1972 National League Batting Leaders

1971 Season 1973 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 930 games, 12 teams, approx. 155 games in season

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Minimum 155 AB's to appear on leaderboard

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	Gene Clines	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	107	334	311	52	104	15	6	0	17	12	6	16	47	.334	.369	.421	.790	131	7	2	3	2	1
2	Billy Williams	34	CHN	Maj	CHC	150	650	574	95	191	34	6	37	122	3	1	62	59	.333	.399	.606	1.005	348	14	6	0	8	20
3	Ralph Garr	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	134	594	554	87	180	22	0	12	53	25	9	25	41	.325	.359	.430	.788	238	9	6	6	3	2
4	Manny Mota	34	LAN	Maj	LAD	118	410	371	57	120	16	5	5	48	4	4	27	15	.324	.375	.434	.809	161	10	5	5	2	6
5	Dusty Baker	23	ATL	Maj	ATL	127	503	446	62	143	27	2	17	76	4	7	45	68	.321	.383	.505	.888	225	9	4	2	6	2
6	César Cedeño	21	HOU	Maj	HOU	139	625	559	103	179	39	8	22	82	55	21	56	62	.320	.385	.537	.921	300	11	5	1	4	5
7	Bill Buckner*	22	LAN	Maj	LAD	105	405	383	47	122	14	3	5	37	10	3	17	13	.319	.348	.410	.758	157	13	1	3	1	2
8	Vic Davalillo*	32	PIT	Maj	PIT	117	403	368	60	117	19	2	4	28	14	1	26	44	.318	.367	.413	.780	152	3	3	5	1	6
9	Matty Alou*	33	SLN	Maj	STL	108	431	404	46	127	17	2	3	31	11	4	24	23	.314	.354	.389	.742	157	12	1	1	1	2
10	Roberto Clemente	37	PIT	Maj	PIT	102	413	378	68	118	19	7	10	60	0	0	29	49	.312	.356	.479	.835	181	15	0	0	6	7
11	Al Oliver*	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	140	612	565	88	176	27	4	12	89	2	4	34	44	.312	.352	.437	.789	247	13	5	1	7	4
12	Bob Watson	26	HOU	Maj	HOU	147	616	548	74	171	27	4	16	86	1	1	53	83	.312	.378	.464	.841	254	6	8	2	5	5
13	Lou Brock*	33	SLN	Maj	STL	153	675	621	81	193	26	8	3	42	63	18	47	93	.311	.359	.393	.752	244	6	1	3	3	12
14	Pete Rose	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	154	729	645	107	198	31	11	6	57	10	3	73	46	.307	.382	.417	.800	269	7	7	2	2	4
15	Ted Simmons	22	SLN	Maj	STL	152	629	594	70	180	36	6	16	96	1	3	29	57	.303	.336	.465	.801	276	18	2	1	3	8
16	Ron Santo	32	CHN	Maj	CHC	133	547	464	68	140	25	5	17	74	1	4	69	75	.302	.391	.487	.878	226	13	4	2	8	5
17	Richie Hebner	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	124	492	427	63	128	24	4	19	72	0	0	52	54	.300	.378	.508	.886	217	8	6	0	7	7
18	Leron Lee	24	SDN	Maj	SDP	101	405	370	50	111	23	7	12	47	2	5	29	58	.300	.353	.497	.850	184	9	3	0	3	4
19	Manny Sanguillén	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	136	547	520	55	155	18	8	7	71	1	2	21	38	.298	.322	.404	.726	210	10	0	0	6	11
20	Willie Stargell*	32	PIT	Maj	PIT	138	569	495	74	145	28	2	33	112	1	1	65	129	.293	.373	.558	.930	276	7	2	0	7	15
21	Rusty Staub	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	66	278	239	32	70	11	0	9	38	0	1	31	13	.293	.372	.452	.824	108	5	2	1	5	7
22	Joe Morgan	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	149	680	552	122	161	23	4	16	73	58	17	115	44	.292	.417	.435	.851	240	5	6	3	4	1
23	José Cardenal	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	143	593	533	96	155	24	6	17	70	25	14	55	58	.291	.356	.454	.810	242	15	1	1	3	3
24	Willie Davis*	32	LAN	Maj	LAD	149	654	615	81	178	22	7	19	79	20	3	27	61	.289	.317	.441	.758	271	9	1	4	7	4
25	Joe Torre	31	SLN	Maj	STL	149	613	544	71	157	26	6	11	81	3	0	54	64	.289	.357	.419	.776	228	19	8	0	7	13
26	Rennie Stennett	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	109	381	370	43	106	14	5	3	30	4	3	9	43	.287	.307	.376	.683	139	16	2	0	0	1
27	Terry Harmon	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	73	251	218	35	62	8	2	2	13	3	2	29	28	.284	.372	.367	.739	80	2	2	1	1	0
28	Lee May	29	HOU	Maj	HOU	148	647	592	87	168	31	2	29	98	3	1	52	145	.284	.343	.490	.833	290	13	2	0	1	12
29	Tony Pérez	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	136	576	515	64	146	33	7	21	90	4	2	55	121	.284	.349	.497	.846	256	9	0	0	6	15
30	Bobby Tolan*	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	149	667	604	88	171	28	5	8	82	42	15	44	88	.283	.334	.386	.720	233	15	6	6	7	5
31	Dave Cash	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	99	452	425	58	120	22	4	3	30	9	9	22	31	.282	.316	.374	.690	159	7	0	3	2	1
32	Greg Luzinski	21	PHI	Maj	PHI	150	611	563	66	158	33	5	18	68	0	4	42	114	.281	.332	.453	.785	255	14	3	0	3	4
33	Wes Parker*	32	LAN	Maj	LAD	130	502	427	45	119	14	3	4	59	3	5	62	43	.279	.367	.354	.721	151	13	1	6	6	5
34	Ron Fairly*	33	MON	Maj	MON	140	499	446	51	124	15	1	17	68	3	4	46	45	.278	.348	.431	.779	192	10	3	2	2	7
35	Rico Carty	32	ATL	Maj	ATL	86	315	271	31	75	12	2	6	29	0	0	44	33	.277	.378	.402	.780	109	8	0	0	0	4
36	César Gerónimo*	24	CIN	Maj	CIN	120	285	255	32	70	9	7	4	29	2	7	24	64	.275	.344	.412	.756	105	5	3	3	0	7
37	Don Kessinger	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	149	660	577	77	158	20	6	1	39	8	7	67	44	.274	.351	.335	.685	193	11	2	13	1	8
38	Ken Singleton	25	MON	Maj	MON	142	585	507	77	139	23	2	14	50	5	10	70	99	.274	.363	.410	.774	208	12	2	4	2	5
39	Bobby Valentine	22	LAN	Maj	LAD	119	434	391	42	107	11	2	3	32	5	5	27	33	.274	.319	.335	.654	131	11	2	8	6	2
40	Jim Wynn	30	HOU	Maj	HOU	145	652	542	117	148	29	3	24	90	17	7	103	99	.273	.389	.471	.860	255	8	2	2	3	6
41	Jim Hickman	35	CHN	Maj	CHC	115	425	368	65	100	15	2	17	64	3	1	52	64	.272	.364	.462	.826	170	7	2	2	1	3
42	Bill Russell	23	LAN	Maj	LAD	129	477	434	47	118	19	5	4	34	14	7	34	64	.272	.326	.366	.693	159	4	2	5	2	9
43	Glenn Beckert	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	120	510	474	51	128	22	2	3	43	2	1	23	17	.270	.304	.344	.648	163	16	2	7	4	1
44	Johnny Bench	24	CIN	Maj	CIN	147	652	538	87	145	22	2	40	125	6	6	100	84	.270	.379	.541	.920	291	18	2	0	12	23
45	Steve Garvey	23	LAN	Maj	LAD	96	317	294	36	79	14	2	9	30	4	2	19	36	.269	.312	.422	.734	124	8	1	0	3	3
46	Cito Gaston	28	SDN	Maj	SDP	111	403	379	30	102	14	0	7	44	0	2	22	76	.269	.313	.362	.674	137	13	2	0	0	2
47	Ed Kranepool*	27	NYN	Maj	NYM	122	368	327	28	88	15	1	8	34	1	0	34	35	.269	.336	.395	.731	129	11	1	2	4	13
48	Chris Speier	22	SFN	Maj	SFG	150	658	562	74	151	25	2	15	71	9	4	82	92	.269	.361	.400	.761	225	8	3	4	7	2
49	Johnny Edwards	34	HOU	Maj	HOU	108	392	332	33	89	16	2	5	40	2	4	50	39	.268	.358	.374	.732	124	5	1	1	8	12
50	Garry Maddox	22	SFN	Maj	SFG	125	482	458	62	122	26	7	12	58	13	6	14	97	.266	.293	.432	.725	198	5	4	4	2	3
51	Henry Aaron	38	ATL	Maj	ATL	129	544	449	75	119	10	0	34	77	4	0	92	55	.265	.390	.515	.904	231	17	1	0	2	15
52	Tito Fuentes	28	SFN	Maj	SFG	152	634	572	64	151	33	6	7	53	16	5	39	56	.264	.310	.379	.690	217	9	3	12	8	3
53	Ted Sizemore	27	SLN	Maj	STL	120	489	439	53	116	17	4	2	38	8	3	37	36	.264	.324	.335	.659	147	11	4	4	5	1
54	Joe Pepitone*	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	66	233	214	23	56	5	0	8	21	1	2	13	22	.262	.309	.397	.706	85	4	3	0	3	4
55	Tom Hutton*	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	134	443	381	40	99	16	2	4	38	5	8	56	24	.260	.354	.344	.698	131	9	0	5	1	4
56	Bobby Bonds	26	SFN	Maj	SFG	153	697	626	118	162	29	5	26	80	44	6	60	137	.259	.326	.446	.772	279	13	5	1	5	4
57	Tommy Helms	31	HOU	Maj	HOU	139	559	518	45	134	20	5	5	60	4	3	24	27	.259	.291	.346	.637	179	8	4	3	10	8
58	Lee Lacy	24	LAN	Maj	LAD	60	266	243	34	63	7	3	0	12	5	3	19	37	.259	.312	.313	.625	76	4	0	3	1	0
59	Dave Rader	23	SFN	Maj	SFG	133	494	459	44	119	14	1	6	41	1	2	29	31	.259	.306	.333	.640	153	12	3	1	2	4
60	Earl Williams	23	ATL	Maj	ATL	151	637	565	72	146	24	2	28	87	0	0	62	118	.258	.336	.457	.793	258	17	6	0	4	6
61	Ron Woods	29	MON	Maj	MON	97	249	221	21	57	5	1	10	31	3	3	22	33	.258	.321	.425	.746	94	3	0	3	3	2
62	Ken Henderson	26	SFN	Maj	SFG	130	484	439	60	113	21	2	18	51	14	7	38	66	.257	.317	.437	.755	192	7	2	2	3	6
63	Félix Millán	28	ATL	Maj	ATL	125	534	498	46	128	19	3	1	38	6	4	23	28	.257	.292	.313	.606	156	7	3	7	3	1
64	Darrell Evans	25	ATL	Maj	ATL	125	521	418	67	106	12	0	19	71	4	2	90	58	.254	.384	.419	.803	175	6	4	0	9	4
65	Ron Hunt	31	MON	Maj	MON	129	531	443	56	112	20	0	0	18	9	2	51	29	.253	.364	.298	.662	132	6	26	11	0	4
66	Frank Robinson	36	LAN	Maj	LAD	103	405	342	41	86	6	1	19	59	2	3	55	76	.252	.353	.442	.795	151	9	2	0	6	0
67	Bernie Carbo	24	SLN,CIN	Maj	STL-CIN	118	396	323	44	81	13	1	7	34	0	1	63	59	.251	.380	.362	.742	117	7	6	1	3	10
68	Willie Crawford*	25	LAN	Maj	LAD	96	283	243	28	61	7	3	8	27	4	2	35	55	.251	.349	.403	.752	98	8	2	2	1	3
69	Larry Bowa	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	152	633	579	67	145	11	13	1	31	17	9	32	51	.250	.291	.320	.611	185	8	2	18	2	1
70	Darrel Chaney	24	CIN	Maj	CIN	83	230	196	29	49	7	2	2	19	1	3	29	28	.250	.345	.337	.682	66	1	0	4	1	7
71	Nate Colbert	26	SDN	Maj	SDP	151	643	563	87	141	27	2	38	111	15	6	70	127	.250	.333	.508	.841	286	12	2	3	5	14
72	Dave Marshall	29	NYN	Maj	NYM	72	180	156	21	39	5	0	4	11	3	3	22	28	.250	.346	.359	.705	56	4	1	1	0	1
73	Willie Mays	41	NYN,SFN	Maj	NYM-SFG	88	309	244	35	61	11	1	8	22	4	5	60	48	.250	.400	.402	.802	98	9	1	4	0	6
74	Denny Doyle	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	123	484	442	33	110	14	2	1	26	6	7	31	33	.249	.295	.296	.591	131	9	0	6	5	2
75	Rick Monday*	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	138	520	434	68	108	22	5	11	42	12	9	78	102	.249	.362	.399	.760	173	4	1	3	4	8
76	Gene Alley	31	PIT	Maj	PIT	119	389	347	30	86	12	2	3	36	4	3	38	52	.248	.321	.320	.641	111	6	0	3	1	10
77	Willie Montañez*	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	147	596	531	60	131	39	3	13	64	1	3	58	108	.247	.320	.405	.725	215	5	1	2	4	13
78	Garry Jestadt	25	SDN	Maj	SDP	92	280	256	15	63	5	1	6	22	0	0	13	21	.246	.282	.344	.625	88	5	0	10	1	2
79	Tim McCarver	30	MON,PHI	Maj	MON-PHI	122	432	391	33	96	13	1	7	34	5	6	36	29	.246	.313	.338	.650	132	9	3	0	2	5
80	Cleon Jones*	29	NYN	Maj	NYM	106	415	375	39	92	15	1	5	52	1	6	30	83	.245	.305	.331	.636	124	10	4	2	4	4
81	Dave Roberts	21	SDN	Maj	SDP	100	443	418	38	102	17	0	5	33	7	2	18	64	.244	.275	.321	.595	134	5	0	6	1	1
82	Joe Hague*	28	CIN,SLN	Maj	CIN-STL	96	255	214	25	52	12	2	7	31	1	2	37	36	.243	.350	.416	.766	89	6	0	1	3	7
83	Tim Foli	21	MON	Maj	MON	149	592	540	45	130	12	2	2	35	11	7	25	43	.241	.280	.282	.561	152	6	6	16	5	2
84	Chris Cannizzaro	34	LAN	Maj	LAD	73	233	200	14	48	6	0	2	18	0	1	31	38	.240	.341	.300	.641	60	4	0	1	1	5
85	Jerry Morales	23	SDN	Maj	SDP	115	393	347	38	83	15	7	4	18	4	6	35	54	.239	.307	.357	.665	124	5	0	9	2	3
86	Bill Robinson	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	82	195	188	19	45	9	1	8	21	2	3	5	30	.239	.258	.426	.683	80	9	0	1	1	0
87	Luis Meléndez	22	SLN	Maj	STL	118	360	332	32	79	11	3	5	28	5	4	25	34	.238	.293	.334	.627	111	8	1	1	1	0
88	John Milner*	22	NYN	Maj	NYM	117	423	362	52	86	12	2	17	38	2	1	51	74	.238	.340	.423	.762	153	8	5	5	0	1
89	Doug Rader	27	HOU	Maj	HOU	152	626	553	70	131	24	7	22	90	5	5	57	120	.237	.309	.425	.734	235	18	5	2	9	8
90	José Cruz*	24	SLN	Maj	STL	117	374	332	33	78	14	4	2	23	9	3	36	54	.235	.309	.319	.628	106	4	1	2	3	3
91	Bob Bailey	29	MON	Maj	MON	143	560	489	55	114	10	4	16	57	6	7	59	112	.233	.315	.368	.683	180	13	1	7	4	7
92	Boots Day*	24	MON	Maj	MON	128	428	386	32	90	7	4	0	30	3	6	29	44	.233	.289	.272	.561	105	5	1	12	0	3
93	Denis Menke	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	140	524	447	41	104	19	2	9	50	0	1	58	76	.233	.322	.345	.667	154	8	5	6	8	2
94	Jim Fregosi	30	NYN	Maj	NYM	101	382	340	31	79	15	4	5	32	0	1	38	71	.232	.311	.344	.655	117	6	1	2	1	2
95	Wayne Garrett	24	NYN	Maj	NYM	111	377	298	41	69	13	3	2	29	3	2	70	58	.232	.374	.315	.689	94	5	0	5	4	3
96	Duffy Dyer	26	NYN	Maj	NYM	94	363	325	33	75	17	3	8	36	0	1	28	71	.231	.299	.375	.675	122	8	5	2	3	9
97	Mike Jorgensen*	23	MON	Maj	MON	113	438	372	48	86	12	3	13	47	12	13	53	75	.231	.332	.384	.716	143	7	4	7	2	7
98	Derrel Thomas	21	SDN	Maj	SDP	130	550	500	48	115	15	5	5	36	9	9	41	73	.230	.290	.310	.600	155	6	2	6	1	1
99	Tommie Agee	29	NYN	Maj	NYM	114	483	422	52	96	23	0	13	47	8	9	53	92	.228	.317	.374	.692	158	18	4	1	3	6
100	Mike Lum*	26	ATL	Maj	ATL	123	424	369	40	84	14	2	9	38	1	4	50	52	.228	.323	.350	.673	129	7	3	0	2	4