1958 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1958 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1958 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Ernie Banks led with 47 home runs, Ernie Banks led with 129 RBI, and Richie Ashburn led with 215 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

1958 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1958 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Richie Ashburn PHI 152 615 98 215 24 13 2 33 30 97 48 0.350 0.440 0.441 0.881
Willie Mays SFN 152 600 121 208 33 11 29 96 31 78 56 0.347 0.419 0.583 1.002
Stan Musial SLN 135 472 64 159 35 2 17 62 0 72 26 0.337 0.423 0.528 0.950
Wes Covington ML1 90 294 43 97 12 1 24 74 0 20 35 0.330 0.380 0.622 1.003
Ted Williams BOS 129 411 81 135 23 2 26 85 1 98 49 0.328 0.458 0.584 1.042
Hank Aaron ML1 153 601 109 196 34 4 30 95 4 59 49 0.326 0.386 0.546 0.931
Bob Nieman BAL 105 366 56 119 20 2 16 60 2 44 57 0.325 0.395 0.522 0.917
Pete Runnels BOS 147 568 103 183 32 5 8 59 1 87 49 0.322 0.416 0.438 0.854
Bob Skinner PIT 144 529 93 170 33 9 13 70 12 58 55 0.321 0.387 0.491 0.879
Harvey Kuenn DET 139 561 73 179 39 3 8 54 5 51 34 0.319 0.373 0.442 0.815
Vic Power CLE 93 385 63 122 24 6 12 53 2 13 11 0.317 0.336 0.504 0.840
Leon Wagner SFN 74 221 31 70 9 0 13 35 1 18 34 0.317 0.371 0.534 0.905
Elston Howard NYA 103 376 45 118 19 5 11 66 1 22 60 0.314 0.348 0.479 0.827
Al Kaline DET 146 543 84 170 34 7 16 85 7 54 47 0.313 0.374 0.490 0.864
Ernie Banks CHN 154 617 119 193 23 11 47 129 4 52 87 0.313 0.366 0.614 0.980
Duke Snider LAN 106 327 45 102 12 3 15 58 2 32 49 0.312 0.371 0.505 0.875
Jerry Lynch CIN 122 420 58 131 20 5 16 68 1 18 54 0.312 0.338 0.498 0.835
Orlando Cepeda SFN 148 603 88 188 38 4 25 96 15 29 84 0.312 0.342 0.512 0.854
Joe Cunningham SLN 131 337 61 105 20 3 12 57 4 82 23 0.312 0.449 0.496 0.945
Bob Boyd BAL 125 401 58 124 21 5 7 36 1 25 24 0.309 0.350 0.439 0.789
Dave Philley PHI 91 207 30 64 11 4 3 31 1 15 20 0.309 0.357 0.444 0.802
Frank Torre ML1 138 372 41 115 22 5 6 55 2 42 14 0.309 0.386 0.444 0.829
Ken Boyer SLN 150 570 101 175 21 9 23 90 11 49 53 0.307 0.360 0.496 0.857
Johnny Temple CIN 141 542 82 166 31 6 3 47 15 91 41 0.306 0.405 0.402 0.807
Bob Cerv KC1 141 515 93 157 20 7 38 104 3 50 82 0.305 0.371 0.592 0.963
Mickey Mantle NYA 150 519 127 158 21 1 42 97 18 129 120 0.304 0.443 0.592 1.035
Lee Walls CHN 136 513 80 156 19 3 24 72 4 47 62 0.304 0.370 0.493 0.863
Rocky Colavito CLE 143 489 80 148 26 3 41 113 0 84 89 0.303 0.405 0.620 1.024
Vic Power KC1 52 205 35 62 13 4 4 27 1 7 3 0.302 0.325 0.463 0.789
Minnie Miñoso CLE 149 556 94 168 25 2 24 80 14 59 53 0.302 0.383 0.484 0.867
Harry Anderson PHI 140 515 80 155 34 6 23 97 0 59 95 0.301 0.373 0.524 0.897
Russ Nixon CLE 113 376 42 113 17 4 9 46 0 13 38 0.301 0.322 0.439 0.761
Nellie Fox CHA 155 623 82 187 21 6 0 49 5 47 11 0.300 0.357 0.353 0.710
Norm Siebern NYA 134 460 79 138 19 5 14 55 5 66 87 0.300 0.388 0.454 0.842
Dick Groat PIT 151 584 67 175 36 9 3 66 2 23 32 0.300 0.328 0.408 0.735
Billy Goodman CHA 116 425 41 127 15 5 0 40 1 37 21 0.299 0.355 0.358 0.712
Red Wilson DET 103 298 31 89 13 1 3 29 10 35 30 0.299 0.373 0.379 0.752
Al Dark CHN 114 464 54 137 16 4 3 43 1 29 23 0.295 0.339 0.366 0.706
Frank Malzone BOS 155 627 76 185 30 2 15 87 1 33 53 0.295 0.333 0.421 0.754
Roy Sievers WS1 148 550 85 162 18 1 39 108 3 53 63 0.295 0.357 0.544 0.900
Mickey Vernon CLE 119 355 49 104 22 3 8 55 0 44 56 0.293 0.372 0.439 0.812
Ted Kluszewski PIT 100 301 29 88 13 4 4 37 0 26 16 0.292 0.348 0.402 0.750
Carl Furillo LAN 122 411 54 119 19 3 18 83 0 35 28 0.290 0.343 0.482 0.825
Roberto Clemente PIT 140 519 69 150 24 10 6 50 8 31 41 0.289 0.327 0.408 0.736
Jackie Jensen BOS 154 548 83 157 31 0 35 122 9 99 65 0.286 0.396 0.535 0.931
Andy Carey NYA 102 315 39 90 19 4 12 45 1 34 43 0.286 0.363 0.486 0.849
Solly Hemus PHI 105 334 53 95 14 3 8 36 3 51 34 0.284 0.390 0.416 0.806
Larry Doby CLE 89 247 41 70 10 1 13 45 0 26 49 0.283 0.348 0.490 0.838
Bobby Thomson CHN 152 547 67 155 27 5 21 82 0 56 76 0.283 0.351 0.466 0.817
Smoky Burgess CIN 99 251 28 71 12 1 6 31 0 22 20 0.283 0.343 0.410 0.753
Wally Post PHI 110 379 51 107 21 3 12 62 0 32 74 0.282 0.340 0.449 0.788
Frank Thomas PIT 149 562 89 158 26 4 35 109 0 42 79 0.281 0.334 0.528 0.863
Gene Green SLN 137 442 47 124 18 3 13 55 2 37 48 0.281 0.333 0.423 0.756
Bill Bruton ML1 100 325 47 91 11 3 3 28 4 27 37 0.280 0.336 0.360 0.696
Jim Landis CHA 142 523 72 145 23 7 15 64 19 52 80 0.277 0.351 0.434 0.785
Norm Larker LAN 99 253 32 70 16 5 4 29 1 29 21 0.277 0.352 0.427 0.779
Dick Williams BAL 128 409 36 113 17 0 4 32 0 37 47 0.276 0.336 0.347 0.683
Gene Woodling BAL 133 413 57 114 16 1 15 65 4 66 49 0.276 0.378 0.429 0.806
Albie Pearson WS1 146 530 63 146 25 5 3 33 7 64 31 0.275 0.354 0.358 0.712
George Crowe CIN 111 345 31 95 12 5 7 61 1 41 51 0.275 0.348 0.400 0.748
Bill Mazeroski PIT 152 567 69 156 24 6 19 68 1 25 71 0.275 0.308 0.439 0.747
Joe Adcock ML1 105 320 40 88 15 1 19 54 0 21 63 0.275 0.317 0.506 0.823
Don Blasingame SLN 143 547 71 150 19 10 2 36 20 57 47 0.274 0.343 0.356 0.700
Sherm Lollar CHA 127 421 53 115 16 0 20 84 2 57 37 0.273 0.367 0.454 0.821
Bill Skowron NYA 126 465 61 127 22 3 14 73 1 28 69 0.273 0.317 0.424 0.740
Bubba Phillips CHA 84 260 26 71 10 0 5 30 3 15 14 0.273 0.310 0.369 0.679
Hal Smith KC1 99 315 32 86 19 2 5 46 0 25 47 0.273 0.323 0.394 0.717
Gail Harris DET 134 451 63 123 18 8 20 83 1 36 60 0.273 0.328 0.481 0.809
Charlie Maxwell DET 131 397 56 108 14 4 13 65 6 64 54 0.272 0.369 0.426 0.795
Del Crandall ML1 131 427 50 116 23 1 18 63 4 48 38 0.272 0.348 0.457 0.805
Willie Jones PHI 118 398 52 108 15 1 14 60 1 49 45 0.271 0.351 0.420 0.771
Dale Long CHN 142 480 68 130 26 4 20 75 2 66 64 0.271 0.357 0.467 0.824
John Roseboro LAN 114 384 52 104 11 9 14 43 11 36 56 0.271 0.333 0.456 0.788
Frank Robinson CIN 148 554 90 149 25 6 31 83 10 62 80 0.269 0.350 0.504 0.854
Frank Bolling DET 154 610 91 164 25 4 14 75 6 54 54 0.269 0.328 0.392 0.720
Harry Chiti KC1 103 295 32 79 11 3 9 44 3 18 48 0.268 0.311 0.417 0.728
Dick Stuart PIT 67 254 38 68 12 5 16 48 0 11 75 0.268 0.310 0.543 0.853
Hank Bauer NYA 128 452 62 121 22 6 12 50 3 32 56 0.268 0.316 0.423 0.739
Bill Virdon PIT 144 604 75 161 24 11 9 46 5 52 70 0.267 0.324 0.387 0.712
Luis Aparicio CHA 145 557 76 148 20 9 2 40 29 35 38 0.266 0.309 0.345 0.653
Yogi Berra NYA 122 433 60 115 17 3 22 90 3 35 35 0.266 0.319 0.471 0.790
Tony Kubek NYA 138 559 66 148 21 1 2 48 5 25 57 0.265 0.295 0.317 0.612
Harry Simpson KC1 78 212 21 56 7 1 7 27 0 26 33 0.264 0.345 0.406 0.750
Walt Moryn CHN 143 512 77 135 26 7 26 77 1 62 83 0.264 0.350 0.494 0.845
Rocky Bridges WS1 116 377 38 99 14 3 5 28 0 27 32 0.263 0.315 0.355 0.671
Red Schoendienst ML1 106 427 47 112 23 1 1 24 3 31 21 0.262 0.313 0.328 0.641
Don Zimmer LAN 127 455 52 119 15 2 17 60 14 28 92 0.262 0.305 0.415 0.720
Del Ennis SLN 106 329 22 86 18 1 3 47 0 15 35 0.261 0.290 0.350 0.639
Don Hoak CIN 114 417 51 109 30 0 6 50 6 43 36 0.261 0.333 0.376 0.709
Jim Gilliam LAN 147 555 81 145 25 5 2 43 18 78 22 0.261 0.352 0.335 0.687
Bob Martyn KC1 95 226 25 59 10 7 2 23 1 26 36 0.261 0.336 0.394 0.730
Curt Flood SLN 121 422 50 110 17 2 10 41 2 31 56 0.261 0.317 0.382 0.699
Hector Lopez KC1 151 564 84 147 28 4 17 73 2 49 61 0.261 0.317 0.415 0.732
Sammy White BOS 102 328 25 85 15 3 6 35 1 21 37 0.259 0.305 0.378 0.683
Sammy Taylor CHN 96 301 30 78 12 2 6 36 2 27 46 0.259 0.319 0.372 0.691
Gil Hodges LAN 141 475 68 123 15 1 22 64 8 52 87 0.259 0.330 0.434 0.764
Cal Neeman CHN 76 201 30 52 7 0 12 29 0 21 41 0.259 0.336 0.473 0.809
Willie Kirkland SFN 122 418 48 108 25 6 14 56 3 43 69 0.258 0.332 0.447 0.779
Herb Plews WS1 111 380 46 98 12 6 2 29 2 17 45 0.258 0.291 0.337 0.628
Ed Bouchee PHI 89 334 55 86 19 5 9 39 1 51 74 0.257 0.355 0.425 0.780
Coot Veal DET 58 207 29 53 10 2 0 16 1 14 21 0.256 0.304 0.324 0.627
Daryl Spencer SFN 148 539 71 138 20 5 17 74 1 73 60 0.256 0.343 0.406 0.750
Jim Davenport SFN 134 434 70 111 22 3 12 41 1 33 64 0.256 0.317 0.403 0.720
Billy Martin DET 131 498 56 127 19 1 7 42 5 16 62 0.255 0.279 0.339 0.619
Jerry Lumpe NYA 81 232 34 59 8 4 3 32 1 23 21 0.254 0.319 0.362 0.681
Preston Ward KC1 81 268 28 68 10 1 6 24 0 27 36 0.254 0.319 0.366 0.684
Charlie Neal LAN 140 473 87 120 9 6 22 65 7 61 91 0.254 0.341 0.438 0.779
Bobby Avila CLE 113 375 54 95 21 3 5 30 5 55 45 0.253 0.349 0.365 0.714
Frank House KC1 76 202 16 51 6 3 4 24 1 12 13 0.252 0.295 0.371 0.666
Al Smith CHA 139 480 61 121 23 5 12 58 3 48 77 0.252 0.323 0.396 0.719
Gus Bell CIN 112 385 42 97 16 2 10 46 2 36 40 0.252 0.314 0.382 0.696
Clint Courtney WS1 134 450 46 113 18 0 8 62 1 48 23 0.251 0.332 0.344 0.676
Eddie Mathews ML1 149 546 97 137 18 1 31 77 5 85 85 0.251 0.349 0.458 0.807
Gil McDougald NYA 138 503 69 126 19 1 14 65 6 59 75 0.250 0.329 0.376 0.705
Ed Bailey CIN 112 360 39 90 23 1 11 59 2 47 61 0.250 0.337 0.411 0.748
Hank Sauer SFN 88 236 27 59 8 0 12 46 0 35 37 0.250 0.354 0.436 0.790
Stan Lopata PHI 86 258 36 64 9 0 9 33 0 60 63 0.248 0.391 0.388 0.779
Roger Maris KC1 99 401 61 99 14 3 19 53 0 28 52 0.247 0.298 0.439 0.737
Gino Cimoli LAN 109 325 35 80 6 3 9 27 3 18 49 0.246 0.292 0.366 0.658
Jim Lemon WS1 142 501 65 123 15 9 26 75 2 50 120 0.246 0.314 0.467 0.781
Gus Triandos BAL 137 474 59 116 10 0 30 79 1 60 65 0.245 0.327 0.456 0.782
Bob Schmidt SFN 127 393 46 96 20 2 14 54 0 33 59 0.244 0.306 0.412 0.718
Ray Boone CHA 77 246 25 60 12 1 7 41 1 18 33 0.244 0.295 0.386 0.681
Rip Repulski PHI 85 238 33 58 9 4 13 40 0 15 47 0.244 0.296 0.479 0.775
Al Pilarcik BAL 141 379 40 92 21 0 1 24 7 42 37 0.243 0.320 0.306 0.626
Johnny Goryl CHN 83 219 27 53 9 3 4 14 0 27 34 0.242 0.331 0.365 0.696
Wally Moon SLN 108 290 36 69 10 3 7 38 2 47 30 0.238 0.342 0.366 0.708
Brooks Robinson BAL 145 463 31 110 16 3 3 32 1 31 51 0.238 0.292 0.305 0.597
Don Buddin BOS 136 497 74 118 25 2 12 43 0 82 106 0.237 0.349 0.368 0.717
Jim Piersall BOS 130 417 55 99 13 5 8 48 12 42 43 0.237 0.303 0.350 0.653
Jim Busby BAL 113 215 32 51 7 2 3 19 6 24 37 0.237 0.320 0.330 0.650
Dick Gernert BOS 122 431 59 102 19 1 20 69 2 59 78 0.237 0.330 0.425 0.755
Pete Whisenant CIN 85 203 33 48 9 2 11 40 3 18 37 0.236 0.292 0.463 0.755
Tony Taylor CHN 140 497 63 117 15 3 6 27 21 40 93 0.235 0.299 0.314 0.613
Reno Bertoia DET 86 240 28 56 6 0 6 27 5 20 35 0.233 0.290 0.333 0.623
Danny O'Connell SFN 107 306 44 71 12 2 3 23 2 51 35 0.232 0.340 0.314 0.654
Bill Tuttle KC1 148 511 77 118 14 9 11 51 7 74 58 0.231 0.327 0.358 0.685
Ray Jablonski SFN 82 230 28 53 15 1 12 46 2 17 50 0.230 0.287 0.461 0.748
Chico Fernandez PHI 148 522 38 120 18 5 6 51 12 37 48 0.230 0.280 0.318 0.598
Roy McMillan CIN 145 393 48 90 18 3 1 25 5 47 33 0.229 0.312 0.298 0.610
Ted Kazanski PHI 95 289 21 66 12 2 3 35 2 22 34 0.228 0.291 0.315 0.606
Norm Zauchin WS1 96 303 35 69 8 2 15 37 0 38 68 0.228 0.310 0.416 0.726
Hal Smith SLN 77 220 13 50 4 1 1 24 0 14 14 0.227 0.272 0.268 0.541
Johnny Logan ML1 145 530 54 120 20 0 11 53 1 40 57 0.226 0.286 0.326 0.612
Billy Moran CLE 115 257 26 58 11 0 1 18 3 13 23 0.226 0.262 0.280 0.542
Ken Aspromonte WS1 92 253 15 57 9 1 5 27 1 25 28 0.225 0.296 0.328 0.624
Billy Gardner BAL 151 560 32 126 28 2 3 33 2 34 53 0.225 0.271 0.298 0.569
Jim Rivera CHA 116 276 37 62 8 4 9 35 21 24 49 0.225 0.282 0.380 0.663
Eddie Yost WS1 134 406 55 91 16 0 8 37 3 81 43 0.224 0.361 0.323 0.683
Felix Mantilla ML1 85 226 37 50 5 1 7 19 2 20 20 0.221 0.282 0.345 0.627
Eddie Kasko SLN 104 259 20 57 8 1 2 22 1 21 25 0.220 0.277 0.282 0.558
Joe DeMaestri KC1 139 442 32 97 11 1 6 38 1 16 84 0.219 0.247 0.290 0.536
Gene Stephens BOS 134 270 38 59 10 1 9 25 1 22 46 0.219 0.279 0.363 0.642
Billy Harrell CLE 101 229 36 50 4 0 7 19 12 15 36 0.218 0.271 0.328 0.599
Alex Grammas CIN 105 216 25 47 8 0 0 12 2 34 24 0.218 0.329 0.255 0.584
Neil Chrisley WS1 105 233 19 50 7 4 5 26 1 16 18 0.215 0.265 0.343 0.608
Mike Baxes KC1 73 231 31 49 10 1 0 8 1 21 24 0.212 0.286 0.264 0.550
Hank Foiles PIT 104 264 31 54 10 2 8 30 0 45 53 0.205 0.322 0.348 0.670
Willy Miranda BAL 102 214 15 43 6 0 1 8 1 14 25 0.201 0.250 0.243 0.493
Foster Castleman BAL 98 200 15 34 5 0 3 14 2 16 34 0.170 0.242 0.240 0.482
Showing 1-50 of 160 qualified batters

Pitching Leaders

Minimum 50 innings pitched required

Complete Statistics

1958 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Red Witt PIT 9 2 18 15 5 3 0 106.0 78 19 59 81 1.61 1.29
Dick Hyde WS1 10 3 53 0 0 0 18 103.0 82 20 35 49 1.75 1.14
Whitey Ford NYA 14 7 30 29 15 7 1 219.3 174 49 62 145 2.01 1.08
Ryne Duren NYA 6 4 44 1 0 0 20 75.6 40 17 43 87 2.02 1.10
Joey Jay ML1 7 5 18 12 6 3 0 96.6 60 23 43 74 2.14 1.07
Alex Kellner CIN 7 3 18 7 4 0 0 82.0 74 21 20 42 2.30 1.15
Stu Miller SFN 6 9 41 20 4 1 0 182.0 160 50 49 119 2.47 1.15
Hoyt Wilhelm CLE 2 7 30 6 1 0 5 90.3 70 25 35 57 2.49 1.16
Billy Pierce CHA 17 11 35 32 19 3 2 245.0 204 73 66 144 2.68 1.10
Juan Pizarro ML1 6 4 16 10 7 1 1 96.6 75 29 47 84 2.70 1.26
Carl Willey ML1 9 7 23 19 9 4 0 140.0 110 42 53 74 2.70 1.16
Willard Schmidt CIN 3 5 41 2 0 0 0 69.3 60 22 33 41 2.86 1.34
Don Elston CHN 9 8 69 0 0 0 10 97.0 75 31 39 84 2.88 1.18
Bill Henry CHN 5 4 44 0 0 0 6 81.3 63 26 17 58 2.88 0.98
Sam Jones SLN 14 13 35 35 14 2 0 250.0 204 80 107 225 2.88 1.24
Roy Face PIT 5 2 57 0 0 0 20 84.0 77 27 22 47 2.89 1.18
Jack Harshman BAL 12 15 34 29 17 3 4 236.3 204 76 75 161 2.89 1.18
Frank Lary DET 16 15 39 34 19 3 1 260.3 249 84 68 131 2.90 1.22
Lew Burdette ML1 20 10 40 36 19 3 0 275.3 279 89 50 113 2.91 1.19
Billy O'Dell BAL 14 11 41 25 12 3 8 221.3 201 73 51 137 2.97 1.14
Bob Turley NYA 21 7 33 31 19 6 1 245.3 178 81 128 168 2.97 1.25
Cal McLish CLE 16 8 39 30 13 0 1 225.6 214 75 70 97 2.99 1.26
Leo Kiely BOS 5 2 47 0 0 0 12 81.0 77 27 18 26 3.00 1.17
Dick Donovan CHA 15 14 34 34 16 4 0 248.0 240 83 53 127 3.01 1.18
Don Larsen NYA 9 6 19 19 5 3 0 114.3 100 39 52 55 3.07 1.33
Hal Brown BAL 7 5 19 17 4 2 1 96.6 96 33 20 44 3.07 1.20
Warren Spahn ML1 22 11 38 36 23 2 1 290.0 257 99 76 150 3.07 1.15
Jim Brosnan CHN 3 4 8 8 2 0 0 51.6 41 18 29 24 3.14 1.35
Camilo Pascual WS1 8 12 31 27 6 2 0 177.3 166 62 60 146 3.15 1.27
Dave Hillman CHN 4 8 31 16 3 0 1 125.6 132 44 31 65 3.15 1.30
Tom Morgan DET 2 5 39 1 0 0 1 62.6 70 22 4 32 3.16 1.18
Gerry Staley CHA 4 5 50 0 0 0 8 85.3 81 30 24 27 3.16 1.23
Robin Roberts PHI 17 14 35 34 21 1 0 269.6 270 97 51 130 3.24 1.19
Arnie Portocarrero BAL 15 11 32 27 10 3 2 204.6 173 74 57 90 3.25 1.12
Zach Monroe NYA 4 2 21 6 1 0 1 58.0 57 21 27 18 3.26 1.45
Murry Dickson KC1 9 5 27 9 3 0 1 99.0 99 36 31 46 3.27 1.31
Johnny Antonelli SFN 16 13 41 34 13 0 3 241.6 216 88 87 143 3.28 1.25
Bob Porterfield PIT 4 6 37 6 2 1 5 87.6 78 32 19 39 3.29 1.11
Bud Daley KC1 3 2 26 5 1 0 0 70.6 67 26 19 39 3.31 1.22
Bill Monbouquette BOS 3 4 10 8 3 0 0 54.3 52 20 20 30 3.31 1.33
Gary Bell CLE 12 10 33 23 10 0 1 182.0 141 67 73 110 3.31 1.18
Turk Farrell PHI 8 9 54 0 0 0 11 94.0 84 35 40 73 3.35 1.32
Bobby Shantz NYA 7 6 33 13 3 0 0 126.0 127 47 35 80 3.36 1.29
Ike Delock BOS 14 8 31 19 9 1 2 160.0 155 60 56 82 3.38 1.32
George Zuverink BAL 2 2 45 0 0 0 7 69.0 74 26 17 22 3.39 1.32
Ron Blackburn PIT 2 1 38 2 0 0 3 63.6 61 24 27 31 3.39 1.38
Art Ditmar NYA 9 8 38 13 4 0 4 139.6 124 53 38 52 3.42 1.16
Vinegar Bend Mizell SLN 10 14 30 29 8 2 0 189.6 178 72 91 80 3.42 1.42
Bob Rush ML1 10 6 28 20 5 2 0 147.3 142 56 31 84 3.42 1.17
Jim Brosnan SLN 8 4 33 12 2 0 7 115.0 107 44 50 65 3.44 1.37
Paul Foytack DET 15 13 39 33 16 2 1 230.0 198 88 77 135 3.44 1.20
Bob Buhl ML1 5 2 11 10 3 0 1 73.0 74 28 30 27 3.45 1.42
Ken Lehman BAL 2 1 31 1 1 0 0 62.0 64 24 18 36 3.48 1.32
Ray Herbert KC1 8 8 42 16 5 0 3 175.0 161 68 55 108 3.50 1.23
Tom Gorman KC1 4 4 50 1 0 0 8 89.6 86 35 20 44 3.51 1.18
Harvey Haddix CIN 8 7 29 26 8 1 0 184.0 191 72 43 110 3.52 1.27
Jim Bunning DET 14 12 35 34 10 3 0 219.6 188 86 79 177 3.52 1.22
Ron Kline PIT 13 16 32 32 11 2 0 237.3 220 93 92 109 3.53 1.31
Phil Paine SLN 5 1 46 0 0 0 1 73.3 70 29 31 45 3.56 1.38
Bob Grim KC1 7 6 26 14 5 1 0 113.6 118 45 41 54 3.56 1.40
Frank Sullivan BOS 13 9 32 29 10 2 3 199.3 216 79 49 103 3.57 1.33
Jack Meyer PHI 3 6 37 5 1 0 2 90.3 77 36 33 87 3.59 1.22
Bob Purkey CIN 17 11 37 34 17 3 0 250.0 259 100 49 70 3.60 1.23
Dick Tomanek KC1 5 5 36 2 1 0 5 72.3 69 29 28 50 3.61 1.34
Herb Moford DET 4 9 25 11 6 0 1 109.6 83 44 42 58 3.61 1.14
Curt Raydon PIT 8 4 31 20 2 1 1 134.3 118 54 61 85 3.62 1.33
Murray Wall BOS 8 9 52 1 0 0 10 114.3 109 46 33 53 3.62 1.24
Al Worthington SFN 11 7 54 12 1 0 6 151.3 152 61 57 76 3.63 1.38
Billy Loes BAL 3 9 32 10 1 0 5 114.0 106 46 44 44 3.63 1.32
Hal Woodeshick CLE 6 6 14 9 3 0 0 71.6 71 29 25 27 3.64 1.34
George Susce DET 4 3 27 10 2 0 1 90.6 90 37 26 42 3.67 1.28
Bob Friend PIT 22 14 38 38 16 1 0 274.0 299 112 61 135 3.68 1.31
Larry Jackson SLN 13 13 49 23 11 1 8 198.0 211 81 51 124 3.68 1.32
Don McMahon ML1 7 2 38 0 0 0 8 58.6 50 24 29 37 3.68 1.35
Don Ferrarese CLE 3 4 28 10 2 0 1 94.6 91 39 46 62 3.71 1.45
Hal Jeffcoat CIN 6 8 49 0 0 0 9 75.0 76 31 26 35 3.72 1.36
Tom Brewer BOS 12 12 33 32 10 1 0 227.3 227 94 93 124 3.72 1.41
Johnny Podres LAN 13 15 39 31 10 2 1 210.3 208 87 78 143 3.72 1.36
Glen Hobbie CHN 10 6 55 16 2 1 2 168.3 163 70 93 91 3.74 1.52
Hank Aguirre DET 3 4 44 3 0 0 5 69.6 67 29 27 38 3.75 1.35
Bob Smith BOS 4 3 17 7 1 0 0 66.6 61 28 45 43 3.78 1.59
Joe Nuxhall CIN 12 11 36 26 5 0 0 175.6 169 74 63 111 3.79 1.32
Johnny Klippstein LAN 3 5 45 0 0 0 9 90.0 81 38 44 73 3.80 1.39
Duke Maas NYA 7 3 22 13 2 1 0 101.3 93 43 36 50 3.82 1.27
Ray Moore CHA 9 7 32 20 4 2 2 136.6 107 58 70 73 3.82 1.30
Ted Bowsfield BOS 4 2 16 10 2 0 0 65.6 58 28 36 38 3.84 1.43
Mudcat Grant CLE 10 11 44 28 11 1 4 204.0 173 87 104 111 3.84 1.36
Don Newcombe CIN 7 7 20 18 7 0 1 133.3 159 57 28 53 3.85 1.40
Connie Johnson BAL 6 9 26 17 4 0 1 118.3 116 51 32 68 3.88 1.25
Don Mossi CLE 7 8 43 5 0 0 3 101.6 106 44 30 55 3.90 1.34
Duke Maas KC1 4 5 10 7 3 1 1 55.3 49 24 13 19 3.90 1.12
Ray Semproch PHI 13 11 36 30 12 2 0 204.3 211 89 58 92 3.92 1.32
Bob Trowbridge ML1 1 3 27 4 0 0 1 55.0 53 24 26 31 3.93 1.44
Johnny Kucks NYA 8 8 34 15 4 1 4 126.0 132 55 39 46 3.93 1.36
Vern Law PIT 14 12 35 29 6 1 3 202.3 235 89 39 56 3.96 1.35
Bob Anderson CHN 3 3 17 8 2 0 0 65.6 61 29 29 51 3.97 1.37
Don Gross PIT 5 7 40 3 0 0 7 74.6 67 33 38 59 3.98 1.41
Marv Grissom SFN 7 5 51 0 0 0 10 65.3 71 29 26 46 3.99 1.48
Stan Williams LAN 9 7 27 21 3 2 0 119.0 99 53 65 80 4.01 1.38
Ned Garver KC1 12 11 31 28 10 3 1 201.0 192 90 66 72 4.03 1.28
Milt Pappas BAL 10 10 31 21 3 0 0 135.3 135 61 48 72 4.06 1.35
Ray Narleski CLE 13 10 44 24 7 0 1 183.3 179 83 91 102 4.07 1.47
Jim Wilson CHA 9 9 28 23 4 1 1 155.6 156 71 63 70 4.10 1.41
Brooks Lawrence CIN 8 13 46 23 6 2 5 181.0 194 83 55 74 4.13 1.38
Early Wynn CHA 14 16 40 34 11 4 2 239.6 214 110 104 179 4.13 1.33
Billy Hoeft DET 10 9 36 21 6 0 3 143.0 148 66 49 94 4.15 1.38
Clem Labine LAN 6 6 52 2 0 0 14 104.0 112 48 33 43 4.15 1.39
Don Drysdale LAN 12 13 44 29 6 1 0 211.6 214 98 72 131 4.17 1.35
Jim Hearn PHI 5 3 39 1 0 0 0 73.3 88 34 27 33 4.17 1.57
Tom Sturdivant NYA 3 6 15 10 0 0 0 70.6 77 33 38 41 4.20 1.63
Pedro Ramos WS1 14 18 43 37 10 4 3 259.3 277 122 77 132 4.23 1.37
Ralph Terry KC1 11 13 40 33 8 3 2 216.6 217 102 61 134 4.24 1.28
Tex Clevenger WS1 9 9 55 4 0 0 6 124.0 119 60 50 70 4.35 1.36
Ruben Gomez SFN 10 12 42 30 8 1 1 207.6 204 101 77 112 4.38 1.35
Curt Simmons PHI 7 14 29 27 7 1 1 168.3 196 82 40 78 4.38 1.40
Bob Smith PIT 2 2 35 4 0 0 1 61.0 61 30 31 24 4.43 1.51
Jack Sanford PHI 10 13 38 27 7 2 0 186.3 197 92 81 106 4.44 1.49
Frank Baumann BOS 2 2 10 7 2 0 0 52.3 56 26 27 31 4.47 1.59
Sandy Koufax LAN 11 11 40 26 5 0 1 158.6 132 79 105 131 4.48 1.49
Moe Drabowsky CHN 9 11 22 20 4 1 0 125.6 118 63 73 77 4.51 1.52
Bob Mabe SLN 3 9 31 13 4 0 0 111.6 113 56 41 74 4.51 1.38
Don Cardwell PHI 3 6 16 14 3 0 0 107.6 99 54 37 77 4.51 1.26
John Briggs CHN 5 5 20 17 3 1 0 95.6 99 48 45 46 4.52 1.51
Tom Acker CIN 4 3 38 10 3 0 1 124.6 126 63 43 90 4.55 1.36
Mike McCormick SFN 11 8 42 28 8 2 1 178.3 192 91 60 82 4.59 1.41
Russ Kemmerer WS1 6 15 40 30 6 0 0 224.3 234 115 74 111 4.61 1.37
Bob Shaw CHA 4 2 29 3 0 0 1 64.0 67 33 28 18 4.64 1.48
Paul Giel SFN 4 5 29 9 0 0 0 92.0 89 48 55 55 4.70 1.57
Ramon Monzant SFN 8 11 43 16 4 1 1 150.6 160 79 57 93 4.72 1.44
Sal Maglie SLN 2 6 10 10 2 0 0 53.0 46 28 25 21 4.75 1.34
Taylor Phillips CHN 7 10 39 27 5 1 1 170.3 178 90 79 102 4.76 1.51
Gene Conley ML1 0 6 26 7 0 0 2 72.0 89 39 17 53 4.88 1.47
Billy Muffett SLN 4 6 35 6 1 0 5 84.0 107 46 42 41 4.93 1.77
Dave Sisler BOS 8 9 30 25 4 1 0 149.3 157 82 79 71 4.94 1.58
Mike Fornieles BOS 4 6 37 7 1 0 1 110.6 123 61 33 49 4.96 1.41
Fred Kipp LAN 6 6 40 9 0 0 0 102.3 107 57 45 58 5.01 1.49
Bill Wight SLN 3 0 28 1 1 0 2 57.3 64 32 32 18 5.02 1.67
Vito Valentinetti WS1 4 6 23 10 2 0 0 95.6 106 54 49 33 5.08 1.62
Carl Erskine LAN 4 4 31 9 2 1 0 98.3 115 56 35 54 5.13 1.53
Dick Drott CHN 7 11 39 31 4 0 0 167.3 156 101 99 127 5.43 1.52
Hal Griggs WS1 3 11 32 21 3 0 0 137.0 138 84 74 69 5.52 1.55
Dick Tomanek CLE 2 3 18 6 2 0 0 57.6 61 36 28 42 5.62 1.54
Lindy McDaniel SLN 5 7 26 17 2 1 0 108.6 139 70 31 47 5.80 1.56
Seth Morehead PHI 1 6 27 11 0 0 0 92.3 121 60 26 54 5.85 1.59
Jack Urban KC1 8 11 30 24 5 1 1 132.0 150 87 51 54 5.93 1.52
Chuck Stobbs WS1 2 6 19 8 0 0 0 56.6 87 38 16 23 6.04 1.82
Marcelino Solis CHN 3 3 15 4 0 0 0 52.0 74 35 20 15 6.06 1.81
John Romonosky WS1 2 4 18 5 1 0 0 55.3 52 40 28 38 6.51 1.45
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1958 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1958?
Ernie Banks led with 47 home runs in 1958.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1958?
Ernie Banks led with 129 RBI in 1958.
Who led MLB in hits in 1958?
Richie Ashburn led with 215 hits in 1958.
Who led MLB in wins in 1958?
Warren Spahn led with 22 wins in 1958.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1958?
Sam Jones led with 225 strikeouts in 1958.
Who had the lowest ERA in 1958?
Red Witt at 1.61, among pitchers with at least 50 innings.