1997 National League Batting Leaders

1996 Season 1998 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,134 games, 14 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	Tony Gwynn*	37	SDN	Maj	SDP	149	651	592	97	220	49	2	17	119	12	5	43	28	.372	.409	.547	.957	324	12	3	1	12	12
2	Larry Walker	30	COL	Maj	COL	153	664	568	143	208	46	4	49	130	33	8	78	90	.366	.452	.720	1.172	409	15	14	0	4	14
3	Mike Piazza	28	LAN	Maj	LAD	152	633	556	104	201	32	1	40	124	5	1	69	77	.362	.431	.639	1.070	355	19	3	0	5	11
4	Turner Ward	32	PIT	Maj	PIT	71	191	167	33	59	16	1	7	33	4	1	18	17	.353	.420	.587	1.007	98	1	2	3	1	2
5	Chris Stynes	24	CIN	Maj	CIN	49	215	198	31	69	7	1	6	28	11	2	11	13	.349	.394	.485	.879	96	5	4	2	0	1
6	Kenny Lofton*	30	ATL	Maj	ATL	122	564	493	90	164	20	6	5	48	27	20	64	83	.333	.409	.428	.837	211	10	2	2	3	5
7	Wally Joyner*	35	SDN	Maj	SDP	135	518	455	59	149	29	2	13	83	3	5	51	51	.328	.390	.486	.876	221	14	2	0	10	5
8	Bill Spiers	31	HOU	Maj	HOU	132	355	291	51	93	27	4	4	48	10	5	61	42	.320	.438	.481	.919	140	4	1	1	1	6
9	Mark Grace*	33	CHN	Maj	CHC	151	654	555	87	177	32	5	13	78	2	4	88	45	.319	.409	.465	.874	258	18	2	1	8	3
10	Andrés Galarraga	36	COL	Maj	COL	154	674	600	120	191	31	3	41	140	15	8	54	141	.318	.389	.585	.974	351	16	17	0	3	2
11	Jon Nunnally	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	65	231	201	38	64	12	3	13	35	7	3	26	51	.318	.400	.602	1.002	121	2	2	1	1	0
12	Barry Larkin	33	CIN	Maj	CIN	73	276	224	34	71	17	3	4	20	14	3	47	24	.317	.440	.473	.913	106	3	3	1	1	6
13	Edgardo Alfonzo	23	NYN	Maj	NYM	151	599	518	84	163	27	2	10	72	11	6	63	56	.315	.391	.432	.823	224	4	5	8	5	0
14	Raúl Mondesí	26	LAN	Maj	LAD	159	670	616	95	191	42	5	30	87	32	15	44	105	.310	.360	.541	.901	333	11	6	1	3	7
15	Craig Biggio	31	HOU	Maj	HOU	162	744	619	146	191	37	8	22	81	47	10	84	107	.309	.415	.501	.916	310	0	34	0	7	6
16	Dante Bichette	33	COL	Maj	COL	151	601	561	81	173	31	2	26	118	6	5	30	90	.308	.343	.510	.853	286	13	3	0	7	1
17	Jeff Blauser	31	ATL	Maj	ATL	151	623	519	90	160	31	4	17	70	5	1	70	101	.308	.405	.482	.886	250	13	20	5	9	6
18	Lance Johnson*	33	NYN,CHN	Maj	NYM-CHC	111	454	410	60	126	16	8	5	39	20	12	42	31	.307	.370	.422	.792	173	8	0	0	2	3
19	David Segui*	30	MON	Maj	MON	125	523	459	75	141	22	3	21	68	1	0	57	66	.307	.381	.505	.886	232	9	1	0	6	12
20	Vinny Castilla	29	COL	Maj	COL	159	668	612	94	186	25	2	40	113	2	4	44	108	.304	.356	.547	.904	335	17	8	0	4	9
21	Joe Randa	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	126	499	443	58	134	27	9	7	60	4	2	41	64	.303	.366	.452	.817	200	10	6	4	5	1
22	Vladimir Guerrero	22	MON	Maj	MON	90	354	325	44	98	22	2	11	40	3	4	19	39	.302	.350	.483	.833	157	11	7	0	3	2
23	Shawon Dunston	34	CHN,PIT	Maj	CHC-PIT	132	511	490	71	147	22	5	14	57	32	8	8	75	.300	.312	.451	.763	221	9	3	5	5	0
24	Doug Glanville	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	146	510	474	79	142	22	5	4	35	19	11	24	46	.300	.333	.392	.726	186	9	1	9	2	0
25	Willie McGee	38	SLN	Maj	STL	122	323	300	29	90	19	4	3	38	8	2	22	59	.300	.347	.420	.767	126	6	0	0	1	2
26	Kevin Young	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	97	362	333	59	100	18	3	18	74	11	2	16	89	.300	.332	.535	.867	178	6	4	1	8	1
27	Craig Counsell	26	FLO,COL	Maj	FLA-COL	52	189	164	20	49	9	2	1	16	1	1	18	17	.299	.376	.396	.773	65	5	3	3	1	2
28	Bobby Bonilla	34	FLO	Maj	FLA	153	648	562	77	167	39	3	17	96	6	6	73	94	.297	.378	.468	.846	263	18	5	0	8	8
29	Jeff Reed	34	COL	Maj	COL	90	298	256	43	76	10	0	17	47	2	1	35	55	.297	.386	.535	.921	137	8	2	5	0	1
30	Delino DeShields	28	SLN	Maj	STL	150	643	572	92	169	26	14	11	58	55	14	55	72	.296	.357	.448	.805	256	5	3	7	6	1
31	Chipper Jones	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	157	679	597	100	176	41	3	21	111	20	5	76	88	.295	.371	.479	.850	286	19	0	0	6	8
32	Ray Lankford*	30	SLN	Maj	STL	133	565	465	94	137	36	3	31	98	21	11	95	125	.295	.411	.585	.996	272	9	0	0	5	10
33	Javy López	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	123	464	414	52	122	28	1	23	68	1	1	40	82	.295	.361	.534	.895	221	9	5	1	4	10
34	Mickey Morandini	31	PHI	Maj	PHI	150	640	553	83	163	40	2	1	39	16	13	62	91	.295	.371	.380	.751	210	8	8	12	5	0
35	Jason Kendall	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	144	572	486	71	143	36	4	8	49	18	6	49	53	.294	.391	.434	.825	211	11	31	1	5	2
36	John Olerud*	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	154	630	524	90	154	34	1	22	102	0	0	85	67	.294	.400	.489	.889	256	19	13	0	8	5
37	Moisés Alou	30	FLO	Maj	FLA	150	619	538	88	157	29	5	23	115	9	5	70	85	.292	.373	.493	.866	265	13	4	0	7	9
38	Quinton McCracken	26	COL	Maj	COL	147	375	325	69	95	11	1	3	36	28	11	42	62	.292	.374	.360	.734	117	6	1	6	1	0
39	Bill Mueller	26	SFN	Maj	SFG	128	453	390	51	114	26	3	7	44	4	3	48	71	.292	.369	.428	.797	167	10	3	6	6	1
40	Barry Bonds*	32	SFN	Maj	SFG	159	690	532	123	155	26	5	40	101	37	8	145	87	.291	.446	.585	1.031	311	13	8	0	5	34
41	Wilton Guerrero	22	LAN	Maj	LAD	111	380	357	39	104	10	9	4	32	6	5	8	52	.291	.305	.403	.709	144	7	0	13	2	1
42	Al Martin*	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	113	477	423	64	123	24	7	13	59	23	7	45	83	.291	.359	.473	.832	200	7	3	1	5	7
43	Neifi Pérez	24	COL	Maj	COL	83	344	313	46	91	13	10	5	31	4	3	21	43	.291	.333	.444	.777	139	3	1	5	4	4
44	Ellis Burks	32	COL	Maj	COL	119	477	424	91	123	19	2	32	82	7	2	47	75	.290	.363	.571	.934	242	17	3	1	2	0
45	Ken Caminiti	34	SDN	Maj	SDP	137	576	486	92	141	28	0	26	90	11	2	80	118	.290	.389	.508	.897	247	12	3	0	7	9
46	Butch Huskey	25	NYN	Maj	NYM	142	505	471	61	135	26	2	24	81	8	5	25	84	.287	.319	.503	.822	237	21	1	0	8	5
47	Jeff Bagwell	29	HOU	Maj	HOU	162	717	566	109	162	40	2	43	135	31	10	127	122	.286	.425	.592	1.017	335	10	16	0	8	27
48	Tony Barron	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	57	208	189	22	54	12	1	4	24	0	1	12	38	.286	.330	.423	.753	80	2	2	2	3	0
49	Stan Javier	33	SFN	Maj	SFG	142	510	440	69	126	16	4	8	50	25	3	56	70	.286	.368	.396	.764	174	5	5	2	7	1
50	Mark Smith	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	71	222	193	29	55	13	1	9	35	3	1	28	36	.285	.374	.503	.877	97	3	0	0	1	1
51	John Mabry	26	SLN	Maj	STL	116	434	388	40	110	19	0	5	36	0	1	39	77	.284	.352	.371	.723	144	11	3	2	2	9
52	Brett Butler*	40	LAN	Maj	LAD	105	401	343	52	97	8	3	0	18	15	10	42	40	.283	.363	.324	.686	111	1	1	15	0	0
53	Scott Rolen	22	PHI	Maj	PHI	156	657	561	93	159	35	3	21	92	16	6	76	138	.283	.378	.469	.846	263	6	13	0	7	4
54	Michael Tucker	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	138	554	499	80	141	25	7	14	56	12	7	44	116	.283	.347	.445	.792	222	7	6	4	1	0
55	Mike Lansing	29	MON	Maj	MON	144	631	572	86	161	45	2	20	70	11	5	45	92	.282	.338	.472	.810	270	9	5	6	3	2
56	Carlos Baerga	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	133	498	467	53	131	25	1	9	52	2	6	20	54	.281	.311	.396	.707	185	13	3	3	5	1
57	J.T. Snow*	29	SFN	Maj	SFG	157	637	531	81	149	36	1	28	104	6	4	96	124	.281	.387	.510	.898	271	8	1	2	7	13
58	Mark Sweeney*	27	SDN,SLN	Maj	SDP-STL	115	188	164	16	46	7	0	2	23	2	3	20	32	.281	.358	.360	.718	59	3	1	1	2	1
59	Jim Eisenreich*	38	FLO	Maj	FLA	120	331	293	36	82	19	1	2	34	0	0	30	28	.280	.345	.372	.717	109	7	1	3	4	4
60	Eric Young Sr.	30	COL,LAN	Maj	COL-LAD	155	718	622	106	174	33	8	8	61	45	14	71	54	.280	.359	.397	.756	247	18	9	10	6	1
61	Brian Johnson	29	SFN	Maj	SFG	56	201	179	19	50	7	2	11	27	0	1	14	26	.279	.333	.525	.858	94	8	2	3	3	7
62	Tony Womack	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	155	689	641	85	178	26	9	6	50	60	7	43	109	.278	.326	.374	.701	240	6	3	2	0	2
63	Darrin Fletcher	30	MON	Maj	MON	96	334	310	39	86	20	1	17	55	1	1	17	35	.277	.323	.513	.836	159	6	5	0	2	3
64	Fred McGriff*	33	ATL	Maj	ATL	152	641	564	77	156	25	1	22	97	5	0	68	112	.277	.356	.442	.797	249	22	4	0	5	4
65	Édgar Rentería	20	FLO	Maj	FLA	154	691	617	90	171	21	3	4	52	32	15	45	108	.277	.327	.340	.668	210	17	4	19	6	1
66	Derek Bell	28	HOU	Maj	HOU	129	547	493	67	136	29	3	15	71	15	7	40	94	.276	.344	.438	.782	216	16	12	0	2	3
67	Chuck Carr	29	HOU	Maj	HOU	63	216	192	34	53	11	2	4	17	11	5	15	37	.276	.333	.417	.750	80	0	2	6	1	2
68	Matt Franco	27	NYN	Maj	NYM	112	176	163	21	45	5	0	5	21	1	0	13	23	.276	.330	.399	.728	65	4	0	0	0	4
69	Hal Morris*	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	96	364	333	42	92	20	1	1	33	3	1	23	43	.276	.328	.351	.679	117	10	3	4	1	2
70	Kevin Orie	24	CHN	Maj	CHC	114	415	364	40	100	23	5	8	44	2	2	39	57	.275	.350	.431	.781	157	13	5	3	4	3
71	Kurt Abbott	28	FLO	Maj	FLA	94	273	252	35	69	18	2	6	30	3	1	14	68	.274	.315	.433	.747	109	5	1	6	0	3
72	Tony Eusebio	30	HOU	Maj	HOU	60	187	164	12	45	2	0	1	18	0	1	19	27	.274	.364	.305	.669	50	4	4	0	0	1
73	Rickey Henderson*	38	SDN	Maj	SDP	88	365	288	63	79	11	0	6	27	29	4	71	62	.274	.422	.375	.797	108	7	4	0	2	2
74	Otis Nixon	38	LAN	Maj	LAD	42	191	175	30	48	6	2	1	18	12	2	13	24	.274	.323	.349	.671	61	2	0	2	1	0
75	Kevin Polcovich	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	84	279	245	37	67	16	1	4	21	2	2	21	45	.274	.350	.396	.746	97	11	9	2	2	4
76	Roger Cedeño	22	LAN	Maj	LAD	80	227	194	31	53	10	2	3	17	9	1	25	44	.273	.362	.392	.753	76	1	3	3	2	2
77	John Flaherty	29	SDN	Maj	SDP	129	476	439	38	120	21	1	9	46	4	4	33	62	.273	.323	.387	.710	170	11	0	2	2	7
78	Mark Grudzielanek	27	MON	Maj	MON	156	688	649	76	177	54	3	4	51	25	9	23	76	.273	.307	.384	.690	249	13	10	3	3	0
79	Lenny Harris	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	120	263	238	32	65	13	1	3	28	4	3	18	18	.273	.327	.374	.701	89	10	2	3	2	1
80	José Hernández	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	121	199	183	33	50	8	5	7	26	2	5	14	42	.273	.323	.486	.810	89	5	0	1	1	2
81	Todd Hundley	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	132	508	417	78	114	21	2	30	86	2	3	83	116	.273	.394	.549	.943	229	10	3	0	5	16
82	Deion Sanders*	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	115	509	465	53	127	13	7	5	23	56	13	34	67	.273	.329	.363	.693	169	4	6	2	2	2
83	Darryl Hamilton	32	SFN	Maj	SFG	125	529	460	78	124	23	3	5	43	15	10	61	61	.270	.354	.365	.719	168	6	0	6	2	1
84	Luis López	26	NYN	Maj	NYM	78	196	178	19	48	12	1	1	19	2	4	12	42	.270	.330	.365	.695	65	2	4	2	0	2
85	Walt Weiss	33	COL	Maj	COL	121	469	393	52	106	23	5	4	38	5	2	66	56	.270	.377	.384	.761	151	7	2	7	1	3
86	Rondell White	25	MON	Maj	MON	151	638	592	84	160	29	5	28	82	16	8	31	111	.270	.316	.478	.794	283	18	10	1	4	3
87	Ed Taubensee	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	108	283	254	26	68	18	0	10	34	0	1	22	66	.268	.323	.457	.779	116	2	1	1	5	2
88	Todd Zeile	31	LAN	Maj	LAD	160	672	575	89	154	17	0	31	90	8	7	85	112	.268	.365	.459	.824	264	18	6	0	6	7
89	José Guillén	21	PIT	Maj	PIT	143	526	498	58	133	20	5	14	70	1	2	17	88	.267	.300	.412	.712	205	16	8	0	3	0
90	Mark Lewis	27	SFN	Maj	SFG	118	372	341	50	91	14	6	10	42	3	2	23	62	.267	.318	.431	.749	147	8	4	1	3	2
91	Manny Alexander	26	NYN,CHN	Maj	NYM-CHC	87	272	248	37	66	12	4	3	22	13	1	17	54	.266	.320	.383	.703	95	6	3	3	1	3
92	Brad Ausmus	28	HOU	Maj	HOU	130	478	425	45	113	25	1	4	44	14	6	38	78	.266	.326	.358	.684	152	8	3	6	6	4
93	Royce Clayton	27	SLN	Maj	STL	154	619	576	75	153	39	5	9	61	30	10	33	109	.266	.306	.398	.704	229	19	3	2	5	4
94	Kevin Jordan	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	84	183	177	19	47	8	0	6	30	0	1	3	26	.266	.273	.412	.686	73	5	0	0	3	0
95	Eric Karros	29	LAN	Maj	LAD	162	700	628	86	167	28	0	31	104	15	7	61	116	.266	.329	.459	.787	288	10	2	0	9	2
96	Kevin Stocker	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	149	560	504	51	134	23	5	4	40	11	6	51	91	.266	.335	.355	.690	179	14	2	2	1	7
97	José Vizcaíno	29	SFN	Maj	SFG	151	630	568	77	151	19	7	5	50	8	8	48	87	.266	.323	.350	.673	199	13	0	13	1	1
98	Quilvio Veras	26	SDN	Maj	SDP	145	631	539	74	143	23	1	3	45	33	12	72	84	.265	.357	.328	.685	177	9	7	9	4	0
99	Midre Cummings	25	PHI,PIT	Maj	PHI-PIT	115	350	314	35	83	22	6	4	31	2	3	31	56	.264	.331	.411	.741	129	3	1	2	2	0
100	Ryne Sandberg	37	CHN	Maj	CHC	135	480	447	54	118	26	0	12	64	7	4	28	94	.264	.308	.403	.711	180	5	2	0	3	3