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1987 NL Batting Average Leaders

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Tony Gwynn led the NL in batting average with .370 in 1987, 32 points ahead of Pedro Guerrero (.338). It was one of 8 times Tony Gwynn led in batting average.

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Tony Gwynn Led the NL in 1987 Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres
.370 Batting Average .032 clear of Pedro Guerrero
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Tony Gwynn Tony Gwynn SDN .370 157 589 218 .447
2 Pedro Guerrero Pedro Guerrero LAN .338 152 545 184 .416
3 Tim Raines Tim Raines MON .330 139 530 175 .429
4 John Kruk John Kruk SDN .313 138 447 140 .406
5 Dion James Dion James ATL .312 134 494 154 .397
6 Will Clark Will Clark SFN .308 150 529 163 .371
7 Andres Galarraga Andres Galarraga MON .305 147 551 168 .361
8 Ozzie Smith Ozzie Smith SLN .303 158 600 182 .392
9 Milt Thompson Milt Thompson PHI .302 150 527 159 .351
10 Bobby Bonilla Bobby Bonilla PIT .300 141 466 140 .351
11 Benito Santiago Benito Santiago SDN .300 146 546 164 .324
12 Tim Wallach Tim Wallach MON .298 153 593 177 .343
13 Billy Hatcher Billy Hatcher HOU .296 141 564 167 .352
14 Dale Murphy Dale Murphy ATL .295 159 566 167 .417
15 Ryne Sandberg Ryne Sandberg CHN .294 132 523 154 .367
16 Eric Davis Eric Davis CIN .293 129 474 139 .399
17 Mike Schmidt Mike Schmidt PHI .293 147 522 153 .388
18 Andy Van Slyke Andy Van Slyke PIT .293 157 564 165 .359
19 Dave Martinez Dave Martinez CHN .292 142 459 134 .372
20 Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez NYN .290 154 587 170 .377
21 Vince Coleman SLN .289 151 623 180 .363
22 Johnny Ray Johnny Ray PIT +1 .289 153 599 173 .334
23 Andre Dawson Andre Dawson CHN .287 153 621 178 .328
24 Terry Pendleton Terry Pendleton SLN .286 159 583 167 .360
25 Jack Clark Jack Clark SLN .286 131 419 120 .459
26 Willie McGee Willie McGee SLN .285 153 620 177 .312
27 Darryl Strawberry Darryl Strawberry NYN .284 154 532 151 .398
28 Kevin Bass Kevin Bass HOU .284 157 592 168 .344
29 Buddy Bell Buddy Bell CIN .284 143 522 148 .369
30 Bill Doran Bill Doran HOU .283 162 625 177 .365
31 Mitch Webster Mitch Webster MON .281 156 588 165 .361
32 Steve Sax Steve Sax LAN .280 157 610 171 .331
33 Jeffrey Leonard Jeffrey Leonard SFN .280 131 503 141 .309
34 Kevin Mitchell SFN +1 .280 131 464 130 .350
35 Ken Oberkfell Ken Oberkfell ATL .280 135 508 142 .342
36 Von Hayes Von Hayes PHI .277 158 556 154 .404
37 Kevin McReynolds Kevin McReynolds NYN .276 151 590 163 .318
38 Sid Bream Sid Bream PIT .275 149 516 142 .336
39 Carmelo Martinez Carmelo Martinez SDN .273 139 447 122 .372
40 Juan Samuel Juan Samuel PHI .272 160 655 178 .335
41 John Shelby John Shelby LAN +1 .272 141 508 138 .311
42 Gerald Perry Gerald Perry ATL .270 142 533 144 .329
43 Bo Diaz Bo Diaz CIN .270 140 496 134 .300
44 Keith Moreland Keith Moreland CHN .266 153 563 150 .309
45 Howard Johnson Howard Johnson NYN .265 157 554 147 .364
46 Mike Scioscia Mike Scioscia LAN .265 142 461 122 .343
47 Glenn Hubbard Glenn Hubbard ATL .264 141 443 117 .378
48 Glenn Wilson Glenn Wilson PHI .264 154 569 150 .308
49 Tom Herr Tom Herr SLN .263 141 510 134 .346
50 Barry Bonds Barry Bonds PIT .261 150 551 144 .329
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