Batting Average : 1991 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1991 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Terry Pendleton .319 (.31911) Atlanta Braves 1
Hal Morris .318 (.31799) Cincinnati Reds 2
Tony Gwynn .317 (.31698) San Diego Padres 3
Willie McGee .312 (.31187) San Francisco Giants 4
Felix Jose .305 (.30458) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Barry Larkin .302 (.30172) Cincinnati Reds 6
Bobby Bonilla .302 (.30156) Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Will Clark .301 (.30088) San Francisco Giants 8
Chris Sabo .301 (.30069) Cincinnati Reds 9
Ivan Calderon .300 (.30000) Montreal Expos 10
Brett Butler .296 (.29593) Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Craig Biggio .295 (.29487) Houston Astros 12
Jeff Bagwell .294 (.29422) Houston Astros 13
John Kruk .294 (.29368) Philadelphia Phillies 14
Barry Bonds .292 (.29216) Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Ryne Sandberg .291 (.29060) Chicago Cubs 16
Larry Walker .290 (.28953) Montreal Expos 17
Ozzie Smith .285 (.28545) St. Louis Cardinals 18
Steve Finley .285 (.28523) Houston Astros 19
George Bell .285 (.28495) Chicago Cubs 20
Todd Zeile .280 (.27965) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Fred McGriff .278 (.27841) San Diego Padres 22
Mark Grace .273 (.27302) Chicago Cubs 23
Tony Fernandez .272 (.27240) San Diego Padres 24
Andre Dawson .272 (.27176) Chicago Cubs 25



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.

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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.