Batting Average : 1901 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)
 

1901 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jesse Burkett .376 (.37604) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Ed Delahanty .354 (.35424) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Jimmy Sheckard .354 (.35379) Brooklyn Superbas 3
Honus Wagner .353 (.35337) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Willie Keeler .340 (.33950) Brooklyn Superbas 5
Emmet Heidrick .339 (.33865) St. Louis Cardinals 6
George Van Haltren .335 (.33517) New York Giants 7
Topsy Hartsel .335 (.33513) Chicago Orphans 8
Elmer Flick .333 (.33333) Philadelphia Phillies 9
Ginger Beaumont .332 (.33154) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Sam Crawford .330 (.33010) Cincinnati Reds 11
Fred Clarke .324 (.32448) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Bobby Wallace .324 (.32364) St. Louis Cardinals 13
Tom Daly .315 (.31538) Brooklyn Superbas 14
Danny Green .313 (.31285) Chicago Orphans 15
Roy Thomas .309 (.30898) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Harry Wolverton .309 (.30871) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Joe Kelley .307 (.30691) Brooklyn Superbas 18
Jake Beckley .307 (.30690) Cincinnati Reds 19
Tommy Leach .305 (.30481) Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Patsy Donovan .303 (.30320) St. Louis Cardinals 21
George Davis .301 (.30143) New York Giants 22
Gene DeMontreville .300 (.29983) Boston Beaneaters 23
Claude Ritchey .296 (.29630) Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Kitty Bransfield .295 (.29505) Pittsburgh Pirates 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.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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