2006 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Freddy Sanchez	.344 (.34364)	Pittsburgh Pirates	1
Miguel Cabrera	.339 (.33854)	Florida Marlins	2
Albert Pujols	.331 (.33084)	St. Louis Cardinals	3
Garrett Atkins	.329 (.32890)	Colorado Rockies	4
Matt Holliday	.326 (.32558)	Colorado Rockies	5
Paul Lo Duca	.318 (.31836)	New York Mets	6
Lance Berkman	.315 (.31530)	Houston Astros	7
Ryan Howard	.313 (.31325)	Philadelphia Phillies	8
David Wright	.311 (.31100)	New York Mets	9
Chase Utley	.309 (.30851)	Philadelphia Phillies	10
Adrian Gonzalez	.304 (.30351)	San Diego Padres	11
Nomar Garciaparra	.303 (.30277)	Los Angeles Dodgers	12
Todd Helton	.302 (.30220)	Colorado Rockies	13
Kenny Lofton	.301 (.30064)	Los Angeles Dodgers	14
Jamey Carroll	.300 (.30022)	Colorado Rockies	15
Jose Reyes	.300 (.29985)	New York Mets	16
Rafael Furcal	.300 (.29969)	Los Angeles Dodgers	17
Matt Murton	.297 (.29670)	Chicago Cubs	18
Scott Rolen	.296 (.29559)	St. Louis Cardinals	19
Omar Vizquel	.295 (.29534)	San Francisco Giants	20
Ray Durham	.293 (.29317)	San Francisco Giants	21
Edgar Renteria	.293 (.29264)	Atlanta Braves	22
Brad Hawpe	.293 (.29259)	Colorado Rockies	23
Dave Roberts	.293 (.29259)	San Diego Padres
Hanley Ramirez	.292 (.29226)	Florida Marlins	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.