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 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Leaders (1957) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Dick Groat .315
2. Dee Fondy .313
3. Bob Skinner .305
4. Frank Thomas .290
5. Bill Mazeroski .283
5. Gene Freese .283
7. Hank Foiles .270
8. Gene Baker .266
9. Roberto Clemente .253
10. Bill Virdon .251
Home Runs
1. Frank Thomas 23
2. Bob Skinner 13
3. Hank Foiles 9
4. Bill Mazeroski 8
4. Bill Virdon 8
6. Dick Groat 7
7. Gene Freese 6
8. Roberto Clemente 4
9. Paul Smith 3
10. Gene Baker 2
Runs Batted In
1. Frank Thomas 89
2. Bill Mazeroski 54
2. Dick Groat 54
4. Bill Virdon 50
5. Bob Skinner 45
6. Gene Baker 36
6. Hank Foiles 36
8. Dee Fondy 35
9. Gene Freese 31
10. Roberto Clemente 30
On-Base Average
1. Bob Skinner .370
2. Dee Fondy .360
3. Hank Foiles .352
4. Dick Groat .350
5. Frank Thomas .335
6. Gene Freese .319
7. Bill Mazeroski .318
7. Gene Baker .318
9. Bill Virdon .291
10. Roberto Clemente .288
Slugging Percentage
1. Bob Skinner .468
2. Frank Thomas .460
3. Dick Groat .437
4. Hank Foiles .431
5. Bill Mazeroski .407
6. Gene Freese .399
7. Dee Fondy .384
8. Bill Virdon .383
9. Gene Baker .356
10. Roberto Clemente .348
Runs Scored
1. Frank Thomas 72
2. Bill Mazeroski 59
2. Bill Virdon 59
4. Dick Groat 58
4. Bob Skinner 58
6. Gene Freese 44
7. Roberto Clemente 42
7. Dee Fondy 42
9. Gene Baker 36
10. Hank Foiles 32
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Bob Skinner .838
2. Frank Thomas .795
3. Dick Groat .787
4. Hank Foiles .783
5. Dee Fondy .744
6. Bill Mazeroski .725
7. Gene Freese .718
8. Gene Baker .674
8. Bill Virdon .674
10. Roberto Clemente .636
Isolated Power
1. Frank Thomas .170
2. Bob Skinner .163
3. Hank Foiles .161
4. Bill Virdon .132
5. Bill Mazeroski .124
6. Dick Groat .122
7. Gene Freese .116
8. Roberto Clemente .095
9. Gene Baker .090
10. Dee Fondy .071
Steals
1. Dee Fondy 11
2. Bob Skinner 10
3. Gene Freese 9
4. Bill Mazeroski 3
4. Gene Baker 3
4. Frank Thomas 3
4. Bill Virdon 3
8. Roman Mejias 2
9. Hank Foiles 1
9. Lee Walls 1
Hits
1. Frank Thomas 172
2. Dick Groat 158
3. Bill Mazeroski 149
4. Bill Virdon 141
5. Bob Skinner 118
6. Roberto Clemente 114
7. Dee Fondy 101
8. Gene Freese 98
9. Gene Baker 97
10. Hank Foiles 76
Doubles
1. Dick Groat 30
1. Frank Thomas 30
3. Bill Virdon 28
4. Bill Mazeroski 27
5. Gene Baker 19
6. Gene Freese 18
7. Roberto Clemente 17
8. Dee Fondy 13
9. Bob Skinner 12
10. Hank Foiles 10
Triples
1. Bill Virdon 11
2. Roberto Clemente 7
2. Bill Mazeroski 7
4. Bob Skinner 6
5. Dick Groat 5
6. Gene Baker 4
6. Hank Foiles 4
6. Roman Mejias 4
9. Bob Purkey 2
9. Dee Fondy 2
Walks
1. Frank Thomas 44
2. Bob Skinner 38
3. Hank Foiles 37
4. Bill Virdon 33
5. Gene Baker 29
6. Bill Mazeroski 27
6. Dick Groat 27
8. Dee Fondy 25
9. Roberto Clemente 23
10. Gene Freese 17
Sacrifice Hits
1. Dick Groat 14
2. Bill Mazeroski 11
3. Gene Baker 8
3. Bill Virdon 8
5. Bob Friend 6
6. Gene Freese 5
6. Frank Thomas 5
8. Vern Law 4
8. Dee Fondy 4
8. Roman Mejias 4
Total Bases
1. Frank Thomas 273
2. Dick Groat 219
3. Bill Virdon 215
4. Bill Mazeroski 214
5. Bob Skinner 181
6. Roberto Clemente 157
7. Gene Freese 138
8. Gene Baker 130
9. Dee Fondy 124
10. Hank Foiles 121
Games Played
1. Frank Thomas 151
2. Bill Mazeroski 148
3. Bill Virdon 144
4. Bob Skinner 126
5. Dick Groat 125
6. Gene Freese 114
7. Roberto Clemente 111
7. Gene Baker 111
9. Hank Foiles 109
10. Dee Fondy 95
At Bats
1. Frank Thomas 594
2. Bill Virdon 561
3. Bill Mazeroski 526
4. Dick Groat 501
5. Roberto Clemente 451
6. Bob Skinner 387
7. Gene Baker 365
8. Gene Freese 346
9. Dee Fondy 323
10. Hank Foiles 281
Plate Appearances
1. Frank Thomas 653
2. Bill Virdon 597
3. Bill Mazeroski 557
4. Dick Groat 537
5. Roberto Clemente 475
6. Bob Skinner 427
7. Gene Baker 399
8. Gene Freese 367
9. Dee Fondy 353
10. Hank Foiles 321
Strikeouts
1. Bill Virdon 69
2. Frank Thomas 66
3. Dee Fondy 59
4. Hank Foiles 53
5. Bob Skinner 50
6. Bill Mazeroski 49
7. Roberto Clemente 45
8. Gene Freese 42
9. Gene Baker 29
10. Dick Groat 28
Strikeout Percent
1. Dick Groat 5.6%
2. Gene Baker 7.9%
3. Bill Mazeroski 9.3%
4. Roberto Clemente 10.0%
5. Frank Thomas 11.1%
6. Gene Freese 12.1%
7. Bill Virdon 12.3%
8. Bob Skinner 12.9%
9. Dee Fondy 18.3%
10. Hank Foiles 18.9%
Steal Success
1. Bob Skinner 71.4%
2. Gene Freese 69.2%
3. Dee Fondy 68.8%
Secondary Average
1. Hank Foiles .295
2. Bob Skinner .287
3. Frank Thomas .249
4. Bill Virdon .196
5. Gene Freese .191
6. Dee Fondy .183
7. Bill Mazeroski .181
8. Gene Baker .178
9. Dick Groat .176
10. Roberto Clemente .146
Hit By Pitch
1. Dick Groat 3
1. John Powers 3
1. Frank Thomas 3
4. Johnny O'Brien 2
4. Gene Freese 2
4. Bob Skinner 2
7. Bill Mazeroski 1
7. Vern Law 1
7. Bob Purkey 1
7. Gene Baker 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Frank Thomas 54
2. Bill Virdon 47
3. Bill Mazeroski 42
3. Dick Groat 42
5. Bob Skinner 31
6. Roberto Clemente 28
7. Gene Freese 26
8. Gene Baker 25
9. Hank Foiles 23
10. Dee Fondy 17
Runs Created
1. Frank Thomas 89
2. Dick Groat 73
3. Bill Mazeroski 67
3. Bob Skinner 67
5. Bill Virdon 61
6. Dee Fondy 45
7. Gene Freese 44
8. Hank Foiles 42
9. Gene Baker 41
10. Roberto Clemente 40
Runs Created / 27
1. Bob Skinner 6.48
2. Frank Thomas 5.27
3. Hank Foiles 5.23
4. Dick Groat 5.19
5. Dee Fondy 5.06
6. Bill Mazeroski 4.52
6. Gene Freese 4.52
8. Gene Baker 3.82
9. Bill Virdon 3.73
10. Roberto Clemente 3.04
Home Run Percent
1. Frank Thomas 3.9%
2. Bob Skinner 3.4%
3. Hank Foiles 3.2%
4. Gene Freese 1.7%
5. Bill Mazeroski 1.5%
6. Dick Groat 1.4%
6. Bill Virdon 1.4%
8. Roberto Clemente 0.9%
9. Dee Fondy 0.6%
10. Gene Baker 0.5%
Intentional Walks
1. Frank Thomas 9
2. Bob Skinner 6
3. Gene Baker 5
3. Hank Foiles 5
3. Bill Virdon 5
6. Bill Mazeroski 2
6. Hardy Peterson 2
8. Roberto Clemente 1
8. Dick Groat 1
8. Roman Mejias 1
Sacrifice Flies
1. Frank Thomas 12
2. Dick Groat 6
3. Gene Baker 4
3. Dee Fondy 4
5. Bill Mazeroski 3
5. Hank Foiles 3
5. Bill Virdon 3
8. Gene Freese 2
8. Jim Pendleton 2
8. Dick Rand 2
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Dick Groat 16
1. Frank Thomas 16
3. Roberto Clemente 13
4. Gene Baker 8
4. Bill Virdon 8
6. Bill Mazeroski 6
7. Hank Foiles 5
7. Dee Fondy 5
7. Hardy Peterson 5
7. Paul Smith 5

 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Leaders (1957) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Bob Friend 14
2. Bob Purkey 11
3. Vern Law 10
4. Ron Kline 9
5. Roy Face 4
6. Luis Arroyo 3
6. Whammy Douglas 3
6. Red Swanson 3
9. Nellie King 2
9. Bob Smith 2
Earned Run Average
1. Vern Law 2.87
2. Roy Face 3.07
3. Bob Smith 3.11
4. Bob Friend 3.38
5. Red Swanson 3.72
6. Bob Purkey 3.86
7. Ron Kline 4.04
8. Luis Arroyo 4.68
Strikeouts
1. Bob Friend 143
2. Luis Arroyo 101
3. Ron Kline 88
4. Vern Law 55
5. Roy Face 53
6. Bob Purkey 51
7. Bob Smith 35
8. Red Swanson 29
9. Whammy Douglas 28
10. Nellie King 23
Saves
1. Roy Face 10
2. Bob Purkey 2
3. Luis Arroyo 1
3. Nellie King 1
3. Vern Law 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Vern Law 10.63
2. Bob Friend 11.08
3. Bob Purkey 11.62
4. Roy Face 11.63
5. Bob Smith 11.95
6. Ron Kline 12.07
7. Red Swanson 12.26
8. Luis Arroyo 12.54
Winning Percentage
1. Vern Law .556
2. Red Swanson .500
3. Bob Purkey .440
4. Bob Friend .438
5. Roy Face .400
6. Ron Kline .360
7. Bob Smith .333
8. Luis Arroyo .214
Save Success
1. Roy Face 100.0%
1. Bob Purkey 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Bob Friend 17
2. Ron Kline 11
3. Vern Law 9
4. Bob Purkey 6
5. Bob Smith 2
6. Eddie O'Brien 1
6. Red Swanson 1
Shutouts
1. Bob Friend 3
1. Vern Law 3
3. Ron Kline 2
4. Bob Purkey 1
Starts
1. Bob Friend 38
2. Ron Kline 31
3. Vern Law 25
4. Bob Purkey 21
5. Luis Arroyo 10
6. Whammy Douglas 8
6. Red Swanson 8
8. Bob Smith 4
8. Joe Trimble 4
10. Bennie Daniels 1
Appearances
1. Roy Face 59
2. Luis Arroyo 54
3. Bob Purkey 48
4. Bob Friend 40
4. Ron Kline 40
6. Nellie King 36
7. Red Swanson 32
8. Vern Law 31
9. Bob Smith 20
10. Johnny O'Brien 16
Innings Pitched
1. Bob Friend 277.0
2. Ron Kline 205.0
3. Bob Purkey 179.2
4. Vern Law 172.2
5. Luis Arroyo 130.2
6. Roy Face 93.2
7. Red Swanson 72.2
8. Bob Smith 55.0
9. Nellie King 52.0
10. Whammy Douglas 47.0
Opp. OPS
1. Bob Smith .577
2. Bob Purkey .646
3. Vern Law .660
4. Bob Friend .668
5. Roy Face .679
6. Red Swanson .714
7. Ron Kline .737
8. Luis Arroyo .756
Defense Independent ERA
1. Bob Smith 3.62
2. Bob Purkey 3.91
3. Roy Face 3.92
4. Bob Friend 4.03
5. Luis Arroyo 4.22
6. Vern Law 4.31
7. Ron Kline 4.82
8. Red Swanson 5.13
Innings / Game
1. Bob Friend 6.93
2. Vern Law 5.57
3. Ron Kline 5.13
4. Bob Purkey 3.74
5. Bob Smith 2.75
6. Luis Arroyo 2.42
7. Red Swanson 2.27
8. Roy Face 1.59
Opp. Batting Average
1. Bob Smith .227
2. Red Swanson .245
3. Vern Law .252
4. Bob Friend .253
5. Roy Face .262
6. Ron Kline .265
7. Bob Purkey .271
8. Luis Arroyo .276
Opp. Slugging
1. Bob Smith .265
2. Bob Purkey .332
3. Roy Face .370
3. Bob Friend .370
5. Vern Law .372
6. Red Swanson .390
7. Ron Kline .420
8. Luis Arroyo .433
Opp. On-Base
1. Vern Law .288
2. Bob Friend .298
3. Roy Face .309
4. Bob Smith .312
5. Bob Purkey .314
6. Ron Kline .317
7. Luis Arroyo .323
8. Red Swanson .324
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Luis Arroyo 6.96
2. Bob Smith 5.73
3. Roy Face 5.09
4. Bob Friend 4.65
5. Ron Kline 3.86
6. Red Swanson 3.59
7. Vern Law 2.87
8. Bob Purkey 2.55
Hits / 9 IP
1. Bob Smith 7.85
2. Red Swanson 8.42
3. Bob Friend 8.87
4. Vern Law 8.97
5. Roy Face 9.32
6. Ron Kline 9.40
7. Bob Purkey 9.72
8. Luis Arroyo 10.40
Walks / 9 IP
1. Vern Law 1.67
2. Bob Purkey 1.90
3. Luis Arroyo 2.14
4. Bob Friend 2.21
5. Roy Face 2.31
6. Ron Kline 2.68
7. Red Swanson 3.84
8. Bob Smith 4.09
Hit Batters
1. Luis Arroyo 7
1. Bob Purkey 7
3. Whammy Douglas 3
4. Nellie King 2
4. Vern Law 2
6. Roy Face 1
6. Bob Friend 1
6. Dick Hall 1
6. Ron Kline 1
6. Johnny O'Brien 1
Homers Allowed
1. Bob Friend 28
1. Ron Kline 28
3. Luis Arroyo 19
4. Vern Law 18
5. Bob Purkey 10
6. Roy Face 9
6. Red Swanson 9
8. Nellie King 7
8. Johnny O'Brien 7
8. Joe Trimble 7

 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Leaders (1957) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Roy Face 1.000
1. Nellie King 1.000
1. Red Swanson 1.000
1. Roman Mejias 1.000
5. Frank Thomas .987
6. Hardy Peterson .985
7. Bill Virdon .983
8. Bob Friend .982
8. Dee Fondy .982
10. Hank Foiles .981
Outfield Assists
1. Bill Virdon 11
2. Bob Skinner 10
3. Roberto Clemente 7
4. Roman Mejias 4
4. Frank Thomas 4
6. Paul Smith 2
7. Gene Freese 1
7. Jim Pendleton 1
7. John Powers 1
7. Lee Walls 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Roy Face 1.000
1. Dick Hall 1.000
1. Nellie King 1.000
1. Red Swanson 1.000
5. Bob Friend .982
6. Ron Kline .978
7. Vern Law .947
8. Luis Arroyo .941
9. Bob Purkey .935
10. Whammy Douglas .909
Fielding Average (C)
1. Hardy Peterson .985
2. Hank Foiles .981
3. Dick Rand .973
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Dee Fondy .982
2. Frank Thomas .977
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Bill Mazeroski .978
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Gene Baker .955
2. Gene Freese .924
3. Frank Thomas .920
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Dick Groat .968
2. Gene Baker .925
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Frank Thomas .987
2. Bob Skinner .963
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Bill Virdon .983
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Roman Mejias 1.000
2. Roberto Clemente .980
Range Factor (P)
1. Bob Purkey 2.30
2. Whammy Douglas 2.15
3. Nellie King 2.08
4. Ron Kline 2.02
5. Vern Law 1.97
6. Bob Friend 1.85
7. Johnny O'Brien 1.58
8. Red Swanson 1.48
9. Bob Smith 1.47
10. Roy Face 1.24
Range Factor (C)
1. Hardy Peterson 5.58
2. Hank Foiles 5.45
3. Dick Rand 5.29
Range Factor (1B)
1. Dee Fondy 10.59
2. Frank Thomas 9.65
Range Factor (2B)
1. Bill Mazeroski 5.58
Range Factor (3B)
1. Frank Thomas 3.36
2. Gene Freese 3.12
3. Gene Baker 3.11
Range Factor (SS)
1. Gene Baker 5.27
2. Dick Groat 5.22
Range Factor (LF)
1. Bob Skinner 2.30
2. Frank Thomas 1.92
Range Factor (CF)
1. Bill Virdon 3.00
Range Factor (RF)
1. Roberto Clemente 2.72
2. Roman Mejias 1.89
Runners Thrown Out
1. Hank Foiles 10
2. Hardy Peterson 7
3. Dick Rand 4
4. Danny Kravitz 1
RTO%
1. Hardy Peterson 50.0%
2. Hank Foiles 35.7%
3. Dick Rand 28.6%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Hank Foiles 0.21
2. Dick Rand 0.28
3. Hardy Peterson 0.30