1956 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1956 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1956 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Mickey Mantle led with 52 home runs, Mickey Mantle led with 130 RBI, and Hank Aaron led with 200 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. 83 of the 165 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1956 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1956 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Mickey Mantle NYA 150 652 533 132 188 22 5 52 130 10 112 99 .353 .464 .705 1.169
Ted Williams BOS 136 503 400 71 138 28 2 24 82 0 102 39 .345 .479 .605 1.084
Harvey Kuenn DET 146 657 591 96 196 32 7 12 88 9 55 34 .332 .387 .470 .857
Hank Aaron ML1 153 660 609 106 200 34 14 26 92 2 37 54 .328 .365 .558 .923
Charlie Maxwell DET 141 592 500 96 163 14 3 28 87 1 79 74 .326 .414 .534 .948
Bob Nieman 2 teams 128 522 428 63 137 21 6 14 68 1 90 63 .320 .436 .495 .931
Bill Virdon 2 teams 157 627 580 77 185 23 10 10 46 6 38 71 .319 .361 .445 .806
Minnie Miñoso CHA 151 665 545 106 172 29 11 21 88 12 86 40 .316 .425 .525 .950
Jackie Jensen BOS 151 673 578 80 182 23 11 20 97 11 89 43 .315 .405 .497 .901
Al Kaline DET 153 693 617 96 194 32 10 27 128 7 70 55 .314 .383 .530 .913
Roberto Clemente PIT 147 572 543 66 169 30 7 7 60 6 13 58 .311 .330 .431 .761
Gil McDougald NYA 120 518 438 79 136 13 3 13 56 3 68 59 .311 .405 .443 .848
Stan Musial SLN 156 682 594 87 184 33 6 27 109 2 75 39 .310 .386 .522 .908
Pete Runnels WS1 147 646 578 72 179 29 9 8 76 5 58 64 .310 .372 .433 .805
Vic Power KC1 127 559 530 77 164 21 5 14 63 2 24 16 .309 .340 .447 .787
Bill Skowron NYA 134 523 464 78 143 21 6 23 90 4 50 60 .308 .382 .528 .910
Ray Boone DET 131 568 481 77 148 14 6 25 81 0 77 46 .308 .403 .518 .920
Ken Boyer SLN 150 639 595 91 182 30 2 26 98 8 38 65 .306 .347 .494 .841
Richie Ashburn PHI 154 719 628 94 190 26 8 3 50 10 79 45 .303 .384 .384 .768
Red Schoendienst 2 teams 132 536 487 61 147 21 3 2 29 1 41 15 .302 .356 .370 .726
Ted Kluszewski CIN 138 574 517 91 156 14 1 35 102 1 49 31 .302 .362 .536 .898
Jim Gilliam BRO 153 701 594 102 178 23 8 6 43 21 95 39 .300 .399 .396 .794
Wally Moon SLN 149 622 540 86 161 22 11 16 68 12 80 50 .298 .390 .469 .858
Yogi Berra NYA 140 597 521 93 155 29 2 30 105 3 65 29 .298 .378 .534 .911
Ernie Banks CHN 139 593 538 82 160 25 8 28 85 6 52 62 .297 .358 .530 .887
Willie Mays NY1 152 650 578 101 171 27 8 36 84 40 68 65 .296 .369 .557 .926
Nellie Fox CHA 154 721 649 109 192 20 10 4 52 8 44 14 .296 .347 .376 .723
Sherm Lollar CHA 136 527 450 55 132 28 2 11 75 2 53 34 .293 .383 .438 .821
Jim Piersall BOS 155 681 601 91 176 40 6 14 87 7 58 48 .293 .350 .449 .799
Harry Simpson KC1 141 597 543 76 159 22 11 21 105 2 47 82 .293 .347 .490 .837
Gus Bell CIN 150 666 603 82 176 31 4 29 84 6 50 66 .292 .347 .501 .848
Duke Snider BRO 151 652 542 112 158 33 2 43 101 3 99 101 .292 .399 .598 .997
Joe Adcock ML1 137 500 454 76 132 23 1 38 103 1 32 86 .291 .337 .597 .934
Frank Robinson CIN 152 668 572 122 166 27 6 38 83 8 64 95 .290 .379 .558 .936
Carl Furillo BRO 149 587 523 66 151 30 0 21 83 1 57 41 .289 .357 .467 .824
Walt Moryn CHN 147 588 529 69 151 27 3 23 67 4 50 67 .285 .348 .478 .826
Johnny Temple CIN 154 712 632 88 180 18 3 2 41 14 58 40 .285 .344 .332 .676
Frank Thomas PIT 157 637 588 69 166 24 3 25 80 0 36 61 .282 .326 .461 .787
Johnny Logan ML1 148 631 545 69 153 27 5 15 46 3 46 49 .281 .340 .431 .771
Gus Triandos BAL 131 509 452 47 126 18 1 21 88 0 48 73 .279 .348 .462 .810
Willie Jones PHI 149 621 520 88 144 20 4 17 78 5 92 49 .277 .383 .429 .812
Al Dark 2 teams 148 664 619 73 170 26 7 6 54 3 29 46 .275 .307 .368 .675
Lee Walls PIT 143 537 474 72 130 20 11 11 54 3 50 83 .274 .345 .432 .777
Al Smith CLE 141 626 526 87 144 26 5 16 71 6 84 72 .274 .378 .433 .812
Dick Groat PIT 142 575 520 40 142 19 3 0 37 0 35 25 .273 .317 .321 .638
Hector Lopez KC1 151 639 561 91 153 27 3 18 69 4 63 73 .273 .347 .428 .775
Bill Bruton ML1 147 578 525 73 143 23 15 8 56 8 26 63 .272 .304 .419 .723
Eddie Mathews ML1 151 651 552 103 150 21 2 37 95 6 91 86 .272 .373 .518 .892
Jim Lemon WS1 146 613 538 77 146 21 11 27 96 2 65 138 .271 .349 .502 .850
Billy Klaus BOS 135 620 520 91 141 29 5 7 59 1 90 43 .271 .378 .387 .764
George Kell 2 teams 123 480 425 52 115 22 2 9 48 0 33 37 .271 .324 .395 .719
Dee Fondy CHN 137 580 543 52 146 22 9 9 46 9 20 74 .269 .290 .392 .682
Larry Doby CHA 140 619 504 89 135 22 3 24 102 0 102 105 .268 .392 .466 .858
Stan Lopata PHI 146 624 535 96 143 33 7 32 95 5 75 93 .267 .353 .535 .888
Al Rosen CLE 121 481 416 64 111 18 2 15 61 1 58 44 .267 .351 .428 .779
Luis Aparicio CHA 152 583 533 69 142 19 6 3 56 21 34 63 .266 .311 .341 .653
Gil Hodges BRO 153 633 550 86 146 29 4 32 87 3 76 91 .265 .354 .507 .861
Billy Martin NYA 121 504 458 76 121 24 5 9 49 7 30 56 .264 .310 .397 .708
Vic Wertz CLE 136 568 481 65 127 22 0 32 106 0 75 87 .264 .364 .509 .874
Dale Long PIT 148 582 517 64 136 20 7 27 91 1 54 85 .263 .326 .485 .812
Roy McMillan CIN 150 574 479 51 126 16 7 3 62 4 76 54 .263 .366 .344 .710
Don Blasingame SLN 150 665 587 94 153 22 7 0 27 8 72 52 .261 .344 .322 .666
Del Ennis PHI 153 672 630 80 164 23 3 26 95 7 33 62 .260 .299 .430 .729
Tito Francona BAL 139 500 445 62 115 16 4 9 57 11 51 60 .258 .334 .373 .707
Gene Baker CHN 140 606 546 65 141 23 3 12 57 4 39 54 .258 .309 .377 .686
Pee Wee Reese BRO 147 648 572 85 147 19 2 9 46 13 56 69 .257 .322 .344 .667
Bill White NY1 138 568 508 63 130 23 7 22 59 15 47 72 .256 .321 .459 .780
Jim Rivera CHA 139 555 491 76 125 23 5 12 66 20 49 75 .255 .322 .395 .718
Marv Blaylock PHI 136 522 460 61 117 14 8 10 50 5 50 86 .254 .327 .385 .712
Bill Tuttle DET 140 592 546 61 138 22 4 9 65 5 38 48 .253 .301 .357 .658
Roy Sievers WS1 152 659 550 92 139 27 2 29 95 0 100 88 .253 .370 .467 .838
Wally Post CIN 143 586 539 94 134 25 3 36 83 6 37 124 .249 .301 .506 .807
Chico Carrasquel CLE 141 544 474 60 115 15 1 7 48 0 52 61 .243 .323 .323 .646
Hank Bauer NYA 147 612 539 96 130 18 7 26 84 4 59 72 .241 .316 .445 .761
Danny O'Connell ML1 139 598 498 71 119 17 9 2 42 3 76 42 .239 .342 .321 .663
Andy Carey NYA 132 480 422 54 100 18 2 7 50 9 45 53 .237 .310 .339 .649
Bobby Thomson ML1 142 505 451 59 106 10 4 20 74 2 43 75 .235 .302 .408 .710
Jim Busby CLE 135 546 494 72 116 17 3 12 50 8 43 47 .235 .301 .354 .656
Billy Gardner BAL 144 560 515 53 119 16 2 11 50 5 29 53 .231 .281 .334 .615
Eddie Yost WS1 152 684 515 94 119 17 2 11 53 8 151 82 .231 .412 .336 .748
Bobby Avila CLE 138 597 513 74 115 14 2 10 54 17 70 68 .224 .323 .318 .640
Daryl Spencer NY1 146 534 489 46 108 13 2 14 42 1 35 65 .221 .275 .342 .617
Willy Miranda BAL 148 513 461 38 100 16 4 2 34 3 46 73 .217 .287 .282 .569
Lou Skizas UNQ 2 teams 89 323 303 39 95 11 3 11 40 3 15 19 .314 .343 .479 .821
Bob Boyd UNQ BAL 70 262 225 28 70 8 3 2 11 0 30 14 .311 .395 .400 .795
Mickey Vernon UNQ BOS 119 471 403 67 125 28 4 15 84 1 57 40 .310 .403 .511 .914
Clint Courtney UNQ WS1 101 316 283 31 85 20 3 5 44 0 20 10 .300 .362 .445 .807
Ed Bailey UNQ CIN 118 446 383 59 115 8 2 28 75 2 52 50 .300 .385 .551 .936
Jackie Brandt UNQ 2 teams 125 421 393 54 117 19 8 12 50 3 21 36 .298 .333 .478 .812
Jack Phillips UNQ DET 67 247 224 31 66 13 2 1 20 1 21 19 .295 .354 .384 .738
Billy Goodman UNQ BOS 105 448 399 61 117 22 8 2 38 0 40 22 .293 .356 .404 .760
Dick Gernert UNQ BOS 106 370 306 53 89 11 0 16 68 1 56 57 .291 .399 .484 .883
Red Wilson UNQ DET 78 278 228 32 66 12 2 7 38 2 42 18 .289 .393 .452 .844
Elmer Valo UNQ 2 teams 107 356 300 41 86 13 3 5 39 7 49 22 .287 .389 .400 .789
Solly Hemus UNQ 2 teams 86 233 192 25 55 10 4 5 26 1 29 22 .286 .398 .458 .857
Dick Williams UNQ 2 teams 94 397 360 45 103 18 4 11 37 5 30 41 .286 .341 .450 .791
Hal Smith UNQ SLN 75 242 227 27 64 12 0 5 23 1 15 22 .282 .326 .401 .727
Frank Bolling UNQ DET 102 422 366 53 103 21 7 7 45 6 42 51 .281 .354 .434 .789
Enos Slaughter UNQ 2 teams 115 344 306 52 86 18 5 2 27 2 34 26 .281 .354 .392 .746
Rip Repulski UNQ SLN 112 410 376 44 104 18 3 11 55 2 24 46 .277 .330 .428 .758
Rocky Colavito UNQ CLE 101 380 322 55 89 11 4 21 65 0 49 46 .276 .372 .531 .903
Smoky Burgess UNQ CIN 90 258 229 28 63 10 0 12 39 0 26 18 .275 .346 .476 .822
Jackie Robinson UNQ BRO 117 431 357 61 98 15 2 10 43 12 60 32 .275 .382 .412 .793
Randy Jackson UNQ BRO 101 346 307 37 84 15 7 8 53 2 28 38 .274 .333 .446 .780
Tim Thompson UNQ KC1 92 288 268 21 73 13 2 1 27 2 17 23 .272 .319 .347 .666
Monte Irvin UNQ CHN 111 387 339 44 92 13 3 15 50 1 41 41 .271 .346 .460 .807
Herb Plews UNQ WS1 91 285 256 24 69 10 7 1 25 1 26 40 .270 .337 .375 .712
Don Mueller UNQ NY1 138 474 453 38 122 12 1 5 41 0 15 7 .269 .290 .333 .624
Pete Daley UNQ BOS 59 208 187 22 50 11 3 5 29 1 18 30 .267 .338 .439 .777
Hal Smith UNQ 2 teams 114 398 371 31 99 23 2 5 42 2 20 34 .267 .303 .380 .683
Preston Ward UNQ 2 teams 103 207 180 21 48 10 1 7 32 0 22 24 .267 .345 .450 .795
Walt Dropo UNQ CHA 125 412 361 42 96 13 1 8 52 1 37 51 .266 .334 .374 .708
Earl Torgeson UNQ DET 117 400 318 61 84 9 3 12 42 6 78 47 .264 .406 .425 .831
Elston Howard UNQ NYA 98 316 290 35 76 8 3 5 34 0 21 30 .262 .312 .362 .674
Gene Woodling UNQ CLE 100 399 317 56 83 17 0 8 38 2 69 29 .262 .395 .391 .787
Fred Hatfield UNQ 2 teams 114 388 333 48 87 9 1 7 35 1 39 37 .261 .351 .357 .708
Lou Berberet UNQ WS1 95 256 207 25 54 6 3 4 27 0 46 33 .261 .402 .377 .779
Ted Lepcio UNQ BOS 83 321 284 34 74 10 0 15 51 1 30 77 .261 .335 .454 .790
Sandy Amoros UNQ BRO 114 361 292 53 76 11 8 16 58 3 59 51 .260 .385 .517 .902
Whitey Lockman UNQ 2 teams 118 402 362 27 94 7 3 1 20 2 34 25 .260 .322 .304 .625
Johnny Groth UNQ KC1 95 280 244 22 63 13 3 5 37 1 30 31 .258 .335 .398 .732
Jerry Coleman UNQ NYA 80 203 183 15 47 5 1 0 18 1 12 33 .257 .305 .295 .600
Solly Drake UNQ CHN 65 242 215 29 55 9 1 2 15 9 23 35 .256 .331 .335 .665
Ray Jablonski UNQ CIN 130 458 407 42 104 25 1 15 66 2 37 57 .256 .324 .432 .756
Bill Sarni UNQ 2 teams 121 424 386 28 98 16 5 10 45 1 28 46 .254 .305 .399 .704
Al Pilarcik UNQ KC1 69 272 239 28 60 10 1 4 22 9 30 32 .251 .333 .351 .685
Jim King UNQ CHN 118 354 317 32 79 13 2 15 54 1 30 40 .249 .312 .445 .757
Dave Philley UNQ 2 teams 118 452 396 57 98 18 4 5 64 4 46 40 .247 .322 .351 .673
Ray Katt UNQ 2 teams 84 276 259 21 64 8 0 13 34 0 12 40 .247 .285 .429 .713
Karl Olson UNQ WS1 106 353 313 34 77 10 2 4 22 1 28 41 .246 .305 .329 .635
Sammy White UNQ BOS 114 433 392 28 96 15 2 5 44 2 35 40 .245 .304 .332 .636
Whitey Herzog UNQ WS1 117 465 421 49 103 13 7 4 35 8 35 74 .245 .302 .337 .639
Bill Mazeroski UNQ PIT 81 277 255 30 62 8 1 3 14 0 18 24 .243 .293 .318 .611
Jack Shepard UNQ PIT 100 290 256 24 62 11 2 7 30 1 25 37 .242 .309 .383 .691
Frank House UNQ DET 94 348 321 44 77 6 2 10 44 1 21 19 .240 .290 .364 .655
Pete Whisenant UNQ CHN 103 347 314 37 75 16 3 11 46 8 24 53 .239 .292 .414 .706
Eddie Miksis UNQ CHN 114 395 356 54 85 10 3 9 27 4 32 40 .239 .303 .360 .662
Don Buddin UNQ BOS 114 454 377 49 90 24 0 5 37 2 65 62 .239 .352 .342 .694
Del Crandall UNQ ML1 112 358 311 37 74 14 2 16 48 1 35 30 .238 .312 .450 .763
Bob Hale UNQ BAL 85 223 207 18 49 10 1 1 24 0 11 10 .237 .274 .309 .583
Jose Valdivielso UNQ WS1 90 279 246 18 58 8 2 4 29 3 29 36 .236 .318 .333 .651
Hank Thompson UNQ NY1 83 219 183 24 43 9 0 8 29 2 31 26 .235 .346 .415 .761
Joe DeMaestri UNQ KC1 133 468 434 41 101 16 1 6 39 3 25 73 .233 .277 .316 .593
Sammy Esposito UNQ CHA 81 234 184 30 42 8 2 3 25 1 41 19 .228 .371 .342 .714
Foster Castleman UNQ NY1 124 409 385 33 87 16 3 14 45 2 15 50 .226 .256 .392 .648
Joe Collins UNQ NYA 100 301 262 38 59 5 3 7 43 3 34 33 .225 .313 .347 .661
Granny Hamner UNQ PHI 122 438 401 42 90 24 3 4 42 2 30 42 .224 .276 .329 .605
Gus Zernial UNQ KC1 109 311 272 36 61 12 0 16 44 2 33 66 .224 .315 .445 .760
Joe Ginsberg UNQ 2 teams 86 252 223 15 50 8 1 1 14 1 25 21 .224 .299 .283 .581
Jim Hegan UNQ CLE 122 368 315 42 70 15 2 6 34 1 49 54 .222 .327 .340 .667
Hobie Landrith UNQ CHN 111 362 312 22 69 10 3 4 32 0 39 38 .221 .307 .311 .618
Bob Kennedy UNQ 2 teams 77 222 190 17 42 5 0 4 22 2 26 23 .221 .320 .311 .630
Roy Campanella UNQ BRO 124 461 388 39 85 6 1 20 73 1 66 61 .219 .333 .394 .727
Dusty Rhodes UNQ NY1 111 276 244 20 53 10 3 8 33 0 30 41 .217 .301 .381 .682
Jim Finigan UNQ KC1 91 290 250 29 54 7 2 2 21 3 30 28 .216 .298 .284 .582
Don Hoak UNQ CHN 121 478 424 51 91 18 4 5 37 8 41 46 .215 .283 .311 .594
Bobby Del Greco UNQ 2 teams 116 339 290 33 62 16 2 7 21 1 35 53 .214 .307 .355 .663
Del Rice UNQ ML1 71 208 188 15 40 9 1 3 17 0 18 34 .213 .282 .319 .601
Harry Chiti UNQ CHN 72 227 203 17 43 6 4 4 18 0 19 35 .212 .281 .340 .621
Hank Foiles UNQ 2 teams 80 245 222 24 47 10 2 7 25 0 17 56 .212 .266 .369 .635
Ted Kazanski UNQ PHI 117 406 379 35 80 11 1 4 34 0 20 41 .211 .251 .277 .528
Gene Freese UNQ PIT 65 230 207 17 43 9 0 3 14 2 16 45 .208 .273 .295 .568
Jim Greengrass UNQ PHI 86 246 215 24 44 9 2 5 25 0 28 43 .205 .294 .335 .629
Eddie Robinson UNQ 2 teams 101 264 226 20 46 6 1 7 23 0 31 23 .204 .312 .332 .644
Bob Skinner UNQ PIT 113 262 233 29 47 8 3 5 29 1 26 50 .202 .282 .326 .609
Showing 1-50 of 165 batters listed (83 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 155 innings at 155 team games. 54 of the 147 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1956 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Whitey Ford NYA 19 6 31 30 18 2 1 225.2 187 62 84 141 2.47 1.20
Herb Score CLE 20 9 35 33 16 5 0 249.1 162 70 129 263 2.53 1.17
Lew Burdette ML1 19 10 39 35 16 6 1 256.1 234 77 52 110 2.70 1.12
Early Wynn CLE 20 9 38 35 18 4 2 277.2 233 84 91 158 2.72 1.17
Warren Spahn ML1 20 11 39 35 20 3 3 281.1 249 87 52 128 2.78 1.07
Johnny Antonelli NY1 20 13 41 36 15 5 1 258.1 225 82 75 145 2.86 1.16
Sal Maglie 2 teams 13 5 30 26 9 3 0 196.0 160 63 54 110 2.89 1.09
Bob Lemon CLE 20 14 39 35 21 2 3 255.1 230 86 89 94 3.03 1.25
Don Newcombe BRO 27 7 38 36 18 5 0 268.0 219 91 46 139 3.06 0.99
Jack Harshman CHA 15 11 34 30 15 4 0 226.2 183 78 102 143 3.10 1.26
Gene Conley ML1 8 9 31 19 5 1 3 158.1 169 55 52 68 3.13 1.40
Frank Lary DET 21 13 41 38 20 3 1 294.0 289 103 116 165 3.15 1.38
Bob Rush CHN 13 10 32 32 13 1 0 239.2 210 85 59 104 3.19 1.12
Don Larsen NYA 11 5 38 20 6 1 1 179.2 133 65 96 107 3.26 1.27
Murry Dickson 2 teams 13 11 31 30 12 3 0 219.1 195 80 69 110 3.28 1.20
Tom Sturdivant NYA 16 8 32 17 6 2 5 158.1 134 58 52 110 3.30 1.17
Billy Pierce CHA 20 9 35 33 21 1 1 276.1 261 102 100 192 3.32 1.31
Bob Buhl ML1 18 8 38 33 13 2 0 216.2 190 80 105 86 3.32 1.36
Curt Simmons PHI 15 10 33 27 14 0 0 198.0 186 74 65 88 3.36 1.27
Ron Kline PIT 14 18 44 39 9 2 2 264.0 263 99 81 125 3.38 1.30
Frank Sullivan BOS 14 7 34 33 12 1 0 242.0 253 92 82 116 3.42 1.38
Connie Johnson 2 teams 9 11 31 27 9 2 0 196.0 176 75 69 136 3.44 1.25
Bob Friend PIT 17 17 49 42 19 4 3 314.1 310 121 85 166 3.46 1.26
Tom Brewer BOS 19 9 32 32 15 4 0 244.1 200 95 112 127 3.50 1.28
Paul Foytack DET 15 13 43 33 16 1 1 256.0 211 102 142 184 3.59 1.38
Tom Poholsky SLN 9 14 33 29 7 2 0 203.0 210 81 44 95 3.59 1.25
Chuck Stobbs WS1 15 15 37 33 15 1 1 240.0 264 96 54 97 3.60 1.32
Vinegar Bend Mizell SLN 14 14 33 33 11 3 0 208.2 172 84 92 153 3.62 1.27
Dick Donovan CHA 12 10 34 31 14 3 0 234.2 212 95 59 120 3.64 1.15
Harvey Haddix 2 teams 13 8 35 30 12 3 2 230.1 224 94 65 170 3.67 1.25
Roger Craig BRO 12 11 35 32 8 2 1 199.0 169 82 87 109 3.71 1.29
Joe Nuxhall CIN 13 11 44 32 10 2 3 200.2 196 83 87 120 3.72 1.41
Herm Wehmeier 2 teams 12 11 37 22 7 2 1 190.2 168 79 82 76 3.73 1.31
Mike Garcia CLE 11 12 35 30 8 4 0 197.2 213 83 74 119 3.78 1.45
Tom Gorman KC1 9 10 52 13 1 0 3 171.1 168 73 68 56 3.83 1.38
Hal Jeffcoat CIN 8 2 38 16 2 0 2 171.0 189 73 55 55 3.84 1.43
Johnny Kucks NYA 18 9 34 31 12 3 0 224.1 223 96 72 67 3.85 1.32
Ray Crone ML1 11 10 35 21 6 0 2 169.2 173 73 44 73 3.87 1.28
Sam Jones CHN 9 14 33 28 8 2 0 188.2 155 82 115 176 3.91 1.43
Al Worthington NY1 7 14 28 24 4 0 0 165.2 158 73 74 95 3.97 1.40
Brooks Lawrence CIN 19 10 49 30 11 1 0 218.2 210 97 71 96 3.99 1.29
Bill Wight BAL 9 12 35 26 7 1 0 174.2 198 78 72 84 4.02 1.55
Art Fowler CIN 11 11 45 23 8 0 1 177.2 191 80 35 86 4.05 1.27
Billy Hoeft DET 20 14 38 34 18 4 0 248.0 276 112 104 172 4.06 1.53
Johnny Klippstein CIN 12 11 37 29 11 0 1 211.0 219 96 82 86 4.09 1.43
Ray Moore BAL 12 7 32 27 9 1 0 185.0 161 86 99 105 4.18 1.41
Carl Erskine BRO 13 11 31 28 8 1 0 186.1 189 88 57 95 4.25 1.32
Jim Wilson 2 teams 13 14 35 28 7 3 0 208.0 198 99 86 113 4.28 1.37
Vern Law PIT 8 16 39 32 6 0 2 195.2 218 94 49 60 4.32 1.36
Art Ditmar KC1 12 22 44 34 14 2 1 254.1 254 125 108 126 4.42 1.42
Robin Roberts PHI 19 18 43 37 22 1 3 297.1 328 147 40 157 4.45 1.24
Ruben Gomez NY1 7 17 40 31 4 2 0 196.1 191 100 77 76 4.58 1.37
Warren Hacker CHN 3 13 34 24 4 0 0 168.0 190 87 44 65 4.66 1.39
Camilo Pascual WS1 6 18 39 27 6 0 2 188.2 194 123 89 162 5.87 1.50
Ray Narleski UNQ CLE 3 2 32 0 0 0 4 59.1 36 10 19 42 1.52 0.93
Marv Grissom UNQ NY1 1 1 43 2 0 0 7 80.2 71 14 16 49 1.56 1.08
Don Gross UNQ CIN 3 0 19 7 2 0 0 69.1 69 15 20 47 1.95 1.28
Taylor Phillips UNQ ML1 5 3 23 6 3 0 2 87.2 69 22 33 36 2.26 1.16
Tom Acker UNQ CIN 4 3 29 7 1 1 1 83.2 60 22 29 54 2.37 1.06
Moe Drabowsky UNQ CHN 2 4 9 7 3 0 0 51.0 37 14 39 36 2.47 1.49
Don Bessent UNQ BRO 4 3 38 0 0 0 9 79.1 63 22 31 52 2.50 1.18
Don Drysdale UNQ BRO 5 5 25 12 2 0 0 99.0 95 29 31 55 2.64 1.27
Bob Trowbridge UNQ ML1 3 2 19 4 1 0 0 50.2 38 15 34 40 2.66 1.42
Bob Grim UNQ NYA 6 1 26 6 1 0 5 74.2 64 23 31 48 2.77 1.27
Fred Waters UNQ PIT 2 2 23 5 1 0 0 51.0 48 16 30 14 2.82 1.53
Wally Burnette UNQ KC1 6 8 18 14 4 1 0 121.1 115 39 39 54 2.89 1.27
Bud Byerly UNQ WS1 2 4 25 0 0 0 4 51.2 45 17 14 19 2.96 1.14
Ellis Kinder UNQ 2 teams 5 1 51 0 0 0 9 55.1 56 19 17 23 3.09 1.32
Nelson King UNQ PIT 4 1 38 0 0 0 5 60.0 54 21 19 25 3.15 1.22
Bob Miller UNQ PHI 3 6 49 6 3 1 5 122.1 115 44 34 53 3.24 1.22
Gerry Staley UNQ 2 teams 8 3 27 10 5 0 0 102.0 102 37 20 26 3.26 1.20
Clem Labine UNQ BRO 10 6 62 3 1 0 19 115.2 111 43 39 75 3.35 1.30
Tommy Byrne UNQ NYA 7 3 37 8 1 0 6 109.2 108 41 72 52 3.36 1.64
Hersh Freeman UNQ CIN 14 5 64 0 0 0 18 108.2 112 41 34 50 3.40 1.34
Lindy McDaniel UNQ SLN 7 6 39 7 1 0 0 116.1 121 44 42 59 3.40 1.40
Al Aber UNQ DET 4 4 42 0 0 0 7 63.0 65 24 25 21 3.43 1.43
Roy Face UNQ PIT 12 13 68 3 0 0 6 135.1 131 53 42 96 3.52 1.28
Turk Lown UNQ CHN 9 8 61 0 0 0 13 110.2 95 44 78 74 3.58 1.56
Don Kaiser UNQ CHN 4 9 27 22 5 1 0 150.1 144 60 52 74 3.59 1.30
Don Mossi UNQ CLE 6 5 48 3 0 0 11 87.2 79 35 33 59 3.59 1.28
Windy McCall UNQ NY1 3 4 46 4 0 0 7 77.1 74 31 20 41 3.61 1.22
Jim Davis UNQ CHN 5 7 46 11 2 1 2 120.1 116 49 59 66 3.66 1.45
Rip Coleman UNQ NYA 3 5 29 9 0 0 2 88.1 97 36 42 42 3.67 1.57
Ernie Johnson UNQ ML1 4 3 36 0 0 0 6 51.0 54 21 21 26 3.71 1.47
Jim Bunning UNQ DET 5 1 15 3 0 0 1 53.1 55 22 28 34 3.71 1.56
Hank Aguirre UNQ CLE 3 5 16 9 2 1 1 65.1 63 27 27 31 3.72 1.38
Mel Parnell UNQ BOS 7 6 21 20 6 1 0 131.1 129 55 59 41 3.77 1.43
Vito Valentinetti UNQ CHN 6 4 42 2 0 0 1 95.1 84 40 36 26 3.78 1.26
Jim Brosnan UNQ CHN 5 9 30 10 1 1 1 95.0 95 40 45 51 3.79 1.47
Steve Ridzik UNQ NY1 6 2 41 5 1 1 0 92.1 80 39 65 53 3.80 1.57
Virgil Trucks UNQ DET 6 5 22 16 3 1 1 120.0 104 51 63 43 3.83 1.39
Hoyt Wilhelm UNQ NY1 4 9 64 0 0 0 8 89.1 97 38 43 71 3.83 1.57
Willard Schmidt UNQ SLN 6 8 33 21 2 0 1 147.2 131 63 78 52 3.84 1.42
Joe Margoneri UNQ NY1 6 6 23 13 2 0 0 91.2 88 40 49 49 3.93 1.49
Paul LaPalme UNQ 2 teams 5 5 41 2 0 0 2 73.1 61 32 33 27 3.93 1.28
Ed Roebuck UNQ BRO 5 4 43 0 0 0 1 89.1 83 39 29 60 3.93 1.25
Bob Keegan UNQ CHA 5 7 20 16 4 0 0 105.1 119 46 35 32 3.93 1.46
Jim Hearn UNQ NY1 5 11 30 19 2 0 1 129.1 124 57 44 66 3.97 1.30
Bob Chakales UNQ WS1 4 4 43 1 0 0 4 96.0 94 43 57 33 4.03 1.57
Hal Brown UNQ BAL 9 7 35 14 4 1 2 151.2 142 68 37 57 4.04 1.18
Red Munger UNQ PIT 3 4 35 13 0 0 2 107.0 126 48 41 45 4.04 1.56
Mike Fornieles UNQ 2 teams 4 8 36 11 1 1 1 126.2 131 57 31 59 4.05 1.28
Larry Jackson UNQ SLN 2 2 51 1 0 0 9 85.1 75 39 45 50 4.11 1.41
George Zuverink UNQ BAL 7 6 62 0 0 0 16 97.1 112 45 34 33 4.16 1.50
Tom Morgan UNQ NYA 6 7 41 0 0 0 11 71.1 74 33 27 20 4.16 1.42
Ron Negray UNQ PHI 2 3 39 4 0 0 3 66.2 72 31 24 44 4.18 1.44
Jackie Collum UNQ SLN 6 2 38 1 0 0 7 60.0 63 28 27 17 4.20 1.50
Ike Delock UNQ BOS 13 7 48 8 1 0 9 128.1 122 60 80 105 4.21 1.57
Willard Nixon UNQ BOS 9 8 23 22 9 1 0 145.1 142 68 57 74 4.21 1.37
Mickey McDermott UNQ NYA 2 6 23 9 1 0 0 87.0 85 41 47 38 4.24 1.52
Steve Gromek UNQ DET 8 6 40 13 4 0 4 141.0 142 67 47 64 4.28 1.34
Alex Kellner UNQ KC1 7 4 20 17 5 0 0 91.2 103 44 33 44 4.32 1.48
Bobby Shantz UNQ KC1 2 7 45 2 1 0 9 101.1 95 49 37 67 4.35 1.30
Dick Littlefield UNQ 2 teams 4 6 40 11 0 0 2 119.1 101 58 49 80 4.37 1.26
Jack Meyer UNQ PHI 7 11 41 7 2 0 2 96.0 86 47 51 66 4.41 1.43
Erv Palica UNQ BAL 4 11 29 14 2 0 0 116.1 117 58 50 62 4.49 1.44
Stu Miller UNQ 2 teams 5 9 27 15 2 0 1 114.0 121 57 56 60 4.50 1.55
Joe Black UNQ CIN 3 2 32 0 0 0 2 61.2 61 31 25 27 4.52 1.39
Dave Sisler UNQ BOS 9 8 39 14 3 0 3 142.1 120 73 72 93 4.62 1.35
Dixie Howell UNQ CHA 5 6 34 1 0 0 4 64.1 79 33 36 28 4.62 1.79
Jim Konstanty UNQ 2 teams 1 1 35 0 0 0 7 50.1 61 26 12 13 4.65 1.45
Dick Hall UNQ PIT 0 7 19 9 1 0 1 62.1 64 33 21 27 4.76 1.36
Sandy Koufax UNQ BRO 2 4 16 10 0 0 0 58.2 66 32 29 30 4.91 1.62
Cal McLish UNQ CLE 2 4 37 2 0 0 1 61.2 67 34 32 27 4.96 1.61
Bob Feller UNQ CLE 0 4 19 4 2 0 1 58.0 63 32 23 18 4.97 1.48
Saul Rogovin UNQ PHI 7 6 22 18 3 0 0 106.2 122 59 27 48 4.98 1.40
Don Ferrarese UNQ BAL 4 10 36 14 3 1 2 102.0 86 57 64 81 5.03 1.47
Jack McMahan UNQ 2 teams 0 5 34 9 0 0 0 75.0 87 42 40 22 5.04 1.69
Bob Turley UNQ NYA 8 4 27 21 5 1 1 132.0 138 74 103 91 5.05 1.83
Bob Porterfield UNQ BOS 3 12 25 18 4 1 0 126.0 127 72 64 53 5.14 1.52
Jim Hughes UNQ 2 teams 1 3 30 1 0 0 0 57.1 53 33 34 28 5.18 1.52
Pedro Ramos UNQ WS1 12 10 37 18 4 0 0 152.0 178 89 76 54 5.27 1.67
Lou Kretlow UNQ KC1 4 9 25 20 3 0 0 118.2 121 70 74 61 5.31 1.64
Tom Hurd UNQ BOS 3 4 40 0 0 0 5 76.0 84 45 47 34 5.33 1.72
Jack Crimian UNQ KC1 4 8 54 7 0 0 3 129.0 129 79 49 59 5.51 1.38
Bunky Stewart UNQ WS1 5 7 33 9 1 0 2 105.0 111 65 82 36 5.57 1.84
Billy Loes UNQ 2 teams 2 8 22 7 1 0 3 58.0 70 36 24 24 5.59 1.62
Don Liddle UNQ 2 teams 2 4 25 7 1 0 1 66.0 81 41 32 35 5.59 1.71
Ben Flowers UNQ 2 teams 1 3 35 3 0 0 0 52.2 69 35 15 27 5.98 1.59
Hal Griggs UNQ WS1 1 6 34 12 1 0 1 98.2 120 66 76 48 6.02 1.99
George Susce UNQ BOS 2 4 21 6 0 0 0 69.2 71 48 44 26 6.20 1.65
Russ Meyer UNQ 2 teams 1 6 21 9 0 0 0 58.0 72 40 26 29 6.21 1.69
Dean Stone UNQ WS1 5 7 41 21 2 0 3 132.0 148 92 93 86 6.27 1.83
Bob Wiesler UNQ WS1 3 12 37 21 3 0 0 123.0 141 88 112 49 6.44 2.06
Duke Maas UNQ DET 0 7 26 7 0 0 0 63.1 81 46 32 34 6.54 1.78
Troy Herriage UNQ KC1 1 13 31 16 1 0 0 103.0 135 76 64 59 6.64 1.93
Connie Grob UNQ WS1 4 5 37 1 0 0 1 79.1 121 69 26 27 7.83 1.85
Showing 1-50 of 147 pitchers listed (54 qualified)

Reading the 1956 leader tables

The 1956 batting table lists 165 hitters, of whom 83 qualify for the rate columns. Mickey Mantle tops the qualified hitters in batting average (.353); Ted Williams is second at .345. Sorting by home runs brings Mickey Mantle (52) to the top. Willie Mays's 40 steals are the most listed. On the 1956 pitching side, 54 of 147 listed pitchers qualify. First among qualified pitchers by ERA is Whitey Ford, 2.47, and Don Newcombe has the best WHIP, 0.99. The counting columns are topped by Don Newcombe in wins (27), Herb Score in strikeouts (263), and Clem Labine in saves (19).

1956 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1956?
Mickey Mantle led with 52 home runs in 1956.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1956?
Mickey Mantle led with 130 RBI in 1956.
Who led MLB in hits in 1956?
Hank Aaron led with 200 hits in 1956.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1956?
Mickey Mantle led at .353 in 1956, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1956?
Don Newcombe led with 27 wins in 1956.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1956?
Herb Score led with 263 strikeouts in 1956.