1983 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Bill Madlock	.323 (.32347)	Pittsburgh Pirates	1
Lonnie Smith	.321 (.32114)	St. Louis Cardinals	2
Jose Cruz	.318 (.31818)	Houston Astros	3
George Hendrick	.318 (.31758)	St. Louis Cardinals	4
Ray Knight	.304 (.30375)	Houston Astros	5
Dale Murphy	.302 (.30221)	Atlanta Braves	6
Keith Moreland	.302 (.30206)	Chicago Cubs	7
Tony Pena	.301 (.30074)	Pittsburgh Pirates	8
Al Oliver	.300 (.29967)	Montreal Expos	9
Andre Dawson	.299 (.29858)	Montreal Expos	10
Pedro Guerrero	.298 (.29795)	Los Angeles Dodgers	11
Tim Raines	.298 (.29756)	Montreal Expos	12
Rafael Ramirez	.297 (.29743)	Atlanta Braves	13
Keith Hernandez	.297 (.29740)	St. Louis Cardinals	14
		New York Mets
Ken Oberkfell	.293 (.29303)	St. Louis Cardinals	15
Terry Puhl	.292 (.29247)	Houston Astros	16
Willie McGee	.286 (.28619)	St. Louis Cardinals	17
Dickie Thon	.286 (.28595)	Houston Astros	18
Terry Kennedy	.284 (.28415)	San Diego Padres	19
Mike Marshall	.284 (.28387)	Los Angeles Dodgers	20
Johnny Ray	.283 (.28299)	Pittsburgh Pirates	21
Steve Sax	.281 (.28090)	Los Angeles Dodgers	22
Ken Landreaux	.281 (.28067)	Los Angeles Dodgers	23
Brett Butler	.281 (.28051)	Atlanta Braves	24
Chris Chambliss	.280 (.27964)	Atlanta Braves	25
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank

	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). 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.