1953 Season Leaders
Top performers from the 1953 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.
These are the 1953 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Eddie Mathews led with 47 home runs, Al Rosen led with 145 RBI, and Harvey Kuenn led with 209 hits. Batting leaders require at least 200 at bats and pitching leaders at least 50 innings pitched, which is why a part-season line does not appear here.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
Data updated
Batting Leaders
Minimum 200 at-bats required
Every qualified batter that season, plotted as a histogram. The highlighted bin contains the league leader.
Complete Statistics
| Player | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Furillo | BRO | 132 | 479 | 82 | 165 | 38 | 6 | 21 | 92 | 1 | 34 | 32 | 0.344 | 0.393 | 0.580 | 0.973 |
| Red Schoendienst | SLN | 146 | 564 | 107 | 193 | 35 | 5 | 15 | 79 | 3 | 60 | 23 | 0.342 | 0.405 | 0.502 | 0.907 |
| Stan Musial | SLN | 157 | 593 | 127 | 200 | 53 | 9 | 30 | 113 | 3 | 105 | 32 | 0.337 | 0.437 | 0.609 | 1.046 |
| Mickey Vernon | WS1 | 152 | 608 | 101 | 205 | 43 | 11 | 15 | 115 | 4 | 63 | 57 | 0.337 | 0.403 | 0.518 | 0.921 |
| Duke Snider | BRO | 153 | 590 | 132 | 198 | 38 | 4 | 42 | 126 | 16 | 82 | 90 | 0.336 | 0.419 | 0.627 | 1.046 |
| Al Rosen | CLE | 155 | 599 | 115 | 201 | 27 | 5 | 43 | 145 | 8 | 85 | 48 | 0.336 | 0.422 | 0.613 | 1.034 |
| Don Mueller | NY1 | 131 | 480 | 56 | 160 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 0.333 | 0.360 | 0.404 | 0.764 |
| Wally Westlake | CLE | 82 | 218 | 42 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 2 | 35 | 29 | 0.330 | 0.427 | 0.495 | 0.923 |
| Richie Ashburn | PHI | 156 | 622 | 110 | 205 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 57 | 14 | 61 | 35 | 0.330 | 0.394 | 0.408 | 0.802 |
| Monte Irvin | NY1 | 124 | 444 | 72 | 146 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 97 | 2 | 55 | 34 | 0.329 | 0.406 | 0.541 | 0.947 |
| Jackie Robinson | BRO | 136 | 484 | 109 | 159 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 95 | 17 | 74 | 30 | 0.329 | 0.425 | 0.502 | 0.927 |
| Don Lenhardt | SLA | 97 | 303 | 37 | 96 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 0.317 | 0.400 | 0.465 | 0.865 |
| Ted Kluszewski | CIN | 149 | 570 | 97 | 180 | 25 | 0 | 40 | 108 | 2 | 55 | 34 | 0.316 | 0.380 | 0.570 | 0.950 |
| Billy Goodman | BOS | 128 | 514 | 73 | 161 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 0.313 | 0.384 | 0.409 | 0.793 |
| Minnie Miñoso | CHA | 151 | 556 | 104 | 174 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 104 | 25 | 74 | 43 | 0.313 | 0.410 | 0.466 | 0.875 |
| Jim Busby | WS1 | 150 | 586 | 68 | 183 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 82 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 0.312 | 0.358 | 0.415 | 0.773 |
| Roy Campanella | BRO | 144 | 519 | 103 | 162 | 26 | 3 | 41 | 142 | 4 | 67 | 58 | 0.312 | 0.395 | 0.611 | 1.006 |
| Ray Boone | DET | 101 | 385 | 73 | 120 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 93 | 2 | 48 | 47 | 0.312 | 0.395 | 0.556 | 0.951 |
| Hal Rice | PIT | 78 | 286 | 39 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 0.311 | 0.350 | 0.416 | 0.766 |
| Dee Fondy | CHN | 150 | 595 | 79 | 184 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 78 | 10 | 44 | 106 | 0.309 | 0.358 | 0.477 | 0.835 |
| Harvey Kuenn | DET | 155 | 679 | 94 | 209 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 50 | 31 | 0.308 | 0.356 | 0.386 | 0.742 |
| George Kell | BOS | 134 | 460 | 68 | 141 | 41 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 5 | 52 | 22 | 0.307 | 0.383 | 0.483 | 0.866 |
| Gene Woodling | NYA | 125 | 395 | 64 | 121 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 2 | 82 | 29 | 0.306 | 0.429 | 0.468 | 0.898 |
| Frank Baumholtz | CHN | 133 | 520 | 75 | 159 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 42 | 36 | 0.306 | 0.359 | 0.419 | 0.778 |
| Hank Bauer | NYA | 133 | 437 | 77 | 133 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 2 | 59 | 45 | 0.304 | 0.394 | 0.446 | 0.841 |
| Luke Easter | CLE | 68 | 211 | 26 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 0.303 | 0.361 | 0.445 | 0.806 |
| Dave Philley | PHA | 157 | 620 | 80 | 188 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 13 | 51 | 35 | 0.303 | 0.358 | 0.424 | 0.782 |
| Eddie Mathews | ML1 | 157 | 579 | 110 | 175 | 31 | 8 | 47 | 135 | 1 | 99 | 83 | 0.302 | 0.406 | 0.627 | 1.033 |
| Bud Souchock | DET | 89 | 278 | 29 | 84 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 0.302 | 0.326 | 0.489 | 0.816 |
| Gil Hodges | BRO | 141 | 520 | 101 | 157 | 22 | 7 | 31 | 122 | 1 | 75 | 84 | 0.302 | 0.393 | 0.550 | 0.943 |
| Hank Thompson | NY1 | 114 | 388 | 80 | 117 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 74 | 6 | 60 | 39 | 0.302 | 0.400 | 0.567 | 0.967 |
| Gus Bell | CIN | 151 | 610 | 102 | 183 | 37 | 5 | 30 | 105 | 0 | 48 | 72 | 0.300 | 0.354 | 0.525 | 0.879 |
| Dale Mitchell | CLE | 134 | 500 | 76 | 150 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 60 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 0.300 | 0.354 | 0.446 | 0.800 |
| Al Dark | NY1 | 155 | 647 | 126 | 194 | 41 | 6 | 23 | 88 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 0.300 | 0.335 | 0.488 | 0.823 |
| Jim Pendleton | ML1 | 120 | 251 | 48 | 75 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 0.299 | 0.323 | 0.462 | 0.785 |
| Davey Williams | NY1 | 112 | 340 | 51 | 101 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 0.297 | 0.382 | 0.368 | 0.750 |
| Andy Pafko | ML1 | 140 | 516 | 70 | 153 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 72 | 2 | 37 | 33 | 0.297 | 0.347 | 0.455 | 0.803 |
| Yogi Berra | NYA | 137 | 503 | 80 | 149 | 23 | 5 | 27 | 108 | 0 | 50 | 32 | 0.296 | 0.363 | 0.523 | 0.886 |
| Joe Astroth | PHA | 82 | 260 | 28 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 0.296 | 0.367 | 0.404 | 0.771 |
| Connie Ryan | PHI | 90 | 247 | 47 | 73 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 0.296 | 0.372 | 0.462 | 0.833 |
| Mickey Mantle | NYA | 127 | 461 | 105 | 136 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 92 | 8 | 79 | 90 | 0.295 | 0.398 | 0.497 | 0.895 |
| Whitey Lockman | NY1 | 150 | 607 | 85 | 179 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 61 | 3 | 52 | 36 | 0.295 | 0.351 | 0.389 | 0.739 |
| Danny O'Connell | PIT | 149 | 588 | 88 | 173 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 3 | 57 | 42 | 0.294 | 0.361 | 0.401 | 0.762 |
| Johnny Pesky | DET | 103 | 308 | 43 | 90 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 0.292 | 0.353 | 0.390 | 0.743 |
| Smoky Burgess | PHI | 102 | 312 | 31 | 91 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 0.292 | 0.370 | 0.417 | 0.787 |
| Eddie Waitkus | PHI | 81 | 247 | 24 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 0.291 | 0.330 | 0.356 | 0.686 |
| Enos Slaughter | SLN | 143 | 492 | 64 | 143 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 89 | 4 | 80 | 28 | 0.291 | 0.395 | 0.433 | 0.828 |
| Billy Cox | BRO | 100 | 327 | 44 | 95 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 0.291 | 0.363 | 0.443 | 0.806 |
| Jim Delsing | DET | 138 | 479 | 77 | 138 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 1 | 66 | 39 | 0.288 | 0.380 | 0.436 | 0.816 |
| Bobby Thomson | NY1 | 154 | 608 | 80 | 175 | 22 | 6 | 26 | 106 | 4 | 43 | 57 | 0.288 | 0.338 | 0.472 | 0.810 |
| Sherm Lollar | CHA | 113 | 334 | 46 | 96 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 47 | 29 | 0.287 | 0.388 | 0.416 | 0.804 |
| Pete Suder | PHA | 115 | 454 | 44 | 130 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 17 | 35 | 0.286 | 0.312 | 0.350 | 0.662 |
| Bobby Avila | CLE | 141 | 559 | 85 | 160 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 10 | 58 | 27 | 0.286 | 0.355 | 0.379 | 0.735 |
| Cal Abrams | PIT | 119 | 448 | 66 | 128 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 4 | 58 | 70 | 0.286 | 0.368 | 0.435 | 0.803 |
| Jim Greengrass | CIN | 154 | 606 | 86 | 173 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 100 | 6 | 47 | 83 | 0.285 | 0.340 | 0.444 | 0.784 |
| Del Ennis | PHI | 152 | 578 | 79 | 165 | 22 | 3 | 29 | 125 | 1 | 57 | 53 | 0.285 | 0.355 | 0.484 | 0.839 |
| Nellie Fox | CHA | 154 | 624 | 92 | 178 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 4 | 49 | 18 | 0.285 | 0.344 | 0.375 | 0.719 |
| Randy Jackson | CHN | 139 | 498 | 61 | 142 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 66 | 8 | 42 | 61 | 0.285 | 0.341 | 0.476 | 0.817 |
| Joe Adcock | ML1 | 157 | 590 | 71 | 168 | 33 | 6 | 18 | 80 | 3 | 42 | 82 | 0.285 | 0.334 | 0.453 | 0.787 |
| Gil McDougald | NYA | 141 | 541 | 82 | 154 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 83 | 3 | 60 | 65 | 0.285 | 0.361 | 0.416 | 0.777 |
| Gus Zernial | PHA | 147 | 556 | 85 | 158 | 21 | 3 | 42 | 108 | 4 | 57 | 79 | 0.284 | 0.355 | 0.559 | 0.914 |
| George Strickland | CLE | 123 | 419 | 43 | 119 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 51 | 52 | 0.284 | 0.362 | 0.379 | 0.741 |
| Ray Murray | PHA | 84 | 268 | 25 | 76 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 0.284 | 0.331 | 0.425 | 0.756 |
| Tom Umphlett | BOS | 137 | 495 | 53 | 140 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 0.283 | 0.331 | 0.376 | 0.707 |
| Paul Smith | PIT | 118 | 389 | 41 | 110 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 0.283 | 0.329 | 0.380 | 0.710 |
| Ralph Kiner | CHN | 117 | 414 | 73 | 117 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 87 | 1 | 75 | 67 | 0.283 | 0.394 | 0.529 | 0.923 |
| Bob Nieman | DET | 142 | 508 | 72 | 143 | 32 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0.281 | 0.354 | 0.453 | 0.807 |
| Chico Carrasquel | CHA | 149 | 552 | 72 | 154 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 38 | 47 | 0.279 | 0.330 | 0.359 | 0.689 |
| Solly Hemus | SLN | 154 | 585 | 110 | 163 | 32 | 11 | 14 | 61 | 2 | 86 | 40 | 0.279 | 0.382 | 0.443 | 0.825 |
| Dick Kryhoski | SLA | 104 | 338 | 35 | 94 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 26 | 33 | 0.278 | 0.333 | 0.497 | 0.830 |
| Matt Batts | DET | 116 | 374 | 38 | 104 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 24 | 36 | 0.278 | 0.322 | 0.406 | 0.728 |
| Jim Gilliam | BRO | 151 | 605 | 125 | 168 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 63 | 21 | 100 | 38 | 0.278 | 0.383 | 0.415 | 0.798 |
| Les Moss | SLA | 78 | 239 | 21 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 0.276 | 0.329 | 0.368 | 0.698 |
| Granny Hamner | PHI | 154 | 609 | 90 | 168 | 30 | 8 | 21 | 92 | 2 | 32 | 28 | 0.276 | 0.313 | 0.455 | 0.768 |
| Rip Repulski | SLN | 153 | 567 | 75 | 156 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 3 | 33 | 71 | 0.275 | 0.325 | 0.413 | 0.738 |
| Bobby Adams | CIN | 150 | 607 | 99 | 167 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 3 | 58 | 67 | 0.275 | 0.338 | 0.357 | 0.696 |
| Sam Mele | CHA | 140 | 481 | 64 | 132 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 82 | 3 | 58 | 47 | 0.274 | 0.353 | 0.437 | 0.789 |
| Earl Torgeson | PHI | 111 | 379 | 58 | 104 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 7 | 53 | 57 | 0.274 | 0.366 | 0.470 | 0.836 |
| Sid Gordon | ML1 | 140 | 464 | 67 | 127 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 75 | 1 | 71 | 40 | 0.274 | 0.372 | 0.461 | 0.834 |
| Johnny Logan | ML1 | 150 | 611 | 100 | 167 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 73 | 2 | 41 | 33 | 0.273 | 0.326 | 0.398 | 0.724 |
| Sammy White | BOS | 136 | 476 | 59 | 130 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 64 | 3 | 29 | 48 | 0.273 | 0.318 | 0.435 | 0.752 |
| Dick Cole | PIT | 97 | 235 | 29 | 64 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 38 | 26 | 0.272 | 0.374 | 0.336 | 0.710 |
| Del Crandall | ML1 | 116 | 382 | 55 | 104 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 51 | 2 | 33 | 47 | 0.272 | 0.330 | 0.429 | 0.759 |
| Eddie Yost | WS1 | 152 | 577 | 107 | 157 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 7 | 123 | 59 | 0.272 | 0.403 | 0.395 | 0.799 |
| Joe Garagiola | CHN | 74 | 228 | 21 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 0.272 | 0.336 | 0.360 | 0.696 |
| Jim Piersall | BOS | 151 | 585 | 76 | 159 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 0.272 | 0.329 | 0.354 | 0.683 |
| Johnny Wyrostek | PHI | 125 | 409 | 42 | 111 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 38 | 43 | 0.271 | 0.339 | 0.359 | 0.699 |
| Phil Rizzuto | NYA | 134 | 413 | 54 | 112 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 71 | 39 | 0.271 | 0.383 | 0.351 | 0.734 |
| Pee Wee Reese | BRO | 140 | 524 | 108 | 142 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 22 | 82 | 61 | 0.271 | 0.374 | 0.420 | 0.794 |
| Roy Sievers | SLA | 92 | 285 | 37 | 77 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 32 | 47 | 0.270 | 0.344 | 0.407 | 0.751 |
| Bob Borkowski | CIN | 94 | 249 | 32 | 67 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 21 | 41 | 0.269 | 0.328 | 0.406 | 0.734 |
| Joe Collins | NYA | 127 | 387 | 72 | 104 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 44 | 2 | 59 | 36 | 0.269 | 0.365 | 0.439 | 0.805 |
| Ray Jablonski | SLN | 157 | 604 | 64 | 162 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 112 | 2 | 34 | 61 | 0.268 | 0.308 | 0.427 | 0.735 |
| Vic Wertz | SLA | 128 | 440 | 61 | 118 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 70 | 1 | 72 | 44 | 0.268 | 0.376 | 0.466 | 0.842 |
| Irv Noren | NYA | 109 | 345 | 55 | 92 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 3 | 42 | 39 | 0.267 | 0.350 | 0.388 | 0.738 |
| Jackie Jensen | WS1 | 147 | 552 | 87 | 147 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 84 | 18 | 73 | 51 | 0.266 | 0.357 | 0.408 | 0.765 |
| Willard Marshall | CIN | 122 | 357 | 51 | 95 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 62 | 0 | 41 | 28 | 0.266 | 0.342 | 0.482 | 0.824 |
| Jack Dittmer | ML1 | 138 | 504 | 54 | 134 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 63 | 1 | 18 | 35 | 0.266 | 0.293 | 0.367 | 0.660 |
| Hank Sauer | CHN | 108 | 395 | 61 | 104 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 60 | 0 | 50 | 56 | 0.263 | 0.349 | 0.473 | 0.822 |
| Milt Bolling | BOS | 109 | 323 | 30 | 85 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 23 | 41 | 0.263 | 0.318 | 0.353 | 0.671 |
| Larry Doby | CLE | 149 | 513 | 92 | 135 | 18 | 5 | 29 | 102 | 3 | 96 | 121 | 0.263 | 0.385 | 0.487 | 0.873 |
| Ed McGhee | PHA | 104 | 358 | 36 | 94 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 32 | 43 | 0.263 | 0.328 | 0.324 | 0.652 |
| Clyde Vollmer | WS1 | 118 | 408 | 54 | 106 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 74 | 0 | 48 | 59 | 0.260 | 0.342 | 0.392 | 0.734 |
| Bob Elliott | CHA | 67 | 208 | 24 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 31 | 21 | 0.260 | 0.358 | 0.380 | 0.738 |
| Jim Rivera | CHA | 156 | 567 | 79 | 147 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 78 | 22 | 53 | 70 | 0.259 | 0.329 | 0.420 | 0.749 |
| Clyde McCullough | CHN | 77 | 229 | 21 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 0.258 | 0.303 | 0.367 | 0.670 |
| Billy Martin | NYA | 149 | 587 | 72 | 151 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 75 | 6 | 43 | 56 | 0.257 | 0.314 | 0.395 | 0.710 |
| Pete Runnels | WS1 | 137 | 486 | 64 | 125 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 64 | 36 | 0.257 | 0.347 | 0.321 | 0.668 |
| Don Lund | DET | 131 | 421 | 51 | 108 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 3 | 39 | 65 | 0.257 | 0.323 | 0.390 | 0.712 |
| Ferris Fain | CHA | 128 | 446 | 73 | 114 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 3 | 108 | 28 | 0.256 | 0.405 | 0.345 | 0.750 |
| Bobby Young | SLA | 148 | 537 | 48 | 137 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 41 | 40 | 0.255 | 0.309 | 0.326 | 0.635 |
| Frank Thomas | PIT | 128 | 455 | 68 | 116 | 22 | 1 | 30 | 102 | 1 | 50 | 93 | 0.255 | 0.331 | 0.505 | 0.837 |
| Joe DeMaestri | PHA | 111 | 420 | 53 | 107 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 0.255 | 0.297 | 0.352 | 0.649 |
| Fred Hatfield | DET | 109 | 311 | 41 | 79 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 40 | 34 | 0.254 | 0.341 | 0.325 | 0.666 |
| Johnny Groth | SLA | 141 | 557 | 65 | 141 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 5 | 42 | 53 | 0.253 | 0.308 | 0.370 | 0.678 |
| Dick Gernert | BOS | 139 | 494 | 73 | 125 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 71 | 0 | 88 | 82 | 0.253 | 0.371 | 0.415 | 0.786 |
| Wayne Terwilliger | WS1 | 134 | 464 | 62 | 117 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 7 | 64 | 65 | 0.252 | 0.343 | 0.347 | 0.690 |
| Eddie Miksis | CHN | 142 | 577 | 61 | 145 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 13 | 33 | 59 | 0.251 | 0.293 | 0.343 | 0.636 |
| Bill Serena | CHN | 93 | 275 | 30 | 69 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 41 | 46 | 0.251 | 0.350 | 0.433 | 0.783 |
| Steve Bilko | SLN | 154 | 570 | 72 | 143 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 84 | 0 | 70 | 125 | 0.251 | 0.334 | 0.412 | 0.746 |
| Clint Courtney | SLA | 106 | 355 | 28 | 89 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 0.251 | 0.302 | 0.330 | 0.631 |
| Cass Michaels | PHA | 117 | 411 | 53 | 103 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 7 | 51 | 56 | 0.251 | 0.335 | 0.363 | 0.697 |
| Ed FitzGerald | WS1 | 88 | 288 | 23 | 72 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 0.250 | 0.299 | 0.326 | 0.625 |
| Bill Bruton | ML1 | 151 | 613 | 82 | 153 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 41 | 26 | 44 | 100 | 0.250 | 0.306 | 0.330 | 0.636 |
| Roy Smalley | CHN | 82 | 253 | 20 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 28 | 57 | 0.249 | 0.329 | 0.356 | 0.684 |
| Walt Dropo | DET | 152 | 606 | 61 | 150 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 96 | 2 | 29 | 69 | 0.248 | 0.289 | 0.371 | 0.660 |
| Johnny O'Brien | PIT | 89 | 279 | 28 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 36 | 0.247 | 0.309 | 0.330 | 0.639 |
| Eddie Robinson | PHA | 156 | 615 | 64 | 152 | 28 | 4 | 22 | 102 | 1 | 63 | 56 | 0.247 | 0.322 | 0.413 | 0.735 |
| Bill Glynn | CLE | 147 | 411 | 60 | 100 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 44 | 65 | 0.243 | 0.324 | 0.309 | 0.633 |
| Dick Kokos | SLA | 107 | 299 | 41 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 56 | 53 | 0.241 | 0.361 | 0.411 | 0.772 |
| Hoot Evers | BOS | 99 | 300 | 39 | 72 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 23 | 41 | 0.240 | 0.301 | 0.390 | 0.691 |
| Stan Lopata | PHI | 81 | 234 | 34 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 39 | 0.239 | 0.321 | 0.419 | 0.739 |
| Eddie O'Brien | PIT | 89 | 261 | 21 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 0.238 | 0.289 | 0.280 | 0.569 |
| Del Rice | SLN | 135 | 419 | 32 | 99 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 48 | 49 | 0.236 | 0.323 | 0.337 | 0.660 |
| Andy Seminick | CIN | 119 | 387 | 46 | 91 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 64 | 2 | 49 | 82 | 0.235 | 0.323 | 0.413 | 0.736 |
| Roy McMillan | CIN | 155 | 557 | 51 | 130 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 43 | 52 | 0.233 | 0.290 | 0.302 | 0.591 |
| Harry Simpson | CLE | 82 | 242 | 25 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 0.227 | 0.284 | 0.335 | 0.618 |
| Rocky Bridges | CIN | 122 | 432 | 52 | 98 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 37 | 42 | 0.227 | 0.288 | 0.273 | 0.561 |
| Willie Jones | PHI | 149 | 481 | 61 | 108 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 70 | 1 | 85 | 45 | 0.225 | 0.342 | 0.385 | 0.727 |
| Loren Babe | PHA | 103 | 343 | 34 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 0.224 | 0.300 | 0.283 | 0.583 |
| Wes Westrum | NY1 | 107 | 290 | 40 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 56 | 73 | 0.224 | 0.352 | 0.366 | 0.717 |
| Billy Hunter | SLA | 154 | 567 | 50 | 124 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 24 | 45 | 0.219 | 0.253 | 0.259 | 0.512 |
| Jim Hegan | CLE | 112 | 299 | 37 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 1 | 25 | 41 | 0.217 | 0.280 | 0.348 | 0.628 |
| Ted Kazanski | PHI | 95 | 360 | 39 | 78 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 53 | 0.217 | 0.275 | 0.308 | 0.583 |
| Carlos Bernier | PIT | 105 | 310 | 48 | 66 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 51 | 53 | 0.213 | 0.332 | 0.316 | 0.648 |
| Jim Dyck | SLA | 112 | 334 | 38 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 38 | 40 | 0.213 | 0.299 | 0.344 | 0.643 |
| Preston Ward | PIT | 88 | 281 | 35 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 44 | 39 | 0.210 | 0.319 | 0.327 | 0.646 |
| Daryl Spencer | NY1 | 118 | 408 | 55 | 85 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 56 | 0 | 42 | 74 | 0.208 | 0.287 | 0.424 | 0.711 |
| Gene Stephens | BOS | 78 | 221 | 30 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 29 | 56 | 0.204 | 0.302 | 0.290 | 0.591 |
Showing 1-50 of 149 qualified batters
Pitching Leaders
Minimum 50 innings pitched required
Complete Statistics
| Player | Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Kinder | BOS | 10 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 107.0 | 84 | 22 | 38 | 39 | 1.85 | 1.14 |
| Warren Spahn | ML1 | 23 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 265.6 | 211 | 62 | 70 | 148 | 2.10 | 1.06 |
| Eddie Lopat | NYA | 16 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 178.3 | 169 | 48 | 32 | 50 | 2.42 | 1.13 |
| Sandy Consuegra | CHA | 7 | 5 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 124.0 | 122 | 35 | 28 | 30 | 2.54 | 1.21 |
| Ernie Johnson | ML1 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.0 | 79 | 24 | 22 | 36 | 2.67 | 1.25 |
| Billy Pierce | CHA | 18 | 12 | 40 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 271.3 | 216 | 82 | 102 | 186 | 2.72 | 1.17 |
| Bob Keegan | CHA | 7 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 98.6 | 80 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 2.74 | 1.15 |
| Robin Roberts | PHI | 23 | 16 | 44 | 41 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 346.6 | 324 | 106 | 61 | 198 | 2.75 | 1.11 |
| Clem Labine | BRO | 11 | 6 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 110.3 | 92 | 34 | 30 | 44 | 2.77 | 1.11 |
| Virgil Trucks | CHA | 15 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 176.3 | 151 | 56 | 67 | 102 | 2.86 | 1.24 |
| Gene Bearden | CHA | 3 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | 48 | 19 | 33 | 24 | 2.93 | 1.39 |
| Bob Buhl | ML1 | 13 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 154.3 | 133 | 51 | 73 | 83 | 2.97 | 1.33 |
| Hal White | SLN | 6 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 84.6 | 84 | 28 | 39 | 32 | 2.98 | 1.45 |
| Whitey Ford | NYA | 18 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 207.0 | 187 | 69 | 110 | 110 | 3.00 | 1.43 |
| Johnny Sain | NYA | 14 | 7 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 189.0 | 189 | 63 | 45 | 84 | 3.00 | 1.24 |
| Mickey McDermott | BOS | 18 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 206.3 | 169 | 69 | 109 | 92 | 3.01 | 1.35 |
| Connie Marrero | WS1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 145.6 | 130 | 49 | 48 | 65 | 3.03 | 1.22 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | NY1 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 145.0 | 127 | 49 | 77 | 71 | 3.04 | 1.41 |
| Harvey Haddix | SLN | 20 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 253.0 | 220 | 86 | 69 | 163 | 3.06 | 1.14 |
| Mel Parnell | BOS | 21 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 241.0 | 217 | 82 | 116 | 136 | 3.06 | 1.38 |
| Harry Brecheen | SLA | 5 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 117.3 | 122 | 40 | 31 | 44 | 3.07 | 1.30 |
| Virgil Trucks | SLA | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 88.0 | 83 | 30 | 32 | 47 | 3.07 | 1.31 |
| Don Liddle | ML1 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 128.6 | 119 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 3.08 | 1.35 |
| Johnny Antonelli | ML1 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 175.3 | 167 | 62 | 71 | 131 | 3.18 | 1.36 |
| Curt Simmons | PHI | 16 | 13 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 238.0 | 211 | 85 | 82 | 138 | 3.21 | 1.23 |
| Lew Burdette | ML1 | 15 | 5 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 175.0 | 177 | 63 | 56 | 58 | 3.24 | 1.33 |
| Mike Garcia | CLE | 18 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 271.6 | 260 | 98 | 81 | 134 | 3.25 | 1.26 |
| Bill Henry | BOS | 5 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 85.6 | 86 | 31 | 33 | 56 | 3.26 | 1.39 |
| Bob Turley | SLA | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 60.3 | 39 | 22 | 44 | 61 | 3.28 | 1.38 |
| Ray Scarborough | NYA | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.6 | 52 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 3.29 | 1.43 |
| Chuck Stobbs | WS1 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 153.0 | 146 | 56 | 44 | 67 | 3.29 | 1.24 |
| Bob Kuzava | NYA | 6 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 92.3 | 92 | 34 | 34 | 48 | 3.31 | 1.36 |
| Vic Raschi | NYA | 13 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 181.0 | 150 | 67 | 55 | 76 | 3.33 | 1.13 |
| Bob Porterfield | WS1 | 22 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 255.0 | 243 | 95 | 73 | 77 | 3.35 | 1.24 |
| Bob Lemon | CLE | 21 | 15 | 41 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 286.6 | 283 | 107 | 110 | 98 | 3.36 | 1.37 |
| Bob Milliken | BRO | 8 | 4 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 117.6 | 94 | 44 | 42 | 65 | 3.37 | 1.16 |
| Tom Gorman | NYA | 4 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77.0 | 65 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 3.39 | 1.26 |
| Ruben Gomez | NY1 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 204.0 | 166 | 77 | 101 | 113 | 3.40 | 1.31 |
| Fritz Dorish | CHA | 10 | 6 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 145.6 | 140 | 55 | 52 | 69 | 3.40 | 1.32 |
| Allie Reynolds | NYA | 13 | 7 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 145.0 | 140 | 55 | 61 | 86 | 3.41 | 1.39 |
| Al Sima | WS1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68.3 | 63 | 26 | 31 | 25 | 3.42 | 1.38 |
| Al Worthington | NY1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 102.0 | 103 | 39 | 54 | 52 | 3.44 | 1.54 |
| Fred Baczewski | CIN | 11 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 138.3 | 125 | 53 | 52 | 58 | 3.45 | 1.28 |
| Jim Hughes | BRO | 4 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 85.6 | 80 | 33 | 41 | 49 | 3.47 | 1.41 |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | SLN | 13 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 224.3 | 193 | 87 | 114 | 173 | 3.49 | 1.37 |
| Sid Hudson | BOS | 6 | 9 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 156.0 | 164 | 61 | 49 | 60 | 3.52 | 1.37 |
| Satchel Paige | SLA | 3 | 9 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 117.3 | 114 | 46 | 39 | 51 | 3.53 | 1.30 |
| Carl Erskine | BRO | 20 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 246.6 | 213 | 97 | 95 | 187 | 3.54 | 1.25 |
| Connie Johnson | CHA | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60.6 | 55 | 24 | 38 | 44 | 3.56 | 1.53 |
| Bob Feller | CLE | 10 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 175.6 | 163 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 3.59 | 1.27 |
| Mike Fornieles | CHA | 8 | 7 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 153.0 | 160 | 61 | 61 | 72 | 3.59 | 1.44 |
| Walt Masterson | WS1 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 166.3 | 145 | 67 | 62 | 95 | 3.63 | 1.24 |
| Joe Dobson | CHA | 5 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.6 | 96 | 41 | 37 | 50 | 3.67 | 1.32 |
| Johnny Schmitz | WS1 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 107.6 | 118 | 44 | 37 | 39 | 3.68 | 1.44 |
| Sonny Dixon | WS1 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 120.0 | 123 | 50 | 31 | 40 | 3.75 | 1.28 |
| Jackie Collum | CIN | 7 | 11 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 124.6 | 123 | 52 | 39 | 51 | 3.75 | 1.30 |
| Steve Ridzik | PHI | 9 | 6 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124.0 | 119 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 3.77 | 1.35 |
| Ben Wade | BRO | 7 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 90.3 | 79 | 38 | 33 | 65 | 3.79 | 1.24 |
| Art Houtteman | CLE | 7 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 109.0 | 113 | 46 | 25 | 40 | 3.80 | 1.27 |
| Jim McDonald | NYA | 9 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 129.6 | 128 | 55 | 39 | 43 | 3.82 | 1.29 |
| Ben Flowers | BOS | 1 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 79.3 | 87 | 34 | 24 | 36 | 3.86 | 1.40 |
| Marion Fricano | PHA | 9 | 12 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 211.0 | 206 | 91 | 90 | 67 | 3.88 | 1.40 |
| Alex Kellner | PHA | 11 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 201.6 | 210 | 88 | 51 | 81 | 3.93 | 1.29 |
| Ken Raffensberger | CIN | 7 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 174.0 | 200 | 76 | 33 | 47 | 3.93 | 1.34 |
| Early Wynn | CLE | 17 | 12 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 251.6 | 234 | 110 | 107 | 138 | 3.93 | 1.35 |
| Willard Nixon | BOS | 4 | 8 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 116.6 | 114 | 51 | 59 | 57 | 3.93 | 1.48 |
| Spec Shea | WS1 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 164.6 | 151 | 72 | 75 | 38 | 3.94 | 1.37 |
| Marlin Stuart | SLA | 8 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 114.3 | 136 | 50 | 44 | 46 | 3.94 | 1.57 |
| Marv Grissom | NY1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84.3 | 83 | 37 | 31 | 46 | 3.95 | 1.35 |
| Johnny Hetki | PIT | 3 | 6 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 118.3 | 120 | 52 | 33 | 37 | 3.95 | 1.29 |
| Gerry Staley | SLN | 18 | 9 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 230.0 | 243 | 102 | 54 | 88 | 3.99 | 1.29 |
| Dave Hoskins | CLE | 9 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 112.6 | 102 | 50 | 38 | 55 | 3.99 | 1.24 |
| Joe Coleman | PHA | 3 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 90.0 | 85 | 40 | 49 | 18 | 4.00 | 1.49 |
| Bob Miller | PHI | 8 | 9 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 157.3 | 169 | 70 | 42 | 63 | 4.00 | 1.34 |
| Bob Hooper | CLE | 5 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 69.3 | 50 | 31 | 38 | 16 | 4.02 | 1.27 |
| Andy Hansen | PHI | 0 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51.3 | 60 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 4.03 | 1.64 |
| Bobby Shantz | PHA | 5 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 105.6 | 107 | 48 | 26 | 58 | 4.09 | 1.26 |
| Howie Pollet | CHN | 5 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 111.3 | 120 | 51 | 44 | 45 | 4.12 | 1.47 |
| Larry Jansen | NY1 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 184.6 | 185 | 85 | 55 | 88 | 4.14 | 1.30 |
| Ralph Branca | DET | 4 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 102.0 | 98 | 47 | 31 | 50 | 4.15 | 1.26 |
| Sal Maglie | NY1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 145.3 | 158 | 67 | 47 | 80 | 4.15 | 1.41 |
| Don Larsen | SLA | 7 | 12 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 192.6 | 201 | 89 | 64 | 96 | 4.16 | 1.38 |
| Max Surkont | ML1 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 170.0 | 168 | 79 | 64 | 83 | 4.18 | 1.36 |
| Al Brazle | SLN | 6 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 92.0 | 101 | 43 | 43 | 57 | 4.21 | 1.57 |
| Paul Minner | CHN | 12 | 15 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 201.0 | 227 | 94 | 40 | 64 | 4.21 | 1.33 |
| Johnny Podres | BRO | 9 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 115.0 | 126 | 54 | 64 | 82 | 4.23 | 1.65 |
| Joe Nuxhall | CIN | 9 | 11 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 141.6 | 136 | 68 | 69 | 52 | 4.32 | 1.45 |
| Bob Kelly | CIN | 1 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.3 | 71 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 4.34 | 1.46 |
| Jim Wilson | ML1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 114.0 | 107 | 55 | 43 | 71 | 4.34 | 1.32 |
| Preacher Roe | BRO | 11 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 157.0 | 171 | 76 | 40 | 85 | 4.36 | 1.34 |
| Warren Hacker | CHN | 12 | 19 | 39 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 221.6 | 225 | 108 | 54 | 106 | 4.38 | 1.26 |
| Jim Konstanty | PHI | 14 | 10 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 170.6 | 198 | 84 | 42 | 45 | 4.43 | 1.41 |
| Morrie Martin | PHA | 10 | 12 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 156.3 | 158 | 77 | 59 | 64 | 4.43 | 1.39 |
| Ned Garver | DET | 11 | 11 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 198.3 | 228 | 98 | 66 | 69 | 4.45 | 1.48 |
| Al Aber | DET | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.6 | 63 | 33 | 41 | 34 | 4.46 | 1.56 |
| Duane Pillette | SLA | 7 | 13 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 166.6 | 181 | 83 | 62 | 58 | 4.48 | 1.46 |
| Steve Gromek | DET | 6 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 125.6 | 138 | 63 | 36 | 59 | 4.51 | 1.38 |
| Karl Drews | PHI | 9 | 10 | 47 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 185.3 | 218 | 93 | 50 | 72 | 4.52 | 1.45 |
| Harry Perkowski | CIN | 12 | 11 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 193.0 | 204 | 97 | 62 | 70 | 4.52 | 1.38 |
| Murry Dickson | PIT | 10 | 19 | 45 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 200.6 | 240 | 101 | 58 | 88 | 4.53 | 1.49 |
| Jim Hearn | NY1 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 196.6 | 206 | 99 | 84 | 77 | 4.53 | 1.47 |
| Bob Rush | CHN | 9 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 166.6 | 177 | 84 | 66 | 84 | 4.54 | 1.46 |
| Billy Loes | BRO | 14 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 162.6 | 165 | 82 | 53 | 75 | 4.54 | 1.34 |
| Russ Meyer | BRO | 15 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 191.3 | 201 | 97 | 63 | 106 | 4.56 | 1.38 |
| Paul LaPalme | PIT | 8 | 16 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 176.3 | 191 | 90 | 64 | 86 | 4.59 | 1.45 |
| Dutch Leonard | CHN | 2 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 62.6 | 72 | 32 | 24 | 27 | 4.60 | 1.53 |
| Ted Gray | DET | 10 | 15 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 176.0 | 166 | 90 | 76 | 115 | 4.60 | 1.38 |
| Hal Brown | BOS | 11 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 166.3 | 177 | 86 | 57 | 62 | 4.65 | 1.41 |
| Marv Grissom | BOS | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59.3 | 61 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 4.70 | 1.53 |
| Johnny Lindell | PIT | 5 | 16 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 175.6 | 173 | 92 | 116 | 102 | 4.71 | 1.65 |
| Bud Podbielan | CIN | 6 | 16 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 186.3 | 214 | 98 | 67 | 74 | 4.73 | 1.51 |
| Dave Koslo | NY1 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 111.6 | 135 | 59 | 36 | 36 | 4.76 | 1.53 |
| Roger Bowman | PIT | 0 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.3 | 65 | 35 | 29 | 36 | 4.82 | 1.44 |
| Billy Hoeft | DET | 9 | 14 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 197.6 | 223 | 106 | 58 | 90 | 4.83 | 1.42 |
| Johnny Klippstein | CHN | 10 | 11 | 48 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 167.6 | 169 | 90 | 107 | 113 | 4.83 | 1.65 |
| Cliff Chambers | SLN | 3 | 6 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.6 | 82 | 43 | 43 | 26 | 4.86 | 1.57 |
| Carl Scheib | PHA | 3 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 96.0 | 99 | 52 | 29 | 25 | 4.88 | 1.33 |
| Bob Friend | PIT | 8 | 11 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 170.6 | 193 | 93 | 57 | 66 | 4.90 | 1.46 |
| Jerry Lane | WS1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.6 | 64 | 31 | 16 | 26 | 4.92 | 1.41 |
| Al Corwin | NY1 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 106.6 | 122 | 59 | 68 | 49 | 4.98 | 1.78 |
| Bubba Church | CHN | 4 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 104.3 | 115 | 58 | 49 | 47 | 5.00 | 1.57 |
| Joe Presko | SLN | 6 | 13 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 161.6 | 165 | 90 | 65 | 56 | 5.01 | 1.42 |
| Dick Littlefield | SLA | 7 | 12 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 152.3 | 153 | 86 | 84 | 104 | 5.08 | 1.56 |
| Lou Kretlow | SLA | 1 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.0 | 93 | 46 | 52 | 37 | 5.11 | 1.79 |
| Turk Lown | CHN | 8 | 7 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 148.3 | 166 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 5.16 | 1.69 |
| Clyde King | CIN | 3 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76.0 | 78 | 44 | 32 | 21 | 5.21 | 1.45 |
| Saul Rogovin | CHA | 7 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 131.0 | 151 | 76 | 48 | 62 | 5.22 | 1.52 |
| Bobo Holloman | SLA | 3 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65.3 | 69 | 38 | 50 | 25 | 5.23 | 1.82 |
| Ray Herbert | DET | 4 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 87.6 | 109 | 51 | 46 | 37 | 5.24 | 1.77 |
| Dick Marlowe | DET | 6 | 7 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 119.6 | 152 | 70 | 42 | 52 | 5.26 | 1.62 |
| Vern Bickford | ML1 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58.0 | 60 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 5.28 | 1.64 |
| Joe Black | BRO | 6 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 72.6 | 74 | 43 | 27 | 42 | 5.33 | 1.39 |
| Bob Hall | PIT | 3 | 12 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 152.0 | 172 | 91 | 72 | 68 | 5.39 | 1.61 |
| Frank Smith | CIN | 8 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83.6 | 89 | 51 | 25 | 42 | 5.49 | 1.36 |
| Harry Byrd | PHA | 11 | 20 | 40 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 236.6 | 279 | 145 | 115 | 122 | 5.51 | 1.66 |
| Frank Fanovich | PHA | 0 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.6 | 62 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 5.55 | 1.61 |
| Stu Miller | SLN | 7 | 8 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 137.6 | 161 | 85 | 47 | 79 | 5.56 | 1.51 |
| Charlie Bishop | PHA | 3 | 14 | 39 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 160.6 | 174 | 101 | 86 | 66 | 5.66 | 1.62 |
| Art Houtteman | DET | 2 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 68.6 | 87 | 45 | 29 | 28 | 5.90 | 1.69 |
| Bob Cain | SLA | 4 | 10 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 99.6 | 129 | 69 | 45 | 36 | 6.23 | 1.75 |
| Mike Blyzka | SLA | 2 | 6 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94.3 | 110 | 67 | 56 | 23 | 6.39 | 1.76 |
| Jim Waugh | PIT | 4 | 5 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90.3 | 108 | 65 | 56 | 23 | 6.48 | 1.82 |
| Roy Face | PIT | 6 | 8 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 119.0 | 145 | 87 | 30 | 56 | 6.58 | 1.47 |
| Dave Madison | DET | 3 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 76 | 47 | 44 | 27 | 6.82 | 1.94 |
| Herm Wehmeier | CIN | 1 | 6 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81.6 | 100 | 65 | 47 | 32 | 7.16 | 1.80 |
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1953 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who led MLB in home runs in 1953?
- Eddie Mathews led with 47 home runs in 1953.
- Who led MLB in RBI in 1953?
- Al Rosen led with 145 RBI in 1953.
- Who led MLB in hits in 1953?
- Harvey Kuenn led with 209 hits in 1953.
- Who led MLB in wins in 1953?
- Warren Spahn led with 23 wins in 1953.
- Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1953?
- Robin Roberts led with 198 strikeouts in 1953.
- Who had the lowest ERA in 1953?
- Ellis Kinder at 1.85, among pitchers with at least 50 innings.