1952 American League Batting Leaders

1951 Season 1953 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 621 games, 8 teams, approx. 155 games in season

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Minimum 155 AB's to appear on leaderboard

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	Ferris Fain*	31	PHA	Maj	PHA	145	648	538	82	176	43	3	2	59	3	5	105	26	.327	.438	.429	.867	231	19	1	4	3
2	Dale Mitchell*	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	134	571	511	61	165	26	3	5	58	6	6	52	9	.323	.387	.415	.801	212	14	1	7	4
3	Mickey Mantle	20	NYA	Maj	NYY	142	626	549	94	171	37	7	23	87	4	1	75	111	.312	.394	.530	.924	291	5	0	2	10
4	George Kell	29	BOS,DET	Maj	BOS-DET	114	483	428	52	133	23	2	7	57	0	2	46	23	.311	.379	.423	.802	181	13	1	8	2
5	Gene Woodling	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	122	471	408	58	126	19	6	12	63	1	4	59	31	.309	.397	.473	.870	193	5	1	3	5
6	Billy Goodman	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	138	579	513	79	157	27	3	4	56	8	2	48	23	.306	.370	.394	.764	202	7	4	14	5
7	Al Rosen	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	148	649	567	101	171	32	5	28	105	8	6	75	54	.302	.387	.524	.911	297	18	4	3	9
8	Bobby Ávila	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	150	684	597	102	179	26	11	7	45	12	10	67	36	.300	.371	.415	.787	248	16	1	19	1
9	Nellie Fox	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	152	700	648	76	192	25	10	0	39	5	5	34	14	.296	.334	.366	.700	237	11	3	15	0
10	Eddie Robinson	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	155	681	594	79	176	33	1	22	104	2	0	70	49	.296	.382	.466	.848	277	8	12	5	16
11	Dom DiMaggio	35	BOS	Maj	BOS	128	549	486	81	143	20	1	6	33	6	8	57	61	.294	.371	.377	.747	183	10	2	4	0
12	Hank Bauer	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	141	615	553	86	162	31	6	17	74	6	7	50	61	.293	.355	.463	.818	256	10	3	9	1
13	Bob Nieman	25	SLA	Maj	SLB	131	533	478	66	138	22	2	18	74	0	4	46	73	.289	.352	.456	.809	218	14	1	8	3
14	Clint Courtney	25	SLA	Maj	SLB	119	458	413	38	118	24	3	5	50	0	2	39	26	.286	.349	.395	.744	163	9	1	5	4
15	Pete Runnels	24	WS1	Maj	WSH	152	632	555	70	158	18	3	1	64	0	10	72	55	.285	.368	.333	.701	185	14	1	4	6
16	Johnny Groth	25	DET	Maj	DET	141	580	524	56	149	22	2	4	51	2	10	51	39	.284	.348	.357	.705	187	11	0	5	3
17	Jerry Priddy	32	DET	Maj	DET	75	323	279	37	79	23	3	4	20	1	8	42	29	.283	.379	.430	.809	120	4	1	1	1
18	Minnie Miñoso	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	147	668	569	96	160	24	9	13	61	22	16	71	46	.281	.375	.424	.798	241	15	14	14	5
19	Elmer Valo	31	PHA	Maj	PHA	129	495	388	69	109	26	4	5	47	12	11	101	16	.281	.432	.407	.839	158	10	2	4	6
20	Sammy White	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	115	399	381	35	107	20	2	10	49	2	3	16	43	.281	.310	.423	.732	161	13	0	2	5
21	Joe Collins*	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	122	489	428	69	120	16	8	18	59	4	2	55	47	.280	.364	.481	.845	206	11	1	5	8
22	Jackie Jensen	25	WS1,NYA	Maj	WSH-NYY	151	664	589	83	165	30	6	10	82	18	6	67	44	.280	.357	.402	.759	237	16	3	5	5
23	Vic Wertz	27	DET,SLA	Maj	DET-SLB	122	486	415	68	115	20	3	23	70	1	0	69	64	.277	.381	.506	.887	210	8	1	1	6
24	Larry Doby	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	140	611	519	104	143	26	8	32	104	5	2	90	111	.276	.383	.541	.924	281	6	0	2	10
25	Walt Dropo	29	DET,BOS	Maj	DET-BOS	152	633	591	69	163	24	4	29	97	2	2	37	85	.276	.323	.477	.800	282	26	4	1	4
26	Allie Clark	29	PHA	Maj	PHA	71	200	186	23	51	12	0	7	29	0	2	10	19	.274	.315	.452	.766	84	7	1	3	1
27	Yogi Berra	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	142	605	534	97	146	17	1	30	98	2	3	66	24	.273	.358	.478	.835	255	8	4	1	9
28	Jim Dyck	30	SLA	Maj	SLB	122	458	402	60	108	22	3	15	64	0	4	50	68	.269	.354	.450	.804	181	4	3	3	3
29	Mel Hoderlein	29	WS1	Maj	WSH	72	234	208	16	56	8	2	0	17	2	0	18	22	.269	.333	.327	.660	68	17	2	6	0
30	Hank Majeski	35	PHA,CLE	Maj	PHA-CLE	70	201	171	21	46	4	2	2	29	0	1	26	17	.269	.369	.351	.720	60	11	1	3	0
31	Billy Martin	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	109	401	363	32	97	13	3	3	33	3	6	22	31	.267	.323	.344	.668	125	8	8	8	6
32	Jim Piersall	22	BOS	Maj	BOS	56	194	161	28	43	8	0	1	16	3	3	28	26	.267	.379	.335	.714	54	2	1	4	0
33	Bud Stewart	36	CHA	Maj	CHW	92	258	225	23	60	10	0	5	30	3	0	28	17	.267	.350	.378	.728	85	1	1	4	1
34	Harry Simpson	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	146	607	545	66	145	21	10	10	65	5	3	56	82	.266	.337	.396	.733	216	10	2	4	11
35	Héctor Rodríguez	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	124	462	407	55	108	14	0	1	40	7	6	47	22	.265	.346	.307	.653	125	10	3	5	3
36	Hoot Evers	31	BOS,DET	Maj	BOS-DET	107	442	402	53	106	17	4	14	59	5	2	29	55	.264	.320	.430	.750	173	11	4	7	2
37	Clyde Vollmer	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	90	293	250	35	66	12	4	11	50	2	2	39	47	.264	.370	.476	.846	119	14	3	1	0
38	Ray Boone	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	103	375	316	57	83	8	2	7	45	0	1	53	33	.263	.372	.367	.739	116	11	2	4	1
39	Luke Easter	36	CLE	Maj	CLE	127	486	437	63	115	10	3	31	97	1	1	44	84	.263	.337	.513	.850	224	5	5	0	9
40	Ted Lepcio	22	BOS	Maj	BOS	84	303	274	34	72	17	2	5	26	3	3	24	41	.263	.329	.394	.723	108	4	3	2	0
41	Gil McDougald	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	152	632	555	65	146	16	5	11	78	6	5	57	73	.263	.336	.369	.705	205	14	4	16	2
42	Dave Philley	32	PHA	Maj	PHA	151	666	586	80	154	25	4	7	71	11	4	59	35	.263	.334	.355	.689	208	29	4	17	4
43	Floyd Baker	35	WS1	Maj	WSH	79	298	263	27	69	8	0	0	33	1	0	30	17	.262	.342	.293	.635	77	1	2	3	2
44	Gus Zernial	29	PHA	Maj	PHA	145	621	549	76	144	15	1	29	100	5	1	70	87	.262	.347	.452	.799	248	13	1	1	11
45	Jim Delsing	26	SLA,DET	Maj	SLB-DET	126	459	411	48	107	15	7	4	49	4	3	36	37	.260	.329	.360	.689	148	11	6	6	2
46	Sam Mele	30	CHA,WS1	Maj	CHW-WSH	132	503	451	48	117	21	2	16	69	1	2	49	42	.259	.335	.421	.756	190	18	2	1	11
47	Faye Throneberry	21	BOS	Maj	BOS	98	344	310	38	80	11	3	5	23	16	7	33	67	.258	.331	.361	.693	112	1	1	0	2
48	Phil Rizzuto	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	152	673	578	89	147	24	10	2	43	17	6	67	42	.254	.337	.341	.678	197	9	5	23	6
49	Vern Stephens	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	92	337	295	35	75	13	2	7	44	2	2	39	31	.254	.343	.383	.726	113	8	1	2	8
50	Jim Rivera*	30	SLA,CHA	Maj	SLB-CHW	150	595	537	72	136	20	9	7	48	21	9	50	86	.253	.319	.363	.682	195	4	2	6	4
51	Tom Wright	28	CHA,SLA	Maj	CHW-SLB	89	229	198	21	50	10	2	2	27	2	1	28	36	.253	.348	.354	.702	70	5	1	2	1
52	Cass Michaels	26	PHA,SLA,WS1	Maj	PHA-SLB-WSH	132	511	452	53	114	16	8	5	50	4	0	53	42	.252	.332	.356	.688	161	13	1	5	2
53	Jim Fridley	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	62	193	175	23	44	2	0	4	16	3	3	14	40	.251	.311	.331	.642	58	3	1	3	1
54	Pat Mullin	34	DET	Maj	DET	97	289	255	29	64	13	5	7	35	4	2	31	30	.251	.332	.424	.756	108	9	0	3	1
55	Mickey Vernon*	34	WS1	Maj	WSH	154	663	569	71	143	33	9	10	80	7	7	89	66	.251	.353	.394	.746	224	11	0	5	9
56	Joe Astroth	29	PHA	Maj	PHA	104	370	337	24	84	7	2	1	36	2	2	25	27	.249	.305	.291	.596	98	18	2	6	3
57	Bud Souchock	33	DET	Maj	DET	92	286	265	40	66	16	4	13	45	1	0	21	28	.249	.304	.487	.791	129	17	0	0	1
58	Chico Carrasquel	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	100	397	359	36	89	7	4	1	42	2	2	33	27	.248	.315	.298	.613	107	5	2	3	1
59	Marty Marion	35	SLA	Maj	SLB	67	210	186	16	46	11	0	2	19	0	2	19	17	.247	.320	.339	.659	63	6	1	4	0
60	Bobby Young	27	SLA	Maj	SLB	149	636	575	59	142	15	9	4	39	3	3	56	48	.247	.314	.325	.639	187	7	0	5	4
61	Billy Hitchcock	35	PHA	Maj	PHA	119	460	407	45	100	8	4	1	56	1	1	39	45	.246	.318	.292	.610	119	8	4	10	4
62	Eddie Joost	36	PHA	Maj	PHA	146	669	540	94	132	26	3	20	75	5	8	122	94	.244	.388	.415	.803	224	6	5	2	2
63	Dick Gernert	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	102	407	367	58	89	20	2	19	67	4	1	35	83	.243	.317	.463	.780	170	6	5	0	3
64	Don Kolloway	33	DET	Maj	DET	65	186	173	19	42	9	0	2	21	0	2	7	19	.243	.280	.330	.610	57	5	2	4	0
65	Dick Kryhoski*	27	SLA	Maj	SLB	111	372	342	38	83	13	1	11	42	2	0	23	42	.243	.296	.383	.679	131	8	3	4	2
66	Al Federoff	27	DET	Maj	DET	74	255	231	14	56	4	2	0	14	1	0	16	13	.242	.294	.277	.572	64	4	1	7	2
67	Pete Suder	36	PHA	Maj	PHA	74	252	228	22	55	7	2	1	20	1	1	16	17	.241	.291	.303	.594	69	4	0	8	1
68	Fred Hatfield	27	DET,BOS	Maj	DET-BOS	131	519	466	49	112	13	3	3	28	2	5	39	54	.240	.309	.300	.609	140	15	7	7	2
69	Sherm Lollar	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	132	447	375	35	90	15	0	13	50	1	0	54	34	.240	.354	.384	.738	144	15	12	6	8
70	Don Lenhardt	29	DET,BOS,SLA	Maj	DET-BOS-SLB	93	348	297	41	71	10	2	11	42	0	2	47	44	.239	.343	.397	.740	118	9	0	4	2
71	Matt Batts	30	DET	Maj	DET	56	190	173	11	41	4	1	3	13	1	0	14	22	.237	.298	.324	.622	56	5	1	2	0
72	Irv Noren*	27	NYA,WS1	Maj	NYY-WSH	105	362	321	40	76	16	3	5	23	5	2	32	37	.237	.318	.352	.670	113	2	6	3	2
73	Jim Busby	25	WS1,CHA	Maj	WSH-CHW	145	589	551	63	130	24	4	2	47	5	8	24	55	.236	.273	.305	.578	168	12	4	10	1
74	Eddie Yost	25	WS1	Maj	WSH	157	734	587	92	137	32	3	12	49	4	3	129	73	.233	.379	.360	.738	211	9	8	10	2
75	Gordon Goldsberry*	24	SLA	Maj	SLB	86	268	227	30	52	9	3	3	17	0	2	34	37	.229	.330	.335	.664	76	3	0	7	0
76	Neil Berry	30	DET	Maj	DET	73	216	189	22	43	4	3	0	13	1	3	22	19	.228	.311	.280	.592	53	3	1	4	1
77	Joe DeMaestri	23	SLA	Maj	SLB	81	198	186	13	42	9	1	1	18	0	1	8	25	.226	.258	.301	.559	56	4	0	4	0
78	Ken Wood	27	WS1,BOS	Maj	WSH-BOS	76	263	230	26	52	8	6	6	32	0	1	33	25	.226	.323	.391	.715	90	6	0	0	3
79	Jim Hegan	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	112	364	333	39	75	17	2	4	41	0	2	29	47	.225	.287	.324	.612	108	4	0	2	4
80	Johnny Pesky	33	DET,BOS	Maj	DET-BOS	94	307	244	36	55	6	0	1	11	1	5	56	16	.225	.372	.262	.634	64	3	1	6	2
81	Joe Tipton	30	CLE,PHA	Maj	CLE-PHA	66	214	173	21	39	6	0	9	30	1	0	36	31	.225	.365	.416	.781	72	5	2	3	4
82	Al Zarilla	33	SLA,CHA,BOS	Maj	SLB-CHW-BOS	108	341	289	43	65	10	2	5	24	5	1	48	29	.225	.339	.325	.665	94	4	2	2	3
83	Joe Ginsberg	25	DET	Maj	DET	113	364	307	29	68	13	2	6	36	1	1	51	21	.222	.338	.336	.674	103	9	3	3	3
84	Skeeter Kell	22	PHA	Maj	PHA	75	236	213	24	47	8	3	0	17	5	1	14	18	.221	.275	.286	.562	61	4	2	7	0
85	Mickey Grasso	32	WS1	Maj	WSH	115	394	361	22	78	9	0	0	27	1	0	29	36	.216	.276	.241	.517	87	12	1	3	8
86	Ray Coleman	30	CHA,SLA	Maj	CHW-SLB	105	265	241	24	51	10	1	2	15	0	0	18	21	.212	.269	.286	.556	69	6	1	5	3
87	Johnny Lipon	29	BOS,DET	Maj	BOS-DET	118	432	370	42	78	12	3	0	30	4	2	48	26	.211	.301	.260	.561	96	7	0	14	1
88	Gil Coan	30	WS1	Maj	WSH	107	365	332	50	68	11	6	5	20	9	4	32	35	.205	.277	.319	.596	106	2	1	0	3
89	Cliff Mapes	30	DET	Maj	DET	86	221	193	26	38	7	0	9	23	0	1	27	42	.197	.296	.373	.669	72	2	0	1	2