1953 National League Batting Leaders

1952 Season 1954 Season

Classification: Major League

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

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League Player Batting
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	Carl Furillo	31	BRO	Maj	BRO	132	518	479	82	165	38	6	21	92	1	1	34	32	.345	.393	.580	.973	278	15	4	1	7
2	Red Schoendienst	30	SLN	Maj	STL	146	627	564	107	193	35	5	15	79	3	3	60	23	.342	.405	.502	.907	283	19	0	3	0
3	Stan Musial*	32	SLN	Maj	STL	157	698	593	127	200	53	9	30	113	3	4	105	32	.337	.437	.609	1.046	361	10	0	0	12
4	Duke Snider	26	BRO	Maj	BRO	153	680	590	132	198	38	4	42	126	16	7	82	90	.336	.419	.627	1.046	370	10	3	5	12
5	Don Mueller	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	131	502	480	56	160	12	2	6	60	2	0	19	13	.333	.360	.404	.764	194	7	1	2	1
6	Richie Ashburn	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	156	702	622	110	205	25	9	2	57	14	6	61	35	.330	.394	.408	.802	254	3	5	14	2
7	Monte Irvin	34	NY1	Maj	NYG	124	502	444	72	146	21	5	21	97	2	0	55	34	.329	.406	.541	.947	240	20	3	0	3
8	Jackie Robinson	34	BRO	Maj	BRO	136	574	484	109	159	34	7	12	95	17	4	74	30	.329	.425	.502	.927	243	12	7	9	5
9	Ted Kluszewski*	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	149	629	570	97	180	25	0	40	108	2	0	55	34	.316	.380	.570	.950	325	13	4	0	6
10	Roy Campanella	31	BRO	Maj	BRO	144	590	519	103	162	26	3	41	142	4	2	67	58	.312	.395	.611	1.006	317	13	4	0	13
11	Hal Rice	29	PIT,SLN	Maj	PIT-STL	86	313	294	39	91	16	1	4	42	0	1	17	25	.310	.347	.412	.759	121	5	0	2	1
12	Dee Fondy*	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	150	641	595	79	184	24	11	18	78	10	7	44	106	.309	.358	.477	.835	284	6	1	1	3
13	Frank Baumholtz*	34	CHN	Maj	CHC	133	567	520	75	159	36	7	3	25	3	3	42	36	.306	.359	.419	.778	218	5	1	4	3
14	Gil Hodges	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	141	598	520	101	157	22	7	31	122	1	4	75	84	.302	.393	.550	.943	286	4	3	0	5
15	Eddie Mathews	21	MLN	Maj	MLN	157	681	579	110	175	31	8	47	135	1	3	99	83	.302	.406	.627	1.033	363	6	2	1	16
16	Hank Thompson	27	NY1	Maj	NYG	114	454	388	80	117	15	8	24	74	6	5	60	39	.302	.400	.567	.967	220	5	4	2	4
17	Gus Bell	24	CIN	Maj	CIN	151	665	610	102	183	37	5	30	105	0	2	48	72	.300	.354	.525	.879	320	14	3	4	1
18	Al Dark	31	NY1	Maj	NYG	155	693	647	126	194	41	6	23	88	7	2	28	34	.300	.335	.488	.823	316	19	6	12	0
19	Jim Pendleton	29	MLN	Maj	MLN	120	261	251	48	75	12	4	7	27	6	5	7	36	.299	.323	.462	.785	116	5	2	1	0
20	Mel Clark	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	60	212	198	31	59	10	4	0	19	1	0	11	17	.298	.338	.389	.727	77	10	1	2	0
21	Andy Pafko	32	MLN	Maj	MLN	140	568	516	70	153	23	4	17	72	2	1	37	33	.297	.347	.455	.803	235	14	3	12	5
22	Davey Williams	25	NY1	Maj	NYG	112	390	340	51	101	11	2	3	34	2	5	44	19	.297	.382	.368	.750	125	6	3	3	0
23	Connie Ryan	33	PHI	Maj	PHI	90	281	247	47	73	14	6	5	26	5	1	30	35	.296	.372	.462	.833	114	4	0	4	0
24	Whitey Lockman	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	150	664	607	85	179	22	4	9	61	3	4	52	36	.295	.351	.389	.739	236	5	0	5	1
25	Danny O'Connell	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	149	654	588	88	173	26	8	7	55	3	4	57	42	.294	.361	.401	.762	236	13	4	5	0
26	Smoky Burgess	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	102	351	312	31	91	17	5	4	36	3	2	37	17	.292	.370	.417	.787	130	11	2	0	5
27	Eddie Waitkus*	33	PHI	Maj	PHI	81	262	247	24	72	9	2	1	16	1	1	13	23	.292	.330	.356	.686	88	3	1	1	0
28	Billy Cox	33	BRO	Maj	BRO	100	371	327	44	95	18	1	10	44	2	2	37	21	.291	.363	.443	.806	145	7	0	7	13
29	Enos Slaughter	37	SLN	Maj	STL	143	578	492	64	143	34	9	6	89	4	4	80	28	.291	.395	.433	.828	213	10	5	1	12
30	Bobby Thomson	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	154	656	608	80	175	22	6	26	106	4	2	43	57	.288	.338	.472	.810	287	18	3	2	6
31	Cal Abrams*	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	119	512	448	66	128	10	6	15	43	4	4	58	70	.286	.368	.435	.803	195	2	0	6	1
32	Del Ennis	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	152	643	578	79	165	22	3	29	125	1	3	57	53	.286	.355	.484	.839	280	14	5	3	13
33	Jim Greengrass	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	154	656	606	86	173	22	7	20	100	6	4	47	83	.286	.340	.444	.784	269	18	3	0	1
34	Joe Adcock	25	MLN	Maj	MLN	157	640	590	71	168	33	6	18	80	3	2	42	82	.285	.334	.453	.787	267	22	2	6	2
35	Randy Jackson	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	139	549	498	61	142	22	8	19	66	8	4	42	61	.285	.341	.476	.817	237	20	0	9	2
36	Paul Smith*	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	118	427	389	41	110	12	7	4	44	3	0	24	23	.283	.329	.381	.710	148	8	3	11	1
37	Solly Hemus	30	SLN	Maj	STL	154	690	585	110	163	32	11	14	61	2	1	86	40	.279	.382	.443	.825	259	10	12	7	0
38	Ralph Kiner	30	CHN,PIT	Maj	CHC-PIT	158	666	562	100	157	20	3	35	116	2	1	100	88	.279	.391	.513	.904	288	11	3	1	11
39	Jim Gilliam	24	BRO	Maj	BRO	151	710	605	125	168	31	17	6	63	21	14	100	38	.278	.383	.415	.798	251	7	3	2	4
40	Granny Hamner	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	154	646	609	90	168	30	8	21	92	2	1	32	28	.276	.313	.455	.768	277	17	1	4	9
41	Bobby Adams	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	150	677	607	99	167	14	6	8	49	3	2	58	67	.275	.338	.358	.696	217	7	0	12	2
42	Rip Repulski	24	SLN	Maj	STL	153	614	567	75	156	25	4	15	66	3	6	33	71	.275	.325	.413	.738	234	14	9	5	3
43	Sid Gordon	35	MLN	Maj	MLN	140	541	464	67	127	22	4	19	75	1	1	71	40	.274	.372	.461	.834	214	14	2	4	4
44	Earl Torgeson*	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	111	437	379	58	104	25	8	11	64	7	1	53	57	.274	.366	.470	.836	178	7	2	3	3
45	Johnny Logan	27	MLN	Maj	MLN	150	668	611	100	167	27	8	11	73	2	2	41	33	.273	.326	.398	.724	243	13	7	9	0
46	Dick Cole	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	97	280	235	29	64	13	1	0	23	2	2	38	26	.272	.374	.336	.710	79	6	0	7	2
47	Del Crandall	23	MLN	Maj	MLN	116	420	382	55	104	13	1	15	51	2	1	33	47	.272	.330	.429	.759	164	13	0	5	5
48	Pee Wee Reese	34	BRO	Maj	BRO	140	625	524	108	142	25	7	13	61	22	6	82	61	.271	.374	.420	.794	220	15	4	15	1
49	Johnny Wyrostek	33	PHI	Maj	PHI	125	452	409	42	111	14	2	6	47	0	3	38	43	.271	.339	.359	.699	147	9	4	1	3
50	Bob Borkowski	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	94	273	249	32	67	11	1	7	29	0	1	21	41	.269	.328	.406	.734	101	5	1	2	0
51	Peanuts Lowrey	35	SLN	Maj	STL	104	198	182	26	49	9	2	5	27	1	0	15	21	.269	.325	.423	.748	77	8	0	1	1
52	Ray Jablonski	26	SLN	Maj	STL	157	640	604	64	162	23	5	21	112	2	2	34	61	.268	.308	.427	.736	258	15	1	1	2
53	Jack Dittmer	25	MLN	Maj	MLN	138	525	504	54	134	22	1	9	63	1	0	18	35	.266	.293	.367	.660	185	11	1	2	3
54	Bobby Hofman	27	NY1	Maj	NYG	74	182	169	21	45	7	2	12	34	1	1	12	23	.266	.315	.544	.859	92	7	0	1	2
55	Willard Marshall	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	122	400	357	51	95	14	6	17	62	0	0	41	28	.266	.342	.482	.824	172	10	0	2	2
56	Joe Garagiola	27	CHN,PIT	Maj	CHC-PIT	101	337	301	30	79	14	4	3	35	1	0	31	34	.263	.337	.365	.703	110	10	3	2	2
57	Hank Sauer	36	CHN	Maj	CHC	108	447	395	61	104	16	5	19	60	0	0	50	56	.263	.349	.473	.822	187	12	2	0	8
58	Bobby Morgan	27	BRO	Maj	BRO	69	232	196	35	51	6	2	7	33	2	2	33	47	.260	.370	.418	.788	82	7	1	2	3
59	Clyde McCullough	36	CHN	Maj	CHC	77	247	229	21	59	3	2	6	23	0	0	15	23	.258	.303	.367	.670	84	9	0	3	1
60	Frank Thomas	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	128	510	455	68	116	22	1	30	102	1	2	50	93	.255	.331	.506	.837	230	12	2	3	4
61	George Shuba	28	BRO	Maj	BRO	74	189	169	19	43	12	1	5	23	1	2	17	20	.254	.326	.426	.752	72	5	1	2	1
62	Eddie Pellagrini	35	PIT	Maj	PIT	78	189	174	16	44	3	2	4	19	1	1	14	20	.253	.309	.362	.671	63	1	0	1	1
63	Steve Bilko	24	SLN	Maj	STL	154	641	570	72	143	23	3	21	84	0	1	70	125	.251	.334	.412	.746	235	17	1	0	7
64	Eddie Miksis	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	142	624	577	61	145	17	6	8	39	13	4	33	59	.251	.293	.343	.636	198	18	1	13	0
65	Bill Serena	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	93	319	275	30	69	10	5	10	52	0	0	41	46	.251	.350	.433	.783	119	9	1	2	0
66	Bill Bruton	27	MLN	Maj	MLN	151	668	613	82	153	18	14	1	41	26	11	44	100	.250	.306	.330	.636	202	9	6	5	1
67	Roy Smalley	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	82	288	253	20	63	9	0	6	25	0	0	28	57	.249	.329	.356	.684	90	4	2	5	2
68	Johnny O'Brien	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	89	312	279	28	69	13	2	2	22	1	1	21	36	.247	.309	.330	.639	92	9	4	8	0
69	Toby Atwell	29	PIT,CHN	Maj	PIT-CHC	77	252	213	21	51	8	0	1	25	0	0	33	19	.239	.349	.291	.641	62	8	3	3	4
70	Wayne Belardi*	22	BRO	Maj	BRO	69	180	163	19	39	3	2	11	34	0	0	16	40	.239	.311	.485	.796	79	2	1	0	4
71	Stan Lopata	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	81	266	234	34	56	12	3	8	31	3	1	28	39	.239	.321	.419	.739	98	0	0	4	5
72	Eddie O'Brien	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	89	282	261	21	62	5	3	0	14	6	1	17	30	.238	.289	.280	.569	73	4	2	2	1
73	Del Rice	30	SLN	Maj	STL	135	480	419	32	99	22	1	6	37	0	0	48	49	.236	.324	.337	.660	141	13	6	7	13
74	Hal Jeffcoat	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	106	207	183	22	43	3	1	4	22	5	0	21	26	.235	.314	.328	.642	60	5	0	3	0
75	Andy Seminick	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	119	438	387	46	91	12	0	19	64	2	2	49	82	.235	.323	.413	.736	160	10	1	1	2
76	Grady Hatton	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	83	191	159	22	37	3	1	7	22	0	1	29	24	.233	.351	.396	.747	63	3	0	3	0
77	Roy McMillan	23	CIN	Maj	CIN	155	610	557	51	130	15	4	5	43	2	4	43	52	.233	.290	.302	.591	168	11	1	9	6
78	Dusty Rhodes	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	76	173	163	18	38	7	0	11	30	0	1	10	28	.233	.278	.479	.756	78	3	0	0	1
79	Mike Sandlock	37	PIT	Maj	PIT	64	202	186	10	43	5	0	0	12	0	0	12	19	.231	.281	.258	.540	48	3	1	3	1
80	Rocky Bridges	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	122	477	432	52	98	13	2	1	21	6	3	37	42	.227	.288	.273	.561	118	10	0	8	2
81	Willie Jones	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	149	571	481	61	108	16	2	19	70	1	1	85	45	.225	.342	.385	.727	185	10	1	4	12
82	Wes Westrum	30	NY1	Maj	NYG	107	347	290	40	65	5	0	12	30	2	0	56	73	.224	.352	.366	.717	106	8	1	0	9
83	Ted Kazanski	19	PHI	Maj	PHI	95	392	360	39	78	17	5	2	27	1	1	26	53	.217	.275	.308	.583	111	7	3	3	2
84	Preston Ward	25	PIT,CHN	Maj	PIT-CHC	121	450	381	45	82	12	1	12	39	4	4	62	60	.215	.327	.347	.673	132	9	1	6	4
85	Carlos Bernier	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	105	366	310	48	66	7	8	3	31	15	14	51	53	.213	.332	.316	.648	98	11	4	1	0
86	George Metkovich*	32	CHN,PIT	Maj	CHC-PIT	87	191	165	24	35	9	1	3	19	2	1	22	13	.212	.309	.333	.642	55	6	1	3	0
87	Daryl Spencer	24	NY1	Maj	NYG	118	455	408	55	85	18	5	20	56	0	1	42	74	.208	.287	.424	.711	173	11	3	2	0
88	Pete Castiglione	32	PIT,SLN	Maj	PIT-STL	112	227	211	23	42	4	1	4	24	1	1	7	19	.199	.228	.284	.513	60	7	1	8	0
89	Tookie Gilbert	24	NY1	Maj	NYG	70	182	160	12	27	3	0	3	16	1	0	22	21	.169	.269	.244	.513	39	2	0	0	3