NLB - denotes that the player previously exceeded major league rookie limits in the Negro Leagues, but 1952 was considered to be their major league rookie season

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Batting

Batting
Rk Name Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Debut Age Tm
1Toby Atwell51952195611.23781305111711629041791104516184.260.355.333.688Apr 15, 195228CHC
2Tony Bartirome1195219520-1.71243863553278103016332637.220.273.265.538Apr 19, 195220PIT
3Vern Benson51943195300.355118104172151312001322.202.291.356.646Jul 31, 194327STL
4Joe Black NLB12194319572-0.1248260234164430017101038.188.231.201.432May 1, 195222BRO
5Dick Brodowski61952195900.5726662915202500111.242.254.371.625Jun 15, 195219BOS
6Hal Brown141951196400.741056548443821622300134108.169.229.223.452Apr 19, 195127CHW
7Lew Burdette181950196733.16661124101110118527412752032271.183.216.253.469Sep 26, 195025BSN
8Paul Burris4194819530-0.86920819615435022400821.219.254.276.529Oct 2, 194828BSN
9Harry Byrd7195019570-0.518729126216422001411960.160.188.168.356Apr 21, 195027PHA
10Frank Campos31951195300.07115314713419201300214.279.298.367.665Sep 11, 195128WSH
11Don Carlsen31948195200.11319191500010001.263.263.263.526Apr 28, 194825PIT
12Bob Cerv1219511962111.38292517226132062496261053741210212392.276.340.481.821Aug 1, 195127NYY
13Harry Chiti10195019620-0.7502164914951353564994117947115242.238.294.365.659Sep 27, 195019CHC
14Mel Clark61951195701.5215708656821822915363333761.277.318.381.699Sep 11, 195127PHI
15Bill Connelly41945195300.325221924220301210.211.318.526.844Aug 22, 194527NYG
16Clint Courtney111951196107.1946314727962607501261738313316264143.268.339.366.705Sep 29, 195125SLB
17George Crowe NLB111947196127.87482084187824351676188633242174246.275.337.472.809Apr 16, 195227BSN
18Jack Daniels1195219520-1.4106256219314151214332830.187.288.247.535Apr 18, 195224BSN
19Brandy Davis2195219530-1.16714713419253103941131.187.248.224.472Apr 15, 195224PIT
20Bobby Del Greco91952196503.7731232319822714549511421691615271372.229.330.352.682Apr 16, 195219PIT
21Ike Delock11195219630-2.9329425361183130180029154.086.154.102.256Apr 17, 195222BOS
22Joe DeMaestri11195119611-3.611213679344132281311423492811519168511.236.274.325.599Apr 19, 195123SLB
23Jack Dittmer6195219570-0.839513121218117283434241362177102.232.280.333.614Jun 17, 195224BSN
24Dick Donovan151950196552.43718016946711314015640078292.163.257.248.505Apr 24, 195024BSN
25Jim Dyck61951195601.533011349831392425252611446131140.246.339.389.728Sep 27, 195130SLB
26Al Federoff2195119520-0.576259235145642014101613.238.290.272.562Sep 27, 195127DET
27Jim Fridley3195219580-0.815246842450105125853343583.248.309.356.665Apr 15, 195227CLE
28Dick Gernert111952196206.68352896249335763210481034021011363462.254.351.426.776Apr 16, 195223BOS
29Bill Glynn41949195400.23107686849417022410565561105.249.314.336.650Sep 16, 194926CLE
30Tom Gorman8195219590-1.2289168155614200300984.090.140.103.243Jul 16, 195227NYY
31Dick Groat1419521967836.8192981807484829213835267397071427490512.286.330.366.696Jun 18, 195221PIT
32Phil Haugstad4194719520-0.137540000000012.000.200.000.200Sep 1, 194728CIN
33Bill Henry161952196920.253121520313364201800871.177.208.217.424Apr 17, 195224BOS
34Mel Hoderlein4195119540-0.11183372942274103024213137.252.327.306.633Aug 16, 195129WSH
35Billy Hoeft151952196613.5533630531731071833470067162.202.289.264.553Apr 18, 195220DET
36Bobby Hofman71949195701.73417556708116622632101137094.248.322.442.764Apr 19, 194926NYG
37Cal Hogue31952195400.02536321610050018.188.212.219.431Jul 15, 195224PIT
38Virgil Jester21952195300.12122193401020014.211.250.316.566Jun 18, 195224BSN
39Darrell Johnson6195219620-0.5134351320247561228102639.234.294.278.572Apr 20, 195223TOT
40Ernie Johnson91950195900.22731181007182011400517.180.217.230.447Apr 28, 195028BSN
41Sam Jones14194719642-2.03275995331981701300017167.152.178.171.349Sep 22, 195126CLE
42Skeeter Kell1195219520-0.875236213244783017511418.221.275.286.561Apr 19, 195222PHA
43Ron Kline17195219700-4.17435484911445210141015221.092.122.100.222Apr 21, 195220PIT
44Clem Koshorek21952195300.9993573232784170015472640.260.319.313.632Apr 15, 195227PIT
45Rocky Krsnich3194919530-0.21203082752759183338033024.215.294.335.629Sep 13, 194924CHW
46Ted Lepcio101952196105.4729234620922335129111692511115209471.245.318.398.715Apr 15, 195222BOS
47Dick Littlefield9195019580-0.2245216193112831010001271.145.195.171.366Jul 7, 195026TOT
48Billy Loes11195019611-2.2317398347143821011111596.110.146.121.267May 18, 195022BRO
49Dave Madison3195019530-0.27434302300000028.100.156.100.256Sep 26, 195031TOT
50Eddie Mathews HOF17195219681295.9239110101853715092315354725121453683914441487.271.376.509.885Apr 15, 195220BSN
51Charlie Maxwell1419501964219.811333796324548085611026148532187484545.264.360.451.811Sep 20, 195025BOS
52Jack Merson31951195300.612548045247116224652112345.257.294.363.657Sep 14, 195130PIT
53Larry Miggins2194819520-0.543100978225121001319.227.250.361.611Oct 3, 194826STL
54Bill Miller41952195500.241434049300300010.225.225.300.525Apr 20, 195224NYY
55Stu Miller16195219682-0.2716436369284981020123089.133.200.160.360Aug 12, 195224STL
56Willy Miranda9195119590-0.382421211914176423501461321316165250.221.282.271.553May 6, 195126TOT
57Vinegar Bend Mizell9195219622-2.82685705132857831300120196.111.149.144.293Apr 22, 195221STL
58Joe Muir21951195200.02111101100000012.100.182.100.282Apr 21, 195129PIT
59Ron Necciai1195219520-0.21218170100010019.059.111.059.170Aug 10, 195220PIT
60Bob Nieman1219511962017.41113394734524551018180321255441030435512.295.373.474.847Sep 14, 195125SLB
61Joe Nuxhall161944196623.65558617667615221315782240199.198.240.292.532Jun 10, 194423CIN
62Jim Piersall1719501967229.317346593589081116042565210459111557524583.272.332.386.718Sep 7, 195022BOS
63Jay Porter6195219590-1.222960854458124221862405396.228.300.316.616Jul 30, 195219SLB
64Lou Possehl5194619520-0.11612100100010014.100.182.100.282Aug 25, 194626PHI
65Wally Post1519491964018.11204439840075941064194282106991913331813.266.323.485.808Sep 18, 194922CIN
66Dusty Rhodes71952195903.85761316117214629644105420732131196.253.328.445.773Jul 13, 195225NYG
67Steve Ridzik121950196600.331821419816381001700752.192.220.258.477Sep 4, 195023PHI
68Jim Rivera101952196106.8117140083552503911155568342216070365523.256.328.402.729Apr 15, 195230TOT
69Héctor Rodríguez NLB21944195201.3162630558851491601521366122.267.343.301.645Apr 15, 195224CHW
70Joe Rossi1195219520-0.25516614514320116102020.221.319.255.574Apr 20, 195231CIN
71Dick Rozek5195019540-0.13314120100000018.083.154.083.237Apr 29, 195025CLE
72Johnny Rutherford11952195200.322333139100300111.290.313.323.635Apr 30, 195227BRO
73Bill Sarni51951195602.5390130311821073115011221516589135.263.313.380.693May 9, 195124STL
74George Schmees1195219520-1.97613812517214106011229.168.241.216.457Apr 15, 195227TOT
75Sonny Senerchia1195219520-0.4291041005225031103421.220.250.360.610Aug 19, 195223PIT
76Bud Sheely3195119530-1.110124421074450012012722.210.305.233.539Jul 26, 195131CHW
77Dick Smith5195119550-0.870216186172522011033022.134.255.167.421Sep 14, 195125PIT
78Johnny Temple1319521964617.21420603952187201484208362239514048648338.284.363.351.713Apr 15, 195224CIN
79Kite Thomas2195219530-0.2137259223355293732013440.233.340.395.734Apr 19, 195229PHA
80Bob Thorpe3195119530-1.011034333122839333232648.251.266.323.590Apr 19, 195125BSN
81Faye Throneberry8195219610-3.7521145313021523074812291372314127284.236.307.358.665Apr 15, 195221BOS
82Ben Wade5194819550-0.311810798811304900237.112.129.265.394Apr 30, 194829BRO
83Jim Waugh21952195300.046373226000100310.188.257.188.445Apr 19, 195218PIT
84Sammy White111951196211.810433792350232491616720664211415218381.262.305.377.682Sep 26, 195124BOS
85Hoyt Wilhelm HOF21195219728-2.910704934322438311210126166.088.139.106.246Apr 18, 195229NYG
86Dick Williams HOF131951196403.410233265295935876815712703311221227392.260.312.392.704Jun 10, 195123BRO
87Archie Wilson2195119520-0.8511501409315301700714.221.268.300.568Sep 18, 195128TOT
88George Wilson3195219560-0.9145225209154080319001432.191.246.273.518Apr 15, 195227TOT
89Eddie Yuhas21952195300.15625210410010026.190.261.238.499Apr 17, 195227STL
Totals6571943197266273.4365091036189207411214231893677681224010742771537903413870.252.320.380.700

Pitching

Pitching
Rk Name Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP Debut Age Tm
1Joe Black NLB121943195728.84936.5763.712405911429230806.0761401332652831645593434291.295May 1, 195222BRO
2Dick Brodowski6195219590-1.0911.4504.76721529505215.2212137114271247858159741.558Jun 15, 195219BOS
3Hal Brown1419511964016.88592.4803.81358211724713111680.01677781712173389407101423769911.230Apr 19, 195127CHW
4Lew Burdette1819501967325.5203144.5853.6662637312815833323067.131861400124628962885107456723127451.243Sep 26, 195025BSN
5Harry Byrd71950195704.14654.4604.35187108363389827.289044240071355233814112036751.504Apr 21, 195027PHA
6Don Carlsen3194819520-0.224.3336.00137120054.07539365210231032521.778Apr 28, 194825PIT
7Bill Connelly4194519530-1.162.7506.92257900066.171545110532340033061.869Aug 22, 194527NYG
8Ike Delock111952196309.38475.5284.03329147109326311238.01236629555142530326722452654151.426Apr 17, 195222BOS
9Dick Donovan1519501965520.812299.5523.67345273281012552017.11988909822198495528804561884071.231Apr 24, 195024BSN
10Tom Gorman81952195906.33636.5003.77289331325244689.165933228977239253212021129071.303Jul 16, 195227NYY
11Phil Haugstad4194719520-0.511.5005.593721200056.15138356411284132631.633Sep 1, 194728CIN
12Bill Henry1619521969214.74650.4793.265274425312290913.084238633189296546212532538331.246Apr 17, 195224BOS
13Billy Hoeft1519521966117.197101.4903.945052001307517331847.118208838091736856311403613779171.356Apr 18, 195220DET
14Cal Hogue3195219540-0.2210.1674.9125165500113.2109756212964515025301.804Jul 15, 195224PIT
15Virgil Jester21952195300.835.3753.84218641075.08436326274251103261.480Jun 18, 195224BSN
16Ernie Johnson91950195904.04023.6353.77273191193118574.258728324157231373191441624941.423Apr 28, 195028BSN
17Sam Jones1419471964219.8103104.4983.63327225477717101669.114377786741528404013936004572041.364Sep 22, 195126CLE
18Ron Kline1719521970020.2114144.4423.757362033384481082078.021139918662177311219893375988681.369Apr 21, 195220PIT
19Dick Littlefield91950195802.13354.3794.7124383611629761.275046139992413264951212033951.527Jul 7, 195026TOT
20Billy Loes1119501961110.18063.5593.89316139115429331190.11135565514118421336453562150431.307May 18, 195022BRO
21Dave Madison3195019530-2.387.5335.7074634000158.01731171001610312708067421.747Sep 26, 195031TOT
22Bill Miller4195219550-1.269.4004.2441189521131.213672628792723015941.633Apr 20, 195224NYY
23Stu Miller1619521968227.2105103.5053.24704934062451531693.1152269761014060012011643932570831.253Aug 12, 195224STL
24Vinegar Bend Mizell919521962217.59088.5063.8526823014611501528.21434725654143680509182841966061.383Apr 22, 195221STL
25Joe Muir2195119520-0.125.2865.19216500052.05334305253220012341.500Apr 21, 195129PIT
26Ron Necciai1195219520-1.116.1437.08129200054.26345435322311032481.738Aug 10, 195220PIT
27Joe Nuxhall1619441966226.8135117.5363.905262871008320192302.2231010939982097764913727074598131.340Jun 10, 194423CIN
28Lou Possehl5194619520-0.225.2865.26158210051.16233306241222002321.675Aug 25, 194626PHI
29Steve Ridzik121950196604.73938.5063.7931448984111782.270939233094351264063611833681.354Sep 4, 195023PHI
30Dick Rozek5195019540-0.2101.0004.553341400065.16542337550262033131.837Apr 29, 195025CLE
31Johnny Rutherford11952195200.177.5004.252211840297.19751469294292124081.295Apr 30, 195227BRO
32George Schmees11952195200.1003.002110006.09220202001281.833Apr 15, 195227TOT
33Ben Wade51948195501.31917.5284.3411825445110371.1364198179491811523591416241.468Apr 30, 194829BRO
34Jim Waugh2195219530-1.7511.3136.4346189200142.216911310225881412136771.801Apr 19, 195218PIT
35Hoyt Wilhelm HOF2119521972849.7143122.5402.521070526512052282254.117577736321507787916106249091641.125Apr 18, 195229NYG
36Eddie Yuhas21952195302.0122.8572.8756230006100.19337325353392154181.276Apr 17, 195227STL
Totals303194319723030017361645.5133.7588162990317189919589829733.1286991404412403285010736103216400709746041265261.778