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2004 American League Batting Leaders

2003 Season 2005 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,133 games, 14 teams, approx. 161 games in season

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Ichiro Suzuki	30	SEA	Maj	SEA	161	762	704	101	262	24	5	8	60	36	11	49	63	.372	.415	.455	.869	320	6	4	2	3	19
2	Melvin Mora	32	BAL	Maj	BAL	140	636	550	111	187	41	0	27	104	11	6	66	95	.340	.419	.562	.981	309	10	11	6	3	0
3	Vladimir Guerrero	29	ANA	Maj	ANA	156	680	612	124	206	39	2	39	126	15	3	52	74	.337	.391	.598	.989	366	19	8	0	8	14
4	Iván Rodríguez	32	DET	Maj	DET	135	575	527	72	176	32	2	19	86	7	4	41	91	.334	.383	.510	.893	269	15	3	0	4	6
5	Alex Sánchez*	27	DET	Maj	DET	79	352	332	41	107	9	3	2	26	19	13	7	50	.322	.335	.386	.721	128	5	0	12	1	0
6	Erubiel Durazo*	30	OAK	Maj	OAK	142	578	511	80	164	35	1	22	88	3	2	56	104	.321	.396	.523	.919	267	7	9	0	2	9
7	Ross Gload*	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	110	260	234	28	75	16	0	7	44	0	3	20	37	.321	.375	.479	.853	112	11	2	1	3	1
8	Carlos Guillén	28	DET	Maj	DET	136	583	522	97	166	37	10	20	97	12	5	52	87	.318	.379	.542	.921	283	12	2	3	4	3
9	Javy López	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	150	638	579	83	183	33	3	23	86	0	0	47	97	.316	.370	.503	.873	291	16	6	0	6	4
10	Mark Kotsay*	28	OAK	Maj	OAK	148	673	606	78	190	37	3	15	63	8	5	55	70	.314	.370	.459	.829	278	6	2	5	5	5
11	Michael Young	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	160	739	690	114	216	33	9	22	99	12	3	44	89	.313	.353	.483	.836	333	11	1	0	4	1
12	Travis Hafner	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	140	573	482	96	150	41	3	28	109	3	2	68	111	.311	.410	.583	.993	281	11	17	0	6	7
13	David Newhan	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	95	412	373	66	116	15	7	8	54	11	1	27	72	.311	.361	.453	.814	169	4	4	5	3	0
14	Miguel Tejada	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	162	725	653	107	203	40	2	34	150	4	1	48	73	.311	.360	.535	.895	349	24	10	0	14	6
15	Aaron Rowand	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	140	534	487	94	151	38	2	24	69	17	5	30	91	.310	.361	.544	.905	265	5	10	5	2	1
16	B.J. Surhoff	39	BAL	Maj	BAL	100	378	343	49	106	12	1	8	50	2	0	30	46	.309	.365	.420	.785	144	9	1	3	1	2
17	Manny Ramirez	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	152	663	568	108	175	44	0	43	130	2	4	82	124	.308	.397	.613	1.009	348	17	6	0	7	15
18	Carlos Lee	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	153	658	591	103	180	37	0	31	99	11	5	54	86	.305	.366	.525	.891	310	10	7	0	6	3
19	Johnny Damon*	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	150	702	621	123	189	35	6	20	94	19	8	76	71	.304	.380	.477	.857	296	8	2	0	3	1
20	Raúl Ibañez	32	SEA	Maj	SEA	123	524	481	67	146	31	1	16	62	1	2	36	72	.304	.353	.472	.825	227	10	3	0	4	5
21	Shannon Stewart	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	92	430	378	46	115	17	2	11	47	6	3	47	44	.304	.380	.447	.827	169	5	1	1	3	4
22	Jerry Hairston	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	86	334	287	43	87	19	1	2	24	13	8	29	29	.303	.378	.397	.775	114	3	8	6	4	1
23	Garret Anderson*	32	ANA	Maj	ANA	112	475	442	57	133	20	1	14	75	2	1	29	75	.301	.343	.446	.789	197	3	1	0	3	6
24	Jorge Cantú	22	TBA	Maj	TBD	50	185	173	25	52	20	1	2	17	0	0	9	44	.301	.341	.462	.803	80	5	2	0	1	0
25	David Ortiz*	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	150	669	582	94	175	47	3	41	139	0	0	75	133	.301	.380	.603	.983	351	12	4	0	8	8
26	Lew Ford	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	154	658	569	89	170	31	4	15	72	20	2	67	75	.299	.381	.446	.828	254	15	13	2	7	3
27	Hideki Matsui	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	162	680	584	109	174	34	2	31	108	3	0	88	103	.298	.390	.522	.912	305	11	3	0	5	2
28	Coco Crisp	24	CLE	Maj	CLE	139	538	491	78	146	24	2	15	71	20	13	36	69	.297	.344	.446	.790	219	8	0	9	2	4
29	Aubrey Huff	27	TBA	Maj	TBD	157	667	600	92	178	27	2	29	104	5	1	56	74	.297	.360	.493	.853	296	9	6	0	5	6
30	Kevin Millar	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	150	588	508	74	151	36	0	18	74	1	1	57	91	.297	.383	.474	.857	241	16	17	0	6	0
31	Carl Crawford*	22	TBA	Maj	TBD	152	672	626	104	185	26	19	11	55	59	15	35	81	.296	.331	.451	.781	282	2	1	4	6	2
32	Chone Figgins	26	ANA	Maj	ANA	148	638	577	83	171	22	17	5	60	34	13	49	94	.296	.350	.419	.770	242	6	0	10	2	0
33	Jason Varitek	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	137	536	463	67	137	30	1	18	73	10	3	62	126	.296	.390	.482	.872	223	11	10	0	1	9
34	Darin Erstad*	30	ANA	Maj	ANA	125	543	495	79	146	29	1	7	69	16	1	37	74	.295	.346	.400	.746	198	9	4	3	4	1
35	Orlando Cabrera	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	58	248	228	33	67	19	1	6	31	4	1	11	23	.294	.320	.465	.785	106	4	1	1	7	0
36	José Guillén	28	ANA	Maj	ANA	148	620	565	88	166	28	3	27	104	5	4	37	92	.294	.352	.497	.849	281	14	15	0	3	5
37	Frank Catalanotto	30	TOR	Maj	TOR	75	274	249	27	73	19	1	1	26	1	0	17	33	.293	.344	.390	.734	97	7	4	1	3	1
38	Craig Monroe	27	DET	Maj	DET	128	481	447	65	131	27	3	18	72	3	4	29	79	.293	.337	.488	.825	218	8	2	0	3	1
39	Miguel Cairo	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	122	408	360	48	105	17	5	6	42	11	3	18	49	.292	.346	.417	.763	150	7	14	12	4	1
40	Derek Jeter	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	154	721	643	111	188	44	1	23	78	23	4	46	99	.292	.352	.471	.823	303	19	14	16	2	1
41	Magglio Ordóñez	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	52	222	202	32	59	8	2	9	37	0	2	16	22	.292	.351	.485	.837	98	4	3	0	1	2
42	Omar Vizquel	37	CLE	Maj	CLE	148	651	567	82	165	28	3	7	59	19	6	57	62	.291	.353	.388	.741	220	12	1	20	6	0
43	Lou Merloni	33	CLE	Maj	CLE	71	214	190	25	55	12	1	4	28	1	2	14	41	.290	.343	.426	.769	81	9	3	4	3	1
44	Gary Sheffield	35	NYA	Maj	NYY	154	684	573	117	166	30	1	36	121	5	6	92	83	.290	.393	.534	.927	306	16	11	0	8	7
45	Eric Young Sr.	37	TEX	Maj	TEX	104	402	344	55	99	25	2	1	27	14	9	43	28	.288	.377	.381	.758	131	9	8	4	3	0
46	David DeJesus*	24	KCA	Maj	KCR	96	413	363	58	104	15	3	7	39	8	11	33	53	.287	.361	.402	.763	146	6	9	8	0	0
47	Ken Harvey	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	120	494	456	47	131	20	1	13	55	1	1	28	89	.287	.338	.421	.759	192	14	8	0	2	2
48	Brandon Inge	27	DET	Maj	DET	131	458	408	43	117	15	7	13	64	5	4	32	72	.287	.340	.453	.793	185	4	4	8	6	0
49	Joe Randa	34	KCA	Maj	KCR	128	539	485	65	139	31	2	8	56	0	1	40	77	.287	.343	.408	.751	198	11	6	0	8	1
50	Mike Sweeney	30	KCA	Maj	KCR	106	452	411	56	118	23	0	22	79	3	2	33	44	.287	.347	.504	.851	207	7	6	0	2	9
51	Alex Ríos	23	TOR	Maj	TOR	111	460	426	55	122	24	7	1	28	15	3	31	84	.286	.338	.383	.720	163	14	2	1	0	0
52	Alex Rodriguez	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	155	698	601	112	172	24	2	36	106	28	4	80	131	.286	.375	.513	.888	308	18	10	0	7	6
53	Randy Winn	30	SEA	Maj	SEA	157	703	626	84	179	34	6	14	81	21	7	53	98	.286	.346	.427	.772	267	16	8	9	7	1
54	Scott Hatteberg	34	OAK	Maj	OAK	152	638	550	87	156	30	0	15	82	0	0	72	48	.284	.367	.420	.787	231	10	5	3	8	5
55	Eric Byrnes	28	OAK	Maj	OAK	143	632	569	91	161	39	3	20	73	17	1	46	111	.283	.347	.468	.814	266	11	12	0	5	0
56	Víctor Martínez	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	141	591	520	77	147	38	1	23	108	0	1	60	69	.283	.359	.492	.851	256	16	5	0	6	11
57	Bill Mueller	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	110	460	399	75	113	27	1	12	57	2	2	51	56	.283	.365	.446	.811	178	8	4	0	6	1
58	Juan Uribe	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	134	553	502	82	142	31	6	23	74	9	11	32	96	.283	.327	.506	.833	254	10	3	11	5	1
59	Ronnie Belliard	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	152	663	599	78	169	48	1	12	70	3	2	60	98	.282	.348	.426	.774	255	18	2	0	2	5
60	Chris Gomez	33	TOR	Maj	TOR	109	377	341	41	96	11	1	3	37	3	2	28	41	.282	.337	.346	.683	118	4	2	3	3	0
61	Mark Teixeira	24	TEX	Maj	TEX	145	625	545	101	153	34	2	38	112	4	1	68	117	.281	.370	.560	.929	305	6	10	0	2	12
62	Rocco Baldelli	22	TBA	Maj	TBD	136	565	518	79	145	27	3	16	74	17	4	30	88	.280	.326	.436	.762	226	12	8	3	6	2
63	Larry Bigbie	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	139	531	478	76	134	23	1	15	68	8	3	45	113	.280	.341	.427	.768	204	7	1	3	4	0
64	Alfonso Soriano	28	TEX	Maj	TEX	145	658	608	77	170	32	4	28	91	18	5	33	121	.280	.324	.484	.807	294	7	10	0	7	4
65	Kevin Mench	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	125	481	438	69	122	30	3	26	71	0	0	33	63	.279	.335	.539	.874	236	6	6	0	4	2
66	Carlos Beltrán	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	69	309	266	51	74	19	2	15	51	14	3	37	44	.278	.367	.534	.901	142	4	2	1	3	7
67	Adam Kennedy	28	ANA	Maj	ANA	144	533	468	70	130	20	5	10	48	15	5	41	92	.278	.351	.406	.757	190	10	13	9	2	7
68	Matt Lawton	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	150	680	591	109	164	25	0	20	70	23	9	74	84	.278	.366	.421	.788	249	21	11	0	4	3
69	Jeff DaVanon	30	ANA	Maj	ANA	108	337	285	41	79	11	4	7	34	18	3	46	54	.277	.372	.418	.790	119	2	0	1	5	2
70	Paul Konerko	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	155	643	563	84	156	22	0	41	117	1	0	69	107	.277	.359	.535	.894	301	23	6	0	5	5
71	Hank Blalock	23	TEX	Maj	TEX	159	713	624	107	172	38	3	32	110	2	2	75	149	.276	.355	.500	.855	312	13	6	0	8	7
72	Eric Chavez	26	OAK	Maj	OAK	125	577	475	87	131	20	0	29	77	6	3	95	99	.276	.397	.501	.898	238	21	3	0	4	10
73	David Eckstein	29	ANA	Maj	ANA	142	637	566	92	156	24	1	2	35	16	5	42	49	.276	.339	.332	.671	188	11	13	14	2	1
74	Bengie Molina	29	ANA	Maj	ANA	97	363	337	36	93	13	0	10	54	0	1	18	35	.276	.313	.404	.717	136	18	2	2	4	1
75	Ben Broussard*	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	139	485	418	57	115	28	5	17	82	4	2	52	95	.275	.370	.488	.858	204	7	12	1	2	3
76	Kenny Lofton*	37	NYA	Maj	NYY	83	313	276	51	76	10	7	3	18	7	3	31	27	.275	.346	.395	.741	109	4	1	1	4	1
77	Julio Lugo	28	TBA	Maj	TBD	157	655	581	83	160	41	4	7	75	21	5	54	106	.275	.338	.396	.734	230	8	5	7	8	0
78	Gary Matthews	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	87	317	280	37	77	17	1	11	36	5	1	33	64	.275	.350	.461	.811	129	1	1	0	3	5
79	Frank Menechino	33	TOR,OAK	Maj	TOR-OAK	85	311	269	40	74	13	4	9	26	0	2	37	52	.275	.371	.454	.825	122	5	4	1	0	1
80	Cristian Guzmán	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	145	624	576	84	158	31	4	8	46	10	5	30	64	.274	.309	.384	.693	221	15	1	13	4	4
81	Benito Santiago	39	KCA	Maj	KCR	49	189	175	15	48	10	0	6	23	1	2	8	32	.274	.312	.434	.746	76	9	2	3	1	0
82	Brian Roberts	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	159	734	641	107	175	50	2	4	53	29	12	71	95	.273	.344	.376	.720	241	3	1	15	6	1
83	Marco Scutaro	28	OAK	Maj	OAK	137	477	455	50	124	32	1	7	43	0	0	16	58	.273	.297	.393	.690	179	9	0	5	1	1
84	Dmitri Young	30	DET	Maj	DET	104	432	389	72	106	23	2	18	60	0	1	33	71	.273	.336	.481	.816	187	8	6	0	4	4
85	Gabe Kapler	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	136	310	290	51	79	14	1	6	33	5	4	15	49	.272	.311	.390	.700	113	5	2	1	2	0
86	Damian Miller	34	OAK	Maj	OAK	110	442	397	39	108	25	0	9	58	0	1	39	87	.272	.339	.403	.742	160	19	2	2	2	0
87	Jorge Posada	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	137	547	449	72	122	31	0	21	81	1	3	88	92	.272	.400	.481	.882	216	24	9	0	1	5
88	Vernon Wells	25	TOR	Maj	TOR	134	590	536	82	146	34	2	23	67	9	2	51	83	.272	.337	.472	.809	253	17	2	0	1	2
89	Casey Blake	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	152	668	587	93	159	36	3	28	88	5	8	68	139	.271	.354	.486	.839	285	19	9	1	3	2
90	Torii Hunter	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	138	569	520	79	141	37	0	23	81	21	7	40	101	.271	.330	.475	.805	247	23	7	0	2	4
91	Justin Morneau	23	MIN	Maj	MIN	74	312	280	39	76	17	0	19	58	0	0	28	54	.271	.340	.536	.875	150	4	2	0	2	8
92	Frank Thomas	36	CHA	Maj	CHW	74	311	240	53	65	16	0	18	49	0	2	64	57	.271	.434	.563	.997	135	2	6	0	1	3
93	Jolbert Cabrera	31	SEA	Maj	SEA	113	391	359	38	97	19	2	6	47	10	3	16	70	.270	.312	.384	.696	138	13	8	3	5	1
94	Orlando Hudson	26	TOR	Maj	TOR	135	551	489	73	132	32	7	12	58	7	3	51	98	.270	.341	.438	.779	214	12	4	3	4	0
95	Reed Johnson	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	141	582	537	68	145	25	2	10	61	6	3	28	98	.270	.320	.380	.699	204	17	12	3	2	2
96	Rondell White	32	DET	Maj	DET	121	498	448	76	121	21	2	19	67	1	2	39	77	.270	.337	.453	.790	203	13	8	0	3	4
97	Carlos Delgado	32	TOR	Maj	TOR	128	551	458	74	123	26	0	32	99	0	1	69	115	.269	.372	.535	.907	245	11	13	0	11	12
98	Matt LeCroy	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	88	287	264	25	71	14	0	9	39	0	0	16	60	.269	.321	.424	.745	112	7	5	0	2	0
99	Gregg Zaun	33	TOR	Maj	TOR	107	392	338	46	91	24	0	6	36	0	2	47	61	.269	.367	.394	.761	133	7	6	0	1	3
100	Matt Stairs	36	KCA	Maj	KCR	126	496	439	48	117	21	3	18	66	1	0	49	92	.267	.345	.451	.796	198	15	5	0	3	2