1972 American League Batting Leaders

1971 Season 1973 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 929 games, 12 teams, approx. 154 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	Rod Carew	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	142	591	535	61	170	21	6	0	51	12	6	43	60	.318	.369	.379	.749	203	11	2	9	2	9
2	Brock Davis*	28	MIL	Maj	MIL	85	168	154	17	49	2	0	0	12	6	4	12	23	.318	.365	.331	.697	51	4	0	1	1	0
3	Al Kaline	37	DET	Maj	DET	106	314	278	46	87	11	2	10	32	1	0	28	33	.313	.374	.475	.849	132	11	2	1	5	5
4	Lou Piniella	28	KCA	Maj	KCR	151	624	574	65	179	33	4	11	72	7	2	34	59	.312	.357	.441	.797	253	25	8	4	4	9
5	Dick Allen	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	148	609	506	90	156	28	5	37	113	19	8	99	126	.308	.420	.603	1.023	305	13	1	0	3	16
6	Carlos May	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	148	615	523	83	161	26	3	12	68	23	14	79	70	.308	.405	.438	.843	229	10	9	0	4	14
7	Joe Rudi	25	OAK	Maj	OAK	147	653	593	94	181	32	9	19	75	3	4	37	62	.305	.345	.486	.831	288	15	2	15	6	6
8	Tony Taylor	36	DET	Maj	DET	78	247	228	33	69	12	4	1	20	5	1	14	34	.303	.346	.404	.749	92	8	2	1	2	0
9	Richie Scheinblum	29	KCA	Maj	KCR	134	518	450	60	135	21	4	8	66	0	1	58	40	.300	.383	.418	.800	188	19	4	3	3	3
10	John Mayberry*	23	KCA	Maj	KCR	149	588	503	65	150	24	3	25	100	0	2	78	74	.298	.394	.507	.901	255	12	3	1	3	13
11	Carlton Fisk	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	131	514	457	74	134	28	9	22	61	5	2	52	83	.293	.370	.538	.909	246	11	4	1	0	6
12	Amos Otis	25	KCA	Maj	KCR	143	605	540	75	158	28	2	11	54	28	12	50	59	.293	.352	.413	.765	223	6	3	6	6	3
13	Chris Chambliss	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	121	499	466	51	136	27	2	6	44	3	4	26	63	.292	.327	.397	.724	185	8	0	3	4	2
14	Bobby Murcer	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	153	654	585	102	171	30	7	33	96	11	9	63	67	.292	.361	.537	.898	314	6	2	0	4	7
15	Ken Berry	31	CAL	Maj	CAL	119	459	409	41	118	15	3	5	39	5	3	35	47	.289	.347	.377	.723	154	4	2	12	1	2
16	Steve Braun	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	121	455	402	40	116	21	0	2	50	4	5	45	38	.289	.360	.356	.716	143	14	2	2	4	1
17	Ellie Rodríguez	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	116	422	355	31	101	14	2	2	35	1	4	52	43	.285	.382	.352	.734	125	7	7	3	5	5
18	Thurman Munson	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	140	567	511	54	143	16	3	7	46	6	7	47	58	.280	.343	.364	.707	186	13	3	4	2	5
19	Felipe Alou	37	NYA	Maj	NYY	120	351	324	33	90	18	1	6	37	1	0	22	27	.278	.326	.395	.721	128	8	2	1	2	1
20	Bobby Grich	23	BAL	Maj	BAL	133	528	460	66	128	21	3	12	50	13	6	53	96	.278	.358	.415	.773	191	8	7	3	5	3
21	Danny Thompson	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	144	624	573	54	158	22	6	4	48	3	4	34	57	.276	.318	.356	.674	204	14	2	13	2	1
22	Ed Kirkpatrick	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	113	423	364	43	100	15	1	9	43	3	5	51	50	.275	.365	.396	.761	144	4	3	1	4	9
23	Vada Pinson*	33	CAL	Maj	CAL	136	527	484	56	133	24	2	7	49	17	6	30	54	.275	.321	.376	.697	182	7	5	4	4	12
24	Ollie Brown	28	MIL,OAK	Maj	MIL-OAK	86	260	233	26	63	9	0	4	29	1	3	23	38	.270	.336	.361	.696	84	10	1	1	2	4
25	Mike Epstein*	29	OAK	Maj	OAK	138	537	455	63	123	18	2	26	70	0	1	68	68	.270	.376	.490	.866	223	7	11	0	3	9
26	Steve Hovley*	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	105	226	196	24	53	5	1	3	24	3	3	24	29	.270	.351	.352	.703	69	2	1	4	1	2
27	Reggie Smith	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	131	543	467	75	126	25	4	21	74	15	4	68	63	.270	.365	.475	.840	222	8	4	0	4	12
28	Roy White	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	155	666	556	76	150	29	0	10	54	23	7	99	59	.270	.384	.376	.760	209	11	5	4	2	10
29	Ken McMullen	30	CAL	Maj	CAL	137	523	472	36	127	18	1	9	34	1	2	48	59	.269	.335	.369	.704	174	12	0	1	2	2
30	Bob Oliver	29	CAL,KCA	Maj	CAL-KCR	150	609	572	54	154	22	5	20	76	5	3	29	109	.269	.305	.430	.736	246	17	3	0	5	8
31	Ron Blomberg	23	NYA	Maj	NYY	107	341	299	36	80	22	1	14	49	0	2	38	26	.268	.355	.488	.843	146	4	3	0	1	4
32	Bobby Darwin	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	145	562	513	48	137	20	2	22	80	2	3	38	145	.267	.326	.443	.769	227	24	8	1	2	4
33	John Briggs*	28	MIL	Maj	MIL	135	481	418	58	111	14	1	21	65	1	2	54	67	.266	.347	.455	.801	190	8	1	2	6	4
34	Bob Heise	25	MIL	Maj	MIL	95	293	271	23	72	10	1	0	12	1	1	12	14	.266	.301	.310	.611	84	7	2	7	1	1
35	George Scott	28	MIL	Maj	MIL	152	629	578	71	154	24	4	20	88	16	4	43	130	.266	.321	.426	.746	246	19	4	2	2	4
36	Reggie Jackson*	26	OAK	Maj	OAK	135	572	499	72	132	25	2	25	75	9	8	59	125	.265	.350	.473	.823	236	5	8	4	2	7
37	César Tovar	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	141	607	548	86	145	20	6	2	31	21	10	39	39	.265	.329	.334	.663	183	6	14	5	1	6
38	Carl Yastrzemski	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	125	535	455	70	120	18	2	12	68	5	4	67	44	.264	.357	.391	.748	178	13	4	0	9	3
39	Bill Freehan	30	DET	Maj	DET	111	430	374	51	98	18	2	10	56	0	1	48	51	.262	.354	.401	.755	150	7	6	1	1	0
40	Pat Kelly*	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	119	464	402	57	105	14	7	5	24	32	9	55	69	.261	.355	.368	.723	148	5	4	2	1	1
41	Jim Northrup	32	DET	Maj	DET	134	469	426	40	111	15	2	8	42	4	7	38	47	.261	.324	.362	.686	154	16	2	3	0	6
42	Johnny Oates	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	85	288	253	20	66	12	1	4	21	5	7	28	31	.261	.332	.364	.696	92	5	0	5	2	8
43	Cookie Rojas	33	KCA	Maj	KCR	137	541	487	49	127	25	0	3	53	2	8	41	35	.261	.315	.331	.646	161	17	1	5	7	5
44	Doug Griffin	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	129	535	470	43	122	12	1	2	35	9	2	45	48	.260	.325	.302	.627	142	7	2	15	3	6
45	Larry Biittner*	25	TEX	Maj	TEX	137	422	382	34	99	18	1	3	31	1	3	29	37	.259	.313	.335	.648	128	7	2	6	3	5
46	Norm Cash*	38	DET	Maj	DET	137	501	440	51	114	16	0	22	61	0	2	50	64	.259	.338	.446	.784	196	9	4	4	3	13
47	Toby Harrah	23	TEX	Maj	TEX	116	419	374	47	97	14	3	1	31	16	7	34	31	.259	.316	.321	.637	120	3	0	5	6	1
48	Johnny Callison	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	92	300	275	28	71	10	0	9	34	3	0	18	34	.258	.299	.393	.691	108	6	0	2	5	1
49	Tommy McCraw*	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	129	442	391	43	101	12	5	7	33	12	10	41	47	.258	.333	.368	.701	144	11	4	3	3	5
50	Luis Aparicio	38	BOS	Maj	BOS	110	474	436	47	112	26	3	3	39	3	3	26	28	.257	.299	.351	.649	153	8	2	5	5	0
51	Buddy Bell	20	CLE	Maj	CLE	132	505	466	49	119	21	1	9	36	5	6	34	29	.255	.310	.363	.672	169	5	3	1	1	8
52	Mike Ferraro	27	MIL	Maj	MIL	124	406	381	19	97	18	1	2	29	0	5	17	41	.255	.284	.323	.606	123	18	0	4	4	1
53	Dick Billings	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	133	508	469	41	119	15	1	5	58	1	5	29	77	.254	.296	.322	.618	151	13	2	2	6	5
54	Tommy Harper	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	144	641	556	92	141	29	2	14	49	25	7	67	104	.254	.341	.389	.730	216	4	9	5	4	1
55	Don Baylor	23	BAL	Maj	BAL	102	363	320	33	81	13	3	11	38	24	2	29	50	.253	.330	.416	.745	133	9	9	2	3	0
56	Graig Nettles	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	150	623	557	65	141	28	0	17	70	2	3	57	50	.253	.325	.395	.720	220	9	4	2	3	5
57	Elliott Maddox	24	TEX	Maj	TEX	98	349	294	40	74	7	2	0	10	20	10	49	53	.252	.361	.289	.650	85	7	2	3	1	4
58	Boog Powell	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	140	539	465	53	117	20	1	21	81	4	0	65	92	.252	.346	.434	.780	202	13	4	1	4	14
59	Rick Reichardt	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	101	328	291	31	73	14	4	8	43	2	2	28	63	.251	.321	.409	.730	119	5	3	4	2	1
60	Leroy Stanton	26	CAL	Maj	CAL	127	432	402	44	101	15	3	12	39	2	3	22	100	.251	.295	.393	.688	158	16	4	2	2	4
61	Brooks Robinson	35	BAL	Maj	BAL	153	612	556	48	139	23	2	8	64	1	0	43	45	.250	.303	.342	.644	190	12	2	4	7	4
62	Ed Herrmann	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	116	405	354	23	88	9	0	10	40	0	0	43	37	.249	.333	.359	.692	127	13	4	0	4	19
63	Walt Williams	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	77	236	221	22	55	7	1	2	11	6	1	13	20	.249	.289	.317	.606	70	3	0	1	1	1
64	Celerino Sánchez	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	71	269	250	18	62	8	3	0	21	0	0	12	30	.248	.292	.304	.596	76	9	4	2	1	1
65	Ángel Mangual	25	OAK	Maj	OAK	91	292	272	19	67	13	2	5	32	0	1	14	48	.246	.285	.364	.649	99	8	1	4	1	1
66	John Kennedy	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	71	237	212	22	52	11	1	2	22	0	1	18	40	.245	.311	.335	.646	71	3	3	2	2	4
67	Bill Melton	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	57	232	208	22	51	5	0	7	30	1	1	23	31	.245	.319	.370	.689	77	2	0	0	1	2
68	Frank Howard	35	TEX,DET	Maj	TEX-DET	109	368	320	29	78	10	0	10	38	1	0	46	63	.244	.340	.369	.709	118	16	1	0	1	8
69	Steve Brye	23	MIN	Maj	MIN	100	272	253	18	61	9	3	0	12	3	1	17	38	.241	.292	.300	.592	76	5	1	1	0	1
70	Horace Clarke	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	147	613	547	65	132	20	2	3	37	18	6	56	44	.241	.315	.302	.616	165	7	4	3	3	4
71	Ray Fosse	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	134	508	457	42	110	20	1	10	41	5	1	45	46	.241	.312	.355	.666	162	18	3	1	2	15
72	Ben Oglivie*	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	94	273	253	27	61	10	2	8	30	1	1	18	61	.241	.293	.391	.684	99	4	1	0	1	2
73	Bert Campaneris	30	OAK	Maj	OAK	149	681	625	85	150	25	2	8	32	52	14	32	88	.240	.278	.325	.603	203	9	2	20	2	0
74	Dick McAuliffe	32	DET	Maj	DET	122	470	408	47	98	16	3	8	30	0	0	59	59	.240	.339	.353	.692	144	2	2	1	0	7
75	Rico Petrocelli	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	147	607	521	62	125	15	2	15	75	0	1	78	91	.240	.339	.363	.702	189	8	2	2	4	9
76	Sandy Alomar	28	CAL	Maj	CAL	155	666	610	65	146	20	3	1	25	20	12	47	55	.239	.292	.287	.579	175	8	0	6	3	5
77	Frank Duffy	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	130	428	385	23	92	16	4	3	27	6	2	31	54	.239	.297	.325	.621	125	12	1	10	1	5
78	Alex Johnson	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	108	384	356	31	85	10	1	8	37	6	8	22	40	.239	.283	.340	.623	121	10	1	2	3	10
79	Dave May	28	MIL	Maj	MIL	143	556	500	49	119	20	2	9	45	11	13	47	56	.238	.306	.340	.646	170	12	3	4	2	8
80	Ed Spiezio	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	74	295	277	20	66	10	1	2	22	0	1	13	43	.238	.277	.303	.580	84	8	2	2	1	3
81	Del Unser*	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	132	422	383	29	91	12	0	1	17	5	9	28	46	.238	.289	.277	.565	106	4	1	6	4	4
82	Danny Cater	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	92	342	317	32	75	17	1	8	39	0	1	15	33	.237	.270	.372	.642	118	16	2	1	7	2
83	Joe Lahoud*	25	MIL	Maj	MIL	111	363	316	35	75	9	3	12	34	3	4	45	54	.237	.332	.399	.730	126	8	0	1	1	7
84	Sal Bando	28	OAK	Maj	OAK	152	631	535	64	126	20	3	15	77	3	1	78	55	.236	.341	.368	.709	197	13	9	6	3	17
85	Aurelio Rodríguez	24	DET	Maj	DET	153	639	601	65	142	23	5	13	56	2	3	28	104	.236	.272	.356	.628	214	14	2	7	1	4
86	Ted Ford	25	TEX	Maj	TEX	129	481	429	43	101	19	1	14	50	4	3	37	80	.235	.298	.382	.680	164	6	3	7	5	2
87	Mickey Stanley	29	DET	Maj	DET	142	475	435	45	102	16	6	14	55	1	0	29	49	.235	.278	.395	.673	172	15	0	3	8	8
88	Glenn Borgmann	22	MIN	Maj	MIN	56	203	175	11	41	4	0	3	14	0	0	25	25	.234	.325	.309	.634	54	4	0	0	3	8
89	Paul Blair	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	142	514	477	47	111	20	8	8	49	7	8	25	78	.233	.267	.359	.626	171	16	0	5	7	0
90	Jack Brohamer	22	CLE	Maj	CLE	136	567	527	49	123	13	2	5	35	3	2	27	46	.233	.271	.294	.565	155	8	1	9	3	0
91	Andy Kosco	30	CAL,BOS	Maj	CAL-BOS	66	201	189	20	44	6	3	9	19	1	0	7	32	.233	.265	.439	.704	83	9	2	1	2	1
92	Gene Michael	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	126	430	391	29	91	7	4	1	32	4	2	32	45	.233	.290	.279	.569	109	11	1	2	4	4
93	Merv Rettenmund	29	BAL	Maj	BAL	102	346	301	40	70	10	2	6	21	6	4	41	37	.233	.325	.339	.664	102	10	0	4	0	0
94	Terry Crowley*	25	BAL	Maj	BAL	97	283	247	30	57	10	0	11	29	0	0	32	26	.231	.319	.405	.724	100	8	1	1	2	5
95	Willie Horton	29	DET	Maj	DET	108	367	333	44	77	9	5	11	36	0	0	27	47	.231	.293	.387	.681	129	8	3	2	2	5
96	Harmon Killebrew	36	MIN	Maj	MIN	139	532	433	53	100	13	2	26	74	0	1	94	91	.231	.367	.450	.817	195	16	1	0	4	12
97	Gates Brown	33	DET	Maj	DET	103	283	252	33	58	5	0	10	31	3	0	26	28	.230	.304	.369	.673	93	7	2	0	3	3
98	Billy Conigliaro	24	MIL	Maj	MIL	52	201	191	22	44	6	2	7	16	1	0	8	54	.230	.261	.393	.654	75	5	0	2	0	0
99	Paul Schaal	29	KCA	Maj	KCR	127	503	435	47	99	19	3	6	41	1	3	61	59	.228	.323	.326	.650	142	14	2	2	3	1
100	Bernie Allen	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	84	248	220	26	50	9	0	9	22	0	1	23	42	.227	.296	.391	.686	86	4	0	1	4	4