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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. Gus Bell .250
5. Jack Merson .246
6. Ralph Kiner .244
7. Clyde McCullough .233
8. George Strickland .177
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. Erv Dusak 1
8. Ed Fitz Gerald 1
8. Clyde McCullough 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. Pete Castiglione 18
8. Clyde McCullough 15
9. Ed Fitz Gerald 7
10. Murry Dickson 6
On-Base Average
1. Ralph Kiner .384
2. Joe Garagiola .369
3. Catfish Metkovich .335
4. Pete Castiglione .323
5. Gus Bell .306
6. Jack Merson .287
7. Clyde McCullough .283
8. George Strickland .248
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. Clyde McCullough .291
8. George Strickland .284
Runs Scored
1. Ralph Kiner 90
2. Gus Bell 53
3. Jack Merson 41
3. Catfish Metkovich 41
5. Joe Garagiola 35
6. Pete Castiglione 27
7. George Strickland 17
8. Clyde McCullough 10
9. Dick Smith 8
10. Dick Hall 6
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. Jack Merson .631
7. Clyde McCullough .574
8. George Strickland .532
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. Clyde McCullough .058
Steals
1. Catfish Metkovich 5
2. George Strickland 4
3. Ralph Kiner 3
3. Pete Castiglione 3
5. Ted Beard 2
6. Gus Bell 1
6. Jack Merson 1
Hits
1. Ralph Kiner 126
2. Gus Bell 117
3. Catfish Metkovich 101
4. Jack Merson 98
5. Joe Garagiola 94
6. Pete Castiglione 57
7. George Strickland 41
8. Clyde McCullough 40
9. Murry Dickson 24
10. Ed Fitz Gerald 17
Doubles
1. Gus Bell 21
2. Jack Merson 20
3. Catfish Metkovich 18
4. Ralph Kiner 17
5. Joe Garagiola 15
6. Pete Castiglione 9
7. George Strickland 6
8. Clyde McCullough 5
9. Murry Dickson 4
9. Johnny Berardino 4
Triples
1. Gus Bell 5
2. Joe Garagiola 4
3. Catfish Metkovich 3
4. Ralph Kiner 2
4. Jack Merson 2
4. George Strickland 2
7. Ted Beard 1
7. Pete Castiglione 1
7. Bill Howerton 1
7. Clyde McCullough 1
Walks
1. Ralph Kiner 110
2. Joe Garagiola 50
3. Gus Bell 36
4. Catfish Metkovich 32
5. Jack Merson 22
6. George Strickland 21
7. Pete Castiglione 17
8. Clyde McCullough 10
9. Dick Smith 9
10. Howie Pollet 8
Sacrifice Hits
1. Bob Friend 7
2. Clyde McCullough 5
2. Catfish Metkovich 5
4. Gus Bell 4
5. Woody Main 3
5. Pete Castiglione 3
5. Jack Merson 3
8. Murry Dickson 2
8. Howie Pollet 2
8. George Strickland 2
Total Bases
1. Ralph Kiner 258
2. Gus Bell 196
3. Catfish Metkovich 146
4. Joe Garagiola 141
5. Jack Merson 137
6. Pete Castiglione 80
7. George Strickland 66
8. Clyde McCullough 50
9. Murry Dickson 28
10. Ed Fitz Gerald 21
Games Played
1. Ralph Kiner 149
2. Gus Bell 131
3. Catfish Metkovich 125
4. Joe Garagiola 118
5. Jack Merson 111
6. George Strickland 76
7. Pete Castiglione 67
8. Clyde McCullough 66
9. Ed Fitz Gerald 51
10. Woody Main 48
At Bats
1. Ralph Kiner 516
2. Gus Bell 468
3. Jack Merson 398
4. Catfish Metkovich 373
5. Joe Garagiola 344
6. George Strickland 232
7. Pete Castiglione 214
8. Clyde McCullough 172
9. Murry Dickson 107
10. Dick Hall 80
Plate Appearances
1. Ralph Kiner 633
2. Gus Bell 506
3. Jack Merson 421
4. Catfish Metkovich 409
5. Joe Garagiola 396
6. George Strickland 254
7. Pete Castiglione 232
8. Clyde McCullough 184
9. Murry Dickson 108
10. Dick Hall 82
Strikeouts
1. Ralph Kiner 77
2. Gus Bell 72
3. George Strickland 45
4. Jack Merson 38
5. Catfish Metkovich 29
6. Joe Garagiola 24
7. Bob Friend 20
8. Clyde McCullough 18
9. Dick Hall 17
9. Howie Pollet 17
Strikeout Percent
1. Pete Castiglione 3.7%
2. Joe Garagiola 7.0%
3. Catfish Metkovich 7.8%
4. Jack Merson 9.5%
5. Clyde McCullough 10.5%
6. Ralph Kiner 14.9%
7. Gus Bell 15.4%
8. George Strickland 19.4%
Steal Success
1. Catfish Metkovich 71.4%
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. Jack Merson .156
8. Clyde McCullough .116
Hit By Pitch
1. Ralph Kiner 7
2. Catfish Metkovich 4
3. Gus Bell 2
3. Joe Garagiola 2
3. Clyde McCullough 2
6. Pete Castiglione 1
6. Jack Merson 1
6. 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. Pete Castiglione 14
7. George Strickland 13
8. Clyde McCullough 7
9. Murry Dickson 4
9. Johnny Berardino 4
Runs Created
1. Ralph Kiner 104
2. Gus Bell 58
3. Joe Garagiola 53
4. Catfish Metkovich 48
5. Jack Merson 36
6. Pete Castiglione 26
7. George Strickland 14
8. Clyde McCullough 13
9. Bill Howerton 5
10. Ed Fitz Gerald 4
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. Jack Merson 3.09
7. Clyde McCullough 2.49
8. George Strickland 1.89
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%
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Jack Merson 11
2. Catfish Metkovich 9
3. Joe Garagiola 7
4. Ralph Kiner 6
4. Gus Bell 6
6. Murry Dickson 5
6. George Strickland 5
8. Ed Fitz Gerald 4
9. Clyde McCullough 3
10. Erv Dusak 2

 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. Howie Pollet .948
6. Paul LaPalme .941
7. Ted Wilks .923
8. Jim Waugh .917
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 (C)
1. Clyde McCullough 4.99
2. Joe Garagiola 4.93
Range Factor (1B)
1. Tony Bartirome 8.75
2. Catfish Metkovich 8.67
Range Factor (2B)
1. Clem Koshorek 6.85
2. George Strickland 6.19
3. Jack Merson 5.47
Range Factor (3B)
1. Jack Merson 4.45
2. Pete Castiglione 4.10
3. Sonny Senerchia 3.18
Range Factor (SS)
1. Clem Koshorek 7.65
2. George Strickland 7.21
3. Dick Groat 5.91
Range Factor (LF)
1. Ralph Kiner 1.84
Range Factor (CF)
1. Bobby Del Greco 2.99
2. Catfish Metkovich 2.82
Range Factor (RF)
1. Brandy Davis 2.79
2. Gus Bell 1.81