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In 2011, Matt Kemp had the third highest batting average (.324) in the National League.
Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies won the 2010 National League batting title with a .336 average.
Stan Musial won the 1951 National League Batting title with a .355 batting average.
.262 The American League's average was .266 and the National League's average was .258.
Pitchers have always taken their turn at bat in the national league. Only the American league has a "designated hitter". - bill
According to Baseball Reference, through games played on June 19, 2008 the National League batting average was .259 and the American League batting average was .263. The National All-time average is .260.
The average batting average of all teams in the National League in 2008 was .260. The average batting average of all teams in the American League in 2008 was .268.
The main difference between pitching in the American League and the National League is that in the American League, the Pitcher has to pitch to all nine batters. In the National League, the Pitcher has to pitch to nine batters as well but the batter in the ninth spot is the opposing Pitcher and Pitchers aren't typically very skilled at batting.
Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants won the National League batting title with a .362 average. It was his second batting title in three seasons. He won the 2002 crown with a .370 average.
Derrek Lee won the 2005 National League Batting title with a .335 batting average, and Micael Young won the 2005 American League batting title with a .331 batting Average.
Hanley Ramirez won the 2009 National League Batting title with a .342 batting average, and Joe Mauer won the 2009 American League batting title with a .365 batting Average.