1978 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Dave Parker	.334 (.33391)	Pittsburgh Pirates	1
Steve Garvey	.316 (.31612)	Los Angeles Dodgers	2
Jose Cruz	.315 (.31504)	Houston Astros	3
Bill Madlock	.309 (.30872)	San Francisco Giants	4
Dave Winfield	.308 (.30835)	San Diego Padres	5
Gene Richards	.308 (.30811)	San Diego Padres	6
Jack Clark	.306 (.30574)	San Francisco Giants	7
Pete Rose	.302 (.30229)	Cincinnati Reds	8
Jeff Burroughs	.301 (.30123)	Atlanta Braves	9
Dave Concepcion	.301 (.30088)	Cincinnati Reds	10
Warren Cromartie	.297 (.29654)	Montreal Expos	11
Enos Cabell	.295 (.29545)	Houston Astros	12
Reggie Smith	.295 (.29530)	Los Angeles Dodgers	13
Larry Bowa	.294 (.29358)	Philadelphia Phillies	14
Tony Perez	.290 (.29044)	Montreal Expos	15
Ellis Valentine	.289 (.28947)	Montreal Expos	16
Terry Whitfield	.289 (.28893)	San Francisco Giants	17
Terry Puhl	.289 (.28889)	Houston Astros	18
Bob Watson	.289 (.28850)	Houston Astros	19
Ken Griffey	.288 (.28827)	Cincinnati Reds	20
Garry Maddox	.288 (.28763)	Philadelphia Phillies	21
Ted Simmons	.287 (.28682)	St. Louis Cardinals	22
Bill Russell	.286 (.28640)	Los Angeles Dodgers	23
Gary Matthews	.285 (.28481)	Atlanta Braves	24
Richie Hebner	.283 (.28276)	Philadelphia Phillies	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. Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number. The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.