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1962 National League Batting Leaders

1961 Season 1963 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 812 games, 10 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	Tommy Davis	23	LAN	Maj	LAD	163	711	665	120	230	27	9	27	153	18	6	33	65	.346	.374	.535	.910	356	17	2	3	8	6
2	Frank Robinson	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	162	701	609	134	208	51	2	39	136	18	9	76	62	.342	.421	.624	1.045	380	13	11	0	5	16
3	Stan Musial*	41	SLN	Maj	STL	135	505	433	57	143	18	1	19	82	3	0	64	46	.330	.416	.508	.924	220	13	3	0	5	4
4	Smoky Burgess	35	PIT	Maj	PIT	103	399	360	38	118	19	2	13	61	0	1	31	19	.328	.375	.500	.875	180	6	0	2	6	9
5	Bill White*	28	SLN	Maj	STL	159	682	614	93	199	31	3	20	102	9	7	58	69	.324	.386	.482	.868	296	11	6	1	3	6
6	Henry Aaron	28	MLN	Maj	MLN	156	667	592	127	191	28	6	45	128	15	7	66	73	.323	.390	.618	1.008	366	14	3	0	6	14
7	George Altman	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	147	603	534	74	170	27	5	22	74	19	7	62	89	.318	.393	.511	.904	273	8	5	0	2	14
8	Felipe Alou	27	SFN	Maj	SFG	154	606	561	96	177	30	3	25	98	10	7	33	66	.316	.356	.513	.869	288	4	5	2	5	2
9	Roberto Clemente	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	144	581	538	95	168	28	9	10	74	6	4	35	73	.312	.352	.454	.805	244	18	1	1	6	9
10	Frank Torre*	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	108	200	168	13	52	8	2	0	20	1	1	24	6	.310	.404	.381	.785	64	8	4	2	2	1
11	Don Demeter	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	153	617	550	85	169	24	3	29	107	2	7	41	93	.307	.360	.520	.880	286	11	10	5	11	6
12	Richie Ashburn	35	NYN	Maj	NYM	135	473	389	60	119	7	3	7	28	12	7	81	39	.306	.424	.393	.817	153	4	0	1	2	2
13	Orlando Cepeda	24	SFN	Maj	SFG	162	676	625	105	191	26	1	35	114	10	4	37	97	.306	.347	.518	.865	324	16	6	1	7	8
14	Harvey Kuenn	31	SFN	Maj	SFG	130	548	487	73	148	23	5	10	68	3	6	49	37	.304	.365	.433	.799	211	9	1	6	5	3
15	Willie Mays	31	SFN	Maj	SFG	162	706	621	130	189	36	5	49	141	18	2	78	85	.304	.384	.615	.999	382	19	4	0	3	11
16	Dick Bertell	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	77	235	215	19	65	6	2	2	18	0	1	13	30	.302	.344	.377	.720	81	4	1	5	1	5
17	Donn Clendenon	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	80	251	222	39	67	8	5	7	28	16	4	26	58	.302	.376	.478	.854	106	3	1	1	1	3
18	Tony González	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	118	490	437	76	132	16	4	20	63	17	8	40	82	.302	.371	.494	.865	216	8	9	2	2	5
19	Bob Skinner	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	144	597	510	87	154	29	7	20	75	10	4	76	89	.302	.395	.504	.899	257	9	4	4	3	5
20	Johnny Callison	23	PHI	Maj	PHI	157	672	603	107	181	26	10	23	83	10	3	54	96	.300	.363	.491	.854	296	8	6	8	1	1
21	Maury Wills	29	LAN	Maj	LAD	165	759	695	130	208	13	10	6	48	104	13	51	57	.299	.347	.373	.720	259	7	2	7	4	1
22	Billy Williams	24	CHN	Maj	CHC	159	699	618	94	184	22	8	22	91	9	9	70	72	.298	.369	.466	.835	288	11	4	0	7	3
23	Del Crandall	32	MLN	Maj	MLN	107	388	350	35	104	12	3	8	45	3	4	27	24	.297	.348	.417	.765	146	16	2	6	3	2
24	Jim Davenport	28	SFN	Maj	SFG	144	543	485	83	144	25	5	14	58	2	5	45	76	.297	.357	.456	.813	221	13	2	8	3	3
25	Curt Flood	24	SLN	Maj	STL	151	701	635	99	188	30	5	12	70	8	6	42	57	.296	.346	.416	.762	264	11	10	8	6	0
26	Frank Howard	25	LAN	Maj	LAD	141	538	493	80	146	25	6	31	119	1	0	39	108	.296	.346	.560	.906	276	18	1	1	4	10
27	Leo Cárdenas	23	CIN	Maj	CIN	153	647	589	77	173	31	4	10	60	2	5	39	99	.294	.341	.411	.752	242	17	5	10	4	4
28	Dick Groat	31	PIT	Maj	PIT	161	723	678	76	199	34	3	2	61	2	1	31	61	.294	.325	.361	.686	245	14	3	5	6	1
29	Willie McCovey*	24	SFN	Maj	SFG	91	261	229	41	67	6	1	20	54	3	3	29	35	.293	.368	.590	.957	135	6	0	0	3	1
30	Matty Alou*	23	SFN	Maj	SFG	78	213	195	28	57	8	1	3	14	3	1	14	17	.292	.349	.390	.739	76	3	3	1	0	0
31	Vada Pinson*	23	CIN	Maj	CIN	155	675	619	107	181	31	7	23	100	26	8	45	68	.292	.341	.477	.817	295	12	4	0	7	7
32	Ken Boyer	31	SLN	Maj	STL	160	691	611	92	178	27	5	24	98	12	7	75	104	.291	.369	.470	.838	287	15	1	2	2	7
33	Don Landrum	26	CHN,SLN	Maj	CHC-STL	115	314	273	40	78	5	2	1	18	11	2	34	33	.286	.370	.330	.700	90	3	3	3	1	1
34	Román Mejías	36	HOU	Maj	HOU	146	610	566	82	162	12	3	24	76	12	4	30	83	.286	.326	.445	.771	252	13	6	3	5	1
35	Willie Davis*	22	LAN	Maj	LAD	157	666	600	103	171	18	10	21	85	32	7	42	72	.285	.334	.453	.787	272	14	6	10	8	10
36	Al Spangler*	28	HOU	Maj	HOU	129	499	418	51	119	10	9	5	35	7	6	70	46	.285	.390	.388	.777	162	1	3	6	2	6
37	Wes Covington	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	116	331	304	36	86	12	1	9	44	0	0	19	44	.283	.324	.418	.742	127	9	2	1	5	1
38	Joe Torre	21	MLN	Maj	MLN	80	248	220	23	62	8	1	5	26	1	0	24	24	.282	.355	.396	.750	87	6	2	0	2	2
39	Don Blasingame	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	141	570	494	77	139	9	7	2	35	4	3	63	44	.281	.364	.340	.704	168	4	2	9	2	2
40	Jerry Lynch	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	114	316	288	41	81	15	4	12	57	3	3	24	38	.281	.335	.486	.822	140	6	1	0	3	4
41	Ron Fairly*	23	LAN	Maj	LAD	147	555	460	80	128	15	7	14	71	1	1	75	59	.278	.379	.433	.811	199	10	3	11	6	6
42	Eddie Kasko	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	134	579	533	74	148	26	2	4	41	3	3	35	44	.278	.326	.357	.683	190	17	5	3	3	1
43	Marty Keough*	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	111	260	230	34	64	8	2	7	27	3	1	21	31	.278	.346	.422	.768	97	2	4	3	2	4
44	Andre Rodgers	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	138	512	461	40	128	20	8	5	44	5	6	44	93	.278	.343	.388	.731	179	12	3	2	2	4
45	Gordy Coleman	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	136	519	476	73	132	13	1	28	86	2	3	36	68	.277	.331	.485	.816	231	12	3	2	2	4
46	Clay Dalrymple	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	123	451	370	40	102	13	3	11	54	1	3	70	32	.276	.393	.416	.809	154	7	4	3	4	7
47	Chuck Hiller	27	SFN	Maj	SFG	161	680	602	94	166	22	2	3	48	5	4	55	49	.276	.341	.334	.675	201	11	8	8	7	3
48	Charlie James	24	SLN	Maj	STL	129	405	388	50	107	13	4	8	59	3	4	10	58	.276	.301	.392	.693	152	10	4	3	0	1
49	Félix Mantilla	27	NYN	Maj	NYM	141	518	466	54	128	17	4	11	59	3	1	37	51	.275	.330	.399	.729	186	11	5	3	7	0
50	Gene Woodling	39	NYN	Maj	NYM	81	218	190	18	52	8	1	5	24	0	0	24	22	.274	.353	.405	.759	77	5	1	0	3	3
51	Frank Bolling	30	MLN	Maj	MLN	122	452	406	45	110	17	4	9	43	2	2	35	45	.271	.333	.399	.732	162	7	4	4	3	3
52	Bill Mazeroski	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	159	617	572	55	155	24	9	14	81	0	3	37	47	.271	.315	.418	.733	239	15	2	2	4	16
53	Jim Gilliam	33	LAN	Maj	LAD	160	702	588	83	159	24	1	4	43	17	7	93	35	.270	.370	.335	.705	197	10	2	15	4	0
54	Ernie Banks	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	154	657	610	87	164	20	6	37	104	5	1	30	71	.269	.306	.503	.809	307	19	7	0	10	3
55	Bob Aspromonte	24	HOU	Maj	HOU	149	596	534	59	142	18	4	11	59	4	5	46	54	.266	.332	.376	.708	201	10	8	5	3	4
56	Ted Savage	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	127	387	335	54	89	11	2	7	39	16	5	40	66	.266	.345	.373	.718	125	6	2	7	3	0
57	Frank Thomas	33	NYN	Maj	NYM	156	633	571	69	152	23	3	34	94	2	1	48	95	.266	.329	.496	.824	283	15	8	0	6	4
58	Eddie Mathews	30	MLN	Maj	MLN	152	643	536	106	142	25	6	29	90	4	2	101	90	.265	.381	.496	.877	266	11	2	0	4	7
59	Carl Warwick*	25	HOU,SLN	Maj	HOU-STL	143	551	500	67	132	17	1	17	64	4	3	40	79	.264	.315	.404	.719	202	11	0	5	6	1
60	Lou Brock*	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	123	477	434	73	114	24	7	9	35	16	7	35	96	.263	.319	.412	.731	179	5	3	0	5	4
61	Julián Javier	25	SLN	Maj	STL	155	662	598	97	157	25	5	7	39	26	9	47	73	.263	.316	.356	.672	213	9	1	13	3	0
62	Norm Larker*	31	HOU	Maj	HOU	147	590	506	58	133	19	5	9	63	1	1	70	47	.263	.358	.374	.732	189	10	7	4	3	7
63	Wally Post	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	109	321	285	43	75	10	3	17	62	1	0	32	67	.263	.341	.498	.839	142	8	2	1	1	2
64	Roy Sievers	35	PHI	Maj	PHI	144	543	477	61	125	19	5	21	80	2	1	56	80	.262	.346	.455	.801	217	8	7	0	3	3
65	Tom Haller	25	SFN	Maj	SFG	99	331	272	53	71	13	1	18	55	1	4	51	59	.261	.384	.515	.899	140	3	4	3	1	1
66	Ken Hubbs	20	CHN	Maj	CHC	160	715	661	90	172	24	9	5	49	3	7	35	129	.260	.299	.346	.646	229	20	3	13	3	0
67	Charlie Neal	31	NYN	Maj	NYM	136	579	508	59	132	14	9	11	58	2	8	56	90	.260	.330	.388	.718	197	17	0	9	6	1
68	José Pagán	27	SFN	Maj	SFG	164	644	580	73	150	25	6	7	57	13	9	47	77	.259	.312	.359	.671	208	15	1	10	6	4
69	Tony Taylor	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	152	702	625	87	162	21	5	7	43	20	9	68	82	.259	.336	.342	.679	214	9	5	3	1	4
70	Gene Oliver	27	SLN	Maj	STL	122	399	345	42	89	19	1	14	45	5	2	50	59	.258	.352	.441	.792	152	9	1	1	2	4
71	Julio Gotay	23	SLN	Maj	STL	127	406	369	47	94	12	1	2	27	7	3	27	47	.255	.316	.309	.625	114	14	6	4	0	6
72	Mack Jones	23	MLN	Maj	MLN	91	386	333	51	85	17	4	10	36	5	1	44	100	.255	.354	.420	.775	140	7	7	2	0	3
73	Johnny Edwards	24	CIN	Maj	CIN	133	502	452	47	115	28	5	8	50	1	1	45	70	.254	.322	.392	.714	177	5	1	2	2	9
74	Carl Sawatski	34	SLN	Maj	STL	85	262	222	26	56	9	1	13	42	0	0	36	38	.252	.351	.478	.829	106	3	0	0	4	5
75	Bob Lillis	32	HOU	Maj	HOU	129	491	457	38	114	12	4	1	30	7	3	28	23	.250	.292	.300	.591	137	10	0	4	2	1
76	John Roseboro	29	LAN	Maj	LAD	128	456	389	45	97	16	7	7	55	12	3	50	60	.249	.342	.381	.722	148	8	7	5	5	11
77	Joe Adcock	34	MLN	Maj	MLN	121	447	391	48	97	12	1	29	78	2	0	50	91	.248	.333	.506	.839	198	18	1	2	3	8
78	Rod Kanehl	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	133	378	351	52	87	10	2	4	27	8	6	23	36	.248	.296	.322	.618	113	7	1	3	0	2
79	Bill Virdon	31	PIT	Maj	PIT	156	705	663	82	164	27	10	6	47	5	13	36	65	.247	.286	.345	.631	229	10	1	2	3	0
80	Roy McMillan	32	MLN	Maj	MLN	137	544	468	66	115	13	0	12	41	2	2	60	53	.246	.336	.350	.687	164	14	5	9	2	0
81	Jim Pendleton	38	HOU	Maj	HOU	117	347	321	30	79	12	2	8	36	0	0	14	57	.246	.279	.371	.650	119	6	2	7	3	2
82	Jim Hickman	25	NYN	Maj	NYM	140	452	392	54	96	18	2	13	46	4	4	47	96	.245	.328	.401	.729	157	9	3	7	3	2
83	Joe Christopher	26	NYN	Maj	NYM	119	314	271	36	66	10	2	6	32	11	3	35	42	.244	.338	.362	.699	98	4	4	3	1	0
84	Lee Maye	27	MLN	Maj	MLN	99	378	349	40	85	10	0	10	41	9	3	25	58	.244	.294	.358	.652	125	2	1	0	3	2
85	Marv Throneberry*	28	NYN	Maj	NYM	116	396	357	29	87	11	3	16	49	1	3	34	83	.244	.306	.426	.732	152	7	0	1	4	4
86	Bobby Wine	23	PHI	Maj	PHI	112	331	311	30	76	15	0	4	25	2	0	11	49	.244	.268	.331	.599	103	18	0	6	3	3
87	Rubén Amaro	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	79	265	226	24	55	10	0	0	19	5	2	30	28	.243	.330	.288	.617	65	6	1	4	4	4
88	Wally Moon	32	LAN	Maj	LAD	95	278	244	36	59	9	1	4	31	5	2	30	33	.242	.326	.336	.662	82	6	1	2	1	3
89	Gus Bell	33	MLN,NYN	Maj	MLN-NYM	109	343	315	36	76	13	3	6	30	0	1	22	24	.241	.288	.359	.647	113	5	0	3	3	2
90	Don Hoak	34	PIT	Maj	PIT	121	467	411	63	99	14	8	5	48	4	2	49	49	.241	.320	.350	.670	144	18	1	1	5	5
91	Joey Amalfitano	28	HOU	Maj	HOU	117	434	380	44	90	12	5	1	27	4	4	45	43	.237	.317	.303	.620	115	13	1	5	3	5
92	Elio Chacón	25	NYN	Maj	NYM	118	449	368	49	87	10	3	2	27	12	7	76	64	.236	.368	.296	.664	109	13	1	3	1	3
93	Hal Smith	31	HOU	Maj	HOU	109	376	345	32	81	14	0	12	35	0	0	24	55	.235	.286	.380	.666	131	13	2	2	3	1
94	Merritt Ranew	24	HOU	Maj	HOU	71	239	218	26	51	6	8	4	24	2	2	14	43	.234	.287	.390	.677	85	2	3	2	2	5
95	Ed Bailey	31	SFN	Maj	SFG	96	305	254	32	59	9	1	17	45	1	1	42	42	.232	.351	.476	.827	121	6	6	0	3	5
96	Tommie Aaron	22	MLN	Maj	MLN	141	382	334	54	77	20	2	8	38	6	0	41	58	.231	.312	.374	.687	125	10	0	4	3	0
97	Dick Stuart	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	114	433	394	52	90	11	4	16	64	0	1	32	94	.228	.286	.399	.685	157	9	2	0	5	1
98	Ron Santo	22	CHN	Maj	CHC	162	679	604	44	137	20	4	17	83	4	1	65	94	.227	.302	.358	.659	216	17	2	3	5	5
99	Dal Maxvill	23	SLN	Maj	STL	79	213	189	20	42	3	1	1	18	1	2	17	39	.222	.287	.265	.552	50	2	1	4	2	2
100	Sammy Taylor	29	NYN,CHN	Maj	NYM-CHC	75	204	173	12	37	5	2	3	21	0	0	26	20	.214	.319	.318	.637	55	5	2	0	3	2