1996 National League Batting Leaders

1995 Season 1997 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	Jim Eisenreich*	37	PHI	Maj	PHI	113	373	338	45	122	24	3	3	41	11	1	31	32	.361	.413	.476	.889	161	7	1	0	3	9
2	Tony Gwynn*	36	SDN	Maj	SDP	116	498	451	67	159	27	2	3	50	11	4	39	17	.353	.400	.441	.842	199	17	1	1	6	12
3	Ellis Burks	31	COL	Maj	COL	156	685	613	142	211	45	8	40	128	32	6	61	114	.344	.408	.640	1.047	392	19	6	3	2	2
4	Mike Piazza	27	LAN	Maj	LAD	148	631	547	87	184	16	0	36	105	0	3	81	93	.336	.422	.563	.985	308	21	1	0	2	21
5	Lance Johnson*	32	NYN	Maj	NYM	160	724	682	117	227	31	21	9	69	50	12	33	40	.333	.362	.480	.842	327	8	1	3	5	8
6	Mark Grace*	32	CHN	Maj	CHC	142	616	547	88	181	39	1	9	75	2	3	62	41	.331	.396	.455	.851	249	18	1	0	6	8
7	Bill Mueller	25	SFN	Maj	SFG	55	228	200	31	66	15	1	0	19	0	0	24	26	.330	.401	.415	.816	83	1	1	1	2	0
8	Ken Caminiti	33	SDN	Maj	SDP	146	638	546	109	178	37	2	40	130	11	5	78	99	.326	.408	.621	1.028	339	15	4	0	10	16
9	Eric Young Sr.	29	COL	Maj	COL	141	643	568	113	184	23	4	8	74	53	19	47	31	.324	.393	.421	.814	239	9	21	2	5	1
10	Bernard Gilkey	29	NYN	Maj	NYM	153	656	571	108	181	44	3	30	117	17	9	73	125	.317	.393	.562	.956	321	18	4	0	8	7
11	Jeff Bagwell	28	HOU	Maj	HOU	162	719	568	111	179	48	2	31	120	21	7	135	114	.315	.451	.570	1.021	324	15	10	0	6	20
12	Gary Sheffield	27	FLO	Maj	FLA	161	677	519	118	163	33	1	42	120	16	9	142	66	.314	.465	.624	1.090	324	16	10	0	6	19
13	Dante Bichette	32	COL	Maj	COL	159	694	633	114	198	39	3	31	141	31	12	45	105	.313	.359	.531	.890	336	18	6	0	10	4
14	Hal Morris*	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	142	594	528	82	165	32	4	16	80	7	5	50	76	.313	.374	.479	.853	253	12	5	5	6	5
15	Brian Jordan	29	SLN	Maj	STL	140	560	513	82	159	36	1	17	104	22	5	29	84	.310	.350	.483	.833	248	6	7	2	9	4
16	Marquis Grissom	29	ATL	Maj	ATL	158	723	671	106	207	32	10	23	74	28	11	41	73	.309	.349	.489	.838	328	12	3	4	4	6
17	Chipper Jones	24	ATL	Maj	ATL	157	693	598	114	185	32	5	30	110	14	1	87	88	.309	.393	.530	.923	317	14	0	1	7	0
18	Édgar Rentería	19	FLO	Maj	FLA	106	471	431	68	133	18	3	5	31	16	2	33	68	.309	.358	.399	.757	172	12	2	2	3	0
19	Barry Bonds*	31	SFN	Maj	SFG	158	675	517	122	159	27	3	42	129	40	7	151	76	.308	.461	.615	1.076	318	11	1	0	6	30
20	Willie McGee	37	SLN	Maj	STL	123	331	309	52	95	15	2	5	41	5	2	18	60	.307	.349	.418	.766	129	8	2	1	1	2
21	Mark Grudzielanek	26	MON	Maj	MON	153	696	657	99	201	34	4	6	49	33	7	26	83	.306	.340	.397	.737	261	10	9	1	3	3
22	Vinny Castilla	28	COL	Maj	COL	160	673	629	97	191	34	0	40	113	7	2	35	88	.304	.343	.549	.892	345	20	5	0	4	7
23	Andrés Galarraga	35	COL	Maj	COL	159	691	626	119	190	39	3	47	150	18	8	40	157	.304	.358	.601	.958	376	6	17	0	8	3
24	John Flaherty	28	SDN	Maj	SDP	72	279	264	22	80	12	0	9	41	2	3	9	36	.303	.327	.451	.778	119	8	2	1	3	1
25	José Vizcaíno	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	96	402	363	47	110	12	6	1	32	9	5	28	58	.303	.356	.377	.734	137	6	3	6	2	0
26	Matt Williams	30	SFN	Maj	SFG	105	455	404	69	122	16	1	22	85	1	2	39	91	.302	.367	.510	.877	206	10	6	0	6	9
27	Shawon Dunston	33	SFN	Maj	SFG	82	307	287	27	86	12	2	5	25	8	0	13	40	.300	.331	.408	.739	117	8	1	5	1	0
28	Jason Kendall	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	130	471	414	54	124	23	5	3	42	5	2	35	30	.300	.372	.401	.773	166	7	15	3	4	11
29	Al Martin*	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	155	694	630	101	189	40	1	18	72	38	12	54	116	.300	.354	.452	.806	285	9	2	1	7	2
30	Steve Finley*	31	SDN	Maj	SDP	161	721	655	126	195	45	9	30	95	22	8	56	87	.298	.354	.531	.886	348	20	4	1	5	5
31	Barry Larkin	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	152	627	517	117	154	32	4	33	89	36	10	96	52	.298	.410	.567	.977	293	20	7	0	7	3
32	Scott Livingstone	30	SDN	Maj	SDP	102	181	172	20	51	4	1	2	20	0	1	9	22	.297	.332	.366	.698	63	6	0	0	0	0
33	John Mabry	25	SLN	Maj	STL	151	591	543	63	161	30	2	13	74	3	2	37	84	.297	.342	.431	.773	234	21	3	3	5	11
34	Raúl Mondesí	25	LAN	Maj	LAD	157	673	634	98	188	40	7	24	88	14	7	32	122	.297	.334	.495	.830	314	6	5	0	2	9
35	Fred McGriff*	32	ATL	Maj	ATL	159	691	617	81	182	37	1	28	107	7	3	68	116	.295	.365	.494	.859	305	20	2	0	4	12
36	Alex Ochoa	24	NYN	Maj	NYM	82	304	282	37	83	19	3	4	33	4	3	17	30	.294	.336	.426	.761	120	2	2	0	3	0
37	Jeff Conine	30	FLO	Maj	FLA	157	670	597	84	175	32	2	26	95	1	4	62	121	.293	.360	.484	.844	289	17	4	0	7	1
38	Rondell White	24	MON	Maj	MON	88	359	334	35	98	19	4	6	41	14	6	22	53	.293	.340	.428	.768	143	11	2	0	1	0
39	Gregg Jefferies	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	104	446	404	59	118	17	3	7	51	20	6	36	21	.292	.348	.401	.749	162	9	1	0	5	6
40	Todd Hollandsworth*	23	LAN	Maj	LAD	149	526	478	64	139	26	4	12	59	21	6	41	93	.291	.348	.437	.785	209	2	2	3	2	1
41	Ed Taubensee	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	108	359	327	46	95	20	0	12	48	3	4	26	64	.291	.338	.462	.800	151	4	0	1	5	5
42	Jeff Kent	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	89	361	335	45	97	20	1	9	39	4	3	21	56	.290	.331	.436	.766	146	7	1	1	3	1
43	Quinton McCracken	25	COL	Maj	COL	124	329	283	50	82	13	6	3	40	17	6	32	62	.290	.363	.410	.773	116	5	1	12	1	4
44	Craig Biggio	30	HOU	Maj	HOU	162	723	605	113	174	24	4	15	75	25	7	75	72	.288	.386	.415	.801	251	10	27	8	8	0
45	Eric Davis	34	CIN	Maj	CIN	129	496	415	81	119	20	0	26	83	23	9	70	121	.287	.394	.523	.917	217	8	6	1	4	3
46	Orlando Merced	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	120	507	453	69	130	24	1	17	80	8	4	51	74	.287	.357	.457	.814	207	9	0	0	3	5
47	Greg Colbrunn	26	FLO	Maj	FLA	141	555	511	60	146	26	2	16	69	4	5	25	76	.286	.333	.438	.772	224	22	14	0	5	1
48	Mike Lansing	28	MON	Maj	MON	159	705	641	99	183	40	2	11	53	23	8	44	85	.286	.341	.406	.746	260	19	10	9	1	1
49	David Segui*	29	MON	Maj	MON	115	477	416	69	119	30	1	11	58	4	4	60	54	.286	.375	.442	.818	184	8	0	0	1	4
50	Carlos García	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	101	422	390	66	111	18	4	6	44	16	6	23	58	.285	.329	.397	.727	155	3	4	3	2	3
51	Lenny Harris	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	125	333	302	33	86	17	2	5	32	14	6	21	31	.285	.330	.404	.734	122	3	1	6	3	1
52	Jeff Reed	33	COL	Maj	COL	116	395	341	34	97	20	1	8	37	2	2	43	65	.285	.365	.419	.784	143	8	2	6	3	8
53	Ricky Gutiérrez	26	HOU	Maj	HOU	89	249	218	28	62	8	1	1	15	6	1	23	42	.284	.359	.344	.703	75	4	3	4	1	3
54	Moisés Alou	29	MON	Maj	MON	143	598	540	87	152	28	2	21	96	9	4	49	83	.282	.340	.457	.797	247	15	2	0	7	7
55	Ryan Klesko*	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	153	602	528	90	149	21	4	34	93	6	3	68	129	.282	.364	.530	.894	280	10	2	0	4	10
56	Javy López	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	138	526	489	56	138	19	1	23	69	1	6	28	84	.282	.322	.466	.788	228	17	3	1	5	5
57	Ozzie Smith	41	SLN	Maj	STL	82	261	227	36	64	10	2	2	18	7	5	25	9	.282	.358	.370	.728	84	5	2	7	0	0
58	Walt Weiss	32	COL	Maj	COL	155	623	517	89	146	20	2	8	48	10	2	80	78	.282	.381	.375	.756	194	9	6	14	6	5
59	Sean Berry	30	HOU	Maj	HOU	132	469	431	55	121	38	1	17	95	12	6	23	58	.281	.328	.492	.820	212	11	9	2	4	1
60	Archi Cianfrocco	29	SDN	Maj	SDP	79	203	192	21	54	13	3	2	32	1	0	8	56	.281	.315	.412	.727	79	4	2	0	1	0
61	Jermaine Dye	22	ATL	Maj	ATL	98	306	292	32	82	16	0	12	37	1	4	8	67	.281	.304	.459	.763	134	11	3	0	3	0
62	Glenallen Hill	31	SFN	Maj	SFG	98	421	379	56	106	26	0	19	67	6	3	33	95	.280	.344	.499	.843	189	6	6	0	3	3
63	Butch Huskey	24	NYN	Maj	NYM	118	445	414	43	115	16	2	15	60	1	2	27	77	.278	.319	.435	.754	180	10	0	0	4	3
64	Alex Arias	28	FLO	Maj	FLA	100	246	224	27	62	11	2	3	26	2	0	17	28	.277	.335	.384	.719	86	2	3	1	1	1
65	Royce Clayton	26	SLN	Maj	STL	129	531	491	64	136	20	4	6	35	33	15	33	89	.277	.321	.371	.692	182	13	1	2	4	4
66	Wally Joyner*	34	SDN	Maj	SDP	121	510	433	59	120	29	1	8	65	5	3	69	71	.277	.377	.404	.781	175	6	3	1	4	8
67	F.P. Santangelo	28	MON	Maj	MON	152	467	393	54	109	20	5	7	56	5	2	49	61	.277	.369	.407	.776	160	6	11	9	5	4
68	Brian Hunter	25	HOU	Maj	HOU	132	553	526	74	145	27	2	5	35	35	9	17	92	.276	.297	.363	.660	191	6	2	1	7	0
69	Brian McRae	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	157	716	624	111	172	32	5	17	66	37	9	73	84	.276	.360	.425	.785	265	11	12	2	5	6
70	Henry Rodríguez*	28	MON	Maj	MON	145	576	532	81	147	42	1	36	103	2	0	37	160	.276	.325	.562	.887	299	10	3	0	4	7
71	Larry Walker	29	COL	Maj	COL	83	304	272	58	75	18	4	18	58	18	2	20	58	.276	.342	.570	.912	155	7	9	0	3	2
72	Ray Lankford*	29	SLN	Maj	STL	149	635	545	100	150	36	8	21	86	35	7	79	133	.275	.366	.486	.852	265	12	3	1	7	10
73	Gary Gaetti	37	SLN	Maj	STL	141	574	522	71	143	27	4	23	80	2	2	35	97	.274	.326	.473	.800	247	10	8	4	5	6
74	Mark Johnson*	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	127	396	343	55	94	24	0	13	47	6	4	44	64	.274	.361	.458	.819	157	5	5	0	4	3
75	Devon White	33	FLO	Maj	FLA	146	611	552	77	151	37	6	17	84	22	6	38	99	.274	.325	.455	.779	251	8	8	4	9	6
76	Ricky Otero*	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	104	449	411	54	112	11	7	2	32	16	10	34	30	.273	.330	.348	.678	143	3	2	0	2	0
77	Sammy Sosa	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	124	541	498	84	136	21	2	40	100	18	5	34	134	.273	.324	.564	.888	281	14	5	0	4	6
78	Thomas Howard	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	121	386	360	50	98	19	10	6	42	6	5	17	51	.272	.307	.431	.738	155	5	3	2	4	3
79	Brian Johnson	28	SDN	Maj	SDP	82	257	243	18	66	13	1	8	35	0	0	4	36	.272	.290	.432	.722	105	8	4	2	4	2
80	Luis Gonzalez	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	146	555	483	70	131	30	4	15	79	9	6	61	49	.271	.354	.443	.797	214	13	4	1	6	8
81	Jeff King	31	PIT	Maj	PIT	155	672	591	91	160	36	4	30	111	15	1	70	95	.271	.346	.498	.843	294	17	2	1	8	3
82	Wayne Kirby	32	LAN	Maj	LAD	65	208	188	23	51	10	1	1	11	4	2	17	17	.271	.333	.351	.684	66	3	1	1	1	1
83	Dave Clark	33	PIT,LAN	Maj	PIT-LAD	107	261	226	28	61	12	2	8	36	2	1	34	53	.270	.364	.447	.811	101	6	0	0	1	3
84	Stan Javier	32	SFN	Maj	SFG	71	306	274	44	74	25	0	2	22	14	2	25	51	.270	.336	.383	.719	105	4	2	5	0	0
85	Tom Pagnozzi	33	SLN	Maj	STL	119	440	407	48	110	23	0	13	55	4	1	24	78	.270	.311	.423	.734	172	9	2	3	4	2
86	Todd Zeile	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	134	572	500	61	134	24	0	20	80	1	1	67	88	.268	.353	.436	.789	218	16	1	0	4	4
87	Darrin Fletcher	29	MON	Maj	MON	127	431	394	41	105	22	0	12	57	0	0	27	42	.267	.321	.414	.735	163	13	6	1	3	4
88	Nelson Liriano	32	PIT	Maj	PIT	112	234	217	23	58	14	2	3	30	2	0	14	22	.267	.308	.392	.699	85	1	0	0	3	2
89	Mike Blowers	31	LAN	Maj	LAD	92	358	317	31	84	19	2	6	38	0	0	37	77	.265	.341	.394	.735	125	11	1	0	3	2
90	Scott Servais	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	129	499	445	42	118	20	0	11	63	0	2	30	75	.265	.327	.384	.711	171	18	14	3	7	1
91	Mark Sweeney*	26	SLN	Maj	STL	98	209	170	32	45	9	0	3	22	3	0	33	29	.265	.387	.371	.758	63	4	1	5	0	2
92	Benito Santiago	31	PHI	Maj	PHI	136	533	481	71	127	21	2	30	85	2	0	49	104	.264	.332	.503	.835	242	8	1	0	2	7
93	Derek Bell	27	HOU	Maj	HOU	158	684	627	84	165	40	3	17	113	29	3	40	123	.263	.311	.418	.729	262	18	8	0	9	8
94	John Cangelosi*	33	HOU	Maj	HOU	108	313	262	49	69	11	4	1	16	17	9	44	41	.263	.378	.347	.726	91	4	5	1	1	0
95	James Mouton	27	HOU	Maj	HOU	122	343	300	40	79	15	1	3	34	21	9	38	55	.263	.343	.350	.693	105	9	0	2	3	2
96	Jermaine Allensworth	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	61	260	229	32	60	9	3	4	31	11	6	23	50	.262	.337	.380	.717	87	2	4	2	2	0
97	Luis Castillo	20	FLO	Maj	FLA	41	180	164	26	43	2	1	1	8	17	4	14	46	.262	.320	.305	.625	50	0	0	2	0	0
98	Chris Gomez	25	SDN	Maj	SDP	89	378	328	32	86	16	1	3	29	2	2	39	64	.262	.349	.345	.694	113	11	6	3	2	1
99	Edgardo Alfonzo	22	NYN	Maj	NYM	123	407	368	36	96	15	2	4	40	2	0	25	56	.261	.304	.345	.649	127	8	0	9	5	2
100	Mark Carreon*	32	SFN	Maj	SFG	81	319	292	40	76	22	3	9	51	2	3	22	33	.260	.317	.449	.765	131	6	3	0	2	2