David Justice had the highest batting average for the Cleveland Indians in 1997, with an average of .329.
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highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game as a indian in 1997| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Justice | .329 | 1997 | 139 | 495 | 84 | 163 | 31 | 1 | 33 | 101 | 80 | 0 | 79 | 3 | 5 | 582 | 295 | 65 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 12 | .418 | .596 | 1.013 | 118 | 46.5 | .428 | 158 | 43.2 | |
| 2 |  | M. Ramirez | .328 | 1997 | 150 | 561 | 99 | 184 | 40 | 0 | 26 | 88 | 79 | 7 | 115 | 2 | 3 | 651 | 302 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 19 | .415 | .538 | .953 | 124 | 43.9 | .413 | 148 | 40.2 | |
| 3 | | S. Alomar Jr. | .324 | 1997 | 125 | 451 | 63 | 146 | 37 | 0 | 21 | 83 | 19 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 480 | 246 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .354 | .545 | .900 | 81 | 21.7 | .387 | 131 | 18.9 | |
| 4 |  | J. Thome | .286 | 1997 | 147 | 496 | 104 | 142 | 25 | 0 | 40 | 102 | 120 | 3 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 627 | 287 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9 | .423 | .579 | 1.001 | 126 | 48.6 | .425 | 156 | 44.9 | |
| 5 | | T. Fernandez | .286 | 1997 | 120 | 409 | 55 | 117 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 22 | 2 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 442 | 173 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | .323 | .423 | .746 | 53 | -1.6 | .328 | 93 | -4.1 | |
| 6 | | J. Franco | .284 | 1997 | 78 | 289 | 46 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 75 | 8 | 5 | 328 | 106 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .367 | .367 | .734 | 41 | 0.2 | .333 | 96 | -1.7 | |
| 7 | | O. Vizquel | .280 | 1997 | 153 | 565 | 89 | 158 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 57 | 2 | 58 | 43 | 12 | 642 | 208 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .347 | .368 | .715 | 74 | -5.2 | .323 | 89 | -8.9 | |
| 8 | | B. Giles | .268 | 1997 | 130 | 377 | 62 | 101 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 61 | 63 | 1 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 451 | 173 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | .368 | .459 | .827 | 67 | 11.3 | .362 | 115 | 8.7 | |
| 9 | | M. Williams | .263 | 1997 | 151 | 596 | 86 | 157 | 32 | 3 | 32 | 105 | 34 | 4 | 108 | 12 | 4 | 636 | 291 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .307 | .488 | .795 | 82 | 4.1 | .340 | 101 | 0.4 | |
| 10 | | M. Grissom | .262 | 1997 | 144 | 558 | 74 | 146 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 66 | 43 | 6 | 89 | 22 | 13 | 622 | 221 | 45 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 12 | .317 | .396 | .713 | 67 | -9.5 | .314 | 83 | -13.1 |
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45 | 21 | .682 | ||
35 | 30 | .538 | 9.5 | |
33 | 33 | .500 | 12.0 | |
31 | 35 | .470 | 14.0 | |
29 | 36 | .446 | 15.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
40 | 23 | .635 | ||
35 | 28 | .556 | 5.0 | |
34 | 32 | .515 | 7.5 | |
34 | 32 | .515 | 7.5 | |
31 | 33 | .484 | 9.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
42 | 24 | .636 | ||
34 | 31 | .523 | 7.5 | |
33 | 31 | .516 | 8.0 | |
27 | 39 | .409 | 15.0 | |
24 | 42 | .364 | 18.0 |
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37 | 25 | .597 | ||
38 | 26 | .594 | ||
32 | 34 | .485 | 7.0 | |
31 | 35 | .470 | 8.0 | |
27 | 36 | .429 | 10.5 | |
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37 | 30 | .552 | ||
34 | 31 | .523 | 2.0 | |
30 | 37 | .448 | 7.0 | |
27 | 39 | .409 | 9.5 | |
27 | 39 | .409 | 9.5 | |
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34 | 32 | .515 | ||
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25 | 41 | .379 | 9.0 |
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