Batting Average : 1892 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1892 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dan Brouthers .335 (.33503) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1
Billy Hamilton .330 (.33032) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Cupid Childs .317 (.31720) Cleveland Spiders 3
Oyster Burns .316 (.31550) Brooklyn Bridegrooms 4
Buck Ewing .310 (.31043) New York Giants 5
Ed Delahanty .306 (.30608) Philadelphia Phillies 6
Sam Thompson .305 (.30542) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Jim O'Rourke .304 (.30357) New York Giants 8
Hugh Duffy .301 (.30065) Boston Beaneaters 9
Jack Doyle .297 (.29736) Cleveland Spiders 10
New York Giants  
Roger Connor .294 (.29433) Philadelphia Phillies 11
Jimmy Ryan .293 (.29307) Chicago Colts 12
George Van Haltren .293 (.29296) Baltimore Orioles 13
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bug Holliday .292 (.29236) Cincinnati Reds 14
Bill Hallman .292 (.29181) Philadelphia Phillies 15
Pete Browning .292 (.29167) Louisville Colonels 16
Cincinnati Reds  
Bill Dahlen .291 (.29088) Chicago Colts 17
Mike Tiernan .287 (.28667) New York Giants 18
Sam Dungan .284 (.28406) Chicago Colts 19
Tommy Tucker .282 (.28229) Boston Beaneaters 20
Jake Virtue .282 (.28187) Cleveland Spiders 21
Herman Long .280 (.28019) Boston Beaneaters 22
Henry Larkin .280 (.28017) Washington Senators 23
Dummy Hoy .280 (.27993) Washington Senators 24
Patsy Donovan .278 (.27768) Washington Senators 25
Pittsburgh Pirates  



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?

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

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).