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1981 NL Batting Average Leaders

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Bill Madlock led the NL in batting average with .341 in 1981, 16 points ahead of Pete Rose (.325). It was one of 4 times Bill Madlock led in batting average.

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Bill Madlock Led the NL in 1981 Bill Madlock Pittsburgh Pirates
.341 Batting Average .016 clear of Pete Rose
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Bill Madlock Bill Madlock PIT .341 82 279 95 .413
2 Pete Rose Pete Rose PHI .325 107 431 140 .391
3 Dusty Baker Dusty Baker LAN .320 103 400 128 .363
4 Mike Schmidt Mike Schmidt PHI .316 102 354 112 .435
5 Bill Buckner Bill Buckner CHN .311 106 421 131 .349
6 Ken Griffey Ken Griffey CIN .311 101 396 123 .370
7 Milt May Milt May SFN .310 97 316 98 .376
8 Hubie Brooks Hubie Brooks NYN .307 98 358 110 .345
9 Dave Concepcion Dave Concepcion CIN .306 106 421 129 .358
10 Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez SLN .306 103 376 115 .401
11 Warren Cromartie Warren Cromartie MON .304 99 358 109 .370
12 Tim Raines Tim Raines MON .304 88 313 95 .391
13 Luis Salazar Luis Salazar SDN .303 109 400 121 .329
14 Andre Dawson Andre Dawson MON .302 103 394 119 .365
15 Terry Kennedy Terry Kennedy SDN .301 101 382 115 .341
16 Gary Matthews Gary Matthews PHI .301 101 359 108 .398
17 Pedro Guerrero Pedro Guerrero LAN .300 98 347 104 .365
18 Art Howe Art Howe HOU .296 103 361 107 .365
19 George Foster George Foster CIN .295 108 414 122 .373
20 Steve Henderson CHN .293 82 287 84 .382
21 Ken Oberkfell Ken Oberkfell SLN .293 102 376 110 .353
22 Claudell Washington Claudell Washington ATL .291 85 320 93 .328
23 Juan Bonilla Juan Bonilla SDN .290 99 369 107 .337
24 Leon Durham Leon Durham CHN .290 87 328 95 .344
25 Larry Herndon Larry Herndon SFN .288 96 364 105 .325
26 Ron Cey Ron Cey LAN .288 85 312 90 .372
27 Garry Templeton Garry Templeton SLN .288 80 333 96 .315
28 Gene Richards Gene Richards SDN .288 104 393 113 .373
29 Manny Trillo Manny Trillo PHI .287 94 349 100 .338
30 Mike Easler Mike Easler PIT .286 95 339 97 .328
31 George Hendrick George Hendrick SLN .284 101 394 112 .356
32 Larry Bowa Larry Bowa PHI .283 103 360 102 .331
33 Steve Garvey Steve Garvey LAN .283 110 431 122 .322
34 Bob Horner Bob Horner ATL .277 79 300 83 .345
35 Omar Moreno Omar Moreno PIT .276 103 434 120 .319
36 Chris Chambliss Chris Chambliss ATL .272 107 404 110 .343
37 Dave Collins CIN .272 95 360 98 .355
38 Mookie Wilson Mookie Wilson NYN .271 92 328 89 .317
39 Ron Oester Ron Oester CIN .271 105 354 96 .342
40 Tom Herr Tom Herr SLN .268 103 411 110 .329
41 Jack Clark Jack Clark SFN .268 99 385 103 .341
42 Jose Cruz Jose Cruz HOU .267 107 409 109 .319
43 Bruce Benedict Bruce Benedict ATL .264 90 295 78 .341
44 Tony Scott Tony Scott HOU +1 .264 100 401 106 .301
45 Garry Maddox Garry Maddox PHI .263 94 323 85 .295
46 Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds HOU .260 87 323 84 .286
47 Ray Knight Ray Knight CIN .259 106 386 100 .322
48 Darrell Evans Darrell Evans SFN .258 102 357 92 .356
49 Enos Cabell Enos Cabell SFN .255 96 396 101 .274
50 Johnnie LeMaster Johnnie LeMaster SFN .253 104 324 82 .306
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