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 Boston Braves Batting Leaders (1952) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Sid Gordon .289
2. Johnny Logan .283
3. Bob Thorpe .260
4. Walker Cooper .235
5. Sam Jethroe .232
6. Earl Torgeson .230
7. Paul Burris .220
8. Sibby Sisti .212
Home Runs
1. Sid Gordon 25
2. Sam Jethroe 13
3. Walker Cooper 10
4. Earl Torgeson 5
5. Sibby Sisti 4
5. Johnny Logan 4
7. Bob Thorpe 3
8. Warren Spahn 2
8. Willard Marshall 2
8. Paul Burris 2
Runs Batted In
1. Sid Gordon 75
2. Sam Jethroe 58
3. Walker Cooper 55
4. Johnny Logan 42
5. Earl Torgeson 34
6. Bob Thorpe 26
7. Sibby Sisti 24
8. Paul Burris 21
9. Willard Marshall 11
10. Warren Spahn 9
On-Base Average
1. Sid Gordon .384
2. Earl Torgeson .366
3. Johnny Logan .334
4. Sam Jethroe .318
5. Walker Cooper .282
6. Bob Thorpe .275
7. Paul Burris .256
8. Sibby Sisti .255
Slugging Percentage
1. Sid Gordon .483
2. Johnny Logan .368
3. Walker Cooper .361
4. Sam Jethroe .357
5. Bob Thorpe .332
6. Earl Torgeson .314
7. Sibby Sisti .310
8. Paul Burris .280
Runs Scored
1. Sam Jethroe 79
2. Sid Gordon 69
3. Johnny Logan 56
4. Earl Torgeson 49
5. Walker Cooper 33
6. Bob Thorpe 20
7. Sibby Sisti 19
8. Paul Burris 14
9. Roy Hartsfield 13
10. Warren Spahn 10
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Sid Gordon .867
2. Johnny Logan .702
3. Earl Torgeson .680
4. Sam Jethroe .675
5. Walker Cooper .643
6. Bob Thorpe .607
7. Sibby Sisti .565
8. Paul Burris .536
Isolated Power
1. Sid Gordon .194
2. Walker Cooper .126
3. Sam Jethroe .125
4. Sibby Sisti .098
5. Johnny Logan .085
6. Earl Torgeson .084
7. Bob Thorpe .072
8. Paul Burris .060
Steals
1. Sam Jethroe 28
2. Earl Torgeson 11
3. Bob Thorpe 3
4. Sibby Sisti 2
5. Warren Spahn 1
5. Walker Cooper 1
5. Johnny Logan 1
Hits
1. Sid Gordon 151
2. Sam Jethroe 141
3. Johnny Logan 129
4. Earl Torgeson 88
5. Walker Cooper 82
6. Bob Thorpe 76
7. Sibby Sisti 52
8. Paul Burris 37
9. Roy Hartsfield 28
10. Ebba St. Claire 23
Doubles
1. Sam Jethroe 23
2. Sid Gordon 22
3. Johnny Logan 21
4. Earl Torgeson 17
5. Walker Cooper 12
6. Sibby Sisti 10
7. Bob Thorpe 8
8. Willard Marshall 4
8. Paul Burris 4
8. Roy Hartsfield 4
Triples
1. Sam Jethroe 7
2. Roy Hartsfield 3
2. Johnny Logan 3
4. Sid Gordon 2
4. Bob Thorpe 2
6. Warren Spahn 1
6. Virgil Jester 1
6. Sibby Sisti 1
6. Walker Cooper 1
6. Willard Marshall 1
Walks
1. Earl Torgeson 81
2. Sid Gordon 77
3. Sam Jethroe 68
4. Johnny Logan 31
5. Walker Cooper 22
6. Sibby Sisti 14
7. Ebba St. Claire 8
8. Paul Burris 7
9. Jack Cusick 6
10. Roy Hartsfield 5
Sacrifice Hits
1. Sibby Sisti 10
2. Johnny Logan 9
3. Max Surkont 7
3. Earl Torgeson 7
5. Lew Burdette 6
6. Vern Bickford 5
7. Ernie Johnson 4
7. Sid Gordon 4
7. Roy Hartsfield 4
7. Bob Thorpe 4
Total Bases
1. Sid Gordon 252
2. Sam Jethroe 217
3. Johnny Logan 168
4. Walker Cooper 126
5. Earl Torgeson 120
6. Bob Thorpe 97
7. Sibby Sisti 76
8. Paul Burris 47
9. Roy Hartsfield 38
10. Ebba St. Claire 31
Games Played
1. Sam Jethroe 151
2. Sid Gordon 144
3. Earl Torgeson 122
4. Johnny Logan 117
5. Walker Cooper 102
6. Sibby Sisti 90
7. Bob Thorpe 81
8. Paul Burris 55
9. Warren Spahn 52
10. Jack Cusick 49
At Bats
1. Sam Jethroe 608
2. Sid Gordon 522
3. Johnny Logan 456
4. Earl Torgeson 382
5. Walker Cooper 349
6. Bob Thorpe 292
7. Sibby Sisti 245
8. Paul Burris 168
9. Warren Spahn 112
10. Ebba St. Claire 108
Plate Appearances
1. Sam Jethroe 685
2. Sid Gordon 602
3. Johnny Logan 491
4. Earl Torgeson 464
5. Walker Cooper 372
6. Bob Thorpe 298
7. Sibby Sisti 259
8. Paul Burris 176
9. Warren Spahn 116
9. Ebba St. Claire 116
Strikeouts
1. Sam Jethroe 112
2. Sid Gordon 49
3. Sibby Sisti 43
4. Bob Thorpe 42
5. Earl Torgeson 38
6. Johnny Logan 33
7. Walker Cooper 32
8. Warren Spahn 23
9. Paul Burris 19
10. Max Surkont 16
Strikeout Percent
1. Johnny Logan 7.2%
2. Walker Cooper 9.2%
3. Sid Gordon 9.4%
4. Earl Torgeson 9.9%
5. Paul Burris 11.3%
6. Bob Thorpe 14.4%
7. Sibby Sisti 17.6%
8. Sam Jethroe 18.4%
Steal Success
1. Sam Jethroe 75.7%
2. Earl Torgeson 61.1%
Secondary Average
1. Sid Gordon .341
2. Earl Torgeson .325
3. Sam Jethroe .283
4. Walker Cooper .192
5. Sibby Sisti .163
6. Johnny Logan .156
7. Paul Burris .101
8. Bob Thorpe .099
Hit By Pitch
1. Sam Jethroe 9
2. Johnny Logan 4
3. Sid Gordon 3
4. Lew Burdette 1
4. Walker Cooper 1
4. Earl Torgeson 1
4. Paul Burris 1
4. Bob Thorpe 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Sid Gordon 49
2. Sam Jethroe 43
3. Johnny Logan 28
4. Walker Cooper 23
5. Earl Torgeson 22
6. Sibby Sisti 15
7. Bob Thorpe 13
8. Willard Marshall 7
8. Roy Hartsfield 7
10. Paul Burris 6
Runs Created
1. Sid Gordon 95
2. Sam Jethroe 74
3. Johnny Logan 55
4. Earl Torgeson 49
5. Walker Cooper 34
6. Bob Thorpe 24
7. Sibby Sisti 16
8. Roy Hartsfield 10
9. Paul Burris 8
10. Willard Marshall 6
Runs Created / 27
1. Sid Gordon 6.59
2. Johnny Logan 4.27
3. Earl Torgeson 4.19
4. Sam Jethroe 4.10
5. Walker Cooper 3.31
6. Bob Thorpe 2.84
7. Sibby Sisti 2.04
8. Paul Burris 1.52
Home Run Percent
1. Sid Gordon 4.8%
2. Walker Cooper 2.9%
3. Sam Jethroe 2.1%
4. Sibby Sisti 1.6%
5. Earl Torgeson 1.3%
6. Paul Burris 1.2%
7. Bob Thorpe 1.0%
8. Johnny Logan 0.9%
Double Plays (GIDP)
1. Sid Gordon 10
1. Johnny Logan 10
3. Sibby Sisti 9
3. Paul Burris 9
5. Earl Torgeson 8
5. Sam Jethroe 8
7. Walker Cooper 7
7. Bob Thorpe 7
9. Jack Cusick 6
10. Willard Marshall 3

 Boston Braves Pitching Leaders (1952) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Warren Spahn 14
2. Jim Wilson 12
2. Max Surkont 12
4. Vern Bickford 7
5. Lew Burdette 6
5. Ernie Johnson 6
7. Virgil Jester 3
8. Bob Chipman 1
8. Sheldon Jones 1
8. Dave Cole 1
Earned Run Average
1. Warren Spahn 2.98
2. Virgil Jester 3.33
3. Lew Burdette 3.61
4. Vern Bickford 3.74
5. Max Surkont 3.77
6. Ernie Johnson 4.11
7. Jim Wilson 4.23
8. Sheldon Jones 4.76
Strikeouts
1. Warren Spahn 183
2. Max Surkont 125
3. Jim Wilson 104
4. Vern Bickford 62
5. Lew Burdette 47
6. Ernie Johnson 45
7. Sheldon Jones 40
8. Virgil Jester 25
9. Dave Cole 22
10. Bob Chipman 16
Saves
1. Lew Burdette 7
2. Warren Spahn 3
3. Sheldon Jones 1
3. Dick Donovan 1
3. Ernie Johnson 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Warren Spahn 10.43
2. Max Surkont 11.60
3. Lew Burdette 12.15
4. Jim Wilson 12.46
5. Virgil Jester 12.70
6. Vern Bickford 12.77
7. Ernie Johnson 12.82
8. Sheldon Jones 14.40
Winning Percentage
1. Ernie Johnson .667
2. Max Surkont .480
3. Jim Wilson .462
4. Warren Spahn .424
5. Virgil Jester .375
6. Vern Bickford .368
7. Lew Burdette .353
8. Sheldon Jones .200
Save Success
1. Warren Spahn 100.0%
1. Lew Burdette 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Warren Spahn 19
2. Jim Wilson 14
3. Max Surkont 12
4. Vern Bickford 7
5. Lew Burdette 5
6. Virgil Jester 4
7. Ernie Johnson 2
Shutouts
1. Warren Spahn 5
2. Max Surkont 3
3. Vern Bickford 1
3. Ernie Johnson 1
3. Virgil Jester 1
Starts
1. Warren Spahn 35
2. Jim Wilson 33
3. Max Surkont 29
4. Vern Bickford 22
5. Ernie Johnson 10
6. Lew Burdette 9
7. Virgil Jester 8
8. Dave Cole 3
8. Gene Conley 3
10. Dick Donovan 2
Appearances
1. Lew Burdette 45
2. Warren Spahn 40
3. Sheldon Jones 39
4. Jim Wilson 33
5. Max Surkont 31
6. Bob Chipman 29
6. Ernie Johnson 29
8. Vern Bickford 26
9. Dave Cole 22
10. Virgil Jester 19
Innings Pitched
1. Warren Spahn 290.0
2. Jim Wilson 234.0
3. Max Surkont 215.0
4. Vern Bickford 161.1
5. Lew Burdette 137.0
6. Ernie Johnson 92.0
7. Virgil Jester 73.0
8. Sheldon Jones 70.0
9. Dave Cole 44.2
10. Bob Chipman 41.2
Opp. OPS
1. Warren Spahn .601
2. Vern Bickford .649
3. Max Surkont .650
4. Lew Burdette .651
5. Ernie Johnson .680
6. Jim Wilson .683
7. Virgil Jester .691
8. Sheldon Jones .757
Defense Independent ERA
1. Warren Spahn 3.41
2. Vern Bickford 4.02
3. Max Surkont 4.09
3. Ernie Johnson 4.09
5. Lew Burdette 4.15
6. Virgil Jester 4.19
7. Jim Wilson 4.37
8. Sheldon Jones 4.71
Innings / Game
1. Warren Spahn 7.25
2. Jim Wilson 7.09
3. Max Surkont 6.94
4. Vern Bickford 6.21
5. Virgil Jester 3.84
6. Ernie Johnson 3.17
7. Lew Burdette 3.04
8. Sheldon Jones 1.79
Opp. Batting Average
1. Warren Spahn .237
2. Max Surkont .241
3. Jim Wilson .259
4. Lew Burdette .260
5. Vern Bickford .264
6. Ernie Johnson .269
7. Virgil Jester .278
8. Sheldon Jones .280
Opp. Slugging
1. Warren Spahn .314
1. Vern Bickford .314
3. Lew Burdette .328
4. Max Surkont .344
5. Ernie Johnson .352
6. Jim Wilson .354
7. Virgil Jester .358
8. Sheldon Jones .405
Opp. On-Base
1. Warren Spahn .287
2. Max Surkont .306
3. Lew Burdette .323
4. Ernie Johnson .328
5. Jim Wilson .329
6. Virgil Jester .333
7. Vern Bickford .335
8. Sheldon Jones .352
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Warren Spahn 5.68
2. Max Surkont 5.23
3. Sheldon Jones 5.14
4. Ernie Johnson 4.40
5. Jim Wilson 4.00
6. Vern Bickford 3.46
7. Lew Burdette 3.09
8. Virgil Jester 3.08
Hits / 9 IP
1. Warren Spahn 8.16
2. Max Surkont 8.41
3. Jim Wilson 9.00
4. Lew Burdette 9.07
5. Vern Bickford 9.20
6. Ernie Johnson 9.78
7. Virgil Jester 9.86
8. Sheldon Jones 10.41
Walks / 9 IP
1. Warren Spahn 2.27
2. Virgil Jester 2.84
3. Ernie Johnson 3.03
4. Lew Burdette 3.09
5. Max Surkont 3.18
6. Jim Wilson 3.46
7. Vern Bickford 3.57
8. Sheldon Jones 3.99
Hit Batters
1. Warren Spahn 6
2. Jim Wilson 4
3. Max Surkont 3
3. Dave Cole 3
5. Bob Chipman 2
5. Vern Bickford 2
5. Lew Burdette 2
5. Dick Donovan 2
5. Ernie Johnson 2
5. Gene Conley 2
Homers Allowed
1. Warren Spahn 19
1. Jim Wilson 19
1. Max Surkont 19
4. Sheldon Jones 8
4. Lew Burdette 8
6. Vern Bickford 7
6. Ernie Johnson 7
8. Bob Chipman 5
8. Virgil Jester 5
10. Gene Conley 4

 Boston Braves Fielding Leaders (1952) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Paul Burris 1.000
2. Sid Gordon .996
3. Earl Torgeson .989
4. George Crowe .985
5. Walker Cooper .983
6. Jack Dittmer .982
7. Jim Wilson .981
8. Jack Daniels .977
9. Lew Burdette .974
10. Johnny Logan .972
Outfield Assists
1. Sam Jethroe 10
2. Sid Gordon 9
2. Bob Thorpe 9
4. Jack Daniels 6
5. Willard Marshall 3
6. Pete Whisenant 2
7. Earl Torgeson 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Dave Cole 1.000
2. Jim Wilson .981
3. Vern Bickford .978
4. Lew Burdette .974
5. Ernie Johnson .968
6. Sheldon Jones .944
7. Warren Spahn .937
8. Virgil Jester .933
9. Bob Chipman .917
10. Max Surkont .904
Fielding Average (C)
1. Paul Burris 1.000
2. Walker Cooper .983
3. Ebba St. Claire .972
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Earl Torgeson .989
2. George Crowe .985
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Jack Dittmer .982
2. Sibby Sisti .966
3. Roy Hartsfield .950
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Eddie Mathews .957
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Johnny Logan .972
2. Jack Cusick .969
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Sid Gordon .996
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Sam Jethroe .970
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Jack Daniels .977
2. Bob Thorpe .972
Range Factor (P)
1. Dick Donovan 4.85
2. Ernie Johnson 3.03
3. Bob Chipman 2.59
4. Lew Burdette 2.56
5. Vern Bickford 2.51
6. Warren Spahn 2.45
7. Sheldon Jones 2.31
8. Max Surkont 2.18
9. Jim Wilson 2.08
10. Dave Cole 2.01
Range Factor (C)
1. Ebba St. Claire 6.44
2. Walker Cooper 5.65
3. Paul Burris 5.06
Range Factor (1B)
1. George Crowe 10.67
2. Earl Torgeson 9.98
Range Factor (2B)
1. Roy Hartsfield 6.51
2. Jack Dittmer 5.87
3. Sibby Sisti