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Batting

Batting Average

	Bat	Gm	AB	R	H	Avg	TB	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	Int BB	SO	SB	Slg Pct	OB Pct
Tony Gwynn, SD	L	149	592	97	220	.372	324	49	2	17	119	43	12	28	12	.547	.409
Larry Walker, Col	L	153	568	143	208	.366	409	46	4	49	130	78	14	90	33	.720	.452
Mike Piazza, LA	R	152	556	104	201	.362	355	32	1	40	124	69	11	77	5	.638	.431
Kenny Lofton, Atl	L	122	493	90	164	.333	211	20	6	5	48	64	5	83	27	.428	.409
Wally Joyner, SD	L	135	455	59	149	.327	221	29	2	13	83	51	5	51	3	.486	.390
Mark Grace, Chi	L	151	555	87	177	.319	258	32	5	13	78	88	3	45	2	.465	.409
Andres Gallaraga, Col	R	154	600	120	191	.318	351	31	3	41	140	54	2	141	15	.585	.389
Edgardo Alfonzo, NY	R	151	518	84	163	.315	224	27	2	10	72	63	0	56	11	.432	.391
Raul Mondesi, LA	R	159	616	95	191	.310	333	42	5	30	87	44	7	105	32	.541	.360
Craig Biggio, Hou	R	162	619	146	191	.309	310	37	8	22	81	84	6	107	47	.501	.415
Dante Bichette, Col	R	151	561	81	173	.308	286	31	2	26	118	30	1	90	6	.510	.343
Jeff Blauser, Atl	R	151	519	90	160	.308	250	31	4	17	70	70	6	101	5	.482	.405
David Segui, Mon	S	125	459	75	141	.307	232	22	3	21	68	57	12	66	1	.505	.380
Vinny Castilla, Col	R	159	612	94	186	.304	335	25	2	10	113	44	9	108	2	.547	.356
Shawon Dunston, Chi-Pit	R	132	490	71	147	.300	221	22	5	14	57	8	0	75	32	.451	.312
Doug Glanville, Chi	R	146	474	79	142	.300	186	22	5	4	35	24	0	46	19	.392	.333
Bobby Bonilla, Fla	S	153	562	77	167	.297	263	39	3	17	96	73	8	94	6	.468	.378
Delino DeShields, St.L	L	150	572	92	169	.295	256	26	14	11	58	55	1	72	55	.448	.357
Chipper Jones, Atl	S	157	597	100	176	.295	286	41	3	21	111	76	8	88	20	.479	.371
Mickey Morandini, Phi	L	150	553	83	163	.295	210	40	2	1	39	62	0	91	16	.380	.371

Home Runs

Walker, Col	49
Bagwell, Hou	43
Galarraga, Col	41
Bonds, SF	40
Castilla, Col	40
Piazza, LA	40
Sosa, Chi	36
Burks, Col	32
Karros, LA	31
Lankford, St.L	31
Zeile, LA	31

Triples

DeShields, St.L	14
Perez, Col	10
Guerrero, LA	9
Randa, Pit	9
Womack, Pit	9
Biggio, Hou	8
Daulton, Phi-Fla	8
Johnson, NY-Chi	8
Young, Col-LA	8

On Base Pct.

Walker, Col	.452
Bonds, SF	.446
Piazza, LA	.431
Bagwell, Hou	.425
Sheffield, Fla	.424
Biggio, Hou	.415
Lankford, St.L	.411
Lofton, Atl	.409
Gwynn. SD	.409
Grace, Chi	.409

Runs Batted In

Galarraga, Col	140
Bagwell, Hou	135
Walker, Col	130
Piazza, LA	124
Kent, SF	121
Gwynn, SD	119
Sosa, Chi	119
Bichette, Col	118
Alou, Fla	115
Castilla, Col	113
C. Jones, Atl	111

Doubles

Grudzielanek, Mon	54
Gwynn, SD	49
Walker, Col	46
Lansing, Mon	45
Mondesi, LA	42
C. Jones, Atl	41
Bagwell, Hou	40
Morandini, Phi	40
Bonilla, Fla.	39
Clayton, St.L	39

Slugging Pct.

Walker, Col	.720
Piazza, LA	.638
Bagwell, Hou	.592
Galarraga, Col	.585
Lankford, St.L	.585
Bonds, SF	.585
Hundley, NY	.549
Castilla, Col	.547
Gwynn, SD	.547
Mondesi, LA	.541

Hits

Johnson, NY	227
Gwynn, SD	220
Walker, Col	208
Piazza, LA	201
Biggio, Hou	191
Galarraga, Col	191
Mondesi, LA	191
Castilla, Col	186
Womack, Pit	178
Grace, Chi	177
Grudzielanek, Mon	177

Runs

Biggio, Hou	146
Walker, Col	143
Bonds, SF	123
Galarraga, Col	120
Bagwell, Hou	109
Young, Col-LA	106
Piazza, LA	104
Finley, SD	101
C. Jones, Atl	100
Gwynn, SD	97

Walks

Bonds, SF	145
Bagwell, Hou	127
Sheffield, Fla	121
Snow, SF	96
Lankford, St.L	95
Grace, Chi	88
Olerud, NY	85
Zeile, LA	85
Biggio, Hou	84
Hundley, NY	83

Stolen Bases

	SB	CS
Womack, Pit	60	7
D. Sanders, Cin	56	13
DeShields, St.L	55	14
Biggio, Hou	47	10
Young, Col-LA	45	14
Bonds, SF	37	8
Q. Veras, SD	33	12
Walker, Col	33	8
Mondesi, LA	32	15
Dunston, Chi-Pit	32	8
Renteria, Fla	32	15

Total Bases

Walker, Col	409
Piazza, LA	355
Galarraga, Col	351
Bagwell, Hou	335
Castilla, Col	335
Mondesi, LA	333
Gwynn, SD	324
Bonds, SF	311
Biggio, Hou	310
Sosa, Chi	308

Strikeouts

Sosa, Chi	174
Gant, St.L	162
Rodriguez, Mon	149
Galarraga, Col	141
Rolen*, Phi	138
Kent, SF	133
Klesko, Atl	130
Lankford, St.L	125
Snow, SF	124
Bagwell, Hou	122

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