1996 American League Batting Leaders

1995 Season 1997 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,133 games, 14 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	Alex Rodriguez	20	SEA	Maj	SEA	146	677	601	141	215	54	1	36	123	15	4	59	104	.358	.414	.631	1.045	379	15	4	6	7	1
2	Frank Thomas	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	141	649	527	110	184	26	0	40	134	1	1	109	70	.349	.459	.626	1.085	330	25	5	0	8	26
3	Reggie Jefferson*	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	122	418	386	67	134	30	4	19	74	0	0	25	89	.347	.388	.593	.981	229	11	3	0	4	5
4	Chuck Knoblauch	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	153	701	578	140	197	35	14	13	72	45	14	98	74	.341	.448	.517	.965	299	9	19	0	6	6
5	Paul Molitor	39	MIN	Maj	MIN	161	728	660	99	225	41	8	9	113	18	6	56	72	.341	.390	.468	.858	309	21	3	0	9	10
6	Mariano Duncan	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	109	417	400	62	136	34	3	8	56	4	3	9	77	.340	.352	.500	.852	200	10	1	2	5	1
7	Rusty Greer*	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	139	617	542	96	180	41	6	18	100	9	0	62	86	.332	.397	.530	.927	287	9	3	0	10	4
8	Dave Nilsson	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	123	516	453	81	150	33	2	17	84	2	3	57	68	.331	.407	.525	.932	238	4	3	0	3	6
9	Roberto Alomar	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	153	699	588	132	193	43	4	22	94	17	6	90	65	.328	.411	.527	.938	310	14	1	8	12	10
10	Edgar Martínez	33	SEA	Maj	SEA	139	634	499	121	163	52	2	26	103	3	3	123	84	.327	.464	.595	1.059	297	15	8	0	4	12
11	Robert Pérez	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	86	216	202	30	66	10	0	2	21	3	0	8	17	.327	.354	.406	.760	82	6	1	4	1	0
12	Kevin Seitzer	34	MIL,CLE	Maj	MIL-CLE	154	675	573	85	187	35	3	13	78	6	1	87	79	.326	.416	.466	.882	267	13	5	5	5	7
13	Mo Vaughn	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	161	752	635	118	207	29	1	44	143	2	0	95	154	.326	.420	.583	1.003	370	17	14	0	8	19
14	Jeff Cirillo	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	158	643	566	101	184	46	5	15	83	4	9	58	69	.325	.391	.504	.894	285	14	7	6	6	0
15	Roberto Kelly	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	98	357	322	41	104	17	4	6	47	10	2	23	53	.323	.375	.457	.832	147	17	7	0	5	0
16	Julio Franco	37	CLE	Maj	CLE	112	499	432	72	139	20	1	14	76	8	8	61	82	.322	.407	.470	.877	203	14	3	0	3	2
17	Bobby Higginson	25	DET	Maj	DET	130	515	440	75	141	35	0	26	81	6	3	65	66	.321	.404	.577	.982	254	7	1	3	6	7
18	Dave Martinez*	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	146	498	440	85	140	20	8	10	53	15	7	52	52	.318	.393	.468	.861	206	4	3	2	1	1
19	Kenny Lofton*	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	154	736	662	132	210	35	4	14	67	75	17	61	82	.317	.372	.446	.817	295	7	0	7	6	3
20	Juan González	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	134	592	541	89	170	33	2	47	144	2	0	45	82	.314	.368	.643	1.012	348	10	3	0	3	12
21	Derek Jeter	22	NYA	Maj	NYY	157	654	582	104	183	25	6	10	78	14	7	48	102	.314	.370	.430	.800	250	13	9	6	9	1
22	Don Slaught	37	CAL,CHA	Maj	CAL-CHW	76	263	243	25	76	10	0	6	36	0	0	15	22	.313	.355	.428	.783	104	16	2	1	2	0
23	Mark McGwire	32	OAK	Maj	OAK	130	548	423	104	132	21	0	52	113	0	0	116	112	.312	.467	.731	1.198	309	14	8	0	1	16
24	Harold Baines*	37	CHA	Maj	CHW	143	572	495	80	154	29	0	22	95	3	1	73	62	.311	.399	.503	.902	249	20	1	0	3	7
25	Albert Belle	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	158	715	602	124	187	38	3	48	148	11	0	99	87	.311	.410	.623	1.033	375	20	7	0	7	15
26	Wade Boggs	38	NYA	Maj	NYY	132	574	501	80	156	29	2	2	41	1	2	67	32	.311	.389	.389	.778	195	10	0	1	5	7
27	Rex Hudler	35	CAL	Maj	CAL	92	317	302	60	94	20	3	16	40	14	5	9	54	.311	.337	.556	.893	168	7	3	2	1	0
28	Jim Thome	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	151	636	505	122	157	28	5	38	116	2	2	123	141	.311	.450	.612	1.062	309	13	6	0	2	8
29	Marty Cordova	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	145	639	569	97	176	46	1	16	111	11	5	53	96	.309	.371	.478	.849	272	18	8	0	9	4
30	Manny Ramirez	24	CLE	Maj	CLE	152	647	550	94	170	45	3	33	112	8	5	85	104	.309	.399	.582	.981	320	18	3	0	9	8
31	Marc Newfield	23	MIL	Maj	MIL	49	198	179	21	55	15	0	7	31	0	1	11	26	.307	.354	.508	.862	91	1	4	0	4	1
32	Bernie Williams	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	143	641	551	108	168	26	7	29	102	17	4	82	72	.305	.391	.535	.926	295	15	0	1	7	8
33	Scott Brosius	29	OAK	Maj	OAK	114	500	428	73	130	25	0	22	71	7	2	59	85	.304	.393	.516	.909	221	11	7	1	5	4
34	Jim Edmonds*	26	CAL	Maj	CAL	114	483	431	73	131	28	3	27	66	4	0	46	101	.304	.375	.571	.946	246	8	4	0	2	2
35	Ken Griffey Jr.*	26	SEA	Maj	SEA	140	638	545	125	165	26	2	49	140	16	1	78	104	.303	.393	.628	1.020	342	7	7	1	7	13
36	José Offerman	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	151	645	561	85	170	33	8	5	47	24	10	74	98	.303	.384	.417	.801	234	9	1	7	2	3
37	Joe Randa	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	110	370	337	36	102	24	1	6	47	13	4	26	47	.303	.351	.433	.784	146	10	1	2	4	4
38	Paul O'Neill*	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	150	660	546	89	165	35	1	19	91	0	1	102	76	.302	.411	.474	.885	259	21	4	0	8	8
39	Iván Rodríguez	24	TEX	Maj	TEX	153	685	639	116	192	47	3	19	86	5	0	38	55	.301	.342	.473	.814	302	15	4	0	4	7
40	John Jaha	30	MIL	Maj	MIL	148	636	543	108	163	28	1	34	118	3	1	85	118	.300	.398	.543	.941	295	16	5	0	3	1
41	Curtis Pride	27	DET	Maj	DET	95	301	267	52	80	17	5	10	31	11	6	31	63	.300	.373	.513	.886	137	2	0	3	0	1
42	Tony Batista	22	OAK	Maj	OAK	74	260	238	38	71	10	2	6	25	7	3	19	49	.298	.350	.433	.783	103	2	1	0	2	0
43	Brady Anderson*	32	BAL	Maj	BAL	149	687	579	117	172	37	5	50	110	21	8	76	106	.297	.397	.637	1.034	369	11	22	6	4	1
44	Omar Vizquel	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	151	623	542	98	161	36	1	9	64	35	9	56	42	.297	.362	.417	.779	226	10	4	12	9	0
45	Ron Coomer	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	95	253	233	34	69	12	1	12	41	3	0	17	24	.296	.340	.511	.851	119	10	0	0	3	1
46	John Valentin	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	131	606	527	84	156	29	3	13	59	9	10	63	59	.296	.374	.436	.811	230	15	7	2	7	0
47	Mike Greenwell	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	77	318	295	35	87	20	1	7	44	4	0	18	27	.295	.337	.441	.777	130	11	2	0	3	3
48	Joe Girardi	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	124	471	422	55	124	22	3	2	45	13	4	30	55	.294	.346	.374	.720	158	11	5	11	3	1
49	Darryl Hamilton	31	TEX	Maj	TEX	148	696	627	94	184	29	4	6	51	15	5	54	66	.294	.348	.381	.730	239	15	2	7	6	4
50	Lyle Mouton	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	87	241	214	25	63	8	1	7	39	3	0	22	50	.294	.361	.439	.800	94	3	2	0	3	4
51	Chili Davis	36	CAL	Maj	CAL	145	623	530	73	155	24	0	28	95	5	2	86	99	.293	.388	.496	.884	263	18	0	1	6	11
52	Rich Amaral	34	SEA	Maj	SEA	118	369	312	69	91	11	3	1	29	25	6	47	55	.292	.392	.356	.748	111	6	5	4	1	0
53	Tino Martinez	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	155	671	595	82	174	28	0	25	117	2	1	68	85	.292	.364	.466	.830	277	18	2	1	5	4
54	B.J. Surhoff	31	BAL	Maj	BAL	143	590	537	74	157	27	6	21	82	0	1	47	79	.292	.352	.482	.834	259	7	3	2	1	8
55	Rich Becker*	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	148	604	525	92	153	31	4	12	71	19	5	68	118	.291	.372	.434	.807	228	14	2	5	4	1
56	Joey Cora	31	SEA	Maj	SEA	144	583	530	90	154	37	6	6	45	5	5	35	32	.291	.340	.417	.757	221	9	7	6	5	1
57	Jason Giambi	25	OAK	Maj	OAK	140	598	536	84	156	40	1	20	79	0	1	51	95	.291	.355	.481	.836	258	15	5	1	5	3
58	Gerónimo Berroa	31	OAK	Maj	OAK	153	643	586	101	170	32	1	36	106	0	3	47	122	.290	.344	.532	.876	312	16	4	0	6	0
59	Mark McLemore	31	TEX	Maj	TEX	147	611	517	84	150	23	4	5	46	27	10	87	69	.290	.389	.379	.768	196	16	0	2	5	5
60	José Canseco	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	96	432	360	68	104	22	1	28	82	3	1	63	82	.289	.401	.589	.989	212	7	6	0	3	3
61	Rafael Palmeiro*	31	BAL	Maj	BAL	162	732	626	110	181	40	2	39	142	8	0	95	96	.289	.381	.546	.927	342	9	3	0	8	12
62	Paul Sorrento	30	SEA	Maj	SEA	143	542	471	67	136	32	1	23	93	0	2	57	103	.289	.370	.507	.878	239	10	7	2	5	10
63	Wil Cordero	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	59	213	198	29	57	14	0	3	37	2	1	11	31	.288	.330	.404	.734	80	8	2	1	1	4
64	Tim Naehring	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	116	489	430	77	124	16	0	17	65	2	1	49	63	.288	.363	.444	.808	191	14	4	2	4	4
65	Bobby Bonilla	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	159	692	595	107	171	27	5	28	116	1	3	75	85	.287	.363	.491	.854	292	13	5	0	17	7
66	Jorge Fábregas	26	CAL	Maj	CAL	90	279	254	18	73	6	0	2	26	0	1	17	27	.287	.326	.335	.661	85	7	0	3	5	3
67	Robin Ventura	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	158	674	586	96	168	31	2	34	105	1	3	78	81	.287	.368	.521	.889	305	18	2	0	8	10
68	Jeff Frye	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	105	486	419	74	120	27	2	4	41	18	4	54	57	.286	.372	.389	.761	163	6	5	5	3	0
69	Greg Myers	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	97	353	329	37	94	22	3	6	47	0	0	19	52	.286	.320	.426	.746	140	11	0	0	5	3
70	Otis Nixon	37	TOR	Maj	TOR	125	575	496	87	142	15	1	1	29	54	13	71	68	.286	.377	.327	.703	162	9	1	7	0	1
71	Tim Salmon	27	CAL	Maj	CAL	156	681	581	90	166	27	4	30	98	4	2	93	125	.286	.386	.501	.887	291	8	4	0	3	7
72	Garret Anderson*	24	CAL	Maj	CAL	150	642	607	79	173	33	2	12	72	7	9	27	84	.285	.314	.405	.719	246	22	0	5	3	5
73	Randy Velarde	33	CAL	Maj	CAL	136	611	530	82	151	27	3	14	54	7	7	70	118	.285	.372	.426	.799	226	7	5	4	2	0
74	José Vizcaíno	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	48	191	179	23	51	5	2	0	13	6	2	7	24	.285	.310	.335	.645	60	2	0	4	1	0
75	Dan Wilson	27	SEA	Maj	SEA	138	540	491	51	140	24	0	18	83	1	2	32	88	.285	.330	.444	.774	218	15	3	9	5	2
76	Will Clark*	32	TEX	Maj	TEX	117	512	436	69	124	25	1	13	72	2	1	64	67	.284	.377	.436	.813	190	10	5	0	7	5
77	Darin Erstad*	22	CAL	Maj	CAL	57	229	208	34	59	5	1	4	20	3	3	17	29	.284	.333	.375	.708	78	3	0	1	3	1
78	Tim Raines	36	NYA	Maj	NYY	59	240	201	45	57	10	0	9	33	10	1	34	29	.284	.383	.468	.851	94	5	1	0	4	1
79	Scott Stahoviak	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	130	469	405	72	115	30	3	13	61	3	3	59	114	.284	.376	.469	.845	190	9	2	1	2	7
80	Bip Roberts	32	KCA	Maj	KCR	90	372	339	39	96	21	2	0	52	12	9	25	38	.283	.331	.357	.688	121	8	2	0	6	8
81	Fernando Viña	27	MIL	Maj	MIL	140	615	554	94	157	19	10	7	46	16	7	38	35	.283	.342	.392	.733	217	15	13	6	4	3
82	Tom Goodwin	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	143	587	524	80	148	14	4	1	35	66	22	39	79	.282	.334	.330	.664	173	3	2	21	1	0
83	Shawn Green*	23	TOR	Maj	TOR	132	465	422	52	118	32	3	11	45	5	1	33	75	.280	.342	.448	.790	189	9	8	0	2	3
84	Dean Palmer	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	154	652	582	98	163	26	2	38	107	2	0	59	145	.280	.348	.528	.876	307	15	5	0	6	4
85	Greg Vaughn	30	MIL	Maj	MIL	102	442	375	78	105	16	0	31	95	5	2	58	99	.280	.378	.571	.949	214	6	4	0	5	4
86	Mike Sweeney	22	KCA	Maj	KCR	50	190	165	23	46	10	0	4	24	1	2	18	21	.279	.358	.412	.770	68	7	4	0	3	0
87	Matt Mieske	28	MIL	Maj	MIL	127	409	374	46	104	24	3	14	64	1	5	26	76	.278	.324	.471	.794	176	9	2	1	6	2
88	Cal Ripken Jr.	35	BAL	Maj	BAL	163	707	640	94	178	40	1	26	102	1	2	59	78	.278	.341	.466	.807	298	28	4	0	4	3
89	Tony Phillips	37	CHA	Maj	CHW	153	719	581	119	161	29	3	12	63	13	8	125	132	.277	.404	.399	.803	232	6	4	1	8	9
90	Ray Durham	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	156	639	557	79	153	33	5	10	65	30	4	58	95	.275	.350	.406	.755	226	6	10	7	7	4
91	Bill Haselman	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	77	257	237	33	65	13	1	8	34	4	2	19	52	.274	.331	.439	.770	104	13	1	0	0	3
92	Mike Macfarlane	32	KCA	Maj	KCR	112	419	379	58	104	24	2	19	54	3	3	31	57	.274	.339	.499	.838	189	4	7	0	2	5
93	John Olerud*	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	125	469	398	59	109	25	0	18	61	1	0	60	37	.274	.382	.472	.854	188	10	10	0	1	6
94	Keith Lockhart	31	KCA	Maj	KCR	138	471	433	49	118	33	3	7	55	11	6	30	40	.273	.319	.411	.730	178	7	2	1	5	4
95	Domingo Cedeño	27	TOR,CHA	Maj	TOR-CHW	89	329	301	46	82	12	2	2	20	6	3	15	64	.272	.308	.346	.654	104	7	2	8	3	0
96	Terry Steinbach	34	OAK	Maj	OAK	145	571	514	79	140	25	1	35	100	0	1	49	115	.272	.342	.529	.871	272	16	6	0	2	5
97	Jay Buhner	31	SEA	Maj	SEA	150	667	564	107	153	29	0	44	138	0	1	84	159	.271	.369	.557	.926	314	11	9	0	10	5
98	Johnny Damon*	22	KCA	Maj	KCR	145	566	517	61	140	22	5	6	50	25	5	31	64	.271	.313	.368	.680	190	4	3	10	5	3
99	Carlos Delgado	24	TOR	Maj	TOR	138	563	488	68	132	28	2	25	92	0	0	58	139	.271	.354	.490	.843	239	13	9	0	8	2
100	Mark Lewis	26	DET	Maj	DET	145	599	545	69	147	30	3	11	55	6	1	42	109	.270	.326	.396	.722	216	12	5	4	3	0