1962 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

2 leagues · 162 team games · 46 ranking tables · 23 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Mickey MantleAmerican League
Maury WillsNational League

Cy Young Award

Don DrysdaleBoth leagues — one award across both

Rookie of the Year

Ken HubbsNational League
Tom TreshAmerican League

Gold Glove

Luis AparicioAmerican League
Earl BatteyAmerican League
Roberto ClementeNational League
Del CrandallNational League
Jim DavenportNational League
Ken HubbsNational League
Jim KaatAmerican League
Al KalineAmerican League
Jim LandisAmerican League
Mickey MantleAmerican League
Willie MaysNational League
Vic PowerAmerican League
Bobby RichardsonAmerican League
Brooks RobinsonAmerican League
Bobby ShantzNational League
Bill VirdonNational League
Bill WhiteNational League
Maury WillsNational League

Not every award existed in this season. This database has Silver Slugger (from 1980). Their absence here is not a statement about these players: those awards had not been invented yet.

American League

Led the American League — the first row of every table below.

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Albie Pearson	115
2	Norm Siebern	114
3	Bob Allison	102
4	Bobby Richardson	99
4	Carl Yastrzemski	99
6	Lenny Green	97
7	Mickey Mantle	96
7	Rich Rollins	96
7	Leon Wagner	96
10	Norm Cash	94
10	Tom Tresh	94

HitsH

1	Bobby Richardson	209
2	Jerry Lumpe	193
3	Brooks Robinson	192
4	Carl Yastrzemski	191
5	Floyd Robinson	187
6	Billy Moran	186
6	Rich Rollins	186
8	Norm Siebern	185
9	Pete Runnels	183
10	Tom Tresh	178

Doubles2B

1	Floyd Robinson	45
2	Carl Yastrzemski	43
3	Eddie Bressoud	40
4	Bobby Richardson	38
5	Jerry Lumpe	34
5	Roger Maris	34
5	Buck Rodgers	34
8	Lenny Green	33
8	Pete Runnels	33
10	Joe Cunningham	32

Triples3B

1	Gino Cimoli	15
2	Lou Clinton	10
2	Jerry Lumpe	10
2	Floyd Robinson	10
5	Eddie Bressoud	9
5	Brooks Robinson	9
7	Bob Allison	8
7	Al Smith	8
9	Bernie Allen	7
9	Ed Charles	7
9	Joe Cunningham	7
9	Nellie Fox	7

Home RunsHR

1	Harmon Killebrew	48
2	Norm Cash	39
3	Rocky Colavito	37
3	Leon Wagner	37
5	Jim Gentile	33
5	Roger Maris	33
7	Mickey Mantle	30
8	Bob Allison	29
8	Al Kaline	29
10	Lee Thomas	26

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Harmon Killebrew	126
2	Norm Siebern	117
3	Rocky Colavito	112
4	Floyd Robinson	109
5	Leon Wagner	107
6	Lee Thomas	104
7	Bob Allison	102
8	Roger Maris	100
9	Rich Rollins	96
10	Frank Malzone	95

WalksBB

1	Mickey Mantle	122
2	Norm Siebern	110
3	Harmon Killebrew	106
4	Norm Cash	104
5	Joe Cunningham	101
6	Rocky Colavito	96
7	Albie Pearson	95
8	Lenny Green	88
9	Roger Maris	87
10	Bob Allison	84

Stolen BasesSB

1	Luis Aparicio	31
2	Chuck Hinton	28
3	Jake Wood	24
4	Ed Charles	20
5	Dick Howser	19
5	Jim Landis	19
5	Jose Tartabull	19
8	Gary Geiger	18
9	Albie Pearson	15
10	Bill Bruton	14
10	Chuck Cottier	14

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Mickey Mantle	8.0
2	Rocky Colavito	6.2
3	Norm Siebern	5.9
4	Brooks Robinson	5.5
5	Al Kaline	5.4
6	John Romano	5.3
7	Clete Boyer	5.0
8	Bill Bruton	5.0
9	Ed Charles	4.9
10	Norm Cash	4.7

Batting Averagemin 502 PA

1	Pete Runnels	.326
2	Mickey Mantle	.321
3	Floyd Robinson	.312
4	Chuck Hinton	.310
5	Norm Siebern	.308
6	Brooks Robinson	.303
7	Bobby Richardson	.302
8	Manny Jimenez	.301
8	Jerry Lumpe	.301
10	Rich Rollins	.298

On-Base Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Mickey Mantle	.486
2	Norm Siebern	.412
3	Joe Cunningham	.410
4	Pete Runnels	.408
5	Floyd Robinson	.384
6	Norm Cash	.382
7	Rich Rollins	.374
8	Rocky Colavito	.371
9	Bob Allison	.370
10	Lenny Green	.367

Slugging Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Mickey Mantle	.605
2	Harmon Killebrew	.545
3	Rocky Colavito	.514
4	Norm Cash	.513
5	Bob Allison	.511
6	Leon Wagner	.500
7	Norm Siebern	.495
8	Brooks Robinson	.486
9	Roger Maris	.485
10	John Romano	.479

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 502 PA

1	Mickey Mantle	1.091
2	Harmon Killebrew	.912
3	Norm Siebern	.907
4	Norm Cash	.894
5	Rocky Colavito	.885
6	Bob Allison	.881
7	Pete Runnels	.863
8	Floyd Robinson	.859
9	John Romano	.842
10	Roger Maris	.840

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Ralph Terry	23
2	Dick Donovan	20
2	Ray Herbert	20
2	Camilo Pascual	20
5	Jim Bunning	19
6	Jim Kaat	18
7	Whitey Ford	17
8	Hank Aguirre	16
9	Gene Conley	15
9	Bill Monbouquette	15

SavesSV

1	Dick Radatz	24
2	Marshall Bridges	18
3	Terry Fox	16
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
5	Gary Bell	12
6	John Wyatt	11
7	Ray Moore	9
7	Tom Morgan	9
9	Dean Chance	8
9	Ryne Duren	8

StrikeoutsSO

1	Camilo Pascual	206
2	Jim Bunning	184
3	Ralph Terry	176
4	Jim Kaat	173
4	Juan Pizarro	173
6	Chuck Estrada	165
7	Whitey Ford	160
8	Ed Rakow	159
9	Hank Aguirre	156
10	Bill Monbouquette	153

Innings PitchedIP

1	Ralph Terry	298.7
2	Jim Kaat	269.0
3	Jim Bunning	258.0
4	Whitey Ford	257.7
4	Camilo Pascual	257.7
6	Dick Donovan	250.7
7	Jack Kralick	242.7
8	Gene Conley	241.7
9	Ray Herbert	236.7
10	Bill Monbouquette	235.3
10	Ed Rakow	235.3

Complete GamesCG

1	Camilo Pascual	18
2	Dick Donovan	16
2	Jim Kaat	16
4	Ralph Terry	14
5	Jim Bunning	12
5	Ray Herbert	12
7	Hank Aguirre	11
7	Bill Monbouquette	11
7	Ed Rakow	11
7	Early Wynn	11

ShutoutsSHO

1	Dick Donovan	5
1	Jim Kaat	5
1	Camilo Pascual	5
4	Ken McBride	4
4	Bill Monbouquette	4
6	Bo Belinsky	3
6	Tom Cheney	3
6	Jim Perry	3
6	Ralph Terry	3
6	Early Wynn	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Camilo Pascual	5.8
2	Whitey Ford	4.4
3	Jim Kaat	4.4
4	Ray Herbert	4.4
5	Bill Monbouquette	4.3
6	Hank Aguirre	4.0
7	Jim Bunning	3.7
8	Dick Donovan	3.6
9	Ralph Terry	3.4
10	Juan Pizarro	3.4

Earned Run Averagemin 162 IP

1	Hank Aguirre	2.21
2	Robin Roberts	2.77
3	Whitey Ford	2.90
4	Dean Chance	2.96
5	Eddie Fisher	3.10
6	Jim Kaat	3.15
7	Tom Cheney	3.17
8	Ralph Terry	3.19
9	Ray Herbert	3.27
10	Camilo Pascual	3.32

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 162 IP

1	Hank Aguirre	1.05
1	Ralph Terry	1.05
3	Robin Roberts	1.13
4	Camilo Pascual	1.15
5	Eddie Fisher	1.17
6	Jim Kaat	1.18
7	Dick Donovan	1.21
8	Whitey Ford	1.21
9	Jack Kralick	1.24
10	Bill Monbouquette	1.24

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 162 IP

1	Hank Aguirre	2.99
2	Camilo Pascual	2.99
3	Dean Chance	3.30
4	Ray Herbert	3.31
5	Whitey Ford	3.33
6	Juan Pizarro	3.38
7	Bill Monbouquette	3.40
8	Robin Roberts	3.41
9	Jim Kaat	3.48
10	Tom Cheney	3.53

National League

Led the National League — the first row of every table below.

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Frank Robinson	134
2	Willie Mays	130
2	Maury Wills	130
4	Hank Aaron	127
5	Tommy Davis	120
6	Johnny Callison	107
6	Vada Pinson	107
8	Eddie Mathews	106
9	Orlando Cepeda	105
10	Willie Davis	103

HitsH

1	Tommy Davis	230
2	Frank Robinson	208
2	Maury Wills	208
4	Dick Groat	199
4	Bill White	199
6	Hank Aaron	191
6	Orlando Cepeda	191
8	Willie Mays	189
9	Curt Flood	188
10	Billy Williams	184

Doubles2B

1	Frank Robinson	51
2	Willie Mays	36
3	Dick Groat	34
4	Leo Cardenas	31
4	Vada Pinson	31
4	Bill White	31
7	Felipe Alou	30
7	Curt Flood	30
9	Bob Skinner	29
10	Hank Aaron	28
10	Roberto Clemente	28
10	Johnny Edwards	28

Triples3B

1	Johnny Callison	10
1	Willie Davis	10
1	Bill Virdon	10
1	Maury Wills	10
5	Roberto Clemente	9
5	Tommy Davis	9
5	Ken Hubbs	9
5	Bill Mazeroski	9
5	Charlie Neal	9
5	Al Spangler	9

Home RunsHR

1	Willie Mays	49
2	Hank Aaron	45
3	Frank Robinson	39
4	Ernie Banks	37
5	Orlando Cepeda	35
6	Frank Thomas	34
7	Frank Howard	31
8	Joe Adcock	29
8	Don Demeter	29
8	Eddie Mathews	29

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Tommy Davis	153
2	Willie Mays	141
3	Frank Robinson	136
4	Hank Aaron	128
5	Frank Howard	119
6	Orlando Cepeda	114
7	Don Demeter	107
8	Ernie Banks	104
9	Bill White	102
10	Vada Pinson	100

WalksBB

1	Eddie Mathews	101
2	Jim Gilliam	93
3	Richie Ashburn	81
4	Willie Mays	78
5	Elio Chacon	76
5	Frank Robinson	76
5	Bob Skinner	76
8	Ken Boyer	75
8	Ron Fairly	75
10	Clay Dalrymple	70
10	Norm Larker	70
10	Al Spangler	70
10	Billy Williams	70

Stolen BasesSB

1	Maury Wills	104
2	Willie Davis	32
3	Julian Javier	26
3	Vada Pinson	26
5	Tony Taylor	20
6	George Altman	19
7	Tommy Davis	18
7	Willie Mays	18
7	Frank Robinson	18
10	Jim Gilliam	17
10	Tony Gonzalez	17

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Willie Mays	10.8
2	Frank Robinson	8.9
3	Hank Aaron	8.8
4	Eddie Mathews	6.1
5	Tommy Davis	6.1
6	Johnny Callison	5.9
7	Maury Wills	5.2
8	Willie Davis	4.8
9	Don Demeter	4.8
10	Ken Boyer	4.8

Batting Averagemin 502 PA

1	Tommy Davis	.346
2	Frank Robinson	.342
3	Stan Musial	.330
4	Bill White	.324
5	Hank Aaron	.323
6	George Altman	.318
7	Felipe Alou	.316
8	Roberto Clemente	.312
9	Don Demeter	.307
10	Orlando Cepeda	.306

On-Base Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Frank Robinson	.421
2	Stan Musial	.416
3	Bob Skinner	.395
4	George Altman	.393
5	Hank Aaron	.390
6	Bill White	.386
7	Willie Mays	.384
8	Eddie Mathews	.381
9	Ron Fairly	.379
10	Tommy Davis	.374

Slugging Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Frank Robinson	.624
2	Hank Aaron	.618
3	Willie Mays	.615
4	Frank Howard	.560
5	Tommy Davis	.535
6	Don Demeter	.520
7	Orlando Cepeda	.518
8	Felipe Alou	.513
9	George Altman	.511
10	Stan Musial	.508

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 502 PA

1	Frank Robinson	1.045
2	Hank Aaron	1.008
3	Willie Mays	.999
4	Stan Musial	.924
5	Tommy Davis	.910
6	Frank Howard	.906
7	George Altman	.904
8	Bob Skinner	.899
9	Don Demeter	.879
10	Eddie Mathews	.877

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Don Drysdale	25
2	Jack Sanford	24
3	Bob Purkey	23
4	Joey Jay	21
5	Art Mahaffey	19
5	Billy O'Dell	19
7	Bob Friend	18
7	Juan Marichal	18
7	Warren Spahn	18
10	Larry Jackson	16
10	Jim O'Toole	16
10	Billy Pierce	16

SavesSV

1	Roy Face	28
2	Ron Perranoski	20
3	Stu Miller	19
4	Lindy McDaniel	14
5	Jack Baldschun	13
5	Jim Brosnan	13
7	Bill Henry	11
7	Don Larsen	11
7	Larry Sherry	11
10	Claude Raymond	10

StrikeoutsSO

1	Don Drysdale	232
2	Sandy Koufax	216
3	Bob Gibson	208
4	Turk Farrell	203
5	Billy O'Dell	195
6	Ken Johnson	178
6	Johnny Podres	178
8	Art Mahaffey	177
9	Jim O'Toole	170
10	Joey Jay	155

Innings PitchedIP

1	Don Drysdale	314.3
2	Bob Purkey	288.3
3	Billy O'Dell	280.7
4	Art Mahaffey	274.0
5	Joey Jay	273.0
6	Warren Spahn	269.3
7	Jack Sanford	265.3
8	Juan Marichal	262.7
9	Bob Friend	261.7
10	Johnny Podres	255.0

Complete GamesCG

1	Warren Spahn	22
2	Art Mahaffey	20
2	Billy O'Dell	20
4	Don Drysdale	19
5	Juan Marichal	18
5	Bob Purkey	18
7	Joey Jay	16
8	Bob Gibson	15
9	Roger Craig	13
9	Bob Friend	13
9	Jay Hook	13
9	Jack Sanford	13

ShutoutsSHO

1	Bob Friend	5
1	Bob Gibson	5
3	Ernie Broglio	4
3	Al Jackson	4
3	Joey Jay	4
3	Curt Simmons	4
7	Juan Marichal	3
7	Jim O'Toole	3
7	Bob Shaw	3
10	Dennis Bennett	2
10	Don Drysdale	2
10	Turk Farrell	2
10	Jim Golden	2
10	Bob Hendley	2
10	Larry Jackson	2
10	Sandy Koufax	2
10	Vern Law	2
10	Art Mahaffey	2
10	Al McBean	2
10	Billy O'Dell	2
10	Billy Pierce	2
10	Bob Purkey	2
10	Jack Sanford	2
10	Dean Stone	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Don Drysdale	6.9
2	Billy O'Dell	6.3
3	Sandy Koufax	5.6
4	Bob Gibson	5.4
5	Turk Farrell	5.0
6	Johnny Podres	4.9
7	Bob Friend	4.8
8	Ken Johnson	4.6
9	Jim O'Toole	4.4
10	Bob Purkey	4.2

Earned Run Averagemin 162 IP

1	Sandy Koufax	2.54
2	Bob Shaw	2.80
3	Bob Purkey	2.81
4	Don Drysdale	2.83
5	Bob Gibson	2.85
6	Ernie Broglio	3.00
7	Turk Farrell	3.02
8	Warren Spahn	3.04
9	Bob Friend	3.06
10	Earl Francis	3.07

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 162 IP

1	Sandy Koufax	1.04
2	Turk Farrell	1.10
3	Don Drysdale	1.11
4	Billy Pierce	1.12
5	Bob Purkey	1.12
6	Warren Spahn	1.13
7	Bob Gibson	1.15
8	Bob Shaw	1.19
9	Dennis Bennett	1.21
10	Art Mahaffey	1.22

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 162 IP

1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Ken Johnson	2.81
3	Turk Farrell	2.81
4	Billy O'Dell	2.84
5	Don Drysdale	2.86
6	Bob Gibson	3.02
7	Johnny Podres	3.11
8	Al McBean	3.25
9	Earl Francis	3.28
10	Bob Friend	3.29

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1962 is 502 plate appearances and 162 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 162 games per team, measured from the season files themselves — at the official rate of 3.1 plate appearances and one inning per team game. Batting average, on-base, slugging, OPS, earned run average and WHIP all use it; a player who came to the plate twice and got two hits does not appear at the top of the batting average table, which is exactly what that line is for. Counting statistics such as home runs and strikeouts have no minimum, because none is needed.

How the rankings were made

Wins above replacement in these tables is ours rather than the source database's, so it will not match a published figure exactly. Also: why every ranking stops at one league, and why some categories are missing on purpose.

Every ranking on this page is worked out inside one league. 1962 is counted as 2 separate leagues — American League and National League, and a player is ranked only against the men in his own. Leading the American League and leading baseball are different claims, and the one we can make from these files is the first. There is no combined table anywhere on this page, because adding two leagues together would produce a number that no record book recognises.

There are 46 ranking tables here, 24 places deep. Players tied on a value share a place, so a table can run past ten rows when the tenth spot is shared, and a league with fewer than ten qualified players in a category is left out rather than shown as a top ten that is not one. A player who did none of the thing is not ranked in it either — a shutout table lists the pitchers who threw one, not the hundreds who threw none tied on zero. Some categories are missing on purpose: nobody leads a league in strikeouts at the plate, in losses, or in home runs allowed. A ranking is meant to mark an achievement, so only achievements are ranked.

Wins above replacement on this page is ours, not the source database's. The hitting and pitching files carry a WAR column that we compute here from the same season lines you see, using park factors and a run environment worked out per season. Published versions elsewhere use different methods and will not match ours exactly. Every other column is the record as the database supplies it.

Names on this page lead to that player's own record. Most of them open a full career page with every season he appeared in. Some open a summary screen instead — we pre-build pages for the players people look for, and everyone else is assembled on demand from the same files, so the numbers are identical either way even though the address looks different.

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