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1989 National League Batting Leaders

1988 Season 1990 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 973 games, 12 teams, approx. 162 games in season

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Barry Larkin	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	97	357	325	47	111	14	4	4	36	10	5	20	23	.342	.375	.446	.821	145	7	2	2	8	5
2	Tony Gwynn*	29	SDN	Maj	SDP	158	679	604	82	203	27	7	4	62	40	16	56	30	.336	.389	.424	.813	256	12	1	11	7	16
3	Will Clark*	25	SFN	Maj	SFG	159	675	588	104	196	38	9	23	111	8	3	74	103	.333	.407	.546	.953	321	6	5	0	8	14
4	Dwight Smith	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	109	381	343	52	111	19	6	9	52	9	4	31	51	.324	.382	.493	.875	169	4	2	4	1	0
5	Mike LaValliere	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	68	223	190	15	60	10	0	2	23	0	2	29	24	.316	.406	.400	.806	76	4	0	4	0	7
6	Lonnie Smith	33	ATL	Maj	ATL	134	577	482	89	152	34	4	21	79	25	12	76	95	.315	.415	.533	.948	257	7	11	1	7	3
7	Mark Grace*	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	142	596	510	74	160	28	3	13	79	14	7	80	42	.314	.405	.457	.862	233	13	0	3	3	13
8	Pedro Guerrero	33	SLN	Maj	STL	162	665	570	60	177	42	1	17	117	2	0	79	84	.311	.391	.477	.868	272	17	4	0	12	13
9	Oddibe McDowell*	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	76	308	280	56	85	18	4	7	24	15	10	27	37	.304	.365	.471	.836	132	0	0	1	0	3
10	Bip Roberts	25	SDN	Maj	SDP	117	387	329	81	99	15	8	3	25	21	11	49	45	.301	.391	.423	.814	139	3	1	6	2	0
11	Kevin Bass	30	HOU	Maj	HOU	87	348	313	42	94	19	4	5	44	11	4	29	44	.300	.357	.435	.792	136	2	1	1	4	3
12	John Kruk*	28	PHI,SDN	Maj	PHI-SDP	112	406	357	53	107	13	6	8	44	3	0	44	53	.300	.374	.437	.811	156	10	0	2	3	2
13	Roberto Alomar	21	SDN	Maj	SDP	158	702	623	82	184	27	1	7	56	42	17	53	76	.295	.347	.376	.723	234	10	1	17	8	4
14	Mickey Hatcher	34	LAN	Maj	LAD	94	244	224	18	66	9	2	2	25	1	2	13	16	.295	.328	.380	.707	85	7	1	0	6	3
15	Jerome Walton	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	116	515	475	64	139	23	3	5	46	24	7	27	77	.293	.335	.385	.721	183	6	6	2	5	1
16	Kevin Mitchell	27	SFN	Maj	SFG	154	640	543	100	158	34	6	47	125	3	4	87	115	.291	.388	.635	1.023	345	6	3	0	7	32
17	José Oquendo	25	SLN	Maj	STL	163	650	556	59	162	28	7	1	48	3	5	79	59	.291	.375	.372	.747	207	12	0	7	8	7
18	Mackey Sasser	26	NYN	Maj	NYM	72	191	182	17	53	14	2	1	22	0	1	7	15	.291	.316	.407	.722	74	3	0	1	1	4
19	Ryne Sandberg	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	157	672	606	104	176	25	5	30	76	15	5	59	85	.290	.356	.497	.853	301	9	4	1	2	8
20	Milt Thompson	30	SLN	Maj	STL	155	591	545	60	158	28	8	4	68	27	8	39	91	.290	.340	.393	.733	214	12	4	0	3	5
21	Tom Herr	33	PHI	Maj	PHI	151	626	561	65	161	25	6	2	37	10	7	54	63	.287	.352	.364	.715	204	9	3	6	2	2
22	Howard Johnson	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	153	655	571	104	164	41	3	36	101	41	8	77	126	.287	.370	.559	.928	319	4	1	0	6	8
23	Dave Magadan	26	NYN	Maj	NYM	127	429	374	47	107	22	3	4	41	1	0	49	37	.286	.367	.393	.760	147	2	1	1	4	6
24	Lloyd McClendon	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	92	305	259	47	74	12	1	12	40	6	4	37	31	.286	.368	.479	.847	124	3	1	1	7	3
25	Tim Raines	29	MON	Maj	MON	145	618	517	76	148	29	6	9	60	41	9	93	48	.286	.395	.418	.813	216	8	3	0	5	18
26	Ricky Jordan	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	144	559	523	63	149	22	3	12	75	4	3	23	62	.285	.317	.407	.724	213	19	5	0	8	5
27	Brett Butler*	32	SFN	Maj	SFG	154	672	594	100	168	22	4	4	36	31	16	59	69	.283	.349	.354	.703	210	4	3	13	3	2
28	Gary Redus	32	PIT	Maj	PIT	98	324	279	42	79	18	7	6	33	25	6	40	51	.283	.372	.462	.834	129	5	1	1	3	3
29	Willie Randolph	34	LAN	Maj	LAD	145	633	549	62	155	18	0	2	36	7	6	71	51	.282	.366	.326	.692	179	11	4	4	5	2
30	Luis Salazar	33	SDN,CHN	Maj	SDP-CHC	121	349	326	34	92	12	2	9	34	1	4	15	57	.282	.316	.414	.730	135	6	1	7	0	3
31	Bobby Bonilla	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	163	698	616	96	173	37	10	24	86	8	8	76	93	.281	.358	.490	.849	302	10	1	0	5	20
32	Eric Davis	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	131	542	462	74	130	14	2	34	101	21	7	68	116	.281	.367	.541	.908	250	16	1	0	11	12
33	Shawon Dunston	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	138	512	471	52	131	20	6	9	60	19	11	30	86	.278	.320	.403	.724	190	7	1	6	4	15
34	Ernie Riles	28	SFN	Maj	SFG	122	337	302	43	84	13	2	7	40	0	6	28	50	.278	.339	.404	.743	122	7	2	1	4	3
35	Tim Wallach	31	MON	Maj	MON	154	639	573	76	159	42	0	13	77	3	7	58	81	.278	.341	.419	.760	240	21	1	0	7	10
36	Jeff Treadway	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	134	514	473	58	131	18	3	8	40	3	2	30	38	.277	.317	.378	.695	179	9	0	6	5	3
37	Paul O'Neill*	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	117	480	428	49	118	24	2	15	74	20	5	46	64	.276	.346	.446	.792	191	7	2	0	4	8
38	Dave Martinez*	24	MON	Maj	MON	126	396	361	41	99	16	7	3	27	23	4	27	57	.274	.324	.382	.706	138	1	0	7	1	2
39	Ozzie Smith	34	SLN	Maj	STL	155	664	593	82	162	30	8	2	50	29	7	55	37	.273	.335	.361	.696	214	10	2	11	3	3
40	Kevin McReynolds	29	NYN	Maj	NYM	148	599	545	74	148	25	3	22	85	15	7	46	74	.272	.326	.450	.775	245	8	1	0	7	10
41	Dámaso García	32	MON	Maj	MON	80	222	203	26	55	9	1	3	18	5	4	15	20	.271	.317	.370	.686	75	6	0	1	3	1
42	Terry Puhl	32	HOU	Maj	HOU	121	406	354	41	96	25	4	0	27	9	8	45	39	.271	.353	.364	.718	129	7	1	4	2	3
43	Dickie Thon	31	PHI	Maj	PHI	136	472	435	45	118	18	4	15	60	6	3	33	81	.271	.321	.435	.755	189	6	0	1	3	6
44	Jeff Blauser	23	ATL	Maj	ATL	142	507	456	63	123	24	2	12	46	5	2	38	101	.270	.325	.410	.735	187	7	1	8	4	2
45	R.J. Reynolds	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	125	403	363	45	98	16	2	6	48	22	5	34	66	.270	.331	.375	.706	136	13	1	1	4	8
46	Glenn Davis	28	HOU	Maj	HOU	158	663	581	87	156	26	1	34	89	4	2	69	123	.269	.350	.492	.842	286	9	7	0	6	17
47	Hubie Brooks	32	MON	Maj	MON	148	593	542	56	145	30	1	14	70	6	11	39	108	.268	.317	.404	.721	219	15	4	0	8	2
48	Jose Gonzalez	24	LAN	Maj	LAD	95	286	261	31	70	11	2	3	18	9	3	23	53	.268	.326	.360	.687	94	2	0	1	1	5
49	Glenn Wilson	30	PIT,HOU	Maj	PIT-HOU	128	476	432	50	115	26	4	11	64	1	5	37	53	.266	.321	.421	.743	182	11	1	0	6	5
50	Donell Nixon	27	SFN	Maj	SFG	95	177	166	23	44	2	0	1	15	10	3	11	30	.265	.311	.295	.606	49	4	0	0	0	1
51	Terry Pendleton	28	SLN	Maj	STL	162	661	613	83	162	28	5	13	74	9	5	44	81	.264	.313	.390	.703	239	16	0	2	2	3
52	Randy Ready	29	PHI,SDN	Maj	PHI-SDP	100	303	254	37	67	13	2	8	26	4	3	42	37	.264	.368	.425	.793	108	4	2	1	4	0
53	Rolando Roomes	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	107	334	315	36	83	18	5	7	34	12	8	13	100	.264	.296	.419	.715	132	2	3	0	3	0
54	Ken Griffey*	39	CIN	Maj	CIN	106	266	236	26	62	8	3	8	30	4	2	29	42	.263	.346	.424	.770	100	2	1	0	0	3
55	Domingo Ramos	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	85	204	179	18	47	6	2	1	19	1	1	17	23	.263	.333	.335	.669	60	10	2	6	0	4
56	Mike Marshall	29	LAN	Maj	LAD	105	419	377	41	98	21	1	11	42	2	5	33	78	.260	.325	.409	.733	154	8	5	0	4	4
57	Chris Sabo	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	82	336	304	40	79	21	1	6	29	14	9	25	33	.260	.316	.395	.711	120	2	1	4	2	2
58	Von Hayes	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	154	652	540	93	140	27	2	26	78	28	7	101	103	.259	.376	.461	.837	249	7	4	0	7	14
59	Dion James*	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	63	200	170	15	44	7	0	1	11	1	3	25	23	.259	.355	.318	.673	54	4	1	3	1	2
60	Tony Peña	32	SLN	Maj	STL	141	464	424	36	110	17	2	4	37	5	3	35	33	.259	.318	.337	.656	143	19	2	2	1	19
61	Jay Bell	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	78	303	271	33	70	13	3	2	27	5	3	19	47	.258	.307	.351	.658	95	9	1	10	2	0
62	Damon Berryhill	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	91	361	334	37	86	13	0	5	41	1	0	16	54	.258	.291	.341	.633	114	13	2	4	5	4
63	Gregg Jefferies	21	NYN	Maj	NYM	141	559	508	72	131	28	2	12	56	21	6	39	46	.258	.314	.392	.706	199	16	5	2	5	8
64	Craig Biggio	23	HOU	Maj	HOU	134	509	443	64	114	21	2	13	60	21	3	49	64	.257	.336	.402	.738	178	7	6	6	5	8
65	Andrés Galarraga	28	MON	Maj	MON	152	636	572	76	147	30	1	23	85	12	5	48	158	.257	.327	.434	.761	248	12	13	0	3	10
66	Charlie Hayes	24	PHI,SFN	Maj	PHI-SFG	87	320	304	26	78	15	1	8	43	3	1	11	50	.257	.280	.391	.671	119	6	0	2	3	1
67	Mitch Webster*	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	98	308	272	40	70	12	4	3	19	14	2	30	55	.257	.331	.364	.695	99	3	1	3	2	5
68	Tim Teufel	30	NYN	Maj	NYM	83	254	219	27	56	7	2	2	15	1	3	32	50	.256	.350	.333	.684	73	4	1	0	2	1
69	Ken Caminiti	26	HOU	Maj	HOU	161	646	585	71	149	31	3	10	72	4	1	51	93	.255	.316	.369	.685	216	8	3	3	4	9
70	Garry Templeton	33	SDN	Maj	SDP	142	536	506	43	129	26	3	6	40	1	3	23	80	.255	.286	.354	.640	179	15	0	4	3	12
71	Vince Coleman	27	SLN	Maj	STL	145	624	563	94	143	21	9	2	28	65	10	50	90	.254	.316	.334	.650	188	4	2	7	2	0
72	Andre Dawson	34	CHN	Maj	CHC	118	459	416	62	105	18	6	21	77	8	5	35	62	.252	.307	.476	.783	198	16	1	0	7	13
73	Gerald Perry	28	ATL	Maj	ATL	72	303	266	24	67	11	0	4	21	10	6	32	28	.252	.337	.338	.675	90	5	3	0	2	5
74	Herm Winningham	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	115	278	251	40	63	11	3	3	13	14	5	24	50	.251	.316	.355	.671	89	5	0	3	0	1
75	Nelson Santovenia	27	MON	Maj	MON	97	337	304	30	76	14	1	5	31	2	1	24	37	.250	.308	.352	.660	107	12	3	2	4	2
76	Mike Scioscia	30	LAN	Maj	LAD	133	471	408	40	102	16	0	10	44	0	2	52	29	.250	.338	.363	.701	148	4	3	7	1	14
77	Mike Davis*	30	LAN	Maj	LAD	67	191	173	21	43	7	1	5	19	6	5	16	28	.249	.309	.387	.696	67	2	0	0	2	1
78	Barry Bonds*	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	159	679	580	96	144	34	6	19	58	32	10	93	93	.248	.351	.426	.777	247	9	1	1	4	22
79	Mariano Duncan	26	CIN,LAN	Maj	CIN-LAD	94	273	258	32	64	15	2	3	21	9	5	8	51	.248	.284	.357	.641	92	3	5	2	0	0
80	Eddie Murray	33	LAN	Maj	LAD	160	690	594	66	147	29	1	20	88	7	2	87	85	.248	.342	.401	.743	238	11	2	0	7	24
81	Alfredo Griffin	31	LAN	Maj	LAD	136	547	506	49	125	27	2	0	29	10	7	29	57	.247	.287	.308	.596	156	5	0	11	1	2
82	Barry Lyons	29	NYN	Maj	NYM	79	252	235	15	58	13	0	3	27	0	1	11	28	.247	.283	.340	.623	80	7	2	1	3	1
83	Kal Daniels	25	CIN,LAN	Maj	CIN-LAD	55	218	171	33	42	13	0	4	17	9	4	43	33	.246	.399	.392	.791	67	2	2	0	2	1
84	Ron Oester	33	CIN	Maj	CIN	109	337	305	23	75	15	0	1	14	1	0	32	47	.246	.318	.305	.622	93	10	0	0	0	8
85	Rafael Ramírez	31	HOU	Maj	HOU	151	575	537	46	132	20	2	6	54	3	1	29	64	.246	.283	.324	.607	174	8	0	6	3	3
86	Todd Benzinger	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	161	686	628	79	154	28	3	17	76	3	7	44	120	.245	.293	.381	.674	239	5	2	4	8	13
87	Jeff Hamilton	25	LAN	Maj	LAD	151	581	548	45	134	35	1	12	56	0	0	20	71	.245	.272	.378	.650	207	10	3	4	6	5
88	Luis Quiñones	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	97	378	340	43	83	13	4	12	34	2	4	25	46	.244	.300	.412	.712	140	3	3	8	2	0
89	Tommy Gregg*	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	102	298	276	24	67	8	0	6	23	3	4	18	45	.243	.288	.337	.625	93	4	0	3	1	2
90	Chris James	26	SDN,PHI	Maj	SDP-PHI	132	516	482	55	117	17	2	13	65	5	2	26	68	.243	.281	.367	.649	177	20	1	4	3	2
91	Steve Jeltz	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	116	315	263	28	64	7	3	4	25	4	2	45	44	.243	.356	.338	.694	89	6	1	6	0	6
92	Marvell Wynne*	29	SDN,CHN	Maj	SDP-CHC	125	365	342	27	83	13	2	7	39	6	1	13	48	.243	.274	.354	.628	121	3	2	7	1	2
93	Jack Clark	33	SDN	Maj	SDP	142	593	455	76	110	19	1	26	94	6	2	132	145	.242	.410	.459	.869	209	10	1	0	5	18
94	Robby Thompson	27	SFN	Maj	SFG	148	620	547	91	132	26	11	13	50	12	2	51	133	.241	.321	.400	.721	219	6	13	9	0	0
95	Tom Brunansky	28	SLN	Maj	STL	158	622	556	67	133	29	3	20	85	5	9	59	107	.239	.312	.410	.722	228	10	2	0	5	3
96	Terry Kennedy	33	SFN	Maj	SFG	125	395	355	19	85	15	0	5	34	1	3	35	56	.239	.306	.324	.630	115	6	0	3	2	7
97	Mike Fitzgerald	28	MON	Maj	MON	100	331	290	33	69	18	2	7	42	3	4	35	61	.238	.322	.386	.708	112	8	2	2	2	3
98	Lenny Dykstra*	26	PHI,NYN	Maj	PHI-NYM	146	584	511	66	121	32	4	7	32	30	12	60	53	.237	.318	.356	.674	182	7	3	5	5	1
99	Andy Van Slyke	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	130	531	476	64	113	18	9	9	53	16	4	47	100	.237	.308	.370	.677	176	13	3	1	4	3
100	Lenny Harris	24	CIN,LAN	Maj	CIN-LAD	115	358	335	36	79	10	1	3	26	14	9	20	33	.236	.283	.299	.581	100	14	2	1	0	0