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 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Leaders (1951) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Ralph Kiner .309
2. Clyde McCullough .297
3. Catfish Metkovich .293
4. Wally Westlake .282
5. Gus Bell .278
6. Bill Howerton .274
7. Pete Reiser .271
8. Rocky Nelson .267
9. Pete Castiglione .261
10. Joe Garagiola .255
Home Runs
1. Ralph Kiner 42
2. Gus Bell 16
2. Wally Westlake 16
4. Bill Howerton 11
5. Joe Garagiola 9
5. George Strickland 9
7. Clyde McCullough 8
8. Pete Castiglione 7
9. Catfish Metkovich 3
10. Pete Reiser 2
Runs Batted In
1. Ralph Kiner 109
2. Gus Bell 89
3. George Strickland 47
4. Wally Westlake 45
5. Pete Castiglione 42
6. Catfish Metkovich 40
7. Clyde McCullough 39
8. Bill Howerton 37
9. Joe Garagiola 35
10. Frank Thomas 16
On-Base Average
1. Ralph Kiner .452
2. Pete Reiser .389
3. Clyde McCullough .366
4. Joe Garagiola .358
5. Bill Howerton .351
6. Catfish Metkovich .338
7. Gus Bell .330
8. Wally Westlake .323
9. George Strickland .318
10. Pete Castiglione .311
Slugging Percentage
1. Ralph Kiner .627
2. Wally Westlake .569
3. Bill Howerton .498
4. Gus Bell .443
5. Clyde McCullough .440
6. Joe Garagiola .439
7. Pete Reiser .421
8. Catfish Metkovich .378
9. Pete Castiglione .361
10. Rocky Nelson .359
Runs Scored
1. Ralph Kiner 124
2. Gus Bell 80
3. Pete Castiglione 62
4. George Strickland 59
5. Catfish Metkovich 51
6. Bill Howerton 29
6. Rocky Nelson 29
8. Wally Westlake 28
9. Clyde McCullough 26
10. Joe Garagiola 24
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Ralph Kiner 1.079
2. Wally Westlake .892
3. Bill Howerton .849
4. Pete Reiser .810
5. Clyde McCullough .806
6. Joe Garagiola .797
7. Gus Bell .773
8. Catfish Metkovich .716
9. Pete Castiglione .672
10. Rocky Nelson .661
Isolated Power
1. Ralph Kiner .318
2. Wally Westlake .287
3. Bill Howerton .224
4. Joe Garagiola .184
5. Gus Bell .165
6. Pete Reiser .150
7. Clyde McCullough .143
8. George Strickland .117
9. Pete Castiglione .100
10. Rocky Nelson .092
Steals
1. Joe Garagiola 4
1. Pete Reiser 4
1. George Strickland 4
4. Catfish Metkovich 3
5. Ralph Kiner 2
5. Pete Castiglione 2
5. Bob Dillinger 2
5. Clyde McCullough 2
9. Jack Phillips 1
9. Gus Bell 1
Hits
1. Gus Bell 167
2. Ralph Kiner 164
3. Pete Castiglione 126
4. Catfish Metkovich 124
5. George Strickland 98
6. Clyde McCullough 77
7. Bill Howerton 60
8. Joe Garagiola 54
9. Rocky Nelson 52
10. Wally Westlake 51
Doubles
1. Ralph Kiner 31
2. Gus Bell 27
3. Catfish Metkovich 21
4. Pete Castiglione 19
5. Bill Howerton 12
5. George Strickland 12
7. Clyde McCullough 9
7. Pete Reiser 9
7. Frank Thomas 9
10. Joe Garagiola 8
Triples
1. Gus Bell 12
2. George Strickland 7
3. Ralph Kiner 6
4. Pete Castiglione 4
4. Rocky Nelson 4
6. Jack Phillips 3
6. Catfish Metkovich 3
6. Pete Reiser 3
9. Monty Basgall 2
9. Joe Garagiola 2
Walks
1. Ralph Kiner 137
2. George Strickland 65
3. Gus Bell 42
4. Pete Castiglione 34
5. Joe Garagiola 32
6. Catfish Metkovich 28
7. Clyde McCullough 27
7. Pete Reiser 27
9. Bill Howerton 26
10. Danny Murtaugh 16
Sacrifice Hits
1. Pete Castiglione 16
2. Dick Cole 7
3. Mel Queen 6
3. George Strickland 6
5. Murry Dickson 4
5. Howie Pollet 4
7. Vern Law 3
7. Jack Phillips 3
7. Monty Basgall 3
7. Joe Garagiola 3
Total Bases
1. Ralph Kiner 333
2. Gus Bell 266
3. Pete Castiglione 174
4. Catfish Metkovich 160
5. George Strickland 151
6. Clyde McCullough 114
7. Bill Howerton 109
8. Wally Westlake 103
9. Joe Garagiola 93
10. Rocky Nelson 70
Games Played
1. Ralph Kiner 151
2. Gus Bell 149
3. George Strickland 138
4. Pete Castiglione 132
5. Catfish Metkovich 120
6. Clyde McCullough 92
7. Bill Howerton 80
8. Danny Murtaugh 77
9. Pete Reiser 74
10. Joe Garagiola 72
At Bats
1. Gus Bell 600
2. Ralph Kiner 531
3. Pete Castiglione 482
4. George Strickland 454
5. Catfish Metkovich 423
6. Clyde McCullough 259
7. Bill Howerton 219
8. Joe Garagiola 212
9. Rocky Nelson 195
10. Wally Westlake 181
Plate Appearances
1. Ralph Kiner 670
2. Gus Bell 646
3. George Strickland 522
4. Pete Castiglione 517
5. Catfish Metkovich 452
6. Clyde McCullough 287
7. Joe Garagiola 246
8. Bill Howerton 245
9. Rocky Nelson 205
10. Wally Westlake 192
Strikeouts
1. George Strickland 83
2. Ralph Kiner 57
3. Bill Howerton 44
4. Gus Bell 41
5. Clyde McCullough 31
6. Pete Castiglione 28
7. Wally Westlake 26
8. Catfish Metkovich 23
9. Joe Garagiola 20
9. Pete Reiser 20
Strikeout Percent
1. Rocky Nelson 3.6%
2. Catfish Metkovich 5.4%
3. Pete Castiglione 5.8%
4. Gus Bell 6.8%
5. Joe Garagiola 9.4%
6. Ralph Kiner 10.7%
7. Jack Phillips 10.9%
8. Clyde McCullough 12.0%
9. Danny Murtaugh 12.6%
10. Pete Reiser 14.3%
Secondary Average
1. Ralph Kiner .580
2. Pete Reiser .371
3. Joe Garagiola .354
4. Bill Howerton .347
5. Wally Westlake .337
6. George Strickland .269
7. Clyde McCullough .255
8. Gus Bell .237
9. Jack Phillips .186
10. Pete Castiglione .174
Hit By Pitch
1. Gus Bell 4
2. George Strickland 3
3. Ralph Kiner 2
3. Joe Garagiola 2
3. Danny Murtaugh 2
3. Wally Westlake 2
7. Monty Basgall 1
7. Ted Beard 1
7. Pete Castiglione 1
7. Ed Fitz Gerald 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Ralph Kiner 79
2. Gus Bell 55
3. Pete Castiglione 30
4. George Strickland 28
5. Catfish Metkovich 27
6. Bill Howerton 25
7. Wally Westlake 20
8. Joe Garagiola 19
8. Clyde McCullough 19
10. Pete Reiser 14
Runs Created
1. Ralph Kiner 145
2. Gus Bell 85
3. Pete Castiglione 53
4. Catfish Metkovich 52
5. George Strickland 50
6. Clyde McCullough 38
7. Bill Howerton 35
8. Joe Garagiola 34
9. Wally Westlake 31
10. Pete Reiser 24
Runs Created / 27
1. Ralph Kiner 10.36
2. Wally Westlake 6.20
3. Pete Reiser 6.11
4. Bill Howerton 5.59
5. Joe Garagiola 5.53
6. Clyde McCullough 5.18
7. Gus Bell 5.13
8. Catfish Metkovich 4.46
9. Pete Castiglione 3.74
10. George Strickland 3.62
Home Run Percent
1. Wally Westlake 8.8%
2. Ralph Kiner 7.9%
3. Bill Howerton 5.0%
4. Joe Garagiola 4.2%
5. Clyde McCullough 3.1%
6. Gus Bell 2.7%
7. George Strickland 2.0%
8. Pete Castiglione 1.5%
9. Pete Reiser 1.4%
10. Catfish Metkovich 0.7%
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Clyde McCullough 13
2. Catfish Metkovich 11
3. Ralph Kiner 10
4. Monty Basgall 9
4. Gus Bell 9
4. Pete Castiglione 9
4. Bill Howerton 9
4. George Strickland 9
9. Ed Fitz Gerald 6
9. Danny Murtaugh 6

 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Leaders (1951) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Murry Dickson 20
2. Bill Werle 8
3. Mel Queen 7
4. Vern Law 6
4. Howie Pollet 6
6. Cliff Chambers 3
6. Ted Wilks 3
8. Don Carlsen 2
9. Paul LaPalme 1
9. Junior Walsh 1
Earned Run Average
1. Ted Wilks 2.83
2. Murry Dickson 4.02
3. Mel Queen 4.44
4. Vern Law 4.50
5. Howie Pollet 5.04
6. Cliff Chambers 5.58
7. Bill Werle 5.65
8. Paul LaPalme 6.29
9. Junior Walsh 6.87
Strikeouts
1. Mel Queen 123
2. Murry Dickson 112
3. Bill Werle 57
4. Howie Pollet 47
5. Ted Wilks 43
6. Vern Law 41
7. Junior Walsh 32
8. Paul LaPalme 24
9. Don Carlsen 20
10. Cliff Chambers 19
Saves
1. Ted Wilks 12
2. Bill Werle 6
3. Murry Dickson 2
3. Vern Law 2
Runners / 9 IP
1. Ted Wilks 10.13
2. Murry Dickson 12.32
3. Vern Law 12.63
4. Mel Queen 13.26
5. Bill Werle 13.95
6. Howie Pollet 13.99
7. Cliff Chambers 14.33
8. Junior Walsh 16.94
9. Paul LaPalme 18.22
Winning Percentage
1. Bill Werle .571
2. Murry Dickson .556
3. Mel Queen .438
4. Vern Law .400
5. Howie Pollet .375
5. Ted Wilks .375
7. Cliff Chambers .333
8. Junior Walsh .200
9. Paul LaPalme .167
Save Success
1. Murry Dickson 100.0%
1. Vern Law 100.0%
1. Bill Werle 100.0%
1. Ted Wilks 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Murry Dickson 19
2. Howie Pollet 4
2. Mel Queen 4
4. Don Carlsen 2
4. Cliff Chambers 2
4. Vern Law 2
4. Bill Werle 2
8. Paul LaPalme 1
8. Ted Wilks 1
Shutouts
1. Murry Dickson 3
2. Cliff Chambers 1
2. Paul LaPalme 1
2. Vern Law 1
2. Howie Pollet 1
2. Mel Queen 1
Starts
1. Murry Dickson 35
2. Howie Pollet 21
2. Mel Queen 21
4. Vern Law 14
5. Cliff Chambers 10
6. Bill Werle 9
7. Paul LaPalme 8
8. Don Carlsen 6
9. Con Dempsey 2
9. Len Yochim 2
Appearances
1. Bill Werle 59
2. Ted Wilks 48
3. Murry Dickson 45
4. Mel Queen 39
5. Junior Walsh 36
6. Vern Law 28
7. Paul LaPalme 22
8. Howie Pollet 21
9. Bill Koski 13
10. Cliff Chambers 10
Innings Pitched
1. Murry Dickson 288.2
2. Mel Queen 168.1
3. Bill Werle 149.2
4. Howie Pollet 128.2
5. Vern Law 114.0
6. Ted Wilks 82.2
7. Junior Walsh 73.1
8. Cliff Chambers 59.2
9. Paul LaPalme 54.1
10. Don Carlsen 43.0
Opp. OPS
1. Ted Wilks .600
2. Vern Law .670
3. Murry Dickson .707
4. Mel Queen .715
5. Cliff Chambers .731
6. Bill Werle .804
7. Junior Walsh .817
8. Paul LaPalme .850
8. Howie Pollet .850
Defense Independent ERA
1. Ted Wilks 3.85
2. Murry Dickson 4.78
3. Vern Law 4.81
4. Mel Queen 4.94
5. Bill Werle 5.12
6. Cliff Chambers 5.21
7. Paul LaPalme 5.32
8. Junior Walsh 5.65
9. Howie Pollet 5.91
Innings / Game
1. Murry Dickson 6.41
2. Howie Pollet 6.13
3. Cliff Chambers 5.97
4. Mel Queen 4.32
5. Vern Law 4.07
6. Bill Werle 2.54
7. Paul LaPalme 2.47
8. Junior Walsh 2.04
9. Ted Wilks 1.72
Opp. Batting Average
1. Ted Wilks .225
2. Mel Queen .232
3. Vern Law .247
4. Murry Dickson .259
5. Cliff Chambers .270
6. Howie Pollet .289
7. Junior Walsh .298
7. Bill Werle .298
9. Paul LaPalme .329
Opp. Slugging
1. Ted Wilks .314
2. Vern Law .337
3. Cliff Chambers .367
4. Mel Queen .379
5. Murry Dickson .384
6. Junior Walsh .427
7. Paul LaPalme .442
8. Bill Werle .446
9. Howie Pollet .496
Opp. On-Base
1. Ted Wilks .286
2. Murry Dickson .323
3. Vern Law .333
4. Mel Queen .336
5. Howie Pollet .354
6. Bill Werle .358
7. Cliff Chambers .364
8. Junior Walsh .390
9. Paul LaPalme .408
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Mel Queen 6.58
2. Ted Wilks 4.68
3. Paul LaPalme 3.98
4. Junior Walsh 3.93
5. Murry Dickson 3.49
6. Bill Werle 3.43
7. Howie Pollet 3.29
8. Vern Law 3.24
9. Cliff Chambers 2.87
Hits / 9 IP
1. Ted Wilks 7.51
2. Mel Queen 7.97
3. Vern Law 8.61
4. Murry Dickson 9.17
5. Cliff Chambers 9.65
6. Howie Pollet 10.42
7. Bill Werle 10.88
8. Junior Walsh 11.29
9. Paul LaPalme 13.09
Walks / 9 IP
1. Ted Wilks 2.61
2. Bill Werle 3.07
3. Murry Dickson 3.15
4. Howie Pollet 3.57
5. Vern Law 4.03
6. Cliff Chambers 4.68
7. Paul LaPalme 5.13
8. Mel Queen 5.29
9. Junior Walsh 5.65
Hit Batters
1. Murry Dickson 6
1. Vern Law 6
1. Bill Werle 6
4. Cliff Chambers 4
5. Ted Wilks 2
6. Don Carlsen 1
6. Erv Dusak 1
6. Paul LaPalme 1
6. Howie Pollet 1
6. Mel Queen 1
Homers Allowed
1. Murry Dickson 32
2. Howie Pollet 24
3. Mel Queen 21
4. Bill Werle 20
5. Vern Law 9
5. Junior Walsh 9
7. Paul LaPalme 6
7. Ted Wilks 6
9. Cliff Chambers 5
10. Don Carlsen 4

 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Leaders (1951) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Bill Werle 1.000
1. Ted Wilks 1.000
1. Frank Thomas 1.000
4. Catfish Metkovich .994
5. Jack Phillips .991
6. Rocky Nelson .990
7. Clyde McCullough .988
8. Gus Bell .986
8. Joe Garagiola .986
10. Pete Reiser .982
Outfield Assists
1. Gus Bell 18
2. Ralph Kiner 7
3. Frank Thomas 5
4. Catfish Metkovich 4
5. Bill Howerton 3
6. Ted Beard 2
6. Wally Westlake 2
8. Rocky Nelson 1
8. Pete Reiser 1
8. Dino Restelli 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Cliff Chambers 1.000
1. Bill Koski 1.000
1. Paul LaPalme 1.000
1. Joe Muir 1.000
1. Howie Pollet 1.000
1. Bill Werle 1.000
1. Ted Wilks 1.000
8. Bob Friend .975
9. Murry Dickson .967
10. Mel Queen .941
Fielding Average (C)
1. Clyde McCullough .988
2. Joe Garagiola .986
3. Ed Fitz Gerald .965
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Jack Phillips .991
1. Catfish Metkovich .991
3. Rocky Nelson .990
4. Ralph Kiner .982
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Dick Cole .981
2. Danny Murtaugh .970
3. Monty Basgall .969
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Pete Castiglione .957
2. Wally Westlake .908
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Pete Castiglione .948
2. George Strickland .943
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Pete Reiser .982
2. Ralph Kiner .967
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Frank Thomas 1.000
2. Catfish Metkovich .994
3. Bill Howerton .950
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Gus Bell .986
Range Factor (P)
1. Murry Dickson 2.04
2. Howie Pollet 1.33
3. Don Carlsen 1.29
4. Bob Friend 1.18
5. Vern Law 0.96
6. Joe Muir 0.89
7. Bill Werle 0.88
8. Bill Koski 0.69
9. Junior Walsh 0.58
10. Cliff Chambers 0.50
Range Factor (C)
1. Clyde McCullough 4.93
2. Joe Garagiola 4.83
3. Ed Fitz Gerald 3.09
Range Factor (1B)
1. Ralph Kiner 10.48
2. Rocky Nelson 9.64
3. Catfish Metkovich 9.25
4. Jack Phillips 6.65
Range Factor (2B)
1. Monty Basgall 5.43
2. Dick Cole 4.86
3. Danny Murtaugh 3.61
Range Factor (3B)
1. Wally Westlake 3.93
2. Pete Castiglione 3.56
Range Factor (SS)
1. George Strickland 5.26
2. Pete Castiglione 4.19
Range Factor (LF)
1. Ralph Kiner 2.27
2. Pete Reiser 2.08
Range Factor (CF)
1. Catfish Metkovich 2.60
2. Frank Thomas 2.53
3. Bill Howerton 1.94
Range Factor (RF)
1. Gus Bell 2.03