1899 National League Batting Leaders

1898 Season 1900 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 921 games, 12 teams, approx. 153 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	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH
1	Ed Delahanty	31	PHI	Maj	PHI	146	645	581	135	238	55	9	9	137	30	55	22	.410	.464	.582	1.046	338	4	5
2	Jesse Burkett*	30	SLN	Maj	STL	141	635	558	116	221	21	8	7	71	25	67	23	.396	.463	.500	.963	279	2	8
3	John McGraw	26	BLN	Maj	BLN	117	539	399	140	156	13	3	1	33	73	124	21	.391	.548	.446	.994	178	14	2
4	Willie Keeler*	27	BRO	Maj	BRO	141	633	570	140	216	12	13	1	61	45	37	2	.379	.425	.451	.876	257	9	17
5	Nap Lajoie	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	77	337	312	70	118	19	9	6	70	13	12	7	.378	.419	.555	.974	173	10	3
6	Jimmy Williams	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	153	693	621	126	220	28	27	9	116	26	60	51	.354	.416	.530	.946	329	6	6
7	Ginger Beaumont	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	111	489	437	90	154	15	8	3	38	31	41	27	.352	.417	.444	.860	194	7	4
8	Chick Stahl*	26	BSN	Maj	BSN	148	661	576	122	202	23	19	7	52	33	72	10	.351	.426	.493	.920	284	4	9
9	Algie McBride*	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	64	292	251	57	87	12	5	1	23	5	30	15	.347	.431	.446	.877	112	7	4
10	Fred Tenney*	27	BSN	Maj	BSN	150	691	603	115	209	19	17	1	67	28	63	20	.347	.411	.440	.851	265	3	22
11	Elmer Flick	23	PHI	Maj	PHI	127	546	485	98	166	22	11	2	98	31	42	31	.342	.407	.445	.853	216	11	8
12	Honus Wagner	25	LS3	Maj	LOU	148	630	575	100	196	45	13	7	114	37	40	36	.341	.395	.501	.896	288	11	4
13	Fred Clarke	26	LS3	Maj	LOU	149	681	606	122	206	23	9	5	70	49	49	18	.340	.404	.432	.836	262	16	10
14	George Davis	28	NY1	Maj	NYG	109	467	419	69	141	22	5	1	59	35	38	15	.337	.394	.420	.814	176	2	8
15	Mike Grady	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	87	354	315	49	106	18	8	2	54	20	29	12	.337	.405	.464	.868	146	7	3
16	Jake Beckley*	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	135	583	517	87	172	27	16	3	99	20	40	21	.333	.392	.464	.856	240	10	16
17	Ed McFarland	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	96	371	324	59	108	22	9	2	57	9	36	9	.333	.403	.475	.879	154	2	9
18	Bill Keister	27	BLN	Maj	BLN	136	563	523	96	172	22	16	3	73	33	16	16	.329	.368	.449	.817	235	16	8
19	Emmet Heidrick	22	SLN	Maj	STL	146	648	591	109	194	21	14	2	82	55	34	21	.328	.368	.421	.789	249	3	20
20	Cy Seymour*	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	50	168	159	25	52	3	2	2	27	2	4	18	.327	.344	.409	.752	65	0	5
21	Joe Kelley	27	BRO	Maj	BRO	143	626	538	108	175	21	14	6	93	31	70	23	.325	.410	.450	.860	242	7	11
22	Bill Lange	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	107	463	416	81	135	21	7	1	58	41	38	8	.325	.382	.416	.798	173	1	8
23	Roy Thomas*	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	150	702	547	137	178	12	4	0	47	42	115	45	.325	.457	.362	.819	198	17	23
24	Tom McCreery	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	119	517	460	77	149	21	9	3	65	11	47	36	.324	.390	.428	.819	197	3	7
25	Mike Donlin*	21	SLN	Maj	STL	66	287	266	49	86	9	6	6	27	20	17	33	.323	.366	.470	.836	125	1	3
26	Pearce Chiles	32	PHI	Maj	PHI	97	356	338	57	108	28	7	2	76	6	16	19	.320	.352	.462	.814	156	1	1
27	Ducky Holmes	30	BLN	Maj	BLN	138	623	553	80	177	31	7	4	66	50	39	58	.320	.381	.423	.804	234	15	16
28	Buck Freeman*	27	WSN	Maj	WHS	155	634	588	107	187	19	25	25	122	21	23	25	.318	.363	.563	.925	331	18	5
29	Aleck Smith	28	BLN,BRO	Maj	BLN-BRO	58	194	181	23	57	6	5	0	31	7	6	16	.315	.347	.403	.751	73	3	4
30	Tom Daly	33	BRO	Maj	BRO	141	587	498	95	156	24	9	5	88	43	69	34	.313	.409	.428	.837	213	12	8
31	Bob Wood	33	CIN	Maj	CIN	63	227	195	34	61	11	7	0	24	3	25	3	.313	.404	.441	.845	86	5	2
32	Bill Everitt	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	136	584	536	87	166	17	5	1	74	30	31	24	.310	.351	.366	.717	196	3	14
33	Billy Hamilton*	33	BSN	Maj	BSN	84	375	297	63	92	7	1	1	33	19	72	16	.310	.446	.350	.796	104	1	5
34	Steve Brodie	30	BLN	Maj	BLN	137	602	531	82	164	26	1	3	87	19	31	23	.309	.373	.379	.751	201	23	17
35	Charles Zimmer	38	LS3,CL4	Maj	LOU-CLV	95	383	335	52	103	13	4	4	43	10	27	22	.308	.378	.406	.784	136	11	10
36	George LaChance	29	BLN	Maj	BLN	125	508	472	65	145	23	10	1	75	31	21	38	.307	.350	.405	.755	191	10	5
37	Jack McCarthy*	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	139	635	565	109	173	22	17	4	69	28	39	13	.306	.355	.427	.782	241	4	27
38	Billy Hoy	37	LS3	Maj	LOU	155	723	636	117	194	17	13	5	49	33	62	31	.305	.376	.396	.772	252	10	15
39	George Van Haltren*	33	NY1	Maj	NYG	152	687	607	118	183	22	3	2	58	31	75	35	.302	.379	.358	.737	217	1	4
40	Duke Farrell	32	BRO,WSN	Maj	BRO-WHS	85	311	266	42	80	11	7	2	56	7	37	12	.301	.400	.417	.817	111	7	1
41	Jimmy Ryan*	36	CHN	Maj	CHC	125	575	525	91	158	20	10	3	68	9	43	25	.301	.357	.394	.752	207	3	4
42	Claude Ritchey	25	LS3	Maj	LOU	148	620	540	66	162	16	7	4	73	21	49	19	.300	.369	.378	.747	204	10	21
43	Jack Doyle	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	119	492	452	56	135	16	7	3	77	35	33	18	.299	.352	.385	.737	174	4	3
44	Win Mercer	25	WSN	Maj	WHS	108	417	375	73	112	6	7	1	35	16	32	17	.299	.360	.360	.720	135	4	6
45	Pete Cassidy	26	WSN,BRO	Maj	WHS-BRO	52	215	198	23	59	14	0	3	36	6	10	13	.298	.354	.414	.768	82	7	0
46	Lave Cross	33	SLN,CL4	Maj	STL-CLV	141	592	557	76	166	19	5	5	84	13	25	3	.298	.331	.377	.708	210	2	8
47	Dave Fultz	24	BLN,PHI	Maj	BLN-PHI	59	236	215	31	64	3	2	0	18	18	13	16	.298	.344	.330	.674	71	2	6
48	Sam Mertes	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	117	474	426	83	127	13	16	9	81	45	33	35	.298	.349	.467	.816	199	0	15
49	Ossee Schrecongost	24	CL4,SLN	Maj	CLV-STL	49	168	158	15	47	8	3	0	10	4	7	3	.298	.335	.386	.721	61	2	1
50	Dan McGann	27	WSN,BRO	Maj	WHS-BRO	140	580	498	114	148	20	12	7	90	27	35	28	.297	.386	.428	.814	213	37	10
51	Kip Selbach	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	141	621	525	105	156	28	11	3	87	38	70	26	.297	.386	.410	.796	215	6	20
52	Clarence Foster	21	NY1	Maj	NYG	84	328	301	48	89	9	7	3	57	7	20	29	.296	.348	.402	.750	121	4	3
53	Deacon McGuire	35	WSN,BRO	Maj	WHS-BRO	104	390	352	47	104	15	5	1	35	7	28	12	.296	.361	.375	.736	132	8	2
54	Tom O'Brien?	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	151	629	577	101	171	22	10	6	77	23	44	26	.296	.350	.400	.751	231	4	4
55	Danny Green	22	CHN	Maj	CHC	117	525	475	90	140	12	11	6	56	18	35	50	.295	.352	.404	.756	192	7	8
56	Jimmy Sheckard	20	BLN	Maj	BLN	147	616	536	104	158	18	10	3	75	77	56	51	.295	.380	.383	.763	205	18	6
57	Elmer Smith*	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	88	398	343	65	101	13	6	1	24	10	47	12	.295	.381	.376	.757	129	1	7
58	Bobby Wallace	25	SLN	Maj	STL	151	638	577	91	170	28	14	12	108	17	54	20	.295	.357	.454	.811	262	2	5
59	Pat Crisham?	22	BLN	Maj	BLN	53	178	172	23	50	5	3	0	20	4	4	10	.291	.311	.355	.665	61	1	1
60	Patsy Donovan*	34	PIT	Maj	PIT	122	566	536	82	156	11	7	1	56	26	17	17	.291	.319	.343	.662	184	5	8
61	Tommy Leach	21	LS3	Maj	LOU	106	454	406	75	117	10	6	5	57	19	37	27	.288	.349	.379	.728	154	1	10
62	John Barry	20	WSN	Maj	WHS	78	266	247	31	71	7	5	1	33	11	12	14	.287	.328	.368	.697	91	3	4
63	Frank Chance	22	CHN	Maj	CHC	64	213	192	37	55	6	2	1	22	10	15	9	.287	.351	.354	.705	68	4	2
64	Joe Quinn	36	CL4	Maj	CLV	147	640	615	73	176	24	6	0	72	22	21	10	.286	.312	.345	.657	212	2	2
65	Fielder Jones	27	BRO	Maj	BRO	102	429	365	75	104	8	2	2	38	18	54	23	.285	.390	.334	.724	122	9	1
66	Harry Wolverton	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	99	442	389	50	111	14	11	1	49	14	30	14	.285	.351	.386	.736	150	9	14
67	Wilbert Robinson	35	BLN	Maj	BLN	108	395	356	40	101	15	2	0	47	5	31	25	.284	.345	.337	.682	120	2	6
68	Willie Clark*	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	81	348	300	49	85	13	10	0	44	11	35	21	.283	.377	.393	.770	118	10	3
69	Bill Dahlen	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	121	514	428	87	121	22	7	4	76	29	67	23	.283	.398	.395	.793	169	15	4
70	Jack O'Brien	26	WSN	Maj	WHS	127	516	468	68	132	11	5	6	51	17	31	32	.282	.331	.365	.696	171	3	14
71	Pop Schriver	33	PIT	Maj	PIT	92	342	302	31	85	19	5	1	49	4	24	10	.282	.344	.387	.732	117	5	11
72	Gene DeMontreville	26	CHN,BLN	Maj	CHC-BLN	142	603	550	83	154	19	7	1	76	47	27	27	.280	.322	.346	.667	190	7	19
73	James Stafford	31	BSN,WSN	Maj	BSN-WHS	86	326	300	40	84	9	3	4	54	13	12	26	.280	.308	.370	.678	111	0	14
74	Jake Stenzel	32	SLN,CIN	Maj	STL-CIN	44	186	157	26	44	10	0	1	22	10	20	5	.280	.376	.363	.739	57	4	5
75	Hugh Duffy	32	BSN	Maj	BSN	147	641	588	103	164	29	7	5	102	26	39	13	.279	.327	.378	.705	222	3	11
76	Bid McPhee	39	CIN	Maj	CIN	112	432	377	60	105	17	7	1	65	18	40	33	.279	.359	.369	.727	139	7	8
77	Tommy Corcoran	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	138	586	540	93	150	11	8	0	81	32	29	12	.278	.317	.328	.645	177	2	15
78	Tommy Dowd	30	CL4	Maj	CLV	147	659	605	81	168	17	6	2	35	28	48	10	.278	.333	.336	.668	203	2	4
79	Bones Ely	36	PIT	Maj	PIT	139	582	526	67	146	18	6	3	72	8	22	31	.278	.313	.352	.665	185	5	29
80	Jimmy Collins	29	BSN	Maj	BSN	151	660	599	98	166	28	11	5	92	12	40	17	.277	.335	.386	.721	231	12	9
81	Dick Padden	28	WSN	Maj	WHS	134	500	451	66	125	20	7	2	61	27	24	13	.277	.337	.366	.703	165	17	8
82	Duff Cooley	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	94	445	406	75	112	15	8	1	31	15	29	22	.276	.330	.360	.690	146	4	6
83	Joe Sugden	28	CL4	Maj	CLV	76	268	250	19	69	5	1	0	14	2	11	7	.276	.307	.304	.611	76	0	7
84	Frank Bonner	29	WSN	Maj	WHS	85	370	347	41	95	20	4	2	44	6	18	13	.274	.313	.372	.685	129	2	3
85	Charlie Hemphill*	23	CL4,SLN	Maj	CLV-STL	66	254	239	27	65	3	5	3	26	3	12	14	.272	.312	.364	.676	87	2	1
86	Bobby Lowe	33	BSN	Maj	BSN	152	614	559	81	152	5	9	4	88	17	35	16	.272	.316	.335	.651	187	1	19
87	Jimmy Slagle	25	WSN	Maj	WHS	147	668	599	92	163	15	8	0	41	22	55	31	.272	.338	.324	.662	194	5	9
88	Heinie Peitz	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	94	351	293	45	79	13	2	1	43	11	46	11	.270	.372	.338	.710	99	2	10
89	John Anderson	25	BRO	Maj	BRO	117	472	439	65	118	18	7	4	92	25	27	24	.269	.317	.369	.686	162	4	2
90	Billy Lauder	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	151	626	583	74	156	17	6	3	90	15	34	24	.268	.310	.333	.643	194	2	7
91	Parke Wilson	31	NY1	Maj	NYG	98	386	332	49	89	8	6	0	42	16	43	14	.268	.359	.328	.687	109	4	7
92	Kid Gleason	33	NY1	Maj	NYG	147	612	580	73	154	14	5	0	60	29	24	28	.266	.295	.307	.602	178	0	8
93	Jack Warner	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	88	316	293	38	78	8	1	0	19	15	15	20	.266	.315	.300	.616	88	6	2
94	Cupid Childs	31	SLN	Maj	STL	125	553	464	73	123	11	11	1	48	11	74	19	.265	.369	.343	.711	159	2	13
95	Herman Long	33	BSN	Maj	BSN	145	651	578	91	153	30	8	6	100	20	45	27	.265	.321	.375	.697	217	3	25
96	Billy Clingman	29	LS3	Maj	LOU	110	427	369	68	97	15	5	2	45	13	46	34	.263	.349	.347	.696	128	3	9
97	Frank Bowerman	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	110	457	427	51	111	16	10	3	53	10	12	16	.260	.288	.365	.654	156	5	13
98	Bert Cunningham	33	LS3	Maj	LOU	44	163	154	17	40	2	0	2	17	1	5	13	.260	.283	.312	.595	48	0	4
99	Ed McKean	35	SLN	Maj	STL	67	301	277	40	72	7	3	3	40	4	20	4	.260	.310	.339	.649	94	0	4
100	James Casey	29	BRO,WSN	Maj	BRO-WHS	143	602	559	78	145	16	8	1	45	28	27	17	.259	.304	.322	.626	180	9	7