Batting Average : 2008 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

2008 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Chipper Jones .364 (.36446) Atlanta Braves 1
Albert Pujols .357 (.35687) St. Louis Cardinals 2
Matt Holliday .321 (.32096) Colorado Rockies 3
Cristian Guzman .316 (.31606) Washington Nationals 4
Lance Berkman .312 (.31227) Houston Astros 5
Ryan Theriot .307 (.30690) Chicago Cubs 6
Randy Winn .306 (.30602) San Francisco Giants 7
Brian Giles .306 (.30590) San Diego Padres 8
Andre Ethier .305 (.30476) Los Angeles Dodgers 9
David Wright .302 (.30192) New York Mets 10
Skip Schumaker .302 (.30185) St. Louis Cardinals 11
Brian McCann .301 (.30059) Atlanta Braves 12
Hanley Ramirez .301 (.30051) Florida Marlins 13
Conor Jackson .300 (.30000) Arizona Diamondbacks 14
Ryan Ludwick .299 (.29926) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Joey Votto .297 (.29658) Cincinnati Reds 16
Jose Reyes .297 (.29651) New York Mets 17
Shane Victorino .293 (.29298) Philadelphia Phillies 18
Bengie Molina .292 (.29245) San Francisco Giants 19
Chase Utley .292 (.29160) Philadelphia Phillies 20
Stephen Drew .291 (.29133) Arizona Diamondbacks 21
Derrek Lee .291 (.29053) Chicago Cubs 22
Matt Kemp .290 (.29043) Los Angeles Dodgers 23
James Loney .289 (.28908) Los Angeles Dodgers 24
Aramis Ramirez .289 (.28881) Chicago Cubs 25



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.

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?