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1986 American League Batting Leaders

1985 Season 1987 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,134 games, 14 teams, approx. 162 games in season

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Wade Boggs	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	149	693	580	107	207	47	2	8	71	0	4	105	44	.357	.453	.486	.939	282	11	0	4	4	14
2	Don Mattingly*	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	162	742	677	117	238	53	2	31	113	0	0	53	35	.352	.394	.573	.967	388	17	1	1	10	11
3	Johnny Grubb	37	DET	Maj	DET	81	243	210	32	70	13	1	13	51	0	1	28	28	.333	.412	.591	1.002	124	0	2	0	3	0
4	Kirby Puckett	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	161	723	680	119	223	37	6	31	96	20	12	34	99	.328	.366	.537	.903	365	14	7	2	0	4
5	Pat Tabler	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	130	508	473	61	154	29	2	6	48	3	1	29	75	.326	.368	.433	.801	205	11	3	2	1	3
6	Jim Rice	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	157	693	618	98	200	39	2	20	110	0	1	62	78	.324	.384	.490	.874	303	19	4	0	9	5
7	Ron Hassey	33	NYA,CHA	Maj	NYY-CHW	113	393	341	45	110	25	1	9	49	1	1	46	27	.323	.406	.481	.887	164	15	3	1	2	3
8	Gary Ward	32	TEX	Maj	TEX	105	418	380	54	120	15	2	5	51	12	8	31	72	.316	.372	.405	.777	154	10	4	1	2	3
9	Robin Yount	30	MIL	Maj	MIL	140	595	522	82	163	31	7	9	46	14	5	62	73	.312	.388	.450	.838	235	9	4	5	2	7
10	Phil Bradley	27	SEA	Maj	SEA	143	614	526	88	163	27	4	12	50	21	12	77	134	.310	.405	.445	.850	234	9	8	1	2	1
11	Tony Fernández	24	TOR	Maj	TOR	163	727	687	91	213	33	9	10	65	25	12	27	52	.310	.338	.428	.766	294	8	4	5	4	0
12	George Bell	26	TOR	Maj	TOR	159	690	641	101	198	38	6	31	108	7	8	41	62	.309	.349	.532	.881	341	15	2	0	6	3
13	Rick Leach*	29	TOR	Maj	TOR	110	266	246	35	76	14	1	5	39	0	0	13	24	.309	.335	.435	.770	107	6	0	0	7	3
14	Julio Franco	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	149	636	599	80	183	30	5	10	74	10	7	32	66	.306	.338	.422	.761	253	28	0	0	5	1
15	Eddie Murray	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	137	578	495	61	151	25	1	17	84	3	0	78	49	.305	.396	.463	.859	229	17	0	0	5	7
16	Ken Griffey*	36	NYA	Maj	NYY	59	219	198	33	60	7	0	9	26	2	2	15	24	.303	.349	.475	.823	94	7	1	1	4	0
17	Joe Carter	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	162	709	663	108	200	36	9	29	121	29	7	32	95	.302	.335	.514	.849	341	8	5	1	8	3
18	Mike Easler	35	NYA	Maj	NYY	146	546	490	64	148	26	2	14	78	3	2	49	87	.302	.362	.449	.811	220	17	0	2	5	13
19	Tony Bernazard	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	146	636	562	88	169	28	4	17	73	17	8	53	77	.301	.363	.456	.818	256	6	6	7	8	5
20	Juan Beníquez	36	BAL	Maj	BAL	113	394	343	48	103	15	0	6	36	2	3	40	49	.300	.372	.397	.769	136	12	3	2	6	1
21	Scott Bradley	26	SEA,CHA	Maj	SEA-CHW	77	241	220	20	66	8	3	5	28	1	2	13	7	.300	.347	.432	.779	95	13	4	2	2	4
22	Scott Fletcher	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	147	594	530	82	159	34	5	3	50	12	11	47	59	.300	.360	.400	.760	212	10	4	10	3	0
23	Harold Baines*	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	145	618	570	72	169	29	2	21	88	2	1	38	89	.297	.338	.465	.803	265	14	2	0	8	9
24	Mel Hall*	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	140	480	442	68	131	29	2	18	77	6	2	33	65	.296	.346	.493	.839	218	8	2	0	3	8
25	Dan Pasqua*	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	102	332	280	44	82	17	0	16	45	2	0	47	78	.293	.399	.525	.924	147	4	3	1	1	3
26	George Brett	33	KCA	Maj	KCR	124	529	441	70	128	28	4	16	73	1	2	80	45	.290	.401	.481	.882	212	6	4	0	4	18
27	Wally Joyner*	24	CAL	Maj	CAL	154	674	593	82	172	27	3	22	100	5	2	57	58	.290	.348	.457	.805	271	11	2	10	12	8
28	Pete O'Brien*	28	TEX	Maj	TEX	156	641	551	86	160	23	3	23	90	4	4	87	66	.290	.385	.468	.854	258	19	0	0	3	11
29	Jesse Barfield	26	TOR	Maj	TOR	158	671	589	107	170	35	2	40	108	8	8	69	146	.289	.368	.559	.927	329	9	8	0	5	5
30	Brook Jacoby	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	158	641	583	83	168	30	4	17	80	2	1	56	137	.288	.350	.441	.791	257	15	0	1	1	5
31	Gary Gaetti	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	157	661	596	91	171	34	1	34	108	14	15	52	108	.287	.347	.519	.866	309	18	6	1	6	4
32	Lee Lacy	38	BAL	Maj	BAL	130	537	491	77	141	18	0	11	47	4	6	37	71	.287	.334	.391	.725	192	12	0	4	5	2
33	Fred Lynn*	34	BAL	Maj	BAL	112	456	397	67	114	13	1	23	67	2	2	53	59	.287	.371	.499	.869	198	20	2	0	4	1
34	Lonnie Smith	30	KCA	Maj	KCR	134	568	508	80	146	25	7	8	44	26	9	46	78	.287	.357	.411	.768	209	10	10	2	2	0
35	Marty Barrett	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	158	713	625	94	179	39	4	4	60	15	7	65	31	.286	.353	.381	.733	238	13	1	18	4	0
36	Tom Paciorek	39	TEX	Maj	TEX	88	220	213	17	61	7	0	4	22	1	3	3	41	.286	.305	.376	.680	80	5	3	0	1	0
37	Alfredo Griffin	28	OAK	Maj	OAK	162	649	594	74	169	23	6	4	51	33	16	35	52	.285	.323	.364	.687	216	5	2	12	6	6
38	Rick Burleson	35	CAL	Maj	CAL	93	312	271	35	77	14	0	5	29	1	3	33	32	.284	.363	.391	.754	106	2	1	6	1	1
39	Carney Lansford	29	OAK	Maj	OAK	151	640	591	80	168	16	4	19	72	16	7	39	51	.284	.332	.421	.753	249	16	5	1	4	2
40	Donnie Hill	25	OAK	Maj	OAK	108	366	339	37	96	16	2	4	29	5	2	23	38	.283	.329	.378	.706	128	9	0	4	0	1
41	Ben Oglivie*	37	MIL	Maj	MIL	103	384	346	31	98	20	1	5	53	1	2	30	33	.283	.334	.390	.724	135	7	0	1	7	6
42	Paul Molitor	29	MIL	Maj	MIL	105	482	437	62	123	24	6	9	55	20	5	40	81	.282	.340	.426	.765	186	9	0	2	3	0
43	Cal Ripken Jr.	25	BAL	Maj	BAL	162	707	627	98	177	35	1	25	81	4	2	70	60	.282	.355	.461	.816	289	19	4	0	6	5
44	Dámaso García	29	TOR	Maj	TOR	122	446	424	57	119	22	0	6	46	9	6	13	32	.281	.306	.375	.681	159	14	4	2	3	0
45	Brett Butler*	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	161	683	587	92	163	17	14	4	51	32	15	70	65	.278	.356	.375	.731	220	8	4	17	5	1
46	Carmelo Castillo	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	85	217	205	34	57	9	0	8	32	2	1	9	48	.278	.310	.439	.749	90	9	1	1	1	0
47	Mickey Hatcher	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	115	340	317	40	88	13	3	3	32	2	1	19	26	.278	.315	.366	.681	116	8	0	0	4	2
48	Jorge Orta	35	KCA	Maj	KCR	106	361	336	35	93	14	2	9	46	0	3	23	34	.277	.321	.411	.732	138	9	0	0	2	3
49	Alan Trammell	28	DET	Maj	DET	151	653	574	107	159	33	7	21	75	25	12	59	57	.277	.347	.469	.816	269	7	5	11	4	4
50	Greg Walker	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	78	316	282	37	78	10	6	13	51	1	2	29	44	.277	.345	.493	.838	139	4	2	0	3	4
51	Larry Parrish	32	TEX	Maj	TEX	129	524	464	67	128	22	1	28	94	3	1	52	114	.276	.347	.509	.856	236	16	2	0	6	7
52	Willie Randolph	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	141	601	492	76	136	15	2	5	50	15	2	94	49	.276	.393	.346	.738	170	11	3	8	4	0
53	Jim Gantner	33	MIL	Maj	MIL	139	542	497	58	136	25	1	7	38	13	7	26	50	.274	.313	.370	.684	184	13	6	6	7	2
54	Darnell Coles	24	DET	Maj	DET	142	587	521	67	142	30	2	20	86	6	2	45	84	.273	.333	.453	.786	236	8	6	7	8	3
55	George Hendrick	36	CAL	Maj	CAL	102	317	283	45	77	13	1	14	47	1	1	26	41	.272	.332	.474	.806	134	11	1	4	3	5
56	Larry Sheets	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	112	364	338	42	92	17	1	18	60	2	0	21	56	.272	.317	.488	.805	165	16	2	1	2	3
57	Cory Snyder	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	103	433	416	58	113	21	1	24	69	2	3	16	123	.272	.299	.500	.799	208	8	0	1	0	0
58	Frank White	35	KCA	Maj	KCR	151	620	566	76	154	37	3	22	84	4	4	43	88	.272	.322	.465	.787	263	10	2	2	7	5
59	Tom Brookens	32	DET	Maj	DET	98	310	281	42	76	11	2	3	25	11	8	20	42	.271	.319	.356	.675	100	4	1	6	2	0
60	Alvin Davis	25	SEA	Maj	SEA	135	562	479	66	130	18	1	18	72	0	3	76	68	.271	.373	.426	.799	204	11	3	2	2	10
61	Jerry Hairston	34	CHA	Maj	CHW	101	253	225	32	61	15	0	5	26	0	0	26	26	.271	.348	.404	.752	91	9	1	0	1	3
62	Dave Collins*	33	DET	Maj	DET	124	476	419	44	113	18	2	1	27	27	12	44	49	.270	.341	.329	.670	138	9	2	9	2	0
63	Danny Tartabull	23	SEA	Maj	SEA	137	578	511	76	138	25	6	25	96	4	8	61	157	.270	.347	.489	.836	250	10	1	2	3	2
64	Bobby Bonilla	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	75	271	234	27	63	10	2	2	26	4	1	33	49	.269	.361	.355	.715	83	4	1	2	1	2
65	Randy Bush*	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	130	402	357	50	96	19	7	7	45	5	3	39	63	.269	.347	.420	.767	150	7	4	1	1	2
66	Lou Whitaker	29	DET	Maj	DET	144	651	584	95	157	26	6	20	73	13	8	63	70	.269	.338	.437	.775	255	20	0	0	4	5
67	Willie Wilson	30	KCA	Maj	KCR	156	675	631	77	170	20	7	9	44	34	8	31	97	.269	.313	.366	.679	231	6	9	3	1	1
68	Chris Bando	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	92	290	254	28	68	9	0	2	26	0	1	22	49	.268	.325	.327	.652	83	8	1	10	3	0
69	Mike Davis*	27	OAK	Maj	OAK	142	533	489	77	131	28	3	19	55	27	4	34	91	.268	.314	.454	.768	222	7	1	4	5	2
70	Kirk Gibson*	29	DET	Maj	DET	119	521	441	84	118	11	2	28	86	34	6	68	107	.268	.371	.492	.863	217	8	7	1	4	4
71	Bobby Grich	37	CAL	Maj	CAL	98	366	313	42	84	18	0	9	30	1	3	39	54	.268	.354	.412	.766	129	9	3	10	1	1
72	Ernie Whitt	34	TOR	Maj	TOR	131	433	395	48	106	19	2	16	56	0	1	35	39	.268	.326	.448	.774	177	11	0	0	3	3
73	Bill Buckner*	36	BOS	Maj	BOS	153	681	629	73	168	39	2	18	102	6	4	40	25	.267	.311	.421	.733	265	25	4	0	8	9
74	Brian Downing	35	CAL	Maj	CAL	152	631	513	90	137	27	4	20	95	4	4	90	84	.267	.389	.452	.841	232	14	17	3	8	2
75	Kent Hrbek	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	149	634	550	85	147	27	1	29	91	2	2	71	81	.267	.353	.478	.832	263	15	6	0	7	9
76	Daryl Boston*	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	56	224	199	29	53	11	3	5	22	9	5	21	33	.266	.335	.427	.762	85	4	0	3	1	3
77	Dave Henderson	27	SEA,BOS	Maj	SEA-BOS	139	432	388	59	103	22	4	15	47	2	3	39	110	.266	.335	.459	.794	178	6	2	2	1	4
78	Oddibe McDowell*	23	TEX	Maj	TEX	154	643	572	105	152	24	7	18	49	33	15	65	112	.266	.341	.427	.767	244	12	1	3	2	5
79	Jim Presley	24	SEA	Maj	SEA	155	660	616	83	163	33	4	27	107	0	4	32	172	.265	.303	.463	.766	285	18	4	3	5	3
80	Wayne Tolleson	30	CHA,NYA	Maj	CHW-NYY	141	546	475	61	126	16	5	3	43	17	10	52	76	.265	.338	.339	.677	161	6	2	13	4	0
81	Tony Armas	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	121	453	425	40	112	21	4	11	58	0	3	24	77	.264	.305	.409	.714	174	12	2	0	2	1
82	Rubén Sierra	20	TEX	Maj	TEX	113	411	382	50	101	13	10	16	55	7	8	22	65	.264	.302	.476	.779	182	8	1	1	5	3
83	Don Slaught	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	95	341	314	39	83	17	1	13	46	3	2	16	59	.264	.308	.449	.757	141	8	5	3	3	0
84	Rickey Henderson*	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	153	701	608	130	160	31	5	28	74	87	18	89	81	.263	.358	.469	.827	285	12	2	0	2	2
85	Dave Winfield	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	154	652	565	90	148	31	5	24	104	6	5	77	106	.262	.349	.462	.811	261	20	2	2	6	9
86	Rudy Law*	29	KCA	Maj	KCR	87	341	307	42	80	26	5	1	36	14	6	29	22	.261	.327	.388	.715	119	5	2	2	1	0
87	Garth Iorg	31	TOR	Maj	TOR	137	351	327	30	85	19	1	3	44	3	0	20	47	.260	.303	.352	.655	115	7	1	1	2	0
88	Charlie Moore	33	MIL	Maj	MIL	80	263	235	24	61	12	3	3	39	5	5	21	38	.260	.317	.375	.691	88	6	0	4	3	1
89	Rick Cerone	32	MIL	Maj	MIL	68	242	216	22	56	14	0	4	18	1	1	15	28	.259	.304	.380	.683	82	5	1	5	5	0
90	Dwight Evans	34	BOS	Maj	BOS	152	640	529	86	137	33	2	26	97	3	3	97	117	.259	.376	.476	.853	252	11	6	2	6	4
91	Rance Mulliniks	30	TOR	Maj	TOR	117	395	348	50	90	22	0	11	45	1	1	43	60	.259	.340	.417	.757	145	12	1	1	2	1
92	Cecil Cooper*	36	MIL	Maj	MIL	134	589	542	46	140	24	1	12	75	1	2	41	87	.258	.310	.373	.682	202	15	1	1	4	2
93	Rich Gedman	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	135	509	462	49	119	29	0	16	65	1	0	37	61	.258	.315	.424	.739	196	15	4	1	5	13
94	Mike Kingery*	25	KCA	Maj	KCR	62	223	209	25	54	8	5	3	14	7	3	12	30	.258	.296	.388	.684	81	4	0	0	2	2
95	Gary Pettis	28	CAL	Maj	CAL	154	628	539	93	139	23	4	5	58	50	13	69	132	.258	.339	.343	.683	185	7	0	15	5	2
96	Lance Parrish	30	DET	Maj	DET	91	374	327	53	84	6	1	22	62	0	0	38	83	.257	.341	.483	.824	158	3	5	1	3	3
97	Bruce Bochte*	35	OAK	Maj	OAK	125	473	407	57	104	13	1	6	43	3	2	65	68	.256	.357	.337	.694	137	9	0	0	1	3
98	Tom Brunansky	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	157	655	593	69	152	28	1	23	75	12	4	53	98	.256	.315	.423	.738	251	15	1	1	7	4
99	Doug DeCinces	35	CAL	Maj	CAL	140	572	512	69	131	20	3	26	96	2	2	52	74	.256	.325	.459	.784	235	19	2	2	4	4
100	John Moses*	28	SEA	Maj	SEA	103	442	399	56	102	16	3	3	34	25	18	34	65	.256	.311	.333	.645	133	7	0	5	4	3