Secondary Average Single Season National League Leaders on Baseball Almanac

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 100'
Name	Secondary Average	Year	Team	League	Rank
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	0.572 (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
Adam Dunn	0.515 (0.51451)	2008	Cincinnati Reds	NL	64
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	100
Name	Secondary Average	Year	Team	League	Rank
Current Through 2009 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?

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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?

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