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2001 Japan Central League Batting Leaders

2000 Season 2002 Season

Classification: Foreign

Overall: 420 games, 6 teams, approx. 140 games in season

Attendance: n/a

See also: 2001 Japan Pacific League

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League Player Batting

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Minimum 140 AB's to appear on leaderboard

League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Masahiro Araki	23	CNI	Fgn	111	304	272	53	92	12	1	4	23	13	9	20	48	.338	.384	.434	.818	118	3	1	10	1	0
2	Hideki Matsui	27	YOM	Fgn	140	611	481	107	160	23	3	36	104	3	3	120	96	.333	.463	.618	1.081	297	9	3	0	7	6
3	Atsuya Furuta	35	YKU	Fgn	121	503	441	59	143	23	0	15	66	1	0	43	41	.324	.390	.479	.869	211	17	9	3	7	2
4	Takayuki Shimizu	27	YOM	Fgn	126	384	333	49	108	10	1	7	29	8	7	33	39	.324	.388	.423	.812	141	4	3	13	2	3
5	Roberto Petagine*	30	YKU	Fgn	138	592	463	93	149	27	0	39	127	4	1	120	89	.322	.466	.633	1.099	293	11	7	0	2	13
6	Takanori Suzuki	29	YKO	Fgn	122	516	454	56	143	22	1	6	57	15	4	51	72	.315	.386	.408	.794	185	9	5	1	5	4
7	Tomoaki Kanemoto	33	HIR	Fgn	140	615	472	101	148	28	1	25	93	19	9	128	69	.314	.463	.536	.999	253	1	9	0	6	16
8	Mitsuru Manaka*	30	YKU	Fgn	123	498	449	61	140	26	1	7	36	7	3	38	40	.312	.369	.421	.790	189	6	4	5	2	9
9	Atsunori Inaba*	28	YKU	Fgn	138	601	527	94	164	32	5	25	90	5	4	43	89	.311	.379	.533	.913	281	6	16	13	2	0
10	Jon Zuber*	31	YKO	Fgn	92	266	232	19	72	14	2	2	27	1	0	30	29	.310	.387	.414	.801	96	10	1	0	3	0
11	Luis Lopez	36	HIR	Fgn	138	561	493	53	152	21	0	32	100	0	2	51	35	.308	.376	.546	.922	269	22	7	3	7	4
12	Leo Gómez	35	CNI	Fgn	88	343	291	30	89	13	0	19	61	0	0	47	35	.306	.398	.546	.944	159	10	0	1	4	5
13	Eddy Díaz	29	HIR	Fgn	136	524	470	76	143	18	1	32	85	5	5	39	53	.304	.360	.551	.911	259	10	4	7	4	2
14	Takahiro Saeki*	31	YKO	Fgn	140	555	490	58	148	18	2	14	73	11	7	46	73	.302	.365	.433	.797	212	12	4	12	3	1
15	Yoshinobu Takahashi	26	YOM	Fgn	140	605	543	88	164	26	0	27	85	3	2	49	85	.302	.364	.499	.863	271	14	7	1	5	4
16	Shinjiro Hiyama	31	HAN	Fgn	121	448	406	52	122	24	0	12	57	7	3	29	62	.301	.355	.448	.803	182	7	8	0	5	2
17	Kazuhiro Kiyohara	33	YOM	Fgn	134	551	467	67	139	29	0	29	121	0	1	65	140	.298	.396	.546	.942	255	20	14	1	4	2
18	Takuro Ishii	30	YKO	Fgn	140	647	580	81	171	34	4	8	36	26	8	54	81	.295	.359	.409	.768	237	3	5	7	1	3
19	Tetsuya Iida	33	YKU	Fgn	105	212	187	32	55	10	0	1	9	6	1	18	31	.294	.354	.364	.718	68	3	0	6	1	0
20	Norihiro Akahoshi	25	HAN	Fgn	128	524	438	70	128	9	4	1	23	39	12	50	64	.292	.372	.338	.710	148	1	8	24	4	1
21	Daisuke Motoki	29	YOM	Fgn	123	441	391	51	114	16	3	9	39	3	0	37	51	.292	.354	.417	.771	163	13	2	9	2	3
22	Kazuyoshi Tatsunami	31	CNI	Fgn	139	576	507	52	148	30	2	9	65	6	1	54	54	.292	.359	.412	.771	209	9	2	7	6	4
23	Akinori Iwamura	22	YKU	Fgn	136	564	520	79	149	24	4	18	81	15	6	32	111	.287	.329	.452	.781	235	6	3	5	4	5
24	Itsuki Asai*	29	HIR	Fgn	107	214	189	24	54	11	2	4	24	3	2	22	32	.286	.357	.429	.785	81	4	0	1	2	1
25	Akira Eto	31	YOM	Fgn	134	568	485	86	138	21	1	30	87	9	7	73	72	.285	.381	.518	.898	251	11	4	3	3	0
26	Takahiro Arai	24	HIR	Fgn	124	354	313	38	89	12	0	18	56	2	3	36	86	.284	.363	.495	.858	155	11	3	1	1	2
27	Katsumi Hirosawa	39	HAN	Fgn	95	296	268	21	76	7	2	12	46	1	0	23	66	.284	.339	.459	.798	123	8	1	1	3	0
28	Alex Ramírez	26	YKU	Fgn	138	547	510	60	143	23	0	29	88	1	2	27	132	.280	.320	.496	.816	253	11	5	0	5	0
29	Toshihisa Nishi	29	YOM	Fgn	140	652	597	88	163	29	1	20	59	20	3	36	92	.273	.318	.426	.743	254	15	5	10	4	0
30	Kenjiro Nomura	34	HIR	Fgn	117	435	403	35	110	18	1	9	53	7	4	31	59	.273	.324	.390	.714	157	13	0	0	1	2
31	David Doster	30	YKO	Fgn	112	339	309	35	84	14	0	9	27	3	0	19	57	.272	.315	.405	.720	125	14	1	9	1	6
32	Hitoshi Taneda	29	YKO,CNI	Fgn	106	296	254	30	69	12	2	4	43	1	3	23	16	.272	.335	.382	.716	97	9	3	12	4	2
33	Tatsuhiko Kinjo	24	YKO	Fgn	138	579	480	68	130	19	2	3	49	10	10	56	57	.271	.347	.338	.685	162	6	0	43	0	0
34	Shinya Miyamoto	30	YKU	Fgn	125	578	477	74	129	15	0	1	17	11	6	27	57	.270	.317	.308	.625	147	8	6	67	1	0
35	Atsushi Fujimoto	23	HAN	Fgn	75	202	186	21	50	11	1	1	17	2	2	13	36	.269	.320	.355	.675	66	0	1	2	0	2
36	Makoto Imaoka	26	HAN	Fgn	123	453	400	36	107	15	0	4	40	3	1	29	60	.268	.321	.335	.656	134	16	3	20	1	1
37	Takeshi Nakamura	34	CNI	Fgn	134	455	412	29	109	16	0	2	27	1	0	31	59	.265	.317	.318	.635	131	17	1	10	1	5
38	Hirofumi Ogawa	34	YKO	Fgn	131	496	420	48	111	16	0	15	65	3	2	57	100	.264	.346	.410	.755	172	13	0	10	9	2
39	Osamu Hamanaka	22	HAN	Fgn	110	475	411	52	108	18	2	13	53	3	7	53	65	.263	.346	.411	.757	169	10	2	4	5	6
40	Takuya Kimura	29	HIR	Fgn	137	630	551	78	145	23	5	7	45	18	11	61	129	.263	.336	.361	.697	199	5	0	16	2	1
41	Hitoshi Nakane	34	YKO	Fgn	104	305	259	38	68	11	0	7	33	1	2	37	69	.263	.359	.386	.745	100	4	2	7	0	3
42	Akihiro Higashide	20	HIR	Fgn	140	637	545	82	143	22	5	5	35	26	9	35	84	.262	.310	.349	.658	190	8	4	49	4	0
43	Hirokazu Ibata	26	CNI	Fgn	140	625	531	53	139	25	3	1	32	14	12	49	60	.262	.330	.326	.656	173	10	6	37	2	2
44	Motonobu Tanishige	30	YKO	Fgn	137	532	447	54	117	19	2	20	70	4	2	65	107	.262	.367	.447	.815	200	6	10	9	1	8
45	Kazuki Inoue*	29	CNI	Fgn	112	349	321	24	83	21	2	2	20	2	1	25	54	.259	.313	.355	.668	114	5	1	1	1	2
46	Taichiro Kamisaka	24	HAN	Fgn	89	340	300	37	76	9	4	6	24	7	3	27	37	.253	.317	.370	.687	111	4	2	9	2	0
47	Kosuke Fukudome	24	CNI	Fgn	120	442	375	51	94	22	2	15	56	8	4	56	90	.251	.352	.440	.792	165	4	4	4	3	4
48	Katsuyuki Dobashi	32	YKU	Fgn	137	502	442	21	110	16	0	2	31	1	1	39	35	.249	.315	.299	.614	132	15	5	13	3	12
49	Koichi Ogata	32	HIR	Fgn	64	192	159	17	39	7	0	8	29	1	0	21	26	.245	.337	.440	.777	70	3	3	5	4	1
50	Akihiro Yano	32	HAN	Fgn	119	364	327	26	79	10	1	8	30	1	1	28	72	.242	.301	.352	.653	115	10	1	5	3	0
51	Shuji Nishiyama	33	HIR	Fgn	120	316	268	23	64	11	1	2	14	1	1	34	53	.239	.327	.310	.637	83	9	2	10	2	4
52	Takeshi Yamasaki	32	CNI	Fgn	111	398	365	46	87	16	0	25	51	0	1	24	95	.238	.297	.488	.785	178	13	7	1	1	2
53	Iván Cruz*	33	HAN	Fgn	70	267	239	19	56	5	0	14	34	0	0	25	62	.234	.315	.431	.746	103	5	3	0	0	4
54	Toshio Haru	31	CNI,YKO	Fgn	105	331	296	22	69	9	0	1	20	2	3	14	41	.233	.271	.274	.544	81	8	2	17	2	1
55	Tomohiro Nioka	25	YOM	Fgn	86	265	240	35	56	9	1	5	23	10	4	13	44	.233	.278	.342	.620	82	1	2	10	0	0
56	Ozzie Timmons	30	CNI	Fgn	83	299	272	30	62	9	1	12	45	1	1	22	73	.228	.287	.401	.688	109	7	1	3	1	0
57	Shinnosuke Abe	22	YOM	Fgn	127	428	386	40	87	18	0	13	44	3	0	31	79	.225	.293	.373	.667	144	9	7	2	2	7
58	Eduardo Pérez	31	HAN	Fgn	52	190	167	20	37	11	0	3	19	3	2	21	48	.222	.311	.341	.652	57	2	1	0	1	0
59	Koichi Sekikawa	32	CNI	Fgn	65	212	180	20	40	4	0	1	8	3	3	24	34	.222	.317	.261	.578	47	0	1	7	0	2
60	Yoshinori Okihara	28	HAN	Fgn	71	246	218	24	43	8	1	4	14	2	1	20	48	.197	.273	.298	.571	65	3	3	4	1	4