1971 National League Batting Leaders

1970 Season 1972 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 972 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	Joe Torre	30	SLN	Maj	STL	161	707	634	97	230	34	8	24	137	4	1	63	70	.363	.421	.555	.976	352	18	4	1	5	20
2	Ralph Garr	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	154	693	639	101	219	24	6	9	44	30	14	30	68	.343	.372	.441	.813	282	7	2	18	4	1
3	Glenn Beckert	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	131	570	530	80	181	18	5	2	42	3	2	24	24	.342	.367	.406	.773	215	16	0	12	4	0
4	Roberto Clemente	36	PIT	Maj	PIT	132	553	522	82	178	29	8	13	86	1	2	26	65	.341	.370	.502	.872	262	19	0	1	4	5
5	Henry Aaron	37	ATL	Maj	ATL	139	573	495	95	162	22	3	47	118	1	1	71	58	.327	.410	.669	1.079	331	9	2	0	5	21
6	Cleon Jones*	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	136	568	505	63	161	24	6	14	69	6	5	53	87	.319	.382	.473	.856	239	9	2	3	5	6
7	Manny Sanguillén	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	138	557	533	60	170	26	5	7	81	6	4	19	32	.319	.345	.426	.771	227	21	3	1	1	13
8	Matty Alou*	32	SLN	Maj	STL	149	660	609	85	192	28	6	7	74	19	10	34	27	.315	.352	.415	.767	253	9	4	6	7	3
9	Lou Brock*	32	SLN	Maj	STL	157	720	640	126	200	37	7	7	61	64	19	76	107	.313	.385	.425	.810	272	5	1	1	2	5
10	Manny Mota	33	LAN	Maj	LAD	91	300	269	24	84	13	5	0	34	4	3	20	20	.312	.361	.398	.759	107	9	1	9	1	5
11	Rusty Staub	27	MON	Maj	MON	162	690	599	94	186	34	6	19	97	9	5	74	42	.311	.392	.483	.874	289	21	9	3	5	13
12	Willie Davis*	31	LAN	Maj	LAD	158	672	641	84	198	33	10	10	74	20	8	23	47	.309	.330	.438	.769	281	17	0	3	5	3
13	Gene Clines	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	97	300	273	52	84	12	4	1	24	15	6	22	36	.308	.366	.392	.758	107	1	3	2	0	0
14	Joe Pepitone*	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	115	460	427	50	131	19	4	16	61	1	2	24	41	.307	.347	.482	.830	206	14	4	2	3	8
15	Pete Rose	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	160	707	632	86	192	27	4	13	44	13	9	68	50	.304	.373	.421	.793	266	9	3	1	3	15
16	Ted Simmons	21	SLN	Maj	STL	133	563	510	64	155	32	4	7	77	1	3	36	50	.304	.347	.424	.771	216	20	3	4	10	3
17	Billy Williams	33	CHN	Maj	CHC	157	677	594	86	179	27	5	28	93	7	5	77	44	.301	.383	.505	.888	300	17	3	0	3	18
18	Willie Stargell*	31	PIT	Maj	PIT	141	606	511	104	151	26	0	48	125	0	0	83	154	.296	.398	.628	1.026	321	8	7	0	5	20
19	Dick Allen	29	LAN	Maj	LAD	155	649	549	82	162	24	1	23	90	8	1	93	113	.295	.395	.468	.863	257	23	1	1	5	13
20	Dave Cash	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	123	532	478	79	138	17	4	2	34	13	5	46	33	.289	.349	.354	.703	169	10	0	5	3	0
21	Félix Millán	27	ATL	Maj	ATL	143	635	577	65	167	20	8	2	45	11	7	37	22	.289	.332	.362	.694	209	12	3	11	7	7
22	Bob Watson	25	HOU	Maj	HOU	129	514	468	49	135	17	3	9	67	0	3	41	56	.289	.347	.395	.742	185	14	2	1	2	5
23	Bobby Bonds	25	SFN	Maj	SFG	155	691	619	110	178	32	4	33	102	26	8	62	137	.288	.355	.512	.867	317	10	5	0	5	6
24	Garry Jestadt	24	SDN,CHN	Maj	SDP-CHC	78	207	192	17	55	13	0	0	13	1	3	11	24	.287	.324	.354	.678	68	9	0	3	1	0
25	Tommie Agee	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	113	482	425	58	121	19	0	14	50	28	6	50	84	.285	.362	.428	.790	182	12	2	4	1	2
26	Vic Davalillo*	31	PIT	Maj	PIT	99	312	295	48	84	14	6	1	33	10	2	11	31	.285	.312	.383	.695	113	4	2	1	3	1
27	Boots Day*	23	MON	Maj	MON	127	422	371	53	105	10	2	4	33	9	4	33	39	.283	.342	.353	.696	131	4	1	16	1	5
28	Al Oliver*	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	143	573	529	69	149	31	7	14	64	4	3	27	72	.282	.317	.446	.763	236	14	5	2	10	2
29	Willie Crawford*	24	LAN	Maj	LAD	114	375	342	64	96	16	6	9	40	5	2	28	49	.281	.334	.442	.776	151	6	1	1	3	2
30	Maury Wills	38	LAN	Maj	LAD	149	654	601	73	169	14	3	3	44	15	8	40	44	.281	.323	.330	.653	198	8	0	7	6	2
31	Ed Kranepool*	26	NYN	Maj	NYM	122	467	421	61	118	20	4	14	58	0	4	38	33	.280	.340	.447	.786	188	7	1	5	2	6
32	Jesús Alou	29	HOU	Maj	HOU	122	455	433	41	121	21	4	2	40	3	7	13	17	.279	.305	.360	.666	156	11	4	3	2	3
33	Ron Hunt	30	MON	Maj	MON	152	638	520	89	145	20	3	5	38	5	7	58	41	.279	.402	.358	.759	186	1	50	8	2	1
34	Lee May	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	147	602	553	85	154	17	3	39	98	3	0	42	135	.279	.332	.532	.864	294	13	4	0	3	2
35	Tim McCarver	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	134	525	474	51	132	20	5	8	46	5	3	43	26	.279	.337	.392	.730	186	11	1	3	4	7
36	Bill Buckner*	21	LAN	Maj	LAD	108	383	358	37	99	15	1	5	41	4	1	11	18	.277	.306	.366	.672	131	6	5	7	2	4
37	Al Gallagher	25	SFN	Maj	SFG	136	478	429	47	119	18	5	5	57	2	1	40	57	.277	.340	.378	.717	162	15	2	4	3	10
38	Willie McCovey*	33	SFN	Maj	SFG	105	402	329	45	91	13	0	18	70	0	2	64	57	.277	.396	.480	.876	158	6	4	0	5	21
39	Orlando Cepeda	33	ATL	Maj	ATL	71	276	250	31	69	10	1	14	44	3	6	22	29	.276	.330	.492	.822	123	12	0	0	4	7
40	Jack Hiatt	28	HOU	Maj	HOU	69	214	174	16	48	8	1	1	16	0	1	35	39	.276	.401	.351	.752	61	1	2	2	1	2
41	José Cruz*	23	SLN	Maj	STL	83	346	292	46	80	13	2	9	27	6	3	49	35	.274	.377	.425	.802	124	6	1	1	3	6
42	Wes Parker*	31	LAN	Maj	LAD	157	609	533	69	146	24	1	6	62	6	1	63	63	.274	.347	.357	.704	190	13	1	4	8	5
43	Duke Sims	30	LAN	Maj	LAD	90	263	230	23	63	7	2	6	25	0	1	30	39	.274	.357	.400	.757	92	4	1	0	2	7
44	Ken Boswell	25	NYN	Maj	NYM	116	436	392	46	107	20	1	5	40	5	2	36	31	.273	.334	.367	.701	144	11	2	2	4	4
45	Ollie Brown	27	SDN	Maj	SDP	145	542	484	36	132	16	0	9	55	3	3	52	74	.273	.346	.362	.707	175	10	3	1	2	5
46	Tito Fuentes	27	SFN	Maj	SFG	152	672	630	63	172	28	6	4	52	12	2	18	46	.273	.299	.356	.654	224	15	6	16	2	2
47	Jerry Grote	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	125	450	403	35	109	25	0	2	35	1	4	40	47	.271	.339	.347	.686	140	19	2	4	1	4
48	Richie Hebner	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	112	434	388	50	105	17	8	17	67	2	2	32	68	.271	.326	.487	.813	189	6	3	5	6	1
49	Willie Mays	40	SFN	Maj	SFG	136	537	417	82	113	24	5	18	61	23	3	112	123	.271	.425	.482	.907	201	8	3	1	4	11
50	Bob Robertson	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	131	536	469	65	127	18	2	26	72	1	2	60	101	.271	.356	.484	.840	227	7	4	0	3	8
51	Mike Lum*	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	145	512	454	56	122	14	1	13	55	0	3	47	43	.269	.340	.390	.730	177	8	5	0	6	5
52	Tony Pérez	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	158	664	609	72	164	22	3	25	91	4	1	51	120	.269	.325	.438	.764	267	13	1	0	3	5
53	Tom Haller	34	LAN	Maj	LAD	84	234	202	23	54	5	0	5	32	0	2	25	30	.267	.346	.366	.713	74	5	2	0	5	8
54	Ron Santo	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	154	642	555	77	148	22	1	21	88	4	0	79	95	.267	.354	.423	.778	235	20	0	1	7	8
55	Deron Johnson	32	PHI	Maj	PHI	158	660	582	74	154	29	0	34	95	0	1	72	146	.265	.347	.490	.836	285	18	2	2	2	8
56	César Cedeño	20	HOU	Maj	HOU	161	649	611	85	161	40	6	10	81	20	9	25	102	.264	.293	.398	.690	243	9	3	3	7	5
57	Nate Colbert	25	SDN	Maj	SDP	156	639	565	81	149	25	3	27	84	5	2	63	119	.264	.339	.462	.801	261	17	4	2	5	6
58	Ken Henderson	25	SFN	Maj	SFG	141	598	504	80	133	26	6	15	65	18	3	84	76	.264	.370	.429	.798	216	9	3	3	4	12
59	Leron Lee	23	SDN,SLN	Maj	SDP-STL	104	307	284	32	75	21	2	5	23	4	6	22	57	.264	.317	.405	.722	115	6	0	1	0	4
60	Hal McRae	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	99	354	337	39	89	24	2	9	34	3	2	11	35	.264	.291	.427	.718	144	8	2	3	1	0
61	Ted Sizemore	26	SLN	Maj	STL	135	532	478	53	126	14	5	3	42	4	6	42	26	.264	.322	.333	.655	159	12	1	7	4	5
62	Earl Williams	22	ATL	Maj	ATL	145	550	497	64	129	14	1	33	87	0	1	42	80	.260	.324	.491	.815	244	11	7	0	4	5
63	Julián Javier	34	SLN	Maj	STL	90	276	259	32	67	6	4	3	28	5	1	9	33	.259	.286	.348	.633	90	7	2	3	3	3
64	Tommy Helms	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	150	588	547	40	141	26	1	3	52	3	4	26	33	.258	.289	.325	.615	178	17	1	7	7	5
65	Sonny Jackson	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	149	593	547	58	141	20	5	2	25	7	6	35	45	.258	.302	.324	.626	177	8	1	7	3	1
66	Don Kessinger	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	155	687	617	77	159	18	6	2	38	15	8	52	54	.258	.318	.316	.634	195	11	3	14	1	6
67	Ron Fairly*	32	MON	Maj	MON	146	542	447	58	115	23	0	13	71	1	3	81	65	.257	.373	.396	.769	177	7	5	3	6	10
68	Gary Sutherland	26	MON	Maj	MON	111	331	304	25	78	7	2	4	26	3	4	18	12	.257	.302	.332	.634	101	11	2	6	1	3
69	Brock Davis*	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	106	344	301	22	77	7	5	0	28	0	6	35	34	.256	.335	.312	.648	94	1	2	4	2	0
70	Jim Hickman	34	CHN	Maj	CHC	117	444	383	50	98	13	2	19	60	0	1	50	61	.256	.342	.449	.792	172	12	3	3	5	7
71	Joe Morgan	27	HOU	Maj	HOU	160	689	583	87	149	27	11	13	56	40	8	88	52	.256	.351	.407	.757	237	4	1	10	7	2
72	Willie Montañez*	23	PHI	Maj	PHI	158	683	599	78	153	27	6	30	99	4	7	67	105	.255	.327	.471	.798	282	18	3	1	13	14
73	Bill Mazeroski	34	PIT	Maj	PIT	70	213	193	17	49	3	1	1	16	0	0	15	8	.254	.303	.295	.599	57	3	0	2	3	1
74	Larry Stahl*	30	SDN	Maj	SDP	114	341	308	27	78	13	4	8	36	4	3	26	59	.253	.310	.399	.709	123	7	0	5	2	4
75	Dick Dietz	29	SFN	Maj	SFG	142	558	453	58	114	19	0	19	72	1	3	97	86	.252	.387	.419	.806	190	8	4	2	2	8
76	Bud Harrelson	27	NYN	Maj	NYM	142	618	547	55	138	16	6	0	32	28	7	53	59	.252	.319	.304	.623	166	6	2	13	3	0
77	Bob Bailey	28	MON	Maj	MON	157	654	545	65	137	21	4	14	83	13	7	97	105	.251	.359	.382	.741	208	19	0	3	9	8
78	Bob Barton	29	SDN	Maj	SDP	121	413	376	23	94	17	2	5	23	0	5	35	49	.250	.317	.346	.663	130	16	2	0	0	11
79	Larry Bowa	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	159	696	650	74	162	18	5	0	25	28	11	36	61	.249	.293	.292	.586	190	4	5	4	1	2
80	Bobby Valentine	21	LAN	Maj	LAD	101	307	281	32	70	10	2	1	25	5	3	15	20	.249	.287	.310	.597	87	9	2	4	5	0
81	Donn Clendenon	35	NYN	Maj	NYM	88	288	263	29	65	10	0	11	37	1	2	21	78	.247	.302	.411	.713	108	12	1	0	3	3
82	Denis Menke	30	HOU	Maj	HOU	146	547	475	57	117	26	3	1	43	4	5	59	68	.246	.328	.320	.648	152	14	2	5	6	4
83	Jim Fairey*	26	MON	Maj	MON	92	220	200	19	49	8	1	1	19	3	3	12	23	.245	.285	.310	.595	62	2	0	6	2	5
84	Jim Lefebvre	29	LAN	Maj	LAD	119	437	388	40	95	14	2	12	68	0	2	39	55	.245	.314	.384	.698	149	15	2	4	4	6
85	Ken Singleton	24	NYN	Maj	NYM	115	366	298	34	73	5	0	13	46	0	1	61	64	.245	.374	.393	.766	117	12	2	2	3	9
86	Doug Rader	26	HOU	Maj	HOU	135	534	484	51	118	21	4	12	56	5	1	40	112	.244	.303	.378	.681	183	10	3	2	5	2
87	José Cardenal	27	SLN	Maj	STL	89	339	301	37	73	12	4	7	48	12	3	29	35	.243	.303	.379	.681	114	8	0	2	7	1
88	John Bateman	30	MON	Maj	MON	139	526	492	34	119	17	3	10	56	1	0	19	87	.242	.273	.350	.623	172	27	4	6	5	3
89	Darrell Evans	24	ATL	Maj	ATL	89	305	260	42	63	11	1	12	38	2	3	39	54	.242	.338	.431	.769	112	4	1	0	5	4
90	Woody Woodward	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	136	309	273	22	66	9	1	0	18	4	0	27	28	.242	.309	.282	.591	77	8	0	8	1	4
91	George Foster	22	CIN,SFN	Maj	CIN-SFG	140	514	473	50	114	23	4	13	58	7	7	29	120	.241	.292	.389	.681	184	20	7	1	4	3
92	Johnny Bench	23	CIN	Maj	CIN	149	613	562	80	134	19	2	27	61	2	1	49	83	.238	.299	.424	.722	238	20	0	0	2	7
93	Dave Marshall	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	100	250	214	28	51	9	1	3	21	3	1	26	54	.238	.322	.332	.654	71	6	2	5	3	3
94	Don Hahn	22	NYN	Maj	NYM	98	203	178	16	42	5	1	1	11	2	3	21	32	.236	.317	.292	.609	52	4	1	1	2	1
95	Jim Beauchamp	31	SLN	Maj	STL	77	175	162	24	38	8	3	2	16	3	1	9	26	.235	.274	.358	.632	58	4	1	0	3	1
96	Roger Metzger	23	HOU	Maj	HOU	150	617	562	64	132	14	11	0	26	15	6	44	50	.235	.294	.299	.593	168	5	4	5	2	4
97	Ivan Murrell	28	SDN	Maj	SDP	103	267	255	23	60	6	3	7	24	5	2	7	60	.235	.263	.365	.628	93	8	3	1	1	1
98	Chris Speier	21	SFN	Maj	SFG	157	670	601	74	141	17	6	8	46	4	7	56	90	.235	.307	.323	.630	194	15	7	5	1	6
99	Johnny Edwards	33	HOU	Maj	HOU	106	345	317	18	74	13	4	1	23	1	1	26	38	.233	.291	.309	.600	98	0	0	1	1	9
100	Hal Lanier	28	SFN	Maj	SFG	109	227	206	21	48	8	0	1	13	0	0	15	26	.233	.283	.286	.569	59	6	0	4	2	3