1979 National League Batting Leaders

1978 Season 1980 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	Keith Hernandez*	25	SLN	Maj	STL	161	698	610	116	210	48	11	11	105	11	6	80	78	.344	.417	.513	.930	313	9	1	0	7	5
2	Mike Vail	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	87	195	179	28	60	8	2	7	35	0	2	14	27	.335	.380	.520	.899	93	4	0	0	2	1
3	Greg Gross*	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	111	206	174	21	58	6	3	0	15	5	2	29	5	.333	.422	.402	.825	70	3	0	0	3	4
4	Pete Rose	38	PHI	Maj	PHI	163	730	628	90	208	40	5	4	59	20	11	95	32	.331	.418	.430	.848	270	18	2	0	5	10
5	Dave Cash	31	MON	Maj	MON	76	203	187	24	60	11	1	2	19	7	4	12	12	.321	.358	.423	.781	79	6	0	2	2	0
6	Dave Collins*	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	122	429	396	59	126	16	4	3	35	16	9	27	48	.318	.364	.402	.765	159	6	2	3	1	2
7	Ray Knight	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	150	604	551	64	175	37	4	10	79	4	4	38	57	.318	.360	.454	.814	250	20	3	4	8	4
8	Ken Griffey*	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	95	420	380	62	120	27	4	8	32	12	5	36	39	.316	.374	.471	.845	179	7	1	0	3	3
9	Steve Garvey	30	LAN	Maj	LAD	162	697	648	92	204	32	1	28	110	3	6	37	59	.315	.351	.497	.848	322	25	2	4	6	16
10	Bob Horner	21	ATL	Maj	ATL	121	515	487	66	153	15	1	33	98	0	2	22	74	.314	.346	.552	.898	269	9	3	0	3	6
11	Garry Templeton	23	SLN	Maj	STL	154	696	672	105	211	32	19	9	62	26	10	18	91	.314	.331	.458	.790	308	8	1	2	3	4
12	Dave Parker	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	158	707	622	109	193	45	7	25	94	20	4	67	101	.310	.381	.526	.906	327	7	9	0	9	14
13	Dave Winfield	27	SDN	Maj	SDP	159	686	597	97	184	27	10	34	118	15	9	85	71	.308	.395	.558	.953	333	9	2	0	2	24
14	Larry Parrish	25	MON	Maj	MON	153	595	544	83	167	39	2	30	82	5	1	41	101	.307	.357	.552	.909	300	8	2	7	1	11
15	Steve Henderson	26	NYN	Maj	NYM	98	393	350	42	107	16	8	5	39	13	5	38	58	.306	.380	.440	.820	154	7	4	1	0	6
16	Lou Brock*	40	SLN	Maj	STL	120	436	405	56	123	15	4	5	38	21	12	23	43	.304	.342	.398	.739	161	7	3	0	5	1
17	Gary Matthews	28	ATL	Maj	ATL	156	695	631	97	192	34	5	27	90	18	6	60	75	.304	.363	.502	.866	317	6	0	1	3	5
18	Lee Mazzilli	24	NYN	Maj	NYM	158	693	597	78	181	34	4	15	79	34	12	93	74	.303	.395	.449	.844	268	6	0	0	3	5
19	George Foster	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	121	505	440	68	133	18	3	30	98	0	2	59	105	.302	.386	.561	.948	247	11	3	0	3	7
20	Ken Oberkfell	23	SLN	Maj	STL	135	435	369	53	111	19	5	1	35	4	1	57	35	.301	.396	.388	.784	143	9	4	1	4	9
21	George Hendrick	29	SLN	Maj	STL	140	548	493	67	148	27	1	16	75	2	3	49	62	.300	.360	.456	.816	225	17	0	0	6	5
22	Bill Madlock	28	PIT,SFN	Maj	PIT-SFG	154	623	560	85	167	26	5	14	85	32	11	52	41	.298	.355	.438	.792	245	17	1	3	7	11
23	Jerry Mumphrey	26	SLN	Maj	STL	124	375	339	53	100	10	3	3	32	8	11	26	39	.295	.342	.369	.710	125	6	0	6	4	2
24	Jay Johnstone	33	SDN	Maj	SDP	75	225	201	10	59	8	2	0	32	1	3	18	21	.294	.348	.353	.702	71	6	0	4	2	3
25	Phil Garner	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	150	612	549	76	161	32	8	11	59	17	8	55	74	.293	.359	.441	.800	242	6	3	2	3	15
26	Dane Iorg	29	SLN	Maj	STL	79	195	179	12	52	11	1	1	21	1	2	12	28	.291	.337	.380	.717	68	5	1	2	1	1
27	Larry Biittner*	32	CHN	Maj	CHC	111	295	272	35	79	13	3	3	50	1	1	21	23	.290	.339	.393	.732	107	10	0	0	2	1
28	Jeffrey Leonard	23	HOU	Maj	HOU	134	467	411	47	119	15	5	0	47	23	10	46	68	.290	.360	.350	.710	144	11	2	3	5	7
29	José Cruz*	31	HOU	Maj	HOU	157	636	558	73	161	33	7	9	72	36	14	72	66	.289	.367	.421	.788	235	5	0	1	5	16
30	Scot Thompson*	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	128	368	346	36	100	13	5	2	29	4	3	17	37	.289	.322	.373	.694	129	8	1	1	3	1
31	Tim Foli	28	PIT,NYN	Maj	PIT-NYM	136	594	532	70	153	23	1	1	65	6	5	28	14	.288	.330	.340	.671	181	8	9	19	6	0
32	Dave Kingman	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	145	589	532	97	153	19	5	48	115	4	2	45	131	.288	.343	.613	.956	326	7	4	0	8	7
33	Steve Nicosia	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	70	215	191	22	55	16	0	4	13	0	2	23	17	.288	.365	.435	.799	83	5	0	1	0	7
34	Bill Fahey	29	SDN	Maj	SDP	73	236	209	14	60	8	1	3	19	1	1	21	17	.287	.348	.378	.726	79	4	0	3	3	5
35	Terry Puhl	22	HOU	Maj	HOU	157	672	600	87	172	22	4	8	49	30	22	58	46	.287	.352	.377	.729	226	7	4	8	2	8
36	Terry Whitfield	26	SFN	Maj	SFG	133	445	394	52	113	20	4	5	44	5	4	36	47	.287	.349	.396	.745	156	15	4	7	4	6
37	Bob Boone	31	PHI	Maj	PHI	119	454	398	38	114	21	3	9	58	1	4	49	33	.286	.367	.422	.789	168	9	2	4	1	9
38	Mike Ivie	26	SFN	Maj	SFG	133	454	402	58	115	18	3	27	89	5	1	47	80	.286	.359	.547	.906	220	10	1	0	4	7
39	Steve Ontiveros	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	152	590	519	58	148	28	2	4	57	0	1	58	68	.285	.362	.370	.732	192	19	7	1	5	7
40	Bill Buckner*	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	149	628	591	72	168	34	7	14	66	9	4	30	28	.284	.319	.437	.756	258	16	2	1	4	6
41	Ted Simmons	29	SLN	Maj	STL	123	521	448	68	127	22	0	26	87	0	1	61	34	.284	.369	.507	.875	227	10	4	0	8	22
42	Gary Carter	25	MON	Maj	MON	141	559	505	74	143	26	5	22	75	3	2	40	62	.283	.338	.485	.823	245	11	5	2	7	3
43	Iván de Jesús	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	160	716	636	92	180	26	10	5	52	24	20	59	82	.283	.345	.379	.724	241	9	2	17	2	1
44	Steve Dillard	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	89	190	166	31	47	6	1	5	24	1	0	17	24	.283	.351	.422	.773	70	4	1	5	1	4
45	Omar Moreno*	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	162	757	695	110	196	21	12	8	69	77	21	51	104	.282	.333	.381	.714	265	7	3	6	2	9
46	Ron Cey	31	LAN	Maj	LAD	150	579	487	77	137	20	1	28	81	3	3	86	85	.281	.389	.499	.888	243	11	2	0	4	8
47	Dave Concepción	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	149	666	590	91	166	25	3	16	84	19	7	64	73	.281	.349	.415	.764	245	18	0	6	6	5
48	Garry Maddox	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	148	577	548	70	154	28	6	13	61	26	13	17	71	.281	.304	.425	.729	233	8	4	1	7	5
49	Willie Stargell*	39	PIT	Maj	PIT	126	480	424	60	119	19	0	32	82	0	1	47	105	.281	.352	.552	.904	234	10	3	0	6	12
50	Bake McBride	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	151	637	582	82	163	16	12	12	60	25	14	41	77	.280	.328	.411	.739	239	6	4	3	7	3
51	Gene Richards*	25	SDN	Maj	SDP	150	606	545	77	152	17	9	4	41	24	8	47	62	.279	.343	.365	.708	199	7	8	3	3	6
52	Johnny Bench	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	130	538	464	73	128	19	0	22	80	4	2	67	73	.276	.365	.459	.824	213	11	0	3	4	8
53	Paul Dade	27	SDN	Maj	SDP	76	309	283	38	78	19	2	1	19	13	5	14	48	.276	.311	.368	.679	104	6	2	7	3	0
54	John Milner*	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	128	386	326	52	90	9	4	16	60	3	5	53	37	.276	.373	.476	.849	155	5	1	0	6	6
55	Dale Murphy	23	ATL	Maj	ATL	104	429	384	53	106	7	2	21	57	6	1	38	67	.276	.340	.469	.809	180	12	2	0	5	5
56	Ellis Valentine	24	MON	Maj	MON	146	575	548	73	151	29	3	21	82	11	9	22	74	.276	.303	.454	.758	249	23	1	1	3	3
57	Warren Cromartie*	25	MON	Maj	MON	158	710	659	84	181	46	5	8	46	8	7	38	78	.275	.313	.396	.709	261	11	1	6	6	19
58	Andre Dawson	24	MON	Maj	MON	155	684	639	90	176	24	12	25	92	35	10	27	115	.275	.309	.468	.777	299	10	6	8	4	5
59	Joel Youngblood	27	NYN	Maj	NYM	158	665	590	90	162	37	5	16	60	18	13	60	84	.275	.346	.436	.782	257	7	7	4	4	7
60	Dusty Baker	30	LAN	Maj	LAD	151	616	554	86	152	29	1	23	88	11	4	56	70	.274	.340	.455	.795	252	16	1	2	3	0
61	Reggie Smith	34	LAN	Maj	LAD	68	270	234	41	64	13	1	10	32	6	5	31	50	.274	.359	.466	.825	109	5	2	0	3	3
62	Jack Clark	23	SFN	Maj	SFG	143	598	527	84	144	25	2	26	86	11	8	63	95	.273	.348	.476	.825	251	9	1	1	6	6
63	Junior Kennedy	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	83	250	220	29	60	7	0	1	17	4	3	28	31	.273	.355	.318	.673	70	4	0	2	0	0
64	Ed Ott	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	117	439	403	49	110	20	2	7	51	0	1	26	62	.273	.314	.385	.699	155	8	0	6	4	8
65	Jerry Royster	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	154	676	601	103	164	25	6	3	51	35	8	62	59	.273	.337	.349	.687	210	8	0	6	7	0
66	Enos Cabell	29	HOU	Maj	HOU	155	630	603	60	164	30	5	6	67	37	18	21	68	.272	.299	.368	.668	222	18	3	2	1	7
67	Jerry Martin	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	150	579	534	74	145	34	3	19	73	2	4	38	85	.272	.321	.453	.774	242	13	3	0	4	3
68	Bill Russell	30	LAN	Maj	LAD	153	670	627	72	170	26	4	7	56	6	9	24	43	.271	.297	.359	.656	225	20	1	14	4	2
69	Alex Treviño	21	NYN	Maj	NYM	79	232	207	24	56	11	1	0	20	2	2	20	27	.271	.338	.333	.671	69	8	1	4	0	2
70	Rafael Landestoy	26	HOU	Maj	HOU	129	319	282	33	76	9	6	0	30	13	4	29	24	.270	.338	.344	.682	97	1	1	5	2	5
71	Tony Pérez	37	MON	Maj	MON	132	537	489	58	132	29	4	13	73	2	1	38	82	.270	.322	.425	.748	208	14	3	0	7	4
72	Richie Hebner	31	NYN	Maj	NYM	136	549	473	54	127	25	2	10	79	3	1	59	59	.269	.354	.393	.747	186	7	8	1	8	6
73	Elliott Maddox	31	NYN	Maj	NYM	86	249	224	21	60	13	0	1	12	3	2	20	27	.268	.335	.339	.674	76	3	3	1	1	0
74	Ken Reitz	28	SLN	Maj	STL	159	643	605	42	162	41	2	8	73	1	0	25	85	.268	.299	.382	.681	231	13	4	4	5	7
75	Davey Lopes	34	LAN	Maj	LAD	153	692	582	109	154	20	6	28	73	44	4	97	88	.265	.372	.464	.836	270	8	4	6	3	4
76	Craig Reynolds	26	HOU	Maj	HOU	146	616	555	63	147	20	9	0	39	12	6	21	49	.265	.292	.333	.625	185	2	2	34	4	0
77	Bill Robinson	36	PIT	Maj	PIT	148	455	421	59	111	17	6	24	75	13	2	24	81	.264	.302	.504	.805	212	13	1	4	5	11
78	Gene Tenace	32	SDN	Maj	SDP	151	582	463	61	122	16	4	20	67	2	6	105	106	.264	.403	.445	.848	206	7	7	1	6	4
79	César Cedeño	28	HOU	Maj	HOU	132	549	470	57	123	27	4	6	54	30	13	64	52	.262	.348	.375	.723	176	15	3	3	9	8
80	Joe Ferguson	32	LAN	Maj	LAD	122	442	363	54	95	14	0	20	69	1	0	70	68	.262	.380	.466	.845	169	10	2	2	5	6
81	Frank Taveras	29	NYN,PIT	Maj	NYM-PIT	164	725	680	93	178	29	9	1	34	44	20	33	74	.262	.298	.335	.633	228	13	2	10	0	1
82	Manny Trillo	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	118	467	431	40	112	22	1	6	42	4	7	20	59	.260	.296	.357	.654	154	13	4	8	4	3
83	Barry Bonnell	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	127	412	375	47	97	20	3	12	45	8	7	26	55	.259	.311	.424	.735	159	10	3	7	1	2
84	Pepe Frías	30	ATL	Maj	ATL	140	510	475	41	123	18	4	1	44	3	2	20	36	.259	.290	.320	.610	152	13	2	10	3	5
85	Bill North	31	SFN	Maj	SFG	142	561	460	87	119	15	4	5	30	58	24	96	84	.259	.386	.341	.727	157	5	1	1	3	3
86	Tony Scott	27	SLN	Maj	STL	153	634	587	69	152	22	10	6	68	37	17	34	92	.259	.301	.361	.663	212	13	5	0	8	4
87	Bobby Murcer	33	CHN	Maj	CHC	58	231	190	22	49	4	1	7	22	2	3	36	20	.258	.374	.400	.774	76	3	1	1	3	2
88	Larry Herndon	25	SFN	Maj	SFG	132	389	354	35	91	14	5	7	36	8	6	29	70	.257	.314	.384	.698	136	3	1	3	2	5
89	Derrel Thomas	28	LAN	Maj	LAD	141	460	406	47	104	15	4	5	44	18	5	41	49	.256	.330	.350	.680	142	9	5	5	3	7
90	Barry Foote	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	132	469	429	47	109	26	0	16	56	5	2	34	49	.254	.316	.427	.742	183	12	5	0	1	7
91	Johnnie LeMaster	25	SFN	Maj	SFG	108	372	343	42	87	11	2	3	29	9	5	23	55	.254	.304	.324	.627	111	6	2	3	1	1
92	Kurt Bevacqua	32	SDN	Maj	SDP	114	346	297	23	75	12	4	1	34	2	5	38	25	.253	.331	.330	.661	98	13	0	5	6	2
93	Darrell Evans	32	SFN	Maj	SFG	160	661	562	68	142	23	2	17	70	6	7	91	80	.253	.356	.392	.748	220	6	2	1	5	14
94	Mike Schmidt	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	160	675	541	109	137	25	4	45	114	9	5	120	115	.253	.386	.564	.950	305	13	3	2	9	12
95	Greg Luzinski	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	137	525	452	47	114	23	1	18	81	3	3	56	103	.252	.343	.427	.770	193	10	10	0	7	5
96	Dan Driessen	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	150	589	515	72	129	24	3	18	75	11	5	62	77	.251	.331	.414	.744	213	6	3	2	7	11
97	Roger Metzger	31	SFN	Maj	SFG	94	288	259	24	65	7	8	0	31	11	3	23	31	.251	.311	.340	.651	88	6	0	5	1	2
98	Joe Morgan	35	CIN	Maj	CIN	127	538	436	70	109	26	1	9	32	28	6	93	45	.250	.379	.376	.756	164	8	1	3	5	11
99	Julio González	26	HOU	Maj	HOU	68	195	181	16	45	5	2	0	10	2	1	5	14	.249	.280	.298	.579	54	4	3	6	0	0
100	Mike Lum*	33	ATL	Maj	ATL	111	242	217	27	54	6	0	6	27	0	2	18	34	.249	.304	.359	.663	78	7	0	5	2	1