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NL Batting Average Leaders 2008

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:10:13 +0000

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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National League RBI Leaders 2008

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:06:19 +0000

In the process of pumping out a National League-best 48 home runs in 2008, Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard drove in a few, too. His 146 runs batted in beat out second place David Wright of the Mets by 22 RBI.

A quick footnote: Of the top seven, Howard is the only player who was able to help his team into the playoffs, as the Phillies won the National League East.

That said, here’s a list of the NL’s top run producers in 2008:

1. Ryan Howard, Philadelphia: 146

2. David Wright, New York: 124

3. Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego: 119

4. Albert Pujols, St. Louis: 116

5. Carlos Delgado, New York: 115

6. Ryan Ludwick, St. Louis: 113

7. Carlos Beltran, New York: 112

Source: MLB.com

National League Hits Leaders 2008

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:04:05 +0000

Jose Reyes long has been touted as one of the most exciting players in baseball, and at least some of the numbers back that up.

In 2008, the Mets shortstop led the National League in triples (19) and was second in stolen bases (56). He also was the only NL player to top 200 hits, finishing with 204.

Still, there was no ignoring a late season slide dropped his batting average under .300 (.297) as New York faded and was eliminated from playoff contention on the season’s final day.

Can Reyes and the Mets get it together in 2009? Having the No. 1 and 2 hit men in the league might be a good place to start.

Here’s the final list:

1. Jose Reyes, New York: 204

2. David Wright, New York: 189

3. Albert Pujols, St. Louis: 187

4. Cristian Guzman, Washington: 183

5. Randy Winn, San Francisco: 183

6. Derrek Lee, Chicago: 181

7. Miguel Tejada, Houston: 179

T8. Stephen Drew, Arizona: 178

T8. Ryan Theriot, Chicago: 178

Source: MLB.com