who led the nl in batting average in 1997

Tony Gwynn had the highest batting average in the NL in a season in 1997, with an average of .372.

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	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	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.372	1997	SDP	149	592	97	220	49	2	17	119	43	3	28	12	5	651	324	68	1	12	12	12	.409	.547	.957	121	41.1	.408	153	43.5
2	Larry Walker L. Walker	.366	1997	COL	153	568	143	208	46	4	49	130	78	14	90	33	8	664	409	99	0	4	14	15	.452	.720	1.172	168	86.1	.488	177	64.8
3	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.362	1997	LAD	152	556	104	201	32	1	40	124	69	3	77	5	1	633	355	73	0	5	11	19	.431	.638	1.070	141	63.2	.452	183	66.4
4	Kenny Lofton K. Lofton	.333	1997	ATL	122	493	90	164	20	6	5	48	64	2	83	27	20	564	211	31	2	3	5	10	.409	.428	.837	89	19.4	.374	125	18
5	Wally Joyner W. Joyner	.327	1997	SDP	135	455	59	149	29	2	13	83	51	2	51	3	5	518	221	44	0	10	5	14	.390	.486	.876	84	20.4	.380	134	22.3
6	Mark Grace M. Grace	.319	1997	CHC	151	555	87	177	32	5	13	78	88	2	45	2	4	654	258	50	1	8	3	18	.409	.465	.874	110	29.3	.386	129	24.4
7	Andres Galarraga A. Galarraga	.318	1997	COL	154	600	120	191	31	3	41	140	54	17	141	15	8	674	351	75	0	3	2	16	.389	.585	.974	131	47.8	.418	131	26.2
8	Edgardo Alfonzo E. Alfonzo	.315	1997	NYM	151	518	84	163	27	2	10	72	63	5	56	11	6	599	224	39	8	5	0	4	.391	.432	.823	92	18	.368	125	18.7
9	Raul Mondesi R. Mondesi	.310	1997	LAD	159	616	95	191	42	5	30	87	44	6	105	32	15	670	333	77	1	3	7	11	.360	.541	.901	112	29.3	.385	138	32.6
10	Craig Biggio C. Biggio	.309	1997	HOU	162	619	146	191	37	8	22	81	84	34	107	47	10	744	310	67	0	7	6	0	.415	.501	.916	134	42.8	.401	148	45.5
11	Dante Bichette D. Bichette	.308	1997	COL	151	561	81	173	31	2	26	118	30	3	90	6	5	601	286	59	0	7	1	13	.343	.510	.853	91	17.3	.367	97	-1.9
12	Jeff Blauser J. Blauser	.308	1997	ATL	151	519	90	160	31	4	17	70	70	20	101	5	1	623	250	52	5	9	6	13	.405	.482	.886	106	28.9	.388	135	27.3
13	David Segui D. Segui	.307	1997	MON	125	459	75	141	22	3	21	68	57	1	66	1	0	523	232	46	0	6	12	9	.380	.505	.886	84	19.9	.378	127	18
14	Vinny Castilla V. Castilla	.304	1997	COL	159	612	94	186	25	2	40	113	44	8	108	2	4	668	335	67	0	4	9	17	.356	.547	.904	111	28.9	.384	109	7.6
15	Shawon Dunston S. Dunston	.300	1997	TOT	132	490	71	147	22	5	14	57	8	3	75	32	8	511	221	41	5	5	0	9	.312	.451	.763	62	-0.6	.330	93	-4.3
16	Doug Glanville D. Glanville	.300	1997	CHC	146	474	79	142	22	5	4	35	24	1	46	19	11	510	186	31	9	2	0	9	.333	.392	.726	59	-4.2	.322	88	-8
17	Bobby Bonilla B. Bonilla	.297	1997	FLA	153	562	77	167	39	3	17	96	73	5	94	6	6	648	263	59	0	8	8	18	.378	.468	.846	99	19.2	.368	124	20
18	Delino DeShields D. DeShields	.295	1997	STL	150	572	92	169	26	14	11	58	55	3	72	55	14	643	256	51	7	6	1	5	.357	.448	.804	90	11	.353	112	9.5
19	Chipper Jones C. Jones	.295	1997	ATL	157	597	100	176	41	3	21	111	76	0	88	20	5	679	286	65	0	6	8	19	.371	.479	.850	104	20.4	.368	122	18.7
20	Mickey Morandini M. Morandini	.295	1997	PHI	150	553	83	163	40	2	1	39	62	8	91	16	13	640	210	43	12	5	0	8	.371	.380	.751	83	4.4	.341	101	0.4
21	Ray Lankford R. Lankford	.295	1997	STL	133	465	94	137	36	3	31	98	95	0	125	21	11	565	272	70	0	5	10	9	.411	.585	.996	111	41.6	.421	156	40.2
22	Jason Kendall J. Kendall	.294	1997	PIT	144	486	71	143	36	4	8	49	49	31	53	18	6	572	211	48	1	5	2	11	.391	.434	.825	88	17.5	.369	119	14
23	John Olerud J. Olerud	.294	1997	NYM	154	524	90	154	34	1	22	102	85	13	67	0	0	630	256	57	0	8	5	19	.400	.489	.889	107	29.5	.389	138	30.3
24	Moises Alou M. Alou	.292	1997	FLA	150	538	88	157	29	5	23	115	70	4	85	9	5	619	265	57	0	7	9	13	.373	.493	.866	97	20.8	.373	127	21.6
25	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.291	1997	SFG	159	532	123	155	26	5	40	101	145	8	87	37	8	690	311	71	0	5	34	13	.446	.585	1.031	141	56.1	.430	165	57

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15th

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	100	62	.617
Padres	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

Schedule

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Sat 10/3	SDP	@	MIL	8:30 PM
Sun 10/4	SDP	@	MIL	4:00 PM
Tue 10/6	MIL	@	SDP	9:30 PM
Wed 10/7	MIL	@	SDP	10:00 PM
Fri 10/9	SDP	@	MIL	4:30 PM

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Tatis

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Doyle

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Sheets

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Rice

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Playoffs SB Leaders

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Chisholm

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Acuña

2

Acuña

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

1

Schlittler

1

King

1

Fried

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

10

Schlittler

9

Sale

8

Burke

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Schlittler

0.00

Miller

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King

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Matsui

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

King

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

10.00

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9.00

Sale

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Abreu

Playoffs Walk Leaders

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

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King

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

51

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Worst Record ATS

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0