Major league register
1959 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 | Hank Aaron | ML1 | 154 | 693 | .355 | .401 | .636 | 1.037 | 39 | 123 |
| 2 | Eddie Mathews | ML1 | 148 | 679 | .306 | .390 | .593 | .983 | 46 | 114 |
| 3 | Frank Robinson | CIN | 146 | 626 | .311 | .391 | .583 | .974 | 36 | 125 |
| 4 | Ernie Banks | CHC | 155 | 669 | .304 | .374 | .596 | .970 | 45 | 143 |
| 5 | Willie Mays | SF | 151 | 648 | .313 | .381 | .583 | .964 | 34 | 104 |
| 6 | Al Kaline | DET | 136 | 593 | .327 | .410 | .530 | .940 | 27 | 94 |
| 7 | Joe Cunningham | STL | 144 | 554 | .345 | .453 | .478 | .931 | 7 | 60 |
| 8 | Mickey Mantle | NYY | 144 | 638 | .285 | .390 | .514 | .904 | 31 | 75 |
| 9 | Harvey Kuenn | DET | 139 | 614 | .353 | .402 | .501 | .903 | 9 | 71 |
| 10 | Ken Boyer | STL | 149 | 633 | .309 | .384 | .508 | .892 | 28 | 94 |
| 11 | Wally Moon | LAD | 145 | 629 | .302 | .394 | .495 | .889 | 19 | 74 |
| 12 | Vada Pinson | CIN | 154 | 704 | .316 | .371 | .509 | .880 | 20 | 84 |
| 13 | Orlando Cepeda | SF | 151 | 647 | .317 | .355 | .522 | .877 | 27 | 105 |
| 14 | Eddie Yost | DET | 148 | 671 | .278 | .435 | .436 | .871 | 21 | 61 |
| 15 | Harmon Killebrew | WS1 | 153 | 647 | .242 | .354 | .516 | .870 | 42 | 105 |
| 16 | Jackie Jensen | BOS | 148 | 635 | .277 | .372 | .492 | .864 | 28 | 112 |
| 17 | Gene Woodling | BAL | 140 | 523 | .300 | .402 | .455 | .857 | 14 | 77 |
| 18 | Rocky Colavito | CLE | 154 | 664 | .257 | .337 | .512 | .849 | 42 | 111 |
| 19 | Minnie Minoso | CLE | 148 | 644 | .302 | .377 | .468 | .845 | 21 | 92 |
| 20 | Jim Lemon | WS1 | 147 | 584 | .279 | .334 | .510 | .844 | 33 | 100 |
| 21 | Pete Runnels | BOS | 147 | 656 | .314 | .415 | .427 | .842 | 6 | 57 |
| 22 | Ed Bouchee | PHI | 136 | 579 | .285 | .375 | .449 | .824 | 15 | 74 |
| 23 | Roger Maris | KC1 | 122 | 498 | .273 | .359 | .464 | .823 | 16 | 72 |
| 24 | Charlie Maxwell | DET | 145 | 607 | .251 | .357 | .461 | .818 | 31 | 95 |
| 25 | Bob Allison | WS1 | 150 | 634 | .261 | .333 | .482 | .815 | 30 | 85 |
Ranked by value
Pitching leaders
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| Rk | Pitcher | Club | W | L | ERA | IP | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoyt Wilhelm | BAL | 15 | 11 | 2.190 | 226.0 | 139 | 1.128 |
| 2 | Camilo Pascual | WS1 | 17 | 10 | 2.640 | 238.2 | 185 | 1.135 |
| 3 | Bob Shaw | CWS | 18 | 6 | 2.690 | 230.2 | 89 | 1.175 |
| 4 | Sam Jones | SF | 21 | 15 | 2.830 | 270.2 | 209 | 1.260 |
| 5 | Stu Miller | SF | 8 | 7 | 2.840 | 167.2 | 95 | 1.318 |
| 6 | Bob Buhl | ML1 | 15 | 9 | 2.860 | 198.0 | 105 | 1.288 |
| 7 | Art Ditmar | NYY | 13 | 9 | 2.900 | 202.0 | 96 | 1.030 |
| 8 | Jerry Walker | BAL | 11 | 10 | 2.920 | 182.0 | 100 | 1.165 |
| 9 | Billy O'Dell | BAL | 10 | 12 | 2.930 | 199.1 | 88 | 1.154 |
| 10 | Warren Spahn | ML1 | 21 | 15 | 2.960 | 292.0 | 143 | 1.205 |
| 11 | Vern Law | PIT | 18 | 9 | 2.980 | 266.0 | 110 | 1.120 |
| 12 | Gene Conley | PHI | 12 | 7 | 3 | 180.0 | 102 | 1.117 |
| 13 | Whitey Ford | NYY | 16 | 10 | 3.040 | 204.0 | 114 | 1.387 |
| 14 | Johnny Antonelli | SF | 19 | 10 | 3.100 | 282.0 | 165 | 1.145 |
| 15 | Harvey Haddix | PIT | 12 | 12 | 3.130 | 224.1 | 149 | 1.061 |
| 16 | Jack Sanford | SF | 15 | 12 | 3.160 | 222.1 | 132 | 1.205 |
| 17 | Don Newcombe | CIN | 13 | 8 | 3.160 | 222.0 | 100 | 1.095 |
| 18 | Bud Daley | KC1 | 16 | 13 | 3.160 | 216.1 | 125 | 1.267 |
| 19 | Early Wynn | CWS | 22 | 10 | 3.170 | 255.2 | 179 | 1.256 |
| 20 | Jim Owens | PHI | 12 | 12 | 3.210 | 221.1 | 135 | 1.247 |
| 21 | Milt Pappas | BAL | 15 | 9 | 3.270 | 209.1 | 120 | 1.194 |
| 22 | Larry Jackson | STL | 14 | 13 | 3.300 | 256.0 | 145 | 1.309 |
| 23 | Don Mossi | DET | 17 | 9 | 3.360 | 228.0 | 125 | 1.136 |
| 24 | Don Drysdale | LAD | 17 | 13 | 3.460 | 270.2 | 242 | 1.219 |
| 25 | Dave Hillman | CHC | 8 | 11 | 3.530 | 191.0 | 88 | 1.157 |