Lance Berkman had the highest batting average in the NL with 1+ hit with 160+ hits in 2004, with an average of .442.
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best batting average with minimum 160 hit in a season with game with 1 or more hit in a game by player in 2004 national league| NAME | AVG | H | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Berkman | .442 | 172 | 2004 | 110 | 389 | 92 | 40 | 3 | 30 | 102 | 76 | 7 | 59 | 7 | 6 | 475 | 308 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | .537 | .792 | 1.329 | |
| 2 | | T. Helton | .434 | 190 | 2004 | 121 | 438 | 108 | 49 | 2 | 32 | 93 | 105 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 548 | 339 | 83 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 7 | .540 | .774 | 1.314 | |
| 3 | | A. Ramirez | .433 | 174 | 2004 | 103 | 402 | 93 | 32 | 1 | 36 | 100 | 32 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 442 | 316 | 69 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | .471 | .786 | 1.257 | |
| 4 |  | A. Beltre | .426 | 200 | 2004 | 117 | 469 | 101 | 32 | 0 | 48 | 118 | 37 | 2 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 509 | 376 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | .470 | .802 | 1.271 | |
| 5 | | M. Loretta | .424 | 208 | 2004 | 120 | 490 | 107 | 47 | 2 | 16 | 76 | 45 | 7 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 559 | 307 | 65 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 7 | .466 | .627 | 1.092 | |
| 6 | | S. Casey | .423 | 185 | 2004 | 107 | 437 | 91 | 44 | 2 | 24 | 94 | 27 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 472 | 305 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .460 | .698 | 1.158 | |
| 7 | | J. Pierre | .416 | 221 | 2004 | 125 | 531 | 97 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 48 | 34 | 7 | 29 | 44 | 24 | 585 | 276 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .456 | .520 | .976 | |
| 8 | | L. Overbay | .408 | 174 | 2004 | 110 | 426 | 77 | 53 | 1 | 16 | 83 | 55 | 2 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 487 | 277 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | .474 | .650 | 1.125 | |
| 9 |  | M. Cabrera | .408 | 177 | 2004 | 114 | 434 | 92 | 31 | 1 | 33 | 107 | 51 | 5 | 87 | 4 | 2 | 495 | 309 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | .471 | .712 | 1.183 | |
| 10 | | S. Hillenbrand | .406 | 174 | 2004 | 110 | 429 | 65 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 77 | 20 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 461 | 261 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .436 | .608 | 1.044 | |
| 11 | | B. Abreu | .405 | 173 | 2004 | 114 | 427 | 108 | 47 | 1 | 30 | 98 | 92 | 4 | 69 | 32 | 5 | 526 | 312 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .511 | .731 | 1.242 | |
| 12 | | B. Giles | .403 | 173 | 2004 | 110 | 429 | 84 | 33 | 7 | 23 | 86 | 64 | 3 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 502 | 289 | 63 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .478 | .674 | 1.152 | |
| 13 |  | A. Pujols | .402 | 196 | 2004 | 120 | 487 | 122 | 51 | 2 | 46 | 122 | 49 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 549 | 389 | 99 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 17 | .455 | .799 | 1.254 | |
| 14 | | D. Lee | .400 | 168 | 2004 | 108 | 420 | 85 | 39 | 1 | 32 | 95 | 42 | 5 | 67 | 11 | 3 | 471 | 305 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .458 | .726 | 1.185 | |
| 15 | | T. Womack | .400 | 170 | 2004 | 100 | 425 | 85 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 5 | 458 | 213 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .430 | .501 | .931 | |
| 16 | | L. Castillo | .392 | 164 | 2004 | 106 | 418 | 79 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 48 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 3 | 472 | 196 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .455 | .469 | .924 | |
| 17 | | M. Alou | .392 | 176 | 2004 | 112 | 449 | 100 | 36 | 3 | 39 | 104 | 47 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 501 | 335 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .445 | .746 | 1.191 | |
| 18 | | J. Kendall | .392 | 183 | 2004 | 115 | 467 | 79 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 48 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 534 | 224 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .462 | .480 | .941 | |
| 19 | | E. Renteria | .387 | 168 | 2004 | 106 | 434 | 80 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 68 | 26 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 472 | 235 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | .417 | .541 | .958 | |
| 20 | | J. Wilson | .385 | 201 | 2004 | 122 | 522 | 79 | 41 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 18 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 552 | 299 | 64 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .403 | .573 | .976 | |
| 21 | | S. Finley | .385 | 170 | 2004 | TOT | 109 | 442 | 79 | 28 | 1 | 36 | 90 | 35 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 6 | 487 | 308 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .426 | .697 | 1.123 |
| 22 | | J. Rollins | .383 | 190 | 2004 | 112 | 496 | 114 | 43 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 39 | 3 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 541 | 299 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .431 | .603 | 1.034 | |
| 23 | | R. Clayton | .382 | 160 | 2004 | 100 | 419 | 86 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 34 | 3 | 86 | 10 | 5 | 470 | 228 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .432 | .544 | .976 | |
| 24 | | M. Lowell | .380 | 175 | 2004 | 119 | 460 | 83 | 44 | 1 | 27 | 83 | 44 | 6 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 511 | 302 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | .440 | .657 | 1.097 | |
| 25 | | G. Jenkins | .380 | 163 | 2004 | 104 | 429 | 79 | 36 | 6 | 27 | 86 | 29 | 8 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 468 | 292 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | .427 | .681 | 1.108 | |
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