1970 National League Batting Leaders

1969 Season 1971 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 971 games, 12 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	Rico Carty	30	ATL	Maj	ATL	136	560	478	84	175	23	3	25	101	1	2	77	46	.366	.454	.584	1.037	279	19	2	0	3	6
2	Roberto Clemente	35	PIT	Maj	PIT	108	455	412	65	145	22	10	14	60	3	0	38	66	.352	.408	.556	.963	229	7	2	1	2	14
3	Manny Sanguillén	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	128	510	486	63	158	19	9	7	61	2	3	17	45	.325	.344	.444	.788	216	15	0	1	6	9
4	Joe Torre	29	SLN	Maj	STL	161	704	624	89	203	27	9	21	100	2	2	70	91	.325	.398	.498	.896	311	23	7	0	3	10
5	Billy Williams	32	CHN	Maj	CHC	161	714	636	137	205	34	4	42	129	7	1	72	65	.322	.391	.587	.977	373	13	2	0	4	9
6	Cito Gaston	26	SDN	Maj	SDP	146	629	584	92	186	26	9	29	93	4	1	41	142	.319	.364	.543	.907	317	16	2	0	2	2
7	Wes Parker*	30	LAN	Maj	LAD	161	705	614	84	196	47	4	10	111	8	2	79	70	.319	.392	.458	.850	281	14	0	4	8	18
8	Tony Pérez	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	158	681	587	107	186	28	6	40	129	8	3	83	134	.317	.401	.589	.990	346	15	4	0	7	13
9	Pete Rose	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	159	728	649	120	205	37	9	15	52	12	7	73	64	.316	.385	.470	.855	305	7	2	0	4	10
10	Bobby Tolan*	24	CIN	Maj	CIN	152	675	589	112	186	34	6	16	80	57	20	62	94	.316	.384	.475	.860	280	9	8	9	7	3
11	Jim Hickman	33	CHN	Maj	CHC	149	613	514	102	162	33	4	32	115	0	1	93	99	.315	.419	.582	1.001	299	10	1	2	3	8
12	Dave Cash	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	64	230	210	30	66	7	6	1	28	5	2	17	25	.314	.365	.419	.784	88	9	1	0	2	3
13	Vic Davalillo*	30	SLN	Maj	STL	111	199	183	29	57	14	3	1	33	4	1	13	19	.312	.355	.437	.793	80	4	0	2	1	1
14	Bernie Carbo	22	CIN	Maj	CIN	125	467	365	54	113	19	3	21	63	10	4	94	77	.310	.454	.551	1.005	201	6	4	2	2	9
15	César Cedeño	19	HOU	Maj	HOU	90	377	355	46	110	21	4	7	42	17	4	15	57	.310	.340	.451	.790	160	8	2	3	2	2
16	Félix Millán	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	142	642	590	100	183	25	5	2	37	16	5	35	23	.310	.352	.380	.732	224	15	5	9	3	2
17	Jesús Alou	28	HOU	Maj	HOU	117	487	458	59	140	27	3	1	44	3	2	21	15	.306	.335	.384	.719	176	15	1	3	4	4
18	Ted Sizemore	25	LAN	Maj	LAD	96	376	340	40	104	10	1	1	34	5	1	34	19	.306	.367	.350	.717	119	15	0	0	2	6
19	Orlando Cepeda	32	ATL	Maj	ATL	148	627	567	87	173	33	0	34	111	6	5	47	75	.305	.365	.543	.908	308	15	9	0	4	11
20	Willie Davis*	30	LAN	Maj	LAD	146	637	593	92	181	23	16	8	93	38	14	29	54	.305	.336	.438	.774	260	6	1	8	6	2
21	Manny Mota	32	LAN	Maj	LAD	124	481	417	63	127	12	6	3	37	11	6	47	37	.305	.377	.384	.761	160	13	3	12	2	4
22	Lou Brock*	31	SLN	Maj	STL	155	729	664	114	202	29	5	13	57	51	15	60	99	.304	.361	.422	.783	280	10	1	1	3	12
23	Denis Menke	29	HOU	Maj	HOU	154	665	562	82	171	26	6	13	92	6	5	82	80	.304	.392	.441	.833	248	8	5	7	9	10
24	Bobby Bonds	24	SFN	Maj	SFG	157	745	663	134	200	36	10	26	78	48	10	77	189	.302	.375	.504	.879	334	6	2	1	2	7
25	Tony Taylor	34	PHI	Maj	PHI	124	495	439	74	132	26	9	9	55	9	11	50	67	.301	.375	.462	.837	203	14	3	1	2	9
26	Dick Dietz	28	SFN	Maj	SFG	148	612	493	82	148	36	2	22	107	0	1	109	106	.300	.426	.515	.941	254	16	3	2	5	10
27	Henry Aaron	36	ATL	Maj	ATL	150	598	516	103	154	26	1	38	118	9	0	74	63	.298	.385	.574	.958	296	13	2	0	6	15
28	Matty Alou*	31	PIT	Maj	PIT	155	718	677	97	201	21	8	1	47	19	11	30	18	.297	.329	.356	.685	241	9	4	4	3	3
29	Don Money	23	PHI	Maj	PHI	120	507	447	66	132	25	4	14	66	4	7	43	68	.295	.361	.463	.824	207	7	7	3	7	6
30	José Cardenal	26	SLN	Maj	STL	148	599	552	73	162	32	6	10	74	26	9	45	70	.294	.348	.428	.775	236	14	1	1	0	0
31	Ken Henderson	24	SFN	Maj	SFG	148	649	554	104	163	35	3	17	88	20	3	87	78	.294	.394	.460	.854	255	14	5	1	2	9
32	Johnny Bench	22	CIN	Maj	CIN	158	671	605	97	177	35	4	45	148	5	2	54	102	.293	.345	.587	.932	355	12	0	1	11	9
33	Art Shamsky*	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	122	458	403	48	118	19	2	11	49	1	1	49	33	.293	.371	.432	.803	174	11	3	0	3	13
34	Ollie Brown	26	SDN	Maj	SDP	139	577	534	79	156	34	1	23	89	5	3	34	78	.292	.331	.489	.820	261	14	0	3	6	8
35	Richie Hebner	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	120	475	420	60	122	24	8	11	46	2	3	42	48	.291	.362	.464	.827	195	8	7	3	3	5
36	Willie Mays	39	SFN	Maj	SFG	139	566	478	94	139	15	2	28	83	5	0	79	90	.291	.391	.506	.897	242	7	3	0	6	3
37	Billy Grabarkewitz	24	LAN	Maj	LAD	156	640	529	92	153	20	8	17	84	19	9	95	149	.289	.399	.454	.852	240	8	6	3	7	8
38	Willie McCovey*	32	SFN	Maj	SFG	152	638	495	98	143	39	2	39	126	0	0	137	75	.289	.444	.612	1.056	303	13	3	0	3	40
39	Glenn Beckert	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	143	632	591	99	170	15	6	3	36	4	1	32	22	.288	.323	.349	.671	206	13	0	6	3	0
40	Donn Clendenon	34	NYN	Maj	NYM	121	443	396	65	114	18	3	22	97	4	1	39	91	.288	.348	.515	.863	204	15	1	0	7	4
41	Ron Fairly*	31	MON	Maj	MON	119	471	385	54	111	19	0	15	61	10	2	72	64	.288	.402	.455	.857	175	9	4	6	4	9
42	Bob Bailey	27	MON	Maj	MON	131	429	352	77	101	19	3	28	84	5	3	72	70	.287	.408	.597	1.004	210	12	1	2	2	8
43	Tim McCarver	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	44	180	164	16	47	11	1	4	14	2	2	14	10	.287	.346	.439	.785	72	3	1	1	0	4
44	Bob Robertson	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	117	451	390	69	112	19	4	27	82	4	1	51	98	.287	.367	.564	.931	220	8	2	1	7	2
45	Tommie Agee	27	NYN	Maj	NYM	153	696	636	107	182	30	7	24	75	31	15	55	156	.286	.344	.469	.813	298	11	2	1	2	3
46	Tom Haller	33	LAN	Maj	LAD	112	365	325	47	93	16	6	10	47	3	0	32	35	.286	.351	.465	.815	151	6	2	3	3	7
47	Ed Spiezio	28	SDN	Maj	SDP	110	369	316	45	90	18	1	12	42	4	0	43	42	.285	.373	.462	.835	146	7	4	2	4	2
48	Jim Ray Hart	28	SFN	Maj	SFG	76	292	255	30	72	12	1	8	37	0	0	30	29	.282	.360	.431	.791	110	13	3	0	4	6
49	Jim Wynn	28	HOU	Maj	HOU	157	668	554	82	156	32	2	27	88	24	5	106	96	.282	.394	.493	.887	273	16	1	0	7	12
50	Ron Hunt	29	SFN	Maj	SFG	117	442	367	70	103	17	1	6	41	1	2	44	29	.281	.394	.382	.776	140	9	26	3	2	1
51	Dick Allen	28	SLN	Maj	STL	122	533	459	88	128	17	5	34	101	5	4	71	118	.279	.377	.560	.937	257	9	2	0	1	16
52	Chris Cannizzaro	32	SDN	Maj	SDP	111	397	341	27	95	13	3	5	42	2	7	48	49	.279	.366	.378	.745	129	9	1	4	3	8
53	Tommy Davis	31	HOU,CHN	Maj	HOU-CHC	68	263	255	28	71	14	2	5	38	8	3	8	26	.278	.300	.408	.708	104	3	0	0	0	1
54	Al Ferrara	30	SDN	Maj	SDP	138	430	372	44	103	15	4	13	51	0	0	46	63	.277	.372	.444	.816	165	8	11	0	1	2
55	Cleon Jones*	27	NYN	Maj	NYM	134	574	506	71	140	25	8	10	63	12	3	57	87	.277	.352	.417	.769	211	26	5	0	6	2
56	Rusty Staub	26	MON	Maj	MON	160	699	569	98	156	23	7	30	94	12	11	112	93	.274	.394	.497	.891	283	7	3	11	4	11
57	Frank Johnson	27	SFN	Maj	SFG	67	184	161	25	44	1	2	3	31	1	1	19	18	.273	.357	.360	.717	58	12	2	2	0	3
58	Bob Watson	24	HOU	Maj	HOU	97	362	327	48	89	19	2	11	61	1	1	24	59	.272	.324	.443	.768	145	10	4	1	6	1
59	Joe Hague*	26	SLN	Maj	STL	139	524	451	58	122	16	4	14	68	2	1	63	87	.271	.358	.417	.775	188	12	1	4	5	3
60	John Briggs*	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	110	387	341	43	92	15	7	9	47	5	4	39	65	.270	.342	.434	.776	148	14	0	4	3	5
61	Al Oliver*	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	151	609	551	63	149	33	5	12	83	1	1	35	35	.270	.326	.414	.740	228	10	14	2	7	8
62	Maury Wills	37	LAN	Maj	LAD	132	578	522	77	141	19	3	0	34	28	13	50	34	.270	.333	.318	.651	166	10	0	5	1	2
63	Joe Morgan	26	HOU	Maj	HOU	144	658	548	102	147	28	9	8	52	42	13	102	55	.268	.383	.396	.779	217	11	1	5	2	3
64	Tito Fuentes	26	SFN	Maj	SFG	123	490	435	49	116	13	7	2	32	4	5	36	52	.267	.323	.343	.665	149	7	3	10	6	3
65	Ron Santo	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	154	655	555	83	148	30	4	26	114	2	0	92	108	.267	.369	.476	.844	264	17	1	1	6	6
66	Al Gallagher	24	SFN	Maj	SFG	109	318	282	31	75	15	2	4	28	2	1	30	37	.266	.336	.376	.711	106	9	0	5	1	4
67	Don Kessinger	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	154	711	631	100	168	21	14	1	39	12	6	66	59	.266	.337	.349	.685	220	12	2	10	2	6
68	Tony González	33	ATL	Maj	ATL	123	487	430	57	114	18	2	7	55	3	5	46	45	.265	.345	.365	.710	157	10	8	0	3	10
69	José Pagán	35	PIT	Maj	PIT	95	252	230	21	61	14	1	7	29	1	1	20	24	.265	.321	.426	.748	98	6	0	0	2	1
70	Johnny Callison	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	147	543	477	65	126	23	2	19	68	7	2	60	63	.264	.348	.440	.788	210	10	3	0	3	11
71	Gil Garrido	29	ATL	Maj	ATL	101	389	367	38	97	5	4	1	19	0	2	15	16	.264	.290	.308	.598	113	18	0	3	4	3
72	Willie Stargell*	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	136	529	474	70	125	18	3	31	85	0	1	44	119	.264	.329	.511	.839	242	14	5	0	6	11
73	Bill Sudakis	24	LAN	Maj	LAD	94	311	269	37	71	11	0	14	44	4	0	35	46	.264	.352	.461	.813	124	7	3	1	3	4
74	Jim Gosger*	27	MON	Maj	MON	91	312	274	38	72	11	2	5	37	5	3	35	35	.263	.348	.372	.721	102	4	1	2	0	3
75	Ken Singleton	23	NYN	Maj	NYM	69	234	198	22	52	8	0	5	26	1	1	30	48	.263	.361	.379	.740	75	5	1	4	1	1
76	Oscar Gamble	20	PHI	Maj	PHI	88	305	275	31	72	12	4	1	19	5	4	27	37	.262	.330	.346	.676	95	8	1	2	0	3
77	Ron Stone*	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	123	366	321	30	84	12	5	3	39	5	6	38	45	.262	.338	.358	.696	115	5	1	2	4	1
78	Dave Concepción	22	CIN	Maj	CIN	101	296	265	38	69	6	3	1	19	10	2	23	45	.260	.324	.317	.641	84	10	3	3	2	5
79	Hal King	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	89	239	204	29	53	8	0	11	30	1	0	32	41	.260	.364	.461	.825	94	5	2	0	1	6
80	Nate Colbert	24	SDN	Maj	SDP	156	636	572	84	148	17	6	38	86	3	5	56	150	.259	.328	.509	.836	291	11	4	1	3	8
81	Sonny Jackson	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	103	380	328	60	85	14	3	0	20	11	4	45	27	.259	.348	.320	.668	105	3	1	3	3	1
82	Bill Russell	21	LAN	Maj	LAD	81	304	278	30	72	11	9	0	28	9	1	16	28	.259	.303	.363	.667	101	5	3	4	3	1
83	Jack Hiatt	27	CHN,MON	Maj	CHC-MON	83	272	221	23	57	14	1	2	29	0	0	45	62	.258	.382	.358	.740	79	7	0	5	1	2
84	Joe Pepitone*	29	HOU,CHN	Maj	HOU-CHC	131	533	492	82	127	18	7	26	79	5	4	33	43	.258	.304	.482	.786	237	9	1	4	3	11
85	Deron Johnson	31	PHI	Maj	PHI	159	650	574	66	147	28	3	27	93	0	0	72	132	.256	.338	.456	.794	262	13	0	2	2	7
86	Jerry Grote	27	NYN	Maj	NYM	126	463	415	38	106	14	1	2	34	2	1	36	39	.255	.313	.308	.621	128	14	1	6	5	8
87	Ken Boswell	24	NYN	Maj	NYM	105	402	351	32	89	13	2	5	44	5	4	41	32	.254	.331	.345	.676	121	13	2	3	5	8
88	Wayne Garrett	22	NYN	Maj	NYM	114	454	366	74	93	17	4	12	45	5	1	81	60	.254	.390	.421	.811	154	4	2	3	2	6
89	Mike Lum*	24	ATL	Maj	ATL	123	316	291	25	74	17	2	7	28	3	2	17	43	.254	.306	.399	.704	116	3	5	2	1	0
90	Lee May	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	153	649	605	78	153	34	2	34	94	1	1	38	125	.253	.297	.484	.782	293	19	2	0	4	5
91	Paul Popovich	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	78	209	186	22	47	5	1	4	20	0	1	18	18	.253	.324	.355	.679	66	3	2	2	1	4
92	Ernie Banks	39	CHN	Maj	CHC	72	247	222	25	56	6	2	12	44	0	0	20	33	.252	.313	.460	.773	102	5	1	1	3	3
93	Julián Javier	33	SLN	Maj	STL	139	551	513	62	129	16	3	2	42	6	4	24	70	.252	.284	.306	.590	157	14	1	9	4	6
94	Jim Lefebvre	28	LAN	Maj	LAD	109	351	314	33	79	15	1	4	44	1	1	29	42	.252	.314	.344	.658	108	7	1	4	3	2
95	Doug Rader	25	HOU	Maj	HOU	156	644	576	90	145	25	3	25	87	3	2	57	102	.252	.322	.436	.758	251	23	4	4	3	7
96	Larry Bowa	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	145	577	547	50	137	17	6	0	34	24	13	21	48	.251	.277	.304	.580	166	8	0	6	3	1
97	Hal McRae	24	CIN	Maj	CIN	70	182	165	18	41	6	1	8	23	0	2	15	23	.249	.313	.442	.756	73	6	1	0	1	2
98	Carl Taylor	26	SLN	Maj	STL	104	288	245	39	61	12	2	6	45	5	2	41	30	.249	.358	.388	.745	95	11	1	0	1	0
99	Byron Browne	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	104	307	270	29	67	17	2	10	36	1	2	33	72	.248	.327	.437	.764	118	12	0	1	3	5
100	Clete Boyer	33	ATL	Maj	ATL	134	525	475	44	117	14	1	16	62	2	5	41	71	.246	.305	.381	.686	181	11	1	3	5	8