1952 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1952 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1952 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Hank Sauer and Ralph Kiner tied for the lead with 37 home runs, Hank Sauer led with 121 RBI, and Stan Musial led with 194 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. 76 of the 166 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1952 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1952 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 154 676 578 105 194 42 6 21 91 7 96 29 .336 .432 .538 .970
Ferris Fain PHA 145 648 538 82 176 43 3 2 59 3 105 26 .327 .438 .429 .867
Dale Mitchell CLE 134 571 511 61 165 26 3 5 58 6 52 9 .323 .387 .415 .801
Ted Kluszewski CIN 135 549 497 62 159 24 11 16 86 3 47 28 .320 .383 .509 .892
Mickey Mantle NYA 142 626 549 94 171 37 7 23 87 4 75 111 .311 .394 .530 .924
George Kell 2 teams 114 483 428 52 133 23 2 7 57 0 46 23 .311 .379 .423 .802
Jackie Robinson BRO 149 636 510 104 157 17 3 19 75 24 106 40 .308 .440 .465 .904
Billy Goodman BOS 138 579 513 79 157 27 3 4 56 8 48 23 .306 .370 .394 .764
Duke Snider BRO 144 598 534 80 162 25 7 21 92 7 55 77 .303 .368 .494 .863
Red Schoendienst SLN 152 673 620 91 188 40 7 7 67 9 42 30 .303 .347 .424 .772
Al Rosen CLE 148 649 567 101 171 32 5 28 105 8 75 54 .302 .387 .524 .911
Al Dark NY1 151 649 589 92 177 29 3 14 73 6 47 39 .301 .357 .431 .788
Enos Slaughter SLN 140 587 510 73 153 17 12 11 101 6 70 25 .300 .386 .445 .831
Bobby Avila CLE 150 684 597 102 179 26 11 7 45 12 67 36 .300 .371 .415 .787
Dee Fondy CHN 145 587 554 69 166 21 9 10 67 13 28 60 .300 .334 .424 .759
Nellie Fox CHA 152 700 648 76 192 25 10 0 39 5 34 14 .296 .334 .366 .700
Eddie Robinson CHA 155 681 594 79 176 33 1 22 104 2 70 49 .296 .382 .466 .848
Dom DiMaggio BOS 128 549 486 81 143 20 1 6 33 6 57 61 .294 .371 .377 .747
Hank Bauer NYA 141 615 553 86 162 31 6 17 74 6 50 61 .293 .355 .463 .818
Whitey Lockman NY1 154 686 606 99 176 17 4 13 58 2 67 52 .290 .363 .396 .759
Sid Gordon BSN 144 606 522 69 151 22 2 25 75 0 77 49 .289 .384 .483 .866
Del Ennis PHI 151 644 592 90 171 30 10 20 107 6 47 65 .289 .341 .475 .816
Bob Nieman SLA 131 533 478 66 138 22 2 18 74 0 46 73 .289 .352 .456 .808
Eddie Waitkus PHI 146 568 499 51 144 29 4 2 49 2 64 23 .289 .371 .375 .745
Andy Pafko BRO 150 624 551 76 158 17 5 19 85 4 64 48 .287 .366 .439 .805
Pete Runnels WS1 152 632 555 70 158 18 3 1 64 0 72 55 .285 .368 .333 .701
Johnny Groth DET 141 580 524 56 149 22 2 4 51 2 51 39 .284 .348 .357 .705
Johnny Logan BSN 117 500 456 56 129 21 3 4 42 1 31 33 .283 .334 .368 .702
Bobby Adams CIN 154 694 637 85 180 25 4 6 48 11 49 67 .283 .334 .363 .696
Richie Ashburn PHI 154 701 613 93 173 31 6 1 42 16 75 30 .282 .362 .357 .720
Minnie Miñoso CHA 147 668 569 96 160 24 9 13 61 22 71 46 .281 .375 .424 .798
Elmer Valo PHA 129 495 388 69 109 26 4 5 47 12 101 16 .281 .432 .407 .839
Don Mueller NY1 126 496 456 61 128 14 7 12 49 2 34 24 .281 .333 .421 .754
Joe Collins NYA 122 489 428 69 120 16 8 18 59 4 55 47 .280 .364 .481 .845
Jackie Jensen 2 teams 151 664 589 83 165 30 6 10 82 18 67 44 .280 .357 .402 .759
Vic Wertz 2 teams 122 486 415 68 115 20 3 23 70 1 69 64 .277 .381 .506 .887
Walt Dropo 2 teams 152 633 591 69 163 24 4 29 97 2 37 85 .276 .323 .477 .800
Larry Doby CLE 140 611 519 104 143 26 8 32 104 5 90 111 .276 .383 .541 .924
Granny Hamner PHI 151 640 596 74 164 30 5 17 87 7 27 51 .275 .307 .428 .734
Yogi Berra NYA 142 605 534 97 146 17 1 30 98 2 66 24 .273 .358 .478 .835
Pee Wee Reese BRO 149 660 559 94 152 18 8 6 58 30 86 59 .272 .369 .365 .734
Hank Sauer CHN 151 649 567 89 153 31 3 37 121 1 77 92 .270 .361 .531 .892
Bobby Thomson NY1 153 666 608 89 164 29 14 24 108 5 52 74 .270 .331 .482 .813
Roy Campanella BRO 128 533 468 73 126 18 1 22 97 8 57 59 .269 .352 .453 .805
Solly Hemus SLN 151 690 570 105 153 28 8 15 52 1 96 55 .268 .392 .425 .817
Harry Simpson CLE 146 607 545 66 145 21 10 10 65 5 56 82 .266 .337 .396 .733
Johnny Wyrostek 2 teams 128 496 427 57 113 17 6 2 47 2 62 33 .265 .359 .347 .706
Luke Easter CLE 127 486 437 63 115 10 3 31 97 1 44 84 .263 .337 .513 .850
Gil McDougald NYA 152 632 555 65 146 16 5 11 78 6 57 73 .263 .336 .369 .705
Dave Philley PHA 151 666 586 80 154 25 4 7 71 11 59 35 .263 .334 .355 .689
Gus Zernial PHA 145 621 549 76 144 15 1 29 100 5 70 87 .262 .347 .452 .799
Willard Marshall 2 teams 128 513 463 57 121 27 2 10 57 0 41 25 .261 .324 .393 .717
Hank Thompson NY1 128 484 423 67 110 13 9 17 67 4 50 38 .260 .344 .454 .798
Sam Mele 2 teams 132 503 451 48 117 21 2 16 69 1 49 42 .259 .335 .421 .756
Billy Cox BRO 116 490 455 56 118 12 3 6 34 10 25 32 .259 .301 .338 .639
Del Rice SLN 147 537 495 43 128 27 2 11 65 0 33 38 .259 .313 .388 .701
Dick Sisler 2 teams 130 480 445 51 114 15 6 13 64 3 32 40 .256 .309 .404 .713
Phil Rizzuto NYA 152 673 578 89 147 24 10 2 43 17 67 42 .254 .337 .341 .678
Gil Hodges BRO 153 619 508 87 129 27 1 32 102 2 107 90 .254 .386 .500 .886
Davey Williams NY1 138 605 540 70 137 26 3 13 55 2 48 63 .254 .324 .385 .709
Jim Rivera 2 teams 150 595 537 72 136 20 9 7 48 21 50 86 .253 .319 .363 .682
Cass Michaels 2 teams 132 511 452 53 114 16 8 5 50 4 53 42 .252 .332 .356 .688
Mickey Vernon WS1 154 663 569 71 143 33 9 10 80 7 89 66 .251 .353 .394 .746
Gus Bell PIT 131 510 468 53 117 21 5 16 59 1 36 72 .250 .306 .419 .725
Willie Jones PHI 147 611 541 60 135 12 3 18 72 5 53 36 .250 .323 .383 .706
Bobby Young SLA 149 636 575 59 142 15 9 4 39 3 56 48 .247 .314 .325 .639
Eddie Joost PHA 146 669 540 94 132 26 3 20 75 5 122 94 .244 .388 .415 .803
Roy McMillan CIN 154 590 540 60 132 32 2 7 57 4 45 81 .244 .306 .350 .656
Ralph Kiner PIT 149 633 516 90 126 17 2 37 87 3 110 77 .244 .384 .500 .884
Eddie Mathews BSN 145 593 528 80 128 23 5 25 58 6 59 115 .242 .320 .447 .767
Connie Ryan PHI 154 656 577 81 139 24 6 12 49 13 69 72 .241 .327 .366 .693
Fred Hatfield 2 teams 131 519 466 48 112 13 3 3 28 2 39 54 .240 .309 .300 .609
Jim Busby 2 teams 145 589 551 63 130 24 4 2 47 5 24 55 .236 .273 .305 .578
Eddie Yost WS1 157 734 587 92 137 32 3 12 49 4 129 73 .233 .378 .359 .738
Sam Jethroe BSN 151 688 608 79 141 23 7 13 58 28 68 112 .232 .318 .357 .675
Grady Hatton CIN 128 506 433 48 92 14 1 9 57 5 66 60 .212 .319 .312 .631
Frank Baumholtz UNQ CHN 103 446 409 59 133 17 4 4 35 5 27 27 .325 .371 .416 .787
Gene Woodling UNQ NYA 122 471 408 58 126 19 6 12 63 1 59 31 .309 .397 .473 .870
George Shuba UNQ BRO 94 294 256 40 78 12 1 9 40 1 38 29 .305 .395 .465 .859
Tommy Brown UNQ 2 teams 79 242 225 26 68 12 0 4 26 1 16 27 .302 .349 .409 .757
Smoky Burgess UNQ PHI 110 424 371 49 110 27 2 6 56 3 49 21 .296 .380 .429 .809
Bob Addis UNQ CHN 93 317 292 38 86 13 2 1 20 4 23 30 .295 .346 .363 .709
Toby Atwell UNQ CHN 107 405 362 36 105 16 3 2 31 2 40 22 .290 .362 .367 .730
Hal Rice UNQ SLN 98 312 295 37 85 14 5 7 45 1 16 26 .288 .325 .441 .765
Hank Edwards UNQ 2 teams 82 221 202 26 58 7 6 6 29 0 19 24 .287 .348 .470 .819
Peanuts Lowrey UNQ SLN 132 417 374 48 107 18 2 1 48 3 34 13 .286 .352 .353 .705
Clint Courtney UNQ SLA 119 458 413 38 118 24 3 5 50 0 39 26 .286 .349 .395 .743
Dick Groat UNQ PIT 95 415 384 38 109 6 1 1 29 2 19 27 .284 .319 .312 .632
Jerry Priddy UNQ DET 75 323 279 37 79 23 3 4 20 1 42 29 .283 .379 .430 .809
Sammy White UNQ BOS 115 399 381 35 107 20 2 10 49 2 16 43 .281 .310 .423 .732
Joe Adcock UNQ CIN 117 403 378 43 105 22 4 13 52 1 23 38 .278 .321 .460 .781
Bill Serena UNQ CHN 122 435 390 49 107 21 5 15 61 1 39 83 .274 .345 .469 .814
Allie Clark UNQ PHA 71 200 186 23 51 12 0 7 29 0 10 19 .274 .315 .452 .766
Stan Lopata UNQ PHI 57 217 179 25 49 9 1 4 27 1 36 33 .274 .395 .402 .798
Joe Garagiola UNQ PIT 118 396 344 35 94 15 4 8 54 0 50 24 .273 .369 .410 .779
George Metkovich UNQ PIT 125 414 373 41 101 18 3 7 41 5 32 29 .271 .335 .391 .726
Mel Hoderlein UNQ WS1 72 234 208 16 56 8 2 0 17 2 18 22 .269 .333 .327 .660
Hank Majeski UNQ 2 teams 70 201 171 21 46 4 2 2 29 0 26 17 .269 .369 .351 .720
Jim Dyck UNQ SLA 122 458 402 60 108 22 3 15 64 0 50 68 .269 .354 .450 .804
Billy Martin UNQ NYA 109 401 363 32 97 13 3 3 33 3 22 31 .267 .323 .344 .668
Bud Stewart UNQ CHA 92 258 225 23 60 10 0 5 30 3 28 17 .267 .350 .378 .728
Pete Castiglione UNQ PIT 67 235 214 27 57 9 1 4 18 3 17 8 .266 .323 .374 .697
Héctor Rodríguez UNQ CHA 124 462 407 55 108 14 0 1 40 7 47 22 .265 .346 .307 .653
Clyde Vollmer UNQ BOS 90 293 250 35 66 12 4 11 50 2 39 47 .264 .370 .476 .846
Hoot Evers UNQ 2 teams 107 442 402 53 106 17 4 14 59 5 29 55 .264 .320 .430 .750
Ted Lepcio UNQ BOS 84 303 274 34 72 17 2 5 26 3 24 41 .263 .329 .394 .723
Ray Boone UNQ CLE 103 375 316 57 83 8 2 7 45 0 53 33 .263 .372 .367 .739
Floyd Baker UNQ WS1 79 298 263 27 69 8 0 0 33 1 30 17 .262 .342 .293 .635
Clem Koshorek UNQ PIT 98 356 322 27 84 17 0 0 15 4 26 39 .261 .320 .314 .634
Jim Delsing UNQ 2 teams 126 459 411 48 107 15 7 4 49 4 36 37 .260 .329 .360 .689
Bob Thorpe UNQ BSN 81 302 292 20 76 8 2 3 26 3 5 42 .260 .275 .332 .607
Fred Marsh UNQ 2 teams 96 303 271 29 70 9 1 2 28 3 28 37 .258 .328 .321 .649
George Crowe UNQ BSN 73 240 217 25 56 13 1 4 20 0 18 25 .258 .329 .382 .712
Faye Throneberry UNQ BOS 98 344 310 38 80 11 3 5 23 16 33 67 .258 .331 .361 .693
Andy Seminick UNQ CIN 108 374 336 38 86 16 1 14 50 1 35 65 .256 .330 .435 .764
Gene Hermanski UNQ CHN 99 310 275 28 70 6 0 4 34 2 29 32 .255 .330 .320 .650
Vern Stephens UNQ BOS 92 337 295 35 75 13 2 7 44 2 39 31 .254 .343 .383 .726
Tom Wright UNQ 2 teams 89 229 198 21 50 10 2 2 27 2 28 36 .253 .348 .354 .702
Bob Borkowski UNQ CIN 126 404 377 42 95 11 4 4 24 1 26 53 .252 .300 .334 .634
Billy Johnson UNQ SLN 94 320 282 23 71 10 2 2 34 1 34 21 .252 .339 .323 .661
Pat Mullin UNQ DET 97 289 255 29 64 13 5 7 35 4 31 30 .251 .332 .424 .756
Dusty Rhodes UNQ NY1 67 200 176 34 44 8 1 10 36 1 23 33 .250 .340 .477 .817
Joe Astroth UNQ PHA 104 370 337 24 84 7 2 1 36 2 25 27 .249 .305 .291 .596
Bud Souchock UNQ DET 92 286 265 40 66 16 4 13 45 1 21 28 .249 .304 .487 .791
Chico Carrasquel UNQ CHA 100 397 359 36 89 7 4 1 42 2 33 27 .248 .315 .298 .613
Marty Marion UNQ SLA 67 210 186 16 46 11 0 2 19 0 19 17 .247 .320 .339 .659
Carl Furillo UNQ BRO 134 462 425 52 105 18 1 8 59 1 31 33 .247 .304 .351 .655
Jack Merson UNQ PIT 111 424 398 41 98 20 2 5 38 1 22 38 .246 .287 .344 .632
Billy Hitchcock UNQ PHA 119 460 407 45 100 8 4 1 56 1 39 45 .246 .318 .292 .610
Dick Kryhoski UNQ SLA 111 372 342 38 83 13 1 11 42 2 23 42 .243 .296 .383 .679
Dick Gernert UNQ BOS 102 407 367 58 89 20 2 19 67 4 35 83 .243 .317 .463 .780
Al Federoff UNQ DET 74 255 231 14 56 4 2 0 14 1 16 13 .242 .294 .277 .571
Pete Suder UNQ PHA 74 252 228 22 55 7 2 1 20 1 16 17 .241 .291 .303 .594
Sherm Lollar UNQ CHA 132 447 375 35 90 15 0 13 50 1 54 34 .240 .354 .384 .738
Don Lenhardt UNQ 2 teams 93 348 297 41 71 10 2 11 42 0 47 44 .239 .343 .397 .740
Irv Noren UNQ 2 teams 105 362 321 40 76 16 3 5 23 5 32 37 .237 .318 .352 .670
Bobby Morgan UNQ BRO 67 242 191 36 45 8 0 7 16 2 46 35 .236 .392 .387 .779
Walker Cooper UNQ BSN 102 375 349 33 82 12 1 10 55 1 22 32 .235 .282 .361 .643
Eddie Miksis UNQ CHN 93 407 383 44 89 20 1 2 19 4 20 32 .232 .272 .305 .578
Randy Jackson UNQ CHN 116 409 379 44 88 8 5 9 34 6 27 42 .232 .285 .351 .636
Earl Torgeson UNQ BSN 122 471 382 49 88 17 0 5 34 11 81 38 .230 .366 .314 .681
Gordon Goldsberry UNQ SLA 86 268 227 30 52 9 3 3 17 0 34 37 .229 .330 .335 .664
Bob Elliott UNQ NY1 98 313 272 33 62 6 2 10 35 1 36 20 .228 .323 .375 .698
Neil Berry UNQ DET 73 216 189 22 43 4 3 0 13 1 22 19 .228 .311 .280 .592
Ken Wood UNQ 2 teams 76 263 230 26 52 8 6 6 32 0 33 25 .226 .323 .391 .714
Joe Tipton UNQ 2 teams 66 214 173 21 39 6 0 9 30 1 36 31 .225 .365 .416 .781
Johnny Pesky UNQ 2 teams 94 307 244 36 55 6 0 1 11 1 56 16 .225 .372 .262 .634
Jim Hegan UNQ CLE 112 364 333 39 75 17 2 4 41 0 29 47 .225 .287 .324 .612
Al Zarilla UNQ 2 teams 108 341 289 43 65 10 2 5 24 5 48 29 .225 .339 .325 .664
Roy Smalley UNQ CHN 87 293 261 36 58 14 1 5 30 0 29 58 .222 .305 .341 .646
Joe Ginsberg UNQ DET 113 364 307 29 68 13 2 6 36 1 51 21 .221 .338 .336 .673
Skeeter Kell UNQ PHA 75 236 213 24 47 8 3 0 17 5 14 18 .221 .275 .286 .561
Wes Westrum UNQ NY1 114 403 322 47 71 11 0 14 43 1 76 68 .220 .374 .385 .759
Tony Bartirome UNQ PIT 124 386 355 32 78 10 3 0 16 3 26 37 .220 .273 .265 .538
Hal Jeffcoat UNQ CHN 102 320 297 29 65 17 2 4 30 7 15 40 .219 .259 .330 .589
Bobby Del Greco UNQ PIT 99 385 341 34 74 14 2 1 20 6 38 70 .217 .301 .279 .580
Mickey Grasso UNQ WS1 115 394 361 22 78 9 0 0 27 1 29 36 .216 .276 .241 .517
Sibby Sisti UNQ BSN 90 269 245 19 52 10 1 4 24 2 14 43 .212 .255 .310 .565
Wally Westlake UNQ 2 teams 109 380 326 47 69 11 1 4 33 2 47 56 .212 .315 .288 .603
Ray Coleman UNQ 2 teams 105 265 241 24 51 10 1 2 15 0 18 21 .212 .269 .286 .556
Johnny Lipon UNQ 2 teams 118 432 370 42 78 12 3 0 30 4 48 26 .211 .301 .259 .561
Gil Coan UNQ WS1 107 365 332 50 68 11 6 5 20 9 32 35 .205 .277 .319 .596
Cliff Mapes UNQ DET 86 221 193 26 38 7 0 9 23 0 27 42 .197 .295 .373 .669
Jack Dittmer UNQ BSN 93 355 326 26 63 7 2 7 41 1 26 26 .193 .255 .291 .546
George Strickland UNQ 2 teams 107 359 320 25 60 10 2 6 30 4 35 60 .188 .270 .287 .557
Jack Daniels UNQ BSN 106 256 219 31 41 5 1 2 14 3 28 30 .187 .288 .247 .535
Showing 1-50 of 166 batters listed (76 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 155 innings at 155 team games. 61 of the 146 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1952 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Allie Reynolds NYA 20 8 35 29 24 6 6 244.1 194 56 97 160 2.06 1.19
Mike Garcia CLE 22 11 46 36 19 6 4 292.1 284 77 87 143 2.37 1.27
Hoyt Wilhelm NY1 15 3 71 0 0 0 11 159.1 127 43 57 108 2.43 1.15
Bobby Shantz PHA 24 7 33 33 27 5 0 279.2 230 77 63 152 2.48 1.05
Bob Lemon CLE 22 11 42 36 28 5 4 309.2 236 86 105 131 2.50 1.10
Joe Dobson CHA 14 10 29 25 11 3 1 200.2 164 56 60 101 2.51 1.12
Billy Pierce CHA 15 12 33 32 14 4 1 255.1 214 73 79 144 2.57 1.15
Warren Hacker CHN 15 9 33 20 12 5 1 185.0 144 53 31 84 2.58 0.95
Robin Roberts PHI 28 7 39 37 30 3 2 330.0 292 95 45 148 2.59 1.02
Billy Loes BRO 13 8 39 21 8 4 1 187.1 154 56 71 115 2.69 1.20
Bob Rush CHN 17 13 34 32 17 4 0 250.1 205 75 81 157 2.70 1.14
Carl Erskine BRO 14 6 33 26 10 4 2 206.2 167 62 71 131 2.70 1.15
Karl Drews PHI 14 15 33 30 15 5 0 228.2 213 69 52 96 2.72 1.16
Bob Porterfield WS1 13 14 31 29 15 3 0 231.1 222 70 85 80 2.72 1.33
Vic Raschi NYA 16 6 31 31 13 4 0 223.0 174 69 91 127 2.78 1.19
Ken Raffensberger CIN 17 13 38 33 18 6 1 247.0 247 77 45 93 2.81 1.18
Curt Simmons PHI 14 8 28 28 15 6 0 201.1 170 63 70 141 2.82 1.19
Connie Marrero WS1 11 8 22 22 16 2 0 184.1 175 59 53 77 2.88 1.24
Early Wynn CLE 23 12 42 33 19 4 3 285.2 239 92 132 153 2.90 1.30
Sal Maglie NY1 18 8 35 31 12 5 1 216.0 199 70 75 112 2.92 1.27
Spec Shea WS1 11 7 22 21 12 2 0 169.0 144 55 92 65 2.93 1.40
Warren Spahn BSN 14 19 40 35 19 5 3 290.0 263 96 73 183 2.98 1.16
Preacher Roe BRO 11 2 27 25 8 2 0 158.2 163 55 39 83 3.12 1.27
Russ Meyer PHI 13 14 37 32 14 1 1 232.1 235 81 65 92 3.14 1.29
Dave Koslo NY1 10 7 41 17 8 2 5 166.1 154 59 47 67 3.19 1.21
Gerry Staley SLN 17 14 35 33 15 0 0 239.2 238 87 52 93 3.27 1.21
Harry Byrd PHA 15 15 37 28 15 3 2 228.1 244 84 98 116 3.31 1.50
Sid Hudson 2 teams 10 13 28 25 13 0 0 197.0 204 73 65 74 3.34 1.37
Murry Dickson PIT 14 21 43 34 21 2 2 277.2 278 110 76 112 3.57 1.27
Duane Pillette SLA 10 13 30 30 9 1 0 205.1 222 82 55 62 3.59 1.35
Ned Garver 2 teams 8 10 22 22 8 2 0 157.2 139 63 58 63 3.60 1.25
Ben Wade BRO 11 9 37 24 5 1 3 180.0 166 72 94 118 3.60 1.44
Mel Parnell BOS 12 12 33 29 15 3 2 214.0 207 86 89 107 3.62 1.38
Vinegar Bend Mizell SLN 10 8 30 30 7 2 0 190.0 171 77 103 146 3.65 1.44
Mickey McDermott BOS 10 9 30 21 7 2 0 162.0 139 67 92 117 3.72 1.43
Paul Minner CHN 14 9 28 27 12 2 0 180.2 180 75 54 61 3.74 1.30
Vern Bickford BSN 7 12 26 22 7 1 0 161.1 165 67 64 62 3.74 1.42
Marv Grissom CHA 12 10 28 24 7 1 0 166.0 156 69 79 97 3.74 1.42
Bill Wight 2 teams 7 10 33 21 8 3 0 168.0 181 70 69 70 3.75 1.49
Max Surkont BSN 12 13 31 29 12 3 0 215.0 201 90 76 125 3.77 1.29
Jim Hearn NY1 14 7 37 34 11 1 1 223.2 208 94 97 89 3.78 1.36
Harry Perkowski CIN 12 10 33 24 11 1 0 194.0 197 82 89 86 3.80 1.47
Saul Rogovin CHA 14 9 33 30 12 3 1 231.2 224 99 79 121 3.85 1.31
Dizzy Trout 2 teams 10 13 36 19 2 0 2 160.2 163 70 87 77 3.92 1.56
Virgil Trucks DET 5 19 35 29 8 3 1 197.0 190 87 82 129 3.97 1.38
Larry Jansen NY1 11 11 34 27 8 1 2 167.1 183 76 47 74 4.09 1.37
Howie Pollet PIT 7 16 31 30 9 1 0 214.0 217 98 71 90 4.12 1.35
Bob Cain SLA 12 10 29 27 8 1 2 170.0 169 78 62 70 4.13 1.36
Walt Masterson 2 teams 10 9 29 22 11 0 2 170.0 171 78 83 92 4.13 1.49
Ted Gray DET 12 17 35 32 13 2 0 224.0 212 103 101 138 4.14 1.40
Bob Friend PIT 7 17 35 23 6 1 0 185.0 186 86 84 75 4.18 1.46
Jim Wilson BSN 12 14 33 33 14 0 0 234.0 234 110 90 104 4.23 1.38
Alex Kellner PHA 12 14 34 33 14 2 0 231.1 223 112 86 105 4.36 1.34
Art Houtteman DET 8 20 35 28 10 2 1 221.0 218 107 65 109 4.36 1.28
Turk Lown CHN 4 11 33 19 5 0 0 156.2 154 76 93 73 4.37 1.58
Carl Scheib PHA 11 7 30 19 8 1 2 158.0 153 77 50 42 4.39 1.28
Johnny Klippstein CHN 9 14 41 25 7 2 3 202.2 208 100 89 110 4.44 1.47
Bubba Church 2 teams 5 9 31 23 5 1 0 158.1 184 80 49 50 4.55 1.47
Tommy Byrne SLA 7 14 29 24 14 0 0 196.0 182 102 112 91 4.68 1.50
Bob Feller CLE 9 13 30 30 11 0 0 191.2 219 101 83 81 4.74 1.58
Herm Wehmeier CIN 9 11 33 26 6 1 0 190.1 197 109 103 83 5.15 1.58
Stu Miller UNQ SLN 6 3 12 11 6 2 0 88.0 63 20 26 64 2.05 1.01
Joe Black UNQ BRO 15 4 56 2 1 0 15 142.1 102 34 41 85 2.15 1.00
Dutch Leonard UNQ CHN 2 2 45 0 0 0 11 66.2 56 16 24 37 2.16 1.20
Willie Ramsdell UNQ CHN 2 3 19 4 0 0 0 67.0 41 18 24 30 2.42 0.97
Fritz Dorish UNQ CHA 8 4 39 1 1 0 11 91.0 66 25 42 47 2.47 1.19
Eddie Lopat UNQ NYA 10 5 20 19 10 2 0 149.1 127 42 53 56 2.53 1.21
Ellis Kinder UNQ BOS 5 6 23 10 4 0 4 97.2 85 28 28 50 2.58 1.16
Al Corwin UNQ NY1 6 1 21 7 1 0 2 67.2 58 20 36 36 2.66 1.39
Al Brazle UNQ SLN 12 5 46 6 3 1 16 109.1 75 33 42 55 2.72 1.07
Eddie Yuhas UNQ SLN 12 2 54 2 0 0 6 99.1 90 30 35 39 2.72 1.26
Bill Kennedy UNQ CHA 2 2 47 1 0 0 5 70.2 54 22 38 46 2.80 1.30
Lou Kretlow UNQ CHA 4 4 19 11 4 2 1 79.0 52 26 56 63 2.96 1.37
Steve Ridzik UNQ PHI 4 2 24 9 2 0 0 92.2 74 31 37 43 3.01 1.20
Tom Ferrick UNQ WS1 4 3 27 0 0 0 1 50.2 53 17 11 28 3.02 1.26
Monty Kennedy UNQ NY1 3 4 31 6 2 1 0 83.1 73 28 31 48 3.02 1.25
Sandy Consuegra UNQ WS1 6 0 30 2 0 0 5 73.2 80 25 27 19 3.05 1.45
Satchel Paige UNQ SLA 12 10 46 6 3 2 10 138.0 116 47 57 91 3.07 1.25
Tom Morgan UNQ NYA 5 4 16 12 2 1 2 93.2 86 32 33 35 3.07 1.27
Chuck Stobbs UNQ CHA 7 12 38 17 2 0 1 135.0 118 47 72 73 3.13 1.41
Bud Podbielan UNQ 2 teams 4 5 27 7 4 1 1 88.2 82 31 29 23 3.15 1.25
Joe Nuxhall UNQ CIN 1 4 37 5 2 0 1 92.1 83 33 42 52 3.22 1.35
Andy Hansen UNQ PHI 5 6 43 0 0 0 4 77.1 76 28 27 18 3.26 1.33
Harry Brecheen UNQ SLN 7 5 25 13 4 1 2 100.1 82 37 28 54 3.32 1.10
Virgil Jester UNQ BSN 3 5 19 8 4 1 0 73.0 80 27 23 25 3.33 1.41
Bob Kuzava UNQ NYA 8 8 28 12 6 1 3 133.0 115 51 63 67 3.45 1.34
Johnny Sain UNQ NYA 11 6 35 16 8 0 7 148.1 149 57 38 57 3.46 1.26
Bill Miller UNQ NYA 4 6 21 13 5 2 0 88.0 78 34 49 45 3.48 1.44
Lou Brissie UNQ CLE 3 2 42 1 0 0 2 82.2 68 32 34 28 3.48 1.23
Jim McDonald UNQ NYA 3 4 26 5 1 0 0 69.1 71 27 40 20 3.50 1.60
Dick Littlefield UNQ 2 teams 2 6 35 6 3 0 1 94.0 81 37 42 66 3.54 1.31
Bob Kelly UNQ CHN 4 9 31 15 3 2 0 125.1 114 50 46 50 3.59 1.28
Lew Burdette UNQ BSN 6 11 45 9 5 0 7 137.0 138 55 47 47 3.61 1.35
Ted Wilks UNQ 2 teams 5 5 51 0 0 0 5 84.0 73 34 38 30 3.64 1.32
Steve Gromek UNQ CLE 7 7 29 13 3 1 1 122.2 109 50 28 65 3.67 1.12
Hal White UNQ DET 1 8 41 0 0 0 5 63.1 53 26 39 18 3.69 1.45
Johnny Schmitz UNQ 2 teams 3 2 18 5 2 0 1 53.1 47 22 30 17 3.71 1.44
Hal Newhouser UNQ DET 9 9 25 19 8 0 0 154.0 148 64 47 57 3.74 1.27
Frank Smith UNQ CIN 12 11 53 2 1 0 7 122.1 109 51 41 77 3.75 1.23
Ralph Branca UNQ BRO 4 2 16 7 2 0 0 61.0 52 26 21 26 3.84 1.20
Bill Henry UNQ BOS 5 4 13 10 5 0 0 76.2 75 33 36 23 3.87 1.45
Bobo Newsom UNQ 2 teams 4 4 24 5 1 0 3 60.1 54 26 32 27 3.88 1.43
Paul LaPalme UNQ PIT 1 2 31 2 0 0 0 59.2 56 26 37 25 3.92 1.56
Jim Konstanty UNQ PHI 5 3 42 2 2 1 6 80.0 87 35 21 16 3.94 1.35
Max Lanier UNQ NY1 7 12 37 16 6 1 5 137.0 124 60 65 47 3.94 1.38
Julio Moreno UNQ WS1 9 9 26 22 7 0 0 147.1 154 65 52 62 3.97 1.40
Earl Harrist UNQ SLA 2 8 36 9 1 0 5 116.2 119 52 47 49 4.01 1.42
Bob Schultz UNQ CHN 6 3 29 5 1 0 0 74.0 63 33 51 31 4.01 1.54
Joe Presko UNQ SLN 7 10 28 18 5 1 0 146.2 140 66 57 63 4.05 1.34
Sam Zoldak UNQ PHA 0 6 16 10 2 0 1 75.1 86 34 25 12 4.06 1.47
Ernie Johnson UNQ BSN 6 3 29 10 2 1 1 92.0 100 42 31 45 4.11 1.42
Lou Sleater UNQ 2 teams 4 3 18 11 3 1 0 65.2 65 30 35 23 4.11 1.52
Cliff Chambers UNQ SLN 4 4 26 13 2 1 1 98.1 110 45 33 47 4.12 1.45
Randy Gumpert UNQ 2 teams 5 9 30 13 2 0 1 123.2 127 58 35 35 4.22 1.31
Ray Scarborough UNQ 2 teams 6 6 37 12 2 1 4 110.2 106 52 50 42 4.23 1.41
Hal Brown UNQ CHA 2 3 24 8 1 0 0 72.1 82 34 21 31 4.23 1.42
Cloyd Boyer UNQ SLN 6 6 23 14 4 2 0 110.1 108 52 47 44 4.24 1.40
Johnny Rutherford UNQ BRO 7 7 22 11 4 0 2 97.1 97 46 29 29 4.25 1.29
Ike Delock UNQ BOS 4 9 39 7 1 1 5 95.0 88 45 50 46 4.26 1.45
Gene Bearden UNQ SLA 7 8 34 16 3 0 0 150.2 158 72 78 45 4.30 1.57
Billy Hoeft UNQ DET 2 7 34 10 1 0 4 125.0 123 60 63 67 4.32 1.49
Dick Brodowski UNQ BOS 5 5 20 12 4 0 0 114.2 111 56 50 42 4.40 1.40
Don Johnson UNQ WS1 0 5 29 6 0 0 2 69.0 80 34 33 37 4.43 1.64
Woody Main UNQ PIT 2 12 48 11 2 0 2 153.1 149 76 52 79 4.46 1.31
Joe Haynes UNQ WS1 0 3 22 2 0 0 3 66.0 70 33 35 18 4.50 1.59
Tom Gorman UNQ NYA 6 2 12 6 1 1 1 60.2 63 31 22 31 4.60 1.40
Frank Hiller UNQ CIN 5 8 28 15 6 1 1 124.1 129 64 37 50 4.63 1.34
Bobby Hogue UNQ 2 teams 3 6 35 1 0 0 4 63.2 62 33 38 14 4.66 1.57
Ewell Blackwell UNQ 2 teams 4 12 28 19 3 0 1 118.0 119 62 72 55 4.73 1.62
Marlin Stuart UNQ 2 teams 4 4 42 11 2 0 2 117.1 117 62 57 45 4.76 1.48
Sheldon Jones UNQ BSN 1 4 39 1 0 0 1 70.0 81 37 31 40 4.76 1.60
Cal Hogue UNQ PIT 1 8 19 12 3 0 0 83.2 79 45 68 34 4.84 1.76
Willard Nixon UNQ BOS 5 4 23 13 5 0 0 103.2 115 56 61 50 4.86 1.70
Dave Madison UNQ 2 teams 5 3 41 5 0 0 0 93.0 94 51 58 42 4.94 1.63
Howie Fox UNQ PHI 2 7 13 11 2 0 0 62.0 70 35 26 16 5.08 1.55
Clem Labine UNQ BRO 8 4 25 9 0 0 0 77.0 76 44 47 43 5.14 1.60
Chris Van Cuyk UNQ BRO 5 6 23 16 4 0 1 97.2 104 56 40 66 5.16 1.47
Bob Hooper UNQ PHA 8 15 43 14 4 0 6 144.1 158 83 68 40 5.18 1.57
Johnny Kucab UNQ PHA 0 1 25 0 0 0 2 51.1 64 30 20 17 5.26 1.64
Ken Holcombe UNQ 2 teams 0 7 19 8 1 0 0 56.0 58 33 27 19 5.30 1.52
Ron Kline UNQ PIT 0 7 27 11 0 0 0 78.2 74 48 66 27 5.49 1.78
George Spencer UNQ NY1 3 5 35 4 0 0 3 60.0 57 37 21 27 5.55 1.30
Joe Hatten UNQ CHN 4 4 13 8 2 0 0 50.1 65 34 25 15 6.08 1.79
Jim Waugh UNQ PIT 1 6 17 7 1 0 0 52.1 61 37 32 18 6.36 1.78
Dick Fowler UNQ PHA 1 2 18 3 1 0 0 58.2 71 42 28 14 6.44 1.69
Ron Necciai UNQ PIT 1 6 12 9 0 0 0 54.2 63 43 32 31 7.08 1.74
Showing 1-50 of 146 pitchers listed (61 qualified)

Reading the 1952 leader tables

Of the 166 batting lines shown for 1952, 76 are qualified. The first qualified row belongs to Stan Musial, a .336 hitter, ahead of Ferris Fain (.327). The HR column peaks with Hank Sauer's 37. Pee Wee Reese's 30 steals are the most listed. 61 pitchers qualify out of the 146 in the 1952 table. Allie Reynolds has the lowest qualified ERA, 2.06, and Warren Hacker has the best WHIP, 0.95. The counting columns are topped by Robin Roberts in wins (28), Warren Spahn in strikeouts (183), and Al Brazle in saves (16).

1952 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1952?
Hank Sauer and Ralph Kiner tied for the lead with 37 home runs in 1952.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1952?
Hank Sauer led with 121 RBI in 1952.
Who led MLB in hits in 1952?
Stan Musial led with 194 hits in 1952.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1952?
Stan Musial led at .336 in 1952, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1952?
Robin Roberts led with 28 wins in 1952.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1952?
Warren Spahn led with 183 strikeouts in 1952.