Awards
Honors
- Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1962, his first year of eligibility
- NAACP's prestigious Springarn Medal
- Elected to throw out the first ball at the 1972 World Series
- Honorary degree from the University of Maryland
- Honorary degree from Franklin Pierce College
- Honorary degree from Scared Heart University
- Honorary degree from Pace University
- Honorary degree from the Howard University
- Citation from the National Conference of Christians and Jews
- Two Friends Award of the National Urban League
Appearances on Leaderboards and All-Star Games
Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank
| All-Star | Awards | Top 10 MVP | Batting Average |
| 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 |
1947-ML-ROY 1949-NL-MVP |
1947-NL-5 1949-NL-1 1951-NL-6 1952-NL-7 |
1948-.296-10 1949-.342-1 1950-.328-2 1951-.338-3 1952-.308-4 1953-.329-8 Car-.311-94 |
| On-Base % | Slugging % | OPS | Games |
| 1949-.432-2 1950-.423-3 1951-.429-3 1952-.440-1 1953-.425-2 1954-**.413-8 Car-.409-40 |
1949-.528-3 1951-.527-6 1952-.465-10 |
1949-.960-3 1950-.923-7 1951-.957-4 1952-.904-2 1953-.927-10 1954-**.918-8 Car-.883-81 |
1947-151-6 1948-147-9 1949-156-2 1951-153-8 |
| At Bats | Runs | Hits | Total Bases |
| 1947-590-5 1948-574-6 1949-593-10 |
1947-125-2 1948-108-4 1949-122-3 1950-99-9 1951-106-5 1952-104-3 1953-109-8 |
1947-175-9 1948-170-8 1949-203-2 1950-170-9 1951-185-5 |
1947-252-10 1948-260-9 1949-313-5 1951-289-8 |
| Doubles | Triples | RBI | Base on Balls |
| 1947-31-6 1948-38-4 1949-38-3 1950-39-3 1951-33-3 1953-34-8 |
1948-8-8 1949-12-3 1951-7-10 |
1949-124-2 |
1949-86-7 1950-80-9 1951-79-10 1952-106-3 |
| Stolen Bases | Adjusted OPS+ | Extra-Base Hits | Times on Base |
| 1947-29-1 1948-22-4 1949-37-1 1950-12-7 1951-25-3 1952-24-3 1953-17-4 1955-12-6 1956-12-6 |
1949-152-3 1950-140-8 1951-154-4 1952-150-2 1953-139-9 |
1948-58-6 1949-66-5 1951-59-8 |
1947-258-5 1948-234-9 1949-297-2 1950-255-6 1951-273-3 1952-277-2 1953-240-9 |
| Hit By Pitch | Sac. Hits | Power/Spd Num. | |
| 1947-9-2 1948-7-1 1949-8-2 1950-5-7 1951-9-3 1952-14-2 1953-7-3 1954-7-2 |
1947-28-1 1949-17-1 1950-10-6 1953-9-8 |
1947-17.0-1 1948-15.5-1 1949-22.3-1 1950-12.9-5 1951-21.6-3 1952-21.2-1 1953-14.1-3 1954-9.5-10 1956-10.9-7 |
