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

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Batting Leaders

Minimum 200 at-bats required

1953 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1953 Season Leaders — 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
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Pitching Leaders

Minimum 50 innings pitched required

Complete Statistics

1953 Season Leaders — 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.