NL Batting Champs
Major league baseball crowns a National League Batting Champion every year, and the list below starts way back in 1901 when Jesse Burkett won with a .376 average.
Ty Cobb has won the most titles with twelve. Other players with multiple AL Batting Titles include Honus Wagner, Rogers Hornsby, Roberto Clemente, Bill Madlock and Tony Gwynn.
The most recent winner of the NL Batting Title is Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants.
| Yr | NL Batting Champions | Team | Avg |
| 2012 | Buster Posey | San Francisco Giants | .336 |
| 2011 | Jose Reyes | New York Mets | .337 |
| 2010 | Carlos Gonzalez | Colorado Rockies | .336 |
| 2009 | Hanley Ramirez | Florida Marlins | .342 |
| 2008 | Chipper Jones | Atlanta Braves | .364 |
| 2007 | Matt Holliday | Colorado Rockies | .340 |
| 2006 | Freddy Sanchez | Pittsburgh Pirates | .344 |
| 2005 | Derrek Lee | Chicago Cubs | .335 |
| 2004 | Barry Bonds | San Francisco Giants | .362 |
| 2003 | Albert Pujols | St Louis Cardinals | .359 |
| 2002 | Barry Bonds | San Francisco Giants | .370 |
| 2001 | Larry Walker | Colorado Rockies | .350 |
| 2000 | Todd Helton | Colorado Rockies | .372 |
| 1999 | Larry Walker | Colorado Rockies | .379 |
| 1998 | Larry Walker | Colorado Rockies | .363 |
| 1997 | Tony Gwynn | San Diego Padres | .372 |
| 1996 | Tony Gwynn | San Diego Padres | .353 |
| 1995 | Tony Gwynn | San Diego Padres | .368 |
| 1994 | Tony Gwynn | San Diego Padres | .394 |
| 1993 | Andres Galarraga | Colorado Rockies | .370 |
| 1992 | Gary Sheffield | San Diego Padres | .330 |
| 1991 | Terry Pendleton | Atlanta Braves | .319 |
| 1990 | Willie McGee | St Louis Cardinals | .335 |
| 1989 | Tony Gwynn | San Diego Padres | .336 |
| 1988 | Tony Gwynn | San Diego Padres | .313 |
| 1987 | Tony Gwynn | San Diego Padres | .370 |
| 1986 | Tim Raines | Montreal Expos | .334 |
| 1985 | Willie McGee | St Louis Cardinals | .353 |
| 1984 | Tony Gwynn | San Diego Padres | .351 |
| 1983 | Bill Madlock | Pittsburgh Pirates | .323 |
| 1982 | Al Oliver | Montreal Expos | .331 |
| 1981 | Bill Madlock | Pittsburgh Pirates | .323 |
| 1980 | Bill Buckner | Chicago Cubs | .324 |
| 1979 | Keith Hernandez | St Louis Cardinals | .344 |
| 1978 | Dave Parker | Pittsburgh Pirates | .334 |
| 1977 | Dave Parker | Pittsburgh Pirates | .338 |
| 1976 | Bill Madlock | Chicago Cubs | .339 |
| 1975 | Bill Madlock | Chicago Cubs | .354 |
| 1974 | Ralph Garr | Atlanta Braves | .353 |
| 1973 | Pete Rose | Cincinnati Reds | .338 |
| 1972 | Billy Williams | Chicago Cubs | .333 |
| 1971 | Joe Torre | St Louis Cardinals | .363 |
| 1970 | Rico Carty | Atlanta Braves | .366 |
| 1969 | Pete Rose | Cincinnati Reds | .348 |
| 1968 | Pete Rose | Cincinnati Reds | .335 |
| 1967 | Roberto Clemente | Pittsburgh Pirates | .357 |
| 1966 | Matty Alou | Pittsburgh Pirates | .342 |
| 1965 | Roberto Clemente | Pittsburgh Pirates | .329 |
| 1964 | Roberto Clemente | Pittsburgh Pirates | .339 |
| 1963 | Tommy Davis | Los Angeles Dodgers | .326 |
| 1962 | Tommy Davis | Los Angeles Dodgers | .346 |
| 1961 | Roberto Clemente | Pittsburgh Pirates | .351 |
| 1960 | Dick Groat | Pittsburgh Pirates | .325 |
| 1959 | Hank Aaron | Milwaukee Braves | .355 |
| 1958 | Richie Ashburn | Philadelphia Phillies | .350 |
| 1957 | Stan Musial | St Louis Cardinals | .351 |
| 1956 | Hank Aaron | Milwaukee Braves | .328 |
| 1955 | Richie Ashburn | Philadelphia Phillies | .338 |
| 1954 | Willie Mays | New York Giants | .345 |
| 1953 | Carl Furillo | Brooklyn Dodgers | .344 |
| 1952 | Stan Musial | St Louis Cardinals | .336 |
| 1951 | Stan Musial | St Louis Cardinals | .355 |
| 1950 | Stan Musial | St Louis Cardinals | .346 |
| 1949 | Jackie Robinson | Brooklyn Dodgers | .342 |
| 1948 | Stan Musial | St Louis Cardinals | .376 |
| 1947 | Harry Walker | St Louis Cardinals | .363 |
| 1946 | Stan Musial | St Louis Cardinals | .365 |
| 1945 | Phil Cavarretta | Chicago Cubs | .355 |
| 1944 | Dixie Walker | Brooklyn Dodgers | .357 |
| 1943 | Stan Musial | St Louis Cardinals | .357 |
| 1942 | Ernie Lombardi | Boston Braves | .330 |
| 1941 | Pete Reiser | Brooklyn Dodgers | .343 |
| 1940 | Debs Garms | Pittsburgh Pirates | .355 |
| 1939 | Johnny Mize | St Louis Cardinals | .349 |
| 1938 | Ernie Lombardi | Cincinnati Reds | .342 |
| 1937 | Joe Medwick | St Louis Cardinals | .374 |
| 1936 | Paul Waner | Pittsburgh Pirates | .373 |
| 1935 | Arky Vaughan | Pittsburgh Pirates | .385 |
| 1934 | Paul Waner | Pittsburgh Pirates | .362 |
| 1933 | Chuck Klein | Philadelphia Phillies | .368 |
| 1932 | Lefty O'Doul | Brooklyn Dodgers | .368 |
| 1931 | Chick Hafey | St Louis Cardinals | .349 |
| 1930 | Bill Terry | New York Giants | .401 |
| 1929 | Lefty O'Doul | Philadelphia Phillies | .398 |
| 1928 | Rogers Hornsby | Boston Braves | .387 |
| 1927 | Paul Waner | Pittsburgh Pirates | .380 |
| 1926 | Bubbles Hargrave | Cincinnati Reds | .353 |
| 1925 | Rogers Hornsby | St Louis Cardinals | .403 |
| 1924 | Rogers Hornsby | St Louis Cardinals | .424 |
| 1923 | Rogers Hornsby | St Louis Cardinals | .384 |
| 1922 | Rogers Hornsby | St Louis Cardinals | .401 |
| 1921 | Rogers Hornsby | St Louis Cardinals | .397 |
| 1920 | Rogers Hornsby | St Louis Cardinals | .370 |
| 1919 | Edd Roush | Cincinnati Reds | .321 |
| 1918 | Zack Wheat | Brooklyn Dodgers | .335 |
| 1917 | Edd Roush | Cincinnati Reds | .341 |
| 1916 | Hal Chase | Cincinnati Reds | .339 |
| 1915 | Larry Doyle | New York Giants | .320 |
| 1914 | Jake Daubert | Brooklyn Dodgers | .329 |
| 1913 | Jake Daubert | Brooklyn Dodgers | .350 |
| 1912 | Heinie Zimmerman | Chicago Cubs | .372 |
| 1911 | Honus Wagner | Pittsburgh Pirates | .334 |
| 1910 | Sherry Magee | Philadelphia Phillies | .331 |
| 1909 | Honus Wagner | Pittsburgh Pirates | .339 |
| 1908 | Honus Wagner | Pittsburgh Pirates | .354 |
| 1907 | Honus Wagner | Pittsburgh Pirates | .350 |
| 1906 | Honus Wagner | Pittsburgh Pirates | .339 |
| 1905 | Cy Seymour | Cincinnati Reds | .377 |
| 1904 | Honus Wagner | Pittsburgh Pirates | .349 |
| 1903 | Honus Wagner | Pittsburgh Pirates | .355 |
| 1902 | Ginger Beaumont | Pittsburgh Pirates | .357 |
| 1901 | Jesse Burkett | St Louis Cardinals | .376 |
Every attempt is made to insure the accuracy of the above information, however accuracy is not guaranteed.
