Hits : 2002 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)
 

2002 Hits Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Vladimir Guerrero 206 Montreal Expos 1
Jeff Kent 195 San Francisco Giants 2
Jose Vidro 190 Montreal Expos 3
Luis Castillo 185 Florida Marlins 4
Albert Pujols 185 St. Louis Cardinals  
Todd Walker 183 Cincinnati Reds 6
Todd Helton 182 Colorado Rockies 7
Chipper Jones 179 Atlanta Braves 8
Bobby Abreu 176 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Rafael Furcal 175 Atlanta Braves 10
Juan Pierre 170 Colorado Rockies 11
Lance Berkman 169 Houston Astros 12
Mark Kotsay 169 San Diego Padres  
Fernando Vina 168 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Jeff Bagwell 166 Houston Astros 15
Shawn Green 166 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Edgar Renteria 166 St. Louis Cardinals  
Pat Burrell 165 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Mike Lowell 165 Florida Marlins  
Paul Lo Duca 163 Los Angeles Dodgers 20
Ryan Klesko 162 San Diego Padres 21
Junior Spivey 162 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Larry Walker 161 Colorado Rockies 23
Sammy Sosa 160 Chicago Cubs 24
Tony Womack 160 Arizona Diamondbacks  



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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.

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).