Major league register
1956 leaders
Qualified leaders across the batting and pitching record.
Ranked by value
Batting leaders
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| Rk | Player | Club | G | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickey Mantle | NYY | 150 | 651 | .353 | .464 | .705 | 1.169 | 52 | 130 |
| 2 | Ted Williams | BOS | 136 | 503 | .345 | .479 | .605 | 1.084 | 24 | 82 |
| 3 | Duke Snider | BRO | 151 | 646 | .292 | .399 | .598 | .997 | 43 | 101 |
| 4 | Minnie Minoso | CWS | 151 | 661 | .316 | .425 | .525 | .950 | 21 | 88 |
| 5 | Charlie Maxwell | DET | 141 | 589 | .326 | .414 | .534 | .948 | 28 | 87 |
| 6 | Frank Robinson | CIN | 152 | 660 | .290 | .379 | .558 | .937 | 38 | 83 |
| 7 | Joe Adcock | ML1 | 137 | 489 | .291 | .337 | .597 | .934 | 38 | 103 |
| 8 | Willie Mays | NY1 | 152 | 650 | .296 | .369 | .557 | .926 | 36 | 84 |
| 9 | Hank Aaron | ML1 | 153 | 655 | .328 | .365 | .558 | .923 | 26 | 92 |
| 10 | Ray Boone | DET | 131 | 566 | .308 | .403 | .518 | .921 | 25 | 81 |
| 11 | Al Kaline | DET | 153 | 692 | .314 | .383 | .530 | .913 | 27 | 128 |
| 12 | Yogi Berra | NYY | 140 | 596 | .298 | .378 | .534 | .912 | 30 | 105 |
| 13 | Bill Skowron | NYY | 134 | 521 | .308 | .382 | .528 | .910 | 23 | 90 |
| 14 | Stan Musial | STL | 156 | 679 | .310 | .386 | .522 | .908 | 27 | 109 |
| 15 | Jackie Jensen | BOS | 151 | 672 | .315 | .405 | .497 | .902 | 20 | 97 |
| 16 | Ted Kluszewski | CIN | 138 | 574 | .302 | .362 | .536 | .898 | 35 | 102 |
| 17 | Eddie Mathews | ML1 | 151 | 648 | .272 | .373 | .518 | .891 | 37 | 95 |
| 18 | Ernie Banks | CHC | 139 | 593 | .297 | .358 | .530 | .888 | 28 | 85 |
| 19 | Stan Lopata | PHI | 146 | 620 | .267 | .353 | .535 | .888 | 32 | 95 |
| 20 | Vic Wertz | CLE | 136 | 568 | .264 | .364 | .509 | .873 | 32 | 106 |
| 21 | Gil Hodges | BRO | 153 | 628 | .265 | .354 | .507 | .861 | 32 | 87 |
| 22 | Wally Moon | STL | 149 | 621 | .298 | .390 | .469 | .859 | 16 | 68 |
| 23 | Larry Doby | CWS | 140 | 615 | .268 | .392 | .466 | .858 | 24 | 102 |
| 24 | Harvey Kuenn | DET | 146 | 657 | .332 | .387 | .470 | .857 | 12 | 88 |
| 25 | Jim Lemon | WS1 | 146 | 611 | .271 | .349 | .502 | .851 | 27 | 96 |
Ranked by value
Pitching leaders
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| Rk | Pitcher | Club | W | L | ERA | IP | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitey Ford | NYY | 19 | 6 | 2.470 | 225.2 | 141 | 1.201 |
| 2 | Herb Score | CLE | 20 | 9 | 2.530 | 249.1 | 263 | 1.167 |
| 3 | Lew Burdette | ML1 | 19 | 10 | 2.700 | 256.1 | 110 | 1.116 |
| 4 | Early Wynn | CLE | 20 | 9 | 2.720 | 277.2 | 158 | 1.167 |
| 5 | Warren Spahn | ML1 | 20 | 11 | 2.780 | 281.1 | 128 | 1.070 |
| 6 | Johnny Antonelli | NY1 | 20 | 13 | 2.860 | 258.1 | 145 | 1.161 |
| 7 | Sal Maglie | BRO | 13 | 5 | 2.870 | 191.0 | 108 | 1.079 |
| 8 | Bob Lemon | CLE | 20 | 14 | 3.030 | 255.1 | 94 | 1.249 |
| 9 | Don Newcombe | BRO | 27 | 7 | 3.060 | 268.0 | 139 | .989 |
| 10 | Murry Dickson | STL | 13 | 8 | 3.070 | 196.1 | 109 | 1.182 |
| 11 | Jack Harshman | CWS | 15 | 11 | 3.100 | 226.2 | 143 | 1.257 |
| 12 | Gene Conley | ML1 | 8 | 9 | 3.130 | 158.1 | 68 | 1.396 |
| 13 | Frank Lary | DET | 21 | 13 | 3.150 | 294.0 | 165 | 1.378 |
| 14 | Bob Rush | CHC | 13 | 10 | 3.190 | 239.2 | 104 | 1.122 |
| 15 | Don Larsen | NYY | 11 | 5 | 3.260 | 179.2 | 107 | 1.275 |
| 16 | Tom Sturdivant | NYY | 16 | 8 | 3.300 | 158.1 | 110 | 1.175 |
| 17 | Billy Pierce | CWS | 20 | 9 | 3.320 | 276.1 | 192 | 1.306 |
| 18 | Bob Buhl | ML1 | 18 | 8 | 3.320 | 216.2 | 86 | 1.362 |
| 19 | Curt Simmons | PHI | 15 | 10 | 3.360 | 198.0 | 88 | 1.268 |
| 20 | Ron Kline | PIT | 14 | 18 | 3.380 | 264.0 | 125 | 1.303 |
| 21 | Frank Sullivan | BOS | 14 | 7 | 3.420 | 242.0 | 116 | 1.384 |
| 22 | Connie Johnson | BAL | 9 | 10 | 3.430 | 183.2 | 130 | 1.236 |
| 23 | Bob Friend | PIT | 17 | 17 | 3.460 | 314.1 | 166 | 1.257 |
| 24 | Harvey Haddix | PHI | 12 | 8 | 3.480 | 206.2 | 154 | 1.215 |
| 25 | Tom Brewer | BOS | 19 | 9 | 3.500 | 244.1 | 127 | 1.277 |