1950 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1950 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1950 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Ralph Kiner led with 47 home runs, Walt Dropo and Vern Stephens tied for the lead with 144 RBI, and George Kell led with 218 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. 84 of the 170 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1950 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1950 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Billy Goodman BOS 110 485 424 91 150 25 3 4 68 2 52 25 .354 .427 .455 .882
Stan Musial SLN 146 645 555 105 192 41 7 28 109 5 87 36 .346 .437 .596 1.034
George Kell DET 157 724 641 114 218 56 6 8 101 3 66 18 .340 .403 .484 .886
Dom DiMaggio BOS 141 681 588 131 193 30 11 7 70 15 82 68 .328 .414 .452 .866
Jackie Robinson BRO 144 613 518 99 170 39 4 14 81 12 80 24 .328 .423 .500 .923
Larry Doby CLE 142 609 503 110 164 25 5 25 102 8 98 71 .326 .442 .545 .986
Al Zarilla BOS 130 556 471 92 153 32 10 9 74 2 76 47 .325 .423 .493 .915
Phil Rizzuto NYA 155 735 617 125 200 36 7 7 66 12 92 39 .324 .418 .439 .857
Hoot Evers DET 143 610 526 100 170 35 11 21 103 5 71 40 .323 .408 .551 .959
Walt Dropo BOS 136 609 559 101 180 28 8 34 144 0 45 75 .322 .378 .583 .961
Yogi Berra NYA 151 656 597 116 192 30 6 28 124 4 55 12 .322 .383 .533 .915
Duke Snider BRO 152 684 620 109 199 31 10 31 107 16 58 79 .321 .379 .553 .932
Johnny Pesky BOS 127 605 490 112 153 22 6 1 49 2 104 31 .312 .437 .388 .825
Del Ennis PHI 153 654 595 92 185 34 8 31 126 2 56 59 .311 .372 .551 .923
Dale Mitchell CLE 130 577 506 81 156 27 5 3 49 3 67 21 .308 .390 .399 .789
Vic Wertz DET 149 657 559 99 172 37 4 27 123 0 91 55 .308 .408 .533 .941
Ted Kluszewski CIN 134 572 538 76 165 37 0 25 111 3 33 28 .307 .348 .515 .863
Johnny Groth DET 157 670 566 95 173 30 8 12 85 1 95 27 .306 .407 .451 .858
Bob Elliott BSN 142 602 531 94 162 28 5 24 107 2 68 67 .305 .386 .512 .898
Carl Furillo BRO 153 669 620 99 189 30 6 18 106 8 41 40 .305 .353 .460 .813
Sid Gordon BSN 134 562 481 78 146 33 4 27 103 2 78 31 .304 .403 .557 .960
Andy Pafko CHN 146 595 514 95 156 24 8 36 92 4 69 32 .304 .397 .591 .989
Richie Ashburn PHI 151 670 594 84 180 25 14 2 41 14 63 32 .303 .372 .402 .774
Bob Dillinger 2 teams 142 626 578 78 174 29 11 4 50 9 44 42 .301 .352 .410 .762
Joe DiMaggio NYA 139 606 525 114 158 33 10 32 122 0 80 33 .301 .394 .585 .979
Eddie Stanky NY1 152 691 527 115 158 25 5 8 51 9 144 50 .300 .460 .412 .872
Dick Sisler PHI 141 593 523 79 155 29 4 13 83 1 64 50 .296 .373 .442 .815
Irv Noren WS1 138 615 542 80 160 27 10 14 98 5 67 77 .295 .375 .459 .834
Whitey Lockman NY1 129 582 532 72 157 28 5 6 52 1 42 29 .295 .349 .400 .749
Eddie Yost WS1 155 731 573 114 169 26 2 11 58 6 141 63 .295 .440 .405 .845
Eddie Robinson 2 teams 155 647 553 83 163 15 4 21 86 0 85 32 .295 .395 .450 .846
Vern Stephens BOS 149 693 628 125 185 34 6 30 144 1 65 43 .295 .361 .511 .872
Bobby Doerr BOS 149 663 586 103 172 29 11 27 120 3 67 42 .294 .367 .519 .886
Johnny Lipon DET 147 701 601 104 176 27 6 2 63 9 81 26 .293 .378 .368 .745
Don Mueller NY1 132 539 525 60 153 15 6 7 84 1 10 26 .291 .309 .383 .691
Bob Kennedy CLE 146 609 540 79 157 27 5 9 54 3 53 31 .291 .355 .409 .764
Earl Torgeson BSN 156 704 576 120 167 30 3 23 87 15 119 69 .290 .412 .472 .885
Enos Slaughter SLN 148 632 556 82 161 26 7 10 101 3 66 33 .290 .367 .415 .782
Don Kolloway DET 125 501 467 55 135 20 4 6 62 1 29 28 .289 .331 .388 .718
Hank Thompson NY1 148 604 512 82 148 17 6 20 91 8 83 60 .289 .391 .463 .854
Jerry Coleman NYA 153 602 522 69 150 19 6 6 69 3 67 38 .287 .372 .381 .753
Al Rosen CLE 155 668 554 100 159 23 4 37 116 5 100 72 .287 .405 .543 .948
Tommy Glaviano SLN 115 510 410 92 117 29 2 11 44 6 90 74 .285 .421 .446 .867
Wally Westlake PIT 139 534 477 69 136 15 6 24 95 1 48 78 .285 .359 .493 .852
Johnny Wyrostek CIN 131 569 509 70 145 34 5 8 76 1 52 38 .285 .357 .418 .775
Eddie Waitkus PHI 154 702 641 102 182 32 5 2 44 3 55 29 .284 .341 .359 .700
Gil Hodges BRO 153 646 561 98 159 26 2 32 113 6 73 73 .283 .367 .508 .875
Gene Woodling NYA 122 523 449 81 127 20 10 6 60 5 70 31 .283 .381 .412 .793
Chico Carrasquel CHA 141 603 524 72 148 21 5 4 46 0 66 46 .282 .368 .365 .733
Ferris Fain PHA 151 658 522 83 147 25 4 10 83 8 133 26 .282 .430 .402 .832
Roy Campanella BRO 126 494 437 70 123 19 3 31 89 1 55 51 .281 .364 .551 .916
Mickey Vernon 2 teams 118 489 417 55 117 17 3 9 75 8 62 39 .281 .379 .400 .779
Elmer Valo PHA 129 542 446 62 125 16 5 10 46 12 82 22 .280 .400 .406 .806
Gus Zernial CHA 143 584 543 75 152 16 4 29 93 0 38 110 .280 .330 .484 .815
Luke Easter CLE 141 623 540 96 151 20 4 28 107 0 70 95 .280 .373 .487 .860
Al Dark NY1 154 643 587 79 164 36 5 16 67 9 39 60 .279 .331 .440 .770
Jerry Priddy DET 157 729 618 104 171 26 6 13 75 2 95 95 .277 .376 .401 .777
Red Schoendienst SLN 153 693 642 81 177 43 9 7 63 3 33 32 .276 .313 .403 .717
Hank Sauer CHN 145 603 540 85 148 32 2 32 103 1 60 67 .274 .350 .519 .868
Sam Mele WS1 126 490 435 57 119 21 6 12 86 2 51 40 .274 .351 .432 .783
Sam Jethroe BSN 141 642 582 100 159 28 8 18 58 35 52 93 .273 .338 .442 .780
Don Lenhardt SLA 139 579 480 75 131 22 6 22 81 3 90 94 .273 .390 .481 .871
Ralph Kiner PIT 150 672 547 112 149 21 6 47 118 2 122 79 .272 .408 .590 .998
Granny Hamner PHI 157 685 637 78 172 27 5 11 82 2 39 35 .270 .314 .380 .694
Willie Jones PHI 157 678 610 100 163 28 6 25 88 5 61 40 .267 .337 .456 .793
Cass Michaels 2 teams 142 606 526 69 140 14 7 8 66 2 68 47 .266 .352 .365 .717
Dick Kokos SLA 143 582 490 77 128 27 5 18 67 8 88 73 .261 .375 .447 .822
Grady Hatton CIN 130 514 438 67 114 17 1 11 54 6 70 39 .260 .366 .379 .745
Pee Wee Reese BRO 141 633 531 97 138 21 5 11 52 17 91 62 .260 .369 .380 .750
Billy Cox BRO 119 494 451 62 116 17 2 8 44 6 35 24 .257 .311 .357 .668
Bobby Thomson NY1 149 625 563 79 142 22 7 25 85 3 55 45 .252 .324 .449 .774
Sam Chapman PHA 144 627 553 93 139 20 6 23 95 3 68 79 .251 .338 .434 .772
Virgil Stallcup CIN 136 507 483 44 121 23 2 8 54 4 17 39 .251 .276 .356 .632
Connie Ryan 2 teams 126 513 439 57 109 20 5 6 49 4 64 55 .248 .348 .358 .705
Nellie Fox CHA 130 504 457 45 113 12 7 0 30 4 35 17 .247 .304 .304 .608
Dave Philley CHA 156 682 619 69 150 21 5 14 80 6 52 57 .242 .302 .360 .662
Wayne Terwilliger CHN 133 537 480 63 116 22 3 10 32 13 43 63 .242 .311 .362 .673
Bill Serena CHN 127 503 435 56 104 20 4 17 61 1 65 75 .239 .339 .421 .760
Sam Dente WS1 155 654 603 56 144 20 5 2 59 1 39 19 .239 .286 .299 .585
Wes Westrum NY1 140 532 437 68 103 13 3 23 71 2 92 73 .236 .371 .437 .808
Mike Goliat PHI 145 540 483 49 113 13 6 13 64 3 53 75 .234 .314 .366 .680
Eddie Joost PHA 131 592 476 79 111 12 3 18 58 5 103 68 .233 .373 .384 .757
Roy Smalley CHN 154 616 557 58 128 21 9 21 85 2 49 114 .230 .297 .413 .710
Buddy Kerr BSN 155 571 507 45 115 24 6 2 46 0 50 50 .227 .296 .310 .606
Johnny Hopp UNQ 2 teams 125 397 345 60 117 26 6 9 55 7 51 18 .339 .426 .528 .953
Hank Bauer UNQ NYA 113 458 415 72 133 16 2 13 70 2 35 41 .320 .380 .463 .843
Ted Williams UNQ BOS 89 416 334 82 106 24 1 28 97 3 82 21 .317 .452 .647 1.099
Floyd Baker UNQ CHA 83 223 186 26 59 7 0 0 11 1 32 10 .317 .417 .355 .772
Walker Cooper UNQ 2 teams 117 420 384 55 120 22 3 14 64 1 30 31 .312 .367 .495 .862
Birdie Tebbetts UNQ BOS 79 299 268 33 83 10 1 8 45 1 29 26 .310 .377 .444 .821
Hank Majeski UNQ CHA 122 467 414 47 128 18 2 6 46 1 42 34 .309 .377 .406 .783
Paul Lehner UNQ PHA 114 467 427 48 132 17 5 9 52 1 32 33 .309 .357 .436 .793
Johnny Pramesa UNQ CIN 74 251 228 14 70 10 1 5 30 0 19 15 .307 .363 .425 .788
Gil Coan UNQ WS1 104 403 366 58 111 17 4 7 50 10 28 46 .303 .359 .429 .788
Ray Boone UNQ CLE 109 425 365 53 110 14 6 7 58 4 56 27 .301 .397 .430 .827
Monte Irvin UNQ NY1 110 432 374 61 112 19 5 15 66 3 52 41 .299 .392 .497 .889
Bobby Avila UNQ CLE 80 239 201 39 60 10 2 1 21 5 29 17 .299 .390 .383 .773
Tommy Holmes UNQ BSN 105 363 322 44 96 20 1 9 51 0 33 8 .298 .370 .450 .821
Gene Hermanski UNQ BRO 94 332 289 36 86 17 3 7 34 2 36 26 .298 .381 .450 .831
Danny Murtaugh UNQ PIT 118 416 367 34 108 20 5 2 37 2 47 42 .294 .376 .392 .768
Jack Phillips UNQ PIT 69 229 208 25 61 7 6 5 34 1 20 17 .293 .355 .457 .812
Joe Adcock UNQ CIN 102 399 372 46 109 16 1 8 55 2 24 24 .293 .336 .406 .742
Danny O'Connell UNQ PIT 79 344 315 39 92 16 1 8 32 7 24 33 .292 .342 .425 .768
Andy Seminick UNQ PHI 130 467 393 55 113 15 3 24 68 0 68 50 .288 .400 .524 .925
Mickey Grasso UNQ WS1 75 223 195 25 56 4 1 1 22 1 25 31 .287 .374 .333 .707
Clyde Vollmer UNQ 2 teams 63 206 183 39 52 10 0 7 38 2 23 38 .284 .364 .454 .818
Gus Bell UNQ PIT 111 456 422 62 119 22 11 8 53 4 28 46 .282 .333 .443 .776
Mike Guerra UNQ PHA 87 273 252 25 71 10 4 2 26 1 16 12 .282 .325 .377 .702
Bobby Adams UNQ CIN 115 394 348 57 98 21 8 3 25 7 43 29 .282 .361 .414 .774
Bill Howerton UNQ SLN 110 364 313 50 88 20 8 10 59 0 47 60 .281 .375 .492 .867
Sherm Lollar UNQ SLA 126 474 396 55 111 22 3 13 65 2 64 25 .280 .391 .449 .841
Phil Masi UNQ CHA 122 434 377 38 105 17 2 7 55 2 49 36 .279 .366 .390 .756
Johnny Mize UNQ NYA 90 305 274 43 76 12 0 25 72 0 29 24 .277 .351 .595 .946
Roy Hartsfield UNQ BSN 107 450 419 62 116 15 2 7 24 7 27 61 .277 .322 .372 .694
Bob Borkowski UNQ CHN 85 275 256 27 70 7 4 4 29 1 16 30 .273 .319 .379 .698
Phil Cavarretta UNQ CHN 82 300 256 49 70 11 1 10 31 1 40 31 .273 .376 .441 .817
Billy Hitchcock UNQ PHA 115 447 399 35 109 22 5 1 54 3 45 32 .273 .347 .361 .708
Matt Batts UNQ BOS 75 258 238 27 65 15 3 4 34 0 18 19 .273 .327 .412 .739
Ron Northey UNQ 2 teams 80 217 191 22 52 14 0 9 29 0 25 15 .272 .356 .487 .843
Ray Coleman UNQ SLA 117 422 384 54 104 25 6 8 55 7 32 37 .271 .330 .430 .760
Jim Delsing UNQ 2 teams 81 242 219 27 59 5 2 0 17 1 22 23 .269 .336 .311 .647
Lou Boudreau UNQ CLE 81 295 260 23 70 13 2 1 29 1 31 5 .269 .349 .346 .695
Hank Arft UNQ SLA 98 332 280 45 75 16 4 1 32 3 46 48 .268 .375 .364 .739
Bud Stewart UNQ WS1 118 428 378 46 101 15 6 4 35 5 46 33 .267 .348 .370 .719
Bobby Brown UNQ NYA 95 320 277 33 74 4 2 4 37 3 39 18 .267 .360 .339 .699
Joe Tipton UNQ PHA 64 205 184 15 49 5 1 6 20 0 19 16 .266 .335 .402 .737
Les Moss UNQ SLA 84 250 222 24 59 6 0 8 34 0 26 32 .266 .343 .401 .744
Wally Moses UNQ PHA 88 309 265 47 70 16 5 2 21 0 40 17 .264 .365 .385 .750
Billy Johnson UNQ NYA 108 372 327 44 85 16 2 6 40 1 42 30 .260 .346 .376 .722
Bob Usher UNQ CIN 106 353 321 51 83 17 0 6 35 3 27 38 .259 .316 .368 .684
Lloyd Merriman UNQ CIN 92 335 298 44 77 15 3 2 31 6 30 23 .258 .330 .349 .679
Nanny Fernandez UNQ PIT 65 219 198 23 51 11 0 6 27 2 19 17 .258 .326 .404 .730
Kermit Wahl UNQ PHA 89 318 280 26 72 12 3 2 27 1 30 30 .257 .331 .343 .674
Stan Rojek UNQ PIT 76 253 230 28 59 12 1 0 17 2 18 13 .257 .313 .317 .631
Eddie Kazak UNQ SLN 93 227 207 21 53 2 2 5 23 0 18 19 .256 .319 .357 .676
Pete Castiglione UNQ PIT 94 294 263 29 67 10 3 3 22 1 23 23 .255 .317 .350 .667
Clyde McCullough UNQ PIT 103 319 279 28 71 16 4 6 34 3 31 35 .254 .340 .405 .745
Preston Ward UNQ CHN 80 319 285 31 72 11 2 6 33 3 27 42 .253 .317 .368 .686
Chuck Diering UNQ SLN 89 239 204 34 51 12 0 3 18 1 35 38 .250 .360 .353 .713
Marty Marion UNQ SLN 106 420 372 36 92 10 2 4 40 1 44 55 .247 .327 .317 .644
Billy DeMars UNQ SLA 61 204 178 25 44 5 1 0 13 0 22 13 .247 .330 .287 .617
Cliff Mapes UNQ NYA 108 414 356 60 88 14 6 12 61 1 47 61 .247 .338 .421 .760
Rocky Nelson UNQ SLN 76 265 235 27 58 10 4 1 20 4 26 9 .247 .324 .336 .661
Pete Suder UNQ PHA 77 274 248 34 61 10 0 8 35 2 23 31 .246 .310 .383 .693
Del Rice UNQ SLN 130 471 414 39 101 20 3 9 54 0 43 65 .244 .323 .372 .694
Mickey Owen UNQ CHN 86 277 259 22 63 11 0 2 21 2 13 16 .243 .282 .309 .591
Barney McCosky UNQ PHA 66 207 179 19 43 10 1 0 11 0 22 12 .240 .323 .307 .631
Roy Sievers UNQ SLA 113 408 370 46 88 20 4 10 57 1 34 42 .238 .305 .395 .700
Owen Friend UNQ SLA 119 427 372 48 88 15 2 8 50 2 40 68 .237 .312 .352 .664
Tom Upton UNQ SLA 124 449 389 50 92 5 6 2 30 7 52 45 .237 .328 .296 .624
Joe Gordon UNQ CLE 119 429 368 59 87 12 1 19 57 4 56 44 .236 .340 .429 .770
Al Evans UNQ WS1 90 322 289 24 68 8 3 2 30 0 29 21 .235 .309 .304 .614
Willard Marshall UNQ BSN 105 336 298 38 70 10 2 5 40 1 36 5 .235 .319 .332 .652
Peanuts Lowrey UNQ 2 teams 108 369 320 44 75 14 0 2 15 0 42 8 .234 .325 .297 .622
Joe Collins UNQ NYA 108 239 205 47 48 8 3 8 28 5 31 34 .234 .335 .420 .754
Ted Beard UNQ PIT 61 209 177 32 41 6 2 4 12 3 27 45 .232 .333 .356 .689
Johnny Ostrowski UNQ 2 teams 77 223 190 26 44 4 2 6 25 2 29 40 .232 .339 .368 .708
Marv Rickert UNQ 2 teams 101 321 298 38 69 9 2 4 31 0 21 46 .232 .282 .315 .598
Rube Walker UNQ CHN 74 231 213 19 49 7 1 6 16 0 18 34 .230 .290 .357 .647
Jim Russell UNQ BRO 77 246 214 37 49 8 2 10 32 1 31 36 .229 .329 .425 .755
Carmen Mauro UNQ CHN 62 200 185 19 42 4 3 1 10 3 13 31 .227 .285 .297 .582
Aaron Robinson UNQ DET 107 358 283 37 64 7 0 9 37 0 75 35 .226 .388 .346 .735
Bobby Morgan UNQ BRO 67 236 199 38 45 10 3 7 21 0 32 43 .226 .342 .412 .754
Ken Wood UNQ SLA 128 411 369 42 83 24 0 13 62 0 38 58 .225 .299 .396 .695
Dixie Howell UNQ CIN 82 261 224 30 50 9 1 2 22 0 32 31 .223 .326 .299 .625
Tookie Gilbert UNQ NY1 113 370 322 40 71 12 2 4 32 3 43 36 .220 .314 .307 .622
Del Crandall UNQ BSN 79 274 255 21 56 11 0 4 37 0 13 24 .220 .257 .310 .567
Jim Hegan UNQ CLE 131 469 415 53 91 16 5 14 58 1 42 52 .219 .291 .383 .674
Snuffy Stirnweiss UNQ 2 teams 100 383 328 32 71 16 2 1 24 3 51 49 .216 .322 .287 .608
Tom Saffell UNQ PIT 67 202 182 18 37 7 0 2 6 1 14 34 .203 .264 .275 .539
Showing 1-50 of 170 batters listed (84 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 155 innings at 155 team games. 61 of the 138 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1950 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Sal Maglie NY1 18 4 47 16 12 5 1 206.0 169 62 86 96 2.71 1.24
Ewell Blackwell CIN 17 15 40 32 18 1 4 261.0 203 86 112 188 2.97 1.21
Larry Jansen NY1 19 13 40 35 21 5 3 275.0 238 92 55 161 3.01 1.07
Robin Roberts PHI 20 11 40 39 21 5 1 304.1 282 102 77 146 3.02 1.18
Max Lanier SLN 11 9 27 27 10 2 0 181.1 173 63 68 89 3.13 1.33
Warren Spahn BSN 21 17 41 39 25 1 1 293.0 248 103 111 191 3.16 1.23
Early Wynn CLE 18 8 32 28 14 2 0 213.2 166 76 101 143 3.20 1.25
Howie Pollet SLN 14 13 37 30 14 2 2 232.1 228 85 68 117 3.29 1.27
Preacher Roe BRO 19 11 36 32 16 2 1 250.2 245 92 66 125 3.30 1.24
Ned Garver SLA 13 18 37 31 22 2 0 260.0 264 98 108 85 3.39 1.43
Curt Simmons PHI 17 8 31 27 11 2 1 214.2 178 81 88 146 3.40 1.24
Bob Feller CLE 16 11 35 34 16 3 0 247.0 230 94 103 119 3.43 1.35
Vern Bickford BSN 19 14 40 39 27 2 0 311.2 293 120 122 126 3.47 1.33
Eddie Lopat NYA 18 8 35 32 15 3 1 236.1 244 91 65 72 3.47 1.31
Art Houtteman DET 19 12 41 34 21 4 4 274.2 257 108 99 88 3.54 1.30
Bob Miller PHI 11 6 35 22 7 2 1 174.0 190 69 57 44 3.57 1.42
Erv Palica BRO 13 8 43 19 10 2 1 201.1 176 80 98 131 3.58 1.36
Bill Wight CHA 10 16 30 28 13 3 0 206.0 213 82 79 62 3.58 1.42
Mel Parnell BOS 18 10 40 31 21 2 3 249.0 244 100 106 93 3.61 1.41
Willie Ramsdell 2 teams 8 14 32 22 8 1 1 163.2 158 67 77 85 3.68 1.44
Don Newcombe BRO 19 11 40 35 20 4 3 267.1 258 110 75 130 3.70 1.25
Bob Rush CHN 13 20 39 34 19 1 1 254.2 261 105 93 93 3.71 1.39
Allie Reynolds NYA 16 12 35 29 14 2 2 240.2 215 100 138 160 3.74 1.47
Dizzy Trout DET 13 5 34 20 11 1 4 184.2 190 77 64 88 3.75 1.38
Murry Dickson PIT 10 15 51 22 8 0 3 225.0 227 95 83 76 3.80 1.38
Harry Brecheen SLN 8 11 27 23 12 2 1 163.1 151 69 45 80 3.80 1.20
Bob Lemon CLE 23 11 44 37 22 3 3 288.0 281 123 146 170 3.84 1.48
Mike Garcia CLE 11 11 33 29 11 0 0 184.0 191 79 74 76 3.86 1.44
Dave Koslo NY1 13 15 40 22 7 1 3 186.2 190 81 68 56 3.91 1.38
Bob Cain CHA 9 12 34 23 11 1 2 171.2 153 75 109 77 3.93 1.53
Johnny Sain BSN 20 13 37 37 25 3 0 278.1 294 122 70 96 3.94 1.31
Fred Hutchinson DET 17 8 39 26 10 1 0 231.2 269 102 48 71 3.96 1.37
Billy Pierce CHA 12 16 33 29 15 1 1 219.1 189 97 137 118 3.98 1.49
Vic Raschi NYA 21 8 33 32 17 2 1 256.2 232 114 116 155 4.00 1.36
Lou Brissie PHA 7 19 46 31 15 2 8 246.0 237 110 117 101 4.02 1.44
Sid Hudson WS1 14 14 30 30 17 0 0 237.2 261 108 98 75 4.09 1.51
Al Brazle SLN 11 9 46 12 3 0 6 164.2 188 75 80 47 4.10 1.63
Paul Minner CHN 8 13 39 24 9 1 4 190.1 217 87 72 99 4.11 1.52
Joe Dobson BOS 15 10 39 27 12 1 4 206.2 217 96 81 81 4.18 1.44
Stubby Overmire SLA 9 12 31 19 8 2 0 161.0 200 75 45 39 4.19 1.52
Ken Raffensberger CIN 14 19 38 35 18 4 0 239.0 271 113 40 87 4.26 1.30
Ellis Kinder BOS 14 12 48 23 11 1 9 207.0 212 98 78 95 4.26 1.40
Cliff Chambers PIT 12 15 37 33 11 2 0 249.1 262 119 92 93 4.30 1.42
Howie Fox CIN 11 8 34 22 10 1 1 187.0 196 90 85 64 4.33 1.50
Bob Kuzava 2 teams 9 10 32 29 9 1 0 199.1 199 96 102 105 4.33 1.51
Hal Newhouser DET 15 13 35 30 15 1 3 213.2 232 103 81 87 4.34 1.46
Bill Werle PIT 8 16 48 22 6 0 8 215.1 249 110 65 78 4.60 1.46
Bobby Shantz PHA 8 14 36 23 6 1 0 214.2 251 110 85 93 4.61 1.57
Sheldon Jones NY1 13 16 40 28 11 2 2 199.0 188 102 90 97 4.61 1.40
Tommy Byrne NYA 15 9 31 31 10 2 0 203.1 188 107 160 118 4.74 1.71
Randy Gumpert CHA 5 12 40 17 6 1 0 155.1 165 82 58 48 4.75 1.44
Al Widmar SLA 7 15 36 26 8 1 4 194.2 211 103 74 78 4.76 1.46
Ray Scarborough 2 teams 13 18 35 31 12 3 1 207.2 222 114 84 94 4.94 1.47
Gerry Staley SLN 13 13 42 22 7 1 3 169.2 201 94 61 62 4.99 1.54
Johnny Schmitz CHN 10 16 39 27 8 3 0 193.0 217 107 91 75 4.99 1.60
Bob Hooper PHA 15 10 45 20 3 0 5 170.1 181 95 91 58 5.02 1.60
Chuck Stobbs BOS 12 7 32 21 6 0 1 169.1 158 96 88 78 5.10 1.45
Russ Meyer PHI 9 11 32 25 3 0 1 159.2 193 94 67 74 5.30 1.63
Alex Kellner PHA 8 20 36 29 15 0 2 225.1 253 137 112 85 5.47 1.62
Herm Wehmeier CIN 10 18 41 32 12 0 4 230.0 255 145 135 121 5.67 1.70
Hank Wyse PHA 9 14 41 23 4 0 0 170.2 192 111 87 33 5.85 1.63
Jim Hearn UNQ 2 teams 11 4 22 16 11 5 0 134.0 84 37 44 58 2.49 0.96
Jim Konstanty UNQ PHI 16 7 74 0 0 0 22 152.0 108 45 50 56 2.66 1.04
Bubba Church UNQ PHI 8 6 31 18 8 2 1 142.0 113 43 56 50 2.73 1.19
Whitey Ford UNQ NYA 9 1 20 12 7 2 1 112.0 87 35 52 59 2.81 1.24
Max Surkont UNQ BSN 5 2 9 6 2 0 0 55.2 63 20 20 21 3.23 1.49
Cloyd Boyer UNQ SLN 7 7 36 14 6 1 1 120.1 105 47 49 82 3.52 1.28
Frank Hiller UNQ CHN 12 5 38 17 9 2 1 153.0 153 60 32 55 3.53 1.21
Jack Kramer UNQ NY1 3 6 35 9 1 0 1 86.2 91 34 39 27 3.53 1.50
Al Benton UNQ CLE 4 2 36 0 0 0 4 63.0 57 25 30 26 3.57 1.38
Steve Gromek UNQ CLE 10 7 31 13 4 1 0 113.1 94 46 36 43 3.65 1.15
Joe Ostrowski UNQ 2 teams 3 5 30 11 3 0 3 101.0 107 41 22 30 3.65 1.28
Jesse Flores UNQ CLE 3 3 28 2 1 1 4 53.0 53 22 25 27 3.74 1.47
Dutch Leonard UNQ CHN 5 1 35 1 0 0 6 74.0 70 31 27 28 3.77 1.31
Johnny Vander Meer UNQ CHN 3 4 32 6 0 0 1 73.2 60 31 59 41 3.79 1.62
Tom Ferrick UNQ 2 teams 9 7 46 0 0 0 11 80.2 73 34 29 26 3.79 1.26
Luis Aloma UNQ CHA 7 2 42 0 0 0 4 87.2 77 37 53 49 3.80 1.48
Frank Smith UNQ CIN 2 7 38 4 0 0 3 90.2 73 39 39 55 3.87 1.24
Ken Johnson UNQ 2 teams 4 1 16 8 3 1 0 62.2 62 27 46 33 3.88 1.72
Red Munger UNQ SLN 7 8 32 20 5 1 0 154.2 158 67 70 61 3.90 1.47
Howie Judson UNQ CHA 2 3 46 3 1 0 0 112.0 105 49 63 34 3.94 1.50
Sam Zoldak UNQ CLE 4 2 33 3 0 0 4 63.2 64 28 21 15 3.96 1.34
Ken Heintzelman UNQ PHI 3 9 23 17 4 1 0 125.1 122 57 54 39 4.09 1.40
Dick Weik UNQ 2 teams 2 6 25 7 1 0 0 70.0 56 32 73 42 4.11 1.84
Monk Dubiel UNQ CHN 6 10 39 12 4 2 2 142.2 152 66 67 51 4.16 1.54
Bill Macdonald UNQ PIT 8 10 32 20 6 2 1 153.0 138 73 88 60 4.29 1.48
Ted Gray UNQ DET 10 7 27 21 7 0 1 149.1 139 73 72 102 4.40 1.41
Sandy Consuegra UNQ WS1 7 8 21 18 8 2 2 124.2 132 61 57 38 4.40 1.52
Bob Chipman UNQ BSN 7 7 27 12 4 0 1 124.0 127 61 37 40 4.43 1.32
Connie Marrero UNQ WS1 6 10 27 19 8 1 1 152.0 159 76 55 63 4.50 1.41
Hal White UNQ DET 9 6 42 8 3 1 1 111.0 96 56 65 53 4.54 1.45
Fred Sanford UNQ NYA 5 4 26 12 2 0 0 112.2 103 57 79 54 4.55 1.62
Joe Hatten UNQ BRO 2 2 23 8 2 1 0 68.2 82 35 31 29 4.59 1.65
Ken Holcombe UNQ CHA 3 10 24 15 5 0 1 96.0 122 49 45 37 4.59 1.74
Ralph Branca UNQ BRO 7 9 43 15 5 0 7 142.0 152 74 55 100 4.69 1.46
Carl Erskine UNQ BRO 7 6 22 13 3 0 1 103.0 109 54 35 50 4.72 1.40
Monty Kennedy UNQ NY1 5 4 36 17 5 0 2 114.1 120 60 53 41 4.72 1.51
Doyle Lade UNQ CHN 5 6 34 12 2 0 2 117.2 126 62 50 36 4.74 1.50
Hank Borowy UNQ 2 teams 2 4 27 5 1 0 0 64.1 60 34 29 24 4.76 1.38
Mickey Harris UNQ WS1 5 9 53 0 0 0 15 98.0 93 52 46 41 4.78 1.42
Al Sima UNQ WS1 4 5 17 9 1 0 0 77.0 89 41 26 23 4.79 1.49
Vern Law UNQ PIT 7 9 27 17 5 1 0 128.0 137 70 49 57 4.92 1.45
Gene Bearden UNQ 2 teams 4 8 26 12 4 0 0 113.2 138 63 65 30 4.99 1.79
Dick Starr UNQ SLA 7 5 32 16 4 1 2 123.2 140 69 74 30 5.02 1.73
Bobby Hogue UNQ BSN 3 5 36 1 0 0 7 62.2 69 35 31 15 5.03 1.60
Joe Page UNQ NYA 3 7 37 0 0 0 13 55.1 66 31 31 33 5.04 1.75
Junior Walsh UNQ PIT 1 1 38 2 0 0 2 62.1 56 35 34 33 5.05 1.44
Johnny Hetki UNQ CIN 1 2 22 1 0 0 0 53.0 53 30 27 21 5.09 1.51
Fred Martin UNQ SLN 4 2 30 2 0 0 0 63.1 87 36 30 19 5.12 1.85
Normie Roy UNQ BSN 4 3 19 6 2 0 1 59.2 72 34 39 25 5.13 1.86
Mickey McDermott UNQ BOS 7 3 38 15 4 0 5 130.0 119 75 124 96 5.19 1.87
Johnny Klippstein UNQ CHN 2 9 33 11 3 0 1 104.2 112 61 64 51 5.25 1.68
Bud Podbielan UNQ BRO 5 4 20 10 2 0 1 72.2 93 43 29 28 5.33 1.68
Dan Bankhead UNQ BRO 9 4 41 12 2 1 3 129.1 119 79 88 96 5.50 1.60
Andy Hansen UNQ NY1 0 1 31 1 0 0 3 57.0 64 35 26 19 5.53 1.58
Walt Masterson UNQ BOS 8 6 33 15 6 0 1 129.1 145 81 82 60 5.64 1.76
Eddie Erautt UNQ CIN 4 2 33 2 1 0 1 65.1 82 41 22 35 5.65 1.59
Mickey Haefner UNQ 2 teams 1 8 32 11 3 0 0 94.2 106 60 57 27 5.70 1.72
Bill Voiselle UNQ CHN 0 4 19 7 0 0 0 51.1 64 33 29 25 5.79 1.81
Joe Haynes UNQ WS1 7 5 27 10 1 1 0 101.2 124 66 46 15 5.84 1.67
Johnny Antonelli UNQ BSN 2 3 20 6 2 1 0 57.2 81 38 22 33 5.93 1.79
Mel Queen UNQ PIT 5 14 33 21 4 1 0 120.1 135 80 73 76 5.98 1.73
Jim Pearce UNQ WS1 2 1 20 3 1 0 0 56.2 58 38 37 18 6.04 1.68
Willard Nixon UNQ BOS 8 6 22 15 2 0 2 101.1 126 68 58 57 6.04 1.82
Paul Calvert UNQ DET 2 2 32 0 0 0 4 51.1 71 36 25 14 6.31 1.87
Al Papai UNQ 2 teams 5 2 29 3 2 0 2 69.2 82 49 42 26 6.33 1.78
Fritz Dorish UNQ SLA 4 9 29 13 4 0 0 109.0 162 78 36 36 6.44 1.82
Dick Fowler UNQ PHA 1 5 11 9 2 0 0 66.2 75 48 56 15 6.48 1.96
Cliff Fannin UNQ SLA 5 9 25 16 3 0 1 102.0 116 74 58 42 6.53 1.71
Steve Nagy UNQ WS1 2 5 9 9 2 0 0 53.1 69 39 29 17 6.58 1.84
Duane Pillette UNQ 2 teams 3 5 28 7 1 0 2 80.2 113 59 47 22 6.58 1.98
Vic Lombardi UNQ PIT 0 5 39 2 0 0 1 76.1 93 56 48 26 6.60 1.85
Clint Hartung UNQ NY1 3 3 20 8 1 0 0 65.1 87 48 44 23 6.61 2.01
Don Johnson UNQ 2 teams 6 6 33 12 4 1 1 114.0 161 85 67 40 6.71 2.00
Bob Hall UNQ BSN 0 2 21 4 0 0 0 50.1 58 39 33 22 6.97 1.81
Carl Scheib UNQ PHA 3 10 43 8 1 0 3 106.0 138 85 70 37 7.22 1.96
Cuddles Marshall UNQ SLA 1 3 28 2 0 0 1 53.2 72 47 51 24 7.88 2.29
Joe Coleman UNQ PHA 0 5 15 6 2 0 0 54.0 74 51 50 12 8.50 2.30
Showing 1-50 of 138 pitchers listed (61 qualified)

Reading the 1950 leader tables

The 1950 batting table lists 170 hitters, of whom 84 qualify for the rate columns. Billy Goodman tops the qualified hitters in batting average (.354); Stan Musial is second at .346. Sorting by home runs brings Ralph Kiner (47) to the top; for runs batted in, Walt Dropo is first with 144. The 1950 pitching table lists 138 pitchers, 61 of them qualified. First among qualified pitchers by ERA is Sal Maglie, 2.71, and Larry Jansen has the best WHIP, 1.07. The counting columns are topped by Bob Lemon in wins (23), Warren Spahn in strikeouts (191), and Jim Konstanty in saves (22).

1950 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1950?
Ralph Kiner led with 47 home runs in 1950.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1950?
Walt Dropo and Vern Stephens tied for the lead with 144 RBI in 1950.
Who led MLB in hits in 1950?
George Kell led with 218 hits in 1950.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1950?
Billy Goodman led at .354 in 1950, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1950?
Bob Lemon led with 23 wins in 1950.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1950?
Warren Spahn led with 191 strikeouts in 1950.