who led the nl in batting average in 1979

Keith Hernandez had the best batting average in the NL in 1979, with an average of .344.

Interpreted as:
Who led the nl in batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in 1979?
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 Keith Hernandez
K. Hernandez
.344
1979
STL STL
161
610
116
210
48
11
11
105
80
1
78
11
6
698
313
70
0
7
5
9
.417
.513
.930
129
47.1
.409
156
46.2
2 Pete Rose
P. Rose
.331
1979
PHI PHI
163
628
90
208
40
5
4
59
95
2
32
20
11
730
270
49
0
5
10
18
.418
.430
.848
118
32.7
.381
134
29.2
3 Ray Knight
R. Knight
.318
1979
CIN CIN
150
551
64
175
37
4
10
79
38
3
57
4
4
604
250
51
4
8
4
20
.360
.454
.814
87
16.6
.359
122
15.8
4 Steve Garvey
S. Garvey
.315
1979
LAD LAD
162
648
92
204
32
1
28
110
37
2
59
3
6
697
322
61
4
6
16
25
.351
.497
.848
104
22.9
.365
129
23.6
5 Bob Horner
B. Horner
.314
1979
ATL ATL
121
487
66
153
15
1
33
98
22
3
74
0
2
515
269
49
0
3
6
9
.346
.552
.898
86
26.4
.389
134
20.9
6 Garry Templeton
G. Templeton
.314
1979
STL STL
154
672
105
211
32
19
9
62
18
1
91
26
10
696
308
60
2
3
4
8
.331
.458
.790
93
11.9
.346
113
11
7 Dave Parker
D. Parker
.310
1979
PIT PIT
158
622
109
193
45
7
25
94
67
9
101
20
4
707
327
77
0
9
14
7
.380
.526
.906
120
37.6
.391
142
35
8 Dave Winfield
D. Winfield
.308
1979
SDP SDP
159
597
97
184
27
10
34
118
85
2
71
15
9
686
333
71
0
2
24
9
.395
.558
.953
125
45.1
.407
160
49
9 Larry Parrish
L. Parrish
.307
1979
MON MON
153
544
83
167
39
2
30
82
41
2
101
5
1
595
300
71
7
1
11
8
.357
.551
.909
101
31.9
.392
146
32.5
10 Gary Matthews
G. Matthews
.304
1979
ATL ATL
156
631
97
192
34
5
27
90
60
0
75
18
6
695
317
66
1
3
5
6
.363
.502
.865
112
30.7
.380
128
23.3
11 Lee Mazzilli
L. Mazzilli
.303
1979
NYM NYM
158
597
78
181
34
4
15
79
93
0
74
34
12
693
268
53
0
3
5
6
.395
.449
.844
111
29.8
.378
137
30.4
12 George Foster
G. Foster
.302
1979
CIN CIN
121
440
68
133
18
3
30
98
59
3
105
0
2
505
247
51
0
3
7
11
.386
.561
.948
93
34.5
.410
157
33.8
13 George Hendrick
G. Hendrick
.300
1979
STL STL
140
493
67
148
27
1
16
75
49
0
62
2
3
548
225
44
0
6
5
17
.359
.456
.816
79
15.5
.360
123
14.8
14 Bill Madlock
B. Madlock
.298
1979
TOT
154
560
85
167
26
5
14
85
52
1
41
32
11
623
245
45
3
7
11
17
.355
.438
.792
84
11.5
.347
115
10.8
15 Phil Garner
P. Garner
.293
1979
PIT PIT
150
549
76
161
32
8
11
59
55
3
74
17
8
612
242
51
2
3
15
6
.359
.441
.800
83
12
.349
114
9.8
16 Jose Cruz
J. Cruz
.289
1979
HOU HOU
157
558
73
161
33
7
9
72
72
0
66
36
14
636
235
49
1
5
16
5
.367
.421
.788
85
10.9
.346
120
15.3
17 Tim Foli
T. Foli
.288
1979
TOT
136
532
70
153
23
1
1
65
28
9
14
6
5
594
181
25
19
6
0
8
.330
.340
.671
61
-8.4
.306
85
-10.6
18 Dave Kingman
D. Kingman
.288
1979
CHC CHC
145
532
97
153
19
5
48
115
45
4
131
4
2
589
326
72
0
8
7
7
.343
.613
.956
107
38.3
.406
144
30.7
19 Terry Puhl
T. Puhl
.287
1979
HOU HOU
157
600
87
172
22
4
8
49
58
4
46
30
22
672
226
34
8
2
8
7
.352
.377
.729
81
2.1
.328
108
6.7
20 Steve Ontiveros
S. Ontiveros
.285
1979
CHC CHC
152
519
58
148
28
2
4
57
58
7
68
0
1
590
192
34
1
5
7
19
.362
.370
.732
72
3.1
.331
93
-4.6
21 Bill Buckner
B. Buckner
.284
1979
CHC CHC
149
591
72
168
34
7
14
66
30
2
28
9
4
628
258
55
1
4
6
16
.319
.437
.756
77
3.3
.331
93
-4.8
22 Ted Simmons
T. Simmons
.283
1979
STL STL
123
448
68
127
22
0
26
87
61
4
34
0
1
521
227
48
0
8
22
10
.369
.507
.875
80
19.3
.371
130
18.6
23 Gary Carter
G. Carter
.283
1979
MON MON
141
505
74
143
26
5
22
75
40
5
62
3
2
559
245
53
2
7
3
11
.338
.485
.823
81
15.7
.360
125
16.3
24 Ivan De Jesus
I. De Jesus
.283
1979
CHC CHC
160
636
92
180
26
10
5
52
59
2
82
24
20
716
241
41
17
2
1
9
.345
.379
.724
86
2.2
.328
92
-7.1
25 Omar Moreno
O. Moreno
.282
1979
PIT PIT
162
695
110
196
21
12
8
69
51
3
104
77
21
757
265
41
6
2
9
7
.333
.381
.714
85
-3.7
.318
93
-6.4

More Cardinals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

72

23rd

R

359

8th

SO

548

29th

ERA

3.94

19th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
45
30
.600
Cardinals Cardinals
41
35
.539
4.5
Brewers Brewers
41
35
.539
4.5
Reds Reds
39
37
.513
6.5
Pirates Pirates
30
47
.390
16.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
6/21
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Sun
6/22
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Mon
6/23
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Tue
6/24
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Wed
6/25
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Last Game
STL Cardinals

41 - 35

6

Final

1

CIN Reds

39 - 37

Fri 20 Jun 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
43
32
.573
Rays Rays
42
34
.553
1.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
48
29
.623
Royals Royals
38
38
.500
9.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
44
32
.579
Mariners Mariners
38
36
.514
5.0
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
46
30
.605
Mets Mets
45
31
.592
1.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
45
30
.600
Brewers Brewers
41
35
.539
4.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
47
30
.610
Giants Giants
42
34
.553
4.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
6/5
MIA MIA
@
TBR TBR
3-4
Thu
6/5
PHI PHI
@
PIT PIT
4-5
Thu
6/5
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
0-2
Thu
6/5
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
6-9
Thu
6/5
CHC CHC
@
DET DET
1-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
6/21
MIL MIL
@
MIN MIN
2:10 PM
Sat
6/21
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Sat
6/21
SEA SEA
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sat
6/21
CWS CWS
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Sat
6/21
TEX TEX
@
PIT PIT
4:05 PM