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2008 National League Batting Leaders

2007 Season 2009 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,294 games, 16 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	Manny Ramirez	36	LAN	Maj	LAD	53	229	187	36	74	14	0	17	53	2	0	35	38	.396	.489	.743	1.232	139	5	3	0	4	16
2	Chipper Jones	36	ATL	Maj	ATL	128	534	439	82	160	24	1	22	75	4	0	90	61	.365	.470	.574	1.044	252	13	1	0	4	16
3	Albert Pujols	28	SLN	Maj	STL	148	641	524	100	187	44	0	37	116	7	3	104	54	.357	.462	.653	1.115	342	16	5	0	8	34
4	Xavier Nady	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	89	360	327	50	108	26	1	13	57	1	0	25	55	.330	.383	.535	.919	175	9	5	0	3	1
5	Jerry Hairston	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	80	297	261	47	85	20	2	6	36	15	3	23	36	.326	.384	.487	.871	127	0	3	8	2	0
6	Matt Holliday	28	COL	Maj	COL	139	623	539	107	173	38	2	25	88	28	2	74	104	.321	.409	.538	.947	290	9	8	0	2	6
7	Martín Prado	24	ATL	Maj	ATL	78	254	228	36	73	18	4	2	33	3	1	21	29	.320	.377	.461	.838	105	3	1	2	2	0
8	Ryan Doumit	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	116	465	431	71	137	34	0	15	69	2	2	23	55	.318	.357	.501	.858	216	10	6	0	5	4
9	Aaron Miles	31	SLN	Maj	STL	134	408	379	49	120	15	2	4	31	3	3	23	37	.317	.355	.398	.753	151	13	0	5	1	2
10	Cristian Guzmán	30	WAS	Maj	WSN	138	612	579	77	183	35	5	9	55	6	5	23	57	.316	.345	.440	.786	255	10	5	1	4	1
11	Carlos Lee	32	HOU	Maj	HOU	115	481	436	61	137	27	0	28	100	4	1	37	49	.314	.368	.569	.937	248	8	3	0	5	7
12	Ryan Spilborghs	28	COL	Maj	COL	89	275	233	38	73	14	2	6	36	7	4	38	41	.313	.407	.468	.875	109	8	1	0	3	0
13	Lance Berkman*	32	HOU	Maj	HOU	159	665	554	114	173	46	4	29	106	18	4	99	108	.312	.420	.567	.986	314	13	7	0	5	18
14	Ryan Theriot	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	149	661	580	85	178	19	4	1	38	22	13	73	58	.307	.387	.359	.745	208	19	3	4	1	1
15	Brian Giles*	37	SDN	Maj	SDP	147	653	559	81	171	40	4	12	63	2	2	87	52	.306	.398	.456	.854	255	18	2	0	5	2
16	Randy Winn	34	SFN	Maj	SFG	155	667	598	84	183	38	2	10	64	25	2	59	88	.306	.363	.426	.790	255	6	0	1	9	6
17	Andre Ethier*	26	LAN	Maj	LAD	141	596	525	90	160	38	5	20	77	6	3	59	88	.305	.375	.511	.885	268	6	4	1	7	0
18	Mike Fontenot	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	119	284	243	42	74	22	1	9	40	2	0	34	51	.305	.395	.514	.909	125	1	3	3	1	2
19	Orlando Hudson	30	ARI	Maj	ARI	107	455	407	54	124	29	3	8	41	4	1	40	62	.305	.367	.450	.817	183	18	2	3	3	2
20	Yadier Molina	25	SLN	Maj	STL	124	485	444	37	135	18	0	7	56	0	2	32	29	.304	.349	.392	.740	174	21	1	3	5	4
21	Reed Johnson	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	109	374	333	52	101	21	0	6	50	5	6	19	68	.303	.358	.420	.778	140	3	12	5	5	1
22	Skip Schumaker	28	SLN	Maj	STL	153	594	540	87	163	22	5	8	46	8	2	47	60	.302	.359	.406	.765	219	19	2	4	1	2
23	David Wright	25	NYN	Maj	NYM	160	735	626	115	189	42	2	33	124	15	5	94	118	.302	.391	.534	.924	334	15	4	0	11	5
24	Greg Dobbs	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	128	240	226	30	68	14	1	9	40	3	1	11	40	.301	.333	.491	.825	111	4	1	0	2	1
25	Gabe Kapler	32	MIL	Maj	MIL	96	245	229	36	69	17	2	8	38	3	1	13	39	.301	.340	.498	.838	114	3	1	1	1	0
26	Brian McCann	24	ATL	Maj	ATL	145	573	509	68	153	42	1	23	87	5	0	57	64	.301	.374	.523	.896	266	17	4	0	3	4
27	Hanley Ramírez	24	FLO	Maj	FLA	153	693	589	125	177	34	4	33	67	35	12	92	122	.301	.400	.540	.940	318	5	8	0	4	9
28	John Baker	27	FLO	Maj	FLA	61	233	197	32	59	14	0	5	32	0	0	30	48	.300	.392	.447	.839	88	6	2	1	3	4
29	Conor Jackson	26	ARI	Maj	ARI	144	612	540	87	162	31	6	12	75	10	2	59	61	.300	.376	.446	.823	241	14	9	1	3	3
30	Ryan Ludwick*	29	SLN	Maj	STL	152	617	538	104	161	40	3	37	113	4	4	62	146	.299	.375	.591	.966	318	8	8	1	8	3
31	José Reyes	25	NYN	Maj	NYM	159	763	688	113	204	37	19	16	68	56	15	66	82	.297	.358	.475	.833	327	9	1	5	3	8
32	Fernando Tatís	33	NYN	Maj	NYM	92	306	273	33	81	16	1	11	47	3	0	29	59	.297	.369	.484	.853	132	7	3	0	1	3
33	Joey Votto	24	CIN	Maj	CIN	151	589	526	69	156	32	3	24	84	7	5	59	102	.297	.368	.506	.874	266	7	2	0	2	9
34	Jody Gerut*	30	SDN	Maj	SDP	100	356	328	46	97	15	4	14	43	6	4	28	52	.296	.351	.494	.845	162	1	0	0	0	0
35	Omar Infante	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	96	348	317	45	93	24	3	3	40	0	1	22	44	.293	.338	.416	.755	132	4	2	2	5	2
36	Kazuo Matsui	32	HOU	Maj	HOU	96	422	375	58	110	26	3	6	33	20	5	37	53	.293	.354	.427	.781	160	3	0	7	3	0
37	Bengie Molina	33	SFN	Maj	SFG	145	569	530	46	155	33	0	16	95	0	0	19	38	.293	.322	.445	.767	236	23	9	0	11	5
38	Shane Victorino	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	146	627	570	102	167	30	8	14	58	36	11	45	69	.293	.352	.447	.800	255	8	7	5	0	2
39	Chase Utley	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	159	707	607	113	177	41	4	33	104	14	2	64	104	.292	.380	.535	.915	325	9	27	1	8	14
40	Stephen Drew	25	ARI	Maj	ARI	152	663	611	91	178	44	11	21	67	3	3	41	109	.291	.333	.503	.836	307	5	1	3	7	6
41	Derrek Lee	32	CHN	Maj	CHC	155	698	623	93	181	41	3	20	90	8	2	71	119	.291	.361	.462	.823	288	27	0	0	4	3
42	Clint Barmes	29	COL	Maj	COL	107	417	393	47	114	25	6	11	44	13	4	17	69	.290	.322	.468	.790	184	9	2	4	1	0
43	Matt Kemp	23	LAN	Maj	LAD	155	657	606	93	176	38	5	18	76	35	11	46	153	.290	.340	.459	.799	278	11	1	1	3	6
44	Ray Durham	36	SFN,MIL	Maj	SFG-MIL	128	426	370	64	107	35	0	6	45	8	4	53	72	.289	.380	.432	.813	160	7	2	0	1	1
45	Mark Kotsay*	32	ATL	Maj	ATL	88	345	318	39	92	17	3	6	37	2	3	25	34	.289	.340	.418	.758	133	13	0	1	1	2
46	James Loney*	24	LAN	Maj	LAD	161	651	595	66	172	35	6	13	90	7	4	45	85	.289	.339	.434	.772	258	25	3	1	7	6
47	Aramis Ramírez	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	149	645	554	97	160	44	1	27	111	2	2	74	94	.289	.380	.518	.898	287	13	11	0	6	7
48	Yunel Escobar	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	136	587	514	71	148	24	2	10	60	2	5	59	62	.288	.366	.401	.766	206	24	5	7	2	4
49	Ronnie Belliard	33	WAS	Maj	WSN	96	337	296	37	85	22	0	11	46	3	2	37	58	.287	.372	.473	.845	140	6	3	1	0	1
50	Kelly Johnson	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	150	614	547	86	157	39	6	12	69	11	6	52	113	.287	.349	.446	.795	244	3	2	9	4	2
51	Luis Rodríguez	28	SDN	Maj	SDP	64	225	202	22	58	11	1	0	12	1	1	13	13	.287	.326	.352	.677	71	9	0	7	3	0
52	Garrett Atkins	28	COL	Maj	COL	155	664	611	86	175	32	3	21	99	1	1	40	100	.286	.328	.452	.780	276	20	3	0	10	0
53	Ryan Braun	24	MIL	Maj	MIL	151	663	611	92	174	39	7	37	106	14	4	42	129	.285	.335	.553	.888	338	13	6	0	4	4
54	Mark DeRosa	33	CHN	Maj	CHC	149	593	505	103	144	30	3	21	87	6	0	69	106	.285	.376	.481	.857	243	9	9	2	8	0
55	Geovany Soto	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	141	563	494	66	141	35	2	23	86	0	1	62	121	.285	.364	.504	.868	249	11	2	0	5	6
56	Ty Wigginton	30	HOU	Maj	HOU	111	429	386	50	110	22	1	23	58	4	6	32	69	.285	.350	.526	.876	203	9	8	0	3	1
57	Carlos Beltrán	31	NYN	Maj	NYM	161	706	606	116	172	40	5	27	112	25	3	92	96	.284	.376	.500	.876	303	11	1	1	6	13
58	Mark Teixeira	28	ATL	Maj	ATL	103	451	381	63	108	27	0	20	78	0	0	65	70	.284	.390	.512	.902	195	13	3	0	2	9
59	Rich Aurilia	36	SFN	Maj	SFG	140	440	407	33	115	21	1	10	52	1	1	30	56	.283	.332	.413	.745	168	11	1	0	2	4
60	Emmanuel Burriss	23	SFN	Maj	SFG	95	274	240	37	68	6	1	1	18	13	5	23	24	.283	.357	.329	.686	79	7	5	5	1	1
61	J.J. Hardy	25	MIL	Maj	MIL	146	629	569	78	161	31	4	24	74	2	1	52	98	.283	.343	.478	.821	272	18	1	5	2	3
62	Brad Hawpe*	29	COL	Maj	COL	138	569	488	69	138	24	3	25	85	2	2	76	134	.283	.381	.498	.879	243	7	3	0	2	6
63	Felipe López	28	WAS,SLN	Maj	WSN-STL	143	532	481	64	136	28	2	6	46	8	8	43	82	.283	.343	.387	.730	186	13	3	2	3	2
64	Juan Pierre*	30	LAN	Maj	LAD	119	406	375	44	106	10	2	1	28	40	12	22	24	.283	.327	.328	.655	123	3	3	5	1	1
65	Miguel Tejada	34	HOU	Maj	HOU	158	666	632	92	179	38	3	13	66	7	7	24	72	.283	.314	.415	.729	262	32	6	1	3	4
66	Ryan Zimmerman	23	WAS	Maj	WSN	106	466	428	51	121	24	1	14	51	1	1	31	71	.283	.333	.442	.774	189	12	3	0	4	1
67	Jason Bay	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	106	459	393	72	111	23	2	22	64	7	0	59	86	.282	.375	.519	.894	204	3	2	0	5	2
68	Fred Lewis	27	SFN	Maj	SFG	133	521	468	81	132	25	11	9	40	21	7	51	124	.282	.351	.440	.791	206	5	0	0	2	3
69	Adam Kennedy	32	SLN	Maj	STL	115	365	339	42	95	17	4	2	36	7	1	21	43	.280	.321	.372	.692	126	13	1	0	4	4
70	Jeff Kent	40	LAN	Maj	LAD	121	474	440	42	123	23	1	12	59	0	1	25	52	.280	.327	.418	.745	184	13	7	0	2	1
71	Mark Loretta	36	HOU	Maj	HOU	101	297	261	27	73	15	0	4	38	0	0	29	30	.280	.350	.383	.733	100	9	2	0	5	1
72	Russell Martin	25	LAN	Maj	LAD	155	650	553	87	155	25	0	13	69	18	6	90	83	.280	.385	.396	.781	219	16	5	0	2	8
73	Alfonso Soriano	32	CHN	Maj	CHC	109	503	453	76	127	27	0	29	75	19	3	43	103	.280	.344	.532	.876	241	9	3	0	4	11
74	Adrián González*	26	SDN	Maj	SDP	162	700	616	103	172	32	1	36	119	0	0	74	142	.279	.361	.510	.871	314	24	7	0	3	18
75	Jorge Cantú	26	FLO	Maj	FLA	155	685	628	92	174	41	0	29	95	6	2	40	111	.277	.327	.481	.808	302	15	10	0	7	6
76	Doug Mientkiewicz	34	PIT	Maj	PIT	125	334	285	37	79	19	2	2	30	0	0	44	28	.277	.374	.379	.753	108	6	2	0	3	3
77	Jimmy Rollins	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	137	625	556	76	154	38	9	11	59	47	3	58	55	.277	.349	.437	.786	243	11	5	3	3	7
78	Ryan Church*	29	NYN	Maj	NYM	90	359	319	54	88	14	1	12	49	2	3	33	83	.276	.346	.439	.785	140	9	3	1	3	3
79	Darin Erstad*	34	HOU	Maj	HOU	140	342	322	49	89	16	0	4	31	2	3	14	68	.276	.309	.363	.672	117	3	2	2	2	3
80	Prince Fielder	24	MIL	Maj	MIL	159	694	588	86	162	30	2	34	102	3	2	84	134	.276	.372	.507	.879	298	12	12	0	10	19
81	Nate McLouth	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	152	685	597	113	165	46	4	26	94	23	3	65	93	.276	.356	.498	.853	297	5	12	5	6	11
82	Edgar Gonzalez	30	SDN	Maj	SDP	111	353	325	38	89	15	0	7	33	1	3	25	76	.274	.329	.385	.713	125	11	2	0	1	1
83	Chris Gomez	37	PIT	Maj	PIT	90	200	183	26	50	8	0	1	20	0	0	13	30	.273	.322	.333	.655	61	3	1	1	2	1
84	Jayson Werth	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	134	482	418	73	114	16	3	24	67	20	1	57	119	.273	.363	.498	.861	208	2	4	0	3	1
85	Jack Wilson	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	87	330	305	24	83	18	1	1	22	2	2	13	27	.272	.312	.348	.659	106	6	5	6	1	0
86	Carlos Delgado	36	NYN	Maj	NYM	159	686	598	96	162	32	1	38	115	1	1	72	124	.271	.353	.518	.871	310	16	8	0	8	19
87	Aaron Rowand	30	SFN	Maj	SFG	152	611	549	57	149	37	0	13	70	2	4	44	126	.271	.339	.410	.749	225	21	14	0	4	7
88	Freddy Sanchez	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	145	608	569	75	154	26	2	9	52	0	1	21	63	.271	.298	.371	.669	211	13	4	8	6	1
89	Troy Glaus	31	SLN	Maj	STL	151	637	544	69	147	33	1	27	99	0	1	87	104	.270	.372	.484	.856	263	14	3	0	3	3
90	Adam LaRoche*	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	136	554	492	66	133	32	3	25	85	1	1	54	122	.270	.341	.500	.841	246	9	2	0	6	7
91	Ronny Cedeño	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	99	236	216	36	58	12	0	2	28	4	1	18	41	.269	.328	.352	.680	76	6	1	1	0	2
92	Damion Easley	38	NYN	Maj	NYM	113	347	316	33	85	10	2	6	44	0	0	19	38	.269	.322	.370	.692	117	15	7	2	3	0
93	Chase Headley	24	SDN	Maj	SDP	91	368	331	34	89	19	2	9	38	4	1	30	104	.269	.337	.420	.757	139	5	5	0	2	1
94	Hunter Pence	25	HOU	Maj	HOU	157	642	595	78	160	34	4	25	83	11	10	40	124	.269	.318	.466	.783	277	14	4	0	3	2
95	Jeff Baker	27	COL	Maj	COL	104	333	299	55	80	22	1	12	48	4	0	26	85	.268	.322	.468	.791	140	5	1	1	6	2
96	Corey Hart	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	157	657	612	76	164	45	6	20	91	23	7	27	109	.268	.300	.459	.759	281	17	5	4	9	2
97	Lastings Milledge	23	WAS	Maj	WSN	138	587	523	65	140	24	2	14	61	24	9	38	96	.268	.330	.402	.731	210	19	14	5	7	1
98	Endy Chávez*	30	NYN	Maj	NYM	133	298	270	30	72	10	2	1	12	6	1	17	22	.267	.308	.330	.638	89	6	0	9	2	3
99	Chad Tracy	28	ARI	Maj	ARI	88	292	273	25	73	16	0	8	39	0	0	16	49	.267	.308	.414	.722	113	5	1	0	2	2
100	Jeff Keppinger	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	121	502	459	45	122	24	2	3	43	3	1	30	24	.266	.311	.346	.657	159	14	2	6	5	3