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1978 NL Batting Average Leaders

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Dave Parker led the NL in batting average with .334 in 1978, 18 points ahead of Steve Garvey (.316). It was one of 2 times Dave Parker led in batting average.

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Dave Parker Led the NL in 1978 Dave Parker Pittsburgh Pirates
.334 Batting Average .018 clear of Steve Garvey
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Dave Parker Dave Parker PIT .334 148 581 194 .394
2 Steve Garvey Steve Garvey LAN .316 162 639 202 .353
3 Jose Cruz Jose Cruz HOU .315 153 565 178 .376
4 Bill Madlock Bill Madlock SFN .309 122 447 138 .378
5 Dave Winfield Dave Winfield SDN .308 158 587 181 .367
6 Gene Richards Gene Richards SDN .308 154 555 171 .381
7 Jack Clark Jack Clark SFN .306 156 592 181 .358
8 Pete Rose Pete Rose CIN .302 159 655 198 .362
9 Jeff Burroughs Jeff Burroughs ATL .301 153 488 147 .432
10 Dave Concepcion Dave Concepcion CIN .301 153 565 170 .357
11 Warren Cromartie Warren Cromartie MON .297 159 607 180 .337
12 Enos Cabell Enos Cabell HOU .295 162 660 195 .321
13 Reggie Smith Reggie Smith LAN .295 128 447 132 .382
14 Larry Bowa Larry Bowa PHI .294 156 654 192 .319
15 Tony Perez Tony Perez MON .290 148 544 158 .336
16 Ellis Valentine Ellis Valentine MON .289 151 570 165 .330
17 Terry Whitfield Terry Whitfield SFN .289 149 488 141 .335
18 Terry Puhl Terry Puhl HOU .289 149 585 169 .343
19 Bob Watson Bob Watson HOU .289 139 461 133 .357
20 Ken Griffey Ken Griffey CIN .288 158 614 177 .344
21 Garry Maddox Garry Maddox PHI .288 155 598 172 .332
22 Ted Simmons Ted Simmons SLN .287 152 516 148 .377
23 Bill Russell Bill Russell LAN .286 155 625 179 .320
24 Gary Matthews Gary Matthews ATL .285 129 474 135 .366
25 Richie Hebner Richie Hebner PHI .283 137 435 123 .369
26 George Foster George Foster CIN .281 158 604 170 .360
27 Bobby Murcer Bobby Murcer CHN .281 146 499 140 .376
28 Garry Templeton Garry Templeton SLN .280 155 647 181 .303
29 Frank Taveras Frank Taveras PIT .278 157 654 182 .313
30 George Hendrick George Hendrick SLN +1 .278 138 493 137 .332
31 Ivan de Jesus Ivan de Jesus CHN .278 160 619 172 .356
32 Davey Lopes Davey Lopes LAN .278 151 587 163 .355
33 Larry Parrish Larry Parrish MON .277 144 520 144 .321
34 Lee Mazzilli Lee Mazzilli NYN .273 148 542 148 .353
35 Ron Cey Ron Cey LAN .270 159 555 150 .380
36 Bake McBride Bake McBride PHI .269 122 472 127 .315
37 Steve Henderson NYN .266 157 587 156 .333
38 Greg Luzinski Greg Luzinski PHI .265 155 540 143 .388
39 John Stearns John Stearns NYN .264 143 477 126 .364
40 Dusty Baker Dusty Baker LAN .262 149 522 137 .325
41 Phil Garner Phil Garner PIT .261 154 528 138 .345
42 Manny Trillo Manny Trillo CHN .261 152 552 144 .320
43 Larry Herndon Larry Herndon SFN .259 151 471 122 .311
44 Jerry Royster Jerry Royster ATL .259 140 529 137 .331
45 Ozzie Smith Ozzie Smith SDN .258 159 590 152 .311
46 Willie Montanez Willie Montanez NYN .256 159 609 156 .320
47 Gary Carter Gary Carter MON .255 157 533 136 .336
48 Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez SLN .255 159 542 138 .351
49 Andre Dawson Andre Dawson MON .253 157 609 154 .299
50 Dave Cash Dave Cash MON .252 159 658 166 .291
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