1985 American League Batting Leaders

1984 Season 1986 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,132 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	Wade Boggs	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	161	758	653	107	240	42	3	8	78	2	1	96	61	.368	.450	.478	.928	312	20	4	3	2	5
2	George Brett	32	KCA	Maj	KCR	155	665	550	108	184	38	5	30	112	9	1	103	49	.335	.436	.586	1.022	322	12	3	0	9	31
3	Don Mattingly*	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	159	727	652	107	211	48	3	35	145	2	2	56	41	.324	.371	.568	.939	370	15	2	2	15	13
4	Rickey Henderson*	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	143	654	547	146	172	28	5	24	72	80	10	99	65	.314	.419	.516	.935	282	8	3	0	5	1
5	Garth Iorg	30	TOR	Maj	TOR	131	312	288	33	90	22	1	7	37	3	6	21	26	.313	.358	.469	.827	135	6	0	2	1	3
6	Wayne Tolleson	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	123	355	323	45	101	9	5	1	18	21	12	21	46	.313	.353	.381	.733	123	6	0	9	2	0
7	Brett Butler*	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	152	666	591	106	184	28	14	5	50	47	20	63	42	.311	.377	.432	.808	255	8	1	8	3	2
8	Harold Baines*	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	160	693	640	86	198	29	3	22	113	1	1	42	89	.309	.348	.467	.815	299	23	1	0	10	8
9	Floyd Rayford	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	105	372	359	55	110	21	1	18	48	3	1	10	69	.306	.324	.521	.845	187	10	0	2	1	0
10	Juan Beníquez	35	CAL	Maj	CAL	132	460	411	54	125	13	5	8	42	4	3	34	46	.304	.364	.419	.782	172	16	5	9	1	3
11	Steve Henderson	32	OAK	Maj	OAK	85	213	193	25	58	8	3	3	31	0	0	18	34	.301	.359	.420	.778	81	10	0	1	1	0
12	Phil Bradley	26	SEA	Maj	SEA	159	714	641	100	192	33	8	26	88	22	9	55	129	.300	.365	.498	.863	319	14	12	4	2	4
13	Mark Salas	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	120	382	360	51	108	20	5	9	41	0	1	18	37	.300	.333	.458	.791	165	7	1	0	3	5
14	Bill Buckner*	35	BOS	Maj	BOS	162	718	673	89	201	46	3	16	110	18	4	30	36	.299	.325	.447	.773	301	16	2	2	11	5
15	Paul Molitor	28	MIL	Maj	MIL	140	642	576	93	171	28	3	10	48	21	7	54	80	.297	.356	.408	.764	235	12	1	7	4	6
16	Eddie Murray	29	BAL	Maj	BAL	156	677	583	111	173	37	1	31	124	5	2	84	68	.297	.383	.523	.906	305	8	2	0	8	12
17	Ron Hassey	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	92	298	267	31	79	16	1	13	42	0	0	28	21	.296	.369	.509	.879	136	7	3	0	0	4
18	Bruce Bochte*	34	OAK	Maj	OAK	137	474	424	48	125	17	1	14	60	3	1	49	58	.295	.367	.439	.806	186	14	0	0	1	6
19	Rich Gedman	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	144	556	498	66	147	30	5	18	80	2	0	50	79	.295	.362	.484	.846	241	12	3	3	2	11
20	Rance Mulliniks	29	TOR	Maj	TOR	129	427	366	55	108	26	1	10	57	2	0	55	54	.295	.383	.454	.836	166	10	0	1	5	2
21	Cecil Cooper*	35	MIL	Maj	MIL	154	674	631	82	185	39	8	16	99	10	3	30	77	.293	.322	.456	.779	288	24	2	1	10	3
22	Lee Lacy	37	BAL	Maj	BAL	121	540	492	69	144	22	4	9	48	10	3	39	95	.293	.343	.409	.752	201	10	2	1	6	0
23	Jim Rice	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	140	608	546	85	159	20	3	27	103	2	0	51	75	.291	.349	.487	.836	266	35	2	0	9	5
24	Ben Oglivie*	36	MIL	Maj	MIL	101	394	341	40	99	17	2	10	61	0	2	37	51	.290	.354	.440	.794	150	8	2	4	10	3
25	Jesse Barfield	25	TOR	Maj	TOR	155	612	539	94	156	34	9	27	84	22	8	66	143	.289	.369	.536	.906	289	14	4	0	3	5
26	Tony Fernández	23	TOR	Maj	TOR	161	618	564	71	163	31	10	2	51	13	6	43	41	.289	.340	.390	.731	220	12	2	7	2	2
27	Julio Franco	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	160	703	636	97	183	33	4	6	90	13	9	54	74	.288	.343	.381	.723	242	26	4	0	9	2
28	Kirby Puckett	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	161	744	691	80	199	29	13	4	74	21	12	41	87	.288	.330	.385	.715	266	9	4	5	3	0
29	Alvin Davis	24	SEA	Maj	SEA	155	677	578	78	166	33	1	18	78	1	2	90	71	.287	.381	.441	.822	255	14	2	0	7	7
30	Mike Davis*	26	OAK	Maj	OAK	154	604	547	92	157	34	1	24	82	24	10	50	99	.287	.348	.485	.832	265	10	2	3	2	8
31	Kirk Gibson*	28	DET	Maj	DET	154	670	581	96	167	37	5	29	97	30	4	71	137	.287	.364	.518	.882	301	5	5	3	10	16
32	Gary Ward	31	TEX	Maj	TEX	154	638	593	77	170	28	7	15	70	26	7	39	97	.287	.329	.433	.763	257	19	1	0	5	3
33	Iván Calderón	23	SEA	Maj	SEA	67	233	210	37	60	16	4	8	28	4	2	19	45	.286	.349	.514	.863	108	10	2	1	1	1
34	Ernie Riles	24	MIL	Maj	MIL	116	495	448	54	128	12	7	5	45	2	2	36	54	.286	.340	.377	.717	169	16	2	6	3	0
35	Mike Hargrove*	35	CLE	Maj	CLE	107	326	284	31	81	14	1	1	27	1	0	39	29	.285	.370	.352	.723	100	8	0	2	1	2
36	Donnie Hill	24	OAK	Maj	OAK	123	436	393	45	112	13	2	3	48	9	4	23	33	.285	.321	.351	.673	138	7	0	16	4	2
37	Alan Wiggins	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	76	335	298	43	85	11	4	0	21	30	13	29	16	.285	.353	.349	.702	104	2	2	6	0	0
38	John Shelby	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	69	214	205	28	58	6	2	7	27	5	1	7	44	.283	.307	.434	.741	89	4	0	2	0	0
39	Dámaso García	28	TOR	Maj	TOR	146	627	600	70	169	25	4	8	65	28	15	15	41	.282	.302	.377	.679	226	13	4	5	3	2
40	Mickey Hatcher	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	116	467	444	46	125	28	0	3	49	0	0	16	23	.282	.308	.365	.673	162	15	2	3	2	1
41	Cal Ripken Jr.	24	BAL	Maj	BAL	161	718	642	116	181	32	5	26	110	2	3	67	68	.282	.347	.469	.816	301	32	1	0	8	1
42	Rod Carew	39	CAL	Maj	CAL	127	518	443	69	124	17	3	2	39	5	5	64	47	.280	.371	.345	.717	153	8	1	9	1	9
43	Tony Phillips	26	OAK	Maj	OAK	42	178	161	23	45	12	2	4	17	3	2	13	34	.280	.331	.453	.785	73	1	0	3	1	0
44	Don Slaught	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	102	370	343	34	96	17	4	8	35	5	4	20	41	.280	.331	.423	.753	145	8	6	1	0	1
45	Lou Whitaker	28	DET	Maj	DET	152	701	609	102	170	29	8	21	73	6	4	80	56	.279	.362	.457	.819	278	3	2	5	5	9
46	Kent Hrbek	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	158	666	593	78	165	31	2	21	93	1	1	67	87	.278	.351	.444	.795	263	12	2	0	4	12
47	Willie Wilson	29	KCA	Maj	KCR	141	642	605	87	168	25	21	4	43	43	11	29	94	.278	.316	.408	.724	247	6	5	2	1	3
48	Carney Lansford	28	OAK	Maj	OAK	98	432	401	51	111	18	2	13	46	2	3	18	27	.277	.311	.429	.740	172	6	4	4	5	1
49	Robin Yount	29	MIL	Maj	MIL	122	527	466	76	129	26	3	15	68	10	4	49	56	.277	.342	.442	.784	206	8	2	1	9	3
50	Glenn Hoffman	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	96	321	279	40	77	17	2	6	34	2	2	25	40	.276	.343	.416	.759	116	6	5	9	3	0
51	Willie Randolph	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	143	597	497	75	137	21	2	5	40	16	9	85	39	.276	.382	.356	.738	177	24	4	5	6	3
52	George Bell	25	TOR	Maj	TOR	157	666	607	87	167	28	6	28	95	21	6	43	90	.275	.327	.479	.807	291	8	8	0	8	6
53	Jim Presley	23	SEA	Maj	SEA	155	625	570	71	157	33	1	28	84	2	2	44	100	.275	.324	.484	.808	276	29	1	1	9	9
54	Pat Tabler	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	117	438	404	47	111	18	3	5	59	0	6	27	55	.275	.321	.371	.692	150	15	2	2	3	2
55	Willie Upshaw*	28	TOR	Maj	TOR	148	557	501	79	138	31	5	15	65	8	8	48	71	.275	.342	.447	.789	224	6	4	1	3	7
56	Dave Winfield	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	155	689	633	105	174	34	6	26	114	19	7	52	96	.275	.328	.471	.799	298	17	0	0	4	8
57	Tony Bernazard	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	153	579	500	73	137	26	3	11	59	17	9	69	72	.274	.361	.404	.765	202	11	1	5	4	2
58	Ken Griffey*	35	NYA	Maj	NYY	127	487	438	68	120	28	4	10	69	7	7	41	51	.274	.331	.425	.755	186	2	0	0	8	4
59	Brook Jacoby	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	161	662	606	72	166	26	3	20	87	2	3	48	120	.274	.324	.426	.750	258	17	0	1	7	3
60	Ozzie Guillén	21	CHA	Maj	CHW	150	513	491	71	134	21	9	1	33	7	4	12	36	.273	.291	.359	.650	176	5	1	8	1	1
61	Lance Parrish	29	DET	Maj	DET	140	600	549	64	150	27	1	28	98	2	6	41	90	.273	.323	.479	.802	263	10	2	3	5	5
62	Ted Simmons	35	MIL	Maj	MIL	143	592	528	60	144	28	2	12	76	1	1	57	32	.273	.342	.402	.743	212	17	1	1	5	9
63	Mike Young	25	BAL	Maj	BAL	139	504	450	72	123	22	1	28	81	1	5	48	104	.273	.348	.513	.861	231	9	4	1	1	5
64	Alfredo Griffin	27	OAK	Maj	OAK	162	646	614	75	166	18	7	2	64	24	9	20	50	.270	.290	.332	.622	204	6	0	5	7	1
65	Toby Harrah	36	TEX	Maj	TEX	126	521	396	65	107	18	1	9	44	11	4	113	60	.270	.432	.389	.821	154	4	4	2	6	2
66	Jerry Willard	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	104	334	300	39	81	13	0	7	36	0	0	28	59	.270	.333	.383	.717	115	3	1	4	1	1
67	Dusty Baker	36	OAK	Maj	OAK	111	396	343	48	92	15	1	14	52	2	1	50	47	.268	.359	.440	.799	151	12	0	0	3	0
68	Tim Hulett	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	141	436	395	52	106	19	4	5	37	6	4	30	81	.268	.324	.375	.699	148	8	4	4	3	1
69	Pete O'Brien*	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	159	655	573	69	153	34	3	22	92	5	10	69	53	.267	.342	.452	.794	259	18	1	3	9	4
70	Jorge Orta	34	KCA	Maj	KCR	110	330	300	32	80	21	1	4	45	2	1	22	28	.267	.317	.383	.700	115	8	2	2	4	5
71	Marty Barrett	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	156	608	534	59	142	26	0	5	56	7	5	56	50	.266	.336	.343	.678	183	14	2	12	4	3
72	Al Cowens	33	SEA	Maj	SEA	122	487	452	59	120	32	5	14	69	0	0	30	56	.266	.310	.451	.761	204	23	1	0	4	3
73	Tony Armas	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	103	410	385	50	102	17	5	23	64	0	0	18	90	.265	.298	.514	.812	198	14	2	0	5	4
74	Chet Lemon	30	DET	Maj	DET	145	575	517	69	137	28	4	18	68	0	2	45	93	.265	.334	.439	.773	227	5	10	0	3	3
75	Randy Ready	25	MIL	Maj	MIL	48	200	181	29	48	9	5	1	21	0	0	14	23	.265	.318	.387	.705	70	6	1	2	2	0
76	Brian Downing	34	CAL	Maj	CAL	150	620	520	80	137	23	1	20	85	5	3	78	61	.264	.371	.427	.798	222	12	13	5	4	3
77	Steve Lyons	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	133	409	371	52	98	14	3	5	30	12	9	32	64	.264	.322	.359	.680	133	2	1	2	3	0
78	Jack Perconte	30	SEA	Maj	SEA	125	542	485	60	128	17	7	2	23	31	2	50	36	.264	.335	.340	.675	165	9	3	2	2	0
79	Dwight Evans	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	159	744	617	110	162	29	1	29	78	7	2	114	105	.263	.378	.454	.832	280	16	5	1	7	4
80	Fred Lynn*	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	124	508	448	59	118	12	1	23	68	7	3	53	100	.263	.339	.449	.787	201	7	1	0	6	6
81	Joe Carter	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	143	523	489	64	128	27	0	15	59	24	6	25	74	.262	.298	.409	.707	200	9	2	3	4	2
82	Mike Easler	34	BOS	Maj	BOS	155	631	568	71	149	29	4	16	74	0	1	53	129	.262	.325	.412	.737	234	15	3	0	7	1
83	Larry Sheets	25	BAL	Maj	BAL	113	360	328	43	86	8	0	17	50	0	1	28	52	.262	.323	.442	.765	145	15	2	1	1	2
84	Cliff Johnson	37	TEX,TOR	Maj	TEX-TOR	106	417	369	35	96	17	1	13	66	0	0	40	59	.260	.334	.417	.751	154	4	3	1	4	2
85	Tim Teufel	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	138	496	434	58	113	24	3	10	50	4	2	48	70	.260	.335	.399	.734	173	14	3	7	4	2
86	Rudy Law*	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	125	427	390	62	101	21	6	4	36	29	6	27	40	.259	.311	.374	.686	146	4	3	6	1	0
87	Hal McRae	39	KCA	Maj	KCR	112	369	320	41	83	19	0	14	70	0	1	44	45	.259	.349	.450	.799	144	12	1	2	2	3
88	Lloyd Moseby	25	TOR	Maj	TOR	152	670	584	92	151	30	7	18	70	37	15	76	91	.259	.345	.426	.772	249	12	4	1	5	4
89	Spike Owen	24	SEA	Maj	SEA	118	393	352	41	91	10	6	6	37	11	5	34	27	.259	.322	.372	.694	131	5	0	5	2	0
90	Paul Householder	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	95	329	299	41	77	15	0	11	34	1	2	27	60	.258	.320	.418	.738	125	5	1	1	1	0
91	Roy Smalley	32	MIN	Maj	MIN	129	452	388	57	100	20	0	12	45	0	2	60	65	.258	.357	.402	.759	156	8	1	1	2	3
92	Alan Trammell	27	DET	Maj	DET	149	677	605	79	156	21	7	13	57	14	5	50	71	.258	.312	.380	.693	230	6	2	11	9	4
93	Greg Walker	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	163	650	601	77	155	38	4	24	92	5	2	44	100	.258	.309	.454	.763	273	16	2	0	3	6
94	Jeff Burroughs	34	TOR	Maj	TOR	86	227	191	19	49	9	3	6	28	0	1	34	36	.257	.366	.429	.795	82	7	0	0	2	1
95	Bárbaro Garbey	28	DET	Maj	DET	86	259	237	27	61	9	1	6	29	3	2	15	37	.257	.305	.380	.685	90	7	3	0	4	1
96	Gary Pettis	27	CAL	Maj	CAL	125	516	443	67	114	10	8	1	32	56	9	62	125	.257	.347	.323	.670	143	5	0	9	2	0
97	Lonnie Smith	29	KCA	Maj	KCR	120	498	448	77	115	23	4	6	41	40	7	41	69	.257	.321	.366	.687	164	2	4	0	5	0
98	Dave Engle	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	70	195	172	28	44	8	2	7	25	2	2	21	28	.256	.333	.448	.781	77	3	0	0	2	1
99	Scott Fletcher	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	119	348	301	38	77	8	1	2	31	5	5	35	47	.256	.332	.309	.641	93	9	0	11	1	0
100	Rick Dempsey	35	BAL	Maj	BAL	132	420	362	54	92	19	0	12	52	0	1	50	87	.254	.345	.406	.751	147	2	1	5	2	0