 2.61 1.22
Amos Watson BEG 8 3 14 11 7 1 0 101.3 86 30 45 57 2.66 1.29
Bob Romby BEG 10 4 19 14 9 3 2 111.3 66 33 61 99 2.67 1.14
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
Bill Byrd BEG 8 5 16 14 11 0 0 120.3 112 37 24 59 2.77 1.13
Clyde King BRO 6 5 29 9 2 0 0 87.6 85 27 29 31 2.77 1.30
Johnny Murphy BOS 0 0 32 0 0 0 3 54.6 41 17 28 9 2.80 1.26
Bobo Newsom NYA 7 5 17 15 6 2 0 115.6 109 36 30 42 2.80 1.20
Dick Fowler PHA 12 11 36 31 16 3 0 227.3 210 71 85 75 2.81 1.30
Frank Thompson HG 7 2 17 10 7 1 2 96.0 83 30 22 54 2.81 1.09
Eddie Lopat CHA 16 13 31 31 22 3 0 252.6 241 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
Russ Christopher PHA 10 7 44 0 0 0 12 80.6 70 26 33 33 2.90 1.28
Joe Dobson BOS 18 8 33 31 15 1 1 228.6 203 75 73 110 2.95 1.21
Walt Lanfranconi BSN 4 4 36 4 1 0 1 64.0 65 21 27 18 2.95 1.44
Earl Johnson BOS 12 11 45 17 6 3 8 142.3 129 47 62 65 2.97 1.34
Max Manning NE 12 4 20 17 13 1 0 130.0 115 43 31 77 2.98 1.12
Blix Donnelly PHI 4 6 38 10 5 1 5 120.6 113 40 46 31 2.98 1.32
Vic Lombardi BRO 12 11 33 20 7 3 3 174.6 156 58 65 72 2.99 1.27
Fred Hutchinson DET 18 10 33 25 18 3 2 219.6 211 74 61 113 3.03 1.24
Ed Klieman CLE 5 4 58 0 0 0 17 92.0 78 31 39 21 3.03 1.27
Murry Dickson SLN 13 16 47 25 11 4 3 231.6 211 79 88 111 3.07 1.29
Spec Shea NYA 14 5 27 23 13 3 1 178.6 127 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
Bill Dietrich PHA 5 2 11 9 2 1 0 60.6 48 21 40 18 3.12 1.45
Walt Masterson WS1 12 16 35 31 14 4 1 253.0 215 88 97 135 3.13 1.23
Tom Ferrick WS1 1 7 31 0 0 0 9 60.0 57 21 20 23 3.15 1.28
Red Embree CLE 8 10 27 21 6 0 0 162.6 137 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
R. T. Walker HG 5 1 16 4 3 0 1 53.6 52 19 20 24 3.19 1.34
Al Gettel CLE 11 10 31 21 9 2 0 149.0 122 53 62 64 3.20 1.23
Allie Reynolds NYA 19 8 34 30 17 4 2 241.6 207 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 0 276.6 228 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 1 223.3 220 82 66 89 3.30 1.28
Bill McCahan PHA 10 5 29 19 10 1 0 165.3 160 61 62 47 3.32 1.34
Denny Galehouse BOS 11 7 21 21 11 3 0 149.0 150 55 34 38 3.32 1.23
Tex Hughson BOS 12 11 29 26 13 3 0 189.3 173 70 71 119 3.33 1.29
Emil Kush CHN 8 3 47 1 1 0 5 91.0 80 34 53 44 3.36 1.46
Red Munger SLN 16 5 40 31 13 6 3 224.3 218 84 76 123 3.37 1.31
Jesse Flores PHA 4 13 28 20 4 0 0 151.3 139 57 59 41 3.39 1.31
Gordon Maltzberger CHA 1 4 33 0 0 0 5 63.6 61 24 25 22 3.39 1.35
Jim LaMarque KCM 10 3 17 15 12 1 1 122.0 125 46 35 80 3.39 1.31
Ray Scarborough WS1 6 13 33 18 8 2 0 161.0 165 61 67 63 3.41 1.44
Art Houtteman DET 7 2 23 9 7 2 0 110.6 106 42 36 58 3.42 1.28
Bob Lemon CLE 11 5 37 15 6 1 3 167.3 150 64 97 65 3.44 1.48
Tommy Hughes PHI 4 11 29 15 4 1 1 127.0 121 49 59 44 3.47 1.42
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 2 186.3 186 72 65 74 3.48 1.35
Ted Alexander KCM 3 2 11 7 3 0 0 54.0 49 21 19 34 3.50 1.26
Cotton Williams NE 4 2 10 4 1 0 0 51.3 54 20 11 29 3.51 1.27
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 1 210.6 200 83 53 53 3.55 1.20
Earl Harrist CHA 3 8 33 4 0 0 5 93.6 85 37 49 55 3.56 1.43
Rip Sewell PIT 6 4 24 12 4 1 0 121.0 121 48 36 36 3.57 1.30
Johnny Williams CIC 5 2 8 7 7 0 1 60.3 68 24 11 20 3.58 1.31
Cliff Fannin SLA 6 8 26 18 6 2 1 145.6 134 58 77 77 3.58 1.45
Patricio Scantlebury NYC 7 5 15 8 5 1 1 77.6 76 31 23 35 3.59 1.27
Johnny Wright HG 4 5 14 11 7 1 0 89.6 86 36 28 63 3.61 1.27
Hal White DET 4 5 35 5 0 0 2 84.6 91 34 47 33 3.61 1.63
Joe Hatten BRO 17 8 42 32 11 3 0 225.3 211 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
Earl Caldwell CHA 1 4 40 0 0 0 8 54.3 53 22 30 22 3.64 1.53
Don Johnson NYA 4 3 15 8 2 0 0 54.3 57 22 23 16 3.64 1.47
Bob Chipman CHN 7 6 32 17 5 1 0 134.6 135 55 66 51 3.68 1.49
Jonas Gaines BEG 4 4 12 9 5 0 0 66.0 82 27 26 55 3.68 1.64
Barney Morris NYC 2 5 11 8 3 0 1 63.3 57 26 28 32 3.69 1.34
Fred Sanford SLA 7 16 34 23 9 0 4 186.6 186 77 76 62 3.71 1.40
Kirby Higbe PIT 11 17 46 30 10 1 5 225.0 204 93 110 99 3.72 1.40
Steve Gromek CLE 3 5 29 7 0 0 4 84.3 77 35 36 39 3.74 1.34
Johnny Gorsica DET 2 0 31 0 0 0 1 57.6 44 24 26 20 3.75 1.21
Ken Trinkle NY1 8 4 62 0 0 0 10 93.6 100 39 48 37 3.75 1.58
Bob Savage PHA 8 10 44 8 2 1 2 146.0 135 61 55 56 3.76 1.30
Stubby Overmire DET 11 5 28 17 7 3 0 140.6 142 59 44 33 3.77 1.32
Bill Bevens NYA 7 13 28 23 11 1 0 165.0 167 70 77 77 3.82 1.48
Glen Moulder SLA 4 2 32 2 0 0 2 73.0 78 31 43 23 3.82 1.66
Fritz Ostermueller PIT 12 10 26 24 12 3 0 183.0 181 78 68 66 3.84 1.36
Henry Miller PS 8 2 16 13 8 1 1 112.3 102 48 48 79 3.85 1.34
Tiny Bonham PIT 11 8 33 18 7 3 3 149.6 167 64 35 63 3.85 1.35
Vic Raschi NYA 7 2 15 14 6 1 0 104.6 89 45 38 51 3.87 1.21
Sheldon Jones NY1 2 2 15 6 0 0 0 55.6 51 24 29 24 3.88 1.44
Harry Gumbert CIN 10 10 46 0 0 0 10 90.3 88 39 47 43 3.89 1.49
Roy Partlow PS 5 6 15 11 6 0 2 87.3 98 38 29 58 3.92 1.45
Don Black CLE 10 12 30 28 8 3 0 190.6 177 83 85 72 3.92 1.37
Doyle Lade CHN 11 10 34 25 7 1 0 187.3 202 82 79 62 3.94 1.50
Hugh Casey BRO 10 4 46 0 0 0 18 76.6 75 34 29 40 3.99 1.36
Bryan Stephens CLE 5 10 31 5 1 0 1 92.0 79 41 39 34 4.01 1.28
Mel Queen PIT 3 7 14 12 2 0 0 74.0 70 33 51 34 4.01 1.64
Joe Black BEG 5 10 22 13 10 0 3 130.0 138 58 58 65 4.02 1.51
Nels Potter SLA 4 10 32 10 3 0 2 122.6 130 55 44 65 4.04 1.42
Ken Heintzelman PHI 7 10 24 19 8 0 1 136.0 144 61 46 55 4.04 1.40
Dave Ferriss BOS 12 11 33 28 14 1 0 218.3 241 98 92 64 4.04 1.53
Willie Pope HG 3 8 16 13 5 0 0 89.0 93 40 34 57 4.04 1.43
Bobo Newsom WS1 4 6 14 13 1 0 0 83.6 99 38 37 40 4.09 1.63
Ken Raffensberger CIN 6 5 19 15 7 0 1 106.6 132 49 29 38 4.13 1.51
Cecil Kaiser HG 3 1 14 6 2 0 1 52.0 64 24 11 23 4.15 1.44
Charley Schanz PHI 2 4 34 6 1 0 2 101.6 107 47 47 42 4.16 1.51
Marino Pieretti WS1 2 4 23 10 2 1 0 83.3 97 39 47 32 4.21 1.73
Joe Beggs NY1 3 3 32 0 0 0 2 66.0 81 31 18 23 4.23 1.50
Si Johnson BSN 6 8 36 10 3 0 2 112.6 124 53 34 27 4.23 1.40
Barney Brown PS 5 5 13 10 5 1 1 68.0 73 32 21 29 4.24 1.38
Kent Peterson CIN 6 13 37 17 3 1 2 152.3 156 72 62 78 4.25 1.43
Leniel Hooker NE 2 6 14 10 5 0 2 79.6 95 38 25 33 4.29 1.51
Hank Wyse CHN 6 9 37 19 5 1 1 142.0 158 68 64 53 4.31 1.56
Bill Voiselle BSN 8 7 22 20 7 0 0 131.3 146 63 51 59 4.32 1.50
Joe Coleman PHA 6 12 32 21 9 2 1 160.3 171 77 62 65 4.32 1.45
Schoolboy Rowe PHI 14 10 31 28 15 1 1 195.6 232 94 45 74 4.32 1.42
Howie Pollet SLN 9 11 37 24 9 0 2 176.3 195 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
Andy Hansen NY1 1 5 27 9 1 0 0 82.3 78 40 38 18 4.37 1.41
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 0 217.3 223 106 82 86 4.39 1.40
Clyde Shoun BSN 5 3 26 3 1 1 1 73.6 73 36 21 23 4.40 1.28
Al Benton DET 6 7 36 14 4 0 7 133.0 147 65 61 33 4.40 1.56
Johnny Vander Meer CIN 9 14 30 29 9 3 0 186.0 186 91 87 79 4.40 1.47
Orval Grove CHA 6 8 25 19 6 1 0 135.6 158 67 70 33 4.44 1.68
Thornton Lee CHA 3 7 21 11 2 1 1 86.6 86 43 56 57 4.47 1.64
Russ Meers CHN 2 0 35 1 0 0 0 64.3 61 32 38 28 4.48 1.54
Pete Gebrian CHA 2 3 27 4 0 0 5 66.3 61 33 33 17 4.48 1.42
Ellis Kinder SLA 8 15 34 26 10 2 1 194.3 201 97 82 110 4.49 1.46
Mel Harder CLE 6 4 15 15 4 1 0 80.0 91 40 27 17 4.50 1.48
Virgil Trucks DET 10 12 36 26 8 2 2 180.6 186 91 79 108 4.53 1.47
Clint Hartung NY1 9 7 23 20 8 1 0 138.0 140 70 69 54 4.57 1.51
Ed Bahr PIT 3 5 19 11 1 0 0 82.3 82 42 43 25 4.59 1.52
Oscar Judd PHI 4 15 32 19 8 1 0 146.6 155 75 69 54 4.60 1.53
Rufus Lewis NE 8 6 17 13 11 2 1 111.0 116 57 30 81 4.62 1.32
Jim Bagby PIT 5 4 37 6 2 0 0 115.6 143 60 37 23 4.67 1.56
Buddy Lively CIN 4 7 38 17 3 1 0 123.0 126 64 63 52 4.68 1.54
Freddy Schmidt PHI 5 8 29 5 0 0 0 76.6 76 40 43 24 4.70 1.55
Fritz Dorish BOS 7 8 41 9 2 0 2 136.0 149 71 54 50 4.70 1.49
Bob Gillespie CHA 5 8 25 17 1 0 0 118.0 133 62 53 36 4.73 1.58
Rex Barney BRO 5 2 28 9 0 0 0 77.6 66 41 59 36 4.75 1.61
Monty Kennedy NY1 9 12 34 24 9 0 0 148.3 158 80 88 60 4.85 1.66
Bob Muncrief SLA 8 14 31 23 7 0 0 176.3 210 96 51 74 4.90 1.48
Karl Drews NYA 6 6 30 10 0 0 1 91.6 92 50 55 45 4.91 1.60
Al Jurisich PHI 1 7 34 12 5 0 3 118.3 110 65 52 48 4.94 1.37
Jack Kramer SLA 11 16 33 28 9 1 1 199.3 206 110 89 77 4.97 1.48
Ted Wilks SLN 4 0 37 0 0 0 5 50.3 57 28 11 28 5.01 1.35
Carl Scheib PHA 4 6 21 12 6 2 0 116.0 121 65 55 26 5.04 1.52
Eddie Erautt CIN 4 9 36 10 2 0 0 119.0 146 67 53 43 5.07 1.67
Milo Candini WS1 3 4 38 2 0 0 1 87.0 96 50 35 31 5.17 1.51
Ken Burkhart SLN 3 6 34 6 1 0 1 95.0 108 55 23 44 5.21 1.38
Preacher Roe PIT 4 15 38 22 4 1 2 144.0 156 84 63 59 5.25 1.52
Nick Strincevich PIT 1 6 32 7 1 0 0 89.0 111 52 37 22 5.26 1.66
Hank Behrman BRO 5 3 38 6 0 0 8 88.3 94 52 44 31 5.30 1.56
Bill Zuber BOS 1 0 20 1 0 0 0 50.6 60 30 31 23 5.33 1.80
Randy Gumpert NYA 4 1 24 6 2 0 0 56.3 71 34 28 25 5.43 1.76
Riley Stewart CAG 2 2 11 6 3 0 1 53.3 61 33 21 22 5.57 1.54
Sid Hudson WS1 6 9 20 17 5 1 0 106.0 113 66 58 37 5.60 1.61
Bob Griffith NBY 0 6 12 4 2 0 0 51.6 66 33 13 29 5.75 1.53
Bucky Walters CIN 8 8 20 20 5 2 0 122.0 137 78 49 43 5.75 1.52
Johnny Hetki CIN 3 4 37 5 2 0 0 96.0 110 62 48 33 5.81 1.65
Hilton Smith KCM 7 4 13 8 6 0 0 75.6 105 49 15 25 5.83 1.59
Hal Gregg BRO 4 5 37 16 2 1 1 104.3 115 68 55 59 5.87 1.63
Scott Cary WS1 3 1 23 3 1 0 0 54.6 73 36 20 25 5.93 1.70
Hooks Iott NY1 3 8 20 9 2 1 0 71.3 67 47 52 46 5.93 1.67
Red Ruffing CHA 3 5 9 9 1 0 0 53.0 63 36 16 11 6.11 1.49
Bud Barbee NBY 2 4 12 10 3 0 0 66.3 72 46 44 33 6.24 1.75
Claude Passeau CHN 2 6 19 6 1 1 2 63.3 97 44 24 26 6.25 1.91
Elmer Singleton PIT 2 2 36 3 0 0 1 67.0 70 47 39 24 6.31 1.63
Mel Parnell BOS 2 3 15 5 1 0 0 50.6 60 36 27 23 6.39 1.72
Ed Wright BSN 3 3 23 6 1 0 0 64.6 80 46 35 14 6.40 1.78
Connie Johnson KCM 4 3 13 7 4 0 0 64.3 88 50 46 29 6.99 2.08
Alex Newkirk NBY 2 5 11 6 3 0 0 57.6 75 47 23 19 7.34 1.70
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1947 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1947?
Ralph Kiner led 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 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.
Who had the lowest ERA in 1947?
Johnny Rigney at 1.95, among pitchers with at least 50 innings.