2016 American League Batting Leaders

2015 Season 2017 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,214 games, 15 teams, approx. 161 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	Jose Altuve	26	HOU	Maj	HOU	161	717	640	108	216	42	5	24	96	30	10	60	70	.338	.396	.531	.928	340	15	7	3	7	11
2	Mookie Betts	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	158	730	672	122	214	42	5	31	113	26	4	49	80	.319	.363	.534	.897	359	12	2	0	7	1
3	Dustin Pedroia	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	154	698	633	105	201	36	1	15	74	7	4	61	73	.318	.376	.449	.825	284	24	0	1	3	0
4	Miguel Cabrera	33	DET	Maj	DET	158	679	595	92	188	31	1	38	108	0	0	75	116	.316	.393	.563	.956	335	26	4	0	5	15
5	Cameron Maybin	29	DET	Maj	DET	94	391	349	65	110	14	5	4	43	15	6	36	69	.315	.383	.418	.801	146	8	3	2	1	0
6	David Ortiz*	40	BOS	Maj	BOS	151	626	537	79	169	48	1	38	127	2	0	80	86	.315	.401	.620	1.021	333	22	2	0	7	15
7	Mike Trout	24	ANA	Maj	LAA	159	681	549	123	173	32	5	29	100	30	7	116	137	.315	.441	.550	.991	302	5	11	0	5	12
8	José Ramírez	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	152	618	565	84	176	46	3	11	76	22	7	44	62	.312	.363	.462	.825	261	10	4	1	4	1
9	Sandy León	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	78	283	252	36	78	17	2	7	35	0	0	23	66	.310	.369	.476	.845	120	4	2	4	2	1
10	J.D. Martinez	28	DET	Maj	DET	120	517	460	69	141	35	2	22	68	1	2	49	128	.307	.373	.535	.908	246	13	3	0	5	2
11	Ryon Healy	24	OAK	Maj	OAK	72	283	269	36	82	20	0	13	37	0	0	12	60	.305	.337	.524	.861	141	7	1	1	0	1
12	Yunel Escobar	33	ANA	Maj	LAA	132	567	517	68	157	28	1	5	39	0	3	40	67	.304	.355	.391	.745	202	21	3	3	4	0
13	Elvis Andrus	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	147	568	506	75	153	31	7	8	69	24	8	47	70	.302	.362	.439	.800	222	18	4	4	7	2
14	Hyun Soo Kim	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	95	346	305	36	92	16	1	6	22	1	3	36	51	.302	.382	.420	.801	128	5	4	0	1	0
15	Paulo Orlando	30	KCA	Maj	KCR	128	483	457	52	138	24	4	5	43	14	3	13	105	.302	.329	.405	.734	185	12	7	3	3	1
16	Francisco Lindor	22	CLE	Maj	CLE	158	684	604	99	182	30	3	15	78	19	5	57	88	.301	.358	.435	.794	263	18	5	3	15	3
17	Adrian Beltré	37	TEX	Maj	TEX	153	640	583	89	175	31	1	32	104	1	1	48	66	.300	.358	.521	.879	304	10	6	0	3	6
18	Devon Travis	25	TOR	Maj	TOR	101	432	410	54	123	28	1	11	50	4	1	20	87	.300	.332	.454	.786	186	6	0	1	1	0
19	Gary Sánchez	23	NYA	Maj	NYY	53	229	201	34	60	12	0	20	42	1	0	24	57	.299	.376	.657	1.032	132	5	2	0	2	2
20	Robinson Canó	33	SEA	Maj	SEA	161	715	655	107	195	33	2	39	103	0	1	47	100	.298	.350	.533	.883	349	18	8	0	5	8
21	Eduardo Núñez	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	91	396	371	49	110	15	1	12	47	27	6	15	58	.297	.325	.439	.764	163	6	3	2	5	0
22	Melky Cabrera*	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	151	646	591	70	175	42	5	14	86	2	0	47	69	.296	.345	.455	.801	269	17	0	3	5	2
23	Tyler Naquin	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	116	365	321	52	95	18	5	14	43	6	3	36	112	.296	.372	.514	.886	165	4	4	2	2	4
24	Josh Reddick	29	OAK	Maj	OAK	68	272	243	33	72	11	1	8	28	5	0	28	34	.296	.368	.449	.816	109	7	0	0	1	5
25	Carlos Beltrán	39	NYA,TEX	Maj	NYY-TEX	151	593	552	73	163	33	0	29	93	1	0	35	101	.295	.337	.513	.850	283	19	2	0	4	4
26	Xander Bogaerts	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	157	719	652	115	192	34	1	21	89	13	4	58	123	.295	.356	.446	.802	291	14	6	0	3	0
27	Manny Machado	23	BAL	Maj	BAL	157	696	640	105	188	40	1	37	96	0	3	48	120	.294	.343	.533	.876	341	14	3	0	5	9
28	José Abreu	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	159	695	624	67	183	32	1	25	100	0	2	47	125	.293	.353	.468	.820	292	21	15	0	9	7
29	Víctor Martínez	37	DET	Maj	DET	154	610	553	65	160	22	0	27	86	0	0	50	90	.289	.351	.476	.826	263	19	4	0	3	8
30	Ian Kinsler	34	DET	Maj	DET	153	679	618	117	178	29	4	28	83	14	6	45	115	.288	.348	.484	.831	299	5	13	0	3	0
31	Steve Pearce	33	TBA,BAL	Maj	TBR-BAL	85	302	264	35	76	13	1	13	35	0	3	34	54	.288	.374	.492	.867	130	5	3	0	1	2
32	Lorenzo Cain	30	KCA	Maj	KCR	103	434	397	56	114	19	1	9	56	14	5	31	84	.287	.339	.408	.747	162	15	2	0	4	3
33	Nelson Cruz	35	SEA	Maj	SEA	155	667	589	96	169	27	1	43	105	2	0	62	159	.287	.360	.555	.915	327	15	9	0	7	5
34	Danny Valencia	31	OAK	Maj	OAK	130	517	471	72	135	22	1	17	51	1	1	41	115	.287	.346	.446	.792	210	11	3	0	2	1
35	Lonnie Chisenhall	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	126	418	385	43	110	25	5	8	57	6	0	23	70	.286	.328	.439	.767	169	4	3	3	4	2
36	Hanley Ramírez	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	147	620	549	81	157	28	1	30	111	9	3	60	120	.286	.361	.505	.866	277	17	7	0	4	5
37	Nick Castellanos	24	DET	Maj	DET	110	447	411	54	117	25	4	18	58	1	1	28	111	.285	.331	.496	.828	204	4	3	0	5	1
38	Ian Desmond	30	TEX	Maj	TEX	156	677	625	107	178	29	3	22	86	21	6	44	160	.285	.335	.446	.782	279	11	5	0	3	2
39	Billy Butler	30	OAK,NYA	Maj	OAK-NYY	97	274	250	27	71	18	0	5	35	0	0	21	42	.284	.336	.416	.752	104	13	0	0	3	1
40	Josh Donaldson	30	TOR	Maj	TOR	155	700	577	122	164	32	5	37	99	7	1	109	119	.284	.404	.549	.953	317	16	9	2	3	6
41	Adam Eaton*	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	157	706	619	91	176	29	9	14	59	14	5	63	115	.284	.362	.428	.790	265	6	14	7	3	2
42	Tim Anderson	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	99	431	410	57	116	22	6	9	30	10	2	13	117	.283	.306	.432	.738	177	15	1	6	1	0
43	Nori Aoki	34	SEA	Maj	SEA	118	466	417	63	118	24	4	4	28	7	9	34	45	.283	.349	.389	.738	162	9	9	5	1	0
44	Whit Merrifield	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	81	332	311	44	88	22	3	2	29	8	3	19	72	.283	.323	.392	.716	122	1	0	1	1	1
45	Jorge Polanco	22	MIN	Maj	MIN	69	270	245	24	69	15	4	4	27	4	3	17	46	.282	.332	.425	.757	104	3	3	2	3	0
46	Tyler Saladino	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	93	319	298	33	84	14	0	8	38	11	5	13	62	.282	.316	.409	.725	122	11	3	2	3	0
47	Andrelton Simmons	26	ANA	Maj	LAA	124	483	448	48	126	22	2	4	44	10	1	28	38	.281	.324	.366	.690	164	16	2	1	4	0
48	Robbie Grossman*	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	99	389	332	49	93	19	1	11	37	2	3	55	96	.280	.386	.443	.828	147	3	2	0	0	0
49	C.J. Cron	26	ANA	Maj	LAA	116	443	407	51	113	25	2	16	69	2	3	24	75	.278	.325	.467	.792	190	9	7	0	5	1
50	Jarrod Dyson	31	KCA	Maj	KCR	107	337	299	46	83	14	8	1	25	30	7	26	39	.278	.340	.388	.728	116	4	3	8	1	2
51	Kyle Seager	28	SEA	Maj	SEA	158	676	597	89	166	36	3	30	99	3	1	69	108	.278	.360	.499	.859	298	18	8	0	2	10
52	Didi Gregorius	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	153	597	562	68	155	32	2	20	70	7	1	19	82	.276	.304	.447	.751	251	9	6	5	5	2
53	Chris Young	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	76	227	203	29	56	18	0	9	24	4	2	21	50	.276	.352	.498	.850	101	4	3	0	0	0
54	Jason Kipnis	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	156	688	610	91	168	41	4	23	82	15	3	60	146	.275	.343	.469	.812	286	21	6	5	7	0
55	Carlos Correa	21	HOU	Maj	HOU	153	660	577	76	158	36	3	20	96	13	3	75	139	.274	.361	.451	.811	260	12	5	0	3	5
56	Cheslor Cuthbert	23	KCA	Maj	KCR	128	510	475	49	130	28	1	12	46	2	0	32	96	.274	.318	.413	.731	196	14	0	1	2	0
57	Evan Longoria	30	TBA	Maj	TBR	160	685	633	81	173	41	4	36	98	0	3	42	144	.273	.318	.521	.840	330	13	3	0	7	6
58	Kole Calhoun*	28	ANA	Maj	LAA	157	672	594	91	161	35	5	18	75	2	3	67	118	.271	.348	.438	.786	260	10	6	0	5	0
59	Rougned Odor	22	TEX	Maj	TEX	150	632	605	89	164	33	4	33	88	14	7	19	135	.271	.296	.503	.798	304	6	4	0	4	0
60	Starlin Castro	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	151	610	577	63	156	29	1	21	70	4	0	24	118	.270	.301	.433	.734	250	15	3	1	5	1
61	Nick Franklin	25	TBA	Maj	TBR	60	191	174	18	47	10	1	6	26	6	1	12	42	.270	.328	.443	.771	77	1	3	2	0	1
62	Darwin Barney	30	TOR	Maj	TOR	104	306	279	35	75	13	2	4	19	2	2	22	48	.269	.322	.373	.695	104	8	1	2	2	1
63	J.J. Hardy	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	115	438	405	43	109	29	0	9	48	0	0	26	68	.269	.309	.407	.716	165	14	0	1	6	1
64	Joey Rickard*	25	BAL	Maj	BAL	85	282	257	32	69	13	0	5	19	4	1	18	54	.269	.319	.377	.696	97	3	2	3	2	0
65	Eddie Rosario	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	92	354	335	52	90	17	2	10	32	5	2	12	91	.269	.296	.421	.716	141	4	2	2	3	2
66	Brian Dozier	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	155	691	615	104	165	35	5	42	99	18	2	61	138	.268	.340	.546	.886	336	12	8	2	5	6
67	Albert Pujols	36	ANA	Maj	LAA	152	650	593	71	159	19	0	31	119	4	0	49	75	.268	.323	.457	.780	271	24	2	0	6	6
68	Jackie Bradley Jr.	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	156	636	558	94	149	30	7	26	87	9	2	63	143	.267	.349	.486	.835	271	10	10	0	5	5
69	Jonathan Schoop	24	BAL	Maj	BAL	162	647	615	82	164	38	1	25	82	1	2	21	137	.267	.298	.454	.752	279	16	8	0	3	0
70	Brandon Guyer	30	TBA,CLE	Maj	TBR-CLE	101	345	293	39	78	17	1	9	32	3	2	19	55	.266	.372	.423	.795	124	6	31	1	1	1
71	Eric Hosmer*	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	158	667	605	80	161	24	1	25	104	5	3	57	132	.266	.328	.433	.761	262	18	1	0	4	5
72	Nomar Mazara*	21	TEX	Maj	TEX	145	568	516	59	137	13	3	20	64	0	2	39	112	.266	.320	.419	.739	216	12	6	0	7	1
73	Kevin Pillar	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	146	584	548	59	146	35	2	7	53	14	6	24	90	.266	.303	.376	.679	206	12	6	3	3	0
74	Adam Jones	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	152	672	619	86	164	19	0	29	83	2	0	39	115	.265	.310	.436	.746	270	13	5	1	8	2
75	Abraham Almonte	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	67	194	182	24	48	20	1	1	22	8	0	8	42	.264	.294	.401	.695	73	5	1	0	3	1
76	Alex Bregman	22	HOU	Maj	HOU	49	217	201	31	53	13	3	8	34	2	0	15	52	.264	.313	.478	.791	96	1	0	0	1	0
77	Logan Forsythe	29	TBA	Maj	TBR	127	567	511	76	135	24	4	20	52	6	6	46	127	.264	.333	.444	.778	227	8	8	0	2	0
78	Jacoby Ellsbury*	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	148	614	551	71	145	24	5	9	56	20	8	54	84	.263	.330	.374	.703	206	11	2	4	3	1
79	Edwin Encarnación	33	TOR	Maj	TOR	160	701	601	99	158	34	0	42	127	2	0	87	138	.263	.357	.529	.886	318	22	5	0	8	3
80	Jed Lowrie	32	OAK	Maj	OAK	87	369	338	30	89	12	1	2	27	0	0	26	65	.263	.314	.323	.637	109	10	1	0	4	0
81	Kendrys Morales	33	KCA	Maj	KCR	154	618	558	65	147	24	0	30	93	0	0	48	120	.263	.327	.468	.795	261	20	7	0	5	2
82	Juan Centeno	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	55	192	176	16	46	12	1	3	25	0	0	12	38	.261	.312	.392	.704	69	8	1	3	0	0
83	Alcides Escobar	29	KCA	Maj	KCR	162	682	637	57	166	24	6	7	55	17	4	27	96	.261	.292	.350	.642	223	16	3	10	5	2
84	Brett Gardner*	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	148	634	547	80	143	22	6	7	41	16	4	70	106	.261	.351	.362	.713	198	6	8	4	5	0
85	Joe Mauer	33	MIN	Maj	MIN	134	576	494	68	129	22	4	11	49	2	0	79	93	.261	.363	.389	.752	192	11	1	0	2	10
86	Justin Morneau	35	CHA	Maj	CHW	58	218	203	16	53	14	1	6	25	0	0	12	52	.261	.303	.429	.731	87	5	1	0	2	1
87	George Springer	26	HOU	Maj	HOU	162	744	644	116	168	29	5	29	82	9	10	88	178	.261	.359	.457	.815	294	12	11	0	1	2
88	Johnny Giavotella	28	ANA	Maj	LAA	99	367	346	44	90	20	1	6	31	4	3	13	39	.260	.287	.376	.662	130	11	1	4	3	0
89	Trevor Plouffe	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	84	344	319	35	83	13	1	12	47	1	0	19	60	.260	.303	.420	.723	134	11	2	1	3	0
90	Carlos Santana	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	158	688	582	89	151	31	3	34	87	5	2	99	99	.260	.366	.498	.865	290	18	2	0	5	0
91	Luis Valbuena	30	HOU	Maj	HOU	90	342	292	38	76	17	1	13	40	1	1	44	81	.260	.357	.459	.816	134	5	1	3	2	2
92	Ketel Marte	22	SEA	Maj	SEA	119	466	437	55	113	21	2	1	33	11	5	18	84	.259	.287	.323	.610	141	10	2	3	6	0
93	Ryan Rua	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	99	269	240	40	62	8	1	8	22	9	0	21	76	.258	.331	.400	.731	96	8	6	0	2	2
94	Kurt Suzuki	32	MIN	Maj	MIN	106	373	345	34	89	24	1	8	49	0	0	18	48	.258	.301	.403	.704	139	9	5	1	4	0
95	Mark Trumbo	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	159	667	613	94	157	27	1	47	108	2	0	51	170	.256	.316	.533	.850	327	14	3	0	0	1
96	Brock Holt	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	94	324	290	45	74	16	0	7	34	4	3	27	58	.255	.322	.383	.705	111	5	3	1	3	0
97	Jose Iglesias	26	DET	Maj	DET	137	513	467	57	119	26	0	4	32	7	4	28	50	.255	.306	.336	.643	157	12	8	7	3	1
98	Marwin González	27	HOU	Maj	HOU	141	518	484	55	123	26	3	13	51	12	6	22	118	.254	.293	.401	.694	194	16	5	6	1	1
99	Austin Jackson	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	54	203	181	24	46	12	2	0	18	2	1	17	39	.254	.318	.343	.661	62	3	1	2	2	0
100	Troy Tulowitzki	31	TOR	Maj	TOR	131	544	492	54	125	21	0	24	79	1	0	43	101	.254	.318	.443	.761	218	14	5	0	4	1