1951 National League Batting Leaders

1950 Season 1952 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 622 games, 8 teams, approx. 155 games in season

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Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB
1	Stan Musial*	30	SLN	Maj	STL	152	678	578	124	205	30	12	32	108	4	5	98	40	.355	.449	.614	1.063	355	6	1	1	24
2	Richie Ashburn*	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	154	712	643	92	221	31	5	4	63	29	6	50	37	.344	.393	.426	.819	274	4	2	17	1
3	Jackie Robinson	32	BRO	Maj	BRO	153	642	548	106	185	33	7	19	88	25	8	79	27	.338	.429	.527	.957	289	10	9	6	6
4	Roy Campanella	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	143	562	505	90	164	33	1	33	108	1	2	53	51	.325	.393	.590	.983	298	19	4	0	14
5	Walker Cooper	36	BSN	Maj	BSN	109	372	342	42	107	14	1	18	59	1	1	28	18	.313	.367	.518	.884	177	10	1	1	5
6	Monte Irvin	32	NY1	Maj	NYG	151	657	558	94	174	19	11	24	121	12	2	89	44	.312	.415	.514	.929	287	15	9	1	5
7	Phil Cavarretta*	34	CHN	Maj	CHC	89	237	206	24	64	7	1	6	28	0	0	27	28	.311	.393	.442	.835	91	2	1	3	0
8	Johnny Wyrostek*	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	142	598	537	52	167	31	3	2	61	2	1	54	54	.311	.376	.391	.767	210	10	2	5	7
9	Ralph Kiner	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	151	670	531	124	164	31	6	42	109	2	1	137	57	.309	.452	.627	1.079	333	10	2	0	13
10	Al Dark	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	156	700	646	114	196	41	7	14	69	12	7	42	39	.303	.352	.454	.805	293	11	6	6	1
11	Peanuts Lowrey	33	SLN	Maj	STL	114	419	370	52	112	19	5	5	40	0	1	35	12	.303	.366	.422	.788	156	12	2	12	1
12	Hank Edwards*	32	CIN,BRO	Maj	CIN-BRO	76	175	158	15	47	12	1	3	23	0	2	17	26	.297	.366	.443	.809	70	5	0	0	2
13	Clyde McCullough	34	PIT	Maj	PIT	92	290	259	26	77	9	2	8	39	2	0	27	31	.297	.366	.440	.806	114	13	1	3	3
14	Carl Furillo	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	158	724	667	93	197	32	4	16	91	8	7	43	33	.295	.344	.427	.772	285	15	7	7	4
15	George Metkovich*	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	120	455	423	51	124	21	3	3	40	3	2	28	23	.293	.338	.378	.717	160	11	1	3	0
16	Bobby Thomson	27	NY1	Maj	NYG	148	602	518	89	152	27	8	32	101	5	5	73	57	.293	.385	.562	.947	291	14	4	7	11
17	Red Schoendienst#	28	SLN	Maj	STL	135	602	553	88	160	32	7	6	54	0	1	35	23	.289	.335	.405	.740	224	13	3	11	0
18	Sid Gordon	33	BSN	Maj	BSN	150	641	550	96	158	28	1	29	109	2	0	80	32	.287	.383	.500	.883	275	28	5	6	1
19	Dick Sisler*	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	125	478	428	46	123	20	5	8	52	1	0	40	39	.287	.351	.414	.765	177	11	2	8	3
20	Pee Wee Reese	32	BRO	Maj	BRO	154	711	616	94	176	20	8	10	84	20	14	81	57	.286	.371	.393	.763	242	19	2	12	0
21	Bob Elliott	34	BSN	Maj	BSN	136	547	480	73	137	29	2	15	70	2	0	65	56	.285	.371	.448	.819	215	16	0	2	3
22	Willie Jones	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	148	647	564	79	161	28	5	22	81	6	2	60	47	.285	.358	.470	.828	265	9	4	19	3
23	Frank Baumholtz*	32	CHN	Maj	CHC	146	615	560	62	159	28	10	2	50	5	4	49	36	.284	.346	.380	.726	213	16	4	2	3
24	Whitey Lockman*	24	NY1	Maj	NYG	153	673	614	85	173	27	7	12	73	4	5	50	32	.282	.339	.407	.746	250	17	3	6	4
25	Ebba St. Claire#	29	BSN	Maj	BSN	72	233	220	22	62	17	2	1	25	2	0	12	24	.282	.322	.391	.713	86	2	1	0	2
26	Solly Hemus*	28	SLN	Maj	STL	120	507	420	68	118	18	9	2	32	7	7	75	31	.281	.395	.381	.776	160	6	4	8	2
27	Willard Marshall*	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	136	523	469	65	132	24	7	11	62	0	3	48	18	.281	.351	.433	.784	203	18	2	4	2
28	Enos Slaughter*	35	SLN	Maj	STL	123	483	409	48	115	17	8	4	64	7	2	67	25	.281	.386	.391	.777	160	10	3	4	2
29	Sam Jethroe#	34	BSN	Maj	BSN	148	644	572	101	160	29	10	18	65	35	5	57	88	.280	.356	.460	.816	263	7	11	4	1
30	Billy Cox	31	BRO	Maj	BRO	142	507	455	62	127	25	4	9	51	5	5	37	30	.279	.336	.411	.747	187	8	2	13	10
31	Sibby Sisti	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	114	399	362	46	101	20	2	2	38	4	5	32	50	.279	.341	.362	.703	131	5	2	3	0
32	Gus Bell*	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	149	647	600	80	167	27	12	16	89	1	4	42	41	.278	.330	.443	.773	266	9	4	1	2
33	Del Wilber	32	PHI	Maj	PHI	84	263	245	30	68	7	3	8	34	0	1	17	26	.278	.324	.429	.753	105	6	0	1	1
34	Don Mueller*	24	NY1	Maj	NYG	122	493	469	58	130	10	7	16	69	1	1	19	13	.277	.307	.431	.737	202	4	1	4	3
35	Duke Snider*	24	BRO	Maj	BRO	150	672	606	96	168	26	6	29	101	14	10	62	97	.277	.344	.483	.828	293	23	0	4	3
36	Bob Addis*	25	BSN	Maj	BSN	85	211	199	23	55	7	0	1	24	3	2	9	10	.276	.308	.327	.634	65	4	0	3	0
37	Randy Jackson	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	145	609	557	78	153	24	6	16	76	14	3	47	44	.275	.332	.425	.758	237	21	1	4	3
38	Willie Mays	20	NY1	Maj	NYG	121	524	464	59	127	22	5	20	68	7	4	57	60	.274	.356	.472	.828	219	11	2	1	7
39	Gene Hermanski*	31	CHN,BRO	Maj	CHC-BRO	106	361	311	36	85	16	1	4	25	3	2	45	42	.273	.372	.370	.742	115	8	4	1	3
40	Hal Jeffcoat	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	113	299	278	44	76	20	2	4	27	8	4	16	23	.273	.315	.403	.718	112	5	1	4	0
41	Dee Fondy*	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	49	184	170	23	46	7	2	3	20	5	6	11	20	.271	.319	.388	.707	66	2	1	2	0
42	Roy Hartsfield	25	BSN	Maj	BSN	120	497	450	63	122	11	2	6	31	7	2	41	73	.271	.333	.344	.678	155	5	1	5	3
43	Bill Howerton*	29	PIT,SLN	Maj	PIT-STL	104	321	284	39	77	16	3	12	41	1	1	36	56	.271	.353	.475	.828	135	11	0	1	1
44	Gil Hodges	27	BRO	Maj	BRO	158	681	582	118	156	25	3	40	103	9	7	93	99	.268	.374	.527	.901	307	13	5	1	15
45	Del Ennis	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	144	602	532	76	142	20	5	15	73	4	2	68	42	.267	.352	.408	.760	217	18	2	0	14
46	Stan Rojek	32	SLN,PIT	Maj	STL-PIT	59	219	202	21	54	7	3	0	14	0	3	10	11	.267	.308	.332	.640	67	7	2	5	0
47	Bobby Adams	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	125	450	403	57	107	12	5	5	24	4	10	43	40	.266	.338	.357	.695	144	6	1	3	1
48	Wally Westlake	30	SLN,PIT	Maj	STL-PIT	123	491	448	64	119	12	5	22	84	1	3	33	68	.266	.324	.462	.786	207	11	6	4	4
49	Eddie Miksis	24	CHN,BRO	Maj	CHC-BRO	121	473	431	54	114	14	3	4	35	11	5	34	38	.265	.320	.339	.658	146	10	1	7	0
50	Nippy Jones	26	SLN	Maj	STL	80	312	300	20	79	12	0	3	41	1	2	9	13	.263	.287	.333	.620	100	13	1	2	0
51	Rocky Nelson*	26	PIT,SLN	Maj	PIT-STL	80	226	213	32	56	8	4	1	15	1	1	11	7	.263	.299	.352	.651	75	6	0	2	0
52	Hank Sauer	34	CHN	Maj	CHC	141	574	525	77	138	19	4	30	89	2	1	45	77	.263	.325	.486	.810	255	10	3	1	0
53	Earl Torgeson*	27	BSN	Maj	BSN	155	690	581	99	153	21	4	24	92	20	11	102	70	.263	.375	.437	.812	254	18	2	5	1
54	Billy Johnson	32	SLN	Maj	STL	124	502	442	52	116	23	1	14	64	5	3	46	49	.262	.340	.414	.754	183	12	6	8	4
55	Pete Castiglione	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	132	533	482	62	126	19	4	7	42	2	2	34	28	.261	.311	.361	.672	174	9	1	16	0
56	Ted Kluszewski*	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	154	644	607	74	157	35	2	13	77	6	2	35	33	.259	.301	.387	.688	235	16	2	0	11
57	Eddie Waitkus*	31	PHI	Maj	PHI	145	664	610	65	157	27	4	1	46	0	3	53	22	.257	.317	.320	.636	195	8	0	1	2
58	Granny Hamner	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	150	625	589	61	150	23	7	9	72	10	5	29	32	.255	.290	.363	.653	214	20	0	7	1
59	Andy Pafko	30	BRO,CHN	Maj	BRO-CHC	133	519	455	68	116	16	3	30	93	2	5	52	37	.255	.347	.501	.848	228	14	12	0	3
60	Grady Hatton*	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	96	366	331	41	84	9	3	4	37	4	2	33	32	.254	.321	.335	.657	111	4	0	2	3
61	Hal Rice*	27	SLN	Maj	STL	69	260	236	20	60	12	1	4	38	0	1	24	22	.254	.323	.364	.687	86	8	0	0	4
62	Smoky Burgess*	24	CHN	Maj	CHC	94	240	219	21	55	4	2	2	20	2	0	21	12	.251	.317	.315	.632	69	10	0	0	5
63	Dixie Howell	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	77	222	207	22	52	6	1	2	18	0	2	15	34	.251	.302	.319	.621	66	3	0	0	2
64	Del Rice	28	SLN	Maj	STL	122	419	374	34	94	13	1	9	47	0	0	34	26	.251	.319	.364	.682	136	11	3	8	6
65	Bob Ramazzotti	34	CHN	Maj	CHC	73	170	158	13	39	5	2	1	15	0	0	10	23	.247	.292	.323	.614	51	4	0	2	0
66	Eddie Stanky	35	NY1	Maj	NYG	145	653	515	88	127	17	2	14	43	8	5	127	63	.247	.401	.369	.770	190	5	6	5	0
67	Joe Adcock	23	CIN	Maj	CIN	113	422	395	40	96	16	4	10	47	1	2	24	29	.243	.288	.380	.668	150	25	1	2	0
68	Lloyd Merriman*	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	114	392	359	34	87	23	2	5	36	8	4	31	34	.242	.303	.359	.662	129	4	0	2	3
69	Bill Nicholson*	36	PHI	Maj	PHI	85	196	170	23	41	9	2	8	30	0	1	25	24	.241	.342	.459	.801	78	1	1	0	2
70	Virgil Stallcup	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	121	434	428	33	103	17	2	8	49	2	4	6	40	.241	.251	.346	.597	148	9	0	0	0
71	Chuck Connors*	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	66	214	201	16	48	5	1	2	18	4	0	12	25	.239	.282	.303	.585	61	0	0	1	0
72	Joe Garagiola*	25	PIT,SLN	Maj	PIT-STL	99	331	284	33	68	11	4	11	44	4	1	41	27	.239	.339	.423	.762	120	7	2	4	6
73	Rube Walker*	25	CHN,BRO	Maj	CHC-BRO	73	200	181	15	43	8	0	4	14	0	0	18	27	.238	.307	.348	.655	63	7	0	1	6
74	Bruce Edwards	27	CHN,BRO	Maj	CHC-BRO	68	195	177	25	42	11	2	4	25	1	2	17	17	.237	.308	.390	.698	69	5	1	0	0
75	Jack Phillips	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	70	174	156	12	37	7	3	0	12	1	2	15	17	.237	.304	.321	.625	50	5	0	3	0
76	Connie Ryan	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	136	560	473	75	112	17	4	16	53	11	6	79	72	.237	.350	.391	.741	185	13	3	5	2
77	Hank Thompson*	25	NY1	Maj	NYG	87	308	264	37	62	8	4	8	33	1	2	43	23	.235	.342	.386	.728	102	7	0	1	2
78	Eddie Pellagrini	33	PHI	Maj	PHI	86	226	197	31	46	4	5	5	30	5	1	23	25	.234	.326	.381	.707	75	5	4	2	1
79	Roy Smalley	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	79	266	238	24	55	7	4	8	31	0	0	25	53	.231	.304	.395	.699	94	6	0	3	4
80	Johnny Pramesa	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	72	234	227	12	52	5	2	6	22	0	0	5	17	.229	.246	.348	.594	79	7	0	2	2
81	Andy Seminick	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	101	358	291	42	66	8	1	11	37	1	0	63	67	.227	.370	.375	.744	109	6	3	1	9
82	Wayne Terwilliger	26	CHN,BRO	Maj	CHC-BRO	87	282	242	37	55	7	0	0	14	4	1	37	28	.227	.332	.256	.588	62	6	1	2	0
83	Johnny Logan	25	BSN	Maj	BSN	62	193	169	14	37	7	1	0	16	0	0	18	13	.219	.298	.272	.570	46	6	1	5	0
84	Wes Westrum	28	NY1	Maj	NYG	124	474	361	59	79	12	0	20	70	1	0	104	93	.219	.400	.418	.818	151	10	5	4	15
85	George Strickland	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	138	528	454	59	98	12	7	9	47	4	2	65	83	.216	.318	.333	.651	151	9	3	6	0
86	Tommy Brown	23	PHI,BRO	Maj	PHI-BRO	89	240	221	26	47	4	1	10	33	1	2	17	25	.213	.272	.376	.648	83	8	1	1	1
87	Roy McMillan	21	CIN	Maj	CIN	85	221	199	21	42	4	0	1	8	0	0	17	26	.211	.273	.246	.519	49	2	0	5	1
88	Bob Usher	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	114	333	303	27	63	12	2	5	25	4	5	19	36	.208	.257	.310	.567	94	8	1	10	0
89	Putsy Caballero	23	PHI	Maj	PHI	84	173	161	15	30	3	2	1	11	1	2	12	7	.186	.243	.248	.491	40	6	0	0	0
90	Buddy Kerr	28	BSN	Maj	BSN	69	200	172	18	32	4	0	1	18	0	0	22	20	.186	.282	.227	.509	39	2	1	5	1
91	Jack Cusick	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	65	185	164	16	29	3	2	2	16	2	1	17	29	.177	.254	.256	.510	42	4	0	4	0