players with the best avg in 1996 in the national league with a minimum of 3.1 pa per team game

Ellis Burks had the highest batting average in the NL when he had 3.1 or more (PA/TM GMS) in 1996, with an average of .344.

	NAME	AVG	PA	TM GMS	PA/TM GMS	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Ellis Burks E. Burks	.344	685	162	4.23	1996	COL	156	613	142	211	45	8	40	128	61	6	114	32	6	392	93	3	2	2	19	.408	.639	1.047	151	62.8	.443	151	44.1
2	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.336	631	162	3.9	1996	LAD	148	547	87	184	16	0	36	105	81	1	93	0	3	308	52	0	2	21	21	.422	.563	.985	125	43.6	.416	165	51.5
3	Lance Johnson L. Johnson	.333	724	162	4.47	1996	NYM	160	682	117	227	31	21	9	69	33	1	40	50	12	327	61	3	5	8	8	.362	.479	.841	109	16.1	.361	123	20.6
4	Mark Grace M. Grace	.331	616	162	3.8	1996	CHC	142	547	88	181	39	1	9	75	62	1	41	2	3	249	49	0	6	8	18	.396	.455	.851	99	19.6	.373	126	20.3
5	Ken Caminiti K. Caminiti	.326	638	162	3.94	1996	SDP	146	546	109	178	37	2	40	130	78	4	99	11	5	339	79	0	10	16	15	.408	.621	1.028	132	49.6	.426	169	56
6	Eric Young E. Young	.324	643	162	3.97	1996	COL	141	568	113	184	23	4	8	74	47	21	31	53	19	239	35	2	5	1	9	.393	.421	.814	99	16.5	.365	99	-1.1
7	Bernard Gilkey B. Gilkey	.317	656	162	4.05	1996	NYM	153	571	108	181	44	3	30	117	73	4	125	17	9	321	77	0	8	7	18	.393	.562	.955	124	39.3	.405	152	43.3
8	Jeff Bagwell J. Bagwell	.315	719	162	4.44	1996	HOU	162	568	111	179	48	2	31	120	135	10	114	21	7	324	81	0	6	20	15	.451	.570	1.021	153	60.1	.433	173	66.4
9	Gary Sheffield G. Sheffield	.314	677	162	4.18	1996	FLA	161	519	118	163	33	1	42	120	142	10	66	16	9	324	76	0	6	19	16	.465	.624	1.090	157	69.8	.456	185	73.1
10	Dante Bichette D. Bichette	.313	694	162	4.28	1996	COL	159	633	114	198	39	3	31	141	45	6	105	31	12	336	73	0	10	4	18	.359	.531	.890	115	25.7	.379	108	6.7
11	Hal Morris H. Morris	.313	594	162	3.67	1996	CIN	142	528	82	165	32	4	16	80	50	5	76	7	5	253	52	5	6	5	12	.374	.479	.853	94	17.3	.369	125	18.7
12	Brian Jordan B. Jordan	.310	560	162	3.46	1996	STL	140	513	82	159	36	1	17	104	29	7	84	22	5	248	54	2	9	4	6	.349	.483	.833	83	10.5	.357	118	12.6
13	Chipper Jones C. Jones	.309	693	162	4.28	1996	ATL	157	598	114	185	32	5	30	110	87	0	88	14	1	317	67	1	7	0	14	.393	.530	.923	127	37.5	.399	144	38.3
14	Marquis Grissom M. Grissom	.308	723	162	4.46	1996	ATL	158	671	106	207	32	10	23	74	41	3	73	28	11	328	65	4	4	6	12	.349	.489	.838	108	15	.360	117	15.8
15	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.308	675	162	4.17	1996	SFG	158	517	122	159	27	3	42	129	151	1	76	40	7	318	72	0	6	30	11	.461	.615	1.076	151	63.7	.446	179	67.8
16	Mark Grudzielanek M. Grudzielanek	.306	696	162	4.3	1996	MON	153	657	99	201	34	4	6	49	26	9	83	33	7	261	44	1	3	3	10	.340	.397	.737	84	-5.8	.326	95	-4.2
17	Vinny Castilla V. Castilla	.304	673	162	4.15	1996	COL	160	629	97	191	34	0	40	113	35	5	88	7	2	345	74	0	4	7	20	.343	.548	.892	110	23.7	.377	106	5.3
18	Andres Galarraga A. Galarraga	.304	691	162	4.27	1996	COL	159	626	119	190	39	3	47	150	40	17	157	18	8	376	89	0	8	3	6	.357	.601	.958	128	39.4	.402	123	20.5
19	Al Martin A. Martin	.300	694	162	4.28	1996	PIT	155	630	101	189	40	1	18	72	54	2	116	38	12	285	59	1	7	2	9	.354	.452	.806	99	9.8	.352	111	9.6
20	Barry Larkin B. Larkin	.298	627	162	3.87	1996	CIN	152	517	117	154	32	4	33	89	96	7	52	36	10	293	69	0	7	3	20	.410	.567	.977	124	43.7	.417	157	45.1
21	Steve Finley S. Finley	.298	721	162	4.45	1996	SDP	161	655	126	195	45	9	30	95	56	4	87	22	8	348	84	1	5	5	20	.354	.531	.885	118	25.4	.377	136	32.7
22	Raul Mondesi R. Mondesi	.297	673	162	4.15	1996	LAD	157	634	98	188	40	7	24	88	32	5	122	14	7	314	71	0	2	9	6	.334	.495	.830	97	9.9	.353	122	18.4
23	John Mabry J. Mabry	.297	591	162	3.65	1996	STL	151	543	63	161	30	2	13	74	37	3	84	3	2	234	45	3	5	11	21	.342	.431	.773	75	-1.5	.332	101	0.6
24	Fred McGriff F. McGriff	.295	691	162	4.27	1996	ATL	159	617	81	182	37	1	28	107	68	2	116	7	3	305	66	0	4	12	20	.365	.494	.859	108	18.8	.367	122	19.6
25	Jeff Conine J. Conine	.293	670	162	4.14	1996	FLA	157	597	84	175	32	2	26	95	62	4	121	1	4	289	60	0	7	1	17	.360	.484	.844	104	17.6	.366	125	20.9