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1900 National League Batting Leaders

1899 Season 1901 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 568 games, 8 teams, approx. 142 games in season

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League Player Batting

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH
1	Honus Wagner	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	135	580	527	107	201	45	22	4	100	38	41	17	.381	.434	.573	1.007	302	8	4
2	Elmer Flick	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	138	623	545	106	200	32	16	11	110	35	56	30	.367	.441	.545	.986	297	16	6
3	Jesse Burkett*	31	SLN	Maj	STL	141	643	559	88	203	11	15	7	68	32	62	35	.363	.430	.474	.904	265	3	19
4	Willie Keeler*	28	BRO	Maj	BRO	136	619	563	106	204	13	12	4	68	41	30	4	.362	.402	.449	.851	253	7	19
5	John McGraw	27	SLN	Maj	STL	99	447	334	84	115	10	4	2	33	29	85	9	.344	.505	.416	.921	139	23	5
6	Jake Beckley*	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	141	614	558	98	190	26	10	2	94	23	40	18	.341	.389	.434	.822	242	4	12
7	Nap Lajoie	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	102	471	451	95	152	33	12	7	92	22	10	8	.337	.363	.510	.873	230	8	2
8	Kip Selbach	28	NY1	Maj	NYG	141	611	523	98	176	29	12	4	68	36	72	25	.337	.425	.461	.885	241	8	8
9	Billy Hamilton*	34	BSN	Maj	BSN	136	635	520	103	173	20	5	1	47	32	107	22	.333	.449	.396	.845	206	3	5
10	Mike Donlin*	22	SLN	Maj	STL	78	297	276	40	90	8	6	10	48	14	14	34	.326	.361	.507	.868	140	1	6
11	Ed Delahanty	32	PHI	Maj	PHI	131	601	539	82	174	32	10	2	109	16	41	36	.323	.378	.430	.809	232	7	14
12	George Davis	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	114	472	426	69	136	20	4	3	61	29	35	23	.319	.376	.406	.782	173	4	7
13	Joe Kelley	28	BRO	Maj	BRO	121	513	454	90	145	23	17	6	91	26	53	18	.319	.398	.485	.882	220	6	0
14	Jimmy Barrett	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	137	632	545	114	172	11	7	5	42	44	72	63	.316	.400	.389	.789	212	5	10
15	Patsy Donovan*	35	SLN	Maj	STL	126	550	503	78	159	11	1	0	61	45	38	15	.316	.368	.342	.710	172	3	6
16	Roy Thomas*	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	140	675	531	132	168	4	3	0	33	37	115	52	.316	.451	.335	.786	178	15	14
17	William Clarke	31	BSN	Maj	BSN	81	291	270	35	85	5	2	1	30	0	9	16	.315	.344	.359	.703	97	3	9
18	George Van Haltren*	34	NY1	Maj	NYG	141	635	571	114	180	30	7	1	51	45	50	26	.315	.371	.398	.769	227	1	13
19	Charlie Hickman	24	NY1	Maj	NYG	127	511	473	65	148	19	17	9	91	10	17	30	.313	.359	.482	.841	228	17	4
20	Tom Daly	34	BRO	Maj	BRO	97	400	343	72	107	17	3	4	55	27	46	18	.312	.403	.414	.817	142	6	5
21	Fielder Jones	28	BRO	Maj	BRO	136	629	552	106	171	26	4	4	54	33	57	26	.310	.384	.393	.777	217	9	11
22	Ed McFarland	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	94	387	344	50	105	14	8	0	38	9	29	18	.305	.364	.392	.757	135	3	11
23	Jimmy Collins	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	142	639	586	104	178	25	5	6	95	23	34	13	.304	.352	.394	.747	231	10	9
24	Hugh Duffy	33	BSN	Maj	BSN	55	202	181	27	55	5	4	2	31	11	16	5	.304	.360	.409	.769	74	0	5
25	Buck Freeman*	28	BSN	Maj	BSN	117	461	418	58	126	19	13	6	65	10	25	28	.301	.355	.452	.808	189	10	8
26	Emmet Heidrick	23	SLN	Maj	STL	85	364	339	51	102	6	8	2	45	22	18	11	.301	.338	.384	.722	130	1	6
27	Klondike Douglass	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	50	176	160	23	48	9	4	0	25	7	13	8	.300	.360	.406	.766	65	2	1
28	Bill Keister	28	SLN	Maj	STL	126	539	497	78	149	26	10	1	72	32	25	15	.300	.347	.398	.746	198	11	6
29	Jimmy Sheckard	21	BRO	Maj	BRO	85	331	273	74	82	19	10	1	39	30	42	28	.300	.416	.454	.870	124	12	4
30	Danny Green	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	103	419	389	63	116	21	5	5	49	28	17	36	.298	.339	.417	.756	162	7	6
31	Dan McGann	28	SLN	Maj	STL	121	507	444	79	132	10	9	4	58	26	32	20	.297	.376	.387	.763	172	24	7
32	Frank Chance	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	56	187	149	26	44	9	3	0	13	8	15	12	.295	.413	.396	.809	59	15	8
33	Sam Mertes	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	127	548	481	72	142	25	4	7	60	38	42	26	.295	.356	.408	.763	196	3	22
34	Chick Stahl*	27	BSN	Maj	BSN	136	597	553	88	163	23	16	5	82	27	34	21	.295	.336	.421	.757	233	0	10
35	Charles Zimmer	39	PIT	Maj	PIT	82	308	271	27	80	7	10	0	35	4	17	28	.295	.361	.395	.756	107	11	9
36	Jack McCarthy*	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	124	540	503	68	148	16	7	0	48	22	24	17	.294	.329	.354	.683	178	2	11
37	Win Mercer	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	76	279	248	32	73	4	0	0	27	15	26	26	.294	.366	.311	.676	77	2	3
38	Lave Cross	34	BRO,SLN	Maj	BRO-STL	133	557	522	79	153	15	6	4	73	21	26	7	.293	.329	.368	.697	192	2	7
39	Claude Ritchey	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	123	528	476	62	139	17	8	1	67	18	29	8	.292	.339	.368	.707	175	5	18
40	Tom O'Brien?	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	102	413	376	61	109	22	6	3	61	12	21	18	.290	.349	.404	.753	152	13	3
41	Jimmy Slagle	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	141	664	574	115	165	16	9	0	45	34	60	37	.288	.358	.347	.705	199	3	27
42	Deacon McGuire	36	BRO	Maj	BRO	71	265	241	20	69	15	2	0	34	2	19	17	.286	.349	.365	.714	88	4	1
43	Bill Bradley	22	CHN	Maj	CHC	122	483	444	63	125	21	8	5	49	14	27	61	.282	.330	.399	.728	177	5	7
44	Ginger Beaumont	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	138	632	567	105	158	14	9	5	50	27	40	34	.279	.331	.362	.692	205	4	21
45	Bobby Lowe	34	BSN	Maj	BSN	127	514	474	65	132	11	5	3	71	15	26	16	.279	.323	.342	.665	162	5	9
46	Fred Tenney*	28	BSN	Maj	BSN	112	492	437	77	122	13	5	1	56	17	39	11	.279	.347	.339	.685	148	6	10
47	Harry Wolverton	26	PHI,CHN	Maj	PHI-CHC	104	427	394	44	110	10	8	3	58	5	22	15	.279	.322	.368	.690	145	3	8
48	Jimmy Ryan*	37	CHN	Maj	CHC	105	450	415	66	115	25	4	5	59	19	29	19	.277	.329	.393	.722	163	3	3
49	Fred Clarke	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	106	466	399	84	110	15	12	3	32	21	51	20	.276	.368	.396	.764	158	7	9
50	Duke Farrell	33	BRO	Maj	BRO	76	291	273	33	75	11	5	0	39	3	11	12	.275	.310	.352	.662	96	3	4
51	John Ganzel	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	78	308	284	29	78	14	4	4	32	5	10	10	.275	.316	.394	.710	112	7	7
52	Algie McBride*	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	112	470	436	59	120	15	8	4	59	12	25	28	.275	.320	.374	.694	163	4	5
53	Charlie Irwin	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	87	362	333	59	91	15	6	1	44	9	14	15	.273	.314	.363	.678	121	6	9
54	Billy Sullivan	25	BSN	Maj	BSN	72	251	238	36	65	6	0	8	41	4	9	33	.273	.302	.399	.702	95	1	3
55	Hughie Jennings	31	BRO	Maj	BRO	115	505	441	61	120	18	6	1	69	31	31	29	.272	.348	.347	.695	153	20	13
56	Joe Quinn	37	CIN,SLN	Maj	CIN-STL	96	380	346	30	94	7	2	1	36	11	26	18	.272	.323	.312	.635	108	0	8
57	Lou Criger	28	SLN	Maj	STL	80	294	288	31	78	8	6	2	38	5	4	4	.271	.286	.361	.647	104	2	0
58	Bobby Wallace	26	SLN	Maj	STL	126	532	485	70	130	25	9	4	70	7	40	17	.268	.328	.381	.709	185	3	4
59	Jack Doyle	30	NY1	Maj	NYG	133	544	505	69	135	24	1	1	66	34	34	16	.267	.317	.325	.642	164	3	2
60	Elmer Smith*	32	NY1,CIN	Maj	NYG-CIN	114	478	423	61	112	13	11	3	52	19	42	12	.265	.337	.369	.706	156	4	9
61	Jimmy Williams	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	106	455	416	73	110	15	11	5	68	18	32	27	.264	.323	.389	.712	162	4	3
62	Herman Long	34	BSN	Maj	BSN	125	550	486	80	127	19	4	12	66	26	44	23	.261	.325	.391	.716	190	2	18
63	John Barry	21	BSN	Maj	BSN	81	277	254	40	66	10	7	1	37	9	13	16	.260	.301	.366	.667	93	2	8
64	Sam Crawford*	20	CIN	Maj	CIN	101	424	389	68	101	15	15	7	59	14	28	35	.260	.314	.429	.744	167	3	4
65	Bill Dahlen	30	BRO	Maj	BRO	133	565	483	87	125	16	11	1	69	31	73	27	.259	.364	.344	.708	166	7	2
66	Heinie Peitz	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	91	322	294	34	75	14	1	2	34	5	20	19	.255	.318	.330	.648	97	7	1
67	Kid Gleason	34	NY1	Maj	NYG	111	449	420	60	104	11	3	1	29	23	17	19	.248	.280	.295	.575	124	2	10
68	Wilbert Robinson	36	SLN	Maj	STL	60	224	210	26	52	5	1	0	28	7	11	20	.248	.292	.281	.573	59	2	1
69	Tommy Corcoran	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	127	562	523	64	128	21	9	1	54	27	22	18	.245	.278	.325	.603	170	2	15
70	Harry Steinfeldt	24	CIN	Maj	CIN	134	563	510	57	125	29	7	2	66	14	27	30	.245	.292	.341	.634	174	7	19
71	Gene DeMontreville	27	BRO	Maj	BRO	69	253	234	34	57	8	1	0	28	21	10	16	.244	.283	.286	.570	67	3	6
72	Bones Ely	37	PIT	Maj	PIT	130	503	475	60	116	6	6	0	51	6	17	29	.244	.272	.282	.554	134	1	10
73	Frank Bowerman	31	NY1	Maj	NYG	80	282	270	25	65	5	3	1	42	10	6	22	.241	.268	.293	.561	79	4	2
74	Cupid Childs	32	CHN	Maj	CHC	137	615	531	67	128	14	5	0	44	15	57	23	.241	.323	.286	.609	152	7	20
75	Tim Donahue	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	67	246	216	21	51	10	1	0	17	8	19	10	.236	.313	.292	.604	63	5	6
76	Jack O'Connor	34	PIT,SLN	Maj	PIT-STL	53	189	179	19	42	4	1	0	25	5	5	6	.235	.271	.268	.540	48	4	1
77	Pat Dillard	27	SLN	Maj	STL	57	198	183	24	42	5	2	0	12	7	13	17	.230	.284	.279	.563	51	1	1
78	Mike Grady	30	NY1	Maj	NYG	83	296	251	36	55	8	4	0	27	9	34	27	.219	.331	.283	.614	71	8	3
79	Barry McCormick	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	110	436	379	35	83	13	5	3	48	8	38	44	.219	.292	.303	.595	115	1	18
80	Tommy Leach	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	51	186	160	20	34	1	2	1	16	8	21	16	.213	.304	.263	.566	42	0	5
81	Billy Clingman	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	47	179	159	15	33	6	0	0	11	6	17	18	.208	.292	.245	.537	39	2	1
82	Monte Cross	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	131	530	466	59	94	11	3	3	62	19	51	51	.202	.289	.258	.546	120	6	7
83	Duff Cooley	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	66	275	249	30	50	8	1	0	22	9	14	21	.201	.243	.241	.484	60	0	12
84	Joe Dolan	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	74	286	257	39	51	7	3	1	27	10	16	26	.198	.259	.261	.520	67	5	8
85	Joe McGinnity	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	46	151	145	18	28	4	1	0	16	4	1	17	.193	.199	.235	.433	34	0	5
86	Mike Kahoe	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	52	184	175	18	33	3	3	1	9	3	4	7	.189	.216	.257	.473	45	2	3