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1949 American League Batting Leaders
1948 AL
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1950 AL
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1949 NL
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1949 MLB
Batting Leaders
AL Batting Leaders
Glossary
Batting Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Kell
(DET)
.343
2.
Williams
(BOS)
.343
3.
Dillinger
(SLB)
.324
4.
Mitchell
(CLE)
.317
5.
Doerr
(BOS)
.309
6.
Michaels
(CHW)
.308
7.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
.307
8.
Pesky
(BOS)
.306
9.
Sievers
(SLB)
.306
10.
Wertz
(DET)
.304
On-Base%
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
.490
2.
Appling
(CHW)
.439
3.
Joost
(PHA)
.429
4.
Kell
(DET)
.425
5.
Michaels
(CHW)
.417
6.
Henrich
(NYY)
.416
7.
Fain
(PHA)
.415
8.
Valo
(PHA)
.413
9.
Pesky
(BOS)
.408
10.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
.404
Slugging %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
.650
2.
Stephens
(BOS)
.539
3.
Henrich
(NYY)
.526
4.
Doerr
(BOS)
.497
5.
Berra
(NYY)
.480
6.
Sievers
(SLB)
.471
7.
Doby
(CLE)
.468
8.
Kell
(DET)
.467
9.
Wertz
(DET)
.465
10.
Robinson
(WSH)
.459
On-Base Plus Slugging
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
1.141
2.
Henrich
(NYY)
.942
3.
Stephens
(BOS)
.930
4.
Kell
(DET)
.892
5.
Doerr
(BOS)
.890
6.
Joost
(PHA)
.883
7.
Sievers
(SLB)
.869
8.
Doby
(CLE)
.857
9.
Wertz
(DET)
.851
10.
Robinson
(WSH)
.840
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
155
Stephens
(BOS)
155
Wertz
(DET)
155
4.
Chapman
(PHA)
154
Michaels
(CHW)
154
6.
Dente
(WSH)
153
Rizzuto
(NYY)
153
Vernon
(CLE)
153
9.
Hegan
(CLE)
152
10.
Fain
(PHA)
150
Valo
(PHA)
150
At Bats
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mitchell
(CLE)
640
2.
Rizzuto
(NYY)
614
3.
Stephens
(BOS)
610
4.
Wertz
(DET)
608
5.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
605
6.
Pesky
(BOS)
604
7.
Philley
(CHW)
598
8.
Dente
(WSH)
590
9.
Chapman
(PHA)
589
10.
Vernon
(CLE)
584
Plate Appearances
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
730
2.
Pesky
(BOS)
713
3.
Rizzuto
(NYY)
712
4.
Stephens
(BOS)
711
5.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
706
6.
Wertz
(DET)
695
7.
Mitchell
(CLE)
685
8.
Joost
(PHA)
682
9.
Valo
(PHA)
680
10.
Chapman
(PHA)
674
Runs Scored
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
150
2.
Joost
(PHA)
128
3.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
126
4.
Stephens
(BOS)
113
5.
Pesky
(BOS)
111
6.
Rizzuto
(NYY)
110
7.
Doby
(CLE)
106
8.
Kell
(DET)
97
9.
Wertz
(DET)
96
10.
Doerr
(BOS)
91
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mitchell
(CLE)
203
2.
Williams
(BOS)
194
3.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
186
4.
Pesky
(BOS)
185
Wertz
(DET)
185
6.
Kell
(DET)
179
7.
Stephens
(BOS)
177
8.
Dillinger
(SLB)
176
9.
Michaels
(CHW)
173
10.
Philley
(CHW)
171
Total Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
368
2.
Stephens
(BOS)
329
3.
Wertz
(DET)
283
4.
Mitchell
(CLE)
274
5.
Doerr
(BOS)
269
6.
Chapman
(PHA)
268
7.
Vernon
(CLE)
259
8.
Doby
(CLE)
256
9.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
254
10.
Kell
(DET)
244
Doubles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
39
2.
Kell
(DET)
38
3.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
34
4.
Zarilla
(TOT)
33
5.
Stephens
(BOS)
31
6.
Doerr
(BOS)
30
7.
Kokos
(SLB)
28
Sievers
(SLB)
28
9.
Vernon
(CLE)
27
Pesky
(BOS)
27
Robinson
(WSH)
27
Michaels
(CHW)
27
Valo
(PHA)
27
Triples
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mitchell
(CLE)
23
2.
Dillinger
(SLB)
13
3.
Valo
(PHA)
12
4.
Kell
(DET)
9
Michaels
(CHW)
9
Doerr
(BOS)
9
7.
Philley
(CHW)
8
Coan
(WSH)
8
9.
Yost
(WSH)
7
Rizzuto
(NYY)
7
Pesky
(BOS)
7
Woodling
(NYY)
7
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
43
2.
Stephens
(BOS)
39
3.
Chapman
(PHA)
24
Graham
(SLB)
24
Doby
(CLE)
24
Henrich
(NYY)
24
7.
Kokos
(SLB)
23
Joost
(PHA)
23
9.
Gordon
(CLE)
20
Berra
(NYY)
20
Wertz
(DET)
20
Runs Batted In
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Stephens
(BOS)
159
Williams
(BOS)
159
3.
Wertz
(DET)
133
4.
Doerr
(BOS)
109
5.
Chapman
(PHA)
108
6.
Sievers
(SLB)
91
Berra
(NYY)
91
8.
Henrich
(NYY)
85
Doby
(CLE)
85
Valo
(PHA)
85
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
162
2.
Joost
(PHA)
149
3.
Fain
(PHA)
136
4.
Appling
(CHW)
121
5.
Valo
(PHA)
119
6.
Stephens
(BOS)
101
Michaels
(CHW)
101
8.
Pesky
(BOS)
100
9.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
96
10.
Yost
(WSH)
91
Doby
(CLE)
91
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Kokos
(SLB)
91
2.
Doby
(CLE)
90
3.
Hegan
(CLE)
89
4.
Priddy
(SLB)
81
5.
Joost
(PHA)
80
6.
Sievers
(SLB)
75
7.
Stephens
(BOS)
73
8.
Chapman
(PHA)
68
9.
Vollmer
(WSH)
62
Graham
(SLB)
62
Stolen Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Dillinger
(SLB)
20
2.
Rizzuto
(NYY)
18
3.
Valo
(PHA)
14
4.
Philley
(CHW)
13
5.
Robertson
(WSH)
10
Mitchell
(CLE)
10
Doby
(CLE)
10
8.
Coan
(WSH)
9
DiMaggio
(BOS)
9
Vernon
(CLE)
9
Singles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mitchell
(CLE)
161
2.
Pesky
(BOS)
149
3.
Philley
(CHW)
143
4.
Dillinger
(SLB)
140
5.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
139
6.
Rizzuto
(NYY)
135
7.
Wertz
(DET)
133
8.
Dente
(WSH)
132
9.
Michaels
(CHW)
131
10.
Kell
(DET)
129
Adjusted OPS+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
192
2.
Henrich
(NYY)
148
3.
Stephens
(BOS)
138
4.
Joost
(PHA)
137
5.
Kell
(DET)
136
6.
Doby
(CLE)
128
7.
Doerr
(BOS)
128
8.
Sievers
(SLB)
126
9.
Michaels
(CHW)
125
10.
Wertz
(DET)
125
Runs Created
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
180
2.
Stephens
(BOS)
128
3.
Wertz
(DET)
108
4.
Doerr
(BOS)
105
5.
Kell
(DET)
102
DiMaggio
(BOS)
102
7.
Joost
(PHA)
101
8.
Mitchell
(CLE)
99
9.
Chapman
(PHA)
97
10.
Michaels
(CHW)
96
Doby
(CLE)
96
Adj. Batting Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
86
2.
Joost
(PHA)
36
3.
Stephens
(BOS)
32
4.
DiMaggio
(NYY)
32
5.
Henrich
(NYY)
31
6.
Kell
(DET)
30
7.
Appling
(CHW)
26
8.
Michaels
(CHW)
24
9.
Doby
(CLE)
23
10.
Valo
(PHA)
21
Adj. Batting Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
8.2
2.
Joost
(PHA)
3.5
3.
DiMaggio
(NYY)
3.1
Stephens
(BOS)
3.1
5.
Henrich
(NYY)
3.0
6.
Kell
(DET)
2.9
7.
Appling
(CHW)
2.5
8.
Michaels
(CHW)
2.4
9.
Doby
(CLE)
2.2
10.
Valo
(PHA)
2.1
Doerr
(BOS)
2.1
Extra Base Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
85
2.
Stephens
(BOS)
72
3.
Doerr
(BOS)
57
4.
Chapman
(PHA)
52
Wertz
(DET)
52
Doby
(CLE)
52
Kokos
(SLB)
52
8.
Joost
(PHA)
51
9.
Kell
(DET)
50
10.
Vernon
(CLE)
49
Times On Base
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
358
2.
Joost
(PHA)
291
3.
Pesky
(BOS)
289
4.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
284
5.
Stephens
(BOS)
278
6.
Michaels
(CHW)
277
7.
Valo
(PHA)
276
8.
Fain
(PHA)
274
9.
Appling
(CHW)
269
10.
Wertz
(DET)
265
Offensive Win %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
.856
2.
Henrich
(NYY)
.724
3.
Stephens
(BOS)
.712
4.
Kell
(DET)
.692
5.
Joost
(PHA)
.671
6.
Doerr
(BOS)
.670
7.
Sievers
(SLB)
.658
8.
Wertz
(DET)
.645
9.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
.634
10.
Doby
(CLE)
.625
Michaels
(CHW)
.625
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Doby
(CLE)
7
Robinson
(WSH)
7
3.
Berra
(NYY)
6
Fox
(PHA)
6
5.
Henrich
(NYY)
5
Zarilla
(TOT)
5
7.
Gordon
(CLE)
4
Vico
(DET)
4
Boudreau
(CLE)
4
Joost
(PHA)
4
Graham
(SLB)
4
Majeski
(PHA)
4
Pesky
(BOS)
4
Sacrifice Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Rizzuto
(NYY)
25
2.
Kress
(CHW)
17
3.
Kell
(DET)
16
4.
Vernon
(CLE)
15
5.
Newhouser
(DET)
14
6.
Hegan
(CLE)
12
Valo
(PHA)
12
Boudreau
(CLE)
12
9.
Fox
(PHA)
11
Raschi
(NYY)
11
Fain
(PHA)
11
Coleman
(NYY)
11
Double Plays Grounded Into
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Doerr
(BOS)
31
2.
Chapman
(PHA)
23
Appling
(CHW)
23
4.
Williams
(BOS)
22
5.
Suder
(PHA)
20
Michaels
(CHW)
20
Gordon
(CLE)
20
8.
Boudreau
(CLE)
19
Wertz
(DET)
19
Stephens
(BOS)
19
Caught Stealing
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Dillinger
(SLB)
14
2.
Appling
(CHW)
12
3.
Valo
(PHA)
11
4.
Doby
(CLE)
9
5.
Lake
(DET)
8
6.
Michaels
(CHW)
7
DiMaggio
(BOS)
7
Groth
(DET)
7
Evers
(DET)
7
Vernon
(CLE)
7
Kress
(CHW)
7
Kolloway
(TOT)
7
Power-Speed #
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Doby
(CLE)
14.1
2.
Vernon
(CLE)
12.0
3.
Robertson
(WSH)
10.5
4.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
8.5
5.
Gordon
(CLE)
8.0
6.
Rizzuto
(NYY)
7.8
7.
Valo
(PHA)
7.4
8.
Priddy
(SLB)
6.9
9.
Stewart
(WSH)
6.9
10.
Zarilla
(TOT)
6.7
AB per SO
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mitchell
(CLE)
58.182
2.
Boudreau
(CLE)
47.500
3.
Kell
(DET)
40.154
4.
Pesky
(BOS)
31.789
5.
Dente
(WSH)
24.583
6.
Goodman
(BOS)
21.095
7.
Appling
(CHW)
20.500
8.
Majeski
(PHA)
19.478
9.
Kolloway
(TOT)
18.731
10.
Tebbetts
(BOS)
18.318
AB per HR
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
13.163
2.
Stephens
(BOS)
15.641
3.
Henrich
(NYY)
17.125
4.
Berra
(NYY)
20.750
5.
Graham
(SLB)
20.833
6.
Kokos
(SLB)
21.783
7.
Doby
(CLE)
22.792
8.
Joost
(PHA)
22.826
9.
Chapman
(PHA)
24.542
10.
Gordon
(CLE)
27.050
Outs Made
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Rizzuto
(NYY)
494
2.
Chapman
(PHA)
455
3.
Dente
(WSH)
454
Stephens
(BOS)
454
5.
Wertz
(DET)
452
6.
Mitchell
(CLE)
450
7.
Philley
(CHW)
449
8.
Vernon
(CLE)
444
9.
Pesky
(BOS)
440
10.
DiMaggio
(BOS)
439
1948 AL
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1950 AL
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1949 NL
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1949 MLB
Batting Leaders