2005 American League Batting Leaders

2004 Season 2006 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,134 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	Plácido Polanco	29	DET	Maj	DET	86	378	343	58	116	20	2	6	36	4	3	21	16	.338	.386	.461	.846	158	9	8	2	4	0
2	Michael Young	28	TEX	Maj	TEX	159	732	668	114	221	40	5	24	91	5	2	58	91	.331	.385	.514	.899	343	20	3	0	3	0
3	Alex Rodriguez	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	162	715	605	124	194	29	1	48	130	21	6	91	139	.321	.421	.610	1.031	369	8	16	0	3	8
4	Carlos Guillén	29	DET	Maj	DET	87	361	334	48	107	15	4	5	23	2	3	24	45	.320	.368	.434	.803	145	9	2	0	1	3
5	Vladimir Guerrero	30	ANA	Maj	LAA	141	594	520	95	165	29	2	32	108	13	1	61	48	.317	.394	.565	.959	294	16	8	0	5	26
6	Johnny Damon*	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	148	688	624	117	197	35	6	10	75	18	1	53	69	.316	.366	.439	.805	274	5	2	0	9	3
7	Mark Ellis	28	OAK	Maj	OAK	122	486	434	76	137	21	5	13	52	1	3	44	51	.316	.384	.477	.861	207	10	4	4	0	1
8	Brian Roberts	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	143	640	561	92	176	45	7	18	73	27	10	67	83	.314	.387	.515	.903	289	6	3	5	4	5
9	Rondell White	33	DET	Maj	DET	97	400	374	49	117	24	3	12	53	1	0	17	48	.313	.348	.489	.837	183	8	5	0	4	0
10	Tony Graffanino	33	KCA,BOS	Maj	KCR-BOS	110	417	379	68	117	17	3	7	38	7	2	31	51	.309	.366	.425	.791	161	14	4	2	1	2
11	Derek Jeter	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	159	752	654	122	202	25	5	19	70	14	5	77	117	.309	.389	.450	.839	294	15	11	7	3	3
12	Travis Hafner	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	137	578	486	94	148	42	0	33	108	0	0	79	123	.305	.408	.595	1.003	289	9	9	0	4	7
13	Víctor Martínez	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	147	622	547	73	167	33	0	20	80	0	1	63	78	.305	.378	.475	.853	260	16	5	0	7	9
14	Hideki Matsui	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	162	703	629	108	192	45	3	23	116	2	2	63	78	.305	.367	.496	.863	312	16	3	0	8	7
15	Miguel Tejada	31	BAL	Maj	BAL	162	704	654	89	199	50	5	26	98	5	1	40	83	.304	.349	.515	.865	337	26	7	0	3	9
16	Ichiro Suzuki	31	SEA	Maj	SEA	162	739	679	111	206	21	12	15	68	33	8	48	66	.303	.350	.436	.786	296	5	4	2	6	23
17	Magglio Ordóñez	31	DET	Maj	DET	82	343	305	38	92	17	0	8	46	0	0	30	35	.302	.359	.436	.795	133	8	1	0	7	1
18	Frank Catalanotto	31	TOR	Maj	TOR	130	475	419	56	126	29	5	8	59	0	2	37	53	.301	.367	.451	.818	189	9	10	4	5	0
19	Carl Crawford*	23	TBA	Maj	TBD	156	687	644	101	194	33	15	15	81	46	8	27	84	.301	.331	.469	.800	302	11	5	5	6	1
20	Adam Kennedy	29	ANA	Maj	LAA	129	460	416	49	125	23	0	2	37	19	4	29	64	.301	.354	.370	.724	154	5	7	5	3	1
21	Mark Teixeira	25	TEX	Maj	TEX	162	730	644	112	194	41	3	43	144	4	0	72	124	.301	.380	.575	.954	370	18	11	0	3	5
22	Coco Crisp	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	145	656	594	86	178	42	4	16	69	15	6	44	81	.300	.345	.465	.810	276	7	0	13	5	1
23	David Ortiz*	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	159	713	601	119	180	40	1	47	148	1	0	102	124	.300	.397	.604	1.001	363	13	1	0	9	9
24	Mike Sweeney	31	KCA	Maj	KCR	122	514	470	63	141	39	0	21	83	3	0	33	61	.300	.347	.517	.864	243	16	4	1	6	7
25	Chris Shelton	25	DET	Maj	DET	107	431	388	61	116	22	3	18	59	0	0	34	87	.299	.360	.510	.870	198	11	5	0	4	0
26	Robinson Canó	22	NYA	Maj	NYY	132	551	522	78	155	34	4	14	62	1	3	16	68	.297	.320	.458	.778	239	16	3	7	3	1
27	Julio Lugo	29	TBA	Maj	TBD	158	690	616	89	182	36	6	6	57	39	11	61	72	.296	.362	.403	.765	248	5	6	3	4	0
28	Joe Mauer	22	MIN	Maj	MIN	131	554	489	61	144	26	2	9	55	13	1	61	64	.295	.372	.411	.783	201	9	1	0	3	12
29	Bengie Molina	30	ANA	Maj	LAA	119	449	410	45	121	17	0	15	69	0	2	27	41	.295	.336	.446	.782	183	14	1	5	6	2
30	Bill Mueller	34	BOS	Maj	BOS	150	590	519	69	153	34	3	10	62	0	0	59	74	.295	.370	.430	.799	223	22	6	0	6	3
31	David DeJesus*	25	KCA	Maj	KCR	122	523	461	69	135	31	6	9	56	5	5	42	76	.293	.359	.445	.804	205	6	9	5	6	1
32	Jhonny Peralta	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	141	570	504	82	147	35	4	24	78	0	2	58	128	.292	.366	.520	.885	262	12	3	1	4	3
33	Manny Ramirez	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	152	650	554	112	162	30	1	45	144	1	0	80	119	.292	.388	.594	.982	329	20	10	0	6	9
34	Shea Hillenbrand	29	TOR	Maj	TOR	152	645	594	91	173	36	2	18	82	5	1	26	79	.291	.343	.450	.792	267	21	22	0	3	2
35	Gary Sheffield	36	NYA	Maj	NYY	154	675	584	104	170	27	0	34	123	10	2	78	76	.291	.379	.512	.891	299	11	8	0	5	7
36	Chone Figgins	27	ANA	Maj	LAA	158	720	642	113	186	25	10	8	57	62	17	64	101	.290	.352	.397	.749	255	9	0	9	5	1
37	Scott Podsednik*	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	129	568	507	80	147	28	1	0	25	59	23	47	75	.290	.351	.349	.700	177	7	3	6	5	0
38	John Olerud*	36	BOS	Maj	BOS	87	192	173	18	50	7	0	7	37	0	0	16	20	.289	.344	.451	.795	78	6	0	0	3	2
39	Grady Sizemore*	22	CLE	Maj	CLE	158	706	640	111	185	37	11	22	81	22	10	52	132	.289	.348	.484	.833	310	17	7	5	2	1
40	Toby Hall	29	TBA	Maj	TBD	135	463	432	28	124	20	0	5	48	0	0	16	39	.287	.315	.368	.683	159	15	5	3	7	1
41	Emil Brown	30	KCA	Maj	KCR	150	609	545	75	156	31	5	17	86	10	1	48	108	.286	.349	.455	.804	248	14	8	1	7	1
42	Jorge Cantú	23	TBA	Maj	TBD	150	630	598	73	171	40	1	28	117	1	0	19	83	.286	.311	.497	.808	297	24	6	0	7	1
43	Garret Anderson*	33	ANA	Maj	LAA	142	603	575	68	163	34	1	17	96	1	1	23	84	.284	.309	.435	.743	250	13	0	0	5	8
44	Ronnie Belliard	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	145	587	536	71	152	36	1	17	78	2	2	35	72	.284	.325	.450	.774	241	17	1	8	7	0
45	Paul Konerko	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	158	664	575	98	163	24	0	40	100	0	0	81	109	.284	.375	.534	.909	307	9	5	0	3	10
46	Melvin Mora	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	149	664	593	86	168	30	1	27	88	7	4	50	112	.283	.348	.474	.822	281	9	10	8	3	0
47	Jonny Gomes	24	TBA	Maj	TBD	101	407	348	61	98	13	6	21	54	9	5	39	113	.282	.372	.535	.906	186	6	14	1	5	1
48	Jason Varitek	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	133	539	470	70	132	30	1	22	70	2	0	62	117	.281	.366	.489	.856	230	10	3	1	3	3
49	Raúl Ibañez	33	SEA	Maj	SEA	162	690	614	92	172	32	2	20	89	9	4	71	99	.280	.355	.437	.792	268	12	2	0	3	6
50	Mark Kotsay*	29	OAK	Maj	OAK	139	629	582	75	163	35	1	15	82	5	5	40	51	.280	.325	.421	.746	245	13	1	2	4	3
51	Luis Matos	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	121	433	389	53	109	20	2	4	32	17	9	27	58	.280	.340	.373	.712	145	4	10	3	4	0
52	Chris Gomez	34	BAL	Maj	BAL	89	254	219	27	61	11	0	1	18	2	1	27	17	.279	.359	.343	.701	75	14	1	6	1	1
53	Terrence Long*	29	KCA	Maj	KCR	137	489	455	62	127	21	3	6	53	3	3	30	56	.279	.321	.378	.699	172	15	0	0	4	0
54	Javy López	34	BAL	Maj	BAL	103	423	395	47	110	24	1	15	49	0	1	19	68	.279	.322	.458	.780	181	10	7	0	2	2
55	Tadahito Iguchi	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	135	581	511	74	142	25	6	15	71	15	5	47	114	.278	.342	.438	.781	224	16	6	11	6	0
56	Mike Morse	23	SEA	Maj	SEA	72	258	230	27	64	10	1	3	23	3	1	18	50	.278	.349	.370	.718	85	9	8	0	2	0
57	Jay Gibbons*	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	139	518	488	72	135	33	3	26	79	0	0	28	56	.277	.317	.516	.833	252	15	1	0	1	3
58	John McDonald	30	TOR,DET	Maj	TOR-DET	68	184	166	18	46	6	1	0	16	6	1	11	24	.277	.326	.325	.651	54	6	2	3	2	0
59	Craig Monroe	28	DET	Maj	DET	157	623	567	69	157	30	3	20	89	8	3	40	95	.277	.322	.446	.768	253	16	3	1	12	4
60	Bobby Crosby	25	OAK	Maj	OAK	84	371	333	66	92	25	4	9	38	0	0	35	54	.276	.346	.457	.802	152	10	1	1	1	0
61	Joey Gathright	24	TBA	Maj	TBD	76	218	203	29	56	7	3	0	13	20	5	10	39	.276	.316	.340	.656	69	5	2	3	0	0
62	Pablo Ozuna	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	70	217	203	27	56	7	2	0	11	14	7	7	26	.276	.313	.330	.643	67	5	4	3	0	0
63	Édgar Rentería	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	153	692	623	100	172	36	4	8	70	9	4	55	100	.276	.335	.385	.721	240	15	3	6	5	0
64	Iván Rodríguez	33	DET	Maj	DET	129	525	504	71	139	33	5	14	50	7	3	11	93	.276	.290	.444	.735	224	19	2	1	7	2
65	Dan Johnson	25	OAK	Maj	OAK	109	434	375	54	103	21	0	15	58	0	1	50	52	.275	.355	.451	.806	169	11	1	0	8	1
66	Trot Nixon*	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	124	470	408	64	112	29	1	13	67	2	1	53	59	.275	.357	.446	.804	182	7	3	0	6	3
67	Matt Stairs	37	KCA	Maj	KCR	127	466	396	55	109	26	1	13	66	1	2	60	69	.275	.373	.444	.818	176	9	5	0	5	4
68	Randy Winn	31	SEA	Maj	SEA	102	436	386	46	106	25	1	6	37	12	6	37	53	.275	.342	.391	.733	151	7	4	6	3	3
69	Jermaine Dye	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	145	579	529	74	145	29	2	31	86	11	4	39	99	.274	.333	.512	.846	271	15	9	0	2	3
70	Aaron Hill	23	TOR	Maj	TOR	105	407	361	49	99	25	3	3	40	2	1	34	41	.274	.342	.385	.727	139	5	5	3	4	0
71	Shannon Stewart	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	132	599	551	69	151	27	3	10	56	7	5	34	73	.274	.323	.388	.711	214	11	8	1	5	2
72	Darin Erstad*	31	ANA	Maj	LAA	153	663	609	86	166	33	3	7	66	10	3	47	109	.273	.325	.371	.696	226	8	1	4	2	3
73	Curtis Granderson	24	DET	Maj	DET	47	174	162	18	44	6	3	8	20	1	1	10	43	.272	.314	.494	.808	80	2	0	2	0	0
74	Travis Lee*	30	TBA	Maj	TBD	129	441	404	54	110	22	2	12	49	7	4	35	66	.272	.331	.426	.757	172	7	1	0	1	4
75	Kevin Millar	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	134	519	449	57	122	28	1	9	50	0	1	54	74	.272	.355	.399	.753	179	12	8	0	8	0
76	Jason Giambi	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	139	545	417	74	113	14	0	32	87	0	0	108	109	.271	.440	.535	.975	223	7	19	0	1	5
77	Orlando Hudson	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	131	501	461	62	125	25	5	10	63	7	1	30	65	.271	.315	.412	.728	190	10	3	0	7	1
78	Jason Kendall	31	OAK	Maj	OAK	150	676	601	70	163	28	1	0	53	8	3	50	39	.271	.345	.321	.666	193	26	20	0	5	0
79	Juan Rivera	26	ANA	Maj	LAA	106	376	350	46	95	17	1	15	59	1	9	23	44	.271	.316	.454	.770	159	15	0	2	1	0
80	Dmitri Young	31	DET	Maj	DET	126	508	469	61	127	25	3	21	72	1	0	29	100	.271	.325	.471	.796	221	16	9	0	1	7
81	Ángel Berroa	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	159	652	608	68	164	21	5	11	55	7	5	18	108	.270	.305	.375	.680	228	13	14	10	2	3
82	Aaron Rowand	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	157	640	578	77	156	30	5	13	69	16	5	32	116	.270	.329	.407	.736	235	17	21	5	4	3
83	Eric Chavez	27	OAK	Maj	OAK	160	694	625	92	168	40	1	27	101	6	0	58	129	.269	.329	.466	.794	291	9	2	0	9	4
84	Alex Gonzalez	32	TBA	Maj	TBD	109	383	349	47	94	20	1	9	38	2	1	26	74	.269	.323	.410	.733	143	13	3	2	3	1
85	Torii Hunter	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	98	416	372	63	100	24	1	14	56	23	7	34	65	.269	.337	.452	.788	168	8	6	0	4	3
86	Reed Johnson	28	TOR	Maj	TOR	142	439	398	55	107	21	6	8	58	5	6	22	82	.269	.332	.412	.744	164	8	16	2	1	1
87	Luis Rodríguez	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	79	203	175	21	47	10	2	2	20	2	2	18	23	.269	.335	.383	.718	67	4	1	6	3	0
88	Vernon Wells	26	TOR	Maj	TOR	156	678	620	78	167	30	3	28	97	8	3	47	86	.269	.320	.463	.783	287	13	3	0	8	3
89	Alfonso Soriano	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	156	682	637	102	171	43	2	36	104	30	2	33	125	.268	.309	.512	.821	326	6	7	0	5	3
90	Jay Payton	32	OAK,BOS	Maj	OAK-BOS	124	435	408	62	109	16	1	18	63	0	1	24	47	.267	.306	.444	.749	181	8	0	0	3	2
91	Rafael Palmeiro*	40	BAL	Maj	BAL	110	422	369	47	98	13	0	18	60	2	0	43	43	.266	.339	.447	.786	165	9	2	0	8	4
92	Lew Ford	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	147	590	522	70	138	30	4	7	53	13	6	45	85	.264	.338	.377	.716	197	9	16	2	5	2
93	Kevin Mench	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	150	615	557	71	147	33	3	25	73	4	3	50	68	.264	.329	.469	.797	261	6	5	0	3	4
94	Hank Blalock	24	TEX	Maj	TEX	161	705	647	80	170	34	0	25	92	1	0	51	132	.263	.318	.431	.749	279	16	3	0	4	1
95	Michael Cuddyer	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	126	470	422	55	111	25	3	12	42	3	4	41	93	.263	.331	.422	.752	178	19	3	1	3	5
96	Bobby Kielty	28	OAK	Maj	OAK	116	433	377	55	99	20	0	10	57	3	2	50	67	.263	.350	.395	.746	149	14	2	2	2	3
97	Richie Sexson	30	SEA	Maj	SEA	156	656	558	99	147	36	1	39	121	1	1	89	167	.263	.369	.541	.910	302	14	6	0	3	4
98	Eric Hinske	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	147	537	477	79	125	31	2	15	68	8	4	46	121	.262	.333	.430	.763	205	8	8	0	6	4
99	Jorge Posada	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	142	546	474	67	124	23	0	19	71	1	0	66	94	.262	.352	.430	.782	204	8	2	0	4	5
100	Alex Ríos	24	TOR	Maj	TOR	146	519	481	71	126	23	6	10	59	14	9	28	101	.262	.306	.397	.704	191	14	5	0	5	1