1955 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1955 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1955 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Willie Mays led with 51 home runs, Duke Snider led with 136 RBI, and Al Kaline led with 200 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 477 plate appearances at 154 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (154 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 — 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. 82 of the 173 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1955 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1955 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Al Kaline DET 152 681 588 121 200 24 8 27 102 6 82 57 .340 .421 .546 .967
Richie Ashburn PHI 140 644 533 91 180 32 9 3 42 12 105 36 .338 .449 .448 .897
Willie Mays NY1 152 670 580 123 185 18 13 51 127 24 79 60 .319 .400 .659 1.059
Vic Power KC1 147 639 596 91 190 34 10 19 76 0 35 27 .319 .354 .505 .859
Stan Musial SLN 154 656 562 97 179 30 5 33 108 5 80 39 .319 .408 .566 .974
Roy Campanella BRO 123 522 446 81 142 20 1 32 107 2 56 41 .318 .395 .583 .978
Hank Aaron ML1 153 665 602 105 189 37 9 27 106 3 49 61 .314 .366 .540 .906
Ted Kluszewski CIN 153 686 612 116 192 25 0 47 113 1 66 40 .314 .382 .585 .967
Carl Furillo BRO 140 578 523 83 164 24 3 26 95 4 43 43 .314 .371 .520 .891
George Kell CHA 128 504 429 44 134 24 1 8 81 2 51 36 .312 .389 .429 .818
Nellie Fox CHA 154 709 636 100 198 28 7 6 59 7 38 15 .311 .364 .406 .770
Wally Post CIN 154 668 601 116 186 33 3 40 109 7 60 102 .309 .372 .574 .946
Duke Snider BRO 148 653 538 126 166 34 6 42 136 9 104 87 .309 .418 .628 1.046
Gus Bell CIN 154 672 610 88 188 30 6 27 104 4 54 57 .308 .361 .510 .871
Harvey Kuenn DET 145 666 620 101 190 38 5 8 62 8 40 27 .306 .347 .423 .769
Al Smith CLE 154 725 607 123 186 27 4 22 77 11 93 77 .306 .407 .473 .880
Don Mueller NY1 147 639 605 67 185 21 4 8 83 1 19 12 .306 .326 .393 .720
Mickey Mantle NYA 147 638 517 121 158 25 11 37 99 8 113 97 .306 .431 .611 1.042
Mickey Vernon WS1 150 627 538 74 162 23 8 14 85 0 74 50 .301 .384 .452 .835
Smoky Burgess 2 teams 123 501 442 71 133 17 3 21 78 1 50 36 .301 .369 .495 .864
Johnny Logan ML1 154 680 595 95 177 37 5 13 83 3 58 58 .297 .360 .442 .802
Del Ennis PHI 146 623 564 82 167 24 7 29 120 4 46 46 .296 .346 .518 .864
Ernie Banks CHN 154 646 596 98 176 29 9 44 117 9 45 72 .295 .345 .596 .941
Wally Moon SLN 152 645 593 86 175 24 8 19 76 11 47 65 .295 .349 .459 .808
Billy Goodman BOS 149 715 599 100 176 31 2 0 52 5 99 44 .294 .394 .352 .747
Larry Doby CLE 131 560 491 91 143 17 5 26 75 2 61 100 .291 .369 .505 .874
Dale Long PIT 131 478 419 59 122 19 13 16 79 0 48 72 .291 .362 .513 .875
Hector Lopez KC1 128 527 483 50 140 15 2 15 68 1 33 58 .290 .337 .422 .759
Gil Hodges BRO 150 642 546 75 158 24 5 27 102 2 80 91 .289 .377 .500 .877
Eddie Mathews ML1 141 616 499 108 144 23 5 41 101 3 109 98 .289 .413 .601 1.014
Minnie Miñoso CHA 139 615 517 79 149 26 7 10 70 19 76 43 .288 .387 .424 .811
Gil McDougald NYA 141 615 533 79 152 10 8 13 53 6 65 77 .285 .361 .407 .768
Pete Runnels WS1 134 567 503 66 143 16 4 2 49 3 55 51 .284 .353 .344 .697
Ray Boone DET 135 560 500 61 142 22 7 20 116 1 50 49 .284 .346 .476 .822
Jim Piersall BOS 149 599 515 68 146 25 5 13 62 6 67 52 .283 .364 .427 .792
Billy Klaus BOS 135 610 541 83 153 26 2 7 60 6 60 44 .283 .351 .377 .729
Al Dark NY1 115 508 475 77 134 20 3 9 45 2 22 32 .282 .319 .394 .713
Pee Wee Reese BRO 145 652 553 99 156 29 4 10 61 8 78 60 .282 .371 .403 .774
Bill Virdon SLN 144 586 534 58 150 18 6 17 68 2 36 64 .281 .322 .433 .755
Johnny Temple CIN 150 684 588 94 165 20 3 0 50 19 80 32 .281 .365 .325 .690
Walt Dropo CHA 141 502 453 55 127 15 2 19 79 0 42 71 .280 .343 .448 .791
Bill Tuttle DET 154 698 603 102 168 23 4 14 78 6 76 54 .279 .358 .400 .757
Hank Bauer NYA 139 563 492 97 137 20 5 20 53 8 56 65 .278 .360 .461 .821
Earl Torgeson 2 teams 136 553 450 87 125 15 4 10 67 11 93 49 .278 .396 .396 .791
Gus Triandos BAL 140 529 481 47 133 17 3 12 65 0 40 55 .277 .333 .399 .732
Jackie Jensen BOS 152 681 574 95 158 27 6 26 116 16 89 63 .275 .369 .479 .848
Bill Bruton ML1 149 685 636 106 175 30 12 9 47 25 43 72 .275 .325 .403 .728
Whitey Lockman NY1 147 627 576 76 157 19 0 15 49 3 39 34 .273 .320 .384 .704
Bobby Avila CLE 141 643 537 83 146 22 4 13 61 1 82 47 .272 .368 .400 .768
Yogi Berra NYA 147 615 541 84 147 20 3 27 108 1 60 20 .272 .349 .470 .819
Roy Sievers WS1 144 591 509 74 138 20 8 25 106 1 73 66 .271 .364 .489 .853
Rip Repulski SLN 147 576 512 64 138 28 2 23 73 5 49 66 .270 .333 .467 .800
Roy McMillan CIN 151 556 470 50 126 21 2 1 37 4 66 33 .268 .364 .328 .692
Gene Baker CHN 154 681 609 82 163 29 7 11 52 9 49 57 .268 .323 .392 .715
Red Schoendienst SLN 145 615 553 68 148 21 3 11 51 7 54 28 .268 .335 .376 .711
Dick Groat PIT 151 572 521 45 139 28 2 4 51 0 38 26 .267 .317 .351 .669
Dee Fondy CHN 150 618 574 69 152 23 8 17 65 8 35 87 .265 .307 .422 .729
Randy Jackson CHN 138 565 499 73 132 13 7 21 70 0 58 58 .265 .340 .445 .785
Jim Rivera CHA 147 530 454 71 120 24 4 10 52 25 62 59 .264 .352 .401 .753
Ken Boyer SLN 147 574 530 78 140 27 2 18 62 22 37 67 .264 .311 .425 .735
Sammy White BOS 143 603 544 65 142 30 4 11 64 1 44 58 .261 .323 .392 .714
Sherm Lollar CHA 138 510 426 67 111 13 1 16 61 2 68 34 .261 .374 .408 .782
Willie Jones PHI 146 611 516 65 133 20 3 16 81 6 77 51 .258 .352 .401 .753
Andy Carey NYA 135 570 510 73 131 19 11 7 47 3 44 51 .257 .313 .378 .692
Chico Carrasquel CHA 145 598 523 83 134 11 2 11 52 1 61 59 .256 .335 .348 .683
Roberto Clemente PIT 124 501 474 48 121 23 11 5 47 2 18 60 .255 .284 .382 .666
Jim Finigan KC1 150 615 545 72 139 30 7 9 68 1 61 49 .255 .333 .385 .718
Willy Miranda BAL 153 536 487 42 124 12 6 1 38 4 42 58 .255 .313 .310 .623
Gene Freese PIT 134 510 455 69 115 21 8 14 44 5 34 57 .253 .310 .426 .736
Joe DeMaestri KC1 123 486 457 42 114 14 1 6 37 3 20 47 .249 .284 .324 .608
Jim Gilliam BRO 147 627 538 110 134 20 8 7 40 15 70 37 .249 .341 .355 .696
Hank Thompson NY1 135 533 432 65 106 13 1 17 63 2 84 56 .245 .367 .398 .766
Frank Thomas PIT 142 581 510 72 125 16 2 25 72 2 60 76 .245 .324 .431 .755
Al Rosen CLE 139 596 492 61 120 13 1 21 81 4 92 44 .244 .362 .402 .765
Eddie Yost WS1 122 490 375 64 91 17 5 7 48 4 95 54 .243 .407 .371 .778
Norm Zauchin BOS 130 556 477 65 114 10 0 27 93 3 69 105 .239 .335 .430 .765
Jim Busby 2 teams 146 578 528 61 126 19 6 7 41 12 38 59 .239 .289 .337 .626
Del Crandall ML1 133 494 440 61 104 15 2 26 62 2 40 56 .236 .299 .457 .756
Eddie Miksis CHN 131 524 481 52 113 14 2 9 41 3 32 55 .235 .282 .328 .611
Fred Hatfield DET 122 492 413 51 96 15 3 8 33 3 61 49 .232 .337 .341 .678
Bobby Morgan PHI 136 565 483 61 112 20 2 10 49 6 73 72 .232 .331 .344 .675
Danny O'Connell ML1 124 491 453 47 102 15 4 6 40 2 28 43 .225 .276 .316 .592
Elmer Valo UNQ KC1 112 338 283 50 103 17 4 3 37 5 52 18 .364 .460 .484 .944
Ted Williams UNQ BOS 98 417 320 77 114 21 3 28 83 2 91 24 .356 .496 .703 1.200
Bill Skowron UNQ NYA 108 314 288 46 92 17 3 12 61 1 21 32 .319 .369 .524 .894
Enos Slaughter UNQ 2 teams 118 325 276 50 87 12 4 5 35 2 41 18 .315 .401 .442 .843
Clint Courtney UNQ 2 teams 94 309 275 33 85 11 4 3 40 0 26 9 .309 .366 .411 .777
Dusty Rhodes UNQ NY1 94 217 187 22 57 5 2 6 32 1 27 26 .305 .389 .449 .838
Harry Simpson UNQ 2 teams 115 439 397 43 119 16 7 5 52 3 36 61 .300 .358 .413 .772
Carlos Paula UNQ WS1 115 374 351 34 105 20 7 6 45 2 17 43 .299 .332 .447 .779
Dave Philley UNQ 2 teams 126 465 415 65 124 17 5 8 50 1 46 48 .299 .367 .422 .789
Johnny O'Brien UNQ PIT 84 304 278 22 83 15 2 1 25 1 20 19 .299 .346 .378 .723
Elston Howard UNQ NYA 97 305 279 33 81 8 7 10 43 0 20 36 .290 .336 .477 .812
Frank Baumholtz UNQ CHN 105 309 280 23 81 12 5 1 27 0 16 24 .289 .325 .379 .703
Jerry Lynch UNQ PIT 88 308 282 43 80 18 6 5 28 2 22 33 .284 .331 .443 .774
Bob Nieman UNQ CHA 99 317 272 36 77 11 2 11 53 1 36 37 .283 .366 .460 .826
George Crowe UNQ ML1 104 354 303 41 85 12 4 15 55 1 45 44 .281 .374 .495 .869
Jim Dyck UNQ BAL 61 228 197 32 55 13 1 2 22 1 28 21 .279 .372 .386 .757
Hal Smith UNQ BAL 135 466 424 41 115 23 4 4 52 1 30 21 .271 .318 .373 .691
Eddie Waitkus UNQ 2 teams 71 220 192 12 52 6 1 2 23 2 28 17 .271 .364 .344 .707
Stan Lopata UNQ PHI 99 366 303 49 82 9 3 22 58 4 58 62 .271 .388 .538 .926
Ernie Oravetz UNQ WS1 100 296 263 24 71 5 1 0 25 1 26 19 .270 .336 .297 .632
Andy Pafko UNQ ML1 86 267 252 29 67 3 5 5 34 1 7 23 .266 .293 .377 .670
Bobby Hofman UNQ NY1 96 232 207 32 55 7 2 10 28 0 22 31 .266 .336 .464 .800
Bob Kennedy UNQ 2 teams 109 312 284 38 75 11 2 9 48 0 26 26 .264 .326 .412 .738
Joe Adcock UNQ ML1 84 324 288 40 76 14 0 15 45 0 31 44 .264 .339 .469 .807
Dave Pope UNQ 2 teams 121 363 326 38 86 13 4 7 52 5 28 65 .264 .325 .393 .718
Ferris Fain UNQ 2 teams 114 358 258 32 67 11 0 2 31 5 94 25 .260 .455 .326 .781
Frank House UNQ DET 102 359 328 37 85 11 1 15 53 0 22 25 .259 .308 .436 .744
Billy Shantz UNQ KC1 79 232 217 18 56 4 1 1 12 0 11 14 .258 .293 .300 .592
Gene Woodling UNQ 2 teams 126 476 404 55 104 21 3 8 53 3 60 33 .257 .354 .384 .737
George Freese UNQ PIT 51 202 179 17 46 8 2 3 22 1 17 18 .257 .327 .374 .701
Wayne Terwilliger UNQ NY1 80 301 257 29 66 16 1 1 18 2 36 42 .257 .348 .339 .686
Granny Hamner UNQ PHI 104 454 405 57 104 12 4 5 43 0 41 30 .257 .323 .343 .666
Bobby Thomson UNQ ML1 101 383 343 40 88 12 3 12 56 2 34 52 .257 .319 .414 .733
Chuck Diering UNQ BAL 137 432 371 38 95 16 2 3 31 5 57 45 .256 .355 .334 .689
Jim King UNQ CHN 113 333 301 43 77 12 3 11 45 2 24 39 .256 .312 .425 .737
Jackie Robinson UNQ BRO 105 390 317 51 81 6 2 8 36 12 61 18 .256 .378 .363 .740
Bill Sarni UNQ SLN 107 362 325 32 83 15 2 3 34 1 27 33 .255 .313 .342 .654
Gus Zernial UNQ KC1 120 454 413 62 105 9 3 30 84 1 30 90 .254 .304 .508 .812
Jim Greengrass UNQ 2 teams 107 409 362 44 92 22 2 12 38 0 42 52 .254 .331 .425 .756
Johnny Groth UNQ 2 teams 95 293 260 35 66 11 5 4 28 3 24 31 .254 .312 .381 .693
Irv Noren UNQ NYA 132 423 371 49 94 19 1 8 59 5 43 33 .253 .331 .375 .706
Vic Wertz UNQ CLE 74 295 257 30 65 11 2 14 55 1 32 33 .253 .332 .475 .807
Chuck Harmon UNQ CIN 96 232 198 31 50 6 3 5 28 9 26 24 .253 .345 .389 .734
Joe Astroth UNQ KC1 101 338 274 29 69 4 1 5 23 2 47 33 .252 .372 .328 .700
Bobby Adams UNQ 2 teams 92 201 171 31 43 11 3 2 23 2 24 25 .251 .352 .386 .738
Davey Williams UNQ NY1 82 269 247 25 62 4 1 4 15 0 17 17 .251 .303 .324 .627
Hoot Evers UNQ 2 teams 99 280 251 31 63 17 2 8 39 2 22 40 .251 .309 .430 .739
Sandy Amoros UNQ BRO 119 455 388 59 96 16 7 10 51 10 55 45 .247 .347 .402 .749
Chuck Tanner UNQ ML1 97 275 243 27 60 9 3 6 27 0 27 32 .247 .319 .383 .701
Grady Hatton UNQ BOS 126 465 380 48 93 11 4 4 49 0 76 28 .245 .367 .326 .693
Glen Gorbous UNQ 2 teams 99 269 242 27 59 12 1 4 27 0 24 18 .244 .311 .351 .662
Ralph Kiner UNQ CLE 113 390 321 56 78 13 0 18 54 0 65 46 .243 .367 .452 .818
Cal Abrams UNQ BAL 118 407 309 56 75 12 3 6 32 2 89 69 .243 .413 .359 .773
Solly Hemus UNQ SLN 96 240 206 36 50 10 2 5 21 1 27 22 .243 .335 .383 .718
Stan Palys UNQ 2 teams 94 298 274 37 66 17 0 8 38 2 18 40 .241 .289 .391 .680
Alex Grammas UNQ SLN 128 408 366 32 88 19 2 3 25 4 33 36 .240 .308 .328 .636
Don Hoak UNQ BRO 94 332 279 50 67 13 3 5 19 9 46 50 .240 .350 .362 .712
Andy Seminick UNQ 2 teams 99 345 304 33 73 12 1 12 35 1 32 62 .240 .325 .405 .729
Ray Jablonski UNQ CIN 74 239 221 28 53 9 0 9 28 0 13 35 .240 .289 .403 .691
Don Zimmer UNQ BRO 88 309 280 38 67 10 1 15 50 5 19 66 .239 .289 .443 .731
Jim Delsing UNQ DET 114 409 356 49 85 15 2 10 60 2 48 40 .239 .328 .376 .704
Jack Shepard UNQ PIT 94 301 264 24 63 10 2 2 23 1 33 25 .239 .321 .314 .635
Ed FitzGerald UNQ WS1 74 270 236 28 56 3 1 4 19 0 25 23 .237 .317 .309 .626
Joe Collins UNQ NYA 105 330 278 40 65 9 1 13 45 0 44 32 .234 .339 .414 .753
Bubba Phillips UNQ DET 95 205 184 18 43 4 0 3 23 2 14 20 .234 .289 .304 .594
Eddie O'Brien UNQ PIT 75 261 236 26 55 3 1 0 8 4 18 13 .233 .290 .254 .544
Gail Harris UNQ NY1 79 287 263 27 61 9 0 12 36 0 20 46 .232 .289 .403 .692
Harry Chiti UNQ CHN 113 372 338 24 78 6 1 11 41 0 25 68 .231 .282 .352 .634
Billy Hunter UNQ NYA 98 279 255 14 58 7 1 3 20 9 15 18 .227 .269 .298 .567
Dick Cole UNQ PIT 77 260 239 16 54 8 3 0 21 0 18 22 .226 .285 .285 .569
Sid Gordon UNQ 2 teams 82 224 191 21 43 7 1 7 26 0 27 21 .225 .317 .382 .699
Bill Wilson UNQ KC1 98 300 273 39 61 12 0 15 38 1 24 63 .223 .288 .432 .720
Jose Valdivielso UNQ WS1 94 325 294 32 65 12 5 2 28 1 21 38 .221 .277 .316 .594
Bobby Young UNQ 2 teams 77 248 231 12 51 4 1 1 14 1 12 25 .221 .259 .260 .519
Jim Hegan UNQ CLE 116 352 304 30 67 5 2 9 40 0 34 33 .220 .293 .339 .632
Red Wilson UNQ DET 78 274 241 26 53 9 0 2 17 1 26 23 .220 .296 .282 .578
Bob Speake UNQ CHN 95 293 261 36 57 9 5 12 43 3 28 71 .218 .300 .429 .729
Fred Marsh UNQ BAL 89 344 303 30 66 7 1 2 19 1 35 33 .218 .300 .267 .567
Tom Umphlett UNQ WS1 110 351 323 34 70 10 0 2 19 2 24 35 .217 .271 .266 .537
Harry Malmberg UNQ DET 67 242 208 25 45 5 2 0 19 0 29 19 .216 .310 .260 .569
Ray Katt UNQ NY1 124 355 326 27 70 7 2 7 28 0 22 38 .215 .268 .313 .581
Bill Renna UNQ KC1 100 284 249 33 53 7 3 7 28 0 31 42 .213 .305 .349 .654
Toby Atwell UNQ PIT 71 253 207 21 44 8 0 1 18 0 40 16 .213 .337 .266 .603
Preston Ward UNQ PIT 84 208 179 16 38 7 4 5 25 0 22 28 .212 .296 .380 .675
Billy Cox UNQ BAL 53 213 194 25 41 7 2 3 14 1 17 16 .211 .275 .314 .589
Hank Sauer UNQ CHN 79 290 261 29 55 8 1 12 28 0 26 47 .211 .286 .387 .673
George Strickland UNQ CLE 130 455 388 34 81 9 5 2 34 1 49 60 .209 .302 .273 .575
Marv Blaylock UNQ PHI 113 297 259 30 54 7 7 3 24 6 31 43 .208 .293 .324 .617
Eddie Robinson UNQ NYA 88 215 173 25 36 1 0 16 42 0 36 26 .208 .358 .491 .849
Billy Gardner UNQ NY1 59 207 187 26 38 10 1 3 17 0 13 19 .203 .261 .316 .577
Roy Smalley UNQ PHI 92 308 260 33 51 11 1 7 39 0 39 58 .196 .304 .327 .631
Showing 1-50 of 173 batters listed (82 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. 53 of the 150 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1955 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Billy Pierce CHA 15 10 33 26 16 6 1 205.2 162 45 64 157 1.97 1.10
Whitey Ford NYA 18 7 39 33 18 5 2 253.2 188 74 113 137 2.63 1.19
Early Wynn CLE 17 11 32 31 16 6 0 230.0 207 72 80 122 2.82 1.25
Bob Friend PIT 14 9 44 20 9 2 2 200.1 178 63 52 98 2.83 1.15
Herb Score CLE 16 10 33 32 11 2 0 227.1 158 72 154 245 2.85 1.37
Frank Sullivan BOS 18 13 35 35 16 3 0 260.0 235 84 100 129 2.91 1.29
Billy Hoeft DET 16 7 32 29 17 7 0 220.0 187 73 75 133 2.99 1.19
Bob Turley NYA 17 13 36 34 13 6 1 246.2 168 84 177 210 3.06 1.40
Frank Lary DET 14 15 36 31 16 2 1 235.0 232 81 89 98 3.10 1.37
Tommy Byrne NYA 16 5 27 22 9 3 2 160.0 137 56 87 76 3.15 1.40
Don Newcombe BRO 20 5 34 31 17 1 0 233.2 222 83 38 143 3.20 1.11
Bob Buhl ML1 13 11 38 27 11 1 1 201.2 168 72 109 117 3.21 1.37
Warren Spahn ML1 17 14 39 32 16 1 1 245.2 249 89 65 110 3.26 1.28
Robin Roberts PHI 23 14 41 38 26 1 3 305.0 292 111 53 160 3.28 1.13
Dick Donovan CHA 15 9 29 24 11 5 0 187.0 186 69 48 88 3.32 1.25
Johnny Antonelli NY1 14 16 38 34 14 2 1 235.1 206 87 82 143 3.33 1.22
Jack Harshman CHA 11 7 32 23 9 0 0 179.1 144 67 97 116 3.36 1.34
Jim Wilson BAL 12 18 34 31 14 4 0 235.1 200 90 87 96 3.44 1.22
Joe Nuxhall CIN 17 12 50 33 14 5 3 257.0 240 99 78 98 3.47 1.24
Paul Minner CHN 9 9 22 22 7 1 0 157.2 173 61 47 53 3.48 1.40
Murry Dickson PHI 12 11 36 28 12 4 0 216.0 190 84 82 92 3.50 1.26
Bob Rush CHN 13 11 33 33 14 3 0 234.0 204 91 73 130 3.50 1.18
Johnny Schmitz WS1 7 10 32 21 6 1 1 165.0 187 68 54 49 3.71 1.46
Jim Hearn NY1 14 16 39 33 11 1 0 226.2 225 94 66 86 3.73 1.28
Mickey McDermott WS1 10 10 31 20 8 1 1 156.0 140 65 100 78 3.75 1.54
Sal Maglie 2 teams 9 7 33 23 6 0 2 155.1 168 65 55 82 3.77 1.44
Carl Erskine BRO 11 8 31 29 7 2 1 194.2 185 82 64 84 3.79 1.28
Vern Law PIT 10 10 43 24 8 1 1 200.2 221 85 61 82 3.81 1.41
Bob Lemon CLE 18 10 35 31 5 0 2 211.1 218 91 74 100 3.88 1.38
Art Fowler CIN 11 10 46 28 8 3 2 207.2 198 90 63 94 3.90 1.26
Johnny Podres BRO 9 10 27 24 5 2 0 159.1 160 70 57 114 3.95 1.36
Virgil Trucks CHA 13 8 32 26 7 3 0 175.0 176 77 61 91 3.96 1.35
Steve Gromek DET 13 10 28 25 8 2 0 181.0 183 80 37 73 3.98 1.22
Ned Garver DET 12 16 33 32 16 1 0 230.2 251 102 67 83 3.98 1.38
Mike Garcia CLE 11 13 38 31 6 2 3 210.2 230 94 56 120 4.02 1.36
Lew Burdette ML1 13 8 42 33 11 2 0 230.0 253 103 73 70 4.03 1.42
Willard Nixon BOS 12 10 31 31 7 3 0 208.0 207 94 85 95 4.07 1.40
Sam Jones CHN 14 20 36 34 12 4 0 241.2 175 110 185 198 4.10 1.49
Erv Palica BAL 5 11 33 25 5 1 0 169.2 165 78 83 68 4.14 1.46
Dean Stone WS1 6 13 43 24 5 1 1 180.0 180 83 114 84 4.15 1.63
Gene Conley ML1 11 7 22 21 10 0 0 158.0 152 73 52 107 4.16 1.29
Luis Arroyo SLN 11 8 35 24 9 1 0 159.0 162 74 63 68 4.19 1.42
Tom Brewer BOS 11 10 31 28 9 2 0 192.2 198 90 87 91 4.20 1.48
Alex Kellner KC1 11 8 30 24 6 3 0 162.2 164 76 60 75 4.20 1.38
Warren Hacker CHN 11 15 35 30 13 0 3 213.0 202 101 43 80 4.27 1.15
Larry Jackson SLN 9 14 37 25 4 1 2 177.1 189 85 72 88 4.31 1.47
Herm Wehmeier PHI 10 12 31 29 10 1 0 193.2 176 95 67 85 4.41 1.25
Bob Porterfield WS1 10 17 30 27 8 2 0 178.0 197 88 54 74 4.45 1.41
Harvey Haddix SLN 12 16 37 30 9 2 1 208.0 216 103 62 150 4.46 1.34
Ruben Gomez NY1 9 10 33 31 9 3 1 185.1 207 94 63 79 4.56 1.46
Harry Byrd 2 teams 7 8 39 20 2 2 2 156.1 149 80 58 69 4.61 1.32
Art Ditmar KC1 12 12 35 22 7 1 1 175.1 180 98 86 79 5.03 1.52
Max Surkont PIT 7 14 35 22 5 0 2 166.1 194 103 78 84 5.57 1.64
Hersh Freeman UNQ 2 teams 7 4 54 0 0 0 11 93.1 95 22 31 38 2.12 1.35
Jim Konstanty UNQ NYA 7 2 45 0 0 0 11 73.2 68 19 24 19 2.32 1.25
Bob Miller UNQ PHI 8 4 40 0 0 0 1 89.2 80 24 28 28 2.41 1.20
Don Mossi UNQ CLE 4 3 57 1 0 0 9 81.2 81 22 18 69 2.42 1.21
Bill Wight UNQ 2 teams 6 8 36 14 8 2 3 141.1 135 39 48 63 2.48 1.29
Sandy Consuegra UNQ CHA 6 5 44 7 3 0 7 126.1 120 37 18 35 2.64 1.09
Don Bessent UNQ BRO 8 1 24 2 1 0 3 63.1 51 19 21 29 2.70 1.14
Paul LaPalme UNQ SLN 4 3 56 0 0 0 3 91.2 76 28 34 39 2.75 1.20
Willard Schmidt UNQ SLN 7 6 20 15 8 1 0 129.2 89 40 57 86 2.78 1.13
Roger Craig UNQ BRO 5 3 21 10 3 0 2 90.2 81 28 43 48 2.78 1.37
Leo Kiely UNQ BOS 3 3 33 4 0 0 6 90.0 91 28 37 36 2.80 1.42
Fritz Dorish UNQ 2 teams 5 3 48 1 0 0 7 82.2 74 26 37 28 2.83 1.34
Ellis Kinder UNQ BOS 5 5 43 0 0 0 18 66.2 57 21 15 31 2.83 1.08
Marv Grissom UNQ NY1 5 4 55 0 0 0 8 89.1 76 29 41 49 2.92 1.31
Dixie Howell UNQ CHA 8 3 35 0 0 0 9 73.2 70 24 25 25 2.93 1.29
Hal Jeffcoat UNQ CHN 8 6 50 1 0 0 6 100.2 107 33 53 32 2.95 1.59
Nelson King UNQ PIT 1 3 17 4 0 0 0 54.1 60 18 14 21 2.98 1.36
Tom Hurd UNQ BOS 8 6 43 0 0 0 5 80.2 72 27 38 48 3.01 1.36
George Susce UNQ BOS 9 7 29 15 6 1 1 144.1 123 49 49 60 3.06 1.19
Don Larsen UNQ NYA 9 2 19 13 5 1 2 97.0 81 33 51 44 3.06 1.36
Tom Sturdivant UNQ NYA 1 3 33 1 0 0 0 68.1 48 24 42 48 3.16 1.32
Clem Labine UNQ BRO 13 5 60 8 1 0 11 144.1 121 52 55 67 3.24 1.22
Tom Morgan UNQ NYA 7 3 40 1 0 0 10 72.0 72 26 24 17 3.25 1.33
Bill Henry UNQ BOS 2 4 17 7 0 0 0 59.2 56 22 21 23 3.32 1.29
Al Aber UNQ DET 6 3 39 1 0 0 3 80.0 86 30 28 37 3.38 1.43
George Zuverink UNQ 2 teams 4 8 42 6 0 0 4 114.2 118 43 31 44 3.38 1.30
Paul Giel UNQ NY1 4 4 34 2 0 0 0 82.1 70 31 50 47 3.39 1.46
Johnny Klippstein UNQ CIN 9 10 39 14 3 2 0 138.0 120 52 60 68 3.39 1.30
Johnny Kucks UNQ NYA 8 7 29 13 3 1 0 126.2 122 48 44 49 3.41 1.31
Ernie Johnson UNQ ML1 5 7 40 2 0 0 4 92.0 81 35 55 43 3.42 1.48
Jack Meyer UNQ PHI 6 11 50 5 0 0 16 110.1 75 42 66 97 3.43 1.28
Connie Johnson UNQ CHA 7 4 17 16 5 2 0 99.0 95 38 52 72 3.45 1.48
Ray Crone UNQ ML1 10 9 33 15 6 1 0 140.1 117 54 42 76 3.46 1.13
Bob Feller UNQ CLE 4 4 25 11 2 1 0 83.0 71 32 31 25 3.47 1.23
Ron Negray UNQ PHI 4 3 19 10 2 0 0 71.2 71 28 21 30 3.52 1.28
Tom Gorman UNQ KC1 7 6 57 0 0 0 18 109.0 98 43 36 46 3.55 1.23
Roy Face UNQ PIT 5 7 42 10 4 0 5 125.2 128 50 40 84 3.58 1.34
Billy Loes UNQ BRO 10 4 22 19 6 0 0 128.0 116 51 46 85 3.59 1.27
Jackie Collum UNQ CIN 9 8 32 17 5 0 1 134.0 128 54 37 49 3.63 1.23
Morrie Martin UNQ CHA 2 3 37 0 0 0 2 52.0 50 21 20 22 3.63 1.35
Karl Spooner UNQ BRO 8 6 29 14 2 1 2 98.2 79 40 41 78 3.65 1.22
Windy McCall UNQ NY1 6 5 42 6 4 0 3 95.0 86 39 37 50 3.69 1.29
Ray Narleski UNQ CLE 9 1 60 1 1 0 19 111.2 91 46 52 94 3.71 1.28
Ike Delock UNQ BOS 9 7 29 18 6 0 3 143.2 136 60 61 88 3.76 1.37
Saul Rogovin UNQ 2 teams 6 11 26 23 6 2 0 144.0 139 61 44 62 3.81 1.27
Tom Poholsky UNQ SLN 9 11 30 24 8 2 0 151.0 143 64 35 66 3.81 1.18
Mike Fornieles UNQ CHA 6 3 26 9 2 0 2 86.1 84 37 29 23 3.86 1.31
Pedro Ramos UNQ WS1 5 11 45 9 3 1 5 130.0 121 56 39 34 3.88 1.23
Bob Wiesler UNQ NYA 0 2 16 7 0 0 0 53.0 39 23 49 22 3.91 1.66
Dick Hall UNQ PIT 6 6 15 13 4 0 1 94.1 92 41 28 46 3.91 1.27
Eddie Lopat UNQ 2 teams 7 12 26 19 4 1 0 135.2 158 59 25 34 3.91 1.35
Ray Moore UNQ BAL 10 10 46 14 3 1 6 151.2 128 66 80 80 3.92 1.37
Hoyt Wilhelm UNQ NY1 4 1 59 0 0 0 0 103.0 104 45 40 71 3.93 1.40
Art Houtteman UNQ CLE 10 6 35 12 3 1 0 124.1 126 55 44 53 3.98 1.37
Hal Brown UNQ 2 teams 1 4 17 5 1 0 0 61.0 53 27 28 28 3.98 1.33
Ramon Monzant UNQ NY1 4 8 28 12 3 0 0 94.2 98 42 43 54 3.99 1.49
Spec Shea UNQ WS1 2 2 27 4 1 1 2 56.1 53 25 27 16 3.99 1.42
Chet Nichols UNQ ML1 9 8 34 21 6 0 1 144.0 139 64 67 44 4.00 1.43
Joe Black UNQ 2 teams 6 2 38 11 1 0 3 117.2 121 53 30 63 4.05 1.28
Bill Harrington UNQ KC1 3 3 34 1 0 0 2 76.2 69 35 41 26 4.11 1.43
Don Gross UNQ CIN 4 5 17 11 2 1 0 67.1 79 31 16 33 4.14 1.41
Babe Birrer UNQ DET 4 3 36 3 1 0 3 80.1 77 37 29 28 4.15 1.32
Ron Kline UNQ PIT 6 13 36 19 2 1 2 136.2 161 63 53 48 4.15 1.57
Bob Grim UNQ NYA 7 5 26 11 1 1 4 92.1 81 43 42 63 4.19 1.33
Art Schallock UNQ 2 teams 3 5 32 6 1 0 0 83.1 96 39 43 35 4.21 1.67
Don Liddle UNQ NY1 10 4 33 13 4 0 1 106.1 97 50 61 56 4.23 1.49
Jim Davis UNQ CHN 7 11 42 16 0 0 3 133.2 122 66 58 62 4.44 1.35
Bobby Shantz UNQ KC1 5 10 23 17 4 1 0 125.0 124 63 66 58 4.54 1.52
Bob Chakales UNQ 2 teams 2 3 36 0 0 0 0 67.0 66 34 31 34 4.57 1.45
Ed Roebuck UNQ BRO 5 6 47 0 0 0 12 84.0 96 44 24 33 4.71 1.43
Arnie Portocarrero UNQ KC1 5 9 24 20 4 1 0 111.1 109 59 67 34 4.77 1.58
Gerry Staley UNQ 2 teams 5 8 32 18 2 0 0 121.2 151 65 29 40 4.81 1.48
Floyd Wooldridge UNQ SLN 2 4 18 8 2 0 0 57.2 64 31 27 14 4.84 1.58
Duke Maas UNQ DET 5 6 18 16 5 2 0 86.2 91 47 50 42 4.88 1.63
Rudy Minarcin UNQ CIN 5 9 41 12 3 1 1 115.2 116 63 51 45 4.90 1.44
Curt Simmons UNQ PHI 8 8 25 22 3 0 0 130.0 148 71 50 58 4.92 1.52
Chuck Stobbs UNQ WS1 4 14 41 16 2 0 3 140.1 169 78 57 60 5.00 1.61
Dick Littlefield UNQ PIT 5 12 35 17 4 1 0 130.0 148 74 68 70 5.12 1.66
Lino Donoso UNQ PIT 4 6 25 9 3 0 1 95.0 106 56 35 38 5.31 1.48
Dave Hillman UNQ CHN 0 0 25 3 0 0 0 57.2 63 34 25 23 5.31 1.53
Art Ceccarelli UNQ KC1 4 7 31 16 3 1 0 123.2 123 73 71 68 5.31 1.57
Bob Purkey UNQ PIT 2 7 14 10 2 0 1 67.2 77 40 25 24 5.32 1.51
Russ Meyer UNQ BRO 6 2 18 11 2 1 0 73.0 86 44 31 26 5.42 1.60
Johnny Sain UNQ 2 teams 2 5 28 0 0 0 1 50.0 60 31 11 17 5.58 1.42
Howie Pollet UNQ CHN 4 3 24 7 1 1 5 61.0 62 38 27 27 5.61 1.46
Vic Raschi UNQ 2 teams 4 7 21 19 1 0 0 103.0 137 65 36 39 5.68 1.68
Dave Jolly UNQ ML1 2 3 36 0 0 0 1 58.1 58 37 51 23 5.71 1.87
Don Johnson UNQ BAL 2 4 31 5 0 0 1 68.0 89 44 35 27 5.82 1.82
Bob Keegan UNQ CHA 2 5 18 11 1 0 0 58.2 83 38 28 29 5.83 1.89
Gordon Jones UNQ SLN 1 4 15 9 0 0 0 57.0 66 37 28 46 5.84 1.65
Ted Abernathy UNQ WS1 5 9 40 14 3 2 0 119.1 136 79 67 79 5.96 1.70
Camilo Pascual UNQ WS1 2 12 43 16 1 0 3 129.0 158 88 70 82 6.14 1.77
Cloyd Boyer UNQ KC1 5 5 30 11 2 0 0 98.1 107 68 69 32 6.22 1.79
Ray Herbert UNQ KC1 1 8 23 11 2 0 0 87.2 99 61 40 30 6.26 1.59
Jim Bunning UNQ DET 3 5 15 8 0 0 1 51.0 59 36 32 37 6.35 1.78
Brooks Lawrence UNQ SLN 3 8 46 10 2 1 1 96.0 102 70 58 52 6.56 1.67
Jim McDonald UNQ BAL 3 5 21 8 0 0 0 51.2 76 41 30 20 7.14 2.05
Showing 1-50 of 150 pitchers listed (53 qualified)

Reading the 1955 leader tables

Of the 173 batting lines shown for 1955, 82 are qualified. Al Kaline tops the qualified hitters in batting average (.340); Richie Ashburn is second at .338. The UNQ tag explains why Elmer Valo's .364 (338 plate appearances) does not head the average column. Willie Mays has the most home runs in the table, 51; the RBI high belongs to Duke Snider, 136. Of 150 pitchers shown for 1955, the ERA and WHIP races include 53. The qualified ERA race is led by Billy Pierce at 1.97.

1955 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1955?
Willie Mays led with 51 home runs in 1955.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1955?
Duke Snider led with 136 RBI in 1955.
Who led MLB in hits in 1955?
Al Kaline led with 200 hits in 1955.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1955?
Al Kaline led at .340 in 1955, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1955?
Robin Roberts led with 23 wins in 1955.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1955?
Herb Score led with 245 strikeouts in 1955.