1998 MLB League Leaders Batting

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Batting Average

  Bat Gm AB R H Avg TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB Int
BB		 SO SB Slg
Pct		 OBP
Larry Walker, Col L 130 454 113 165 .363 286 46 3 23 67 64 2 61 14 .630 .445
John Olerud, NY L 160 557 91 197 .354 307 36 4 22 93 96 11 73 2 .551 .447
Dante Bichette, Col R 161 662 97 219 .331 337 48 2 22 122 28 2 76 14 .509 .357
Mike Piazza, LA-Fla-NY R 151 561 88 184 .328 320 38 1 32 111 58 14 80 1 .570 .390
Jason Kendall, Pit R 149 535 95 175 .327 253 36 3 12 75 51 3 51 26 .473 .411
Craig Biggio, Hou R 160 646 123 210 .325 325 51 2 20 88 64 6 113 50 .503 .403
Vladimir Guerrero, Mon R 159 623 108 202 .324 367 37 7 38 109 42 13 95 11 .589 .371
Jeff Cirillo, Mil R 156 604 97 194 .321 269 31 1 14 68 79 3 88 10 .445 .402
Tony Gwynn, SD L 127 461 65 148 .321 231 35 0 16 69 35 6 18 3 .501 .364
Vinny Castilla, Col R 162 645 108 206 .319 380 28 4 46 144 40 7 89 5 .589 .362
Brian Jordan, St.L R 150 564 100 178 .316 301 34 7 25 91 40 1 66 17 .534 .368
Todd Helton*, Col L 152 530 78 167 .315 281 37 1 25 98 53 5 54 3 .530 .380
Derek Bell, Hou R 156 630 111 198 .314 309 41 2 22 108 51 0 126 13 .490 .364
Chipper Jones, Atl S 160 601 123 188 .313 329 29 5 34 107 96 1 93 16 .547 .404
Bob Abreu, Phi L 151 497 68 155 .312 247 29 6 17 74 84 14 133 19 .497 .409

Home Runs

McGwire, St.L 70
Sosa, Chi 66
Vaughn, SD 50
Castilla, Col 46
Galarraga, Atl 44
V. Guerrero, Mon 38
Alou, Hou 38
Burnitz, Mil 38
Bonds, SF 37
Bagwell, Hou 34
C. Jones, Atl 34
Lopez, Atl 34

Triples

Dellucci*, Ari 12
B. Larkin, Cin 10
Perez, Col 9
W. Guerrero, Mon 9
A. Jones, Atl 8
Garcia*, Ari 8
DeShields, St.L 8
Ten tied with 7 each.

On Base Pct.

McGwire, St.L .470
Olerud, NY .447
Walker, Col .445
Bonds, SF .438
Sheffield, Fla-LA .428
Bagwell, Hou .424
Kendall, Pit .411
Abreu, Phi .409
C. Jones, Atl .404
Biggio, Hou .403

Runs Batted In

Sosa, Chi 158
McGwire, St.L 147
Castilla, Col 144
Kent, SF 128
Burnitz, Mil 125
Alou, Hou 124
Bonds, SF 122
Bichette, Col 122
Galarraga, Atl 121
Vaughn, SD 119

Doubles

Biggio, Hou 51
Bichette, Col 48
Young, Cin 48
Walker, Col 46
Rolen, Phi 45
Floyd, Fla 45
Bonds, SF 44
Fullmer*, Mon 44
Bell, Hou 41
Young, Pit 40
Finley, SD 40

Slugging Pct.

McGwire, St.L .752
Sosa, Chi .647
Walker, Col .630
Bonds, SF .609
Vaughn, SD .597
Galarraga, Atl .595
Castilla, Col .589
V. Guerrero, Mon .589
Alou, Hou .582
Piazza, LA-Fla-NY .570

Hits

Bichette, Col 219
Biggio, Hou 210
Castilla, Col 206
V. Guerrero, Mon 202
Sosa, Chi 198
Bell, Hou 198
Vina, Mil 198
Olerud, NY 197
Cirillo, Mil 194
Glanville, Phi 189

Runs

Sosa, Chi 134
McGwire, St.L 130
Bagwell, Hou 124
Biggio, Hou 123
C. Jones, Atl 123
Rolen, Phi 120
Bonds, SF 120
Walker, Col 113
Vaughn, SD 112
Bell, Hou 111

Walks

McGwire, St.L 162
Bonds, SF 130
Bagwell, Hou 109
C. Jones, Atl 96
Olerud, NY 96
Sheffield, LA 95
Rolen, Phi 93
Grace, Chi 93
Lankford, St.L 86
Three tied with 84 each.

Stolen Bases

  SB CS
Womack, Pit 58 8
Biggio, Hou 50 8
Young, LA 42 13
Renteria, Fla 41 22
Bonds, SF 28 12
Floyd, Fla 27 14
A. Jones, Atl 27 4
Lankford, St.L 26 5
B. Larkin, Cin 26 3
DeShields, St.L 26 10
Kendall, Pit 26 5

Total Bases

Sosa, Chi 416
McGwire, St.L 383
Castilla, Col 380
V. Guerrero, Mon 367
Vaughn, SD 342
Alou, Hou 340
Bichette, Col 337
Bonds, SF 336
Galarraga, Atl 330
C. Jones, Atl 329

Strikeouts

Sosa, Chi 171
Burnitz, Mil 158
McGwire, St.L 155
Lankford, St.L 151
Galarraga, Atl 146
Rolen, Phi 141
Hernandez, Chi 140
Sanders, Cin 137
Andrews, Mon 137
Abreu, Phi 133

 

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