1983 American League Batting Leaders

1982 Season 1984 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,135 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	Wade Boggs	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	153	685	582	100	210	44	7	5	74	3	3	92	36	.361	.444	.486	.931	283	15	1	3	7	2
2	Rod Carew	37	CAL	Maj	CAL	129	536	472	66	160	24	2	2	44	6	7	57	48	.339	.409	.411	.820	194	15	1	3	3	9
3	Lou Whitaker	26	DET	Maj	DET	161	720	643	94	206	40	6	12	72	17	10	67	70	.320	.380	.457	.837	294	9	0	2	8	8
4	Alan Trammell	25	DET	Maj	DET	142	581	505	83	161	31	2	14	66	30	10	57	64	.319	.385	.471	.857	238	7	0	15	4	2
5	Barry Bonnell	29	TOR	Maj	TOR	121	417	377	49	120	21	3	10	54	10	7	33	52	.318	.369	.470	.838	177	8	0	2	5	5
6	Cal Ripken Jr.	22	BAL	Maj	BAL	162	726	663	121	211	47	2	27	102	0	4	58	97	.318	.371	.517	.888	343	24	0	0	5	0
7	Mickey Hatcher	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	106	395	375	50	119	15	3	9	47	2	0	14	19	.317	.342	.445	.787	167	12	1	3	2	0
8	Lloyd Moseby	23	TOR	Maj	TOR	151	604	539	104	170	31	7	18	81	27	8	51	85	.315	.376	.499	.875	269	10	5	3	6	4
9	Don Slaught	24	KCA	Maj	KCR	83	290	276	21	86	13	4	0	28	3	1	11	27	.312	.336	.388	.723	107	8	0	1	2	0
10	Enos Cabell	33	DET	Maj	DET	121	420	392	62	122	23	5	5	46	4	8	16	41	.311	.335	.434	.769	170	14	1	5	6	2
11	Hal McRae	37	KCA	Maj	KCR	157	654	589	84	183	41	6	12	82	2	3	50	68	.311	.372	.462	.833	272	18	10	0	5	7
12	George Brett	30	KCA	Maj	KCR	123	525	464	90	144	38	2	25	93	0	1	57	39	.310	.385	.563	.947	261	9	1	0	3	13
13	Bill Stein	36	TEX	Maj	TEX	78	242	232	21	72	15	1	2	33	2	3	8	31	.310	.331	.410	.740	95	5	0	0	2	0
14	Carney Lansford	26	OAK	Maj	OAK	80	328	299	43	92	16	2	10	45	3	8	22	33	.308	.357	.475	.832	142	8	3	0	4	4
15	Ted Simmons	33	MIL	Maj	MIL	153	650	600	76	185	39	3	13	108	4	2	41	51	.308	.351	.448	.799	269	23	2	0	7	6
16	Robin Yount	27	MIL	Maj	MIL	149	662	578	102	178	42	10	17	80	12	5	72	58	.308	.383	.504	.886	291	11	3	1	8	6
17	Cecil Cooper*	33	MIL	Maj	MIL	160	710	661	106	203	37	3	30	126	2	1	37	63	.307	.341	.508	.849	336	17	1	3	8	7
18	Dámaso García	26	TOR	Maj	TOR	131	561	525	84	161	23	6	3	38	31	17	24	34	.307	.336	.391	.727	205	10	2	5	5	3
19	Tom Paciorek	36	CHA	Maj	CHW	115	456	420	65	129	32	3	9	63	6	1	25	58	.307	.347	.462	.809	194	9	3	4	4	4
20	Ken Griffey*	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	118	499	458	60	140	21	3	11	46	6	1	34	45	.306	.355	.437	.792	200	3	2	3	2	3
21	Eddie Murray	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	156	680	582	115	178	30	3	33	111	5	1	86	90	.306	.393	.538	.930	313	13	3	0	9	13
22	Willie Upshaw*	26	TOR	Maj	TOR	160	655	579	99	177	26	7	27	104	10	7	61	98	.306	.373	.515	.887	298	8	5	3	7	8
23	Juan Beníquez	33	CAL	Maj	CAL	92	341	315	44	96	15	0	3	34	4	2	15	29	.305	.343	.381	.724	120	10	4	6	1	0
24	Dave Engle	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	120	408	374	46	114	22	4	8	43	2	1	28	39	.305	.351	.449	.800	168	13	1	0	5	1
25	Jim Rice	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	155	689	626	90	191	34	1	39	126	0	2	52	102	.305	.361	.550	.911	344	31	6	0	5	10
26	Don Baylor	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	144	597	534	82	162	33	3	21	85	17	7	40	53	.303	.361	.494	.856	264	10	13	2	8	11
27	Willie Aikens	28	KCA	Maj	KCR	125	458	410	49	124	26	1	23	72	0	0	45	75	.302	.373	.539	.912	221	16	2	0	1	9
28	Larry Herndon	29	DET	Maj	DET	153	658	603	88	182	28	9	20	92	9	3	46	95	.302	.351	.478	.829	288	20	3	0	6	6
29	Kent Hrbek	23	MIN	Maj	MIN	141	582	515	75	153	41	5	16	84	4	6	57	71	.297	.366	.489	.855	252	12	3	0	7	5
30	Butch Wynegar	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	94	357	301	40	89	18	2	6	42	1	1	52	29	.296	.399	.429	.828	129	7	1	1	2	1
31	Rich Gedman	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	81	223	204	21	60	16	1	2	18	0	1	15	37	.294	.346	.412	.757	84	4	1	3	0	6
32	Steve Henderson	30	SEA	Maj	SEA	121	484	436	50	128	32	3	10	54	10	14	44	82	.294	.356	.450	.806	196	9	0	1	3	2
33	Bobby Grich	34	CAL	Maj	CAL	120	477	387	65	113	17	0	16	62	2	4	76	62	.292	.414	.460	.874	178	11	7	4	3	2
34	Rickey Henderson*	24	OAK	Maj	OAK	145	622	513	105	150	25	7	9	48	108	19	103	80	.292	.414	.421	.835	216	11	4	1	1	8
35	Bake McBride	34	CLE	Maj	CLE	70	243	230	21	67	8	1	1	18	8	2	9	26	.291	.318	.348	.666	80	9	1	1	2	2
36	Pat Tabler	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	124	492	430	56	125	23	5	6	65	2	4	56	63	.291	.370	.409	.779	176	18	1	0	5	1
37	Carlton Fisk	35	CHA	Maj	CHW	138	545	488	85	141	26	4	26	86	9	6	46	88	.289	.355	.518	.874	253	8	6	2	3	3
38	Rick Peters	27	OAK	Maj	OAK	55	198	178	20	51	7	0	0	20	4	9	12	21	.287	.327	.326	.652	58	2	1	2	5	0
39	Jim Dwyer*	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	100	229	196	37	56	17	1	8	38	1	1	31	29	.286	.382	.505	.887	99	3	0	1	1	3
40	Mike Hargrove*	33	CLE	Maj	CLE	134	566	469	57	134	21	4	3	57	0	6	78	40	.286	.388	.367	.755	172	11	5	7	7	5
41	Rick Miller*	35	BOS	Maj	BOS	104	293	262	41	75	10	2	2	21	3	3	28	30	.286	.356	.363	.719	95	6	1	1	1	1
42	Reid Nichols	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	100	307	274	35	78	22	1	6	22	7	5	26	36	.285	.352	.438	.790	120	5	3	3	1	2
43	Mickey Rivers*	34	TEX	Maj	TEX	96	329	309	37	88	17	0	1	20	9	4	11	21	.285	.309	.350	.658	108	1	1	5	3	0
44	Charlie Moore	30	MIL	Maj	MIL	151	605	529	65	150	27	6	2	49	11	4	55	42	.284	.354	.369	.722	195	14	4	14	3	5
45	Rudy Law*	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	141	551	501	95	142	20	7	3	34	77	12	42	36	.283	.340	.369	.709	185	4	2	4	2	2
46	Don Mattingly*	22	NYA	Maj	NYY	91	305	279	34	79	15	4	4	32	0	0	21	31	.283	.333	.409	.742	114	8	1	2	2	5
47	Dave Winfield	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	152	664	598	99	169	26	8	32	116	15	6	58	77	.283	.345	.513	.858	307	30	2	0	6	2
48	Jim Gantner	30	MIL	Maj	MIL	161	662	603	85	170	23	8	11	74	5	6	38	46	.282	.329	.401	.730	242	10	6	11	4	5
49	Andre Thornton	33	CLE	Maj	CLE	141	605	508	78	143	27	1	17	77	4	2	87	72	.282	.384	.439	.823	223	10	2	0	8	14
50	Doug DeCinces	32	CAL	Maj	CAL	95	411	370	49	104	19	3	18	65	2	0	32	56	.281	.332	.495	.826	183	13	0	1	8	2
51	Mike Heath	28	OAK	Maj	OAK	96	366	345	45	97	17	0	6	33	3	4	18	59	.281	.318	.383	.700	132	9	1	1	1	4
52	John Lowenstein	36	BAL	Maj	BAL	122	366	310	52	87	13	2	15	60	2	1	49	55	.281	.374	.481	.855	149	2	1	0	6	1
53	Harold Baines*	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	156	655	596	76	167	33	2	20	99	7	5	49	85	.280	.333	.443	.776	264	15	1	3	6	13
54	Dan Ford	31	BAL	Maj	BAL	103	448	407	63	114	30	4	9	55	9	2	29	55	.280	.328	.440	.768	179	9	3	3	6	1
55	Ben Oglivie*	34	MIL	Maj	MIL	125	483	411	49	115	19	3	13	66	4	6	60	64	.280	.371	.436	.806	179	9	4	0	8	12
56	Willie Randolph	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	104	477	420	73	117	21	1	2	38	12	4	53	32	.279	.361	.348	.708	146	11	1	3	0	0
57	Lenny Faedo	23	MIN	Maj	MIN	51	182	173	16	48	7	0	1	18	0	0	4	19	.278	.291	.335	.626	58	4	0	3	2	1
58	Roy Howell	29	MIL	Maj	MIL	69	211	194	23	54	9	6	4	25	1	3	15	29	.278	.330	.449	.779	87	4	0	2	0	0
59	Gary Ward	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	157	676	623	76	173	34	5	19	88	8	1	44	98	.278	.326	.440	.766	274	24	3	1	5	2
60	Buddy Bell	31	TEX	Maj	TEX	156	678	618	75	171	35	3	14	66	3	5	50	48	.277	.332	.411	.743	254	24	4	0	6	5
61	John Castino	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	142	640	563	83	156	30	4	11	57	4	2	62	54	.277	.348	.403	.751	227	11	1	10	4	1
62	Davey Lopes	38	OAK	Maj	OAK	147	561	494	64	137	13	4	17	67	22	4	51	61	.277	.341	.423	.764	209	9	2	4	10	7
63	Joe Nolan	32	BAL	Maj	BAL	73	202	184	25	51	11	1	5	24	0	0	16	31	.277	.342	.429	.771	79	5	2	0	0	1
64	Mark Brouhard	27	MIL	Maj	MIL	56	198	185	25	51	10	1	7	23	0	4	9	39	.276	.315	.454	.769	84	7	2	1	1	0
65	Ken Singleton	36	BAL	Maj	BAL	151	612	507	52	140	21	3	18	84	0	2	99	83	.276	.393	.436	.829	221	22	1	2	3	19
66	Willie Wilson	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	137	611	576	90	159	22	8	2	33	59	8	33	75	.276	.316	.352	.669	203	4	1	1	0	2
67	George Wright	24	TEX	Maj	TEX	162	681	634	79	175	28	6	18	80	8	7	41	82	.276	.321	.424	.745	269	9	2	1	3	9
68	Al Bumbry	36	BAL	Maj	BAL	124	416	378	63	104	14	4	3	31	12	5	31	33	.275	.328	.357	.685	135	1	0	4	3	2
69	Mike Davis*	24	OAK	Maj	OAK	128	484	443	61	122	24	4	8	62	32	15	27	74	.275	.322	.402	.723	178	9	5	5	4	1
70	Garth Iorg	28	TOR	Maj	TOR	122	394	375	40	103	22	5	2	39	7	0	13	45	.275	.299	.376	.675	141	10	1	2	3	3
71	Rance Mulliniks	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	129	427	364	54	100	34	3	10	49	0	2	57	43	.275	.373	.467	.840	170	13	1	3	2	5
72	Jerry Remy	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	146	647	592	73	163	16	5	0	43	11	3	40	35	.275	.320	.319	.639	189	12	0	12	3	2
73	Roy Smalley	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	130	520	451	70	124	24	1	18	62	3	3	58	68	.275	.357	.452	.810	204	9	2	5	4	2
74	Billy Sample	28	TEX	Maj	TEX	147	611	554	80	152	28	3	12	57	44	8	44	46	.274	.331	.401	.732	222	8	5	4	4	2
75	Daryl Sconiers*	24	CAL	Maj	CAL	106	334	314	49	86	19	3	8	46	4	2	17	41	.274	.310	.430	.740	135	9	0	2	1	2
76	Julio Franco	24	CLE	Maj	CLE	149	598	560	68	153	24	8	8	80	32	12	27	50	.273	.306	.388	.693	217	21	2	3	6	1
77	Garry Hancock*	29	OAK	Maj	OAK	101	266	256	29	70	7	3	8	30	2	0	5	13	.273	.289	.418	.707	107	3	1	3	1	4
78	Darrell Brown	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	91	323	309	40	84	6	2	0	22	3	3	10	28	.272	.297	.304	.601	94	9	1	3	0	0
79	Fred Lynn*	31	CAL	Maj	CAL	117	500	437	56	119	20	3	22	74	2	2	55	83	.272	.352	.483	.835	211	7	2	0	6	10
80	Larry Parrish	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	145	613	555	76	151	26	4	26	88	0	0	46	91	.272	.326	.474	.800	263	20	3	0	9	8
81	Broderick Perkins*	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	79	197	184	23	50	10	0	0	24	1	5	9	19	.272	.300	.326	.626	60	3	0	0	4	3
82	Manny Trillo	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	88	347	320	33	87	13	1	1	29	1	3	21	46	.272	.315	.328	.643	105	13	0	4	2	2
83	Dave Collins*	30	TOR	Maj	TOR	118	451	402	55	109	12	4	1	34	31	7	43	67	.271	.343	.328	.671	132	7	2	2	2	1
84	Ron Hassey	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	117	388	341	48	92	21	0	6	42	2	2	38	35	.270	.342	.384	.726	131	11	2	2	5	2
85	Paul Molitor	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	152	682	608	95	164	28	6	15	47	41	8	59	74	.270	.333	.410	.743	249	12	2	7	6	4
86	Pat Sheridan	25	KCA	Maj	KCR	109	357	333	43	90	12	2	7	36	12	3	20	64	.270	.312	.381	.693	127	3	0	4	0	0
87	Greg Walker	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	118	340	307	32	83	16	3	10	55	2	1	28	57	.270	.332	.440	.772	135	3	2	0	3	3
88	Jeff Burroughs	32	OAK	Maj	OAK	121	455	401	43	108	15	1	10	56	0	2	47	79	.269	.341	.387	.727	155	16	0	0	7	4
89	Dave Henderson	24	SEA	Maj	SEA	137	521	484	50	130	24	5	17	55	9	3	28	93	.269	.306	.444	.751	215	5	1	2	6	3
90	Lance Parrish	27	DET	Maj	DET	155	663	605	80	163	42	3	27	114	1	3	44	106	.269	.314	.483	.796	292	21	1	0	13	7
91	Pat Putnam	29	SEA	Maj	SEA	144	517	469	58	126	23	2	19	67	2	1	39	57	.269	.326	.448	.773	210	12	3	1	5	8
92	John Wockenfuss	34	DET	Maj	DET	92	278	245	32	66	8	1	9	44	1	1	31	37	.269	.349	.420	.769	103	5	0	0	2	1
93	Glenn Wilson	24	DET	Maj	DET	144	533	503	55	135	25	6	11	65	1	1	25	79	.268	.306	.408	.713	205	9	3	0	2	1
94	Bill Almon	30	OAK	Maj	OAK	143	495	451	45	120	29	1	4	63	26	8	26	67	.266	.302	.361	.663	163	8	2	5	11	3
95	Toby Harrah	34	CLE	Maj	CLE	138	615	526	81	140	23	1	9	53	16	10	75	49	.266	.363	.365	.728	192	13	7	4	3	1
96	Graig Nettles	38	NYA	Maj	NYY	129	519	462	56	123	17	3	20	75	0	1	51	65	.266	.341	.446	.787	206	9	3	0	3	2
97	Carl Yastrzemski	43	BOS	Maj	BOS	119	437	380	38	101	24	0	10	56	0	0	54	29	.266	.359	.408	.767	155	13	2	0	1	11
98	Alan Bannister	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	117	422	377	51	100	25	4	5	45	6	6	31	43	.265	.323	.393	.716	148	7	3	7	4	0
99	Tony Bernazard	26	SEA,CHA	Maj	SEA-CHW	139	606	533	65	141	34	3	8	56	23	9	55	97	.265	.332	.385	.716	205	9	2	9	7	3
100	Cliff Johnson	35	TOR	Maj	TOR	142	484	407	59	108	23	1	22	76	0	1	67	69	.265	.373	.489	.862	199	10	5	1	4	8