San Diego Padres Batting Average Leaders

Career totals with the Padres and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

Tony Gwynn holds the Padres career record with .338 batting average. The single-season record is .394, by Tony Gwynn in 1994.

AVG HR RBI H R SB OPS OBP SLG 2B 3B XBH TB BB SO PA AB G

Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs the standard 3.1 plate appearances per team game with the club, a career 3,000+ plate appearances with the club.

All-time Padres leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	AVG	G
1	Tony Gwynn	1982–2001	.338	2,440
2	Gene Richards	1977–1983	.291	939
3	Adrian Gonzalez	2006–2010	.288	799
4	Phil Nevin	1999–2005	.288	806
5	Dave Winfield	1973–1980	.284	1,117
6	Ryan Klesko	2000–2006	.279	828
7	Brian Giles	2003–2009	.279	833
8	Manny Machado	2019–2025	.275	968
9	Terry Kennedy	1981–1986	.274	835
10	Benito Santiago	1986–1992	.264	789
11	Chase Headley	2007–2018	.263	935
12	Wil Myers	2015–2022	.254	888
13	Nate Colbert	1969–1974	.253	866
14	Will Venable	2008–2015	.252	918
15	Garry Templeton	1982–1991	.252	1,286
16	Jake Cronenworth	2020–2025	.247	781

Single-season Padres records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	AVG	G
1	Tony Gwynn	1994	.394	110
2	Tony Gwynn	1997	.372	149
3	Tony Gwynn	1987	.370	157
4	Tony Gwynn	1995	.368	135
5	Tony Gwynn	1993	.358	122
6	Tony Gwynn	1984	.352	158
7	Tony Gwynn	1989	.336	158
8	Mark Loretta	2004	.336	154
9	Gary Sheffield	1992	.330	146
10	Tony Gwynn	1986	.329	160
11	Wally Joyner	1997	.328	135
12	Ken Caminiti	1996	.326	146
13	Tony Gwynn	1998	.321	127
14	Bip Roberts	1994	.320	105
15	Cito Gaston	1970	.319	146
16	Luis Arraez	2024	.318	117
17	Tony Gwynn	1992	.317	128
18	Tony Gwynn	1991	.317	134
19	Tony Gwynn	1985	.317	154
20	Mark Loretta	2003	.314	154
21	John Kruk	1987	.313	138
22	Tony Gwynn	1988	.313	133
23	Derek Bell	1994	.311	108
24	George Hendrick	1977	.311	152
25	Bip Roberts	1990	.309	149