Single Season Leaders for Secondary Average in the National League

Secondary Average is a SABERmetric statistic that attempts to describe a hitter's overall effectiveness. Secondary Average (SEC) is a tool used to gauge a player's ability to produce extra bases independent of their batting average. In other words, Secondary Average covers the three primary factors of an offensive contribution to a team outside of their batting average — power (extra bases), eye (walks) and speed (stolen bases).

Important notes: 100 single season games played are needed to make this list, raw averages are presented to further clarify the one-hundred greatest National League single season secondary averages of all-time, and a bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"My main goal is winning. Through long hours of work, we were able to structure everything to benefit us and keep the Giants competitive. I'm glad I was able to help myself and the organization. I want to win here." - Barry Bonds on ESPN.com (Dave Schoenfield, 01/15/2002)
Secondary Average
Single Season National League Leaders

'Top 500'

Barry Bonds 1.086 (1.08579) 2004 San Francisco Giants NL 1
Barry Bonds 0.938 (0.93797) 2002 San Francisco Giants NL 2
Barry Bonds 0.929 (0.92857) 2001 San Francisco Giants NL 3
Barry Bonds 0.805 (0.80513) 2003 San Francisco Giants NL 4
Mark McGwire 0.774 (0.77407) 1998 St. Louis Cardinals NL 5
Barry Bonds 0.691 (0.69118) 2007 San Francisco Giants NL 6
Mark McGwire 0.674 (0.67370) 1999 St. Louis Cardinals NL 7
Barry Bonds 0.663 (0.66344) 1996 San Francisco Giants NL 8
Barry Bonds 0.647 (0.64693) 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 9
Barry Bonds 0.642 (0.64167) 2000 San Francisco Giants NL 10
Jack Clark 0.632 (0.63246) 1987 St. Louis Cardinals NL 11
Barry Bonds 0.620 (0.62030) 1997 San Francisco Giants NL 12
Brian Giles 0.614 (0.61368) 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 13
Barry Bonds 0.607 (0.60668) 1993 San Francisco Giants NL 14
Sammy Sosa 0.607 (0.60659) 2001 Chicago Cubs NL 15
Joe Morgan 0.606 (0.60593) 1976 Cincinnati Reds NL 16
Willie McCovey 0.600 (0.60000) 1970 San Francisco Giants NL 17
Gary Sheffield 0.597 (0.59730) 1996 Florida Marlins NL 18
Barry Bonds 0.597 (0.59718) 1999 San Francisco Giants NL 19
Barry Bonds 0.597 (0.59673) 2006 San Francisco Giants NL 20
Jeff Bagwell 0.585 (0.58541) 1999 Houston Astros NL 21
Willie McCovey 0.582 (0.58248) 1969 San Francisco Giants NL 22
Jack Clark 0.581 (0.58084) 1990 San Diego Padres NL 23
Ralph Kiner 0.578 (0.57815) 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 24
Eric Davis 0.576 (0.57590) 1986 Cincinnati Reds NL 25
Barry Bonds 0.575 (0.57545) 1994 San Francisco Giants NL 26
Chipper Jones 0.575 (0.57496) 1999 Atlanta Braves NL 27
Jeff Bagwell 0.573 (0.57250) 1994 Houston Astros NL 28
Barry Bonds 0.571 (0.57065) 1998 San Francisco Giants NL 29
Jimmy Wynn 0.570 (0.56970) 1969 Houston Astros NL 30
Eric Davis 0.570 (0.56962) 1987 Cincinnati Reds NL 31
Jeff Bagwell 0.567 (0.56714) 1997 Houston Astros NL 32
Eddie Mathews 0.565 (0.56513) 1954 Milwaukee Braves NL 33
Barry Bonds 0.561 (0.56126) 1995 San Francisco Giants NL 34
Joe Morgan 0.560 (0.56024) 1975 Cincinnati Reds NL 35
Mike Schmidt 0.556 (0.55650) 1981 Philadelphia Phillies NL 36
Willie McCovey 0.556 (0.55614) 1973 San Francisco Giants NL 37
Albert Pujols 0.555 (0.55458) 2009 St. Louis Cardinals NL 38
Jim Edmonds 0.554 (0.55422) 2004 St. Louis Cardinals NL 39
Mike Schmidt 0.540 (0.53974) 1979 Philadelphia Phillies NL 40
Carlos Beltran 0.535 (0.53529) 2006 New York Mets NL 41
Larry Walker 0.535 (0.53521) 1997 Colorado Rockies NL 42
Willie McCovey 0.535 (0.53488) 1974 San Diego Padres NL 43
Ryan Howard 0.532 (0.53184) 2006 Philadelphia Phillies NL 44
Eddie Mathews 0.529 (0.52906) 1955 Milwaukee Braves NL 45
Willie Mays 0.528 (0.52758) 1971 San Francisco Giants NL 46
Luis Gonzalez 0.527 (0.52709) 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 47
Darryl Strawberry 0.526 (0.52632) 1987 New York Mets NL 48
Joe Morgan 0.525 (0.52539) 1974 Cincinnati Reds NL 49
Bobby Abreu 0.524 (0.52439) 2004 Philadelphia Phillies NL 50
Rogers Hornsby 0.522 (0.52183) 1925 St. Louis Cardinals NL 51
Albert Pujols 0.521 (0.52150) 2006 St. Louis Cardinals NL 52
Bob Bailey 0.520 (0.51989) 1970 Montreal Expos NL 53
Ryan Howard 0.520 (0.51985) 2007 Philadelphia Phillies NL 54
Todd Helton 0.520 (0.51959) 2001 Colorado Rockies NL 55
Barry Bonds 0.518 (0.51830) 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 56
Jeff Bagwell 0.518 (0.51761) 1996 Houston Astros NL 57
Duke Snider 0.517 (0.51673) 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 58
Jack Clark 0.516 (0.51648) 1989 San Diego Padres NL 59
Ray Lankford 0.516 (0.51613) 1997 St. Louis Cardinals NL 60
Hank Aaron 0.515 (0.51531) 1973 Atlanta Braves NL 61
Bernie Carbo 0.515 (0.51507) 1970 Cincinnati Reds NL 62
Gary Sheffield 0.515 (0.51497) 2000 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 63
Adam Dunn 0.515 (0.51451) 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 64
Cincinnati Reds NL
Mike Schmidt 0.513 (0.51277) 1980 Philadelphia Phillies NL 65
Willie Mays 0.510 (0.51034) 1955 New York Giants NL 66
Jim Edmonds 0.510 (0.51007) 2003 St. Louis Cardinals NL 67
Todd Helton 0.510 (0.51005) 2004 Colorado Rockies NL 68
J.D. Drew 0.510 (0.50965) 2004 Atlanta Braves NL 69
Jim Thome 0.508 (0.50787) 2004 Philadelphia Phillies NL 70
Mike Schmidt 0.507 (0.50749) 1983 Philadelphia Phillies NL 71
Todd Helton 0.507 (0.50690) 2000 Colorado Rockies NL 72
Adam Dunn 0.506 (0.50645) 2005 Cincinnati Reds NL 73
Dale Murphy 0.505 (0.50530) 1987 Atlanta Braves NL 74
Barry Larkin 0.505 (0.50484) 1996 Cincinnati Reds NL 75
Darryl Strawberry 0.504 (0.50382) 1985 New York Mets NL 76
Mike Schmidt 0.504 (0.50368) 1977 Philadelphia Phillies NL 77
Kevin Mitchell 0.503 (0.50276) 1989 San Francisco Giants NL 78
Albert Pujols 0.502 (0.50191) 2008 St. Louis Cardinals NL 79
Adam Dunn 0.502 (0.50176) 2004 Cincinnati Reds NL 80
Willie Stargell 0.500 (0.50000) 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 81
Jim Edmonds 0.497 (0.49714) 2000 St. Louis Cardinals NL 82
Adam Dunn 0.496 (0.49617) 2007 Cincinnati Reds NL 83
Ron Gant 0.495 (0.49512) 1995 Cincinnati Reds NL 84
Willie Stargell 0.495 (0.49511) 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 85
Larry Walker 0.495 (0.49497) 2001 Colorado Rockies NL 86
Jeromy Burnitz 0.495 (0.49465) 1999 Milwaukee Brewers NL 87
Sammy Sosa 0.495 (0.49460) 2002 Chicago Cubs NL 88
Kal Daniels 0.495 (0.49457) 1987 Cincinnati Reds NL 89
Brian Giles 0.494 (0.49374) 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 90
Gene Tenace 0.494 (0.49367) 1980 San Diego Padres NL 91
Jim Thome 0.493 (0.49308) 2003 Philadelphia Phillies NL 92
Eddie Mathews 0.492 (0.49223) 1953 Milwaukee Braves NL 93
Jeff Bagwell 0.492 (0.49153) 2000 Houston Astros NL 94
Lance Berkman 0.491 (0.49067) 2006 Houston Astros NL 95
Wes Westrum 0.490 (0.49030) 1951 New York Giants NL 96
Barry Bonds 0.490 (0.49020) 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 97
Derrek Lee 0.490 (0.48990) 2005 Chicago Cubs NL 98
Brian Giles 0.489 (0.48944) 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 99
Joe Morgan 0.489 (0.48944) 1977 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Frank Robinson 0.489 (0.48922) 1960 Cincinnati Reds NL 101
Adrian Gonzalez 0.489 (0.48913) 2009 San Diego Padres NL 102
Darrell Evans 0.489 (0.48908) 1973 Atlanta Braves NL 103
Duke Snider 0.489 (0.48893) 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 104
Mike Schmidt 0.488 (0.48833) 1982 Philadelphia Phillies NL 105
Gary Redus 0.488 (0.48780) 1985 Cincinnati Reds NL 106
Dave Hansen 0.488 (0.48760) 2000 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 107
Prince Fielder 0.487 (0.48731) 2009 Milwaukee Brewers NL 108
Pat Burrell 0.487 (0.48729) 2007 Philadelphia Phillies NL 109
Lance Berkman 0.487 (0.48713) 2004 Houston Astros NL 110
Prince Fielder 0.487 (0.48691) 2007 Milwaukee Brewers NL 111
Joey Votto 0.487 (0.48663) 2012 Cincinnati Reds NL 112
Joe Morgan 0.486 (0.48611) 1973 Cincinnati Reds NL 113
Reggie Smith 0.486 (0.48566) 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 114
Hank Aaron 0.485 (0.48485) 1971 Atlanta Braves NL 115
Mike Schmidt 0.484 (0.48399) 1975 Philadelphia Phillies NL 116
Eddie Mathews 0.484 (0.48358) 1960 Milwaukee Braves NL 117
Morgan Ensberg 0.481 (0.48062) 2006 Houston Astros NL 118
John Cangelosi 0.478 (0.47802) 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 119
Jeff Bagwell 0.478 (0.47778) 1998 Houston Astros NL 120
Lance Berkman 0.478 (0.47751) 2002 Houston Astros NL 121
Willie Mays 0.478 (0.47751) 1964 San Francisco Giants NL  
Gary Sheffield 0.477 (0.47748) 1997 Florida Marlins NL 123
Larry Walker 0.477 (0.47717) 1999 Colorado Rockies NL 124
Albert Pujols 0.477 (0.47700) 2010 St. Louis Cardinals NL 125
Duke Snider 0.477 (0.47660) 1960 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 126
Ralph Kiner 0.475 (0.47481) 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 127
Greg Vaughn 0.475 (0.47469) 1998 San Diego Padres NL 128
John Vander Wal 0.474 (0.47396) 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 129
Gary Sheffield 0.474 (0.47368) 1998 Florida Marlins NL 130
Los Angeles Dodgers NL
Willie Mays 0.473 (0.47312) 1965 San Francisco Giants NL 131
Adam Dunn 0.473 (0.47253) 2009 Washington Nationals NL 132
Todd Hundley 0.472 (0.47242) 1997 New York Mets NL 133
Chipper Jones 0.472 (0.47207) 2005 Atlanta Braves NL 134
Bobby Abreu 0.471 (0.47109) 2001 Philadelphia Phillies NL 135
Sammy Sosa 0.470 (0.47040) 1999 Chicago Cubs NL 136
Sammy Sosa 0.470 (0.47020) 2000 Chicago Cubs NL 137
Mike Schmidt 0.470 (0.47007) 1974 Philadelphia Phillies NL 138
Jeff Bagwell 0.470 (0.47000) 2001 Houston Astros NL 139
J.D. Drew 0.469 (0.46933) 2001 St. Louis Cardinals NL 140
Ellis Burks 0.469 (0.46923) 1999 San Francisco Giants NL 141
Ken Griffey, Jr. 0.469 (0.46923) 2000 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Adam Dunn 0.469 (0.46881) 2006 Cincinnati Reds NL 143
Albert Pujols 0.468 (0.46791) 2004 St. Louis Cardinals NL 144
Greg Vaughn 0.467 (0.46727) 1999 Cincinnati Reds NL 145
Albert Pujols 0.467 (0.46701) 2005 St. Louis Cardinals NL 146
Gene Tenace 0.467 (0.46682) 1977 San Diego Padres NL 147
Sammy Sosa 0.467 (0.46656) 1998 Chicago Cubs NL 148
Gary Sheffield 0.466 (0.46602) 2001 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 149
Jimmy Wynn 0.465 (0.46548) 1976 Atlanta Braves NL 150
Jeff Burroughs 0.465 (0.46516) 1978 Atlanta Braves NL 151
Reggie Sanders 0.465 (0.46488) 1995 Cincinnati Reds NL 152
Darren Daulton 0.465 (0.46471) 1993 Philadelphia Phillies NL 153
Jim Edmonds 0.465 (0.46467) 2005 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154
Hank Aaron 0.464 (0.46435) 1969 Atlanta Braves NL 155
Howard Johnson 0.464 (0.46410) 1989 New York Mets NL 156
Nick Johnson 0.464 (0.46400) 2006 Washington Nationals NL 157
Adam Dunn 0.464 (0.46355) 2002 Cincinnati Reds NL 158
Hank Aaron 0.463 (0.46325) 1972 Atlanta Braves NL 159
Duke Snider 0.463 (0.46260) 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 160
Joey Votto 0.463 (0.46252) 2010 Cincinnati Reds NL 161
Andre Thornton 0.462 (0.46237) 1975 Chicago Cubs NL 162
Willie Mays 0.462 (0.46216) 1962 San Francisco Giants NL 163
Darryl Strawberry 0.460 (0.46041) 1988 New York Mets NL 164
Adam Dunn 0.459 (0.45932) 2003 Cincinnati Reds NL 165
Lance Berkman 0.458 (0.45848) 2008 Houston Astros NL 166
Johnny Bench 0.457 (0.45725) 1972 Cincinnati Reds NL 167
Pat Burrell 0.457 (0.45671) 2006 Philadelphia Phillies NL 168
Sandy Amoros 0.455 (0.45548) 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 169
Prince Fielder 0.455 (0.45518) 2011 Milwaukee Brewers NL 170
Willie Mays 0.455 (0.45470) 1957 New York Giants NL 171
Todd Helton 0.455 (0.45455) 2003 Colorado Rockies NL 172
Fred McGriff 0.454 (0.45386) 1992 San Diego Padres NL 173
Darren Daulton 0.454 (0.45361) 1992 Philadelphia Phillies NL 174
Dick Allen 0.454 (0.45356) 1967 Philadelphia Phillies NL 175
Ron Gant 0.453 (0.45346) 1996 St. Louis Cardinals NL 176
Frank Robinson 0.453 (0.45321) 1961 Cincinnati Reds NL 177
Gil Hodges 0.453 (0.45276) 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 178
Dick Allen 0.452 (0.45229) 1966 Philadelphia Phillies NL 179
Lance Berkman 0.452 (0.45217) 2009 Houston Astros NL 180
Ryan Klesko 0.452 (0.45167) 2001 San Diego Padres NL 181
Tim Raines 0.451 (0.45094) 1987 Montreal Expos NL 182
Duke Snider 0.450 (0.45034) 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 183
Brian Giles 0.450 (0.44965) 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 184
Ryan Klesko 0.449 (0.44939) 2000 San Diego Padres NL 185
Ken Caminiti 0.449 (0.44872) 1996 San Diego Padres NL 186
Ted Kluszewski 0.449 (0.44852) 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs NL 187
Ray Lankford 0.448 (0.44841) 1998 St. Louis Cardinals NL 188
Albert Pujols 0.448 (0.44839) 2003 St. Louis Cardinals NL 189
Greg Luzinski 0.448 (0.44815) 1978 Philadelphia Phillies NL 190
Gary Sheffield 0.448 (0.44792) 2003 Atlanta Braves NL 191
Pat Burrell 0.448 (0.44776) 2008 Philadelphia Phillies NL 192
Bobby Abreu 0.447 (0.44689) 1999 Philadelphia Phillies NL 193
Stan Musial 0.447 (0.44688) 1953 St. Louis Cardinals NL 194
Jimmy Wynn 0.447 (0.44660) 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 195
Bobby Abreu 0.446 (0.44618) 2000 Philadelphia Phillies NL 196
Jim Edmonds 0.446 (0.44600) 2001 St. Louis Cardinals NL 197
Duke Snider 0.446 (0.44576) 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 198
Jason Bay 0.446 (0.44574) 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 199
Jim Hickman 0.446 (0.44553) 1970 Chicago Cubs NL 200
Lance Berkman 0.445 (0.44541) 2001 Houston Astros NL 201
Dick Allen 0.445 (0.44521) 1969 Philadelphia Phillies NL 202
Rickie Weeks 0.445 (0.44499) 2007 Milwaukee Brewers NL 203
Willie Mays 0.444 (0.44425) 1954 New York Giants NL 204
Willie McCovey 0.444 (0.44422) 1966 San Francisco Giants NL 205
Chipper Jones 0.444 (0.44406) 2001 Atlanta Braves NL 206
Ryan Klesko 0.444 (0.44377) 1995 Atlanta Braves NL 207
Pedro Guerrero 0.444 (0.44353) 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 208
Mack Jones 0.443 (0.44280) 1970 Montreal Expos NL 209
Shawn Green 0.443 (0.44265) 2001 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 210
Carlos Pena 0.442 (0.44219) 2011 Chicago Cubs NL 211
Mike Schmidt 0.442 (0.44178) 1976 Philadelphia Phillies NL 212
Stan Musial 0.442 (0.44162) 1954 St. Louis Cardinals NL 213
Mark Reynolds 0.441 (0.44118) 2009 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 214
Brad Wilkerson 0.441 (0.44056) 2004 Montreal Expos NL 215
Jason Bay 0.440 (0.44035) 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 216
Manny Ramirez 0.440 (0.44034) 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 217
Howard Johnson 0.440 (0.43972) 1991 New York Mets NL 218
Scott Rolen 0.439 (0.43943) 1999 Philadelphia Phillies NL 219
Gene Tenace 0.439 (0.43890) 1978 San Diego Padres NL 220
Eric Davis 0.439 (0.43855) 1996 Cincinnati Reds NL 221
Tony Clark 0.438 (0.43840) 2005 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 222
Shawn Green 0.438 (0.43814) 2002 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 223
Dick Allen 0.438 (0.43791) 1970 St. Louis Cardinals NL 224
Eric Davis 0.437 (0.43723) 1989 Cincinnati Reds NL 225
Ellis Burks 0.437 (0.43719) 1996 Colorado Rockies NL 226
Jimmy Wynn 0.437 (0.43682) 1970 Houston Astros NL 227
Reggie Smith 0.436 (0.43624) 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 228
Hank Aaron 0.436 (0.43605) 1970 Atlanta Braves NL 229
Richie Sexson 0.436 (0.43564) 2003 Milwaukee Brewers NL 230
Richard Hidalgo 0.435 (0.43548) 2000 Houston Astros NL 231
Bobby Estalella 0.435 (0.43478) 2000 San Francisco Giants NL 232
Davey Lopes 0.435 (0.43471) 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 233
Chipper Jones 0.435 (0.43470) 2007 Atlanta Braves NL 234
Dale Murphy 0.435 (0.43463) 1983 Atlanta Braves NL 235
Hanley Ramirez 0.435 (0.43463) 2008 Florida Marlins NL  
Dick Dietz 0.434 (0.43408) 1970 San Francisco Giants NL 237
Todd Helton 0.434 (0.43400) 2002 Colorado Rockies NL 238
Darryl Strawberry 0.434 (0.43368) 1986 New York Mets NL 239
Jimmy Wynn 0.434 (0.43364) 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 240
Willie Mays 0.434 (0.43357) 1961 San Francisco Giants NL 241
Matt Kemp 0.434 (0.43355) 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 242
Morgan Ensberg 0.433 (0.43346) 2005 Houston Astros NL 243
Lance Berkman 0.433 (0.43343) 2000 Houston Astros NL 244
Rogers Hornsby 0.433 (0.43339) 1922 St. Louis Cardinals NL 245
Todd Hundley 0.433 (0.43333) 1996 New York Mets NL 246
Michael Tucker 0.433 (0.43333) 2000 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Joe Morgan 0.433 (0.43317) 1983 Philadelphia Phillies NL 248
Chipper Jones 0.433 (0.43309) 2006 Atlanta Braves NL 249
Jim Edmonds 0.433 (0.43277) 2002 St. Louis Cardinals NL 250
Hank Aaron 0.433 (0.43265) 1963 Milwaukee Braves NL 251
Chipper Jones 0.432 (0.43178) 2000 Atlanta Braves NL 252
Lance Berkman 0.432 (0.43162) 2005 Houston Astros NL 253
Roy Campanella 0.432 (0.43160) 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 254
Fred McGriff 0.432 (0.43160) 1994 Atlanta Braves NL  
Greg Luzinski 0.431 (0.43141) 1977 Philadelphia Phillies NL 256
Ray Lankford 0.431 (0.43112) 2000 St. Louis Cardinals NL 257
Brian Giles 0.431 (0.43089) 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 258
San Diego Padres NL
Willie Mays 0.431 (0.43080) 1956 New York Giants NL 259
Fernando Tatis 0.430 (0.43017) 1999 St. Louis Cardinals NL 260
Scott Rolen 0.430 (0.43000) 2004 St. Louis Cardinals NL 261
Mike Schmidt 0.430 (0.42992) 1984 Philadelphia Phillies NL 262
Von Hayes 0.430 (0.42986) 1987 Philadelphia Phillies NL 263
Giancarlo Stanton 0.430 (0.42984) 2012 Miami Marlins NL 264
Larry Walker 0.430 (0.42952) 1998 Colorado Rockies NL 265
Mark Sweeney 0.429 (0.42938) 2004 Colorado Rockies NL 266
Lance Berkman 0.429 (0.42937) 2003 Houston Astros NL 267
Mark Bellhorn 0.429 (0.42921) 2002 Chicago Cubs NL 268
Javy Lopez 0.429 (0.42888) 2003 Atlanta Braves NL 269
Bobby Abreu 0.428 (0.42832) 2002 Philadelphia Phillies NL 270
Todd Helton 0.428 (0.42829) 2005 Colorado Rockies NL 271
Moises Alou 0.428 (0.42808) 1998 Houston Astros NL 272
Howard Johnson 0.428 (0.42780) 1987 New York Mets NL 273
Von Hayes 0.428 (0.42778) 1989 Philadelphia Phillies NL 274
Stan Musial 0.427 (0.42734) 1951 St. Louis Cardinals NL 275
Jayson Werth 0.427 (0.42732) 2009 Philadelphia Phillies NL 276
Joe Cunningham 0.427 (0.42730) 1958 St. Louis Cardinals NL 277
Larry Walker 0.427 (0.42713) 1995 Colorado Rockies NL 278
Reggie Sanders 0.427 (0.42678) 1999 San Diego Padres NL 279
Vladimir Guerrero 0.427 (0.42671) 2002 Montreal Expos NL 280
Vladimir Guerrero 0.426 (0.42640) 2003 Montreal Expos NL 281
Hank Thompson 0.426 (0.42634) 1954 New York Giants NL 282
Lance Berkman 0.426 (0.42623) 2011 St. Louis Cardinals NL 283
Joe Morgan 0.426 (0.42572) 1972 Cincinnati Reds NL 284
David Wright 0.425 (0.42550) 2007 New York Mets NL 285
Rogers Hornsby 0.425 (0.42537) 1924 St. Louis Cardinals NL 286
Ryan Howard 0.425 (0.42532) 2009 Philadelphia Phillies NL 287
Bobby Abreu 0.425 (0.42517) 2005 Philadelphia Phillies NL 288
Andruw Jones 0.425 (0.42491) 2005 Atlanta Braves NL 289
Derrek Lee 0.425 (0.42486) 2003 Florida Marlins NL 290
Ryan Howard 0.425 (0.42459) 2008 Philadelphia Phillies NL 291
Davey Johnson 0.424 (0.42397) 1973 Atlanta Braves NL 292
Troy Glaus 0.424 (0.42379) 2005 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 293
Chipper Jones 0.424 (0.42369) 2008 Atlanta Braves NL 294
Carlos Delgado 0.424 (0.42366) 2006 New York Mets NL 295
Eddie Mathews 0.424 (0.42351) 1962 Milwaukee Braves NL 296
Alfonso Soriano 0.423 (0.42349) 2006 Washington Nationals NL 297
Bobby Bonds 0.423 (0.42302) 1973 San Francisco Giants NL 298
Gil Hodges 0.423 (0.42268) 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 299
Hank Thompson 0.423 (0.42268) 1953 New York Giants NL  
Willie Mays 0.423 (0.42261) 1959 San Francisco Giants NL 301
Rusty Staub 0.423 (0.42259) 1969 Montreal Expos NL 302
Ken Caminiti 0.423 (0.42257) 1998 San Diego Padres NL 303
Eddie Mathews 0.423 (0.42256) 1959 Milwaukee Braves NL 304
Tony Perez 0.422 (0.42249) 1970 Cincinnati Reds NL 305
Eddie Mathews 0.422 (0.42210) 1956 Milwaukee Braves NL 306
Frank Robinson 0.422 (0.42200) 1962 Cincinnati Reds NL 307
Rusty Staub 0.422 (0.42179) 1970 Montreal Expos NL 308
Eric Davis 0.422 (0.42161) 1988 Cincinnati Reds NL 309
Leon Durham 0.421 (0.42136) 1983 Chicago Cubs NL 310
Barry Bonds 0.421 (0.42131) 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 311
Jeff Kent 0.421 (0.42078) 2000 San Francisco Giants NL 312
Hank Aaron 0.421 (0.42061) 1962 Milwaukee Braves NL 313
Fred McGriff 0.420 (0.42045) 1991 San Diego Padres NL 314
Chase Utley 0.420 (0.42032) 2009 Philadelphia Phillies NL 315
Ryan Braun 0.420 (0.41973) 2012 Milwaukee Brewers NL 316
Dave Kingman 0.420 (0.41967) 1973 San Francisco Giants NL 317
Chipper Jones 0.419 (0.41949) 2004 Atlanta Braves NL 318
Andruw Jones 0.419 (0.41947) 2006 Atlanta Braves NL 319
Rickey Henderson 0.419 (0.41935) 1996 San Diego Padres NL 320
Ernie Banks 0.419 (0.41919) 1957 Chicago Cubs NL 321
Lenny Dykstra 0.419 (0.41915) 1993 Philadelphia Phillies NL 322
Ray Lankford 0.419 (0.41902) 2001 San Diego Padres NL 323
St. Louis Cardinals NL
Vladimir Guerrero 0.419 (0.41856) 2000 Montreal Expos NL 324
Willie McCovey 0.419 (0.41852) 1965 San Francisco Giants NL 325
Frank Robinson 0.419 (0.41852) 1959 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Carlos Delgado 0.418 (0.41843) 2005 Florida Marlins NL 327
Derrek Lee 0.417 (0.41729) 2009 Chicago Cubs NL 328
Gary Sheffield 0.417 (0.41712) 1999 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 329
Mike Schmidt 0.417 (0.41667) 1986 Philadelphia Phillies NL 330
Pat Burrell 0.416 (0.41638) 2002 Philadelphia Phillies NL 331
Hank Aaron 0.416 (0.41625) 1966 Atlanta Braves NL 332
Chipper Jones 0.416 (0.41606) 2002 Atlanta Braves NL 333
Matt Williams 0.416 (0.41573) 1994 San Francisco Giants NL 334
Mike Schmidt 0.416 (0.41571) 1987 Philadelphia Phillies NL 335
Ryan Braun 0.416 (0.41563) 2011 Milwaukee Brewers NL 336
Bob Robertson 0.415 (0.41538) 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 337
Eddie Mathews 0.415 (0.41499) 1963 Milwaukee Braves NL 338
Mike Piazza 0.415 (0.41494) 2000 New York Mets NL 339
Ellis Burks 0.415 (0.41476) 2000 San Francisco Giants NL 340
Brian Giles 0.415 (0.41468) 2005 San Diego Padres NL 341
Mike Jorgensen 0.415 (0.41463) 1974 Montreal Expos NL 342
Willie McCovey 0.414 (0.41447) 1967 San Francisco Giants NL 343
J.T. Snow 0.414 (0.41431) 1997 San Francisco Giants NL 344
Rick Monday 0.414 (0.41429) 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 345
Randy Ready 0.414 (0.41429) 1987 San Diego Padres NL  
Luis Gonzalez 0.414 (0.41425) 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 347
Larry Walker 0.414 (0.41410) 2003 Colorado Rockies NL 348
Will Clark 0.414 (0.41391) 1988 San Francisco Giants NL 349
Dave Kingman 0.414 (0.41353) 1979 Chicago Cubs NL 350
Jimmy Wynn 0.413 (0.41312) 1965 Houston Astros NL 351
Matt Stairs 0.413 (0.41311) 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 352
Stan Lopata 0.413 (0.41308) 1956 Philadelphia Phillies NL 353
George Foster 0.413 (0.41301) 1977 Cincinnati Reds NL 354
Tim Raines 0.413 (0.41301) 1983 Montreal Expos NL  
Ralph Kiner 0.413 (0.41281) 1953 Chicago Cubs NL 356
Pittsburgh Pirates NL
Jason Thompson 0.413 (0.41273) 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 357
Merv Rettenmund 0.413 (0.41270) 1977 San Diego Padres NL 358
Jay Bell 0.413 (0.41256) 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 359
Larry Walker 0.412 (0.41224) 1993 Montreal Expos NL 360
Adam Dunn 0.412 (0.41219) 2010 Washington Nationals NL 361
Phil Nevin 0.412 (0.41209) 2001 San Diego Padres NL 362
Frank Robinson 0.412 (0.41197) 1964 Cincinnati Reds NL 363
Jeff Bagwell 0.412 (0.41156) 2002 Houston Astros NL 364
Carlos Beltran 0.412 (0.41155) 2007 New York Mets NL 365
Hank Sauer 0.412 (0.41154) 1954 Chicago Cubs NL 366
Chipper Jones 0.411 (0.41098) 1998 Atlanta Braves NL 367
Giancarlo Stanton 0.411 (0.41085) 2011 Florida Marlins NL 368
Larry Walker 0.410 (0.41013) 1994 Montreal Expos NL 369
David Justice 0.410 (0.41002) 1990 Atlanta Braves NL 370
Bobby Bonds 0.410 (0.40997) 1969 San Francisco Giants NL 371
Mike Schmidt 0.410 (0.40984) 1985 Philadelphia Phillies NL 372
Derrek Lee 0.410 (0.40964) 2002 Florida Marlins NL 373
Rob Ducey 0.410 (0.40957) 1999 Philadelphia Phillies NL 374
Jeff Heath 0.409 (0.40934) 1948 Boston Braves NL 375
Scott Rolen 0.409 (0.40932) 1998 Philadelphia Phillies NL 376
Bobby Thomson 0.409 (0.40927) 1951 New York Giants NL 377
David Justice 0.409 (0.40909) 1994 Atlanta Braves NL 378
Eddie Mathews 0.409 (0.40909) 1957 Milwaukee Braves NL  
Joey Votto 0.409 (0.40902) 2011 Cincinnati Reds NL 380
Albert Pujols 0.409 (0.40885) 2007 St. Louis Cardinals NL 381
David Justice 0.409 (0.40876) 1995 Atlanta Braves NL 382
Chris Iannetta 0.408 (0.40841) 2008 Colorado Rockies NL 383
Gary Redus 0.408 (0.40839) 1983 Cincinnati Reds NL 384
Willie Mays 0.408 (0.40833) 1958 San Francisco Giants NL 385
Prince Fielder 0.408 (0.40830) 2010 Milwaukee Brewers NL 386
Mike Piazza 0.408 (0.40827) 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 387
Dave Kingman 0.408 (0.40793) 1981 New York Mets NL 388
Mike Cameron 0.408 (0.40775) 1999 Cincinnati Reds NL 389
Joe Morgan 0.407 (0.40748) 1969 Houston Astros NL 390
Ray Lankford 0.407 (0.40734) 1996 St. Louis Cardinals NL 391
Ron Gant 0.407 (0.40731) 1998 St. Louis Cardinals NL 392
Ryan Ludwick 0.407 (0.40706) 2008 St. Louis Cardinals NL 393
Troy Tulowitzki 0.407 (0.40700) 2009 Colorado Rockies NL 394
Dale Murphy 0.407 (0.40692) 1984 Atlanta Braves NL 395
Geovany Soto 0.407 (0.40683) 2010 Chicago Cubs NL 396
Mark Reynolds 0.407 (0.40681) 2010 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 397
Jayson Werth 0.407 (0.40670) 2008 Philadelphia Phillies NL 398
Luis Gonzalez 0.406 (0.40649) 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 399
Lance Berkman 0.406 (0.40642) 2007 Houston Astros NL 400
Scott Rolen 0.406 (0.40608) 2003 St. Louis Cardinals NL 401
John Vander Wal 0.406 (0.40594) 1995 Colorado Rockies NL 402
Jimmy Wynn 0.406 (0.40590) 1972 Houston Astros NL 403
Jim Edmonds 0.406 (0.40588) 2008 Chicago Cubs NL 404
San Diego Padres NL
Andres Galarraga 0.405 (0.40541) 1998 Atlanta Braves NL 405
Andruw Jones 0.405 (0.40536) 2002 Atlanta Braves NL 406
Darren Daulton 0.405 (0.40506) 1997 Florida Marlins NL 407
Philadelphia Phillies NL
Henry Rodriguez 0.405 (0.40482) 1998 Chicago Cubs NL 408
Ron Gant 0.405 (0.40463) 1991 Atlanta Braves NL 409
Jason Bay 0.405 (0.40458) 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 410
Carlos Beltran 0.404 (0.40429) 2008 New York Mets NL 411
Willie McCovey 0.404 (0.40385) 1960 San Francisco Giants NL 412
Willie Stargell 0.404 (0.40354) 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 413
Jeff Bagwell 0.403 (0.40331) 2003 Houston Astros NL 414
Ellis Burks 0.403 (0.40330) 1997 Colorado Rockies NL 415
John Vander Wal 0.403 (0.40310) 1998 Colorado Rockies NL 416
San Diego Padres NL
Darrell Evans 0.403 (0.40280) 1974 Atlanta Braves NL 417
Jack Clark 0.403 (0.40271) 1985 St. Louis Cardinals NL 418
Matt Holliday 0.403 (0.40260) 2008 Colorado Rockies NL 419
Willie Stargell 0.403 (0.40256) 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 420
Jayson Werth 0.403 (0.40253) 2010 Philadelphia Phillies NL 421
Larry Walker 0.403 (0.40252) 2002 Colorado Rockies NL 422
Lonnie Smith 0.402 (0.40249) 1989 Atlanta Braves NL 423
Jeromy Burnitz 0.402 (0.40248) 2000 Milwaukee Brewers NL 424
Jeff Burroughs 0.402 (0.40242) 1977 Atlanta Braves NL 425
Gil Hodges 0.402 (0.40242) 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers NL  
Jose Cruz, Jr. 0.402 (0.40223) 2005 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 427
Los Angeles Dodgers NL
Willie Mays 0.402 (0.40217) 1966 San Francisco Giants NL 428
Dave Winfield 0.402 (0.40201) 1979 San Diego Padres NL 429
Solly Hemus 0.402 (0.40187) 1954 St. Louis Cardinals NL 430
Tim Raines 0.402 (0.40174) 1985 Montreal Expos NL 431
Mike Piazza 0.402 (0.40159) 2001 New York Mets NL 432
Dale Murphy 0.401 (0.40134) 1982 Atlanta Braves NL 433
Ken Caminiti 0.401 (0.40123) 1997 San Diego Padres NL 434
Brad Hawpe 0.401 (0.40116) 2007 Colorado Rockies NL 435
Joey Votto 0.401 (0.40085) 2009 Cincinnati Reds NL 436
Bobby Bonilla 0.400 (0.40040) 1993 New York Mets NL 437
Eddie Mathews 0.400 (0.40035) 1961 Milwaukee Braves NL 438
Raul Ibanez 0.400 (0.40000) 2009 Philadelphia Phillies NL 439
Chase Utley 0.400 (0.39963) 2005 Philadelphia Phillies NL 440
Darrell Evans 0.400 (0.39962) 1983 San Francisco Giants NL 441
Ray Lankford 0.400 (0.39959) 1995 St. Louis Cardinals NL 442
Gene Tenace 0.400 (0.39957) 1979 San Diego Padres NL 443
Adolfo Phillips 0.400 (0.39955) 1967 Chicago Cubs NL 444
Joe Ferguson 0.399 (0.39945) 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 445
Dan Uggla 0.399 (0.39925) 2008 Florida Marlins NL 446
Dick Allen 0.399 (0.39923) 1968 Philadelphia Phillies NL 447
Reggie Sanders 0.399 (0.39909) 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 448
Mark Teixeira 0.399 (0.39895) 2008 Atlanta Braves NL 449
Wayne Garrett 0.399 (0.39891) 1970 New York Mets NL 450
Ernie Banks 0.399 (0.39866) 1960 Chicago Cubs NL 451
Bobby Bonds 0.399 (0.39859) 1974 San Francisco Giants NL 452
Pat Burrell 0.399 (0.39858) 2005 Philadelphia Phillies NL 453
Fred McGriff 0.399 (0.39856) 1993 Atlanta Braves NL 454
San Diego Padres NL
Bill Hall 0.399 (0.39851) 2006 Milwaukee Brewers NL 455
Luke Scott 0.398 (0.39837) 2007 Houston Astros NL 456
Joe Ferguson 0.398 (0.39828) 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 457
Phil Plantier 0.398 (0.39827) 1993 San Diego Padres NL 458
Jackie Robinson 0.398 (0.39804) 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 459
Howard Johnson 0.398 (0.39798) 1988 New York Mets NL 460
Nate Colbert 0.398 (0.39787) 1972 San Diego Padres NL 461
David Wright 0.398 (0.39776) 2008 New York Mets NL 462
Cliff Floyd 0.398 (0.39762) 2000 Florida Marlins NL 463
Darryl Strawberry 0.398 (0.39762) 1983 New York Mets NL  
Wes Westrum 0.398 (0.39752) 1952 New York Giants NL 465
Eric Davis 0.397 (0.39735) 1990 Cincinnati Reds NL 466
Jeff Bagwell 0.397 (0.39732) 1995 Houston Astros NL 467
Ernie Banks 0.397 (0.39728) 1959 Chicago Cubs NL 468
Ryan Braun 0.397 (0.39690) 2007 Milwaukee Brewers NL 469
Carl Everett 0.397 (0.39655) 1999 Houston Astros NL 470
Darryl Strawberry 0.397 (0.39655) 1984 New York Mets NL  
Dave Nilsson 0.397 (0.39650) 1999 Milwaukee Brewers NL 472
Dale Murphy 0.396 (0.39610) 1985 Atlanta Braves NL 473
Willie Stargell 0.396 (0.39596) 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 474
Andre Dawson 0.396 (0.39594) 1981 Montreal Expos NL 475
Ron Fairly 0.396 (0.39592) 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 476
Jack Clark 0.396 (0.39588) 1980 San Francisco Giants NL 477
Mike Cameron 0.396 (0.39554) 2004 New York Mets NL 478
Ron Santo 0.395 (0.39527) 1964 Chicago Cubs NL 479
Edgardo Alfonzo 0.395 (0.39522) 2000 New York Mets NL 480
Steve Finley 0.395 (0.39518) 2000 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 481
Hank Sauer 0.395 (0.39506) 1952 Chicago Cubs NL 482
Albert Pujols 0.395 (0.39492) 2001 St. Louis Cardinals NL 483
Cliff Floyd 0.395 (0.39459) 2001 Florida Marlins NL 484
Josh Willingham 0.395 (0.39459) 2010 Washington Nationals NL  
Cy Williams 0.394 (0.39439) 1923 Philadelphia Phillies NL 486
Phil Nevin 0.394 (0.39426) 1999 San Diego Padres NL 487
Ron Cey 0.394 (0.39425) 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 488
Vladimir Guerrero 0.394 (0.39399) 2001 Montreal Expos NL 489
Ron Santo 0.394 (0.39394) 1966 Chicago Cubs NL 490
Willie McCovey 0.394 (0.39388) 1968 San Francisco Giants NL 491
Ed Bailey 0.394 (0.39386) 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs NL 492
Luis Gonzalez 0.394 (0.39378) 2003 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 493
Gavvy Cravath 0.393 (0.39272) 1915 Philadelphia Phillies NL 494
J.D. Drew 0.393 (0.39271) 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 495
Raul Mondesi 0.393 (0.39268) 1999 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 496
Sammy Sosa 0.393 (0.39265) 2003 Chicago Cubs NL 497
Dave Hansen 0.393 (0.39252) 1999 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 498
Stan Musial 0.392 (0.39243) 1957 St. Louis Cardinals NL 499
Willie McCovey 0.392 (0.39210) 1971 San Francisco Giants NL 500
Current Through 2013 Season


Did you know the secondary average marks set by Barry Bonds in 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004 are all higher than the highest secondary average ever set in the American League?

The code to write the single season secondary average league splits was developed in 2005, launched during 2006 and made possible by your support — please continue helping us create these kinds of pages by supporting our site.

The American League single season record for secondary average was set in 1920 by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees. The National League single season record for secondary average is on this page. Is either the Career Leader for Secondary Average?

     

Baseball Almanac on Facebook