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 Detroit Tigers Batting Leaders (1953) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Ray Boone .312
2. Harvey Kuenn .308
3. Steve Souchock .302
4. Johnny Pesky .292
5. Jim Delsing .288
6. Bob Nieman .281
7. Matt Batts .278
8. Don Lund .257
9. Fred Hatfield .254
10. Walt Dropo .248
Home Runs
1. Ray Boone 22
2. Bob Nieman 15
3. Walt Dropo 13
4. Jim Delsing 11
4. Steve Souchock 11
6. Don Lund 9
7. Matt Batts 6
8. Pat Mullin 4
9. Owen Friend 3
9. Fred Hatfield 3
Runs Batted In
1. Walt Dropo 96
2. Ray Boone 93
3. Bob Nieman 69
4. Jim Delsing 62
5. Harvey Kuenn 48
6. Don Lund 47
7. Steve Souchock 46
8. Matt Batts 43
9. Johnny Pesky 24
9. Jerry Priddy 24
On-Base Average
1. Ray Boone .395
2. Jim Delsing .380
3. Harvey Kuenn .356
4. Bob Nieman .354
5. Johnny Pesky .353
6. Fred Hatfield .341
7. Steve Souchock .326
8. Don Lund .323
9. Matt Batts .322
10. Johnny Bucha .309
Slugging Percentage
1. Ray Boone .556
2. Steve Souchock .489
3. Bob Nieman .453
4. Jim Delsing .436
5. Matt Batts .406
6. Don Lund .390
6. Johnny Pesky .390
8. Harvey Kuenn .386
9. Walt Dropo .371
10. Fred Hatfield .325
Runs Scored
1. Harvey Kuenn 94
2. Jim Delsing 77
3. Ray Boone 73
4. Bob Nieman 72
5. Walt Dropo 61
6. Don Lund 51
7. Johnny Pesky 43
8. Fred Hatfield 41
9. Matt Batts 38
10. Steve Souchock 29
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Ray Boone .951
2. Jim Delsing .816
3. Steve Souchock .815
4. Bob Nieman .807
5. Johnny Pesky .743
6. Harvey Kuenn .742
7. Matt Batts .728
8. Don Lund .713
9. Fred Hatfield .666
10. Walt Dropo .660
Isolated Power
1. Ray Boone .244
2. Steve Souchock .187
3. Bob Nieman .172
4. Jim Delsing .148
5. Don Lund .133
6. Matt Batts .128
7. Walt Dropo .123
8. Johnny Pesky .098
9. Harvey Kuenn .078
10. Johnny Bucha .075
Steals
1. Harvey Kuenn 6
2. Steve Souchock 5
3. Fred Hatfield 3
3. Don Lund 3
3. Johnny Pesky 3
6. Matt Batts 2
6. Ray Boone 2
6. Walt Dropo 2
9. Johnny Bucha 1
9. Jim Delsing 1
Hits
1. Harvey Kuenn 209
2. Walt Dropo 150
3. Bob Nieman 143
4. Jim Delsing 138
5. Ray Boone 120
6. Don Lund 108
7. Matt Batts 104
8. Johnny Pesky 90
9. Steve Souchock 84
10. Fred Hatfield 79
Doubles
1. Harvey Kuenn 33
2. Bob Nieman 32
3. Walt Dropo 30
4. Jim Delsing 26
5. Matt Batts 24
6. Johnny Pesky 22
7. Don Lund 21
8. Ray Boone 16
9. Steve Souchock 13
10. Fred Hatfield 11
Triples
1. Harvey Kuenn 7
2. Ray Boone 6
2. Jim Delsing 6
4. Bob Nieman 5
5. Don Lund 4
6. Matt Batts 3
6. Walt Dropo 3
6. Steve Souchock 3
9. Jerry Priddy 2
10. Ralph Branca 1
Walks
1. Jim Delsing 66
2. Bob Nieman 57
3. Harvey Kuenn 50
4. Ray Boone 48
5. Fred Hatfield 40
6. Don Lund 39
7. Walt Dropo 29
8. Johnny Pesky 27
9. Matt Batts 24
10. Johnny Bucha 20
Sacrifice Hits
1. Don Lund 8
2. Fred Hatfield 6
3. Steve Gromek 5
3. Ray Boone 5
3. Johnny Pesky 5
6. Ned Garver 4
6. Walt Dropo 4
8. Billy Hoeft 3
8. Bob Nieman 3
10. Art Houtteman 2
Total Bases
1. Harvey Kuenn 262
2. Bob Nieman 230
3. Walt Dropo 225
4. Ray Boone 214
5. Jim Delsing 209
6. Don Lund 164
7. Matt Batts 152
8. Steve Souchock 136
9. Johnny Pesky 120
10. Fred Hatfield 101
Games Played
1. Harvey Kuenn 155
2. Walt Dropo 152
3. Bob Nieman 142
4. Jim Delsing 138
5. Don Lund 131
6. Matt Batts 116
7. Fred Hatfield 109
8. Johnny Pesky 103
9. Ray Boone 101
10. Steve Souchock 89
At Bats
1. Harvey Kuenn 679
2. Walt Dropo 606
3. Bob Nieman 508
4. Jim Delsing 479
5. Don Lund 421
6. Ray Boone 385
7. Matt Batts 374
8. Fred Hatfield 311
9. Johnny Pesky 308
10. Steve Souchock 278
Plate Appearances
1. Harvey Kuenn 730
2. Walt Dropo 641
3. Bob Nieman 565
4. Jim Delsing 550
5. Don Lund 462
6. Ray Boone 438
7. Matt Batts 398
8. Fred Hatfield 352
9. Johnny Pesky 337
10. Steve Souchock 288
Strikeouts
1. Walt Dropo 69
2. Don Lund 65
3. Bob Nieman 57
4. Ray Boone 47
5. Jim Delsing 39
6. Matt Batts 36
7. Steve Souchock 35
8. Fred Hatfield 34
9. Harvey Kuenn 31
10. Jerry Priddy 19
Strikeout Percent
1. Johnny Pesky 3.2%
2. Harvey Kuenn 4.6%
3. Jim Delsing 8.1%
4. Johnny Bucha 8.9%
5. Matt Batts 9.6%
6. Jerry Priddy 9.7%
7. Fred Hatfield 10.9%
8. Bob Nieman 11.2%
9. Walt Dropo 11.4%
10. Ray Boone 12.2%
Steal Success
1. Steve Souchock 83.3%
2. Harvey Kuenn 54.5%
Secondary Average
1. Ray Boone .374
2. Jim Delsing .288
3. Bob Nieman .283
4. Steve Souchock .234
5. Don Lund .233
6. Johnny Bucha .209
6. Fred Hatfield .209
8. Matt Batts .198
9. Johnny Pesky .195
10. Walt Dropo .175
Hit By Pitch
1. Walt Dropo 6
2. Ray Boone 5
2. Jim Delsing 5
4. Don Lund 2
4. Johnny Pesky 2
4. Steve Souchock 2
4. Russ Sullivan 2
8. Owen Friend 1
8. Joe Ginsberg 1
8. Fred Hatfield 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Bob Nieman 52
2. Walt Dropo 46
3. Ray Boone 44
4. Jim Delsing 43
5. Harvey Kuenn 42
6. Don Lund 34
7. Matt Batts 33
8. Steve Souchock 27
9. Johnny Pesky 25
10. Fred Hatfield 15
Runs Created
1. Harvey Kuenn 93
2. Ray Boone 82
3. Jim Delsing 80
4. Bob Nieman 78
5. Walt Dropo 59
6. Don Lund 51
7. Matt Batts 46
8. Johnny Pesky 41
8. Steve Souchock 41
10. Fred Hatfield 34
Runs Created / 27
1. Ray Boone 7.99
2. Jim Delsing 6.10
3. Bob Nieman 5.48
4. Steve Souchock 5.35
5. Harvey Kuenn 5.17
6. Johnny Pesky 4.73
7. Matt Batts 4.39
8. Don Lund 4.11
9. Fred Hatfield 3.67
10. Walt Dropo 3.30
Home Run Percent
1. Ray Boone 5.7%
2. Steve Souchock 4.0%
3. Bob Nieman 3.0%
4. Jim Delsing 2.3%
5. Walt Dropo 2.1%
5. Don Lund 2.1%
7. Matt Batts 1.6%
8. Fred Hatfield 1.0%
9. Johnny Bucha 0.6%
9. Johnny Pesky 0.6%
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Walt Dropo 22
2. Bob Nieman 13
3. Don Lund 11
4. Harvey Kuenn 10
4. Steve Souchock 10
6. Matt Batts 9
7. Jim Delsing 8
8. Fred Hatfield 7
9. Ray Boone 6
9. Jerry Priddy 6

 Detroit Tigers Pitching Leaders (1953) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Ned Garver 11
2. Ted Gray 10
3. Billy Hoeft 9
4. Steve Gromek 6
4. Dick Marlowe 6
6. Al Aber 4
6. Ralph Branca 4
6. Ray Herbert 4
9. Dave Madison 3
10. Art Houtteman 2
Earned Run Average
1. Ralph Branca 4.15
2. Ned Garver 4.45
3. Al Aber 4.46
4. Steve Gromek 4.51
5. Ted Gray 4.60
6. Billy Hoeft 4.83
7. Ray Herbert 5.24
8. Dick Marlowe 5.26
9. Art Houtteman 5.90
10. Dave Madison 6.82
Strikeouts
1. Ted Gray 115
2. Billy Hoeft 90
3. Ned Garver 69
4. Steve Gromek 59
5. Dick Marlowe 52
6. Ralph Branca 50
7. Ray Herbert 37
8. Al Aber 34
9. Art Houtteman 28
10. Dave Madison 27
Saves
1. Ray Herbert 6
2. Billy Hoeft 2
2. Ray Scarborough 2
4. Hal Newhouser 1
4. Ralph Branca 1
4. Hal Erickson 1
4. Ned Garver 1
4. Steve Gromek 1
4. Art Houtteman 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Ralph Branca 11.38
2. Ted Gray 12.38
3. Steve Gromek 12.46
4. Billy Hoeft 12.79
5. Ned Garver 13.34
6. Al Aber 14.04
7. Dick Marlowe 14.59
8. Art Houtteman 15.20
9. Ray Herbert 15.91
10. Dave Madison 17.42
Winning Percentage
1. Al Aber .571
2. Ned Garver .500
3. Dick Marlowe .462
4. Steve Gromek .429
4. Dave Madison .429
6. Ted Gray .400
6. Ray Herbert .400
8. Billy Hoeft .391
9. Ralph Branca .364
10. Art Houtteman .250
Save Success
1. Ray Herbert 100.0%
1. Billy Hoeft 100.0%
1. Ray Scarborough 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Ned Garver 13
2. Billy Hoeft 9
3. Ted Gray 8
4. Ralph Branca 7
5. Steve Gromek 6
6. Art Houtteman 3
7. Al Aber 2
7. Dick Marlowe 2
Shutouts
1. Steve Gromek 1
1. Art Houtteman 1
Starts
1. Ted Gray 28
2. Billy Hoeft 27
3. Ned Garver 26
4. Steve Gromek 17
5. Ralph Branca 14
6. Dick Marlowe 11
7. Al Aber 10
8. Art Houtteman 9
9. Hal Newhouser 4
9. Bill Wight 4
Appearances
1. Ray Herbert 43
2. Dick Marlowe 42
3. Dave Madison 32
4. Ned Garver 30
4. Ted Gray 30
6. Billy Hoeft 29
7. Steve Gromek 19
8. Hal Erickson 18
9. Al Aber 17
9. Ralph Branca 17
Innings Pitched
1. Ned Garver 198.1
2. Billy Hoeft 197.2
3. Ted Gray 176.0
4. Steve Gromek 125.2
5. Dick Marlowe 119.2
6. Ralph Branca 102.0
7. Ray Herbert 87.2
8. Art Houtteman 68.2
9. Al Aber 66.2
10. Dave Madison 62.0
Opp. OPS
1. Ralph Branca .624
2. Al Aber .664
3. Ned Garver .715
4. Billy Hoeft .742
5. Ted Gray .744
6. Ray Herbert .749
7. Steve Gromek .755
8. Dick Marlowe .795
9. Dave Madison .813
10. Art Houtteman .864
Defense Independent ERA
1. Ralph Branca 3.88
2. Ned Garver 4.38
3. Al Aber 4.41
4. Ray Herbert 4.47
5. Billy Hoeft 4.61
6. Dick Marlowe 4.65
7. Steve Gromek 4.87
8. Ted Gray 4.95
9. Art Houtteman 5.71
10. Dave Madison 5.87
Innings / Game
1. Billy Hoeft 6.82
2. Ned Garver 6.61
2. Steve Gromek 6.61
4. Ralph Branca 6.00
5. Ted Gray 5.87
6. Art Houtteman 4.29
7. Al Aber 3.92
8. Dick Marlowe 2.85
9. Ray Herbert 2.04
10. Dave Madison 1.94
Opp. Batting Average
1. Ralph Branca .244
2. Ted Gray .247
3. Al Aber .253
4. Steve Gromek .274
5. Billy Hoeft .278
6. Ned Garver .285
7. Dave Madison .292
8. Ray Herbert .303
9. Art Houtteman .307
10. Dick Marlowe .309
Opp. Slugging
1. Al Aber .305
2. Ralph Branca .322
3. Ray Herbert .367
4. Ned Garver .374
5. Billy Hoeft .412
5. Dave Madison .412
7. Ted Gray .415
8. Steve Gromek .423
9. Dick Marlowe .429
10. Art Houtteman .484
Opp. On-Base
1. Ralph Branca .302
2. Ted Gray .329
3. Billy Hoeft .330
4. Steve Gromek .332
5. Ned Garver .341
6. Al Aber .359
7. Dick Marlowe .366
8. Art Houtteman .380
9. Ray Herbert .382
10. Dave Madison .401
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Ted Gray 5.88
2. Al Aber 4.59
3. Ralph Branca 4.41
4. Steve Gromek 4.23
5. Billy Hoeft 4.10
6. Dave Madison 3.92
7. Dick Marlowe 3.91
8. Ray Herbert 3.80
9. Art Houtteman 3.67
10. Ned Garver 3.13
Hits / 9 IP
1. Ted Gray 8.49
2. Al Aber 8.51
3. Ralph Branca 8.65
4. Steve Gromek 9.88
5. Billy Hoeft 10.15
6. Ned Garver 10.35
7. Dave Madison 11.03
8. Ray Herbert 11.19
9. Art Houtteman 11.40
10. Dick Marlowe 11.43
Walks / 9 IP
1. Steve Gromek 2.58
2. Billy Hoeft 2.64
3. Ralph Branca 2.74
4. Ned Garver 2.99
5. Dick Marlowe 3.16
6. Art Houtteman 3.80
7. Ted Gray 3.89
8. Ray Herbert 4.72
9. Al Aber 5.54
10. Dave Madison 6.39
Hit Batters
1. Steve Gromek 8
2. Ted Gray 7
3. Billy Hoeft 4
3. Art Houtteman 4
5. Dave Madison 3
5. Ray Scarborough 3
7. Hal Newhouser 2
7. Ralph Branca 2
7. Hal Erickson 2
7. Ned Garver 2
Homers Allowed
1. Ted Gray 25
2. Billy Hoeft 24
3. Steve Gromek 17
4. Ned Garver 16
5. Dick Marlowe 13
6. Art Houtteman 11
7. Ralph Branca 7
7. Dave Madison 7
9. Ray Herbert 5
10. Hal Newhouser 4

 Detroit Tigers Fielding Leaders (1953) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Jim Delsing .992
2. Johnny Pesky .991
3. Walt Dropo .990
4. Matt Batts .986
5. Johnny Bucha .984
6. Ned Garver .981
7. Don Lund .980
8. Bob Nieman .979
9. Fred Hatfield .978
10. Jerry Priddy .977
Outfield Assists
1. Don Lund 12
2. Bob Nieman 10
3. Jim Delsing 7
3. Steve Souchock 7
5. Russ Sullivan 4
6. Al Kaline 1
6. Pat Mullin 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Hal Newhouser 1.000
1. Al Aber 1.000
1. Hal Erickson 1.000
1. Paul Foytack 1.000
1. Steve Gromek 1.000
1. Earl Harrist 1.000
1. Bob Miller 1.000
1. Dick Weik 1.000
9. Ned Garver .981
10. Dick Marlowe .960
Fielding Average (C)
1. Matt Batts .986
2. Johnny Bucha .984
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Walt Dropo .990
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Johnny Pesky .991
2. Jerry Priddy .977
3. Fred Hatfield .968
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Fred Hatfield .978
2. Ray Boone .958
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Harvey Kuenn .973
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Bob Nieman .979
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Jim Delsing .992
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Don Lund .980
2. Steve Souchock .962
Range Factor (P)
1. Ned Garver 1.77
2. Milt Jordan 1.63
3. Earl Harrist 1.50
4. Al Aber 1.47
5. Billy Hoeft 1.38
6. Steve Gromek 1.16
7. Bill Wight 1.15
8. Ted Gray 1.10
9. Ralph Branca 1.06
10. Art Houtteman 0.94
Range Factor (C)
1. Matt Batts 5.08
2. Johnny Bucha 4.45
Range Factor (1B)
1. Walt Dropo 9.52
Range Factor (2B)
1. Fred Hatfield 5.68
2. Jerry Priddy 5.03
3. Johnny Pesky 4.91
Range Factor (3B)
1. Ray Boone 3.53
2. Fred Hatfield 3.42
Range Factor (SS)
1. Harvey Kuenn 5.06
Range Factor (LF)
1. Bob Nieman 2.17
Range Factor (CF)
1. Jim Delsing 2.79
Range Factor (RF)
1. Don Lund 2.43
2. Steve Souchock 2.00