1959 Southern Association Leaders
1959 Southern Association Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1959 Southern Association Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordy Coleman | Mobile Bears | .353 | 179 | 507 |
| Ken Hunt | Shreveport Sports | .322 | 117 | 363 |
| Jay Hankins | Shreveport Sports | .316 | 186 | 588 |
| Lou Klimchock | Shreveport Sports | .315 | 192 | 609 |
| Al Grunwald | Shreveport Sports | .313 | 126 | 402 |
| George Alusik | Birmingham Barons | .309 | 144 | 466 |
| Steve Boros | Birmingham Barons | .305 | 159 | 522 |
| Kenny Kuhn | Mobile Bears | .305 | 168 | 550 |
| Leo Posada | Shreveport Sports | .301 | 170 | 564 |
| Jack Waters | Mobile Bears | .301 | 182 | 605 |
| Marv Blaylock | Nashville Vols | .300 | 148 | 494 |
| Roy Hawes | Chattanooga Lookouts | .299 | 136 | 455 |
| Larry Davidson | Nashville Vols | .298 | 122 | 409 |
| Ernie Oravetz | Chattanooga Lookouts | .298 | 170 | 571 |
| Ultus Alvarez | Nashville Vols | .297 | 150 | 505 |
| Bob Johnson | Birmingham Barons | .297 | 137 | 461 |
| Sonny Piver | New Orleans Pelicans | .292 | 171 | 585 |
| Gail Henley | Birmingham Barons | .291 | 136 | 468 |
| Jay Cooke | Birmingham Barons | .290 | 143 | 493 |
| Lee Howell | Memphis Chicks | .289 | 121 | 419 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Klimchock | Shreveport Sports | 192 | 44 | 5 | 19 |
| Jay Hankins | Shreveport Sports | 186 | 30 | 8 | 5 |
| Jack Waters | Mobile Bears | 182 | 21 | 3 | 13 |
| Gordy Coleman | Mobile Bears | 179 | 30 | 4 | 30 |
| Sonny Piver | New Orleans Pelicans | 171 | 20 | 7 | 4 |
| Ernie Oravetz | Chattanooga Lookouts | 170 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| Leo Posada | Shreveport Sports | 170 | 33 | 5 | 20 |
| Kenny Kuhn | Mobile Bears | 168 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Boros | Birmingham Barons | 159 | 24 | 7 | 16 |
| Ultus Alvarez | Nashville Vols | 150 | 31 | 12 | 15 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mrozinski | Birmingham Barons | 1.86 | 12 | 8 |
| Bill Dailey | Mobile Bears | 2.41 | 11 | 5 |
| Wynn Hawkins | Mobile Bears | 2.55 | 14 | 9 |
| Wally Seward | Mobile Bears | 2.88 | 9 | 4 |
| Carl Mathias | Mobile Bears | 2.90 | 17 | 9 |
| Jim Heise | Chattanooga Lookouts | 2.93 | 9 | 8 |
| Phil Regan | Birmingham Barons | 2.94 | 10 | 5 |
| Tom Gibson | Nashville Vols | 3.06 | 11 | 6 |
| Ray Rippelmeyer | Atlanta Crackers | 3.21 | 11 | 12 |
| Bob Miller | Birmingham Barons | 3.25 | 14 | 9 |
| Gordon Seyfried | Birmingham Barons | 3.26 | 14 | 7 |
| Wyman Carey | Birmingham Barons | 3.28 | 14 | 11 |
| Bill Pleis | Memphis Chicks | 3.28 | 8 | 8 |
| Bud Black | Shreveport Sports | 3.29 | 13 | 15 |
| Bill Slack | Memphis Chicks | 3.39 | 9 | 8 |
| Rudy Hernández | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3.42 | 8 | 12 |
| Jack Kralick | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3.53 | 7 | 11 |
| Ward Wilson | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3.59 | 10 | 5 |
| Don Kildoo | New Orleans Pelicans | 3.71 | 6 | 9 |
| Tom McAvoy | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3.82 | 5 | 16 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
