1981 National League Batting Leaders

1980 Season 1982 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 644 games, 12 teams, approx. 107 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	Joel Youngblood	29	NYN	Maj	NYM	43	161	143	16	50	10	2	4	25	2	5	12	19	.350	.398	.532	.929	76	4	2	0	4	1
2	Bill Madlock	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	82	320	279	35	95	23	1	6	45	18	6	34	17	.341	.413	.495	.907	138	5	3	0	4	7
3	Dane Iorg	31	SLN	Maj	STL	75	227	217	23	71	11	2	2	39	2	0	7	9	.327	.344	.424	.768	92	7	0	0	3	0
4	Pete Rose	40	PHI	Maj	PHI	107	484	431	73	140	18	5	0	33	4	4	46	26	.325	.391	.390	.781	168	8	3	1	3	5
5	Lonnie Smith	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	62	202	176	40	57	14	3	2	11	21	10	18	14	.324	.402	.472	.874	83	1	5	3	0	1
6	Dusty Baker	32	LAN	Maj	LAD	103	438	400	48	128	17	3	9	49	10	7	29	43	.320	.363	.445	.808	178	9	1	3	5	1
7	Rusty Staub	37	NYN	Maj	NYM	70	186	161	9	51	9	0	5	21	1	0	22	12	.317	.398	.466	.864	75	6	1	0	2	3
8	Mike Schmidt	31	PHI	Maj	PHI	102	434	354	78	112	19	2	31	91	12	4	73	71	.316	.436	.644	1.080	228	9	4	0	3	18
9	Rick Monday*	35	LAN	Maj	LAD	66	156	130	24	41	1	2	11	25	1	2	24	42	.315	.423	.608	1.031	79	0	1	0	1	3
10	Bill Buckner*	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	106	453	421	45	131	35	3	10	75	5	2	26	16	.311	.349	.480	.829	202	17	1	0	5	9
11	Ken Griffey*	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	101	442	396	65	123	21	6	2	34	12	4	39	42	.311	.371	.409	.780	162	9	1	2	4	6
12	Milt May	30	SFN	Maj	SFG	97	354	316	20	98	17	0	2	33	1	4	34	29	.310	.376	.383	.759	121	7	0	3	1	10
13	Johnny Bench	33	CIN	Maj	CIN	52	196	178	14	55	8	0	8	25	0	2	17	21	.309	.369	.489	.858	87	4	0	1	0	3
14	Joe Nolan	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	81	264	236	25	73	18	1	1	26	1	2	24	19	.309	.371	.407	.778	96	7	1	0	3	6
15	Hubie Brooks	24	NYN	Maj	NYM	98	389	358	34	110	21	2	4	38	9	5	23	65	.307	.345	.411	.756	147	9	1	1	6	2
16	Dave Concepción	33	CIN	Maj	CIN	106	468	421	57	129	28	0	5	67	4	5	37	61	.306	.358	.409	.767	172	13	1	2	7	1
17	Keith Hernandez*	27	SLN	Maj	STL	103	444	376	65	115	27	4	8	48	12	5	61	45	.306	.401	.463	.864	174	9	2	0	5	6
18	Warren Cromartie*	27	MON	Maj	MON	99	400	358	41	109	19	2	6	42	2	3	39	27	.305	.370	.419	.789	150	8	0	0	3	12
19	Tim Raines	21	MON	Maj	MON	88	363	313	61	95	13	7	5	37	71	11	45	31	.304	.391	.438	.829	137	7	2	0	3	5
20	Luis Salazar	25	SDN	Maj	SDP	109	424	400	37	121	19	6	3	38	11	8	16	72	.303	.329	.403	.732	161	7	1	5	2	2
21	Andre Dawson	26	MON	Maj	MON	103	441	394	71	119	21	3	24	64	26	4	35	50	.302	.365	.553	.918	218	6	7	0	5	14
22	Terry Kennedy	25	SDN	Maj	SDP	101	412	382	32	115	24	1	2	41	0	2	22	53	.301	.341	.385	.726	147	7	2	4	2	6
23	Gary Matthews	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	101	428	359	62	108	21	3	9	67	15	2	59	42	.301	.398	.451	.849	162	8	3	1	6	2
24	Pedro Guerrero	25	LAN	Maj	LAD	98	387	347	46	104	17	2	12	48	5	9	34	57	.300	.365	.464	.829	161	12	2	3	1	3
25	Tony Peña	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	66	223	210	16	63	9	1	2	17	1	2	8	23	.300	.326	.381	.707	80	4	1	2	2	2
26	Art Howe	34	HOU	Maj	HOU	103	406	361	43	107	22	4	3	36	1	3	41	23	.296	.365	.404	.770	146	8	0	1	3	7
27	George Foster	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	108	472	414	64	122	23	2	22	90	4	0	51	75	.295	.373	.519	.892	215	12	3	0	4	5
28	Steve Henderson	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	82	337	287	32	84	9	5	5	35	5	7	42	61	.293	.382	.411	.793	118	7	2	2	4	7
29	Ken Oberkfell	25	SLN	Maj	STL	102	420	376	43	110	12	6	2	45	13	5	37	28	.293	.353	.372	.725	140	11	0	3	4	6
30	Claudell Washington*	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	85	349	320	37	93	22	3	5	37	12	6	15	47	.291	.328	.425	.753	136	6	4	8	2	1
31	Juan Bonilla	25	SDN	Maj	SDP	99	407	369	30	107	13	2	1	25	4	9	25	23	.290	.337	.344	.681	127	7	2	9	2	5
32	Leon Durham*	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	87	355	328	42	95	14	6	10	35	25	11	27	53	.290	.344	.460	.804	151	6	0	0	0	6
33	Jeffrey Leonard	25	SFN,HOU	Maj	SFG-HOU	44	160	145	21	42	12	4	4	29	5	2	12	25	.290	.346	.510	.856	74	5	1	1	1	3
34	Ron Cey	33	LAN	Maj	LAD	85	359	312	42	90	15	2	13	50	0	2	40	55	.289	.372	.474	.846	148	7	3	1	3	3
35	Larry Herndon	27	SFN	Maj	SFG	96	391	364	48	105	15	8	5	41	15	6	20	55	.289	.325	.415	.740	151	12	1	3	3	2
36	Gene Richards*	27	SDN	Maj	SDP	104	453	393	47	113	14	12	3	42	20	8	53	44	.288	.373	.407	.780	160	6	1	5	1	3
37	Garry Templeton	25	SLN	Maj	STL	80	350	333	47	96	16	8	1	33	8	12	14	55	.288	.315	.393	.709	131	4	0	1	2	3
38	Manny Trillo	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	94	387	349	37	100	14	3	6	36	10	4	26	37	.287	.338	.395	.733	138	6	3	5	4	3
39	Mike Easler	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	95	369	339	43	97	18	5	7	42	4	7	24	45	.286	.328	.431	.759	146	10	0	0	6	7
40	Jerry Morales	32	CHN	Maj	CHC	84	272	245	27	70	6	2	1	25	1	1	22	29	.286	.343	.339	.682	83	6	1	1	3	0
41	George Hendrick	31	SLN	Maj	STL	101	441	394	67	112	19	3	18	61	4	2	41	44	.284	.356	.485	.841	191	10	4	0	2	7
42	Larry Bowa	35	PHI	Maj	PHI	103	391	360	34	102	14	3	0	31	16	7	26	17	.283	.331	.339	.670	122	8	0	4	1	2
43	Steve Garvey	32	LAN	Maj	LAD	110	461	431	63	122	23	1	10	64	3	5	25	49	.283	.322	.411	.732	177	8	1	1	3	6
44	Joe Pittman	28	HOU	Maj	HOU	52	149	135	11	38	4	2	0	7	4	4	11	16	.282	.333	.341	.674	46	3	0	2	1	3
45	Broderick Perkins*	26	SDN	Maj	SDP	92	275	254	27	71	18	3	2	40	0	4	14	16	.280	.314	.398	.711	101	6	0	4	3	4
46	Bob Horner	23	ATL	Maj	ATL	79	336	300	42	83	10	0	15	42	2	3	32	39	.277	.345	.460	.805	138	6	1	0	3	3
47	Omar Moreno*	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	103	468	434	62	120	18	8	1	35	39	14	26	76	.277	.319	.362	.681	157	1	3	1	4	4
48	Steve Sax	21	LAN	Maj	LAD	31	127	119	15	33	2	0	2	9	5	7	7	14	.277	.318	.345	.662	41	0	0	1	0	1
49	Mike Scioscia	22	LAN	Maj	LAD	93	335	290	27	80	10	0	2	29	0	2	36	18	.276	.354	.331	.685	96	8	1	4	4	8
50	Chris Chambliss	32	ATL	Maj	ATL	107	454	404	44	110	25	2	8	51	4	1	44	41	.272	.343	.404	.746	163	11	1	2	3	10
51	Dave Collins*	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	95	412	360	63	98	18	6	3	23	26	10	41	41	.272	.355	.381	.735	137	6	6	3	2	1
52	Kiko Garcia	27	HOU	Maj	HOU	48	150	136	9	37	6	1	0	15	2	2	10	16	.272	.324	.331	.655	45	2	1	2	1	3
53	Bake McBride	32	PHI	Maj	PHI	58	235	221	26	60	17	1	2	21	5	0	11	25	.272	.303	.385	.688	85	6	0	1	2	1
54	Alan Ashby	29	HOU	Maj	HOU	83	295	255	20	69	13	0	4	33	0	2	35	33	.271	.356	.369	.725	94	6	0	3	2	6
55	César Cedeño	30	HOU	Maj	HOU	82	338	306	42	83	19	0	5	34	12	7	24	31	.271	.321	.382	.704	117	6	1	2	5	2
56	Ron Oester	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	105	408	354	45	96	16	7	5	42	2	5	42	49	.271	.342	.398	.741	141	8	0	5	7	8
57	John Stearns	29	NYN	Maj	NYM	80	305	273	25	74	12	1	1	24	12	2	24	17	.271	.329	.333	.662	91	10	0	7	1	2
58	Mookie Wilson	25	NYN	Maj	NYM	92	350	328	49	89	8	8	3	14	24	12	20	59	.271	.317	.372	.689	122	3	2	0	0	3
59	Jack Clark	25	SFN	Maj	SFG	99	437	385	60	103	19	2	17	53	1	1	45	45	.268	.341	.460	.801	177	12	1	0	6	6
60	Tom Herr	25	SLN	Maj	STL	103	462	411	50	110	14	9	0	46	23	7	39	30	.268	.329	.346	.674	142	9	1	6	5	3
61	Lee Lacy	33	PIT	Maj	PIT	78	226	213	31	57	11	4	2	10	24	3	11	29	.268	.307	.385	.692	82	1	1	1	0	2
62	José Cruz*	33	HOU	Maj	HOU	107	451	409	53	109	16	5	13	55	5	7	35	49	.267	.319	.425	.745	174	7	0	0	7	4
63	Sixto Lezcano	27	SLN	Maj	STL	72	258	214	26	57	8	2	5	28	0	1	40	40	.266	.376	.393	.769	84	8	0	0	4	2
64	Rufino Linares	30	ATL	Maj	ATL	78	265	253	27	67	9	2	5	25	8	4	9	28	.265	.289	.376	.665	95	12	0	2	1	2
65	Bruce Benedict	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	90	339	295	26	78	12	1	5	35	1	1	33	21	.264	.341	.363	.704	107	8	3	5	3	4
66	Tony Scott	29	HOU,SLN	Maj	HOU-STL	100	427	401	49	106	18	4	4	39	18	10	20	54	.264	.301	.359	.660	144	4	1	5	0	1
67	Garry Maddox	31	PHI	Maj	PHI	94	350	323	37	85	7	1	5	40	9	4	17	42	.263	.295	.338	.633	109	6	1	1	8	1
68	Alex Treviño	23	NYN	Maj	NYM	56	165	149	17	39	2	0	0	10	3	0	13	19	.262	.323	.275	.598	41	4	1	1	1	0
69	Tito Landrum	26	SLN	Maj	STL	81	133	119	13	31	5	4	0	10	4	2	6	14	.261	.297	.370	.667	44	2	1	5	2	0
70	Craig Reynolds	28	HOU	Maj	HOU	87	354	323	43	84	10	12	4	31	3	3	12	31	.260	.286	.403	.688	130	6	0	18	1	2
71	Ray Knight	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	106	429	386	43	100	23	1	6	34	2	4	33	51	.259	.322	.371	.692	143	18	4	3	3	3
72	Darrell Evans	34	SFN	Maj	SFG	102	419	357	51	92	13	4	12	48	2	3	54	33	.258	.356	.417	.773	149	4	2	3	3	8
73	Dave Parker	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	67	254	240	29	62	14	3	9	48	6	2	9	25	.258	.287	.454	.742	109	5	2	0	3	3
74	Mike Ramsey	27	SLN	Maj	STL	47	133	124	19	32	3	0	0	9	4	0	8	16	.258	.303	.282	.585	35	6	0	1	0	1
75	Jody Davis	24	CHN	Maj	CHC	56	207	180	14	46	5	1	4	21	0	1	21	28	.256	.333	.361	.694	65	6	1	3	2	3
76	Joe Lefebvre	25	SDN	Maj	SDP	86	286	246	31	63	13	4	8	31	6	4	35	33	.256	.352	.439	.791	108	12	2	2	1	7
77	Enos Cabell	31	SFN	Maj	SFG	96	413	396	41	101	20	1	2	36	6	7	10	47	.255	.274	.326	.600	129	6	1	4	2	0
78	Keith Moreland	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	61	215	196	16	50	7	0	6	37	1	2	15	13	.255	.307	.383	.690	75	10	1	0	3	1
79	Brett Butler*	24	ATL	Maj	ATL	40	145	126	17	32	2	3	0	4	9	1	19	17	.254	.352	.318	.669	40	0	0	0	0	0
80	Johnnie LeMaster	27	SFN	Maj	SFG	104	354	324	27	82	9	1	0	28	3	7	24	46	.253	.306	.287	.593	93	9	1	4	1	7
81	Dave Bergman*	28	SFN,HOU	Maj	SFG-HOU	69	173	151	17	38	9	0	4	14	2	0	19	18	.252	.333	.391	.724	59	4	0	2	1	3
82	Gary Carter	27	MON	Maj	MON	100	419	374	48	94	20	2	16	68	1	5	35	35	.251	.313	.444	.756	166	6	1	3	6	4
83	Ken Landreaux	26	LAN	Maj	LAD	99	420	390	48	98	16	4	7	41	18	4	25	42	.251	.297	.367	.664	143	6	1	3	1	3
84	Terry Puhl	24	HOU	Maj	HOU	96	394	350	43	88	19	4	3	28	22	4	31	49	.251	.315	.354	.670	124	3	4	4	5	5
85	Ruppert Jones*	26	SDN	Maj	SDP	105	451	397	53	99	34	1	4	39	7	9	43	66	.249	.318	.370	.688	147	7	0	4	7	2
86	Phil Garner	32	PIT,HOU	Maj	PIT-HOU	87	340	294	35	73	9	3	1	26	10	8	36	32	.248	.326	.310	.636	91	4	0	6	4	2
87	Derrel Thomas	30	LAN	Maj	LAD	80	252	218	25	54	4	0	4	24	7	2	25	23	.248	.322	.321	.644	70	2	0	7	2	2
88	Tim Foli	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	86	351	316	32	78	12	2	0	20	7	7	17	10	.247	.285	.298	.582	94	2	1	14	3	0
89	Dale Murphy	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	104	416	369	43	91	12	1	13	50	14	5	44	72	.247	.325	.390	.716	144	10	0	1	2	8
90	Larry Parrish	27	MON	Maj	MON	97	385	349	41	85	19	3	8	44	0	0	28	73	.244	.297	.384	.681	134	10	0	5	3	2
91	Jason Thompson*	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	86	285	223	36	54	13	0	15	42	0	0	59	49	.242	.397	.502	.899	112	6	0	0	3	1
92	Dale Berra	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	81	254	232	21	56	12	0	2	27	11	1	17	34	.241	.302	.319	.621	74	3	3	2	0	4
93	Jerry Martin	32	SFN	Maj	SFG	72	267	241	23	58	5	3	4	25	6	2	21	52	.241	.308	.336	.644	81	9	3	1	1	2
94	Joe Morgan	37	SFN	Maj	SFG	90	378	308	47	74	16	1	8	31	14	5	66	37	.240	.371	.377	.748	116	3	0	1	3	7
95	Luis Pujols	25	HOU	Maj	HOU	40	128	117	5	28	3	1	1	14	1	0	10	17	.239	.297	.308	.605	36	4	0	0	1	3
96	John Milner*	31	MON,PIT	Maj	MON-PIT	65	154	135	12	32	6	0	5	18	0	1	17	9	.237	.320	.393	.713	53	3	0	1	1	2
97	Dan Driessen	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	82	280	233	35	55	14	0	7	33	2	4	40	31	.236	.349	.386	.735	90	5	2	2	3	3
98	Glenn Hubbard	23	ATL	Maj	ATL	99	400	361	39	85	13	5	6	33	4	2	33	59	.236	.302	.349	.651	126	7	2	3	1	2
99	Tim Wallach	23	MON	Maj	MON	71	231	212	19	50	9	1	4	13	0	1	15	37	.236	.299	.344	.643	73	3	4	0	0	2
100	Tim Blackwell	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	58	182	158	21	37	10	2	1	11	2	1	23	23	.234	.332	.342	.673	54	2	0	1	0	4