1998 American League Batting Leaders

1997 Season 1999 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	Bernie Williams	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	128	578	499	101	169	30	5	26	97	15	9	74	81	.339	.422	.575	.997	287	19	1	0	4	9
2	Mo Vaughn	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	154	681	609	107	205	31	2	40	115	0	0	61	144	.337	.402	.591	.993	360	13	8	0	3	13
3	Juan Encarnación	22	DET	Maj	DET	40	175	164	30	54	9	4	7	21	7	4	7	31	.329	.354	.561	.915	92	2	1	0	3	0
4	Albert Belle	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	163	706	609	113	200	48	2	49	152	6	4	81	84	.328	.399	.655	1.055	399	17	1	0	15	10
5	Eric Davis	36	BAL	Maj	BAL	131	508	452	81	148	29	1	28	89	7	6	44	108	.327	.388	.582	.970	263	13	5	0	7	0
6	Derek Jeter	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	149	694	626	127	203	25	8	19	84	30	6	57	119	.324	.384	.481	.864	301	13	5	3	3	1
7	Aaron Ledesma	27	TBA	Maj	TBD	95	315	299	30	97	16	3	0	29	9	7	9	51	.324	.344	.398	.742	119	8	1	4	2	1
8	Nomar Garciaparra	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	143	652	604	111	195	37	8	35	122	12	6	33	62	.323	.362	.584	.946	353	20	8	0	7	1
9	Roberto Kelly	33	TEX	Maj	TEX	75	270	257	48	83	7	3	16	46	0	2	8	46	.323	.349	.560	.910	144	4	3	1	1	0
10	Edgar Martínez	35	SEA	Maj	SEA	154	672	556	86	179	46	1	29	102	1	1	106	96	.322	.429	.565	.993	314	13	3	0	7	4
11	Tony Fernández	36	TOR	Maj	TOR	138	551	486	71	156	36	2	9	72	13	8	45	53	.321	.387	.459	.846	223	11	11	3	6	5
12	Orlando Palmeiro*	29	ANA	Maj	ANA	75	192	165	28	53	7	2	0	21	5	4	20	11	.321	.395	.388	.783	64	2	0	7	0	1
13	Iván Rodríguez	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	145	617	579	88	186	40	4	21	91	9	0	32	88	.321	.358	.513	.871	297	18	3	0	3	4
14	Juan González	28	TEX	Maj	TEX	154	669	606	110	193	50	2	45	157	2	1	46	126	.319	.366	.630	.997	382	20	6	0	11	9
15	Paul O'Neill*	35	NYA	Maj	NYY	152	672	602	95	191	40	2	24	116	15	1	57	103	.317	.372	.510	.882	307	22	2	0	11	2
16	Todd Walker	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	143	581	528	85	167	41	3	12	62	19	7	47	65	.316	.372	.474	.845	250	13	2	0	4	9
17	José Offerman	29	KCA	Maj	KCR	158	709	607	102	191	28	13	7	66	45	12	89	96	.315	.403	.438	.841	266	7	5	2	6	1
18	Alex Rodriguez	22	SEA	Maj	SEA	161	748	686	123	213	35	5	42	124	46	13	45	121	.311	.360	.560	.920	384	12	10	3	4	0
19	Richie Sexson	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	49	183	174	28	54	14	1	11	35	1	1	6	42	.310	.344	.592	.936	103	3	3	0	0	0
20	Hal Morris*	33	KCA	Maj	KCR	127	516	472	50	146	27	2	1	40	1	0	32	52	.309	.350	.381	.731	180	15	1	4	7	6
21	Jim Edmonds*	28	ANA	Maj	ANA	154	659	599	115	184	42	1	25	91	7	5	57	114	.307	.368	.506	.874	303	16	1	1	1	7
22	Mike Caruso	21	CHA	Maj	CHW	133	555	523	81	160	17	6	5	55	22	6	14	38	.306	.331	.390	.721	204	8	7	8	3	0
23	Rusty Greer*	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	155	691	598	107	183	31	5	16	108	2	4	80	93	.306	.386	.455	.841	272	18	4	0	9	1
24	Reggie Jefferson*	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	62	219	196	24	60	16	1	8	31	0	0	21	40	.306	.374	.520	.895	102	7	1	0	1	2
25	Will Clark*	34	TEX	Maj	TEX	149	636	554	98	169	41	1	23	102	1	0	72	97	.305	.384	.507	.891	281	15	3	0	7	5
26	David Segui*	31	SEA	Maj	SEA	143	580	522	79	159	36	1	19	84	3	1	49	80	.305	.359	.487	.845	254	12	0	0	9	4
27	Harold Baines*	39	BAL	Maj	BAL	104	328	293	40	88	17	0	9	57	0	0	32	40	.300	.369	.451	.819	132	17	1	0	2	4
28	Scott Brosius	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	152	603	530	86	159	34	0	19	98	11	8	52	97	.300	.371	.472	.843	250	4	10	8	3	1
29	Tim Salmon	29	ANA	Maj	ANA	136	566	463	84	139	28	1	26	88	0	1	90	100	.300	.410	.534	.943	247	4	3	0	10	5
30	Otis Nixon	39	MIN	Maj	MIN	110	500	448	71	133	6	6	1	20	37	7	44	56	.297	.361	.344	.705	154	14	2	4	2	0
31	Darin Erstad*	24	ANA	Maj	ANA	133	590	537	84	159	39	3	19	82	20	6	43	77	.296	.353	.486	.839	261	2	6	1	3	7
32	Rafael Palmeiro*	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	162	709	619	98	183	36	1	43	121	11	7	79	91	.296	.379	.565	.945	350	14	7	0	4	8
33	Mike Simms	31	TEX	Maj	TEX	86	215	186	36	55	11	0	16	46	0	1	24	47	.296	.381	.613	.994	114	4	3	0	2	0
34	Jason Giambi	27	OAK	Maj	OAK	153	657	562	92	166	28	0	27	110	2	2	81	102	.295	.384	.489	.873	275	16	5	0	9	7
35	Matt Stairs	30	OAK	Maj	OAK	149	593	523	88	154	33	1	26	106	8	3	59	93	.295	.370	.511	.880	267	13	6	1	4	4
36	Garret Anderson*	26	ANA	Maj	ANA	156	658	622	62	183	41	7	15	79	8	3	29	80	.294	.325	.455	.780	283	13	1	3	3	8
37	Manny Ramirez	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	150	663	571	108	168	35	2	45	145	5	3	76	121	.294	.377	.599	.976	342	18	6	0	10	6
38	Carlos Delgado	26	TOR	Maj	TOR	142	620	530	94	155	43	1	38	115	3	0	73	139	.293	.386	.593	.978	314	8	11	0	6	13
39	Jim Thome	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	123	537	440	89	129	34	2	30	85	1	0	89	141	.293	.413	.584	.998	257	7	4	0	4	8
40	Quinton McCracken	27	TBA	Maj	TBD	155	675	614	77	179	38	7	7	59	19	10	41	107	.292	.335	.410	.745	252	12	3	9	8	1
41	Tony Clark	26	DET	Maj	DET	157	673	602	84	175	37	0	34	103	3	3	63	128	.291	.358	.522	.880	314	16	3	0	5	5
42	Tom Goodwin	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	154	608	520	102	151	13	3	2	33	38	20	73	90	.290	.378	.339	.716	176	2	2	10	3	0
43	Glenallen Hill	33	SEA	Maj	SEA	74	277	259	37	75	20	2	12	33	1	1	14	45	.290	.332	.521	.853	135	13	3	0	1	1
44	Tim Raines	38	NYA	Maj	NYY	109	382	321	53	93	13	1	5	47	8	3	55	49	.290	.395	.383	.779	123	5	3	0	3	1
45	Ben Grieve	22	OAK	Maj	OAK	155	678	583	94	168	41	2	18	89	2	2	85	123	.288	.386	.458	.844	267	18	9	0	1	3
46	Omar Vizquel	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	151	660	576	86	166	30	6	2	50	37	12	62	64	.288	.358	.372	.730	214	10	4	12	6	1
47	Gary Disarcina	30	ANA	Maj	ANA	157	595	551	73	158	39	3	3	56	11	7	21	51	.287	.321	.385	.706	212	11	8	12	3	0
48	Travis Fryman	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	146	608	557	74	160	33	2	28	96	10	8	44	125	.287	.341	.505	.845	281	12	3	0	4	0
49	Bubba Trammell	26	TBA	Maj	TBD	59	216	199	28	57	18	1	12	35	0	2	16	45	.286	.338	.568	.906	113	4	0	0	1	0
50	Royce Clayton	28	TEX	Maj	TEX	52	206	186	30	53	12	1	5	24	5	5	13	32	.285	.330	.441	.771	82	6	1	3	3	0
51	Ray Durham	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	158	723	635	126	181	35	8	19	67	36	9	73	105	.285	.363	.455	.818	289	5	6	6	3	3
52	Lenny Webster	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	108	328	309	37	88	16	0	10	46	0	0	15	38	.285	.317	.434	.751	134	10	0	3	1	0
53	Ken Griffey Jr.*	28	SEA	Maj	SEA	161	720	633	120	180	33	3	56	146	20	5	76	121	.284	.365	.611	.977	387	14	7	0	4	11
54	Bobby Higginson	27	DET	Maj	DET	157	685	612	92	174	37	4	25	85	3	3	63	101	.284	.355	.480	.835	294	16	6	0	4	2
55	Fred McGriff*	34	TBA	Maj	TBD	151	649	564	73	160	33	0	19	81	7	2	79	118	.284	.371	.443	.815	250	14	2	0	4	9
56	Darrin Fletcher	31	TOR	Maj	TOR	124	446	407	37	115	23	1	9	52	0	0	25	39	.283	.328	.410	.738	167	19	6	1	7	7
57	Mark Whiten	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	88	259	226	31	64	14	0	6	29	2	1	29	60	.283	.372	.425	.797	96	7	3	1	0	0
58	Roberto Alomar	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	147	657	588	86	166	36	1	14	56	18	5	59	70	.282	.347	.418	.766	246	11	2	3	5	3
59	Damon Buford	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	86	241	216	37	61	14	4	10	42	5	5	22	43	.282	.349	.523	.872	113	5	1	0	2	1
60	Frank Catalanotto	24	DET	Maj	DET	89	234	213	23	60	13	2	6	25	3	2	12	39	.282	.325	.446	.771	95	4	4	0	5	1
61	Kenny Lofton*	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	154	698	600	101	169	31	6	12	64	54	10	87	80	.282	.371	.413	.785	248	7	2	3	6	1
62	Magglio Ordóñez	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	145	578	535	70	151	25	2	14	65	9	7	28	53	.282	.326	.415	.741	222	19	9	2	4	1
63	Wade Boggs	40	TBA	Maj	TBD	123	483	435	51	122	23	4	7	52	3	2	46	54	.281	.348	.400	.748	174	13	0	0	2	6
64	Tino Martinez	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	142	608	531	92	149	33	1	28	123	2	1	61	83	.281	.355	.505	.860	268	18	6	0	10	3
65	Paul Molitor	41	MIN	Maj	MIN	126	559	502	75	141	29	5	4	69	9	2	45	41	.281	.335	.383	.718	192	19	1	1	10	5
66	David Justice*	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	146	625	540	94	151	39	2	21	88	9	3	76	98	.280	.363	.476	.839	257	9	0	0	9	7
67	Jeff Abbott*	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	89	260	244	33	68	14	1	12	41	3	3	9	28	.279	.298	.492	.790	120	2	0	2	5	1
68	Darren Bragg	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	129	465	409	51	114	29	3	8	57	5	3	42	99	.279	.351	.423	.774	173	16	6	4	4	0
69	Shannon Stewart	24	TOR	Maj	TOR	144	605	516	90	144	29	3	12	55	51	18	67	77	.279	.377	.417	.794	215	5	15	6	1	1
70	B.J. Surhoff	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	162	634	573	79	160	34	1	22	92	9	7	49	81	.279	.332	.457	.789	262	13	1	1	10	9
71	Shawn Green*	25	TOR	Maj	TOR	158	689	630	106	175	33	4	35	100	35	12	50	142	.278	.334	.510	.844	321	6	5	1	3	2
72	Matt Lawton	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	152	662	557	91	155	36	6	21	77	16	8	86	64	.278	.387	.478	.864	266	10	15	0	4	6
73	Shane Mack	34	KCA,OAK	Maj	KCR-OAK	69	231	209	31	58	15	1	6	29	8	2	15	36	.278	.342	.445	.787	93	6	6	0	1	0
74	Dean Palmer	29	KCA	Maj	KCR	152	639	572	84	159	27	2	34	119	8	2	48	134	.278	.333	.511	.844	292	18	6	0	13	3
75	Randy Winn	24	TBA	Maj	TBD	109	379	338	51	94	9	9	1	17	26	12	29	69	.278	.337	.367	.704	124	2	1	11	0	0
76	Johnny Damon*	24	KCA	Maj	KCR	161	710	642	104	178	30	10	18	66	26	12	58	84	.277	.340	.439	.779	282	4	4	3	3	4
77	Orlando Merced	31	MIN,BOS	Maj	MIN-BOS	72	235	213	22	59	12	0	5	35	1	4	19	32	.277	.336	.404	.740	86	4	1	0	2	3
78	David Ortiz*	22	MIN	Maj	MIN	86	326	278	47	77	20	0	9	46	1	0	39	72	.277	.371	.446	.817	124	8	5	0	4	3
79	Ron Coomer	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	137	555	529	54	146	22	1	15	72	2	2	18	72	.276	.296	.406	.702	215	22	0	0	8	1
80	Joey Cora	33	SEA,CLE	Maj	SEA-CLE	155	695	602	111	166	27	6	6	32	15	6	73	59	.276	.357	.370	.728	223	5	5	12	3	0
81	Joe Girardi	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	78	279	254	31	70	11	4	3	31	2	4	14	38	.276	.317	.386	.703	98	10	2	8	1	1
82	Scott Hatteberg	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	112	410	359	46	99	23	1	12	43	0	0	43	58	.276	.359	.446	.804	160	11	5	0	3	3
83	Bob Smith	24	TBA	Maj	TBD	117	416	370	44	102	15	3	11	55	5	3	34	110	.276	.343	.422	.765	156	9	6	2	4	0
84	Luis Alicea	32	TEX	Maj	TEX	101	308	259	51	71	15	3	6	33	4	3	37	40	.274	.372	.425	.796	110	1	5	4	3	0
85	David Bell	25	CLE,SEA	Maj	CLE-SEA	128	455	420	48	115	29	2	10	49	0	4	27	62	.274	.317	.424	.741	178	11	2	1	5	4
86	Paul Bako	26	DET	Maj	DET	96	333	305	23	83	12	1	3	30	1	1	23	82	.272	.319	.348	.667	106	3	0	1	4	4
87	Mike Benjamin	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	124	385	349	46	95	23	0	4	39	3	0	15	73	.272	.312	.373	.684	130	11	6	13	2	1
88	Damion Easley	28	DET	Maj	DET	153	651	594	84	161	38	2	27	100	15	5	39	112	.271	.332	.478	.810	284	8	16	0	2	2
89	Cal Ripken Jr.	37	BAL	Maj	BAL	161	659	601	65	163	27	1	14	61	0	2	51	68	.271	.331	.389	.721	234	9	4	1	2	0
90	Troy O'Leary*	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	156	657	611	95	165	36	8	23	83	2	2	36	108	.270	.314	.468	.782	286	17	5	0	5	2
91	Fernando Tatís	23	TEX	Maj	TEX	95	350	330	41	89	17	2	3	32	6	2	12	66	.270	.304	.361	.664	119	10	4	4	0	2
92	Brian Giles*	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	112	430	350	56	94	19	0	16	66	10	5	73	75	.269	.396	.460	.856	161	7	3	1	3	8
93	Jeffrey Hammonds	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	63	203	171	36	46	12	1	6	28	7	2	26	38	.269	.370	.456	.826	78	2	3	0	3	1
94	Miguel Cairo	24	TBA	Maj	TBD	150	558	515	49	138	26	5	5	46	19	8	24	44	.268	.307	.367	.674	189	9	6	11	2	0
95	Darren Lewis	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	155	670	585	95	157	25	3	8	63	29	12	70	94	.268	.352	.362	.714	212	12	8	2	5	0
96	Jorge Posada	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	111	409	358	56	96	23	0	17	63	0	1	47	92	.268	.350	.475	.825	170	14	0	0	4	7
97	Bip Roberts	34	OAK,DET	Maj	OAK-DET	95	333	295	45	79	17	0	1	24	16	4	31	38	.268	.344	.336	.680	99	7	4	2	1	0
98	Wil Cordero	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	96	371	341	58	91	18	2	13	49	2	1	22	66	.267	.314	.446	.759	152	7	3	1	4	0
99	Luis Gonzalez	30	DET	Maj	DET	154	620	547	84	146	35	5	23	71	12	7	57	62	.267	.340	.475	.816	260	9	8	0	8	7
100	Chuck Knoblauch	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	150	706	603	117	160	25	4	17	64	31	12	76	70	.265	.361	.405	.765	244	13	18	2	7	1