1896 National League Batting Leaders

Classification: Major League

Overall: 792 games, 12 teams, approx. 132 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	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH
1	Jesse Burkett*	27	CL4	Maj	CLV	133	647	586	160	240	27	16	6	72	34	49	19	.410	.461	.541	1.002	317	7	5
2	Hughie Jennings	27	BLN	Maj	BLN	130	602	521	125	209	27	9	0	121	70	19	11	.401	.472	.488	.960	254	51	11
3	Ed Delahanty	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	123	574	499	131	198	44	17	13	126	37	62	22	.397	.472	.631	1.103	315	9	4
4	Willie Keeler*	24	BLN	Maj	BLN	126	601	544	153	210	22	13	4	82	67	37	9	.386	.432	.496	.928	270	7	13
5	Mike Tiernan*	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	133	605	521	132	192	24	16	7	89	35	77	18	.369	.452	.516	.968	269	2	5
6	Billy Hamilton*	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	131	642	524	153	192	24	10	3	55	83	110	29	.366	.478	.468	.946	245	2	6
7	Joe Kelley	24	BLN	Maj	BLN	131	627	519	148	189	31	19	8	100	87	91	19	.364	.470	.543	1.013	282	12	5
8	Elmer Smith*	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	122	572	484	121	175	21	14	6	94	33	74	18	.362	.454	.500	.954	242	8	6
9	Jake Stenzel	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	114	525	479	104	173	26	14	2	82	57	32	13	.361	.410	.486	.897	233	8	6
10	Jack Clements*	31	PHI	Maj	PHI	57	212	184	35	66	5	7	5	45	2	17	14	.359	.427	.544	.971	100	5	6
11	Cupid Childs	28	CL4	Maj	CLV	132	615	498	106	177	24	9	1	106	25	100	18	.355	.467	.446	.913	222	4	13
12	Fielder Jones	24	BRO	Maj	BRO	104	451	395	82	140	10	8	3	46	18	48	15	.354	.427	.443	.870	175	2	6
13	Bill Dahlen	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	125	573	474	137	167	30	19	9	74	51	64	36	.352	.438	.553	.990	262	8	27
14	Tom McCreery	21	LS3	Maj	LOU	115	493	441	87	155	23	21	7	65	26	42	58	.352	.409	.547	.956	241	1	9
15	George Van Haltren*	30	NY1	Maj	NYG	133	623	562	136	197	18	21	5	74	39	55	36	.351	.410	.484	.894	272	2	4
16	Wilbert Robinson	32	BLN	Maj	BLN	67	264	245	43	85	9	6	2	38	9	14	13	.347	.385	.457	.842	112	1	4
17	Jack Stivetts	28	BSN	Maj	BSN	67	239	222	43	77	9	6	3	49	4	12	10	.347	.383	.482	.865	107	1	4
18	Herman Long	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	120	545	502	106	173	26	8	6	101	38	26	16	.345	.383	.464	.847	233	5	12
19	Dan Brouthers	38	PHI	Maj	PHI	57	267	218	42	75	13	3	1	41	7	44	11	.344	.462	.445	.907	97	4	1
20	Gene DeMontreville	23	WSN	Maj	WHS	133	581	533	94	183	24	5	8	77	28	29	27	.343	.381	.452	.833	241	3	16
21	Eddie Burke	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	122	575	521	120	177	24	9	1	52	53	41	29	.340	.392	.426	.818	222	4	9
22	Jack Doyle	26	BLN	Maj	BLN	118	546	487	116	165	29	4	1	101	73	42	15	.339	.400	.421	.821	205	8	9
23	Ed McKean	32	CL4	Maj	CLV	133	630	571	100	193	29	12	7	112	13	45	9	.338	.388	.468	.856	267	2	12
24	Fred Tenney*	24	BSN	Maj	BSN	88	406	348	64	117	14	3	2	49	18	36	12	.336	.400	.411	.811	143	1	21
25	Bill Joyce	28	WSN,NY1	Maj	WHS-NYG	130	600	475	121	158	25	12	13	94	45	101	34	.333	.470	.518	.988	246	22	2
26	Cap Anson	44	CHN	Maj	CHC	108	459	402	72	133	18	2	2	90	24	49	10	.331	.408	.401	.808	161	3	5
27	Jim Donnelly	30	BLN	Maj	BLN	106	454	396	70	130	14	10	0	71	38	34	11	.328	.387	.414	.801	164	4	20
28	Nap Lajoie	21	PHI	Maj	PHI	39	178	175	36	57	12	7	4	42	7	1	11	.326	.330	.543	.872	95	0	2
29	Bill Lange	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	122	545	469	114	153	21	16	4	92	84	65	24	.326	.414	.465	.879	218	5	6
30	Fred Clarke	23	LS3	Maj	LOU	131	581	517	96	168	15	18	9	79	34	43	34	.325	.392	.476	.868	246	14	7
31	Dan McGann	24	BSN	Maj	BSN	43	188	171	25	55	6	7	2	30	2	12	10	.322	.383	.474	.857	81	5	0
32	Deacon McGuire	32	WSN	Maj	WHS	108	431	389	60	125	25	3	2	70	12	30	14	.321	.379	.417	.795	162	6	6
33	Dusty Miller	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	125	559	504	91	162	38	12	4	93	76	33	30	.321	.368	.468	.836	236	4	18
34	George Davis	25	NY1	Maj	NYG	124	554	494	98	158	25	12	5	99	48	50	24	.320	.387	.449	.836	222	4	6
35	Bill Everitt	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	132	625	575	130	184	16	13	2	46	46	41	43	.320	.367	.404	.771	232	2	7
36	Bill Hallman	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	120	534	469	82	150	21	3	2	83	16	45	23	.320	.382	.390	.772	183	2	18
37	Bobby Lowe	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	73	336	306	59	98	11	4	2	48	15	20	12	.320	.370	.402	.772	123	4	6
38	Patsy Donovan*	31	PIT	Maj	PIT	131	624	573	113	183	20	5	3	59	48	35	18	.319	.370	.387	.757	222	11	5
39	Mike Grady	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	72	267	242	49	77	20	7	1	44	10	16	19	.318	.382	.471	.853	114	9	0
40	John Anderson	22	BRO	Maj	BRO	108	451	430	70	135	23	17	1	55	37	18	23	.314	.344	.454	.798	195	2	1
41	Mike Griffin	31	BRO	Maj	BRO	122	556	493	101	152	27	9	4	51	23	48	25	.308	.380	.424	.804	209	9	6
42	Duff Cooley	23	PHI,SLN	Maj	PHI-STL	104	492	453	92	139	11	7	2	35	30	25	19	.307	.343	.375	.718	170	0	14
43	Denny Lyons	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	118	519	436	77	134	25	6	4	71	13	67	25	.307	.406	.420	.825	183	5	11
44	Bid McPhee	36	CIN	Maj	CIN	117	502	433	81	132	18	7	1	87	48	51	18	.305	.391	.386	.776	167	10	8
45	Jimmy Ryan*	33	CHN	Maj	CHC	128	549	489	83	149	24	10	3	86	29	46	16	.305	.369	.413	.782	202	4	10
46	Kip Selbach	24	WSN	Maj	WHS	127	578	487	100	148	17	13	5	100	49	76	28	.304	.405	.423	.828	206	7	8
47	Tommy Tucker	32	BSN	Maj	BSN	122	526	474	74	144	27	5	2	72	6	30	29	.304	.363	.395	.757	187	14	8
48	Ollie Pickering	26	LS3	Maj	LOU	45	178	165	28	50	6	4	1	22	13	12	11	.303	.350	.406	.756	67	0	1
49	Frank Burrell	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	62	225	206	19	62	11	3	0	23	1	15	13	.301	.348	.384	.732	79	0	4
50	Hugh Duffy	29	BSN	Maj	BSN	131	601	527	97	158	16	8	5	113	39	52	19	.300	.365	.389	.754	205	2	20
51	Kid Gleason	30	NY1	Maj	NYG	133	595	541	79	162	17	5	4	89	46	42	13	.299	.352	.372	.724	201	2	10
52	Jouett Meekin	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	43	156	144	27	43	6	5	2	16	2	12	9	.299	.353	.451	.804	65	0	0
53	Heinie Peitz	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	68	247	211	33	63	12	5	2	34	7	30	15	.299	.386	.431	.817	91	0	6
54	Billy Hoy	34	CIN	Maj	CIN	121	554	443	120	132	23	7	4	57	50	65	13	.298	.403	.409	.812	181	13	33
55	Sam Thompson	36	PHI	Maj	PHI	119	554	517	103	154	28	7	12	100	12	28	13	.298	.341	.449	.790	232	6	3
56	Jack Boyle	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	40	158	145	17	43	4	1	1	28	3	6	7	.297	.346	.359	.705	52	5	2
57	Steve Brodie	27	BLN	Maj	BLN	132	573	516	98	153	19	11	2	87	25	36	17	.297	.363	.388	.751	200	18	3
58	William Clarke	27	BLN	Maj	BLN	80	330	300	48	89	14	7	2	71	7	14	12	.297	.345	.410	.755	123	8	8
59	Jack O'Connor	30	CL4	Maj	CLV	68	281	256	41	76	11	1	1	43	15	15	12	.297	.343	.359	.703	92	3	7
60	Jimmy Collins	26	BSN	Maj	BSN	84	350	304	48	90	10	9	1	46	10	30	12	.296	.374	.398	.772	121	8	8
61	Charlie Irwin	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	127	516	476	77	141	16	6	1	67	31	26	17	.296	.338	.361	.699	172	4	10
62	John O'Brien	29	WSN,LS3	Maj	WHS-LOU	122	510	456	62	135	15	4	6	57	8	40	19	.296	.361	.386	.747	176	6	8
63	Joe Sugden	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	80	338	301	42	89	5	7	0	36	5	19	9	.296	.348	.359	.707	108	5	13
64	Tom Brown	35	WSN	Maj	WHS	116	513	435	87	128	17	6	2	59	28	58	49	.294	.385	.375	.760	163	6	14
65	Farmer Vaughn	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	114	457	433	71	127	20	9	2	66	7	16	7	.293	.320	.395	.715	171	1	7
66	Willie Clark*	25	NY1	Maj	NYG	72	272	247	38	72	12	4	0	33	8	15	12	.292	.352	.373	.724	92	8	2
67	George Shoch	37	BRO	Maj	BRO	76	293	250	36	73	7	4	1	28	11	33	10	.292	.381	.364	.745	91	3	7
68	Bill Merritt	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	77	311	282	26	82	8	2	1	42	3	18	10	.291	.336	.344	.680	97	1	10
69	Tom Parrott	28	SLN	Maj	STL	118	499	474	62	138	13	12	7	70	12	11	24	.291	.307	.414	.721	196	0	14
70	Tommy Corcoran	27	BRO	Maj	BRO	132	560	532	63	154	15	7	3	73	16	15	13	.290	.310	.361	.671	192	1	12
71	Duke Farrell	29	NY1,WSN	Maj	NYG-WHS	95	362	321	41	93	14	6	2	67	4	26	10	.290	.349	.389	.738	125	3	12
72	Cy Young	29	CL4	Maj	CLV	53	186	180	31	52	11	3	3	28	1	4	15	.289	.304	.433	.738	78	0	2
73	Jimmy McAleer	31	CL4	Maj	CLV	116	525	455	70	131	16	4	1	54	24	47	32	.288	.361	.347	.708	158	5	18
74	Lou Bierbauer	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	59	265	258	33	74	10	6	0	39	7	5	7	.287	.300	.372	.673	96	0	2
75	Henry Reitz	29	BLN	Maj	BLN	120	527	464	76	133	15	6	4	106	28	49	32	.287	.357	.371	.728	172	2	12
76	Germany Smith	37	CIN	Maj	CIN	120	492	456	65	131	21	9	3	71	22	28	22	.287	.330	.393	.722	179	1	7
77	James Stafford	28	NY1	Maj	NYG	59	248	230	28	66	9	1	0	40	15	13	18	.287	.333	.335	.668	77	3	2
78	Bones Ely	33	PIT	Maj	PIT	128	598	537	85	153	15	9	3	77	18	33	33	.285	.326	.363	.689	195	0	28
79	George LaChance	26	BRO	Maj	BRO	89	380	348	60	99	10	13	7	58	17	23	32	.285	.331	.448	.779	156	1	8
80	Roger Connor*	38	SLN	Maj	STL	126	537	483	71	137	21	9	11	72	10	52	14	.284	.356	.433	.788	209	2	0
81	Tom Daly	30	BRO	Maj	BRO	66	261	223	43	63	13	6	3	29	19	33	25	.283	.387	.435	.822	97	5	0
82	George Decker*	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	107	452	421	68	118	23	11	5	61	20	23	14	.280	.318	.423	.740	178	0	8
83	Charlie Dexter	20	LS3	Maj	LOU	107	427	402	65	112	18	7	3	37	21	17	34	.279	.318	.381	.698	153	6	2
84	Billy Shindle	35	BRO	Maj	BRO	131	562	516	75	144	24	9	1	61	24	24	20	.279	.316	.366	.683	189	4	18
85	Buck Ewing	36	CIN	Maj	CIN	69	296	263	41	73	14	4	1	38	41	29	13	.278	.349	.373	.722	98	0	4
86	Ed Cartwright	36	WSN	Maj	WHS	133	561	499	76	138	15	10	1	62	28	54	44	.277	.350	.353	.702	176	2	6
87	Charles Zimmer	35	CL4	Maj	CLV	91	381	336	46	93	18	3	3	46	4	31	48	.277	.354	.375	.729	126	9	5
88	Jake Beckley*	28	PIT,NY1	Maj	PIT-NYG	105	455	399	81	110	15	9	9	70	19	31	35	.276	.351	.426	.777	170	15	10
89	George Miller	31	LS3	Maj	LOU	98	356	324	54	89	17	4	1	33	16	27	9	.275	.334	.361	.695	117	2	3
90	Joe Sullivan?	26	SLN,PHI	Maj	STL-PHI	99	457	403	70	110	9	5	4	45	14	27	24	.273	.349	.350	.699	141	20	7
91	George Cuppy	26	CL4	Maj	CLV	47	166	141	29	38	5	2	1	20	1	20	21	.270	.364	.355	.719	50	1	4
92	Ducky Holmes	27	LS3	Maj	LOU	47	165	141	22	38	3	2	0	18	8	13	5	.270	.360	.319	.679	45	7	4
93	Marty Bergen	24	BSN	Maj	BSN	65	263	245	39	66	6	4	4	37	6	11	22	.269	.309	.376	.684	92	3	4
94	Patsy Tebeau	31	CL4	Maj	CLV	132	581	543	56	146	22	6	2	94	20	21	22	.269	.300	.343	.642	186	3	14
95	Chippy McGarr	33	CL4	Maj	CLV	113	486	455	68	122	16	4	1	53	16	22	30	.268	.302	.328	.629	149	0	9
96	Clark Griffith	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	38	146	135	22	36	5	2	1	16	3	9	7	.267	.313	.356	.668	48	0	2
97	John Grim	28	BRO	Maj	BRO	81	309	281	32	75	13	1	2	35	7	12	14	.267	.311	.342	.653	96	6	10
98	Billy Hulen*	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	88	403	339	87	90	18	7	0	38	23	55	20	.266	.368	.360	.728	122	0	9
99	Jim Rogers?	24	LS3,WSN	Maj	LOU-WHS	110	473	444	60	118	14	10	1	68	16	25	23	.266	.306	.349	.656	155	1	3
100	Tommy Dowd	27	SLN	Maj	STL	126	576	521	93	138	17	11	5	46	40	42	19	.265	.322	.369	.691	192	2	11