All 119 seasons with rank numbers 1-119 for the National League (NL) and rank numbers 1-119 for the American League (AL).
%Dif: (P BA - L BA) / L BA
The average %Dif is about 35% but that varies by era. The objective here is to not simply stare at the player's BA but to put it in some context. Take your time and cruise through.
| NL | NL | P | NL | AL | AL | P | AL | ||||
| Year | National League | %Dif | %Dif Rk | BA | BA | Year | American League | %Dif | %Dif Rk | BA | BA |
| 1903 | Honus Wagner+ (PIT) | 31.97% | 83 | .355 | .269 | 1903 | Nap Lajoie+ (CLE) | 34.90% | 52 | .344 | .255 |
| 1904 | Honus Wagner+ (PIT) | 40.16% | 16 | .349 | .249 | 1904 | Nap Lajoie+ (CLE) | 54.10% | 6 | .376 | .244 |
| 1905 | Cy Seymour* (CIN) | 47.84% | 3 | .377 | .255 | 1905 | Elmer Flick+* (CLE) | 27.80% | 105 | .308 | .241 |
| 1906 | Honus Wagner+ (PIT) | 38.93% | 24 | .339 | .244 | 1906 | George Stone* (SLB) | 43.78% | 19 | .358 | .249 |
| 1907 | Honus Wagner+ (PIT) | 43.83% | 7 | .3495 | .243 | 1907 | Ty Cobb+* (DET) | 41.87% | 22 | .3504 | .247 |
| 1908 | Honus Wagner+ (PIT) | 48.12% | 2 | .354 | .239 | 1908 | Ty Cobb+* (DET) | 35.56% | 47 | .324 | .239 |
| 1909 | Honus Wagner+ (PIT) | 38.93% | 25 | .339 | .244 | 1909 | Ty Cobb+* (DET) | 54.51% | 3 | .377 | .244 |
| 1910 | Sherry Magee (PHI) | 29.30% | 101 | .331 | .256 | 1910 | Nap Lajoie+ (CLE) | 57.61% | 1 | .383 | .243 |
| 1911 | Honus Wagner+ (PIT) | 28.46% | 104 | .334 | .260 | 1911 | Ty Cobb+* (DET) | 53.48% | 7 | .419 | .273 |
| 1912 | Heinie Zimmerman (CHC) | 36.76% | 46 | .372 | .272 | 1912 | Ty Cobb+* (DET) | 54.34% | 5 | .409 | .265 |
| 1913 | Jake Daubert* (BRO) | 33.59% | 64 | .350 | .262 | 1913 | Ty Cobb+* (DET) | 51.95% | 10 | .389 | .256 |
| 1914 | Jake Daubert* (BRO) | 31.08% | 90 | .329 | .251 | 1914 | Ty Cobb+* (DET) | 48.39% | 14 | .368 | .248 |
| 1915 | Larry Doyle* (NYG) | 29.03% | 102 | .320 | .248 | 1915 | Ty Cobb+* (DET) | 48.79% | 13 | .369 | .248 |
| 1916 | Hal Chase (CIN) | 37.25% | 39 | .339 | .247 | 1916 | Tris Speaker+* (CLE) | 55.65% | 2 | .386 | .248 |
| 1917 | Edd Roush+* (CIN) | 36.95% | 44 | .341 | .249 | 1917 | Ty Cobb+* (DET) | 54.44% | 4 | .383 | .248 |
| 1918 | Zack Wheat+* (BRO) | 31.89% | 84 | .335 | .254 | 1918 | Ty Cobb+* (DET) | 50.39% | 11 | .382 | .254 |
| 1919 | Edd Roush+* (CIN) | 24.42% | 119 | .321 | .258 | 1919 | Ty Cobb+* (DET) | 43.28% | 20 | .384 | .268 |
| 1920 | Rogers Hornsby+ (STL) | 37.04% | 40 | .370 | .270 | 1920 | George Sisler+* (SLB) | 43.82% | 18 | .407 | .283 |
| 1921 | Rogers Hornsby+ (STL) | 37.37% | 37 | .397 | .289 | 1921 | Harry Heilmann+ (DET) | 34.93% | 51 | .394 | .292 |
| 1922 | Rogers Hornsby+ (STL) | 37.33% | 38 | .401 | .292 | 1922 | George Sisler+* (SLB) | 47.37% | 15 | .420 | .285 |
| 1923 | Rogers Hornsby+ (STL) | 34.27% | 57 | .384 | .286 | 1923 | Harry Heilmann+ (DET) | 42.91% | 21 | .403 | .282 |
| 1924 | Rogers Hornsby+ (STL) | 49.69% | 1 | .424 | .283 | 1924 | Babe Ruth+* (NYY) | 30.34% | 88 | .378 | .290 |
| 1925 | Rogers Hornsby+ (STL) | 38.01% | 30 | .403 | .292 | 1925 | Harry Heilmann+ (DET) | 34.59% | 56 | .393 | .292 |
| 1926 | Bubbles Hargrave (CIN) | 26.07% | 116 | .353 | .280 | 1926 | Heinie Manush+* (DET) | 34.52% | 57 | .378 | .281 |
| 1927 | Paul Waner+* (PIT) | 34.75% | 53 | .380 | .282 | 1927 | Harry Heilmann+ (DET) | 39.65% | 28 | .398 | .285 |
| 1928 | Rogers Hornsby+ (BSN) | 37.72% | 33 | .387 | .281 | 1928 | Goose Goslin+* (WSH) | 34.88% | 53 | .379 | .281 |
| 1929 | Lefty O'Doul* (PHI) | 35.37% | 51 | .398 | .294 | 1929 | Lew Fonseca (CLE) | 29.93% | 93 | .369 | .284 |
| 1930 | Bill Terry+* (NYG) | 32.34% | 77 | .401 | .303 | 1930 | Al Simmons+ (PHA) | 32.29% | 69 | .381 | .288 |
| 1931 | Chick Hafey+ (STL) | 25.99% | 117 | .349 | .277 | 1931 | Al Simmons+ (PHA) | 40.29% | 27 | .390 | .278 |
| 1932 | Lefty O'Doul* (BRO) | 33.33% | 67 | .368 | .276 | 1932 | Dale Alexander (2TM) | 32.49% | 66 | .367 | .277 |
| 1933 | Chuck Klein+* (PHI) | 38.35% | 29 | .368 | .266 | 1933 | Jimmie Foxx+ (PHA) | 30.40% | 87 | .356 | .273 |
| 1934 | Paul Waner+* (PIT) | 29.75% | 99 | .362 | .279 | 1934 | Lou Gehrig+* (NYY) | 30.11% | 90 | .363 | .279 |
| 1935 | Arky Vaughan+* (PIT) | 38.99% | 23 | .385 | .277 | 1935 | Buddy Myer* (WSH) | 24.64% | 113 | .349 | .280 |
| 1936 | Paul Waner+* (PIT) | 34.17% | 58 | .373 | .278 | 1936 | Luke Appling+ (CHW) | 34.26% | 58 | .388 | .289 |
| 1937 | Joe Medwick+ (STL) | 37.50% | 36 | .374 | .272 | 1937 | Charlie Gehringer+* (DET) | 32.03% | 71 | .371 | .281 |
| 1938 | Ernie Lombardi+ (CIN) | 28.09% | 109 | .342 | .267 | 1938 | Jimmie Foxx+ (BOS) | 24.20% | 114 | .349 | .281 |
| 1939 | Johnny Mize+* (STL) | 28.31% | 105 | .349 | .272 | 1939 | Joe DiMaggio+ (NYY) | 36.56% | 40 | .381 | .279 |
| 1940 | Debs Garms* (PIT) | 34.47% | 55 | .355 | .264 | 1940 | Joe DiMaggio+ (NYY) | 29.89% | 95 | .352 | .271 |
| 1941 | Pete Reiser* (BRO) | 32.95% | 71 | .343 | .258 | 1941 | Ted Williams+* (BOS) | 52.63% | 8 | .406 | .266 |
| 1942 | Ernie Lombardi+ (BSN) | 32.53% | 76 | .330 | .249 | 1942 | Ted Williams+* (BOS) | 38.52% | 33 | .356 | .257 |
| 1943 | Stan Musial+* (STL) | 38.37% | 28 | .357 | .258 | 1943 | Luke Appling+ (CHW) | 31.73% | 74 | .328 | .249 |
| 1944 | Dixie Walker* (BRO) | 36.78% | 45 | .357 | .261 | 1944 | Lou Boudreau+ (CLE) | 25.77% | 109 | .327 | .260 |
| 1945 | Phil Cavarretta* (CHC) | 33.96% | 61 | .355 | .265 | 1945 | Snuffy Stirnweiss (NYY) | 21.18% | 119 | .309 | .255 |
| 1946 | Stan Musial+* (STL) | 42.58% | 11 | .365 | .256 | 1946 | Mickey Vernon* (WSH) | 37.89% | 36 | .353 | .256 |
| 1947 | Harry Walker* (2TM) | 36.98% | 43 | .363 | .265 | 1947 | Ted Williams+* (BOS) | 33.98% | 59 | .343 | .256 |
| 1948 | Stan Musial+* (STL) | 44.06% | 5 | .376 | .261 | 1948 | Ted Williams+* (BOS) | 38.72% | 32 | .369 | .266 |
| 1949 | Jackie Robinson+ (BRO) | 30.53% | 94 | .342 | .262 | 1949 | George Kell+ (DET) | 30.42% | 86 | .343 | .263 |
| 1950 | Stan Musial+* (STL) | 32.57% | 74 | .346 | .261 | 1950 | Billy Goodman* (BOS) | 30.63% | 85 | .354 | .271 |
| 1951 | Stan Musial+* (STL) | 36.54% | 48 | .355 | .260 | 1951 | Ferris Fain* (PHA) | 31.30% | 79 | .344 | .262 |
| 1952 | Stan Musial+* (STL) | 32.81% | 73 | .336 | .253 | 1952 | Ferris Fain* (PHA) | 29.25% | 99 | .327 | .253 |
| 1953 | Carl Furillo (BRO) | 29.32% | 100 | .344 | .266 | 1953 | Mickey Vernon* (WSH) | 28.63% | 102 | .337 | .262 |
| 1954 | Willie Mays+ (NYG) | 30.19% | 97 | .345 | .265 | 1954 | Bobby Avila (CLE) | 32.68% | 63 | .341 | .257 |
| 1955 | Richie Ashburn+* (PHI) | 30.50% | 95 | .338 | .259 | 1955 | Al Kaline+ (DET) | 31.78% | 73 | .340 | .258 |
| 1956 | Henry Aaron+ (MLN) | 28.13% | 107 | .328 | .256 | 1956 | Mickey Mantle+# (NYY) | 35.77% | 45 | .353 | .260 |
| 1957 | Stan Musial+* (STL) | 35.00% | 52 | .351 | .260 | 1957 | Ted Williams+* (BOS) | 52.16% | 9 | .388 | .255 |
| 1958 | Richie Ashburn+* (PHI) | 33.59% | 65 | .350 | .262 | 1958 | Ted Williams+* (BOS) | 29.13% | 101 | .328 | .254 |
| 1959 | Henry Aaron+ (MLN) | 36.54% | 49 | .355 | .260 | 1959 | Harvey Kuenn (DET) | 39.53% | 29 | .353 | .253 |
| 1960 | Dick Groat (PIT) | 27.45% | 113 | .325 | .255 | 1960 | Pete Runnels* (BOS) | 25.49% | 111 | .320 | .255 |
| 1961 | Roberto Clemente+ (PIT) | 33.97% | 60 | .351 | .262 | 1961 | Norm Cash* (DET) | 41.02% | 25 | .361 | .256 |
| 1962 | Tommy Davis (LAD) | 32.57% | 75 | .346 | .261 | 1962 | Pete Runnels* (BOS) | 27.84% | 104 | .326 | .255 |
| 1963 | Tommy Davis (LAD) | 33.06% | 70 | .326 | .245 | 1963 | Carl Yastrzemski+* (BOS) | 29.96% | 92 | .321 | .247 |
| 1964 | Roberto Clemente+ (PIT) | 33.46% | 66 | .339 | .254 | 1964 | Tony Oliva+* (MIN) | 30.77% | 84 | .323 | .247 |
| 1965 | Roberto Clemente+ (PIT) | 32.13% | 79 | .329 | .249 | 1965 | Tony Oliva+* (MIN) | 32.64% | 64 | .321 | .242 |
| 1966 | Matty Alou* (PIT) | 33.59% | 63 | .342 | .256 | 1966 | Frank Robinson+ (BAL) | 31.67% | 75 | .316 | .240 |
| 1967 | Roberto Clemente+ (PIT) | 43.37% | 8 | .357 | .249 | 1967 | Carl Yastrzemski+* (BOS) | 38.14% | 34 | .326 | .236 |
| 1968 | Pete Rose# (CIN) | 37.86% | 31 | .335 | .243 | 1968 | Carl Yastrzemski+* (BOS) | 30.87% | 83 | .301 | .230 |
| 1969 | Pete Rose# (CIN) | 39.20% | 22 | .348 | .250 | 1969 | Rod Carew+* (MIN) | 34.96% | 50 | .332 | .246 |
| 1970 | Rico Carty (ATL) | 41.86% | 12 | .366 | .258 | 1970 | Alex Johnson (CAL) | 31.60% | 76 | .329 | .250 |
| 1971 | Joe Torre+ (STL) | 44.05% | 6 | .363 | .252 | 1971 | Tony Oliva+* (MIN) | 36.44% | 41 | .337 | .247 |
| 1972 | Billy Williams+* (CHC) | 34.27% | 56 | .333 | .248 | 1972 | Rod Carew+* (MIN) | 33.05% | 62 | .318 | .239 |
| 1973 | Pete Rose# (CIN) | 33.07% | 69 | .338 | .254 | 1973 | Rod Carew+* (MIN) | 35.14% | 49 | .350 | .259 |
| 1974 | Ralph Garr* (ATL) | 38.43% | 27 | .353 | .255 | 1974 | Rod Carew+* (MIN) | 41.09% | 24 | .364 | .258 |
| 1975 | Bill Madlock (CHC) | 37.74% | 32 | .354 | .257 | 1975 | Rod Carew+* (MIN) | 39.15% | 30 | .359 | .258 |
| 1976 | Bill Madlock (CHC) | 32.94% | 72 | .339 | .255 | 1976 | George Brett+* (KCR) | 30.08% | 91 | .333 | .256 |
| 1977 | Dave Parker* (PIT) | 29.01% | 103 | .338 | .262 | 1977 | Rod Carew+* (MIN) | 45.86% | 16 | .388 | .266 |
| 1978 | Dave Parker* (PIT) | 31.50% | 89 | .334 | .254 | 1978 | Rod Carew+* (MIN) | 27.59% | 106 | .333 | .261 |
| 1979 | Keith Hernandez* (STL) | 31.80% | 86 | .344 | .261 | 1979 | Fred Lynn* (BOS) | 23.33% | 116 | .333 | .270 |
| 1980 | Bill Buckner* (CHC) | 25.10% | 118 | .324 | .259 | 1980 | George Brett+* (KCR) | 44.98% | 17 | .390 | .269 |
| 1981 | Bill Madlock (PIT) | 33.73% | 62 | .341 | .255 | 1981 | Carney Lansford (BOS) | 31.25% | 80 | .336 | .256 |
| 1982 | Al Oliver* (MON) | 28.29% | 106 | .331 | .258 | 1982 | Willie Wilson# (KCR) | 25.76% | 110 | .332 | .264 |
| 1983 | Bill Madlock (PIT) | 26.67% | 114 | .323 | .255 | 1983 | Wade Boggs+* (BOS) | 35.71% | 46 | .361 | .266 |
| 1984 | Tony Gwynn+* (SDP) | 37.65% | 34 | .351 | .255 | 1984 | Don Mattingly* (NYY) | 29.92% | 94 | .343 | .264 |
| 1985 | Willie McGee# (STL) | 40.08% | 18 | .353 | .252 | 1985 | Wade Boggs+* (BOS) | 41.00% | 26 | .368 | .261 |
| 1986 | Tim Raines+# (MON) | 32.02% | 81 | .334 | .253 | 1986 | Wade Boggs+* (BOS) | 36.26% | 42 | .357 | .262 |
| 1987 | Tony Gwynn+* (SDP) | 41.76% | 13 | .370 | .261 | 1987 | Wade Boggs+* (BOS) | 36.98% | 38 | .363 | .265 |
| 1988 | Tony Gwynn+* (SDP) | 26.21% | 115 | .313 | .248 | 1988 | Wade Boggs+* (BOS) | 41.31% | 23 | .366 | .259 |
| 1989 | Tony Gwynn+* (SDP) | 36.59% | 47 | .336 | .246 | 1989 | Kirby Puckett+ (MIN) | 29.89% | 96 | .339 | .261 |
| 1990 | Willie McGee# (STL) | 30.86% | 93 | .335 | .256 | 1990 | George Brett+* (KCR) | 27.03% | 107 | .329 | .259 |
| 1991 | Terry Pendleton# (ATL) | 27.60% | 112 | .319 | .250 | 1991 | Julio Franco (TEX) | 31.15% | 81 | .341 | .260 |
| 1992 | Gary Sheffield (SDP) | 30.95% | 92 | .330 | .252 | 1992 | Edgar Martinez+ (SEA) | 32.43% | 67 | .343 | .259 |
| 1993 | Andres Galarraga (COL) | 40.15% | 17 | .370 | .264 | 1993 | John Olerud* (TOR) | 35.96% | 43 | .363 | .267 |
| 1994 | Tony Gwynn+* (SDP) | 47.57% | 4 | .394 | .267 | 1994 | Paul O'Neill* (NYY) | 31.50% | 78 | .359 | .273 |
| 1995 | Tony Gwynn+* (SDP) | 39.92% | 20 | .368 | .263 | 1995 | Edgar Martinez+ (SEA) | 31.85% | 72 | .356 | .270 |
| 1996 | Tony Gwynn+* (SDP) | 34.73% | 54 | .353 | .262 | 1996 | Alex Rodriguez (SEA) | 29.24% | 100 | .358 | .277 |
| 1997 | Tony Gwynn+* (SDP) | 41.44% | 14 | .372 | .263 | 1997 | Frank Thomas+ (CHW) | 28.04% | 103 | .347 | .271 |
| 1998 | Larry Walker+* (COL) | 38.55% | 26 | .363 | .262 | 1998 | Bernie Williams# (NYY) | 25.09% | 112 | .339 | .271 |
| 1999 | Larry Walker+* (COL) | 41.42% | 15 | .379 | .268 | 1999 | Nomar Garciaparra (BOS) | 29.82% | 97 | .357 | .275 |
| 2000 | Todd Helton* (COL) | 39.85% | 21 | .372 | .266 | 2000 | Nomar Garciaparra (BOS) | 34.78% | 55 | .372 | .276 |
| 2001 | Larry Walker+* (COL) | 34.10% | 59 | .350 | .261 | 2001 | Ichiro Suzuki* (SEA) | 31.09% | 82 | .350 | .267 |
| 2002 | Barry Bonds* (SFG) | 42.86% | 9 | .370 | .259 | 2002 | Manny Ramirez (BOS) | 32.20% | 70 | .349 | .264 |
| 2003 | Albert Pujols (STL) | 37.02% | 41 | .359 | .262 | 2003 | Bill Mueller# (BOS) | 22.10% | 118 | .326 | .267 |
| 2004 | Barry Bonds* (SFG) | 37.64% | 35 | .362 | .263 | 2004 | Ichiro Suzuki* (SEA) | 37.78% | 37 | .372 | .270 |
| 2005 | Derrek Lee (CHC) | 27.86% | 110 | .335 | .262 | 2005 | Michael Young (TEX) | 23.51% | 115 | .331 | .268 |
| 2006 | Freddy Sanchez (PIT) | 29.81% | 98 | .344 | .265 | 2006 | Joe Mauer* (MIN) | 26.18% | 108 | .347 | .275 |
| 2007 | Matt Holliday (COL) | 27.82% | 111 | .340 | .266 | 2007 | Magglio Ordonez (DET) | 33.95% | 60 | .363 | .271 |
| 2008 | Chipper Jones+# (ATL) | 40.00% | 19 | .364 | .260 | 2008 | Joe Mauer* (MIN) | 22.39% | 117 | .328 | .268 |
| 2009 | Hanley Ramirez (FLA) | 32.05% | 80 | .342 | .259 | 2009 | Joe Mauer* (MIN) | 36.70% | 39 | .365 | .267 |
| 2010 | Carlos Gonzalez* (COL) | 31.76% | 87 | .336 | .255 | 2010 | Josh Hamilton* (TEX) | 38.08% | 35 | .359 | .260 |
| 2011 | Jose Reyes# (NYM) | 33.20% | 68 | .337 | .253 | 2011 | Miguel Cabrera (DET) | 33.33% | 61 | .344 | .258 |
| 2012 | Buster Posey (SFG) | 32.28% | 78 | .336 | .254 | 2012 | Miguel Cabrera (DET) | 29.41% | 98 | .330 | .255 |
| 2013 | Michael Cuddyer (COL) | 31.87% | 85 | .331 | .251 | 2013 | Miguel Cabrera (DET) | 35.94% | 44 | .348 | .256 |
| 2014 | Justin Morneau* (COL) | 28.11% | 108 | .319 | .249 | 2014 | Jose Altuve (HOU) | 34.78% | 54 | .341 | .253 |
| 2015 | Dee Strange-Gordon* (MIA) | 31.62% | 88 | .333 | .253 | 2015 | Miguel Cabrera (DET) | 32.55% | 65 | .338 | .255 |
| 2016 | DJ LeMahieu (COL) | 37.01% | 42 | .348 | .254 | 2016 | Jose Altuve (HOU) | 31.52% | 77 | .338 | .257 |
| 2017 | Charlie Blackmon* (COL) | 30.31% | 96 | .331 | .254 | 2017 | Jose Altuve (HOU) | 35.16% | 48 | .346 | .256 |
| 2018 | Christian Yelich* (MIL) | 31.98% | 82 | .326 | .247 | 2018 | Mookie Betts (BOS) | 38.96% | 31 | .346 | .249 |
| 2019 | Christian Yelich* (MIL) | 31.08% | 91 | .329 | .251 | 2019 | Tim Anderson (CHW) | 32.41% | 68 | .335 | .253 |
| 2020 | Juan Soto* (WSN) | 42.68% | 10 | .351 | .246 | 2020 | DJ LeMahieu (NYY) | 49.79% | 12 | .364 | .243 |
| 2021 | Trea Turner (2TM) | 35.54% | 50 | .328 | .242 | 2021 | Yuli Gurriel (HOU) | 30.20% | 89 | .319 | .245 |
| Year | National League | %Dif | %Dif Rk | BA | BA | Year | American League | %Dif | %Dif Rk | BA | BA |
| Maximum | 49.69% | .424 | .303 | Maximum | 57.61% | .420 | .292 | ||||
| Minimum | 24.42% | .313 | .239 | Minimum | 21.18% | .301 | .230 | ||||
| Average | 34.79% | .351 | .260 | Average | 35.52% | .355 | .262 |
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