League Leaders Who Led?
Gus Zernial

Gus Zernial

1949–1959  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'2", 210 lb  ·  b. 1923 Beaumont, TX

Career 1,234 G · 1,093 H · 237 HR · 776 RBI · .265 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
1 best in baseball 1 league only
14 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1951 Best season

Spanning 1951–1951, peaking at 2 titles in 1951.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 840th League titles 2
  • 607th Best in baseball 1
  • 810th Top-5 finishes 14

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Runs Batted In 1 1st — 1951 129
Home Runs 1 1st — 1951 AL 33 1953 #2 1955 #2
Total Bases — #2 — 1951 #2 1953 #3
Slugging Percentage — #2 — 1951 #3 1953 #2
On-Base Plus Slug. — #3 — 1953 #3

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1951 2 HR 33 RBI 129

Batting

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1949 CHA AL 73 198 29 63 17 2 5 38 15 26 0 .318 .366 .500 .866
1950 CHA AL 143 543 75 152 16 4 29 93 38 110 0 .280 .331 .484 .815
1951 PHA +1 AL 143 571 92 153 30 5 33 129 63 101 2 .268 .345 .511 .856
1952 PHA AL 145 549 76 144 15 1 29 100 70 87 5 .262 .347 .452 .799
1953 PHA AL 147 556 85 158 21 3 42 108 57 79 4 .284 .355 .559 .914
1954 PHA AL 97 336 42 84 8 2 14 62 30 60 0 .250 .316 .411 .727
1955 KC1 AL 120 413 62 105 9 3 30 84 30 90 1 .254 .304 .509 .813
1956 KC1 AL 109 272 36 61 12 0 16 44 33 66 2 .224 .315 .445 .760
1957 KC1 AL 131 437 56 103 20 1 27 69 34 84 1 .236 .290 .471 .761
1958 DET AL 66 124 8 40 7 1 5 23 6 25 0 .323 .351 .516 .867
1959 DET AL 60 132 11 30 4 0 7 26 7 27 0 .227 .262 .417 .679
Career — — 1,234 4,131 572 1,093 159 22 237 776 383 755 15 .265 .329 .486 .815

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
OF 1,007 2,081 81 71 14 .968
1B 35 206 11 7 20 .969