1949 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1949 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1949 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Ralph Kiner led with 54 home runs, Ted Williams and Vern Stephens tied for the lead with 159 RBI, and Stan Musial led with 207 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 480 plate appearances at 155 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (155 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 — 480 plate appearances at 155 team games. 74 of the 179 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1949 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1949 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
George Kell DET 134 612 522 97 179 38 9 3 59 7 71 13 .343 .424 .467 .892
Ted Williams BOS 155 730 566 150 194 39 3 43 159 1 162 48 .343 .490 .650 1.141
Jackie Robinson BRO 156 704 593 122 203 38 12 16 124 37 86 27 .342 .432 .528 .960
Stan Musial SLN 157 721 612 128 207 41 13 36 123 3 107 38 .338 .438 .624 1.062
Enos Slaughter SLN 151 654 568 92 191 34 13 13 96 3 79 37 .336 .418 .511 .929
Bob Dillinger SLA 137 605 544 68 176 22 13 1 51 20 51 40 .324 .385 .417 .802
Carl Furillo BRO 142 596 549 95 177 27 10 18 106 4 37 29 .322 .368 .506 .875
Dale Mitchell CLE 149 685 640 81 203 16 23 3 56 10 43 11 .317 .360 .428 .788
Ralph Kiner PIT 152 667 549 116 170 19 5 54 127 6 117 61 .310 .432 .658 1.089
Bobby Thomson NY1 156 689 641 99 198 35 9 27 109 10 44 45 .309 .355 .518 .873
Ted Kluszewski CIN 136 550 531 63 164 26 2 8 68 3 19 24 .309 .333 .411 .743
Bobby Doerr BOS 139 623 541 91 167 30 9 18 109 2 75 33 .309 .393 .497 .890
Cass Michaels CHA 154 672 561 73 173 27 9 6 83 5 101 50 .308 .417 .421 .837
Dom DiMaggio BOS 145 706 605 126 186 34 5 8 60 9 96 55 .307 .404 .420 .824
Willard Marshall NY1 141 581 499 81 153 19 3 12 70 4 78 20 .307 .401 .429 .830
Johnny Pesky BOS 148 713 604 111 185 27 7 2 69 8 100 19 .306 .408 .384 .792
Roy Sievers SLA 140 545 471 84 144 28 1 16 91 1 70 75 .306 .398 .471 .869
Vic Wertz DET 155 695 608 96 185 26 6 20 133 2 80 61 .304 .385 .465 .851
Hoot Evers DET 132 508 432 68 131 21 6 7 72 6 70 38 .303 .403 .428 .831
Del Ennis PHI 154 674 610 92 184 39 11 25 110 2 59 61 .302 .367 .525 .892
Whitey Lockman NY1 151 685 617 97 186 32 7 11 65 12 62 31 .301 .368 .429 .798
Luke Appling CHA 142 619 492 82 148 21 5 5 58 7 121 24 .301 .439 .394 .833
Harry Walker 2 teams 128 525 473 73 142 21 5 2 37 6 45 23 .300 .361 .378 .739
Billy Goodman BOS 122 509 443 54 132 23 3 0 56 2 58 21 .298 .382 .363 .745
Red Schoendienst SLN 151 702 640 102 190 25 2 3 54 8 51 18 .297 .351 .356 .707
Eddie Robinson WS1 143 603 527 66 155 27 3 18 78 3 67 30 .294 .381 .459 .840
Duke Snider BRO 146 615 552 100 161 28 7 23 92 12 56 92 .292 .361 .493 .854
Don Kolloway 2 teams 130 542 487 71 142 19 3 2 47 7 49 26 .292 .359 .355 .714
Mickey Vernon CLE 153 659 584 72 170 27 4 18 83 9 58 51 .291 .357 .443 .801
Jerry Priddy SLA 145 634 544 83 158 26 4 11 63 5 80 81 .290 .382 .414 .796
Vern Stephens BOS 155 711 610 113 177 31 2 39 159 2 101 73 .290 .391 .539 .930
Tommy Henrich NYA 115 502 411 90 118 20 3 24 85 2 86 34 .287 .416 .526 .942
Roy Campanella BRO 130 507 436 65 125 22 2 22 82 3 67 36 .287 .385 .498 .883
Dave Philley CHA 146 660 598 84 171 20 8 0 44 13 54 51 .286 .347 .346 .693
Gil Hodges BRO 156 676 596 94 170 23 4 23 115 10 66 64 .285 .360 .453 .813
Eddie Stanky BSN 138 628 506 90 144 24 5 1 42 3 113 41 .285 .417 .358 .775
Sid Gordon NY1 141 588 489 87 139 26 2 26 90 1 95 37 .284 .404 .505 .909
Lou Boudreau CLE 134 561 475 53 135 20 3 4 60 0 70 10 .284 .381 .364 .745
Richie Ashburn PHI 154 728 662 84 188 18 11 1 37 9 58 38 .284 .343 .349 .692
Elmer Valo PHA 150 680 547 86 155 27 12 5 85 14 119 32 .283 .413 .404 .817
Wally Westlake PIT 147 577 525 77 148 24 8 23 104 6 45 69 .282 .345 .490 .835
Andy Pafko CHN 144 592 519 79 146 29 2 18 69 4 63 33 .281 .369 .449 .818
Bob Elliott BSN 139 578 482 77 135 29 5 17 76 0 90 38 .280 .395 .467 .862
Larry Doby CLE 147 650 547 106 153 25 3 24 85 10 91 90 .280 .389 .468 .857
Pee Wee Reese BRO 155 743 617 132 172 27 3 16 73 26 116 59 .279 .396 .410 .806
Sam Chapman PHA 154 674 589 89 164 24 4 24 108 3 80 68 .278 .367 .455 .822
Al Zarilla 2 teams 139 593 530 78 147 33 4 10 77 5 56 53 .277 .352 .411 .763
Hank Majeski PHA 114 487 448 62 124 26 5 9 67 0 29 23 .277 .326 .417 .744
Al Dark BSN 130 572 529 74 146 23 5 3 53 5 31 43 .276 .317 .355 .673
Phil Rizzuto NYA 153 712 614 110 169 22 7 5 65 18 72 34 .275 .352 .358 .711
Jerry Coleman NYA 128 523 447 54 123 21 5 2 42 8 63 44 .275 .367 .358 .725
Hank Sauer 2 teams 138 568 509 81 140 23 1 31 99 0 55 66 .275 .349 .507 .856
Sam Dente WS1 153 625 590 48 161 24 4 1 53 4 31 24 .273 .309 .332 .641
Marty Marion SLN 134 571 515 61 140 31 2 5 70 0 37 42 .272 .323 .369 .692
Ferris Fain PHA 150 672 525 81 138 21 5 3 78 8 136 51 .263 .415 .339 .754
Eddie Joost PHA 144 682 525 128 138 25 3 23 81 2 149 80 .263 .429 .453 .883
Granny Hamner PHI 154 700 662 83 174 32 5 6 53 6 25 47 .263 .290 .353 .643
Grady Hatton CIN 137 605 537 71 141 38 5 11 69 4 62 48 .263 .342 .413 .756
Elbie Fletcher BSN 122 518 413 57 108 19 3 11 51 1 84 65 .262 .396 .402 .798
Dick Kokos SLA 143 572 501 80 131 28 1 23 77 3 66 91 .261 .351 .459 .810
Jimmy Bloodworth CIN 134 484 452 40 118 27 1 9 59 1 27 36 .261 .304 .385 .689
Walker Cooper 2 teams 124 488 454 48 117 13 4 20 83 0 28 32 .258 .308 .436 .744
Virgil Stallcup CIN 141 589 575 49 146 28 5 3 45 1 9 44 .254 .268 .336 .604
Eddie Yost WS1 124 531 435 57 110 19 7 9 45 3 91 41 .253 .383 .391 .774
Clyde Vollmer WS1 129 499 443 58 112 17 1 14 59 1 53 62 .253 .335 .391 .726
Joe Gordon CLE 148 632 541 74 136 18 3 20 84 5 83 33 .251 .355 .407 .762
Johnny Lipon DET 127 525 439 57 110 14 6 3 59 2 75 24 .251 .362 .330 .693
Johnny Wyrostek CIN 134 534 474 54 118 20 4 9 46 7 58 63 .249 .333 .365 .698
Roy Smalley CHN 135 519 477 57 117 21 10 8 35 2 36 77 .245 .304 .382 .685
Willie Jones PHI 149 604 532 71 130 35 1 19 77 3 65 66 .244 .328 .421 .749
Stan Rojek PIT 144 625 557 72 136 19 2 0 31 4 50 31 .244 .309 .285 .594
Jack Graham SLA 137 573 500 71 119 22 1 24 79 0 61 62 .238 .326 .430 .756
Jim Russell BSN 130 486 415 57 96 22 1 8 54 3 64 68 .231 .337 .347 .684
Jim Hegan CLE 152 529 468 54 105 19 5 8 55 1 49 89 .224 .298 .338 .635
Joe DiMaggio UNQ NYA 76 329 272 58 94 14 6 14 67 0 55 18 .346 .459 .596 1.055
Tom Saffell UNQ PIT 73 233 205 36 66 7 1 2 25 5 21 27 .322 .385 .395 .780
Gus Zernial UNQ CHA 73 213 198 29 63 17 2 5 38 0 15 26 .318 .366 .500 .866
Johnny Hopp UNQ 2 teams 113 425 385 55 118 14 5 5 39 9 37 32 .306 .367 .408 .775
Eddie Waitkus UNQ PHI 54 246 209 41 64 16 3 1 28 3 33 12 .306 .403 .426 .829
Eddie Kazak UNQ SLN 92 364 326 43 99 15 3 6 42 0 29 17 .304 .362 .423 .786
Marv Rackley UNQ 2 teams 74 203 185 30 56 7 1 1 17 2 16 11 .303 .358 .368 .726
Nippy Jones UNQ SLN 110 402 380 51 114 20 2 8 62 1 16 20 .300 .330 .426 .756
Gene Hermanski UNQ BRO 87 282 224 48 67 12 3 8 42 12 47 21 .299 .431 .487 .918
Phil Cavarretta UNQ CHN 105 414 360 46 106 22 4 8 49 2 45 31 .294 .374 .444 .819
Herb Adams UNQ CHA 56 218 208 26 61 5 3 0 16 1 9 16 .293 .323 .346 .669
Johnny Groth UNQ DET 103 418 348 60 102 19 5 11 73 3 65 27 .293 .407 .471 .878
Marv Rickert UNQ BSN 100 301 277 44 81 18 3 6 49 1 23 38 .292 .347 .444 .791
Les Moss UNQ SLA 97 330 278 28 81 11 0 10 39 0 49 32 .291 .399 .439 .838
Danny Litwhiler UNQ CIN 102 336 292 35 85 18 1 11 48 0 44 42 .291 .384 .473 .857
Dick Sisler UNQ PHI 121 446 412 42 119 19 6 7 50 0 25 38 .289 .333 .415 .748
Emil Verban UNQ CHN 98 363 343 38 99 11 1 0 22 3 8 2 .289 .309 .327 .635
Hank Edwards UNQ 2 teams 63 212 191 28 55 8 4 8 22 0 20 24 .288 .355 .497 .853
Bud Stewart UNQ WS1 118 447 388 58 110 23 4 8 43 6 49 33 .284 .368 .425 .793
Bobby Brown UNQ NYA 104 384 343 61 97 14 4 6 61 4 38 18 .283 .359 .399 .759
Dixie Walker UNQ PIT 88 211 181 26 51 4 1 1 18 0 26 11 .282 .372 .331 .703
Hank Thompson UNQ NY1 75 320 275 51 77 10 4 9 34 5 42 30 .280 .377 .444 .821
Herman Reich UNQ 2 teams 111 412 390 43 109 18 2 3 34 4 14 33 .279 .306 .359 .665
Paul Campbell UNQ DET 87 287 255 38 71 15 4 3 30 3 24 32 .278 .343 .404 .747
Bill Rigney UNQ NY1 122 441 389 53 108 19 6 6 47 3 47 38 .278 .356 .404 .759
Yogi Berra UNQ NYA 116 443 415 59 115 20 2 20 91 2 22 25 .277 .323 .480 .802
Wally Moses UNQ PHA 110 370 308 49 85 19 3 1 25 1 51 19 .276 .381 .367 .747
Bob Kennedy UNQ CLE 121 469 424 49 117 23 5 9 57 5 37 40 .276 .334 .417 .752
Peanuts Lowrey UNQ 2 teams 127 476 420 66 115 21 2 4 35 4 46 19 .274 .347 .362 .709
Mickey Owen UNQ CHN 62 214 198 15 54 9 3 2 18 1 12 13 .273 .318 .379 .696
Hank Bauer UNQ NYA 103 344 301 56 82 6 6 10 45 2 37 42 .272 .354 .432 .786
Chuck Kress UNQ 2 teams 124 442 382 48 104 20 6 1 47 6 42 49 .272 .344 .364 .708
Pete Reiser UNQ BSN 84 258 221 32 60 8 3 8 40 3 33 42 .271 .369 .443 .812
Al Evans UNQ WS1 109 374 321 32 87 12 3 2 42 4 50 19 .271 .369 .346 .715
Stan Lopata UNQ PHI 83 261 240 31 65 9 2 8 27 1 21 44 .271 .330 .425 .755
Eddie Malone UNQ CHA 55 200 170 17 46 7 2 1 16 2 29 19 .271 .377 .353 .730
Birdie Tebbetts UNQ BOS 122 472 403 42 109 14 0 5 48 8 62 22 .270 .369 .342 .712
Gene Woodling UNQ NYA 112 356 296 60 80 13 7 5 44 2 52 21 .270 .381 .412 .793
Aaron Robinson UNQ DET 110 411 331 38 89 12 0 13 56 0 73 21 .269 .402 .423 .825
Al Kozar UNQ WS1 105 378 350 46 94 15 2 4 31 2 25 23 .269 .321 .357 .678
Pete Castiglione UNQ PIT 118 477 448 57 120 20 2 6 43 2 20 43 .268 .299 .362 .661
Pat Mullin UNQ DET 104 357 310 55 83 8 6 12 59 1 42 29 .268 .357 .448 .805
Tommy Glaviano UNQ SLN 87 308 258 32 69 16 1 6 36 0 41 35 .267 .380 .407 .787
Pete Suder UNQ PHA 118 477 445 44 119 24 6 10 75 0 23 35 .267 .306 .416 .722
Jack Lohrke UNQ NY1 55 202 180 32 48 11 4 5 22 3 16 12 .267 .333 .456 .789
Tommy Holmes UNQ BSN 117 425 380 47 101 20 4 8 59 1 39 6 .266 .337 .403 .740
Mike Guerra UNQ PHA 98 344 298 41 79 14 1 3 31 3 37 26 .265 .346 .349 .695
Del Crandall UNQ BSN 67 239 228 21 60 10 1 4 34 2 9 18 .263 .291 .368 .660
Chuck Diering UNQ SLN 131 409 369 60 97 21 8 3 38 1 35 49 .263 .328 .388 .716
Johnny Mize UNQ 2 teams 119 470 411 63 108 16 0 19 64 1 54 21 .263 .354 .440 .794
Ed Stevens UNQ PIT 67 247 221 22 58 10 1 4 32 1 22 24 .262 .332 .371 .703
Joe Garagiola UNQ SLN 81 275 241 25 63 14 0 3 26 0 31 19 .261 .348 .357 .705
Sherm Lollar UNQ SLA 109 321 284 28 74 9 1 8 49 0 32 22 .261 .340 .384 .723
Ron Northey UNQ SLN 90 297 265 28 69 18 2 7 50 0 31 15 .260 .338 .423 .760
Floyd Baker UNQ CHA 125 474 388 38 101 15 4 1 40 3 84 32 .260 .392 .327 .719
Ed Sauer UNQ 2 teams 103 283 259 31 67 14 1 3 32 0 20 42 .259 .314 .355 .669
Whitey Platt UNQ SLA 102 269 244 29 63 8 2 3 29 0 24 27 .258 .325 .344 .669
Sibby Sisti UNQ BSN 101 311 268 39 69 12 0 5 22 1 34 42 .257 .343 .358 .701
Nellie Fox UNQ PHA 88 296 247 42 63 6 2 0 21 2 32 9 .255 .354 .296 .650
Stan Hollmig UNQ PHI 81 275 251 28 64 11 6 2 26 1 20 43 .255 .315 .371 .686
Bill Salkeld UNQ BSN 66 209 161 17 41 5 0 5 25 1 44 24 .255 .417 .379 .796
Bobby Adams UNQ CIN 107 308 277 32 70 16 2 0 25 4 26 36 .253 .317 .325 .642
Ray Boone UNQ CLE 86 307 258 39 65 4 4 4 26 0 38 17 .252 .352 .345 .697
Sherry Robertson UNQ WS1 110 420 374 59 94 17 3 11 42 10 42 35 .251 .329 .401 .730
Dino Restelli UNQ PIT 72 274 232 41 58 11 0 12 40 3 35 26 .250 .358 .453 .811
Connie Ryan UNQ BSN 85 233 208 28 52 13 1 6 20 1 21 30 .250 .319 .409 .727
Billy Johnson UNQ NYA 113 383 329 48 82 11 3 8 56 1 48 44 .249 .348 .374 .722
Cliff Mapes UNQ NYA 111 369 304 56 75 13 3 7 38 6 58 50 .247 .369 .378 .747
Phil Masi UNQ 2 teams 85 275 240 29 59 8 1 2 19 2 31 26 .246 .332 .312 .645
Hal Jeffcoat UNQ CHN 108 388 363 43 89 18 6 2 26 12 20 48 .245 .286 .344 .631
Buddy Lewis UNQ WS1 95 304 257 25 63 14 4 3 28 2 41 12 .245 .355 .366 .721
Thurman Tucker UNQ CLE 80 217 197 28 48 5 2 0 14 4 18 19 .244 .307 .289 .596
Ray Mueller UNQ 2 teams 88 303 276 24 67 6 2 6 36 2 18 27 .243 .294 .344 .638
Wes Westrum UNQ NY1 64 209 169 23 41 4 1 7 28 1 37 39 .243 .385 .402 .787
Andy Seminick UNQ PHI 109 411 334 52 81 11 2 24 68 0 69 74 .243 .380 .503 .883
Johnny Lindell UNQ NYA 78 246 211 33 51 10 0 6 27 3 35 27 .242 .350 .374 .724
Don Wheeler UNQ CHA 67 220 192 17 46 9 2 1 22 2 27 19 .240 .333 .323 .656
Stan Spence UNQ 2 teams 111 402 334 49 80 14 3 13 46 1 58 37 .240 .355 .416 .771
Eddie Pellagrini UNQ SLA 79 257 235 26 56 8 1 2 15 2 14 24 .238 .284 .306 .590
Bob Swift UNQ DET 74 215 189 16 45 6 0 2 18 0 26 20 .238 .330 .302 .632
Neil Berry UNQ DET 109 365 329 38 78 9 1 0 18 4 27 24 .237 .299 .271 .569
George Metkovich UNQ CHA 93 381 338 50 80 9 4 5 45 5 41 24 .237 .321 .331 .652
Clyde McCullough UNQ PIT 91 271 241 30 57 9 3 4 21 1 24 30 .237 .316 .349 .665
Del Rice UNQ SLN 92 325 284 25 67 16 1 4 29 0 30 40 .236 .320 .342 .661
Sam Mele UNQ 2 teams 96 336 310 22 73 13 3 3 32 4 24 48 .235 .290 .326 .616
Bud Souchock UNQ CHA 84 277 252 29 59 13 5 7 37 5 25 38 .234 .303 .409 .712
Bill Nicholson UNQ PHI 98 350 299 42 70 8 3 11 40 1 45 53 .234 .344 .391 .735
Billy Cox UNQ BRO 100 426 390 48 91 18 2 8 40 5 30 18 .233 .290 .351 .641
Ken Keltner UNQ CLE 80 292 246 35 57 9 2 8 30 0 38 26 .232 .335 .382 .717
Lloyd Merriman UNQ CIN 103 310 287 35 66 12 5 4 26 2 21 36 .230 .285 .348 .633
Paul Lehner UNQ SLA 104 322 297 25 68 13 0 3 37 0 16 20 .229 .271 .303 .574
Frank Baumholtz UNQ 2 teams 85 269 245 27 56 9 5 2 23 2 15 29 .229 .279 .331 .609
John Sullivan UNQ SLA 105 286 243 29 55 8 3 0 18 5 38 35 .226 .331 .284 .615
Frankie Gustine UNQ CHN 76 285 261 29 59 13 4 4 27 3 18 22 .226 .279 .352 .631
Eddie Bockman UNQ PIT 79 245 220 21 49 6 1 6 19 3 23 31 .223 .296 .341 .637
Rocky Nelson UNQ SLN 82 260 244 28 54 8 4 4 32 1 11 12 .221 .258 .336 .594
Gil Coan UNQ WS1 111 389 358 36 78 7 8 3 25 9 29 58 .218 .278 .307 .586
Monty Basgall UNQ PIT 107 344 308 25 67 9 1 2 26 1 31 32 .218 .291 .273 .564
Mike Goliat UNQ PHI 55 211 189 24 40 6 3 3 19 0 20 32 .212 .290 .323 .613
Buddy Kerr UNQ NY1 90 250 220 16 46 4 0 0 19 0 21 23 .209 .284 .227 .511
Eddie Miller UNQ PHI 85 302 266 21 55 10 1 6 29 1 29 21 .207 .294 .320 .614
Joe Tipton UNQ CHA 67 219 191 20 39 5 3 3 19 1 27 17 .204 .306 .309 .615
Danny Murtaugh UNQ PIT 75 268 236 16 48 7 2 2 24 2 29 17 .203 .291 .275 .566
Eddie Lake UNQ DET 94 307 240 38 47 9 1 1 15 2 61 33 .196 .359 .254 .613
Bob Ramazzotti UNQ 2 teams 70 214 203 15 36 3 1 1 9 9 5 36 .177 .197 .217 .414
Showing 1-50 of 179 batters listed (74 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 155 innings at 155 team games. 62 of the 134 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1949 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Mike Garcia CLE 14 5 41 20 8 5 2 175.2 154 46 60 94 2.36 1.22
Dave Koslo NY1 11 14 38 23 15 0 4 212.0 193 59 43 64 2.50 1.11
Gerry Staley SLN 10 10 45 17 5 2 6 171.1 154 52 41 55 2.73 1.14
Howie Pollet SLN 20 9 39 28 17 5 1 230.2 228 71 59 108 2.77 1.24
Mel Parnell BOS 25 7 39 33 27 4 2 295.1 258 91 134 122 2.77 1.33
Preacher Roe BRO 15 6 30 27 13 3 1 212.2 201 66 44 109 2.79 1.15
Virgil Trucks DET 19 11 41 32 17 6 4 275.0 209 86 124 153 2.81 1.21
Fred Hutchinson DET 15 7 33 21 9 4 1 188.2 167 62 52 54 2.96 1.16
Bob Lemon CLE 22 10 37 33 22 2 1 279.2 211 93 137 138 2.99 1.24
Ken Heintzelman PHI 17 10 33 32 15 5 0 250.0 239 84 93 65 3.02 1.33
Warren Spahn BSN 21 14 38 38 25 4 0 302.1 283 103 86 151 3.07 1.22
Russ Meyer PHI 17 8 37 28 14 2 1 213.0 199 73 70 78 3.08 1.26
Don Newcombe BRO 17 8 38 31 19 5 1 244.1 223 86 73 149 3.17 1.21
Al Brazle SLN 14 8 39 25 9 1 0 206.1 208 73 61 75 3.18 1.30
Eddie Lopat NYA 15 10 31 30 14 4 1 215.1 222 78 69 70 3.26 1.35
Murry Dickson PIT 12 14 44 20 11 2 0 224.1 216 82 80 89 3.29 1.32
Bill Wight CHA 15 13 35 33 14 3 1 245.0 254 90 96 78 3.31 1.43
Vic Raschi NYA 21 10 38 37 21 3 0 274.2 247 102 138 124 3.34 1.40
Sheldon Jones NY1 15 12 42 27 11 1 0 207.1 198 77 88 79 3.34 1.38
Harry Brecheen SLN 14 11 32 31 14 2 1 214.2 207 80 65 88 3.35 1.27
Ellis Kinder BOS 23 6 43 30 19 6 4 252.0 251 94 99 138 3.36 1.39
Hal Newhouser DET 18 11 38 35 22 3 1 292.0 277 109 111 144 3.36 1.33
Ken Raffensberger CIN 18 17 41 38 20 5 0 284.0 289 107 80 103 3.39 1.30
Monty Kennedy NY1 12 14 38 32 14 4 1 223.1 208 85 100 95 3.43 1.38
Ted Gray DET 10 10 34 27 8 3 1 195.0 163 76 103 96 3.51 1.36
Robin Roberts PHI 15 15 43 31 11 3 4 226.2 229 93 75 95 3.69 1.34
Art Houtteman DET 15 10 34 25 13 2 0 203.2 227 84 59 85 3.71 1.40
Tommy Byrne NYA 15 7 32 30 12 3 0 196.0 125 81 179 129 3.72 1.55
Alex Kellner PHA 20 12 38 27 19 0 1 245.0 243 102 129 94 3.75 1.52
Dick Fowler PHA 15 11 31 28 15 4 1 213.2 210 89 115 43 3.75 1.52
Bob Feller CLE 15 14 36 28 15 0 0 211.0 198 88 84 108 3.75 1.34
Randy Gumpert CHA 13 16 34 32 18 3 1 234.0 223 99 83 78 3.81 1.31
Larry Jansen NY1 15 16 37 35 17 3 0 259.2 271 111 62 113 3.85 1.28
Joe Dobson BOS 14 12 33 27 12 2 2 212.2 219 91 97 87 3.85 1.49
Joe Coleman PHA 13 14 33 30 18 1 1 240.1 249 103 127 109 3.86 1.56
Red Munger SLN 15 8 35 28 12 2 2 188.1 179 81 87 82 3.87 1.41
Billy Pierce CHA 7 15 32 26 8 0 0 171.2 145 74 112 95 3.88 1.50
Cliff Chambers PIT 13 7 34 21 10 1 0 177.1 186 78 58 93 3.96 1.38
Howie Fox CIN 6 19 38 30 9 0 0 215.0 221 95 77 60 3.98 1.39
Ned Garver SLA 12 17 41 32 16 1 3 223.2 245 99 102 70 3.98 1.55
Allie Reynolds NYA 17 6 35 31 4 2 1 213.2 200 95 123 105 4.00 1.51
Bob Kuzava CHA 10 6 29 18 9 1 0 156.2 139 70 91 83 4.02 1.47
Bill Voiselle BSN 7 8 30 22 5 4 1 169.1 170 76 78 63 4.04 1.46
Bob Rush CHN 10 18 35 27 9 1 4 201.0 197 91 79 80 4.07 1.37
Dutch Leonard CHN 7 16 33 28 10 1 0 180.0 198 83 43 83 4.15 1.34
Early Wynn CLE 11 7 26 23 6 0 0 164.2 186 76 57 62 4.15 1.48
Joe Hatten BRO 12 8 37 29 11 2 2 187.1 194 87 69 58 4.18 1.40
Hank Borowy PHI 12 12 28 28 12 1 0 193.1 188 90 63 43 4.19 1.30
Sid Hudson WS1 8 17 40 27 11 2 1 209.0 234 98 91 54 4.22 1.56
Bill Werle PIT 12 13 35 29 10 2 0 221.0 243 104 51 106 4.24 1.33
Vern Bickford BSN 16 11 37 36 15 2 0 230.2 246 109 106 101 4.25 1.53
Lou Brissie PHA 16 11 34 29 18 0 3 229.1 220 109 118 118 4.28 1.47
Johnny Schmitz CHN 11 13 36 31 9 3 3 207.0 227 100 92 75 4.35 1.54
Ralph Branca BRO 13 5 34 27 9 2 1 186.2 181 91 91 109 4.39 1.46
Mickey Haefner 2 teams 9 11 33 24 8 2 1 172.0 169 84 94 40 4.40 1.53
Ray Scarborough WS1 13 11 34 27 11 1 0 199.2 204 102 88 81 4.60 1.46
Herm Wehmeier CIN 11 12 33 29 11 1 0 213.1 202 111 117 80 4.68 1.50
Johnny Sain BSN 10 17 37 36 16 1 0 243.0 285 130 75 73 4.81 1.48
Johnny Vander Meer CIN 5 10 28 24 7 3 0 159.2 172 87 85 76 4.90 1.61
Carl Scheib PHA 9 12 38 23 11 2 0 182.2 191 104 118 43 5.12 1.69
Mickey Harris 2 teams 4 15 30 25 6 0 0 166.2 204 95 75 68 5.13 1.67
Paul Calvert WS1 6 17 34 23 5 0 1 160.2 175 97 86 52 5.43 1.62
Al Benton UNQ CLE 9 6 40 11 4 2 10 135.2 116 32 51 41 2.12 1.23
Fred Martin UNQ SLN 6 0 21 5 3 0 0 70.0 65 19 20 30 2.44 1.21
Joe Page UNQ NYA 13 8 60 0 0 0 27 135.1 103 39 75 99 2.59 1.32
Satchel Paige UNQ CLE 4 7 31 5 1 0 5 83.0 70 28 33 54 3.04 1.24
Bobby Hogue UNQ BSN 2 2 33 0 0 0 3 72.0 78 25 25 23 3.12 1.43
Frank Papish UNQ CLE 1 0 25 3 1 0 1 62.0 54 22 39 23 3.19 1.50
Jim Konstanty UNQ PHI 9 5 53 0 0 0 7 97.0 98 35 29 43 3.25 1.31
Steve Gromek UNQ CLE 4 6 27 12 3 0 0 92.0 86 34 40 22 3.33 1.37
Eddie Erautt UNQ CIN 4 11 39 9 1 0 1 112.2 99 42 61 43 3.36 1.42
Jack Banta UNQ BRO 10 6 48 12 2 1 3 152.1 125 57 68 97 3.37 1.27
Bobby Shantz UNQ PHA 6 8 33 7 4 1 2 127.0 100 48 74 58 3.40 1.37
Johnny Antonelli UNQ BSN 3 7 22 10 3 1 0 96.0 99 38 42 48 3.56 1.47
Erv Palica UNQ BRO 8 9 49 1 0 0 6 97.0 93 39 49 44 3.62 1.46
Ted Wilks UNQ SLN 10 3 59 0 0 0 9 118.1 105 49 38 71 3.73 1.21
Walt Masterson UNQ 2 teams 6 6 28 12 4 0 4 108.0 100 45 56 36 3.75 1.44
Max Lanier UNQ SLN 5 4 15 15 4 1 0 92.0 92 39 35 37 3.82 1.38
Fred Sanford UNQ NYA 7 3 29 11 3 0 0 95.1 100 41 57 51 3.87 1.65
Tom Ferrick UNQ SLA 6 4 50 0 0 0 6 104.1 102 45 41 34 3.88 1.37
Rip Sewell UNQ PIT 6 1 28 6 2 1 1 76.0 82 33 32 26 3.91 1.50
Buddy Lively UNQ CIN 4 6 31 10 3 1 1 103.1 91 45 53 30 3.92 1.39
Glenn Elliott UNQ BSN 3 4 22 6 1 0 0 68.1 70 30 27 15 3.95 1.42
Bob Chipman UNQ CHN 7 8 38 11 3 1 1 113.1 110 50 63 46 3.97 1.53
Ken Trinkle UNQ PHI 1 1 42 0 0 0 2 74.1 79 33 30 14 4.00 1.47
Chuck Stobbs UNQ BOS 11 6 26 19 10 0 0 152.0 145 68 75 70 4.03 1.45
Mickey McDermott UNQ BOS 5 4 12 12 6 2 0 80.0 63 36 52 50 4.05 1.44
Bob Porterfield UNQ NYA 2 5 12 8 3 0 0 57.2 53 26 29 25 4.06 1.42
Monk Dubiel UNQ CHN 6 9 32 20 3 1 4 147.2 142 68 54 52 4.14 1.33
Nels Potter UNQ BSN 6 11 41 3 1 0 7 96.2 99 45 30 57 4.19 1.33
Lloyd Hittle UNQ WS1 5 7 36 9 3 2 0 109.0 123 51 57 32 4.21 1.65
Warren Hacker UNQ CHN 5 8 30 12 3 0 0 125.2 141 59 53 40 4.23 1.54
Ewell Blackwell UNQ CIN 5 5 30 4 0 0 1 76.2 80 36 34 55 4.23 1.49
Sam Zoldak UNQ CLE 1 2 27 0 0 0 0 53.0 60 25 18 11 4.25 1.47
Tiny Bonham UNQ PIT 7 4 18 14 5 1 0 89.0 81 42 23 25 4.25 1.17
Dick Starr UNQ SLA 1 7 30 8 1 1 0 83.1 96 40 48 44 4.32 1.73
Bob Hall UNQ BSN 6 4 31 6 2 0 0 74.1 77 36 41 43 4.36 1.59
Dizzy Trout UNQ DET 3 6 33 0 0 0 3 59.1 68 29 21 19 4.40 1.50
Rex Barney UNQ BRO 9 8 38 20 6 2 1 140.2 108 69 89 80 4.41 1.40
Vic Lombardi UNQ PIT 5 5 34 12 4 0 1 134.0 149 68 68 64 4.57 1.62
Howie Judson UNQ CHA 1 14 26 12 3 0 1 108.0 114 55 70 36 4.58 1.70
Curt Simmons UNQ PHI 4 10 38 14 2 0 1 131.1 133 67 55 83 4.59 1.43
Andy Hansen UNQ NY1 2 6 33 2 0 0 1 66.1 58 34 28 26 4.61 1.30
Carl Erskine UNQ BRO 8 1 22 3 2 0 0 79.2 68 41 51 49 4.63 1.49
Bill Kennedy UNQ SLA 4 11 48 16 2 0 1 153.2 172 80 73 69 4.69 1.59
Max Surkont UNQ CHA 3 5 44 2 0 0 4 96.0 92 51 60 38 4.78 1.58
Joe Ostrowski UNQ SLA 8 8 40 13 4 0 2 141.0 185 75 27 34 4.79 1.50
Schoolboy Rowe UNQ PHI 3 7 23 6 2 0 0 65.1 68 35 17 22 4.82 1.30
Hank Behrman UNQ NY1 3 3 43 4 1 1 0 71.1 64 39 52 25 4.92 1.63
Doyle Lade UNQ CHN 4 5 36 13 5 1 1 129.2 141 72 58 43 5.00 1.53
Clint Hartung UNQ NY1 9 11 33 25 8 0 0 154.2 156 86 86 48 5.00 1.56
Blix Donnelly UNQ PHI 2 1 23 10 1 0 0 78.1 84 44 40 36 5.06 1.58
Al Papai UNQ SLA 4 11 42 15 6 0 2 142.1 175 80 81 31 5.06 1.80
Kirby Higbe UNQ 2 teams 2 2 44 3 0 0 2 95.2 97 54 53 43 5.08 1.57
Gene Bearden UNQ CLE 8 8 32 19 5 0 0 127.0 140 72 92 41 5.10 1.83
Bob Muncrief UNQ 2 teams 6 11 47 7 2 0 5 110.2 124 63 44 47 5.12 1.52
Jack Kramer UNQ BOS 6 8 21 18 7 2 1 111.2 126 64 49 24 5.16 1.57
Elmer Riddle UNQ PIT 1 8 16 12 1 0 1 74.1 81 44 45 24 5.33 1.70
Tex Hughson UNQ BOS 4 2 29 2 0 0 3 77.2 82 46 41 35 5.33 1.58
Spec Shea UNQ NYA 1 1 20 3 0 0 1 52.1 48 31 43 22 5.33 1.74
Red Embree UNQ SLA 3 13 35 19 4 0 1 127.1 146 76 89 24 5.37 1.85
Dick Weik UNQ WS1 3 12 27 14 2 2 1 95.1 78 57 103 58 5.38 1.90
Bubba Harris UNQ PHA 1 1 37 0 0 0 3 84.1 92 51 42 18 5.44 1.59
Marino Pieretti UNQ CHA 4 6 39 9 0 0 4 116.0 131 71 54 25 5.51 1.59
Harry Gumbert UNQ 2 teams 5 7 45 0 0 0 5 68.1 88 43 26 17 5.66 1.67
Dewey Adkins UNQ CHN 2 4 30 5 1 0 0 82.1 98 52 39 43 5.68 1.66
Bob Chesnes UNQ PIT 7 13 27 25 8 1 1 145.1 153 95 82 49 5.88 1.62
Al Gettel UNQ 2 teams 2 7 35 8 1 1 2 97.2 112 66 50 29 6.08 1.66
Lou Kretlow UNQ DET 3 2 25 10 1 0 0 76.0 85 52 69 40 6.16 2.03
Cliff Fannin UNQ SLA 8 14 30 25 5 0 1 143.0 177 98 93 57 6.17 1.89
Kent Peterson UNQ CIN 4 5 30 7 2 0 0 66.1 66 46 46 28 6.24 1.69
Joe Haynes UNQ WS1 2 9 37 10 0 0 2 96.1 106 67 55 19 6.26 1.67
Karl Drews UNQ SLA 4 12 31 23 3 1 0 139.2 180 103 66 35 6.64 1.76
Dick Welteroth UNQ WS1 2 5 52 2 0 0 2 95.1 107 78 89 37 7.36 2.06
Showing 1-50 of 134 pitchers listed (62 qualified)

Reading the 1949 leader tables

The 1949 batting table lists 179 hitters, of whom 74 qualify for the rate columns. George Kell tops the qualified hitters in batting average (.343); Ted Williams is second at .343. The UNQ tag explains why Joe DiMaggio's .346 (329 plate appearances) does not head the average column. Ralph Kiner has the most home runs in the table, 54, while Ted Williams leads the RBI column with 159. The 1949 pitching table lists 134 pitchers, 62 of them qualified. First among qualified pitchers by ERA is Mike Garcia, 2.36, and Dave Koslo has the best WHIP, 1.11.

1949 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1949?
Ralph Kiner led with 54 home runs in 1949.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1949?
Ted Williams and Vern Stephens tied for the lead with 159 RBI in 1949.
Who led MLB in hits in 1949?
Stan Musial led with 207 hits in 1949.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1949?
George Kell led at .343 in 1949, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1949?
Mel Parnell led with 25 wins in 1949.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1949?
Virgil Trucks led with 153 strikeouts in 1949.