League pitching leaders

League pitching leaders - 1959 American League
Regular season

Earned run average			Strikeouts			Walks

Brown, H	SPT59	2.15	Drysdale, D	MON59	211	Hobbie, G	R6659	118
Law, V	SPT59	2.27	Jones, S	MON59	185	Score, H	R6659	112
Purkey, B	ACE59	2.59	Wilhelm, H	HOR59	154	Drysdale, D	MON59	102
Conley, G	GLA59	2.79	Lary, F	FOR59	139	Williams, S	R6659	101
Donovan, D	SPT59	2.84	Podres, J	ACE59	136	Anderson, B	GLA59	96
Burdette, L	ACE59	2.91	Jackson, L	MON59	136	Jones, S	MON59	92
Owens, J	SPT59	3.06	Pierce, B	HOR59	128	Kline, R	R6659	78
Jackson, L	MON59	3.22	Owens, J	SPT59	127	McLish, C	GLA59	78
Shaw, B	R6659	3.27	Anderson, B	GLA59	127	Podres, J	ACE59	77
Mossi, D	FOR59	3.35	McLish, C	GLA59	126	Spahn, W	HOR59	77


Wins			Winning percentage			Average run support

Spahn, W	HOR59	18-10	Brown, H	SPT59	.750	McLish, C	GLA59	5.7
Law, V	SPT59	18-11	Pierce, B	HOR59	.682	Mossi, D	FOR59	5.4
Burdette, L	ACE59	18-13	Wilhelm, H	HOR59	.680	Jones, S	MON59	5.1
Wilhelm, H	HOR59	17-8	Shaw, B	R6659	.667	Pierce, B	HOR59	5.1
Shaw, B	R6659	16-8	Spahn, W	HOR59	.643	Terry, R	FOR59	5.0
Mossi, D	FOR59	16-9	Mossi, D	FOR59	.640	Brown, H	SPT59	5.0
Jackson, L	MON59	16-15	Conley, G	GLA59	.636	Spahn, W	HOR59	4.9
Pierce, B	HOR59	15-7	Jay, J	GLA59	.632	Walker, J	HOR59	4.9
Purkey, B	ACE59	15-12	Law, V	SPT59	.621	Wilhelm, H	HOR59	4.8
Conley, G	GLA59	14-8	Walker, J	HOR59	.600	Jay, J	GLA59	4.8


Batting average			On-base percentage			Slugging percentage

Law, V	SPT59	.205	Law, V	SPT59	.250	Law, V	SPT59	.291
Conley, G	GLA59	.215	Conley, G	GLA59	.256	Brown, H	SPT59	.307
Brown, H	SPT59	.216	Brown, H	SPT59	.258	Conley, G	GLA59	.311
Hobbie, G	R6659	.231	Purkey, B	ACE59	.276	Shaw, B	R6659	.323
Donovan, D	SPT59	.233	Shaw, B	R6659	.279	Hobbie, G	R6659	.325
Owens, J	SPT59	.235	Burdette, L	ACE59	.286	Donovan, D	SPT59	.333
Shaw, B	R6659	.237	Donovan, D	SPT59	.289	Purkey, B	ACE59	.340
Purkey, B	ACE59	.240	Mossi, D	FOR59	.294	Owens, J	SPT59	.341
Drysdale, D	MON59	.241	Walker, J	HOR59	.297	Jones, S	MON59	.356
Kline, R	R6659	.245	Pierce, B	HOR59	.297	Jackson, L	MON59	.360


Hits per 9 innings			Walks per 9 innings			Runners per 9 innings

Law, V	SPT59	6.7	Purkey, B	ACE59	1.5	Law, V	SPT59	8.7
Brown, H	SPT59	7.2	Burdette, L	ACE59	1.5	Brown, H	SPT59	9.2
Conley, G	GLA59	7.3	Lary, F	FOR59	1.6	Conley, G	GLA59	9.3
Hobbie, G	R6659	7.8	Conley, G	GLA59	1.8	Purkey, B	ACE59	9.9
Owens, J	SPT59	7.9	Shaw, B	R6659	1.8	Shaw, B	R6659	10.1
Donovan, D	SPT59	7.9	Brown, H	SPT59	1.8	Burdette, L	ACE59	10.4
Shaw, B	R6659	8.1	Mossi, D	FOR59	2.0	Donovan, D	SPT59	10.8
Purkey, B	ACE59	8.1	Law, V	SPT59	2.0	Walker, J	HOR59	10.8
Drysdale, D	MON59	8.2	Pierce, B	HOR59	2.1	Mossi, D	FOR59	10.8
Walker, J	HOR59	8.3	Walker, J	HOR59	2.3	Pierce, B	HOR59	11.1


Strikeouts per 9 innings			Homeruns per 9 innings			Stolen bases per 9 innings

Drysdale, D	MON59	8.1	Conley, G	GLA59	0.4	Kline, R	R6659	0.0
Jones, S	MON59	6.8	Brown, H	SPT59	0.5	Conley, G	GLA59	0.0
Wilhelm, H	HOR59	6.6	Shaw, B	R6659	0.5	Mossi, D	FOR59	0.1
Pappas, M	MON59	6.2	Hobbie, G	R6659	0.6	Shaw, B	R6659	0.1
Lary, F	FOR59	5.2	Owens, J	SPT59	0.6	Spahn, W	HOR59	0.1
Podres, J	ACE59	5.2	Law, V	SPT59	0.6	Antonelli, J	FOR59	0.1
Walker, J	HOR59	5.1	Terry, R	FOR59	0.6	Brown, H	SPT59	0.1
Hobbie, G	R6659	5.0	Jackson, L	MON59	0.7	Drysdale, D	MON59	0.1
Owens, J	SPT59	4.9	Purkey, B	ACE59	0.7	Law, V	SPT59	0.1
Conley, G	GLA59	4.8	Jones, S	MON59	0.7	Burdette, L	ACE59	0.2


Shutouts			Quality starts			Quality start percentage

Purkey, B	ACE59	4	Law, V	SPT59	27	Law, V	SPT59	.818
Jackson, L	MON59	4	Purkey, B	ACE59	26	Brown, H	SPT59	.773
Miller, S	GLA59	3	Burdette, L	ACE59	24	Purkey, B	ACE59	.743
Mossi, D	FOR59	3	Spahn, W	HOR59	22	Donovan, D	SPT59	.724
Podres, J	ACE59	3	Jackson, L	MON59	22	Kline, R	R6659	.724
Drysdale, D	MON59	3	Donovan, D	SPT59	21	Terry, R	FOR59	.680
Spahn, W	HOR59	3	Kline, R	R6659	21	Conley, G	GLA59	.667
Burdette, L	ACE59	3	Lary, F	FOR59	21	Shaw, B	R6659	.652
Cardwell, D	R6659	2	Pierce, B	HOR59	21	Lary, F	FOR59	.636
Brown, H	SPT59	2	Podres, J	ACE59	20	Owens, J	SPT59	.633


Save Opportunities			Saves			Save percentage

McMahon, D	ACE59	27	Duren, R	R6659	24	Duren, R	R6659	.960
Loes, B	SPT59	26	Face, R	MON59	21	Loes, B	SPT59	.654
Duren, R	R6659	25	Loes, B	SPT59	17	McMahon, D	ACE59	.630
Face, R	MON59	23	McMahon, D	ACE59	17
Fisher, J	GLA59	20	Fisher, J	GLA59	16
McDaniel, L	R6659	20	McDaniel, L	R6659	14
Miller, S	GLA59	16	Robinson, H	HOR59	11
Meyer, J	HOR59	15	Shantz, B	FOR59	10
Shantz, B	FOR59	13	Meyer, J	HOR59	10
Robinson, H	HOR59	12	Miller, S	GLA59	10


Holds			Blown saves			Blown save percentage

Kiely, L	ACE59	6	McMahon, D	ACE59	10	McMahon, D	ACE59	.370
Schmidt, W	HOR59	5	Loes, B	SPT59	9	Loes, B	SPT59	.346
Clevenger, T	ACE59	5	Farrell, T	SPT59	6	Duren, R	R6659	.040
Robinson, H	HOR59	5	McDaniel, L	R6659	6
Miller, S	GLA59	5	Meyer, J	HOR59	5
McDaniel, L	R6659	5	Hyde, D	GLA59	4
Hyde, D	GLA59	4	Bridges, M	HOR59	4
Farrell, T	SPT59	4	Perry, J	FOR59	4
Coleman, R	SPT59	3	Miller, S	GLA59	4
Chittum, N	FOR59	3	Fisher, J	GLA59	4


Innings			Batters faced per game			Complete games

Burdette, L	ACE59	287.2	Conley, G	GLA59	33.83	Law, V	SPT59	21
Spahn, W	HOR59	278.0	Owens, J	SPT59	32.13	Conley, G	GLA59	15
Purkey, B	ACE59	271.0	Law, V	SPT59	31.39	Burdette, L	ACE59	15
Law, V	SPT59	265.2	McLish, C	GLA59	31.11	Purkey, B	ACE59	13
Jackson, L	MON59	259.2	Burdette, L	ACE59	31.11	Antonelli, J	FOR59	11
Anderson, B	GLA59	251.0	Spahn, W	HOR59	30.89	Jackson, L	MON59	11
Antonelli, J	FOR59	251.0	Lary, F	FOR59	30.70	Owens, J	SPT59	10
McLish, C	GLA59	248.0	Purkey, B	ACE59	30.17	Jones, S	MON59	10
Jones, S	MON59	244.2	Anderson, B	GLA59	30.06	Spahn, W	HOR59	10
Pierce, B	HOR59	239.1	Antonelli, J	FOR59	29.49	Brown, H	SPT59	8


Doubles			Triples			Homeruns

Pierce, B	HOR59	52	Spahn, W	HOR59	14	Antonelli, J	FOR59	37
Spahn, W	HOR59	47	Anderson, B	GLA59	13	Pierce, B	HOR59	35
Lary, F	FOR59	46	Williams, S	R6659	10	Burdette, L	ACE59	35
Antonelli, J	FOR59	42	Drysdale, D	MON59	10	Anderson, B	GLA59	34
Drysdale, D	MON59	39	McLish, C	GLA59	10	McLish, C	GLA59	33
O'Dell, B	ACE59	37	O'Dell, B	ACE59	9	Kline, R	R6659	31
Podres, J	ACE59	37	Antonelli, J	FOR59	8	Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	29
Jones, S	MON59	37	Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	7	Spahn, W	HOR59	25
Mossi, D	FOR59	35	Kline, R	R6659	7	Mossi, D	FOR59	24
Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	34	Conley, G	GLA59	7	Lary, F	FOR59	23


Stolen bases			Steal percentage			Pickoffs

Purkey, B	ACE59	16	Jackson, L	MON59	.368	Antonelli, J	FOR59	6
O'Dell, B	ACE59	14	Owens, J	SPT59	.625	Wilhelm, H	HOR59	3
O'Toole, J	R6659	10	O'Dell, B	ACE59	.700	Clevenger, T	ACE59	2
Podres, J	ACE59	10	Purkey, B	ACE59	.842	Lary, F	FOR59	2
Owens, J	SPT59	10				Law, V	SPT59	2
Walker, J	HOR59	9				Walker, J	HOR59	2
Wilhelm, H	HOR59	9				Jackson, L	MON59	2
Jay, J	GLA59	9				Cicotte, A	HOR59	1
Perry, J	FOR59	8				Cardwell, D	R6659	1
Harshman, J	MON59	7				Meyer, J	HOR59	1


Hit by pitch			Wild pitches			Balks

Lary, F	FOR59	11	Score, H	R6659	14	Anderson, B	GLA59	6
Owens, J	SPT59	10	O'Toole, J	R6659	9	Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	5
Drysdale, D	MON59	10	Latman, B	SPT59	8	Drysdale, D	MON59	3
Anderson, B	GLA59	8	Brewer, T	MON59	7	Score, H	R6659	2
Purkey, B	ACE59	8	Williams, S	R6659	7	Walker, J	HOR59	2
Jones, S	MON59	7	Kline, R	R6659	7	Mossi, D	FOR59	2
Conley, G	GLA59	6	Hobbie, G	R6659	7	Coates, J	FOR59	1
Donovan, D	SPT59	6	Podres, J	ACE59	6	Perry, J	FOR59	1
Williams, S	R6659	5	Purkey, B	ACE59	6	Kline, R	R6659	1
Walker, J	HOR59	5	Kemmerer, R	FOR59	5	Lary, F	FOR59	1


Games			Starts			Batters faced

Farrell, T	SPT59	55	Burdette, L	ACE59	38	Burdette, L	ACE59	1182
McDaniel, L	R6659	55	Jackson, L	MON59	37	Spahn, W	HOR59	1174
Pena, O	R6659	55	Anderson, B	GLA59	36	Antonelli, J	FOR59	1091
Elston, D	MON59	52	Spahn, W	HOR59	36	McLish, C	GLA59	1089
Miller, S	GLA59	52	McLish, C	GLA59	35	Jackson, L	MON59	1088
Meyer, J	HOR59	47	Pierce, B	HOR59	35	Purkey, B	ACE59	1086
McMahon, D	ACE59	44	Purkey, B	ACE59	35	Anderson, B	GLA59	1082
Clevenger, T	ACE59	43	Jones, S	MON59	35	Jones, S	MON59	1063
Coates, J	FOR59	42	Antonelli, J	FOR59	34	Law, V	SPT59	1036
Face, R	MON59	42	Lary, F	FOR59	33	Drysdale, D	MON59	1019


Games finished			Runners left scored percentage			Inherited runners scored pct

Duren, R	R6659	35	Purkey, B	ACE59	.000	Coates, J	FOR59	.172
McMahon, D	ACE59	34	Conley, G	GLA59	.000	Cicotte, A	HOR59	.185
McDaniel, L	R6659	34	Law, V	SPT59	.000	Pena, O	R6659	.188
Face, R	MON59	33	Walker, J	HOR59	.091	Elston, D	MON59	.259
Meyer, J	HOR59	30	Hobbie, G	R6659	.154	Miller, S	GLA59	.296
Elston, D	MON59	28	Kline, R	R6659	.200	McDaniel, L	R6659	.323
Loes, B	SPT59	27	Jackson, L	MON59	.211	McMahon, D	ACE59	.345
Miller, S	GLA59	27	Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	.222	Duren, R	R6659	.379
Farrell, T	SPT59	27	O'Dell, B	ACE59	.222	Farrell, T	SPT59	.457
Fisher, J	GLA59	24	Pappas, M	MON59	.263	Kemmerer, R	FOR59	.583


Ground ball DP			Decisions			Losses

Podres, J	ACE59	31	Anderson, B	GLA59	31	Anderson, B	GLA59	14-17
Wilhelm, H	HOR59	29	Jackson, L	MON59	31	Kline, R	R6659	8-15
Burdette, L	ACE59	28	Burdette, L	ACE59	31	Podres, J	ACE59	9-15
Anderson, B	GLA59	26	Law, V	SPT59	29	Jackson, L	MON59	16-15
Purkey, B	ACE59	26	Spahn, W	HOR59	28	Jones, S	MON59	13-14
Kline, R	R6659	23	Purkey, B	ACE59	27	Donovan, D	SPT59	8-13
Nuxhall, J	HOR59	22	Jones, S	MON59	27	Antonelli, J	FOR59	11-13
Terry, R	FOR59	22	McLish, C	GLA59	26	O'Dell, B	ACE59	12-13
Law, V	SPT59	22	O'Dell, B	ACE59	25	Burdette, L	ACE59	18-13
Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	21	Wilhelm, H	HOR59	25	Score, H	R6659	6-12


On-base plus slugging			Walks plus hits per inning			Strikeout/walk ratio

Law, V	SPT59	.541	Law, V	SPT59	0.96	Lary, F	FOR59	3.2
Brown, H	SPT59	.565	Brown, H	SPT59	1.00	Conley, G	GLA59	2.7
Conley, G	GLA59	.567	Conley, G	GLA59	1.00	Wilhelm, H	HOR59	2.5
Shaw, B	R6659	.602	Purkey, B	ACE59	1.07	Pappas, M	MON59	2.5
Purkey, B	ACE59	.616	Shaw, B	R6659	1.10	Mossi, D	FOR59	2.4
Donovan, D	SPT59	.622	Burdette, L	ACE59	1.15	Pierce, B	HOR59	2.2
Owens, J	SPT59	.643	Donovan, D	SPT59	1.17	Walker, J	HOR59	2.2
Hobbie, G	R6659	.657	Walker, J	HOR59	1.18	Brown, H	SPT59	2.2
Jackson, L	MON59	.665	Mossi, D	FOR59	1.19	Drysdale, D	MON59	2.1
Wilhelm, H	HOR59	.671	Owens, J	SPT59	1.20	Burdette, L	ACE59	2.0


Runs created per 27 outs			Runs created ERA			Component ERA

Law, V	SPT59	2.3	Law, V	SPT59	2.07	Law, V	SPT59	1.96
Brown, H	SPT59	2.4	Brown, H	SPT59	2.26	Conley, G	GLA59	2.03
Conley, G	GLA59	2.6	Conley, G	GLA59	2.42	Brown, H	SPT59	2.08
Shaw, B	R6659	2.9	Shaw, B	R6659	2.68	Shaw, B	R6659	2.60
Purkey, B	ACE59	3.1	Purkey, B	ACE59	2.78	Purkey, B	ACE59	2.66
Donovan, D	SPT59	3.3	Donovan, D	SPT59	3.07	Donovan, D	SPT59	2.92
Owens, J	SPT59	3.4	Owens, J	SPT59	3.12	Owens, J	SPT59	3.05
Wilhelm, H	HOR59	3.6	Walker, J	HOR59	3.28	Walker, J	HOR59	3.17
Burdette, L	ACE59	3.6	Burdette, L	ACE59	3.28	Burdette, L	ACE59	3.23
Walker, J	HOR59	3.6	Wilhelm, H	HOR59	3.29	Mossi, D	FOR59	3.25


In-play average			Balls in park			Extra-base hit rate

Law, V	SPT59	.210	Burdette, L	ACE59	999	Law, V	SPT59	.042
Brown, H	SPT59	.227	Spahn, W	HOR59	950	Donovan, D	SPT59	.047
Kline, R	R6659	.229	Purkey, B	ACE59	923	Shaw, B	R6659	.047
Conley, G	GLA59	.235	Jackson, L	MON59	861	Hobbie, G	R6659	.050
Donovan, D	SPT59	.236	Law, V	SPT59	858	Purkey, B	ACE59	.051
Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	.240	Antonelli, J	FOR59	858	Jay, J	GLA59	.051
Purkey, B	ACE59	.243	McLish, C	GLA59	847	Jackson, L	MON59	.051
Shaw, B	R6659	.247	Anderson, B	GLA59	817	Brown, H	SPT59	.052
Burdette, L	ACE59	.248	Lary, F	FOR59	797	Jones, S	MON59	.056
Hobbie, G	R6659	.252	Pierce, B	HOR59	782	Owens, J	SPT59	.057


Total bases + BB + HBP			TB+BB+HBP rate			Single rate

Anderson, B	GLA59	520	Law, V	SPT59	.329	Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	.117
Antonelli, J	FOR59	512	Brown, H	SPT59	.340	Kline, R	R6659	.139
McLish, C	GLA59	505	Conley, G	GLA59	.344	Drysdale, D	MON59	.140
Spahn, W	HOR59	504	Shaw, B	R6659	.358	Conley, G	GLA59	.142
Burdette, L	ACE59	478	Purkey, B	ACE59	.368	Pierce, B	HOR59	.146
Pierce, B	HOR59	463	Donovan, D	SPT59	.376	Hobbie, G	R6659	.148
Drysdale, D	MON59	451	Owens, J	SPT59	.394	Brown, H	SPT59	.148
Lary, F	FOR59	435	Jackson, L	MON59	.397	Law, V	SPT59	.149
Jones, S	MON59	434	Burdette, L	ACE59	.404	Owens, J	SPT59	.154
Jackson, L	MON59	432	Mossi, D	FOR59	.404	Walker, J	HOR59	.154


Total bases plus walks			TB+BB rate			Double rate

Anderson, B	GLA59	512	Law, V	SPT59	.327	Law, V	SPT59	.022
Antonelli, J	FOR59	512	Brown, H	SPT59	.335	Donovan, D	SPT59	.022
Spahn, W	HOR59	503	Conley, G	GLA59	.336	Jay, J	GLA59	.023
McLish, C	GLA59	500	Shaw, B	R6659	.352	Burdette, L	ACE59	.026
Burdette, L	ACE59	475	Purkey, B	ACE59	.361	Purkey, B	ACE59	.027
Pierce, B	HOR59	462	Donovan, D	SPT59	.369	McLish, C	GLA59	.028
Drysdale, D	MON59	441	Owens, J	SPT59	.384	Jackson, L	MON59	.028
Jackson, L	MON59	429	Jackson, L	MON59	.394	Shaw, B	R6659	.028
Jones, S	MON59	427	Mossi, D	FOR59	.400	Anderson, B	GLA59	.029
Lary, F	FOR59	424	Jones, S	MON59	.402	Wilhelm, H	HOR59	.030


Batting average vs LHB			On-base percentage vs LHB			Slugging percentage vs LHB

Elston, D	MON59	.154	Elston, D	MON59	.221	Elston, D	MON59	.254
Score, H	R6659	.204	Spahn, W	HOR59	.249	Podres, J	ACE59	.277
Conley, G	GLA59	.215	Podres, J	ACE59	.253	Score, H	R6659	.289
Clevenger, T	ACE59	.217	O'Dell, B	ACE59	.254	Gibson, B	ACE59	.290
Podres, J	ACE59	.218	Conley, G	GLA59	.262	Brown, H	SPT59	.292
Spahn, W	HOR59	.222	Brown, H	SPT59	.268	O'Dell, B	ACE59	.304
Williams, S	R6659	.222	Law, V	SPT59	.286	Conley, G	GLA59	.305
O'Dell, B	ACE59	.223	Pierce, B	HOR59	.293	Spahn, W	HOR59	.333
Latman, B	SPT59	.233	Burdette, L	ACE59	.299	Latman, B	SPT59	.337
Brown, H	SPT59	.233	Walker, J	HOR59	.301	Law, V	SPT59	.345


Hits vs LHB			Runs batted in vs LHB			On-base plus slugging vs LHB

Purkey, B	ACE59	139	Jones, S	MON59	66	Elston, D	MON59	.475
Burdette, L	ACE59	138	Drysdale, D	MON59	62	Podres, J	ACE59	.529
Lary, F	FOR59	134	Anderson, B	GLA59	59	O'Dell, B	ACE59	.558
McLish, C	GLA59	132	Lary, F	FOR59	57	Brown, H	SPT59	.560
Anderson, B	GLA59	129	Hobbie, G	R6659	54	Conley, G	GLA59	.567
Jackson, L	MON59	127	Burdette, L	ACE59	52	Spahn, W	HOR59	.582
Drysdale, D	MON59	115	Kline, R	R6659	49	Law, V	SPT59	.631
Jones, S	MON59	114	McLish, C	GLA59	49	Score, H	R6659	.632
Law, V	SPT59	99	Terry, R	FOR59	47	Gibson, B	ACE59	.650
Terry, R	FOR59	98	Purkey, B	ACE59	47	Walker, J	HOR59	.650


Doubles vs LHB			Triples vs LHB			Homeruns vs LHB

Owens, J	SPT59	22	Williams, S	R6659	7	Anderson, B	GLA59	21
Lary, F	FOR59	21	McLish, C	GLA59	7	Kline, R	R6659	18
Jones, S	MON59	18	Anderson, B	GLA59	7	Burdette, L	ACE59	18
Jackson, L	MON59	17	Drysdale, D	MON59	6	Drysdale, D	MON59	17
Purkey, B	ACE59	17	Conley, G	GLA59	5	McLish, C	GLA59	17
Drysdale, D	MON59	16	Lary, F	FOR59	5	Lary, F	FOR59	13
Wilhelm, H	HOR59	15	Spahn, W	HOR59	4	Purkey, B	ACE59	13
McLish, C	GLA59	14	Kline, R	R6659	4	Jones, S	MON59	12
Anderson, B	GLA59	14	Shaw, B	R6659	4	Cardwell, D	R6659	11
Perry, J	FOR59	13	Antonelli, J	FOR59	3	Law, V	SPT59	11


Extra base hits vs LHB			Total bases vs LHB			Isolated power vs LHB

Anderson, B	GLA59	42	Anderson, B	GLA59	220	Gibson, B	ACE59	.038
Drysdale, D	MON59	39	McLish, C	GLA59	211	Podres, J	ACE59	.059
Lary, F	FOR59	39	Burdette, L	ACE59	208	Brown, H	SPT59	.059
McLish, C	GLA59	38	Lary, F	FOR59	204	O'Dell, B	ACE59	.082
Kline, R	R6659	33	Purkey, B	ACE59	201	Score, H	R6659	.086
Owens, J	SPT59	33	Drysdale, D	MON59	194	Conley, G	GLA59	.090
Purkey, B	ACE59	33	Jackson, L	MON59	180	Elston, D	MON59	.100
Jones, S	MON59	31	Jones, S	MON59	170	Walker, J	HOR59	.104
Burdette, L	ACE59	31	Kline, R	R6659	166	Terry, R	FOR59	.104
Jackson, L	MON59	30	Owens, J	SPT59	151	Latman, B	SPT59	.105


Walks vs LHB			Strikeouts vs LHB			Hit by pitch vs LHB

Drysdale, D	MON59	61	Drysdale, D	MON59	86	Jones, S	MON59	4
Hobbie, G	R6659	60	Wilhelm, H	HOR59	66	Drysdale, D	MON59	4
Williams, S	R6659	51	Jones, S	MON59	58	Lary, F	FOR59	4
Anderson, B	GLA59	48	Jackson, L	MON59	55	Terry, R	FOR59	3
McLish, C	GLA59	46	Lary, F	FOR59	54	Owens, J	SPT59	3
Jones, S	MON59	45	Owens, J	SPT59	50	Purkey, B	ACE59	3
Jackson, L	MON59	39	Anderson, B	GLA59	47	Anderson, B	GLA59	3
Owens, J	SPT59	38	Score, H	R6659	43	O'Toole, J	R6659	2
Perry, J	FOR59	37	Pappas, M	MON59	42	Podres, J	ACE59	2
Terry, R	FOR59	37	Law, V	SPT59	42	Mossi, D	FOR59	2


Sacrifice bunts vs LHB			Sacrifice flies vs LHB			Atbats vs LHB

Purkey, B	ACE59	5	Conley, G	GLA59	6	Burdette, L	ACE59	525
Score, H	R6659	4	Terry, R	FOR59	6	Purkey, B	ACE59	479
Podres, J	ACE59	3	Lary, F	FOR59	6	Anderson, B	GLA59	469
Mossi, D	FOR59	3	Miller, S	GLA59	5	Lary, F	FOR59	469
Donovan, D	SPT59	3	Pappas, M	MON59	4	Jackson, L	MON59	459
Kline, R	R6659	3	Hobbie, G	R6659	4	McLish, C	GLA59	439
Owens, J	SPT59	3	Purkey, B	ACE59	4	Drysdale, D	MON59	415
Jones, S	MON59	3	Burdette, L	ACE59	4	Law, V	SPT59	415
Lary, F	FOR59	3	Woodeshick, H	SPT59	3	Jones, S	MON59	397
Pizarro, J	SPT59	2	Farrell, T	SPT59	3	Owens, J	SPT59	379


AB per homerun vs LHB			AB per double vs LHB			Plate appearances vs LHB

Kline, R	R6659	18.7	Rush, B	FOR59	14.9	Burdette, L	ACE59	560
Cardwell, D	R6659	19.8	Pierce, B	HOR59	16.3	Anderson, B	GLA59	525
Pena, O	R6659	22.0	Mossi, D	FOR59	17.2	Purkey, B	ACE59	519
Anderson, B	GLA59	22.3	Owens, J	SPT59	17.2	Lary, F	FOR59	515
Antonelli, J	FOR59	24.2	Cardwell, D	R6659	19.8	Jackson, L	MON59	502
Drysdale, D	MON59	24.4	Perry, J	FOR59	21.1	McLish, C	GLA59	489
McLish, C	GLA59	25.8	Pena, O	R6659	22.0	Drysdale, D	MON59	485
Williams, S	R6659	27.0	Jones, S	MON59	22.1	Jones, S	MON59	452
Jay, J	GLA59	28.5	Lary, F	FOR59	22.3	Law, V	SPT59	446
Burdette, L	ACE59	29.2	Walker, J	HOR59	24.1	Owens, J	SPT59	424


Batting average vs RHB			On-base percentage vs RHB			Slugging percentage vs RHB

Williams, S	R6659	.168	Law, V	SPT59	.224	Law, V	SPT59	.250
Law, V	SPT59	.180	Purkey, B	ACE59	.227	Purkey, B	ACE59	.270
Purkey, B	ACE59	.196	Shaw, B	R6659	.247	Williams, S	R6659	.275
Brown, H	SPT59	.203	Brown, H	SPT59	.251	Shaw, B	R6659	.275
Shaw, B	R6659	.206	Conley, G	GLA59	.251	Owens, J	SPT59	.295
Perry, J	FOR59	.206	Harshman, J	MON59	.266	Hobbie, G	R6659	.300
Drysdale, D	MON59	.209	Lary, F	FOR59	.274	Jones, S	MON59	.304
Conley, G	GLA59	.216	Burdette, L	ACE59	.275	Drysdale, D	MON59	.306
Kline, R	R6659	.217	Donovan, D	SPT59	.277	Perry, J	FOR59	.311
Owens, J	SPT59	.217	Drysdale, D	MON59	.279	Conley, G	GLA59	.316


Hits vs RHB			Runs batted in vs RHB			On-base plus slugging vs RHB

Spahn, W	HOR59	222	Antonelli, J	FOR59	103	Law, V	SPT59	.474
Antonelli, J	FOR59	196	Spahn, W	HOR59	94	Purkey, B	ACE59	.496
Pierce, B	HOR59	188	Pierce, B	HOR59	93	Shaw, B	R6659	.522
Podres, J	ACE59	179	Podres, J	ACE59	77	Conley, G	GLA59	.567
Mossi, D	FOR59	166	Mossi, D	FOR59	75	Brown, H	SPT59	.568
O'Dell, B	ACE59	165	O'Dell, B	ACE59	73	Owens, J	SPT59	.575
Nuxhall, J	HOR59	145	Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	69	Williams, S	R6659	.581
Burdette, L	ACE59	145	McLish, C	GLA59	66	Drysdale, D	MON59	.585
McLish, C	GLA59	141	Score, H	R6659	64	Jones, S	MON59	.587
Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	134	Jackson, L	MON59	59	Perry, J	FOR59	.591


Doubles vs RHB			Triples vs RHB			Homeruns vs RHB

Pierce, B	HOR59	40	Spahn, W	HOR59	10	Pierce, B	HOR59	29
Spahn, W	HOR59	40	O'Dell, B	ACE59	8	Antonelli, J	FOR59	27
Antonelli, J	FOR59	36	Anderson, B	GLA59	6	Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	25
O'Dell, B	ACE59	33	Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	6	Podres, J	ACE59	21
Podres, J	ACE59	31	Pierce, B	HOR59	5	Spahn, W	HOR59	21
Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	30	Antonelli, J	FOR59	5	Mossi, D	FOR59	18
Lary, F	FOR59	25	Pizarro, J	SPT59	4	Score, H	R6659	17
Mossi, D	FOR59	24	Nuxhall, J	HOR59	4	Burdette, L	ACE59	17
Drysdale, D	MON59	23	Drysdale, D	MON59	4	McLish, C	GLA59	16
O'Toole, J	R6659	22	Owens, J	SPT59	4	Harshman, J	MON59	14


Extra base hits vs RHB			Total bases vs RHB			Isolated power vs RHB

Pierce, B	HOR59	74	Spahn, W	HOR59	345	Shaw, B	R6659	.069
Spahn, W	HOR59	71	Pierce, B	HOR59	325	Law, V	SPT59	.071
Antonelli, J	FOR59	68	Antonelli, J	FOR59	323	Purkey, B	ACE59	.074
Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	61	Podres, J	ACE59	279	Owens, J	SPT59	.079
O'Dell, B	ACE59	55	O'Dell, B	ACE59	256	Hobbie, G	R6659	.081
Podres, J	ACE59	55	Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	251	Jones, S	MON59	.085
Mossi, D	FOR59	43	Mossi, D	FOR59	246	Donovan, D	SPT59	.085
Burdette, L	ACE59	39	Burdette, L	ACE59	219	Jackson, L	MON59	.090
Lary, F	FOR59	37	McLish, C	GLA59	211	Drysdale, D	MON59	.097
Anderson, B	GLA59	36	Nuxhall, J	HOR59	203	Conley, G	GLA59	.100


Walks vs RHB			Strikeouts vs RHB			Hit by pitch vs RHB

Score, H	R6659	81	Jones, S	MON59	127	Lary, F	FOR59	7
Podres, J	ACE59	70	Drysdale, D	MON59	125	Owens, J	SPT59	7
Spahn, W	HOR59	68	Pierce, B	HOR59	100	Drysdale, D	MON59	6
Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	65	Podres, J	ACE59	97	Williams, S	R6659	5
Antonelli, J	FOR59	61	Antonelli, J	FOR59	93	Walker, J	HOR59	5
Hobbie, G	R6659	58	Spahn, W	HOR59	89	Donovan, D	SPT59	5
O'Dell, B	ACE59	51	Wilhelm, H	HOR59	88	Anderson, B	GLA59	5
Williams, S	R6659	50	Lary, F	FOR59	85	Purkey, B	ACE59	5
O'Toole, J	R6659	48	McLish, C	GLA59	85	Conley, G	GLA59	4
Anderson, B	GLA59	48	Mossi, D	FOR59	84	Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	4


Sacrifice bunts vs RHB			Sacrifice flies vs RHB			Atbats vs RHB

Jones, S	MON59	15	Score, H	R6659	8	Spahn, W	HOR59	834
Mossi, D	FOR59	15	Spahn, W	HOR59	8	Antonelli, J	FOR59	763
Burdette, L	ACE59	14	Owens, J	SPT59	7	Pierce, B	HOR59	740
Cardwell, D	R6659	11	McLish, C	GLA59	7	Podres, J	ACE59	704
Drysdale, D	MON59	10	Gibson, B	ACE59	6	Mossi, D	FOR59	677
Spahn, W	HOR59	9	Donovan, D	SPT59	6	O'Dell, B	ACE59	611
O'Dell, B	ACE59	8	Ferrarese, D	HOR59	5	Burdette, L	ACE59	582
Podres, J	ACE59	8	Conley, G	GLA59	5	McLish, C	GLA59	552
Walker, J	HOR59	7	Lary, F	FOR59	5	Law, V	SPT59	551
Perry, J	FOR59	6	Pena, O	R6659	4	Jackson, L	MON59	545


AB per homerun vs RHB			AB per double vs RHB			Plate appearances vs RHB

Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	20.5	O'Toole, J	R6659	15.5	Spahn, W	HOR59	920
Score, H	R6659	24.3	Terry, R	FOR59	15.5	Antonelli, J	FOR59	833
Pierce, B	HOR59	25.5	Cardwell, D	R6659	15.8	Pierce, B	HOR59	795
Antonelli, J	FOR59	28.3	Ceccarelli, A	GLA59	17.1	Podres, J	ACE59	786
Kline, R	R6659	28.8	Walker, J	HOR59	18.0	Mossi, D	FOR59	737
Harshman, J	MON59	30.4	Pierce, B	HOR59	18.5	O'Dell, B	ACE59	673
Walker, J	HOR59	31.6	O'Dell, B	ACE59	18.5	Burdette, L	ACE59	622
Podres, J	ACE59	33.5	Lary, F	FOR59	18.8	Jones, S	MON59	611
Burdette, L	ACE59	34.2	Drysdale, D	MON59	20.6	McLish, C	GLA59	600
McLish, C	GLA59	34.5	Spahn, W	HOR59	20.9	Law, V	SPT59	590

League pitching leaders - 1959 American LeagueRegular season

League pitching leaders - 1959 American League
Regular season