Batting Average : 1994 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1994 Batting Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tony Gwynn .394 (.39379) San Diego Padres 1
Jeff Bagwell .368 (.36750) Houston Astros 2
Moises Alou .339 (.33886) Montreal Expos 3
Hal Morris .335 (.33486) Cincinnati Reds 4
Kevin Mitchell .326 (.32581) Cincinnati Reds 5
Gregg Jefferies .325 (.32494) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Larry Walker .322 (.32152) Montreal Expos 7
Bret Boone .320 (.32021) Cincinnati Reds 8
Bip Roberts .320 (.32010) San Diego Padres 9
Jeff Conine .319 (.31929) Florida Marlins 10
Andres Galarraga .319 (.31894) Colorado Rockies 11
Mike Piazza .319 (.31852) Los Angeles Dodgers 12
Fred McGriff .318 (.31840) Atlanta Braves 13
Craig Biggio .318 (.31808) Houston Astros 14
Brett Butler .314 (.31415) Los Angeles Dodgers 15
David Justice .313 (.31250) Atlanta Braves 16
Barry Bonds .312 (.31202) San Francisco Giants 17
Derek Bell .311 (.31106) San Diego Padres 18
Raul Mondesi .306 (.30645) Los Angeles Dodgers 19
Dante Bichette .304 (.30372) Colorado Rockies 20
Bret Barberie .301 (.30108) Florida Marlins 21
Sammy Sosa .300 (.30047) Chicago Cubs 22
Mark Grace .298 (.29777) Chicago Cubs 23
Jerry Browne .295 (.29483) Florida Marlins 24
Mark Lemke .294 (.29429) Atlanta Braves 25



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).