1951 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1951 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1951 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Ralph Kiner led with 42 home runs, Gus Zernial led with 129 RBI, and Richie Ashburn led with 221 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. 80 of the 167 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1951 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1951 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Stan Musial SLN 152 678 578 124 205 30 12 32 108 4 98 40 .355 .449 .614 1.063
Richie Ashburn PHI 154 712 643 92 221 31 5 4 63 29 50 37 .344 .393 .426 .819
Ferris Fain PHA 117 511 425 63 146 30 3 6 57 0 80 20 .344 .451 .471 .921
Jackie Robinson BRO 153 642 548 106 185 33 7 19 88 25 79 27 .338 .429 .527 .957
Minnie Miñoso 2 teams 146 622 530 112 173 34 14 10 76 31 72 42 .326 .422 .500 .922
Roy Campanella BRO 143 562 505 90 164 33 1 33 108 1 53 51 .325 .393 .590 .983
George Kell DET 147 674 598 92 191 36 3 2 59 10 61 18 .319 .386 .400 .786
Ted Williams BOS 148 675 531 109 169 28 4 30 126 1 144 45 .318 .464 .556 1.019
Nellie Fox CHA 147 681 604 93 189 32 12 4 55 9 43 11 .313 .372 .425 .798
Johnny Pesky BOS 131 573 480 93 150 20 6 3 41 2 84 15 .312 .417 .398 .815
Monte Irvin NY1 151 657 558 94 174 19 11 24 121 12 89 44 .312 .415 .514 .929
Johnny Wyrostek CIN 142 598 537 52 167 31 3 2 61 2 54 54 .311 .376 .391 .767
Ralph Kiner PIT 151 670 531 124 164 31 6 42 109 2 137 57 .309 .452 .627 1.079
Bobby Avila CLE 141 615 542 76 165 21 3 10 58 14 60 31 .304 .374 .410 .783
Al Dark NY1 156 700 646 114 196 41 7 14 69 12 42 39 .303 .352 .454 .805
Gil Coan WS1 135 591 538 85 163 25 7 9 62 8 39 62 .303 .357 .426 .782
Elmer Valo PHA 123 530 444 75 134 27 8 7 55 11 75 20 .302 .412 .446 .858
Billy Goodman BOS 141 638 546 92 162 34 4 0 50 7 79 37 .297 .388 .374 .761
Dom DiMaggio BOS 146 718 639 113 189 34 4 12 72 4 73 53 .296 .370 .418 .788
Carl Furillo BRO 158 724 667 93 197 32 4 16 91 8 43 33 .295 .344 .427 .772
Larry Doby CLE 134 551 447 84 132 27 5 20 69 4 101 81 .295 .428 .512 .941
Yogi Berra NYA 141 594 547 92 161 19 4 27 88 5 44 20 .294 .350 .492 .842
Bobby Thomson NY1 148 602 518 89 152 27 8 32 101 5 73 57 .293 .385 .562 .947
Mickey Vernon WS1 141 602 546 69 160 30 7 9 87 7 53 45 .293 .358 .423 .781
Dale Mitchell CLE 134 570 510 83 148 21 7 11 62 7 53 16 .290 .358 .424 .782
Eddie Joost PHA 140 667 553 107 160 28 5 19 78 10 106 70 .289 .409 .461 .870
Red Schoendienst SLN 135 602 553 88 160 32 7 6 54 0 35 23 .289 .335 .405 .740
Sid Gordon BSN 150 641 550 96 158 28 1 29 109 2 80 32 .287 .383 .500 .883
Pee Wee Reese BRO 154 711 616 94 176 20 8 10 84 20 81 57 .286 .371 .393 .763
Willie Jones PHI 148 647 564 79 161 28 5 22 81 6 60 47 .285 .358 .470 .828
Vic Wertz DET 138 581 501 86 143 24 4 27 94 0 78 61 .285 .383 .511 .894
Bob Elliott BSN 136 547 480 73 137 29 2 15 70 2 65 56 .285 .371 .448 .819
Frank Baumholtz CHN 146 615 560 62 159 28 10 2 50 5 49 36 .284 .346 .380 .726
Eddie Yost WS1 154 716 568 109 161 36 4 12 65 6 126 55 .283 .423 .424 .847
Jim Busby CHA 143 524 477 59 135 15 2 5 68 26 40 46 .283 .344 .354 .698
Eddie Robinson CHA 151 649 564 85 159 23 5 29 117 2 77 54 .282 .371 .495 .866
Whitey Lockman NY1 153 673 614 85 173 27 7 12 73 4 50 32 .282 .339 .407 .746
Willard Marshall BSN 136 523 469 65 132 24 7 11 62 0 48 18 .281 .351 .433 .784
Enos Slaughter SLN 123 483 409 48 115 17 8 4 64 7 67 25 .281 .386 .391 .777
Solly Hemus SLN 120 507 420 68 118 18 9 2 32 7 75 31 .281 .395 .381 .776
Gene Woodling NYA 120 485 420 65 118 15 8 15 71 0 62 37 .281 .373 .462 .835
Sam Jethroe BSN 148 644 572 101 160 29 10 18 65 35 57 88 .280 .356 .460 .816
Ray Coleman 2 teams 142 564 522 62 146 24 12 8 76 5 39 46 .280 .330 .418 .747
Billy Cox BRO 142 507 455 62 127 25 4 9 51 5 37 30 .279 .336 .411 .747
Irv Noren WS1 129 564 509 82 142 33 5 8 86 10 51 35 .279 .345 .411 .755
Gus Bell PIT 149 647 600 80 167 27 12 16 89 1 42 41 .278 .330 .443 .773
Duke Snider BRO 150 672 606 96 168 26 6 29 101 14 62 97 .277 .344 .483 .828
Don Mueller NY1 122 493 469 58 130 10 7 16 69 1 19 13 .277 .307 .431 .737
Randy Jackson CHN 145 609 557 78 153 24 6 16 76 14 47 44 .275 .332 .425 .758
Sam Mele WS1 143 594 558 58 153 36 7 5 94 2 32 31 .274 .315 .391 .705
Phil Rizzuto NYA 144 629 540 87 148 21 6 2 43 18 58 27 .274 .350 .346 .696
Willie Mays NY1 121 524 464 59 127 22 5 20 68 7 57 60 .274 .356 .472 .828
Roy Hartsfield BSN 120 497 450 63 122 11 2 6 31 7 41 73 .271 .333 .344 .678
Luke Easter CLE 128 532 486 65 131 12 5 27 103 0 37 71 .270 .333 .481 .814
Gil Hodges BRO 158 681 582 118 156 25 3 40 103 9 93 99 .268 .374 .527 .901
Gus Zernial 2 teams 143 638 571 92 153 30 5 33 129 2 63 101 .268 .345 .511 .856
Del Ennis PHI 144 602 532 76 142 20 5 15 73 4 68 42 .267 .352 .408 .760
Wally Westlake 2 teams 123 491 448 64 119 12 5 22 84 1 33 68 .266 .324 .462 .786
Billy Johnson 2 teams 139 550 482 57 128 26 1 14 68 5 53 49 .266 .346 .411 .756
Al Rosen CLE 154 661 573 82 152 30 1 24 102 7 85 71 .265 .362 .447 .809
Johnny Lipon DET 129 549 487 56 129 15 1 0 38 7 49 27 .265 .335 .300 .634
Chico Carrasquel CHA 147 595 538 41 142 22 4 2 58 14 46 39 .264 .325 .331 .656
Earl Torgeson BSN 155 690 581 99 153 21 4 24 92 20 102 70 .263 .375 .437 .812
Hank Sauer CHN 141 574 525 77 138 19 4 30 89 2 45 77 .263 .325 .486 .810
Joe DiMaggio NYA 116 482 415 72 109 22 4 12 71 0 61 36 .263 .365 .422 .787
Dave Philley 2 teams 132 565 493 71 129 20 7 7 61 9 65 41 .262 .351 .373 .724
Pete Castiglione PIT 132 533 482 62 126 19 4 7 42 2 34 28 .261 .311 .361 .672
Jerry Priddy DET 154 665 584 73 152 22 6 8 57 4 69 73 .260 .338 .360 .698
Bobby Young SLA 147 674 611 75 159 13 9 1 31 8 44 51 .260 .310 .316 .626
Ted Kluszewski CIN 154 644 607 74 157 35 2 13 77 6 35 33 .259 .301 .387 .688
Cass Michaels WS1 138 549 485 59 125 20 4 4 45 1 61 41 .258 .342 .340 .682
Eddie Waitkus PHI 145 664 610 65 157 27 4 1 46 0 53 22 .257 .317 .320 .636
Andy Pafko 2 teams 133 519 455 68 116 16 3 30 93 2 52 37 .255 .347 .501 .848
Granny Hamner PHI 150 625 589 61 150 23 7 9 72 10 29 32 .255 .290 .363 .653
Jim Delsing SLA 131 512 449 59 112 20 2 8 45 2 56 39 .249 .338 .356 .694
Eddie Stanky NY1 145 653 515 88 127 17 2 14 43 8 127 63 .247 .401 .369 .770
Fred Marsh SLA 130 483 445 44 108 21 4 4 43 4 36 56 .243 .299 .335 .634
Connie Ryan CIN 136 560 473 75 112 17 4 16 53 11 79 72 .237 .350 .391 .741
Ray Boone CLE 151 603 544 65 127 14 1 12 51 5 48 36 .233 .302 .329 .631
George Strickland PIT 138 528 454 59 98 12 7 9 47 4 65 83 .216 .318 .333 .651
Walker Cooper UNQ BSN 109 372 342 42 107 14 1 18 59 1 28 18 .313 .367 .518 .884
Phil Cavarretta UNQ CHN 89 237 206 24 64 7 1 6 28 0 27 28 .311 .393 .442 .835
Billy Hitchcock UNQ PHA 77 249 222 27 68 10 4 1 36 2 21 23 .306 .371 .401 .772
Gil McDougald UNQ NYA 131 473 402 72 123 23 4 14 63 14 56 54 .306 .396 .488 .884
Peanuts Lowrey UNQ SLN 114 419 370 52 112 19 5 5 40 0 35 12 .303 .366 .422 .788
Vern Stephens UNQ BOS 109 415 377 62 113 21 2 17 78 1 38 33 .300 .364 .501 .865
Johnny Groth UNQ DET 118 465 428 41 128 29 1 3 49 1 31 32 .299 .349 .393 .742
Clyde McCullough UNQ PIT 92 290 259 26 77 9 2 8 39 2 27 31 .297 .366 .440 .806
Hank Bauer UNQ NYA 118 394 348 53 103 19 3 10 54 5 42 39 .296 .373 .454 .827
George Metkovich UNQ PIT 120 455 423 51 124 21 3 3 40 3 28 23 .293 .338 .378 .717
Bob Dillinger UNQ 2 teams 101 364 342 42 100 9 4 0 20 7 16 17 .292 .326 .342 .668
Bobby Doerr UNQ BOS 106 463 402 60 116 21 2 13 73 2 57 33 .289 .378 .448 .826
Mike McCormick UNQ WS1 81 272 243 31 70 9 3 1 23 1 29 20 .288 .364 .362 .726
Dick Kryhoski UNQ DET 119 455 421 58 121 19 4 12 57 1 28 29 .287 .335 .437 .772
Dick Sisler UNQ PHI 125 478 428 46 123 20 5 8 52 1 40 39 .287 .351 .414 .765
Joe Collins UNQ NYA 125 298 262 52 75 8 5 9 48 9 34 23 .286 .368 .458 .826
Matt Batts UNQ 2 teams 90 304 277 27 79 18 1 5 33 2 22 23 .285 .338 .412 .749
Hank Majeski UNQ 2 teams 101 400 358 45 101 23 4 5 48 1 36 24 .282 .351 .411 .762
Ebba St. Claire UNQ BSN 72 233 220 22 62 17 2 1 25 2 12 24 .282 .322 .391 .713
Pat Mullin UNQ DET 110 336 295 41 83 11 6 12 51 2 40 38 .281 .367 .481 .849
Sibby Sisti UNQ BSN 114 399 362 46 101 20 2 2 38 4 32 50 .279 .341 .362 .703
Pete Runnels UNQ WS1 78 307 273 31 76 12 2 0 25 0 31 24 .278 .354 .337 .691
Del Wilber UNQ PHI 84 263 245 30 68 7 3 8 34 0 17 26 .278 .324 .429 .753
Bud Stewart UNQ CHA 95 253 217 40 60 13 5 6 40 1 29 9 .276 .367 .465 .832
Bob Addis UNQ BSN 85 211 199 23 55 7 0 1 24 3 9 10 .276 .308 .327 .634
Hal Jeffcoat UNQ CHN 113 299 278 44 76 20 2 4 27 8 16 23 .273 .315 .403 .718
Gene Hermanski UNQ 2 teams 106 361 311 36 85 16 1 4 25 3 45 42 .273 .372 .370 .742
Bill Howerton UNQ 2 teams 104 321 284 39 77 16 3 12 41 1 36 56 .271 .353 .475 .828
Phil Masi UNQ CHA 84 262 225 24 61 11 2 4 28 1 32 27 .271 .367 .391 .758
Bobby Brown UNQ NYA 103 369 313 44 84 15 2 6 51 1 47 18 .268 .369 .387 .756
Lou Boudreau UNQ BOS 82 313 273 37 73 18 1 5 47 1 30 12 .267 .353 .396 .748
Stan Rojek UNQ 2 teams 59 219 202 21 54 7 3 0 14 0 10 11 .267 .308 .332 .640
Mickey Mantle UNQ NYA 96 386 341 61 91 11 5 13 65 8 43 74 .267 .349 .443 .792
Bobby Adams UNQ CIN 125 450 403 57 107 12 5 5 24 4 43 40 .266 .338 .357 .695
Don Lenhardt UNQ 2 teams 95 336 302 32 80 12 1 15 63 2 30 38 .265 .335 .460 .796
Eddie Miksis UNQ 2 teams 121 473 431 54 114 14 3 4 35 11 34 38 .265 .320 .339 .658
Nippy Jones UNQ SLN 80 312 300 20 79 12 0 3 41 1 9 13 .263 .287 .333 .620
Cliff Mapes UNQ 2 teams 101 284 252 38 66 10 3 9 38 0 30 47 .262 .343 .433 .775
Hank Arft UNQ SLA 112 390 345 44 90 16 5 7 42 4 41 34 .261 .339 .397 .736
Joe Ginsberg UNQ DET 102 351 304 44 79 10 2 8 37 0 43 21 .260 .355 .385 .740
Johnny Mize UNQ NYA 113 372 332 37 86 14 1 10 49 1 36 24 .259 .339 .398 .736
Rocky Nelson UNQ 2 teams 86 232 218 32 56 8 4 1 15 1 12 7 .257 .296 .344 .640
Al Zarilla UNQ CHA 120 449 382 56 98 21 2 10 60 2 60 57 .257 .363 .401 .764
Gus Niarhos UNQ CHA 66 217 168 27 43 6 0 1 10 4 47 9 .256 .419 .310 .728
Don Kolloway UNQ DET 78 232 212 28 54 7 0 1 17 2 15 12 .255 .307 .302 .609
Hal Rice UNQ SLN 69 260 236 20 60 12 1 4 38 0 24 22 .254 .323 .364 .687
Grady Hatton UNQ CIN 96 366 331 41 84 9 3 4 37 4 33 32 .254 .321 .335 .657
Sherm Lollar UNQ SLA 98 359 310 44 78 21 0 8 44 1 43 26 .252 .350 .397 .747
Del Rice UNQ SLN 122 419 374 34 94 13 1 9 47 0 34 26 .251 .319 .364 .682
Clyde Vollmer UNQ BOS 115 445 386 66 97 9 2 22 85 0 55 66 .251 .346 .456 .802
Dixie Howell UNQ CIN 77 222 207 22 52 6 1 2 18 0 15 34 .251 .302 .319 .621
Smoky Burgess UNQ CHN 94 240 219 21 55 4 2 2 20 2 21 12 .251 .317 .315 .632
Jerry Coleman UNQ NYA 121 405 362 48 90 11 2 3 43 6 31 36 .249 .315 .315 .630
Bob Kennedy UNQ CLE 108 359 321 30 79 15 4 7 29 4 34 33 .246 .320 .383 .703
Joe Astroth UNQ PHA 64 205 187 30 46 10 2 2 19 0 18 13 .246 .312 .353 .665
Pete Suder UNQ PHA 123 477 440 46 108 18 1 1 42 5 30 42 .245 .295 .298 .593
Bud Souchock UNQ DET 91 209 188 33 46 10 3 11 28 0 18 27 .245 .314 .505 .819
Joe Adcock UNQ CIN 113 422 395 40 96 16 4 10 47 1 24 29 .243 .288 .380 .668
Lloyd Merriman UNQ CIN 114 392 359 34 87 23 2 5 36 8 31 34 .242 .303 .359 .662
Virgil Stallcup UNQ CIN 121 434 428 33 103 17 2 8 49 2 6 40 .241 .251 .346 .597
Joe Garagiola UNQ 2 teams 99 331 284 33 68 11 4 11 44 4 41 27 .239 .339 .423 .762
Joe Tipton UNQ PHA 72 266 213 23 51 9 0 3 20 1 51 25 .239 .389 .324 .713
Walt Dropo UNQ BOS 99 398 360 37 86 14 0 11 57 0 38 52 .239 .312 .369 .681
Chuck Connors UNQ CHN 66 214 201 16 48 5 1 2 18 4 12 25 .239 .282 .303 .585
Sam Dente UNQ WS1 88 301 273 21 65 8 1 0 29 3 25 10 .238 .302 .275 .577
Jim Hegan UNQ CLE 133 457 416 60 99 17 5 6 43 0 38 72 .238 .302 .346 .648
Rube Walker UNQ 2 teams 73 200 181 15 43 8 0 4 14 0 18 27 .238 .307 .348 .655
Ken Wood UNQ SLA 109 367 333 40 79 19 0 15 44 1 27 49 .237 .296 .429 .726
Hank Thompson UNQ NY1 87 308 264 37 62 8 4 8 33 1 43 23 .235 .342 .386 .728
Eddie Pellagrini UNQ PHI 86 226 197 31 46 4 5 5 30 5 23 25 .234 .326 .381 .707
Roy Smalley UNQ CHN 79 266 238 24 55 7 4 8 31 0 25 53 .231 .304 .395 .699
Johnny Pramesa UNQ CIN 72 234 227 12 52 5 2 6 22 0 5 17 .229 .246 .348 .594
Harry Simpson UNQ CLE 122 381 332 51 76 7 0 7 24 6 45 48 .229 .325 .313 .638
Wayne Terwilliger UNQ 2 teams 87 282 242 37 55 7 0 0 14 4 37 28 .227 .332 .256 .588
Andy Seminick UNQ PHI 101 358 291 42 66 8 1 11 37 1 63 67 .227 .370 .375 .744
Hoot Evers UNQ DET 116 440 393 47 88 15 2 11 46 5 40 47 .224 .297 .356 .653
Wes Westrum UNQ NY1 124 474 361 59 79 12 0 20 70 1 104 93 .219 .400 .418 .818
Sam Chapman UNQ 2 teams 112 352 311 31 67 10 1 6 41 3 39 44 .215 .303 .312 .615
Tommy Brown UNQ 2 teams 89 240 221 26 47 4 1 10 33 1 17 25 .213 .272 .376 .648
Roy McMillan UNQ CIN 85 221 199 21 42 4 0 1 8 0 17 26 .211 .273 .246 .519
Bob Usher UNQ CIN 114 333 303 27 63 12 2 5 25 4 19 36 .208 .257 .310 .567
Mike Guerra UNQ 2 teams 82 270 246 21 48 2 1 1 22 5 22 23 .195 .261 .224 .485
Les Moss UNQ 2 teams 87 285 249 23 48 8 0 4 33 0 31 42 .193 .285 .273 .558
Buddy Kerr UNQ BSN 69 200 172 18 32 4 0 1 18 0 22 20 .186 .282 .227 .509
Bill Jennings UNQ SLA 64 224 195 20 35 10 2 0 13 1 26 42 .179 .276 .251 .527
Paul Lehner UNQ 2 teams 65 203 180 14 31 9 1 1 7 0 18 12 .172 .247 .250 .497
Lou Limmer UNQ PHA 94 247 214 25 34 9 1 5 30 1 28 40 .159 .256 .280 .537
Showing 1-50 of 167 batters listed (80 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 155 innings at 155 team games. 53 of the 146 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1951 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Saul Rogovin 2 teams 12 8 27 26 17 3 0 216.2 189 67 74 82 2.78 1.21
Chet Nichols BSN 11 8 33 19 12 3 2 156.0 142 50 69 71 2.88 1.35
Eddie Lopat NYA 21 9 31 31 20 4 0 234.2 209 76 71 93 2.91 1.19
Sal Maglie NY1 23 6 42 37 22 3 4 298.0 254 97 86 146 2.93 1.14
Warren Spahn BSN 22 14 39 36 26 7 0 310.2 278 103 109 164 2.98 1.25
Early Wynn CLE 20 13 37 34 21 3 1 274.1 227 92 107 133 3.02 1.22
Robin Roberts PHI 21 15 44 39 22 6 2 315.0 284 106 64 127 3.03 1.10
Billy Pierce CHA 15 14 37 28 18 1 2 240.1 237 81 73 113 3.03 1.29
Larry Jansen NY1 23 11 39 34 18 3 0 278.2 254 94 56 145 3.04 1.11
Preacher Roe BRO 22 3 34 33 19 2 0 257.2 247 87 64 113 3.04 1.21
Allie Reynolds NYA 17 8 40 26 16 7 7 221.0 171 75 100 126 3.05 1.23
Vern Bickford BSN 11 9 25 20 12 3 0 164.2 146 57 76 76 3.12 1.35
Mike Garcia CLE 20 13 47 30 15 1 6 254.0 239 89 82 118 3.15 1.26
Mel Parnell BOS 18 11 36 29 11 3 2 221.0 229 80 77 77 3.26 1.38
Max Lanier SLN 11 9 31 23 9 2 1 160.0 149 58 50 59 3.26 1.24
Ralph Branca BRO 13 12 42 27 13 3 3 204.0 180 74 85 118 3.26 1.30
Vic Raschi NYA 21 10 35 34 15 4 0 258.1 233 94 103 164 3.27 1.30
Don Newcombe BRO 20 9 40 36 18 3 0 272.0 235 99 91 164 3.28 1.20
Mickey McDermott BOS 8 8 34 19 9 1 3 172.0 141 64 92 127 3.35 1.35
Ken Raffensberger CIN 16 17 42 33 14 5 5 248.2 232 95 38 81 3.44 1.09
Ewell Blackwell CIN 16 15 38 32 11 2 2 232.2 204 89 97 120 3.44 1.29
Russ Meyer PHI 8 9 28 24 7 2 0 168.0 172 65 55 65 3.48 1.35
Bob Feller CLE 22 8 33 32 16 4 0 249.2 239 97 95 111 3.50 1.34
Bob Lemon CLE 17 14 42 34 17 1 2 263.1 244 103 124 132 3.52 1.40
Bubba Church PHI 15 11 38 33 15 4 1 247.0 246 97 90 104 3.53 1.36
Jim Hearn NY1 17 9 34 34 11 0 0 211.1 204 85 82 66 3.62 1.35
Fred Hutchinson DET 10 10 31 20 9 2 2 188.1 204 77 27 53 3.68 1.23
Herm Wehmeier CIN 7 10 39 22 10 2 2 184.2 167 76 89 93 3.70 1.39
Ned Garver SLA 20 12 33 30 24 1 0 246.0 237 102 96 84 3.73 1.35
Ken Holcombe CHA 11 12 28 23 12 2 0 159.1 142 67 68 39 3.78 1.32
Paul Minner CHN 6 17 33 28 14 3 1 201.2 219 85 64 68 3.79 1.40
Gerry Staley SLN 19 13 42 30 10 4 3 227.0 244 96 74 67 3.81 1.40
Howie Fox CIN 9 14 40 30 9 4 2 228.0 239 97 69 57 3.83 1.35
Bob Rush CHN 11 12 37 29 12 2 2 211.1 212 90 68 129 3.83 1.32
Connie Marrero WS1 11 9 25 25 16 2 0 187.0 198 81 71 66 3.90 1.44
Bobby Shantz PHA 18 10 32 25 13 3 0 205.1 213 90 70 77 3.94 1.38
Max Surkont BSN 12 16 37 33 11 2 1 237.0 230 105 89 110 3.99 1.35
Murry Dickson PIT 20 16 45 35 19 3 2 288.2 294 129 101 112 4.02 1.37
Dizzy Trout DET 9 14 42 22 7 0 5 191.2 172 86 75 89 4.04 1.29
Willie Ramsdell CIN 9 17 31 31 10 1 0 196.0 204 88 70 88 4.04 1.40
Ted Gray DET 7 14 34 28 9 1 1 197.1 194 89 95 131 4.06 1.46
Johnny Sain 2 teams 7 14 33 26 7 1 2 197.1 236 92 53 84 4.20 1.46
Cliff Chambers 2 teams 14 12 31 26 11 2 0 189.0 184 92 87 64 4.38 1.43
Bob Hooper PHA 12 10 38 23 9 0 5 189.0 192 92 61 64 4.38 1.34
Tom Poholsky SLN 7 13 38 26 10 1 1 195.0 204 96 68 70 4.43 1.39
Mel Queen PIT 7 9 39 21 4 1 0 168.1 149 83 99 123 4.44 1.47
Carl Erskine BRO 16 12 46 19 7 0 4 189.2 206 94 78 95 4.46 1.50
Alex Kellner PHA 11 14 33 29 11 1 2 209.2 218 104 93 94 4.46 1.48
Bob Cain 2 teams 12 12 39 26 7 1 2 175.2 160 89 95 61 4.56 1.45
Don Johnson 2 teams 7 12 27 23 8 1 0 158.2 165 84 76 60 4.76 1.52
Chuck Stobbs BOS 10 9 34 25 6 0 0 170.0 180 90 74 75 4.76 1.49
Duane Pillette SLA 6 14 35 24 6 1 0 191.0 205 106 115 65 4.99 1.68
Ray Scarborough BOS 12 9 37 22 8 0 0 184.0 201 104 61 71 5.09 1.42
Luis Aloma UNQ CHA 6 0 25 1 1 1 3 69.1 52 14 24 25 1.82 1.10
Clem Labine UNQ BRO 5 1 14 6 5 2 0 65.1 52 16 20 39 2.20 1.10
Monty Kennedy UNQ NY1 1 2 29 5 1 0 0 68.0 68 17 31 22 2.25 1.46
Monk Dubiel UNQ CHN 2 2 22 0 0 0 1 54.2 46 14 22 19 2.30 1.24
Ellis Kinder UNQ BOS 11 2 63 2 1 0 14 127.0 108 36 46 84 2.55 1.21
Dutch Leonard UNQ CHN 10 6 41 1 0 0 3 81.2 69 24 28 30 2.64 1.19
Steve Gromek UNQ CLE 7 4 27 8 4 0 1 107.1 98 33 29 40 2.77 1.18
Harry Perkowski UNQ CIN 3 6 35 7 1 0 1 102.0 96 32 46 56 2.82 1.39
Ted Wilks UNQ 2 teams 3 5 65 1 1 0 13 100.2 88 32 29 48 2.86 1.16
Al Brazle UNQ SLN 6 5 56 8 5 0 7 154.1 139 53 60 66 3.09 1.29
Sam Zoldak UNQ PHA 6 10 26 18 8 1 0 128.0 127 45 24 18 3.16 1.18
Frank Smith UNQ CIN 5 5 50 0 0 0 11 76.0 65 27 22 34 3.20 1.14
Harry Brecheen UNQ SLN 8 4 24 16 5 0 2 138.2 134 50 54 57 3.25 1.36
Bud Byerly UNQ CIN 2 1 40 0 0 0 0 66.0 69 24 25 28 3.27 1.42
Dave Koslo UNQ NY1 10 9 39 16 5 2 3 149.2 153 55 45 54 3.31 1.32
Leo Kiely UNQ BOS 7 7 17 16 4 0 0 113.1 106 42 39 46 3.34 1.28
Walt Masterson UNQ BOS 3 0 30 1 0 0 2 59.1 53 22 32 39 3.34 1.43
Joe Presko UNQ SLN 7 4 15 12 5 0 2 88.2 86 34 20 38 3.45 1.20
Joe Ostrowski UNQ NYA 6 4 34 3 2 0 5 95.1 103 37 18 30 3.49 1.27
Bob Porterfield UNQ 2 teams 9 8 21 19 10 3 0 136.1 114 53 57 55 3.50 1.25
Bud Podbielan UNQ BRO 2 2 27 5 1 0 0 79.2 67 31 36 26 3.50 1.29
Tom Ferrick UNQ 2 teams 3 1 31 0 0 0 3 53.2 57 21 14 20 3.52 1.32
Fritz Dorish UNQ CHA 5 6 32 4 2 1 0 96.2 101 38 31 29 3.54 1.37
Lou Brissie UNQ 2 teams 4 5 56 6 1 0 9 125.2 110 50 69 53 3.58 1.42
Bob Kuzava UNQ 2 teams 11 7 31 16 7 1 5 134.2 133 54 55 72 3.61 1.40
Joe Dobson UNQ CHA 7 6 28 21 6 0 3 146.2 136 59 51 67 3.62 1.28
Al Corwin UNQ NY1 5 1 15 8 3 1 1 59.0 49 24 21 30 3.66 1.19
Tom Morgan UNQ NYA 9 3 27 16 4 2 2 124.2 119 51 36 57 3.68 1.24
George Spencer UNQ NY1 10 4 57 4 2 0 6 132.0 125 55 56 36 3.75 1.37
Howie Judson UNQ CHA 5 6 27 14 3 0 1 121.2 124 51 55 43 3.77 1.47
Marlin Stuart UNQ DET 4 6 29 15 5 0 1 124.0 119 52 71 46 3.77 1.53
Morrie Martin UNQ PHA 11 4 35 13 3 1 0 138.0 139 58 63 35 3.78 1.46
Dick Bokelmann UNQ SLN 3 3 20 1 0 0 3 52.1 49 22 31 22 3.78 1.53
Mickey Harris UNQ WS1 6 8 41 0 0 0 4 87.1 87 37 43 47 3.81 1.49
Jocko Thompson UNQ PHI 4 8 29 14 3 2 1 119.1 102 51 59 60 3.85 1.35
Hal Newhouser UNQ DET 6 6 15 14 7 1 0 96.1 98 42 19 37 3.92 1.21
Sandy Consuegra UNQ WS1 7 8 40 12 5 0 3 146.0 140 65 63 31 4.01 1.39
Stubby Overmire UNQ 2 teams 2 7 23 11 4 0 0 98.0 111 44 39 27 4.04 1.53
Jim Konstanty UNQ PHI 4 11 58 1 0 0 9 115.2 127 52 31 27 4.05 1.37
Jim McDonald UNQ SLA 4 7 16 11 5 0 1 84.0 84 38 46 28 4.07 1.55
Clyde King UNQ BRO 14 7 48 3 1 0 6 121.1 118 56 50 33 4.15 1.38
Ken Heintzelman UNQ PHI 6 12 35 12 3 0 2 118.1 119 55 53 55 4.18 1.45
Lou Kretlow UNQ CHA 6 9 26 18 7 1 0 137.0 129 64 74 89 4.20 1.48
Johnny Kucab UNQ PHA 4 3 30 1 0 0 4 74.2 76 35 23 23 4.22 1.33
Dave Cole UNQ BSN 2 4 23 7 1 0 0 67.2 64 32 64 33 4.26 1.89
Tommy Byrne UNQ 2 teams 6 11 28 20 7 2 0 143.2 120 68 150 71 4.26 1.88
Sheldon Jones UNQ NY1 6 11 41 12 2 0 4 120.1 119 57 52 58 4.26 1.42
Bob Friend UNQ PIT 6 10 34 22 3 1 0 149.2 173 71 68 41 4.27 1.61
Johnny Klippstein UNQ CHN 6 6 35 11 1 1 2 123.2 125 59 53 56 4.29 1.44
Randy Gumpert UNQ CHA 9 8 33 16 7 1 2 141.2 156 68 34 45 4.32 1.34
George Estock UNQ BSN 0 1 37 1 0 0 3 60.1 56 29 37 11 4.33 1.54
Spec Shea UNQ NYA 5 5 25 11 2 2 0 95.2 112 46 50 38 4.33 1.69
Virgil Trucks UNQ DET 13 8 37 18 6 1 1 153.2 153 74 75 89 4.33 1.48
Cal McLish UNQ CHN 4 10 30 17 5 1 0 145.2 159 72 52 46 4.45 1.45
Carl Scheib UNQ PHA 1 12 46 11 3 0 10 143.0 132 71 71 49 4.47 1.42
Vern Law UNQ PIT 6 9 28 14 2 1 2 114.0 109 57 51 41 4.50 1.40
Bob Mahoney UNQ 2 teams 2 5 33 4 0 0 0 87.2 91 44 46 33 4.52 1.56
Joe Haynes UNQ WS1 1 4 26 3 1 0 2 73.0 85 37 37 18 4.56 1.67
Ken Johnson UNQ PHI 5 8 20 18 4 3 0 106.1 103 54 68 58 4.57 1.61
Gene Bearden UNQ 2 teams 3 4 38 5 2 1 0 108.2 118 56 60 39 4.64 1.64
Bob Kelly UNQ CHN 7 4 35 11 4 0 0 123.2 130 64 55 48 4.66 1.50
Hal White UNQ DET 3 4 38 4 0 0 4 76.0 74 40 49 23 4.74 1.62
Bob Chakales UNQ CLE 3 4 17 10 2 1 0 68.1 80 36 43 32 4.74 1.80
Erv Palica UNQ BRO 2 6 19 8 0 0 0 53.0 55 28 20 15 4.75 1.42
Satchel Paige UNQ SLA 3 4 23 3 0 0 5 62.0 67 33 29 48 4.79 1.55
Al Sima UNQ WS1 3 7 18 8 1 0 0 77.0 79 41 41 26 4.79 1.56
Frank Hiller UNQ CHN 6 12 24 21 6 2 1 141.1 147 76 31 50 4.84 1.26
Bob Chipman UNQ BSN 4 3 33 0 0 0 4 52.0 59 28 19 17 4.85 1.50
Al Gettel UNQ NY1 1 2 30 1 0 0 0 57.1 52 31 25 36 4.87 1.34
Julio Moreno UNQ WS1 5 11 31 18 5 0 2 132.2 132 72 80 37 4.88 1.60
Willard Nixon UNQ BOS 7 4 33 14 2 1 1 125.0 136 68 56 70 4.90 1.54
Joe Hatten UNQ 2 teams 3 6 34 12 1 0 0 124.2 137 68 58 45 4.91 1.56
Howie Pollet UNQ 2 teams 6 13 27 23 4 1 1 141.0 159 78 59 57 4.98 1.55
Bill Wight UNQ BOS 7 7 34 17 4 2 0 118.1 128 67 63 38 5.10 1.61
Lou Sleater UNQ SLA 1 9 20 8 4 0 1 81.0 88 46 53 33 5.11 1.74
Sid Hudson UNQ WS1 5 12 23 19 8 0 0 138.2 168 79 52 43 5.13 1.59
Bob Schultz UNQ CHN 3 6 17 10 2 0 0 77.1 75 45 51 27 5.24 1.63
Cloyd Boyer UNQ SLN 2 5 19 8 1 0 1 63.1 68 37 46 40 5.26 1.80
Red Munger UNQ SLN 4 6 23 11 3 0 0 94.2 106 56 46 44 5.32 1.61
Jim Wilson UNQ BSN 7 7 20 15 5 0 1 110.0 131 66 40 33 5.40 1.55
Jim Suchecki UNQ SLA 0 6 29 6 0 0 0 89.2 113 54 42 47 5.42 1.73
Turk Lown UNQ CHN 4 9 31 18 3 1 0 127.0 125 77 90 39 5.46 1.69
Dick Fowler UNQ PHA 5 11 22 22 4 0 0 125.0 141 78 72 29 5.62 1.70
Bill Werle UNQ PIT 8 6 59 9 2 0 6 149.2 181 94 51 57 5.65 1.55
Harry Taylor UNQ BOS 4 9 31 8 1 0 2 81.1 100 52 42 22 5.75 1.75
Bill Kennedy UNQ SLA 1 5 19 5 1 0 0 56.0 76 36 37 29 5.79 2.02
Joe Coleman UNQ PHA 1 6 28 9 1 0 1 96.1 117 64 59 34 5.98 1.83
Johnny Schmitz UNQ 2 teams 2 6 24 10 0 0 0 73.2 77 49 43 26 5.99 1.63
Paul LaPalme UNQ PIT 1 5 22 8 1 1 0 54.1 79 38 31 24 6.29 2.02
Dick Starr UNQ 2 teams 3 12 26 20 1 0 0 123.1 142 89 66 43 6.49 1.69
Al Widmar UNQ SLA 4 9 26 16 4 0 0 107.2 157 78 52 28 6.52 1.94
Fred Sanford UNQ 2 teams 4 10 27 16 1 0 0 91.0 103 69 75 29 6.82 1.96
Junior Walsh UNQ PIT 1 4 36 1 0 0 0 73.1 92 56 46 32 6.87 1.88
Showing 1-50 of 146 pitchers listed (53 qualified)

Reading the 1951 leader tables

80 of the 167 hitters in the 1951 table reach the qualification line. Sorted by average, the qualified race is headed by Stan Musial at .355, with Richie Ashburn next at .344. Ralph Kiner has the most home runs in the table, 42; for runs batted in, Gus Zernial is first with 129. On the 1951 pitching side, 53 of 146 listed pitchers qualify. Saul Rogovin has the lowest qualified ERA, 2.78, and Ken Raffensberger has the best WHIP, 1.09. Sorted by the counting stats, the leaders are Sal Maglie in wins (23), Warren Spahn in strikeouts (164), and Ellis Kinder in saves (14).

1951 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1951?
Ralph Kiner led with 42 home runs in 1951.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1951?
Gus Zernial led with 129 RBI in 1951.
Who led MLB in hits in 1951?
Richie Ashburn led with 221 hits in 1951.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1951?
Stan Musial led at .355 in 1951, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1951?
Sal Maglie and Larry Jansen tied for the lead with 23 wins in 1951.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1951?
Warren Spahn, Vic Raschi, and Don Newcombe tied for the lead with 164 strikeouts in 1951.