2008 American League Batting Leaders

2007 Season 2009 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	Mark Teixeira	28	ANA	Maj	LAA	54	234	193	39	69	14	0	13	43	2	0	32	23	.358	.449	.632	1.081	122	4	4	0	5	4
2	Joe Mauer	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	146	633	536	98	176	31	4	9	85	1	1	84	50	.328	.413	.452	.865	242	21	1	1	11	8
3	Dustin Pedroia	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	157	726	653	118	213	54	2	17	83	20	1	50	52	.326	.376	.493	.869	322	17	7	7	9	1
4	Mike Aviles	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	102	441	419	68	136	27	4	10	51	8	3	18	58	.325	.354	.480	.833	201	12	2	0	2	4
5	Sean Casey	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	69	218	199	14	64	14	0	0	17	1	0	17	25	.322	.381	.392	.773	78	6	2	0	0	3
6	Milton Bradley	30	TEX	Maj	TEX	126	509	414	78	133	32	1	22	77	5	3	80	112	.321	.436	.563	.999	233	10	9	0	6	13
7	Ian Kinsler	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	121	583	518	102	165	41	4	18	71	26	2	45	67	.319	.375	.517	.892	268	12	6	7	7	1
8	Magglio Ordóñez	34	DET	Maj	DET	146	623	561	72	178	32	2	21	103	1	5	53	76	.317	.376	.494	.869	277	27	3	0	6	2
9	Kevin Youkilis	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	145	621	538	91	168	43	4	29	115	3	5	62	108	.312	.390	.569	.959	306	11	12	0	9	7
10	Ichiro Suzuki	34	SEA	Maj	SEA	162	749	686	103	213	20	7	6	42	43	4	51	65	.311	.361	.386	.747	265	8	5	3	4	12
11	Shin-Soo Choo*	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	94	370	317	68	98	28	3	14	66	4	3	44	78	.309	.397	.549	.946	174	5	5	0	4	4
12	David DeJesus*	28	KCA	Maj	KCR	135	577	518	70	159	25	7	12	73	11	8	46	71	.307	.367	.452	.818	234	10	5	4	4	3
13	Plácido Polanco	32	DET	Maj	DET	141	629	580	90	178	34	3	8	58	7	1	35	43	.307	.350	.417	.768	242	14	6	4	4	2
14	Howie Kendrick	24	ANA	Maj	LAA	92	361	340	43	104	26	2	3	37	11	4	12	58	.306	.333	.421	.754	143	8	4	1	4	3
15	Nick Markakis*	24	BAL	Maj	BAL	157	697	595	106	182	48	1	20	87	10	7	99	113	.306	.406	.491	.897	292	10	2	0	1	7
16	Alberto Callaspo	25	KCA	Maj	KCR	74	234	213	21	65	8	3	0	16	2	1	19	14	.305	.361	.371	.731	79	6	0	1	1	0
17	Josh Hamilton*	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	156	704	624	98	190	35	5	32	130	9	1	64	126	.305	.371	.530	.901	331	8	7	0	9	9
18	Aubrey Huff	31	BAL	Maj	BAL	154	661	598	96	182	48	2	32	108	4	0	53	89	.304	.360	.552	.912	330	9	3	0	7	7
19	Johnny Damon*	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	143	623	555	95	168	27	5	17	71	29	8	64	82	.303	.375	.461	.837	256	5	1	2	1	0
20	Vladimir Guerrero	33	ANA	Maj	LAA	143	600	541	85	164	31	3	27	91	5	3	51	77	.303	.365	.521	.886	282	27	4	0	4	16
21	Alex Rodriguez	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	138	594	510	104	154	33	0	35	103	18	3	65	117	.302	.392	.573	.965	292	16	14	0	5	9
22	Derek Jeter	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	150	668	596	88	179	25	3	11	69	11	5	52	85	.300	.363	.408	.771	243	24	9	7	4	0
23	Justin Morneau	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	163	712	623	97	187	47	4	23	129	0	1	76	85	.300	.374	.499	.873	311	20	3	0	10	16
24	Vernon Wells	29	TOR	Maj	TOR	108	466	427	63	128	22	1	20	78	4	2	29	46	.300	.343	.497	.840	212	16	3	0	7	5
25	Mark Grudzielanek	38	KCA	Maj	KCR	86	360	331	36	99	24	0	3	24	2	1	19	41	.299	.345	.399	.743	132	8	5	3	2	1
26	Manny Ramirez	36	BOS	Maj	BOS	100	425	365	66	109	22	1	20	68	1	0	52	86	.299	.398	.529	.926	193	12	8	0	0	8
27	Marlon Byrd	30	TEX	Maj	TEX	122	462	403	70	120	28	4	10	53	7	2	46	62	.298	.380	.462	.842	186	10	9	2	2	3
28	Joe Inglett	30	TOR	Maj	TOR	109	385	344	45	102	15	7	3	39	9	2	28	43	.297	.355	.407	.762	140	5	4	8	1	0
29	José López	24	SEA	Maj	SEA	159	687	644	80	191	41	1	17	89	6	3	27	67	.297	.322	.443	.764	285	14	1	6	9	5
30	Bobby Abreu	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	156	684	609	100	180	39	4	20	100	22	11	73	109	.296	.371	.471	.843	287	14	1	0	1	2
31	Brian Roberts	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	155	704	611	107	181	51	8	9	57	40	10	82	104	.296	.378	.450	.828	275	8	2	3	6	3
32	Dioner Navarro	24	TBA	Maj	TBR	120	470	427	43	126	27	0	7	54	0	4	34	49	.295	.349	.408	.757	174	16	3	3	3	1
33	Jason Bay	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	49	211	184	39	54	12	2	9	37	3	0	22	51	.294	.370	.527	.897	97	4	2	0	3	2
34	Brian Buscher	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	70	244	218	29	64	9	0	4	47	0	2	19	42	.294	.340	.390	.730	85	6	0	0	7	0
35	Hideki Matsui	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	93	378	337	43	99	17	0	9	45	0	0	38	47	.294	.370	.424	.795	143	10	3	0	0	6
36	Denard Span*	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	93	411	347	70	102	16	7	6	47	18	7	50	60	.294	.387	.432	.819	150	3	4	8	2	3
37	Garret Anderson*	36	ANA	Maj	LAA	145	593	557	66	163	27	3	15	84	7	4	29	77	.293	.326	.433	.758	241	11	1	0	6	6
38	Raúl Ibañez	36	SEA	Maj	SEA	162	707	635	85	186	43	3	23	110	2	4	64	110	.293	.358	.479	.837	304	13	3	0	5	11
39	Miguel Cabrera	25	DET	Maj	DET	160	684	616	85	180	36	2	37	127	1	0	56	126	.292	.349	.537	.887	331	16	3	0	9	6
40	Jermaine Dye	34	CHA	Maj	CHW	154	645	590	96	172	41	2	34	96	3	2	44	104	.292	.344	.541	.885	319	18	6	0	5	3
41	Alex Ríos	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	155	686	635	91	185	47	8	15	79	32	8	44	112	.291	.337	.461	.798	293	20	2	0	5	2
42	Alexei Ramírez	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	136	509	480	65	139	22	2	21	77	13	9	18	61	.290	.317	.475	.792	228	14	3	4	4	3
43	Ramón Vázquez	31	TEX	Maj	TEX	105	347	300	44	87	18	3	6	40	0	1	38	66	.290	.366	.430	.796	129	4	0	5	4	3
44	Delmon Young	22	MIN	Maj	MIN	152	623	575	80	167	28	4	10	69	14	5	35	105	.290	.336	.405	.741	233	19	7	1	5	7
45	Casey Blake	34	CLE	Maj	CLE	94	368	325	46	94	24	0	11	58	2	0	33	68	.289	.365	.465	.830	151	3	7	1	2	6
46	Carlos Quentin	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	130	569	480	96	138	26	1	36	100	7	3	66	80	.288	.394	.571	.965	274	16	20	0	3	0
47	Hank Blalock	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	65	281	258	37	74	19	1	12	38	1	0	19	40	.287	.338	.508	.846	131	10	2	0	2	3
48	Casey Kotchman*	25	ANA	Maj	LAA	100	398	373	47	107	24	0	12	54	2	1	18	23	.287	.327	.448	.774	167	14	5	0	2	3
49	Ryan Sweeney*	23	OAK	Maj	OAK	115	433	384	53	110	18	2	5	45	9	1	38	67	.287	.350	.383	.733	147	9	3	2	6	3
50	Jason Bartlett	28	TBA	Maj	TBR	128	494	454	48	130	25	3	1	37	20	6	22	69	.286	.329	.361	.690	164	9	9	5	4	1
51	Carlos Guillén	32	DET	Maj	DET	113	489	420	68	120	29	2	10	54	9	3	60	67	.286	.376	.436	.812	183	11	3	2	4	3
52	Chris Davis	22	TEX	Maj	TEX	80	317	295	51	84	23	2	17	55	1	2	20	88	.285	.331	.549	.880	162	5	1	0	1	1
53	Melvin Mora	36	BAL	Maj	BAL	135	570	513	77	146	29	2	23	104	3	7	37	70	.285	.342	.483	.826	248	14	11	3	6	3
54	Nick Punto	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	99	377	338	43	96	19	4	2	28	15	6	32	57	.284	.344	.382	.726	129	10	0	5	2	1
55	Michael Young	31	TEX	Maj	TEX	155	708	645	102	183	36	2	12	82	10	0	55	109	.284	.339	.402	.741	259	19	2	0	6	0
56	Coco Crisp	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	118	409	361	55	102	18	3	7	41	20	7	35	59	.283	.344	.407	.751	147	6	1	8	4	0
57	Adam Lind*	24	TOR	Maj	TOR	88	349	326	48	92	16	4	9	40	2	0	16	59	.282	.316	.439	.755	143	8	2	1	4	3
58	Orlando Cabrera	33	CHA	Maj	CHW	161	730	661	93	186	33	1	8	57	19	6	56	71	.281	.334	.371	.705	245	16	1	3	9	1
59	Alexi Casilla	23	MIN	Maj	MIN	98	437	385	58	108	15	0	7	50	7	2	31	45	.281	.333	.374	.707	144	7	2	13	6	0
60	A.J. Pierzynski	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	134	570	534	66	150	31	1	13	60	1	0	19	71	.281	.312	.416	.728	222	14	8	3	6	5
61	J.D. Drew	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	109	456	368	79	103	23	4	19	64	4	1	79	80	.280	.408	.519	.927	191	11	4	0	5	5
62	Jacoby Ellsbury*	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	145	609	554	98	155	22	7	9	47	50	11	41	80	.280	.336	.394	.729	218	9	7	4	3	2
63	Curtis Granderson	27	DET	Maj	DET	141	629	553	112	155	26	13	22	66	12	4	71	111	.280	.365	.494	.858	273	7	3	1	1	1
64	Yuniesky Betancourt	26	SEA	Maj	SEA	153	590	559	66	156	36	3	7	51	4	4	17	42	.279	.300	.392	.692	219	23	2	6	6	0
65	Willie Bloomquist	30	SEA	Maj	SEA	71	192	165	32	46	1	0	0	9	14	3	25	29	.279	.377	.285	.662	47	1	1	1	0	1
66	Kurt Suzuki	24	OAK	Maj	OAK	148	588	530	54	148	25	1	7	42	2	3	44	69	.279	.346	.370	.716	196	20	11	2	1	2
67	Erick Aybar	24	ANA	Maj	LAA	98	375	346	53	96	18	5	3	39	7	2	14	45	.278	.314	.384	.699	133	2	5	9	1	0
68	Torii Hunter	32	ANA	Maj	LAA	146	608	551	85	153	37	2	21	78	19	5	50	108	.278	.344	.466	.810	257	15	6	0	1	6
69	Víctor Martínez	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	73	294	266	30	74	17	0	2	35	0	0	24	32	.278	.337	.365	.701	97	12	1	0	3	4
70	Jamey Carroll	34	CLE	Maj	CLE	113	402	347	60	96	13	4	1	36	7	3	34	65	.277	.355	.346	.700	120	2	9	10	2	0
71	David Eckstein	33	TOR	Maj	TOR	76	303	260	27	72	18	0	1	23	2	1	24	27	.277	.354	.358	.711	93	6	8	9	2	1
72	Chone Figgins	30	ANA	Maj	LAA	116	520	453	72	125	14	1	1	22	34	13	62	80	.276	.367	.318	.685	144	7	3	2	0	3
73	Gerald Laird	28	TEX	Maj	TEX	95	381	344	54	95	24	0	6	41	2	4	23	63	.276	.329	.398	.727	137	5	6	4	4	2
74	Jhonny Peralta	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	154	664	605	104	167	42	4	23	89	3	1	48	126	.276	.331	.473	.804	286	26	4	2	5	2
75	Iván Rodríguez	36	DET,NYA	Maj	DET-NYY	115	429	398	44	110	20	3	7	35	10	1	23	67	.276	.319	.395	.714	157	15	3	3	2	2
76	Billy Butler	22	KCA	Maj	KCR	124	478	443	44	122	22	0	11	55	0	1	33	57	.275	.324	.400	.724	177	23	0	0	2	0
77	Mike Lowell	34	BOS	Maj	BOS	113	468	419	58	115	27	0	17	73	2	2	38	61	.275	.338	.461	.798	193	14	5	0	6	2
78	David Murphy*	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	108	454	415	64	114	28	3	15	74	7	2	31	70	.275	.321	.465	.786	193	7	0	2	6	3
79	Frank Catalanotto	34	TEX	Maj	TEX	88	278	248	28	68	23	1	2	21	1	1	20	29	.274	.342	.399	.741	99	6	6	3	1	0
80	Akinori Iwamura	29	TBA	Maj	TBR	152	707	627	91	172	30	9	6	48	8	6	70	131	.274	.349	.380	.729	238	2	4	3	3	3
81	Carl Crawford*	26	TBA	Maj	TBR	109	480	443	69	121	12	10	8	57	25	7	30	60	.273	.319	.400	.718	177	10	2	0	5	1
82	Ryan Garko	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	141	563	495	61	135	21	1	14	90	0	0	45	86	.273	.346	.404	.750	200	10	15	0	8	1
83	Ross Gload*	32	KCA	Maj	KCR	122	418	388	46	106	18	1	3	37	3	4	23	39	.273	.317	.348	.664	135	12	3	1	3	4
84	Mike Napoli	26	ANA	Maj	LAA	78	274	227	39	62	9	1	20	49	7	3	35	70	.273	.374	.586	.960	133	3	5	1	6	5
85	B.J. Upton	23	TBA	Maj	TBR	145	640	531	85	145	37	2	9	67	44	16	97	134	.273	.383	.401	.784	213	13	2	3	7	4
86	Jason Kubel	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	141	517	463	74	126	22	5	20	78	0	1	47	91	.272	.335	.471	.805	218	12	0	0	7	2
87	Evan Longoria	22	TBA	Maj	TBR	122	508	448	67	122	31	2	27	85	7	0	46	122	.272	.343	.531	.874	238	8	6	0	8	4
88	Robinson Canó	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	159	634	597	70	162	35	3	14	72	2	4	26	65	.271	.305	.410	.715	245	18	5	1	5	3
89	Adam Jones	22	BAL	Maj	BAL	132	514	477	61	129	21	7	9	57	10	3	23	108	.270	.311	.400	.711	191	12	7	2	5	0
90	Lyle Overbay*	31	TOR	Maj	TOR	158	627	544	74	147	32	2	15	69	1	2	74	116	.270	.358	.419	.777	228	24	3	1	5	3
91	Édgar Rentería	31	DET	Maj	DET	138	547	503	69	136	22	2	10	55	6	3	37	64	.270	.317	.382	.699	192	19	0	2	5	1
92	Maicer Izturis	27	ANA	Maj	LAA	79	321	290	44	78	14	2	3	37	11	2	26	27	.269	.329	.362	.691	105	9	1	2	2	0
93	Jeremy Reed*	27	SEA	Maj	SEA	97	312	286	30	77	18	1	2	31	2	3	18	38	.269	.314	.360	.674	103	5	2	3	3	0
94	Cliff Floyd	35	TBA	Maj	TBR	80	284	246	32	66	13	0	11	39	1	0	28	58	.268	.349	.455	.804	112	4	5	0	5	2
95	Julio Lugo	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	82	307	261	27	70	13	0	1	22	12	4	34	51	.268	.355	.330	.685	86	13	4	3	5	0
96	Xavier Nady	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	59	247	228	26	61	11	0	12	40	1	1	14	48	.268	.320	.474	.794	108	5	4	0	1	1
97	Jorge Posada	37	NYA	Maj	NYY	51	195	168	18	45	13	1	3	22	0	0	24	38	.268	.364	.411	.775	69	7	2	0	1	3
98	Grady Sizemore*	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	157	745	634	101	170	39	5	33	90	38	5	98	130	.268	.375	.502	.876	318	5	11	0	2	14
99	Marco Scutaro	32	TOR	Maj	TOR	145	592	517	76	138	23	1	7	60	7	2	57	65	.267	.341	.356	.697	184	8	5	6	7	0
100	Adrian Beltré	29	SEA	Maj	SEA	143	612	556	74	148	29	1	25	77	8	2	50	90	.266	.327	.457	.784	254	11	2	0	4	10