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1991 American League Batting Leaders

1990 Season 1992 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	Julio Franco	32	TEX	Maj	TEX	146	659	589	108	201	27	3	15	78	36	9	65	78	.341	.408	.474	.882	279	13	3	0	2	8
2	Wade Boggs	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	144	641	546	93	181	42	2	8	51	1	2	89	32	.332	.421	.460	.881	251	16	0	0	6	25
3	Ken Griffey Jr.*	21	SEA	Maj	SEA	154	633	548	76	179	42	1	22	100	18	6	71	82	.327	.399	.527	.926	289	10	1	4	9	21
4	Willie Randolph	36	MIL	Maj	MIL	124	512	431	60	141	14	3	0	54	4	2	75	38	.327	.424	.374	.798	161	14	0	3	3	3
5	Paul Molitor	34	MIL	Maj	MIL	158	749	665	133	216	32	13	17	75	19	8	77	62	.325	.399	.489	.888	325	11	6	0	1	16
6	Cal Ripken Jr.	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	162	717	650	99	210	46	5	34	114	6	1	53	46	.323	.374	.566	.940	368	19	5	0	9	15
7	Rafael Palmeiro*	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	159	714	631	115	203	49	3	26	88	4	3	68	72	.322	.389	.533	.922	336	17	6	2	7	10
8	Kirby Puckett	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	152	661	611	92	195	29	6	15	89	11	5	31	78	.319	.352	.460	.812	281	27	4	8	7	4
9	Frank Thomas	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	158	700	559	104	178	31	2	32	109	1	2	138	112	.318	.453	.553	1.006	309	20	1	0	2	13
10	Danny Tartabull	28	KCA	Maj	KCR	132	557	484	78	153	35	3	31	100	6	3	65	121	.316	.397	.593	.990	287	9	3	0	5	6
11	Darryl Hamilton	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	122	448	405	64	126	15	6	1	57	16	6	33	38	.311	.361	.385	.746	156	10	0	7	3	2
12	Brian Harper	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	123	469	441	54	137	28	1	10	69	1	2	14	22	.311	.336	.447	.783	197	14	6	2	6	3
13	Shane Mack	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	143	489	442	79	137	27	8	18	74	13	9	34	79	.310	.363	.529	.893	234	11	6	2	5	1
14	Edgar Martínez	28	SEA	Maj	SEA	150	642	544	98	167	35	1	14	52	0	3	84	72	.307	.405	.452	.857	246	19	8	2	4	9
15	Rubén Sierra	25	TEX	Maj	TEX	161	726	661	110	203	44	5	25	116	16	4	56	91	.307	.357	.502	.859	332	17	0	0	9	7
16	Henry Cotto	30	SEA	Maj	SEA	66	192	177	35	54	6	2	6	23	16	3	10	27	.305	.347	.463	.811	82	7	2	2	1	0
17	Steve Sax	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	158	707	652	85	198	38	2	10	56	31	11	41	38	.304	.345	.414	.759	270	15	3	5	6	2
18	Randy Bush*	32	MIN	Maj	MIN	93	192	165	21	50	10	1	6	23	0	2	24	25	.303	.401	.485	.886	80	5	3	0	0	3
19	Jim Eisenreich*	32	KCA	Maj	KCR	135	405	375	47	113	22	3	2	47	5	3	20	35	.301	.333	.392	.725	147	10	1	3	6	1
20	Wally Joyner*	29	CAL	Maj	CAL	143	611	551	79	166	34	3	21	96	2	0	52	66	.301	.360	.488	.848	269	11	1	2	5	4
21	Mike Greenwell	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	147	598	544	76	163	26	6	9	83	15	5	43	35	.300	.350	.419	.769	228	11	3	1	7	6
22	Luis Polonia*	27	CAL	Maj	CAL	150	662	604	92	179	28	8	2	50	48	23	52	74	.296	.352	.379	.731	229	11	1	2	3	4
23	Roberto Alomar	23	TOR	Maj	TOR	161	719	637	88	188	41	11	9	69	53	11	57	86	.295	.354	.436	.791	278	5	4	16	5	3
24	Harold Baines*	32	OAK	Maj	OAK	141	566	488	76	144	25	1	20	90	0	1	72	67	.295	.383	.473	.857	231	12	1	0	5	22
25	Alex Cole*	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	122	452	387	58	114	17	3	0	21	27	17	58	47	.295	.386	.354	.740	137	8	1	4	2	2
26	Carlos Quintana	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	149	550	478	69	141	21	1	11	71	1	0	61	66	.295	.375	.412	.787	197	17	2	6	3	2
27	Todd Benzinger	28	KCA	Maj	KCR	78	315	293	29	86	15	3	2	40	2	6	17	46	.294	.338	.386	.723	113	5	3	1	1	2
28	Dave Gallagher	30	CAL	Maj	CAL	90	306	270	32	79	17	0	1	30	2	4	24	43	.293	.355	.367	.721	99	6	2	10	0	0
29	B.J. Surhoff	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	143	553	505	57	146	19	4	5	68	5	8	26	33	.289	.319	.372	.691	188	21	0	13	9	2
30	Carlos Baerga	22	CLE	Maj	CLE	158	654	593	80	171	28	2	11	69	3	2	48	74	.288	.346	.398	.744	236	12	6	4	3	5
31	Don Mattingly*	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	152	646	587	64	169	35	0	9	68	2	0	46	42	.288	.339	.394	.733	231	21	4	0	9	11
32	Gene Larkin	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	98	291	255	34	73	14	1	2	19	2	3	30	21	.286	.361	.373	.734	95	9	1	3	2	3
33	Scott Leius	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	109	235	199	35	57	7	2	5	20	5	5	30	35	.286	.378	.417	.795	83	4	0	5	1	1
34	Bill Pecota	31	KCA	Maj	KCR	125	448	398	53	114	23	2	6	45	16	7	41	45	.286	.356	.400	.756	159	12	2	7	0	6
35	Mel Hall*	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	141	527	492	67	140	23	2	19	80	0	1	26	40	.285	.321	.455	.776	224	6	3	0	6	6
36	Kent Hrbek	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	132	534	462	72	131	20	1	20	89	4	4	67	48	.284	.373	.461	.834	213	15	0	3	2	4
37	Carlos Martínez	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	72	275	257	22	73	14	0	5	30	3	2	10	43	.284	.310	.397	.707	102	10	2	1	5	2
38	Tony Phillips	32	DET	Maj	DET	146	655	564	87	160	28	4	17	72	10	5	79	95	.284	.371	.438	.809	247	8	3	3	6	5
39	Robin Ventura	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	157	705	606	92	172	25	1	23	100	2	4	80	67	.284	.367	.442	.810	268	22	4	8	7	3
40	Junior Félix	23	CAL	Maj	CAL	66	246	230	32	65	10	2	2	26	7	5	11	55	.283	.321	.370	.691	85	5	3	0	2	0
41	Jim Gantner	38	MIL	Maj	MIL	140	567	526	63	149	27	4	2	47	4	6	27	34	.283	.320	.361	.681	190	13	3	7	4	5
42	Jody Reed	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	153	696	618	87	175	42	2	5	60	6	5	60	53	.283	.349	.382	.731	236	15	4	11	3	2
43	Bill Spiers	25	MIL	Maj	MIL	133	464	414	71	117	13	6	8	54	14	8	34	55	.283	.337	.401	.738	166	9	2	10	4	0
44	Albert Belle	24	CLE	Maj	CLE	123	496	461	60	130	31	2	28	95	3	1	25	99	.282	.323	.540	.863	249	24	5	0	5	2
45	Devon White	28	TOR	Maj	TOR	156	715	642	110	181	40	10	17	60	33	10	55	135	.282	.342	.455	.797	292	7	7	5	6	1
46	Craig Grebeck	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	107	268	224	37	63	16	3	6	31	1	3	38	40	.281	.386	.460	.846	103	3	1	4	1	0
47	Chuck Knoblauch	22	MIN	Maj	MIN	151	634	565	78	159	24	6	1	50	25	5	59	40	.281	.351	.350	.701	198	8	4	1	5	0
48	Mike Pagliarulo	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	121	393	365	38	102	20	0	6	36	1	2	21	55	.280	.322	.384	.706	140	9	3	2	2	3
49	Lou Whitaker	34	DET	Maj	DET	138	572	470	94	131	26	2	23	78	4	2	90	45	.279	.391	.489	.881	230	3	2	2	8	6
50	Brian Downing	40	TEX	Maj	TEX	123	476	407	76	113	17	2	17	49	1	1	58	70	.278	.377	.455	.831	185	7	8	1	2	7
51	Joe Orsulak*	29	BAL	Maj	BAL	143	521	486	57	135	22	1	5	43	6	2	28	45	.278	.321	.358	.679	174	9	4	0	3	1
52	David Segui*	24	BAL	Maj	BAL	86	228	212	15	59	7	0	2	22	1	1	12	19	.278	.316	.340	.655	72	7	0	3	1	2
53	Chili Davis	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	153	634	534	84	148	34	1	29	93	5	6	95	117	.277	.385	.508	.892	271	9	1	0	4	13
54	Mike Macfarlane	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	84	295	267	34	74	18	2	13	41	1	0	17	52	.277	.330	.506	.836	135	4	6	1	4	0
55	Gary Thurman	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	80	200	184	24	51	9	0	2	13	15	5	11	42	.277	.320	.359	.679	66	4	1	3	1	0
56	Dave Henderson	32	OAK	Maj	OAK	150	637	572	86	158	33	0	25	85	6	6	58	113	.276	.346	.465	.811	266	9	4	1	2	3
57	Lance Johnson*	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	159	624	588	72	161	14	13	0	49	26	11	26	58	.274	.304	.342	.646	201	14	1	6	3	2
58	Terry Steinbach	29	OAK	Maj	OAK	129	494	456	50	125	31	1	6	67	2	2	22	70	.274	.312	.386	.698	176	15	7	0	9	4
59	Joe Carter	31	TOR	Maj	TOR	162	706	638	89	174	42	3	33	108	20	9	49	112	.273	.330	.503	.833	321	6	10	0	9	12
60	Ozzie Guillén	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	154	555	524	52	143	20	3	3	49	21	15	11	38	.273	.284	.340	.624	178	7	0	13	7	1
61	Geno Petralli	31	TEX	Maj	TEX	87	228	199	21	54	8	1	2	20	2	1	21	25	.271	.339	.352	.691	70	4	0	7	1	1
62	Dwight Evans	39	BAL	Maj	BAL	101	329	270	35	73	9	1	6	38	2	3	54	54	.270	.393	.378	.771	102	7	2	1	2	2
63	Chito Martínez*	25	BAL	Maj	BAL	67	228	216	32	58	12	1	13	33	1	1	11	51	.269	.303	.514	.817	111	2	0	0	1	0
64	Kevin Reimer	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	136	440	394	46	106	22	0	20	69	0	3	33	93	.269	.332	.477	.809	188	10	7	0	6	6
65	Rickey Henderson*	32	OAK	Maj	OAK	134	578	470	105	126	17	1	18	57	58	18	98	73	.268	.400	.423	.823	199	7	7	0	3	7
66	Roberto Kelly	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	126	543	486	68	130	22	2	20	69	32	9	45	77	.268	.333	.444	.777	216	14	5	2	5	2
67	Matt Nokes	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	135	493	456	52	122	20	0	24	77	3	2	25	49	.268	.308	.469	.778	214	6	5	0	7	5
68	Tim Raines	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	155	709	609	102	163	20	6	5	50	51	15	83	68	.268	.359	.345	.703	210	7	5	9	3	9
69	Steve Buechele	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	121	472	416	58	111	17	2	18	66	0	4	39	69	.267	.336	.447	.783	186	11	5	10	2	4
70	José Canseco	26	OAK	Maj	OAK	154	665	572	115	152	32	1	44	122	26	6	78	152	.266	.359	.556	.915	318	16	9	0	6	7
71	Greg Gagne	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	139	447	408	52	108	23	3	8	42	11	9	26	72	.265	.310	.395	.705	161	15	3	5	5	0
72	Kevin Seitzer	29	KCA	Maj	KCR	85	267	234	28	62	11	3	1	25	4	1	29	21	.265	.350	.350	.700	82	4	2	1	1	3
73	Kurt Stillwell	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	122	428	385	44	102	17	1	6	51	3	4	33	56	.265	.322	.361	.683	139	8	1	5	4	5
74	Mario Díaz	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	96	202	182	24	48	7	0	1	22	0	1	15	18	.264	.318	.319	.637	58	5	0	4	1	0
75	Juan González	21	TEX	Maj	TEX	142	595	545	78	144	34	1	27	102	4	4	42	118	.264	.321	.479	.800	261	10	5	0	3	7
76	Mark Lewis	21	CLE	Maj	CLE	84	336	314	29	83	15	1	0	30	2	2	15	45	.264	.293	.319	.612	100	12	0	2	5	0
77	Iván Rodríguez	19	TEX	Maj	TEX	88	288	280	24	74	16	0	3	27	0	1	5	42	.264	.276	.354	.630	99	10	0	2	1	0
78	Mickey Tettleton	30	DET	Maj	DET	154	608	501	85	132	17	2	31	89	3	3	101	131	.264	.387	.491	.878	246	12	2	0	4	9
79	Randy Milligan	29	BAL	Maj	BAL	141	571	483	57	127	17	2	16	70	0	5	84	108	.263	.373	.406	.779	196	23	2	0	2	4
80	Mike Aldrete*	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	85	222	183	22	48	6	1	1	19	1	2	36	37	.262	.380	.322	.703	59	0	0	1	2	1
81	Félix Fermín	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	129	469	424	30	111	13	2	0	31	5	4	26	27	.262	.307	.302	.609	128	17	3	13	3	0
82	Lloyd Moseby	31	DET	Maj	DET	74	288	260	37	68	15	1	6	35	8	1	21	43	.262	.321	.396	.717	103	3	3	1	3	2
83	Greg Myers	25	TOR	Maj	TOR	107	333	309	25	81	22	0	8	36	0	0	21	45	.262	.306	.411	.717	127	13	0	0	3	4
84	Dave Winfield	39	CAL	Maj	CAL	150	633	568	75	149	27	4	28	86	7	2	56	109	.262	.327	.472	.798	268	21	1	2	6	4
85	Cecil Fielder	27	DET	Maj	DET	162	712	624	102	163	25	0	44	133	0	0	78	151	.261	.347	.513	.860	320	17	6	0	4	12
86	Brian McRae	23	KCA	Maj	KCR	152	663	629	86	164	28	9	8	64	20	11	24	99	.261	.288	.372	.660	234	12	2	3	5	1
87	Jamie Quirk	36	OAK	Maj	OAK	76	224	203	16	53	4	0	1	17	0	3	16	28	.261	.321	.296	.617	60	7	2	3	0	1
88	Greg Briley	26	SEA	Maj	SEA	139	412	381	39	99	17	3	2	26	23	11	27	51	.260	.307	.336	.643	128	7	0	1	3	0
89	Mike Devereaux	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	149	668	608	82	158	27	10	19	59	16	9	47	115	.260	.313	.431	.744	262	13	2	7	4	2
90	Mo Vaughn	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	74	251	219	21	57	12	0	4	32	2	1	26	43	.260	.339	.370	.709	81	7	2	0	4	2
91	Robin Yount	35	MIL	Maj	MIL	130	571	503	66	131	20	4	10	77	6	4	54	79	.260	.332	.376	.707	189	13	4	1	9	8
92	Travis Fryman	22	DET	Maj	DET	149	612	557	65	144	36	3	21	91	12	5	40	149	.259	.309	.447	.756	249	13	3	6	6	0
93	Dan Pasqua*	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	134	484	417	71	108	22	5	18	66	0	2	62	86	.259	.358	.465	.823	194	9	3	1	1	4
94	Luis Rivera	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	129	468	414	64	107	22	3	8	40	4	4	35	86	.259	.318	.384	.702	159	10	3	12	4	0
95	Glenallen Hill	26	CLE,TOR	Maj	CLE-TOR	72	248	221	29	57	8	2	8	25	6	4	23	54	.258	.324	.421	.745	93	7	0	1	3	0
96	Luis Sojo	26	CAL	Maj	CAL	113	402	364	38	94	14	1	3	20	4	2	14	26	.258	.295	.327	.622	119	12	5	19	0	0
97	Milt Cuyler	22	DET	Maj	DET	154	546	475	77	122	15	7	3	33	41	10	52	92	.257	.335	.337	.672	160	4	5	12	2	0
98	Álvaro Espinoza	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	148	509	480	51	123	23	2	5	33	4	1	16	57	.256	.282	.344	.626	165	10	2	9	2	0
99	John Olerud*	22	TOR	Maj	TOR	139	541	454	64	116	30	1	17	68	0	2	68	84	.256	.353	.438	.792	199	12	6	3	10	9
100	George Brett	38	KCA	Maj	KCR	131	572	505	77	129	40	2	10	61	2	0	58	75	.255	.328	.402	.730	203	20	0	1	8	10