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 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Leaders (1954) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Sid Gordon .306
2. Jack Shepard .304
3. Frank Thomas .298
4. Toby Atwell .289
5. Dick Cole .270
6. Preston Ward .269
7. Dick Hall .239
Home Runs
1. Frank Thomas 23
2. Sid Gordon 12
3. Preston Ward 7
4. Toby Atwell 3
4. Jack Shepard 3
6. Dick Hall 2
7. Bob Friend 1
7. Vern Law 1
7. Dick Cole 1
7. Hal Rice 1
Runs Batted In
1. Frank Thomas 94
2. Sid Gordon 49
3. Preston Ward 48
4. Dick Cole 40
5. Dick Hall 27
6. Toby Atwell 26
7. Jack Shepard 22
8. Eddie Pellagrini 16
9. Vern Law 13
10. Hal Rice 9
On-Base Average
1. Sid Gordon .405
2. Toby Atwell .384
3. Jack Shepard .370
4. Frank Thomas .359
5. Preston Ward .337
6. Dick Cole .323
7. Dick Hall .304
Slugging Percentage
1. Frank Thomas .497
2. Sid Gordon .438
3. Jack Shepard .396
4. Preston Ward .383
5. Toby Atwell .376
6. Dick Cole .342
7. Dick Hall .310
Runs Scored
1. Frank Thomas 81
2. Dick Cole 40
3. Dick Hall 38
3. Sid Gordon 38
5. Preston Ward 37
6. Toby Atwell 36
7. Jack Shepard 24
8. Eddie Pellagrini 12
9. Vern Law 10
9. Vic Janowicz 10
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Frank Thomas .856
2. Sid Gordon .843
3. Jack Shepard .766
4. Toby Atwell .760
5. Preston Ward .720
6. Dick Cole .665
7. Dick Hall .614
Isolated Power
1. Frank Thomas .199
2. Sid Gordon .132
3. Preston Ward .114
4. Jack Shepard .092
5. Toby Atwell .087
6. Dick Cole .072
7. Dick Hall .071
Steals
1. Dick Hall 3
1. Frank Thomas 3
3. Toby Atwell 2
Hits
1. Frank Thomas 172
2. Dick Cole 131
3. Sid Gordon 111
4. Preston Ward 97
5. Toby Atwell 83
6. Dick Hall 74
7. Jack Shepard 69
8. Eddie Pellagrini 27
9. Bob Friend 14
9. Hal Rice 14
Doubles
1. Frank Thomas 32
2. Dick Cole 22
3. Preston Ward 16
4. Sid Gordon 12
5. Dick Hall 8
5. Toby Atwell 8
5. Jack Shepard 8
8. Eddie Pellagrini 6
9. Vern Law 5
10. Hal Rice 4
Triples
1. Frank Thomas 7
2. Dick Cole 5
3. Dick Hall 4
3. Toby Atwell 4
5. Jack Shepard 2
5. Preston Ward 2
7. Bob Friend 1
7. Paul LaPalme 1
7. Dick Littlefield 1
7. Cal Abrams 1
Walks
1. Sid Gordon 67
2. Frank Thomas 51
3. Toby Atwell 43
4. Dick Cole 41
5. Preston Ward 39
6. Dick Hall 33
7. Jack Shepard 26
8. Hal Rice 14
9. Cal Abrams 10
10. Eddie Pellagrini 9
Sacrifice Hits
1. Max Surkont 9
2. Dick Cole 8
2. Sid Gordon 8
2. Jack Shepard 8
5. Vern Law 6
6. Dick Littlefield 4
6. Toby Atwell 4
6. Frank Thomas 4
9. Paul LaPalme 3
9. Bob Purkey 3
Total Bases
1. Frank Thomas 287
2. Dick Cole 166
3. Sid Gordon 159
4. Preston Ward 138
5. Toby Atwell 108
6. Dick Hall 96
7. Jack Shepard 90
8. Eddie Pellagrini 33
9. Hal Rice 23
10. Bob Friend 20
Games Played
1. Frank Thomas 153
2. Dick Cole 138
3. Sid Gordon 131
4. Preston Ward 117
5. Dick Hall 112
6. Toby Atwell 96
7. Jack Shepard 82
8. Eddie Pellagrini 73
9. Johnny Hetki 58
10. Vern Law 50
At Bats
1. Frank Thomas 577
2. Dick Cole 486
3. Sid Gordon 363
4. Preston Ward 360
5. Dick Hall 310
6. Toby Atwell 287
7. Jack Shepard 227
8. Eddie Pellagrini 125
9. Hal Rice 81
10. Vic Janowicz 73
Plate Appearances
1. Frank Thomas 649
2. Dick Cole 533
3. Sid Gordon 439
4. Preston Ward 403
5. Dick Hall 352
6. Toby Atwell 336
7. Jack Shepard 257
8. Eddie Pellagrini 139
9. Hal Rice 95
10. Vic Janowicz 81
Strikeouts
1. Frank Thomas 74
2. Preston Ward 61
3. Dick Cole 48
4. Dick Hall 46
5. Jack Shepard 33
6. Sid Gordon 24
6. Hal Rice 24
8. Vic Janowicz 23
9. Toby Atwell 21
9. Eddie Pellagrini 21
Strikeout Percent
1. Sid Gordon 6.6%
2. Toby Atwell 7.3%
3. Dick Cole 9.9%
4. Frank Thomas 12.8%
5. Jack Shepard 14.5%
6. Dick Hall 14.8%
7. Preston Ward 16.9%
Secondary Average
1. Sid Gordon .317
2. Frank Thomas .293
3. Toby Atwell .244
4. Preston Ward .222
5. Jack Shepard .207
6. Dick Hall .187
7. Dick Cole .156
Hit By Pitch
1. Frank Thomas 10
2. Eddie Pellagrini 4
3. Toby Atwell 3
4. Paul LaPalme 1
4. Vern Law 1
4. Vic Janowicz 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Frank Thomas 62
2. Dick Cole 28
3. Preston Ward 25
4. Sid Gordon 24
5. Toby Atwell 15
6. Dick Hall 14
7. Jack Shepard 13
8. Vern Law 6
8. Eddie Pellagrini 6
8. Hal Rice 6
Runs Created
1. Frank Thomas 103
2. Sid Gordon 67
3. Dick Cole 50
4. Preston Ward 48
5. Toby Atwell 42
6. Jack Shepard 32
7. Dick Hall 28
8. Eddie Pellagrini 10
9. Bob Friend 6
9. Hal Rice 6
Runs Created / 27
1. Sid Gordon 6.48
2. Frank Thomas 6.44
3. Toby Atwell 5.04
4. Jack Shepard 4.80
5. Preston Ward 4.71
6. Dick Cole 3.47
7. Dick Hall 2.91
Home Run Percent
1. Frank Thomas 4.0%
2. Sid Gordon 3.3%
3. Preston Ward 1.9%
4. Jack Shepard 1.3%
5. Toby Atwell 1.0%
6. Dick Hall 0.6%
7. Dick Cole 0.2%
Sacrifice Flies
1. Frank Thomas 11
2. Dick Hall 9
2. Sid Gordon 9
4. Dick Cole 6
5. Jack Shepard 4
5. Preston Ward 4
7. Toby Atwell 3
8. Max Surkont 1
8. Eddie Pellagrini 1
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Double Plays (GDP)
1. Dick Cole 20
2. Dick Hall 14
3. Toby Atwell 11
4. Sid Gordon 10
4. Jack Shepard 10
4. Frank Thomas 10
7. Preston Ward 5
8. Vern Law 4
9. Bob Friend 2
Max Surkont 2

 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Leaders (1954) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Dick Littlefield 10
2. Vern Law 9
2. Max Surkont 9
4. Bob Friend 7
5. Johnny Hetki 4
5. Paul LaPalme 4
7. George O'Donnell 3
7. Bob Purkey 3
7. Jake Thies 3
10. Laurin Pepper 1
Earned Run Average
1. Dick Littlefield 3.60
2. Jake Thies 3.87
3. Max Surkont 4.41
4. George O'Donnell 4.53
5. Johnny Hetki 4.99
6. Bob Friend 5.07
6. Bob Purkey 5.07
8. Vern Law 5.51
9. Paul LaPalme 5.52
Strikeouts
1. Dick Littlefield 92
2. Max Surkont 78
3. Bob Friend 73
4. Paul LaPalme 57
4. Vern Law 57
4. Jake Thies 57
7. Bob Purkey 38
8. Johnny Hetki 27
9. Laurin Pepper 17
10. George O'Donnell 8
Saves
1. Johnny Hetki 9
2. Vern Law 3
3. Bob Friend 2
4. George O'Donnell 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Jake Thies 11.67
2. Max Surkont 12.70
3. George O'Donnell 12.98
4. Dick Littlefield 13.06
5. Bob Friend 13.84
6. Bob Purkey 14.19
7. Johnny Hetki 14.31
7. Vern Law 14.31
9. Paul LaPalme 14.99
Winning Percentage
1. Johnny Hetki .500
2. Dick Littlefield .476
3. Vern Law .409
4. Bob Friend .368
5. Max Surkont .333
6. Paul LaPalme .286
7. Bob Purkey .273
8. George O'Donnell .250
8. Jake Thies .250
Save Success
1. Bob Friend 100.0%
1. Johnny Hetki 100.0%
1. Vern Law 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Max Surkont 11
2. Vern Law 7
2. Dick Littlefield 7
4. Bob Friend 4
5. George O'Donnell 3
5. Jake Thies 3
7. Paul LaPalme 2
Shutouts
1. Bob Friend 2
2. Dick Littlefield 1
2. Jake Thies 1
Starts
1. Max Surkont 29
2. Dick Littlefield 21
3. Bob Friend 20
4. Vern Law 18
4. Jake Thies 18
6. Paul LaPalme 15
7. Bob Purkey 11
8. George O'Donnell 10
9. Laurin Pepper 8
10. Cal Hogue 2
Appearances
1. Johnny Hetki 58
2. Vern Law 39
3. Bob Purkey 36
4. Bob Friend 35
5. Paul LaPalme 33
5. Max Surkont 33
5. Jake Thies 33
8. Dick Littlefield 23
9. George O'Donnell 21
10. Laurin Pepper 14
Innings Pitched
1. Max Surkont 208.1
2. Bob Friend 170.1
3. Vern Law 161.2
4. Dick Littlefield 155.0
5. Bob Purkey 131.1
6. Jake Thies 130.1
7. Paul LaPalme 120.2
8. George O'Donnell 87.1
9. Johnny Hetki 83.0
10. Laurin Pepper 50.2
Opp. OPS
1. Dick Littlefield .638
2. Jake Thies .661
3. Bob Purkey .677
4. George O'Donnell .697
5. Max Surkont .719
6. Bob Friend .740
7. Johnny Hetki .773
8. Vern Law .792
9. Paul LaPalme .794
Defense Independent ERA
1. George O'Donnell 4.20
2. Bob Purkey 4.29
3. Dick Littlefield 4.34
4. Bob Friend 4.40
5. Jake Thies 4.62
6. Max Surkont 4.99
7. Vern Law 5.00
8. Paul LaPalme 5.01
9. Johnny Hetki 5.16
Innings / Game
1. Dick Littlefield 6.74
2. Max Surkont 6.31
3. Bob Friend 4.87
4. George O'Donnell 4.16
5. Vern Law 4.15
6. Jake Thies 3.95
7. Paul LaPalme 3.66
8. Bob Purkey 3.65
9. Johnny Hetki 1.43
Opp. Batting Average
1. Dick Littlefield .234
2. Jake Thies .237
3. Max Surkont .259
4. Bob Purkey .283
5. Johnny Hetki .288
6. Bob Friend .292
7. Paul LaPalme .295
8. Vern Law .300
8. George O'Donnell .300
Opp. Slugging
1. Dick Littlefield .307
2. Bob Purkey .309
3. Jake Thies .353
4. George O'Donnell .354
5. Bob Friend .393
6. Max Surkont .394
7. Johnny Hetki .429
8. Paul LaPalme .430
9. Vern Law .435
Opp. On-Base
1. Jake Thies .308
2. Max Surkont .325
3. Dick Littlefield .331
4. George O'Donnell .343
5. Johnny Hetki .344
6. Bob Friend .347
7. Vern Law .357
8. Paul LaPalme .364
9. Bob Purkey .368
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Dick Littlefield 5.34
2. Paul LaPalme 4.25
3. Jake Thies 3.94
4. Bob Friend 3.86
5. Max Surkont 3.37
6. Vern Law 3.17
7. Johnny Hetki 2.93
8. Bob Purkey 2.60
9. George O'Donnell 0.82
Hits / 9 IP
1. Dick Littlefield 8.13
2. Jake Thies 8.29
3. Max Surkont 9.33
4. Bob Purkey 9.94
5. Bob Friend 10.78
6. George O'Donnell 10.82
7. Paul LaPalme 10.96
8. Johnny Hetki 11.06
9. Vern Law 11.19
Walks / 9 IP
1. George O'Donnell 2.16
2. Bob Friend 3.06
3. Vern Law 3.12
4. Johnny Hetki 3.25
5. Max Surkont 3.37
6. Jake Thies 3.38
7. Paul LaPalme 4.03
8. Bob Purkey 4.25
9. Dick Littlefield 4.94
Hit Batters
1. Bob Purkey 7
2. Max Surkont 4
3. Vern Law 3
3. Jake Thies 3
5. Dick Littlefield 2
5. George O'Donnell 2
7. Bob Friend 1
7. Joe Page 1
Homers Allowed
1. Max Surkont 25
2. Vern Law 20
3. Bob Friend 16
4. Paul LaPalme 15
5. Jake Thies 13
6. Johnny Hetki 11
7. Dick Littlefield 10
8. George O'Donnell 4
8. Joe Page 4
8. Laurin Pepper 4

 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Leaders (1954) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Johnny Hetki 1.000
1. Paul LaPalme 1.000
1. Bob Purkey 1.000
1. Frank Thomas 1.000
5. Toby Atwell .990
6. Bob Skinner .986
7. Preston Ward .984
8. Max Surkont .980
9. Jack Shepard .977
10. Sid Gordon .974
Outfield Assists
1. Sid Gordon 9
2. Preston Ward 7
3. Frank Thomas 4
4. Jerry Lynch 3
5. Cal Abrams 2
6. Dick Hall 1
6. Gail Henley 1
6. Hal Rice 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Johnny Hetki 1.000
1. Paul LaPalme 1.000
1. George O'Donnell 1.000
1. Joe Page 1.000
1. Bob Purkey 1.000
6. Max Surkont .980
7. Bob Friend .971
7. Vern Law .971
9. Laurin Pepper .947
10. Len Yochim .909
Fielding Average (C)
1. Toby Atwell .990
2. Jack Shepard .977
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Bob Skinner .986
2. Preston Ward .984
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Curt Roberts .969
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Eddie Pellagrini .968
2. Dick Cole .941
3. Sid Gordon .925
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Gair Allie .952
2. Dick Cole .949
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Frank Thomas 1.000
2. Jerry Lynch .963
3. Dick Hall .953
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Frank Thomas .985
2. Dick Hall .963
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Sid Gordon .974
2. Jerry Lynch .971
3. Preston Ward .940
Range Factor (P)
1. Len Yochim 4.95
2. Bob Purkey 3.85
3. Laurin Pepper 3.35
4. George O'Donnell 2.69
5. Jake Thies 2.47
6. Max Surkont 2.12
7. Vern Law 1.94
8. Paul LaPalme 1.93
9. Bob Friend 1.85
10. Joe Page 1.80
Range Factor (C)
1. Jack Shepard 5.18
2. Toby Atwell 5.04
Range Factor (1B)
1. Preston Ward 10.19
2. Bob Skinner 10.07
Range Factor (2B)
1. Curt Roberts 6.18
Range Factor (3B)
1. Eddie Pellagrini 3.68
2. Dick Cole 3.53
3. Sid Gordon 3.17
Range Factor (SS)
1. Gair Allie 5.34
2. Dick Cole 4.86
Range Factor (LF)
1. Frank Thomas 2.72
2. Jerry Lynch 2.51
3. Dick Hall 2.41
Range Factor (CF)
1. Dick Hall 3.31
2. Frank Thomas 3.03
Range Factor (RF)
1. Preston Ward 2.18
2. Sid Gordon 1.94
3. Jerry Lynch 1.35
Runners Thrown Out
1. Jack Shepard 17
2. Toby Atwell 15
3. Vern Law 3
4. Jim Mangan 1
RTO%
1. Jack Shepard 53.1%
2. Toby Atwell 31.9%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Jack Shepard 0.25
2. Toby Atwell 0.40