NL Batting Average Leaders 2008

Chipper Jones of the Atlanta Braves won the 2008 National League batting title, finishing the season with a career-best .364 average. It was the highest average for an NL batting champion since Barry Bonds hit .370 in 2002.

In doing so, Jones fell just shy of Mickey Mantle’s season record for a switch hitter. Mantle batted .365 in 1957.

Here are the top 10 National League hitters in terms of batting average for the 2008 season:

1. Chipper Jones, Atlanta: .364

2. Albert Pujols, St. Louis: .357

3. Matt Holliday, Colorado: .321

4. Cristian Guzman, Washington: .316

5. Lance Berkman, Houston: .312

6. Ryan Theriot, Chicago: .307

7. Randy Winn, San Francisco: .306

8. Brian Giles, San Diego: .306

9. Andre Ethier, Los Angeles: .305

10. David Wright, New York: .302

Source: MLB.com

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