1972 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Billy Williams	.333 (.33275)	Chicago Cubs	1
Ralph Garr	.325 (.32491)	Atlanta Braves	2
Dusty Baker	.321 (.32063)	Atlanta Braves	3
Cesar Cedeno	.320 (.32021)	Houston Astros	4
Bob Watson	.312 (.31204)	Houston Astros	5
Al Oliver	.312 (.31150)	Pittsburgh Pirates	6
Lou Brock	.311 (.31079)	St. Louis Cardinals	7
Pete Rose	.307 (.30698)	Cincinnati Reds	8
Ted Simmons	.303 (.30303)	St. Louis Cardinals	9
Ron Santo	.302 (.30172)	Chicago Cubs	10
Richie Hebner	.300 (.29977)	Pittsburgh Pirates	11
Manny Sanguillen	.298 (.29808)	Pittsburgh Pirates	12
Willie Stargell	.293 (.29293)	Pittsburgh Pirates	13
Joe Morgan	.292 (.29167)	Cincinnati Reds	14
Jose Cardenal	.291 (.29081)	Chicago Cubs	15
Willie Davis	.289 (.28943)	Los Angeles Dodgers	16
Joe Torre	.289 (.28860)	St. Louis Cardinals	17
Lee May	.284 (.28378)	Houston Astros	18
Tony Perez	.284 (.28350)	Cincinnati Reds	19
Bobby Tolan	.283 (.28311)	Cincinnati Reds	20
Greg Luzinski	.281 (.28064)	Philadelphia Phillies	21
Wes Parker	.279 (.27869)	Los Angeles Dodgers	22
Ron Fairly	.278 (.27803)	Montreal Expos	23
Ken Singleton	.274 (.27416)	Montreal Expos	24
Don Kessinger	.274 (.27383)	Chicago Cubs	25
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank

	Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro. The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit? Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).