Batting Average : 1995 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:

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1995 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tony Gwynn .368 (.36822) San Diego Padres 1
Dante Bichette .340 (.34024) Colorado Rockies 2
Derek Bell .334 (.33407) Houston Astros 3
Mark Grace .326 (.32609) Chicago Cubs 4
Barry Larkin .319 (.31855) Cincinnati Reds 5
Vinny Castilla .309 (.30930) Colorado Rockies 6
David Segui .309 (.30921) New York Mets 7
Montreal Expos  
Gregg Jefferies .306 (.30625) Philadelphia Phillies 8
Reggie Sanders .306 (.30579) Cincinnati Reds 9
Larry Walker .306 (.30567) Colorado Rockies 10
Ken Caminiti .302 (.30228) San Diego Padres 11
Jeff Conine .302 (.30228) Florida Marlins  
Craig Biggio .302 (.30199) Houston Astros 13
Brett Butler .300 (.30019) New York Mets 14
Los Angeles Dodgers  
Orlando Merced .300 (.29979) Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Bernard Gilkey .298 (.29792) St. Louis Cardinals 16
Eric Karros .298 (.29764) Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Steve Finley .297 (.29715) San Diego Padres 18
Brian Jordan .296 (.29592) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Shawon Dunston .296 (.29560) Chicago Cubs 20
Rondell White .295 (.29536) Montreal Expos 21
Barry Bonds .294 (.29447) San Francisco Giants 22
Terry Pendleton .290 (.29045) Florida Marlins 23
Jeff Bagwell .290 (.29018) Houston Astros 24
Rico Brogna .289 (.28889) New York Mets 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 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?