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(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances requirement.

Catchers C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF

Batting Average

Sawatski	BSN	.274
Silvera	CIN	.272
Rice		.271*
Crandall	CIN	.237*
Hofman	BRK	.225

On-Base Pct

Sawatski	BSN	.375
Rice		.359*
Silvera	CIN	.356
Lopata	PIT	.325*
Batts	STL	.311*

Slugging Pct

Sawatski	BSN	.578
Rice		.507*
Lopata	PIT	.392*
Crandall	CIN	.375*
Silvera	CIN	.358

OPS

Sawatski	BSN	.952
Rice		.865*
Lopata	PIT	.718*
Silvera	CIN	.714
Crandall	CIN	.659*

Sawatski	BSN	110.5
Rice		77.5
Lopata	PIT	63.5
Silvera	CIN	60.8
Hofman	BRK	58.6

Games

Hofman	BRK	149
Sawatski	BSN	147
Silvera	CIN	143
Crandall	CIN	143
Batts	STL	136

At-Bats

Hofman	BRK	538
Sawatski	BSN	507
Silvera	CIN	492
Crandall	CIN	445
Batts	STL	438

Runs

Sawatski	BSN	99
Lopata	PIT	74
Rice		71
Hofman	BRK	64
Crandall	CIN	57

Hits

Sawatski	BSN	139
Silvera	CIN	134
Hofman	BRK	121
Rice		118
Crandall	CIN	109

Total Bases

Sawatski	BSN	293
Rice		221
Hofman	BRK	190
Silvera	CIN	176
Crandall	CIN	172

Singles

Silvera	CIN	107
Hofman	BRK	87
Sawatski	BSN	79
Crandall	CIN	76
Rice		73

Doubles

Batts	STL	32
Smith	NYG	28
House	SDP	18
Silvera	CIN	18
Crandall	CIN	18

Triples

Hofman	BRK	7
Silvera	CIN	3
Bailey	NYG	3
Smith	NYG	2
Rice		2

Homeruns

Sawatski	BSN	47
Rice		28
Lopata	PIT	22
Crandall	CIN	15
Bailey	NYG	15

RBIs

Sawatski	BSN	119
Rice		90
Crandall	CIN	71
Hofman	BRK	70
Lopata	PIT	65

Stolen Bases

Lopata	PIT	3
Sawatski	BSN	1

Caught Stealing

Lopata	PIT	1
Crandall	CIN	1
Batts	STL	1

Walks

Sawatski	BSN	85
Lopata	PIT	83
Silvera	CIN	62
Rice		60
Hofman	BRK	57

Strikeouts

Lopata	PIT	115
Sawatski	BSN	113
Hofman	BRK	104
Rice		102
Batts	STL	86

Salary

Hofman BRK 5,671,429

Sawatski BSN 4,971,429

Rice BRK 4,500,000

Silvera CIN 3,500,000

Lopata PIT 3,250,000

First Basemen C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF

Batting Average

Jackson	BRK	.297
Adcock	PIT	.288
Long	CIN	.272
Belardi	NYG	.267
Lapointe	CIN	.265

On-Base Pct

Jackson	BRK	.361
Adcock	PIT	.354
Long	CIN	.343
Stevens	SDP	.341
Cunningham	MON	.339

Slugging Pct

Adcock	PIT	.551
Jackson	BRK	.520
Long	CIN	.489
Belardi	NYG	.458
Goldsberry	BSN	.401*

OPS

Adcock	PIT	.905
Jackson	BRK	.881
Long	CIN	.832
Belardi	NYG	.795
Goldsberry	BSN	.737*

Adcock	PIT	106.0
Jackson	BRK	105.2
Belardi	NYG	76.9
Long	CIN	75.9
Goldsberry	BSN	67.2

Games

Lapointe	CIN	161
Adcock	PIT	157
Jackson	BRK	156
Stevens	SDP	151
Long	CIN	149

At-Bats

Lapointe	CIN	648
Jackson	BRK	589
Adcock	PIT	583
Belardi	NYG	531
Stevens	SDP	504

Runs

Adcock	PIT	106
Jackson	BRK	97
Belardi	NYG	83
Long	CIN	82
Stevens	SDP	70

Hits

Jackson	BRK	175
Lapointe	CIN	172
Adcock	PIT	168
Belardi	NYG	142
Stevens	SDP	129

Total Bases

Adcock	PIT	321
Jackson	BRK	306
Belardi	NYG	243
Long	CIN	230
Lapointe	CIN	205

Singles

Lapointe	CIN	153
Jackson	BRK	115
Adcock	PIT	100
Stevens	SDP	96
Belardi	NYG	95

Doubles

Adcock	PIT	25
Cunningham	MON	24
Jackson	BRK	23
Long	CIN	23
Stevens	SDP	20

Triples

Goldsberry	BSN	5
Skowron	BSN	4
Simpson	BSN	4
Stevens	SDP	3
Jackson	BRK	3

Homeruns

Adcock	PIT	42
Jackson	BRK	34
Belardi	NYG	26
Long	CIN	25
Skowron	BSN	20

RBIs

Adcock	PIT	121
Jackson	BRK	106
Belardi	NYG	89
Long	CIN	87
Stevens	SDP	67

Stolen Bases

Jackson	BRK	14
Gionfriddo	NYG	3
Simpson	BSN	2
Lapointe	CIN	2
Brown	STL	2

Caught Stealing

Jackson	BRK	3
Cunningham	MON	3
Gionfriddo	NYG	2
Torgeson	STL	1
Long	CIN	1
Lapointe	CIN	1
Brown	STL	1
Boyd	PIT	1
Addis		1

Walks

Stevens	SDP	66
Jackson	BRK	60
Adcock	PIT	60
Shuba	MON	58
Goldsberry	BSN	56
Lenhardt	SDP	56

Strikeouts

Adcock	PIT	108
Jackson	BRK	94
Shuba	MON	85
Lapointe	CIN	84
Lenhardt	SDP	81

Salary

Adcock PIT 5,971,429

Jackson BRK 4,400,000

Gionfriddo NYG 2,750,000

Goldsberry BSN 2,564,286

Stevens SDP 2,500,000

Lenhardt SDP 2,500,000

Second Basemen C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF

Batting Average

Runnels	BSN	.319
McDougald	NYG	.284
Thompson	BSN	.262
Glaviano		.244
Reese	MON	.206

On-Base Pct

Runnels	BSN	.388
Glaviano		.378
McDougald	NYG	.362
Thompson	BSN	.346
Upton	SDP	.295*

Slugging Pct

McDougald	NYG	.541
Thompson	BSN	.489
Runnels	BSN	.426
Glaviano		.346
Reese	MON	.255

OPS

McDougald	NYG	.903
Thompson	BSN	.834
Runnels	BSN	.815
Glaviano		.724
Upton	SDP	.545*

McDougald	NYG	113.5
Thompson	BSN	86.9
Runnels	BSN	83.5
Glaviano		82.5
Upton	SDP	45.9

Games

McDougald	NYG	157
Glaviano		155
Reese	MON	153
Runnels	BSN	148
Thompson	BSN	146

At-Bats

McDougald	NYG	617
Glaviano		549
Thompson	BSN	526
Reese	MON	525
Runnels	BSN	521

Runs

McDougald	NYG	133
Runnels	BSN	85
Glaviano		84
Thompson	BSN	76
Reese	MON	47

Hits

McDougald	NYG	175
Runnels	BSN	166
Thompson	BSN	138
Glaviano		134
Reese	MON	108

Total Bases

McDougald	NYG	334
Thompson	BSN	257
Runnels	BSN	222
Glaviano		190
Reese	MON	134

Singles

Runnels	BSN	126
Glaviano		97
Reese	MON	94
McDougald	NYG	89
Thompson	BSN	82

Doubles

McDougald	NYG	45
Runnels	BSN	30
Glaviano		27
Thompson	BSN	20
Upton	SDP	8
Reese	MON	8
Goodman	BSN	8

Triples

Thompson	BSN	9
McDougald	NYG	9
Runnels	BSN	4
Hoak	NYG	1
Glaviano		1
Fox	BSN	1

Homeruns

McDougald	NYG	32
Thompson	BSN	27
Glaviano		9
Runnels	BSN	6
Reese	MON	6

RBIs

Thompson	BSN	94
McDougald	NYG	89
Glaviano		62
Runnels	BSN	60
Reese	MON	48

Stolen Bases

Upton	SDP	6
McDougald	NYG	3
Thompson	BSN	1
Reese	MON	1

Caught Stealing

Thompson	BSN	2
Upton	SDP	1
Reese	MON	1

Walks

Glaviano		115
McDougald	NYG	76
Thompson	BSN	70
Runnels	BSN	60
Upton	SDP	58
Reese	MON	58

Strikeouts

Glaviano		173
Reese	MON	154
McDougald	NYG	90
Thompson	BSN	69
Upton	SDP	40

Salary

McDougald NYG 4,764,286

Thompson BSN 4,100,000

Runnels BSN 2,821,429

Glaviano PIT 2,750,000

Schoendienst PIT 750,000

Third Basemen C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF

Batting Average

Finigan	SDP	.336
Carey	MON	.265
Garagiola	PIT	.254*
Mathews	BRK	.251
Williams		.249

On-Base Pct

Finigan	SDP	.403
Mathews	BRK	.365
Garagiola	PIT	.350*
Carey	MON	.323
Williams		.295

Slugging Pct

Finigan	SDP	.467
Mathews	BRK	.452
Carey	MON	.411
Garagiola	PIT	.393*
Williams		.352

OPS

Finigan	SDP	.869
Mathews	BRK	.817
Garagiola	PIT	.743*
Carey	MON	.733
Williams		.647

Finigan	SDP	105.5
Mathews	BRK	89.3
Carey	MON	73.6
Garagiola	PIT	59.4
Williams		50.8

Games

Carey	MON	158
Finigan	SDP	156
Mathews	BRK	155
Williams		152
Garagiola	PIT	130

At-Bats

Finigan	SDP	613
Carey	MON	548
Mathews	BRK	542
Williams		511
Garagiola	PIT	414

Runs

Finigan	SDP	99
Mathews	BRK	89
Garagiola	PIT	76
Carey	MON	70
Williams		62

Hits

Finigan	SDP	206
Carey	MON	145
Mathews	BRK	136
Williams		127
Garagiola	PIT	110

Total Bases

Finigan	SDP	286
Mathews	BRK	245
Carey	MON	225
Williams		180
Garagiola	PIT	170

Singles

Finigan	SDP	151
Carey	MON	99
Williams		92
Mathews	BRK	83
Garagiola	PIT	77

Doubles

Finigan	SDP	41
Williams		25
Carey	MON	24
Mathews	BRK	23
Garagiola	PIT	18

Triples

Carey	MON	10
Mathews	BRK	4
Garagiola	PIT	3
Finigan	SDP	3
Williams		2
Stirnweiss		2

Homeruns

Mathews	BRK	26
Garagiola	PIT	12
Carey	MON	12
Finigan	SDP	11
Smith	BSN	10

RBIs

Mathews	BRK	92
Carey	MON	74
Garagiola	PIT	56
Finigan	SDP	54
Williams		47

Stolen Bases

Stirnweiss		5
Kerr		2
Mathews	BRK	1
Freese	MON	1
Carey	MON	1

Caught Stealing

Stirnweiss		5
Smith	BSN	1
Mathews	BRK	1
Finigan	SDP	1

Walks

Mathews	BRK	100
Finigan	SDP	66
Garagiola	PIT	63
Carey	MON	48
Kerr		43

Strikeouts

Stirnweiss		91
Mathews	BRK	90
Finigan	SDP	74
Garagiola	PIT	69
Carey	MON	61

Salary

Robinson CIN 4,070,000

Stirnweiss CIN 3,000,000

Garagiola PIT 2,000,000

Pesky STL 1,750,000

Kerr STL 666,000

Shortstops C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF

Batting Average

Kuenn	NYG	.295
Freese	MON	.280*
Blattner	STL	.275*
Michaels	BRK	.271
Lohrke	PIT	.263

On-Base Pct

Lohrke	PIT	.351
Kuenn	NYG	.345
Blattner	STL	.343*
Michaels	BRK	.337
Freese	MON	.323*

Slugging Pct

Freese	MON	.447*
Kuenn	NYG	.428
Held	NYG	.409
Michaels	BRK	.392
Blattner	STL	.391*

OPS

Kuenn	NYG	.773
Freese	MON	.771*
Lohrke	PIT	.739
Blattner	STL	.734*
Michaels	BRK	.729

Kuenn	NYG	80.3
Lohrke	PIT	79.0
Michaels	BRK	67.3
Freese	MON	66.3
Blattner	STL	64.6

Games

Kuenn	NYG	155
Lohrke	PIT	153
Michaels	BRK	152
Held	NYG	152
Dark	SDP	145

At-Bats

Kuenn	NYG	580
Lohrke	PIT	547
Michaels	BRK	528
Dark	SDP	487
Jones	PIT	473

Runs

Kuenn	NYG	86
Lohrke	PIT	85
Michaels	BRK	80
Held	NYG	64
Jones	PIT	62

Hits

Kuenn	NYG	171
Lohrke	PIT	144
Michaels	BRK	143
Freese	MON	130
Blattner	STL	125

Total Bases

Kuenn	NYG	248
Lohrke	PIT	212
Freese	MON	208
Michaels	BRK	207
Held	NYG	192

Singles

Kuenn	NYG	120
Michaels	BRK	110
Lohrke	PIT	99
Blattner	STL	93
Freese	MON	87

Doubles

Kuenn	NYG	37
Lohrke	PIT	31
Dark	SDP	28
Freese	MON	24
Blattner	STL	20

Triples

Lohrke	PIT	5
Dark	SDP	4
Miksis	STL	3
Michaels	BRK	3
Freese	MON	3
Blattner	STL	3

Homeruns

Held	NYG	21
Jones	PIT	18
Freese	MON	16
Boyer	MON	15
Michaels	BRK	14

RBIs

Kuenn	NYG	75
Jones	PIT	72
Michaels	BRK	71
Dark	SDP	65
Held	NYG	62
Freese	MON	62

Stolen Bases

Blattner	STL	10
Michaels	BRK	7
Miksis	STL	4
Freese	MON	3
Lohrke	PIT	2

Caught Stealing

Michaels	BRK	5
Boyer	MON	2
Miksis	STL	1
Lohrke	PIT	1
Kell		1
Freese	MON	1
Blattner	STL	1

Walks

Lohrke	PIT	75
Michaels	BRK	54
Jones	PIT	54
Held	NYG	53
Kuenn	NYG	46

Strikeouts

Held	NYG	121
Michaels	BRK	80
Jones	PIT	78
Lohrke	PIT	63
Kuenn	NYG	60

Salary

Blattner STL 7,950,000

Kennedy MON 4,100,000

Jones PIT 2,760,000

Lohrke PIT 2,750,000

Dark SDP 2,380,000

Left Fielders C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF

Batting Average

Ennis	NYG	.309
Edwards	STL	.305*
Woodling	BRK	.281
Hazle	SDP	.275
Nieman	BSN	.271

On-Base Pct

Woodling	BRK	.402
Ennis	NYG	.389
Edwards	STL	.351*
Hazle	SDP	.339
Nieman	BSN	.332

Slugging Pct

Ennis	NYG	.616
Woodling	BRK	.539
Edwards	STL	.531*
Nieman	BSN	.432
Hazle	SDP	.418

OPS

Ennis	NYG	1.005
Woodling	BRK	.941
Edwards	STL	.883*
Nieman	BSN	.764
Hazle	SDP	.756

Ennis	NYG	129.6
Woodling	BRK	113.2
Edwards	STL	85.6
Hazle	SDP	80.9
Nieman	BSN	73.6

Games

Ennis	NYG	157
Maxwell	CIN	157
Woodling	BRK	154
Hazle	SDP	153
Nieman	BSN	150

At-Bats

Hazle	SDP	601
Ennis	NYG	589
Maxwell	CIN	554
Nieman	BSN	535
Woodling	BRK	534

Runs

Ennis	NYG	126
Woodling	BRK	106
Nieman	BSN	86
Maxwell	CIN	76
Hazle	SDP	75

Hits

Ennis	NYG	182
Hazle	SDP	165
Woodling	BRK	150
Nieman	BSN	145
Edwards	STL	141

Total Bases

Ennis	NYG	363
Woodling	BRK	288
Hazle	SDP	251
Edwards	STL	246
Nieman	BSN	231

Singles

Hazle	SDP	114
Nieman	BSN	94
Ennis	NYG	93
Edwards	STL	85
Virdon	MON	84

Doubles

Ennis	NYG	41
Hazle	SDP	33
Edwards	STL	31
Nieman	BSN	30
Woodling	BRK	29

Triples

Nieman	BSN	7
Woodling	BRK	5
Brandt	MON	5
Maxwell	CIN	4
Virdon	MON	4
Ennis	NYG	4
Howerton	SDP	4

Homeruns

Ennis	NYG	44
Woodling	BRK	33
Edwards	STL	24
Maxwell	CIN	22
Thomas	BSN	20

RBIs

Ennis	NYG	144
Woodling	BRK	121
Nieman	BSN	84
Maxwell	CIN	78
Edwards	STL	76

Stolen Bases

Maxwell	CIN	10
Umphlett	CIN	3
Brandt	MON	2
Nieman	BSN	1

Caught Stealing

Maxwell	CIN	10
Brandt	MON	2
Umphlett	CIN	1

Walks

Woodling	BRK	105
Ennis	NYG	79
Maxwell	CIN	67
Hazle	SDP	58
Nieman	BSN	53

Strikeouts

Maxwell	CIN	139
Hazle	SDP	97
Howerton	SDP	71
Nieman	BSN	71
Ennis	NYG	63

Salary

Woodling BRK 14,865,890

Ennis NYG 8,550,000

Edwards STL 4,250,000

Howerton SDP 3,750,000

Nieman BSN 3,464,286

Center Fielders C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF

Batting Average

Mantle	BRK	.321
Aaron	NYG	.307
Diering	BRK	.305
Mele		.302
Mays	CIN	.283

On-Base Pct

Mantle	BRK	.438
Diering	BRK	.382
Mays	CIN	.375
Aaron	NYG	.359
Mele		.340

Slugging Pct

Mantle	BRK	.681
Aaron	NYG	.549
Mays	CIN	.510
Mele		.471
Cerv	PIT	.422*

OPS

Mantle	BRK	1.119
Aaron	NYG	.909
Mays	CIN	.885
Mele		.811
Diering	BRK	.741

Mantle	BRK	145.9
Mays	CIN	105.7
Aaron	NYG	105.1
Mele		86.5
Diering	BRK	79.4

Games

Mele		157
Mays	CIN	155
Mantle	BRK	154
Aaron	NYG	151
Diering	BRK	144

At-Bats

Aaron	NYG	597
Mele		590
Mays	CIN	561
Diering	BRK	560
Mantle	BRK	552

Runs

Mantle	BRK	127
Aaron	NYG	99
Mays	CIN	92
Diering	BRK	87
Ashburn	BSN	81

Hits

Aaron	NYG	183
Mele		178
Mantle	BRK	177
Diering	BRK	171
Mays	CIN	159

Total Bases

Mantle	BRK	376
Aaron	NYG	328
Mays	CIN	286
Mele		278
Diering	BRK	201

Singles

Diering	BRK	145
Mele		128
Aaron	NYG	105
Mays	CIN	95
Ashburn	BSN	86

Doubles

Aaron	NYG	41
Mantle	BRK	36
Groth	STL	31
Mays	CIN	30
Musial		25

Triples

White	PIT	7
Aaron	NYG	7
Musial		6
Mays	CIN	5
Mantle	BRK	5

Homeruns

Mantle	BRK	51
Aaron	NYG	30
Mays	CIN	29
Mele		23
White	PIT	19

RBIs

Mantle	BRK	133
Aaron	NYG	119
Mele		96
Mays	CIN	82
Musial		63

Stolen Bases

Mays	CIN	30
Ashburn	BSN	18
Mantle	BRK	12
Aaron	NYG	4
White	PIT	2
Rivera	PIT	2

Caught Stealing

Ashburn	BSN	10
Mays	CIN	8
Minoso	BSN	2
Mantle	BRK	2
Aaron	NYG	2

Walks

Mantle	BRK	117
Mays	CIN	82
Diering	BRK	69
Aaron	NYG	53
Groth	STL	52

Strikeouts

Mantle	BRK	151
Diering	BRK	73
White	PIT	73
Mele		72
Mays	CIN	67

Salary

Musial CIN 13,500,000

Mantle BRK 7,378,571

Mays CIN 6,250,000

Ashburn BSN 6,000,000

Mele SDP 3,500,000

Right Fielders C - 1B - 2B - 3B - SS - LF - CF - RF

Batting Average

Wakefield	NYG	.336
Zernial	PIT	.292
Moon	CIN	.284
Kokos	BSN	.251
Mitchell	STL	.215*

On-Base Pct

Wakefield	NYG	.413
Moon	CIN	.365
Zernial	PIT	.350
Kokos	BSN	.349
Mitchell	STL	.257*

Slugging Pct

Kokos	BSN	.571
Wakefield	NYG	.559
Zernial	PIT	.553
Moon	CIN	.408
Pafko	SDP	.320*

OPS

Wakefield	NYG	.972
Kokos	BSN	.921
Zernial	PIT	.904
Moon	CIN	.774
Pafko	SDP	.568*

Kokos	BSN	110.5
Zernial	PIT	102.9
Wakefield	NYG	92.9
Moon	CIN	69.9
Colavito	NYG	48.7

Games

Kokos	BSN	157
Zernial	PIT	155
Wakefield	NYG	147
Moon	CIN	142
Colavito	NYG	136

At-Bats

Zernial	PIT	571
Kokos	BSN	553
Moon	CIN	475
Wakefield	NYG	449
Mitchell	STL	387

Runs

Kokos	BSN	108
Zernial	PIT	102
Wakefield	NYG	82
Moon	CIN	62
Pafko	SDP	48

Hits

Zernial	PIT	167
Wakefield	NYG	151
Kokos	BSN	139
Moon	CIN	135
Mitchell	STL	101

Total Bases

Zernial	PIT	316
Kokos	BSN	316
Wakefield	NYG	251
Moon	CIN	194
Pafko	SDP	147

Singles

Zernial	PIT	101
Moon	CIN	98
Wakefield	NYG	94
Mitchell	STL	73
Pafko	SDP	62
Kokos	BSN	62

Doubles

Wakefield	NYG	33
Kokos	BSN	25
Zernial	PIT	24
Moon	CIN	23
Mitchell	STL	21

Triples

Moon	CIN	6
Wakefield	NYG	5
Kokos	BSN	4
Zernial	PIT	1
Pafko	SDP	1
Mitchell	STL	1

Homeruns

Kokos	BSN	48
Zernial	PIT	41
Wakefield	NYG	19
Colavito	NYG	19
Pafko	SDP	14

RBIs

Kokos	BSN	122
Zernial	PIT	111
Wakefield	NYG	76
Colavito	NYG	61
Pafko	SDP	57

Stolen Bases

Moon	CIN	4
Mitchell	STL	3
Zernial	PIT	1

Caught Stealing

Mitchell

STL

Walks

Kokos	BSN	87
Moon	CIN	62
Wakefield	NYG	57
Zernial	PIT	49
Colavito	NYG	44

Strikeouts

Kokos	BSN	119
Zernial	PIT	113
Pafko	SDP	57
Colavito	NYG	53
Moon	CIN	52

Salary

Mitchell STL 6,500,000

Wakefield NYG 6,001,001

Zernial PIT 5,300,000

Kokos BSN 4,600,000

Pafko SDP 3,250,000