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 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Leaders (1952) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Joe Garagiola .273
2. Catfish Metkovich .271
3. Pete Castiglione .266
4. Clem Koshorek .261
5. Gus Bell .250
6. Jack Merson .246
7. Ralph Kiner .244
8. Clyde McCullough .233
9. Tony Bartirome .220
10. Bobby Del Greco .217
Home Runs
1. Ralph Kiner 37
2. Gus Bell 16
3. Joe Garagiola 8
4. Catfish Metkovich 7
5. Jack Merson 5
5. George Strickland 5
7. Pete Castiglione 4
8. Sonny Senerchia 3
9. Lee Walls 2
10. Erv Dusak 1
Runs Batted In
1. Ralph Kiner 87
2. Gus Bell 59
3. Joe Garagiola 54
4. Catfish Metkovich 41
5. Jack Merson 38
6. George Strickland 22
7. Bobby Del Greco 20
8. Pete Castiglione 18
9. Tony Bartirome 16
10. Clem Koshorek 15
On-Base Average
1. Ralph Kiner .384
2. Joe Garagiola .369
3. Catfish Metkovich .335
4. Pete Castiglione .323
5. Clem Koshorek .320
6. Gus Bell .306
7. Bobby Del Greco .301
8. Jack Merson .287
9. Clyde McCullough .283
10. Tony Bartirome .273
Slugging Percentage
1. Ralph Kiner .500
2. Gus Bell .419
3. Joe Garagiola .410
4. Catfish Metkovich .391
5. Pete Castiglione .374
6. Jack Merson .344
7. Clem Koshorek .314
8. Clyde McCullough .291
9. George Strickland .284
10. Bobby Del Greco .279
Runs Scored
1. Ralph Kiner 90
2. Gus Bell 53
3. Jack Merson 41
3. Catfish Metkovich 41
5. Joe Garagiola 35
6. Bobby Del Greco 34
7. Tony Bartirome 32
8. Pete Castiglione 27
8. Clem Koshorek 27
10. George Strickland 17
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Ralph Kiner .884
2. Joe Garagiola .779
3. Catfish Metkovich .726
4. Gus Bell .725
5. Pete Castiglione .697
6. Clem Koshorek .634
7. Jack Merson .631
8. Bobby Del Greco .580
9. Clyde McCullough .574
10. Tony Bartirome .538
Isolated Power
1. Ralph Kiner .256
2. Gus Bell .169
3. Joe Garagiola .137
4. Catfish Metkovich .120
5. Pete Castiglione .108
6. George Strickland .107
7. Jack Merson .098
8. Bobby Del Greco .062
9. Clyde McCullough .058
10. Clem Koshorek .053
Steals
1. Brandy Davis 9
2. Bobby Del Greco 6
3. Catfish Metkovich 5
4. Clem Koshorek 4
4. George Strickland 4
6. Ralph Kiner 3
6. Tony Bartirome 3
6. Pete Castiglione 3
9. Ted Beard 2
10. Gus Bell 1
Hits
1. Ralph Kiner 126
2. Gus Bell 117
3. Catfish Metkovich 101
4. Jack Merson 98
5. Joe Garagiola 94
6. Clem Koshorek 84
7. Tony Bartirome 78
8. Bobby Del Greco 74
9. Pete Castiglione 57
10. George Strickland 41
Doubles
1. Gus Bell 21
2. Jack Merson 20
3. Catfish Metkovich 18
4. Ralph Kiner 17
4. Clem Koshorek 17
6. Joe Garagiola 15
7. Bobby Del Greco 14
8. Tony Bartirome 10
9. Pete Castiglione 9
10. George Strickland 6
Triples
1. Gus Bell 5
2. Joe Garagiola 4
3. Tony Bartirome 3
3. Catfish Metkovich 3
5. Ralph Kiner 2
5. Bobby Del Greco 2
5. Jack Merson 2
5. George Strickland 2
9. Ted Beard 1
9. Pete Castiglione 1
Walks
1. Ralph Kiner 110
2. Joe Garagiola 50
3. Bobby Del Greco 38
4. Gus Bell 36
5. Catfish Metkovich 32
6. Tony Bartirome 26
6. Clem Koshorek 26
8. Jack Merson 22
9. George Strickland 21
10. Pete Castiglione 17
Sacrifice Hits
1. Bob Friend 7
2. Clem Koshorek 6
3. Tony Bartirome 5
3. Clyde McCullough 5
3. Catfish Metkovich 5
6. Gus Bell 4
7. Woody Main 3
7. Pete Castiglione 3
7. Bobby Del Greco 3
7. Jack Merson 3
Total Bases
1. Ralph Kiner 258
2. Gus Bell 196
3. Catfish Metkovich 146
4. Joe Garagiola 141
5. Jack Merson 137
6. Clem Koshorek 101
7. Bobby Del Greco 95
8. Tony Bartirome 94
9. Pete Castiglione 80
10. George Strickland 66
Games Played
1. Ralph Kiner 149
2. Gus Bell 131
3. Catfish Metkovich 125
4. Tony Bartirome 124
5. Joe Garagiola 118
6. Jack Merson 111
7. Bobby Del Greco 99
8. Clem Koshorek 98
9. George Strickland 76
10. Pete Castiglione 67
At Bats
1. Ralph Kiner 516
2. Gus Bell 468
3. Jack Merson 398
4. Catfish Metkovich 373
5. Tony Bartirome 355
6. Joe Garagiola 344
7. Bobby Del Greco 341
8. Clem Koshorek 322
9. George Strickland 232
10. Pete Castiglione 214
Plate Appearances
1. Ralph Kiner 633
2. Gus Bell 506
3. Jack Merson 421
4. Catfish Metkovich 409
5. Joe Garagiola 396
6. Bobby Del Greco 382
7. Tony Bartirome 381
8. Clem Koshorek 350
9. George Strickland 254
10. Pete Castiglione 232
Strikeouts
1. Ralph Kiner 77
2. Gus Bell 72
3. Bobby Del Greco 70
4. George Strickland 45
5. Clem Koshorek 39
6. Jack Merson 38
7. Tony Bartirome 37
8. Catfish Metkovich 29
9. Brandy Davis 28
10. Joe Garagiola 24
Strikeout Percent
1. Pete Castiglione 3.7%
2. Joe Garagiola 7.0%
3. Catfish Metkovich 7.8%
4. Jack Merson 9.5%
5. Tony Bartirome 10.4%
6. Clyde McCullough 10.5%
7. Clem Koshorek 12.1%
8. Ralph Kiner 14.9%
9. Gus Bell 15.4%
10. George Strickland 19.4%
Steal Success
1. Brandy Davis 81.8%
2. Catfish Metkovich 71.4%
3. Bobby Del Greco 54.5%
Secondary Average
1. Ralph Kiner .475
2. Joe Garagiola .282
3. Gus Bell .248
4. Catfish Metkovich .220
5. George Strickland .216
6. Pete Castiglione .201
7. Bobby Del Greco .191
8. Jack Merson .156
9. Clem Koshorek .146
10. Tony Bartirome .127
Hit By Pitch
1. Ralph Kiner 7
2. Catfish Metkovich 4
3. Bobby Del Greco 3
4. Gus Bell 2
4. Joe Garagiola 2
4. Clem Koshorek 2
4. Clyde McCullough 2
8. Pete Castiglione 1
8. Jack Merson 1
8. George Strickland 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Ralph Kiner 56
2. Gus Bell 42
3. Catfish Metkovich 28
4. Joe Garagiola 27
4. Jack Merson 27
6. Bobby Del Greco 17
6. Clem Koshorek 17
8. Pete Castiglione 14
9. Tony Bartirome 13
9. George Strickland 13
Runs Created
1. Ralph Kiner 104
2. Gus Bell 58
3. Joe Garagiola 53
4. Catfish Metkovich 48
5. Jack Merson 36
6. Clem Koshorek 32
7. Bobby Del Greco 27
8. Pete Castiglione 26
9. Tony Bartirome 25
10. George Strickland 14
Runs Created / 27
1. Ralph Kiner 7.09
2. Joe Garagiola 5.55
3. Catfish Metkovich 4.50
4. Gus Bell 4.29
5. Pete Castiglione 4.25
6. Clem Koshorek 3.40
7. Jack Merson 3.09
8. Bobby Del Greco 2.57
9. Clyde McCullough 2.49
10. Tony Bartirome 2.37
Home Run Percent
1. Ralph Kiner 7.2%
2. Gus Bell 3.4%
3. Joe Garagiola 2.3%
4. George Strickland 2.2%
5. Pete Castiglione 1.9%
5. Catfish Metkovich 1.9%
7. Jack Merson 1.3%
8. Clyde McCullough 0.6%
9. Bobby Del Greco 0.3%
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Jack Merson 11
2. Bobby Del Greco 9
2. Catfish Metkovich 9
4. Joe Garagiola 7
5. Ralph Kiner 6
5. Gus Bell 6
7. Murry Dickson 5
7. George Strickland 5
9. Ed Fitz Gerald 4
10. Clem Koshorek 3

 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Leaders (1952) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Murry Dickson 14
2. Bob Friend 7
2. Howie Pollet 7
4. Ted Wilks 5
5. Woody Main 2
5. Joe Muir 2
7. Harry Fisher 1
7. Cal Hogue 1
7. Paul LaPalme 1
7. Ron Necciai 1
Earned Run Average
1. Murry Dickson 3.57
2. Ted Wilks 3.61
3. Paul LaPalme 3.92
4. Howie Pollet 4.12
5. Bob Friend 4.18
6. Woody Main 4.46
7. Cal Hogue 4.84
8. Ron Kline 5.49
9. Ron Necciai 7.08
Strikeouts
1. Murry Dickson 112
2. Howie Pollet 90
3. Woody Main 79
4. Bob Friend 75
5. Cal Hogue 34
6. Ron Necciai 31
7. Ron Kline 27
8. Paul LaPalme 25
9. Ted Wilks 24
10. Jim Waugh 18
Saves
1. Ted Wilks 4
2. Murry Dickson 2
2. Woody Main 2
Runners / 9 IP
1. Murry Dickson 11.47
2. Woody Main 11.80
3. Ted Wilks 11.94
4. Howie Pollet 12.11
5. Bob Friend 13.14
6. Paul LaPalme 14.03
7. Ron Necciai 15.64
8. Cal Hogue 15.81
9. Ron Kline 16.02
Winning Percentage
1. Ted Wilks .500
2. Murry Dickson .400
3. Paul LaPalme .333
4. Howie Pollet .304
5. Bob Friend .292
6. Woody Main .143
6. Ron Necciai .143
8. Cal Hogue .111
Save Success
1. Murry Dickson 100.0%
1. Woody Main 100.0%
1. Ted Wilks 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Murry Dickson 21
2. Howie Pollet 9
3. Bob Friend 6
4. Cal Hogue 3
5. Woody Main 2
6. Joe Muir 1
6. Jim Waugh 1
Shutouts
1. Murry Dickson 2
2. Bob Friend 1
2. Howie Pollet 1
Starts
1. Murry Dickson 34
2. Howie Pollet 30
3. Bob Friend 23
4. Cal Hogue 12
5. Ron Kline 11
5. Woody Main 11
7. Ron Necciai 9
8. Jim Waugh 7
9. Joe Muir 5
10. Red Munger 4
Appearances
1. Woody Main 48
2. Ted Wilks 44
3. Murry Dickson 43
4. Bob Friend 35
5. Paul LaPalme 31
5. Howie Pollet 31
7. Ron Kline 27
8. Cal Hogue 19
9. Jim Waugh 17
10. Joe Muir 12
Innings Pitched
1. Murry Dickson 277.2
2. Howie Pollet 214.0
3. Bob Friend 185.0
4. Woody Main 153.1
5. Cal Hogue 83.2
6. Ron Kline 78.2
7. Ted Wilks 72.1
8. Paul LaPalme 59.2
9. Ron Necciai 54.2
10. Jim Waugh 52.1
Opp. OPS
1. Woody Main .661
2. Murry Dickson .673
3. Bob Friend .678
4. Ron Kline .691
5. Howie Pollet .702
6. Ted Wilks .707
7. Paul LaPalme .721
8. Cal Hogue .743
9. Ron Necciai .787
Defense Independent ERA
1. Woody Main 4.17
2. Murry Dickson 4.24
3. Howie Pollet 4.53
4. Bob Friend 4.65
5. Ron Necciai 4.87
6. Ted Wilks 5.32
7. Paul LaPalme 5.38
8. Ron Kline 5.56
9. Cal Hogue 5.86
Innings / Game
1. Howie Pollet 6.90
2. Murry Dickson 6.46
3. Bob Friend 5.29
4. Ron Necciai 4.56
5. Cal Hogue 4.40
6. Woody Main 3.19
7. Ron Kline 2.91
8. Paul LaPalme 1.92
9. Ted Wilks 1.64
Opp. Batting Average
1. Ted Wilks .239
2. Paul LaPalme .247
3. Woody Main .248
4. Ron Kline .250
5. Cal Hogue .252
6. Bob Friend .254
7. Murry Dickson .257
8. Howie Pollet .261
9. Ron Necciai .293
Opp. Slugging
1. Ron Kline .294
2. Bob Friend .345
3. Cal Hogue .351
4. Woody Main .353
5. Murry Dickson .366
5. Paul LaPalme .366
7. Howie Pollet .380
8. Ted Wilks .386
9. Ron Necciai .400
Opp. On-Base
1. Murry Dickson .307
2. Woody Main .308
3. Ted Wilks .321
4. Howie Pollet .322
5. Bob Friend .333
6. Paul LaPalme .355
7. Ron Necciai .387
8. Cal Hogue .392
9. Ron Kline .397
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Ron Necciai 5.10
2. Woody Main 4.64
3. Howie Pollet 3.79
4. Paul LaPalme 3.77
5. Cal Hogue 3.66
6. Bob Friend 3.65
7. Murry Dickson 3.63
8. Ron Kline 3.09
9. Ted Wilks 2.99
Hits / 9 IP
1. Ted Wilks 8.09
2. Paul LaPalme 8.45
3. Ron Kline 8.47
4. Cal Hogue 8.50
5. Woody Main 8.75
6. Murry Dickson 9.01
7. Bob Friend 9.05
8. Howie Pollet 9.13
9. Ron Necciai 10.37
Walks / 9 IP
1. Murry Dickson 2.46
2. Howie Pollet 2.99
3. Woody Main 3.05
4. Ted Wilks 3.86
5. Bob Friend 4.09
6. Ron Necciai 5.27
7. Paul LaPalme 5.58
8. Cal Hogue 7.31
9. Ron Kline 7.55
Hit Batters
1. Ron Kline 6
2. Cal Hogue 4
3. Bob Friend 3
3. Howie Pollet 3
5. Harry Fisher 2
5. Jim Waugh 2
5. Ted Wilks 2
8. Murry Dickson 1
8. Paul LaPalme 1
8. Ron Necciai 1
Homers Allowed
1. Murry Dickson 26
2. Howie Pollet 22
3. Bob Friend 15
4. Woody Main 14
5. Ted Wilks 9
6. Cal Hogue 7
7. Paul LaPalme 6
7. Red Munger 6
9. Ron Necciai 5
10. Harry Fisher 4

 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Leaders (1952) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Ron Kline 1.000
1. Catfish Metkovich 1.000
3. Tony Bartirome .989
4. Clyde McCullough .981
5. Joe Garagiola .978
6. Bobby Del Greco .977
7. Gus Bell .972
8. Ralph Kiner .970
9. Jack Merson .965
10. Clem Koshorek .962
Outfield Assists
1. Bobby Del Greco 11
2. Ralph Kiner 9
3. Gus Bell 8
4. Erv Dusak 2
4. Brandy Davis 2
4. Lee Walls 2
7. Dick Hall 1
7. Ted Beard 1
7. Catfish Metkovich 1
7. Frank Thomas 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Harry Fisher 1.000
1. Ron Kline 1.000
3. Bob Friend .959
4. Murry Dickson .958
5. Jim Waugh .955
6. Howie Pollet .948
7. Paul LaPalme .941
8. Ted Wilks .923
9. Joe Muir .900
10. Cal Hogue .867
Fielding Average (C)
1. Clyde McCullough .981
2. Joe Garagiola .978
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Tony Bartirome .989
2. Catfish Metkovich .988
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Jack Merson .978
2. Clem Koshorek .962
3. George Strickland .953
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Jack Merson .965
2. Sonny Senerchia .953
3. Pete Castiglione .951
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Dick Groat .952
2. Clem Koshorek .949
3. George Strickland .945
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Ralph Kiner .970
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Catfish Metkovich 1.000
2. Bobby Del Greco .977
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Gus Bell .972
2. Brandy Davis .932
Range Factor (P)
1. Murry Dickson 2.21
2. Howie Pollet 1.87
3. Bob Friend 1.40
4. Jim Waugh 1.29
5. Ron Necciai 1.08
6. Joe Muir 0.83
7. Cal Hogue 0.79
8. Woody Main 0.56
9. Paul LaPalme 0.55
10. Ron Kline 0.41
Range Factor (C)
1. Joe Garagiola 4.78
2. Clyde McCullough 4.51
Range Factor (1B)
1. Tony Bartirome 8.57
2. Catfish Metkovich 8.07
Range Factor (2B)
1. George Strickland 5.28
2. Jack Merson 5.20
3. Clem Koshorek 4.95
Range Factor (3B)
1. Pete Castiglione 3.69
2. Jack Merson 3.21
3. Sonny Senerchia 2.33
Range Factor (SS)
1. Clem Koshorek 6.12
2. Dick Groat 5.70
3. George Strickland 5.28
Range Factor (LF)
1. Ralph Kiner 1.83
Range Factor (CF)
1. Bobby Del Greco 2.88
2. Catfish Metkovich 2.26
Range Factor (RF)
1. Brandy Davis 2.07
2. Gus Bell 1.79